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Taliban rule, beg and plead, to be allowed to board flights out of the country. the government says the uk will continue to help people leave as long as american troops remain in control of kabul airport. more british personnel are being sent to the afghan capital to help maintain order. the defence secretary ben wallace says more than ten flights a day are bringing people here and that the uk is using every space possible on planes to fly people out of kabul. meanwhile, president biden says us troops may have to stay in afghanistan beyond the withdrawal deadline of the end of august. the us says it has evacuated 7,000 people so far. outside the perimeter of kabul airport, there have been chaotic scenes as desperate afghans try to flee the country. many afghans are trying to get exit papers from western embassies. they then then head in hope, to kabul airport. in a moment we ll have the latest from our correspondent, secundar kemani in the capital, but firstjonathan beale reports on ....

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