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at her home on the outskirts of kabul, her children need something to eat. the taliban have ordered all women to only leave the house when absolutely necessary. mo says she's desperate. cause the little la, no one can feel our pain. i have a lot of problems. my husband doesn't live here anymore. he vanished 2 years ago. life with 4 children is very hard for me. if they want to eat something, i can't go out and just buy them food made them just go to la atm forever. we heard from marsha mal either or in women like heard already facing draconian laws that have been enacted by the taliban. are they helping women at least feed their families now? no d is nor any a clear policy about the woman's that they pay many for the woman, especially for the woman who are working with the georgia mental quantization now. all of them out of job and they just sitting at, whoops. and even the taliban government saves under just, you know, from a different minister says that the pay and give it the list. but most of the woman's, they have complained that the tyler bond haven't

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. retail staff at the tech giant apple have voted to form their first trades union in the united states. several american companies, including apple and amazon, have been accused of intimidating workers againstjoining unions. employees at a store in maryland, said they wanted to expand their rights, when it came to pay, hours, and safety issues. staff in at least two other apple stores are trying to form unions. extreme weather conditions are having significant consequences around the world. across western europe, heatwaves are hitting earlier than usual, causing severe disruptions to daily life. whilst in bangladesh and india, at least a0 people have been killed in landslides and lightning triggered by heavy monsoon storms. our news reporter aza—day moshiri gave me more details. military moshiri gave me more details. personnel have bee deployed military personnel have been deployed in relief and rescue operations because other than the loss of life that you mention just there, there

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. a short time ago i spoke to jason campbell, a policy researcher with the think—tank the rand corporation, who previously worked on afghanistan policy for the us department of defense in the trump adminstration. i began by asking him what kind of dangers the sikh community is facing. the sikh community along with many other religious and ethnic minorities now faced daily increased dangers as you have this new taliban regime and its top rival, isis which has the ability to carry out these very high level focused attacks on these communities and put all minorities in a very precarious position right now. $3? minorities in a very precarious position right now.— position right now. q talk us throu~h position right now. q talk us through who _ position right now. q talk us through who is _ position right now. q talk us through who is behind - position right now. q talk us through who is behind these attacks? . . through who is behind these attacks? , , . . attacks? this is the hallmarks

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. brazilian police have arrested a third suspect in the murder of a british journalist and an indigenous expert in the amazon. meanwhile, members of indigenous tribes have joined protesters in sao paulo, demanding justice for the murders. the remains of the guardian journalist dom phillips have been identified from dental records. a second body, believed to be that of the brazilian bruno pereira, is being analysed. police sayjeferson da silva lima had been on the run before he gave himself up. he's denied involvement. this is bbc news. the headlines: as the casulties continue to mount, could ukraine be pressured into making concessions? the mayor of kyiv tells the bbc peace talks can wait. the islamic state group says it carried out a deadly attack on one of the last sikh temples in the afghan capital, kabul. here in the uk, the prime minister has defended a i2—month trial in which some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk in small boats or on the back of lorries could be electronicall

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. it's only the start of summer in europe, but several countries are already facing an unprecedented heatwave, earlier than usual, as a wave of hot air has moved north from africa. the bbc�*s azaday moshiri reports. a record—breaking heat wave has put europe on alert. spain is facing the earliest one it has seenin facing the earliest one it has seen in decades. it has led to wildfires continuing over the weekend in areas like catalonia, burning thousands of hectares of land, and forcing whole villages to evacuate. temperatures in france have hit 40 temperatures in france have hit a0 celsius earlier in the year than ever before. with some parts of the country like bordeaux outright banning outdoor events, with their hospitals under pressure. it also means places like city zoos have had to find creative solutions to keep animals cool. translation: we solutions to keep animals cool. translation:— solutions to keep animals cool. translation: we have a frozen watermelon _ translation:

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. brazilian police have arrested a third suspect in the murder of a britishjournalist and an indigenous expert in the amazon. the remains of the guardian journalist dom phillips have been identified from dental records. a second body, believed to be that of the brazilian bruno pereira, is being analysed. police sayjeferson da silva lima had been on the run before he gave himself up. he's denied involvement. the us centers for disease control and prevention has authorised covid—19 vaccines for children as young as six months. earlier, a panel of 12 advisers voted unanimously to recommend the use of pfizer and moderna vaccines for those children. a nationwide rollout could start as early as next week. the headlines on bbc news. as their casualties continue to grow, could ukraine be pressured to making concessions? the mayor of kyiv tells the bbc peace talks can wait. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost o

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. tennis now — and it was a rainy day four at wimbledon — where rafael nadal is through to round three — and britain's katie boulter, who had a wildcard, was a surprise winner. our sports correspondent, chetan pathak, was watching the action. the great champions have a habit ofjust finding a way to win. that's exactly what rafael nadal showed here on thursday on centre court. he hasn't played on grass for three years when you consider these championships were postponed in 2020 and he missed wimbledon entirely last year. but he's finding his feet underneath the grass. again, he may have dropped a set against ricardas berankis, but his hopes of winning a third wimbledon title continue in this extraordinary year, where he's already won the french open and, before that, the australian open. his biggest fan is the world number one, iga swiatek. she survived a big scare and also progressed to the third round. thursday's stand—out result here — for the british fans, at least — invo

kabul. they threw hand grenades at the building and taliban authorities say a car bomb detonated before reaching the gurdwara. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. our correspondent secunder kermani sent this report. this is what is left of afghanistan's last sikh gurdwara. it was the centre of life for a tiny and now terrified community. the fighting here lasted for around three hours and you get a sense ofjust how intense it must have been from the state of this room. this was the main prayer hall. it has been left completely devastated. "there were seven or eight people inside here," kuljeet says. "theyjumped off the walls to safety." one man was in the bathroom and was shot dead. the attack began early this morning when gunmen opened fire, killing a security guard. then, after taliban security forces pursued them, a car bomb was detonated, killing the commander of a nearby check post. they were once tens of thousands of sikhs in afghanistan. decades of conflict saw that nu

militants have attacked a sikh temple in the afghan capital kabul. two people are said to have been killed. the attackers threw hand grenades at the building but the taliban say a car bomb detonated before reaching the temple. the attack is said to be over now, with the authorities carrying out a clearance operation. here's the latest from our correspondent secunder kermani who is in kabul. well, the attack began around 6.30 in the morning, local time, and it seems the assailants tried to force their way into the compound housing this gurdwara, or sikh temple, using hand grenades. and according to taliban officials, guards then opened fire on the assailants, forcing them to detonate a car bomb they had prepared before it reached its target. that still sent huge plumes of black smoke into the sky and there were for a number of hours the sound of gunfire and further explosions coming from the site. around an hour ago, though, the taliban said that they'd fully completed a clearance operation of the site. all the assailants had been killed. as you say,

brent: earlier i asked a freelance journalist whoas in kabul to give us the latest. reporter: the death toll and the numbers of injured have written to the day, to the numbers you mentioned, up to 1500. risky efforts were also impeded by rainfall and heavy winds at times. now it is nighttime in kabul and afghanistan, so rescue efforts have mostly stopped until tomorrow morning. brent: this was the deadliest earthquake to hit the country in years. are there agencies in afghanistan that can deal with this, especially with the taliban now in control? guest: one thing to remember is that afghanistan frequent earthquakes. yes, yes this one was a major one. the largest one in several years, but this is not something completely new. to some extent, the taliban also reactedell. for example, they quickly dispatched helicopters to the most affected areas. in one of the most heavily hit districts, excavators arrived quickly, it was confirmed to me. in other areas, the taliban lacked theapacity act quickly. the aid that has arrived to some extent is not sufficient. brent: help u

