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secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. least ten people have been killed and about thirty remain missing after their bus was struck by a landslide in the himalayan district of kinnaur. at least four other vehicles were swept away, leaving more people unaccounted for. research by the bbc�*s persian service has found that coronavirus has killed over two hundred thousand people in iran — more than double the officialfigure. the analysis is based on the number who've died beyond what would normally have been expected over the past nineteen months. the spokesperson for tigrayan forces has told the bbc, the ethiopian rebels will continue to pursue the national army and its allies, even if it leads to the capital addis ababa. on tuesday, the ethiopian prime minister called on civilians to join the army to fight tigrayan forces. still to come a bit later in the programme: we'll look at china's role in cutting global emissions. but first. wildfires in algeria have killed at least sixty five people, including twenty—five members of
secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. least ten people have been killed and about thirty remain missing after their bus was struck by a landslide in the himalayan district of kinnaur. at least four other vehicles were swept away, leaving more people unaccounted for. research by the bbc�*s persian service has found that coronavirus has killed over two hundred thousand people in iran — more than double the officialfigure. the analysis is...
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secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.ousands of firefighters have been tackling wildfires across greece, as the blazes scorched hundreds of thousands of hectares, causing widespread destruction. the flames have been fanned by the country's most severe heatwave in decades. in the southern peloponnese region, fires overnight forced many villages to evacuate. crews from britain, france and the czech republic have joined the efforts to help. 0ur europe correspondent bethany bell reports. cutting away anything that can burn. these british firefighters have come to greece to help stop the catastrophic wildfires. as you can see behind us, trying to open this road and help with the fallen tree, just to get access to the community and the houses up here. olive groves have gone up in flames. what matters now is to stop new blazes from spreading, so the team is making fire breaks between the burnt areas and the trees which survived. the fire swept through here last night and some of the trees are still smouldering. the team is tryin
secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.ousands of firefighters have been tackling wildfires across greece, as the blazes scorched hundreds of thousands of hectares, causing widespread destruction. the flames have been fanned by the country's most severe heatwave in decades. in the southern peloponnese region, fires overnight forced many villages to evacuate. crews from britain, france and the czech republic have joined the efforts to help. 0ur europe correspondent bethany bell reports. cutting away...
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secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.ok at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. a british man has been arrested in germany on suspicion of spying for russia. german federal prosecutors said the man — identified only as david s — worked at the british embassy in berlin. he allegedly passed documents to russian intelligence on at least one occasion. an undercover police officer has described how he feared for his life, when a convicted terrorist charged towards him wielding a knife, before he fatally shot him. sudesh amman stabbed two people, who survived, last february, ten days after he was released from prison. still to come a bit later in the programme: we'll look at china's role in cutting global emissions. but first. wildfires in algeria have killed at least sixty five people, including twenty— five members of the military who were fighting the fires in forests to the east of the capital, algiers. algeria is the latest country on the mediterranean to be hit by wildfires. the bbc�*s north africa corresponden
secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.ok at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. a british man has been arrested in germany on suspicion of spying for russia. german federal prosecutors said the man — identified only as david s — worked at the british embassy in berlin. he allegedly passed documents to russian intelligence on at least one occasion. an undercover police officer has described how he feared for his life, when a convicted terrorist charged towards him wielding a knife,...
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secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.respondent yogita limaye. so many people now fleeing to the relative safety of kabul, but can the capital hold out? well it is a very unpredictable and volatile situation and all around, it is not looking good, the us press is reporting today that intelligence officials in washington, dc are telling them kabul could fall within 30-90 telling them kabul could fall within 30—90 days. that is unexpected but so is what has happened here over the past week. the taliban have so quickly gained control of provincial capital after provincial capital. in some areas, we know they walked in and took over without a fight from the afghan forces. afghan soldiers in some areas were not paid or given ammunition, sometimes even something as basic as food was not supplied to them. and the morale is low among them. and the morale is low among the forces here and the government recognises they need to change that. today, the president went to mazar—i—sharif, an important city for afghanistan and afghan for
secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.respondent yogita limaye. so many people now fleeing to the relative safety of kabul, but can the capital hold out? well it is a very unpredictable and volatile situation and all around, it is not looking good, the us press is reporting today that intelligence officials in washington, dc are telling them kabul could fall within 30-90 telling them kabul could fall within 30—90 days. that is unexpected but so is what has happened here over the past week. the...
