yes, the ministry of defence insists the military side of- next. ts the military side of kabul. insists the military side of kabul airport remains secure. there are about 600 british troops on the ground plus thousands of americans, they are flying in a few thousand more, and they still think they will be able to continue those flights. i think the figure that was given was it could be, if it was running at full capacity, 1000 people per day. 300 arrived last night at brize norton, those flights will continue. if you look at what is on the ground, it is notjust the british nationals they want to fly back, it is the afghans who worked for the british interpreters for example, people who worked for the foreign office. there is no afghan government. they need paperwork, where is the paperwork? it will be a huge logistic effort, let alone to get people on the plane. in addition there are afghan special forces on there are afghan special forces on the ground trained by the british and americans who need to be evacuated as well, and taken out of kabul. th

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the ministry of defence confirms the final uk flight for civilians has left kabul. further flights will bring home uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. the us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic state group planner, following thursday's attack which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. a recipe for covid chaos — government plans for schools are criticised by education unions who fear a rise in coronavirus infections. britain's lorry driver shortage — the business secretary has rejected a temporary loosening of immigration rules and told companies to employ uk—based staff. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. a stunning performance by england's bowlers, as they skittled out india before lunch to take victory in the third test at headingley. and click explores the technology trends that are shaping the future of transport. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, the

and this evening, these new pictures from the ministry of defence show soldiers departing from kabul.efence has released images of british soldiers boarding planes out of afghanistan. the us—led airlift of those trying to escape taliban rule is due to end on tuesday. here's our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. the race to finish an unprecedented rescue mission is almost done. the pentagon says more than 110,000 people have been airlifted out of the country in the past two weeks by us forces and its allies. among the planes leaving kabul airport today, the last british evacuation flight for civilians. we've done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i'm afraid it's absolutely heartbreaking that we can't bring everybody out. and i think that point�*s 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

the ministry of defence says further flights will bring home uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. the us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic state group planner, following thursday's attack which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. concerns about rising covid infection rates as large crowds are expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the bank holiday weekend. members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that will the see the party enter government in the uk the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple — husband and wife, lora and neil fachie — who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. months of conflict in northern ethiopia have cost thousands of lives and brought hunger and fear to millions. late last year, prime minister abiy ahmed's government seemed confident of crushing tigrayan rebel forces. that confidence was misplaced — the war has spread. both the addis government and the rebels stand accused of horrifying war crimes. my gue

the ministry of defence confirms the final uk flight for civilians has left kabul. r flights will bring home uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. the us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic state group planner, following thursday's attack which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. a recipe for covid chaos. government plans for schools are criticised by education unions who fear a rise in coronavirus infections. britain's lorry driver shortage. the business secretary has rejected a temporary loosening of immigration rules and told companies to employ uk—based staff. hurricane ida is approaching louisiana, forcing the evacuation of high—risk areas. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. now on bbc news, witness history. coming from kenya's capital, nairobi, ciru muriuki brings you stories from across africa. hello and welcome to this special edition of witness history with me, ciru muriuki, here at the national museum in kenya'

the ministry of defence says further flights will bring home uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. the us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic state group planner following thursday's attack, which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. concerns about rising covid infection rates as large crowds expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the bank holiday weekend. members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in a few moments, for viewers on bbc one we'll have a full round—up of today's news with ben brown — but first, our top story. the ministry of defence has announced that the final dedicated flight purely for the evacuation effort from afghanistan has left kabul. further flights leaving from the airport would be able to carry evacuees, but would also transport uk diplomatic staff and military person

the ministry of defence confirms the final uk flight for civilians has left kabul. ersonnel. the us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic state group planner, following thursday's attack which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. a recipe for covid chaos. government plans for schools are criticised by education unions who fear a rise in coronavirus infections. britain's lorry driver shortage. the business secretary has rejected a temporary loosening of immigration rules and told companies to employ uk—based staff. hurricane ida is approaching louisiana, forcing the evacuation of high—risk areas. two paralympics gold medals and two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora

