morteza herati is a well—known photojournalist from herat province.plied for a visa, and he's preparing to leave the country. he has seen the rise and fall of the taliban as a child and now he is experiencing flashbacks. it has already been a few weeks since morteza and his family moved to kabul after the taliban attacked herat city. it wasn't an easy decision for them to leave their hometown. in their kabul hotel room, the families are still waiting for their visas. the long wait is making them nervous. for morteza, it is a nightmare to see what his children are going through. on radio: bbc... in kabul, the central government is confident that the taliban won't be able to enter the capital. it is the 9th of august, ten days before afghanistan's independence day, and kabul is preparing for a celebration. but the spread of violence overshadows almost everything, and it doesn't feel as festive here. i am visiting tour guide zabih afzali to see how he is getting on with his travel plans. zabih has dedicated his life to becoming a professional tour guide

streets of kabul, as hundreds took part in anti—taliban protests, and three people demonstrating in heratere shot dead. this is the biggest challenge to the taliban that we have seen so far, and it isn't coming from militia, it is from peaceful protesters, women and men. mexico's supreme court rules that making abortion a crime is unconstitutional, setting a landmark legal precedent for the conservative catholic country. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau is hit by a handful of gravel as anti—vax protesters target his campaign for re—election. britney spears�* father files a petiton to end his controversial 13—year control over her estate — we'll have the latest live from la. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. medical workers in the western afghan city of herat say three people have been shot dead when the taliban opened fire on a protest. it comes as the islamist group announced a caretaker government, more than three weeks after they ousted the afghan president and took control of most of the country. the head of the interim cabinet is this man — mohammad

video from herat shows taliban fighters driving a convoy of military vehicles through the streets in an apparent effort to scare would-be protestors. women leading the demonstrations are demanding a role in government, job, education and freedom to go out in public without a male escort. and in kabul on wednesday, the taliban resorted to brute force hitting peaceful protestors with whips and sticks. journalists covering the demonstrations report that they were detained and severely beaten. several residents tell cnn the kabul has cut internet access in parts of the capital. the new taliban government is getting harsh reviews from the international community. the european union says the group failed to honor its commitment to diversity and secretary of state antony blinken said legitimacy for the taliban would have to be earned. >> despite professing that new government would be inclusive, the announced list of names consist exclusively of individuals who consider members of the taliban or close soergtss a associates and no women. we're also conditicerned about r affiliations. they pr

number of protests were held in the country and three people were shot dead during a demonstration in heratny protestors have aimed their anger at neighbouring pakistan which is accused of being involved in setting up the government. president biden has visited some of the sites in newjersey and new york, which were hit by tropical storm ida. he's said that every part of the us is being hit by extreme weather events and climate change now poses an existential threat. now on bbc news: the travel show. this week on the show, could ships like this be the future of more sustainable cruise holidays? it can be saving, on the energy, up to eight tonnes per day. we get a new view of an iconic skyscraper that celebrates its 90th birthday this year... welcome to new york city. ..why they can't wait to get the party started again in the bahamas... you are caught up in the rapture. - ..and we share the secret to making the perfect paella in spain. mm! magnifica! the golden age of sail, where tall ships ruled the seas and followed the prevailing trade winds around the world. it ended with the advent of

two people reportedly died tuesday during another protest in herat. this all comes as aid organizations warn of the looming humanitarian crisis in afghanistan, with the country's fragile healthcare system potentially facing collapse. we'll have the latest on after headlines. the centers for disease control said tuesday 75% of u.s. adults have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine. the milestone was announced as the u.s. soared past 40 million reported cased of covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, with the delta variant continuing to fuel this summer's surge. children currently make up more than a quarter of new cases nationwide. in florida, 13 school employees of public schools in miami-dade have died from covid since -- in the last few weeks. the district enacted a mask mandate, despite efforts to ban the requirement by republican governor ron desantis. all 13 covid victims were african american. elsewhere, new zealand has eased its strict lockdown outside of its largest city auckland after cases started to go down from august highs.