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secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh. we can talk to yogita limaye now in kabul.allying his troops today but, judging from your report on the other one, can there be any confidence he can do it? i other one, can there be any confidence he can do it? i think the ace at confidence he can do it? i think the pace at which _ confidence he can do it? i think the pace at which the _ confidence he can do it? i think the pace at which the taliban _ confidence he can do it? i think the pace at which the taliban have - pace at which the taliban have been moving forward in this country has taken most people by surprise, not least president ashraf ghani. we know that, in some areas, the taliban walked in and took over. there wasn't a fight put up. in some areas, afghan forces haven't been paid or given ammunition, sometimes not even something as basic as food supplies, so morale is low and president f ref donnie knows, if you want to stand a chance to take on the taliban, he needs to change that. that is what he went to mazar—i—sharif today, a hugely important city for afghani
secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh. we can talk to yogita limaye now in kabul.allying his troops today but, judging from your report on the other one, can there be any confidence he can do it? i other one, can there be any confidence he can do it? i think the ace at confidence he can do it? i think the pace at which _ confidence he can do it? i think the pace at which the _ confidence he can do it? i think the pace at which the taliban _ confidence he can do it? i think the pace at which the...
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secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.to gain ground, the us presidentjoe biden has been defending the withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan. this was tuesday. we spent over $1 trillion over 20 years. we trained and equipped with modern equipment over 300,000 afghan forces. and afghan leaders have to come together. we lost thousands... ..lost to death and injury thousands of american personnel. they've got to fight for themselves. the focus is on kabul. unnamed officials have told the washington post that the capital could fall to militants in 90 days. that's been dismissed by the afghan government. a senior adviser to the president told the bbc... "it's about the people," he added. and here's ali latifi, a journalist based in kabul, on his predictions. you know, for days, we've been getting messages from the taliban and their supporters either claiming to have taken an entire city or that they have gotten very close to the city. now, they have gotten close to the city and they have surrounded it, as they have kandahar
secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.to gain ground, the us presidentjoe biden has been defending the withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan. this was tuesday. we spent over $1 trillion over 20 years. we trained and equipped with modern equipment over 300,000 afghan forces. and afghan leaders have to come together. we lost thousands... ..lost to death and injury thousands of american personnel. they've got to fight for themselves. the focus is on kabul. unnamed officials have told the washington...
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on the steps of the government's old courthouse in balkh, the taliban's legal system is in force. swifter resolution than the notoriously corrupt government courts. thejudge here says he has never ordered serious corporal punishment and that there is a system of appeal courts, but he defends stoning adulterers and cutting the hands of thieves. what's the punishment for adultery? many people here in afghanistan and around the world would be horrified at the idea of a society where hands are cut, women are stoned to death. the taliban are capturing new territory on an almost daily basis. they are still facing fierce resistance, but they've vowed to install what they term an islamic government. if that doesn't come through the stalled peace process, they say, it will come through more violence. secunder kermani, bbc news. a british man has been arrested in germany on suspicion of spying for russia. the man, named only as david s, worked at the british embassy in berlin and is accused of passing documents to russian intelligence in exchange for cash. our security correspondent, gordon
on the steps of the government's old courthouse in balkh, the taliban's legal system is in force. swifter resolution than the notoriously corrupt government courts. thejudge here says he has never ordered serious corporal punishment and that there is a system of appeal courts, but he defends stoning adulterers and cutting the hands of thieves. what's the punishment for adultery? many people here in afghanistan and around the world would be horrified at the idea of a society where hands are cut,...
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secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.ban have taken over the capitals of more than a quarter of afghanistan's provinces. the violence has resulted in an acute humanitarian crisis — tens of thousands displaced without access to the most basic resources. from kabul, yogita limaye — with cameraman sanjay ganguly — reports. desperation on a scale not seen in decades. thousands have arrived in kabul... ..in the past few days. people who had homes and jobs, who led dignified lives... ..forced to leave everything behind. angry that they have been left on their own. no government, no humanitarian agencies. we have seen this camp grow by the hour. people have been coming in from different parts of the country, as more and more provincial capitals, more and more cities are being taken over by the taliban. many of those we have met here have run once, twice, multiple times, and now they have come here to afg hanistan�*s capital, kabul. from here, they say, there's nowhere else to go. to get here, they've survived dangerous journeys,
secunder kermani, bbc news, balkh.ban have taken over the capitals of more than a quarter of afghanistan's provinces. the violence has resulted in an acute humanitarian crisis — tens of thousands displaced without access to the most basic resources. from kabul, yogita limaye — with cameraman sanjay ganguly — reports. desperation on a scale not seen in decades. thousands have arrived in kabul... ..in the past few days. people who had homes and jobs, who led dignified lives... ..forced to...
