With the bbc� s leads to sets. Lets get the latest developments in afghanistan. The taliban has warned of consequences if the us and its allies extend their presence in afghanistan beyond their 31st Of August deadline. Thats eight days from now and theres increasing concerns the evacuations of foreigners and afghans wont be completed. Heres the talibans spokesman. They should withdraw from afghanistan, let the people start a new chapter of peace and construction. This is not a convincing justification if they say there are a lot of afghans who are working with foreign troops, and they have still not been evacuated. They need to have that Action Open for them. We are not putting any hurdles in their way, if they have a Passport Saying that they were issued by the us to them, they can go to commercial flights any time they want to go. That is their right. Of course, we want them to stay in afghanistan and participate in the construction of The Country, and there is no risk to their life or property. On Sundayjoe Biden said he was considered Keeping Troops in afghanistan beyond the 31st Of August. We also know 42,000 americans have been evacuated sincejuly, over 16,000 in the past 2a hours. But there remain thousands more. Heres the president. Were working hard and as fast as we can to get people out. Thats our mission. Thats our goal. And our determination to get every american Citizen Home and to evacuate our afghan allies is unwavering. Other western countries are rushing to get their citizens out as well. One of them is the uk its expected to use a G7 Meeting on tuesday to Push America to stay beyond the deadline. The g7 being seven of the worlds wealthiest countries. Heres Uk Defence secretary. The Prime Minister is obviously at the g7 going to try and raise the prospect of seeing if the united will extend. Its really important for people to understand the united states has over 6000 people in Kabul Airport, and when they withdraw, that will take away the framework that has allowed us to withdraw and we will have to go as well. I dont think there is any likelihood on staying on after the united states if their timetable extends even by a day or two, then that will give us a day or two more to evacuate people. Because we are really down two hours now, not weeks, and we have to make sure we exploit every minute to get people out. Germany is also part of the g7. And heres its foreign minister. Translation firstly, we are talking to the us and translation firstly, we are talking to the us and Others Translation firstly, we are talking to the us and others to translation firstly, we are talking to the us and others to maintain translation firstly, we are talking to the us and others to maintain a i to the us and others to maintain a civil operation at the Kabul Airport. We will also have to continue to talk about the sweat that taliban, who will of course have a special role to play in the operation of the airport after the withdrawal of the american troops. There are discussions in the us about whether it will even be possible to fly out all american citizens in the remaining time. This is extremely questionable and that is why they are considering extending this mission. However, this will only be the case if the Security Conditions are give. Were unsure how many foreigners are still stuck in afghanistan. Heres what we know. Germany estimates that a low, three Digit Number of german citizens are in kabul. And the uk says about 1,800 eligible people or Uk Passport holders remain. The figures coming from the us arent as clear. On Tuesday Officials estimated around 10,000 to 15,000 of its citizens are still in The Country. Then on sunday, Joe Biden� s national Security Adviser told cnn that the us was in touch with a � few thousand americans in afghanistan. Then added we cannot give you a precise number. Remember the August 31st deadline is approaching. On that, heres the pentagon spokesman. The goal is to get as many people out as fast as possible, and while we are glad to see the numbers that we got yesterday, we are not going to rest on any laurels. The focus is on trying to do this as best we can by The End of the month. And as the secretary said, if we need, if he needs to have additional conversations with the Commander In Chief about that timeline, he will do that, but we are just not at that point right now. The Security Situation at Kabul Airport continues to unravel. Earlier a member of the aghan Security Forces was killed in a gunfight with unidentified attackers. These are pictures from the scene. We know three other afghan soldiers were injured. According to the germany military the afghans were part of a Security Unit that refused to surrender to the taliban. We know the sitaution for civilians is desperate. And the airport is their only way out. Thousands are arriving everyday. Although it seems quiet here were told seven civilians have died in the chaos since the taliban takeover some of them were trampled to death. Stuck at the airport is this intepretator, with his wife and daughter. Its crowded, filthy and baking hot. But desperate afghans keep coming to Kabul Airport. So many children in such a terrible place. This woman worked alongside german forces. She has documents proving it. But no permission to travel. Ive been here with my kids for the