many thanks, secunder kermani, our correspondent with l and years. e flooding in pakistan. there's more analysis about extreme weather and links to climate change on bbc news online and by using the bbc news app. tonight's other main news. there's more evidence of the depth of the energy crisis. the growing impact on households is already clear but what about businesses, especially on the high street, including pubs? bosses of some of the uk's biggest pub chains have added their voices to the debate. they've sent an open letter to the government warning of �*irreversible' damage to the hospitality industry without government support. some pub landlords are facing bills that have risen three—fold over the past few months. our correspondent danny savage reports from skipton. in the centre of skipton, there are more than 20 pubs and bars. this is one of the oldest. their plans for the winter are extraordinary. they include specially insulated boards to put up after dark to keep the draft out, and a much bigger reliance on wood and coal rather than radiat

secunder kermani, bbc news, nowshera. and we will speak to secun in a moment. pakistan is linked to the climate crisis? extreme flooding can be caused or exacerbated by higher global temperatures. in fact, for every one degree of warming, air can hold around 7% more water vapour. if the geography is right, the air cooling over mountain ranges for example, the vapour falls as excess rain. in the case of pakistan, in the sindh province alone, there's been nearly 800% more rainfall than in a normal monsoon season. no wonder experts believe pakistan is eighth in the list of countries most at risk from climate change. well, our correspondent secunder kermani is in islamabad for us this evening. i'm just trying to make the link with the climate crisis, but presumably what you have been reporting on, there is much more to it thanjust climate? reporting on, there is much more to it than just climate?— it than 'ust climate? look, george, the it than just climate? look, george, the picture — it than just climate? look, george, the picture is _ it than just climate? look,

secunder kermani, bbc news, nowshera. everywhere you look, there is still water.of connecting roads have been washed away by heavy floods. the truck queues are so long they disappear into the horizon. they help keep life moving, delivering food, petrol, and even aid. people fight for it. inaudible. when the aid does arrive, the need is so great, people fight for it. and it's not only people that have been hit by the floods. 80% of livestock has been killed. for those who depend on agriculture, the threat of starvation. translation: the food has been expensive since the flood started, and i have to sell four of them just to buy food for the rest. it was a hard decision, but i need to keep them alive. if i don't, i won't survive. it's not only animal feed that has gone up — food prices, too. it is unaffordable for many people. across the road from the buffaloes, we meet this cotton farmer. theirfamily of 15 live in this tent. their crops were all lost to water. "we were farmers back home, and now everything is gone," she tells me. "we don't even have food for the ch

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.and speak to our chief international in other news: the energy company bp has reported its highest profits in 1a years — and the second biggest in its history. between the months of april and june, the company's profits topped $8 billion — that's more than triple the amount it made in the same period last year. it comes as consumers worldwide face increasing energy costs from the soaring global price of oil and gas. in spain, a new government plan to curb energy use has come into effect. air conditioning and heating temperatueres will be limited in public buildings and businesses. the government has allowed people ten days to implement the rules which will stay in effect until november 2023. the ukrainian azov regiment has been designated a terrorist group by russia's supreme court. much of the regiment surrendered to russia after the lengthy siege at the azovstal steelworks in mariupol. it has roots in a far—right ultranationalist militia that was later absorbed formally into the ukra

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.search fellow at the soufan centre, and asked if the killing of al—zawahiri has significantly weakened al-qaeda. well, i think it's a big deal. i think first, symbolically, it's really important for americans. we lost 3,000 innocent citizens that day to the 9/11 attacks, and so there's a sense of vengeance that i think a lot of americans, you know, not only those that work in national security felt when the president announced zawahiri's death. more fundamentally for the group, it's a big blow because zawahiri has led the group since may 2011, after bin laden was killed. he's led al-qaeda through some turbulent times, including the arab spring revolutions, but also the rise of the islamic state in 2014. so without him, they'll be searching for a new leader, and i think there's a lot of uncertainty within the organisation at the moment. so who do you see as replacing him? is there any sort of definitive person or leader that could replace him? and how do you see them steering the al-qae

but first, secunder kermani reports from the north—western town of nowsherah.ways, a makeshift camp. poor families forced from their homes, floodwater submerging everything they own. "i'm in so much pain, i can't even express it," says this woman. "we've even lost our honour. where else can we go?" wading through the suburbs of the northern city of nowshera, families trying to reach their homes. "we haven't been able to get to our house. just look at the road," says this woman. "how can we get there? no—one is helping us." this man, a chef, hasjust returned to his home stand for the first time. "no," he says, "i'mjust asking god to help us get enough food for now. "we've got nothing left. "we couldn't save anything, just our children's lives. "look at all of this." livelihoods have been lost and billions of pounds of damage done to the country's infrastructure. wejoin a rescue boat transporting engineers, repairing an electricity line serving 200,000 people. floods happen during the monsoon here every year, but not like this. pakistan is responsible only for a

