and some think that might happen with those trapped in mazar-e sharif. but that remains to be seen. it is certainly a possibility. you know, you have in addition to having the taliban in control and the united states, you have these terrorist elements there and al qaeda and isis k that may turn out to be willing to grab people on the ground as well. so i'm going to say, it is a worry as part of a ticking time bomb. >> mike: brit, we have a few seconds remaining. do you get a sense president biden's political advisors want out over his national security advisors in this case? >> i wouldn't say just political advisors but joe biden is a man throughout his long career as not had a lot of fixed convictions. he has been a creature of the democratic party and its current opinions. in this case, however, he developed a firm conviction. he didn't like afghanistan for a long time and wanted out. and i don't think it was just political advisors. i think it was him. i think his military advisors, indeed, overruled. apparently, they haven't felt strong enough to quit because they are still all

david mazar-e-sharif to get there. david was 'ust mazar-e-sharif to get there.rustrated, naturally frustrated, because the american people were given a promise by the president he would leave no one behind. how much help are you getting specifically? i know there is a whole group of veterans involved in this, but how much help you getting from the state department was blue right now i work at the evacuate our allies operations centre in at the evacuate our allies operations centre- at the evacuate our allies operations centre at the evacuate our allies o erations centre �* . ., ., operations centre in la. we are a coalition of— operations centre in la. we are a coalition of multiple _ operations centre in la. we are a coalition of multiple ngos, i coalition of multiple ngos, nonprofits, across the nation and the globe, — nonprofits, across the nation and the globe, who are coming together with our— the globe, who are coming together with our focused mission of, we need to get— with our focused mission of, we need to get out— with our focused mission of, we need

bbc news, mazar-e-sharif.: here in the united states, star gymnasts gave emotional testimony to congress, describing the abuse they suffered at the hand of team dr. larry nassar. they blame fbi officials for failing to investigate him. their testimony led by superstar simone biles follows a damming justice depament reporting to how the fbi handled the allegations. nassar was jailed in 2018. our correspondent has more. reporter: the world witnessed her mental struggles at the tokyo olympics. today, simone biles spoke about exactly what had impacted her. >> i don't want another gymnast, olympic athlete, or any individual to experience the horror that i and heather -- and hundreds of others have endured. reporter: of all time, she recalled the abuse she suffered at the hands of her former coach. >> to be clear, i blame larry nassar, and i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. reporter: simone biles and three of her former teammates appeared in front of the senate judiciary committee

able to identify a relatively small number of americans who we believe are seeking to depart from mazar-i-sharif with their families. we have been assured again that all american citizens and afghan citizens with valid travel documents will be allowed to leave. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken during aston in qatar where afghan evacuees are being processed denied americans are being blocked from leaving. >> we are not aware of anyone being held on an aircraft or any hostage-like situation in mazar-i-sharif. we have to work through the different quiremen athat exacth >> reporter: the ben 00elyee been evacuated from afghanistan since august 17th and have made it here to the u.s. the president says he plans to visit some of those refugees. eight u.s. military bases are serving as temporary shelters. >> they're all over the country. i'll be see something of them. >> reporter: the biden administration is asking congress for more resettlement money. lawmakers have expressed frustration and anger some americans were left behind when u.s. forces pulled out of afghanistan. skyler henry, cbs

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.agers, particularly girls. this is according to internal research carried out by facebook, the company that owns it. an investigation by the wall streetjournal found that facebook had conducted in—depth studies showing the dangers of the photo—sharing app, while playing down the issue in public. angus crawford reports. a girl with so much to live for, bright and talented. molly russell took her own life in 2017. she was just 1a. after her death, on her instagram account, herfamily found a stream of dark, depressing content and, in part, blame it for her death. now, the wall streetjournal has published internal facebook research labelled "a teen mental health deep dive". it found, it admitted, and, i don't know, i was sick to the pit of my stomach. it was dreadful. molly's father ian is appalled. if they know more about it and they're not doing something about it, then they're culpable in a really dreadful way, because this potentially could cost lives. no—one at facebook hq in london w

