i'm joined now by nomia iqbal in washington. dent biden there, saying that for those who carried out the attacks, we will not forgive, we will not forget, we are going to hunt you down and make you are going to hunt you down and make y°u pay, are going to hunt you down and make you pay, suggesting... me are going to hunt you down and make you pay. suggesting- - -_ you pay, suggesting... we were exectinu you pay, suggesting... we were expecting him to _ you pay, suggesting... we were expecting him to comment in i expecting him to comment in that way, i think —— not expecting. but he did not give any details when you pass by a reporter, and it is interesting, because he did take questions from the press. he has been criticised for not doing that enough. when he was asked what he planned to do in response, he would not go into any details, all he said was that they will find ways of retaliating which does not involve a big military operation.— retaliating which does not involve a big military operation. yeah, nomia, there's been — b

nomia iqbal there in - for america. fascinating stuff. . a iqbal there in washington, thanks forjoining us. we'll have more on those evacuations from afghanistan later in the programme. but for more, just go to our website, where there is a live page updated with all the latest developments on those evacuations from afghanistan — as well as a breakdown on how many afghans are leaving and where they will go. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the uk has recorded 174 new deaths from coronavirus, the highest daily figure since march. it comes as weekly coronavirus—related deaths in the uk reach their highest level since the spring. police investigating the disappearance of claudia lawrence in 2009 have begun a search of fishing lakes near her home in york. detectives said they were unable to explain why the location was of interest, saying the search was one of several active lines of inquiry. mcdonald's has run out of milkshakes and some bottled drinks at restaurants in england, scotland and wales. the fast—fo

nomia iqbal there in washington. ijust want nomia iqbal there in washington. breaking news thatis bring you some breaking news that is coming across the newswires right now. the us defence department, an official from the defence department, has told reuters news agency that the number of american troops killed in these suicide bombings a couple airport has now risen by one to 13. that is the information that we are getting at the moment. we understand that the us service member, according to the statement, has died from his wounds and that he suffered as a result of the attack on abbey gate. that information coming in on reuters and other news agencies at the moment. i'm joined now by former solider bill roggio, now senior fellow of the foundation for defense of democracies. hejoins us from belford, newjersey. great to have you on newsday. in the first instance, you have been a soldier. just tell me, your reaction to the judgements we have had in the last 2a hours? —— tragic events. we have had in the last 24 hours? -- tragic events. today was a fickle — hour

our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more.sident biden avowed revenge — in that very emotional and defiant press conference on thursday he said that isis—k, the isis version in afghanistan, would be hunted down and made to pay for that deadly suicide blast that happened outside the airport, killing us service members and dozens of afghans who were trying to be airlifted out of the country. and this strike happened this evening, it was signed off by mr biden as you mentioned there. it was an unmanned drone that hit the eastern part of afghanistan, just bordering with pakistan, taking out one isis—k member. we don't actually know if there's member of isis—k had anything to do with what happened outside the airport. it's interesting, in a statement, the phrase that is quite important here is "over the horizon counterterrorism" and the reason i mention that is because this is the phrase of the biden administration when it comes to counterterrorism. basically it means without troops on the ground. and the appeal is pretty obvious,

let's go to our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal.ton, nomia iqbal. are promised a decisi joe we are promised a decision from joe biden within 2a hours? that's right. he will be holding a g7 meeting, a virtual meeting with leaders from nations such as the uk, also germany, france and i imagine that will be a moment for those nations to have their say on what is happening and forjoe biden to perhaps say why he has made this decision to them. then we are expecting some decision around about noon, which is eastern time here in the us on whatjoe biden has decided. there is huge pressure on him to extend this deadline. but as we have been hearing, the taliban have threatened consequences if that deadline is extended. and we have been told thatjoe biden�*s advisers are arguing against the deadline being extended because they are concerned about what that could mean for security. i was going to ask you about what the pressure is coming from inside the united states? in terms of the allies, they want more time. the uk, germany, other countrie

