major political events all major political events including important state visits abroad. it is herjob to report impartial analysis of the biggest news stories of the day. those problems with energy costs and other supply issues have dominated much of the week's news bulletins. some viewers felt the bbc was making too much of the problems. sandra was one of them. i don't get why there is so much news coverage about supermarkets struggling to keep shelves full. you just feel the fire and make people panic buy. if you stop, people won't rush out and buy anything, leaving nothing on the shelves full as normal people to buy. it is down to you to just shut up. 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 and he e—mailed. today's headline news on the bbc at, two new london

underground stations open. how is this national news? how many people from outside london will actually use them? strange how the london centric bbc didn't mention the new gloucester parkway station opening. the people in the pay a smaller licence fee the londoners? the taliban put in a request this week to address world leaders at the united nations general assembly. leaders at the united nations generalassembly. it leaders at the united nations general assembly. it seems unlikely to happen, as no nation has formally recognised them as afghanistan's new government. however, the taliban are very much in power in the country and that presents a challenge to journalists working there. if they deal with the taliban and interview them as noble politicians, do they risk legitimising terrorists? that is the concern of this viewer who posted on twitter. bbc trying to normalise and mainstream the taliban. the bbc gladly gives a platform for

taliban terrorists to speak their point of view, what kind ofjournalism is this? the bbc�*s ofjournalism is this? the bbc�*s released a set has received much praise from viewers for her reporting from afghanistan. it included a podcast series, i wish for afghanistan in which he spoke to a founding member of the taliban. 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 joined now by our chief international correspondent from kabul. we havejust shown that photograph of you reporting from afghanistan in 18 eight —— reporting from afghanistan in 18 eight -- 1989, reporting from afghanistan in 18 eight —— 1989, what was it like working there then? it 18 eight -- 1989, what was it like working there then? it was such a different _ like working there then? it was such a different time. - like working there then? it was such a different time. at - like working there then? it was such a different time. at the i such a different time. at the very same place, those were the last days of the cold war, the battles between the two superpowers, the united states and the then soviet union and

afghanistan found itself caught in the middle. 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 do you think will happen next? remember, that was a time when there was no social media, hardly any media at all in afghanistan, only three international telephone lines out of afghanistan. they look to people like me to somehow give them a sense, an inkling of what would happen. it is breathtaking to think that now this is a country which has managed to live through and so many have died in more than a0 years of war. and it is... afghans are still asking me, is it going to get better? with every turning of the page, it just seems to get worse. you have interviewed _ just seems to get worse. you have interviewed members of the taliban for your recent podcast series, do you worry about

putting people like that on air? ~ , , ., , putting people like that on air? , , ., putting people like that on air? , ., ., ., air? we put people on air over time, air? we put people on air over time. as _ air? we put people on air over time. as you _ air? we put people on air over time, as you know, _ air? we put people on air over time, as you know, to - air? we put people on air over time, as you know, to try - air? we put people on air over time, as you know, to try to l time, as you know, to try to understand, orto time, as you know, to try to understand, or to use our expression, all sides of the story. we have to understand, most of all afghans, who the taliban are, what their ideas are, have they really change? it is true that leading members of the taliban, the military wing of the movement, which is now a cabinet, a government if you like, the islamic emirate, we tend not to have much to do with them, they don't want to talk to western media and one of the ways definitely in which the taliban have changed is they are much more savvy about they are much more savvy about the media. remember, this was a movement in the 1990s which smashed television sets, smashed television sets, smashed cameras, didn't want any images. now they have their

own social media units. whenever i see taliban leaders, one of the first things they do is ask me to follow them on twitter. i interviewed someone yesterday and he said to me, why don't you take a photograph of me, will you put our interview on twitter? they have a new language and a new way of communicating. h0 a new language and a new way of communicating.— a new language and a new way of communicating. no other country currently recognises _ communicating. no other country currently recognises the - currently recognises the taliban government. many bbc viewers are concerned that the bbc is normalising their views by giving them airtime, what would you say?— by giving them airtime, what would you say? you know, this word normal, _ would you say? you know, this word normal, there _ would you say? you know, this word normal, there is - would you say? you know, this word normal, there is nothing | word normal, there is nothing normal about afghanistan right now. whether we like it or not, as journalists we have to continue to cover what is happening in afghanistan. afghanjournalists are happening in afghanistan. afghan journalists are covering it, afghan media, international media have to keep an eye on the promises of the taliban, what they are doing on the ground. it is notjust an afghan story, it is our story and if it is our story, we have