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. lead for south and central asia during the trump administration, and attended those negotiations with the taliban in qatar — i've been speaking to her about where the strike leaves the doha agreement. chemical weather shows us so weak that link is. of course at weak that link is. of course at the weak that link is. of course at the shows is that week is link. the taliban chose it differently. it shows the weakness of the agreement and that the terms were never clear, because if you read it carefully, and you did just read it out, but nowhere does it say the taliban must break ties to al-qaeda, and nowhere does it say that the taliban must expel al-qaeda from afghanistan. and even though it says the taliban will not grant travel documents to foreign terrorists trying to come into afghanistan, that really could be seen as a loophole, that they could allow terrorists to come in, and as long as they don't provide the documents, then it's ok. i think that's what we need to understand. the

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.nted men was fraught with risk. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has more analysis on how the operation was carried out. so how, after years on his trail, did the us finally find the al-qaeda leader? they appear to have first tracked his family to kabul. then by the spring, they established that ayman al—zawahiri himself was in a particular building which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what's called pattern of life, even building small scale models of the compound. after previous disastrous mistakes in the afghan capital, washington wanted to make sure they had the right target. eventually the decision was taken to launch two missiles from a cia drone when he was out on the balcony. some reports say these missiles may have used blades, rather than explosives to minimise the risk of other casualties. so why was he in cobble? after the september 11, 2001 attacks, the us and allies went in to out democrat afghanistan to remove th

secunder kermani with such reports. —— that report. covid booster next month, to get theirjab. a new vaccine from the company moderna can now target both the original strain of covid, and the omicron variant. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. cases of coronavirus in the uk may now be falling, but plans are being put in place for what could be another challenging winter. the aim is to minimise the impact of a winter spike in infections on a health service that is struggling to cope as it is. we know that the risk of covid and indeed flu increases during the winter months when we get the colder weather. it's important that people boost their immunity. so it's a real message to viewers to ensure that they get their booster — when they're contacted, they respond to that. from next month, the autumn booster programme will start to be rolled out. it will be aimed at all over—50s, health staff and other vulnerable groups — that's around 26 million people across the uk — and it will include the new spikevax jab made by moderna.

our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from kabul. one of america's most wanted.was the drone strike that american officials say killed him as he stood on the balcony of this family home in an upmarket kabul neighbourhood. we can hear debris still being cleared up, but then we are told to stop filming. we are in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see, one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions. zawahiri had trained as a doctor in egypt, but was drawn into radical circles. afterjoining al-qaeda, he helped plan the 9/11 attacks in which nearly 3,000 people were killed. america placed a $25 million bounty on his head. president biden was in the command centre when osama bin laden was killed. and here he i

secunder kermani with the perspective direct from kabul., have been successfully separated with the help of virtual reality surgery. the question was whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly- caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. i'm david eades. the main headlines: president biden has confirmed that a us drone strike has killed the al-qaeda lead

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera is here.cially, what this means for al-qaeda. , ., , ., ., and crucially, what this means for al-qaeda. , ., ., , ., al-qaeda. this was a long planned o eration al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. they - al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. they had - al-qaeda. this was a long planned | operation by the us. they had been watching this building for months, it appears, building even a model of it appears, building even a model of it to try and understand where al—zawahiri might be and minimise the possibility of civilian casualties. that suggests a detailed, intensive intelligence gathering operation by the cia leading to this decision to strike on the weekend. i think that is significant because it suggests the us has some capability, even if it has taken troops out of the country to carry out what the

secunder kermani, bbc news, afghanistan.ences following an investigation commissioned by uk athletics. minichiello came to global prominence in 2012, after coaching jessica ennis—hill to gold at the london olympics. no athletes are named in the report but the panel found that his behaviour had caused what it calls �*severe consequences' for some of those he coached. the jury in the trial of the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs has been shown a recording of the police interview with his former girlfriend kate greville, who accuses him of controlling and assaulting her. in the interview she says that their relationship was volatile, and the former footballer was often abusive. he denies the charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott was in court. ryan giggs, back in court today to listen to evidence from his former partner. thejury listen to evidence from his former partner. the jury were first played a lengthy police interview that kate greville gave in november 20 20, two weeks after ryan giggs had allegedly assaul

