secunder kermani, bbc news, logar province.e on this story on our website, including more reports and analysis from our correspondents secunder kermani and lyse doucet and the rest of the team in kabul. this piece about life in kabul under taliban by lyse is well worth a read — descriptions of what life is like in afghanistan for people now, as the taliban take control of more of the country. just go to the bbc news site — bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. specialforces in guinea have declared a nationwide curfew until further notice. they seized power in a coup on sunday capturing the president, alpha conde. in a statement read on the state broadcaster, the group said they guaranteed the wellbeing of the president. four people including a young child have been killed in a shooting in florida. police say it happened at twohouses in the lakeland area of the state. an 11—year—old girl was seriously injured and is being treated in hospital. police shot and injured

secunder kermani, bbc news, logar province.site, including more reports and analysis from our correspondents secunder kermani and lyse doucet and the rest of the team in kabul. this piece about life in kabul under taliban by lyse is well worth a read — descriptions of what life is like in afghanistan for people now, as the taliban take control of more of the country. close to what you saw in that report. just go to the bbc news site — bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. there's a growing backlash in the governing conservative party to suggestions of increasing national insurance tax in order to fund social care in england. senior conservatives have warned prime minister borisjohnson he'll damage the party if he adopts the policy, which would break a manifesto commitment. an announcement is expected this week. there are reports that grenfell tower in london could be demolished after the blaze four years ago that killed 72 people. experts have advised i

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. let's get some of the day's other news.and reburial of robert mugabe's remains. the former president died two years ago and was buried in a courtyard at his estate. his family say he remained bitter after being ousted in 2017 and did not want to be buried at the national war heroes' shrine in harare. they're likely to appeal the high court ruling. the construction of the controversial gas pipeline linking russia and germany has been completed. the russian energy company gazprom says nord stream two will double exports to germany, and the kremlin has called for deliveries to start soon. critics have warned the pipeline will threaten security by giving russia greater control over europe's energy supplies. russia has summoned the us ambassador and complained that america is interfering in its parliamentary elections. the foreign ministry in moscow says it has "irrefutable evidence" of american tech giants violating russian laws in the run—up to next weekend's vote. last week, russia warned apple and google that they were break

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. to remember those who died, including 67 british people. the us anthem was played during the changing of the guard ceremony at windsor castle. the queen paid tribute to the resilience of the communities who joined together to rebuild in the wake of the terror attacks. let's return to new york tonight, and jon sopel. enduring pain for the families affected, but more widely, what is the lasting impact of 9/11? i think it was really striking, listening to joe i think it was really striking, listening tojoe biden, listening to george w bush, both of them appealing to americans for unity. and you would have to file that under the easier said than done category, because americans are bitterly divided about nearly everything. 0ne bitterly divided about nearly everything. one of my colleagues was down at street level when joe biden's motorcade came past and this person started screaming at the motorcade, joe biden, you are a... murderer! and that is a symbol of where america is. i think it un

secunder kermani, bbc news, logar province.ke to afghanistan security expert aqil shah from the carnegie endowment for international peace think tank. i asked him whether the taliban would be interested in a peace deal with resistance fighters. i don't think they have the incentive to do so, unless it becomes a protracted conflict. there are conflicting reports. the taliban claim they have all but won a victory there. the resistance, as you pointed out, contesting that. the taliban, if they could dominate and try to win this militarily, like they have done in the rest of the country... i suppose the issue at the moment, yes, there's a conflict in panjshir, but it's also about conflict inside the taliban, getting itself organised and trying to consolidate power. a guerrilla war is one thing, quite another in an ethnically diverse country to form a stable government. to provide basic services. there is no indication the taliban either have the experience or the expertise to unite a country that has been at war for a0 years. there

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.tate antony blinken has been speaking about the situation in afghanistan. he said any new government in afghanistan should be as broadly based as possible. first, as we have said and as countries around the world have said, there is an expectation that any government that emerges now will have some real inclusivity and that it will have non—taliban were representative of different communities and interests in afghanistan we will see what emerges. the taliban appear to be making some progress in their efforts to oust the last remaining armed opposition in the panjshir valley, just a few hours from kabul. resistance leaders have admitted to the bbc the taliban have made gains — but haven't yet taken the whole valley. panjshir is a mountainous region and famous for also holding out against the soviet army in the 1980s and the taliban in the 1990s. thousands of fighters are thought to have massed there, refusing to give up. the anti—taliban movement calls itself the national resistance fro

