anchor: our correspondent joins us tonight from the uzbekistan capital.ow busy is the border with afghanistan right now? nick: for now, the border has been more or less blocked. for weeks, they have been very careful and worried of potential influxes from afghanistan and are basically only letting people in with a visa and those tend to be well-connected, wealthier people from afghanistan. we already saw repeated attempts the last few weeks by people to escape over the border. one of afghanistan's biggest cities fell to the taliban in mid august and there was a huge dash to the border, people in their cars, filling up the border bridge, but the uzbeks only let in a handful of people. the plan is only to let in people who will definitely make their way to germany after that. is becca stand is pakistan does not want to turn into -- uzbekistan does not want to turn into europe's refugee camp. you mentioned those 10,000, those worked for german interests in afghanistan and they, with 40,000 or 50,000 family members. hugely varying figures pretty very importan

by this evening, security forces were fleeing to the border with uzbekistan as the border with uzbekistann kandahar, there its spiritual home, the taliban cemented their position with a flag hoisting ceremony. finally addressing the nation this morning, the president did not comment on rumours he may resign. instead, simply promising to re—mobilise beleaguered forces. for now, for many people here in kabul, life is continuing more or less as normal. the taliban are getting closer and closer to the city, there is increasing concern that a fierce protracted battle for control of kabul could be imminent. the speed of the taliban advance has led to the us and uk together deploying more than 5500 troops to afghanistan to repatriate their citizens and many of their embassy staff. many afghan cities are now being handed over to the taliban following local deals with the security forces. that may be the only way to avoid even more suffering in kabul as well. that would mean an end to live here as well as residents know it. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. our south asia regional editor anbarasa

they took the capital after president ashraf ghani fled to uzbekistan.haos. people are desperate to leave, fearing a bloody assault. there's little violence so far, but plenty of panic. chris costa is a former special assistant to president trump and senior director for counter—terrorism on the national security council. he is also executive director of the international spy museum in washington. thanks very much forjoining us. we havejust heard thanks very much forjoining us. we have just heard a thanks very much forjoining us. we havejust heard a moment ago from another veteran, bradley bowman, whom you may well know, talking about the level of delusion among politicians in washington, and what can be achieved with the afghan army. whether you think delusion lies?— delusion lies? first of all, thanks very _ delusion lies? first of all, thanks very much - delusion lies? first of all, thanks very much for - delusion lies? first of all, l thanks very much for having delusion lies? first of all, - thanks very much for having me. so, i don't know bradley, b

they took the capital after president ashraf ghani fled to uzbekistan.. people are desperate to leave, fearing a bloody assault. there's little violence so far, but plenty of panic. in other news, there's been a sharp rise in the death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit haiti on saturday, almost 1,300 people are now known to have died, many more are feared to be trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. the epicentre of the 7.2 magnitude quake was 150km south west of the capital, port au prince. hospitals in the area are inundated and struggling to cope with the number of injured, which has almost doubled to around 6,000 people. medical teams are being despatched from cuba and ecuador amid concerns about the approach of a tropical storm. well, care international teams have begun distributing core relief items including tents and water in grand anse, following the earthquake, and i'm joined now by the deputy country director of care international in port au prince, muhamed bizimana. thank muhamed bizimana. you very much indeed for joinin

taliban can be dealt with, certain of their allies from central asia cannot, and the border with uzbekistan could prove problematic. we will wait to see. anchor: felix is in moscow on the possibility of the taliban and russia at some stage perhaps extending some kind of cooperation. we are watching all developments. let's go back to the situation in kabul, people trying to get out of the afghan capital. this could be a game changer. white house sources say the taliban has told them they are willing to guarantee safe passage to the airport in kabul for all civilians. thessage angled particularly at american citizens. but what does it mean for afghans who which -- who wish to leave? that is not known. let's get more of the washington take on the situation. kevin is our correspondent in washington. good evening. great to see you. the taliban has a public declaration we saw earlier to uphold women's rights. does the white house take this at face value? >> i asked jake sullivan, the national security advisor, during the briefing, what he thought of the press conference, especially comments about

president ashraf ghani has left the country, taking a flight to uzbekistan.afghans trying to board flights out of the country. the us state department says american troops are now taking steps to secure the airport. thousands of us troops are assisting with the evacuation of embassy staff, citizens, and some afghan nationals from kabul. there's been a sharp rise in the death toll from the earthquake that hit haiti on saturday — almost 1300 people are now known to have died, many more are feared to be trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. hospitals are struggling to cope with the injured. now on bbc news it's hardtalk with stephen sackur.

