yogita limaye in the capital kabul kabul. yogita limaye in the capital kabul. thank _ kabul.. _ police in devon say there have been a number of fatalities in a "serious firearms incident" in the keyham area of plymouth. a number of people have also been injured. a local mp says the incident is not terror related. 0ur correspondentjon kay is in plymouth for us now. jon, what more do we know? we understand it was just after 6pm that police were called here. eye witnesses in the area have told us they heard some shouting, they heard a door banging, and then they had three orfour a door banging, and then they had three or four micro—gunshots around the biddick drive area here in the keyham part of plymouth, about a mile from the centre of the city. there were reports of more gunshots on the streets around that property and tonight we are told it was a serious and critical incident and that tomorrow we will get details of a number of fatalities. we understand that there were also a number of other people who have been injured in this incident and have been taken to hospital. four

a lot of national capitals kabul do? a lot of national capitals kabul, washington, - do? dc- do? a lot of national capitals i kabul, washington, dc included do? a lot of national capitals - kabul, washington, dc included have been breathing their own exhaust. when it comes to the capability of the afghan government and security forces and the importance of afghanistan to western geostrategic interests, the afghans have convinced themselves that we will never go, that the international community, the americans, in particular would never leave, take their ground troops away, take their combat capability away. they convince themselves of that and they have had over 18 months since the trump administration signed the agreement with the taliban in february of 2020 saying that we will leave in may 2021, they have had over 18 months to stockpile food, to stockpile weapons and ammunition and to prepare themselves with the strategy and defensive positions for this fight and they squandered that entire opportunity. and now what you are seeing is the taliban who have negotiated all

kabul. latest reports indicate the taliban are closing in on the capital. fell in the east, militants captured mazar—i—sharif, an important trading hub near the border with uzbekistan. our correspondent secunder kermani has more from kabul. this is the very centre of kabul. thousands who have fled fighting across the north now live in these miserable conditions. this family escaped the violence, but say they still don't feel safe. translation: we're thirsty. we're hungry. we have no home. other makeshift camps are even bigger. but this, in the heart of the city, shows how quickly the country is unravelling. we don't want to go back to the era where our sisters and our education sector and the development sector was so shattered, we don't want to go back to that. fighting erupted around mazar—i—sharif. it was one of the last major cities still under government control and had been a bastion of anti—taliban resistance. security forces were fleeing to the border with uzbekistan as the insurgents took it over. once in kandahar, their spiritual home, the taliban

taliban militants capture the country's second largest city and fears are mounting that the capital kabul, may be under threat. for a majority of the population, they are waiting to see how things will unfold, with a mixture of fear, anger and resignation. president biden is still insisting that pulling us forces out of the country was the right decision, but is facing growing criticism. when the decision was announced months ago, i said ifeared we would come to regret this decision, and we already are. this again is a nightmare. in the uk, a vigil has been held to remember the victims of thursday's mass shooting — the country's worst since 2010. police have now named the victims. and much of southern europe continues to bake — after one of the hottest summers ever recorded. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the rapid advance of the taliban in afghanistan is accelerating. the militants now control a third of the country's regional capitals, including afg hanistan�*s second largest city kandahar. american officials say the taliban is trying to isolate the capit

american officials say the taliban is trying to isolate the capital, kabul.nd they've acknowledged that the insurgents may be back in power much sooner than expected. meanwhile the united nations has warned a �*humanitarian catastrophe�* may be unfolding. our correspondent, yogita limaye reports from kabul. gunfire. the biggest taliban victory so far in their rapid march across the country. this is the centre of kandahar city, a political and economic powerhouse. the taliban were born in this province. to show off their gains, the group's fighters filmed themselves walking through the provincial governor's office. and released this video, showing a traffic policeman welcoming them. after days of fierce fighting, afghan forces retreated. here, they're seen leaving the city. pashtana durrani worked to educate girls in kandahar. she fled before it was captured. i want to be very honest — i don't see any future. i don't have any hope. i'm furious, i'm sad, i'm... i'm lost and it'sjust a lot of emotions. how do you feel about the us and uk sending in troops to eva

