he told us today that mullah baradar, arriving in canada is a big change for afghanistan. he is an esteemed leader, and cofounder of the taliban. his return to afghanistan quote, probably means the end of any talks between the taliban and afghan politicians in kabul. in other words, the implications there is that, this is somebody who's recognized by everybody involved as the new guy in charge. and so anybody left over from the previous government is now, not just out of a job, and no longer in a position to speak on any half of any government. because with mullah baradar, returning to afghanistan, everybody knows will be running the government. that's the implication. that's what it looks like for now. don't quote me on this. if things ultimately take some radically different course that we didn't anticipate. it's not like we've never been surprised in afghanistan before, from this vantage point. i will say though, an awkward detail, i think for us, and for us in understanding what's going on right now, is the fact that as mullah baradar returns to give understand, as he

however, washington's attitude changed and donald trump's afghan envoy asked the pakistanis to free mullah baradar, to release him from prison so he could lead negotiations in doha, qatar, with the united states. in fact, baradar ended up signing the doha agreement with the u.s. government in doha in february, 2020. what the trump administration then hailed as a breakthrough toward peace which now appears a mere staging post toward total taliban victory. so he was in prison in pakistan for years. trump administration asked for him to be released so they could participate in talks with him. they did participate in talks with him. and now today that same guy, mullah baradar having been sprung from prison at the request of the trump administration so he could participate in talks with trump administration figures like mike pompeo who signed a deal with him that promised the total withdrawal of u.s. forces in afghanistan, now today that guy is back in afghanistan for the first time in a decade. apparently ready to lead the new taliban government in kabul. like i said, the awkward truth for americans w

the group's co—founder and political chief, mullah abdul ghani baradar, has arrived in kabul.ected to form part of the new taliban—dominated government. he spent the last few years leading the taliban delegation at peace talks with the us in qatar. the taliban don't yet control the entire country. the panjshir valley, north of kabul, is once more a centre of resistance to their rule. anti—taliban forces claim to have retaken three districts in the north. back at the airport, time is running out for the evacuation. once it ends and the world's attention shifts elsewhere, many fear that life under the taliban is going to get a lot harder. frank gardner, bbc news. our correspondent, 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 t

mullah baradar arrived in afghanistan earlier this week, after 20 years in exile. velled first to kandahar, which is seen as the spiritual home of the taliban. although baradar isn't the taliban's supreme leader, he is one of its most visible figures. last year, he became the first taliban leader to communicate directly with a us president after having a telephone conversation with donald trump. we'll get more on that in a moment, but first our correspondent secunder kermani has the latest from kabul. soldier shouting: get back! 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 are 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 let you into the hotel? yeah. even though the embassy has told you to come here? yeah, he said

as you just heard — a key figure at the kabul talks is the taliban co—founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar 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, backed by the us, in 2001, he went into exile, he moved, he became part of the quetta shura in pakistan. he was

let's start off with this latest development and mullah baradar.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 different from the earlier one. —— doha. the public signs 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 o

and your team and mullah baradar are _ them. and your team and mullah baradar are currently _ them.our team and mullah baradar are currently in doha, i baradar are currently in doha, waiting for a delegation to arrive in kabul? ., ., ., ., in kabul? yeah, all here indo half. is there another _ in kabul? yeah, all here indo half. is there another high-level i is there another high—level negotiation team coming from kabul to doha? i negotiation team coming from kabul to doha? ., �* ~ ., ., ., negotiation team coming from kabul| to doha?_ -- to doha? i don't know about that. -- all here in — to doha? i don't know about that. -- all here in doha. _ to doha? i don't know about that. -- all here in doha. you _ to doha? i don't know about that. -- all here in doha. you don't _ to doha? i don't know about that. -- all here in doha. you don't know i to doha? i don't know about that. -- all here in doha. you don't know if i all here in doha. you don't know if there is a team coming to discuss with you? there is a team coming to discuss with ou? , . , there is a team coming to discuss with ou?

