embassies and government officials. the attackers moved into his villa, provoking a gun battle lasting more than three hours. so tonight, kabulwas shattered by the sounds of small arms fire and competing with another event that afghans had been taking to the rooftops to shout i allahu akhbar. time to concentrate on what s been happening in the sport at the games, live to tokyo and sarah mulkerrins. sarah, we ve already had some medals awarded. what have been the highlights and what is happening right now on day 12? me and what is happening right now on da 12? ~ ., and what is happening right now on da 12? ~ . ., and what is happening right now on da 12? ~ . . ., and what is happening right now onda12? . . ., on day 12? we have had a busy mornin: on day 12? we have had a busy morning here, on day 12? we have had a busy morning here, particularly - on day 12? we have had a busy| morning here, particularly here at tokyo bay because just right behind us we have the women s
but these are terrifying times for the residents of lashkar gah. in fact, all of helmand province, where people have been hiding in their homes. nowhere else to go, nowhere to hide, nowhere to escape the gunfire. these are deeply uncertain times right across afghanistan, including here in kabul, where a powerful car bomb exploded outside the home of the defence minister right next to the highly protected enclave which houses most of the embassies and government officials. the attackers moved into his villa, provoking a gun battle lasting more than three hours. so, tonight, kabulwas shattered by the sounds of suicide vests exploding, small arms gunfire, and it was competing with another event that afghans had been taking to their rooftops to shout allahu akbar in support of the afghan government forces. but every day, this war changes shape and gets worse. in another show of defiance, dozens took to the streets
provoking a gun battle lasting more than three hours. so, tonight, kabul was shattered by the sounds of suicide vests exploding, small arms gunfire, and it was competing with another event that afghans had been taken to their rooftops to shout out in support of the afghan government forces. every day, the war changes shape and gets worse. lyse doucet, many thanks. the number of drug related deaths in england and wales has reached the highest level since records began nearly 30 years ago. there were over 4,500 deaths linked to drug abuse registered in 2020 according to the office for national statistics. but delays in registration caused by the pandemic mean that around half the deaths happened in 2019. record figures for scotland were published last week. the latest figures for england
enclave which houses most of the embassies and government officials. the attackers moved into his villa, provoking a gun battle lasting more than three hours. so, tonight, kabul was shattered by the sounds of suicide vests exploding, small arms gunfire, and it was competing with another event that afghans had been taking to their rooftops to shout allahu akbar in support of the afghan government forces. but every day, this war changes shape and gets worse. if you want to get in touch with me, i m on twitter, @bbckarishma. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, the history making feat of the double double we ll get the latest onjamaica s elaine thompson herah, who has become the first woman to win gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres, both in tokyo and in rio four years ago.