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Now on bbc news, its hardtalk, with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Its tempting to ask what almost two decades of American Intervention in afghanistan have achieved. Even now, the death toll in the afghan conflict far outstrips the losses in syria and yemen. But the grim statistics tell only a part of afghanistans story. Also important is the testimony of my guest today, kimberley motley, an American Lawyer who went to kabul in a training capacity and stayed to become a ...

Ive looked carefully at mobile, that outcome would be a failure for which we would all be responsible. If there is no deal, it will cause severe destruction of the british and irish people alike, not so much oii and irish people alike, not so much on the continent. And whatever happens, we will have to get back to the negotiating table quite quickly. And, todays other main story, British Airways pilots begin a two day strike over pay and conditions, affecting 1700 flights. Its five oclock. Were ...

Looking for another stronger voice. Has been the strongest voice of the last 20 years. A good sportsman must stop at the top of his form currently putin is not even able to leave because his popularity is declining. He wants it to be written in russian textbooks that he is a great man similar to peter the great catherine the great. Because you have got a. Also coming up possible snap elections in italy after a far right deputy Prime Minister imitator salvini questions the Ruling Coalition future...

To the legacy of that world cup win. Former captain and director of cricket Andrew Strauss has told us that the ecb must capitalise on that success and grow the game in the next few years. Thanks, and nick miller has the weather. The sun is shining across much of the uk at the moment but if your garden fancies a drink the chance of rain increasing. Thanks, nick. Also coming up the battle to save conjoined twins safa and marwa. The bbc gets remarkable access to a Ground Breaking series of operati...

Will have to send troops into rafah, the city in the southern gaza, to achieve its war aims of eliminating hamas. He has been briefing a Government Committee in which he acknowleged his difference with the white house on that, not on the objective, per se, more on the means. That much is clear. President biden has been firm in his belief that a full scale of invasion of rafah would be a disaster. The white house has invited key Security Officials to washington to discuss the strategy � probabl...

Time for some sport, lets go to the sport centre, Gavin Is Standing by. The final two spots in the European Champions League quarter finals are up for grabs after arsenal and barcelona secured their places on tuesday. Borussia dortmunds game against psv was finely poised ahead of their second leg last 16 tie. Its 1 0 dortmund there in germany, with about 30 minutes gone. Jadon sancho with the goal. And inter held the advantage over atletico madrid, from their first leg tie. It is currently goall...

there are other factors, which really encourage investors, to modify our rules and revelations in regard to the procedures of financial transfer, and at the same time fiscal policy, and improving certain rules and regulations which are attached to investors and the banking system. the government is very serious to take actions around all these lines, and i want to report the security of iraq is good and iraq has been enjoying a period of safety and security for the last few years. what...

with their counteroffensive. but first, we are going to focus in on a monumental day here in uk politics — the release of the parliamentary report into boris johnson. the report by the privileges committee found that the former prime minister deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about parties at 10 downing street when coronavirus lockdown measures were in place. the committee says it would have recommended suspending him as an mp for 90 days if he hadnt already stood down from the ...

and tributes for the hollywood film starand model, raquel welch, whos died at the age of 82. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the search has begun for the next leader of the scottish national party and first minister of scotland —— following nicola sturgeon�*s surprise decision to stand down on wednesday afterjust over eight years in power. the snps national executive committee will meet on thursday to draw up a timetable for a leadership race. n...

he would "take all measures" to protect his nation. this is bbc news. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin bentham of the london evening standard and jonathan walker of the sunday express. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, lets take a look at the actual front pages. the financial times leads with news that chinas government is scrapping travel quarantine rules after abandoning their zero—covid...