Lyse Doucet

No she must leave asap. I can't bear the thought of her getting captured

Brave lady but how is she going to get home

Each time I hear her name I am struck by the contrast between “douce” meaning “soft,” or “ gentle” and a woman with nerves of steel who could put many a seasoned serviceman to shame!

I also couldn’t place her accent and when I looked her up I was surprised to see that she is Canadian.

Presumably she lives here, but the BBC and other news channels have reporters stationed all over the world, so home for the time being might be a Middle Eastern country.

A few years ago I was at an event where Lyse Doucet was the chair person, and a young refugee from Syria told us about her life and then played the theme from Schindler's List on her violin. Lyse, like everyone else in the place, was in tears by the end. Just wanted to share that about her.

I think Lise Doucet is wonderful - what a hero she is. She seems totally unafraid and is always at the center of things. How does she do it.
My DH and I are quite worried for her safety and we just hope she has a plan to come home soon.

I make a point of never forgetting the teamwork - cameraman, sound engineer and reporter - when we see these news reports.

Starting this thread has led me to wider questioning of my initial views!
If/when our reporting teams finally leave, we will have no unbiased, contemporary updates we have come to rely on so heavily.

Will there be any other 'news' emanating, apart from that which the Taliban puts across?

On the one hand, their posturing and gloating in front of the cameras makes me feel that we should not be giving them airtime.

But if not, what? No news??‍♀️

Dunno.

Clarissa Ward who is CNN's Chief International Correspondent and was reporting from Kabul on the street, in the markets etc and showing how she & her team got through to the airport. She was evacuated out on Saturday to Quater.
Foreign journalists will be able to get out when its time

Woops ! Absolutely agree with you. Frank Gardener's photographer was killed, as was Marie Colvins. These people run such risks to bring us the news. I doubt if any story would come to light were it not for them.

Bear in mind that these phenomenally brave reporters also require a camera operator and possibly other crew such as a driver. All of them are also taking a risk.

Lyse Doucet is a brilliant reporter. Her life is on the line every day and night. She reminds me so much of Marie Colvin,a fearless reporter her story In Extremis by Lindsey Hilsom is a fascinating read. However, the poor woman was blown up by a bomb while reporting for The Sunday Times and the BBC in Syria. Let's hope Lyse gets out safely.

"The Taliban are in talks with Qatar and Turkey about the management of Kabul airport as it lacks air traffic control services now that the United States military has withdrawn from Afghanistan.

The talks are aimed at securing the airport as soon as possible so that people who want to leave Afghanistan can do so using commercial flights, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday." So hopefully journalists will be able to get out soon.

All very well saying that what is sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose. It may be in Western society, but anywhere else and especially in a war zone women run the risk of being raped, which most men don't.

If anyone is going to escape overland to Pakistan they had better get a move on, as the Hindu Kush in September- October is likely to be knee-deep in snow and nobody's idea of fun.

I think she is an admirable, knowledgeable and highly professional journalist. We rely on such people to tell us the truth. Would our Foreign Sec had a fraction of her qualities .

Charlotte Bellis from New Zealand, reporting for AlJezeera TV. was interviewing a Taliban Commander the other day. Her blonde hair loosely covered by a beige scarf and a high necked, long sleeved top. He discussed general things with her but refused to discuss more important matters because.... she was inappropriately dressed. Without these journalists reporting, how will the Taliban gain the credibility they desire but it only takes one country boy with a gun to change that.

Annifrance - I have always thought it unfair. Men are Sir and women Dames. sounds derogatory to me, pantomimes come to mind. Why not 'Lady' much nicer

Since it was possible to report from war zones women have always been there.
Lyse is one of them. Long may she be able to carry this out.

Regarding these brave women, why haven't herself and Katie Adie been made Dames. I thoroughly enjoy and admire our thespian Dames, but surely this dangerous journalism is way above the skills of acting.

I agree, annifrance

I keep thinking of Marie Colvin, Terry Lloyd, Frank Gardner and other journalists and their camera crews killed and injured bringing us the news from these areas of conflict.

I’m wondering how any of the journalists will get home. The airport is now out of action.

Surely she'd be safe enough? Such a high profile media person would be worth the Taliban's while to suck up to as part of their charm offensive. Of course she's not daft! I hope she's safely home soon.

Agree, but there is always the idiot boy from the sticks, with 'great faith' and no idea of her history. Think she is supremely brave.

As said above, amazing journalist, she knows the dangers, her mission in life is to report. I sincerely hope she gets out safely when the time is right for her.

Regarding these brave women, why haven't herself and Katie Adie been made Dames. I thoroughly enjoy and admire our thespian Dames, but surely this dangerous journalism is way above the skills of acting.

I wonder if we worried about Kate Adie when she was doing her job?
I have great respect for Lyse and in fact and of the correspondents in similar situations but I would say that they all would be ready to leave when it is possible but it must have been frightening to stand on the outskirts of Kabul airport and see that last plane fly out.

She is one of the best reporters that I listen too and I hope she gets out very soon. I can't see the Taliban keeping up this facade for very much longer.

I watched a documentary the other night about Marie Colvin and her death in Syria. She was an amazing journalist but paid such a high price. I do wonder if there is almost a competition for who stays longest. It was harrowing to watchand realise that similar scenes will now be happening in Afghanistan with rhe poorest and weakest suffering the most.

I worry about her every time I see her and I don’t think seeing her so close to danger is a risk worth taking.
He4 accent fascinates me, looked her up, she is Canadian but seems to have a different accent each time I listen to her. Perhaps she can adopt an accent of the people around her. She is hugely professional and I do enjoy listening to her, she has always dressed very modestly, her clothing never detracts from what she is reporting.