the ministry of defence confirms the final uk flight for civilians has left kabul. s will bring home uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. the us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic state group planner, following thursday's attack which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. a recipe for covid chaos. government plans for schools are criticised by education unions who fear a rise in coronavirus infections. britain's lorry driver shortage. the business secretary has rejected a temporary loosening of immigration rules and told companies to employ uk—based staff. hurricane ida is approaching louisiana, forcing the evacuation of high—risk areas. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. a stunning performance by england's bowlers, as they skittled out india before lunch to take victory in the third test at headingley. now on bbc news, click. redesigning aeroplanes. the passenger pod hurtling people through tunnels. yes! yeah! woo! and

the ministry of defence says further flights will bring home uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. the us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic state group planner following thursday's attack, which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. concerns about rising covid infection rates as large crowds are expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the bank holiday weekend. members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. and in half an hour, a round—up of the day's sport. that's in sportsday. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i martine croxall. the uk's last evacuation flight purely for civilians has left the afghan capital kabul. the head of the armed forces, general sir nick carter, said it's "heartbreaking" that british troops haven't been able to rescue everybody. he said hundreds of eligible people have been lef

the last uk flight to evacuate civilians from afghanistan leaves kabul — the ministry of defence saysf its drones has resulted in the deaths of "two high—profile" targets, following thursday's attack at kabul airport which killed as many as 170 people. tens of thousands of people flee in the us as hurricane ida approaches louisiana. now on bbc news it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases.

according to the ministry of — up in these attacks? according to the ministry of defencence, no uk i the ministry of defence, no uk personnel cut in base. we know that this was in an area where british and american forces have been working side by side on this side of the airport. it was very close to the airport. it was very close to the hotel that the british had been using and have been using, as a staging post to get to process people and get them out. but in this instance, it seems to be british troops not involved in this. american scott in the blast and the numbers there appear to be climbing ever higher. the numbers there appear to be climbing ever hiaher. , ., ., ., ever higher. the shift from london to washington. _ ever higher. the shift from london to washington. i _ ever higher. the shift from london to washington. i want _ ever higher. the shift from london to washington. i want to _ ever higher. the shift from london to washington. i want to show- ever higher. the shift from london to washington. i want to show the | to washington. i want to show the feet c

the uk's ministry of defence says seven people died in the chaotic crowds outside kabul airport yesterdaynds are trying to flee afghanistan, a week after the taliban took over the capital. people have been trying to get through checkpoints in sweltering heat to reach evacuation flights. about 4,500 american troops are in temporary control of the airport, with around 900 british soldiers also at the site. the british government says the royal air force has flown out more than 1,700 people in the last 2a hours. the united nations refugee agency has urged the international community not to ignore the plight of millions of desperate afghans, while focusing solely on the few that can be evacuated. the uk's ministerfor the armed forces, james heappey, says the situation outside the airport was stabilising. he said the taliban appeared to be organising people into separate queues for the us and uk evacuations. today the marshalling that the taliban are doing is making a big difference and so if people have had the instruction from the ministry of defence or the foreign office to come forward and

the uk ministry of defence says seven people have died in the chaotic crowds outside kabul airport whererying to flee the afghanistan, a week after the taliban took over. people have been trying to get through checkpoints in sweltering heat to reach evacuation flights. the british defence secretary, ben wallace, said the uk had flown out more than a thousand people in the last 2a hours. he also said he was exploring ways to maintain a presence in afghanistan after the military had left. here's our correspondent, simonjones. desperate to leave. their goal — to get inside kabul airport and get out of the country. but the chaos and confusion continue. taliban fighters keep guard outside, even some people who do have valid travel documents are unsuccessful. translation: we've got a legal visa. many people who are coming here don't have the right documents but we've got the visa and they won't let us through. britain's ambassador leading the uk's rescue mission has relocated to the airport from the embassy. in a statement, sir laurie bristow said... and these are some of the 3821 people the u

the ministry of defence says the final planes to leave will be for diplomatic staff and military personnelted in the deaths of �*two high profile�* targets following thursday's attack at kabul airport, which killed as many as 170 people. tens of thousands flee for safety in the us as hurricane ida intensifies as it approaches louisiana. coming as it approaches louisiana. up later in sport, manc city coming up later in sport, manchester city get the biggest win over arsenal as the gunners at sink to the bottom of the premier league.

