frank gardner, the gulf. frank, thank you. frank gardner. or— the gulf. frank, thank you.dner, or security _ the gulf. frank, thank you. frank gardner, or security correspond l the gulf. frank, thank you. frank i gardner, or security correspond with the latest. it's been another outstanding day for team gb at the olympic games injapan. sailing brought in two gold medals and a silver the cyclists settled for silver in both the women's team pursuit and the men's team sprint but that outcome means that jason kenny has now matched the record of the great sir bradley wiggins as the most decorated british olympian of all time. there were other medal—winning performances during the day as our correspondent natalie pirks reports from tokyo. nautical perfection, sailing dominance. britain were riding the crest of a wave. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell were in a great place in the men's 49er and just needed to beat the germans in their final race. they literally put it all on the line. right on the line, great britain. with it, the gold medal in tokyo 2020. but not to be outdone,

frank gardner, auain, of afghanistan. frank gardner, again. please _ of afghanistan.es and then you get a lot of people rushing to the sight of that ied explosion, to try to help the people on the ground, the living and the wounded. then the second attack happens once that huge cluster has gone into help so in fact you get a double effect in these types of ieds, the first one kills and maims many, the second goes against those people who are coming into help and again, kills and maimed even more. as you are speaking, we are looking at a map of the international airport. we know the gate the attack was focused on. in terms of the implications, in terms of what is going on, the evacuation, what do you think will be the considerations currently, both in the pentagon and the white house?— the white house? well, firstly, like frank, i the white house? well, firstly, like frank. i don't— the white house? well, firstly, like frank, i don't know _ the white house? well, firstly, like frank, i don't know what _ the white house? well, firstly, like frank, i don't know what is -

let's join frank gardner.out the risks of attacks by the regional group of so—called islamic state. tell us how much of a presence they have in this region. much of a presence they have in this reuion. ,, , ., region. sure. they are the hidden menace that _ region. sure. they are the hidden menace that is _ region. sure. they are the hidden menace that is lurking _ region. sure. they are the hidden menace that is lurking on - region. sure. they are the hidden menace that is lurking on the - region. sure. they are the hidden l menace that is lurking on the other side of— menace that is lurking on the other side of the — menace that is lurking on the other side of the airport perimeter. somewhere in kabul and beyond. thats— somewhere in kabul and beyond. that's their name to the affiliate of isis~ _ that's their name to the affiliate of isis. their strength is concentrated in the east of the country — concentrated in the east of the country. at one stage, they had about— country. at one stage, they had about 100

frank gardner, bbc news.dent, 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 the crowd and how they have simply given up. they have decided the situation at the airport is even more dangerous than the prospect for them of life under taliban rule. we are also getting reports tonight in the us media that there are concerns amongst us defence officials about the possibility of an attack by the islamic state group on the airport. a sense of panic that many there who are camped out our feeling many there who are camped out ourfeeling is really fuelled by the fact that international troops are going to be pulled out by the end of the month. that is when evacuation p

frank gardner, bbc news. the uk has airlifted nearly 4,000 people out of afghanistan, since kabul fell last weekend. but others fearing for their lives, having worked with british forces, believe they should be airlifted out too. our correspondent, frankie mccamley, has been speaking to one man, whom we've chosen not to identify for his safety. this morning, 200 evacuees arrived at brize norton, following thousands of others, with many more waiting to leave. but some feel like they've been left behind. now in hiding, this man worked for a security firm with the british embassy. translation: we cannot stay in our home. - i hear the taliban has a list of all others who worked with the international companies and they will start to pull them from their houses and hang them. how are your family feeling? translation: i am very sorry for my family, - and sometimes when i look to my kids, it is very bad. i cannot look at them. i was the one who put them at high risk. if i knew this company would do this to us, i wou

frank gardner, another 20 years of conflict. frank gardner. a — another 20 years of conflict.rank gardner, a security _ another 20 years of conflict. frank gardner, a security correspondent. thank you for being with me over the last hour. i know you will stay with me in the coming minutes. this is bbc world news, i'm matthew amroliwala. there's been a twin bomb attack with reports of gunfire outside kabul airport as western governments try to evacuate civilians from the city. initial reports point to a suicide bombing — it's thought at least 13 are dead, including children. the us government says there have been american casualties. it comes as thousands had still been gathering outside the airport — despite clear warnings of an imminent attack. hello and welcome to bbc world news. we are staying with those events in afghanistan. — there's been a suicide bombing at kabul airport in afghanistan, where crowds were gathered in the hope of getting on a flight to escape taliban rule. taliban officials said at least 13 people were killed. it comes after days of warnings from western

