secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.nyar is a journalist from afghanistan who we spoke to when the taliban took over and he was in hiding. he worked for many years for the new york times. he isjournalist in residence at the university of michigan. he's in ann arbor. very much forjoining us. we're still trying to piece together the whole situation. what have you gleaned aboutjust how bad it is and how many are affected?— it is and how many are affected? ., ~ , ., ., ~ , ., affected? thank you, thank you for having _ affected? thank you, thank you for having me. _ affected? thank you, thank you for having me. well, _ affected? thank you, thank you for having me. well, it - affected? thank you, thank you for having me. well, it was, - for having me. well, it was, you know, it was a deadly earthquake that hit really hard paktika province, several pa ktika province, several districts paktika province, several districts were hit so hard, the taliban have been scrambling and calling out for help. they have been in touch with ag

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ake a look at some other stories in the headlines. the french president, emmanuel macron, has acknowledged that sunday's parliamentary elections have underlined divisions in the country but said all parties must make compromises. mr macron said various political parties at the national assembly would have to make clear how much responsibility they were willing to take. uk health officials are urging people to make sure they're fully immunised against polio, after the virus has been found in multiple sewage samples in london. polio was common in the britain in the 1950s, but eradicated by 2003. a client of chinese e—commerce firm alibaba has been sentenced to 18 months injail for sexually assaulting one of its female employees on a work trip. the court found that the woman had been forced to drink alcohol before the assault. she was later fired after making her allegations public. us president biden has called for a three month suspension of the federal gasoline tax. the average cost of

the bbc�*s secunder kermani reports from paktika province.porting food and tents to the earthquake—hit parts of giyan and barmal districts, here in paktika province, travelling along the long, dirt bumpy road from sharan, the nearest big city which is where we are now. taliban military helicopters have also been used to fly in supplies because the location is so remote. taliban officials telling us the search and rescue operation is now over, the focus very much on those who survived this earthquake, getting them adequate food and shelter. mobile health teams are also visiting these villages. yesterday, in a briefing at the security council, a senior un official described this disaster as a tragic reminder of the myriad dangers facing the afghan people at this moment. the country was already in the middle of an economic and humanitarian crisis with average incomes slashed by about a third, that's in a country where many people were already struggling just to survive. this and whilst humanitarian aid, that immediate short—term aid is being del

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ar in ukraine — russian forces are closing in on the beleaguered city of lysychansk, in the donbas region, where russia has been focusing much of its firepower. artillery attacks on the city have intensified in recent days, and military sources have told the bbc the russians are less than three kilometres away. they've already captured almost all the neighbouring city of severodonetsk, where fierce fighting is continuing. local officials say about 7—8,000 civilians are still there in lysychansk, compared to the pre—war population of 100,000. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin, and video journalist colm 0'molloy, joined volunteers who are busy evacuating civilians from the city while there is still time. 0n the road to war. ukrainian tanks heading towards lysychansk laden with troops. we follow a team of volunteers risking their lives to get others out. along the way, they stop for a daily ritual, praying to god to keep them safe. inside the city, the hallmark of russia's invas

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ourt's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion. before her performance on the pyramid stage, the 20—year—old singer said it was a dark day for women in the us. the world—famous music festival's main stage opened today after three years of covid cancellations. a warning — this report by our culture editor katie razzall contains flashing images. it's the 50th birthday party twice postponed. finally, glastonbury is back, with its youngest ever headliner, billie eilish, taking to the pyramid stage. sam fender's never even been to this festival before, now he knows what it's like to perform here in front of thousands. let's have some fun! brit winners wolf alice nearly didn't make it today after their original flight from america where they were touring was cancelled. what is it about glastonbury that means you just didn't want to miss it? everything about it, i think, i mean, especially playing on the pyramid stage. it's like...a dream come true. i think every gig we've played