crowds gathered here in herat after the taliban killed four alleged kidnappers and hung their bodies on display in different locations around the city. a journalist tells cnn the men were accused of kidnapping a merchant and his son and were later freed by the taliban. let's go straight to arwa damon. arwa reported extensively from and in afghanistan, she's in istanbul now. what happened here and certainly an indication of how the taliban intend to rule, which doesn't seem very different to the way they did before. >> reporter: and that's really at the core of a lot of the trepidation and the fear in afghanistan right now, robyn. on the one hand, the taliban are saying they are different. on the other hand, all of their actions on the ground appear to indicate that they are not. and the images most certainly do harken back to the era of their previous rule 20 years ago when things like public executions, hangings, chopping off the hands of thieves, the stoning of women were part of how they were governing. what happened in this particular case, well, these four bodies were hung in th

medical workers in the western afghan city of herat say three people have been shot dead when the talibanfire on a protest. it comes as the islamist group announced a caretaker government, more than three weeks after they ousted the afghan president and took control of most of the country. the head of the interim cabinet is this man — mohammad hasan akhund — who also happens to be on a un terror sanctions list. earlier, hundreds of protesters, many of them women, also took to the streets of the capital, kabul. they were met with warning shots from the taliban. secunder kermani reports from kabul. "death to pakistan," the crowd chant. they're furious at what they believe is the country's support for the taliban, including, they allege, in taking over panjshir, the last province to be captured by the group. translation: pakistan has| directly attacked our country. we don't want pakistan to announce the government here. afghanistan is a free country. we women and men are not the same as those 20 years ago who were being whipped into submission. but pakistan says the taliban are afghan, it's

now, if they had their own jet fighters, at the air force base in bagram and herat, they could have control of the persian gulf and the world's oil supply. afghanistan's soviet installed leader, babrak karmal, continued the previous policy. mass education and more freedom for women remains a priority. many saw it as a positive. for many in afghanistan's traditional conservative society, these changes were not welcome, nor the brutal way the government imposed them. hundreds of thousands abandoned afghanistan. refugee camps mushroomed alongside the borders inside pakistan and iran. the camps became a recruiting ground for the mujahideen — the holy warriors. in february 1980, president carter's security adviser zbigniew brzezinski visited the refugee camps along the afghan—pakistan border. the refugee camps along that land over there is yours. the refugee camps along you'll go back to it one day, because yourfight will prevail, and you'll have your homes, your mosques back again, because your cause is right and god is on your side. as more and more afghans were brought over the border into pa

it�*s the latest of several protests in kabul and herat from women who fear a return to the way theytions. afghans have watched on as remnants of their old lives are erased. the taliban says this is just cleaning and decorating, but as the wait for a new government drags on, there�*s growing uncertainty. translation: security is good all over the country, _ the people are happy, but the lack of work and the non—announcement of the government, that�*s worrying people. everyone is confused and people don�*t know what the future of the homeland will be because, well, everyone�*s confused. long lines have formed outside the banks for weeks now. translation: currently, - there are economic problems. prices have increased in the market. the cost of food and ingredients has rocketed. the people pouring in here don't know if their money is in the bank. people think their money has been emptied from the banks. afghanistan�*s economy is heavily dependent on cash and this weekend the country�*s largest money exchange market reopened after a 20—day closure. there are other signs of normality too

now, if they had their own jet fighters, at the air force base in bagram and herat, they would place,within range, to reach the persian gulf and have control of the world's oil supply. hundreds of thousands abandoned afghanistan. the refugee camps mushroomed along the borders inside pakistan and iran. the camps became a recruiting ground for the mujahideen — the holy warriors. in february 1980, president carter's security adviser zbigniew brzezinski visited the refugee camps along the afg han—pakistan border. that land over there is yours. you'll go back to it one day, because your fight will prevail, and you'll have your homes, your mosques back again, because your cause is right and god is on your side. as more and more afghans poured over the border into pakistan, a lot of them didn't want to stay in pakistan as refugees, some of them wanted to go back and fight, but they wanted weapons to go and do it with, and other kinds of assistance. that was an opportunity that president carter took advantage of. the americans knew the local arms industry could never supply the demand for wea

so this video shows a man hanged in one of the main squares in the city of herat, and according to theour individuals who were killed in a shooting -- a shootout with the taliban as the taliban was launching a rescue operation to try to save a businessman and his son that these four men had kidnapped. the video only shows one of these bodies, but the other three who were killed in that shootout, these kidnappers, also had their bodies hung in other squares throughout the city. this comes about a month after something similar took place in another part of the country, in mazar, where four kidnappers also killed in a shootout, reportedly kidnappers who were targeting children, they had their bodies dumped in a major square, and so all of this really is a stark reminder of the way that the taliban ruled 20 years ago, the twha they send out these kinds of brutal and gruesome messages trying to deter any similar crimes from taking place but at the same time sending a chilling, very chilling note as to the entire pop haitian. >> yeah. horrible act. horrible methods of intimidation. arwa damo

