flailing vaccine programme. more than 500 deaths a day. on top of that can it s grappling with its economy which is still crippled by us sanctions. so the appetite to deal with an influx of refugees like this, it s a mixed picture. 50 influx of refugees like this, it s a mixed picture.- it s a mixed picture. so a strategic it s a mixed picture. so a strategic relationship, i it s a mixed picture. so a| strategic relationship, but also what s happening in afghanistan does have a ripple effect in iran in terms of refugees. thank you so much for taking us through that. this is bbc news, our main headline. the united states has asked its citizens to avoid going to kabul airport where thousands of people continue to gather in an attempt to flee afghanistan. a state of emergency has been declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. the taliban is currently on a media offensive to present themselves as a viable, legitimate government. but does their
passport holders according to the united nations. so it already has a very big afghan community there. there are nearly 5 million afghan refugees that have already displaced before the taliban gained ground and 90% of them have been housed by the islamic regime of iran as well as pakistan. that is already one challenge. and iran is in the midst of a fifth wave of covid 19 pandemic. it has record daily death and is trying to grapple with a flailing vaccine programme and the delta variant and on top of that it has a crippling economy because of the us sanctions. in terms of the appetite to welcome more refugees it is a mixed picture. welcome more refugees it is a mixed picture- mixed picture. that conflict is certainly rippling mixed picture. that conflict is certainly rippling across - mixed picture. that conflict is certainly rippling across the i certainly rippling across the borders. thank you very much. well the taliban is currently on a media offensive to present themselves as a