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ok at some other stories in the headlines: the school district police chief who delayed launching an assault on a mass shooter who murdered 19 school children and two teachers in uvalde, texas, has been placed on administrative leave. chief pete arredondo was in charge of the law enforcement response in uvalde on the day of the attack. the french president, emmanuel macron, has acknowledged that sunday's parliamentary elections have underlined divisions in the country but said all parties must make compromises. mr macron said various political parties at the national assembly would have to make clear how much responsibility they were willing to take. a client of chinese e—commerce firm alibaba has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexually assaulting one of its female employees on a work trip. the court found that the woman had been forced to drink alcohol before the assault. she was later fired after making her allegations public. president biden has called for a three month sus

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.appealed for more international support — to help those affected by the earthquake. humanitarian agencies are rushing to get shelter, food and medicine to the worst—hit areas — but the question is how to get the aid to those who need it, and not into the hands of the taliban. our south asia correspondent yogita limaye, who's in kabul, says the international community will have to tread a very thin line. well, afghanistan doesn't have an internationally recognised government, and that's where the problem lies. you know, whenever a disaster strikes a country, particularly an economically weak one, what you see almost immediately on the ground are rescue teams from a host of countries around the world trying to help and relieve operations. that's not something which is happening here. as far as financial assistance is concerned, there are difficulties giving that directly to the taliban because there are sanctions against the group. and therefore it comes on to humanitarian agencies, whic

it was a devastating earthquake that struck paktika province.ihoods gone in a matter of seconds. the response from our government has been praised by all corners. we've done whatever in our capacity whether through cash, assistance for tens and food and water. the assistance from foreign governments that want to help. especially for girls, who aren't going school to example, it's been over 283 days that the taliban hasn't banned them. h0 over 283 days that the taliban hasn't banned them.— over 283 days that the taliban hasn't banned them. ., ., ., , , ., hasn't banned them. no one has put a ban on any girls _ hasn't banned them. no one has put a ban on any girls going _ hasn't banned them. no one has put a ban on any girls going to _ hasn't banned them. no one has put a ban on any girls going to school. - ban on any girls going to school. they are going to primary schools. but not high schools. tliei;r they are going to primary schools. but not high schools.— but not high schools. they get university _ but not high schools. they get university e

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province. there are almost a0 million people in afghanistan.agency says 2a million of them need vital humanitarian aid. and that was before the earthquake. $4.5 billion — that's how much the un says it needs for this year alone to help the people of afghanistan. but the question is how it gets to the hands of the people who need it, and not into the hands of the taliban, who took control last year and who have struggled get funds because of their hard—line islamist policies. we can speak now to our south asia correspondent yogita limaye in afghanistan's capital, kabul. is aid getting through? well, afghanistan doesn't have an internationally recognised government, and that is where the problem lies. you government, and that is where the problem lies-_ government, and that is where the problem lies. you now, whenever a disaster strikes _ problem lies. you now, whenever a disaster strikes a _ problem lies. you now, whenever a disaster strikes a country, - disaster strikes a country, particularly an economically weak one, what you see are rescue t

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ld affairs correspondent caroline hawley is here. caroline, let's consider this taliban regime, which of course has its problems with the rest of the world community. when they appealed for help, what is your sense of the readiness to provide help? that for help, what is your sense of the readiness to provide help?- for help, what is your sense of the readiness to provide help? that is a critical question. _ readiness to provide help? that is a critical question. the _ readiness to provide help? that is a critical question. the international. critical question. the international community has faced the dilemma of how to respond to the suffering of afghans since the taliban takeover last summer. internationalfunding last summer. international funding for the last summer. internationalfunding for the country was withdrawn. aid agencies had to scale back their work, but the un is still working in the country. it's one of the poorest on earth. it is already facing what the un says is an un