but the man gazing down on kabul�*s street has gone, fleeing to uzbekistan.a facebook post he said he left to avoid bloodshed. as the taliban moves in the west moves out. american helicopters busy over kabul today, ferrying diplomats from the us embassy to the airport. this disorderly end was not a plan. hundreds of british troops have now arrived in kabul to help with the evacuation of thousands of british and afghan civilians. the operation is well under way, these trips may not be on the ground for long. kabul is in chaos, people desperate to leave, taking what they can, fearing a bloodied assault stopping is little violence so far but a lot of panic. crowds descended on banks trying to take out their savings as police officers and security officials abandoned their positions, the taliban urged people to stay calm. you wanted to avoid large — people to stay calm. you wanted to avoid large shed _ people to stay calm. you wanted to avoid large shed and - to avoid large shed and destruction, two properties of the people and not to give a chance to plunder is,

germany plans to use the airport and the capital of neighboring uzbekistan as a base for evacuations.hey will then be flown on civilian airliners back to germany. the first plane landed on tuesday, bringing german embassy and support staff, but also members of other nations. the operation will assist anyone who can get to kabul airport. >> for as long as it is possible, we will fly people out from kabul, to the extent that we can. be they our own citizens or people from other nations. local staff or people who are in special danger. german airline lufthansa says it is supporting the evacuation mission with special flights to bring people home from the bridgehead for u.s. evacuations. for those that want to leave kabul, help is on the way. what's not clear is whether the taliban will allow them all to leave. michael: let's speak to a member of german parliament for the opposition center-right fdp and head of the parliamentary human rights committee. welcome. germany's first evacuation flight carried only seven people. this has prompted anger and even a snap protest here in berlin today

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provincial authorities say security forces abandoned weapons and fled to the uzbekistan border.under kermani reports. this is the very centre of kabul. thousands who have fled fighting across the north now live in these miserable conditions. this family escaped the violence, but say they still don't feel safe. translation: we're thirsty. we're hungry. we have no home. other makeshift camps are even bigger. but this, in the heart of the city, shows how quickly the country is unravelling. the environment sector was so shattered we don't want to go back to that. today fighting erupted. one of the last major cities here still under government control and which had been a bastion of anti—taliban resistance. by this evening, security forces were fleeing to the border with uzbekistan as the insurgents took it over. once in kandahar, their spiritual home, the taliban cemented their position with a flag—hoisting ceremony. finally addressing the nation this morning, president ghani didn't comment on rumours he may resign. instead, simply promising to re—mobilise beleaguered forces. for no

provincial authorities say security forces abandoned weapons and fled to the uzbekistan border. sharan, in paktika province, and asadabad, in kunar province, also fell to the militants on saturday. meanwhile, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, has addressed the nation for the first time since the taliban advance, saying his focus was to prevent further instability. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in serious - danger of instability due to the war imposed upon us. i am aware of the situation here and i offer my condolences to the martyrs of the security forces and civilians and wish the people a speedy recovery. our effort is to take care of our compatriots who have been displaced due to the situation. i appreciate the courage of the afghan security and defence forces who have a strong spirit to defend their people and their country. right now, the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures to deal with this. let us cross live to our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan, who's watching the developme

provincial authorities say security forces abandoned weapons and fled to the uzbekistan border.haran in paktika province and asadabad in kunar province also fell to the militants on saturday. meanwhile, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, has addressed the nation for the first time since the taliban advance, saying his focus was to prevent further instability. our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani reports. this is the very centre of kabul. thousands who have fled fighting across the north now live in these miserable conditions. this family escaped the violence, but say they still don't feel safe. translation: we're thirsty, hungry, we have no home. i other makeshift camps are bigger. but this in the heart of the city, shows how quickly the country is unravelling. we don't go back to the 19th century, just we want to be as far as we have developed here, we want to go further developed. we don't want to go to the back era where our sisters and our education sector and development sector was so shattered that we don't want to go back to that. today, fighting erupteded arou

