thank you very - much forjoining us, anbarasan ethirajan. latest devastating earthquake to hit haiti. nearly 2000 others were injured in the 7.2 magnitude tremor. the prime minister, ariel henry, has declared a month—long state of emergency. mr henry said the quake had caused huge damage and many casualties across the south of the country. president biden has authorised immediate help from the us. this report from david willis. one of the poorest countries in the world has been dealt another devastating blow. and the people of haiti are once again dealing with the aftermath of a massive earthquake. this one centred on the country's south—western peninsula, a less populated area than the capital port—au—prince, which was flattened by an earthquake ii years ago, but stronger and closer to the surface. more than 200,000 people died in the 2010 earthquake and haiti's prime minister ariel henry said numerous lives have been lost in today's disaster. translation: the government decided this morning to declare | a state of emergency for one month f

anbarasan ethirajan. now visit france without quarantining on their return to the uk. it's one of several changes to the government's travel list that have come into effect this morning. seven countries, including germany, have been added to the green list — but mexico is now on the red list, meaning a mandatory ten—day stay in a hotel for visitors coming back to britain. for some passengers heading to france on holiday this morning, the fact that they won't have to self—isolate when they return to the uk is a relief. we will no longer have to quarantine. so what does that mean for you? is that good in terms of work or anything like that? it means we can come back to work, i am self employed, and we get to see his family. brittany ferries has seen a surge in bookings but still only hopes to carry 500,000 passengers this year, less than a quarter of pre—pandemic numbers. the season 21 will be worse than the season 20 for brittany ferries, so i guess it is more than welcome, this announcement, it is good ne

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news.ed she finds the theatre experience far scarier than performing a music concert. afterjust five weeks of rehearsals, the 36—year—old is starring in "two twenty—two", a supernatural thriller about four friends caught up in a night of high tension. mark lobel reports. the multi—award winner's performed in front of tens of thousands on glastonbury�*s famous pyramid stage. # when do you think it will all become clear? # �*cause i'm being taken over by the fear #. now in her new incarnation as an actress, following five weeks of rehearsals, she says she really is being taken over by the fear. i know people say, oh, you've been on a stage before, but it is a completely different experience, it's kind of like, much scarierfor me. on stage, lily's character examines the supernatural late into the night. as the witching hour approaches, she argues ghosts are like random memories. you mostly ignore them, but every so often one sticks out because it sets off some emotional response, so you share

anbarasan ethirajan.nd it's the sporting action is drawing to a close on the final day of the tokyo games. here's a look at the medals table as is it stands. with just hours left until the closing ceremony, the united states has overtaken china to take the top spot. the host nationjapan remains in third place. it's been a good day so far for team gb with lauren price taking gold in the middleweight boxing and jason kenny winning the keirin making him gb�*s most decorated olympian. let's head to the bbc sports centre and speak to gavin ramjaun. good day in boxing for the uk and ireland? lauren price was taken in by her grandparents when she was young. she lost her grandfather in the last years, this win will be very special for her. she paid tribute to our grandparents and upbringing. we saw kelly harrington of ireland in the women's lightweight final, celebrations in ireland going off. she beat her brazilian opponent in a young man and a must points decision. —— unanimous points decision. —— unanimous poi

thank you, anbarasan ethirajan- — final day of tokyo 2020, not a bad day.est to last. crossing the line first this morning and winning the kyren cycling, the first to win seven gold medals. i am kyren cycling, the first to win seven gold medals. iam in kyren cycling, the first to win seven gold medals. i am in the manchester velodrome. four olympic games. tom stanton making sure there is anotherjason kenney, keeping cyclists on the production line. what do you make of great britain's cycling during these games? what what do you make of great britain's cycling during these games? what a da , what cycling during these games? what a day. what a — cycling during these games? what a day. what a 16 _ cycling during these games? what a day, what a 16 days, _ cycling during these games? what a day, what a 16 days, some - cycling during these games? what a day, what a 16 days, some highs - cycling during these games? what a | day, what a 16 days, some highs and lows over the last two and a bit weeks. for us, a really successful campaign, we have diversify away from

