the islamic state group said it was behind the attack. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in doha. st in these talks? in the past hour we have heard from the taliban delegation, the foreign minister they have appointed has said senior taliban leaders met us officials and both sides agreed to uphold what was negotiated in the february 2020 us— taliban deal. he said that the us has agreed to help the taliban out and humanitarian aid and delivery of covid—19 vaccines and delivery of covid—19 vaccines and he also warned that no country should interfere in the internal policies. it has been three weeks now since the taliban banned girls from going to secondary schools in the country. women have not yet been allowed to go back to theirjobs so one imagines the they were talking about internal policies that is what he means but these meetings, really, i'm a part of taliban efforts to gain international recognition and recently they also had a meeting with the uk delegation in kabul. he also says they will be meeting european officials soon and international recognition is important because

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul.ed a short time ago. the awards celebrated the five entrants who came up with the most innovative solutions to environmental problems. each received the equivalent of $1.1; million at a ceremony in london. our science editor david shukman was there. each year, we will award five £1 million prizes to those who we believe can transform our chances of repairing our planet. inspired by the missions to the moon, the aim is to heal planet earth, to try to tackle the most serious environmental problems. cheering and applause. at the ceremony to hand out the awards, a call to action from sir david attenborough. we don't have eternity. we need to do this now and over the next ten years. and if we put our minds to it, i believe we can do that. cheering and applause. congratulations to coral vita. the winning teams are mostly small, but with big potential — a project to grow coral in the bahamas using special tanks to speed up the process of restoring reefs, a portable machine developed in india

from kabul, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports.ibilities — has been shut down. before the taliban took over, she would have been preparing the school, along with her brother, each morning. now afghan girls face the biggest rollback in human rights in recent times. at the top of her class, she wanted to be a doctor. the family lives hand—to—mouth and education was their path to a better future. under an all—male taliban regime, women are disappearing from public life. they haven't been allowed to return to work yet. those who march to claim back their rights have been beaten. we met one of the protesters who were slashed with electric cables in kabul. till august, she supported herfamily of six. now, she's out of a job. the taliban are keen to show they're more moderate than their last time in power. their actions so far belie the claims. this used to be the women's affairs ministry, which no longer exists under the taliban government. it's been replaced by the ministry of vice and virtue, which is to be the most feared section of t

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat.dent secunder kermani has more from the afghan capital, kabul. some humanitarian aid is still continuing into afghanistan, but given the sheer scale of the crisis right now, it's simply not enough. but afghanistan's economy, including the vast majority of public spending — that's on things like health care, teachers�* salaries — all of that was deeply dependent on international funding, and that's what stopped at the same time $9 billion of afghanistan's foreign reserves were frozen by the united states. so, there's a real shortage of cash here, and that's what's driven this crisis. western diplomats, however, they have deep concerns about the taliban, about their willingness to crack down on groups like al-qaeda, for example, about their treatment of women and young girls. the taliban want international legitimacy, they say they want international assistance, but it's not clear what they're willing to compromise on to get it. time to find a solution to this, though, is running out. ne

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul.heavy rain caused landslides and floods in the southern indian state of kerala. homes were damaged and trees and power lines have been brought down. many towns and villages remain cut off. the indian military are assisting emergency teams. here, the government's latest coronavirus figures show, there were 45,140 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means there were 42,869 cases per day in the past week. there were another 57 deaths, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average, there were 122 deaths per day in the past week. on vaccinations, 85.9% of the population aged 12 and over, have had their first dose and 78.9% have been double jabbed. the winners of the duke of cambridge's inaugural earthshot prize have been announced. the awards celebrated the five entrants who came up with the most innovative solutions to environmental problems. each received £1 million at a ceremony at the alexandra palace in london. our science editor david

yogita limaye there.ebrates its national day, tension has been once again been growing with china. taiwanese president sai iing wuhn has vowed to uphold democracy and freedom at home following what she saw as a provocative speech from chinese president xi jinping. he said that taiwan's reunification with china is inevitable. taiwan's leader responded with defiance. jatinder dhillon reports. on saturday, china marked the 110th anniversary of the revolution of 1911, which toppled the last chinese imperial dynasty. speaking in the great hall of the people in beijing, president xi jinping said he wants to see reunification occur under one country, two systems principle, similar to that of hong kong. translation: national reunification by peaceful means best serves the interest of the chinese nation as a whole. that includes our compatriots in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and there should be no outside interference. the chinese president struck a softer tone in this latest stateme

