and rina shah, a political strategist and former republican aide. a powerful earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 in eastern afghanistan. it is the deadliest earthquake in the country in two decades and a major challenge for the taliban, the islamist movement which regained power last year after the western backed government collapsed. the quake hit near the pakitsan border, with tremors felt as far away as india. the extent of the damage is still emerging but there have been pictures of houses reduced to rubble and people digging for survirors. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is there. there is a rumbling and my building began to shake, he tells us. the ceiling fell down. i was trapped but i could see the sky. my shoulder was dislocated fourth in my head was hurt, but i got out. i m sure seven or nine people from my family in the same room as me, they were dead. at the hospital, patients are treated for their wounds. there is a fight to save liv
earthquakes, but right now, 20 million earthquakes, but right now, 20 million people are classified as experiencing acute hunger in afghanistan according to a un backed report afghanistan according to a un backed report. that is a must have the country s report. that is a must have the country s population. something has to be done country s population. something has to be done and unfortunately is not going to be done and unfortunately is not going to to be done and unfortunately is not going to be overnight by the united states going to be overnight by the united states. ~ ., ., , ., ~ going to be overnight by the united states. ~ ., ., , ., ,, ., states. what do you think are the responsibilities states. what do you think are the responsibilities of states. what do you think are the responsibilities of the states. what do you think are the responsibilities of the country i states. what do you think are the responsibilities of the country to l responsibilities of
department says it expects that the d humanitarian response will be a topic of conversation between the us and the taliban. how difficult is this for the us, to be able to help the taliban in a meaningful way, rina? . , ., ., ., , rina? certainly there are not many eole rina? certainly there are not many people here rina? certainly there are not many people here in rina? certainly there are not many people here in the rina? certainly there are not many people here in the united - rina? certainly there are not many people here in the united states i rina? certainly there are not many i people here in the united states who feel that people here in the united states who feel that the withdrawal of the us from afghanistanjust feel that the withdrawal of the us from afghanistan just last august was hot from afghanistan just last august was not extremely chaotic. it was extreme was not extremely chaotic. it was extreme chaos in so many ways. and now here extreme chaos in so ma
afghan people. the needs and suffering of the afghan people- the needs and suffering of the afghan people. the needs and suffering of the afuhan eole. . . . ~ ,. the needs and suffering of the afuhan eole. . . . ~ afghan people. richard, thank you so much. let s turn now to inflation. prices here in the uk are continuing to rise, at their fastest pace, for 40 years. food, energy and fuel costs are all increasing rapidly adding to pressure on households and businesses across the country. the figures come as workers and unions push for pay rises to help them cope with the cost of living. uk inflation hit 9.1% in the 12 months to may, up from 9% in april. it means that what you paid for food, energy and fuel last year now costs nearly a tenth more. it s the highest inflation figure since march 1982, and the bank of england has warned that it could reach 11% this year. certain foods are rising faster than others pasta and couscous are up more than 16%. and key ingredients like butte
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