we're just going to bring you these live and exclusive pictures here from inside the presidential palace. once you are looking at right now, is taliban fighters in the sites? the presidential power service? so sir, these pictures exclusive on our 0 the we've been watching them for a few moments now milling around and see the lush on the wrongs of the presidential palace. i'm not sure if they're making an announcement yet, but the camera has been trailing those faces as they make their way through the holes of the african presidential palace wandering up through the building. jack, it's finery. of course this, after the african presidents fled the capital at some taking the way through the marbles holes of the presidential palace showing one of our arabic co leads to is basically showing you a quick show and tell around the presidential palace would. of course, many taliban fi suits are accompanying him with weapons flung over their arms. a very grand building, a building of course that played host to many chick new trees. and of course, where the afghan presidents was the one time a rule

just joining us who are inside the presidential palace in kabul. one of the officials of the palace has officially handed the palace over to those taliban faces. there's a lot of chaos and confusion going on right now, but certainly those faces are, are taking our colleague camera going through the palace, adding diet and some stairs rope. you're following these images for us as well. we're, we're getting a tour. it would appear if the presidential palace astonishing. drew the very grand building. we're getting the tour of inside the presidential palace. of course, the afghan presidents asha honey no longer there. but he has managed to communicate via facebook, saying that he has fled to he left car. bu rather to avoid the blood sheds. how do you think that message will be received by the people of car boulogne, the people of afghanistan who were assured by him? yeah, i mean we were already getting that reaction to astra departure. i mean, we're getting and it's, it is not very complimentary. i mean, dr. a dollar, a dollar seemed largely, it's his a

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sources tell cnn taliban representatives are at the presidential palace in kabul while at least some sors are at the kabul airport trying to get out. cnn's nick paton walsh joins us live from kabul. you have described this this morning already, nick, as urgent, and as stunning. help us understand what's going on there right now. >> reporter: hard to really emphasize how extraordinary it is after 20 years of war, if indeed there are taliban officials in the presidential palace in kabul talking to the government there. now, there have been talks elsewhere before, and i have various sources in the palace denying this to be the case, but it's quite clear we have strong evidence to suggest this is happening. it is extraordinary. utterly kpla. this is essentially it seems to create a transitional government of sorts. names are being floated around. no transitional government can come in a peaceful way unless president ashraf ghani agrees to step aside. this is essentially i think where the crux point lies here. it's evident that the city is to some degree surrounded. we have not seen eviden

and now the victory from the presidential palace very soon. and i think that gives you an indication that who is the most part collector in the country who's calling the shots? i know the able to do basically exercise leverage over the whole diplomatic process that the u. s. government is trying to do rally for now and so, so as to pull missy over then at this stage, would you say i will, we will keep an eye out for that announcements from the taliban. but as things stand earlier in the day, people have been talking about trying to do paris sharing deal to try and get international parties involved. the international a policy seems to be heading for the exits, the airports is on there. certainly the airport sons are a significant amount of pressure. we're hearing from id, joe castro is, is this over to politically? i think that film see, will continue but, but not on the, on the topic in issues that we had hating about from to the us government or even from some of the leaders. i don't think there'll be much discussion on genuine power shootin

ah . taliban takes control of us can install the presidential palace off the see thing the capital over running most of the country. president national, gone, a fleas to as back is down office government collapses. he says it wants to avoid bloodshed ah, from doha. also coming up, a taliban spokesman tells al jazeera, those who worked with the government on the military will be offered amnesty. the celebrations in zambia opposition leader hockey. and he to lemme winds a closely contested presidential election. mm . we begin in afghanistan where millions of people are waking up to morning, fraught with uncertainty about future effect country. on sunday, the government supported and nurtured by the united states. although western countries for nearly 2 decades collapsed, it's the combination of a week that saw the taliban take one provincial capital, often another moving with increasing speed. as night fell in the garden capital on sunday taliban fighters entered the presidential palace, rolling up the national flag. and posing for pictures behind president asked rough gaudy desk are the