past five days waiting for the soldiers to look at my papers, she says. They cant even take two steps in this crowd. Everywhere we go, people Beg Us for help, Beg Us for information. Were being surrounded by dozens and dozens of people who are desperate to leave, showing us their documents. This chap worked with the afghan Security Forces. A foreign airfield. Someone else who worked with foreign forces, Someone Else has got other documents. Most of these people dont have permission to leave. Some of them do and still cant get through. Everyone is desperate to get out, everyone is totally confused as to what to do. Lyse doucet is our chief Internatioanl Correspondent in kabul. Is it realistic for all of them to get out by The End of the month . I get out by The End of the month . I love to answer all of your questions, but that is when i think they cannot answer. We do not know how many people want to get out by The End of the month. Hejust heard my colleague surrounded by people when he went to the gate, begging him for help. My mobile telephone, and i am just one person, people of the world over who are being sent sos messages every day by the hour, sometimes im receiving them almost every minute. Please, can you put me in a list . Please, can you get into the airport . Please, my life is in danger. Please, give me some advice. As the news spreads that people who dont have a seat on a flight, who dont have a seat on a flight, who dont have a position on a list are still able to get there, even though i think that is not the case. People are going to the airportjust to test their locks because they know this window, as you have been saying, is going to close, and i spent most of the last 2a hours at that airport, both on the military and civilian side, and i can tell you, at every single gate, there is a crush of people desperate to get in to try and get on a flight to anywhere in the world, even though this is such a painful time, summoning people of the people we met Broke Down in tears that this has happened all so suddenly, also shockingly that they dont want to leave. Are here, but they feel that if they ever had the ideA Either for themselves or for their children to leave, that this is the moment. And when that window shots, it may shut forever for them. When that window shots, it may shut foreverfor them. We when that window shots, it may shut forever for them. Forever for them. We had this desoerate forever for them. We had this desperate situation forever for them. We had this desperate situation at forever for them. We had this desperate situation at the forever for them. We had this desperate situation at the airport, a looming deadline, and now we have the taliban saying this has to be finished by the 31st Of August. Those troops need to go. What is that taliban saying about what it will do if that doesnt happen . I will do if that doesnt happen . I think i should also emphasise that even though these images, and they are such stark images going round the world of thousands trying to leave, there are millions who will stay in afghanistan, thats the double digits of millions, some because they dont want to leave them others because they simply dont have a way to leave. So for them, they are much more invested in them, they are much more invested in the future of afghanistan, and they, of course, want to know what kind of new islamic anger at that taliban are establishing. So let me just respond to your question about the August 31 deadline. That came from the taliban spokesperson for english media. Hisjob is to reflect the decisions of the leadership. The leader signed a deal with the united states, the us troops were supposed to lead by May One, and when the us led nato forces and didnt leave, we had the taliban time and again after May One at long past saying that all the parts that should have left may the 1st. So the new deadline which they have accepted august the 31st. So again they are saying we want you to stick by this agreement that we struck with theo. Now, do they want to have a confrontation with the united states at the 11th Hour . We dont think so. So while they are officially mentioning the line, we do know that behind the scenes, senior taliban leaders are talking to The Americans, are talking to other countries about whether or notjust a few days more well matter. The taliban are very critical about these people trying to leave The Country. They have asked them to stay. So they dont feel invested at all and what is happening at their parts, they dont mind the chaotic images that are maybe being painted of The Americans, but they do want to be fully in control of their country, and right now, their main International Airport is in the hands of americans. I International Airport is in the hands of americans. International airport is in the hands of americans. I am short on time, but hands of americans. I am short on time. But i hands of americans. I am short on time, but i must hands of americans. I am short on time, but i must ask hands of americans. I am short on time, but i must ask you hands of americans. I am short on time, but i must ask you before i hands of americans. I am short on i time, but i must ask you before you 90, time, but i must ask you before you go, you know kabul so well. We have reported on how to sort outside