he has fled to uzbekistan, saying he left to avoid bloodshed.taliban moves in, the west moves out. helicopters ferrying diplomats to the airport. this disorderly end was not planned. hundreds of british troops have now arrived in kabul to help with the evacuation of thousands of british and afghan civilians. the operation is well under way. these troops may not be on the ground for long. kabul is in chaos. people desperate to leave, taking what they can, fearing a bloody assault. there is little violence so far, but a lot of panic. crowds descended on banks, trying to take out their savings. as police officers and security officials abandoned their positions, the taliban urged people to stay calm. but the streets are full of dread. tens of thousands of civilians, displaced by fighting elsewhere, living out in the open. stories of abuses at the hands of the taliban. a translation: the taliban came into our village in the night. after a few days we managed to escape. they were murdering men and boys. they accused them of being in the army or polic

, pakistan, the u.k., germany, norway, turkistan, uzbekistan, and that is a broad group of international organizations, and this group, they actually came together, and you will be seeing this later today in the form of a formal statement that is going to emanate from this gathering that they agreed first and foremost that the peace process needs to be accelerated and they agreed importantly, that they will not recognize any government that is imposed through militaries for. so this is not just the united states. making this point. this is not just the united states speaking with our voice. this is the international community as you can see represented in the consensus that has emerged today, regarding this very simple point. any force that seeks to take control of afghanistan with the barrel of a gun, through the barrel of a gun will not be recognized, will not have legitimacy, and will not accrue the international assistance that any such government would likely need to achieve any semblance of durability. before i go on, let me just say that this is an important statement that either

government but folks just putting it together, rat lines to get people uzbekistan, you know maybe pakistantell you, europeans are worried, very likely that will happen there will be a mass exodus that will probably go through iran that could dump to western europe. so they are really angry about what this president has done to them. elizabeth: people are concerned about the americans now stranded there. president and white house press secretary admitted that americans may be left behind, we have never been here before in u.s. history in thiss footing. pentagon said that u.s. military has apache helicopter gunships and dronessal kabul airport, but war veterans say that white house is damaging the rescue effort by putting the military on a footing aversion. biden team -- letting them control the airport. it should be noted that it was vice president biden who was criticized for saying to president barack obama go slow, do not go after osama bin laden. the white house treasury secretary right now. >> -- press secretary. >> all military posts and naval stations, on all naval vessels ofhi feder

the taliban now controls most of afghistan's borders with tajikistan and uzbekistan in the north. comes as the united states is withdrawing troops after nearly 20 years of the longest u.s. war, the war in afghanistan. on tuesday, the u.n. office of the high commissioner for human rights called for an end to urban fighting. >> civilian casualties are continuing to mount and reports of violations that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity continue to emerge. we all know urban warfare result in scores of civilians being killed. we have seen it before too many times. in afghanistan since the ninth of july in four cities alone, at least 183 civilians have been killed and 1181 haven't injured, -- have been injured, including children. amy: still with us, ro khanna of california and we are joined by phyllis bennis, fellow at the institute for policy studies. phyllis, let's begin with you. one provincial capital after another is in taliban control. can you talk about the significance of this? >> i think this important we recognize that this kind of a crisis was inevitable w

i spoke with a high-level government official in uzbekistan yesterday. they said these are our neighbors. they are calling us to send back -- to deport almost 600 afghan military personnel of which the one i'm talking about is included in. they have to deal with the government whoever it is because they're neighbors. it is a very tenuous situation. we need to evacuate them from there and i'm calling on the biden administration to do the right thing and get them to safety. >> harris: when you look at the pictures now, congressman gallagher, that played out in the last 24 hours and taliban are massing outside the gates of the airport. so far no engagement with our u.s. forces according just moments ago to the pentagon, what does that communicate to you about the enemy? are they really deal makers or is there something else we need to see in all of this? >> well, i don't trust the taliban and i agree with august 100% our pentagon shouldn't be broadcasting an arbitrary date for withdrawal. our message should be we'll do what we need to do to get our people o