secunder kermani, bbc news, logar province. afghanistan security expert aqil shah from the carnegie endowment for international peace think tank. let peace think tank. start with that question about let start with that question about whether the taliban would agree to any kind of peace deal with the resistance fighters in the panjshir, what do you think? i the pan'shir, what do you think? ., �* ~ , ., think? i don't think they have the incentive _ think? i don't think they have the incentive to _ think? i don't think they have the incentive to do _ think? i don't think they have the incentive to do so, - think? i don't think they have i the incentive to do so, unless it becomes a protracted conflict. there are conflicting reports. the taliban claim they have all but won a victory there. the resistance, as you pointed out, contesting that. the taliban, if they could dominate and try to win this militarily, like they have done in the rest of the country... i suppose the issue at the moment, yes, there's a conflict in panjshir, bu

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.inary step of recalling its ambassadors from australia and the united states as the row over their nuclear submarine deal intensifies. australia scrapped a multi—billion dollar deal to buy french—designed diesel—powered submarines in favour of us—made nuclear—powered ones. paris described the pact as �*a stab in the back�* and the french president emmanuel macron decided to recall the ambassadors �*for consultations�*. courtney bembridge reports. backin back in june the back injune the two presidents sat side by side in the sun in the uk. but that warmth has disappeared and, in an unprecedented move, france has recalled its ambassador to the us and australia. this is why. it is about america's connecting allies in new ways. a deal struck for a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. it replaces a multi—billion dollar deal australia had signed with france in 2016 in france was only told about it hours before the public announcement which has infuriated president michael. first came this wa

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif. incredible reporting there.nager tojoin the islamic state group in syria, has begged to be allowed to return to the uk, insisting she could help in the fight against terror. the 22—year—old, who has been living in a syrian refugee camp for the past two years since her british citizenship was revoked, claimed she had been "groomed" to flee to syria as a "dumb" and impressionable child. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. this was shamima begum in february 2019, as she emerged from the collapse of the islamic state group's brutal rule in syria. she told bbc news that weekend that she could see justification for the manchester arena bombing, as retaliation for the deaths of children in is territory. this is shamima begum in her latest bbc interview, her hair uncovered and asking for forgiveness for joining islamic state. isis ruined people's lives. isis ruined my life, my family's life, and i will have to live with that. i mean, when you think back to being part of a group that did commit genoc

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.oined now by dr madiha afzal, a fellow at the brookings institution in washington, who has been following the situation in afghanistan. great to have you on the programme. remarkable scenes there on the streets of kabul. and what we are hearing, no women, no non—tellabs in the cabinet line—up, and no international recognition yet by the international recognition yet by the international community for some how important is that to the taliban? shore. this is the furthest thing from an inclusive cabinet for this interim cabinet that the taliban have announced, and the taliban say that international recognition matters to them, but... and its words certainly are designed to placate the international community, but its actions are quite different from its words, including this announcement of this cabinet. i think the taliban may in fact be able to gain some recognition even without government, though, especially from countries that it has been close to, china, russia, pakistan, iran, turk

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.ve the new government in afghanistan is likely to be, here's our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. well, there is this magical word of inclusive that is being used by afghanistan as neighbours to put pressure on the taliban to try and share some of the powers so they don't have absolute control. a look at it in pure political terms. the taliban of come to power much more quickly than even they expected. they now control more territory in afghanistan than they were in power in the 1990s. so, they feel they have an overwhelming mandate to pursue their overriding objective and that is to use words like government cabinet, their objective is to establish an islamic system. the choice of who is in the cabinet is going to be very much, they said they're going to be discussing individuals on the basis of islamic principles and sharia law, or these people corrupt, did they work for the former government and what about women? women will not be playing a leading role. this new emer

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. raihan ismail, a senior lecturer in islamic studies at the australian national university to explain what is sharia law. sharia law is supposed to govern all aspects of human life. it govern all aspects of human life. it is govern all aspects of human life. it is the govern all aspects of human life. it is the simple definition — well trodden path of water, so it is meant to govern all aspects of your life, it is meant to regulate all human actions, but as you have correctly pointed out it is quite complex. we talk about sharia law, there are different categories, so there could be generally format categories. the first category deals with personal acts of worship, so here we look at prayers, fasting the second category would look at several matters, for example, islamic finance and how to regulate your banking system, for instance. third category deals with personal acts, sorry, personal status rules, and here we look at divorce, marriage, inheritance, and the final category as islam