ministry of— up in these attacks? yes, according to the ministry of defence - up in these attacks? e and get them out. but in this instance it seems to be british troops not involved in this. americans absolutely caught in this class as you say, the numbers there appeared to be climbing ever higher. it's half past midnight in kabul. 20 years ago the us and its allies responded to 9/11 by removing the taliban from power in afghanistan. is that mission enters its last days a double attack is killed 12 us personnel and a senior health official in kabul says at least 60 people in total had died. in washington pay pentagon briefing says it's not working with the taliban and that they share a common purpose between now and the end of the month. it also says we continue the month. it also says we continue the mission. christian fraser will be with you in a moment to continue our coverage. bear in mind we have a number of reports from kabul that another explosion has been heard. you can also follow the story through the bbc's live page which you can find it bbc .com/ news. we call a friend

the last uk flight to evacuate civilians from afghanistan leaves kabul — the ministry of defence saysaordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i am afraid it is absolutely heartbreaking that we cannot bring everybody out and i think that point has been made very strongly, certainly by the defence secretary and others over the last ten days or so. the us military says a strike by one of its drones has resulted in the deaths of "two high profile" targets, following thursday's attack at kabul airport which killed as many as 170 people. the other main headlines here in the uk: concerns about rising covid infection rates as large crowds are expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the bank holiday weekend.

i filled forms for the mod ministry of defence of the uk and i tried the immigration email address, but for france. i filled the form for canada, i filled the form for the usa... i was trying to get out of here. i didn't meet specific entry. but now i am trying to let english people and the uk government, especially the prime minister mr boris johnson to hear myself. i worked for the english and i worked for english forces, i worked for english language. so they owe me and they have to take me out of here. i am feeling in a bad condition and they have to take me out of here, i worked for them. i work for their country. that is the worst thing. believe me, nowadays, previously i was so happy that people were respecting me, i was a well—known face and my pictures were on billboards. but now i regret all those things, cos i am a well—known face and everyone can know me. even tell the taliban they saw this person. that is the worst experience i am having nowadays. an english teacher who worked as an interpreter for british and international forces, still in kabul. let's get more now on the

the ministry of defence says further flights will bring home uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. the us military says one of its drones has resulted in the deaths of "two high profile" targets, following thursday's attack which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. concerns about rising covid infection rates as large crowds are expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the bank holiday weekend. members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple — husband and wife, lora and neil fachie — who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. that's it from me. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. england's bowlers on fire at headlingley — ollie robinson stars in the third test against india as they level the series. teamwork makes the dream work — married couple neil and lora fachie bring home golds, in their respective paralympic events on another golden day for gb. and it's a demolitionjob at the

let's get some of the day's other news. niger's defence ministryd to keep fighting until the federal government accepts its conditions for a ceasefire. the senior general told the bbc that ethiopian federal forces and eritrean troops would be wiped out if they did not leave voluntarily. the 9—month war has led to famine conditions for hundreds of people. —— hundreds of thousands of people. niger's defence ministry says 15 soldiers have been killed in what it called a terrorist attack in the south—west of the country, near the border with burkina faso. it said soldiers in the torodi area were ambushed and then hit by an improvised explosive device. jihadist groups linked to al-qaeda and the islamic state are active in the border region shared by niger, mali and burkina faso. the british and american governments say they believe that iran was responsible for an attack on an israeli—operated tanker off the omani coast in which two people were killed on friday. the us secretary of state antony blinken said the us was working with its partners to consid

