correspondent lisa cover the country. what are you hearing from colleagues and friends? this evenin: , colleagues and friends? this evening, among colleagues and friends? to 3 evening, among many volunteers that i have been helping to organise evacuations, at the same time as reporting on what has been happening, is an air of utter devastation of what has happened because for more than a week now, i and many others have been helping people to get through those terrible crowds that you have seen and exactly that point where this suicide attack happened earlier today. and there is a feeling of among the many afghans who have gone out that very way, a feeling that could have been me. i have since the
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western troops, set to leave within days. another blow to many afghans last hope of leaving this chaos behind. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. while you are watching that, i could see that the us secretary general, antonio guterres, convening a meeting on monday, with envoys of britain, france, the us, and russia, the permanent veto wielding members of the security council and that has just been shared byjohn kirby of the biden administration. let s get more reaction to these events in kabul, mark emmett being the former us secretary of defence for the middle east policy and before that he was a brigadier general in the us army. he has given the bbc s response. army. he has given the bbc s response- army. he has given the bbc s response. this was absolutely anticipated response. this was absolutely anticipated and response. this was absolutely anticipated and unfortunately| response. this was absolutely i anticipated and unfortunately the taliban need to take responsibility for thi
they have to stop afghans leaving and start withdrawing their own groups. i don t think they have got many choices at this stage. former british ambassador many choices at this stage. former british ambassador to many choices at this stage. former british ambassador to afghanistan, thank you for sticking to a seat on bbc news. we have an important development on this story. this comes from one of my bbc colleagues who works in the region saying the bbc has spoken to a senior health official who has told us that at least 60 people were killed and hundred and a0 others wounded in these explosions. previously we only had reporting of 13 people having died. the bbc has spoken to a senior health official in kabul is telling the bbc at least 60 people have been killed and 1a0 others have been wounded. here with me in the studio. sana safi from the bbc s
killed. the us confirmed that at least four of its troops have been killed in an attack at kabul airport. several are being treated for injuries. 0ne happened at abbey gate on the other was close to baron hotel, it had been used by some western nations as a staging point for evacuation since the airlift began. barbara plett usher is in washington. i m expecting to hearfrom i m expecting to hear from the white house shortly? the i m expecting to hear from the white house shortly? house shortly? the briefing room does seem house shortly? the briefing room does seem to house shortly? the briefing room does seem to be house shortly? the briefing room does seem to be prepared - house shortly? the briefing room does seem to be prepared to - house shortly? the briefing room| does seem to be prepared to have somebody make a statement, but it has been very confusing here this morning because a number of briefings have been cancelled in the wake of what has happened as the administration