anbarasan ethirajan.it's one of several changes to the government's travel list that have come into effect this morning. seven countries including germany have been added to the green list — but mexico is now on the red list, meaning a mandatory ten—day stay in a hotel for visitors coming back to britain. katy austin reports. kyle cannot wait to drive down to the south of france with his dog indy. if he'd gone in the past three weeks he would have had to self—isolate for ten days upon return, while fully vaccinated travellers coming from other amber list countries did not. the announcement the stricter rule would end today gave him the confidence to finally make a plan. it would have been great to book from before but everything has been changing so rapidly it is hard to really understand when it will actually be safe to travel. so i'm trying to go now while i can. i need to get straight back to work when i return to london which is great. brittany ferries have seen a surge in bookings but still only hope

let's speak to our south asia correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan.ws we're getting here via the reuters news agency and the afp that the taliban have begun entering afghan capital, kabul. just how significant is this? at the moment what we know is this? at the moment what we know is there is attention in kabul city and we have not had confirmation about taliban militants entering the city as of now but we note the presidential palace has just tweeted a few minutes ago and i will give you a rough translation seeing there have been some gunfire heard but security forces with international partners are securing the security situation. the second one is the taliban spoken who has tweeted saying they have asked taliban fighters to refrain from violence in kabul city which some interpret as not to enter ourfight kabul city which some interpret as not to enter our fight inside the city. laterwe not to enter our fight inside the city. later we should be able to confirm about other reports but a bbc colleague in kabul was at a government office a few minutes

anbarasan ethirajan.es on the greek island of evia have forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents. thousands of locals and tourists have also been evacuated from athens' northern suburbs, and others have had to abandon their homes elsewhere. the greek army has been deployed to help fight the blazes, and several countries including britain and germany have sent emergency aid teams to help. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is greece's second biggest island, evia. the scenes are devastating. wildfires are continuing to break out on this island. dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. i closed all the windows but they put the water around it. firefighters are doing all they can under extreme conditions. but strong scorching winds have made the situation worse. flames have ripped through vast areas, destroying homes and burning forest. more than 2000 people from the island had to be carried to safety after they fled to the beaches. one man filmed the inferno once he was safe on a ferry. te

earlier i spoke to our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan.overnment in kabul. the government must be worried at this point because the change in situation is fast. the first provincial capital was captured by the taliban in recent years yesterday. within 2a hours they have reached out to a different part of afghanistan, also the stronghold of former vice president abdul rashid dostum. this will be the second major provincial capital to be captured by insurgents. they are also stretching the afghan forces. look at what is happening in lashkar gah in the south, and in the north, as we speak heavy clashes are going on there. 0fficials there say at least 11 civilians have been killed in the fighting so far. they are also making a big push in the biggest city in north—east afghanistan. it is fair to say that abdul rashid dostum is one of the strongmen of afghan politics, he has been fighting the taliban for years and yea rs. he has effectively his own military forces, as is true in many parts of afghanistan, is this now turning into a regionalfigh

our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan says the fall of mazar—i—sharif signals a major setbackis was the last major city held by the government in the northern part of afghanistan so it's the fourth biggest city, trading and commercial hub close to the border with uzbekistan so it's a huge military prize for the taliban. on the other hand, for the government in kabul, now the government in kabul, now the entire northern region is being dominated by the taliban so they are now taking territory is very close to kabul city itself, in fact in the morning they were targeting a town which is about a0 kilometres south—west of kabul. a few hours earlier they also targeted a province, that is under attack. the government now has only two cities, one of the big cities in kabul. there are expectations that even jalalabad might come under attack in the coming days which means the government is in charge of kabul. with these provinces and coming from the north, now the taliban are tightening their stranglehold on the city itself and many people think the taliban might start this siege in th