is pakistan -- uzbekistan, host: what is your point?aller: my point is the incompetence of this president. there should be a trial for him. you cannot go into the country and do as much damage as he has. host: danielle pletka, your view of the ramifications of this withdrawal in the way it was done for this region. guest: i want to thank the caller for his service. it sounds like he sacrificed a great deal. the one thing i can say one thing all americans great about, is that we are enormously grateful for our service men and women who support our freedoms every day. in terms of the ramifications of this, i think they are yet to come. the only thing we know is it won't be good. they won't be good anywhere. what we saw when isis took over and created a caliphate in syria and in iraq was that it was a magnet for islamist extremists all over the world. they came because they liked having a territory from which to operate. they wanted to be in the fight. and tens of thousands came from all over the world. what we are going to see likely in a

the city is important because it is an economic center close to the borders with uzbekistan.all would mark the collapse of government control over the north. here is our south asia regional editor. >> that is a major city. if that falls, that will be a significant blow for the afghan government. usually, the northern part of afghanistan is seen as the traditional anti-taliban region where they can form an alliance to drive the taliban away, but now the taliban seems to be focusing on that region and one of the cities they captured overnight is about 200 kilometers out of kabul. anchor: it was overshadowed by events in a nearby city. let's look at these pictures, set to show government pictures -- government officials leaving. heavy fighting is now underway in a major southern city. the taliban's advance is shocking, militants emboldened by the u.s. withdrawal have taken more territory in the past two months then at any time -- than at any time since they were ousted from power in 2001. militants now control 65% of afghanistan. our correspondent in the country has been given r

thousands of afghans have also been evacuated with the german airlift evacuees been taken first to uzbekistan and onwards from their. defense minister describe the mission as being in the most hectic, dangerous, and sensitive phase. let's go to our chief political editor who has more on this side of the story. germany's last evacuation flight left,. does that mean the evacuation is completed? >> the fast evacuation effort for sure and it occurs to me that angela merkel sounded rather similar today she told those people who had to be left behind that they would not be forgotten. she almost said the same in her first statement on afghanistan when it became clear that these evacuations would have to take. -- take place. clearly there was focus on what would be feasible amidst chaos. then we heard from the defense minister that old documents would remain valid. the most tangible pledge we've had so far that germany will live up to its own responsibility of getting everyone out. germany's foreign minister earlier said what exactly germany is planning to do right now. let's take a listen. >> we are

german military aircraft are playing people to is becca stand to -- people to uzbekistan. >> hugs anduge relief for those arriving at frankfurt airport. even for those with german passports getting into kabul airport and onto a plane was an ordeal. they tell of the chaotic evacuation and uncertainty about the future of those left behind. >> the life of an afghan is cheap at the moment the way the world is treating us. it is a terrible game they are playing in afghanistan. >> i am very thankful of german people. from our colleagues at the foreign office, thank you very much. please continue to help us. i worry about my father, my mother and my brothers and my sister because now i am not there. >> those without german documents are being transferred to this clearing center in brandenburg. around 100 afghans are expected to arrive here thursday evening . >> as far as i know, they are mostly local staff, possibly also people who have reason to be afraid of the taliban such as people from civil society or journalists. we will take care of them as well. >> they will be given medical assista

big city in the north, mazar-i-sharif after the warlords who pledged to defend the city fled to uzbekistan, today. firmly in control of key cities kandahar in the south and herat in the west this taliban fighter claiming businesses are open and people are happy. but 13,000 families have now fled taliban-controlled areas, and aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis >> humanitarian needs are growing, by the hour >> reporter: these men all worked for nato as construction workers, cooks, interpreters >> reporter: many here feel abandoned and betrayed nbc news has spoken directly with the taliban commander in afghanistan. he said that the taliban is aware that u.s. forces have been deployed, and that if the u.s., quote, tries anything, they'll be treated the same as afghan forces. jose >> kelly cobiella, in kabul, thank you >>> president biden today defended his decision to pull out u.s. troops of afghanistan. saying a long-term american presence there was not acceptable but critics are saying he needs to do more. monica alba is at the white house. >> reporter: president biden tonight