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.ed at the hands of their team doctor. she was among a number of people testifying before a senate committee examining the agency's investigation into larry nassar, who is serving a life sentence for sexually assaulting girls. to be clear, i blame larry nassar and i also blame... ..an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. that was simone biles giving evidence to that senate committee. the voters of russia go to the polls this week to elect a new parliament. the vote will take place over three days. that's more than enough time, according to the critics, for the results to be rigged infavour of vladimir putin's supporters. the russian authorities insist the election will be free and fair. but it's has been preceded by an unprecedented crackdown on dissent, and many kremlin critics have been prevented from running, as our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. the veterans choir of novosibirsk is gearing up for a special performance. they will be entertaining voters

secunder kermani.ubject of the visit by pakistan's intelligence chief,i asked dr ayesha siddiqa from soas university here in london why she thought general faiz hameed had visited. first and foremost, it is to... let's be very clear about it. there are taliban control of kabul, but it's not cohesive. there is a lot of tension between these groups for power. everybody wants to be in control of kabul, and that's what he's trying to do — sort out the differences. telus a bit more the rival groups. telus a bit more the rival grom— telus a bit more the rival u-rous. , ., ., , groups. there is a mould up brother that _ groups. there is a mould up brother that was _ groups. there is a mould up brother that was head - groups. there is a mould up brother that was head of. brother that was head of negotiations with the americans. he's the one who was recently— americans. he's the one who was recently named as head of the kabul— recently named as head of the kabul government. each one of them _ kabul government.

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.agers, particularly girls. this is according to internal research carried out by facebook, the company that owns it. an investigation by the wall streetjournal found that facebook had conducted in—depth studies showing the dangers of the photo—sharing app, while playing down the issue in public. angus crawford reports. a girl with so much to live for, bright and talented. molly russell took her own life in 2017. she was just 1a. after her death, on her instagram account, herfamily found a stream of dark, depressing content and, in part, blame it for her death. now, the wall streetjournal has published internal facebook research labelled "a teen mental health deep dive". it found, it admitted, and, i don't know, i was sick to the pit of my stomach. it was dreadful. molly's father ian is appalled. if they know more about it and they're not doing something about it, then they're culpable in a really dreadful way, because this potentially could cost lives. no—one at facebook hq in london w

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.tary of state condoleezza rice who was serving as america's national security adviser when the 9/11 attacks happened. she started by asking her ms rice of her memory that day. my my memory of that day was the degree to which we where going through our normal lives. i had arrived at the office, i was going to make a speech later in the day, and my assistant said that a plane had hit the world trade center, and if you remember the president was actually in florida as an education event and it was a little bit of our pre—9/11 thinking that neither i nor my deputy was with him because it was a domestic trap. never again would we be in that situation because we suddenly realised on that day that there was no such thing as the border or boundary between america and the rest of the world, and so thatis the rest of the world, and so that is my firmest memory, that, and also being spirited off to the bunker after learning that a second plane hit the road world trade center and the pentagon, and

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. editorjohn simpson, who's in neighbouring pakistan. 20 years ago you were in taliban—controlled afghanistan on 9/11. how have things changed in those past two decades? i think everything has changed and it's changed in the way that some of bin laden, in planning the 9/11 attacks, hope that it would, it showed american vulnerability and it showed american vulnerability and it showed american vulnerability and it showed america wasn't the power that it had been. at first that you've got to remember that george w bush's plan was really celebrated right across the world. a lot of support for what he did. he didn't invade afghanistan, he sent american air power to support the northern alliance troops who got rid of the taliban from kabul and every other major city. so far, so good. but then, american officials decided they had to demonstrate that america was back, that it was still as strong as ever, and they chose to pick on saddam hussein of iraq and he had absolutely nothing to do with

(gfx map)0ur correspondent secunder kermani has travelled from the capital, kabul, to the province ofr correspondent secunder kermani has travelled from the capital, kabul, to the province of logar, from where he sent this report. they've grown up along the front line but their first taste of peace is bittersweet. in the final weeks of the war, government forces flattened in these houses after coming underfire flattened in these houses after coming under fire from flattened in these houses after coming underfire from taliban fighters somewhere nearby. the home of the school clean—up was closest to the army base. it is nowjust a pile of rubble. the afghan army frequently accuse the taliban firing from residential areas. eitherway, civilians have often been caught in the middle of this conflict. everywhere we go in this conflict. everywhere we go in this village, people are trying to show signs of the wall, where the army used to fire down on the bazaar where the taliban used to be based, the ceiling hit by bullets, that shop over there hit by a rocket. this man saying to come with him.