source from there many times. How has that changed from all of those previous visits to how you see it now four previous visits to how you see it now fou ,. ,. , previous visits to how you see it now fou i. ,. , now four you now, when we finally left the airport now four you now, when we finally left the airport this now four you now, when we finally left the airport this morning now four you now, when we finally left the airport this morning and i left the airport this morning and went out from such a familiar scene, the airport where you have the picture of the president , which, of course, that has been torn to shreds. He had the I Love Kabul sign, now its one of those, but it is surrounded by Razor Wire and american troops. But you go out and you confront the taliban, many of them wearing american issued uniforms, carrying american made rifles, carrying them the exact way americans would teach you, so that is reallyjarring. But i was waiting to see the entrance to the airport. I have always seen that as a barometer of what is happening in the city in The Country beyond. In November Of 2001 when we left that airport as that taliban where on the rhine, Kabulwas Airport as that taliban where on the rhine, kabul was a desolate city in darkness, but year after year, rhine, kabul was a desolate city in darkness, but yearafteryear, ive seen these darkness, but year after year, ive seen these thicket of billboards right at the entrance to the airport, first it was all of the shiny mobile telephones in a country where there wasnt one international Telephone Line when that taliban where i was dead. And it was the big billboards of afghan politicians urging afghans to vote for them. And huge billboards urging them to be patriotic, to support the afghan Security Forces, what are going to be the billboards now . What will be the main messages on those as you leave Kabul Airport and it says welcome to kabul . Today, i saw the daily life that Sugar Cane Juice salaries, the boys with little Tin Cans waving incense, by positive spirit for a price, and through all these crowds, they were awaiting the new flag of afghanistan, the white Taliban Flag. We new flag of afghanistan, the white Taliban Flag new flag of afghanistan, the white Taliban Flag. We always appreciate ou Taliban Flag. We always appreciate you coming Taliban Flag. We always appreciate you coming on Taliban Flag. We always appreciate you coming on. Thank Taliban Flag. We always appreciate you coming on. Thank you Taliban Flag. We always appreciate you coming on. Thank you very Taliban Flag. We always appreciate i you coming on. Thank you very much indeed, our chief international correspondent live from kabul. Lets stay in afghanistan. Theres increasing Security Concerns at the airport. On saturday the us advised its citizens to avoid the area because of a potential threat from is militants. Also On Saturday this French Military Aircraft was Vidoed Dropping flares as it exited the airport theyre used to protect aircraft from some types of attacks. Expert Charles Lister explains. Abdirahim saeed is a Jihadist Expert from bbc monitoring. Thank you for your time. Help me understand the nature of the islamic State Group in afghanistan. What is its strength . To State Group in afghanistan. What is its strength . Its strength . To start off with isis, it hasnt its strength . To start off with isis, it hasnt issued its strength . To start off with isis, it hasnt issued an its strength . To start off with l isis, it hasnt issued an explicit threat isis, it hasnt issued an explicit threat against the airport, whether its the threat against the airport, whether its The Americans are the taliban, but what its The Americans are the taliban, but what we its The Americans are the taliban, but what we do know is that isis is a sworn but what we do know is that isis is a sworn enemy of both The Americans and that a sworn enemy of both The Americans and that taliban. In the first commentary last week, it actually condemned that taliban and said that it condemned then taking part of negotiations last year and sitting around negotiations last year and sitting around the table with The Americans, it underplayed the fact that they would it underplayed the fact that they would be establishing their so called Sharia Law and they said they will so called Sharia Law and they said they will be starting a new phase of they will be starting a new phase of the tax they will be starting a new phase of the tax in they will be starting a new phase of the tax in afghanistan, but they still have the tax in afghanistan, but they still have not made that explicit threat still have not made that explicit threat. What we also know is i asked supporters threat. What we also know is i asked supporters online have been increasing their rhetoric against the taliban, against americans, and it may the taliban, against americans, and it may he, the taliban, against americans, and it may he, i the taliban, against americans, and it may be, i cant understand the phrase it may be, i cant understand the phrase of it may be, i cant understand the phrase of The Americans given that Context Phrase of The Americans given that context of phrase of The Americans given that context of an internet and then into tax~ context of an internet and then into tax. � ,. ,. , into