also spoke about the situation on the ground right now and we've had some pictures in from the ministry of defence we can see they are showing troops arriving in kabul. this is the 16 air assault brigade arriving in kabul. what is the situation with regards to the uk on the ground? johnson that it is difficult is his word but he says the priority is to look after the uk nationals and those that helped the british effort. so, a priority on fulfilling the obligations to those who helped the obligations to those who helped the british effort. now, let's move on to the us. there is very little doubt from the international community the us decision to withdraw has accelerated by a factor the events in afghanistan. so, who is defending that decision? the people who made it, antony blinken, secretary of state, was speaking this morning to nbc�*s meet the press and absolutely defending the move, let's take a listen. we can do right by the people who stood _ we can do right by the people who stood with— we can do right by the people who stood with us in afghanistan all these _ stood with us in afghanistan

the ministry of defence did set us in response to those comments. iority is the protection of all those involved, adding that it is deeply regrettable that not everyone has been able to be evacuated during this process. it says the government will continue to honour its debt to all those who have not yet been able to leave afghanistan, and that everything will be done to ensure they reach safety. in kabul itself, large crowds are still at the airport, despite yesterday's suicide bomb attack which killed scores of people and injured scores more. so far, nearly 111,000 british nationals and eligible afghans have been airlifted out. here's our defence correspondent jonathan beale. this, the scene of yesterday's deadly suicide attack. just outside the airport, clothes and belongings strewn across the ground — the remnants of more than 90 people killed. many more were wounded. men, women and children, who were hoping to get on a flight to freedom, never imagining that some of them would be leaving like this. and seared on the memories of those who survive

the ministry of defence has given the response to that interview and it said its top priority was theacross the ground, the remnants of more than 90 people killed. many more wounded. men, women and children hoping to get on a flight to freedom, never imagining some would lead like this. and seared on the memories of those who survived. me seared on the memories of those who survived. ~ . , ., , ., ., survived. me and my group waited for more than 25 — survived. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. _ survived. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we _ survived. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we did _ survived. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we did not - survived. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we did not enterj more than 25 hours. we did not enter the airport because of the security situation. wounded everywhere. i cannot explain what we saw today. my word is silent. cannot explain what we saw today. my word is silent-— word is silent. extremists linked to isis have claimed _ word is silent. extremists linked to isis h

latest figures released by the ministry of defence show that more than 10,000 people have been airliftedf kabul by uk forces since august the 13th. of that number, more than 6,300 are afghans and their families. a further 2,000 afghans who are eligible to come to the uk remain in the country. from kabul, our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani and camera operator malik mudassir sent this report. shame on them! they've been through so much already. now wading through sewage in the hope of somehow being able to leave this country. huge crowds are still flocking to kabul airport, under the watch of american and british soldiers. despite the dirt, the dust, the gunshots and the chaos, people are still coming here, and they're coming here in their thousands. here, a makeshift camp has sprung up. most of the people gathered don't have permission to board an evacuation flight. the few that do are struggling to make their way inside. translation: we've been waiting here for six days and six nights. i the american embassy told us to come here, but we can't get past all these crazy people.

they'll arrive in the coming days for what the uk ministry of defence is calling a short—term missiondefence correspondent jonathan beale has more. shouting. the taliban advance appears unstoppable, ruthless as ever to those who stand in their way. regional capitals are falling like dominoes. today, it was ghazni, just 85 miles from the capital kabul. in the face of this rapidly deteriorating security situation, today, britain announced it was temporarily sending 600 troops to kabul to facilitate the withdrawal of embassy staff and british citizens still in the country. america announced its preparing to do the same, deploying 3000 marines and soldiers. this is a temporary mission with a narrow focus. as with all deployments of our troops into harm's way, our commanders have the inherent right of self—defence and any attack on them, and will be met with a forceful and an appropriate response. us initiated so—called peace talks with the taliban were still taking place in doha today, but they now look more like a sideshow with little relevance to what's happening on the ground. in the p

