frankie mccamley, bbc news. our correspondent secunder kermani is in kabul tonight.sperate images and pictures from the airport in kabul. our us and british forces confident they can control the situation? i confident they can control the situation?— confident they can control the situation? ., , ., ., situation? i would say the situation is re situation? i would say the situation is pretty much _ situation? i would say the situation is pretty much out _ situation? i would say the situation is pretty much out of— situation? i would say the situation is pretty much out of control - is pretty much out of control already. 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, given permission to board a flight but could not get past the crowd and that they have given up because they decided the situation at the airport is more dangerous than the prospect of life under the taliban. we are also getting reports from the us media of concerns among defence officials there of the possibili

frankie mccamley, bbc news.d journalist who has written extensively about afghanistan. she is part of an international coalition consisting of soliders, aid workers, diplomats and journalists who've served or worked in afghanistan, trying help afghans escape from the country. we've all come together in the last few weeks as we've been scrambling to get intelligence from the ground, to get intelligence from the ground, to find out who's the most at risk, who is under the most immediate threat from taliban, get those names together, collate them into a list and get those names over to the relevant government democratic governments to get on the evacuation lists. we knew who those most vulnerable afghans were going to be, so i was it left to a group of volunteers to do that? that's utterly beyond me. just to give you an example of some of the cases that have passed me this week — i'm talking about female high court judges, female afghan army cadets, members of the afghan national sports team, women, boys and girls.

frankie mccamley, bbc news.n's most prominent leaders, abdul ghani baradar, returned to afghanistan after years in exile. what do we know about him? well, he was one of the four men who founded the taliban back in 1994, and became a lynchpin of the insurgency, after the taliban were toppled by the us—led invasion in 2001. then, in 2010, he was captured in a joint us—pakistani raid. but he was released in 2013. afghan officials hoped he would encourage the taliban to engage in peace talks with them. fast forward seven years — and he signs a deal, not with the afghan government, but with the us trump administration. it culminates in the withdrawal of us troops. we know what happens next. the taliban quickly take control of afghanistan. and then, after years in exile, he's finally able to return to the country. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner is here. it is lovely to see you. there are so many questions concerning not only the taliban, but also how they fund themselves, who they are. let's start off with

frankie mccamley, bbc news.urkey has warned of a new wave of migration and called on european countries to take responsibility. greece however has built a new 40—kilometre fence and surveillance system along its border with turkey. the greek government says it won't wait passively for the possible impact of a refugee crisis, following the taliban takeover. hurricane grace has torn through eastern mexico after making landfall for a second time, and has killed at least eight people. the deaths and the worst damage were in veracruz state, where the storm came ashore early on saturday. the hurricane weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland north of mexico city, but high winds and downpours were reported to be causing more flooding. meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. new york's governor, andrew cuomo, said he had spoken to president biden, who agreed to the declaration, which will release funds before the hurricane make

frankie mccamley reports. the rspca has been intercepting illegal animal imports.en through proper checks by certified vets. smugglers have also found legal loopholes to transport dogs with docked tails and cropped ears into the country — a practice some vets say are purely for looks but can cause a lot of pain. when it comes to ear cropping, unfortunately what we have seen is an increase in demand for dogs with cropped ears — a completely unnecessary and abhorrent mutilation that causes nothing but pain and has no medical benefit. it is done purely for the way these dogs look. and we have seen an increase in their use in the media — by social media influencers and celebrities — which has led to an increase in demand by the public. animal welfare campaigners have been calling on the government to clamp down on these practices and introduce measures to deter puppy smugglers. today, the government is launching a consultation on new powers to help tackle these issues, which include raising the minimum age for importing a puppy from 15 weeks to six months, banning the

frankie mccamley reports.n the early hours of this morning, another plane lands at raf brize norton, this time carrying 200 british and afghan evacuees. fix, norton, this time carrying 200 british and afghan evacuees. a calm arrival under — british and afghan evacuees. a calm arrival under darkness. _ british and afghan evacuees. a calm arrival under darkness. close - british and afghan evacuees. a calm arrival under darkness. close to - arrival under darkness. close to kabul airport, the scenes could not be more different. desperation has deepened, with the evacuation operation in chaos. some here have permission to fly, others had just turned up anyway. in hiding, i speak to one man who works for a security firm at the british embassy. translation: i firm at the british embassy. translation:— firm at the british embassy. translation: ., , , translation: i tried many times since yesterday — translation: i tried many times since yesterday but _ translation: i tried many times since yesterday but could - transla

frankie mccamley, bbc news.st heard — a key figure at the kabul talks is the taliban co—founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar, our security correspondent frank gardner told us more about 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, ba

here's frankie mccamley. chaos of consuming clouds near kabul airport.lives. clear signs of tension is mounting. this man threatening people with a whip. the us is now advising its citizens not to travel to the airport unless specifically told to, but even those can't get through. translation: ~ ., ., ., ., translation: we have got a legal visa, man translation: we have got a legal visa. many peeple _ translation: we have got a legal visa, many people who _ translation: we have got a legal visa, many people who are - translation: we have got a legal visa, many people who are coming | visa, many people who are coming here don't have the right documents, but we have got the visa and they won't let's through. this but we have got the visa and they won't let's through. this morning, a lane won't let's through. this morning, a plane carrying _ won't let's through. this morning, a plane carrying 200 _ won't let's through. this morning, a plane carrying 200 evacuees, - won't let's through. this morning, a | plane carrying 200 evacuees, mainly security guards fr

here's frankie mccamley.. chaos of consuming clouds near kabul airport. reports bodies are carried away from the crush, with us fighting for their lives. clear signs of tension is mounting. this man threatening people with a whip. the us is now advising its citizens not to travel to the airport unless specifically told to, but even those can't get through. translation: we have got a legal |visa, many people who are coming | here don't have the right documents, but we have got the visa and they won't let's through. this morning, a plane carrying 200 evacuees, mainly security guards from the british embassy arrived in brize norton. in hiding amid the security guard tells me he and other colleagues have been left behind. we feel abandoned, we can't stay in our home, it is dangerous. sometimes i can't look at my kids. i was the one that putters at such high risk. if i knew this company would do this to us, i would never have joined. outside, banks are closed for the seventh day in a i’ow. there is no cash in the machines. and hospitals are not running at full

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