thank you for joining us. —— nomia iqbal. thank you for being with us.attack targeted a plannerfor isis—k. what does that mean, what will they have, what role? figs that mean, what will they have, what role?— that mean, what will they have, what role? as your report noted earlier in the _ what role? as your report noted earlier in the news _ what role? as your report noted earlier in the news hour, - what role? as your report noted earlier in the news hour, it - earlier in the news hour, it means the administration is cleaning, we really don't know that this person is and to what level this person was involved. i note that the us government over the nut —— last few years has cleared hundred of isis—k fighters, mid—level operatives, sometimes even senior leaders. this is not the first major strike against this particular group. the administration, i think, needs to provide a lot more information that the person they have taken out is someone of consequence. what mi . ht someone of consequence. what miaht be someone of consequence. what might be the — someo

nomia iqbal there in washington with her analysis of the situation.uch more analysis on the rapidly developing situation in afghanistan on our website. there, you'll find a live page updated with the latest developments as those evacuations from kabul airport gather pace. well, let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines today. all children in china will begin to study the political ideology of the chinese president, xijinping, as part of the national curriculum. from kindergarten through to university, china's ministry of education said the new material would strengthen resolve to follow the ruling communist party and cultivate patriotic feelings. the latest us intelligence report into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic is inconclusive, according to us media reports. it looked at whether the virus could have been the result of a lab—leak or passed from an animal to a human. the subscription website 0nlyfans, known for its adult content, has announced that it will delay making changes to prohibit sexually explicit photos and videos f

nomia iqbal reports from washington.e immigrated to the us when he was very young, and in terms of what happened that day, it is worth reminding that robert f kennedy was a political superstar in the making, his rise came less than five years after the assassination of his brother, presidentjohn f kennedy, and he was seen as the democratic party�*s guy. he could have been president himself, as you mentioned, that was during his presidential campaign, he had just won a very crucial primary in california, he was heading back to his hotel and was shot by sirhan sirhan. mr sirhan denied the killing, he said that he couldn�*t remember it, but he did go on later to say that as a palestinian christian, he was really angry at mr kennedy�*s support for israel. he was convicted a year later in 1969 and given the death penalty but california scalped — i scrapped all about and he was given life injail. he applied for parole about 15 times, it has never gotten anywhere until now, but it is, you know, not the final stage. there is sti

nomia iqbal reporting.se all the political, economic and diplomatic levers available to put pressure on the taliban to maintain women's rights and stop afghanistan becoming an incubator for global terror. he was speaking after the last british soldiers, diplomats and civil servants left kabul. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. landing back in the uk, one of the last british planes to leave kabul. these troops widely praised. they helped evacuate more than 15,000 people. that as the taliban took over. borisjohnson says the government will engage alongside allies with the regime the uk helped topple 20 years ago, in a statement released by downing street this morning. if the new regime in kabul wants diplomatic recognition or to unlock the billions that are currently frozen, they will have to ensure safe passage for those who wish to leave the country, to respect the rights of women and girls, to prevent afghanistan from again becoming an incubator for global terror. thousands got out, briti

i'm joined now by our bbc washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. a, great to have you on newsday. as we have just heard, antony blinken says they have a commitment to keep going after this august 31 deadline, but basically the us is relying on the word of the taliban on this, aren't they?— on this, aren't they? that's right, as ou on this, aren't they? that's right, as you can _ on this, aren't they? that's right, as you can imagine, _ on this, aren't they? that's right, as you can imagine, that's - on this, aren't they? that's right, as you can imagine, that's not. on this, aren't they? that's right, l as you can imagine, that's not gone down wealthy republican party here in america, the opposition to the government, but mr blinken was defiant there, saying there is no deadline to get americans and afghans out, but tell that to the taliban, who are effectively running the show. he went on to say they promised, the taliban promised, they would give people safe passage beyond that deadline, but we have heard reports and we've got our correspondence o

we found out three people have been killed. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is in washington. elligence that this drone strike has killed these two high—profile targets you're talking about? these two high-profile targets you're talking about?- these two high-profile targets you're talking about? there was a pentauon you're talking about? there was a pentagon briefing _ you're talking about? there was a pentagon briefing and _ you're talking about? there was a pentagon briefing and there - you're talking about? there was a pentagon briefing and there was l pentagon briefing and there was confidence that they got who they wanted in this strike. it was a singular strike. the name gerhard province borders with pakistan and john kirby said although he didn't give him much detail, he called them planners and facilitators —— nangarhar province. i think the assumption is they probably had some sort of connection. also, there aren't any known casualties, but he said that this strike was based on intelligence. they are pretty confident that they got what they wanted, but they haven't ru