tax. And in terms of the change in situation into tax. And in terms of the change in situation potentially into tax. And in terms of the change in situation potentially benefiting i in situation potentially benefiting i asked, is that necessarily the case because by the afghan government and military oppose the islamic state, so that taliban doesnt support it. Is this a necessarily more beneficial Environment It to operate . Let me know from Environment It to operate . Let me know from the Environment It to operate . Let me know from the past Environment It to operate . Let me know from the past is Environment It to operate . Let me know from the past is that Environment It to operate . Let me know from the past is that i Environment It to operate . Let me know from the past is that i asked | know from the past is that i asked 6000 exploiting political mayhem, exactly what happening now in kabul around the airport and the territories in syria and iraq. They maneuvered to Hit And Run attacks, so we dont know exactly how many i asked militants are operating in afghanistan. The numbers vary according to a recent un report. They are set in the smaller of the tea when compared to the taliban, but in the last few months, at least in january, they but in the last few months, at least injanuary, they have been claiming an increasing number of attacks. Those sort of attacks are usually attacks on soft targets, so where civilians are gathered, politicians, assassinations, oblast, explosives planted nearby, Electricity Pylons and so on. I thank you very much for your help on that. We appreciate it. Now, i should emphasise that taliban is not in complete control of afghanistan. In one region a group of fighters from the tajik Ethnic Group are holding out. The want groups like theirs to maintain some independence under any new government. The taliban has sent hundreds of its fighters to the area and says it has them surrounded. This is all happening in an area not far from the capital, kabul. The Panjshir Valley is long known as a bastion of opposition to the taliban. The group controlling it calls themselves the national resistance front. This is their head of foreign relations. Weve proven ourselves, our Track Record in the past a0 years has shown that no one is able to conquer our region especially the Panjshir Valley. The Red Army with its might was unable to defeat us it was defeated nine times in the Panjshir Valley. I dont think any forces right now in afghanistan have the might of the Red Army and the taliban also Twenty Five years ago tried to take over The Valley it failed and they faced a crushing defeat. For the past week, we have had an influx of remnants from the previous, we have had an influx of local resistance forces throughout The Country, and The Valley itself had local for The Country, and The Valley itself had localfor us The Country, and The Valley itself had local for us were trained in The Valley. So we have thousands of forces ready for the resistance. However, we prepared to pursue Peace Negotiations before any sort of war or conflict. The militias leaders include two figures worth noting. This man, Ahmed Massoud is one. Hes the son of ahmad shah massoud, a famous Resistance Fighter against the Soviet Union in a previous era. He says his forces will fight any regime imposed by the taliban. Another is this man amrullah saleh. Until a week ago, he was the first Vice President of afghanistan. As kabulfell, he headed for the Panjshir Valley to join his fellow tajiks in the resisistance. He now considers himself the legitimate Caretaker President of afghanistan, and is allied with ahmad massoud. This picture shows him playing volleyball while waiting for the child and to advance. Volleyball while waiting for the child and to advance. They should understand child and to advance. They should understand we child and to advance. They should understand we will child and to advance. They should understand we will not, child and to advance. They should understand we will not, let child and to advance. They should understand we will not, let me i child and to advance. They shouldj understand we will not, let me be very clear, we will not accept clerical dictatorship in my country. We make peace, but the piece should not mean surrender to a group with massive records of human rights violation, massacres of people, you name it, that will not happen. Lets speak to Frank Gardner who is live with us on this story. Frank, how do you assess the seriousness of this challenge to the taliban . I this challenge to the taliban . I would collect a fairly major fall, its the only part of afghanistan that they do not have control. They say theyve surrounded it, but they will probably think twice before trying to actually take it because as you heard there, its always been as you heard there, its always been a kind of bastion of opposition. The line of this valley is this emblematic charismatic figure, so it will be a tough night for the taliban to crack, and they mayjust decide in The End to ignore it and to leave it alone and just let them simmer away there. I think it all depends on how much trouble thats national resistant front makes for that taliban outside The Valley. The fact is that that taliban have seized enormous quantities of weapons, Ammunition And