to cover it, too.— and if it is our story, we have to cover it, too. can i ask how far ou to cover it, too. can i ask how far you know— to cover it, too. can i ask how far you know where _ to cover it, too. can i ask how far you know where the - to cover it, too. can i ask how far you know where the local l far you know where the local afghan journalists are still able to report and work? many have left. _ able to report and work? many have left. or — able to report and work? many have left, or are _ able to report and work? many have left, or are trying - able to report and work? many have left, or are trying to - have left, or are trying to leave. some have had direct threats. i continue to meet them. last week i spent time with one afghan journalist who had said to me a month ago, he said, i am going to stay in afghanistan, even though he saw most of his colleagues leaving or trying to leave. do you think i'm stupid? he said, i want to be here. there are stilljealousy, male and female who say they want to be here. this is another turn of history. this is another turn of history-— this is another turn of history. this is another turn of histo . ., ., , history. you have been in kabul history. you have been in kabul, how— history. you have been in kabul, how far _ history. you have been in kabul, how far have - history. you have been in kabul, how far have you | history. you have been in - kabul, how far have you been able to report on the new media taliban are doing away from the cameras in the rest of the country?— cameras in the rest of the count ? , , . country? this is a time when it has become — country? this is a time when it has become a _ country? this is a time when it has become a lot _ country? this is a time when it has become a lot easier- country? this is a time when it has become a lot easier to - has become a lot easier to travel outside of kabul. it is a lot easier, in many ways, to

work in kabul. the streets are calmer, the roads are open, they are bad rows, potholes and almost un—navigable, but you can go to many of the provinces now. i have been based in kabul, but many colleagues have been out of the provinces. the roads are safer and they can move. people are feeling now is the time to travel a bit more because the future still remains deeply uncertain. i think it is fair to say that newswatch viewers are concerned about the safety of journalists and particularly women journalists like yourself. how do you feel personally about staying up there? you do you feel personally about staying up there?— do you feel personally about staying up there? you have to make calculations, _ staying up there? you have to make calculations, you - staying up there? you have to make calculations, you have l staying up there? you have to | make calculations, you have to be cautious. we never take security lightly. you have to be basically drawing on your resources, draw and what you know, draw on past experience,

talk to a lot of people. most of all, talk to afghans and take calculated risks. there is always going to be a risk when the taliban took over in power. in the same way there was a risk when the last soviet soldier left in 1989 when i was here and everyone predicted dire consequences. they said to me, you are mad to stay in kabul. nothing happened. there were rocket attacks, but it was relatively safe, it certainly didn't collapse. it didn't do that for a few years. i was here in 1992 when there were concerns about chaotic and risky situations. it wasn't at the moment and it became later. similarly now, there was a concern that couple could descend into absolute chaos. it didn't. —— cardall. a lot of journalists have come and gone, so you make these decisions and you do what you can to prepare and you hope for the best and

you prepare for the worst. and since i am talking to you, i would like to be able to say, not just on would like to be able to say, notjust on my behalf, but the cameraman, robbie wright, my colleagues, we were all here together for many weeks. we are very touched that so many of our viewers sent messages on e—mail or social media and they were worried about our safety. i would like to use this opportunity to thank everyone for their concern and their care. . ~' for their concern and their care. . ~ , ., for their concern and their care. . ~ i. ., ~ for their concern and their care. . ~ ., ~ ., care. thank you. thank you for our care. thank you. thank you for your comments _ care. thank you. thank you for your comments this _ care. thank you. thank you for your comments this week, - care. thank you. thank you for your comments this week, if . care. thank you. thank you for l your comments this week, if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on the tv, radio and online and social media. e—mail newswatch. you can find us on twitter. you can call us on... do have a look at our website for previous interviews. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week.

goodbye. hello. on friday, we saw temperatures in 0xfordshire up to 25.3 celsius, well above average for this stage in september. and through the weekend, we're going to be keeping the fairly warm, mainly dry theme with some sunshine around. now, the reason that temperatures are doing so well at the moment is because we're drawing in our winds from a south or south—westerly direction, so fairly tropical air in fact pushing across the uk. and if we compare the forecast temperatures to average for this time of year, in fact, they're about 5—6 degrees above average through the weekend. fast—forward now into the middle of next week, and you can see the reds and oranges have disappeared from the map, so temperatures will be average or even a little below by the time we get to around about tuesday next week. but for the here and now, we're going to be starting saturday morning on a mild note, with temperatures in the mid—teens. quite a lot of mist and murk, and in fact some areas around coasts and hills in the west

could keep some fog all day, but it will gradually lift and clear and things will brighten up. so, some sunshine appearing, particularly for the likes of north wales, central and eastern england and eastern scotland, too. so, temperatures in the warmest spots, 22—23 degrees, but even where you have got the cloud, still 18—19 celsius. a bit breezy with the odd spot of drizzle for the west of scotland, but most other places avoiding any showers. as we move through the overnight period and on into sunday, there could just be one or two spots of showery rain here and there, but most places again looking largely dry and temperatures staying in the mid—teens again as we head on into sunday. so, no great changes for the weather. we have got a weather front waiting in the wings here. as it moves a little bit closer in, you'll start to notice the breeze picking up a touch on sunday. still from a southerly direction, a warm wind direction, so a lot of drier weather, probably a bit more sunshine on sunday compared to saturday. one or two rogue showers, rain later in the day arrives from the west across northern ireland and western scotland. but before it gets there, well, temperatures once again doing pretty well, 22—23 degrees for the warmer spots, well above average on sunday. but then let's take a look at

sunday night into monday then. this weather front sweeps its way eastwards across the uk, so that is going to be marking that change into cooler air as we head through the early part of next week. weather fronts moving in from the atlantic, introducing notjust cooler air, but more unsettled weather as well. so, into next week, blustery showers, not as warm as it has been. do enjoy the warm sunshine if you see it through the weekend. bye for now.

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