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secunder kermani, bbc news, nowshera.ewing and stand when the aid does arrive, the need is so great fight for it. not only people that have been hit by the floods. the government estimates that 80% of livestock has been killed. translation: isa is a hard decision but i need to keep them alive. if i don't, i will survive. to keep them alive. ifi don't, i will survive.— i will survive. but it's not “ust i will survive. but it's not just animal— i will survive. but it's not just animal feed - i will survive. but it's not just animal feed that's i i will survive. but it's not - just animal feed that's become expensive. basic food is increased, too, making it unaffordable for many people. across the road from the buffaloes, we met this family of 15 living in a tent. "we were farmers back home and now everything is gone." some days the children don't eat it all. they said they would have a way of looking out for themselves. on this dirt road to nowhere, the people can go for days without eating. for many of this families, food

the bbc�*s secunder kermani has been reporting from afghanistan since the taliban took power, and a yearer. how four afghan lives have transformed. as the taliban advanced across afghanistan last year, we met this man, a taliban sniper who has killed dozens of afghan soldiers. translation: we will fight until there is an examining system here. now, a year on, he's got an officejob. the taliban are changing from insurgents to a government. we were fighting against our enemies with our weapons, now we are serving our people with our thoughts. what's harder, fighting or governing? governing is much harder than war. when the taliban entered kabul last august, many were terrified. youtuber rowena went and filmed them. since then, female tv presenters have been ordered to cover their faces. whilst there has been dismay, as most girls secondary whilst there's been dismay, as most girls secondary schools remained closed. 12 months after the takeover, rowena is pushing boundaries and still making videos. but out and about, she's dressing more conservatively and chooses her words carefully. transl

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.correspondent barbara plett usher has been assessing what the drone strike could mean for relations between washington and kabul. well, it's a significant blow to whatever small amount of good faith might have existed in the relationship. the united states is saying that the taliban broke an agreement signed in 2020 about the conditions for us withdrawal in which the taliban committed that it would not shelter extremists. shelter extremists, and now ayman al—zawahiri is killed on their on their soil. the taliban is saying the opposite. it's saying that that agreement said that the us should not strike afghanistan after it left, and now it has. but what i can say is this doesn't mean that the united states will break up all contact with the taliban because it needs that contact for practical reasons. it's negotiating the release of a us hostage, it's trying to negotiate safe passage for afghans who worked with the united states and other things. but the president has made very clear tha

i believe we can go to kabul and join our correspondent there, secunder kermani, who's been watchingesident biden in the last few minutes or so. what can you tell us? look, it's late night, _ what can you tell us? look, it's late night, early - what can you tell us? look, | it's late night, early morning here. it's around 4am local time. we haven't had any reaction come into president biden's comments, but early on tonight, taliban officials announced that the drone strike that had been carried out, they initially said it was a rocket attack that landed in an empty house. they said their investigation determined it was carried out by us drone strike, but they made no mention of any victims, certainly no mention of ayman al—zawahiri or all al-qaeda at all. we'll have to wait and see if the taliban response. this killing of ayman al—zawahiri really does get to the crux of the relationship that the very, very antagonistic relationship that there's always been between the taliban and the united states, and that's because if you cast your mind back to 2001, the reason why they were overth

a short time ago, secunder kermani — our correspondent in kabul — outlined the regional reaction to zawahiri'sals announced that the drone strike that had been carried out over the weekend in kabul, they initially said it was a rocket attack that landed in an empty house. they said their investigation had determined it was carried out by a us drone strike. they made no mention of any victim, certainly no mention of ayman al—zawahiri or al-qaeda at all. we will have to wait and see how the taliban respond to this. this killing of ayman al—zawahiri really does get to the crux of the tense relationship, the very, very antagonistic relationship that there has always been between the taliban and the united states. and that is because if you cast your mind back to 2001, the reason why the taliban were overthrown by the us was because al-qaeda had its haven here in afghanistan. they used afghanistan as a base from which to plot the 9/11 attacks. before american troops were withdrawn from afghanistan last year, the taliban and america signed a deal paving the way for that withdrawal and as part of tha