really difficult scenes to watch in that report. 0ur washington correspondent, nomia iqbal, has beens and president biden�*s rather confusing message. i don't think the president wants to make any set in stone statements because after all, he did infamously say last month that it was very unlikely that the taliban would take over afghanistan, and look where we are. but the brutal truth is joe where we are. but the brutal truth isjoe biden isn't really calling the shots here. neither are any of the other g6 nations or the eu or nato or you in, who all had this meeting this morning. the people running the show are the taliban, and that is effectively what biden was saying in his speech— that they are talking to the taliban, but it's all dependent on them allowing access to the airport, allowing access to the airport, allowing people out. he knows thatis allowing people out. he knows that is a situation they're in. if the taliban turns around and says if they're not out by the into the month, there will be consequences. why would president biden take the risk of leaving troops when he's

biden�*s latest remarks on the evacuation from afghanistan here's our washington correspondent nomia iqbalto make any set in stone statements because after all, he did infamously — and i think we can use that word — say last month that it was very unlikely that the taliban would take over afghanistan, and look where we are. but the brutal truth of it is thatjoe biden isn't really calling the shots here. and neither are any of the other 66 nations or the eu or nato or un, who all had this meeting with him this morning. the people who are running the show and who are in control are the taliban, and that is effectively what biden was saying in his speech — that they are talking to the taliban, that it's all dependent on the taliban allowing access to the airport, allowing people out. and so he knows that is a situation they're in. and if the taliban turns around and says, "well, look, if you guys aren't out by the into the month, then there will be consequences." why would president biden take the risk of leaving troops in, espicially when he's made the point that he wants all americans out b

our correspondent nomia iqbal is in washington.he kabul attack. i think it wasn't surprising he said those tough words. we were expecting him to comment in that way, i think. but he did not really give any details when he was asked by a reporter, and it was interesting because he did take questions from the press. he has been criticised for not doing that enough. when he was asked what he planned to do in response, he would not go into any details. all he said was that they will find ways of retaliating which does not involve a big military operation. yeah, nomia, there's been some criticism, even in president biden�*s own party, of the us having to depend on the taliban to secure the perimeter of the airport. what's been his response to that? he rejects that criticism. he stands by it. he praised general mckenzie, who's the top commander in the region, saying that he thinks he did well to try and keep that area secure. and he made the point, and he keeps reminding people of this, that it is in the taliban's interest for isis k, th

for more on the latest security warnings on afghanistan here's our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal is telling people who have gone to the airport to leave immediately and those who are planning together to stay away at this time. i guess this begs the question at what time are they supposed to get the airport given that time is unneighbourly�*s site here. it is running out and you have a hard deadline for the 31st approaching. and i think there will be fears that many people might not listen to these warnings given that people are so desperate to leave afghanistan. in terms of the threat itself, on monday president biden talked about isis—k. this is the afghan version of the so—called islamic state, a terror group. and it was formed that date back several years ago in pakistan and is made up of former taliban members. isis—k and the taliban are actually sworn enemies. us intelligence officials and military are concerned that isis—k could carry out attacks at the airport and they have carried out several attacks across afghanistan this year which is why this threat is so serious. na

let's go to our correspondent nomia iqbal in washington. great to have you. coming in from reuters — saying the state dept has discussed future control of kabul airport with the taliban — what have you heard? yes, well the us administration has said that it has been in regular talks with the taliban which is extraordinary in and of itself. people want to know what have you been talking about? and one of the things that has emerged was who will control kabul airport. and he said that there is an agreement between the us and the allies, and the taliban that there should be at least a functioning airport. right now the taliban effectively controls the airport, there was no word and we did make any more details on who they would see as controlling that airport. so not much detail in that we also don't really know who we control it beyond august 31 because as we know that is the deadline america says that it wants to meet in order to withdraw its troops. and to add another line that is come out today the defence official has told us that military planners are expe