senior taliban figures, including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar, arrive in kabulfor talks aboutstablishing a new government. thousands continue to crowd the perimeter at kabul airport, desparate to escape the taliban. greece has erected a aokm fence on its border with turkey amid wanings of many afghan civilians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne animal welfare campaigners in the uk have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the taliban's co—founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in kabulfor talks on forming a new afghan government. he's the most senior taliban leader now in afghanistan, and the man who signed the agreement with the united states that led to the american withdrawal. the taliban have promised an inclusive government for afghanistan. they say experts from the former government will be brought in for crisis management. other senior taliban leaders in the

will there be a delegation going to doha tomorrow to meet with mullah baradar?se there are a lot of rumours that he has arrived in kabul and the current president, ashraf ghani has handed power over to him. can you give our viewers some clarity on that, please? mullah baradar is here in doha, he has not gone to kabul, these are just rumours. there is also a lot of concern from women in afghanistan, in kabul, they have been writing to me, they have been texting me, they are concerned that you will reimpose the regime of the 90s back in afghanistan, where women could not go to school, where the girls could not go to school, they could not work. can you give us some clarity on what your plans for that? we have taken already many...of the country, and also, many provinces of the country. there are hundreds of schools for girls in the west. there, the girl students are studying. they are there, there is no sanction on them, they are continuing their studies and they are going to schools, they were going in the past. in herat, for example, women are telling me that wh

mullah baradar�*s imput will be important. he is not the top man but very near to it.at the top. these people have been on the outside for 20 years. one has got a price on his head from the us. a bounty on his head. he is now in charge of securing kabul. that is the high echelons of taliban. but many people have pointed out that it is the discipline within the foot soldiers that could cause problems for the so—called taliban version two. how unified, disciplined is the taliban? who are they? they've been in incredibly effective fighting force. as soon as they found out that the us was leaving, that was it, that was a green light to them to accelerate their campaign and this will go down in military history as one of the most successful insurgent campaigns. it is desperately sad for all of those not only british people and others who fought and aid workers who helped afghanistan become a more progressive, fair and equitable place, which they now fear could be reversed, but also all those tens of thousands of afghans who have lost their lives trying to keep their country

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in the afghan capitalalks about establishing a new government. a state of emergency has been declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. anti—lockdown protests in australia turn ugly. more than 200 are arrested. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm shaun ley. the us embassy in afghanistan is advising americans not to travel to kabul airport unless they've been instructed to do so because of "potential security threats" at the gates. thousands of people are still massed at the perimeter of the airport, anxious to board flights out of the country, and the crush of people in swealtering heat left some needing medical help from us troops. the bbc�*s security correspondent, frank gardner reports. crowds, chaos, confusion. the scene at kabul airport grows ever more volatile as thousands of afghans clamour to leave the country. gunfire. taliban fighters are guarding the outside of the perimeter, but even some people with valid travel do

a few years ago, mullah baradar was in prison. tonight he is back on afghan soil and could be the next leader there. you point out that he owes his freedom to the u.s. so why did the trump administration help release him back in 2018? please give us some insight on this. >> absolutely and thanks for having me. so the trump administration back in 2018 was looking for an interlocutor for the taliban that would give them confidence to pull out. so they pushed islamabad to free him because they thought he would be a meaningful person to negotiate with. the other important thing to know about him is he had actually tried to surrender before. when he was one of the main leaders of the taliban back in 2001, he tried to surrender. he tried to tell the afghan government, i want to join you, and this war is over, and he was turned away, which made the trump administration think that perhaps they had a second chance at peace. the problem was that by the time you fast-forward almost 20 years, the taliban were in such a strong position that th

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in the afghan capital about establishing a new government. the former britiah prime minister, tony blair, has launched a scathing attack on the us decision to pull out of afghanistan. the greek government builds a a0 kilometre fence on its border with turkey over concerns there'll be a surge in afghans seeking asylum. and a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. don't go to kabul airport. that's what americans hoping to leave afghanistan have been advised — unless instructed to do so. the state department said it wanted to avoid creating large crowds — and us defence officials have expressed concern about the possibility of attacks by islamic state militants. a week after the taliban seized power, their co—founder, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in the capital for talks on forming a new government. our security correspondent, frank gardner reports. crowds, chaos, confusion. the scene at kabul airport grows ever more volatile as thousands