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: record temperatures as spain, southern france, and parts of italy swelter through an extreme heatwave. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act which, for 40 years, forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. | early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and fatherl to their apartments . in kensington palace. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines. the man accused of shooting dead ten people last month in the us city of buffalo has been charged with multiple hate crimes. payton gendron, a white teenager, is the first person in new york state to face charges of domestic terrorism motivated by hate. germany has accused the russian state—controlled gas giant gazprom of attempting to push up energy prices further by sharply reducing supplies. gazprom says it's limiting the daily amount of gas it sends through the nord stream pipeline by more than half. a civil lawsuit brought by brigitte macron, the wife of the french president, has begun in which she accuses two people of spreading rumours that she is a transgender woman. the fake news story was spread on social media last year. brigitte macron has said that as a victim of cyber—harassment, she wanted to speak out and set an example. now to a story that has sparked controversy in some parts of the world. walt disney's latest animated film lightyear, which is a spinoff of the to

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. let's bring you some breaking news, police in brazil searching for the bodies of two men, a britishjournalist don phillips and a brazilian expert on indigenous people, bruno pereira, have found some human remains. we understand forensic analysis is yet to take place. police in the city of manus, in the amazon, are holding a news conference. we can show you pictures of that news conference 110w. police said a suspect has confessed to killing the two men, and he apparently led detectives through thick forest to the place where the bodies were found. again, forensic analysis is yet to take place. police say they can't say the motive, even though they think they know, but it's under confidential investigation. 0ur correspondent is at the conference, and we will bring you more information here on bbc world news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: why walt disney's latest animated film is seen as controversial in some markets across asia and the middle east.

but there's also the other issue on how women are carrying on with their lives in kabul. a city where you are, i mean we have the example of cl malloy and she's the sold bread winner for a family. and she managed this before the tolerable take over, but now isn't a very desperate situation. see, i'm only used to be a made before the taliban came to power the family. she worked for her since fled. i've got to stand the family that employed me has left the country now. i sometimes work for others and do the laundry to help pay the rent. the food at this center helps us. in my mission. at her home on the outskirts of cobb who had children need something to eat. the taliban have ordered all women to only leave the house when absolutely necessary. more says she's desperate cause silica. let no man, no one can fill our pain. i have a lot of problems. my husband doesn't live here any more. he vanished 2 years ago. life with 4 children is very hard for me. if they want to eat something, i can't go out and just buy them food to make them just go to marinate him for his or we heard

peter kessler from the un refugee agency based in kabul. time for a round up of the latest sports news. hello. i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news, where we start with golf. and the third men's major of the year, the us open, tees off in massachussets in the coming hours. brookline country club plays host withjon rahm, the defending champion, as the tournament is played against the backdrop of the controversial saudi—backed liv tour which got under way last week, with the likes of phil mickelson seen here. the american is a six—time runner—up at this event. we definitely feel responsible to the game and are responsible at each of the competitors who play. we sat down and had a long conversation about a week before the us open and what promoter they played with, disqualify them for this event. we decided know on that with all the un is that not everybody would agree with the decision. to tennis. and on the atp tour, defending queen's club champion and second seeded italian matteo berrettini plays his round of 16 match again

that happened in kabul airport in august. by then, the former afghan president left. now we're learning more of the cash he's accused of taking with him. jennifer griffin joins us live from the pentagon. hi, jennifer. >> hi, martha. when the afghan president and his national security adviser fled kabul last august and the tall been entered the capitol making their way into the presidential palace, hours after the fall of kabul, a rumor began that president ghani and his team took $170 million from the afghan treasury before they fled. a new 18-page report suggests the rumor was unfounded and may have been the respect of russian disinformation. >> we know that they came from the embassy in kabul. >> in an exclusive interview with fox news today, i asked the ambassador if he and the president left afghanistan with $169 million as the country descended into chaos. >> absolutely not. this was a smear campaign. the report came out from the russian embassy who had no proximity to the presidential palace. this was russian disinformation to smear the president of afghanistan