the ministry of defence says the last british plane carrying armed forces personnel and diplomats has taken off from kabul airport, ending britain's 20 year military involvement in afghanistan. a57 british service personnel lost their lives during the conflict. president biden has warned that another attack on kabul airport is "highly likely" this weekend. as many as 170 people including 13 us service personnel were killed in the islamic state attack on thursday. two is members died in a retaliatory drone strike by the us. the president has also said that hurricane ida which is heading towards the gulf coast of the united states is turning into a "very dangerous storm". winds of around 130 miles per hour are expected when it reaches land in lousiana on sunday. the mayor of baton rouge urged residents food producers are warning that worker shortages caused by a perfect storm of issues including brexit changes and the pandemic, could threaten availability at christmas. the government is facing growing calls for a temporary visa scheme to try to fill the gap. our business correspondent k

latest figures from the ministry of defence show that more than 11,000 people have so far been evacuated. 0f far been evacuated to the uk. of those, almost 7000 are afghans and their families. but an estimated 2000 interpreters and other staff who worked for britain still need to be evacuated. the bbc has spoken to one for my interpreter now in kabul. terrified of being discovered by the taliban. if i am letting i will be killed by the messiness they find me so it will be very important for me to get as soon as possible to the uk because i worked for years of the british forces in said the taliban will never leave me alive. ever night another plane arrives in on board, the lucky ones who have made it. this operation is time—limited and officially the deadline is next tuesday. in reality, the window will close before then. it will take at least 48 hour for british and american troops to manage their own departure so the plea from a former military commander in afghanistan. please, don't leave them behind.- afghanistan. please, don't leave them behind. don't close the gates- _ leave them b

this video's from the afghan ministry of defence. the battle intensifies on the ground and on social media. 35—year—old general sami sadat is the commanding officer in this southern area. he says the taliban have suffered hundreds and hundreds of losses, but his forces have lost most rural areas. it's much the same across afghanistan. now the taliban are bent on seizing the cities. this war is being raged street—to—street. on one of them, the family ofjamal barak. a former interpreterfor the british army, now in the uk. people are stuck in their homes. they cannot go outside. there is no electricity, there is no food. people will die without food, without water. and the taliban is actually walking the streets and looking for the people who have worked for the afghan government and for the british government, and we haven't heard anything positive from the british government at the moment. we are hoping that they will do something very soon. otherwise there are people that are going to lose their life. all the beds are full at this ho

the ministry of defence says the final planes to leave will be for diplomatic staff and military personnele done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i'm afraid it's absolutely heartbreaking that we can't bring everybody out. and i think that point�*s been made very strongly certainly by the defence secretary and others over the last ten days or so. tens of thousands flee for safety in the us as hurricane ida intensifies as it approaches louisiana. concerns about rising covid infection rates as large crowds are expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the bank holiday weekend. members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. now on bbc news, our world. how did one london street make it through the last year? filmed from the start of the first lockdown, this intimate portrait shows how the residents coped with the pandemic. boris johnson: the coronavirus is the

the ministry of defence is a dedicated fighter and very capable and more strategic probably than any of sophistication. having said all of that, we watch, as you have been pointing out in your excellent reporting, roughly one third of the provincial capitals have fallen. perhaps even kandahar now shifting the taliban and this produces a dynamism of its own which i do not purport to be able to fully understand from 8000 miles away but i still believe the government has assets at its disposal. if given a decent chance to hang onto the remaining big cities. that is the stronger statement i can make. , ., ., ., make. given that you do have some optimism, _ make. given that you do have some optimism, about - make. given that you do have some optimism, about the i make. given that you do have i some optimism, about the level of surprise, were people inside the us government, military, warning that this could happen if this withdrawal took place? do you think even despite those warnings there's been a level of shock and surprise that this has happened?— has happened? absolutely. i think tha