mullah abdul ghani baradar is expected tojoin talks on establishing a new government. has evacuated just under 2,500 people, but time is running out as fears grow for those not here, in hiding, worried for their lives. let's speak to the shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy — who this evening has published a letter she's written to the foreign secretary — asking his to urgently step up the evacuation efforts from afghanistan. good to have you with us. what more specifically would you like to see the foreign secretary do? well, my office is in touch with hundreds of people at the moment many coming directly to me to my inbox and what's up and friends in afghanistan, raising many of the issues that your report is put out there. the fact that people are being beaten, shot at and it checkpoints people are being asked to carry documentation that links them to the united kingdom in order to prove their eligibility that is documentation that makes them a target for the child evaluate checking those documents. their makeshift camps that have sprung up by people are being beaten

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in kabulfor talks abouting a new government. greece has erected a 25 mile fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. now on bbc news, another chance to enjoy rajan datar�*s epic railjourney across the southern united states in the travel show. this is the mighty mississippi, the economic backbone of early america, running north to south for more than 2,000 miles, carrying the people and cargo that helped to turn this country from a fledgling upstart, into a powerhouse. for much of the 19th century, steamboats like this ruled the river. but in 1879, construction began on a transcontinental train line that would link the new—found prosperity with the isolated far west, connecting the gulf of mexico with the pacific ocean. on this journey, i'll be following the rail

senior taliban figures, including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar, arrive in kabulfor talks aboutstablishing a new government. greece has erected a aokm fence on its border with turkey amid wanings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners in the uk have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the us embassy has advised its citizens not to travel to kabul airport until asked — due to security threats outside the gates — as countries continue to try to evacuate those who want to leave afghanistan. it comes amid panic and chaos outside the airport as people try to flee taliban rule — with images on social media showing soldiers dealing with bodies. the taliban's co—founder, and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, has arrived in kabul. he's joined other senior militants for talks to establish a new government. with the latest on the situation at kabul airport — here's ou

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — arrive in kabulfor talksablishing a new government. greece has erected a aokm fence on its border with turkey amid wanings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners in the uk have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. taliban leaders in kabul are engaged in careful message management. but then the rider, and there are islamic it is too early to know what taliban governance will look like but it is clear many afghans are fearful. my guest is a trailblazing women's activist, entrepreneur and former government official in kabul. it's her cause lost and where does the blame lie? welcome. hello. thank you so much. it is a great — welcome. hello. thank you so much. it is a great pleasure _ welcome. hello. thank you so much. it is a great pleasure to _ welcome. hello. thank you so much. it

the group's co—founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in kabulfor talkswhich are expected to include militant commanders, former government leaders and religious scholars. hurricane henri is making its way towards the us, prompting the authorities in new york to declare a state of emergency. it's expected to hit the country's northeastern coast later on sunday, and could be the first hurricane to reach new england in thirty years. now on bbc news: afghanistan — back to the future. this is precious. i love this sweet. and ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again. for me, this is a diamond. reminds me of my childhood. and the golden time. i was so excited to discover these films. my family had many photographs, but we lost them when we fled the afghan wars as refugees. most afghans have no pictures of their past. nothing to show their grandchildren. it is a terrible gap in our lives. these films, kept safe for half a century, are the only ones i have ever seen that have survived the wars. they show my a

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in kabulfor talks aboutrnment. greece has erected a 25 mile fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling.

. _ the headlines: senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — arrivelfor talks about establishing a new government. thousands continue to crowd the perimeter at kabul airport, desparate to escape the taliban. greece has erected a aokm fence on its border with turkey amid wanings of many afghan civilians fleeing their country. a week after the earthquake in haiti victims in some of the hardest hit areas are still waiting for help. there have been clashes between police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme that brings together leading commentators in the uk with the correspondents who write, to afghanistan dissolved in a matter michael goldfarb, host rough draft of history, the guardian's china welcome to all of you. borisjohnson has been trying to develop an independent foreign policy. we know it's been pretty clear that this was not a decision that the british particularly wanted to take at this moment. what does this and what's happening in afghanistan tell us ab

