welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades — our top stories president biden holds firm on his afghan withdrawal deadline — he tells g7 leaders any delay increases the threat of violent attacks. each day of operation brings added risk to our troops, but the completion by august 31 depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate. at kabul airport — as the taliban now say no more afghans will be allowed there — there's continued desperation. never, never. it's not my country. also in the programme — a crucial court ruling expected in brazil that could have a dramatic impact on both lives and landscape. and — tributes to the rolling stones

drummer — charlie watts — who's died at the age of 80. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe for all the urging and cajoling from fellow world leaders, it seems the president is not for turning. joe biden has made clear that he intends to stick to next tuesday's deadline for the us to complete its evacuation mission in afghanistan. in a televised address from the white house, he said the longer american troops remained at kabul airport, the greater the risk of an attack by a terror group known as isis—k. the taliban has also made it clear that it's not prepared to give foreign forces any more

time on afghan soil. here's what mr biden had to say. we are currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops, but the completion by august 31 depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport to those who are transported out and no disruptions to our operations. the world bank says it's suspending aid to afghanistan this because of the taliban's seizure of power. the bank says it's deeply concerned at the impact ths will have on development projects, especially those benefiting women, and that it would closely monitor the situation. the situation on the ground remains fluid and chaotic. the taliban was reportedly stopping afghans from getting to the airport area — and foreigners could only get their people out — not afghans. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has sent this from kabul airport. her report contains

some distressing images "stay calm," orders this taliban guard. there's no calm here. not in a crowd too big to count, too big to control. but the days are numbered now before the us pulls its soldiers from this airfield, before their last evacuation flight lifts off. panic is rising. most afghans have waited here for days, including four—year—old twins usna and usnia. their father was a guard for the us military. they've got documents to prove it. "it's been such a bad experience," their mother says. "so bad — my children have been so scared." "we are meant to leave." you can feel the fear — it's notjust the kids.

wahida faizi, an afghan journalist, believes she's not safe under taliban rule. they know i'm a journalist. if they know, i know they will kill me. one day you will come back to afghanistan? never. it's not my country. after this, it's not my country. gunshot. these are the last moments for afghans who feel not only are they leaving their country, they're losing it, leaving everything behind. this is a journey like no other. the most importantjourney they're probably going to make in their lives. and it's a journey so fraught with risk and fear. wahida faizi, in her red headscarf, keeps pushing forward. on this side, british soldiers glance at papers. they stand guard — doing whatever they can to contain the chaos along

with us troops. translation: these americans are inexperienced. _ they asked the people to come in a very short time. they made this rush of people. this is the mismanagement of the americans, and nothing else. and at a taliban news conference today, an even starker message. translation: my message to the americans is that - they should evacuate all their citizens by the deadline of august 315t. they have the resources, they have planes, they have the airport. they should evacuate all their forces and their contractors and those belonging to them. we will no longer allow them to evacuate afghans. in the centre of this city, behind another gate, another place of hardship and heartache — families displaced by fighting. they're on the move, too.

now that the taliban have taken control, they're boarding buses to take them back to kunduz in the north. this man was injured there in a gunfight there. translation: yes, - i want to go back home. we don't even have food here, and i haven't been able to geti treatment for my arm. a nation wounded by war, a people pushed from their homes. afghanistan's long conflict turns another corner. no—one's sure yet where it will lead. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. well, for more on the evacuations from afghanistan i asked the bbc�*s nomia iqbal in washington if it seems president biden is determined to stick to the 31st august deadline. he is staying firm on it, but i have to be honest with you, it is not a surprise that he did not extend the deadline because the cold truth of the matter is that it

is notjust the us calling the shots, nor is it the other 66 nations or the eu, or the un or nato who were all in the meeting with president biden. the truth is that the people in control right now are the taliban and the taliban have issued this threat. they have repeated it again, that if american troops stay beyond august 31, then there will be consequences so why on earth with president biden or indeed any leader of any country want to jeopardise security of their troops by keeping them there? defiant throughout this whole process and i don't think anyone expected him to change his mind. what he came across as during that press conference was someone very confident that this evacuation mission will go to plan and he points out that since august 12, more than 70,000 people have been flown out of kabul and he says that they believe that they have enough time, they have enough

