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Welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, im karishma vaswani. the headlines... donors pledge more than $1 billion to afghanistan amid a growing humanitarian crisis. but on the ground, evidence of taliban killings despite promises of restraint. us secretary of state antony blinken defends americas withdrawal from the country, saying staying longer would not have improved anything. if 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars of support, equipment and training did not suffice, why wou...

Welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, im karishma vaswani. the headlines... donors pledge more than $1 billion to afghanistan amid a growing humanitarian crisis. but on the ground, evidence of taliban killings despite promises of restraint. us secretary of state antony blinken defends americas withdrawal from the country, saying staying longer would not have improved anything. if 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars of support, equipment and training did not suffice, why wou...

Move on to this special report. as the taliban took control of the country they had promised no revenge attacks on their opponents. but the bbc has obtained and verified footage showing civilians being killed by their fighters. its further verified that more than 20 people have been killed in panjshir province, where the taliban have been fighting opposition forces. a taliban spokesperson has denied any such killings are taking place but, based on our reporting, says they will investigate. some ...

The bbc has obtained and verified footage showing civilians being killed by the taliban in afghanistan. its further verified that more than 20 people have been killed in panjshir province, where the taliban have been fighting opposition forces. a taliban spokesperson has denied any such killings are taking place, but based on our reporting, says they will investigate. some of the details in our correspondent yalda hakims exclusive report are distressing. a reign of terror on the streets of kabul...

This is bbc news, with me, christian fraser. covid vaccines will soon be offered to all 12 to 15—year—olds here in the uk. they will be offered one shot of the pfizer vaccine, not the panacea, said the chief medical officer, but it will keep more children in school, reducing the risk to mental health. in new york — at a hearing beginning this hour — a lawyer acting for prince andrew will reject claims he was officially served with court papers, in a sexual assault case brought by virgini...

And at the same time, afghanistan faces a severe drought, the second to hit the country and for years. many people could run out of food by the end of the month just as winter approaches. well, here, the government will give counsel £20,000 for every afg ha n every afghan —— afghan refugee that settles in the uk. as part of the settlement skin, citizens will be allowed to enter the uk if they have not worked with the previous ministry. victoria atkin said that the scheme would last for thre...

Welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, im karishma vaswani. the headlines... donors pledge more than $1 billion to afghanistan amid a growing humanitarian crisis. but on the ground, evidence of taliban killings despite promises of restraint. us secretary of state antony blinken defends americas withdrawal from the country, saying staying longer would not have improved anything. if 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars of support, equipment and training did not suffice, why wou...

And theres much more on our website about afghanistan, with news and analysis from our correspondents around the world — including a story that you might have seen on social media — afghan women who have started an online campaign to protest against the talibans strict dress code for female students. using hashtags like "do not touch my clothes" and "afghanistan culture", many are sharing pictures of their colourful traditional dresses. lots more on our site, so be sure to head to bbc.com.ne...

Through engagement that we can ensure effectiveness of our delivery but through that engagement, we also create a space to create more complex issues, issues of minorities, issues of women, issues of education. the bbc has obtained and verified footage showing afghan civilians being killed by the taliban. more than 20 people have been killed in panjshir province, where the taliban have been fighting opposition forces. a taliban spokesperson has denied such killings are taking place. you may find...