mullah baradar.hey are saying that they are making progress in forming a government in afghanistan. they are ensuring that security across the country since taking the capital last weekend is secure. the taliban official also said that security risks could not be ruled out at kabul airport. where thousands gather each day trying to leave. they went on to say that the taliban are aiming to improve the situation and also to provide a smooth exit at the airport over the weekend. we've also had a pick—up date from observation from our correspondent there. they said there appears to be less taliban operatives on the streets. more on this shortly. in the meantime, here in bbc news it's the media show. but have the tables turned in favour of the individual? can we all make cash with our latest musical composition or the recipe we lovingly demonstrate if we're a little bit smarter about it? well, websites like patreon offer fans the ability to pay their favourite artists and writers directly. tiktok and face

the pakistan service arrested a man mullah abdul ghani baradar.e was a founding member of the taliban. he was a wide angle strategist and a day-to-day commander of taliban fighters. his leadership was so important to the taliban's success on the battlefield that the "times" said at the time of his arrest that him being captured could cripple the taliban's military operations. they did get him in 2010. of course, that was, you know, only about halfway through america's long war against the taliban and afghanistan but mullah baradar was put in a pakistani prison. it was a joint venture. they picked him up and that means ultimately he was locked up in pakistan essentially at the request of the u.s. government. the cia directly assisted in the raid in pakistan that put him behind bars. which is why ten years later, ten years after his imprisonment at the request of the u.s. government it really did take your breath away to see that very same guy, mullah abdul ghani baradar, co-founder of the taliban standing side by side, with american secretary of st

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in kabulfor talks aboutshing a new government. greece has erected a 25 mile fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. in15 minutes... in 15 minutes... sports day. now it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases. if you're going to make a movie about an eccentric truffle hunter searching furiously for his stolen pig, then surely you want to cast nicolas cage. whistling. in pig, he plays a disheveled hermit who lives in the oregonian wilderness with his beloved foraging hog. when she's taken in a violent kidnapping, he doesn't stop to nurse his wounds. he heads straight into town. haunting the restaurants and bars of portland, this christ—like spectre will s

will there be a delegation going to doha tomorrow to meet with mullah baradar?ause there are a lot of rumours that he has arrived in kabul and the current president, ashraf ghani has handed power over to him. can you give our viewers some clarity on that, please? mullah baradar is here in doha, he has not gone to kabul, these are just rumours. there is also a lot of concern from women in afghanistan, in kabul, they have been writing to me, they have been texting me, they are concerned that you will reimpose the regime of the 90s back in afghanistan, where women could not go to school, where the girls could not go to school, they could not work. can you give us some clarity on what your plans that? we have taken already many...of the country, and also, many provinces of the country. there are hundreds of schools for girls in the west. there, the girl students are studying. they are there, there is no sanction on them, they are continuing their studies and they are going to schools, in the past. in herat, for example, women are telling me that when they arrived at

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in the afghan capitala state of emergency has been declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. anti—lockdown protests in australia turn ugly. more than 200 are arrested.

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in kabulfor talks aboutshing a new government. greece has erected a 25 mile fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. now on bbc news... afghanistan — back to the future. 60 years ago, life in afghanistan was very different to the battleground it's become in recent decades. america's relationship with the country was also very different as can be seen from a remarkable treasure trove of films, shot in the 19505 by american glenn foster, and his afghan assistant, hajji mehta—buddin. saeeda mahmood, born and brought up in southern afghanistan, explores and introduces the films. this is precious. i love this sweet. and ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again. for me, this is a diamond. reminds me of my childhood. and the golden time. i was so excited to discover these films. my family had many photo

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in kabulfor talks aboutg a new government. greece has erected a 25 mile fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the the social commentatorjoanna jargue and the whitehall editor of the financial time, sebastian payne. first, let me bring you up—to—date with some of sunday's first pages. the independent reports on the deaths of four women in a crush at kabul airport, as crowds continue to gather in an attempt to be evacuated. the observer leads on warnings from the un that there could be widespread hunger, homelessness and economic collapse unless aid agreements are made. the sunday telegraph's front page story looks at criticism from former prime minister tony

