yogita: it is a quiet act of defiance and hope.e can speak now to a human rights activist and the executive director of learn, an organization that helps educate afghan girls and boys. thank you so much for joining us again. we spoke to you last month about how the space for women and girls is shrinking in afghanistan. and now this new ordinance that the voices cannot be heard if they leave home. what impact does that have on women and girls? >> thank you so much for having me. first of all, i think it is important that weight knowledge the fact that is has been in effect for the past three and half years. and apart from that, given that afghanistan -- women cover-up before that. the current situation only is they are grabbing attention for something they've been doing for the past three years. but at the same time, this is driving them into more depression, more stress, and more anxiety, honestly, because they are more worried every time they step out of house if they are going to be safe, if they are going to be allowed to walk d

despite the risk to themselves, some women have spoken out and have been telling the bbc�*s yogita limayefe is like for them now. we have hidden their identities and used actors�* voices to protect them. it's increasingly difficult for foreign journalists to report from afghanistan. this is yogita's report compiled along with camera journalist, sanjay ganguly, and producer, imogen anderson. every moment you feel like you're in a prison. even breathing becomes difficult. we're like dead bodies moving around. we can't talk. we can't do anything. this is a country where women are increasingly being pushed out of view. their freedoms crushed bit by bit, by a relentless series of diktats. the latest a published law. this section says that if a woman must leave her home out of necessity, she's obliged to cover her face and body, and her voice must not be heard. we've had to be very careful and discreet when talking to women here, because they're already operating in an environment of brutal restrictions. and now the taliban's morality police have been given sweeping powers. it's only been a few

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul.her big story we've been tracking, asia's most powerful storm this year — super typhoon yagi. a major bridge in northern vietnam has collapsed in the wake of the storm, plunging vehicles into the river below. searches are still under way for 13 people. typhoon yagi has killed more than 60 people since it made landfall on saturday. hundreds of people have been injured and 1.5 million are said to still be without power. graham satchell with more, and a warning that this report has some distressing images. there is no warning for the horror that is about to happen. passengers exclaim. right in front of them, a bridge collapses, taking with it a lorry. from the air you can see the damage. this is the vietnamese province of phu tho. it's believed ten cars and trucks and two motorbikes were on the bridge when it plunged into the river, killing 13 people. miraculously, some survived. 50—year—old pham was one of three people pulled from the river. "i tried my best to float to the surface," he

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ate between kamala harris and donald trump takes place tonight. in a race still too close to call, the event is being seen as a critical moment. it's taking place in the city of philadelphia in pennsylvania, a crucial swing state. 0ur correspondent tom bateman has been meeting voters in western pennsylvania. deepin deep in the american rustbelt, a rail ride pass some of the last of the left behind. jack and wayne man of steel. they laboured at these vast steel mills for years. there they helped forge america's future. but now that's all in the past. the democrats at one time, were for the working man. it's not that way anymore.— for the working man. it's not that way anymore. today they hear promises _ that way anymore. today they hear promises from _ that way anymore. today they hear promises from both - that way anymore. today they l hear promises from both sides, cast in the heat of this election, to revive american industry. i election, to revive american industry-— industry. i wou

yogita limaye, bbc news, jalalabad. with me is our chief international correspondent lyce.s alarming. why is it so bad? it every element is alarming. why is it so bad?— is it so bad? it seems like a malnutrition _ is it so bad? it seems like a malnutrition crisis, - is it so bad? it seems like a malnutrition crisis, but - is it so bad? it seems like a malnutrition crisis, but it i is it so bad? it seems like a malnutrition crisis, but it is| malnutrition crisis, but it is on every front, mother not won enough, poorso on every front, mother not won enough, poor so they can't get to clinics. the community is still not finding effective ways to work with the taliban. principally, one of the main reasons, their policies which get ever more restrictive in keeping women and girls out of public spaces. health is a sector the taliban have made an exception. women doctors are allowed to work. but the aid is going down and down. i looked at the grass today. in 2022, it was 75%. 2023, 50% funded. this year, so far, 25% funded. in year, so far, 2596 funded. in terms year, so far, 25% f