. >>> a new report on the former afghanistan president's chaotic escape from kabul when it fell from the taliban last august, accused of taking millions when they fled. >> when the afghan president fled kabul last august and the taliban entered the capital making their way into the presidential palace, a rumor began that the president and his team took nearly $170 million from the afghan treasury before fleeing. a to report suggests the rumor was unfounded and may have been the result of russian disinformation. >> we know it came from the embassy in kabul, the russian embassy in kabul. >> an an exclusive interview, the ambassador rejected outright that he and the president left afghanistan with millions of dollars. >> absolutely not. this was russian disinformation to smear the president of afghanistan who was an ally of the united states. >> the president was barefoot when his wife and national security advisor told him it was time to go. the special inspector general interviewed 30 witnesses, including those on board the four residents that carried the president, his wife and their

now, through whatever means, the resistance continue, including in the streets of kabul. and one form of resistance, which i believe you were involved in in the late �*90s, was secret schooling, educating girls even though it was actually outlawed by... people will find their way. is it happening today? i mean, you're not in the country, but i know you are in contact with plenty of people who are. we saw the, frankly, deeply depressing scenes of young girls being turned away from secondary schools just weeks ago when they thought the schools were going to open and then they were informed they couldn't go to school because the taliban weren't happy with the uniform rules and they sent all of the secondary school girls home. is secret schooling happening across afghanistan today for girls? it does, it does. in some of it, actually, i'm also engaged. i still continue to support girls�* education and accelerate education for girls. but it's not a solution. what taliban does in terms of the banning girls from going to school, first of all, i don't really understand the log

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. now to a story that has sparked controversy in some parts of the world. walt disney's latest animated film lightyear, which is a spinoff of the toy story franchise, has been banned in a number of markets across asia and the middle east, mainly in muslim—majority countries. in singapore, children below the age of 16 will not be able to watch it in cinemas. so, why is the film facing a backlash? it's all because of a scene in the movie which shows a female space ranger kissing another woman. we took to the streets of singapore to find out more about what people think about the rating. i feel like it's not something that we should prevent our kids from watching. i feel like it's something we should start normalising and start to reflect kids seeing this in media and stuff like that. i have a son, so i mean i wouldn't mind to bring him to watch the movie in the cinemas. i wouldn't mind, yeah. yeah, too bad because of that, we cannot watch. i maybe next year. i don't want to wait for ano

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. jason campbell worked on afghanistan policy for the us department of defense in the trump adminstration. jason you're now with the think—tank the rand corporation in washington. we hear that there are now so few sikhs left in afghanistan and they want to leave, what kind of dangers are they facing?— are they facing? well, the sikhs community. _ are they facing? well, the sikhs community. as _ are they facing? well, the sikhs community, as with _ are they facing? well, the sikhs community, as with many - are they facing? well, the sikhs community, as with many other| community, as with many other religious and ethnic majorities now in afghanistan face daily increased dangers. —— ethnic minorities. as you have this new ethnic —— taliban in place and the isis who have the ability to carry out these very high level focused attacks on these communities and put all of that minority in a very precarious position right now. can minority in a very precarious position right now.—

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. the us central bank has announced a rise in interest rates of three quarters of a percentage point. the federal reserve is trying to curb inflation which reached an annual rate of more than 8.5% last month. i spoke to nina trentmann from the wall streetjournal and asked her why this interest rate rise was happening now. basically, because of recent inflation figures that came out of friday. 8.6 for may, which is an increase from 8.3 in april, and a similar rate to what we saw in march. i think we just saw in recent days there was this momentum building up in the markets and among market participants and also then federal reserve officials are saying, well, ok, maybe we should wait untiljuly to increase rates by that much, but we should do it now, given that the fed also faces criticism of having waited too long before it started raising rates and wound down is quantitative easing programmes that were launched in the pandemic to help the economy. and now, of course, we're seeing inflat