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.ng newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: could the photo—sharing app instagram have a harmful effect on teenagers? we have a report on the latest research. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive, and there's people not alive. we're just helping and giving them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor — and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto — and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it's expe

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.tate antony blinken has been speaking about the situation in afghanistan. he said any new government in afghanistan should be as broadly based as possible. first, as we've said and as countries around the world have said, there is an expectation that any government that emerges now will have some real inclusivity and that it will have non—talibs in it, who are representative of different communities and different interests in afghanistan so we will see what in fact emerges. we can now speak to drjonathan schroden, who's an expert on the taliban and a military operations analyst at cna, a safety and security think tank. thank you forjoining us. what the new taliban government will look like? who are we going to see moving forward and up the ranks? ~ . , ., ranks? we have seen a few announcements _ ranks? we have seen a few announcements of- ranks? we have seen a few announcements of names | ranks? we have seen a few i announcements of names that ranks? we have seen a few - announcements

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.re making advances in their efforts to oust the last remaining armed opposition in the panjshir valley, just a few hours from kabul. but resistance leaders there have denied the claims. panjshir is a mountainous region, famous for holding out against the soviet army in the 1980s, and the taliban in the 1990s. thousands of fighters are thought to have massed there, refusing to give up. known as the national resistance front of afghanistan its fighters can be seen here in a series of training drills. they're a multi—ethnic group of militias and former afghan security force members. the former afghan vice president, amrullah saleh, is in the panjshir valley. he claims he is the true caretaker president and says reports he has fled the country are baseless. i am in the panjshir valley. the reports concerning my escape from afghanistan are totally baseless. i am here. we have had several meetings regarding the situation. no doubt, the situation is difficult. we have been under invasion of t

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.nclusive the new government in afghanistan is likely to be, here's our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. well, there is this magical word of inclusive that is being used by afghanistan as neighbours to put pressure on the taliban to try and share some of the powers so they don't have absolute control. a look at it in pure political terms. the taliban of come to power much more quickly than even they expected. they now control more territory in afghanistan than they were in power in the 1990s. so, they feel they have an overwhelming mandate to pursue their overriding objective and that is to use words like government cabinet, their objective is to establish an islamic system. the choice of who is in the cabinet is going to be very much, they said they're going to be discussing individuals on the basis of islamic principles and sharia law, or these people corrupt, did they work for the former government and what about women? women will not be playing a leading role. this ne

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.rnment names their key figures, the questions about the kind of country afghanistan will be. raihan ismail is a senior lecturer in islamic studies at the australian national university. she's in canberra, australia. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. we programme. thank you for having me- we know _ programme. thank you for having me. we know the _ programme. thank you for having me. we know the taliban - programme. thank you for having me. we know the taliban have - me. we know the taliban have said they _ me. we know the taliban have said they want _ me. we know the taliban have said they want to _ me. we know the taliban have said they want to rule - me. we know the taliban have said they want to rule by - said they want to rule by sharia law. this is one of those simple questions with quite a complicated answer about what is sharahelo? sharia law is sum

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.e global war on terror in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, pakistan looms large in that story. the pakistani intelligence services were accused of helping to create the taliban — and it was pakistan where 0sama bin laden, the al-qaeda leader, was killed by us special forces in 2011. our world affairs editor john simpson is in peshawar. he explains the impact of america's "war on terror". it's hard to say that it isn't a complete failure, laura. after all, the purpose of it was to combat the effects of what 0sama bin laden did in launching the 9/11 attacks on america. and those attacks were intended to prove to the world that america was vulnerable and that it wasn't as strong as everybody had assumed. and that is, in fact, what happened. the way in which the first response of president george w bush... he didn't invade afghanistan, and many people in the world seemed to think what he did was to assist with airpower the afghan northern alliance troops to come in and capture kabul from the