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. the us government's offer of financial compensation to the families of those mistakenly killed in a botched drone attack in august. the pentagon says it's working to help surviving members of the family relocate to the us. just head to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. the winners of the duke of cambridge's inaugural earthshot prize were announced a short time ago. the awards celebrated the five entrants who came up with the most innovative solutions to environmental problems. each received the equivalent of $1.4 million at a ceremony in london. 0ur science editor david shukman was there. each year, we will award five £1 million prizes to those who we believe can transform our chances of repairing our planet. inspired by the missions to the moon, the aim is to heal planet earth, to try to tackle the most serious environmental problems. cheering and applause. at the ceremony to hand out the awards, a call to action from sir david attenborough. we don't have eternity. we need t

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat. zero emissions target by 2050, joining other countries around the world in promising to make the nation carbon neutral by then. the prime minister, scott morrison, said he would take the plan to the climate summit, which opens this weekend in scotland. but mr morrison refused to strengthen emissions reduction targets for 2030. he said he would work to keep australia's coal mines open. australia is one of the world's largest coal and gas exporters and has long resisted adopting a carbon—neutral target. australians want action on climate change. they're taking action on climate change. but they also want to protect their jobs and their livelihoods. they also want to keep the cost of living down and they also want to protect the australian way of life. especially in rural and regional areas. especially in rural and regional areas. let's cross live to sydney and speak to our correspondent shaimaa khalil. it's probably going to be seen initially by many as a step forward but i think scott

yogita limaye with that update.ch reform in 60 years. a two year consultation involving every parish begins this weekend. it's the first time catholic voices across the world have been asked for their opinion on all types of issues from women's ordination to blessings for gay couples. our religious affairs reporter, harry farley, has more details on the project. it's effectively a giant consultation exercise. pope francis is asking every diocese around the world to meet and to discuss solutions to the issues they are facing. and so, in terms of the processes, as you say, what's going to happen is those local discussions will then be fed through to national bishops who will then filter through those ideas next year before taking their suggestions, those solutions to the problems they face, to rome in 2023. i think there are a couple of reasons why this is significant. first of all, the catholic church is a very hierarchical institution, so cardinals sit above bishops who sit above priests, and so this is a real shift

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani is in kabul.hese horrific problems that we've been reporting on tonight, what will it take for the taliban to be able to attract back some of the funding and the aid that it has lost in recent months? well, some humanitarian aid is still continuing into afghanistan, but given the scale of the crisis right now, it is simply not enough. but afghanistan's economy, including the vast majority of public spending on things like healthcare, teachers�* salaries, all of that was deeply dependent on international funding, and that is what stop, at the same time, $9 billion of afghanistan�*s foreign reserves were frozen by the united states so there is a real shortage of cashier, and that is what has driven this crisis. western diplomats, however, they have deep concerns about the taliban, about their willingness to crack down on groups like al-qaeda, about their treatment of women and young girls. the taliban want international legitimacy, they say, they want international assistance, but it�*s not clear wh

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul.s inaugural earthshot prize have been announced at a star—studded event in london. the awards celebrate the most innovative solutions to some of the biggest environmental problems the world faces. there were five prizes of one million pounds given away, as our science editor david shukman reports. each year, we will award five £1 million prizes to those who we believe can transform our chances of repairing our planet. inspired by the missions to the moon, the aim is to heal planet earth, to try to tackle the most serious environmental problems. cheering and applause. at the ceremony to hand out the awards, a call to action from sir david attenborough. we don't have eternity. we need to do this now and over the next ten years. and if we put our minds to it, i believe we can do that. cheering and applause. congratulations to coral vita. the winning teams are mostly small, but with big potential — a project to grow coral in the bahamas using special tanks to speed up the process of restor