latest figures released by the ministry of defence show that more than 10,000 people have been airliftedf kabul by uk forces since 13 august. of that number, more than 6,300 are afghans and their families. a further 2,000 afghans who are eligible to come to the uk remain in the country. from kabul, our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani and camera operator malik mudassir sent this report. shame on them! they've been through so much already. now wading through sewage in the hope of somehow being able to leave this country. huge crowds are still flocking to kabul airport, under the watch of american and british soldiers. despite the dirt, the dust, the gunshots and the chaos, people are still coming here, and they're coming here in their thousands. here, a makeshift camp has sprung up. most of the people gathered don't have permission to board an evacuation flight. the few that do are struggling to make their way inside. translation: we've been waiting here for six days and six nights. i the american embassy told us to come here, but we can't get past all these crazy people. is it

were actually now hearing the ministry of defence has confirmed the final uk evacuation flight purelyation of afghan nationals. the dreadfully sad news is that there are those who remain behind, at least 1100 people it is estimated who were eligible for airlift, but the uk government said it simply was not possible to get everybody out, the same as has been said by the americans. there will be people who will be left behind. borisjohnson has said that the government will do everything in its power to help them out. at the airport, just in the past few moments, britton's ambassador to afghanistan has said it is time to close this part of the operation down, and we are hearing therefore that the final uk evacuation flight purely for afghan nationals has left the airport. it is now uk troops who will come back in those last remaining flights. and we will keep you updated. coronavirus plans for schools in england have been described as "a recipe for chaos" by education unions, who say they will not be enough to prevent a rise in infections. the government said it has updated its advice on

this video's from the afghan ministry of defence. al media. this 35—year—old general is the commanding officer in this southern area. he says the taliban have suffered hundreds and hundreds of losses but his forces have lost most rural areas. it's much the same across afghanistan. now the taliban are bent on seizing the cities. all the beds are full at this hospital in helmand, run by the emergency ngo. more beds being brought in. hundreds of thousands are on the run. look at the way these children are moving across the fields in the western province of herat. the crackle of gunfire all too close. but civilians are also standing their ground. this man is said to be the head of herat�*s provincial council. "don't waste your bullets", he says. "take careful aim." and old warlords are back too, to take on the taliban. this white bearded commanderfought soviet forces in the �*80s, taliban in the �*90s. "we're doing our best to suppress the enemy, so they can't enter the city", he says. "i call on the people to support us, especially those

the ministry of defence says the last british plane carrying armed forces personnel and diplomats has57 british service personnel lost their lives during the conflict. president biden has warned that another attack on kabul airport is "highly likely" this weekend. as many as 170 people including 13 us service personnel were killed in the islamic state attack on thursday. two is members died in a retaliatory drone strike by the us. the governor of the us state of louisiana has warned that hurricane ida may be one of the strongest storms to hit the state in over 150 years. winds of around 130 miles per hour are expected when it reaches land in lousiana on sunday. food producers are warning that worker shortages caused by a perfect storm of issues including brexit changes and the pandemic, could threaten availability at christmas. the government is facing growing calls for a temporary

they'll arrive by the weekend for what the ministry of defence is calling a short—term mission.om our defence correspondent jonathan beale. the taliban advance appears unstoppable, ruthless as ever to those who stand in their way. regional capitals are falling like dominoes. today, it was ghazni, just 85 miles from the capital kabul. in the face of this rapidly deteriorating security situation, today, britain announced it was temporarily sending 600 troops to kabul to facilitate the withdrawal of embassy staff and british citizens are still in the country. america announced its preparing to do the same, deploying 3000 marines and soldiers. this do the same, deploying 3000 marines and soldiers. , , ., ., , and soldiers. this is a temporary mission with _ and soldiers. this is a temporary mission with a _ and soldiers. this is a temporary mission with a narrow _ and soldiers. this is a temporary mission with a narrow focus. - and soldiers. this is a temporary mission with a narrow focus. asl and soldiers. this is a temporary - mission with a narrow focus. as with all deployments o

