Don t go to kabul airport. That s what americans hoping to leave afghanistan have been advised unless instructed to do so. The state department said it wanted to avoid creating large crowds and us defence officials have expressed concern about the possibility of attacks by islamic state militants. A week after the taliban seized power, their co founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in the capital for talks on forming a new government. Our security correspondent, frank gardner reports. Crowds, chaos, confusion. The scene at kabul airport grows ever more volatile as thousands of afghans clamour to leave the country. Gunfire. Taliban fighters are guarding the outside of the perimeter, but even some people with valid travel documents are not getting through. Translation: we ve got a legal visa. Many people who are coming here don t have the right documents, but we ve got the visa and they won t let us through. Britain s ambassador, sir laurie bristow, has been helping to process appl
In the early hours of this morning, another plane lands at raf brize norton, this time carrying 200 british and afghan evacuees. fix, norton, this time carrying 200 british and afghan evacuees. A calm arrival under british and afghan evacuees. A calm arrival under darkness. british and afghan evacuees. A calm arrival under darkness. Close british and afghan evacuees. A calm arrival under darkness. Close to arrival under darkness. Close to kabul airport, the scenes could not be more different. Desperation has deepened, with the evacuation operation in chaos. Some here have permission to fly, others had just turned up anyway. In hiding, i speak to one man who works for a security firm at the british embassy. Translation: i firm at the british embassy. Translation: firm at the british embassy. Translation:. , , , translation: i tried many times since yesterday translation: i tried many times since yesterday but translation: i tried many times since yesterday but could translatio
The us embassy in afghanistan, is advising americans not to travel to kabul airport unless they ve been instructed to do so, because of potential security threats at the gates. Thousands of people are still massed outside the perimeter, desperate to board flights out of the country. It comes as the taliban s co founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, arrived in kabulfor talks on forming a new afghan government. Here s frankie mccamley. Chaos consuming crowds near kabul airport. At the front, reports bodies are carried away from the crush, with others fighting for their lives. Clear signs tension is mounting. This man threatening people with a whip. The us is now advising its citizens not to travel to the airport unless specifically told to, but even those can t get through. Translation: we have got a legal |visa, many people who are coming | here don t have the right documents, but we have got the visa and they won t let us through. This morning, a plane car
You can find it in cinemas now. British actor david oyelowo has long been a commanding screen presence in films such as queen of catwe, and selma which he played martin luther king. Now, he proves himself a dab hand behind the camera in netflix s fantasy drama the water man from a script by emma needell. If you had to choose between a short life with a lot of love and it with a lot of love in it and a very long life with no one there to love, which one would you choose? i would take a short life with your mum in it than a long one without her. Along with directing and producing, oyelowo costars us as amos boone. Oyelowo costars as amos boone. Amos wife mary, played by rosario dawson, has fallen ill to the horror of their son, gunnar. A budding graphic artist played by lonnie chavis. Enraptured by stories of the mythical water man who somehow managed to cheat death in our lives by remote lake endlessly searching for his lost wife, gunnar embarks on a dangerous journey with a local girl
South. And now they are looking for voids, anyone who might still be alive. Pablo says he is grateful to the search crews working under such dangerous conditions. The conditions that they are under is there is just no words for how thankful we are for the work that they are doing and their families for sharing them with us. It is definitely a physical and emotional toll on them as well. And as a family member, i just want to thank them for continuing to look for my mom and grandmother. Leyla santiago is in surfside for us with the latest this morning. Reporter: christine, laura, 13 days after the building collapsed officials say that the focus continues to be the search and rescue mission. Now, they are able to get access to a different part of the building after officials demolished what was still left standing last week. They have had to have some temporary pauses because of lightning, but the teams have been able to remove 4. 8 million pounds of concrete from the pile according to t