Hello, this is Bbc News with martine croxall. The headlines. The final Uk Flight to evacuate civilians from afghanistan has left kabul. The Ministry Of Defence says further flights will bring Home Uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. The us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic State Group Planner, following Thursdays Attack which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. Concerns about rising Covid Infection rates as large crowds are expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the Bank Holiday weekend. Members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that will the see the party enter government in the uk the first time. Two World Records for the british Cycling Couple Husband and wife, Lora And Neil fachie who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. Now on Bbc News, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Months of conflict in Northern Ethiopia have Cost Thousands of lives and brought Hunger And Fear to millions. Late last yea
That was forced upon us. It was not a conflict that we got into by our own volition and willingness, so thats how we see the situation. We, you havent answered my question, because since then and your forces did take mekele since then things have gone very wrong. Yourforces left mekele injune, and since then the tplf the tigrayan Rebel Forces have retaken much of tigray from your national army, but theyve also moved into the neighbouring regions of amhara and afar. They hold much more territory now, so what s gone wrong . When we were Holding Mekele and when our forces were in tigray, there were constant issues that were being raised about the humanitarian access, the humanitarian situation. We wanted to improve the humanitarian situation, and we were also concerned by the fact that the tplf was sending wave after wave of civilians against our troops. There was an extensive use of child soldiers by the tplf. Under these circumstances, to mitigate and minimise the humanitarian cost and
Hello and welcome. A humanitarian disaster is fast unfolding in afghanistan. The un says more than 1,000 civilians have been killed in fighting between the Taliban And Government forces. Injuly, the areas controlled by the taliban were these, shown in red. With contested regions in yellow. But now a lot more territory has fallen to the taliban, including nine of the Countrys 3a provincial capitals, as it intensifies its offensive to seize power, following the withdrawal of western troops. 20 years after 9 11 and what has become americas longest war, President Biden has set a symbolic date of 11 September 2021 for full withdrawal of american troops. Peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban have been taking place for a year in doha but no agreement has been reached. The bbc s Yalda Hakim interviewed two high Profile Figures in the taliban chain of command, she asked them both what do they want from the afghan government and how they would rule the country if they could r
Debut in the West End. In afghanistan, in a major escalation of the talibans offensive the militants have captured a Provincial Capital, zaranj, close to the border with iran, and assassinated a close aide of the president s. Theyve made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. The united nations Special Envoy has warned the country is facing a possible catastrophe and called on the taliban to halt the violence and take part in meaningful peace talks. Our world Affairs Correspondent Richard Galpin has more. In the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination taliban Gunmen Opening Fire on this car, killing the head of the governments media information centre, dawa khan menapal. Theyd warned officials would be targeted in response to Air Strikes by afghan and us forces. The war now increasingly spilling into the capital. But the taliban are also now targeting other key cities in this, their latest offensive. They claim to have captured the city of