are there not a few politicians that they too are saying it is bad enough to be heading out of afghanistan with our tail between our legs but to be pushed around taliban that a moment of crisis like that is unforgivable? because, of course, this was the group that 20 years ago, america went into get rid of them and now they're calling the shots, and i tell as you can imagine, the republicans here in the us are massively using it againstjoe biden. they're probably conveniently forgetting that it was actually donald trump, mr biden�*s predecessor, who made that agreement with the taliban, but this is the difficult position that the us administration finds itself in. and i think that they are hoping, over the next week, a leap of faith, that the taliban will comply. there is no reason to suggest they won't and i think after august that he fed us when everything becomes a little bit more difficult and more unclear but it is important to remember

that i think it is probably on the taliban's interest for everything to go smoothly. this is a big moment for them. they want to assert authority, they want legitimacy and i think that they will, you know, look at all the press they're doing for example, said that they are doing for example so i think that is at strained relationship. i think both sides are hoping it will go to plan. i think calling this next week the most crucial moment of joe biden�*s presidency is probably an understatement. the united nations says it has credible reports of human rights abuses by the taliban in afghanistan — including summary executions, the recruitment of child soldiers and restrictions on women and girls. the un human rights high commissioner michelle bachelet says women's rights are a "fundamental red line". aryana sayeed — says she feared for her life and had to flee. courtney bembridge reports. i am a singer and a women's rights activist from courtney bembridge reports.

i am aryana sayeed. i am a singer and a women's rights activist from afghanistan. it is for these reasons that she has fled her home country. two days after the taliban ended entered kabul, she made it onto a us plane with herfiance. he was lucky enough that one of the afghan translators was there, and he recognised my fiance when he took off his mask and apparently spoke to the american soldiers and told them, like, this is the fiance of a very famous singer in afghanistan and uk should let the men because if they catch them they will kill them. like, there is no question about that. but she worries about the women left behind. here she shares of the united nations human rights chief. the fundamental red line will be the taliban's treatment of women and girls and respect for their rights to liberty, freedom of movement, education,

self—expression and employment. guided by international human rights norms. the human rights council held an emergency session on tuesday after what it said is credible reports of human rights abuses. why some taliban who were and are still talking differently, - restrictions and violations - are already taking place as we speak. we have documented that the taliban advances came with summary executions, disappearances, restrictions on women, media and cultural life. this is not ancient history. this is a earlier this month and this is today. four years ago in kabul, dozens of young women were watching arya na sayeed perform. now they are being told to stay at home for their own safety. the taliban says it is only temporary but many fear it is just the beginning. anita bhatia is assistant secretary general and deputy executive director for un women, which is a body working for the empowerment of women globally. i asked her what could

be done for women in afghanistan. well, i think it is really important for us to actually stay and deliver and send a very clear message that women's rights have to be a fundamental part of discussions and women have to be part of future government structures and processes that is why un women are staying and delivering along with several other members of un family in cobble. we think it is really important to ensure there is participation of women in whatever form of government emerges. but also, that there is a tension paid for it now to the fate of what is happening to women, women's human rights defenders. we need to ensure that they can move around freely. that there is access, humanitarian assistance made available to women and that they have access to life—saving services and that they are

freedom of movement and that girls can go to school so we have to continue to engage and to push and advocate for this. you say courageously you will stay on the ground to do that and i appreciate it is not for you to explain the stance of the human rights council, for example. that involves the politics of a good number of member states but there is that big question. is the un, our international community organisations, doing enough? are they prepared to do enough? well, i mean, look. sending the signal that we are not leaving and that we are there to work for the people of afghanistan is a really important message. and i think that is, that actions speak louder than words. and we are there and we will continue to provide humanitarian assistance. we have issued a plea for more humanitarian assistance because food is running out, life—saving medical supplies are running out on the

situation of women's human rights defenders continue to get worse and worse every day. presumably you can only do that as long as the taliban will allow you to. when we hear word from taliban leader saying that on a temporary measure only women are actually being encouraged to stay out of the picture for a moment. don't go to work and stay at home. how temporary, honestly, do you think that is? we don't know. we did honestly don't know. the situation is very fluid and it continues to evolve by the moment. we hope that the taliban are going to keep their word when they say that women will be allowed to go to work, and they said that women have been asked, everybody has been asked to come back to work including women but what we're seeing is that there are actually real restrictions on women's freedom of movement and that the walking is not yet matching the talking. how to manage a relationship with the taliban going forward?