Hardware from the surrounding afghan national crisis, much of this was donated in the last three months by The Americans, you know, hundreds of humvees, of helicopters, of Weapons Stashes of ammunition, dollars, you name it. So they have taken over a vast War Chest with which to fight their last remaining enemy, almost last remaining for lets not forget isis which is no friend to the taliban or alanda. Its arrival. And its probably going to carry out some attacks inside The Country, and thats what the Threat Reporting was about at the weekend, that isis may try to set off some kind of Suicide Attack at the airport. They are still a threat to the new Taliban Rule Two afghanistan. Still a threat to the new Taliban Rule Two afghanistan. Frank, with reference to rule two afghanistan. Frank, with reference to the rule two afghanistan. Frank, with reference to The Valley, rule two afghanistan. Frank, with reference to The Valley, is rule two afghanistan. Frank, with reference to The Valley, is there L Reference to The Valley, is there any possibility that other fighters who want to resist that taliban may align in some way with this group in The Valley, or is it very much its own and the entity and operates as such . Own and the entity and operates as such . ~. , own and the entity and operates as such . ~ ,. ,. , as such . Welcome they want to paint themselves as as such . Welcome they want to paint themselves as a as such . Welcome they want to paint themselves as a broader as such . Welcome they want to paint themselves as a broader spectrum i themselves as a broader Spectrum Resistance parts as they can. But, there is no getting away from the fact that eight is dominated, they are that major ethnic community in the north of afghanistan, but they have got no real following in the southern half and what some thats not an official word, but it is an area of Southern Afghanistan that crashes into pakistan. So, there is always the threat that eventually, afghanistan could even split into two areas can certainly two areas of influence if not actually splits geographically with that tajik dominating the north and the others dominating the north and the others dominating the north and the others dominating the south. That wont be what that taliban wants. They are controlling kabul. They want to have their islamic as marriage, as they call it, over the entirety of afghanistan. So at all depends on how much this group breaks out of The Valley, or whether they just stay there as an unrolled part of it. , ~. , ~ stay there as an unrolled part of it. Frank, thank you very much indeed with it. Frank, thank you very much indeed with helping it. Frank, thank you very much indeed with helping us it. Frank, thank you very much indeed with helping us with i it. Frank, thank you very much l indeed with helping us with that part of the story. We will switch them afghanistan and we will return to that story within the hour. Theres been Flash Flooding in the us state of tennessee. Two young children, are among the more than 20 people known to have died over the weekend. Dozens are still missing. Daniela relph has more. Those living here described a wall of water coming in hard and fast. Flash floods overwhelming parts of tennessee. The Rain And Wind tore through communities with a ferocity few had predicted. It was a terrifying experience as residents tried to save their homes and theirfamilies. Im trying to get them out of the door but the water is so high and its pushing against the door that im having a hard time pushing to open the door to get them out, im holding two babies. The aftermath is a landscape strewn with floodwaters, wrecked vehicles and severely damaged homes. In many counties, there is bewilderment at how quickly the storm took hold and this remains both a recovery and a Search And Rescue operation with many still missing, including children. Tremendous loss of life, a number of missing people on the ground, homes washed off their foundations, cars strewn around the community, it is a devastating picture of loss and heartache. The worst Hit Area was humphreys county, west of nashville. Here, the floodwaters rose so quickly many people just couldnt escape their homes. The plight of those living here recognised in last Nights President ial address. I want to begin by expressing my deepest condolences for the sudden and tragic loss of life due to this flash flood. I know we have reached out to the community, we stand ready to offer them support. I asked the administrator to speak to Governor Lee of tennessee right away and we will offer any assistance they need for this terrible moment. Tens of thousands of people are still without power. Roads and bridges remain impassible in some places, hampering rescue efforts. There were Hurricane Warnings in the North East of the united states over the weekend but it was here, further south in tennessee, where the extreme weather really hit and took lives. Daniela relph, bbc news. I will be back with you in a couple of minutes. Well, the weathers looking very settled over the next few days. Its been a fine day today, and really, not an awful lot of change on the way. Tomorrow, so, this week were calling it sunny spells, Cloudy At Times, because thats the kind of weather High Pressure builds. And the High Pressure is over us right