frank gardner, bbc news. correspondent secunder kermani is in kabul and has been speaking to the afghans who hope to be evacuated. he says the situation at the airport still seems extremely tense. well, it's still very chaotic. i was speaking earlier to one young afghan whose father worked for the american embassy for 20 years, they had been told to go to the airport to be evacuated, tried for two days straight, but they have simply given up, they've decided at the situation at the airport is even more dangerous than the prospect of life under taliban rule. we're also getting reports tonight in the us media that there are concerns amongst us defence officials about the possibility of an attack by the islamic state group on the airport. it's sent a panic that many there who are camped out are feeling — it's really fuelled by the fact that international troops will be pulled out by the end of this month. that's when the evacuation process, it seems at the moment, at least, will end. and after that, many fear it

frank gardner. secretaryjohn kirby said there were a number of security concerns in and around the airport. the situation in the city is fluid and dynamic and you have seen the images over the last 2a, 48 hours yourself of the situation outside the perimeter of the airport and it changes. it changes almost by the hour and it changes in locations around the airport. it is very, very fluid and dynamic. i don't want to speak for the state department, obviously, but like our military commanders, they are going to make decisions in real time about what is in the best interest of innocent civilians that have need to get to the airport and we want to get inside the security gates. this will change every day. there will be modifications to our assessment in what we think is in the best interests. we have said from the very beginning of this that we are going to try to do this in a safe and orderly way and that means making sure that nobody gets hurt. to the maximum extent possible. what you are seeing is a

ros: whave more on this report with bbc security correspondent frank gardner. he evidence cing out, particularly in the report you mentioned from the norwegian center for global analysis, is saying there is a manhunt list that has been drawn up in advance of the taliban and even taking over provincial capitals. they knew they wanted to target and they are threatening relatives, saying hand them over or you will get arrested and possibly killed. i am sure this will be denied by taliban leadership, who, it is in their interest to present an aspect of normality. they want them to stay in the country and build it according to their own strictures. it is not in their interests. but the practicality is that these other people who have been hunting down the taliban, as well as al qaeda for the last 20 years. of course their brie went to go after them, at the very least questioning them. worrying for the west is some other methods, sources, the roads into western intelligence are not want to be revealed. this is another blow for the west in its attempt to try to stop te

i've been spekaing to our security correspondent frank gardner.ificant the taliban's political leader mullah abdul ghani baradar was to the movement. he is very significant because he was very close to the originalfounder of the taliban back in 1994. he is a relative moderate compared to some of his more extreme colleagues. he spent eight years in prison in pakistan and he was only released in 2018. he has been instrumental in the peace talks you mention in doha. he has been very much at the forefront of those. i think the big questions now are whether this second iteration of taliban rule in afghanistan is going to be different from the earlier one. the public signs that they are putting out are that it will be. they're going to be less extreme. they are saying the things that people want to hear, the big question is once the spotlight is all of afghanistan and it will do so inevitably, are they going to revert type? 0ppressing women, suppressing human rights, carrying out all sorts of very brutal punishments, oppressing free media. or will they

. _ let�*s speak to our security correspondent, frank gardner. is threat of a terror attack on the airport? let me start by saying, a huge amount of people do not believe it is real, on social media. the amount of people saying this is cooked up by governments to cover up for the fact they have made such a mess of the hurried departure of western forces from afghanistan. let us stick to the facts. the threat is purported to come from the afghan affiliate of isis, they carried out 24 affiliate of isis, they carried out 2a attacks many of them deadly in kabul all alone lastly year there are no ferns of the taliban and they think the taliban or soft and they are more extreme. they have recruited from taliban defectors who do not think the taliban or extreme enough. so, the threat is of a suicide vest carrying bomber infiltrating the crowds at the gate to the airport to try and blow himself up and kill as many people as possible, preferably for westerners. they are looking not only to kill westerners but people allied with the west, afghans trying to