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat. from the u.n's world food progamme. we described that as a snapshot of what is going on in afghanistan right now. saying at the end there, millions will not survive. from your perspective, what is the scale of this catastrophe, she called it? . ., ., of this catastrophe, she called it? ~ ., ., ., , ., it? what we are looking at is a crisis that _ it? what we are looking at is a crisis that is _ it? what we are looking at is a crisis that is fast _ it? what we are looking at is a crisis that is fast going - it? what we are looking at is a crisis that is fast going into - crisis that is fast going into one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world. in the ten years that the un has been conducting assessments this is the first time that we see so many people suffering such acute levels and emergency levels of food insecurity so the situation is very, very critical at this stage and we have been warning about this for quite some time so the results have concerned our worst fears. we

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat. u.n's world food progamme to hear more about the scale of the crisis. what we are looking at is a crisis that is fast going into one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world. in the ten years that the un has been conducting analysis and food assessments this is the first time that we see so many people suffering such cute levels and emergency levels of food insecurity. so the situation is very, very critical at this stage and we have been warning about this for quite some time so the results of the confirmed our very worst fears. we are at this point of no return and the situation can get even worse if we do not get the resources that we need to support the people who are in desperate need and rely on our life—saving support. sorry to interrupt you but you said your worst fears are being realised. part of those fears are very simple and political. the funding of the readiness to funding of the readiness to fund with the taliban in control are simply not there. yes. i mean, what

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat.oon be compulsory for nhs staff in england to be vaccinated for coronavirus. the health seceratry sajid javid says he's leaning towards such a policy, though no final decision has been taken. it comes as the government announces an extra £5.9 billion for the nhs in england, with the money used to help clear the backlog of people waiting for tests and scans, and to buy equipment and improve it. our health corrrespondent dominic hughes reports. the nhs is facing a huge backlog of non—urgent diagnostic tests and procedures. this new money, known as capital funding, that pays for equipment and infrastructure, is designed to clear by the end of this parliament most of that backlog. nearly £6 billion will be used in part to fund a big expansion of diagnostic tests. that means more ct, mri and ultrasound scans. the government aims to create 100 one—stop shop community diagnostic centres across england, including more than 40 already announced. what that really means is investment in physical

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat.ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani in kabul. yogita's report is so shocking and distressing. the people of afghanistan are desperate for help, but the international community wants to make sure any money goes to the people and not to the taliban. yes, that's right. some humanitarian assistance is arriving in the country, but because of the sheer scale of the crisis, it is simply not enough. back in september, more bomb $1 billion was pledged by the international community but, so far, half of that has materialised 7 make more than. we have been seeing the hunger spread from the more rural areas that you saw in yogita's report to urban areas as well and that is partly because government employees haven't been receiving their salaries, they haven't even paid them in the previous months of the previous government. and afghanistan's reserves are frozen. now, as you say, the international community is in a dilemma because on the one hand, they want to help ordinary people, but th

yogita limaye in kabul. the headline i august and is worse now. yogita i limaye in kabul. a report by mps condemns the uk response to the early stages of the covid pandemic. there was praise for the vaccine roll—out, described as one of the most effective initiatives in british scientific history. a deal to support companies struggling with high energy bills, the government is expected to announce details in the coming days. the uk will set out its demands for changes to the northern ireland protocol today when the brexit minister, lord frost, makes a speech in lisbon. the protocol, agreed by both sides, prevents a hard border on the island of ireland by keeping northern ireland in the eu's single market for goods. 0ur brussels correspondent jessica parker told 0ur brussels correspondentjessica parker told me more. the timing is quite interesting, we only learned the speech was happening over the weekend and it will happen later today, a day before the eu will set out it response to the uk's demands for significant change to the northern ireland protocol. some might rememb