>> mazar-i-sharif. that's where they are. the question is, how many, and for how long? here is the problem with what we just heard from the secretary of state. it all makes sense except for the level acceptance of the source, not blinken, but the taliban. what does valid travel documents mean to them? he says america has been assured by the taliban that citizens and allies can get out, but i don't get how they can be so quick to accept that when they are hearing differently from the ground and, remember, these are the guys that they say they just trust. [ gunfire ] >> you know what that person is running from? the taliban. acting like barbarians, firing on crowds of protesters, large numbers of women in kabul. that's who we rely on? you are just going to take their word snt the same taliban who allegedly murdered a pregnant policewoman in front of her family? now, it's not just a republican hate parade. on the democrat's side one of the senators on the armed services committee is calling out the state d

. >> reporter: secretary of state tony blinken here in doha today giving new details about the mazar-i-sharifport in afghanistan where the taliban has been stopping charter flights from leaving. the secretary confirms there is what he said what was a relatively small number of americans at the airport trying to get out on those planes. but he said the problem is they are mixed in with afghan citizens, both who have valid travel documents and those who don't. >> with efficiency been able to identify a relatively small number of americans who we believe are seeking to depart from mazar-i-sharif with their families. we have been assured that all american and afghan citizens with valid travel documents will be allowed to leave. >> reporter: the secretary also denying a claim made by republican representative mike mccaul over the weekend that this was a hostage situation at mazar-i-sharif airport. we are seeing reports from kabul of what appear to be the largest protests in the city since it fell to the taliban back on august 15th. groups of both men and women together out on the streets protestin

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif. incredible reporting there. — @bbckarishma. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: could the photo—sharing app instagram have a harmful effect on teenagers? we have a report on the latest research. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive, and there's people not alive. we're just helping and giving them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor — and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto — and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that s

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.ed at the hands of their team doctor. she was among a number of people testifying before a senate committee examining the agency's investigation into larry nassar, who is serving a life sentence for sexually assaulting girls. to be clear, i blame larry nassar and i also blame... ..an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. that was simone biles giving evidence to that senate committee. the voters of russia go to the polls this week to elect a new parliament. the vote will take place over three days. that's more than enough time, according to the critics, for the results to be rigged infavour of vladimir putin's supporters. the russian authorities insist the election will be free and fair. but it's has been preceded by an unprecedented crackdown on dissent, and many kremlin critics have been prevented from running, as our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. the veterans choir of novosibirsk is gearing up for a special performance. they will be entertaining voters

. >> we have six airplanes at mazar-e sharif airport. six airplanes with american citizens on them as we speak. also with the interpreters and the taliban is holding them hostage. >> we've been able to identify relatively small i number of americans seeking to depart from mazar-e sharif with their families. the taliban cannot deny access to anyone holding valid documents. but they have said those without documents, at this point, can't leave. >> we don't have a great deal of understanding of every individual. >> they are not clearing airplanes to depart. they sat at the airport the last couple of days. we know the reason why, the taliban want something in exchange. >> american held hostage, day 24. abandoned behind enemy lines. >> sean: day 24 the biden administration still don't know how many americans officially left behind and there is zero plan to get them out. while these hostages were abandoned by joe biden. they have not been abandoned by fellow americans. six charter planes from great americans around theon country, including ret

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they were aircraft being held on the ground in mazar-e-sharif over the weekend.of state antony blinken said about this. >> it is my understanding that the taliban has not denied exit to anyone holding a valid document, but they have said that those without valid documents at this point cannot leave. because all of these people are grouped together, that has meant that flights have not been allowed to go. >> john: blinken was saying there, dan, that there were some people on board that do not have the proper documentation, so the whole thing was being held up. i am wondering, what happened to the leverage that the state department claimed they were going to have after all u.s. troops left? >> there is no leverage. where was the officer who would have been there, and at the airport, find the airplane there to make sure that american citizens were taken care of. we don't have anybody in the country. we don't even know exactly what the facts are because we don't have our people there to track this. nor do we have the capabilities to influence the situation. and if we