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.ented step of recalling its ambassadors to australia and the united states in an escalating row over the cancellation of a submarine contract and the creation of a new security alliance. the deal between canberra, washington and london was announced on wednesday and it's understood france was informed only hours earlier. french diplomats have talked about a crisis in relations with australia and the us, and have accused britain of opportunistic behaviour. the white house said it regretted france's decision. let's talk to our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. fa ncifully fancifully making its feelings clear on this, isn't it?- clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis _ clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis levitt _ clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis levitt which - clear on this, isn't it? yes. francis levitt which is - francis levitt which is probably an understatement. yesterday they cancelled his guile that they were holding in dc which was to honour us venture relations and the c

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.he uk remains "a real and enduring thing". ken mccallum reveaeld that 31 late—stage attack plots had been foiled here in the last four years. and he warned that more sophisticated groups could reform once again. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera reports. for 20 years, surveillance and security have become ever more entwined in our lives — a sign of a threat that has not gone away, as the head of m15 told the bbc today. we do face a consistent global struggle to defeat extremism and to guard against terrorism. this is a real problem and in the last four years, for example, working with the police, my organisation has disrupted 31 late—stage attack plots in great britain. a new counterterrorism operations centre was launched this summer by m15 and the police but the threats have also been changing. since 9/11, we have had a continued evolving, huge challenge with islamist extremist terrorism. we have the rise of extreme right—wing terrorism and we have definitely a resurgence of s

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.ony blinken has been speaking about the situation in afghanistan. he said any new government should have as broad a base as possible. first, as we are sad and as countries around the world have said, there is an expectation that any government that emerges now will have inclusivity and non— taliban is inclusivity and non— taliban is in it who are representative of different communities and different communities and different interests in afg ha n ista n different interests in afghanistan so we will see what in fact emerges. —— said. the taliban say they're making advances in their efforts to oust the last remaining armed opposition in the panjshir valley, just a few hours from kabul. but resistance leaders there have denied the claims. panjshir is a mountainous region, famous for holding out against the soviet army in the 1980s, and the taliban in the 1990s. thousands of fighters are thought to have massed there, refusing to give up. known as the national resistance front of afghanista

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.ought to have planned them — khalid sheikh mohammed — and his key associates — are yet to stand trial, and are still being held at guantanamo bay. the us detention centre is in cuba, where inmates do not have most of the protections of us law. when president obama took office in 2009, he pledged to close the prison within a year. nearly 800 men and boys have been detained at guantanamo bay — 39 of them remain there. 10 of them have already been cleared for release — but are still waiting to leave. 17 have never been charged — but will remain in prison for life because they are deemed a security risk. other 10 are still awaiting trial. we have talked about the carnage that happened in new york and abroad 20 years ago in the aftermath as well. the man who was thought to have conceived of the idea of it all, who took that idea to osama bin laden and then went on to be one of the key architects, is right here in guantanamo bay. and for associates as well, including his nephew and those fou

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.near the world trade center on september 11th 2001. he described some of what he witnessed that day. the day is for ever seared into my memory. i was at a brokerage on 120 wall st, directly across from the world trade center. i heard that a small plane had hit the world trade center, the north building and i quickly moved to our conference room which had an expansive view of the fire and both world trade centres. it was a beautiful day like today. magnificent weather. i opened the window and in the 15 minutes between the first and second plane all of downtown new york was filled with sirens, police blocks and i remember paper, a4 paper flying everywhere. that is what i remembered. it was like a tickertape parade and i knew there was no parade that day. and then we heard the sound of a jet coming straight at us and at the last moment the plane veered and crashed into the second building and then i knew something terrible was amiss and it was time to evacuate as quickly as possible. find

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.ed raihan ismail, a senior lecturer in islamic studies at the australian national university to explain what is sharia law. sharia law is supposed to govern all aspects of human life, a simple definition would be, it is meant to govern all aspects of human life, and regulate all human actions, but as you have correctly pointed out, it is quite complex to talk about sharia law, the different categories, so it would generally be divided by scholars into four categories, the first deals with personal acts of worship, prayers, fasting, the second category will look at civil matters, for example islamic finance, and how to regulate the banking system for instance, the third category deals with personal laws, and here we are looking at divorce, marriage, inheritance and the final category is where it gets a bit controversial, because it islamic criminal law can be seen as quite repressive. the overwhelming majority of muslim countries don't actually implement islamic criminal law. the last p

