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ramin told the boys how eagerly they waited for the soldiers to come and visit.cer who decided they would support the orphans. the royal anglian regiment had just arrived in kabul. it was early 2002. it was difficult, through the eyes of a parent, doubly difficult when some of my own children sent some of their own toys out to kabul and, when it was unboxed, i saw things. well, last time i saw that was in my child's bedroom. adam's wife laurie sent those toys and footballs from england after starting an appeal. she was horrified when adam told her about conditions in the orphanage. i mean, the one... boys waiting for pencils. i think they were queueing up to two hoursjust for a pencil. _ you don't appreciate - what a pencil means to them. ramin still treasures the pencils and toys he received from british troops, now almost 20 years on, a chance to tell them how much that meant. can i ask you what toy did you get? especially i liked the balls because i am a footballer. how much difference did we make to you? when you are in afghanistan, especially in 2002, 2003,

ramin yousufi there, a resident of kabul.ildren being killed-— being killed. year in, year out, sometimes _ being killed. year in, year out, sometimes it _ being killed. year in, year out, sometimes it seemed - being killed. year in, year out, sometimes it seemed like - being killed. year in, year out, sometimes it seemed like day | being killed. year in, year out, i sometimes it seemed like day in, being killed. year in, year out, - sometimes it seemed like day in, day out, afghans have lived through these years of war, hoping against hope that the next year would be more peaceful, would be better than the last, only to live and to diary through years that get even worse, with a war that intensifies instead of ending. no 120 years ago, when the us led invasion ousted the taliban, would have expected that the last of their engagement would end in this kind of a situation, where even in these last hours... just listen to ramin yousufi, who could... ? no one can watch this programme was hard being moved with his bewilderment. h

ramin yousufi there, a resident of kabul.in the past half an hour, the pentagon press secretary, said the united states is investigating whether there were any civilian casualties in that us drone strike targetting a suspected suicide bomber from islamic state. we are assessing and we are investigating. make no mistake, no military— investigating. make no mistake, no military on— investigating. make no mistake, no military on the face of the earth works_ military on the face of the earth works harder to avoid civilian casualties_ works harder to avoid civilian casualties in the united states militarx — casualties in the united states military. and nobody wants to see innocent _ military. and nobody wants to see innocent life taken. we take it very. — innocent life taken. we take it very. very— innocent life taken. we take it very, very seriously. and when we know _ very, very seriously. and when we know that — very, very seriously. and when we know that we have because innocent life to _ know that we have because innocent lif

ramin yousufi bear, a resident of kabul.onal correspondent, lyse doucet, is in kabul and she gave us her impression of the mood in the country. for the past few hours the american warplanes have been circling overhead and we think they are providing cover for the last flights to leave afghanistan. this is not the way the americans ever expected and certainly not the way afghans expected they would leave and certainly no one expected this would happen 20 years after the us us—led invasion, which toppled the taliban in late 2001. this is very much a nation on edge, a nation of 38 million people and tens of millions of afghans have nowhere else to go but to stay where they are. when the us—led military mission ends tomorrow, and it may end a bit sooner than that, given the air activity we are hearing, they will wait to see the chapter and verse, the rules and regulations, the shape of the new islamic system that the taliban will then put into place. it is not what they expected, it is not what the international community expect

>> reporter: ramin struggled to hold back tears as he watched afghans clinging to the plane. his sister and family are still there. >> it's like they're humans or animals or what they are. >> reporter: his wife worried about her female cousin. >> she had to burn her papers, her badge, work documentation because they are going door to door finding who is working with the u.s. government. >> this war lasted four presidencies, cost trillions of dollars, billions in equipment that was given to the afghan army, and they were not able to fight and defend their country, and that raises the question, are you willing to have your children fight and defend a country and keep peace in this civil conflict. >> reporter: congressman eric swalwell says his east bay district has one of the largest afghan populations in america and wants to help families settle in the u.s. today families lined up at his castro valley office hoping to get help. >> there's a debate to be held as to whether we should have left afghanistan or not, but we are called to get every eligible afghan out of afghanistan

>> reporter: ramin sobbed as he described seeing this video. afghans clinging to the u.s. plane to get out. his sister and family still there. >> it's like they are humans or they are animals or what they are? they want to get out of afghanistan. it's a disaster. >> reporter: his wife worries about her female cousin. >> she had to burn her papers, her identity, her badge, her work, her everything. all work documentation, she had to burn it because they're going door to door. they're going door to door as of today, finding out who was working with the u.s. government. >> this war lasted four presidencies, cost trillions of dollars, billions in equipment that was given to the afghan army, and they were not able to fight and defend their country, and that raises the question, are you willing to have your children fight and defend a country and keep peace in this civil conflict? >> reporter: congresswoman eric swalwell says his east bay district has one of the largest afghan populations in america, and he wants to help refugee families settle in the u.s. >> they will go to var

