thank you for caettin chance. -- resident ghani. for getting us up _ chance. -- resident ghani. thank you for getting us up to — chance. -- resident ghani. thank you for getting us up to date _ chance. -- resident ghani. thank you for getting us up to date on _ chance. -- resident ghani. thank you for getting us up to date on an - for getting us up to date on an important moment of the fate of afghanistan. earlier my colleague yalda hakim spoke to taliban spokesman suhail shaheen about what they plan to do now. their properties, their lives are safe, there will be no restraint on anything. we are deserving of the people and of this country. our leadership had instructed ourforces to remain at the gate of kabul, not to enter the city, we are awaiting a peaceful transfer of power. when you say peaceful transfer of power, what do you mean? what is actually likely to happen? it means that the city and the power should be handed over to the islamic emirate of afghanistan and then we will have an afghan inclusion, islamic government, in w

afghanistan. -- ghani.hani. you speak as someone who _ afghanistan. -- ghani. you speak as someone who is _ afghanistan. -- ghani. you speak as someone who is a _ afghanistan. -- ghani. you speak as someone who is a role _ afghanistan. -- ghani. you speak as someone who is a role model - afghanistan. -- ghani. you speak as someone who is a role model for - afghanistan. -- ghani. you speak as i someone who is a role model for many people, you are also there is a citizen and as a mother. what do you think now for your own daughter? yes. the fear that every mother has in afghanistan. the fear that every woman has in afghanistan. deep down, in my heart, i keep telling myself to think that i have not done anything bad, and hopefully i won't have to pay the price forjoining a government position. but now i might face consequences that i never even dream of, i guess that is the price that we pay for trying to make this world a little better than when we came to it. and particularly afghanistan.— came to it. and pa

they had confidence in ghani. biden administration apparently turned down the taliban's offer and thought they would have far more time than they tk-plt. >> on the tactical decision on which is the right airport for an evacuation of course any responsible president would give significant weight to the advice of commanders on the ground. their advice was to close bagram and focus on kabul. >> close bagram and focus on ka kabul. we did that and now a lot of people are dead. nobody has apologized. if you catch your kid doing something wrong you don't rest until they apologize. this is an essential part of fixing a problem. it's not just practically important. it's spiritually important. admit you are wrong. they won't. they don't care what you think. so to this moment the only person who has been punished for the terrible decisions, one marine corp officer who criticized the decisions. this can't go on. when leaders refuse to hold themselves accountable overtime people revolt. that happens. we need to change course i

the ousted president ashraf ghani fleeing the country.om al jazeera showing heavily armed taliban lounging very comfortably in the presidential palace. now, this was the scene at kabul's airport. crowds rushing to leave. too many people, not enough flights. u.s. troops have now taken over that airport. their mission to help u.s. personnel and their allies get out of afghanistan. the taliban's return to power in afghanistan now appears inevitable. it's happened. but exactly how that new government will take shape remains unclear. earlier cnn's nic robertson talked to a taliban spokesman about where things go from here. >> reporter: when i spoke to the taliban spokesman he said priority for them was providing security and establishing a new government, perhaps surprisingly they don't have that fully formulated yet, he said. >> our priority is maintaining security, and then we would have a new government and an exclusive islamic government in the coming days. >> people who are not members of the taliban to be part of this new government? >>

hours after former president ghani fled the country.000 troops are there to secure the facility and run air control operations as evacuations continue. no personnel remain at the u.s. embassy in kabul and tuesday flag has been lowered at the compound. meanwhile, neighboring pakistan says they're closely watching what is happening in kabul. the country reopened its busiest border crossing sunday afternoon after briefly closed it earlier in the day. it is only open for the transfer of goods and supplies and not for pedestrians and travelers. cnn producer joins me now from islamabad with more on reaction from there. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, like you said, there are two main border crossings between pakistan and afghanistan. one is the german border in the south. and one is the bored he close to the city in pakistan. both these borders are known for being one of the, swrels the busiest border crossing. what happened is previously the border was closed for many, many days because they had taken control of that part off their