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.abul and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. the taliban and talk about an inclusive government, how inclusive will that be in your view?— will that be in your view? there is the magical _ will that be in your view? there is the magical word _ will that be in your view? there is the magical word of— will that be in your view? there is the magical word of inclusive, - will that be in your view? there is the magical word of inclusive, it l will that be in your view? there is| the magicalword of inclusive, it is the magical word of inclusive, it is being used by afghanistan's neighbours to put pressure on the taliban, to share some of the power so they don't have absolute control, but in pure political terms, the taliban have come to power, much more quickly than even they expected, and they now control more territory in afghanistan than even when they were in power in the 90s, so they feel they have an overwhelming mandate to pursue their overriding objective. that is, we

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.lantic council and previously served as senior adviser to the former chief executive of afghanistan, dr abdullah abdullah. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. thank you for “oining us here on bbc news.— thank you for “oining us here| on bbc news._ we thank you for “oining us here - on bbc news._ we had on bbc news. thank you. we had in the report _ on bbc news. thank you. we had in the report there _ on bbc news. thank you. we had in the report there are _ on bbc news. thank you. we had in the report there are some - in the report there are some distressing scenes for a us audience in afghanistan but also the 20 setback al-qaeda and separately islamic state. do you think we are now dealing with an evolved terror threat with an evolved terror threat with an evolved terror threat with a different form than it had 20 years ago?- had 20 years ago? yes, definitely. _ had 20 years ago? yes, definitely. it _ had 20 years ago? yes, definitely. it still- had 20 years ago? yes, | definitel

secunder kermani.o that visit to kabul by pakistan's intelligence chief, general faiz hameed, and what exactly he's doing there. here are the thoughts of dr ayesha siddiqa from soas university here in london. first and foremost, it is to... let's — first and foremost, it is to... let's be _ first and foremost, it is to... let's be very clear about it. there are taliban — let's be very clear about it. there are taliban control of kabul, but it's not— are taliban control of kabul, but it's not cohesive. there is a lot of tension _ it's not cohesive. there is a lot of tension between these groups for powen _ tension between these groups for power. everybody wants to be in control— power. everybody wants to be in control of— power. everybody wants to be in control of kabul, and that's what he's trying — control of kabul, and that's what he's trying to do — sort out the differences. there was a brother who was head _ differences. there was a brother who was head of— differences. there was a brother who was

secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif.its border crossings with mexico after twelve thousand migrants crossed into a texas city in the space of a week. officials in the city of del rio said they were finding it increasingly difficult to provide food for the rapidly growing number of undocumented arrivals, who have been camping out in the shade of a bridge. the local mayor also feared disturbances with the number of migrants, the vast majority from haiti, now totalling a third of the city's population. a surge in holiday bookings is expected after rules around international travel were eased in england. the traffic light system has been replaced with a single red list, but there has been some concern that scrapping pcr tests will impact the country's ability to monitor coronavirus variants. simonjones reports. half term holidays abroad look to become simpler and cheaper for many families, to the relief of the travel industry. is very important to the end of the season, there are lots of people who have not had a holiday for

secunder kermani in kabul.ed hadi nili of the bbc�*s persian service what iran's relationship with the taliban had been historically. when the taliban took power in kabul, it was a quite eventful situation and time for the iranian government. there are reports of iranian diplomats being killed by taliban forces in mazar—i—sharif. and for now, we are hearing from iranian official media, the state media, they are somehow changing the narrative on that, saying that people with clothes, pretending to be taliban at the time, killed iranians diplomats so now we can see the feeling in tehran is that iranian government is trying to change the attitude and language towards taliban right now, compared to what we could hear more than 20 years ago, when they took power in kabul in afghanistan. they're also talking about wanting to respect the will of the people in afghanistan, aren't they? yes, that's right. it could be open to interpretation if you ask iranian leaders about how they recognise the will of the peoplejust ha

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.he evacuation operation. the last of the 1,000 british troops returned home at the weekend, after helping to rescue more than 15,000 people. brigadierjames martin says his troops did their duty in the midst of the most harrowing scenes. he's been talking to our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. this is what british troops faced soon after they landed in the cauldron of kabul airport. the desperation of thousands of people trying to flee a country now under taliban control. soldiers trained for combat trying to instil some order in the chaos. a massive humanitarian mission that has taken its toll. when you are dealing with a very large crowd that is fearful, in fear of its life, crushing, pressing against you, when women and children are being crushed and, yes, dying, in some cases, in your arms, your agency to deal with the situation and change it is very different than when you are on combat operations. there was emotions all the way through the operations. you can't see a young