let us cross live to our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan, who's watching the developmentstan from delhi. this capture of mazar—e—sharif, the northern stronghold, how much of a difference does that make to the taliban advance on the capital, kabul? , . , ., , ., ., taliban advance on the capital, kabul? , ., ., . , kabul? this was the last ma'or city held by the — kabul? this was the last ma'or city held by the government _ kabul? this was the last ma'or city held by the government in h kabul? this was the last major city held by the government in the - held by the government in the northern region of afghanistan. it was a commercial hub and the border city with uzbekistan, so it is a huge military prize for the taliban. the government in kabul, the north is being dominated by the taliban, so they are now taking territories close to kabul city itself and in the morning they were targeting a town a0 kilometres south—west of kabul and they also targeted other provinces nearby, meaning the government now only has two cities, the big cities in kabul and one other, so there are

thank you very much, anbarasan ethirajan _ taliban.san ethirajan in - taliban. thank you very much, anbarasan ethirajan in delhi i taliban. thank you very much, | anbarasan ethirajan in delhi for taliban. thank you very much, - anbarasan ethirajan in delhi for us. speaking this morning the uk foreign secretary gave an update on the latest situation on the ground in kabul. at 6am this morning i was updated that the situation has calmed, there has been an increase in us and uk forces, including crowd control, because we have seen ordinary afghans heading for the exits given the taliban takeover, it is crucial be stabilising to allow the airport to operate functionally, both for afghans and british afghans who wish to leave and also the afghan translators and many other workers who served us loyally. so the situation is calmer, allowing us to ramp up a number of flights and people that can come out. we expect 350 british nationals and those afghan workers to be able to leave in the next 2a hours, i suspect if and as the situation stabilis

let's speak to our south asia correspondent anbarasan ethirajan.singly dire? it the situation becoming increasingly dire?- the situation becoming increasingly dire? it is fast changing _ increasingly dire? it is fast changing on _ increasingly dire? it is fast changing on the _ increasingly dire? it is fast changing on the ground i increasingly dire? it is fast i changing on the ground with talybont making sweeping territorial gains in the past one week, almost nine provincial capital's are being dominated by the surgeons, very, very remarkable military advance because many people thought it would take months for the taliban to make inroads into the city, they have captured vast countryside as the foreign forces leave the country which they will end by the end of august and the taliban are now clearly concentrating on provincial capitals and if you look at the city which was just about 200 kilometres north of carpal, and they are also dominating the northern region and as we speak, the president hasjust arrived in the city of mazar—i—sharif, so the

here's our asia editor anbarasan ethirajan talking about the military advances made by the taliban soban showed no sign of stopping or even slowing down the military advance. as we speak, heavy fighting is raging in a town very close to kabul, about a0 kilometres, and also in a province in the southern part of kabul so they are making their intentions very clear, that they want to surround and besiege kabul as early as possible. and us jets are reportedly carried out air strikes on militant positions outside kabul city so the fighting is leading towards the city as we speak. and in the last few minutes, the taliban say they have launched another assault on the northern city of mazar—i—sharif, that is the biggest city in the region, close to the border with uzbekistan. it is a trading commercial hub, very very important city, that is one of the major cities still in the government control in the northern region so that is an interesting place to watch today. while the government in kabul is relying on the us and other western countries�* financial support, the taliban has reached out t

our world service south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan has this report.piritual home after 20 years. the most important prize so far, since the taliban started their offensive in may. kandahar used to be the capital during the previous rule. they overwhelmed government forces after weeks of brutal battle. the group wants to send out a message to the residents and to the outside world that it has taken charge. traffic police have been ordered to return to duty. those linked to the government have been asked to stay at home and not try to flee. the taliban continue to make sweeping territorial gains. they have now taken half the country's 3a provincial capitals. fighting is raging in the northern city of mazar—i—sharif and they have stormed a town a0 kilometres south—west of kabul. thousands have been displaced due to the violence, the condition is appalling. people are living in the open. water, food and medicine are in short supply. washington is sending 3,000 troops to help its embassy staff and others leave the country. it says kabul is not under an imm