those who have escaped to kabul are staring at uncertainty. fears that the capitalld fall within weeks. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. a humanitarian disaster is fast unfolding in afghanistan. the un says more than 1,000 civilians have been killed in fighting between the taliban and government forces. injuly, the areas controlled by the taliban were these, shown in red, with contested regions in yellow. but now, a lot more territory has fallen to the taliban, including nine of the country's 3a provincial capitals. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has been given rare access to newly—ca ptu red taliban territory. his report was filmed by fred scott. a warning — you may find some of the images upsetting. new territory. new weapons. all captured in this unprecedented taliban advance. caught in the middle, afghan families right across the country. how can you justify all this fighting when it is causing the deaths of thousands of ordinary afghans, thousands of ordinary muslims? you are the ones who started the fighting here, though. shortly after the inter

those who have escaped to kabul are staring at uncertainty. fears that the capitaln weeks. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. taliban fighters now control almost two thirds of the country after making rapid advances against afghan forces as foreign troops withdraw. the red afg hanistan�*s the red afghanistan's —— at the red cross has warned that canada has been rocked by fighting between government forces and taliban militants. —— that kandahar has been taken. they've already taken the areas you can see here in red — in those areas marked in yellow — the taliban is pushing — but neither side is currently in overall control — that includes nine of the country's 3a provincial capitals. 0ur afghanistan correspondent sec—under kermani has been given rare access to newly captured taliban territory and has sent us this report, which was filmed by fred scott. it contains disturbing images. new territory. new weapons. all captured in this unprecedented taliban advance. caught in the middle, afghan families right across the country. how can you justify all this fighting when it

those who have escaped to kabul are staring at uncertainty. fears that the capital fall within weeks. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. now, i want to bring you this extraordinary report filmed by our team in taliban territory. first, let's take a look at the areas they control. last month, the taliban were in charge in these red regions, with contested regions in yellow. but now, a lot more territory has fallen to the taliban, including nine of the country's 3a provincial capitals. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani reports, and a warning — you may find some of the images upsetting. new territory. new weapons. all captured in this unprecedented taliban advance. caught in the middle, afghan families right across the country. how can you justify all this fighting when it is causing the deaths of thousands of ordinary afghans, thousands of ordinary muslims? you are the ones who started the fighting here, though. shortly after the interview ends, the sound of helicopters. the taliban are still vulnerable to government air strikes. this is balkh, a town with a

0ur correspondent yogita limaye reports from the afghan capital, kabul. seen in decades. thousands have arrived in kabul... ..in the past few days. people who had homes and jobs, who led dignified lives... ..forced to leave everything behind. angry that they have been left on their own — no government, no humanitarian agencies. this woman's sons are in the army. she says only the poor go to the battlefield, while politicians watch. we have seen this camp grow by the hour. people have been coming in from different parts of the country, as more and more provincial capitals, more and more cities are being taken over by the taliban. many of those we have met here have run once, twice, multiple times, and now they have come here to afghanistan's capital, kabul. from here, they say, there's nowhere else to go. to get here, they've survived dangerous journeys, past taliban checkpoints and active front lines. this woman says they moved from one place to another for three days before they got to kabul. she has four children — the youngest is two. many have seen th

those who have escaped to kabul are staring at uncertainty. fears that the capitalould fall within weeks. bbc news, kabul. laura: humanitarian disaster is fast unfolding in afghanistan. more than a thousand civilians have been killed in fighting between the taliban and government forces. in july, the areas controlled by the taliban were shown in red, with contested regions in yellow. now even more territory has fallen to the taliban. including nine of the country's 34 provincial capitals. our afghanistan correspondent has been given rare access to newly captured taliban territory. a warning, you may find some of the images upsetti in this report. repoer: new territory. new weapons. all captured in this unprecedented taliban advance. caught in the middle, afghan families right across the country. >> how can you justify all this fighting, when it's causing the deaths of thousands of ordinary afghans and muslims? >> [speaking foreign language] >> you are the ones who started the fighting here, though. >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: shortly after the interview