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province. let's get some of the day's other news., and called for a massive scaling up of funding to avert a potentialfamine. the warning came amid rapidly increasing levels of malnutrition in the country, caused by four consecutive failed rainy seasons and a rise in food prices as a result of the war in ukraine. officials in bangladesh say the floods in parts of the north—eastern sylhet region have got worse, with a key river flowing above the danger level. the water has inundated vast areas already reeling from flooding, triggered by torrential rains upstream. so far, more than 60 people have been killed in the floods, and large areas of land are submerged. there's renewed pressure on britain's prime minister borisjohnson after his conservative party suffered a double defeat in parliamentary by—elections. the liberal democrats overturned a big tory majority in tiverton and honiton in devon in south—west england, while labour regained the west yorkshire seat of wakefield in the north. boris johnson conceded the results were "not bri

the bbc�*s secunder kermani reports from paktika province.s have also been used to fly in supplies because the location is so remote. other barn officials told us that search and rescue operations are now over and now the focus is on those who survived this earthquake and getting them adequate food and shelter, mobile health teams are also visiting these villages. yesterday, in a briefing at a security council, a senior un official described this disaster as a tragic reminder of the myriad dangers facing the afghan people at this moment, the country was already in the middle of an economic and humanitarian crisis with average income slashed by around one third, that�*s in a country where many people were already struggling just to survive, and while humanitarian aid, that immediate short—term aid, that immediate short—term aid is been delivered, wider international development funding that the previous government used to rely on, well, much of that has been cut off ever since the taliban took power last august. secunder kermani. the latest he

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.ore than a0 years. you know something, ijust love myjob. 0wain is with us now. so, the beast from the east. a household name in the north of england where he presented look north from 1982 until he retired two years ago, harry gration won four royal television society awards for his presenting and journalism and was well known for his love of sport and rugby league in particular. the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, said he was an "outstanding broadcaster" and would be "hugely missed". harry gration, who died suddenly today at the age of 71. glastonbury festival's main stage opened today after three years of covid cancellations. our culture editor katie razzall has been down at worthy farm, where she spoke to wolf alice, who won best band at this year's brits. her report contains flashing images. it's the 50th birthday party twice postponed. finally glastonbury is back. with its youngest ever headliner, billie eilish, taking to the pyramid stage. sam fender's never even been to this

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province. there are almost a0 million people in afghanistan.agency says 2a million of them need vital humanitarian aid. and that was before the earthquake. $4.5 billion — that's how much the un says it needs for this year alone to help the people of afghanistan. but the question is how it gets to the people who need it, and not into the hands of the taliban, who took control last year and who have struggled to get funds because of their hard—line islamist policies. 0ur southeast asia correspondent yogita limaye is in the afghan capital of kabul and the taliban have appealed for international support but there is concern particularly about sending funds directly to them.— directly to them. that's right. afghanistan _ directly to them. that's right. afghanistan doesn't - directly to them. that's right. afghanistan doesn't have - directly to them. that's right. afghanistan doesn't have an i afghanistan doesn't have an internationally recognised government and so a lot of things you would see happening on the ground in this region if a disaster wer

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.to say tonight the situation is looking even more dire in paktika province. we are seeing even hail. hundreds of families have been left homeless, that is making the situation even more difficult for the rescue effort which is still ongoing. many people are still suspected to be underneath the rubble. that will be all the more challenging. i was speaking to some of those people in the hospital, survivors, they were telling me about 90% of homes in their villages had been destroyed. this looks to be the start of a major crisis, a major new crisis. secunder kermani, thank you very much. uk inflation — that's the rate at which prices rise — has hit a a0 year high, and that's according to the office for national statistics. this graph shows how steep the rise has been — from 2.1% in may last year to 9.1% this may. that's the big picture, but look at what's happened to some everyday staples. bread's gone up 10% in the same period. and the cost of cooking oil is up by a whopping 18%. 0ur eco

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.on the pressure they say former president trump put on thejustice department to overturn the 2020 election results. donald trump wanted to fire the acting attorney general at the time and replace him with jeffery clark. three formerjustice department officials testified before the committee earlier — one of them was richard donoghue. i made the point that jeff clark is not even competent to serve as the attorney general. he has never been a criminal attorney or conducted a criminal investigation and his life. he has never been in front of a grand jury, he has never been in front of a grandjury, much he has never been in front of a grand jury, much less a trial jury. and he kind of retorted by saying well, i've done a lot of very complicated appeals and civil litigation and environmental litigation and things like that and i said that's right, you are an environmental lawyer. how about you go back to your office and we will call you when there is an oil spill? and i remember saying, tha