running for the very latest information, and also this explainer from our security correspondent frank gardnere carried out the attack. if you wanyt to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. seeking another escape route thousands of afghans travel to the border with pakistan, but many are not being allowed through. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly a5 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky — an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair— what katrina achieved injust hours. - three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off—duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john ver

after years in exile, he's finally able to return to the country. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardneryou. there are so many questions concerning not only the taliban, but also how they fund themselves, who they are. let's start off with this latest development and mullah baradar. how significant is he within the whole story? significant is he within the whole sto ? , , u, significant is he within the whole sto? ,, story? very significant because he was very close _ story? very significant because he was very close to _ story? very significant because he was very close to the _ story? very significant because he was very close to the original - was very close to the original founder of the taliban back in 1994. he is a relative moderate compared to some of his more extreme colleagues. he spent eight years in prison in pakistan and he was only released in 2018. he has been instrumental in the peace talks you mention indo hop. he has been very much at the forefront of those. i think the big questions now are whether this second iteration of taliban rule in afghanistan is going to be diff

i'm joined now by our security correspondent frank gardner.gence have been confirming that indeed the hijack has taken place and that armed men believed to be from the iranian revolutionary guard corps have taken over control of a medium—sized tanker and awarded it to sail to iran. —— ordered it too. in the past they usually denied rules initially. this particular tanker was sailing from the portable and i've had a look at the maritime tracker and it's not moving very fast. currently under way but at less than one not it's on a stationary and it's kind of midway between the coast of the uae and iran, and it's been taken very seriously. senna, from the white house saying the us is taking this very serious indeed and a cup just five days after the fatal drone attack that killed a british security guard and sailor on board another tanker not far away also off of the coast of oman.— of the coast of oman. taking this to . ether of the coast of oman. taking this together what — of the coast of oman. taking this together what appears _ of the coast o

we know what happens next. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner says there have been reports of taliban citizens there are a number of chilling and disturbing reports which the un secretary general mentioned about people being coerced. door—to—door hunting down a people from the former regime and the question is, are thosejust one former regime and the question is, are those just one offs by a few hot—headed militant acting on their own or part of a secret order issued from above and the bigger question, i think, is referring to what you are referring to there, the arrival in kabul, is the new telephone really reformed? it depends which view you want to take. but in�*s chief of defence staff has tended to be on the optimistic side that they have learnt their lessons and they have learnt their lessons and they have seen how unpopular they had been with many people and try to be more inclusive. cynics would say, actually, this isjust window dressing, lip gloss. they're saying that the international community wants to hear but once the international attention and focus moves away they will

said respect for national values, including the flag, was raised too. 0ur security correspondent frank gardnerreports of violence against afghan citizens. there are two questions that float to the surface here. there are a number of really chilling and disturbing reports which the un secretary—general mentioned about people being coerced. door—to—door hunting down of people from the former regime and the question is, othersjust one offs former regime and the question is, others just one offs by a few hot—headed militants acting on their own or of a secret order issued from above? the big question, i think, is referring to what you are referring to there, the arrival in kabul, is the new taliban really reformed? are they actually changed? it depends which he want to take. the chief of defence staff, britain�*s chief of defence staff, britain�*s chief of defence staff, britain�*s chief of defence staff has been on the more optimistic side they�*ve learned their lessons and seen how unpopular they been with many people and they�*re going to try to be more inclusive. cynics would say actually, thi

that's our security correspondent, frank gardner.chaired a meeting of the cobra emergency committee at lunch time to discuss the worsening situation in afghanistan. numberten discuss the worsening situation in afghanistan. number ten has continued to pledge to get pretty citizens out of the country for as long as it is safe to do so. let's hear now from the foreign secretary, because dominic rob hasjust been giving an update to journalists about all of that. let's hear from him now. ~ ., _, . ., about all of that. let's hear from him now. ~ ., . ., ., him now. we have concentrated on the evacuation effort _ him now. we have concentrated on the evacuation effort for _ him now. we have concentrated on the evacuation effort for british _ evacuation effort for british nationals and those afghan nationals who have served the united kingdom so loyally. i can say that in the early hours of this morning, we are going to see 150 british nationals arriving back over the last week. we have delivered 289 afghan nationals who have worked for the