and now they are inside the presidential palace. it's difficult, difficult when his eyes really the significance of this, it comes 20 years after the us led invasion, drove the taliban out of kabul. and now we see images of them returning to the helm of power in the country after the us led invasion. following the 911 attacks, but of course, that has also been a sense of fear and panic, deepening anxiety among millions of africans, particularly in kabul, which has really enjoyed the commercial democratic economic gains of the past 20 years. but now there are many people who fear what the future holds. a particularly for women goals and minority groups. and actually role mcbride is in kabul and join just now rob, just tell us what the mood the atmosphere was like because we've been seeing that a pitches of really people cuing are trying to withdraw money from a tmj organized travel documents to in a rush to leave the country, what's it like now? yeah, this has been an incredible day after what's been an incredible few weeks in the co

they are in the presidential palace as you said. and we understand that later today that will be holding a news conference where hopefully we can find out more about how they plan to govern how sounds government will look, who will be in charge. they say that they are taking over the ministries today, putting people in different positions to start running the country. when you listen to charlotte, the statement by the official in the presidential palace who handed over, i guess you could say the keys to the tale bond last night. it's a, there was some level of coordination and agreement. how much of an agreement is dale? has there been so far for a transfer of power? is that clear? at this point? there had been negotiations about a transition plan. and as i understand the presidential palace was coming up with a transition plan, which was essentially just going to hand over power to the telecon, maybe that throw them some crumbs in the way that the telephone just had the military dominance. at the, at that point today and so could p

i was ah ah, accountable takes control of that kind of sounds. presidential palace of seizing the capital and overrunning much of the country. president, shock, county police to his back a 1000 after his government collapse, as he says, it was to avoid bloodshed and things of desperation and panic. it says, cobble internationally, what a thousands of people scramble to get house ah, hello joe hopper, when on come on santa maria with the risk continuing coverage of developments. and if dennis on and the rest of the day's news, the rep told haiti from saturday, devastating earthquake is now at almost 1300 and a tropical storm is now threatening rescue efforts the instead of patients in san to the opposition leader. okay, and i want to close the contested presidential election me monday morning and i'm going to stop when millions of people are waking up to morning, fraught with uncertainty over the future of their nation in less than 24 hours. they are elected government fell, the capital was taken over by the taliban. the group has no control of and abandoned presidential palace. stronger s

and yesterday, early on in the presidential palace gone. he and his team were discussing what a transition would look like that essentially lost the majority of the leverage as the country had fallen to the telephone. and essentially they were negotiating for crumbs because the tele bomb had been corners and we understand that they were coming out with a plan that would be taken to go to the tele bonds political office. and then will about the political chief there would decide whether or not to accept this, that didn't happen because gone the flavor. and when gone the maids, at least what the taliban tell us is that they were worried about anarchy about they not being any kind of government in place. and they wanted to avoid that. and that's why they say at least that they came in to cobble last night to take control . they bought a 1000 of their own special horses and they have been on the streets. you have a lot of security checkpoints, that kind of thing. there has been a little bit of looting, but and people are kind of staying home ju

i spent a little bit of time in the presidential palace. i spoke to the senior members of the ghani government to follow ministers as well. and there wasn't really much of a good word to be said about a chef, connie, and clearly, the way he's held in afghanistan has got worse since the way he departed. i've got a son, he of course denying that he took suitcases of cash saying he just took his show. welcome ease his additional afghan robes. and i've gone shirt and left. cobble. he's turned up we believe in the united arab emirates. we think in dubai. will we hear anything more from a shop, connie? i think it seems very unlikely despite he says, there'll be another episode that he's going to play any important role in the future of afghanistan. now is he also slightly misinterpreting the events that took place over the past? what, particularly the last week, james, maybe the last 2 weeks and he said, what happened should have led to an end to the war. because whilst yes, it was being labeled, particularly where you are by some of the american

those pictures of them and the presidential palace last night touring touring the palace itself. now that gandhi and his team have fled, they put out a tweet this morning saying that none of the members have permission to enter anybody's house. they also said that embassies institutions, for nationals can feel safe, they are protected, they can have full confidence in that, as far as the us goes with, with their evacuations. right now, we understand that all embassy stuff have been evacuated from the embassy behind me . they were all ferried out last night and yesterday and there at the airport. and initially the u. s. heads had provided $3000.00 special horses to protect them and that evacuation plan that 122-5000 with the a b c. s today. and it's 6000 this morning, they're all at the international airport now. safeguarding that area they, that they will have all the stuff out in the coming days along with africa and national were actually working at the embassy. and they say that accelerating the process for interpreters who had worked for them. okay. i think it's worth going b