international community's engagement at this point in afghanistan but for the afghans, just listening to ramin different war for them and god knows, they have had a0 years orbit. fine them and god knows, they have had 40 ears orbit. �* . them and god knows, they have had 40 ears orbit. �* , years orbit. one august 31 it will mark the end — years orbit. one august 31 it will mark the end of _ years orbit. one august 31 it will mark the end of what _ years orbit. one august 31 it will mark the end of what some - years orbit. one august 31 it will mark the end of what some wellj mark the end of what some well described the end of the us—led military engagement in afghanistan. the taliban will describe it as the end of foreign occupation. let's remember this is a country of 38 million people and you have been emphasising that in your coverage. they will wake up and wait to see what is this new chapter. with every chapter of this a0 year war, afghans dared to hope the next chapter would be better than the last. i can say that of all the chapters i have witnessed over the last three decades, this is

well a resident of kabul resident ramin yousufi has been telling us his cousin returned from work and his children when the drone strike happened — killing 10 of his relatives including the cousin, and six of the children. a warning that some of what you hear may be distressing. he was the head of our family. he had a0 years and he was engineer in a charity organisation. the other one, from the youngest, he was 30 years and he was an officer of international army. and the other was 19 and he was a student. and the seven others, they have four, five, two and i2, and 11 years. they were all children. but they have killed them in this attack in kabul. how would a person who is an engineer and who works, who hasjobs, charity organisation, they serve about two decades for the poor people, for those people that they... the north part of our country in kabul, how can he be part of a daesh or a suicide attack? it is not possible. we see how, in our lives... sobbing: we gather with our parts of our members of our... _ how... why they killed our family, our children? seven children. they are al

earlier, kabul resident ramin yousufi told the bbc his cousin returned from work and went outside withhappened — killing ten of his relatives, including the cousin and six of the children. just a warning, some of what you are about to hear you may find distressing. he was the head of our family. he had a0 years and he was... in a charity organisation. the other one, from the youngest, he was... an officer in the army stop and the other was 19 and he was... seven others, they have four, five, two and i2, and ii others, they have four, five, two and i2, and 11 years. they were all children. but they have killed them in this attack in kabul. how would a person who works and has jobs, charity organisation, they serve about two decades for the poor people, those people that they... the north part of their country in kabul, how can he be part of a daesh or a suicide attack? it is not possible. we will see how, in our lives... together with our parts of our and members of our... why they killed ourfamily, our children? killed our family, our children? seven killed ourfamily, our children? sev

have already seen on the channel today that heartstopping, heartbreaking interview with a relative, raminsible at this hour that his family, which has worked for the us military, worked for international charities, children whose faces were so burned he says they couldn't recognise them. no—one expected this pain at this hour. there haven't been that many political reactions. this is such a painful, personal and human moment. and the taliban now, of course, for them itjust affirms their view of what they see as the foreign occupation of afghanistan has to end as soon as possible. that was lyse doucet there. the five permanent members of the un security council are meeting now to discuss, amongst other issues, plans to ensure safe passage for afghans trying to leave afghanistan. barbara plett usher is at the us state department for us in washington. hello, barbara. can youjust hello, barbara. can you just tell us exactly what this resolution says, please? exactly what this resolution says, lease? , ., , , , please? yes, it has been put toaether please? yes, it has been put together by _ pl

she married ramin and afghan national two years ago in kabul. she.ed us not to show his face because of safety concerns there now expecting their first child, she returned to the u. s. and june while he waited for his visa. she says he now has the documents but can't make it inside the airport. these are the taliban. they're they're blocking off entrances, foist mail messages from her husband in farsi. sounds on family connected, telling her about the dire conditions, but she says their strength is in the ultrasound of their baby and the belief that they. will be reunited if you go backwards. there's violence. if you move forward, they're still violence. but moving forward. there's a little bit of hope, mr malone, the women say they have the support of family and friends. aziz tells me after weeks of waiting, she received a phone call from congressman eric squabbles office today. she hopes. help is on the way, frank. i just can't even imagine what it must be like for her waiting for that phone call amberleigh. thank you. our coverage of the crisis in

the bewilderment and pain of the man, ramin yousufi, who was interviewed ijy ramin yousufi, who was intervieweded as an interpreter for the us military, we worked for ngos. my the us military, we worked for ngos. my children, theirfaces the us military, we worked for ngos. my children, their faces were so burned we couldn't recognise them and just... they had us visas, were waiting to go to the airport do go to america and were hit by an american drone. who can begin to understand that?— understand that? dreadful. lyse doucet in kabul, _ understand that? dreadful. lyse doucet in kabul, thank - understand that? dreadful. lyse doucet in kabul, thank you - understand that? dreadful. lyse doucet in kabul, thank you very | understand that? dreadful. lyse - doucet in kabul, thank you very much for the update. let's bring in douglas lute. he is a three—star army general, who served as a us ambassador to nato and was a senior advisor on afghanistan to both the bush and obama administrations. thank you so much for being with us this evening. there is a nato meeting ahead of us are in the next few hours