let's get more now with our security correspondent frank gardner. his afternoon. tells more about this afternoon. tells more about this character. he this afternoon. tells more about this character.— this afternoon. tells more about this character. he has been around for a very long _ this character. he has been around for a very long time, _ this character. he has been around for a very long time, he's - this character. he has been around for a very long time, he's a - this character. he has been around for a very long time, he's a stout, | for a very long time, he's a stout, stocky, long bearded militant who has been largely out of sight for the last few years. 20 years ago he was with 0sama bin laden and his tora bora mountains hideout. soon after 9/11 he fled with 0sama bin laden to pakistan where 0sama bin laden to pakistan where 0sama bin laden was later killed ten years later. he was classified by the us is a designated global terrorist. the fact he has returned, according to this video that was filmed yesterday, doing a hard province in easte

our security correspondent frank gardner is here. deadline might be extended? fist how realistic is it to think this deadline might be extended? at the moment it is — deadline might be extended? at the moment it is very _ deadline might be extended? at the moment it is very unrealistic - moment it is very unrealistic because of what the taliban have said. they view the presence of foreign forces as an occupation and they have said august the 31st is a red line and that is only eight days away. if they are persuaded to extend that, they will want something in return. ideally they would like recognition, but it is a bit early for that. if the us, and britain will not stay there without the us, if the us decided they were going to stay on beyond that, without taliban compliance that brings extreme risk, at worst case an aircraft being shot down out of the sky, more likely clashes at the gate, some kind of harassment. you are entering a completely different paradigms at that stage. it would become a hostile situation. an nhs video featuri

kabul talks is the taliban co—founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar, our security correspondent frank gardnerabout him. this is somebody who co—founded the entire movement back in 1994, along with mullah omar, his more famous brother—in—law, reportedly. so mullah baradar, he was born in afghanistan in 1968 and he co—founded a movement of islamic scholars started in the madrasahs. so taliban literally means students, it's plural for students. and they took over southern afghanistan in the mid—90s. initially they were very popular because at the time the country had gone from civil war, it was racked with corruption, as it has been recently, actually, but also by a lot of infighting between warlords. and there was then five years of pretty unpopular brutal taliban repressive rule. he played a part in that, he held various posts, various roles, he ended up as deputy defence minister, and when the taliban were expelled by the northern alliance, backed by the us, in 2001, he went into exile, he moved, he became part of the quetta shura in pakistan. he was arrested in karachi in 2010. the americans

lets speak to frank gardner who is live with us on this story. ? i would collect a fairly major fall, it's the only part of afghanistan that they do not have control. they say they've surrounded it, but they will probably think twice before trying to actually take it because as you heard there, it's always been as you heard there, it's always been a kind of bastion of opposition. the line of this valley is this emblematic charismatic figure, so it will be a tough night for the taliban to crack, and they mayjust decide in the end to ignore it and to leave it alone and just let them simmer away there. i think it all depends on how much trouble that's national resistant front makes for that taliban outside the valley. the fact is that that taliban have seized enormous quantities of weapons, ammunition and hardware from the surrounding afghan national crisis, much of this was donated in the last three months by the americans, you know, hundreds of humvees, of helicopters, of weapons stashes of ammunition, dollars, you name it. so they have taken over

here's our security correspondent frank gardner.tan is not good for anything from about pakistan, of course, is very close to the taliban from about pakistan, of course, is very close to the taliban, particularly the isi, it is very close to the taliban. china has been one of the first major nations who in fact is the first major nation to say that some actually, it could do business at the new taliban government, and will probably be recognising it. russia has had talks already, but encouragingly, russia special�*s envoy to afghanistan has spoken to his opposite number in the us, so thatis his opposite number in the us, so that is encouraging because the only way that is going to be lasting peace in afghanistan is if all the countries in the region can agree on what it looks like. i have to say that to looking down the future, i think the west will be a lot less relevant. china will want its mineral resources from afghanistan it russia well one day peaceful stable border or border area on those southern republics that stand between

let's talk to our security correspondent, frank gardner. who are isis k?k? this is the afghanistan branch - who are isis k? this is the afghanistan branch or - who are isis k? this is the . afghanistan branch or affiliate who are isis k? this is the - afghanistan branch or affiliate of islamic state group isis. which was defeated in syria two years ago who is after losing its self proclaimed caliphate. they are not very many, but as presidentjoe biden said they are a sworn enemy of the taliban and al-qaeda and they are present in afghanistan and it is clear that the us picked up threat reporting that isis were planning to carry out an attack at the airport. you can imagine and all that confusing crowd of people that it would not be very difficult for someone to get a suicide bomber in there. that is what isis has threatened that they are looking to do to try and disrupt operations. they have not been specific about why, but they feed on chaos, they are rivals of the taliban, the arrivals of al-anda, they have not cheered the taliban takeover and they are l