over the weekend, militants put the dead bodies of alleged kidnappers on display in herat. are implementing more restrictions. so let's bring in cnn's arwa damon. she joins us live from istanbul. so, arwa, what are these additional restrictions the taliban are implementing? >> reporter: well, we are hearing about them being implemented in herat, and quite possibly in some other areas, as well. these are specific to men. men are not to cut their beards, and any barber who is caught cutting a man's beard or playing music will be punished. and the great concern, of course, among many afghans is that they are seeing this implementation of the taliban of old, despite all of the rhetoric about how the taliban may have changed. these are very much the rules, regulations, ways of behaving of the taliban of 20 years ago. there is also great concerns about the potential disconnect that exists between elements of the taliban that are more on the political sphere of things, versus those that are actually the foot soldiers and controlling things on the ground. and, of course, today, afg

would like know there was some process this afternoon in this morning and this afternoon in cumberland herat. according to some reports, there were some people don't east who were beaten or arrested during this process this protest. so would like to would, would you confirm on that disrespect and why they were arrested? thank you very much. thank you. mind let it so long as the fierce and i'm too modification custom and fishes shows to about the ship bucket has out of the car, will hit up with the key because time is your budget. you're not so can say can was done. they can motivate, let, to get, to spend more time on the one before me, and then the appropriate manner. and the beating around all of the, you know, my, that's what we have to understand that this is jack who we have come out of an emergency situation squared is not the right one and shoot them up for demonstrations any same. what with the knowledge of their momentous ministry of justice and the competitive offer, it does look like lord the to deal with the ministry we have to know in advance unfortunately, no the shuttle maybe

school and to be included in afghanistan's new government the protests began thursday in the city of heratut spread to the capital this weekend. women speaking up for themselves and for their daughters. >> i came outside to talk with taliban and to help women who can go to work and go to school and want to be the wife of them. >> reporter: taliban leaders say they respect women, will let them work, go to school and won't force them to wear the burqa, but no place for them in senior roles in government. >> in this new government that has been announced in the top force, i mean to say in the cabinet, there may not be women. >> reporter: and disturbing reports tonight of the taliban killing and mutilating a pregnant police woman. an iron fist against women who dare to speak out. secretary of state blinken flying here to doha tonight for talks about how to evacuate those americans still trapped in afghanistan. kate >> all right raf, thank you >>> now to our nbc news colleague, legendary weatherman willard scott. he died yesterday at age 87. and even if you never met him, he was the kind of guy

brave women take to the streets in the western city of herat.r rallying cry — worried the taliban will stop them from working or studying as they did before. this woman has moved from one safe house to the next ever since the taliban swept into kabul. she had been working on issues like gender and human rights. the taliban told her, "don't come to the office for now." many fear they will never be allowed to go back. as a human, it's my right to get education. it's my right to have a good job. unfortunately, this situation that came in in afghanistan, all of my dreams destroyed. kabul looks much the same, but it's not. a nation at war now seems to be a nation in waiting. so many afghans wondering, worrying, "what kind of new government will emerge with all of its rules and regulations?" many others still asking ever so anxiously how they can escape. for now, so many lives are on pause. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. and you can keep up to date with the situation in afghanistan, plus all the latest developments and reporting from lyse and our team

brave women take to the streets in the western city of herat. "don't be scared.he taliban will stop them from working or studying as they did before. mariam has moved from one safe house to the next, ever since the taliban swept into kabul. she had been working on issues like gender and human rights. the taliban told her "don't come to the office for now". many fear they will never be allowed to go back. as a human, it's my right to get education. it's my right to have a good job. unfortunately, this situation that came in in afghanistan, all of my dreams destroyed. kabul looks much the same, but it's not. a nation at war now seems to be a nation in waiting. so many afghans wondering, worrying what kind of new government will emerge with all of its rules and regulations? many others still asking ever so anxiously how they can escape. for now, so many lives are on pause. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll tell you about the young french boy trying to save the environment, one piece of scrap at a time. she received the nobe

this was our first right yesterday we went to herat and spend the night down there, then we took thear and from kandahar. we traveled to kabul in just a lot. this comes as the taliban works to get civil service is up and running again under their new islamic system video in the afghan capital shows lines at a number of banks, while reports indicate other facilities have closed. the united nations is scheduled to hold an international aid conference on september 13th to discuss issues that afghanistan faces and the world food programme is warning of resource shortages in the coming weeks. meanwhile in the puncher valley, fighting continues as the taliban tries to retake the final pocket of land held by resistance fighters. a spokesman for the national resistance front, said the taliban made some gains into their territory but were pushed back. the taliban is expected to announce a new government in the next week, though the big question is how that government will engage with the international community in doha trade next fox news how well early september typically we talk about warm