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.petrol, energy and food. uk inflation edged up to 9.1% in the 12 months to may. the bank of england has warned inflation will reach 11% later this year. earlier, the chair of supermarket chain asda said the cost of living crisis has led to shoppers tightening their belts. what we are seeing is a massive change in behaviour. and this is the first time that consumers have seen significant inflation for nearly 30—a0 years. and it's come as a surprise, it's come as a very nasty surprise, and they are finding and they are worrying because we do that on an income tracker basis every month, we are finding that nine out of ten of our customers are saying that they are worried about their incomes, they are worried about the future, they are worried about what might happen. so they are cutting back their baskets, they are eating, if you like, more sensibly and they are cutting out some treats in some cases. it's causing a headache for the government. a recent poll found 65% of people saying mini

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.on the pressure they say former president trump put on thejustice department to overturn the 2020 election results. donald trump wanted to fire the acting attorney general at the time and replace him with jeffrey clark. three formerjustice department officials testified before the committee earlier. one of them was richard donoghue. we spoke to our correspondent peter bowes, who told us about the key takeaways from this session of the hearing. i think the main takeaway is that we are now hearing from several former officials from thejustice department about this alleged pressure that donald trump was putting on them and the department to essentially back him in his claims that he had won the election — that the result was fraudulent as a result of voter malpractice. we heard from the former acting attorney generaljeffrey rosen during the trump administration that during this crucial period leading up to january the sixth, that he had been in contact with donald trump — or, rather, dona

from paktika province, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports.er and now an earthquake. eight—year—old shakrina was rescued with injuries to her leg when her house collapsed. her elder sister died. in the next bed, their mother, meera. "we were under the debris until the morning, when some people pulled us out. they took us to a nearby clinic. i asked them, "where is my daughter?" they told me she had died," she said. "we are poor people. we have debts and now we've lost everything." bibi havar lost 18 members of herfamily. three of her sons were among them. both she and her daughter have multiple fractures. "my heart is in pain. when i go back from here, my children won't be there. it makes me so sad." on the day after the earthquake, 75 patients were brought here — more than the capacity of the hospital that was already struggling to treat regular illnesses. stretched even before the earthquake hit, they're trying to do their best here, but even this main provincial hospital doesn't have the equipment to treat critical patients, so those who ha

remote areas are still to receive any help — as our correspondent yogita limaye reports from paktika provinceriver beds. the area this earthquake hit hardest is only a0 miles from the nearest town. the journey takes at least four hours. aid is arriving from humanitarian agencies, and some from the taliban government. this is the centre of the worst affected district. but locals tell us there is destruction far beyond, where no help has reached. this village is home to around 250 people. barely any home here is intact. residents heard an explosion—like sound before the mud walls and roofs came down on them. the few houses still standing too dangerous to live in. at the edge of the village, debris under which four of a family were killed. this man told us he and his mother exchanged the spots they were sleeping in the night the earthquake struck. she died. translation: something hit my head hard and i thought i would die, - but i managed to crawl out from under the rubble. i moved stones and mud aside, and found my mother. when i touched her, i realised she had died. i miss her immensely. his b

the bbc has found that deep in the mountains of the worst affected paktika province, there are villagesere destruction, but no aid has reached them so far. our south asia correspondent yogita limaye is there. we've travelled several hours on a mountainous and extremely bumpy road to come to the village of dwegur in south—east afghanistan. we're very close to the border with pakistan, and this village has faced a lot of destruction because of the earthquake. i'm going to show you some of it. you can see the cracks in this wall and that's pretty much the condition of every structural wall that is still standing in this village, and here you can see a home that's been completely destroyed, and further down there are several other such homes that we've seen. here, four of a family were killed when the earthquake struck. many people were injured, some of them are now in hospital. we've been told by the people here that they've been experiencing tremors several times a day, every day, so they are very scared, they are staying in tents at the base of this village. they've also told us that the