let's go to our correspondent nomia iqbal in washington.hat the issues are on the ground in the united states. good to have you. i understand president biden expected to decide within the next 2a hours whether to extend the deadline — what have you heard? that's right, and we are hearing that mr biden public advisers are arguing against extending that deadline. the? extending that deadline. they are worried _ extending that deadline. they are worried about _ extending that deadline. they are worried about the - extending that deadline. tie: are worried about the security as we have been seeing him of the taliban has basically threatened, made a threat saying that it is a redline for them and there will be consequences. if the august 31 deadline is not met and all the troops are out. at this kinds of quizzes will be we don't know but it is not a risk that i imagine president biden could take but we are expecting him to make an announcement i what the decision will be after this g7 virtual meeting from many countries including the uk, germany

well, for more on the evacuations from afghanistan i asked the bbc�*s nomia iqbal in washington if itstick to the 31st august deadline. he is staying firm on it, but i have to be honest with you, it is not a surprise that he did not extend the deadline because the cold truth of the matter is that it is notjust the us calling the shots, nor is it the other 66 nations or the eu, or the un or nato who were all in the meeting with president biden. the truth is that the people in control right now are the taliban and the taliban have issued this threat. they have repeated it again, that if american troops stay beyond august 31, then there will be consequences so why on earth with president biden or indeed any leader of any country want to jeopardise security of their troops by keeping them there? defiant throughout this whole process and i don't think anyone expected him to change his mind. what he came across as during that press conference was someone very confident that this evacuation mission will go to plan and he points out that since august 12, more than 70,000 people have been flow

our correspondent nomia iqbal in washington says a decision from president biden on the deadline forns is imminent. we are expecting to get an announcement on if that deadline will be met. so a defence official has confirmed that military planners are expecting a decision to be made in the next 2a hours. of course, president biden is due to hold a g7 meeting, a virtual meeting with leaders from countries such as the uk, france and germany, who will certainly be having their say about this. and then we are expecting mr biden to hold a press conference around about noon eastern time here on the east coast in the us, to give us some sense of if he will extend that deadline which is around about eight days away. yeah, and he's been quite hardcore in his language about getting out. i understand there is still significant pressure to say, no, don't extend? that's right, david. i think it's really important not to underestimate the deep, political appeal of his message to the american public which is effectively, our boys and girls are coming home, the war on terror is over. that really res

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. correspondent bradley blackburni: what's the reaction been to biden�*s decision to not extend the deadline? there is a lot of pressure on the president to change course and extend the deadline. it is coming notjust extend the deadline. it is coming not just from extend the deadline. it is coming notjust from his political opponents but from within his party. a democratic congressman said it is unlikely that the evacuation can be completed by next week. republicans are sharply critical and accused the president of capitulating to a taliban edict. the president has said he is taking to the plan but is leaving room in his statement saying he has asked for contingency plans beyond the deadline. fix, he has asked for contingency plans beyond the deadline. a, lot he has asked for contingency plans beyond the deadline.— beyond the deadline. a lot of olitical beyond the deadline. a lot of political pressure _ beyond the deadline. a lot of political pressure with - beyond the deadline. a lot of

let's go to our correspondent nomia iqbal in washington.amount of discussion over the deadline, the evacuation deadline, of course joe the evacuation deadline, of coursejoe biden imposed effectively on himself. what is the latest in terms of any hint of movement. we the latest in terms of any hint of movement.— the latest in terms of any hint of movement. we are expecting to net an of movement. we are expecting to get an announcement - of movement. we are expecting to get an announcement if - of movement. we are expecting to get an announcement if thatl to get an announcement if that deadline will be met, so defence official has confirmed that military planners are expecting a decision to be made in the next 2a hours. president biden is holding a virtual g7 meeting with other leaders, from france, germany and the uk, he will have their say on this. there will be a press conference in the us to give us some sense if he will extend the deadline, which is about eight days away. he the deadline, which is about eight days away.— the deadline, wh

nomia iqbal in washington, thank you very much was meanwhile, senior taliban officials say they haveositions inside kabul airport and are ready to take control. it's a claim disputed by the pentagon, which says that us forces are still in charge of the site. they insist they'll keep evacuating afghans until "the last moment", but there are now signs that both us and british efforts will end imminently, amid a worsening security situation. 0ur correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani, has the latest — a warning that his report contains distressing images. distraught relatives search kabul�*s morgues, looking for their loved ones. this baby you managed to save? but there's another baby? amongst those killed, mohammed niazi, a taxi driver from london who had travelled to kabul to try and help his family get inside the airport. his eldest daughter and youngest child are still missing. his wife was also killed. his brother was at the airport alongside him. i saw some small children in the river. it was so bad. it was a dark day for us. many of those we meet say their relatives were not ki

