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good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the taliban have taken control of kabul airport, after the united states pulled the last of its troops out of afghanistan. the final evacuation flight left at a minute to midnight last night. it brings to an end to the longest war in american history, in which more than 2,000 us servicemen and women lost their lives. the taliban are back in power, as they were 20 years ago. they ve declared victory and have been celebrating on the streets. rajini vaidya nathan reports. heading into a new and uncertain era. taliban militia now in control of kabul airport and afghanistan. just weeks ago, this tarmac was packed with afghans desperate to flee. today, taliban fighters lined the runway, their spokesman congratulating them on what he described as a moment of joy and celebration. translation: the islamic emirate | of afghanistan wants to have good | relations with the whole world on behalf of the nation. we want to have strong diplomati ....
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and in half an hour, a round up of the day s sport. that s in sportsday. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. i martine croxall. the uk s last evacuation flight purely for civilians has left the afghan capital kabul. the head of the armed forces, general sir nick carter, said it s heartbreaking that british troops haven t been able to rescue everybody. he said hundreds of eligible people have been left behind. the american led airlift of those trying to escape taliban rule is due to end on tuesday. here s our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. the race to finish an unprecedented rescue mission is almost done. the pentagon says more than 110,000 people have been airlifted out of the country in the past two weeks by us forces and its allies. among the planes leaving kabul airport today, the last british evacuation flight for civilians. we ve done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i m afraid it s absolutely hea ....
city coming up later in sport, manchester city get the biggest win over arsenal as the gunners at sink to the bottom of the premier league. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk s last evacuation flight purely for civilians has left the afghan capital kabul. the head of the armed forces, general sir nick carter, said it s heartbreaking that british troops haven t been able to rescue everybody. he said hundreds of eligible people have been left behind. the american led airlift of those trying to escape taliban rule is due to end on tuesday. here s our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. the race to finish an unprecedented rescue mission is almost done. the pentagon says more than 110,000 people have been airlifted out of the country in the past two weeks by us forces and its allies. among the planes leaving kabul airport today, the last british evacuation flight for civilians. we ve done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as man ....