streets of kabul, as hundreds took part in anti—taliban protests, and three people demonstrating in herat isn't coming from militia, it is from peaceful protesters, women and men. mexico's supreme court rules that making abortion a crime is unconstitutional, setting a landmark legal precedent for the conservative catholic country. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau is hit by a handful of gravel as anti—vax protesters target his

number of protests were held in the country and three people were shot dead during a demonstration in herat. many protestors have aimed their anger at neighbouring pakistan which is accused of being involved in setting up the government. president biden has visited some of the sites in newjersey and new york, which were hit by tropical storm ida. he's said that every part of the us is being hit by extreme weather events and climate change now poses an existential threat. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur — today on the shores of italy's lake como at the ambrosetti forum, where some of europe's leading politicians have gathered to talk politics and economics. the global covid pandemic and intensifying superpower rivalries all present the eu with some very difficult questions. my guest today is spain's first deputy prime minister, nadia calvino. is europe too divided, too inward—looking to shape the 21st century? deputy prime minister nadia calvino, welcome to hardtalk. it's a pleasure to be here. i think i have to start by talking afghanistan. the us—led wit

medical workers in the western afghan city of herat say three people have been shot dead when the talibanre on a protest. it comes as the islamist group announced a caretaker government, more than three weeks after they ousted the afghan president and took control of most of the country. the head of the interim cabinet is this man — mohammad hasan akhund — who also happens to be on a un terror sanctions list. earlier, hundreds of protesters, many of them women, also took to the streets of the capital, kabul. they were met with warning shots from the taliban. secunder kermani reports from kabul. "death to pakistan," the crowd chant. they're furious at what they believe is the country's support for the taliban, including, they allege, in taking over panjshir, the last province to be captured by the group. translation: pakistan has| directly attacked our country. we don't want pakistan to announce the government here. afghanistan is a free country. we women and men are not the same as those 20 years ago who were being whipped into submission. but pakistan says the taliban are afghan, it's go

brave women take to the streets in the western city of herat.d, we are all together", is their rallying cry. worried the taliban will stop them from working or studying, as they did before. maryam has moved from one safe house to the next, ever since the taliban swept into kabul. she had been working on issues like gender and human rights. the taliban told her "don't come to the office, for now." many fear they will never be allowed to go back. as a human, it is my right to get education. it's my right to have a good job. unfortunately, this situation, that came in afghanistan, all of my dreams are destroyed. kabul looks much the same, but it's not. a nation at war now seems to be a nation in waiting. so many afghans wondering, worrying what kind of new government will emerge, with all of its rules and regulations. many others still asking ever so anxiously how can they escape. for now, so many lives are on pause. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. at least 20 people have died after hurricane ida brought severe flash flooding and tornadoes to north—e

today, women in herat, afghanistan's third largest city, protested for their rights.door—to—door looking to target people. translation: this is being done by people posing as taliban - and we have arrested many. they are from the previous administration and want to defame us. there is no hit list, no door—to—door hunting down by the taliban. the past few weeks have seen the taliban emerge stronger possibly than ever before, but they are now the rulers of this country and governing it won't be easy. yogita limaye, bbc news. the time is... 1:19pm. our top story this lunchtime... shocking failings and "blatant hypocrisy" — an independent inquiry finds some religious leaders discouraged the reporting of child abuse in order to protect the reputations of their organisations. coming up... england are on top after the first morning of the fourth test test against india. coming up on the bbc news channel — england play their first match since the final of the euros. they are in hungary tonight for a world cup qualifier. england currently top their group. after 18 months of di

rights, including access to employment and education follows a similar protest which took place in herat on thursday, a taliban official recently promised that would be a place for women in afghanistan, government, not in the cabinet. full of the saw in the last 20 as we the women have taken part in all aspects of life, shoulder to shoulder with men. therefore, no one can eliminate us. we not only oscar is lima camera government, but also all the international community, especially women from other countries around the world to support us. the us president is in louisiana to look at the damage wrought by horak and ida turbines is meant local officials before plan fly over a very is hit by the storm. torrential rainbow widespread flooding and power has been cut to a 1000000 homes and businesses. these 9 people were killed in louisiana. with these 46 people killed across new jersey, new york and pennsylvania. 3 people remain in critical condition after being stabbed in an organ supermarket. 6 people were wounded in total r t say the attacker who was shot and killed by police was being clos