afghanistan, with several outlets reporting that the taliban are holding hundreds of people at the mazar-e-sharif comes after republican congressman michael mccaul said this on fox. >> we have six airplanes at mazar-e-sharif airport, six airplanes with american citizens on them as i speak, also with these interpreters, and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands. >> the white house says it's not aware of any hostage situation described by mccaul. secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin are headed to the persian gulf today to meet with allies in the middle east and europe >>> divers have identified a broken pipeline as the source of an oil spill that appeared in the gulf of mexico off the louisiana coast after hurricane ida. houston-based company tellos energy is playing for the cleanup but said in a statement that the damaged pipeline does not belong to it according to the associated press satellite images appear to show at least three different oil slicks the coast guard and other agencies are working to identify the ruptured pipeline's owner. >>> howard univ

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif. incredible reporting there.nager tojoin the islamic state group in syria, has begged to be allowed to return to the uk, insisting she could help in the fight against terror. the 22—year—old, who has been living in a syrian refugee camp for the past two years since her british citizenship was revoked, claimed she had been "groomed" to flee to syria as a "dumb" and impressionable child. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. this was shamima begum in february 2019, as she emerged from the collapse of the islamic state group's brutal rule in syria. she told bbc news that weekend that she could see justification for the manchester arena bombing, as retaliation for the deaths of children in is territory. this is shamima begum in her latest bbc interview, her hair uncovered and asking for forgiveness for joining islamic state. isis ruined people's lives. isis ruined my life, my family's life, and i will have to live with that. i mean, when you think back to being part of a group that did commit genoc

what do you know about the situation on the ground at the mazar-i-sharif airport. >> we know there'se know based upon the president trusting the taliban we find ourselves in a situation where americans are again in danger. this is unacceptable and we know it was avoidable and withdraw from afghanistan has created these conditions i believe that this administration at every turn made this political decision-making not a military decision and with that we find yourselves in the situation, we should of evacuated americans and our afghan friends first and then evacuated military because we did in the opposite way we find ourselves now with americans again in danger and the uncertainty that goes along with it in the administration not knowing what's going on in afghanistan. that itself is highly concerning and regrettable. >> reportedly there are americans on the airplanes trying to get out, this is according to congressman michael mccaul what do you say to abide in the administration on how to respond if the taliban is balking at letting those planes take off. >> absolutely under no circ

taking their words situation with reference to a group of americans and others who were stranded in mazar-i-sharifr that purpose. but this is what he said. >> we've been assured again that all american citizens and afghan citizens with valid travel documents will be allowed to leave and we intend to hold the taliban to that. they have upheld that k34committ in one instance in the last 24 hours with a family that was able to leave in an overland route and we are not aware of anyone being held on an aircraft or hostage-like situation in mazar-i-sharif. >> reporter: on the question of the four people who have gone out over land, we understand from the state department who are not releasing which route they took, but waiting 1 hours at the border before being allowed to cross and this messaging is being held close in case they have to use it in the future. but once they were able to clear through the taliban lines, they were able to get out safely and were in constant communication with state department officials throughout their journey. that was a woman and three children who were able to get out. s

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.rdinary leaders from around the world — we examine time magazine's list of the top 100 most influential people of 2021. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive, and there's people not alive. we're just helping and giving them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor — and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto — and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourist

it's not safe and the way between mazar and kabul, these are not people from mazar.aken a long trip to get there and the road is fully controlled by the taliban of course so going back home isn't really an option at this point. that's where we stand. >> i see you're working from home, understandable the noise in the back ground. what is your hope as far as a time line? have you heard anything from u.s. government officials giving you any optimism that this process will accelerate asap? >> unfortunately, we've heard nothing from u.s. government officials. i wish we heard something. we don't have a line in to know what the u.s. government is or isn't doing on our behalf. we're left confused and try igto comfort our people and of course there are lots of increasingly far-fetched ideas how to get people out of this situation. we're trying to be patient and hope and trust that our government will pull some kind of levers with these people that they've been negotiating with for a long time in doha. i feel like the relationships are there. there must be levers that can be p