they're in the presidential palace. what went wrong?, jim, i mean these statements were either, you know, recklessly naive or specifically misleading. either way, it reflects very, very poorly on the biden administration. i think david is absolutely right to say there's really two issues going on here. one is the policy debate, the sort of who is to blame over the last 20 years, and there's four american presidents, it seems to me, whose name could go on the list of that from george w. bush to barack obama to donald trump to joe biden. but it's only joe biden who is responsible for what's happened in the last few months, and there's just mystifying decisions, a lack of clarity, public statements that were embarrassing in the extreme. i don't believe that senior officials in the white house or the pentagon or the intelligence community, when joe biden said on july 8th -- you played the clip. when he said that it was highly unlikely that the taliban would overrun the country, i don't believe that was an accurate assessment of what his own

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they're taking over security rule and now they could be in the presidential palace. how do you explain this dichotomy? this difference between what the taliban is saying and what the taliban is doing? this new economy is not new. i think for anyone who wants to thought about it long enough, nose understands the thought of and see one thing, but they do complete the, the opposite. so we want to understand the talent, the intent, political, and then political plan. we have to watch their behavior and their behavior has been clear cut. they've gone for the military take over the country of forcible imposition of update slamming emmett. and they've done this in, in ways that bed bed. perhaps we underestimated. they have taken a more political approach. they've tried to induce, sit enders succeeded at that, and now it is looking like they want to take control of the whole of the government . they're not interested in the traditional government. it remains to be seen if there is include a major actors, you've condra public in any time the government audit settlement, my se

we also know because al jazeera got inside the presidential palace.ere seen taking down the afghan flag. at this point it seems it's just a matter of time before they gain entire control of the country. >> not only taking down the flag, but renaming the country. meghan fitzgerald. that wraps it up for this hour of msnbc news. i'm morgan radford. thank you for watching. stay with us. now i turn it over to reverend al sharpton and "politics nation." >> good evening, and welcome to msnbc rolling coverage of today's dramatic events in afghanistan in this special edition of "politics nation." we start with breaking news. taliban fighters have recaptured kabul, afghanistan's capital city, capping near complete takeover of the country amid reports that the president of afghanistan has left the nation. the u.s. embassy in kabul is in the process of evacuation with military support from u.s. troops. my colleague, richard lui is joining me for the hour. richard, give us the latest on afghanistan and today's top stories. >> as you were saying there, refuse arc l

it was said to me by the presidential palace there are no taliban in the presidential palace at this point, having these negotiations. but a lot moving here today. i have never seen a day like this in 20 years in afghanistan. it is seismic and the pace in which the taliban appear to be able to dictate how this unfolds is utterly startling and a chronic indictment of u.s. intelligence assessments. 30 days was their worst idea. we are here right now. it is essentially encircled. you can just see in the fact that there are apaches flying over the embassy compound here, releasing defensive flares thatner not relaxed about getting people out. this is moving out. joe biden suddenly with a wave of his hand it seems bringing 1,000 more troops into country. something announced last night, is a startling move and shows, i think, the urgency of what they are trying to do and the scale of the security crisis they are facing here. >> nick, you talk about people in afghanistan who are trying to get out. how plausible is it for them to get out? >> i hate to say it's going to be very tough for those

taking control of the presidential palace posing at opera. i struck donny's desk after he fled the country looking confident and com. i know you haven't been very optimistic about the conflict in recent weeks, but did you expect this? no, it was a far faster transformation and take over than i expected. but you mentioned the images and you know, most of your viewers, i'm sure i've been glued to their screens much of the day just as we have here in the state and around the world. and. and i would say one thing that is ever so slightly hopeful after a very top tragic day. and you, you mentioned it yourself, is that the taliban fighters almost seemed calm. in some of these government facilities they had taken and their strategy as much as i despise. that's all a bond. let me be clear. but their strategy was relatively spark. and they did not decide to go out and immediately seek vengeance on the streets of cobbler for all the world to see now it's possible that they still be coming. i don't want to engage in happy talk, but there is a possibilit