and on friday us drone attack killed two high—profile leaders. 0ur correspondent in washington, nomia iqbalst warning from the us government. he gave a statement earlier today. he was actually giving a briefing on another issue but of course afghanistan is still an ongoing crisis here and he was asked about that strike that happened last night confirming the details of that, but he also said that the strike was not the last. he said, i will quote to you, we will continue to hunt down any person involved in that heinous attack and make them pay, and he said his commanders had informed him that an attack is highly likely in the next 2a to 36 hours. last week, on wednesday, there was this alert made about an imminent attack and we saw those horrific scenes on thursday, so they are taking this incredibly seriously. he did go on to say that they are continuing to get civilians out of the country, because of course it has made the mission even more dangerous because at the same time you have the us embassy telling us citizens not to go to the airport, but they are still very confident that they c

the strike took place following kabul airport bombing. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is in washingtoncan assessment of the impact of that drone strike? it could be split into two, the reactions. president biden is under huge pressure to act, particularly from the republicans, who have been furious with the way this entire evacuation mission is going. some have expressed their support for mr biden in the way he's responded, especially given that emotional press conference he made on thursday in which he said isis k will be hunted down. you've got the public opinion. generally speaking, america decided a long time ago that the war in afghanistan was not worth the cost. they backed biden on the principle of getting out of afghanistan. but they don't want to see headlines of americans or afghans dying in the country, and they are concerned about the way the whole thing is going. i think that is the calculation that biden is hoping in the end that americans will in the long run forget this, but we know we have this hard deadline coming up of the 31st of august. the us administration confir

earlier our washington correspondent nomia iqbal gave us this latest update on the afghanistan securityissued by the us and britain. it is quite extraordinary because what they are saying is, to us citizens and uk citizens, do not travel at this time. citizens, do not travel at this time, , , citizens, do not travel at this time. , , , ., time. so i suppose the question is, at what _ time. so i suppose the question is, at what time _ time. so i suppose the question is, at what time can _ time. so i suppose the question is, at what time can people - is, at what time can people travel given that time is of the essence? there is what? under a week to go before the deadline hit so we're not really clear on at what point, what time, what day, citizens are able to go to the airport. in terms of what this threat is, well, president biden in his conference on monday talked about isis—k which is an afghan affiliate of the so—called islamic state terror group. there is not really that much known about them apart from the fact that they got together six years ago in pakistan and i made up of forme

more now on afghanistan — here's our washington correspondent nomia iqbal with analysis of the day'scerns for this evacuation mission is the level of danger, especially as it wraps up in its final days. what will happen after 31 august? this is the deadline that's been imposed by the taliban. while today, president biden�*s national security adviser said that 31 august is not a cliff, and that they have received assurances from the taliban that anyone that wants to leave afghanistan — us citizens, afghan people with the right documents — can do so safely. he said that "they have substantial leverage to hold the taliban to its commitment." we aren't sure exactly what leverage they have, but it's worth a membrane that the taliban is desperate to govern, desperate to be taken seriously —— it's worth remembering. and you have isis—k, a real deadly across the country — the terrorist group took response ability for the death of more than 100 afghans at kabul airport, as well as 13 us service members killed in that suicide blast. now those servicemembers were brought back to america, they w

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.llowing events from mumbai in india now that the deadline for us troops to pull out has been confirmed by president biden, what difference does that make to the moat and the intensity of the operations at airport? intensity of the operations at airort? .. ., ., intensity of the operations at airort? . ., , . airport? evacuation efforts have been stepped — airport? evacuation efforts have been stepped up _ airport? evacuation efforts have been stepped up but _ airport? evacuation efforts have been stepped up but there - airport? evacuation efforts have been stepped up but there are l airport? evacuation efforts have i been stepped up but there are real fears that not everyone will make it out before the 31st of august. last evening when the taliban had a press conference, during that, they said that they did not want afghan nationals to leave. they were asking the us to stop encouraging that. in the us to stop encouraging that. in the hours since then, i have spoken to people who are in