it is the latest of several protests in capital and | of several protests in capital and herat from womenthe caliban was in power. the taliban have said that women can be involved in government, but not hold ministerial positions. afghans have watched on as remnants of their old lives are erased. the taliban says this is just cleaning and decorating, but as the way for a new government drags on, there is growing uncertainty. translation: , , ., ., translation: security is good all of the country. — translation: security is good all of the country. the _ translation: security is good all of the country, the people _ translation: security is good all of the country, the people are - translation: security is good all of the country, the people are happy, i the country, the people are happy, but the lack of work and the non—announcement of the government is worrying people. everyone is confused and people don�*t know what the future of the homeland will be because, well, everyone is confused. long lines have formed outside the bank is now four weeks now. translation:— bank is now four weeks n

had been anticipated, there was a heavy taliban presence not just in kabul but also in the city of herat, there was a convoy of humvees obviously u.s.-funded humvees that were once owned by the afghan military driving down the street scaring people from coming out and protesting. but we're hearing that there were protest as well in coukund mazar-i-sharif. so this is gaining traction. even though the taliban is beating people, we saw the injuries from the journalists who were just filming these protests. but certainly kim from the people i'm speaking to say that they will continue and not be silenced and protest. >> so much bravery there. anna coren, thank you so much. appreciate that. >>> a research associate at chatham house in london still has family living in kabul and i asked him earlier how they are coping under taliban rule. >> the picture is mixed in terms of the kind of violence that we get reported on but it is a picture where there is a huge amount of anxiety, people are very confuse and shocked still with the way the taliban were able to take over the country so quickly. but a

a hospital spokesman says two people were killed in the western city of herat.his comes as the taliban have announced a new caretaker government made up of hardliners with a history of connections to al qaeda. the acting prime minister is under u.n. sanctions and was a close aide to the taliban's late founder. and the acting defense minister is his son. two others are leaders of the that co haqqani network. one is on the fbi most wanted list and have multimillion dollar bounties on their heads. other posts were part of a prisoner exchange with the u.s. in 2014. and cnn's anna coren has covered afghanistan extensively and was in kabul recently and she is joining me live. so what more are you learning about this protest under way in the west of kabul putting taliban to the test once again and also reaction to this new hard line oig government with links to terror? >> reporter: experts that i've spoken to about the formation of this new taliban government say that this is the taliban leadership really thumbing its nose at the west and at america. this idea that it

>> there was a protest the city of herat.wanting rights, wanting political representation, wanting education. there the taliban shot in the air. two people were killed. three were injured. the taliban don't have a sort of a graded response to demonstrations. they're not used to it. they're used to people doing what they are told. shooting over crowds is their sort of method of crowd control. i think it's pretty obvious that people in afghanistan, the young generation don't want what the taliban are offering and are prepared to go to the streets. and it seems, to me, understanding how the taliban operate, there is going to be a very potentially dangerous and bloody collision at some point. the taliban just don't know how to handle crowds without a weapon. >> it sounds like a volatile situation. nic robertson, thanks so much for that report. let's bring in cnn national security analyst peter bergen. he's the author of "the rise and fall of osama bin laden." peter, what did you make of what nic robertson was saying just a few mo

controlled afghanistan, a group of women demonstrating for their rights in the country's third largest city heratin taliban-controlled afghanistan. they are demanding representation in government. some say that they are willing to accept wearing a burka if their daughters can go to school. and priscilla alvarez is live in washington for us. what you can tell us about the situation for women right now in afghanistan? >> reporter: well, these instances tell us just how desperate afghan families and women were to skaescape the taliban. sources tell me and my colleague that some afghan women and girls who are residing in an evacuation center in the uae reported that they were forced to marry outside of the kabul airport and also instances of families paying tens of thousands of dollars to have women marry men eligible for evacuation or pose as their husbands again all in hopes of evacuating afghanistan as the taliban seized power. the u.s. is relying on third countries to process and vet afghan refugees, this was revealed during some of the processing at evacuation center. though unclear just how wid