yogita limaye, bbc news, r.orrow, as the government tries to tackle prison overcrowding. 1,750 will be let out early tomorrow — with roughly the same number being released next month. ministers say serious, violent criminals, terrorists and perpetrators of domestic abuse will not be released as part of the scheme. our correspondent daniel sandford reports. prisons packed to the rafters. overflowing and at times on the edge. put under further pressure by this summer's riots. tomorrow, the new government will begin the process of releasing thousands of prisoners early to make more space. in one day, 1,750 people will walk free. some just a few days early, some almost six months early. it's been a rushjob, hasn't it? because we've only had six weeks to identify people and get them ready and liaise with partner agencies. in the morning, the receptions will be extremely busy getting property together and releasing people in a timely manner. the justice secretary, shabana mahmood, said no one whose main offence was a

studio: yogita limaye, thank you. is now looking at the impact of the pandemic on the nhs and patients. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. malachi was an intensive care nurse during the pandemic. natalie was a senior hospital registrar and virus expert. both front line health workers. both wanting answers. when we first met malachi four years ago when filming a night shift in hospital. i mean, there were three deaths in the last 2a hours here. and then you turn around and there�*s still 12 other patients. he tended four patients a shift rather than one. it�*s just not feasible. it�*s not... you can�*t carry on like this for a long time. the night we filmed, he comforted other nurses who cried while patients died without their relatives. you see death as part of the job. it was unusual or unheard of at the time to have to deal or process two, three, four of them in a shift and then go home to bed, come back the next day and then do it again. i think everyone was terrified. i interviewed natalie in early march 2020,

yogita limaye, bbc news, jalalabad. unions are calling on prime minister to reverse the plans.he bbc his new government is going to have to be unpopular, accusing his predecessors of having run away from difficult decisions. but no 10 faces a potential rebellion from dozens of mps in parliament. our political correspondent henry zeffman is following developments. the government is going to win this vote. the winter fuel payments is going to be withdrawn for millions of pensioners. the only question is, at what cost for this new prime minister's authority among his own mps? because the unease among labour mps, many of them elected for the first timejust a couple of months ago, is really striking. rachel reeves, as you say, is going to address labour mps, a meeting of the parliamentary labour party this evening, and her message, i am told, will be very straightforward. she will say, this is a tough decision, it is a tough decision that the government has to make in order to get the public finances back on track. it is very similar to the argument that sir keir starmer made to our

yogita limaye, bbc news, jalalabad.rs that would prefer to ignore what is currently happening in afghanistan. there are no votes in revisiting what went wrong. but in election season there is still some value in apportioning blame for the withdrawal. today the republicans on the house foreign affairs committee issued a sharply critical report into the us withdrawal in 2021, putting the blame squarely on president biden�*s shoulders. the democrats have hit back, calling the report biased, noting that it was former president donald trump who negotiated the withdrawal with the taliban and at the exclusion of the then government. but the withdrawal led to desperate scenes and violence, including the suicide attacks at kabul airport which killed 170 afghans and 13 us soldiers. republicans said the chaos was "preventable" and that the white house was guilty of a "dereliction of duty". we can speak now to douglas lute. he's a retired us army lieutenant general, who served as the us ambassador to nato between 2013 and 2017 and

yogita limaye, bbc news, jalalabad. with more here's her chief international correspondent.many problems afg hanistan�*s many problems come afghanistan's many problems come to bear on the lives of the littlest, the most vulnerable. it is a food crisis of malnutrition and also a crisis of poverty that mothers cannot afford to pay to come from far distances, a taxi or enough money to get a donkey, whatever kind of way to get medical care for their children. it is a question poverty as well because the mothers themselves don't have enough food so the children suffer because the babies cannot breast—feed for long because the mothers are not healthy enough to do so. it is also a crisis of the international engagement with the taliban. three years on not a single government recognises the tally band and although in some ways it has become easier for eight agencies to operate because the security situation is much better, largely because the taliban are no longer attacking, aid agencies say there is less corruption although a little bit of it is creeping back. in the taliban are al