the bbc�*s yogita limaye is in trouble for us and has more on the conditions and how crucial foreignl be to helping save lives. figs foreign aid will be to helping save lives.— save lives. as the un secretary-general i save lives. as the un secretary-general 's| save lives. as the un - secretary-general 's warning secretary—general �*s warning and very song strong words, this is a make or break moment for the country, if the global community does not act quickly, the world will pay the price for it. 18 million people in need of urgent life—saving support. priorto need of urgent life—saving support. prior to the 15th of august, we've been out meeting people who are living in open fields, who didn't have anything to shelter them, who didn't know where their next meal was coming from, we didn't have access to water, basic sanitation or medicines, getting even worse now, winter will be coming in and you still have people living like that outdoors. and all of that will field in —— will fill into instability in this country which no—one particularly wants. we did hear interestingly and sign

yogita limaye, bbc news.e children. a heartbreaking account of what is happening there. what are you hearing on the ground in afghanistan?— hearing on the ground in afuhanistan? ., ., , afghanistan? thanks for giving us the opportunity — afghanistan? thanks for giving us the opportunity to _ afghanistan? thanks for giving us the opportunity to talk— afghanistan? thanks for giving us the opportunity to talk to - afghanistan? thanks for giving us the opportunity to talk to your. the opportunity to talk to your viewers. i think this is shocking news. this is distressing to hear that children are starving to death. we have been hearing about that for the past 2—3 weeks. it is shocking to hear that now parents have resorted to selling their children. it paints a picture of how difficult this situation is and how bleak the situation is for children in afghanistan. remember, for the past 20 years,... the conflict spread into starvation, now the winter is coming. i am into starvation, now the winter is coming. iam re

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. story from the merger of the british mp sir david amess. we have had a press release just brought out in the last few minutes by the police. and it says here according to the press release that sir david amess's murder has now been declared a terrorist incident. a terrorist incident with the potential motivation linked to islamist extremism. so the counterterrorism command leading the investigation, they set a fatal stabbing has been declared and their working closely with the colleagues eastern region specialist operations unit and essex police. it also goes on to say that at the scene they talk in detail about what happened. they also then say that a 25—year—old british man was arrested at the scene of the murder. he is currently in custody at a police station in essex. please also say they are currently carrying out searches of two addresses in the london area. it is believed he acted alone in the police are not seeking anyone else in connexion with the incident at this time. just

he was the bbc�*s yogita limaye.ry—general is warning in very strong words this is a make—or—break moment for this country. if the global community does not act quickly, the world will pay the price for it. 18 million people in need of urgent life—saving support. so, this is just to survive. prior to the 15th of august, we've been out meeting people who were living in open fields, who didn't have anything to shelter them, who didn't know where their next meal was coming from, who didn't have access to water, basic sanitation, basic medicines. it's getting even worse now. winter will be coming in, and you still have people living like that outdoors. and all of that will feed into instability in this country, which no—one particularly wants. we did hear interestingly and significantly from the european commission president when she said that this is humanitarian aid, it will be channelled through international agencies that are operating on the ground. it is separate to development aid that was also coming into afghani

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well, our correspondent, yogita limaye, is in doha for us.t has come out of the meeting so far? from the talihan's — come out of the meeting so far? from the taliban's point _ come out of the meeting so far? from the taliban's point of— come out of the meeting so far? from the taliban's point of view— come out of the meeting so far? h...” the taliban's point of view this as part of a series of efforts from the group to try to gain international recognition. they met with uk diplomats a few days ago, now they are meeting us officials and the acting foreign minister of the taliban appointed government and who is leading the delegation here has said they will also meet european officials soon. the reason they want to get international recognition is because it is directly linked to the unblocking of foreign funds into afghanistan which have been frozen since the group seized control of the country. but he also said they don't want anyone to interfere in the internal affairs of any country. they are speaking against the backdrop of girls not bein