what is the future of their capital, kabul? see messages and social media from afghans talking about the last moments of freedom. but i think what happens here in the coming days will depend heavily on how the afghan government reacts to what's happened in this one day. so far, we have heard nothing from the top brass of the government, nothing from the president, nothing from the vice president or any of the big ministers. how they respond tomorrow to this situation will determine, you know, what happens next in the capital, kabul. as we reported at the begining of the programme britain and the united states are sending more than three and a half thousand troops to help their civilians leave. they'll arrive in the coming days for what the uk ministry of defence is calling a short—term mission. 0ur defence 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

us officials say the taliban could reach the capital, kabul, in weeks. here, our correspondent yogita limaye reports. desperation on a scale not seen in decades. thousands have arrived in kabul in the past few days. people who had homes and jobs, who led dignified lives, forced to leave everything behind. angry that they have been left on their own — no government, no humanitarian agencies. this woman's sons are in the army. she says only the poor go to the battlefield, while politicians watch. we have seen this camp grow by the hour. people have been coming in from different parts of the country, as more and more provincial capitals, more and more cities are being taken over by the taliban. many of those we have met here have run once, twice, multiple times, and now they have come here to afg hanistan�*s capital, kabul. from here, they say, there's nowhere else to go. to get here, they've survived dangerous journeys, past taliban checkpoints and active front lines. this woman says they moved from one place to another for three days before they got to kab

kabul is the only major city under government control now. after capturing several provincial capitals taliban control, they are getting closer and closer to kabul. yesterday they were fighting in one of the small towns outside of kabul, just an hour or aokm from kabul. this was the capital of kabul at big risk and no—one is clear what is going to happen in the next few days. mil is going to happen in the next few da s. �* , , is going to happen in the next fewda s. �* , ,., ., few days. all eyes are on kabul few days. all eyes are on kabul. as _ few days. all eyes are on kabul, as you _ few days. all eyes are on kabul, as you say. - few days. all eyes are on kabul, as you say. is - few days. all eyes are on i kabul, as you say. is there few days. all eyes are on . kabul, as you say. is there a theory could be lost to the militants within days or weeks? are afghan government troops surrendered the city? what is being done in the capital? that is auoin being done in the capital? that is going to _ being done in the capital? that is going to be _ being done in the capital? that is going

kabul. just how much concern is there in the capital tnight? eporter: well, in a matter of days, the conversation in the city has gone from being about whether kabul will fall to how quickly it could happen. people are looking to what the c we haven't heard from the president so far and the longer he remains silent the more speculation and rumors there are. today the vice president put a post on social media saying the president national security council meeting and decided to stand against the taliban and strengthen national resiance. given the vulnerable position they're in right -- given in juw rapid the taliban'sdvce has been. within in the span of a day, yesterday, they took over five provincial capitals, among them major cities, like kandahar-- the second-largest city in the country-- and herat, the third-large echt country in the city. viewers might find some of the images in this rport distressing. the biggest taliban victory so far in their rapid march across the country. this is the center of kandahar city, a political and economic pow

what is the future of their capital, kabul?ee messages and social media from afghans talking about the last moments of freedom. but i think what happens here in the coming days will depend heavily on how the afghan government reacts to what's happened in this one day. so far, we have heard nothing from the top brass of the government, nothing from the president, nothing from the vice president or any of the big ministers. how they respond tomorrow to this situation will determine, you know, what happens next in the capital, kabul. as we mentioned, kandahar may have fallen to the taliban and the afghan freelance journalist bilal sarwary gave us more. in the last few minutes we have gotten confirmation that the city of kandahar has fallen into the hands of the taliban. all of the officials have gone now to the 205. it's the regional army base tasked with protecting kandahar and the neighbouring provinces. we also have confirmation from tribal elders in the neighbouring province where tribal elders sent by the taliban are negotiat

this was the capital, kabul, this morning. 0n the face of it, business as usual. officials admitting it could fall within weeks. with the us and britain preparing to fly out their own citizens, there is a sense the country will soon be on its own. the last 36 hours has been pretty intense, because of the speed in which the insecurity and the sort of takeovers have happened. there is a little bit of worry now amongst the aid agencies that we are not going to be able to serve the serious humanitarian crisis. these carefully targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations. america and its allies, including britain, went in soon after the attacks on the us on 9/11. the initial goal — to prevent afghanistan from being a safe haven for al-qaeda. but subsequent efforts over the past 20 years to create a more stable country now largely appear to have been futile. the prime minister admitting there is no military solution. what we certainly can do is work with all our partners in the region and around the world who share an