any more developments on that as we get it here on bbc news. 0ur south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajanmazar—e—sharif signals a major setback for the afghan forces. first and foremost, this was the last major city held by the government in the northern part of afghanistan, so it is the fourth biggest city. it is the trading and commercial hub close to the border with uzbekistan, so it is a huge military prize for the taliban. 0n the other hand, for the government in kabul, now the entire northern region is being dominated by the taliban, so they are now taking territories very close to kabul city itself. in fact, in the morning they were targeting a town about a0 kilometres south—west of kabul and a few hours earlier, they also targeted kunar province and another is now under attack, which means the government now has only two cities, only the big cities in kabul and another, so there are expectations that that might come under attack in the coming days, which means the government is really in charge of only kabul. so with this northern border province and another from the north, so now

here's our world service south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan.ng territorial gains in the last 48 hours by capturing already two provincial capitals. one was zaranj in the south—west and sheberghan in the north, but today, this morning, they told me that they'd also made inroads into the city of kunduz in the north, which is a very, very important trading hub and considered a gateway to central asia, and that they'd also captured most of the government buildings. but a defence ministry spokesman a short while ago tweeted showing what he said was the pictures from kunduz where special forces commandos have been tackling the insurgents. so, as we speak, heavy fighting is going on in kunduz city, and why it is important? because this will be the biggest prize for the taliban so far in the latest offensive against the government forces. i'm joined now by patricia degennaro an international security consultant who's worked with us forces in afghanistan. thank you very much forjoining us. it looks as if con dues is close to falling to the tele— band, i

the bbc�*s anbarasan ethirajan has been following the story.found in rappler product student —— district... the owner who did not want to be identified for security reasons says it was found here, the garden behind his house. this was actually an accidental find. we have a huge battle. we appointed a person to go and search and then part of our land, in that well that he dug up. firstly we saw the crystal coming out and then we took the sapphire. the the crystal coming out and then we took the sapphire.— took the sapphire. the bbc cannot independently _ took the sapphire. the bbc cannot independently verify _ took the sapphire. the bbc cannot independently verify his _ took the sapphire. the bbc cannot independently verify his version i took the sapphire. the bbc cannot independently verify his version of| independently verify his version of events and how he stumbled upon the stone but the specimen has triggered a frenzy in sri lanka which has a vibrantjam industry. local experts vibrant jam industry. local experts say vibrantjam industry. loc

let's speak to our south asia correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan.t that the taliban do now seem to be entering the capital city. now seem to be entering the capital ci . , ., , now seem to be entering the capital ci . , . , , city. yes, in the last few minutes, the taliban _ city. yes, in the last few minutes, the taliban spokesperson - city. yes, in the last few minutes, i the taliban spokesperson announced that some of their fighters have entered the city, not in a full force, but what they are saying is thatis force, but what they are saying is that is to prevent looting and arson and because there have been some reports of people trying to break into the shops and security forces had vacated some of the posts, so they are very clear that they are going to occupy those places where the security forces are not present, to bring the situation under control, to prevent any looting in the night and evening, so they are not saying we are going to completely take over but one never knows what will happen by this morning, because since we started going

here's our asia editor anbarasan ethirajan, with more on that estimate. they keep changing, especially those coming out of the us, initially, they're expecting it to be six months to a year. but what happened in the past one week has been staggering and it has taken every intelligence on military by surprise, that they have captured almost half the provincial capitals. people are expecting that once?! cap chose kandahar, the spiritual home, the former capital, that they will not stop at this point i negotiate as the talks were going on, but they are making their intentions very clear, they want to come to the gates of kabul. there is one of these intelligent assessments, that the collapse of couple would happen within 30 days. here in the uk, hundreds of people gathered at a candlelit vigil in plymouth last night, to remember the five people killed in thursday's mass shooting. the youngest victim, sophie martyn, was just three years old. it comes as an investigation is launched by the police watchdog to understand why the gunman, jake davison, was allowed