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in kabulfor talks aboutshing a new government. greece has erected a 25 mile fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton. the hundred reaches boiling point — as oval invincibles claim cricket's newest crown. it's tough at the top in carnoustie — with 8 different leaders on day three of the women's open. manchester city are out of the blocks as jack grealish gets his goal with a thunping win over norwich at the etihad. hello and thanks forjoining us. and after 66 matches, it all comes down to the two games that really matter. the finals of cricket's newest tournament — the hundred. both the men's and women's taking place at lords today — for the latter — an historic day — th

mullah abdul ghani baradar is expected to join talks on establishing a new government.in has evacuated just under 2,500 people, but time is running out as fears grow for those not here, in hiding, worried for their lives. this evening the shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy published a letter she's written to the foreign secretary — she's asking him to urgently step up the evacuation efforts from afghanistan — and says there are safety concerns when trying to leave the country. my office is in touch with hundreds of people at the moment, many of them filtered through labour mps but also coming directly to me through my inbox, through whatsapp, through friends in afghanistan. raising many of the issues that your report hasjust put out there. you know, the fact that people are being beaten, shot at, turned back at checkpoints. the fact that people are being asked to carry documentation that links them to the united kingdom in order to prove their eligibility but that is the documentation that makes them a target for the taliban who are checking those documents en route. t

signed a peace treaty with the taliban and bragged about his phone call with, you guessed it, mullah baradar, who was released from prison at the request of the former administration. whose secretary of state met with baradar last fall. and that is who is running the show in afghanistan now. we've also got news tonight on the pandemic. the white house making progress in the race to get more americans vaccinated. 6 million shots in arms in the last seven days. the highest seven-day holt in more than a month and a half. that news coming on the day after the fda gave full approval to the pfizer vaccine. so now all those folks who said they didn't want to get the shot until it was fully approved, guess what? now you've got no more excuses. and here is why that's so important. because the delta variant is spreading and we're averaging more than 1,000 new covid deaths every single day. hospitalizations tripled over the past month and the number of children testing positive for covid is now at levels not seen since last winter. look, we know why we don't have a handle on this. it is because some pe

the group's co—founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in kabulfor talkswhich are expected to include militant commanders, former government leaders and religious scholars. hurricane henri is making its way towards the us, prompting the authorities in new york to declare a state of emergency. it's expected to hit the country's northeastern coast later on sunday and could be the first hurricane to reach new england in 30 years. the government has announced plans to tighten rules on the importation of dogs to the uk, in response to a rise in puppy smuggling. the proposals include raising the minimum age for imported dogs from 15 weeks to 6 months, and banning heavily pregnant animals. lebu diseko has more. hundreds of puppies brought into the country illegally are intercepted each year. the numberfound not to have met the uk's pet import rules more than doubling between 2019 and 2020 alone. many have health problems and had not been checked by certified vets. an increase too in the number with docked tails and cropped ears, more than 600% in the last five ye

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in kabulfor talks aboutith turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. there have been clashes between australian police and anti—lockdown demonstrators in sydney and melbourne. animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new government proposals to stop puppy smuggling.

situation is that the new potential president of afghanistan is the cofounder of the taliban mullah baradarws him very well. there he is. he's the guy who negotiated and sat down with american diplomats in doha for the trump administration. we know him. is he tempered? if is it possible to have a reformed taliban? is he i don't want to say a little more liberal than his predecessors, what do to you expect from knew la baradar -- mullah baradar? human rights violations, crackdowns, executions or something more tempered? >> you know, the idea of a reformed taliban, i think, is a bridge too far. but, and i do, and i am disappointed that the biden administration announced in the spring that it was planning to leave afghanistan by september 11 and then by the end of august, then in june left bagram air base with the afghan military not prepared to fully defend itself. and and if it appears that it had no con tin general city plan for -- contingency plan for what is actually happening and that the afghan taliban just was kind of laying in wait and watching all of this take place. eric: wasn't it

