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Afghanistan: Crowds of people are still arriving at Kabul airport

US commercial planes will be used to help with the evacuation from Afghanistan

One week on from the Taliban鈥檚 takeover of Afghanistan, people still trying to flee the country. The US wants to end evacuation efforts on 31st August, but chaos at the airport has stalled efforts and Washington has been urged to extend their Afghan pull-out.

Also in the programme: what has been Pakistan鈥檚 role in the Taliban鈥檚 return to power; and as Angela Merkel prepares to step down, what do people in her conservative party think of their new leader?

(Photo: US Marines assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: EPA).

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Sun 22 Aug 2021 12:06GMT

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