taliban's heartland was in southern afghanistan — around the city of kandahar. 0ur correspondent secunder kermanixtensively from across the country before and since the takeover — and he sent us this update about how things have changed. two things stand out, the way that the taliban stance has grown increasingly hardline over the course of the year, and how different the experience of living under the taliban has been for different afghans. a lot of it depends on how they define freedom. for many teenage girls, they no longer have the freedom to go to school. anyone wanting to publicly criticise the taliban runs the risk of arrest, torture or even death. and many are deeply despondent here. but there are others for whom freedom has a very different meaning. villagers who are already living by deeply conservative values. for them, freedom means being able to plough their fields without being afraid of being caught in the crossfire of a gun battle. and for them, many of them, at least, life under the taliban is preferable to life at war. what unites afghans is deep concern at the dire state of the

secunder kermani, bbc news, nowshera.where you look, stillwater, the crisis to bring in pakistan. the key is her so long they disappear into the horizon. but they have not broken down. it is the country's roads that are broken. they keep life moving delivering food, petrol and even aid. with kilometres of connecting roads gone, deliveries have stalled. the few supplies that are making it to people are gone within minutes. the floods have also taken people's livelihoods. buffalo farming is big business in rural pakistan, and so food is not only needed for people but, for some, the concern is keeping their prized animals alive. translation: the food has been expensive _ animals alive. translation: the food has been expensive since _ animals alive. translation: the food has been expensive since the - animals alive. translation: the food has been expensive since the flood - has been expensive since the flood started. and i have to sell four of them just to buy food for the rest. it was a hard decision but i need to keep them

secunder kermani with that report from afghanistan.won last week's poll by a narrow margin but more than half of the election commission's members rejected the official result. here's mr 0dinga speaking a little earlier. the figures announced by mr chebukati are null and void. applause. i repeat, the figures announced by mr chebukati are null and void, and must be quashed by a court of law. in our view, there's neither a legally and validly declared winner, nor a president elect. well earlier we asked our deputy africa editor anne soy to explain reasons behind the post electoral dispute. he's basing his argument on the fact that four out of the seven commissioners of the electoral commission walked out and disassociated themselves from the results. they spoke yesterday and said the process had been opaque towards the end, and today, shortly before he spoke, he held a press conference at a separate location which was beamed in that room where he was going to speak. 0n the basis of the argument was that the decision, the results were dec

over the past year myself and my colleagues afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani and our chiefbeen following the story — theyjoin me from kabul and kandahar. course you have covered every twist and turn in afghanistan for more than three decades. ijust want and turn in afghanistan for more than three decades. i just want your assessment of being back in kabul now a year after the taliban takeover. i welcome amongst afghans of the attacks by the taliban and the american led military campaign which terrorised many villagers here across the country but who would not welcome a time of peace? it is very difficult to call this a time of peace because it is a very uneasy time for so many afghans. i have to say as you mentioned there have been so many twists and turns in this more than a0 years long war but i don't think i have ever seen such a dark tunnel at the end of this particular time. afghans had dared to hope they could believe the taliban promises is the taliban advance towards the capital. the taliban, as you will remember, said in the qatari capital doha that women would be

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. ma in conflict, security and development at the university of exeter. very good evening to you. how significant, first of all, is his death? how big, how important a figure was he?— death? how big, how important a fiaure was he? ~y ., figure was he? good evening. ayman al-zawahiri was _ figure was he? good evening. ayman al-zawahiri was an _ figure was he? good evening. ayman al-zawahiri was an important - figure was he? good evening. ayman al-zawahiri was an important figure l al—zawahiri was an important figure within al-qaeda, however, he was not as charismatic and a visionary leader as 0sama bin laden. he was a steadfast steward of 0sama bin laden�*s g heidi legacy, and however, he did not opt to actually fundamentally changed al-qaeda in any manner. he reinforced 0sama bin laden�*s g heidi vision, which was based on the premises of setting in motion, spreading awareness and the different parts of the muslim world, which is essentially pointing to a decentralised approach to a glo