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. a week tomorrow, on thursdayjune 23rd, boris johnson's government will face two big electoral tests, with two parliamentary by—elections at tiverton and honiton in devon and wakefield in west yorkshire. both seats present significant challenges, and the cathedral city of wakefield is certainly a test of whether labour can win back its former heartlands. wakefield is surrounded by former mining communities and was a labour stronghold until 2019, when the conservatives took it with a modest majority of 3,358. in fact, wakefield had been labour for nearly 90 years. you need to consider the context, from 1931 all the way until 2019, this was a labour from 1931 all the way until 2019, this was a labou— from 1931 all the way until 2019, this was a labour seat, so you can aet a this was a labour seat, so you can get a sense _ this was a labour seat, so you can get a sense of— this was a labour seat, so you can get a sense of the _ this was a labour seat, so you can get a sense of the c

lucky -- yogita limaye in kabul, thank _ the ground. lucky -- yogita limaye in kabul, thank you. _ hundreds of british airways workers — mostly check—in staff — at heathrow airport have voted to go on strike over pay. the exact dates will be announced over the coming days and are expected to be during the summer holidays. today, workers on the railways in england, scotland and wales walked out for the second time this week, with just one in five trains running. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. demand for travel has taken off since covid rules eased but there's already been disruption amid aviation staff shortages. now hundreds of british airways workers at heathrow airport, most of them check—in staff, have voted to walk out on dates yet to be confirmed. the unite and gmb unions said the action was over a 10% pay cut imposed during the pandemic which hadn't yet been reinstated. our members are primarily low—paid, part—time women workers, who have been asking nicely for over a year now to have this money paid b

kabul. the group said the attack was to avenge the prophet mohammed following critical remarks made recently by indian politicians. at least three people were killed. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show: hello and welcome to this week's travel show, with me, ade adepitan. now, it's a beautiful day and i am in my home city of london, where the international tourists are slowly returning — and it's so good to have them back. well, over the last couple of months, i'm really pleased to say, everyone on the show has been able to do a fair bit of travelling, too, and i know the whole team has been really happy that we've been able to get back out there, especially after all the restrictions that we have all had to put up with over the last couple of years. so this week, we're going to look back at some of the places that we've been to as the world starts opening up again. 0k, first up, back in march, carmen went to chile. now, you're not going to believe t

militants have attacked a sikh temple in the afghan capital, kabul. two people are said to have been killed. the attackers threw hand grenades at the building but the taliban say a car bomb detonated before reaching the temple. brazilian police say they've confirmed from dental records the remains of one of the two bodies found in the remote amazon rainforest is that of missing britishjournalist, dom phillips. a second body is still under analysis. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show. hello and welcome to this week's travel show, with me, ade adepitan. now, it's a beautiful day and i am in my home city of london, where the international tourists are slowly returning — and it's so good to have them back. well, over the last couple of months, i'm really pleased to say, everyone on the show has been able to do a fair bit of travelling, too, and i know the whole team has been really happy that we've been able to get back out there, especially after all the restrictions that we have all had to put up with

see kabul. there you see a mas of law in mexico proper. and there you are. that storm system continuing to churn not well organized, though, only a tropical system right now. and here's the very latest on the syria sustained winds of 40 miles per hour and is moving west-northwest at 12 miles per hour, which is taking it away from the land mass there, which is some good news is going to generate some big swells there in the kabul along baja, california, are likely to see some big waves rolling in there. but the latest track continues to move it away from the coastline, continuing to push into cooler waters weakening somewhat kind string sometimes of these storm systems at this time of year. you see these move into some cooler water begin to fall apart that some of that moisture gets a and trained in some of the circulation headed back toward the bay area that doesn't look like it's going to be the case. but something we watch out for in the coming months. of course, fire danger elevated when you start to see some of those thunderstorms roll on through outside