the presidential palace at the desk that once belong to the elected president of sheriff ghani. he has now fled the country and less than 12 hours. after arriving on the outskirts of the city, the armed insurgents say they are back in control. you say they are now more moderate force promising to respect women's rights. but the scenes unfolding and cobble of causing concern across the country and in capitals around the world. well, the taliban leadership surrounded by dozens of armed fighters earlier on address the media from the country seat of power or the below human upon the miss miller, her rough mind that we have come to our victory and we'd like to assure our residents names have been given to us, we would like to ensure the security of the people and also one of the taliban co founders has congratulated his fighters and the people of cobble, well about a doubt, posted this on social media. miss miller, her 9. now mother who and i said, yeah, not a silly will cut him to the whole muslim nation of janice don. i'd like to congratulate you for this victory, especially the re

without bound to power late on sunday night gathering a cobbles presidential palace. its fighters rolled up the national flag and post pictures. hours earlier president austro vonnie slide for his back. his then i would like to show you miss miller, her rough mind that we have come to our victory. we'd like to assure our residents names have been given to us. we would like to insure security of the people or the events of sent shock waves around the world, not least in the united states whose military has been in afghan this down for 20 years. and pressure is mounting on politicians to explain how the country fell. so quickly, charlotte bellis is live for us in cobble shaw. let's start with the latest situation that the panic, the scenes of panic, which we were hearing about a car lab pulled up. do people gathering there? have any hope of getting out? the short answer is not now because all the flights have been canceled outside of military flights, just seems of also chaos there. this started last night thousands of people trying to get into the airport. the essentia

don't presidential palace just 1000 president us rough gone a same desk, assuring citizens now fled to exile in spec is down a money inside. this is out of their life from doha. also coming up, a ton of bond spokesman tells al jazeera, those who worked with the government and military will be offered amnesty and of the news rescue. teams and hazy look to survive is also a powerful earthquake kills almost 1300 people. ah, it's been a day off. extraordinary themes and fast moving developments in afghanistan. the government supported nurtured by the united states and other western countries for nearly 2 decades has collapsed. in a matter of days. it is a combination of a week that saw the taliban take one provincial capital off to another. moving with increasing speed. and as night fell in the afghan capital taliban fighters entered the presidential palace, rolling up the national flag and posing for pictures behind president astro, connie's desk. hello, human upon that i didn't miss mila rough, monterey. we have come to our victory. we'd like to assure our residence names have been given

this is from a tweet from the presidential palace. the second one is_ the presidential palace. the second one is the _ the presidential palace. the second one is the taliban spokesman tweeted saying _ one is the taliban spokesman tweeted saying they have asked the taliban fighters _ saying they have asked the taliban fighters to refrain from fighting in kabut— fighters to refrain from fighting in kabul city— fighters to refrain from fighting in kabul city which some interpret as not to— kabul city which some interpret as not to enter, not to fight in the city~ _ not to enter, not to fight in the city~ there _ not to enter, not to fight in the city. there have been a number of reports _ city. there have been a number of reports and — city. there have been a number of reports and maybe when we come on here next— reports and maybe when we come on here next time we can refer to the other— here next time we can refer to the other reports. but another bbc colleague in kabul was at the government office a few months ago and they— government office a few months ago and they were asked

armed fighters broadcast live from inside the presidential palace. as the afghan leader flees, chaos in the streets as taliban forces enter kabul and take over the government thousands of prisoners set free, including members of al qaeda. >>> the race to get out. u.s. military helicopters shuttling americans from the embassy to the airport, warned to shelter in place amid reports of gunfire the pentagon today sending in a thousand more u.s. troops we are with desperate afghans trying to escape the country richard engel is on the ground covering it all. >> reporter: we've seen some gunmen who look like taliban on the streets. >>> president biden facing fierce criticism for his decision to withdraw u.s. forces amid fears the country will once again turn into a safe haven for terrorists >>> unfathomable loss. rescuers searching for any survivors of the massive earthquake in haiti. hundreds dead. thousands injured. now a major storm is barreling that way >>> and the battle over vaccine mandates. new protests across the country and beginning tomorrow new