this video's from the afghan ministry of defence. explosion.says the taliban have suffered hundreds and hundreds of losses, but his forces have lost most rural areas. it's much the same across afghanistan. now the taliban are bent on seizing the cities. this war is being raged street—to—street. on one of them, the family ofjamal barak. a former interpreter for the british army, now in the uk. people are stuck in their homes. they cannot go outside. there is no electricity, there is no food. people will die without food, without water. and the taliban is actually walking the streets and looking for the people who have worked for the afghan government and for the british government, and we haven't heard anything positive from the british government at the moment. we are hoping that they will do something very soon. otherwise there are people that are going to lose their life. all the beds are full at this hospital in helmand, run by the emergency ngo. more beds being brought in. hundreds of thousands are on the run. look at the way these children

taliban are doing is making a big difference and so if people have had the instruction from the ministry of defenceoffice to come forward and to get on a flight, we encourage them to do so because we are getting people through now at a good rate. already this morning, 731 people have been successfully admitted and processed through the handling centre and are now ready to fly. so it is... for all that we've seen on the news over the last few days, and they have been the most awful images, the reality is things are flowing now quite well and we need people who are being told to come forward, to have the confidence to do so. that was the uk armed forces minister. the taliban have been giving their first response to the situation at the airport in kabul, blaming the chaos there on the americans. our correspondent, dan johnson, is monitoring developments from delhi. he told us more about the statement from the taliban and what was known about the current situation at the airport in kabul. the situation does seem calmer today in the streets around the airport. the taliban helping to organise the crowds,

the ministry of defence says the last british plane carrying armed forces personnel and diplomats hass warned that another attack on kabul airport is "highly likely" this weekend. as many as 170 people including 13 us service personnel were killed in the islamic state attack on thursday. two is members died in a retaliatory drone strike by the us. the president has also said that hurricane ida which is heading towards the gulf coast of the united states is turning into a "very dangerous storm". winds of around 130 miles per hour are expected when it reaches land in lousiana on sunday. the mayor of baton rouge urged residents food producers are warning that worker

the ministry of defence says the last british plane carrying armed forces personnel and diplomats has taken off from kabul airport, ending britain's 20 year military involvement in afghanistan. 400 and fifty—seven british service personnel lost their lives during the conflict. - -457 president biden has warned that another attack on kabul airport is "highly likely" this weekend. as many as 170 people including 13 us service personnel were killed in the islamic state attack on thursday. two is members died in a retaliatory drone strike by the us. the president has also said that hurricane ida which is heading towards the gulf coast of the united states is turning into a "very dangerous storm". winds of around 130 miles per hour are expected when it reaches land in lousiana on sunday. the mayor of baton rouge urged residents to protect themselves. now on bbc news — dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm martine croxall. this week, we discuss the unfolding tragedy in afghanistan and we ask do extinction rebellion�*s two weeks of disruptive demonstrations here in londo

the uk has flown out 2,400 people, according to the ministry of defence.e afghans who'd worked with british forces, and 599 are british nationals. but there are many more who are eligible, still trying to leave. our correspondent, sacander kermani and cameraman malik moodassir, now report on the despair of those, still trying to escape. get back! panic and chaos close to kabul airport. british soldiers guarding a secure compound for those being evacuated. british passport holders in the crowd, desperately trying to get through. this is my british passport. like this uber driver from west london. he's got kids. we've been waiting. how long have you been here waiting? i came morning, five o'clock. still, i'm waiting here. in the last three days, i'm trying to go inside... and they won't let you into the hotel? even though the embassy has told you to come here. yes, he said i had to go here. even more distressing scenes at the main entrance to the compound. british soldiers trying to keep the crowd back. this is a scene of total and utter chaos, many of the p