kabul? they are now about an hour's drive away from the capital. it more and more each day. if you would have asked me even a month ago, i would have said not necessarily, not necessarily inevitable. something still may prevent it from being sacked. however, the taliban understand and recognise the strategic importance of taking kabul, and they may very well try to do so and use it in the propaganda to mark the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. that is my great concern. jae the september 11 attacks. that is my great concern.— is my great concern. joe biden has publicly — is my great concern. joe biden has publicly said _ is my great concern. joe biden has publicly said that - is my great concern. joe biden has publicly said that he - is my great concern. joe biden has publicly said that he has . has publicly said that he has no regrets with withdrawing us troops from the country, but behind closed doors in washington, is there a feeling that this was premature or badly managed? i that this was premature or badly managed? i mean, there h

it's carried out an air strike to thwart a further militant attack on the airport in the afghan capital, kabul. as the american withdrawal draws ever closer, many afghans are still desperate to leave. flights are almost over. what are you going to do now? so what about us? we are work with them. we support them. demonstraters in greece clash with police over new rules that force health workers to be vaccinated against covid—19. and one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee �*scratch' perry, dies injamaica aged 85. thank you very much for being with us. one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit america's gulf coast in 200 years is now approaching new orleans — hurricane ida's centre isjust 30 miles to the west. nearly a million people now without power, including the city of new orleans. after what is being called "catastrophic transmission damage". it comes exactly 16 years since hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. this is the scene right now. it is nightfall over the city. tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated. nada tawfik sent this report from

what happened here injust the the afghan capital kabul.the span of a week has taken people here, the government, and its international partners by surprise. those who have the means are trying to get out of this country. flights from kabul are completely booked. but for a majority of the population, they are waiting to see how things will unfold with a mixture of fear, angen unfold with a mixture of fear, anger, and resignation. many believe the government has let them down. i have had to flee from my hometown because the taliban captured it. they killed three of my brothers. afghan forces are not fighting, they are just handing over control. the fiuuhtin are just handing over control. the fiaahtin is are just handing over control. the fighting is less than an hour from kabul in the neighbouring province. many of the wounded have been coming to this hospital. this 14—year—old was injured in an explosion. he has lost and eye and had an arm amputated. lost and eye and had an arm amputated-— lost and eye and had an arm amutated. ., , , , .,,

how they respond tomorrow to this situation will determine, you know, what happens next in the capital, kabult british and american troops are set to arrive in kabul this weekend. ramzan karmali has this assessment of the task ahead. another day of taliban advances or the militants move into the third largest city. and another city less than 100 kilometres from the capital. the taliban have taken control of 11 provincial capitals. they also claim to have taken kandahar. the us and otherforeign claim to have taken kandahar. the us and other foreign troops withdrew after 20 years of military operations but now the us is sending 3000 soldiers back to help evacuate a significant amount of embassy staff. , , ., ., , staff. this is a temporary mission _ staff. this is a temporary mission with _ staff. this is a temporary mission with a _ staff. this is a temporary mission with a narrow . staff. this is a temporary . mission with a narrow focus. staff. this is a temporary - mission with a narrow focus. as with all deployments of our troops into harms way our commanders have the inherent right of sel

it's carried out an air strike to thwart a further militant attack on the airport in the afghan capital, kabul. as the american withdrawal draws ever closer, many afghans are still desperate to leave. flights are almost over. what are you going to do now? so what about us? we are work with them. we support them. and one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee �*scratch�* perry, dies injamaica aged 85. thank you forjoining us. one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit america's gulf coast in 200 years, is now approaching new orleans — hurricane ida's centre isjust 30 miles to the west. within the hour, the city has lost all power, after what is being called catastrophic transmission damage. this is a picture live over new 0rleans. it is nightfall. all this hitting the city exactly 16 years to the date sense hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. nada tawfik sent this report from new orleans as the storm made landfall. conditions are deteriorating rapidly now that hurricane ida made landfall. this isjust rapidly now that hurricane ida made landfall. this is just a tiny p