she now says, "i would call ashraf ghani a gutless person.words to explain. i wish i could just look in his eyes and tell him, i was a woman and i stayed here, while you ran away." do you feel that the same level of anger toward ashraf ghani? if i ask myself honestly, i'm looking for the president that i know — he was a different person. he had a different feeling for the country. and he was an honest person. i'm looking to find that president — where is that president? believe me, because since three years that i was working with her, the corruption and fighting with corruption was the first — the first things that we focused a lot. kamila, i don't know whether you had a chance in germany to watchjoe biden address the american people, but his message to them was simple — that america was no longer prepared to spend blood and treasure propping up an afghan government and an afghan military that was no longer prepared to fight for its own survival. i just wonder what you make of what the americans have done. if i think honestly, my expectation

ousted leader ashraf ghani has fled the country. the video from al jazeera shows heavily armed taliban leaders in -- that hasn't stopped chaotic scenes like this. cnn cannot independently verify it, but video shows crowds storming the tarmac earlier scrambling to board any plane that will get them out of afghanistan. and cnn's ana coren has reported extensively from afghanistan including on a recent trip there. she joins me now from hong kong with the latest on the taliban takeover. good to see you, ana. so what is happening at the airport right now in the midst of this chaotic evacuation process and of course on the streets as the taliban take over? >> reporter: rosemary, what we're witnessing is utter desperation. you know, these people, many of them are afghan interpreters who have worked with the u.s. military, who applied for sivs, that special immigrant visa and had them rejected. so in their minds the only way that they can get out of this country is by, you know, storming the airport, which is what they have done and trying

the group's co—founder and political chief, mullah abdul ghani baradar, has arrived in kabul.ected to form part of the new taliban—dominated government. he spent the last few years leading the taliban delegation at peace talks with the us in qatar. the taliban don't yet control the entire country. the panjshir valley, north of kabul, is once more a centre of resistance to their rule. anti—taliban forces claim to have retaken three districts in the north. back at the airport, time is running out for the evacuation. once it ends and the world's attention shifts elsewhere, many fear that life under the taliban is going to get a lot harder. frank gardner, bbc news. our correspondent, secunder kermani, is in kabul has been speaking to the afghans who hope to be evacuated. he says the situation at the airport still seems extremely tense. it is still very chaotic. i was speaking earlier on to one young afghan whose father had worked in the us embassy here for 20 years. they have been told to go to the airport, to be evacuated, tried for two days straight but were unable to get past t

courtney, there was a question mark where president ghani was. he was not in afghanistan and fled the country. we understand he has been accepted on humanitarian grounds elsewhere. what do we know? >> we knew he was out of the country. the big wez quef is what about the other people in the ghani administration? where are they? that say big question mark. we know that ghani and his wife fled with a very small number of his staff. we're waiting for an update on kabul airport with the evacuations. hundreds have gotten out in the last 12 hours getting military flights in and evacuees out on the same military planes, and we now know there are hundreds, thousands of actually afghans been able to get out as well. but as you mentioned in the lead-in, an estimate of 15,000 americans who may be in afghanistan trying to get out. the situation is desperate. the u.s. military has an agreement they've been talking to the taliban letting americans through the checkpoints but still not clear if there is an agreement to let afghans through. so afghan citizens man

the ousted president, ashraf ghani, has fled the country.l palace. now, the taliban's descent on kabul triggered panic. this was the scene at kabul's airport earlier. gunfire rang out as crowds rushed to catch a flight out of kabul. there were way too many people and not enough flights. a different scene in the green zone. the u.s. and other countries evacuating their embassy staff, and this former hub of diplomatic and military activity a ghost town. afghan civilians are already paying the price of a taliban takeover, losing their homes, belongings, and security. the u.n. says there are already 5 million internally displaced afghan civilians and more than 550,000 have lost their homes this year alone. neighboring pakistan has already taken in more than 1 million afghan refugees. meanwhile, turkey's president says the country will work with pakistan to help stabilize afghanistan and prevent a new wave of afghan migrants. for more regional reaction, cnn's arwa damon joins me from istanbul, turkey. but first let's get to sophia saffie in islam

i think we have to be absolutely _ ghani. i think we have to be absolutely clear _ ghani.think we have to be absolutely clear that the - ghani. i think we have to be - absolutely clear that the taliban will be a major political factor in the future immediately of afghanistan. there is no doubt. but they are not the only constituency, they are not the only constituency, they are not the only religious or ethnic group in the country too and the only success for afghanistan can be an inclusive political settlement that brings together all the stakeholders, and the taliban know they cannot impose their will. they didn't up until 2001 run the whole country, but these are desperate time, the humanitarian situation concerns me enormously, 5.5 million people were food insecure before this offensive started and so it is only worse now, particularly with internally displaced people. there need to be a concerted international un led effort for a humanitarian response and that also requires a pause now, in the fighting. fine response and that also requires a pause now, in the fighting.