year since the taliban seized control of afghanistan, in a lightning advance. 0ur correspondent secunder kermaniaugust. two parallel lives transformed by the taliban takeover. when the taliban entered kabul last august, many were terrified. youtuber, rowena, went and filmed them. "men's and women's rights are equal", she told me last year. since then, female tv presenters have been ordered to cover their faces. whilst there's been dismay as most girls secondary schools remain closed. 12 months after the takeover, rowena is pushing boundaries and still making videos. but out and about, she's dressing more conservatively and chooses her words carefully. translation: my request - to the taliban is women and girls do observe the hijab. they should be given all the freedoms granted by islam. their rights should not be taken away. they should be allowed to work and study. a few hours' drive outside kabul is a world away. last year, we visited one of the many afghan villages along the front lines. the already deeply conservative residents welcomed the taliban takeover. translation: because of the war,

secunder kermani, our correspondent in kabul, outlined the regional reaction to zawahiri's death. that the drone strike that had been carried out over the weekend in kabul, they initially said it was a rocket attack that landed in an empty house. they said their investigation had determined it was carried out by a us drone strike. they made no mention of any victim, certainly no mention of ayman al—zawahiri or al-qaeda at all. we will have to wait and see how the taliban respond to this. this killing of ayman al—zawahiri really does get to the crux of the tense relationship, the very, very antagonistic relationship that there has always been between the taliban and the united states. and that is because if you cast your mind back to 2001, the reason why the taliban were overthrown by the us was because al-qaeda had its haven here in afghanistan. they used afghanistan as a base from which to plot the 9/11 attacks. before american troops were withdrawn from afghanistan last year, the taliban and america signed a deal paving the way for that withdrawal and as part of that deal, the t

secunder kermani, bbc news, afghanistan.introduce a hosepipe ban in the next few weeks. —— the latest company. simonjones reports. work continues to repair this huge sinkhole in dartford, caused by a burst pipe. it left the street resembling a river and taps running dry. but for many residents, like the water, sympathy is in short supply for thames water as it announced its plans for a hosepipe ban. i think really, they need to fix all these leaks before they start hitting us with big bills. we are a country surrounded by water — how can we be without water? i think we pay for our water, so i don't understand why. we aren't allowed to use the water that's there. l i've actually stopped using my hosepipe already, and it's a pain in the neck to do it with buckets. but we haven't got enough water, so there you go. thames water says it has a team of scientists monitoring its water resource levels. it insists it has been planning for the summer, recently asking customers to save water — but it says, given the long—term forecast o

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. so so did the taliban break the deal they had hatched?ns with the taliban in qatar and i have been sticking to her about where this strike leaves the doha agreement. it shows how weak the agreement is. the taliban chose to see it differently. it shows the weakness of the agreement and that the terms were never clear, because if you read it carefully, and you did just read it out, but nowhere does it say the taliban must break ties to al-qaeda, and nowhere does it say that the taliban must expel al-qaeda from afghanistan. and even though it says the taliban will not grant travel documents to foreign terrorists trying to come into afghanistan, that really could be seen as a loophole, that they could allow terrorists to come in, and as long as they don't provide the documents, then it's ok. i think that's what we need to understand. the taliban is the same taliban they were over 20 years ago, and if there were any doubts about that, i the fact that we see that zawahiri was sheltered in the middle of kabul by the taliban leadership, that shou

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul.eploying to sangin and afghanistan thank you forjoining us this evening. how significant would you say this death is crucial it is significant in the top three killings of terrorist leaders. starting with osama bin laden in 2011 and in 2019, and now in 2022, i think it is on that level. zawahiri has a long pedigree of being involved in the global movement and he was at the start of al-qaeda. he was osama bin laden's number two and his theology and is well and he was involved in numerous attacks not just of planning for the 9/11 attack but numerous other attacks. i think from that perspective, it is significant and there's other reasons why it's significant, not beyond al-qaeda and killing the leader. another thing is what happens next. he was allegedly un—charismatic and some global and the movement are split as to whether or not he was the right man to lead after osama bin laden and they were conservative, with the people were trying to do a different modus operandi strategy, zawahiri

our afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani, has sent us this report.ight—hand man and successor to osama bin laden. this was the drone strike that american officials say killed him. as he stood on the balcony at this family home in an upmarket kabul neighbourhood. we can hear debris still being cleared up, but then we are told to stop filming. we are in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban are not allowing anyone to fill nearby, insisting there is nothing to see. one even pointing his gun threateningly towards is a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda�*s leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions. afghanistan, so his death poses difficult cuestions. �* ,, �* difficult questions. translation: he had trained as — difficult questions. translation: he had trained as a _ difficult questions. translation: he had trained as a doctor _ difficult questions. tr

as part of our one year on coverage, our correspondent secunder kermani is there tonight. ted extensively from across afghanistan before and since the taliban take over, secunder, what are your impressions of what this year has meant for most afg ha ns ? two things stand out. the way the taliban stance has got increasingly hardline over the year and how different the experience of living under the taliban has been for different afghans. a lot of it depends on how they define freedom. for many teenage girls they no longer have the freedom to go to school. anyone wanting to publicly criticise the taliban runs the risk of arrest, torture or even death. many are deeply despondent. there are others for whom freedom has a different meaning. villagers already living by deeply conservative values. forthem, living by deeply conservative values. for them, freedom means being able to plough their fields without being afraid of being caught in the crossfire of a gun battle. for them, in the crossfire of a gun battle. forthem, many in the crossfire of a gun battle. for them, many of the

our correspondent secunder kermani has returned to kabul to find out how life has changed for some oft girls secondary schools remain closed. 12 months after the takeover, rowena is pushing boundaries and still making videos. but out and about, she's dressing more conservatively and chooses her words carefully. translation: my request - to the taliban is women and girls do observe the hijab. they should be given all the freedoms granted by islam. their rights should not be taken away. they should be allowed to work and study. a few hours' drive outside kabul is a world away. last year, we visited one of the many afghan villages along the front lines. the already deeply conservative residents welcomed the taliban takeover. translation: because of the war, we couldn't even go to the market. | and now we can go everywhere. a year later, there's peace, but also a deep economic crisis. translation: there is no work, no jobs. i people just depend on relatives abroad. it is true there was more money during previous government, but the situation was bad. they caused us too many problems. two

now let's go to north pakistan. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani in the town of nowshera.f pakistan's busiest motorways, a makeshift camp. poor families forced from their homes, floodwater submerging everything they own. "i'm in so much pain, i can't even express it," says this woman. "we've even lost our honour. where else can we go?" wading through the suburbs of the northern city of nowshera, families trying to reach their homes. "we haven't been able to get to our house. just look at the road," says this woman. "how can we get there? no—one is helping us." this man, a chef, hasjust returned to his home for the first time. will you be able to buy all of these things again, rebuild this house? "no," he says, "i'm just asking god to help us get enough food for now. we've got nothing left. we couldn't save anything, just our children's lives. look at all of this." floods happen during the monsoon here every year, but not like this. next, let's go to punjab province in central pakistan. the bbc�*s tarhub asghar visited a medical camp there. he is in this camp... translation

here's secunder kermani.position, because they have been publicly insisting that al-qaeda is a group that no longer really exists in this country. al-qaeda and taliban do have a long established relationship, al-qaeda being based here is the reason that america invaded back in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks. while the taliban has responded, we're yet to hear from al-qaeda. here's the bbc�*s jihadist media specialist. al-anda, first of all, it's important to say that the group has yet to comment on news of ayman al—zawahiri's death, but high—profile supporters of the group have offered their condolences. to call him a martyr, so this seems to suggest they are privy to information that he has been killed. in terms of a relationship with the taliban, this will be such an embarrassment to say the least for the tele— band, on two fronts, one hand, in front of the international community, the taliban has vowed to not allow jihadist groups community, the taliban has vowed to not allowjihadist groups using afghan st

