ah ah ah ah, this is dw news. why? but from berlin? disaster in afghanistan as a powerful earthquake strikes, the east of the country. officials say a 1000 people have been killed and many more injured, making it the countries, the deadliest quake in decades. also coming up on the show,

thousands of indigenous protesters march through the streets of quito for a 10th day, demanding a cut to fuel prices. the rally followed violence, clashes between police and demonstrators earlier. and in germany finally fulfills its promise. the 1st shipment of happy weapons has arrived in ukraine. but are they enough to silence? critics who say germany has done too little to help you crane defend itself? ah. hello, i'm clare richardson, thanks so much for joining us. a massive earthquake in afghanistan has left at least 1000 people dead and many more injured. u. s. president joe biden has ordered american agencies to look into how they can help. but that will not be easy, since they totally bonnet took control last year. most agencies have stayed out of afghanistan and the country is already struggling with drought and food shortages.

ah, they survived the deadly earthquake and were taken to safety hospitals and packed ink. a province near the pakistani border are filling up with the injured many of them, recount stories of horror and terrible loss. at the moment because when the roof came down on me, i thought i had been shot with my body was in pain. it took me awhile to get up, but i lost feeling in my body when i saw the rest of my family under the debris. uncle took the road with people digging with their bare hands through the rub. odessa, in the hopes of finding someone still alive or to recover their dead with houses and other buildings have been flattened by the powerful quake. it struck in the middle of the night when most people were at home sound asleep. the number of dead an injured is expected to rise as news slowly trickles in from these remote

parts of afghanistan. rescue efforts have been directed towards the area, but the need for support is huge. at least $50000000.00 will be required immediately to resolve all sexual needs. they're concerned about not just non food items and getting people into shelters and providing medical law, but also preventing waterborne diseases. the taliban lead government has called for international support, but it might prove hard to get since the taliban seized power last year, some international agencies have left afghanistan and billions of euros in development. aid were held back. more than 60 percent of the population relies on aid to survive the earthquake and only worse in their dire, tremendous tarion situation. and fans mighty as a freelance journalist in

a couple earlier, we asked him how well the taliban government is equipped to handle the situation. one thing to remember is that of con a sons he's frequent earthquakes. yes, this one was from the death toll a major one of the largest one in several years. but this is not something completely new. to some extent, the poly mon also reacted well, for example, they quite quickly dispatched helicopters to the most affected areas in bar mold. one of the most heavily hits districts escalate. excavators arrived pretty soon as little was confirmed to me. um, in other areas the taliban leg, the capacity to to act quickly. um, and aids that has arrived to some extent is not sufficient. aid agencies have a pretty soon off to the polygon. takeover try to resume their operation some time successfully, sometimes not successfully the u. s. m has issued several general licenses that

exempt humanitarian organizations from sanctions that are imposed on afghanistan and the poly mon regime. so legally, it is possible to get aiden practically. this is very wolf and also still faces difficulties. nonetheless, some and you will have expand that stair south, have expand that their programming. they are on the pressure to implement from the donors. they are on the pressure from the taliban. that wants to get aiden also to siphon some of the aid off. and that this leads to, to various problems sometimes, but all sold to the fact that 8 projects are still running and still implemented. and that also, in this case, a certain amount of international aid will certainly reach odd these regions as her attention now to some of the other stories making headlines at this hour. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed ben foam on is visiting turkey for the 1st time since the killing of saudi journalist,

jamal castro. he plunged relations between the 2 countries into crisis. and the crown prince to day met with turkish president rep, tie up the air to one or 211 slain to the crown print for cash argues murder and bulgarian prime minister career patch. coff has lost a confidence vote in parliament over his fiscal and economic policies. had cost government took office in december after $3.00 elections in the space of one year. his interest party now has a 2nd and last chance to form a coalition. if not, there could be new election. 6 and in she lay, thousands of miners have gone on strike at the world's largest copper producer could elko the state operated company recently announced the closure of a foundry located in one of the country's most polluted regions. minors at say the closure was arbitrary and are demanding the government invest in the plant to bring it up to the highest environmental standards instead. and at least 2 people have

died in ecuador, in ongoing protests. thousands of indigenous ecuadorian have taken to the streets in response to a hike and fuel prices. a government has since declared a state of emergency. on wednesday, thousands of indigenous people took to the streets of quito for the 10th day in a row to demand a change in government policy. ecuador, indigenous community is disproportionately affected by rising inflation, unemployment, and poverty. and demonstration followed violent clashes between soldiers and demonstrators. on tuesday night and his protest haven't now been going on for 10 days. earlier i asked he w correspondent, johan ramirez in quito, how they have affected life in the city and elsewhere in the country. you have the answer behind me. i mean, this is a very central point of the city, and this is big our right now, the kids are, these plays used to be fuel of cars are right now under the mo,

