National treasure gone forever, murdered by terrorists as the cover of the new York Post put it earlier today every life is on his hands. In other words, blood on his hands all because Joe Biden for no reason gave up kabul to the taliban, he couldve stopped us in april, may, june, july, he did in it, and now we know he knew. Joe biden allowed a Terrorist Organization to secure the perimeter of the airport to prevent from getting out of Behind Enemy Lines paired he abandoned them Air Force Base in the middle of the night. And sat by, did nothing paired he stayed on vacation as the taliban crossed one redline after another. Seizing Providence Or Territory or geography in afghanistan day after day and got they weapons and momentum all on the way. All of this could have been prevented easily. All of this was seen from miles away to the credit of our Intelligence Agencies like the cia and the department of defense, the afghan government to literally everybody, we now know what Joe Biden, wh
I will moderate the questions as we have done before. I will call on you. Please you ask your question, identify yourselves and your your let so The General has an idea who hes talking to. We have a hard stop at 3 30. General mackenzie, over to you. John, thanks. This is a hard day today. As you know, two Suicide Bombers detonated in the vicinity of the Abbey Gate at hamed karzai airport. The attack on the gate was followed by a number of Isis Gunman that opened fire on civilian forces. We know 12 u. S. Service members have been killed in the attack and 15 more Service Members have been injured. A number of afghan civilians were killed and injured in the attack. Were treating some of them aboard hkia. Many others have been taken to hospitals in town. Were working to calculate the total losses. We dont know what that is right now. Their loss weighs heavily on us all. Ill talk about that as i go through my prepared remarks. We continue to focus on the protection of our forces and the eva
That the protection given by two doses Of the Pfizer And Astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear Off within six months. Do you have any questions about the protection Offered by these jabs . We will be speaking to an expert at 10clock this morning. Get in touch on Twitter Annita Mcveigh using the Hashtag Bbcyourquestions a new lead in the case Of the missing Chef Claudia Lawrence 12 years on, Police Search Gravel pits near her home in york and its a golden start In Tokyo for Paralympics Gb as Cyclist Dame Sarah storey takes the 15th gold Of her career. President biden has rejected british calls to extend the united states Forces Airlift in afghanistan beyond the 31st Of August , saying it would be too dangerous. In a televised address from the White House last night, President Biden said each day Of operations brings added risk to our troops Of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state group. Some us Soldiers have already started to leave as the Rescue Effort enters its fin
Now, that is a gas its all right, jumping Jack Flash is a gas, gas, gas. Tributes to the rolling Stones Drummer Charlie watts, whos died aged 80. Mickjagger simply posts a picture of his bandmate. As competition gets under way at the paralympics, british Cyclist Dame Sarah storey breaks her own World Record in qualifying she has the chance of gold within the hour. Good morning, temperatures reached just over 26 in parts of scotland. You could see similar here again today but like yesterday areas of cloud floating around and the best of The Sunshine in the west. All the details in 25 minutes. President Joe Biden says he intends to stick to next Tuesdays Deadline for the us to complete its evacuation in afghanistan rejecting borisjohnson s appeal for an extension. Speaking at a Press Conference last night, he said the mission was under growing threat of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state group. Nomia iqbal reports from washington. Up to 6,000 us troops are on the ground
On the impact on afghan families settled in the uk who are desperate to help Loved Ones who they believe are stuck in limbo. New research suggests that the protection given by two doses of the Pfizer And Astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear off within six months. And its a golden start in tokyo for Paralympics Gb as Cyclist Dame Storey takes the 15th gold of her career in her eighth games a public consultation is getting under way to ask if beavers should be re introduced to englands rivers once widespread in britain they were hunted to extinction 400 years ago. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. President biden has rejected british calls to extend the united States Airlift from afghanistan beyond The 31st Of August saying it would be too dangerous. In a televised address from the White House Last Night, President Biden said each day of operations brings added risk to our troops of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic State Group. Some us s