Hello and welcome to bbc news. Taliban leaders say theyve taken up positions inside Kabul Airport and are ready to take control as soon as the americans leave. The us insists it will keep evacuating afghans until the last moment, and that its forces are still in charge of the site. But its thought they may be out in a matter of hours. Reports now suggest as many as 170 people died in Thursdays Suicide Bomb and Gun Attack on dense crowds at the airport gates. Our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani, has the latest. And a warning, his report contains distressing images. Distraught relatives search kabul s morgues, looking for their loved ones. This baby you managed to save . But theres another baby . Amongst those killed, mohammed niazi, a Taxi Driver from london who had travelled to kabul to try and help his family get inside the airport. His eldest daughter and youngest child are still missing. His wife was also killed. His brother was at the airport alongside him. I saw some smal
Servicemembers, as well as any civilians that may be on the last few flights to depart the airport. that will undoubtably be the priority. it has been president biden s priority throughout the withdrawal. he made it clear that was the number one thing he was concerned about the safety of us servicemembers. so why would expect that remain the priority until all of those servicemembers are on aeroplanes departing the airport. aeroplanes departing the airort. ., ., ~ aeroplanes departing the airort. , ., ., airport. took us through how the practicalities airport. took us through how the practicalities of - airport. took us through how the practicalities of how- airport. took us through how the practicalities of how that | the practicalities of how that works, getting the last few people on the plains and in the skies. . ., , , ., skies. there are a couple of different skies. there are a couple of different ways skies. there are a couple of different ways it skies. there are a co
Undertake an orderly handoff to the taliban of security at the airport in an attempt to try and not have the types of chaotic scenes that we saw early on in this evacuation. when the us vacated some of its other military bases earlier on this year, it was just personnel and they left a loss of the machinery and equipment behind. we know whether will be the case in kabul as well, whether it is just getting the people out or they are taking kit with them? fist people out or they are taking kit with them? people out or they are taking kit with them? at this point i think it will kit with them? at this point i think it will be kit with them? at this point i think it will be most - kit with them? at this point i think it will be most of - kit with them? at this point i think it will be most of the i think it will be most of the people, if not entirely the people. i m not aware of them having brought a whole lot of gear along with them. presumably they would have withdrawn most of that
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But there s another baby? amongst those killed, mohammed niazi, a taxi driver from london who had travelled to kabul to try and help his family get inside the airport. his eldest daughter and youngest child are still missing. his wife was also killed. his brother was at the airport alongside him. i saw some small children in the river. it was so bad. it was a dark day for us. many of those we meet say their relatives were not killed in the blast but by firing in the confusion afterwards, they believe by foreign soldiers. somehow, i saw an american soldier. and beside this there were turkish soldiers, so the fire comes from the bridges, the towers. from the soldiers? yes, from the soldiers. america s department of defence didn t reply to our request for comment. the suicide bombing claimed