you have read the statement i president ghani. president ghani ran away... in place in afghanistan, is basically a crony government. it lacked credibility, elect legitimacy, did not succeed in establishing a national identity, corruption was endemic. imagine the taliban, they had been fighting for 20 years, they had been fighting americans, fighting us, the united kingdom, the data organisation, for 20 years, and the american security establishment made it all clear that all was lost —— the data organisation. what we are seeing now is the full abandonment of the afghan people, and make no mistake about it... i’m afghan people, and make no mistake about it... �* ., ., , about it... i'm going to “ump in here, because * about it... i'm going to “ump in here, because clearly _ about it... i'm going tojump in here, because clearly things i about it... i'm going to jump in i here, because clearly things have collapsed with extraordinary speed, and yet we have spoken to young people in the last few days, young people in the last few days, young people who have grow

ghani said he wanted to pull back and hold kabul and yet what we see is ghani fled the capital.n a few days ago, so no, this was certainly not the way to do it. time to wind down, a long war, definitely, but not this way. that's why americans i think are very angry to see what's going on and of course concerned about the potential with the americans who he remain there and our allies who remain there in afghanistan. arthel: and as dr. grant the idea is to get the americans there evacuated as quickly as possible. given what has unfolded, it is a complete disaster there now. might this somehow drag americans -- american military back into combat there on the ground? >> well, that's a question. the pentagon has prepared to deploy forces. they wanted to send in forces for an orderly evacuation. they may still be planning to do that. it's not a direct combat mission but could there be fighting? yes, there could be. that may be necessary to maintain an orderly withdrawal of americans, just don't know at this point. eric: what happens next? >> exactly, what happens next. there is a bri

the taliban leader mall . abdulla ghani ballad are called on taliban fighters. not to be quote unquote, arrogant as they continue to take control by dar will join other senior taliban leaders in cobble, italian and spokesman. carter meanwhile, said the taliban will protect the security of afghans and their property on the security of the call the city. and that the, the properties of people, the honor, are not autumn, harder, and people are not killed. it is important for us to take all the necessary meteor for the security of people. so they actually are going now, but some fear it will be anything but a peaceful transfer of power with the taliban, despite its messages of inclusivity and peace. hunting down those who helped us in western forces and further subjugating women and other africans, the rushed withdraw from the u. s. embassy and cobble has drawn comparisons to the fall of saigon in 1975, president, inviting, cut short his vacation to fly back to washington. d. c. to address the ongoing crisis as his administration scrambles to do damage control. and

that ghani was shut out of peace talks between the us and the taliban. in september of 2019, in august of 2021. president ghani once promised to rebuild. afghanistan fled the country. within hours of the taliban, entering the country's capital, leaving behind a legacy of unfulfilled promises. following the fall of couple and 2021 cars i decides to remain in couple but his daughters and he appealed to the taliban to respect his life. and that of his family as well as the civilians in afghanistan, by the ministrations defending its actions. afghanistan, saying its hands were tied by the previous administrations, deals that they made with the taliban. now is that a fair claim, as the trump camp is deemed at the fall of couple the saigon on steroids and a desperate rush to flee. i want to get 360 with our panel chat, rochelle african said veteran and founder of the mighty oak foundation and ed martin present as phyllis schafer, eagles, and publisher of eagle actual port. thanks for joining me, gentlemen. thank you. thank you. chad. i want to start with you,

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posting on facebook, mr ghani said...e said he left the country in order to avoid bloodshed, as the taliban entered the presidential palace. mr ghani also added the taliban are now responsible for protecting the country's honour, wealth and self—esteem. he did not disclose details on his new, current location. so who are taliban, or the islamic emirate of afghanistan as they call themselves? formed around a core of afghan mujahideen veterans from the soviet invasion, they were joined by young men from pakistani madrassas or religious schools. while primarily recruited from the pashtun ethnic group, the taliban was made up of volunteers of numerous afghan ethnicities. after the us—led coalition�*s offensive resulted in the regime's collapse in 2001, many taliban leaders took refuge in pakistan and continued to direct attacks from there. the un says there are an estimated 58,000 to 100,000 taliban fighters led by hebah toollah akhundzada, the ultimate authority on religious and military affairs. one of his deputies, now hea

