dr asfandyar mir. will be able to go out for walks and visit relatives' gardens without having to self—isolate afterwards, following new rules which come into force on tuesday. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports. john kemp's mother sheila has lived in a care home in eastbourne for the last two years. the 92—year—old has seen her family recently, but sitting two metres apart, wearing ppe. from tuesday, they can walk together on the seafront again. with my mother, it means she can actually go out, get into the fresh air, be able to go on the seafront, see people, have a cup of coffee, a cup of tea somewhere. 0bviously, spending quality time rather than time with ppe in between us, and again, just spending time together and reflecting on the past and the future, as well. it's exactly three months since all care home residents should have been offered a first dose of the covid vaccine in england. with infections now down to levels seen last summer, the government says it's time to relax the strict r

that was dr asfandyar mir speaking to us earlier.s in india can now get a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. that's good news — in theory — for a country that's become the first in the world to record more than 400,000 coronavirus infections in a single day. but many states in india have closed vaccine centres because of a shortage of supplies. and hospitals are still struggling to cope, short of beds and oxygen. devina gupta has more from the capital delhi. 400,000 and counting. surging covid cases now making inroads in india's hinterland. these villagers in the eastern indian state of 0disha are living in fear. people here are so poor that they can't afford a proper mask, let alone expensive treatment. now three people have tested positive. translation: there are no facilities for oxygen in our village. _ we have to go to the city, but how can we when there is a shortage, even in city hospitals? and his concern echoed in this private hospital in delhi, where 12 people lost their lives when the oxygen stock ran out. translation: w

dr asfandyar mir is based at the center for international security at stanford university. ramifications for the afghan government. president biden's decision to pull us forces out certainly extricates america from a very complicated war, but the war itself is not going to end and the conflict is likely to enter a new phase for afghans. there are three major challenges. the first is the question on whether the taliban will attack us forces as they pull out. earlier today, the taliban issued a statement saying that they are not bound by any agreement any more now that the deadline has passed. however, they remain in consultation on whether to do that. the us military has proactively attacked some taliban ammunition dumps in the south of the country, in a bid to deter taliban violence. the second key challenge is the future of the security forces. us military is worried that these forces may not be able to withstand the challenge of the taliban, that they might collapse. multiple us senior officials have said that. and then the final concern is about the future of jihadists.