today is sunday, and taliban fighters are inside the presidential palace.y are very close, minutes or just hours away from declaring victory over the united states and the afghan government. eric: trey, in fact, some of the negotiators had served time in gitmo. more importantly, right now at this hour as far as we know the embassy, the u.s. embassy's been evacuated. are all americans safe? >> reporter: as of right now there are no reports of americans in danger. obviously, this is a situation where just being on the ground in can kabul right now as an american is extremely volatile and very serious. but there is the protection of the u.s. military. we know president biden over the weekend authorized a total of 5,000 u.s. troops to help with the withdrawal to insure the safety of the state department embassy personnel on the ground in kabul. we do know earlier tonight there was a stay in place order, basically a lockdown of american personnel because of reports that the airport was being targeted. so far we have not heard anything after that report first cam

very close to the presidential palace carrying a white flag.r the taliban flag with the white and black lettering on it. this is obviously a major development here in afghanistan. a major development for the world. we know that the taliban's and oh across the country in trying to gain ground has been essentially to pick up more followers and supporters with each province that they take. there have been letting prisons out and the prisoners have been joining the ranks. >> and that's been one of the troubling things. let's go to our pentagon correspondent right now. courtney, there are several developments and want to talk to about. we're seeing these pictures were we constantly see these helicopters flying there. but we're now being told that the u.s. is planning to pull out all u.s. personnel from u.s. embassy in kabul within 72 hours. in 7 hours. >> what we have seen so far, kendis, is the u.s. embassy personnel, many of them have been closing up shop and moving to the airport. and the situation has been developing so rapidly that everyone nee

they have the presidential palace now. they moved into the other palace last night. ey are in front of the presidential desk at the palace. the taliban's next move, they are in the process of declaring a new administration in afghanistan. and they would like to bring back their former rule back to the country, as they had in 1990, to establish the islamic emirates of afghanistan. manus: well, of course, the taliban, this taliban, some are saying this is a very different taliban than what we dealt with 20 years ago. you've lived in afghanistan. you know the country. is this a veneer of change in taliban 2021? or is it still fundamentally the taliban you would have grown up with? >> well, it depends on where they are ruling now. it depends on location. invest areas of afghanistan, we have seen reports of the taliban getting education or getting public jobs in those areas, such as the northern province of afghanistan. the taliban had told a woman who had jobs in the private sectors to leave their jobs and go back to homes. but in other areas, they are saying public state

and in mexico, relatives of people who've been disappeared led a protest monday outside the presidential palace in mexico city, marking the international day of the victims of enforced disappearances. they're accusing the xican government of failing to act to find their loved ones. this is arely ramirez, whose brother and uncle were disappeared in november 2020.

has fled the country, and video from al jazeera shows heavily armed taliban lounging in the presidential palacean extraordinary sight. the taliban have called for peace, but their descent on kabul set off panic. have a look at the scene the city's airport before they say they took over air traffic control. up to 6,000 u.s. troops are being earmarked to help u.s. personnel. foreigners are racing to get out, but so too those afghan civilians, many afghans including those who work with the u.s. fear a return to taliban rule is a death sentence. america's top dip that the is defending the administration's decision to withdraw those troops from afghanistan. secretary of state antony blinken also rejecting any comparisons between the scenes unfolding in the afghan capital and those seen in saigon in 1975 at the end of the vietnam war. but just have a look at the photos there. cnn's jake tapper asked blinken about that on saturday. >> president biden is intent on avoiding a saigon moment. that's a reference of course to the hasty and humiliating u.s. evacuation from vietnam. but with this troop surge

taliban forces have taken over the center of government and the presidential palace after former president ashraf ghani fled the country. so far no reports of any conflicts between u.s. soldiers and the taliban, but here at home, president biden's administration fighting a deadline set by the trump white house to get troops out of the region is blaming afghan security forces for all of that chaos. meanwhile, the white house is also ordering at least 6,000 american troops back to kabul. >>> and for the families of the fallen watching that taliban sweep through kabul has been especially difficult and for an east bay congresswoman it is the end of something she tried to stop from happening in the first place, she says. here's "today in the bay" sergio quintana. >> reporter: images of the taliban walking through the afghanistan presidential palace got to roxanne langevin. >> because of all of the efforts, the support, the training that they provided the afghan army, it just seemed like it was just taken away. >> reporter: her son corporal sean langevin was killed in an ambush in afghan in nove