i'm joined now by our bbc washington correspondent, nomia iqbal.s from the us and the uk came very close together so what do we know?— so what do we know? they did. what they _ so what do we know? they did. what they are _ so what do we know? they did. what they are saying _ so what do we know? they did. what they are saying is - so what do we know? they did. what they are saying is to - so what do we know? they did. what they are saying is to us l what they are saying is to us citizens and uk citizens, do not travel at this time. so i suppose the question is, well, at what time can people travel given that time is of the essence. there is under a week to go before this deadline hits so we are not really clear at what point, at what point, what day citizens are expected and able to go to the airport. in terms of what this threat is, well, president biden in his conference on monday talked about isis—k. that is an afghan affiliate of the so—called islamic state terror group. there is not really that much known about them apart from the fact that the

live now to our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal.ir strike in let's get more of that news of an airstrike in kabula let's get more of that news of an air strike in kabul a little earlier. , ,, earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried _ earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out _ earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an _ earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an air _ earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an air strike - earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an air strike on . earlier. yes, the us has confirmed they carried out an air strike on a i they carried out an air strike on a vehicle in couple and they it was to eliminate the threat of isis k and a threat on the airport. i have a statement from the central command. they describe it as a self—defence, unmanned, overthe they describe it as a self—defence, unmanned, over the horizon air strike, so a drone strike, they say they are confident they successfully hit the target and they are checking to see if the

nomia iqbal. just take us through what took place at dover air force earlier. yes.s through what took place at dover air force earlier.— at dover air force earlier. yes, as ou at dover air force earlier. yes, as you mention. _ at dover air force earlier. yes, as you mention, president _ at dover air force earlier. yes, as you mention, president biden - at dover air force earlier. yes, as| you mention, president biden met with the families of the 13 service who died in that suicide blast. the ceremony itself, it is called the dignified transfer, the official process by which us troops killed in action are honoured when they come home. he was that with the first lady as well, honouring those servicemembers. we are getting more details about who they were, most of them were in their early 20s, all of them were in their early 20s, all of them were in their early 20s, all of them were very young when 9/11 happened, they were infants. so i think there is something deeply tragic about the fact that their deaths as america is trying to wrap up deaths as america is trying to

. —— isis k. 0ur correspondent in washington nomia iqbal was watching that speech — she told me mr bidenonal and defiant tone. he showed empathy and compassion and some of the traits that mr biden is well known for, has been criticised for not showing enough of those traits, but he did. he showed emotion but yes, it was very defiant and on the clip we just heard, that's the one that has been played out, as you can imagine, across the american networks, saying that we will hunt you down and make you pay to isis k who has taken responsibility for those explosions in kabul, the question is how does he plan to do that? we understand the us military has been instructed by him to attack them somehow but it's suspiciously sounds like military action which is the very thing he wants to avoid. the big question is of course will this evacuation mission continue, and given the threats why would america even stay one more day in afghanistan? but he is pretty confident still that the mission will go to plan and everyone who wants to get out will get out by next tuesday. you mentioned the us networks

the bbc�*s nomia iqbal is in washington. welcome to use. emotional president biden, what is your assessment of his speech? is your assessment of his speech?— is your assessment of his seech? , ., , speech? yes, he really was. it was a speech _ speech? yes, he really was. it was a speech full— speech? yes, he really was. it was a speech full of— speech? yes, he really was. it was a speech full of emotion l was a speech full of emotion and empathy and some compassion and empathy and some compassion and these are traits that he is very well known for, he has been criticised for not showing them in recent weeks but he was defiant as well. he invoked scripture in his speech, he is a committed catholic, he talked about his own personal tragedy of losing his son bo biden who served in the iraq war and died later of brain cancer, but that clip we heard there in graham�*s report where he said that we will hunt down isis—k, this is the militant group, the terrorist group that has taken responsibility for the explosions, it is quite stark and not real