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.vernor of the provenance which is the worst affected in afghanistan. he said they have managed to get to all of they have managed to get to all of the areas in that province and he says there are no hopes of finding any more survivors but even now it is still hard to assess the exact number of people who have died in this disaster. it struck at 130 in the night when people were asleep. people were asleep in homes which collapsed around them so it will be a while before we know the exact toll. a while before we know the exact toll, ., a while before we know the exact toll. ., , ., , ., toll. some of the estimates are devastating- — toll. some of the estimates are devastating. how _ toll. some of the estimates are devastating. how would - toll. some of the estimates are devastating. how would you - toll. some of the estimates are - devastating. how would you describe the situation?— the situation? people will already stru: calin the situation? people will already struggling in _ the situ

from kabul, it is an 11 hour drive to paktika province. really remote areas.perly built, infrastructure is gone, julie difficult for a person to travel. if gone, julie difficult for a person to travel. , ., to travel. if you get in the emergency _ to travel. if you get in the emergency aid _ to travel. if you get in the emergency aid package i to travel. if you get in the emergency aid package it| to travel. if you get in the - emergency aid package it will also be very difficult. many of their medical facilities have been be very difficult. many of their medicalfacilities have been shifted so they can give proper attention to the people affected. it is so they can give proper attention to the people affected.— the people affected. it is such a tragedy for afghanistan - the people affected. it is such a | tragedy for afghanistan because the people affected. it is such a - tragedy for afghanistan because this country was already facing... it has been through much of a many, many years, but also is facing really widescale hunger, malnutrition and now this devast

secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province.hid majrooh, former minister of public health of afghanistan. thank you forjoining us. have you beenin thank you forjoining us. have you been in touch with anyone on the ground? what has been the message from there? we ground? what has been the message from there? �* , ., . from there? i've been in touch with a subtle contact _ from there? i've been in touch with a subtle contact points, _ from there? i've been in touch with a subtle contact points, including i a subtle contact points, including health officials and staff members on the ground. as well as local influential leaders, provincial members, mps, people in kabul and paktika. —— several contact points. based on the evidence received, unfortunately the evidence is much more disastrous than has been reported. the focus has been on specific spots which are hugely damaged, but on the peripheries, there are spots which are still... inaudible. the search and rescue has been delayed. the operation in the field has been affected by ma

the bbc has found that deep in the mountains of the worst—affected paktika province. there are villages south asia correspondent yogita limaye is there. we've travelled several hours on a mountainous and extremely bumpy road to come to the village of dwegur in south—east afghanistan. we're very close to the border with pakistan, and this village has faced a lot of destruction because of the earthquake. i'm going to show you some of it. you can see the cracks in this wall, and that's pretty much the condition of every structural wall that is still standing in this village. and here you can see a home that's been completely destroyed. and further down, there are several other such homes that we've seen. here, four of a family were killed when the earthquake struck. many people were injured. some of them are now in hospital. we've been told by the people here that they've been experiencing tremors several times a day, every day, so they are very scared. they are staying in tents at the base of this village. they've also told us that they've receive no aid, no relief material from either th

more than 1000 people are known to have died in the quakes in paktika province, one of the poorest areasvivors of this earthquake, support is flowing in but more is needed. this district, close to the epis centre, hundreds of homes have been destroyed, families wiped out. there are still injuries to treat. this charity normally removes landmines but now they have set up a mobile clinic. this five—year—old had his arm trapped by rubble. there are lots of wooded children, he tells us. some had to be flown to kabul by helicopter because they needed specialist care. meanwhile we meet this man, his home reduced to rubble. when the earthquake struck he faced a terrible dilemma. do to save first. when the ceiling fell down, my wife cried out for help and my daughter was in the room with us, i took her out first then i went to my other children. by the time he returned to his wife, she had died. the winding dirt roads leading to the remote worst affected villages stop now busy with trucks carrying supplies from the taliban government and humanitarian agencies. aid is arriving. the you and i hear