it is just a0 miles south of the capital kabul.oops have been flown out in order to safely airlift british citizens from the country. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. the taliban hoist their flag on the gates of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the speed of their advance has left the afghan government reeling and millions of afghan people in terror and dread. as the militants now close in on the capital, kabul, the beleaguered president ashraf ghani gave a televised address. translation: in the current| situation, the re-mobilisation of our security and defence forces is our top priority and serious steps are being taken in this regard. but in many areas, it is too late. the man on the right, one of the most prominent local commanders fighting for the government, nicknamed because of his fearsome reputation the lion of herat. but he and his city, afghanistan's third largest, are now firmly in taliban hands. the humanitarian crisis is growing by the day. tens of thousands of people have poured into k

, . , ., , ., ., taliban advance on the capital, kabul? , ., ., . , kabul?st ma'or city held by the — kabul? this was the last ma'or city held by the government _ kabul? this was the last ma'or city held by the government in h kabul? this was the last major city held by the government in the - held by the government in the northern region of afghanistan. it was a commercial hub and the border city with uzbekistan, so it is a huge military prize for the taliban. the government in kabul, the north is being dominated by the taliban, so they are now taking territories close to kabul city itself and in the morning they were targeting a town a0 kilometres south—west of kabul and they also targeted other provinces nearby, meaning the government now only has two cities, the big cities in kabul and one other, so there are expectations they might come under attack in the coming days, meaning the government is in charge of only kabul. now the taliban are tightening their stranglehold on the city itself and many people think the taliban might start the siege in the comi

the taliban offensive in afghanistan as they edge closing to capturing their key target of the capital, kabulitish and american troops are due to arrive in kabul to help repatriate foreign nationals in afghanistan. in the last few minutes, the labour leader sir keir starmer has been speaking, let's hear what he had to say. the situation in afghanistan has the situation in afghanistan has the the situation in afghanistan has the mac is obviously to deeply discerning —— deeply concerning, and risk instability notjust in the region but globally and undermines the legacy of british soldiers, coalition troops and of brave afghanis over the last 20 years. whilst the decision to withdraw was not writtenmy decision alone, of course, we do have an obligation here, i think, course, we do have an obligation here, ithink, to course, we do have an obligation here, i think, to step up and lead and support the afghan government. just this morning, the afghan government has asked for international support, an invitation to the international community, and we must respond to that and respond urgently, we cann

and with yourself. stories on al jazeera, us forces have launched a drone strike off chemist on capital kabul targeting would be suicide bombers. they say plan to attack the airport. according to some media reports, non members of one family, including 6 children, are among the dead. the us central command has responded to those media reports. gabriel alexander has more on this the sent come spokesperson saying that they are investigating that they are aware of the media reports and that they are saying that they can not yet confirm that. but in the statement, they are saying that there were powerful subsequent explosions after the drone strike insinuating that the drone strike is the vehicle. and then there were that caused one explosion, killing those inside. but then there were perhaps, according to that sent com, subsequent explosions as well emanating from the vehicle. they say again, they're still investigating, but they say sent. com says that if any innocent civilians were killed they would be deeply saddened by by that just to back up again. what al jazeera has been able to to confir

officials have told the reuters news agency they've carried out a military strike in the afghanistan capital kabul. 20 years after being sent in — the last british troops have left afghanistan — the evacuation in the wake of the taliban taking charge is over. the effort has been frankly truly humbling to see the hours worked, you know, the exhaustion painted on people's faces. so we tried our best. forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than hurricane katrina which devastated new orleans 16 years ago. dilemma for doctors — a severe shortage of test tubes in the uk means patients needing urgent blood tests could face delays. great britain claims a historic first paralympic medal in wheelchair rugby, after storming to gold with a superb win over three—time champions the united states. hello. two us officials have told the reuters news agency they've carried out a military strike in the afghanistan capital kabul. the officials said the strike targetted suspected isik—k militants. these are the latest pictures we have from the afghan capital — we'll bring you more detail