in t western cy of herat dozens of wometook to th stres thursdayo demand t taliban reect their man rightsand full participation in afghan society. >> we demand the right of education, empyment, fedom, securityand alsoresence in public forums, politics. we have to take place in litical social, public fields. we have fought for these important rights for years. amy: meanwhile, intensifying fighting between rebel afghan forces and the taliban in panjshir province, located north of kabul, has reportedly resulted in casualties on both sides. this comes as the taliban is poised to announce the formation of a new government in kabul, with reuters reporting recently returned taliban co-founder mullah baradar will be its leader. japanese prime minister yoshihide suga said friday he will not seek reelection and will resign on september 30, less than a year after he took office. suga has faced widespread criticism over his mishandling of japan's coronavirus response and for pushing ahead with the olympic and paralympic games despite surging covid-19 numbers. japan continues to report about 20,000 da

so domestic services have resumed to some of the country's largest cities, that is kandahar, herat. and also it is safe for aid flights and that is crucial in a country that is facing a severe humanitarian crisis. in recent months before the taliban take over, the country battled droughts, the conflict, covid, and great poverty. and in are millions of people who are in need of aid. so the resumption of aid flights is a significant development. but we still do not have international commercial flights. and the reason for that is that there is no working radar. and that means that there is no international flights that can land. there are lots of people waiting for that to happen because there are a lot of people who still want to leave. they were not able to get out in the airlift. we do not know yet when that radar will be fixed, when flights might resume. >> all right. journalist ben farmer staying on top of all of those developments joining us on the phone there from kabul. appreciate that. >>> nearly a week after president joe biden declared the end to america's longest war, ther

about 30 women protested outside the governor's office in herat thursday demanding equal rights.iets and was actually arrested in pakistan in 2010 but released in 2018 at the request of the trump administration because they were looking for somebody to make a peace deal with. ever since then he's been the u.s. government's go-to person in the taliban. he sat across the table from u.s. negotiators here in doha during peace talks, and two weeks ago the cia director flew to kabul for a face-to-face meeting with him just days after the city fell. now, i spoke earlier to a former adviser to the chairman of the joint chiefs. he's met mullah baradar. take a listen to what he says about him. >> he comes across as very patient. he has a quiet charisma about him, and he doesn't come off as a fire brand or someone who's an extremist in any way. he's had a lot of leadership experience within the taliban, so he's a tremendously respected figure. he joined the movement shortly after its formation. >> reporter: some time early next week we expect the taliban to announce mullah baradar will be t

hours later the taliban hang the bodies of men accused of kidnapping from a crane in the city of herates to ties from the west no representative from the afghanistan will address the u.n. general assembly after the current u.n. ambassador withdrew his name. the taliban has nominated their spokes northwestern doha to be u.n. representative. though as it stands now, the group is not being recognized by the international body. bret? >> bret: trey yingst in kabul. trey, thank you. up next, president biden rolls up his sleeve in the push for booster shots and vaccine mandates. first, beyond our borders tonight. huge lines form at british gas stations as fuel shortages continue there. the government is considering sending in the army to help ease the supply disruptions triggered by a shortage of truck drivers. critics are urging the government to solve the problem quickly so it does not have damaging effects on healthcare, police operations and other crucial sectors in the u.k. germany's center left social democrats 2345eurly defeat outgoing chancellor angela merkel's center right union bloc

brave women take to the streets in the western city of herat. the taliban will stop them from working or studying as they did before. this woman has moved from one safe house to the next ever since the taliban swept into kabul. she had been working on issues like gender and human rights. the taliban told her, "don't come to the office for now." many fear they will never be allowed to go back. as a human, it's my right to get education. it's my right to have a good job. unfortunately, this situation that came in in afghanistan, all of my dreams destroyed. kabul looks much the same, but it's not. a nation at war now seems to be a nation in waiting. so many afghans wondering, worrying, "what kind of new government will emerge with all of its rules and regulations?" many others still asking ever so anxiously how they can escape. for now, so many lives are on pause. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. and now for the latest uk coronavirus figures. they show there were just over 38—thousand new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means a

the taliban in the 1990s, over the course of the weekend, four bodies hung in public in the city of herat. these were apparently, according to the taliban, kidnappers who had been killed in a raid to stop them from carrying out criminal activity. and this was some kind of a warning to ordinary people. so naturally, a lot of people very scared of what the future holds. >> you know, jamie, it was very interesting, i thought, general milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs, he disputed the reporting from bob woodward and robert costa in the brand-new book about what he thought about former president trump's mental capability. you have done a rot of reporting on this. what did you think? >> i think we should say he disputed it sort of. he put forth another opinion. look, general milley is a blunt guy, but two things can be true at the same time. and he ad-libbed part of his statement today, and he made a point about he was not qualified to know what the president's state of mind is. that doesn't mean he didn't have an opinion. and he did not contradict the reporting in woodward and costa's b