here's our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. us troops are on the ground in kabul trying to help thousands of people leave afghanistan. more than 7000 miles away, their commander—in—chief stuck to his plan. commander-in-chief stuck to his ian. commander-in-chief stuck to his ian, , ., ., commander-in-chief stuck to his ian. , ., ., . ., , plan. the sooner we can finish, the better- _ plan. the sooner we can finish, the better. each _ plan. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day _ plan. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of - the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. operations brings added risk to ourtroops. but, a operations brings added risk to our troops. but, a completion by august 31 depend upon the teller band continuing to cooperate full access to the airport for those who are transporting out, no disruptions to our operations. president biden rejected pleas from other g7 nations to extend the deadline for the evacuation mission. without the power of the us military, the uk ha

i'm joined now by our bbc washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. you on the programme. in the first instance let's just get your immediate reaction to the uk and us very specific simultaneously warning similar, same things i should say. what more can you tell us?— more can you tell us? that is riuht. more can you tell us? that is right- this — more can you tell us? that is right. this warning _ more can you tell us? that is right. this warning has - more can you tell us? that is right. this warning has come | right. this warning has come from the us embassy in afghanistan asking citizens not to make the journey to the airport citing a security at that and on tuesday president biden talked about a terror threat. this was to explain his rationale for trying to get out of afghanistan as quickly as possible and he mentioned a terrorist group. there is not much known about them and they are an affiliate group of the so—called islamic state group. they were formed abound about six years ago. they are made up of former taliban members in pakistan. they ar

caroline hawley, bbc news. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is in washington.en we are told that saying that he has been informed by military commanders that another attack on kabul airport is highly likely. what more detail can you give us? likely. what more detail can you cive us? , ., ., likely. what more detail can you cive us? , . ., , ., give us? yes, he gave a statement earlier today _ give us? yes, he gave a statement earlier today and _ give us? yes, he gave a statement earlier today and was _ give us? yes, he gave a statement earlier today and was actually - earlier today and was actually giving a briefing on another issue but of course afghanistan is still an ongoing crisis here and he was asked about that strike that happened last night confirming the details of that, but he also said that the strike was not the last. he said i will continue to hunt down any person involved in that heinous attack and make them pay and he said his commanders had informed him an attack is highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours. last week, on wednesday, there was thi

thank you for your thoughts today. 0ur washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more details on thate bomber. they say it was to eliminate the threat of isis—k. the threat was on the airport itself. i've got the statement here from the united states' central command. they describe it as a "self—defence, unmanned, over the horizon air strike," so a drone strike. and they say they're confident they successfully hit the target. they are checking to see if there were any civilian casualties. but they say that there's no indications of that at this time. we don't know if they eliminated the threat that they warned us of yesterday, where they said that isis—k could strike in the next 24—36 hours. the statement ends by saying that they are remaining vigilant for any future potential threats, which just underlines how seriously america is taking this. they have said that isis—k remains a very real threat as they wind up their evacuation mission. president biden and the first lady are at dover air force base in delaware attending the repatriation of the bodies of the 13 us military personnel

nomia iqbal reports from washington.,000 us troops are on the ground in kabul trying to help thousands of people leave afghanistan. more than 7,000 miles away, their commander—in—chief stuck to his plan. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. but the completion by august 31st depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport for those who are transporting out, and no disruptions to our operations. president biden rejected pleas from other g7 nations to extend the deadline for the evacuation mission. without the power of the us military, the uk has admitted it would not have the ability to stay. however, prime minister boris johnson, who chaired the meeting, says the leaders agreed a road map for engaging with the taliban. the number—one condition we are setting, as g7, is that they have got to guarantee, right the way through — through august the 31st and beyond — safe passage for those who want to come out. but this poses a risk. it is

we can talk to our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. president biden seemed quite emotional when he was speaking yesterday, how has his response been received? yes, it was a very emotional and defiant speech, and it has been interesting to see the response. politically, it has been quite predictable, the republicans, the opposition party here, have doubly into mr biden, some of them are confirmed to be impeached, they say should resign, so he has blood on his hands, they say the entire evacuation mission is a disaster. in terms of the public response, the american public response, which is what biden cares about, it is a bit more unpredictable. it is always quite hard to say what americans think about this in the end. just as an example in history, 1983, ronald reagan was president, his first term, more than 200 us marines were killed in a blast in beirut, a suicide blast, and politically it should have been the end for ronald reagan, but he was actually re—elected, and president biden is making a similar calculation. interestingly the