mullah abdul ghani baradar is expected tojoin talks on establishing a new government.as evacuated just under 2,500 people, but time is running out as fears grow for those not here, in hiding, worried for their lives. today, one of the taliban's most prominent leaders, abdul ghani baradar, returned to afghanistan after years in exile. what do we know about him? (tx gfx)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 then, in 2010, he was captured in a joint us—pakistani raid. but he was released in 2018. it was hoped he would encourage the taliban to engage in peace talks with them. fast forward 2 years — and he signs a deal; not with the afghan government, but with the trump administration. it culminates in the withdrawal of us troops. we know what happens next. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner says there have been reports of taliban violence against afghan citizens there are a number of chilling and disturbing reports which the un secretary gen

the group's co—founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in kabulfor talksich are expected to include militant commanders, former government leaders and religious scholars. hurricane henri is making its way towards the us, prompting the authorities in new york to declare a state of emergency. it's expected to hit the country's northeastern coast later on sunday, and could be the first hurricane to reach new england in 30 years. now on bbc news... three engineers leading the field in clean energy solutions come together for a special event presented by kevin fong at the victoria and albert museum, london. hello, i'm kevin fong, and welcome to the engineers: clean energy. we are here at the victoria and albert museum in london with a socially distanced public audience, a virtual audience from around the globe, and three of the world's leading engineers. now, the climate catastrophe threatens all of us. but these engineers are at the forefront of providing our world with real solutions. applause. please welcome henry snaith. he's professor of physics at oxford,

senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in the afghan capitalon the us decision to pull out of afghanistan. the greek government builds a a0 kilometre fence on its border with turkey over concerns there'll be a surge in afghans seeking asylum. and a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri.

as chaos around the airport and evacuations continue, taliban co-founder and political chief mullah baradar is now in the afghan capital. a taliban spokesperson said he is in kabul to begin talks about forming a new government. >> hill: i spoke with newshour correspondent jane ferguson earlier today-- it was after 9:00 p.m. in afghanistan. she is reporting from kabul, with the support of the pulitzer center. jane, the u.s. allowed you in on their side today. what did you see there? >> they wanted us to see with our own eyes, people were boarding these flights, and with relative regularity. so we saw people lining up as they were getting onto the c-17s on the tarmac. we also saw some pretty remarkable and touching, and quite sad scenes of young children that had been separated from their parents, and that were basically being-- were in the care of the u.s. military. and this has been an increasing problem because of those chaotic scenes of crowds, of people, some getting trampled, some families getting separated. outside of the compound, an increasing problem is children just being found by

as we've been reporting, the taliban's co—founder, mullah baradar, is in kabul for talks about formingomised they will have an inclusive government. earlier i spoke to vanda felbab—brown, who's an afghanistan expert at the brookings institution think tank in washington dc. i began by asking her how different the taliban are now from when they were last in power. that was in 2001. we are all watching _ that was in 2001. we are all watching to _ that was in 2001. we are all watching to see _ that was in 2001. we are all watching to see what - that was in 2001. we are all watching to see what real i that was in 2001. we are all - watching to see what real change they will have. i think one area we can have a degree of certainty is that many more members of factions and influential leaders of the taliban do not want to destroy the country's economy and do it in post—modern tea in the way that the taliban in the 1990s did, but where any facets of modernity were seen as problematic the source of afghanistan's problems to be eradicated and destroyed. however, in terms of social issues, freedo

an extraordinary secret meeting between cia director william burns and de facto taliban leader mullah baradar in kabul on monday. it's the highest level face-to-face talks between the administration and the taliban since the militants seized control. but it's unclear how productive the talks were. at a press conference today, the taliban announcing it's now blocking afghans trying to leave the country from the airport, telling them to go home and claiming they want to protect people from terrorist threats at the airfield. the taliban also rejecting any plans to extend the u.s. troop withdrawal. the announcement making the race to evacuate americans and afghan allies all the more urgent. more than 75,000 people evacuated from the country in the past ten days,lung erans. on leaving ever 45 minutes. u.s. military helicopters conducting a second mission outside the airport, reportedly rescuing 16 americans monday, just days after crews airlifted 169 americans from a hotel outside the airfield last week. the escape from kabul is perilous. threats lie around each corner. afghans trapped behind tali