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First foreigners fly out of Kabul since US pull-out

The first charter flight leaves Kabul since the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. But what about the hundreds of people still waiting to leave from Mazar-e-Sharif in the north?

The first charter flight leaves Kabul since the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. But what about the hundreds of people still waiting to leave from Mazar-e-Sharif in the north?

Also today; remembering Ahmed Shah Massoud, the Afghan leader assassinated by al-Qaeda two days before the 9/11 attacks; and the Kenyan President has called it a national disaster- we'll hear what drought is doing to families in the worst-hit parts.

(Photo: The first flight took more than 100 people from Kabul to Doha, the capital of Qatar. Credit: Getty Images)

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  • Thu 9 Sep 202120:06GMT

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