taliban fighters have reached the gates of the capital city of kabul. >> a statement issued by the taliban a short time ago asks for calm saying its fighters are on the outskirts of kabul and want to take control of the capital peacefully. meantime, the effort to get americans out of afghanistan is at full force right now. a u.s. official tells cnn the goal is to get embassy personnel out by tuesday if to not sooner. what you are looking at is cnn video of helicopters shuttling employees from the embassy for that evacuation. president biden has authorized sending in another 1,000 troops to carry out the operation which brings the total to 5,000. >> let's get more on the fast-moving developments in afghanistan and get straight to cnn's nick paton walsh, who joins us live from kabul. nick, there werer the. there was an intelligence assessment a few days ago that said this would take place in 30 to 90 days. u.s. intelligence didn't anticipate this would happen merely within hours. bring us up to speed with what you're seeing. >> reporter: yeah, it's important to have a sort of slight pause on

the united states have carried out an air strike in the afghan capital, kabul. ssile launched from a drone targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle who was aiming to carry out an attack at kabul airport. these are the latest pictures we have from the afghan capital. speaking to the bbc�*s us partner network cbs news, a military official said "we are confident we hit the target we were aiming for." borisjohnson has vowed to use all the political, economic and diplomatic levers available to put pressure on the taliban to maintain women's rights and stop afghanistan becoming an incubator for global terror. he was speaking after the last british soldiers, diplomats and civil servants left kabul and arrived back in the uk. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. landing back in the uk, one of the last british planes to leave kabul. these troops widely praised. they helped evacuate more than 15,000 people. that as the taliban took over. borisjohnson says the government will engage alongside allies with the regime the uk helped topple 20 years ago, in a statem

capital kabul within a month. >> the minister will tell us how the governor plans to fight back against the taliban's recent advance. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, the hottest temperature ever recorded in europe, 48.8 degrees in sicily as fire has continued to rage across the mediterranean. thousands of migrants set their sights on the dangerous crossing from columbia to panama and hope of finding a better life. afghanistan's president ashraf ghani has flown to a northern city to try to rally embattled government troops as the taliban continues its assault on territory and cities. if the city falls, the government would lose control of the northern region. a u.s. defense official told reuters they believe the taliban could isolate the capital kabul in one month and take full control of the city within 90 days. in the past week the taliban has taken nine provincial capitals. efforts in delhi to get the taliban and afghan government negotiating have ended without agreement. the taliban says it is committed to negotiation despite the rapid escalation in its offensive

this was the capital, kabul, this morning. on the face of it, business as usual.us and britain preparing to fly out their own citizens, there's a sense the country will soon be on its own. the last 36 hours has been pretty intense, because of the speed in which the insecurity and the sort of takeovers have happened. there is a little bit of worry now amongst the aid agencies that we're not going to be able to serve the serious humanitarian crisis. these carefully targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations. america and its allies, including britain, went in soon after the attacks on the us on 9/11. the initial goal — to prevent afghanistan from being a safe open for al-anda. but subsequent efforts over the past 20 years to create a more stable country now largely appear to have been futile. the prime minister admitting there is no military solution. what we certainly can do is work with all our partners, in the region and around the world, who share an interest with us in preventing afghanistan from once again

those who have escaped to kabul are staring at uncertainty. fears that the capitalimaye, bbc news, kabul. let's talk to politician shukria barakzai. she is in the capital kabul. thank you very much for talking to us. i would really like you to expand your audience here in the uk what the taliban will attempts are doing to people in your country.— taliban will attempts are doing to people in your country. thank you. at the moment _ people in your country. thank you. at the moment in _ people in your country. thank you. at the moment in my _ people in your country. thank you. at the moment in my country, - people in your country. thank you. at the moment in my country, it . people in your country. thank you. at the moment in my country, it is a really chaos. it is disaster for some what exactly the taliban are doing, i think, it was clear, they are saying one thing but they are doing something totally different. first, as even in your report i heard, they were saying they are very nice with the women, but that's not the truth. they are taking women for sexual slavery,

the united states has carried out an airstrike in the afghan capital, kabul.e missile targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle who was aiming to carry out an attack on kabul airport. 20 years after being sent in — the last british troops have left afghanistan — the last uk troops, along with diplomats and officials, have now left kabul airport. forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than hurricane katrina, which devastated new orleans sixteen years ago. more from me at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, witness history. hello, and welcome to this special edition of witness history with me, ciru muriuki — here at the national museum in kenya's capital, nairobi. this month, we're featuring five incredible moments from recent african history. coming up, how tunisian women became some of the most liberated in the world in the 1950s. we find out about the history of great zimbabwe, the ancient stone city once the centre of an african empire. plus, one of the world's largest refugee camps and the kenyan pop song that became a global h

