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the last british plane carrying troops and diplomats has now left kabul airport. it brings to an end nearly 20 years of operations in afghanistan. in the past two weeks more than 15 thousand people were evacuated from the country. an estimated 11 hundred eligible afghans and 150 uk nationals were unable to leave. here s our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. heading home. 1,000 british troops were sent into kabul to get people out. us troops provided security for an unprecedented international rescue mission. the last british plane carrying civilians flew out of kabul this morning. this evening, news that the last soldiers and british diplomats have now left. in all, there were over 100 raf flights. the end of a 20 year campaign that was not supposed to finish like this. we ve done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i m afraid it s absolutely that heartbreaking that we can t bring everybody out, and that point has been made very strongly, c ....
into kabul to get people out. us troops provided security for an unprecedented international rescue mission. the last british plane carrying civilians flew out of kabul this morning. this evening, news that the last soldiers and british diplomats have now left. in all, there were over 100 raf flights. the end of a 20 year campaign that was not supposed to finish like this. we ve done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i m afraid it s absolutely that heartbreaking that we can t bring everybody out, and that point has been made very strongly, certainly by the defence secretary and others over the last ten days or so. personally, i ve probably had over 100 messages from different afghans who i know in my long association with the country, and many of those, friends of mine, won t make it out. and for me, not a day passes without me having a bit of a tear in my eye about all of that. day after day, british personnel have been processing afghans desperat ....
based in afghanistan has claimed responsibility for the attacks. the splinter group is also an enemy of the taliban. president biden addressed the attacks a short time ago. to those who carried out this attack as well as anyone who wishes america harm, know this. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. and as i note that the state department has now updated the number of dead to 13 and flags have been lowered outside of the white house. we should note that as well. the state department had warned americans yesterday to stay away from the airport because of threats like this. president biden himself spoke about it earlier this week. the longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as isis-k, an isis affiliate in afghanistan, which is a sworn enemy of the taliban as well, every day we re on the ground is another day we know that isis-k is seeking to target the airport and at ....
but could taliban rule see a return to strict sharia law? we have a special report. complaints of prison like conditions in mandatory hotels for red list travellers as the the price increases to nearly £2,300 for the 11 day stay. online retailer boohoo insists its clothing brands are not throwaway fashion . it says 20% of its ranges will be sustainable this autumn increasing to 40% by next year. hello, good afternoon. gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland have received another set of record grades, after exams were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. top grades rose by 2.7% to almost 29%, while the pass rate is also slightly up. the government had to cancel exams for a second consecutive year, so pupils grades have been based on teacher assessment, drawing some criticism of grade inflation. with the latest, here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. the moment anxiety and fear disappears. in their grasp, the gcse results these students need to ....
and the soccer sisters making history on team usa. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening as we try to take back our lives and put covid in the rear-view mirror, health officials are looking over their shoulders tonight, watching the delta covid variant gain ground. the head of the cdc telling me today that vaccinated americans appear to be protected from the highly aggressive strain of the virus while warning the unvaccinated that they should no longer put off the shots, calling recent covid deaths in this country avoidable. over 177 million or at least partially vaccinated in this country but a cdc panel tonight is offering rare insight into a rare heart-related issue that has occurred among some vaccine recipients we ll have some of my conversation with the cdc director about the delta variant and whether booster shots are necessary, but first, here s morgan chesky reporter: tonight, a cdc panel saying there is a likely association between a ....