president ashraf ghani is reported to have fled to tajikistan.ng staff of the us embassy have been operating from kabul airport but even there the security situation is said to have been deteriorating. the latest developments come after the taliban's rapid advance in recent days — through provinces across afghanistan. here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. as the taliban moves in, the west moves out. american helicopters busy ferrying diplomats to the airport. this end was not the plan. and nor was this — a city in panic. people desperate to eleven. but so —— desperate to eleven. but so —— desperate to eleven. but so —— desperate to leave. so far it is happening without a fight. in a conference call with security officials, the president, ashraf ghani said rioters would be dealt with. but his face may still gaze down on the city, but he has left the country. the government's senior negotiator suggesting he was no longer in charge. negotiator suggesting he was no loner in charae. �* ,, �* longer in charge. translation: the former preside

the president, ashraf ghani, has left the country.ictures filmed by the bbc in kabul show people attempting to leave the city. the taliban said they are in talks with senior officials in president ashraf ghani's government on a peaceful transfer of power. and these images have emerged of us embassy staff being helicoptered to kabul airport. it comes as the secretary of state antony blinken has insisted the situation is "patently not saigon" — in a reference to america's humiliating departure from vietnam in 1975. he argued us had succeded in its mission. we can do right by the people who stood with us in afghanistan all these years, including afghans who worked for the embassy, worked for our military. we have a massive effort under way to bring afghans at risk out of the country, if that's what they so desire. and ultimately it is up to the afghans themselves, it is up to the afghan government, the taliban, to decide the way forward for the country, including kabul. this story is moving at a fast pace — so let's just remind ourselves

ashraf ghani. it wasn't so much the taliban seized power in kabul as they entered this vacuum.wasn't that the afghan government, that the military was fighting them, they just left despite the billions the u.s. military had put into them. talk about that shock and why you think that the afghan government under ashraf ghani was so unpopular. can you talk about it being, for example, what our next guest will talk about, i kleptocracy? >> i would say -- a lot of what has transpired in the last five days, particularly on sunday when the president does we all heard president ghani had left. i think it is too early at this present moment to say exactly what to place and i do not want to speculate, but i will say the afghan national security forces, and icy reports that suggested they basically sick -- surrendered the country, it was a great problem in leadership, core leadership -- poor leadership has been a factor of where we are today. there is no doubt in that. in t afghan national security forces themselves fought against all odds in these last few years , particularly in the las

this is after ashraf ghani, the president of afghanistan fled the country.ppened. stay with bbc news. let's get you an update on the weather now. hello, warmth and sunshine does not feature very much in the forecast for the week ahead, certainly a cool start to the new week as we pick up a north—westerly wind. for much of the week, it could be mainly dry, but often cloudy and that is certainly the situation today. we have these slow—moving frontal systems across the uk, bringing a lot of cloud and also further outbreaks of rain. heavy and frequent showers across the north of scotland. further south across scotland and northern england, we have this zone of patchy rain which will be sliding its way southwards, some sunshine there as well, and across wales and south—west england, we have clouds and showers and those are likely to stay this afternoon. further east, drier, but we can't rule out some showers and the best of the sunshine is further east, and the highest temperatures too. this evening and overnight, much of the rain across england and wales will ea

and ash raf ghani was flawed by fraud allegations under international pressure cars. i agreed to a run off a vote. but a week before the run off cars. i main rival abdul la pulls out and cars i is declared the winner during his 2nd term car's age relationship with nato and the united states becomes increasingly strained. and he has been accused several times of corruption. just like in the united states, the president can serve only 2 terms in office and in september of 2014, i shrink ghani the newly elected president signs a power sharing agreement with his chief opponent, abdulla duleigh, who had organized thousands of protesters as he challenged the voting results. despite the truce, the power struggle between ghani and abdul, it gives taliban strategic advantage. as they start making gains in the countryside . throughout his presidency, the taliban were able to strengthen their presence inside afghanistan. in 2017, the u. s. drops on the taliban. a 21000 pound bomb, nicknamed the mother of all bombs. but it doesn't stop militants from growing stronger. eventually,