much of the mudbrick housing in paktika province has been flattened.is that many more people could be buried under the rubble. this man shows where he was lying, when he felt the tremor. nothing is left here, our belongings are still under the rubble, we have only pulled out human beings, he says. everything is devastated, there are no blankets, there are no tents, no shelter, there is literally nothing to eat. afghanistan's health care system is fragile at the best of times and it is struggling to cope. this woman says 19 members of her family were killed. she cannot talk any more, she says. her heart is getting weak. in this remote corner of afghanistan, even reaching some of the worst affected areas is challenging. with thousands of houses destroyed, many simply have nowhere to go and this, in an impoverished country, which the un says was already facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis. the people of the uk have been extraordinarily generous, we just urge the rest of the world, we urge them to not forget afghanistan, to remember the people her

afghans described the moment the 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck their homes in paktika province. >>it was midnight when the quake struck. the kids and i screamed. one of our rooms was destroyed. our neighbors screamed and we saw everyone's rooms. >> it was about midnight when the quake struck. it destroyed the houses of our neighbors. when we arrived, there were many dead and did. they sent us to the hospital. i also saw many dead bodies. amy: the death toll from the earthquake is expected to rise. thousands have been injured and lost their homes and everything they owned. the earthquake comes as the united nations reports nearly half of afghanistan's population already faces acute hunger. some a groups like the norwegian refugee say there are groups on the ground working to support affected communities with funds and emergency shelter. for more, we are joined by jan egeland, secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. he is in somalia, which we are going to talk about in a minute. but first, jan, if you can talk about the situation in afghanistan after this devastating eart

the bbc�*s secunder kermani reports from paktika province.er, the focus very much on those who survived this earthquake, getting them adequate food and shelter. mobile health teams are also visiting these villages. yesterday, in a briefing at the un security council, a senior un official described this disaster as a tragic reminder of the myriad dangers facing the afghan people at this moment. the country was already in the middle of an economic and humanitarian crisis with average incomes slashed by about a third, that's in a country where many people were already struggling just to survive. and whilst humanitarian aid, that immediate short—term aid is being delivered, wider international development funding that the previous government used to rely on, well, much of that has been cut off ever since the taliban took power last august. other news now and ukraine has ordered its troops to withdraw from the strategically important city of sevra—donetsk in the eastern donbas, amid the continuing russian offensive there. that's according to the t

most of the dead were in paktika province.aged roadways in this mountainous region have kept rescuers from reaching the area. residents are resorting to using their bare hands to dig through the rule searching for survivors. mustafa madatkhail is the program director for the international medical corps, one of several humanitarian organizations helping with the emergency response. mustafa: there was a lot of injuries and deaths. it was unable to covered by one ngo, by two ngo's, even by five, six, even by 20 ngo's. it was difficult. it was a mass casualty. i'm sure that deaths and injuries will increase more and more. amna: the few helicopters that were able to reach the quake zone evacuated the wounded for treatment and delivered much needed medical supplies and food. but responding to a tragedy of this magnitude will be a major test for the taliban. most international aid was stopped to afghanistan after they seized power 10 months ago. today, taliban leaders desperately appealed for help. mawlawi: when such a big incident h

more than 1,000 people are known to have died in the quakes, which took place in paktika province, one scraps of bread. for survivors of this earthquake, supporters flowing in, but more is needed. —— support is flowing in. we are in gayan district, close to the epicentre. hundreds of homes have been destroyed, families wiped out. there are still injuries to treat. this charity normally removes landmines, but now, they've set up a mobile clinic. this five—year—old had his arm trapped by rubble. translation:— had his arm trapped by rubble. translation: there are lots of wounded children. _ translation: there are lots of wounded children. we _ translation: there are lots of wounded children. we have - translation: there are lots of wounded children. we have had| translation: there are lots of. wounded children. we have had to translation: there are lots of- wounded children. we have had to fly 12 patients to kabul by helicopter because they needed specialist care. nearby, we meet this man, his home reduced to rubble. when the earthquake struck, he faced a terrible dilemma. who to say firs