here's our security correspondent, frank gardner.terrorist according to the united states. there has been no official confirmation from the us government about this very but it appears to show him arriving in a car, to a rapturous welcome, escorted by a number of cars flying taliban flags, that doesn't mean to say they are taliban, they could be al-qaeda flying taliban flex because the organisations were close in the past and some would say still r. he was also the arms procurement chief for osama bin laden. he fled afghanistan soon after the 9/11 attacks along with many other members of al-qaeda, he fled across the border into pakistan, and he was arrested there, he spent some years in prison but was released. and the fact he has returned, eight feet is confirmed it is him, is worrying for the region and for the world for two reasons, one, it would show that al-qaeda feel safe enough to return to the former stronghold it lived in before, close to the tora bora mountains, and secondly the fact he seems to be getting a strong local we

mind this report, here is the bbc's mind this report, here is the bbc�*s security correspondent, frank gardneridence that is startina gardner. the evidence that is starting to — gardner. the evidence that is starting to come _ gardner. the evidence that is starting to come out - gardner. the evidence that is starting to come out saying l gardner. the evidence that is i starting to come out saying that there _ starting to come out saying that there is— starting to come out saying that there is this man hunt list that's been drawn up in advance of the taliban— been drawn up in advance of the taliban taking over provincial capitals, _ taliban taking over provincial capitals, they knew they wanted to target, _ capitals, they knew they wanted to target, and they are now threatening those _ target, and they are now threatening those relatives saying hand them over, _ those relatives saying hand them over. or— those relatives saying hand them over, or else he will get arrested and possibly killed. i'm sure this will be _ and possibly killed. i'm sure this will be denied by taliban leadership you want

airport and attack both us and allied forces and innocent civilians. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner the threat posed by this insurgent group. they call themselves isis khorasan province. khorasan is an old description for a vast area of eastern iran and afghanistan, and it's less than 1000, but they have carried out a number of attacks. they've been around since january 2015. they've attacked both afghan government security forces, the us and the taliban, even when the taliban were themselves insurgents. so, they're basically enemies of everybody, and they are looking for disruption and chaos. these threats are causing some countries to act. poland has announced it is halting all evacuations. the country's deputy foreign minister said in a statement that, "after a long analysis of reports on the security situation, we cannot "risk the lives of our diplomats and of our soldiers." bear in mind that by tuesday next week, all foreign forces should have left afghanistan. life will present a range of challenges. among them, drought and rising food prices and the different rules of life un

let's bring in our security expert frank gardner. an to the way al-qaeda are treated, frank? very simply because al-qaeda have been allies of the taliban in the past, they've been interwoven with ethnic ties together — whereas isis are relative newcomers, they are rivals and far more extreme than the taliban. i should just correct one thing, there is no such province in afghanistan as a khorasan. this is the name that isis have given their affiliate, they call it the islamic state khorasan province, which president biden has americanized to call it isis—k. but khorasan is a name given to the swathe of central asia, including parts of iran which they have adopted, they've cloaked themselves in this mantle. they are smaller and weaker than the taliban, they've fought several clashes with them — they are accusing the taliban of being sell—outs, saying this wasn't a taliban victory, "you made this in the —— deal in the air conditioned rooms and dough half." so they've just the military victory and take over, and they've gone underground w

let's talk about that group in other developments with frank gardner.ur us personnel may have died. ., , than four us personnel may have died. . , ,., , than four us personnel may have died. . , , . ., died. the latest reports which are uncorroborated, _ died. the latest reports which are uncorroborated, they _ died. the latest reports which are uncorroborated, they haven't - died. the latest reports which are | uncorroborated, they haven't been confirmed by the pentagon, but us media are reporting that ten us servicemen were killed in this blast. the other report said four. evenif blast. the other report said four. even if it is four, that is for more than were killed in the last 18 months. the only here is that the time the peace deal was signed on the break last year of the withdrawal, not one single us servicemen or woman was killed in combat in afghanistan. this has turned into a deadly withdrawal, sadly. who benefits from this? not the taliban, actually. they are the ones in charge now, that is the new reality which is why the suspicion is falling