think of girls and women and all of that very negative and that brings us to the situation up north at mazarea. i don't think there's much reason to think the taliban will have a sudden, pif me and let all of these people out and we will continue to work wo them diplomatically and that's the state department job and below the radar, i'm sure the cia led by ambassador bill burns is looking at a lot of clandestine options and thirdly, if we really hit a hard spot and there are american citizens who have been prevented from leaving afghanistan, you have to start to think about direct military action. we're not there yet. we've got some other cards to play, but the situation can get very difficult going forward. >> and admiral, there's also four americans, the state department pointed out on saturday, got out over land to a neighboring country and were met at the border by embassy officials on the other side. we can assume that it's not iran because there isn't a u.s. embassy. there are five countries around and i would bet it's not china and pakistan seems more likely. the state department taki

mazar.coming in tomorrow, so, yeah, it's absolutely fantastic. how is life in kabul now for those who are most in need? how difficult is it for people to get by, day—by—day? yeah, we've seen really terribly a sharp decline in the situation since the 15th of august. you know, the economic freefall has come on top of already a very severe drought and some of our recent surveys that we've just done over the last couple of weeks are showing that three in four afghan households now are really suffering. many are borrowing food, many others reducing portion sizes, many are eating much less nutritious food, and, as you just mentioned as well, many arejust, i mean... parents are forgoing food to give it to their children, so the situation is deteriorating at a rapid pace. how do we know that this aid coming in is going to reach the right parts of the country? is there an infrastructure in place to help your staff right now, or is it, you know, as chaotic as it felt like a weeks ago? no, i mean, the

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.on — pcr tests could be scrapped and the traffic light system simplified. and coming up — one of the stars from �*the wanted' — tom parker — speaks for the first time since he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour coming up on the bbc news channel... women's world cup qualifying begins later with all four home nations in action. england, under new manager sarina wiegman, are up against north macedonia. the cinemas may have reopened but box office takings are still lower than they were before the pandemic. figures seen by the bbc show a drop of around £40 million in the four weeks to september 12th — compared to the same period in 2019. the industry is hoping that the release of the delayed james bond film will bring the crowds back — our business correspondent victoria fritz reports, and a warning there are some flashing images can ijust have one nice evening, please, before the world explodes? was there ever a more apt movie title? there couldn't be more weighing on the should

satellite images show six evacuation planes at the mazar asha reef airport. they've been grounded for nearly a week. the founder of ascend athletics, a group helping afghan women and girls trying to get out. >> the u.s. government has contacts with the taliban. these are the same people we've been negotiating with for a very long time in doha. surely there is some outreach that could be done and some levers that could be pulled to release these people. >> reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken has arrived here in doha for some high-level crisis talks. he said they talked to 100 citizens in afghanistan and they are doing everything they can to make sure the charter flights are able to leave safely. >> that's our charlie d'agata report forgive doha. >>> now, over the past year cbs news has reported extensively on sexual assault in the u.s. military. after our report aired, the pentagon madehthi epidemic a priority. well, now another two-year cbs news investigation reveals a second crisis, domestic violence. we found gaps in the process of reporting abuse

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif. but his campaign has been dogged by anti—vaccine the bbc�*sjessica murphy has more from toronto. it's in toronto and its surrounding regions where this election will be won or lost. it's a crucial battleground and the main federal parties and their leaders have all been here frequently during the entire campaign. over the past month, parties have focused on major issues like affordability and housing and gun control. all concerns in big cities like this one. voters have also wanted to hear what politicians plan to do on issues like climate change and health care. but the pandemic has cast a shadow over this campaign. canada has some of the highest vaccination rates in the world. over 80% of eligible canadians have had at least one dose. still, the election is taking place during a pandemic fourth wave. provinces are implementing vaccine passports and in some cases bringing back things like mandatory masking. trudeau has made vaccine mandates a key liberal message, and he's been follow