let's speak to our south asia correspondent anbarasan ethirajan.his bill is a frightening shocking and surprising situation. i have been speaking to residents of kabul, thatis been speaking to residents of kabul, that is not what they thought would happen. the that is not what they thought would ha - en. . ., that is not what they thought would ha - en. . . ., , that is not what they thought would ha en. . . . ,, happen. the change has happened so cuickl , happen. the change has happened so quickly. even — happen. the change has happened so quickly, even people _ happen. the change has happened so quickly, even people can't— quickly, even people can't understand what is going on, even to comprehend. every day and is moving faster than people could think. i was speaking to one of my colleagues a short while ago, he said things were changing so rapidly, they could not even understand what is going on here. a lot of rumours and fear and confusion. many people blame the government for not coming out and taking the leadership and clearing these doubts,

let's speak to our south asia correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan.re has been so much confusion and suhail shaheen, at least outlined some of their plans for the days ahead. , ., , ., , ahead. yes, he has made it very clear that _ ahead. yes, he has made it very clear that it _ ahead. yes, he has made it very clear that it is _ ahead. yes, he has made it very clear that it is a _ ahead. yes, he has made it very clear that it is a peaceful - ahead. yes, he has made it very| clear that it is a peaceful transfer they want, and he is not talking about any transitional government. and so some kabul politicians on the government side, they have been talking and mentioning about that on social media. so what we understand is the complete takeover, that is what the taliban is insisting on in these talks, while some of the politicians that are talking about the transitional government, the inclusive government, because the taliban think they have one. they think they have won the military victory, they are at the gates of kabul, and they have been dictating t

our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan is following the latest developments, from delhi. we have not had any confirmation about _ we have not had any confirmation about taliban militants entering the city but _ about taliban militants entering the city but we know the presidential palace _ city but we know the presidential palace tweeted a few minutes ago, i am giving _ palace tweeted a few minutes ago, i am giving you a rough translation, saying _ am giving you a rough translation, saying there has been some gunfire being _ saying there has been some gunfire being heard but the security forces are controlling the security situation. this is from a tweet from the presidential palace. the second one is_ the presidential palace. the second one is the _ the presidential palace. the second one is the taliban spokesman tweeted saying _ one is the taliban spokesman tweeted saying they have asked the taliban fighters _ saying they have asked the taliban fighters to refrain from fighting in kabut— fighters to refrain from fighting in kabul city— fighters to refrain from fighting

our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, is following developments in afghanistan.t how much of kunduz de the taliban now is control? there have been conflicting _ taliban now is control? there have been conflicting reports _ taliban now is control? there have been conflicting reports on - taliban now is control? there have been conflicting reports on what i taliban now is control? there have been conflicting reports on what is| been conflicting reports on what is going on inside kunduz because this week i was told they had taken control of all the major government buildings and have been driven out of the city and inane army base and were being held by but this afternoon a different military spokesperson tweeted a video saying that special forces have launched an operation to retake the city, a northern city which is very, very important, a trading hub and also a gateway to central asia and this will be the biggest city they have taken so that they can hold the city and they are also launching simultaneous attacks on northern cities like sar—e pol and this comes af

our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, is following developments in afghanistan and told us there had taken control of all the major government buildings and the forces have been driven out of the city and they were in the year in army base, all being held up there, but this afternoon a defence ministry spokesperson tweeted a video saying that special forces have launched a special operation to retake the city. you know this is a northern city which is very, very important, a trading hub and also a gateway to central asia and this will be the biggest city they have taken so far if they can hold onto this city and they are also launching simultaneous attacks on other northern cities like sar—e pul and also others so the ground is changing very fast and also shows how the afghan army has been stretched and they feel that they don't have enough support after the us forces withdrew suddenly, you know, three months ago they started to withdraw and the government says almost 95 and other soldiers above the left. what are the civilians in these areas doing? we have seen in other parts of