in germany, an uzbekistan airlines flight landed in frankfurt.erman military arranged travel between kabul and have evacuated several hundred people so far. there is temporary accommodation while authorities work on permanent accommodations. a plane carrying more than 200 afghans, including activists and medical researchers, have arrived in rome. italy's foreign ministry said the country is committed to give accurate in those who worked with italy and those who were threatened, such as women and children. well, in greece, hundreds of afghan asylum-seekers and refugees marched through central athens, calling for the government to speed up the processing. we have more from the greek capital. reporter: afghan refugees mourn the fault of their country to the taliban with a song of love and lament. "i have become homeless," it says. "without you, i have become shoulder to shoulder." they are hoping to one day rebuild afghanistan. now, that is gone. >> we don't want the taliban to govern. they protect unarmed people. they've overturned women's rights a

afghanistan's location is of strategic importanc to the north, there are the former soviet states of uzbekistanikistan, all of whom still have close ties to russia. to the west is iran, which has already seen an influx of afghan refugees. afghanistan's largest border is with pakistan which in the past has been accused by the west of providing shelter and support to the taliban.ib and further to the eaxçt+÷ is china, which has growingwi security and economic interests in the region. so what happens next to afghanistan really matters.te >> when the soviet union troops left in '89, the victorious mujahideen started fighting each other. the countries in the region then poored fuel on the fire of the afghan civil war. w and the fear now is becausese you've got lots of an mitty between the countriessa;x in the region, it's a danger that could happen again. >> reporter: the u.s. andld britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is not just what it was all for but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war?" jonathan biele, bbc news. >> joining me now fo

there are borders across their country in uzbekistan as well. they are pouring into there, 84 soldiers poured into uzbekistan. they didn't resist the border guards there. they were just seeking medical attention. their fate is not immediately clear what's going to happen to them. the taliban want them back. the government in tashgan is saying they're trying to make some sort of deal with the government in afghanistan. the whole thing is a real mess and it's left the afghan people desperate, displaced and hopeless. >> ali arouzi joining us from the neighboring country there that shares a 600-mile border with afghanistan. ali, thank you. we'll check back with you in a moment. >> describing the situation as desperate and hopeless. >>> we want to bring in chief correspondent of foreign affairs andrea mitchell on the phone. andrea, you have reporting that the u.s. embassy in kabul will be closing once all personnel are transferred out of there. what can you tell us about your reporting this morning? >> reporter: well, this is obviously a huge change,

received reports of a number of aircraft that were flown into uzbek stan -- i was back a stand -- uzbekistan. right now, we are focused on the airfield and getting people out. we will take that issue at a later date and we will continue to try to gain information on the issue as well. gen. milley: securing bagram was a significant level of military effort, and would require external efforts. our task at that time was to protect the embassy. if we were to keep both bagram and the embassy going, that would be a significant number of military forces that would've exceeded what we had. the decision was made, the proposal was made, to go ahead and collapse bagram. that was approved. we estimated that risk of going out of bagram. it was estimated to be a better tactical solution in accordance with getting the troops down to a 600 number. >> thank you. with a commercial airport making it much more difficult to send out this week, bagram had two runways. is there any thought of retaking bagram and expediting this evacuation, and if not, why not? gen. milley: great question. i cannot discuss branches

there was talk about uzbekistan. i have seen no progress from the administration on this front. i do not know how we are going to be able to see inside afghanistan, much less this intelligence capability we have with russia, china, and iran. china has already recognized the legitimacy of the taliban, as has russia. china will be moving in, there are rare earth minerals in china . i do not know why we did not work with the afghans to develop that. we never did. the taliban knows about this, he brought it up in his discussions. now we have china going in, mining these rare earth minerals. they are the winner. we are the loser. the afghan women and girls and people are the losers. the taliban will have a huge windfall profit from this that they will put into terrorist financing. >> i wide to bring in of your question from charlotte from canada. she asks what you believe will happen in afghanistan in the next month? >> the worst that i predicted all summer, based on my intelligence community -- committee assessments, it will fall. the nightmare is unfolding before our eyes. in the n

