let's go live to kabul and the bbc�*s malik mudassir. ou tell us, malik, about the extent of the taliban presence in kabul tonight? yes, and the taliban have taken all of afghanistan almost, now they are in kabul city, and they are patrolling in the streets, they are keeping the government official vehicles and army vehicles that they have captured from the forces in afghanistan. they are patrolling here, and they are just marking places, two checkpoints, to get a vantage point from.— vantage point from. what is the effect of that, _ vantage point from. what is the effect of that, would _ vantage point from. what is the effect of that, would you - vantage point from. what is the effect of that, would you say, i vantage point from. what is the | effect of that, would you say, on the people of the city?— effect of that, would you say, on the people of the city? well, that is very catastrophic. _ the people of the city? well, that is very catastrophic. as _ the people of the city? well, that is very catastrophic. as soon - the people of the

that is the bbc�*s malik mudassir reporting from kabul.y surprise by the pace and scale of the taliban's takeover, but that the government is making every effort to get thousands of uk nationals and afghans who worked with foreign forces out of the country. but the defence secretary, ben wallace, acknowledged in a tearful interview that some might not be able to leave. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. these will be among the lasting images of this 20 year war, the scramble to flee as kabul fell. away from this, military planes are evacuating british nationals and afghans who worked for british forces, but the government acknowledges not everyone will make it out. it acknowledges not everyone will make it out. , . , acknowledges not everyone will make it out. , ., , ., it out. it is a pile of regret -- it is a part _ it out. it is a pile of regret -- it is a part of— it out. it is a pile of regret -- it is a part of regret _ it out. it is a pile of regret -- it is a part of regret for _ it out. it is a pile of regret -- it

from kabul, our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani and camera operator malik mudassir sent thist. shame on them! they've been through so much already. now wading through sewage in the hope of somehow being able to leave this country. huge crowds are still flocking to kabul airport, under the watch of american and british soldiers. despite the dirt, the dust, the gunshots and the chaos, people are still coming here, and they're coming here in their thousands. here, a makeshift camp has sprung up. most of the people gathered don't have permission to board an evacuation flight. the few that do are struggling to make their way inside. translation: we've been waiting here for six days and six nights. i the american embassy told us to come here, but we can't get past all these crazy people. is it worth it? is it betterjust staying here in afghanistan for the moment? there's no way we can stay here. the americans should shoot us or let us through. yesterday, the taliban said they're not in favour of afghans leaving. we saw no sign of them preventing people where we were, but they're cl

have been airlifted this week. 0ur afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani and cameraman malik mudassir this report from kabul on the despair of those, still trying to escape. you may find some of the scenes distressing. get back! panic and chaos close to kabul airport. british soldiers guarding a secure compound for those being evacuated. british passport holders in the crowd, desperately trying to get through. this is my british passport. like this uber driver from west london. he's got kids. we've been waiting. how long have you been here waiting? i came morning, five o'clock. still, i'm waiting here. in the last three days, i'm trying to go inside... and they won't letl you into the hotel? even though the embassy has told you to come here. - yes, he said i had to go here. even more distressing scenes at the main entrance to the compound. british soldiers trying to keep the crowd back. this is a scene of total and utter chaos, many of the people here don't have any permission to board an evacuation flight but they are so desperate that they just turned up here anyway. that's making i

for the latest from kabul we can speak to the bbc�*s malik mudassir.c at the airport, you were there, what was it like? this morning when i went to the airport to see what the situation was like it was the most chaotic scene i've ever seen in the last ten years. people werejust scene i've ever seen in the last ten years. people were just trying to get to the airport with their families, children and everybody. they were rushing to get into the airport, climbing walls and not even scared of the bullets that the taliban were firing to disperse them. i could see the desperation and anxiety in their faces that they just wanted to flee the country. they did not even have any travel documents. they did not even have any travel documente— they did not even have any travel documents. and in the city centre what is the _ documents. and in the city centre what is the atmosphere _ documents. and in the city centre what is the atmosphere like - documents. and in the city centre j what is the atmosphere like now? documents. and in the city centre i what is the atmo

from kabul, our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani and camera operator malik mudassir sent thist. shame on them! they've been through so much already. now wading through sewage in the hope of somehow being able to leave this country. huge crowds are still flocking to kabul airport, under the watch of american and british soldiers. despite the dirt, the dust, the gunshots and the chaos, people are still coming here, and they're coming here in their thousands. here, a makeshift camp has sprung up. most of the people gathered don't have permission to board an evacuation flight. the few that do are struggling to make their way inside. translation: we've been waiting here for six days and six nights. i the american embassy told us to come here, but we can't get past all these crazy people. is it worth it? is it betterjust staying here in afghanistan for the moment? there's no way we can stay here. the americans should shoot us or let us through. yesterday, the taliban said they're not in favour of afghans leaving. we saw no sign of them preventing people where we were, but they're cl

the bbc�*s malik mudassir who's still in kabul was there to see it — it was like the grimmest scene iul in the last ten years. i could see thousands of people walking towards airport barefoot with their family and children, and they were there from last night as well. there were families i could see on the pavement. they were with their belongings and they didn't have any travel documents like tickets or passport or visa, and they were just pushing themselves towards the airport gate. and the airport gate was controlled by the taliban and they were shooting towards them directly almost. and the thing is, like, each afghan just wants to leave this country and they don't know how to go out. the only passage they could see, this airfield. they were trying to get in. they were climbing the walls of the airport and the taliban were trying to stop them. and it was like a chaotic scene, especially with the children and the females. it's 20 years since the taliban was toppled by the us, who blamed them after 9/11 for harbouring osama bin laden and other al-qaeda figures. the militants say the