look at let's take a look at the headlines on bbc news. hundreds of peoplejoin the visual of sabina nessa. the government urges motorists not to panic by fuel as some service stations amid fears of shortages due to a lack of delivery drivers. schoolchildren attending 28 years after killing stevens in a beauty spot injanuary of this year. hello and welcome to news watch. does bbc news interviewing members of the taliban risk normalising their views? of the taliban risk normalising theirviews? speaking of the taliban risk normalising

their views? speaking to us from afghanistan about dealing with the taliban and how sick she . —— how safe she feels. boris johnson went to the united states and so did the bbc laura goons —— kuensburg. asking about the energy presses back home. i -- kuensburg. asking about the energy presses back home. i think at the moment — energy presses back home. i think at the moment that _ energy presses back home. i think at the moment that they _ energy presses back home. i think at the moment that they are _ energy presses back home. i think at the moment that they are wondering i the moment that they are wondering how they're going to put food on the table the _ how they're going to put food on the table the next few weeks and months rather_ table the next few weeks and months rather than _ table the next few weeks and months rather than think about a long—term ten point _ rather than think about a long—term ten point plan. ifi rather than think about a long-term ten point plan-— ten point plan. ifi may, i do not believe peeple _ ten point plan. ifi may, i do not believe people will— ten point plan. ifi may, i do not believe people will be _ ten point plan. ifi may, i do not believe people will be short - ten point plan. ifi may, i do not believe people will be short of l believe people will be short of food.

andrew nash also got in touch with us for concerns about laura kuenssberg's line of questioning. why did she travel all the way across the atlantic to new york to ask him things that could've been dealt with by a minister at home? showing bbc doing this a lot better? we asked ibibfc showing bbc doing this a lot better? we aske: �* �* , ., showing bbc doing this a lot better? weaske: “ ,., , ., we asked bbc news for response and we received this. _ those problems with energy costs and other supply issues have dominated much of the week's news bulletins. but some viewers for the bbc was making too much of the problems and doing real damage by doing so.

sondra was one of them. monday saw the first major expansion of the london underground the century with the opening of two new stations. david walker saw the news on his phone.

now, the taliban put in a request to address broad leaders of the united nations general assembly. it seems unlikely to happen as no nation is formally recognised them as afghanistan's new government. but the taliban are very much in power in the country that presents a challenge to journalists working there. if they deal with the taliban and interview them as normal politicians, do they risk legitimising terrorists? that is the concern of the man who posted this on twitter. well, the bbc has received much praise from news watch viewers from her reporting from afghanistan over the past few weeks it included a podcast series and the risk for afghanistan where she spoke to a

founding member of the taliban, and she has been reporting from afghanistan since 1988 and recently posted this photograph of her at work as soviet troops left the country in 1989. i am drained by my correspondent in kabul. wejust showed that photograph of you reporting from afghanistan back in 1989. but was it like working there then? flit 1989. but was it like working there then? .., , 1989. but was it like working there then? _, , ., , 1989. but was it like working there then? , , . ., then? of course, it was such a different time _ then? of course, it was such a different time but _ then? of course, it was such a different time but a _ then? of course, it was such a different time but a very - then? of course, it was such a different time but a very same place, those were the last days of the cold war, the battles between the cold war, the battles between the two big superpowers the united states and the soviet union and afghanistan found itself caught in the middle and i remember so vividly at that time how afghans would keep turning to me when they knew the last soviet soldier had left in february of 1989 and saying, do you think things will get better? what you think will happen next? thousand time where there was no social

media, hardly any media at all and afghanistan, there are only three international telephone lines and if afghanistan and so, they look to people like me to somehow give them a sense of what's going to happen and it's breathtaking to think that this is a country which has managed to live in so many have died in a0 years of war and afghans of steuben asking me, is it going to get better? and with every turning of the page, itjust seems to get worse. the page, it 'ust seems to get worse. ., �* , , worse. you've interviewed members of the taliban for your _ worse. you've interviewed members of the taliban for your podcast _ worse. you've interviewed members of the taliban for your podcast series. - the taliban for your podcast series. do you worry about putting people like that on air? tote do you worry about putting people like that on air?— like that on air? we put people on air all the time _ like that on air? we put people on air all the time and _ like that on air? we put people on air all the time and we _ like that on air? we put people on air all the time and we know, - like that on air? we put people on air all the time and we know, to l air all the time and we know, to trade understand and use or expression, all sides of the story. we all have to understand, most of all afghans, who the taliban are, what their ideas are, have they really changed? it's true that

leading members of the taliban, but was the military wing of this movement which is now a government, if you like, an islamic emirate, were on the united nations and the us sanctions list. we tend not to have much to do with them and they do not want to talk to western media and one of the ways, definitely in which the taliban have changed is that much more savvy about the media. remember, this was a movement in the 19905 which 5ma5hed television sets, 5ma5hed cameras, didn't want any images and now, they've got their own social media units whenever i see taliban leaders, they tell me to follow them on twitter and interviewed 5ome leaders, they tell me to follow them on twitter and interviewed some just yesterday saying that why don't you take a photograph of me, will you put her interview up on twitter. they have a new language, a new way of communicating. h0