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one of the latest to fall, mazar e sharif in balkh province, afghanistan's fourth-largest city. the afghan government posting this video overnight, claiming to show air strikes on militants in that province before it fell to the taliban today. the taliban boasting about the spoils of war, posting this footage appearing to show afghan military aircraft now in their hands. afghan president ashraf ghani speaking today, defiant, refusing to cede official control to the taliban even as the country crumbles. visa applicants crowding this airport processing center, desperate for a way out. thousands of these afghans risked their lives and their families to help the west. now, they live in fear. >> we served for the american forces. we served for the u.s. and other forces, for the coalition forces. they have to take care about us. it is our turn to be helped. >> so many in desperate need of help. julia macfarlane joins us now live from london. julia, with the taliban closing in on kabul, what's the latest on the evacuation? >> reporter: linsey, with borders to afghanistan closing in on
one of the latest to fall, mazar e sharif in balkh province, afghanistan's fourth-largest city. the afghan government posting this video overnight, claiming to show air strikes on militants in that province before it fell to the taliban today. the taliban boasting about the spoils of war, posting this footage appearing to show afghan military aircraft now in their hands. afghan president ashraf ghani speaking today, defiant, refusing to cede official control to the taliban even as the country...
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this is this is balkh, a town with ancient roots.ocal taliban leader. despite what i had been told, he insists they have not made the burqa compulsory. you have also said that women have to wear the burqa, that's right, isn't it? what happens if someone doesn't want to wear it? the next day, a young woman was killed close by, allegedly for wearing immodest clothing. the taliban denied involvement. they seem to want to play down their more hardline views internationally but at times they are in tune with some conservative afghans. many here praise improved security. accompanied by taliban fighters at all times, it's hard to know what residents really think. having already captured many rural areas and some border crossings, the taliban are now pushing in on afghan cities. half an hour's drive away, in mazar—i—sharif, the government are still in control. there is a greater sense of personal freedom here that it is hard to imagine the taliban accepting. back in balkh district, the insurgents are formalising their own rival government, t
this is this is balkh, a town with ancient roots.ocal taliban leader. despite what i had been told, he insists they have not made the burqa compulsory. you have also said that women have to wear the burqa, that's right, isn't it? what happens if someone doesn't want to wear it? the next day, a young woman was killed close by, allegedly for wearing immodest clothing. the taliban denied involvement. they seem to want to play down their more hardline views internationally but at times they are in...
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this is balkh, a town with ancient roots — thought to be the birthplace of one of islam's best—knowni. now it is under taliban control. we came through here a little earlier this year, back then it was still under government control. now it's one of around 200 district centres taken by the taliban. the market is still busy. women have apparently been allowed to come here without male companions, if they need to. but elsewhere, taliban commanders have reportedly banned them. this man is a local taliban leader. despite what i have been told, he insists they haven't made the burqa compulsory. but you have also said that women have to wear the burqa? that's right, isn't it? what happens if someone doesn't want to wear it? i heard that members of the taliban heard and i'm listening to music and made him walk until he fainted as punishment. the next day, a young woman was killed close by — allegedly for wearing immodest clothing. the taliban denied involvement. they seem to want to play down their more hardline views internationally, but at times, are in tune with some conservative afghans
this is balkh, a town with ancient roots — thought to be the birthplace of one of islam's best—knowni. now it is under taliban control. we came through here a little earlier this year, back then it was still under government control. now it's one of around 200 district centres taken by the taliban. the market is still busy. women have apparently been allowed to come here without male companions, if they need to. but elsewhere, taliban commanders have reportedly banned them. this man is a...
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a taliban spokesman told the bbc they're fighting government troops near cities in balkh and baghlanhree days. the chief of field operations for unicef in afghanistan and kandahar province and he told the bbc about what he has been seeing. it the bbc about what he has been seeina. , , ., ., the bbc about what he has been seeina. , , . ., ., seeing. it is very alarming what i have seen _ seeing. it is very alarming what i have seen and _ seeing. it is very alarming what i have seen and i _ seeing. it is very alarming what i have seen and i have _ seeing. it is very alarming what i have seen and i have seen - seeing. it is very alarming what i - have seen and i have seen displaced families from different areas and they have seen a pregnant woman and young boy ten years with a lower part completely burned because the conflict was brought to his house while he was sleeping and i seen another ten—month—old child and he is severely malnourished and now getting treatment by our mobile health team but the situation in afghanistan is getting worse and worse. it's a country facing a crisis. a
a taliban spokesman told the bbc they're fighting government troops near cities in balkh and baghlanhree days. the chief of field operations for unicef in afghanistan and kandahar province and he told the bbc about what he has been seeing. it the bbc about what he has been seeina. , , ., ., the bbc about what he has been seeina. , , . ., ., seeing. it is very alarming what i have seen _ seeing. it is very alarming what i have seen and _ seeing. it is very alarming what i have seen and i _...