there was talk about uzbekistan. i've seen no progress from the administration on this front. i don't know how we are going to be able to see inside of afghanistan, much less have this intelligence capability we have with russia, china, and iran. and china has already recognized the legitimacy of the taliban, as has russia. china will be moving in. there are rare earth minerals and china. i don't know why we didn't work with the afghans to develop that. but we never did. the taliban knows about this because it was brought up in discussions. and i you have china going in, mining these rare earth minerals. and today are the winner. and we are the loser, and the afghan people and the women and girls in of kenaston are the losers. and the taliban, one of the huge windfall profits for this is they will but they'd into terrorist financing -- put it into terrorist financing. mariana: i wanted to bring in if you work -- a viewer question. what do you believe will happen in afghanistan in the next month? rep. mccaul: well, i mean, the worst, and i predicted this, as you know, all summe

president ashraf ghani has left the country — taking a flight to uzbekistan.he taliban arrival has sparked an exodus from the city, with afghans trying to board flights out of the country. the us state department says american troops are now taking steps to secure the airport. thousands of us troops are assisting with the evacuation of embassy staff, citizens, and some afghan nationals from kabul. there's been a sharp rise in the death toll from the earthquake that hit haiti on saturday. almost 1,300 people are now known to have died. many more are feared to be trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. hospitals are struggling to cope with the injured. now on bbc news — dateline london. hello and welcome, this is dateline london, the only programme to bring together bbc specialists with foreign correspondence who write from here. it's an outsider�*s perspective on what's happening around the uk and the world. is the return of the taliban the least worst outcome for afghanistan? heat and monsoons getting longer and wetter. is the world willing or able to

governor of that region was killed recently and announced in the mask that people should go to uzbekistano asymmetry. in a sentence or two, why is this minority persecuted? first of all, this minority persecuted? first of all. they _ this minority persecuted? first of all, they are _ this minority persecuted? first of all, they are not _ this minority persecuted? first of all, they are not really - this minority persecuted? first of all, they are not really a - of all, they are not really a minority. there are a religious minority. there are a religious minority. but we are one third of the total population in afghanistan. afghanistan is made up of minorities. there is no majority in the country. the reason they oppose us and massacre as a persecutors is that we are different and this is their interpretation and the system that originated in india. it is close to a system in saudi arabia and they are also considered as infidels so we don't have any problem with moderate muslims are moderate is firm. we have lived side by side and be neighbours and work together, cooperated together. at al

to the north, there are the former soviet states such as turkmenistan, uzbekistan and tajikistan, allis iran, which has already seen an influx of afghan refugees. afghanistan's largest border is with pakistan, which in the past has been accused by the west of providing shelter and support to the taliban. and further to the east is china, which has growing economic and security interests in the region. so what happens next in afghanistan really matters. when the soviet union troops left in �*89, the victorious mujahedin started fighting each other, so the countries in the region then poured fuel on the fire of the afghan civil war, and the fear now is, because you've got lots of enmity between the countries in the region, it's a danger that could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is notjust what it was all for, but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war? jonathan beale, bbc news. the american folk singer and songwriter nancy griffith has died aged 68. the texan musician was known for songs such as l

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reporter: thousands of a gains have fled their homes and they are vows neighbors to the north, uzbekistankistan are now holding military drills with russia as fears mount that the instability could spread. the taliban has taken cities before. the key question tonight is will they hold them? regardless, the u.s. embassy here is urging americans to leave the country immediately. hallie? >> kelly, thank you. >>> now to china where just six months from now the winter olympics are set to begin. those games coming in a country that faces not just covid challenges but criticism over its human rights record. janis mackey frayer reports from beijing. >> the countdown is on. villages are built. venues have been fine-tuned. the water cube where michael phelps swam now the ice cube for curling events. the iconic bird's nest revamped, too. >> we're ready to go. >> reporter: but the pandemic looms large here. the ski jump center, the stands can hold 10,000 people. whether anyone will actually attend will depend on covid. it will mean a winter olympics like no other. for nearly 3,000 athletes. like figu