now, and its not going to budge probably for around seven days or so at least. This is the Satellite Picture from earlier on. You can see various areas of cloud floating in this area of High Pressure, but big breaks in The Cloud too, so some of us have had clear blue skies, others have been stuck underneath The Cloud. For example, one bank of cloud here drifting on the wind off the North Sea into eastern and central areas of england. So, for example, here first thing on tuesday, it will be fairly cloudy, whereas many other parts of The Country will be waking up to sunshine. Lets have a look at the morning and early afternoon then. So, this is around midday, Central Scotland in the very centre of the High Pressure, so the best of the weather here. Heres a bit of cloud, which should break up through the morning, now, notice spits and spots of rain around coastal areas, maybe where that cloud is thickest, so your local forecasts will concentrate on that. But this is the broad picture on tuesday. Around 21 in london, maybe 23 expected in glasgow. And here is the High Pressure on wednesday, just a suggestion of a Cool Front there in the far north of The Country, which will be slipping southwards over the coming days. Now, heres the Weather Map for wednesday, so High Pressure centred here around western scotland. A little bit of a Cool Breeze there around the North Sea coast. Not too noticeable on wednesday, but by that time we get to thursday, i think we will see Freshening Winds on the North Sea coast anywhere from Aberdeenshiredown Into east anglia. Heres that breeze, you can see the wind coming from the north. A Cool Front here, that indicates thick cloud, and you can see that arc of cloud as this Cool Front, and i say cool, i mean, its really a cold front, but its hardly bringing particularly cold weather. Temperatures will be around about, say 16 17 celsius. The best of the weather will be towards the west at The Country around 21 22 celsius in the sunshine. So, heres the summary and the outlook for the week ahead, and you can see not a lot changes even into the weekend. Not too hot, not too cold, for most of us, just right. Bye bye. Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. There are fears that there just isnt enough time to get everyone out. ~. , isnt enough time to get everyone out. , ,. , isnt enough time to get everyone out. ~. , ,. , out. We are being surrounded by dozens and out. We are being surrounded by dozens and dozens out. We are being surrounded by dozens and dozens of out. We are being surrounded by dozens and dozens of people i out. We are being surrounded by| dozens and dozens of people who out. We are being surrounded by i dozens and dozens of people who are desperate to leave. Everyone is desperate to leave. Everyone is desperate to leave. Everyone is desperate to get out, everyone is totally confused as to what to do. The us withdraw from afghanistan began with the Trump Administrations deal with the taliban which was signed in Doha Last year. We will look at whether that agreements so the seeds for the current crisis. Also in the programme, the economic crisis in lebanon. Fuelshortages programme, the economic crisis in lebanon. Fuel shortages have resulted in scenes like this with hundreds of cars queuing for fuel, but the Gas Stations have nothing left to sell them. To lebanon now, where Fuel Shortages have paralysed basic services across The Country. Its the latest setback for a country which is experiencing one of the worlds worst economic crises in decades. In an attempt to ease the shortages, The Countrys leaders have raised the price of petroleum by 66 . With so many households living in poverty, the Price Hike is bad news for the people of lebanon. These Drone Pictures capture the extent of the crisis this Highway Links Beirut to south lebanon. Hundreds of vehicles lining up to fill their empty tanks but Gas Stations have little or no petrol to sell. Lets hearfrom one Taxi Driver whos been waiting in the queue. Translation my car has been parked in a queue outside the Filling Station for two days. But i still have no petrol. Is there anything more degrading and humiliating than this . Hezbollah is a close ally of iran and a major political force in lebanon. They promised on sunday that deliveries of iranian fuel would arrive in the days to come to help ease the crisis. This is their supporters reacting to that announcement. And today, iran said that its standing by to send more if needed. But its a controversial move it would defy a us embargo on iranian exports, which were reimposed in 2018. The bbc� s Carine Torbay is in beirut. First of all, tell me about the situation that you are in in your neighbourhood . Its situation that you are in in your neighbourhood . Neighbourhood . Its a very dire situation. Neighbourhood . Its a very dire situation, this neighbourhood . Its a very dire situation, this Evening Neighbourhood . Its a very dire situation, this evening we i neighbourhood . Its a very dire situation, this evening we are L Neighbourhood . Its a very dire i situation, this evening we are very lucky to have the electricity. I warned the producer before i came on air that i might be doing this live on candlelight because this has become a very common situation across The Country, many people are having to deal with