this is at the un level. a un country team are, the secretary generals special rep on the ground on the un country team... sorry to interrupt you on that but ijust think even been called un women is probably even a challenge too farfor the taliban. that might be but we are still there. and for more on the situation in afghanistanjust go to our website — where there is a live page updated with all the latest developments on those evacuations — as well as a breakdown on how many afghans are leaving — and where they will go. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: we talk to a member of bruce springsteen's e street band about the death of his long—time friend and rolling stones

drummer charlie watts. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, and unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky — an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions

of dollars to repair— what katrina achieved injust hours. - three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off—duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. big ben chimes this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. president biden holds firm on his afghan withdrawal deadline — he tells g7 leaders any delay increases the threat of violent attacks. in kabul — desperate scenes at the airport as the taliban say no more afghans will be allowed there. brazil's supreme court is due to make a ruling which might have a profound effect on the country's indigenous people — as well as the future of the amazon rain forest. the decision could restore territory that was lost decades ago. it might also become an obstacle to further deforestation. the bbc�*s tim allman reports.

for generations they have lived among these hills, fished in a proud people, they maintain their rituals and dance and prayer. they used to own so much more of this land, but then the settlers moved in. translation: before they killed us with guns, slowly, one by one. now they kill us with the stroke of a pen, slowly. they have been reduced to this small corner of their ancestral territory. an area prone to landslides. much of it is too steep for aquaculture. translation: how are we to grow plants? we live in this hole. there is no way we can move. that is why we are fighting. as long as they don't do what we want we will fight. and hundreds have taken that fight to the capital of brasilia. their case hinges on an interpretation of the country's constitution, adopted in 1988. which tribes were officially

recognised at that time, and what land were they are entitled to. the consequences could be huge. thousands of hectares sold by the state to private companies including tobacco companies, in the 1950s, would be returned to their original owners. translation: it is very sad. brazilian society needs to understand that we don't want anything that belongs to someone else. we only want what is documented. which are the traditional lands of our people. the government insists that there are too few indigenous people living on too much land. blocking economic expansion. they disagree. but if they lose they say they will resist until the end. the drummer for the rolling stones — charlie watts, has died at the age of 80. his spokesman said, he passed away peacefully

in a london hospital — surrounded by his family — and described him as one of the greatest drummers of his generation. david sillito looks back at his life. charlie watts — cool, calm, and distinctly dapper. the steady backbeat of the rolling stones. he was always a reluctant rock star, but he loved the drums. i can't play the drums at home, so i walk around and to play the drums i have to go on the road. i get a terribly vicious circle. it's always been my life. a graphic designer by trade, he was not expecting his evening sideline with a little blues band called the rolling stones to make him famous. rather than drugs and groupies, he liked antique silver and classic cars, even though he did not drive.

but his real passion was jazz. in between touring, he could afford to set up his own big band. but even the "sensible stone" had his moments. he knew he had a drug problem, and high priest of debauchery keith richards took him aside one day and give him a talking—to. married for more than 50 years, he was always happiest at home with his dogs and horses, but his place in music history is onstage, keeping it together with the world's greatest rock and roll band. we're joined by max weinberg, the drummer for over 47 years for bruce springsteen's e street band. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much for “oining us. ., ., ,. , thank you very much for “oining us, ., ., , . , , ., us. you have described, in your tribute, us. you have described, in your tribute. you _ us. you have described, in your tribute, you describe _ us. you have described, in your tribute, you describe them - us. you have described, in your tribute, you describe them as l tribute, you describe them as your personal hero. why so?

what can you say? it is a distressingly sad day. charlie watts was unique in so many ways. his drumming, his personality, his genteel quality. a class act all the way. the soundtrack of my life is powered by the rhythm of charlie watts. ifirst is powered by the rhythm of charlie watts. i first saw the rolling stones in november of 1965. i was 1a years old. charlie was 2a years old. and it is well known thatjazz was his first love, he was very proud of his work with the rolling stones, of course, and he authored and said that what

he authored and said that what he does is simple and that's what he likes about it that other young drummers can do what he does. i'm not really that good but i think the band i am and is pretty sensational. 0f i am and is pretty sensational. of course he was so elegant. i have so many personal memories of charlie. they are numerous. i am stunned. i am numb. knowing, of course, that he has battled back health problems in the past, this comes a stunning news to the world, notjust rock and roll musicians but from his perfectly formed name for rock and roll, charlie watts, it couldn't be cooler than that. turned out suits. i must tell you i must saw him, i was in his hotel room with him as he changed from this

