Day, and beFore you know it, three weeks later, i am in the final, and i cannot actually believe it. Good Evening And Welcome to Bbc News. We start with a warning from the head of m15, who says there is no doubt that recent events in afghanistan, and the rise of the taliban, are likely to have emboldened so called Lone Wolf terrorists. Ken mccallum told Bbc News that 31 late Stage Attack plots have been foiled in the uk in the last four years. The taliban has promised that afghanistan would never again be a base For terrorists after taking over the country last month. The M15 Warning comes on the eve of the 20th Anniversary of the 9 11 attacks. Well have more that in a moment, but first heres our Security Correspondent Gordon Corera on Ken Mccallums comments. For 20 years, Surveillance And Security have become ever more entwined in our lives a sign of a threat that has not gone away, as the head of m15 told the bbc today. We do face a consistent global struggle to defeat extremism and
Hundreds of thousands still without power. Worries over food, clean water ad fuel. Matt gutman on the ground tonight. The major news this evening involving abortion rights. In texas, a new law taking effect. One of the most consequential challenges yet to roe versus wade. That state effectively banning most abortions. Opponents of the Law Hoping The Supreme Court would step in. So far, it has not. Rachel scott live in texas. Three Police Officers and two paramedics now charged in the death of Elijah Mcclain. The young Black Man dying after a confrontation with police while walking home. Placed in a Choke Hold and injected with ketamine. The wildfire emergency. 86 fires across 11 states. New evacuations tonight. More than 4,000 first responders trying to get control of the caldor fire, threatening more than 30,000 homes and buildings in the Lake Tahoe area. Tonight, the Taliban In Afghanistan releasing video it says shows their fighters in u. S. Military vehicles left behind. And tonigh
Matt gutman on the ground tonight. The major news this evening involving abortion rights. In texas, a new law taking effect. One of the most consequential Challenges Groet roe versus wade. That state effectively banning most abortions. So far, the Supreme Court has not stepped in. Rachel scott live in texas. Reporter Thr Three Police Officers and two paramedics now charged in the debt of Elijah Mcclain. Placed in a Choke Hold and injected with ketamine. The wildfire emergency. 86 fires across 11 states. New evacuations tonight. More than 4,000 first responders trying to get control of the caldor fire, threatening more than 30,000 homes and buildings in the Lake Tahoe area. Tonight, the Taliban In Afghanistan releasing video it says shows their fighters in u. S. Military vehicles left behind. And tonight, americas top general and his Message Today in deeply personal terms. Martha raddatz is here tonight. And the Search And Rescue mission under way after a u. S. Navy helicopter crashes o
Launched in october of 2001. This was just a few hours ago at the president ial palace in kabul. The taliban militants sitting at the desk of the president , the former president , we should say. A clear sign the war for afghanistan is essentially over. Meantime, President Biden is sending an additional 1,000 troops to protect the airport. One of the last places in afghanistan that is not under ban control. Take a look right here. This is scene at the airport tonight. A mad scramble to get out of kabul before it is too late. But no one can say if there are days or just hours before the last plane departs, leaving afghan people to an unknown fate. Events are moving with lightning speed tonight. Time evacuate americans from afghanistan is running out and the pentagon is already making some tough choices. Im joined now by orrin lieberman. On sunday they said there were 500 staff evacuated but a number to go. The total number that need to be evacuated from the embassy is 4,000. At some poi
And the taliban saw, then we would have been back at war with the taliban. We trained with modern equipment over 300,000 afghan forces. Theyve got to fight for themselves. Im Pamela Brown in washington. You are live in the Cnn Newsroom on this sunday evening. Afghanistan has fallen. As americans scramble to get out, more are heading in. A short time ago the pentagon approved sending another 1,000 troops because of the worsening security conditions. In all, a total of 6,000 american Service Members are now being deployed. It has been a day of breathtaking developments and heart wrenching images. The crowd you see in this Social Media post, believed to be americans and their allies at the kabul airport, waiting to board planes and leave the country. Scenes of complete chaos as people clamor to be evacuated. Americas longest war has ended in humiliating collapse. Take a look at this. Al Jazeera Video showing victorious taliban fighters laying claim to the president ial palace. They swept