there is a meeting taking place right now at the presidential palace. the taliban are at the meeting, this is according to afghan officials. and they are negotiating a surrender. they are negotiating the surrender of this city. they are not putting up much of a defense of this city. i was driving around not long ago. you don't see extra checkpoints. you don't see security forces. you don't see the taliban. but the city is ready for the taking. it is just a formality now that this government will announce its surrender, announce the transition to a new government that will be led by the taliban, and the government, the current government, the government that the u.s. has been backing for many years, hopes that that will avoid panic, that will avoid mass bloodshed and fighting in the city if they can do the surrender in a more meaningful way. but that's what we're waiting for here. we're just waiting to see how the surrender will take place. and then what happens in the city? will it be peaceful when the taliban come in? will they stick to their orders no

the taliban have taken over the presidential palace.taken down the afghan flag and hoisted up their own colors. it's been a relatively peaceful, if you like, process. they haven't had to fire a lot of shots. there hasn't been a lot of bloodshed in kabul. it was a pretty straightforward takeover for them. they've also taken over the airport. there have been reports of shots fired at the airport and taliban fighters are all over the place. but they're not in any sort of clashes with u.s. personnel. although commercial flights have so far been suspended, military evacuation flights are still taking place and from what we understand right now, most of the u.s. personnel are at the airport now trying to get on to various evacuation flights out of the country with very few security personnel left at the embassy. burning what's left of sensitive paperwork. >> what impact is this transfer of power, if we can call it that, this takeover, going to have on countries in the region? afghanistan's neighbors. what is the view in iran, for example? ira

this is the taliban in the presidential palace. nic, if ever there was a statement being made by the taliban, it is this one right here saying we're the ones in the seat of power in kabul, afghanistan. >> and al-jazeera's based in dohar, and qatar. they've been the host for the negotiations between a.m.m.mbas and afghan government members and the taliban. they were the hosts. they offered to host that core taliban membership who was set free from guantanamo bay, sent to dohar, given home in dohar so ultimately there could be this potential. when we look at the countries that are going to want to recognize the taliban, if we go back to the 1990s, pakistan, the u.a.e. were very quick to recognize them. there were three countries total that would recognize them. slowly that came over the coming years before 9/11. you have countries like qatar that are going to feel they have some kind of influence over the taliban at the moment. they've posted that leadership for them. you could have countries like pakistan that feel they got some kin

as taliban fighters enter the presidential palace and the capital cobble president of the country, i'm kind of cousin gulf at the city is him as groups all did a full says to enter the capital to prevent looting and violence class can nor unfortunately seize the scene on our side for to start placing on line. so people throwing rocks at security offices, leave and cobble without find a coffee and feed them pace 9 pm to medicine claim they will soon declare the islamic camera of afghanistan. well, this video right here in your screens before the show and made released by the taliban from the country's largest jail earlier. they also used by chrome military prison located to just 25 kilometers for the capitol. reports claim about $5000.00 convicts with that free, mostly taliban fighters ready to join the . well this is what's happening in the meantime. resident of cobble fleeing the city in huge numbers. hundreds of cars are stuck in traffic jams with some locals, even running away that have been massive cues, the bank, some people tried to take out money before they leave the updates on

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how they storm the afghan capital without a fight and took their seat in the presidential palace. while the u.s. scrambled to evacuate the embassy, chaos at kabul's airport as people desperately try to flee the country. and haiti's earthquake, a staggering jump in the death toll with search teams yet to arrive in some of the hardest hit regions. as a storm that compounds the disaster takes direct aim at the country. >>> thanks for joining me this hour. for the first time in almost 20 years, the taliban are in near complete control of afghanistan. if nothing changes, it appears they'll be the country's rulers once again. the militants wrapped up a blistering advantage over major cities over the weekend ending in the surrender of kabul. video from al jazeera shows heavily armed taliban fighters lounging in the presidential palace. the u.s. state department says all embassy personal he will have been evacuated. they were flown out by helicopter to the airport which has been secured by u.s. troops. that hasn't stopped chaotic scenes like this. gunfire rang out earlier as crowds raised