incredibly sumptuous 3—piece suit into sweat pants and a ripped t—shirt to go play a consort at madison square and thatis consort at madison square and that is one of my favourite memories of charlie. i have got to say, he often appeared very understated and some felt almost like a reluctant superhero in a way and i see you have put on your twitter account a picture of the book sympathy for the drama with why charlie watts matters. in the musical sense, charlie watts matters. in the musicalsense, can charlie watts matters. in the musical sense, can you encapsulate why he has been so important?— important? while certainly in the rock and _ important? while certainly in the rock and roll— important? while certainly in the rock and roll while - important? while certainly in the rock and roll while he - important? while certainly in | the rock and roll while he was the rock and roll while he was the very definition of what bands one. as a matter of fact, as the young drummer myself, he would often see in the music adds looking for musicians and you would see very often quote, charlie watts —type drama wanted, and a so he was a type. he was a genre unto himself and

really he carried that whether he played with the rolling stones or the various jazz aggregations that he organised. incredibly creative individual both in drumming and visual art and he preferred being in the background. he was very self—deprecating and i remember one interesting thing was he always referred to the rolling stones as them. as if he was somehow the separate. he was a bit older, of course. if i can allow, if you will allow me one personnel recording reminiscence, i vividly remember driving to new york city, listening over and over again to the song street fighting man and that happened late that night, that very night bruce springsteen brought out a song called born in the usa and when i heard the song i said, i have got to do charlie

watts on street fighting man. that is the ultimate tribute to charlie. . , charlie. the ultimate tribute. max, charlie. the ultimate tribute. max. thank— charlie. the ultimate tribute. max, thank you _ charlie. the ultimate tribute. max, thank you so _ charlie. the ultimate tribute. max, thank you so much - charlie. the ultimate tribute. max, thank you so much for. max, thank you so much for joining us. this is bbc news. hello there. western scotland was the warmest part of the country on tuesday and it will be again on wednesday. we had cooler, cloudier conditions in some parts of the country, mind you, particularly here in the midlands, and that cloud is still around in the same place at the moment. high pressure still in charge, keeping it dry, but we've got more cloud coming down across the north sea that'll push further inland during the day. but we start with some mist and fog patches in scotland and northern ireland, then the sunshine comes out in many areas. there's the cloud coming in off the north sea, into eastern england, through the midlands and towards parts of wales. and we'll have more cloud again across the northern isles of scotland, but also, cloudier skies in the northeast of mainland scotland, perhaps even into the borders as well. elsewhere in scotland, the sun will be out and it's going to be warm — 26 degrees again

around glasgow. and in the sunshine in northern ireland, 2a celsius. could make 2a in cumbria as well. cloudier, cooler weather, though, for northeast england through lincolnshire, the midlands, into east wales, but also for east anglia. sunshine more likely across southern counties of england, though in the southeast, it's still quite a chilly wind blowing, and we've got all this cloud coming further inland during the evening. so, a lot of cloud, i think, at headingley for the first day of the test match. it's going to be dry. it'll be dry for day two on thursday, but it will feel quite a bit cooler. now, we saw all the cloud in the north sea. it's actually on that weather front there, very weak. it's pushing inland during wednesday night. a little light rain or drizzle here and there, and by the time we get to thursday morning, it's cloudy and damp across wales and the southwest. but the cloud should thin and break. sunshine comes out across many western parts of the uk, but there'll be more cloud blown in by a strong wind off the north sea into eastern scotland for a while, but more especially across eastern parts of england. and here, temperatures may be no better

than 16 or 17 degrees. further west in the sunshine, it will be warmer, although not quite as warm as wednesday. with that weather front out of the way by the end of the week, we still have high pressure in charge. still a cool breeze coming in around some of those north sea coasts, and we'll see some cloud developing, particularly inland across england and wales on friday. more in the way of sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, and the weather should brighten up a bit more across east anglia and the southeast. but temperatures are going to be near 18—20 celsius at the end of the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines: president biden has said he believes the mission to evacuate people from afghanistan can be finished within the next week. but he warned this depended on continued cooperation with the taliban. earlier — mr biden said he was worried kabul airport might see attacks from islamic state—affiliated militants. the taliban have said afghan nationals may no longer travel to kabul airport — citing the chaotic situation there. in a direct appeal to the americans, the taliban spokesman urged them not to entice afghan nationals to emigrate — saying their professional expertise would be sorely needed. stars of the music world have been paying tribute to the talents of charlie watts — the drummer with the rolling stones for almost 60 years who's died in london aged 80. fellow drummers praised him as the beating heart of the stones — and a unique talent. now on bbc news, hardtalk.