and i struck ghani the president, not all but president was meant to have been working all day with his staff or what kind of agreement might be acceptable to the taliban. and then that agreement set to go off a ratification, etc, etc. maybe talk of moving forwards after transitional government, maybe some sort of lawyer jug. this is the grand council that brings together everyone from afghanistan to look at a new form of government. well, all of that seems to have gone out of the window in the space of what a couple of hours or so with that. the child been talking about it simply taking over control that they are the new bosses here. so that seems to be the position at the moment. then suddenly on, on the streets here, despite earlier saying from the taliban, saying that it would hold back. it's very conscious of having its fighters or any taliban on the streets of cobbled city itself. it would keep them outside of the city perimeters. it does seem as though we are seeing taliban, certainly on the streets this sunday evening. here in cobble have been spotted at various road junctions a

but also talk about how allison president ghani fled as janice stan rochelle is reporting. he did share with cars and helicopters for cash. do you think he should be held accountable for his government collapsing in some form? very quickly considering 70 was people now are being tortured and killed. mainly just for supporting him. i actually think you should be, you should be responsible for every ends up and please you are right. i think this this whole area whether we should or should i leave it. this is where the media media has the truth is we have 4004 states. it was the international. we supported b, r i n n p if asking me to ask the national police and he was working with keeping the 1st away. we're safer because of it. so why did we need to leave? have 80000 search pants it will work 240000 germany says 423-0000 south. why is 4000 since and happy to see why we, why we say in this war, let's see that i haven't been able to answer that basis right now. is that you actually, i don't believe we have, i believe we were just wasn't 5 industry what, what do you like to rec

the former president of afghanistan ref ghani is now in the united arab emirates. there had been confusion about his whereabouts since he left the country on sunday . he says he's been taken in with his family on humanitarian grounds. he is expected to speak to the people of afghanistan via his facebook page. in the next few minutes will carry that life for you here on our to 0. now while the taliban had taken charge of the country was still waiting to hear the makeup of any future government. the taliban says it will be inclusive on weapons. a member of the taliban political office. i'm a connie was pictured meeting national reconciliation chairman abdullah, abdullah and the former president hammock cause i didn't cobble the counterbalance co founder and political chief has returned to afghanistan. abdul ghani brodder arrived to a crowd of supporters in kandahar the birthplace of the taliban, brought to lead the groups negotiators and talks with the us and the afghan government. he was free from a prison in pakistan at the request of the united states 3 years ago.

we knew that if ghani left, the guns would be silent. talks were meant for monday in qatar but on sunday the taliban hit kabul's outskirts. then, ghani's national security adviser got the final demand to surrender from a man the u.s. wanted as a terrorist from a network affiliated with al qaeda. haqqani, a long-term taliban negotiator, wanted a peaceful transfer of power and that the government should issue a statement of surrender. but ghani fled, and the official insists there was no single scapegoat here because the process was never fully controlled by afghans, in the first place. now, of course, important to remember this is a -- an administration that essentially fled the scene justifying their actions. but i was stunned to hear from that the u.s. persistence towards pushing them towards negotiation. and i think the sense, possibly, too, that they were never really able to keep pace with the speed of afghan advances. that, we knew. but what i didn't know and what i think will always stay with me is the idea for a member of the haqq

so what did ashraf ghani say in that address? , ., ., , ., ., address? hear what the president would - address? everyone was waiting to l hear what the president would say, this was the first time he addressed the nation after this really unprecedented advance by the taliban stop everyone has been left pretty much astonished by the pace and the scale of the militants pushing across the country, taking out around half of the provincial capitals here. president guardian in a short pre—recorded message today said that it was his priority to re—mobilise the security forces and prevents further incivility. —— present ghani. there was mention earlier today that he would maybe announce his resignation, but that does not seem to be the case. what is also missing today from the moment, even from the public debate is any real indication of what president ghani and his team can do to reverse the situation. more and more people look at the way things are developing here, the government's position seems to be increasingly untenable. the taliban are taking control of

many of the _ government of president ghani. many of the army— government of president ghani.rces, most have surrendered to the taliban— six forces, most have surrendered to the taliban so where was a command and control— the taliban so where was a command and control for? there was speculation that president ghani might— speculation that president ghani might resign and lead to a new traditional government with the taliban— traditional government with the taliban in charge. these were speculations going around but yesterday president gary came on television — yesterday president gary came on television and said his first reality— television and said his first reality was to re—mobilise the security— reality was to re—mobilise the security forces. but how much political — security forces. but how much political leverage and kind of power he has _ political leverage and kind of power he has at _ political leverage and kind of power he has at the moment? taliban seems to be having _ he has at the moment? taliban seems to be having the military power and it all depends on things