taliban fighters enter the presidential palace in kabul as they retake the afghan capital — 20 yearsfter being forced from power. their arrival sparks an exodus from the city — as afghans try to board flights out of the country — and president ghani flees. embassies are closing — diplomats are flying out — leaving afghan civilians — and former top officials fearing what lies ahead. imight i might face consequences that i might face consequences that i never even dream of, and i guess that is the price we pay for trying to make this world a little better. also on the programme... and — in haiti — the search for survivors — as the death toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1300. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. one story dominates our programme: the taliban are now in control of afghanistan after taking—over the capital, kabul — almost exactly two decades after they were ousted from power. fighters were filmed inside the presidential palace, after ashraf ghani — now the former president — fled the country. afghans — and foreign nation

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you're looking at live pictures of the presidential palace we hope to have those back for you.sidential palace in kabul now under taliban rule we now have fresh lines from germany as an update on the situation from the german air force. second evacuation aircraft en route to kabul the plan for the aircraft to evacuate german citizens and afghan helpers stranded there. according to the afghan source who spoke to reuters we with i wil we withl keep you updated so yo get a sense of what is happening. to recap, chaotic scenes at kabul airport over the weekend and this morning as residents try to flee. u.s. forces fired shots in the air to disburse crowds trying to board military flights troops have been sent into the country to facilitate the withdraw of embassy staff. this comes after the taliban took the capital on sunday claiming control of the city and government buildings as the president fled the country uk prime minister boris johnson asked to stand with the country. >> it is important that the west, collectively, should work together to get over to that new government be it

ashraf ghani afterr the taliban arrived at the presidential palace. a new reconciliation council will be formed by a leader and the former afghan president. in a statement they said the council's goal is to prevent chaos and resume -- reduce the suffering of the afghan people. kabul was the final destination in the taliban's lightning fast offensive. they took all major cities in just over a week. the taliban told residents they should not fear the truce and none of the fighters would enter anyone's homes or harass them. sunday, all routes out of kabul were sealed off. the emergency evacuation of the u.s. embassy is underway. >> the focus has to be on getting these brave american personnel out and our brave afghans who helped us through the years out. >> this processing center, filled with afghans who helped the west during the 20 year war, now fearing for their lives. x we served the american forces, for the u.s. and coalition forces. they have to take care of us. >> other afghans are bracing for what is to come. >> life has become difficult for peop

new video just in tonight shows armed taliban forces inside the presidential palace in kabul. u.s. military helicopters racing to evacuate personnel from the american embassy. smoke rising nearby. the scene eerily similar to the fall of saigon. the afghan president leaving the country. the kabul airport reportedly coming under attack. thousands desperately racing to evacuate. the u.s. embassy urging americans to shelter in place. the taliban releasing video claiming it shows the militants arriving in eastern afghanistan. stunning developments in america's longest war as we approach 20 years since the terror attacks on 9/11. the white house releasing this photo of president biden receiving a briefing at camp david. our extensive coverage tonight. ian pannell is in afghanistan. rachel scott and martha raddatz standing by. >>> also breaking tonight, the death toll rising from the catastrophic earthquake in haiti. hundreds more dead. thousands of others injured and many still missing at this hour. the powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake stronger than the quake that devastated the country

here they are inside the presidential palace, but we've also been reporting on fear and panic. in the streets of cobbled people rushing to the bank to withdraw money from a t. m. machines. people trying to organize visas and travel documents for themselves and their families. and just essentially people trying to find some way out of the country. these are the people that have the resources to do that, of course. but even if they are able to, to try and attempt to leave a very difficult to get a flight out of cobble right now, we've been seeing images of the scenes inside cobble apple apps. you packed full of people. but of course, there is also a humanitarian crisis unfolding and cobble right now, because many people have been displaced by fighting in the provinces have now gathered in the capitol. they've been sleeping out in the open, in overcrowded parks. we've been seeing images of families fighting over food, and this adds to the already millions of afghans has been displaced as a result of conflict and instability in the country because it was already a very unstable sit