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul.he first time ever in philadelphia, pennsylvania on tuesday night. it's a highly anticipated showdown at a critical moment in the fight for the white house. a recent poll from our us news partner, cbs, shows that both candidates are essentially tied among voters in the key swing states of pennsylvania, wisconsin and michigan. both harris and trump aim to win over undecided voters in these states as they go head to head at the national constituion center. kamala harris was hunkered down in pittsburgh, preparing with extended mock debates — reportedly with one of hillary clinton's former aides. she said �*we should be prepared for the fact that donald trump is not burdened by telling the truth.�* for donald trump, debate preparations have been largely informal. congressman matt gaetz is among those helping donald trump prepare for the big night. when speaking to fox news's sean hannity, the ex president said, "you can go in with all the strategy you want but you have to sort of feel it o

but as you see from yogita's piece, a little bit of help can actually do a lot.ons since 1960 — but tomorrow evening in philadelphia — donald trump and kamala harris will break new ground — because never before has one of the parties changed candidate between debates. us pollster and policial communication consultant frank luntz spoke to me earlier and i asked him what he thinks both candidates need to achieve — he started with kamala harris. first thing is her vote is doing quite well among young women who were not engaged and not energised whenjoe biden was the democratic nominee. so she should look straight into the cameras as i'm doing to you right now and make a direct appeal to them. second is that there are doubts about her command of the issues and where she really stands. so she really does need to discuss a detailed plan of action. detailed so we know the specifics of plan, so it's written down and action the key point. number three, she's got to address the most important issue to american voters. and that is a real solution to the affordability crisis

yogita limaye, bbc news, jalalabad.omar samad, a former afghan ambassador to france and canada — and now senior fellow at the atlantic council think tank. thank you so much for being here on the programme. every elements of that report was generally horrifying. why do think now it is so catastrophic in afghanistan?— think now it is so catastrophic in afghanistan? well, matthew, es, in afghanistan? well, matthew, yes, distressing, _ in afghanistan? well, matthew, yes, distressing, depressing - yes, distressing, depressing and for me as an afghan, of course, iam and for me as an afghan, of course, i am shocked but not surprised because we have been hearing for the past year or two at least about the dire condition of people in afghanistan, men, women, children. this is one case, and i'm glad the bbc got the story out, of more than 3 million children are facing malnourishment and death, even in death. this is very shocking. but we need to look at the big picture and then we need to look at what needs to be done. knowing th

yogita limaye, bbc news, jalalabad.major unions are also calling on the government to reverse their plans. no 10 faces a potential rebellion in parliament this week, when mps vote on the decision to axe the payment for all but the poorest pensioners. let's go to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, who is at westminster. rachel reeves, the chancellor, is meeting backbench mps later today, there is no suggestion that the government would lose this vote but it is coming in for a lot of criticism, including from some unions? absolutely right. the government is going to win this vote. the winterfuel government is going to win this vote. the winter fuel payments is going to be withdrawn for millions of pensioners. the only question is, at what cost for this new prime minister's authority among his own mps? because the unease among labour mps, many of them elected for the first time just a couple of months ago, is really striking. rachel reeves, as you say, is going to address labour mps, a meeting of the parliam

yogita limaye, bbc news, jalalabad. 0ne positive story at the end of the report but at desperately difficult watch. we had had its plane had a what going on in that hospital is only possible because of money coming through from aid agencies. how difficult is it to get that money into afghanistan to the places and people when it is desperately needed?- places and people when it is desperately needed? there are multile desperately needed? there are multiple layers _ desperately needed? there are multiple layers of— desperately needed? there are multiple layers of this - multiple layers of this heart—rending situation. about three years ago the taliban decided to take power by military force and that ruptured the relationship afghanistan had with international donors. most of the aid disappeared overnight, all the military support and all the military support and all that money the foreign armies used to spend in afghanistan. the economy shrank by about a quarter and has not really recovered even though humanitarian aid has come back on stream in really large amounts but it can't cover that gap