now you have the police chief in mazar-i-sharif saying we'll be ruling the same way we did 20 years agohen women did not have those rights. journalists were told that they would be allowed to conduct their work in accordance to sharia law. what does that mean? what is sharia law? sharia law is effectively very open to interpretation. there are very different ways of actually implementing it with the taliban implementing among the most if not the most hardline manifestations of it. and even a taliban that does not rule exactly the same way it did 20 years ago is still a government, a country, that will be the most oppressive when it comes to girls and women's rights. as for the role of the international community, global leaders, the united states, western allies have effectively abdicated responsibility with a lot of the rhetoric that we're hearing from government leaders, really centering not on how to ensure that certain rights are upheld and maintained within a taliban-controlled afghanistan, but more about how to ensure that afghans remain in afghanistan and don't create another ref

yesterday on monday this group of women marched through the city of mazar-i-sharif. violation of women's rights equals violation of human rights. we are not going back. the protests in mazar-i-sharif broke up after they were stalked the whole way by the taliban. one of the protesters spoke to "the washington post." she said, quote, we were afraid, but at least we defended our rights. earlier this week the taliban did break up a protest of all women in kabul. they were demanding that women be included in the taliban's new government. the women who were there say the taliban used tear gas. several say they were beaten when the taliban used the butts of their rifles on the crowd. the entire crowd of protesters were women. back in kabul today, they started confiscating cell phones, deleting pictures and videos they had taken of the march, trying to erase evidence it happened. taliban fighters walked alongside the protesters and when the protests arrived at the presidential palace, the taliban started firing gunshots in the air to disperse the crowd. some protesters were

difficult for the united states to really have a great idea of what is going on, on the ground in mazarof the matter is, is the united states government doesn't have an official presence there. there are no diplomats there. there are no servicemembers. the united states doesn't control the air space. so this is tricky. >> it certainly is. meantime, in terms of who the united states would even be talking to, the taliban is expected, as we know, nick, to have their new government in a few days. what can we expect, and why has it taken so long to put that government out there? >> well, we know that their current supreme leader, what they call their commander of the faithful is going to remain the sort of head of state or become the head of state, if you will. what happens below that isn't clear. pakistani sources, they may have insights because their head of intelligence was in kabul talking to the taliban over the weekend, said that there were disputes between some of the sort of stronger military commanders over who could be the defense minister. but what we're hearing is don't expect an

mazar-i-sharif, we're hearing that protests are happening again today.ow, if this takes place around much of the country, what is the taliban going to do, rosemary? i mean there are plenty of journalists. there are plenty of cameras there. there are plenty of people just with phones, you know, putting this on social media. the eyes of the world are watching what is taking place in kabul right now. perhaps this is a first true test of how the taliban is going to handle this very precarious situation. >> yeah. as you say, with the eyes of the world watching, and we will continue to watch this too. anna coren, many thanks for bringing us the very latest on those very brave women out on the streets in kabul. appreciate it. >>> in florida, a former marine charged with fatally shooting four people he didn't know, including a baby, is being held without bond. 33-year-old bryan riley told police that god told him to do it. cnn's randi kaye is following the story from lakeland in florida. and a warning, the details in her report are disturbing. >> he's evil in th

people who made it safely here to doha today are also the folks who have been trying to get out of mazarf. >> so what do we know about the talks between the taliban and this interim government? >> well, you have to describe it as liaison, because we don't have a embassy, but points of communication, and the important player here is qatar who has been our intermediary, and they sent the flight, and got the people on the flight, and perhaps most important has reopen the airport, and sent a tactical team there to reopen on what is a regular basis there. is supposed to be another qatar flight to leave tomorrow. they have been a crucial partner for us. i think that finally shows that the taliban whether it is in indirect communication with us through qatar or some direct contact does respond to pressure. the insistance that the dual nationals of americans has been coming from secretary blinken and others, the taliban seems to be responding, and they understand that they have to be careful about what they are doing internationally, and they said much the same thing to the u.n. special enjoy ma

the mazar-i-sharif airport show six airplanes on the tarmac. >> the taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now. we, the state, has cleared the flights and the taliban will not let them leave the airport. the taliban denies the ban. marina legree is helping girls to get out. >> i've told a whole bunch of teenage girls to come. we've got teenage girls traveling away from their families in this unsafe condition and it's gone on for too long. >> reporter: amid the urging crisis, an tow any blink ken arrived in doha for talks with the government. this country has played a vital role in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from afghanistan hoping to find a new home for those too terrified to risk staying behind. the secretary of state's visit to doha is seen as a thank you to the qataris and the amir. this country has emerged as a key player in the region and in providing a diplomatic bridge between america and the taliban. charlie d'agata, cbs news, dohar, qatar. >>> pretrial hearings for alleged 9/11 spotters are expected to happen today. they're all accused of plotting