the bbc�*s yogita limaye is in kabul for us and has more on how devestating the conditions inside afghanistanrucial foreign aid will be to helping save lives. as the un secretary general is warning in very strong words this is a make or break moment for this country if the global community does not act quickly the world will pay the price for it. 18 million people in need of urgent life—saving support. so this is a just to survive. prior to the 15th of august we've been out meeting people who were living in open fields, who didn't have anything to shelter them, didn't know with the next meal was coming from, didn't have access to water, basic sanitation, basic medicine it's getting even worse now. winter will be coming in and you still have people living like that outdoors. all of that will feed into instability in this country which no one particularly wants. we did hear interestingly and significantly from the european commission president when she said that this is humanitarian aid, it will be channelled through international agencies that are operating on the ground, it is separate to dev

our correspondent, yogita limaye, is in doha for us.es looking to get out of these talks? lie what are both sides looking to get out of these talks?— what are both sides looking to get out of these talks? us officials say this is a continuation _ out of these talks? us officials say this is a continuation of— out of these talks? us officials say i this is a continuation of engagement with the taliban on matters of national interest. at the top of the us agenda is the evacuation of american nationals who are still stuck in afghanistan and others with permits to go to foreign countries who are still in the country. 0ver who are still in the country. over the past few weeks there have been delays and difficulties in the air evacuation process and the us will be hoping to iron those problems out and hold the taliban to its commitment to delivering safe packed stage to all individuals wanting to leave afghanistan. the meeting comes a day after those deadly attacks and the growing threat of the islamic state group is also expected to be discu

the bbc�*s yogita limaye is in doha where the talks are taking place.t of view of the taliban, this is part of a series of efforts from the group to try to gain international recognition. they met with uk diplomats a few days ago and now they are meeting us officials and the acting foreign minister of the taliban appointed government and who is leading the delegation in doha said they would also be meeting european official soon. the reason they want to get international recognition is because it is directly linked to the unblocking of foreign funds into afghanistan which have been frozen since the group seized control of the country. but he also said that they do not want anyone to interfere in the internal affairs of any country, they are speaking against the backdrop of girls not been allowed to go to secondary schools in most parts of afghanistan and women are not being to work. it is unclear whether the us would bring up unclear whether the us would bring up those issues in these talks. lebanon has been plunged into darkness after its electricty gr

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat.deputy executive director at the world food programme. we showed him our report. this was his reaction. the recent events have exacerbated the situation. what we're getting now, we used to always have people in rural areas facing food security issues, but normally those in the urban areas were making a living and able to look after themselves and their families. it's now hitting urban centres, and the real sad truth — and it really is a sad truth — is what you've just seen won't be an isolated incident. the bbc�*s secunder kermani is in kabul with more on that un report and what can be done. afghanistan has long been a country where many struggle to survive but this is the largest number of people going hungry overwinter since the un began keeping records a decade ago. and what we've seen as well according to this un report is hunger spreading from notjust more rural, remote areas, but also to urban areas, and that's because, yogita said in that report, so many government employees hav

afghanistan follows face—to—face talks with the us in the qatari capital, doha. 0ur correspondent yogita limayeis part of a series of efforts from the group to try to gain international recognition. they met with uk diplomats a few days ago. now they are meeting us officials and amir khan muttaqi, who is the acting foreign minister of the taliban—appointed government and who is leading the delegation here in doha. he has said they will also be meeting european officials soon and the reason they want to get international recognition is because it is directly linked to the unblocking of foreign funds into afghanistan, which have been frozen since the group seized control of the country. but muttaqi, speaking in doha, also said that they did not want anyone to interfere in the internal affairs of any country. they are speaking against the backdrop of girls not being allowed to go to secondary schools in most parts of afghanistan and women not being allowed to go to work. it is unclear whether the us would bring up those issues in these talks. the variety of plant and animal life in the uk is so de