most of the seat that is like this nice, empty shops are closed. i was touring the city all day long and shops hard clothes . i was near downtown on there. there are lots of protesters and they are taken, i mean, molten, some of them are very violent actually. is this the 1st time i've been reporting them, protest all around latin america? this is the 1st time i've been said. police don't go to the protest because it's very dangerous. there are some very violent people there. so it is a very complicated now on the authorities are fearon that this city could be, serge, why there are indigenous people. something i have seen all day long is trucks full of indigenous people come into the city. it seems that they are coming from rural areas and other provinces of ecuador to take the city or local authorities. i worry about it because they fear that basic services would be paralyzed in some days. actually, we have seen some, our garbage collector provenance in mobility. and there are already some searching

gas for example. and back here in germany, in a speech delivered to the german parliament, chancellor schultz has said, ukraine has every right to defend itself. adding quote, it is our duty to support ukraine as best we can. germany has faith international criticism for its initial reluctance to supply ukraine with weapons. and then for the time it took to deliver them the german panza. ha, bits of 5001 of the most sophisticated artillery systems in the world. almost 5 months after russia's invasion of ukraine, 7 of these self propelled houses have finally arrived on the battlefield. germany has long been accused of dragging its hills over the delivery of legal aid to ukraine. to counter such criticism, berlin has released a lengthy list of weapons and equipment. it is handed over to keith. it includes

panza, fast, infantry, anti tank, rocket launchers, man portable air defense systems, or man pads that enable soldiers to down enemy aircraft. 60000000 rounds of ammunition. these deliveries proved useful in the early stages of the war when ukrainian forces ambushed russian columns often at close range. but against the math artillery, deployed by russia in its dorm bus, offensive ukraine, guns of its own germany has been slow to react. unlike some of its nato allies. o u. s. has delivered over a 100 of these modern artillery pieces and will soon send long range missiles systems. poland has donated at least 18 self pelt. how it's us, and hundreds of soviet era tanks. germany to has pledged more heavy equipment on the to do list. the gear pot self propelled anti aircraft gun effective against low

flying aircraft. the mass multiple launch rockets system, able to targets up to 80 kilometers away. at the state of the art iris t anti aircraft system. able to clear the sky of enemy aircraft and missiles. but the 1st batch of gay parts and the mass launchers are only slated for delivery in july. the iris t might only arrive in ukraine in october, a long wait for a country under constant attack from the air. and earlier we spoke to nicholas and drummond, a defense industry analyst, and a former officer in the british army. we asked him about the logistical challenges of supplying heavy weapons to ukraine. will the, it is not just the houses themselves, is the ammunition that supplies them. and before you can use them effectively, you have to deliver all the ammunition that's needed. and there's no point in having how it says, unless you have a good supply by munition. so that whole logistics planning has to be very

carefully coordinated with the ukranian forces. and the 2nd really important factor is that you have to train the crews. and this is a highly sophisticated piece of equipment and requires a good experience crew to use it effectively on the battlefield. so those 2 factors alone would have delayed its introduction into service irrespective of any the political background to the delivery of such weapons. well, each medical personnel will stand trial charged with criminal negligence over the death of argentina, soccer. great, diego madonna, the 60 year old died of cardiac arrest 2 years ago or recovering from brain surgery for a blood clot. he had also battles cocaine and alcohol addictions. for decades, prosecutors accuse his caregivers of causing his death by abandoning him during home hospitalization. no trial date has yet been set and a summer break in the bonus league a means its transfer time. after much speculation,

a cynical star side yo manet has completed his move from liverpool to buy a new neck and a as one of africa's most successful players and his signing is a major get for the german champions. the 30 rolls continues a long tradition of african players in the buddhist lager, and he could finish up replacing the great robert levant, off ski. the moment by and munich fans have been waiting for sat your money introduced as a buy and player. it's a big deal for the bond as the guy and african football. he's quit the meg, a rich english premier league in his prime and chosen germany or speaker with the club. we do the coach and as well as c z holz holz or in to see the 2 whole how good there. because of course, i'm always watching, not the only been this league about the specialist jumpers to express edwin barnes b. and no, no doubt to so one of the best 3rd love in the world. the 3rd year old,

who helped senegal to african nations cooked glory last year said he had over big offers but quickly settled on by and he won the premier league and champions league and his time at liverpool. his contract situation in england means he has moved to reported fi rising up to 41000000 euros a comparatively good price in modern football. his 3 year deal is also crucial for by and given their star strike. a robert levin dusky has asked to leave the club after 8 goal and trophy laden seasons. the germans still want to keep the poll, but monday will soften the blow. if he departs as chief executive oliver com hinted your boyish fond of his organ, fur, flish as we want to bring in fresh blood sugar concordance, can we want to make sure that there is a competition for places within the squad? um, this class has now happened with an absolutely world class player in sadie

o. money vill classes feler meets at your money. he's been criticized by some pundits in england, the moving to an easier league whereby and win the title every season. but if he ends up having to replace levin dusky, he faces one of the biggest challenges of his career and is in his up a at this, our coming up next, a new addition of our documentary series jack found on the power of under cover agencies statement for that, i'm play richardson in berlin for me in the entire team working behind the scenes. thanks much for joining us. on the green. do you feel worried about the planet me to on neil, host of the on the green fence podcast and to me it's clear remains to change.