This has been a day that yes began with the encirclement the siege of cobble pulling the noose tighter. If you like, around the city, the cold. The nation of course of weeks of games by the taliban across afghan. Its done taking probably in stuff to providence gradually forces falling back as provinces fell and all of the focus, all of the attention, all of this great momentum that the taliban built up. Then being focused and directed towards cobble itself, president national county has fled the country, and there were chaotic scenes and couples at forces. Others also tried to leave us and the nation still have forces working to evacuate their citizens. The afghans who have supported them. The taliban says its holding talks to form what a cause an open, inclusive islamic government. A spokesman says the group will respect womens rights, allowing them to work and get an education, as long as they wear a job in all the new Somebodys Opposition Leader hockey. And he dilemma has defeated i
Charlotte bellis has more from cobble with trying to verify how these people have died. There were, there was chaos in the last 24 hours of people trying to get on planes trying to get out there really overwhelmed the airport security. Thousands of people flooding onto atomic clamoring to try to get on the plains. There are stories of, of people just pushing past him sitting on a plane and waiting for pilots to show up to fly them out. We understand it is on the, the security of international forces. So there are some questions about with the international forces were involved in the death of the civilians as they were trying to leave or whether or not they were simply crushed in the stampede. Holly bond took power late on Sunday Night gathering a cobble president ial palace. Fighters rolled up the national flag anD Posed for pictures. Hours earlier, president of connie fled the country. Events in afghanistan of sent shock waves around the world. Not least, the United States whose mili
Diplomatic editor. Time to step up his now she said, james, what does that mean . I dont know what it means. Its really not clear what the u. S. Will do beyond what theyre doing currently cobble airport because they have no tools anymore. The u. S. Is virtually out of afghanistan. The only operation they have is that ongoing operation at the airport. Clearly there was a strong message, i think, to the taliban about that ongoing opperation saying that any, any interference with them, any attack on them will be met with a swift and strong military response. But beyond that, most the speech, when my colleague said to me was very, very safe. She didnt, there was no, there were no strong particularly strong words, emotional words. She didnt describe the scenes that have have of concern at all. So greatly in the last 48 hours, particularly the chaos a cobble, apple, whether u. S. Military are supposed to be in control. None, none of that. It was a very, very safe speech by the, but the, by t
The people of afghanistan have suffered under one of the most brutal regimes. In modern history. A regime with terrorists and a regime at war with women. Thanks to our military and our allies and the brave fighters of afghanistan, the Taliban Regime is coming to an end. Tonight, 20 years later, the Taliban Regime is back. After sweeping across afghanistans provinces in a matter of days. Taliban forces have entered the Capital City of kabul. On saturday, the afghan president told the afghan people in a recorded message that remobilizing the Nations Security forces was his top priority, but today, Ghani Fled Kabul and supposedly 300,000 strong u. S. Funded strong military is all but vanished. Afghans the nations banks and many more are contemplating their fate. You are looking at video by Al Jazeera of fighters milling about in the president ial palace in kabul. Nbc news has verified the authenticity of this video. Tonight, were dedicating the entire show to the imminent and catastrophic
Good evening. It was December 2001 when then president george w. Bush made this announcement. For several years, the people of afghanistan have suffered under one of the most brutal regimes in modern history. A regime with terrorists and a regime at war with women. Thanks to our military and our allies and the brave fighters of afghanistan, the Taliban Regime is coming to an end. Tonight, 20 years later, the Taliban Regime is back. After sweeping across afghanistans provinces in a matter of days, taliban forces have entered the city Of Kabul. On saturday, the afghan president told the afghan people in a recorded message that remobilizing the Nations Security forces was his top priority, but today, Ghani Fled Kabul and supposedly 300,000 strong u. S. Funded Afghan Military has all but vanished. Afghans in kabul are making a run on the nations banks, and many more are contemplating their fate. You are looking at video by Al Jazeera of fighters milling about in the president ial palace in