this is a satellite image from a company called max are from two days ago of mazar e sharif airport. can see six planes in the satellite photograph. fox news cannot say with certainty. these are the six planes that congressman mccaul mentioned to chris wallace. but. we're showing you that there are six planes, afghan officials told the associated press. there are many afghans also on board. a senior us official confirms to fox news work is being done right now to identify those on board. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin traveled exclusively to ramstein air base in germany with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley. millie met with several evacuees, one that even served as his interpreter more than a decade ago, jennifer asked general milly if he believes u. s troops will eventually have to go back into afghanistan. i think there will be a very difficult policy choice. um i wouldn't say yes or no to anything. actually i think those are. it's too early to say anything like that. at this point right now we need to continue to monitor the

forces in northern afghanistan on the tarmac at mazar-e sharif, americans are stuck on charter planes. >> six airplanes with american citizens on them as i speak also with these interpreters and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now. >> reporter: the white house says they're not aware of any hostage situation and are working to get americans out, but a top democrat now blasting the biden administration for americans still stranded at that airport. senator richard blumenthal saying, "i have been deeply frustrated, even furious at our government's delay and inaction." but the state department says they have no control over that airfield. then there is 25-year-old masria, an american from california who is pregnant and trapped in afghanistan, here speaking to voice of america. >> there has been days where, you know, i think to myself, i say am i going to make it home am i going to end up living here? am i going to end up dying here >> reporter: before u.s. forces withdrew, she scrambled to the airport with her american passport, but the taliban didn't let her through.

. >> reporter: but in the northern city of mazar-e sharif, americans and hundreds of afghans who worked for coalition forces are unable to get taliban permission to get on these planes out of the country democratic senator richard blumenthal saying my office is also aware of dozens of additional u.s. citizens and greencard holders who have still not heard from the state department inside afghanistan, the taliban are tightening their control and crushing dissent. today effectively outlawing protests after women this week bravely took to the streets to demand equal rights the taliban detained two afghan journalists filming the protests and savagely beat them but today one of those reporters defiantly said "i will continue. i won't stop." meanwhile, the u.s. put a pause on flights taking afghan refugees to the united states after four cases of measles were detected among the asylum seekers. lester >> all right, richard, thank you. >>> up next, as we continue tonight, a tennis showdown like we haven't seen in decades. >>> they came into the u.s. open unknown, but now after battling their wa

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.g, and have had a number of other charges brought against them, including firearms possession, rioting and arson. our ireland correspondent chris page is in londonderry. this is a significant moment in the police investigation. what more can you tell us? tt police investigation. what more can you tell us?— you tell us? it is a significant moment- _ you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's _ you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's two _ you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's two and - you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's two and a - you tell us? it is a significant moment. it's two and a halfl you tell us? it is a significant - moment. it's two and a half years since lyra mckee was murdered on a thursday night in april 2019. she was observing a riot in the crowd gave an estate in the city when she was shot by a gunman from the new ira, who are opposed to the peace process. she was 29. pretty well—known in northern ireland as a journalist. she had been well kno

but dozens more americans remain stranded here, satellite images of the mazar-i-sharif airport north of kabul show six commercial aircraft on the tarmac amid accusations they have been grounded by the taliban. >> the taliban is holding them hostage for demands. right now, the state has cleared these flights and the talibanes will not let them leave the airport. >> reporter: the taliban denied the claims. marina legree, the founder of ascend athletics, a group helping afghan women and girls trying to get out. >> i told a whole bunch of teenage girls that are under my purview to come, so we've got teenage girls traveling away from their families in this unsafe condition, and it's gone on for too long. >> reporter: amid the emerging crisis, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken arrived in doha today for high level talks about the qatari government. this country played a vital role in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from afghanistan, helping to find a new home for those too terrified to risk staying behind. the secretary of state's visit to doha is seen as a thank you toth