religious minorities targeted in afghanistan, 5 worship, as it killed in an attack on a seek temple in kabul. and colombians decide that president on sunday, the choice between 2 vastly different candidates. it's the cost of living is worrying voters. ah, we begin in brazil where police have confined confirmed human remains at found in the amazon and all those of indigenous expert bruno pereira pereira and his colleague, british journalists. don't. phillips went missing in the rain forest 11 days ago. his remains were identified on friday. a vigil was held in south palo as a tribute to both of them. a, vanished on june 5th, while travelling together through the remote amazon region by boat. 3 people have been arrested in connection to their deaths. on katerina infiniti as a legal advisor, amazon, what she joins us live now from south palo. what further information have you heard about the arrest that have taken place in connection with perrera and phillips is deaths. so good afternoon. thank you very much for for having me. we're very much saddened by this tragic crime. so what we know so fa

this happened south of kabul near the pakistan border. the united states offering heartfelt condolences to those impacted but can do little more than that because there's no longer any presence in the country. scott mclean live in london. scott, which aid organizations at this point are able to help? >> reporter: erica, if there's any good news in this at all, it's because afghanistan was in such dire straits even before this earthquake that many international aid organizations were already there on the ground. the united nations, the w.h.o., they were there already in addition to many other european and other global aid organizations that are there to help and they are there on the ground to hand out any aid that they can. you mentioned the united states. any aid that would come from washington would have to be funneled through one of the groups to make it through afghanistan. washington and kabul have no official relations right now, and whatever you think of the taliban, situations like this are a good reminder that you have to deal wi

group say they carried out saturday's deadly attack on the last sikh temple in the afghan capital, kabul. at least three people were killed by militants who threw hand grenades at the building and detonated a car bomb. our correspondent secunder kermani sent this report. the attack here began at around 6:30 this morning. if you see those big, grey metal doors covered in shrapnel marks, that is the main entrance to the gurdwara, the sikh temple, and that's where this attack began with a number of assailants firing and using hand grenades to overpower a security guard and then get inside. now, there's also a number of taliban checkposts around here, and so members of the taliban who were stationed here immediately engaged the attackers in a firefight. and at some point a car that was parked around here, in which a bomb had been planted, that exploded, killing the commander of this taliban check post and causing all the damage that you see to these shops, many of which were owned by members of the sikh community, too. the fighting here lasted for around three hours, and you get a sense ofju

from kabul, thank ou humanitarian partners. from kabul, thank you for— humanitarian partners. from kabul, thank you for being _ humanitarian partners. from kabul, thank you for being with _ humanitarian partners. from kabul, thank you for being with us. - the virus that causes polio has been detected in multiple sewage samples in london. health officials say while the risk to the public is low, they are urging people to ensure they�*ve been fully immunised against polio. 0ur global health correspondent naomi grimley gave us more details. people haven�*t presented to doctors yet with polio, and polio in its most serious form can cause paralysis. but what has happened here is that health officials have managed to detect it in sewage water, which of course they are testing anyway for other viruses like covid. whereas sometimes theyjust see it and it disappears, it�*s gone, one week it�*s there and the next it isn�*t, this time they have seen it repeatedly over a series of months and that makes them wonder whether it has come in, imported probably via someone who was vac

sneeze into your own. lulu an attack on a safe place of worship in the afghan capital kabul, ah, you're watching al jazeera alive from door with me. fully battery bore also ahead. these really army has conducted a number of airstrikes in the gaza strip, targeting what it calls military sites. heavy rain end landslides in bangladesh can at least 25 people and leave more than 4000000 stranded. and the rare fever sweeping through parts of iraq experts warney could hit on already overstretched health care system. ah, there has been an explosion or seek place of worship in the afghan capital, which has killed at least 2 people. dozens were trapped in the complex in kabul, where there was also gunfire. it's the latest in a string of attacks targeting religious minority groups in afghanistan, phase. the land is the professor of political science at cobble university. he says, armed groups, i exploiting the tiny bans lack of control over afghanistan, security. but unfortunately, we are living close by the, with synergy, the explosions and also that text her actually within taliban in power. tal