we talked a lot about paktika province, but more remote communities to assess what has happened therethis earthquake? this is auoin to is because of this earthquake? this is going to be _ is because of this earthquake? this is going to be a _ is because of this earthquake? try 3 is going to be a very big challenge because of lack of ambulances to reach those areas and their is no road access to these places, so this will be a great challenge, and there is not sufficient aid companies to reach these places. we need to see how many people we are going to rescue, said this is a really challenging question for all of us to see, the lack of the facilities that the death toll will increase. how many of you are there in afghanistan at the moment? we work with local staff — afghanistan at the moment? we work with local staff and _ afghanistan at the moment? we work with local staff and we _ afghanistan at the moment? we work with local staff and we are _ with local staff and we are concentrating on the western reason, but we have 700 staff. haste concentrating on the western reason, but we ha

much of the mudbrick housing in paktika province has been flattened.any more people could be buried under the rubble. this man shows where he was lying when he felt the tremor. nothing is left here. 0ur belongings are still under the rubble. we have only pulled out human beings, he says. everything is devastated, there are no blankets, tents, there is no shelter, there is literally nothing to eat. afghanistan's health care system is fragile at the best of times and is struggling to cope. this woman says 19 members of herfamily were killed. she can't talk any more, she says, her heart is getting weak. in this remote corner of afghanistan, even reaching some of the worst affected areas is challenging. with thousands of houses destroyed, many simply have nowhere to go. and this, in an impoverished country which the un says it was already facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis. people in the uk have been extraordinarily generous, we urge the rest of the world, we urge them not to forget afghanistan, to remember the people here. they are resilient, ye

the worst affected area is paktika province — near the border with pakistan. gayan. it's only recently received food supplies. people in villages nearby still haven't received any help. yogita limaye has been speaking to some of them. at the edge of the village, debris under which four of a family were killed. this man told us he and his mother had exchanged the spots they were sleeping in the night the earthquake struck. she died. translation: something hit my head hard and i thought i would die, - but i managed to crawl out from under the rubble. i moved stones and mud aside, and found my mother. when i touched her, i realised she had died. i miss her immensely. his brother is in hospital. in nearly every family here, someone's been injured. a village elder told me why no—one'd started clearing the debris yet. translation: we've had at least two aftershocks each day. _ we are too scared to go into our homes. there is sadness and hunger everywhere. no—one has come to our aid. we need food and money to rebuild our homes. let's hear more from yogita now about h

we report from the worst—affected district in paktika province. wimbledon begins in front of full crowds for the first time in three years. novak djokovic begins his quest for a fourth successive wimbledon title. coming out, i will bring you the latest from the all england club on the opening day of the championships, where we have had rain and now thankfully sunshine, with novak djokovic, emma raducanu and andy murray among the big names in action. welcome back to bbc news. let's go straight back to that breaking news in the last hour or so. news that russia has carried out a missile strike on a shopping centre in the central ukrainian city of kremenchuk. at least two people have been killed and 20 others injured. president zelensky said more than a thousand people had been inside at the time of the attack. let me show some of the latest pictures that have come in, and these in the immediate aftermath of that strike, 3:50pm local time, it was, and we see the huge fires that they were dealing with. this is a really large site, 20,000 m2, in terms

the worst| affected provinces are paktika of the destruction? city in the province, so it will be hard to assess for a pretty long time at the number of dead actually is, but is expected to rise. the other thing is the health care infrastructure in the health care infrastructure in the country has virtually collapsed. it used to be funded by foreign funds, which stopped on the 15th of august when the taliban took control, so even for people who can be rescued and treated, hospitals in these provinces are going to find it very difficult because they're simply not equipped to deal with it. as far as risking people are evacuating people by errors concern, afghanistan is currently controlled by a group which didn't really have an established air force as such. they have got planes now which have been left behind by nato forces when they left. we don't know how many train pilots they had or how they even had a proper disaster response team. this is going to be the first challenge of this nature, that this taliban government is going to be facing. what