. >> reporter: and at the airport in mazar-e-sharif in northern afghanistan, charter planes remain grounded. the taliban refusing to let 1,000 passengers leave including a small number of americans, saying not all who want to board have proper identification. even more alarming, these new images of badly beaten afghan journalists from a kabul newspaper who were covering the recent protests. the men say they were detained and tortured by the taliban. as for getting more people out of afghanistan, the state department will now coordinate with groups like task force pineapple, veterans groups that have managed to get countless people out of afghanistan. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff reached out to those groups and asked for their continued help. david? >> and you've been reporting on those groups for weeks now. martha raddatz tonight. martha, thank you. >>> and from north korea tonight, images of kim jong-un making news around the world, appearing much slimmer during a celebration of his nation's 73rd anniversary. experts who had been studying what few images have been of the leade

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.inary step of recalling its ambassadors from australia and the united states as the row over their nuclear submarine deal intensifies. australia scrapped a multi—billion dollar deal to buy french—designed diesel—powered submarines in favour of us—made nuclear—powered ones. paris described the pact as �*a stab in the back�* and the french president emmanuel macron decided to recall the ambassadors �*for consultations�*. courtney bembridge reports. backin back in june the back injune the two presidents sat side by side in the sun in the uk. but that warmth has disappeared and, in an unprecedented move, france has recalled its ambassador to the us and australia. this is why. it is about america's connecting allies in new ways. a deal struck for a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. it replaces a multi—billion dollar deal australia had signed with france in 2016 in france was only told about it hours before the public announcement which has infuriated president michael. first came this wa

he's currently in the city of mazar—e—sharif northern afghanistan.hese issues, and he kindly recorded this. there is definitely a sense of privilege that comes . from being an international journalists _ we've seen at times some of our afghan colleagues i being badly beaten, tortured even, by the taliban. - it hasn't happened - with the foreign media, at least lot yet. i think the taliban know there i will be more pr consequences. it's not to say there are noj challengesm, they've tried to prevent us filming at demonstrations. or at the airport. overall, their attitude has been very cooperative - and really very friendly. i think that's partly because, on an individual level, - we are still thought - of something of a novelty. they want to portray- a particular, positive image to the rest of the world. that itself presents its owni challenges, because there's a lot of misinformation around, and both the taliban and their. critics have a narrative - they want to push forward. the truth isn't always easy to decipher. - one of the key things i bear in m

. >> reporter: as for six charter planes in mazar-i-sharif, we've learned tonight that they remain grounded. we're told the kabul flight may be good news for the americans, but offer little hope to the afghan girls and women they have been trying to evacuate. norah. >> o'donnell: charlie d'agata, thank you. well, tonight, a major legal showdown over abortion is looming. the u.s. justice department is suing texas over its strict new abortion law. a attorney general merrick garland says the texas law is in open defiance of the constitution. here is cbs's omar villafranca. >> reporter: it's the united states versus texas. the country's top law enforcement officer filed a civil suit looking to stop the lone star state's new abortion law, also known as s.b.-8, that went into effect september 1. >> the act is clearly unconstitutional under long-standing supreme court precedent. >> reporter: the texas law bans abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks, before many women know they're pregnant, the law makes no exception for rape, sex abuse or incest. >> texas wi

you mentioned or greg mentioned earlier there are private charter flights sifting in mazar-i-sharif, the northern sitting in afghanistan not allowed to take off. minimum of two dozen americans are there trying to get out. i interviewed the organizer of these charter flights. she told me the way the state department is talking about the situation in mazar-i-sharif with the charter flights is completely dishonest. they provided all the information requested them by the state department and the state department is essentially deferring to the taliban here for getting clearance of these planes. this is part and parcel we've seen throughout the afghanistan response. it is continuing now to the extent the biden administration is talking about afghanistan, biden is trying to pivot and some of his officials are still talking about it. they are not straight with the american people what is happening. it was a struggle to get a firm number out of the biden administration indicating how many americans are still stuck in afghanistan. secretary of state antony blinken said earlier this week that