one is set of occurred in a safe temple in kabul that reportedly had 30 people inside temple officials, sar, saying they haven't been allowed inside to see if anyone is dead. in greensboro, to join, the european union's got a boost to the european commission saying that both it animal nova should be granted candidate status. it's an early step forward in the lengthy process to achieve full status within the e u. commission president as the on the line the says that ukrainians have shown they are ready to die for their european dream. in the view as the commission, ukraine has clearly demonstrated the country's aspiration and the country's determination to live up to european values and standards. ukraine before the war had already embarked on its way towards the european union for 8 years now. it had already been gradually moving closer to our union. a guardian president laudermill ask is called to move. our historic achievement was she, unless she is at his nikki, either recently, now we are only one step away from fully fledged integration into the e. u. we have a positive assessment

you very much for joining us as been an explosion at a seek place of worship in afghanistan, capital kabul, at least 2 people have been killed. dozens were trapped in the temple where and where there was gunfire and grenades used. it's the latest in a string of attacks targeting religious minority groups in afghanistan that speak to look fuller loved. who is the capital base political i'm. this is joining us live from there. thank you very much for being with us. are this has been described as a very complex attack. what more can you tell us 1st about what's been happening and who could be behind this? hello, thank you for disciplining the tech flex coupler took place on one of the 16 player temple in the incumbent and got about one which is the central go to water or 2 below to see community. no vanessa in couple particularly india or some of the good men who barge into the go to laura and overhaul when fired on the people recording to elicit ladies and fun mission to people who have been injured not killed as the, the, the, the information that is produced by the american indicates in th

state group says it carried out a deadly attack on one of the last sikh temples in the afghan capital, kabul. the group said the attack was to avenge the prophet mohammed following critical remarks made recently by indian politicians. at least three people were killed. at least a0 people are now known to have died in lightning strikes and landslides triggered by severe monsoon storms in bangladesh and india. millions have been left stranded by rising waters over the past few days, with emergency workers struggling to reach all those who've been affected. now on bbc news, it's click. this week: lara smells rubbish. it doesn't smell, really. but how can we use food waste as fuel? and how can we make meat without the animals? these are not your normal roadsides — how one video game is crashing through the barrier for deaf people. plus, dog does gaming — what a treat. good boy! food, glorious food. we love it...maybe a bit too much, because it is often shipped around the world, which is — and this is a technical term — not good. we have grown used to year—round varieties of all fruit a

we felt a jolt here in kabul, didn't think much of it. and then, slowly, the news started to come in. it took a while, due to the fact that telecom towers had also gone down anbeen damaged. and that's also impacting some of the recovery efforts. amna: this is a remote part of the country. as you mentioned, telecom towers have now been impacted. what does this mean for what you and your organization are able to do right now or not do? samira: it's very challenging. again, afghanistan is currently in the midst of a horrific economic crisis and a worsening humanitarian crisis, even before this earthquake took place. humanitarian organizations right now are coordinating with one another, so that we can better understand the impact and the scale of the destruction that has occurred, and how best we can spread out the resources and the capacities that we have in order to reach the most number of affected people. amna: what about the government? as we know, is taliban government's been in power now since august of 2021. do you know anythingbout

at least 2 people. dozens were trapped in the conflicts in kabul, where there was also gunfire. it's the latest in a string of attacks targeting religious minority groups in afghanistan. pfizer land is a professor of political science at cobble university. he says, armed groups are exploiting the taliban lack of control over afghanistan's security . but unfortunately, we are living close by the, with synergy, the explosions and also that textbook actually within taliban in power. taliban liking capacity to capacity of counter terrorism counter insurgency. the also like my regional international intell sharing support. it's not the 1st time minorities, specifically my sheer minority and sick, and i need to talk to in many years with how she talks we have in mind collateral damage was happening groups who benefits from such a targeting, civilian talks for the benefit of getting it and and stability and messaging the central government to the previous and now the current government that they do not have control over that population security city meters. and they cannot defend the l