our correspondent secunder kermani is on the streets of the capital, kabul, and has been the site ofssible to believe that the ayman al zawahiri, the leader of al-qaeda was here in hubble without the approval of senior taliban figures and that puts the taliban in a difficult situation because they have been publicly insisting al-qaeda is a group that no longer really exist in this country. al-qaeda and the taliban do have a long established relationship. al-qaeda being based was the reason that america invaded back in 2001 following the nine 11 attacks. more recently the taliban have been playing down those ties after signing an agreement where they promise not to allow militants to use afghan soil to plot attacks against the west. that was part of an agreement signed by the taliban with the united states paving the way for the withdrawal of american soldiers from afghanistan last year. now, al-qaeda no longer represents the kind of global threat that it once did but while the killing of ayman al zawahiri will be seen as a victory for president biden's administration, particularly in

secunder kermani with that report from afghanistan.ber half—term holidays after heathrow extended its cap on passenger numbers. the 100,000 a day limit at heathrow, was due to end on september the 11th, but the airport says the cap will now continue well into october. prosecutors in the us state of georgia have told donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as mr trump's lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. i think this shows how wide this investigation is, and i think it's especially significant because rudy giuliani was a very close member of donald trump's inner circle, as his personal attorney. of course, the former mayor of new york city, but at that time — this is late 2020 — very closely involved, as you say, in the attempt by donald trump to overturn the 2020 ele

our correspondent secunder kermani is in the northern city of nowshera and sent this update.that's because the water levels might still be high, up to my knee, here, and in fact, further down, i'm told they're coming all the way up to your neck. but if you look at the wall over there, that mark shows you the high point that it had reached. so, people are now trying to get inside their homes, salvage what their homes, salvage what they can, see what kind of damage is being done. millions of people had been left homeless in this country. bridges, roads have been badly damaged as well. livelihoods have been lost, possessions have been lost. it's going to cost pakistan billions of dollars to try and recover from these floods. there are heavy monsoon rains here every year but they don't have anywhere near this kind of an impact. we know that climate change is making extreme weather patterns more common so in the future unfortunately, pakistan is likely to be confronted with more scenes like these. the figures we are talking about here are quite astonishing. at least 1,000 people h

our correspondent secunder kermani is in kandahar where many are celebrating the anniversary, seeingn the centre of kandahar. today is the first anniversary of their independence as they see it, the culmination of their struggle against the us—led international presence here and the previous afghan government that it was allied to. for many others in afghanistan, today is the day that they lost their sense of freedom. teenage girls in most of the country are not able to go to school. a if you are someone who is politically opposed to the taliban, you are no longer free to criticise them publicly. you face the risk of arrest, torture or even death. there are also others, though, who also feel a new sense of freedom. villagers living in deeply conservative rural parts of the south of the country where i am now, in the east of afghanistan, who feel a sense of freedom in being able to go out to their fields without being afraid of being caught in the crossfire of a gun battle. for them, no matter how authoritarian life under the taliban might be, it is far more preferable to life at war.

malnutrition are rising — but levels of violence have fallen significantly. 0ur correspondent secunder kermaniat used to be the front lines, a wrestling match. the only fighting taking place now. we are in sangin, scene of some of the fiercest clashes of the war. in this deeply conservative part of afghanistan, women are kept from public view. many supported the taliban insurgency. others are simply relieved the violence has finally come to an end. translation: life is very good now. people are very happy. there is freedom and no fighting. all of you here, most of you lost someone in the war? translation: not just one but two or three. i there is not a single house in the district that hasn't suffered. reminders of the war are everywhere. the road from sangin to helmand's capital, lashkar gar, scarred by taliban bombs. but inside afghan cities there's a new battle — against hunger. the taliban takeover, accompanied by an economic crisis. translation: even when | am | saying my prayers, alli can think about is how to pay back the loans i am taking out. there are people who genuinely support the

lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani joins us now. .ng. the taliban barking the anniversary with a national holiday but is there any real cause for celebration as far as most afghans are concerned today? essen afghans are concerned today? even amonust afghans are concerned today? even amongst the _ afghans are concerned today? even amongst the taliban, _ afghans are concerned today? even amongst the taliban, the celebrations are somewhat muted from what we have seen so far. partly because of this humanitarian crisis that was talked about in that report. also ongoing security concerns. 0verall levels of violence have significantly dropped in the last eight once the taliban ended the insurgency but the threat of bombings from groups like islamic state still exist. what strikes me most having spent a great deal of time is travelling across this country is how different different afghans experience of life under the taliban has been. it comes down to, for many, a sense of freedom. many feel they have lost that sense of freedom, whether it i