are now known to have died from an unprecedented cold snap. the taliban s state ministry for disaster management says the temperature in many parts of the country has dropped to minus thirty degrees celsius. snowstorms have forced the closure of many key roads, hampering the delivery of aid, as my colleague yalda hakim reports. this is one of the busiest marketplaces and shopping districts in kabul. it s often crowded and bustling. so much has changed about this country and this city, but the one thing that hasn t changed every time i come here is this area. it s remained the same. i am seeing fewer and fewer women. the ones i do see have their faces covered. they are nervous about speaking to us, nervous about our cameras. there s also another major crisis that this country is facing and that s the economic crisis. the economy has all but collapsed, people are struggling to find jobs, they are struggling
important to be here. many people here question how jake davison was allowed to own a gun. but for now they re thinking not about the killer, but about his victims, and how one man s actions have scarred an entire city. jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. now on bbc news: yalda hakim reports from afghanistan, as american and allied forces withdraw. 20 years after 9/11 and the invasion of afghanistan, american troops are finally leaving. but since news of their withdrawal, targeted killings and suicide attacks have increased. killings and suicide attacks have increased. they are being tar: eted have increased. they are being targeted and have increased. they are being targeted and they have increased. they are being targeted and they are - have increased. they are being targeted and they are being . targeted and they are being killed. . ., . ~ killed. the taliban are back and gaining killed. the taliban are back and gaining ground - killed. the taliban are back and gaining ground agains
it s difficult to get any accurate data. from kabul, yalda hakim reports. for people who have long faced the threat of violent death from war, the invisible coronavirus adds a new terror to their lives stopping the escalating pace of new cases has threatened to overwhelm the country s fragile health system. already weakened by decades of conflict. and with the americans withdrawing and the americans withdrawing and the telephone on the offensive, afghans are facing this battle increasingly on their own. outside the afghanjapan outside the afghan japan hospital, outside the afghanjapan hospital, afghans are taking matters into their own hands. having to bring their own cylinders and provide vital oxygen to their loved ones. tents have also been set up in front of the hospital for relatives. they are angry and
afghanistan is currently experiencing a devastating surge in coronavirus cases. official numbers are rising sharply, but the actualfigure, is likely to be much higher. many people are dying at home, often turned away from hospitals, because there s no space. and in the parts of the country controlled by the taliban, it s difficult to get any accurate data. from kabul, yalda hakim reports. for a people who have long faced the threat of violent death from war, the invisible coronavirus adds a new terror to their lives. the escalating pace of new cases has threatened to overwhelm the country s fragile health system, already weakened by decades of conflict. and with the americans withdrawing and the taliban on the offensive, afghans are facing this new battle increasingly on their own. outside the afghanjapan hospital, families are taking matters