here's the latest from our correspondent secunder kermani who is in kabul. well, the attack began around 6.30 in the morning, local time, and it seems the assailants tried to force their way into the compound housing this gurdwara or sikh temple using hand grenades. now, according to taliban officials guards then opened fire on the assailants, forcing them to detonate a car bomb that they had prepared before it reached its target. but that still sent huge plumes of black smoke into the sky and there were, for a number of hours, the sound of gunfire and further explosions coming from the site. around an hour ago, though, the taliban said that they'd fully completed the clearance operation of the site and all the assailants had been killed. as you say, from the information that they've released there were two casualties, one sikh civilian and elderly man — it appears he was praying at the time, according to some reports, inside the gurdwara — and one member of the taliban security forces who was assisting in the operation tackling the militants. as to who

our correspondent secunder kermani who is in kabul has more details. well, the attack began around 6.30 in the morning, local time, if you see their big metal doors, thatis if you see their big metal doors, that is the main entrance. this is where the attack began. a number of silence tried to overpower the guards to get inside. there are a number of posts around here and say members of the taliban station to immediately engage the attackers in a firefight and at some point, a car thatis a firefight and at some point, a car that is parked around here in which a bomb exploded, that exploded killing the commander of the check post, and causing the damage you can see to the shops, many of which were owned by members of the seek community. fighting here last for three hours and gives you a sense of how intense it must have been from the state of the screen. this was the state of the screen. this was the main prayer hall and has been left completely devastated. once upon a time, there were tens of thousands of sikhs living here in afghanistan. over the year

or earlier i asked freelance, journalist, bronze, marty, who's in kabul to give us the latest a death hole and the numbers of injured have risen through the day to the numbers that you mentioned. 100-1508 might rise even 3rd or rescue efforts were also impeded by rainfall and heavy winds. at times. now it is night in call. holy enough conason . so rescue efforts has mostly sculpt until tomorrow morning. this was the deadliest quake. it's in the country and yours are. are there agencies in afghanistan that can deal with this, especially with the tally, but now in control? one thing to remember is that of con sons, he's frequent earthquakes. yes, this one was from the death toll a major one of the largest one in several years. but this is not something completely new. to some extent. the polygon also reacted well. for example, a quite quickly dispatched helicopters to the most affected areas in bar mold. one of the most heavily heat stay streets escalate. excavators arrived pretty soon as little as confirmed to me. in other areas, the tale bone likes to capacity to, to act quickly and,

but taliban tightens its grip on the afghan way of life. bending even wedding customs like so much in kabul these days, marriage has become a struggle compounded by be economic crisis and taking charge period. a pakistani woman on a mission to get rid of the mystery around if ministration. blue. i'm melissa chan, thanks for joining us. we'll go deeper into those stories in just a moment, but 1st here's a quick round up of top stories out of asia. floods triggered by monsoon storms continued to overwhelm bangladesh with rescuers trying to deliver food and fresh drinking water to shelters across the northern part of the country. officials say it's the worst flooding. in 2 decades, thousands of university students took to the streets in sri lanka to demand the resignation of the president and prime minister over the countries worst economic crisis in 70 years. authorities have shut schools to reduce commuting and conserve fuel. the country is bankrupt and most people have started skipping meals because they can't afford to buy food. in south korea, it's off to infinity and beyond. with the 2nd

shows many things to people have been killed in an attack on his cheek temple in afghanistan's capital kabul a taliban spokesman, sad attackers, had attempted to drive her car laden with explosives into the temple area, but it detonated before reaching its target. there are also reports that gunman, storm the temple and wounded those inside with a grenade. it is not yet clear who is behind the assault journalists. ali latifah is in cobble and we asked him to give us more details about the assault. the attack took place early in the morning and that the sounds from the explosion echoed throughout the city. you know, it was hard in an area several kilometers away from the attack site. so it shows that the explosives weren't very i a potent and very heavy. um and you know, this isn't the 1st time that the seat belt has come under attack about a year ago. it also came under attack by state forces. and again, what this attack and other previous attacks over the last few months have shown is that unfortunately places of worship, enamel on some continue to remain under attack. just yesterday we saw