Hello. Despite the international criticism There Has been of the us withdrawal from afghanistan, no one should question the professionalism or the resolve of the troops staging the evacuation. Amid all the obvious dangers and chaos that surrounds the kabul airfield, they have evacuated over 40,000 people so far, 16,000 in the last 2a hours. That is impressive. But the Uk Defence secretary said today the operation will last only as long, as The Americans stick with it. And ahead of Tomorrows G7 virtual summit, borisjohnson has signalled loudly that he would like President Biden to extend the August 31st deadline so they can bring more people out. The taliban said today if there was such a delay there would be consequences. This morning, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the security cordon. Us, german and afghan soldiers responded. 0ne Afghan Guard was killed. From kabul, here is secunder kermani. Its crowded, filthy and baking hot. But desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. S
Walkers are urged to respect The Mountain as the number of visitors soars. And britains paralympians prepare for the start of competition tomorrow, hoping to beat Their Medal Haul from rio five years ago. Welcome to Bbc News. The Defence Secretary has warned there are hours, not weeks, left to airlift people out of afghanistan. Diplomatic pressure is building to try to extend the august the 31st Deadline Forforeign troops to leave. But the taliban, now in charge of course in kabul, appear to be ruling out any delay to the withdrawal. The Ministry Of Defence says british forces have already airlifted out more than 6,000 people. The focus now, it says, is on a further 1,800 Uk Nationals and more than 2,200 afghans. The government conceded again today that some who are eligible to come to The Uk will be left behind. 0urfirst report comes from our afghanistan Correspondent Secunder kermani who is in kabul. Its crowded, filthy and baking hot. But desperate afghans keep coming to Kabul Airpo
Amid concerns that increasing numbers of visitors are damaging footpaths and leaving litter. and far from getting away from it all, some walkers are finding themselves stuck in long queues to try to reach the summit. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan reports from the snowdonia national park. earlier this month in poor visibility in treacherous conditions, rafts of people chose to climb snowdon, the uk s third highest and busiest mountain. rescue services say they re in holiday madness, dealing with three incidents within three hours on saturday alone. today, however, with the rugged landscape glistening in far brighter weather, yr wyddfa, as it s known in welsh, is no less of a draw at a time when going abroad is still too much of a trek for most. it feels busier than last time, because we came right at the peak of covid last time when we were allowed to travel. it feels so much better this year. it s busy, but i thought it was going to be packed packed and it s just nice. i picked
Hello. despite the international criticism there has been of the us withdrawal from afghanistan, no one should question the professionalism or the resolve of the troops staging the evacuation. amid all the obvious dangers and chaos that surrounds the kabul airfield, they have evacuated over 40,000 people so far, 16,000 in the last 2a hours. that is impressive. but the uk defence secretary said today the operation will last only as long, as the americans stick with it. and ahead of tomorrow s g7 virtual summit, borisjohnson has signalled loudly that he would like president biden to extend the august 31st deadline so they can bring more people out. the taliban said today if there was such a delay there would be consequences. this morning, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the security cordon.
To this flash flood. i know we have reached out to the community, we stand ready to offer them support. i asked the administrator to speak to governor lee of tennessee right away and we will offer any assistance they need for this terrible moment. tens of thousands of people are still without power. roads and bridges remain impassible in some places, hampering rescue efforts. there were hurricane warnings in the north east of the united states over the weekend but it was here, further south in tennessee, where the extreme weather really hit and took lives. daniela relph, bbc news. it struck in long queues to try reese s summit.