here's our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. that's a major city.alls, that will be a significant blow for the afghan government. and usually, the northern part of afghanistan was seen as a traditional anti—taliban region, where they can form an alliance to drive the taliban away, but now the taliban seem to be focusing exactly on that region. and one of the cities they captured was pul—i—khumri overnight, just about 200 km north of kabul. but ashraf ghani's visit was immediately overshadowed by events in nearby kunduz. these pictures are said to show government soldiers leaving after surrendering to militants. and heavy fighting is now under way in the southern city of kandahar. the taliban's advance is shocking. militants, emboldened by the withdrawal of us troops, have taken more territory in afghanistan in the past two months than at any time since they were ousted from power in 2001. according to an eu official, militants now control 65% of afghanistan. our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has been given rare access to newly captured

let�*s speak to our south asia correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan.ol? as we speak, clashes are going on in afghanistan and fighting was intense in the west of the country and the southern part, especially lashkar gar, the capital of helmand province and the government is struggling to send reinforcement to different places. local 0fficials, reinforcement to different places. local officials, say they did not get the reinforcements in time and thatis get the reinforcements in time and that is one of the reasons why they had to evacuate. it is notjust about the afghan army as well. there are pro—government militias and sometimes these people switch besides, they surrender to the taliban. and some of the regular police officers deserted their posts because they complain of lack of reinforcements. at the same time the government is saying they are struggling to recapture one district in taloqan. and in lashkar gar, they are making progress in dislodging taliban fighters there, the fighting has been intense. a spokesman has said they are now trying to lau

let's speak to our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan.to start with some breaking news because afghanistan's chief of army staff has been removed from his post, according to reports on twitter. can you give us more detail? �* ., twitter. can you give us more detail? �* . ., detail? afghan reporting have said the have detail? afghan reporting have said they have replaced _ detail? afghan reporting have said they have replaced him. _ detail? afghan reporting have said they have replaced him. it- detail? afghan reporting have said they have replaced him. it is- detail? afghan reporting have said they have replaced him. it is after| they have replaced him. it is after a series of setbacks for the afghan army particularly in the northern part of the country when they have lost a number of cities. the person in charge of that was also replaced a couple of days ago. a few hours ago, ashraf ghani was in the biggest city in the north to show support for the troops that have been fighting there. it is thought it will be a significant blow for the a

let's speak to our south asia correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan. here with the very latest.ng news. in here with the very latest. i do suggest breaking news. in the last few minutes. _ suggest breaking news. in the last few minutes, we _ suggest breaking news. in the last few minutes, we have _ suggest breaking news. in the last few minutes, we have a _ suggest breaking news. in the last few minutes, we have a hearing i suggest breaking news. in the last i few minutes, we have a hearing from abdullah abdullah, the head of the conciliation, in the peace talks in doha, he has given a message on facebook saying the ex—president has left the country, and that that means president ashraf ghani has left the country. that is what we understand, with tullow news, a respectable tv channel in afghanistan, saying that ashraf ghani with his talk team has left the country. so we are getting from two different sources, we have not heard anything from the palace about it, but it is coming from mr abdullah abdullah, he is part of the negotiations with what is going on in doha. so it looks l

let's speak to our south asia correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan.te a lot going on behind—the—scenes. what do we know about a transfer of power? figs behind-the-scenes. what do we know about a transfer of power?— about a transfer of power? as we seak, about a transfer of power? as we speak. there _ about a transfer of power? as we speak, there are different - about a transfer of power? as we speak, there are different levels| about a transfer of power? as we i speak, there are different levels of talks going on between different stakeholders. with what happened in the last six hours, a lot of confusion among residents of kabul, after some reports that taliban fighters were seen outside the capital city, and people were going to banks to withdraw money. later on, a taliban statement calmed things down that they won't attack the city and they want a peaceful transfer of power. what we understand is a delegation is going tomorrow to doha, a government delegation of elders, to reach an agreement, a round of talks going on. and another political delegatio

our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan watching the developments in afghanistan from delhiails on reports that the taliban have sent in some fighters into kabul. the taliban spokesperson announced that some of their fighters have entered the city, not in a full force, but what they are saying is that is to prevent looting and arson and because there have been some reports of people trying to break into the shops and security forces had vacated some of the posts, so they are very clear that they are going to occupy those places where the security forces are not present, to bring the situation under control, to prevent any looting in the night and evening, so they are not saying we are going to completely take over but one never knows what will happen by this morning, because since we started going on air this morning, things have been changing dramatically, we have been talking about preventing kabul falling into the hands of the taliban, now we're talking the countries but without the president ashraf ghani has left the country, according to the news agencies there and also