their arrival sparks an exodus from the city — as afghans head towards the border — and president ghani the country. 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 never even dream dull. find i might face consequences that i never even dream dull.- i might face consequences that i never even dream dull. and i guess that is the price _ never even dream dull. and i guess that is the price that _ never even dream dull. and i guess that is the price that we _ never even dream dull. and i guess that is the price that we pay - never even dream dull. and i guess that is the price that we pay for - that is the price that we pay for trying to make this world a little better. , never even dream dull. , never even dream dull. we'll speak live to a us army colonel— who commanded combat units in afghanistan — about how us veterans feel watching the taliban taking over their former bases. also on the programme. in haiti — the search for survivors — as the death toll from a huge eart

they took the capital after president ashraf ghani fled to uzbekistan.haos. people are desperate to leave, fearing a bloody assault. there's little violence so far, but plenty of panic. chris costa is a former special assistant to president trump and senior director for counter—terrorism on the national security council. he is also executive director of the international spy museum in washington. thanks very much forjoining us. we havejust heard thanks very much forjoining us. we have just heard a thanks very much forjoining us. we havejust heard a moment ago from another veteran, bradley bowman, whom you may well know, talking about the level of delusion among politicians in washington, and what can be achieved with the afghan army. whether you think delusion lies?— delusion lies? first of all, thanks very _ delusion lies? first of all, thanks very much - delusion lies? first of all, thanks very much for - delusion lies? first of all, l thanks very much for having delusion lies? first of all, - thanks very much for having me. so, i don't know bradley, b

and then he added the hash tag, interpol arrest ghani. what's happening with un stuff you're there at un headquarters in new york as ever james. but the us has had a big presence in afghanistan for so many years now. me un has states are out. remember the u. m. was there during the time when the taliban that were in charge in afghanistan in the 19 ninety's? the un is temporary, relocating so might call it an evacuation. some of their stuff were told that up to a 100. you and stuff international staff are going to be moved to context on to the city of al marty. well they'll be a remote office set up so they continue their work. other international stuff will stay in cobble, but it's worth telling. they're already quite a lot that weren't there because of cobra that had quite a lot of remote working and quite a lot of people who actually had not been working from inside afghanistan doing the work of the un mission that you know. uh huh. i think the big question though, is also about the local staff that work for the un in afghanistan. the e

mr ghani said that the �*remobilization of armed forces�* was his top priority.d he was consulting with international partners to prevent further violence. heavy fighting has broken out in the afghan city of mazar—i—sharif, as taliban militants tighten their stranglehold around kabul. american troops have flown into the afghan capital to help evacuate embassy personnel in kabul. britain and several other western nations are also sending troops as resistance from afghan government forces crumbles. the taliban also claims to have captured territory in two other provinces overnight. let's here more about what the afghan president had to say. translation: our dear country afghanistan is in serious danger| of instability due to the war imposed upon us. i am aware of the situation here. i offer my condolences to the martyrs of the security forces and civilians and wish the injured people a speedy recovery. our effort is to take care of our compatriots who have been displaced due to the situation. i appreciate the courage of the afghan security and defence forces who ha

they took the capital after president ashraf ghani fled to uzbekistan.. people are desperate to leave, fearing a bloody assault. there's little violence so far, but plenty of panic. in other news, there's been a sharp rise in the death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit haiti on saturday, almost 1,300 people are now known to have died, many more are feared to be trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. the epicentre of the 7.2 magnitude quake was 150km south west of the capital, port au prince. hospitals in the area are inundated and struggling to cope with the number of injured, which has almost doubled to around 6,000 people. medical teams are being despatched from cuba and ecuador amid concerns about the approach of a tropical storm. well, care international teams have begun distributing core relief items including tents and water in grand anse, following the earthquake, and i'm joined now by the deputy country director of care international in port au prince, muhamed bizimana. thank muhamed bizimana. you very much indeed for joinin

they took the capital after president ashraf ghani fled to uzbekistan.haos. people are desperate to leave, fearing a bloody assault. there's little violence so far, but plenty of panic. let's get more now on the situation in afghanistan. i'm joined now by steve fish, politics professor, at the university of california, berkeley. i want to start by asking you, we've seen this rapid advance by the taliban, did you expect them to move as quickly as they have? i them to move as quickly as they have? . . . , them to move as quickly as they have? ., , ., , have? i actually thought they would. have? i actually thought they would- and _ have? i actually thought they would. and i _ have? i actually thought they would. and i think _ have? i actually thought they would. and i think the - have? i actually thought they| would. and i think the bynum administration grossly underestimated how fast the taliban would move once the united states withdrew its troops. —— biden administration. we actually tend to base their estimates on how long it would take a couple to fall

