christopher lam, thank you ve much actions. christopher lam, thank you very much for— actions.alking to us. - after the taliban regained control of afghanistan in august, there were fears of reprisals against anyone perceived to have helped the western—backed government. now, afterfresh reports of executions and disappearances, the us and more than 20 other countries are calling on the islamist regime to stick to its promise not to harm former state workers or soldiers. the taliban has denied any revenge killings are taking place. but the statement from the us state department said... our correspondent secunder kermani is in the southern afghan city of kandahar. he sent this report. in this brief statement, the united states, european union and a host of other countries have all expressed their deep concern at these allegations of human rights abuses by the taliban, calling on the group to effectively enforce their amnesty for former government officials. when the taliban took power back in august, they promised their opponents that they would be forgiven, but there have consis

christopher lam from the catholic newspaper, the tablet. died, aged 98. the elizabeth dole foundation announced that he passed away in his sleep early this morning. he was his party�*s longest—serving senate leader until mitch mcconnell surpassed his record in 2018. here�*s our north america correspondent peter bowes. he was certainly a stalwart of the republican party and of american politics over many decades. 35 years recommend representing kansas, the house of representatives and the senate. he was his party�*s leader there on two occasions. especially during that crucial period in american politics in the 1980s when ronald reagan was president, and they worked closely together. bob dole himself had presidential aspirations. he stood as the running mate in 1976 for gerald ford, and then 20 years later was selected by the republicans to stand against bill clinton. that was not a successful campaign for bob dole, and he retired shortly after, but he remained a key figure in his party. he was fiscally conservative in terms of financial mat