our south—east asia correspondent anbarasan ethirajan earlier this morning spoke to the taliban's spokesmannow. in halting english: ourforces were waiting at the gate of the kabul city and when we received reports of plundering and pillaging, and some people were shooting, so for the sake of the security of the people in kabul, our forces intervened. our priority now is to maintain security. and to ensure that the property of the people are secure. and their honour is not harmed. and their lives are saved. that is our priority now, right now. when are you going to declare an islamic republic now, an emirate? we want to have an inclusive islamic government, so by that, we mean, all other afghans also have participation in that government. of course we need a legitimate time and deliberation and talks to prepare an announce, the work is under way on that. who is going to be the chief emir, the president, of the new taliban government? it is not decided as yet. and will you have people from the previous administration in your new government? possibility, yes, but i cannot say for who, and who

let's speak to our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan. good to have you with us again.ncial capital taken over night, bring us up—to—date if you would please? the night, bring us up-to-date if you would please?— night, bring us up-to-date if you would please? the taliban militants sa the would please? the taliban militants say they have _ would please? the taliban militants say they have captured _ would please? the taliban militants say they have captured faizabad, i would please? the taliban militants say they have captured faizabad, in| say they have captured faizabad, in the north—eastern part of the country. this is a significant victory for them as of now, because they are trying to control the entire northern region which is traditionally considered a stronghold of anti—taliban. afghan consists of various ethnic groups, so any opposition to the taliban should start from the northern province and that is why the militants are focusing there. in a show of support for troops and also the militia, the president made a surprise visit to the biggest city in the norther

paul adams, bbc news. 0ur south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan joins us from delhi. —— afirm —— a firmyou describe the conjured from the taliban that press conference this afternoon? . ., ~ ., , afternoon? outcome i think what they said was relatively _ afternoon? outcome i think what they said was relatively reassuring. - said was relatively reassuring. 0bviously deliberately so. but i think they said something that both the domestic audience but also the international community would have liked to have heard. they said that they were not going to be the same as they were 20 years ago when they were in power, that they didn't want any problems with the international community. they weren't going to allow foreign fighters to operate out of afghanistan. they weren't going to target those who had worked forforeign going to target those who had worked for foreign governments. going to target those who had worked forforeign governments. there going to target those who had worked for foreign governments. there was amnesty for people who fought against them. and that they would allow women t

let's speak to our south asia correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan, who's following developments from delhiind you are in delhi, i wonder what you can tell us about reports of people being killed around the airport when gunshots were fired. . , ,., , were fired. there have been reports of aunfire were fired. there have been reports of gunfire near _ were fired. there have been reports of gunfire near the _ were fired. there have been reports of gunfire near the airport _ were fired. there have been reports of gunfire near the airport as - of gunfire near the airport as hundreds of people tried to flee kabul city and there are very few evacuation flights on the tarmac at that time. most commercial flights are scheduled airlines, they have been suspended. more and more people coming in, we could see some of the videos of people fleeing from gunfire, we do not know who was responsible or what happened to these people. and how they died in these people. and how they died in these incidents. but we are still checking on that. but it shows the reality in kabul, a day after some dramatic developme

let's get more from our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan: the latest details on what is going onthe afghan military says they _ on in lashkar gah. the afghan military says they have - on in lashkar gah. the afghan l military says they have launched on in lashkar gah. the afghan - military says they have launched a joint operation to clear the cities of the militants in the fighting they are in lashkar gah. the fighting has been going on for eight or nine days and it has become bone of convention between the two sides because the caliban who launched the attacks on three major cities in the west and in the south wanted to pull a point that they were in a position to capture provincial capitals, and if it had happened it would have been a huge blow to the afghan government. now the afghan government says they are lodging a clearing operation in lashkar gah. there is also concern about what is going to happen to the civilians because the regional commander urged the civilians to leave to carry out an operation against taliban militants. a dozen people have been killed and are inflic