that is from president ghani, who has fled now afghanistan. ali arouzi, thank you so much for being with us. >>> meantime, we are also following this breaking news that continues in afghanistan. we're watching the events unfold as the situation in afghanistan continues to change by the minute. let's bring in courtney kube, as well as shannon pettypiece, who is at the white house for us. courtney, let's start with u.s. officials are pushing back on the narrative there was in fact an intelligence failure over the afghanistan withdrawal. what can you tell you about that? and why are they pushing back on that narrative? >> there's devil levels of exactly what went wrong here, and the main -- there's two main ones we need to focus on. yes, the u.s. knew that once the u.s. military left that there was a good chance the taliban would takeover. how much did they know about how fast it would happen? u.s. intelligence and u.s. officials who our colleague and i have spoken to are saying, look, they knew the taliban would take over, knew it was happen qui

the president, ashraf ghani, has fled the country.se pictures filmed by the bbc show people trying to get out of city today. the taliban said they are in talks with officials from the government about a peaceful transfer of power. these images show us staff being helicoptered to the airport. the us said they have succeeded in their mission. we the us said they have succeeded in their mission.— their mission. we can do right by their mission. we can do right by the peeple _ their mission. we can do right by the peeple who _ their mission. we can do right by the people who stood _ their mission. we can do right by the people who stood with - their mission. we can do right by the people who stood with us, i their mission. we can do right by the people who stood with us, in| the people who stood with us, in afghanistan all these years, including afghans who worked for the embassy and our military. we have a massive effort to bring afghans out of country. it is up to the afghans, the government, up to the taliban, to decide the way forward

by phone to ghani in july, we had very frank conversations.e talked about how afghanistan should prepare to fight civil wars after the u.s. military departed, to clean up the corruption in government so the government could function for the afghan people. we talked extensively about the need for afghan leaders to unite politically. they failed to do any of that. i also urged them to engage in diplomacy, to seek a political settlement with the taliban. this advice was flatly refused. mr. ghani insisted the afghan forces would fight. but obviously he was wrong. so i am left again to ask of those who argue that we should stay, how many more generations of america's daughters and sons would you have me send to fight afghanistan's civil war? when afghan troops will not? how many more lives, american lives, is it worth? how many endless rows of headstones at arlington national cemetery? i am clear on my answer. i will not repeat the mistakes we have made in the past. the mistake of staying and fighting indefinitely when the conflict is not in the na

finally addressing the nation, president ghani didn't comment on rumours he may resign.emobilise beleaguered forces. for now, for many people here in kabul life is continuing more or less as normal. but the taliban are getting closer and closer to the city and there is increasing concern that a fierce and protracted battle for control of kabul could be imminent. the speed of the taliban's advance has led to the uk and us together sending over 3,500 troops to afghanistan to repatriate their own citizens and many of their embassy staff. many afghan cities are now being handed over to the taliban, following local deals with the security forces. that may be the only way to avoid even more suffering in kabul too, but would mean an end to life here, as residents know it. here in the uk, the decision to return a shotgun and a licence to the man who killed five people in plymouth on thursday is being examined by the independent police watchdog. jake davison�*s victims included his mother maxine, a three—year—old girl, sophie martyn, and herfather lee. davison also injured two ot

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captured the capital facing almost no resistance as the government collapsed and president ashraf ghani fled the country. the u.s. and other foreign governments rushed to evacuate personnel with the pentagon sending back in 6000 troops to assist in the effort. the taliban takeover of the country came at a dizzying speed, causing panic and uncertainty after 20 years of u.s. occupation and war. chaotic scenes are unfolding at the airport as afghans desperately try to flee. some afghans were able to evacuate in recent days landed in nearby countries, including india. >> i can't believe the world abandoned afghanistan. our friends are going to get killed. our women will not have any more rights. amy: the u.n. and other aid groups are warning of a humanitarian crisis as more people attempt to leave the country and are urging neighboring countries to keep their borders open. the the u.n. the security council is holding an emergency meeting today. meanwhile, rights groups said the biden administration needs to move much faster to evacuate afghans who worked for the u.s. military and could face