yogita limaye is in doha she told us what happened.han muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of the taliban—appointed government. he is here leading the delegation in doha. he said they want to improve relations with the international community. he has warned that no one should interfere with the internal affairs of the country. it has now been three weeks since the taliban banned girls from going to secondary schools in afghanistan. one of the things they said if they are not against women's education or rights to go to work, so this is the backdrop against which those talks are happening. as far as the taliban is concerned, this is part of a series of efforts to gain international recognition. they had a meeting with uk diplomats in afghanistan recently. he said they would also be meeting european officials soon. the reason they want that recognition is because it is a key step forward in trying to unblock foreign funding to afghanistan. many international countries and organisations have stopped funding to afghanistan, fearing it wou

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. let's get some of the day's other news.fter the attacks in kongsberg, visited the town and placed flowers at a memorial site to the victims. the man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrows is being kept in a secure psychiatric institution for mental health checks. new zealand is holding a national day of action to encourage all remaining new zealanders who are not vaccinated to get jabbed. the vaxathon is being streamed live on television — including on a maori station — in an effort to raise vaccination rates across all communities. japanese motor giant toyota is slashing production by 15% next month. the group blamed the ongoing shortage of microchips. between 100 and 150 thousand fewer cars will roll off assembly lines in november, that follows similar cuts in september and october. but toyota insists it expects to boost production in the new year. the former us president, bill clinton, has been admitted to hospital in california with an infection. the 75—year—old is in an intensive care unit, but presiden

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul.november the eighth to all foreign travellers who've been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. the white house said last month that restrictions would be lifted for people from more than 30 countries, but it hadn't specified a date. travellers will be eligible to enter the us if they've received jabs approved by its regulators, or by the world health organization. connorfrom the uk and kaelynn, in the us, have been dating online since early 2020 but have never met in person. they're looking forward to at last meeting face to face. i asked them how they first met online. injanuary in january 2020 in injanuary 2020 in a game of thrones group chat. we started speaking in there, like, for a few weeks and we had our first phone call and from there we pretty much spoke every single day since then.— day since then. and, kaelynn, tell me, day since then. and, kaelynn, tell me. how _ day since then. and, kaelynn, tell me, how have _ day since then. and, kaelynn, tell me, how have you - day sin

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul.se said last month that restrictions would be lifted for people from more than 30 countries, but it hadn't specified a date. travellers will be eligible to enter the us if they've received vaccines approved by us regulators or by the world health organization. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes, who joins us from the us west coast. very good to see you. what are the details?— the details? well, the details are certainly _ the details? well, the details are certainly very _ the details? well, the details are certainly very good - the details? well, the details are certainly very good news | are certainly very good news for those people in some 33 countries that have really been quite desperate in recent months to get back into the united states, eitherfor united states, either for business united states, eitherfor business or perhaps more importantlyjust business or perhaps more importantly just to visit friends and loved ones in this country. they must be fully

our correspondent, yogita limaye, has the latest for us from kabul.ity, and it was at a time when people had gathered together for morning at a time when people had gathered togetherfor morning prayers, and from videos and photos that have shown the aftermath of the explosion, you can see people lying dead and injured on the floor of the mosque amidst shattered people like mac pieces of glass, —— shattered pieces of glass. people have been rushed to hospitals nearby. it follows another deadly attack which took place a week ago in northern afghanistan, where there was another shia mosque targeted by terrorist bombing. the regional affiliate of islamic claimed responsibility for that attack, and we do not know who is behind the canada attack, but since the taliban seized control of the country on the 15th of august, —— since the kandahar attack. there have been frequent large—scale attacks. when you ask the taliban publicly, just yesterday i spoke to a taliban spokesman and asked him what his group and government is doing about the threat of iis, and he