equal opportunity for nascar. taliban commander who gave the victory speech from campbell's presidential palace was in fact to form a long time resident upon panama bay $28.00 and $3.00 trillion dollars like walls. the wall worth it to us. political commentator shows, we thought about we in faith, the inner cities of america, and we bring health care to those people. we bring shelter to those people. we bring medicine to those people. we bring counseling to those people. how about we invade america? and we start trying to help america. ah . hi there, good afternoon. thanks so much for joining us. this is our 1st today more scenes of chaos and afghan son falling the taliban take over. hundreds of afghans including women and children. we seen queuing up outside campbell international airport on tuesday, hoping to be evacuated. large group of locals, the scene waiting alongside barbed wire petitions holding the remaining documents as plains took off in the distance. what it was for the british and for the americans. and i have my documents with me right here for at least 10 years. i work with them

[cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> thousands gathered on the spacious lawn before the presidential palace toand the president when mr. nixon came to be received by the young nation's chief executive. [cheers and applause] ♪♪ >> the two leaders conferredded for an hour and a half. mr. nixon extended president eisenhower's warmest personal congratulations, well earned by a man and his people who had thrown astonishing spirit through two difficult years. ♪♪ >> at president diem's invitation, that they went outside and thanked them for the splendid unity which he felt responsible for the success the nation had achieved. he also thanked the united states through its vice president for its help not only to vietnam, but to the entire free or world. many response, many nixon -- in response, mr. nickson said america was -- nixon said america was proud. , indeed, to be vietnam's friend and ally. another high point point, the u.s. vice president became the first guest speaker ever invited to appear before this party. for mr. nixon, this privilege had special significance, for back in america he'd serve

and to reveal the taliban commander who gave a victory freed from cobbles, presidential palace was in fact, a former long time resident of guantanamo bay. ah . as the world turns 247, this is archie into national with me. we'll re sushi. let's get straight into your wednesday news stories. first, this morning, more scenes of chaos from afghanistan. it's of course, following the taliban take over a hundreds of afghans including women and children who are seen queuing up outside cobble international airport. on tuesday, i hope to be evacuated. a large group of locals could be seen waiting along a barbed wire petitions holding their remaining documents as plains took off in the distance. one of us wait for the british and for the americans, and i have my documents with me right here for these 10 years. i work with them. now i'm in danger. as you can see, the enemy is here and that is clear to everyone. they must have vacuum me from here as soon as possible. i come here 3 or 4 days in a row. there is nothing to eat and the people flee because of hunger. i have worked 6 or 7 years in the b

the alms group has taken control of an abandon presidential palace with extraordinary scenes of fy, says rolling up the national flag and posing for pictures behind president, obstruct gone his desk. but taliban says it's committed to peaceful transition of power and is open to talks to for what it calls an open, inclusive islamic government. it's also pledge to respect the rights of women as long as they wear the hit job or the below human to show point of view. miss miller, her rough mind that we have come to our victory. we'd like to assure our residents names have been given to us. we would like to ensure the security of the people. as a taliban took over the capitol present an abstract, connie fled the country flying to neighboring is like a stone. in a statement gone, he said he left to spare the country, father bloodshed, and put the onus of protecting. i've got to stand on the taliban of cobble international airport. there were scenes of panic and desperation, as thousands of people rushed to leave the country. a pentagon official says us president joe biden has authorised anothe

and it revealed a taliban commander who gave a big through speech from the cobbled presidential palace and used to be a long term resident pantano bay. ah, just off the 9 o'clock on wednesday morning here in moscow. this is our international. we got your latest worldwide news headlines. and 1st this morning in the program, more scenes of chaos enough dentist on following the taliban take over gunshots. we're fine to cobble international airport as people continue trying to flee the new regime. some tried to scale perimeter walls to reach evacuation flights or unconfirmed reports. a taliban fighters shot one man who was climbing a wall. we understand 7 people have been killed at the airport in just the last few days. some of those who reached the airport was so desperate to get out there resorted to clinging to the airplanes. this video was filled by one of those taking such a risk. it's unclear what his faith was, although because the video made it online, it's assumed he might still be alive. or we understand a number of bodies were filmed, falling from aircraft and investigation is n