hello and welcome to bbc news. the head of pakistan s spy agency has visited afghanistan amid continued uncertainty about how the taliban proposes to rule the country. general faiz hameed is thought to be advising the military which is continuing its efforts to oust the resistance in the panjshir valley. the taliban have insisted all factions will be included in the new government, though it s not yet clear how that will work. our south asia correspondent danjohnson reports. the taliban says kabul is being cleaned and decorated ahead of a new government and cabinet being announced. many afghans see their freedoms being erased under a new taliban regime. for three weeks, bank queues have grown while afghans have wondered what taliban rule will bring. they are still waiting and still hoping. translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and for students and to provide jobs for the people. we want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduce kill
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the head of pakistan s spy agency has visited afghanistan amid continued uncertainty about how the taliban proposes to rule the country. general faiz hameed is thought to be advising the military which is continuing its efforts to oust the resistance in the panjshir valley. the taliban have insisted all factions will be included in the new government, though it s not yet clear how that will work. our south asia correspondent, danjohnson, reports. the taliban says kabul is being cleaned and decorated ahead of a new government and cabinet being announced. many afghans see their freedoms being erased under a new taliban regime. for three weeks, bank queues have grown while afghans have wondered what taliban rule will bring. they are still waiting and still hoping. translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and for students and to provide jobs for the people. we want them to prevent
over the past week on the washington journal, we have been focusing on key battleground states this election year with political reporters and political analysts on the ground, trying to gain clues as to what will happen in four days. happen in four days. today, we are looking at north carolina. tomorrow, we will wrap up with arizona. tim boyum is the host of capital tonight and the host of tying it together, a podcast. he joins us now to talk about the tar heel state. why is north carolina important this year compared to 2016? guest: it is continuing to become a microcosm of the nation. we are a split nation. we have urban centers that continue to grow and become more democratic. we have our rural areas that are more conservative. those are shrinking. the state is changing. the economy is changing. athink it represents microcosm of the entire country. host: where do the polls stand right now? guest: it is razor thin. most of the polls show joe biden up one to three points th
carolina. tomorrow, we will wrap up with arizona. tim boyum is the host of capital tonight and the host of tying it together, a podcast. he joins us now to talk about the tar heel state. why is north carolina important this year compared to 2016? guest: it is continuing to become a microcosm of the nation. we are a split nation. we have urban centers that continue to grow and become more democratic. we have our rural areas that are more conservative. those are shrinking. the state is changing. the economy is changing. athink it represents microcosm of the entire country. host: where do the polls stand right now? guest: it is razor thin. most of the polls show joe biden up one to three points the hallway. the real clear politics average is 0.7 in favor of joe biden. hase 1976, north carolina only voted twice for a democratic president. i m in the camp of i will see it when i believe in. i don t think it could not happen, there is a strong chance it could. host: when you take a
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