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat. survive the winter.the winter. bring you up—to—date with som| of let's bring you up—to—date with some of the other stories this afternoon. it could soon be compulsory for nhs staff in england to be vaccinated for coronavirus. the health seceratry, sajid javid, says he's "leaning towards" such a policy, though no final decision has been taken. it comes as the government announces an extra £5.9 billion for the nhs in england — with the money being used to help clear the backlog of people waiting for tests and scans, and to buy equipment and improve it. 0ur health corrrespondent, dominic hughes, reports. the nhs is facing a huge backlog of non—urgent diagnostic tests and procedures. this new money, known as capital funding, that pays for equipment and infrastructure, is designed to clear by the end of this parliament most of that backlog. nearly £6 billion will be used in part to fund a big expansion of diagnostic tests. that means more ct, mri and ultrasound scans. the government aims to create 100 one—sto

the bbc�*s yogita limaye is in kabul and joins me now. this is a virtual summit of g20 _ taking place at the moment? this is a virtual summit of g20 nations, i taking place at the moment? this is a virtual summit of g20 nations, an| a virtual summit of g20 nations, an extraordinary meeting on afghanistan. at the top of the agenda is expected to be humanitarian assistance for the people in afghanistan. it comes a few weeks ahead of a full g20 summit in rome at the and of this month and the challenge for the international community is how they continue to provide and deliver humanitarian aid in this country to millions of people in dire need, without it falling into the wrong hands of the misuse. the taliban no taliban seized control of this country in august, many countries do not recognise the taliban government and thatis recognise the taliban government and that is what makes this particularly difficult, how you continue to reach the people of afghanistan when you do not want to transfer the money or humanitarian aid to the taliban for

yogita limaye, bbc news, herat.sans frontieres. some really shocking images in that report. how bad is the situation and how much worse do you think it has gotten since the taliban took over an office 7 august? gotten since the taliban took over an office ? august?— gotten since the taliban took over an office ? august? good evening. the situation _ an office ? august? good evening. the situation is _ an office ? august? good evening. the situation is very _ an office ? august? good evening. the situation is very critical, - an office ? august? good evening. the situation is very critical, but i the situation is very critical, but i don't think it has anything to seat with the new government except the fact that the global funds has been fully frozen. afghanistan was working with 75% international support, financial support, and of course by stopping the support from one day to another, it cannot work some situation is critical that i. if nothing is done and if the international community does not lift this sanction

another shia mosque in the northern city of kunduz killed at least 50 people. 0ur correspondent yogita limayethere were three suicide bombers. translation: the firing started after we ended prayers. - then two or three explosions took place. we were thrown towards the windows. many people were dead and wounded. i don't know what happened later. last friday, the northern city of kunduz was engulfed in terror. is—k, the regional affiliate of the islamic state group, claimed it was behind the bombing that killed scores of people. the attacks have spread fear among the shia minority. "i couldn't stop crying after seeing the news "from kandahar", said this woman. "we shias have long been a press stand every time we are targeted." —— long been opressed. explosion in recent weeks, is—k has carried out dozens of attacks — some against taliban fighters. this is the biggest challenge to the taliban's hold on security in this country since they seized power in august. they've said they don't want the us or any foreign country to be involved in operations against is. but with an increasing number of such

our correspondent in doha, yogita limaye, gave us this update.taliban appointed government, and he is here leading the delegation. he says they want to improve relations with the international communities, so this really is part of a series of efforts from the taliban to try to gain international recognition. some days ago, they met with a uk delegation in cobble. they say they will also meet european officials. he said that the us has offered to help provide covid vaccines antimilitary and aid, but also warned that no one should interfere with the internal affairs of any country. it has been three weeks now since the taliban banned girls from going to secondary schools in most parts of afghanistan, and that is the backdrop against which these talks are happening. the taliban are hoping to get international recognition because it is a very key step to the unblocking of foreign funding, which has been frozen to afghanistan since the seas control of the country on the 15th of august. as far as the us is concerned, the key thing on their agenda is s