earlier i spoke to our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. it has become a bone of contention between the two sides because the taliban who launched the attacks on three major cities in the west and in the south wanted to pull a point that they were in a position to capture provincial capitals, and if it had happened it would have been a huge blow to the afghan government. now the afghan government says they are launching a clearing operation in lashkar gah. there is also concern about what is going to happen to the civilians because the regional commander urged the civilians to leave to carry out an operation against taliban militants. a dozen people have been killed and both sides are inflicting casualties on each other. both sides are known to make huge claims about casualties. i am looking at a comment here from the general who is the former commander of american forces in afghanistan and he is expressing concern that we could see a return to the 1990s and a fully fledged civil war. many commanders have expressed that opinion. if you look

let's speak now to our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan — he joins us live from delhi.and lashkar gah, there has been heavy fighting. we understand afghan officials have now said they have pushed back militants who lodged a fresh assault on herat city overnight. after these classes they were pushed back to the outskirts. one police commander and two of his bodyguards were killed. also, in herat it is notjust afghan forces. it is also the supporters of the war lords. they are doing the fighting. in the southern city of lashkar gah, where the british —— where the british forces were for a long time, the government player says it has announced a new operation to clear the city of militants. they are fighting very close to the government buildings. the provincial governor's office and the police headquarters. the government says it has sent dozens of commandos and an operation has begun to clear the city. both sides, the afghan army and the taliban, are known to exaggerate their claims. we have to wait and see when they militants are going to be cleared out of the city. nev

we can now speak our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, who's following developments fromtes before we discuss other things? fist any latest updates before we discuss other things?— other things? at the moment the taliban are _ other things? at the moment the taliban are firmly _ other things? at the moment the taliban are firmly in _ other things? at the moment the taliban are firmly in control - other things? at the moment the taliban are firmly in control of. other things? at the moment the taliban are firmly in control of at| taliban are firmly in control of at least 1a provincial capitals including the big cities of kandahar and herat. heavy fighting is going on in three other provinces and in some places the local elders are trying to mediate between security forces and the taliban so that security forces can withdraw without fighting in the city. people have invested money in building homes and businesses and they do not want them to be destroyed. if fighting erupts in a big city, it damages civilian belongings. the fighting is getting closer and closer, if you hours

let�*s hear from our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan.an operation against taliban militants. dozens of people have been killed and both sides are claiming, inflicting casualties on each other. but, you know, both sides are also known to make huge claims about casualties. 10 years ago, riots across england led to the worst public disorder seen in a generation. they began in tottenham in north london after the fatal shooting by police of 29 —year—old mark duggan, who was suspected of carrying a gun. an inquest laterfound he had been lawfully killed. within 48 hours of his death, protests led to conflict with police and escalated — there were days of widespread rioting in the capital and other english cities. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell, has been assessing the impact of the tottenham riots and changes in the area in the last decade. no—one expected to see the shocking levels of unrest in the summer of 2011. this was tottenham in tatters. fire, anger and violence ripping through the heart of the community. much of the

a number of countries are scrambling let's speak to our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan.a few weeks so there are hundreds of them. hours before they arrived, the us military carried out attacks on taliban positions south of the capital. has positions south of the capital. as far as we know, the us and positions south of the capital. as faras we know, the us and uk far as we know, the us and uk military will be helping people come back home, where does this leave those who are living in afghanistan at the moment? we are reports of mass displacements. the at the moment? we are reports of mass displacements.— mass displacements. the videos osted on mass displacements. the videos posted on social _ mass displacements. the videos posted on social media - mass displacements. the videos posted on social media show- mass displacements. the videos - posted on social media show hundreds of lorries taking people fleeing from areas towards kabul in safe locations. there is anger by their afghan population, yes those who worked with the foreigners will be helped out of the country but