let�*s join a security correspondent frank gardner.taliban when they were both insurgents. so the threat of reporting was picked up the threat of reporting was picked up by us intelligence was that they were planning or considering some kind of attack at the air what. you know because of sealant with your own eyes what an incredibly volatile dynamic, shifting and turn situation it is at the airport so you can imagine what even the rumour of an attack by them would do to that situation which is why the us has decided they cannot delay any longer. decided they cannot delay any [on i er. ~ ., decided they cannot delay any lonier_ . ., ., decided they cannot delay any lonier. . ., ., , , longer. what about the relationship between al-qaeda _ longer. what about the relationship between al-qaeda and _ longer. what about the relationship between al-qaeda and taliban i longer. what about the relationship l between al-qaeda and taliban which has now come to power. that was one of the main issues of discussions during negotiations that led to th

nehra security correspondent frank gardner, and of course much more about the situation in afghanistanependent practioners, who might not have full access to their medical histories. two former sex pistols have won a high court battle with former frontman johnny rotten. it's all about the use of the punk band's songs in a new tv series directed by danny boyle. drummer paul cook, and guitarist stevejones, argued that the group had an agreement that decisions would be made on a "majority rule basis" but lydon rejected the deal, likening it to "slave labour". with me now is our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. he has been following this far more closely than many of us might. people may be aware of the danny boyle work going on in this area. can you explain what is really happening here and what this case is about? , , . , , happening here and what this case is about? , , about? this is a series about the sex pistols, _ about? this is a series about the sex pistols, the _ about? this is a series about the sex pistols, the impact - about? this is a series about the sex pistols, th

earlier we heard from our security correspondent, frank gardner.gion fighting wildfires. in this suburb of northern athens, more than 500 firefighters have been deployed. houses have burnt down, many have been forced to evacuate, as greece experiences its worst heatwave in 30 years. translation: in the area where the fire broke out, | temperatures reached 45 celsius with less than 10% air humidity. these extreme conditions are due to the intense heatwave that has been affecting our country for the last week. and in israel, firefighters also used planes and helicopters to fight the wildfire in the forests west ofjerusalem. many fear these extreme scenes will become more commonplace as climate changes. sancha berg, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... jabs for teenagers — all 16 and 17 year olds will be offered the pfizer covid vaccine. 13—year—old sky brown becomes britain's youngest ever olympic medallist winning bronze in skateboarding and ben maher takes top spot in the individual showjumping. a day of mourning and protests in lebanon to mark t

let's talk to our security correspondent, frank gardner.le. us - happen in that way? no, it was entirely avoidable. us military| entirely avoidable. us military chiefs and others try to advise president biden that he just needed to keep a minimum of 2500 or 3500 troops there as back—up for the afghan national security forces really as a deterrent to stop the taliban doing exactly what they just have them. it's not that the us were leaving, is the manner in which they left. once the us announced they were leaving, there was no longer any incentive for the taliban to keep making any concessions and to peace talks. they had as you heard from their spokesman, they had prepared for this very well. there was this myth that for years the afghan national army had been built up afghan national army had been built up and been trained and given equipment that would make it a cohesive national force, equipment that would make it a cohesive nationalforce, sadly that isn't the case. on the plus side, a taliban victory will bring a former security. afghan

our security correspondent frank gardner is here. the odd unexplained incident in the last one in four hours, there have not been any confrontation at the airport, they have allowed people with some obstruction but generally allowed people to get through. they have not stopped the evacuation that they see the presence of foreign forces as an occupation and the hardliners in the taliban have said we agreed to the argus to the 31st deadline, that is a red line, and you heard from their spokesmen they will not change that. it doesn't matter how much pressure any g7 leader puts onjoe biden, if the taliban say you have got to leave by argus the 31st, any difference to that would be a hot while, you will have to then get troops in and make the taliban go back. you're basically going to war. so hence the increased urgency to get everyone out in the last remaining eight days. we get everyone out in the last remaining eight days. we can only imaaine remaining eight days. we can only imagine everybody _ remaining eight days. we can only imagin