they have a new language, a new way of communicating.— of communicating. no other country acknowledges _ of communicating. no other country acknowledges the _ of communicating. no other country acknowledges the taliban _ of communicating. no other country i acknowledges the taliban government people are concerned that we are normalising their views by giving them airtime. what would you say? this word normal, there is nothing really normal about afghanistan right now. 0r whether we like it or not is journalists, we right now. 0r whether we like it or not isjournali5ts, we have right now. 0r whether we like it or not is journalists, we have to continue to cover what is happening in afghanistan. afghan media, international media have to keep an eye on the promises of the taliban, what they're doing on the ground. this is notjust an afghan story, it is our story after story, we have to cover it too. is our story after story, we have to cover it toe-— cover it too. can i ask where the journalists whether _ cover it too. can i ask where the journalists whether or _ cover it too. can i ask where the journalists whether or not - cover it too. can i ask where the journalists whether or not they i cover it too. can i ask where the i journalists whether or not they are journali5t5 whether or not they are still able to report to work? maw; still able to report to work? many have left or _ still able to report to work? many have left or are _ still able to report to work? many have left or are trying _ still able to report to work? many have left or are trying to - still able to report to work? many have left or are trying to leave. i have left or are trying to leave. some have had direct threats, i continue to meet them. la5t some have had direct threats, i continue to meet them. last week, i spent time with one afghan journalist who said to me a month

ago, i'm going to stay in afghanistan even though he saw mo5t afghanistan even though he saw most of his colleagues leaving her trying to leave and he says, i want to be here. and there are still journali5t5 here, male and female who say they want to be here. this is another turn of history. how who say they want to be here. this is another turn of history.- is another turn of history. how far have ou is another turn of history. how far have you been — is another turn of history. how far have you been able _ is another turn of history. how far have you been able to _ is another turn of history. how far have you been able to report - is another turn of history. how far have you been able to report on i is another turn of history. how far. have you been able to report on the new media savvy taliban doing away from the camera under way from the country? from the camera under way from the count ? , , ., from the camera under way from the count ? , , . .,, country? this is a time where it has become a lot _ country? this is a time where it has become a lot easier— country? this is a time where it has become a lot easier to _ country? this is a time where it has become a lot easier to travel - become a lot easier to travel outside of kabul. it is a lot easier in many ways to work in kabul. the streets are calm her, the roads are open, the bad road5, potholes and some cannot be navigated through, 5ome cannot be navigated through, but you can actually go through many of the provinces now. i've been mainly focusing on kabul, but some have been out of the provinces, many are heading out now or have just come back and the roads are safer

and they can move. people, now is the time to travel a bit more because the future 5till the time to travel a bit more because the future still remains deeply uncertain.— because the future still remains deel uncertain. , . . , deeply uncertain. news watch viewers are particularly _ deeply uncertain. news watch viewers are particularly concerned _ deeply uncertain. news watch viewers are particularly concerned about - deeply uncertain. news watch viewers are particularly concerned about the l are particularly concerned about the safety of journalists there and particularly of women journali5t5 like yourself. can i ask how you feel personally about staying out there? ., ., ., there? you have to make calculations. _ there? you have to make calculations. you - there? you have to make calculations. you have i there? you have to make calculations. you have to | there? you have to make i calculations. you have to be cautious. we never take security lightly. you have to basically draw on your resources, draw on what you know, draw on past experience, talk to a lot of people and most of all, talk to afghan5 and take calculated ri5k5. there was always going to be a risk when the taliban took over in the same way there was a risk when the same way there was a risk when the last soviet soldier left in 1989 when i was here and everyone predicted dire consequences and said to me, you are mad to stay in kabul.

and nothing happened. the rocket attacks but it was relatively safe. it certainly didn't collapse, it didn't do that until a few years was the policy or 92 when there was another turning page and concerns about chaotic and very ri5ky 5ituation5. about chaotic and very ri5ky situations. it wasn't at the moment and it became later. similarly at this time, there was a concern that kabul could de5cendent the absolute chao5 but it did not. and we still here, a lot ofjournali5t5 have come and gone and so, you make these decisions, you do it you can to prepare your hope for the best you prepare your hope for the best you prepare for the worst. and since i'm talking to you, i would love to be able to say, notjust on my behalf but on the cameraman who worked with me and we were all here together for many weeks and we were very touched that so many of our viewers messages on e—mail or on social media and

they were worried about her safety and so i think i like the opportunity to thank everyone for their concern in their care.- their concern in their care. thank ou for their concern in their care. thank you for all— their concern in their care. thank you for all of— their concern in their care. thank you for all of your _ their concern in their care. thank you for all of your comments - their concern in their care. thank you for all of your comments and their concern in their care. thank i you for all of your comments and if you for all of your comments and if you like to share your opinions on what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail news watch or you can find us on twitter @ new5 watch bbc. write back will be back next week. goodbye. good evening. it has been another fine dry reasonably warm day acro55 fine dry reasonably warm day across many parts of the uk and that really continue5 many parts of the uk and that really continues into the weekend as well. and mostly dry warm weekend ahead

with some sunny spell5 before things turn more un5ettled and next week, but before we get there, for the rest of this evening and overnight things look predominately drive the lot of cloud around and we could see a bit of na5tine55 and smoke cloud first thing tomorrow morning. a temperature of staying on the mild 5ide, generally the mid teen5 acro55 5ide, generally the mid teen5 across the northeast of scotland. through the northeast of scotland. through the day tomorrow, a it dry weather with some 5un5hine breaking through. particularly sunny for the likes of north wales part5 particularly sunny for the likes of north wales parts of the mittens, eastern england and scotland, huge amounts of rain through the day with the degrees will be picking up. attempt i5 the degrees will be picking up. attempt is doing very well up into the high teen5 or even the low 205. 22 or 23 degrees. at sunday, things will turn more un5ettled and next week. goodbye for now.

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