second largest city and fears are mounting that the capital kabul, may be under threat. has warned that afghanistan is "spinning out of control", as terrified families flee to camps that are already overcrowded. in the uk — a vigil has been held to remember the victims of thursday's mass shooting — the country's worst since 2010. police have now named the victims. much of southern europe continues to bake.

kabul airport. these are the latest pictures we have from the afghan capital.he bbc�*s us partner network cbs news — a military official said "we are confident we hit "the target we were aiming for." we'll bring you more on that in moment — but here are today's other developments. it comes as the prime minister marks the end of britain�*s 20—year the end of britain's 20—year military campaign in afghanstan — called the efforts by the armed forces "heroic" and said the uk departure from afghanistan was "the culmination of a mission unlike anything we've "seen in our lifetimes". the last flights have begun arriving at raf brize norton with military personnel and diplomatic staff — as the largest evacuation of its kind since the second world war draws to a close. more than 15,000 people have been airlifted out of afghanistan by the uk in the past fornight. but hundreds of afghans eligible for relocation, and uk nationals, have been left behind. us presidentjoe biden is en—route to dover air force base to receive ——in delaware to receive the bodies of us service me

people from one family — including six children — were killed by a us drone attack in the afghan capital, kabul are taking reports of civilian deaths �*very seriously�*. warnings of life—threatening floods and dangerous storm surges as tropical storm ida churns its way along the coast of louisiana and mississippi states. more paralympics success for great britain as lee pearson, andrew small and phoebe paterson pine claim golds. now on bbc news. on the travel show there's another chance to see the second part of rajan datar�*s epic railjourney across the united states. i am on a coast—to—coast trek across the south of the usa, exploring the places that have grown up along the sunset limited train line. myjourney started in the unique port city of new orleans, and continued across from louisiana to texas, and one of america's most distinctive national parks. this is the rio grande. welcome to the border! this week, as i continue myjourney along the rail route, but off the beaten track, i find out how close we came to the end of the world. three, two, one, release. you and i have just started som

now seized the city of jalalabad in the east, according to a local afghan official, leaving the capital, kabulong the only major city still under government control. we're also learning the taliban have taken nili, which means at least 24 of afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals are under taliban control. sources tell cnn jalalabad and nili fell without resistance. a key border crossing with pakistan has been sealed. sources tell cnn pakistani officials made the decision after taliban forces took over transit and administrative offices on the pakistani side. five years ago, the militants were divided after losing their leader and disagreeing about who should pick up the mantle. as nic robertson now reports, the group knew how to adapt and rebuild. >> reporter: 20 years after being driven from kabul, the taliban are poised to re-enter afghanistan's capital once again. in many ways, they've changed little. a rural movement led by deeply conservative clerics. but the taliban have shown themselves smarter on the battlefield, adept at the negotiating table, as they've seized one province after anoth

week—long offensive across afghanistan has culminated in their seizure of kabul, 20 years after they last held power. they took the capitalan. the taliban have urged calm but kabul is in chaos. 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 est

how they respond tomorrow to this situation will determine, you know, what happens next in the capital, kabult british and american troops are set to arrive in kabul this weekend. ramzan karmali has this assessment of the task ahead. another day of taliban advances sawthe militants move into the third largest city. and another city less than 100 kilometres from the capital. the taliban have taken control of 11 provincial capitals. they also claim to have taken kandahar. the us and other foreign troops withdrew after 20 years of military operations, but now the us is sending 3000 soldiers back to help evacuate a significant amount of embassy staff. this is a temporary mission with a narrow focus. as with all deployments of our troops into harms way, our commanders have the inherent right of self—defence and any attack on them can and will be met with a forceful and aapropriate response. the uk is deploying 600 troops to help relocate nationals, staff and interpreters. at one british politician and former soldier is clear as to who is to blame for the current turmoil. these are decisions we mad