it s been handled. ukraine s president zelensky has sacked the head of the armed forces we ll bring you the latest on that. and we re still waiting for early results from pakistan. the votes are being counted at the end of a very tense few days. good evening. back in 2015, the world leaders gathered in paris to agree a target, to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre industrial levels. that target was seen as crucial in preventing the worst effects of global warming. today, the eu s climate service copernicus, revealed that last year that 1.5 degrees limit was met or exceeded every single month. in fact, these past eight months have been the hottest on record. and, what s more, the sea temperature, has been rising every single day since april although that has been driven in part by the current el nino effect. here s our climate editorjustin rowlatt. this is where the electricity company sse plans a £2 billion water battery. the hydro
joining me now is dr vali aslam associate professor in asian security studies at the university of bath. a warm welcome to the programme. i ve done a lot of reading and had a look at what the world bank has said, what the world bank has said, what the imf has said and others about the outlook for the afghan economy. it s very gloomy, isn t it? give us your picture. gloomy, isn t it? give us your icture. gloomy, isn t it? give us your icture, ., gloomy, isn t it? give us your icture. ., , ., picture. the outlook is not very positive. picture. the outlook is not very positive. in picture. the outlook is not very positive. in the - picture. the outlook is not very positive. in the last i picture. the outlook is notl very positive. in the last 20 years the afghan economy has primarily relied on the goodwill of the international community and the presence of international forces in the country. for example the main activity has primarily focused on construction in the field of securit