moment, we are conducting manoeuvres together with tajikistan over there and with participation of uzbekistan border—long country with afghanistan. both of these countries are... ..could be targets for terrorists. leon panetta, a former cia director, says he has no doubt that the taliban remain terrorists. they are going to continue to support terrorists and he, of course, is talking about al-qaeda and various different other radical islamist groups, including islamic state. does russia take the same view? well, we have seen that director of cia has just met with leaders of taliban and he was talking to them. i do not know about what, but it's a fact of life. and what i do understand, although i'm not a big specialist in the middle east, in the middle east, but i can say that taliban is different. they have different wings in it, and very political wings, radicalwings, islamist wings, and so on. what will be the outcome? but it does not represent the whole people of afghanistan. we have other fractions and other people, not only pashtuns, who are leading over there. a final thought on afghani

president ashraf ghani has left the country, taking a flight to uzbekistan. the taliban arrival has sparked an exodus from the city with afghans trying to board flights out of the country. the us state department says american troops are now taking steps to secure the airport. thousands of us troops are assisting with the evacuation of embassy staff, citizens, and some afghan nationals from kabul. there's been a sharp rise in the death toll from the earthquake that hit haiti on saturday — almost 1300 people are now known to have died, many more are feared to be trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. hospitals are struggling to cope with the injured. now on bbc news it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the athletic excellence we saw at the tokyo olympics will live long in the memory, but so will the moment the brilliant us gymnast simone biles chose not to compete, to safeguard her mental and physical health. us gymnastics, still reeling from the repercussions of a sex abuse scandal, illustrates what can go wron

they were taken to uzbekistan on german army planes.oreign minister says that more evacuation flights are planned but the taliban now controls all access points to the airport and is only allowing access to foreign nationals. let's cross to afghanistan now and speak to a journalist who has gone into hiding. we are keeping thisjournalist anonymous. we are keeping this “ournalist anonymous-h we are keeping this “ournalist anonymous. you are in hiding riaht anonymous. you are in hiding right now. — anonymous. you are in hiding right now. as _ anonymous. you are in hiding right now, as are _ anonymous. you are in hiding right now, as are so - anonymous. you are in hiding right now, as are so many - right now, as are so many others. what did you of what the taliban had to say in the press conference yesterday? inaudible i have never seen his photo... 0ranything inaudible i have never seen his photo... 0r anything else about him except i recognise... he had said good things about women and how to rule the country like allowing women to be act

countries like uzbekistan are saying already they don't want to admit more people.d take in 100,000, so many difficulties with this but it's the beginnings of a process. the governments also grappling with the people they have already brought out, and how they will be housed. the communities secretary robert jenrick said it is already proving challenging here. t’m jenrick said it is already proving challenging here.— jenrick said it is already proving challenging here. i'm really pleased that almost a _ challenging here. i'm really pleased that almost a third _ challenging here. i'm really pleased that almost a third of _ challenging here. i'm really pleased that almost a third of the _ challenging here. i'm really pleased that almost a third of the councils i that almost a third of the councils in england, scotland and wales have already— in england, scotland and wales have already agreed to take interpreters and those — already agreed to take interpreters and those afghans who stood shoulder to shoulder with us during 20 years of conflict, — to shoulder with us du

northern city of mazar—i—sharif, that is the biggest city in the region, close to the border with uzbekistancommercial hub, very very important city, that is one of the major cities still in the government control in the northern region so that is an interesting place to watch today. while the government in kabul is relying on the us and other western countries�* financial support, the taliban has reached out to china which is currently the biggest foreign investor in afghanistan. the german marshall fund is a us think—tank promoting cooperation and understanding between north america and europe. andrew small is is a senior transatlantic fellow gmf�*s asia programme. thank you very much forjoining thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. tell us about the extent of china's involvement in afghanistan? although the are involvement in afghanistan? although they are described _ involvement in afghanistan? although they are described as _ involvement in afghanistan? although they are described as the _ involvement in afghanistan? although they are described as the lar