very long hours of power cuts. Just having electricity for a couple of hours, for 2h hours this is really a very dire situation. The country has a fuel shortage, dire situation. The country has a fuelshortage, people dire situation. The country has a fuel shortage, people are unable to fill their tanks, everything is affected, from factories to hospitals which are at breaking point. Even bakeries are saying they might not be able to make bread because of the shortage in diesel. So every single aspect of life in lebanon is currently affected by this crisis which has culminated today with extremely long queues to Gas Stations. Most of these Gas Stations were actually closed because they said they dont have anything to sell, they dont have fuel to sell. And although we are expecting a couple of tankers to start off Loading Fuel in the next couple days, this does not mean that the crisis is about to ease, this does not mean that anything will be sorted, and people are drained and exhausted from this Level And Intensity of this crisis. I exhausted from this Level And Intensity of this crisis. Intensity of this crisis. I can imagine intensity of this crisis. I can imagine. Help intensity of this crisis. I can imagine. Help me intensity of this crisis. I can i imagine. Help me understand how intensity of this crisis. I can imagine. Help me understand how the pressure you are describing on Fuel And Electricity right now connects to the much longer term and broader political and economic crisis in lebanon . Political and economic crisis in lebanon . Political and economic crisis in lebanon . ~. , lebanon . Well, the collapse of the Economy And Lebanon . Well, the collapse of the economy and the financial lebanon . Well, the collapse of the economy and the financial system | lebanon . Well, the collapse of the L Economy and the financial system in lebanon means the whole system that the economy was based on was unsustainable. This was based mainly on importing lots of products from abroad, not encouraging local production, and basically on spending lots of money. And when you import, you need dollars. It means you must ensure you have enough supply of this currency to continue that cycle. Lebanon was not able to continue with this, it had a long history of mismanagement of the adoption of the wrong economic model, and It Led from one Borrowing Spree to another, until it came unsustainable. In 2019, we saw perhaps the first very salient marks and signs of this whole system coming to the brink and collapsing two years after that, the situation has worsened. And what makes it even worse is that for two years since the start of the crisis, we havent seen any kind of political unity around a plan to come out of this crisis. We havent seen a Road Map that politicians have come together to implement. This is the most exasperating thing for people here. They feel there is no help and not much effort being put into really getting The Country out of this mess. ~ getting The Country out of this mess. , ~ ,. , y getting The Country out of this mess. , ~ i. ,. Lets go to afghanistan, we also have reports from Tennessee And Lebanon too. In germany, tighter restrictions are coming into force for people who remain unvaccinated against covid 19. Only those whove been vaccinated or have tested negative or have recovered from the virus will be allowed access to restaurants, sports facilities, and other indoor services. The percentage of people fully vaccinated in Germany Isjust behind the uk, at around 60 . And overall Infection Rates in germany are low compared to other similar countries but they are rising. Heres more from our berlin correspondent, damian mcguinness. From today in most parts of germany, to access many services whether it be hotels or indoor eating, or the gym or hairdressers youll have to either prove that you are fully vaccinated or recently recovered, or get a recent Covid Test. Now so far, this ruling which comes into Force Today is essentially regulating whats common practice throughout germany, and it hasnt really caused much controversy. Thats because the tests you can do are free of charge, they are paid for by the state. Thatll change in october when people have to pay for them themselves. The other hitch, really, for people who are not vaccinated is that some politicians are saying that if Infection Rates continue to rise, than some of these services may well only be accessible for people who are vaccinated. So far, we havent seen much protest in germany about the idea of so called Covid Vaccination certificates. But that could well change, if things get tighter and if certain services are only accessible for those who are vaccinated. The Uk Government says its met its target of offering all 16 17 year olds in england a single dose of the covid jab. More than A Million young people became eligible earlier this month and the latest figures suggest around 360,000 have taken up the offer. A new Nhs Video has been launched highlighting the effects of Long Covid in a bid to drive up Vaccination Rates amongst teenagers. Heres our medical editor fergus walsh. Hiya, are you ready for vaccination . Yeah. Every jab counts. These 16 and 17 year olds were getting their Vaccine Today at tipton in the west midlands. Almost 90 Million doses have now been administered in the uk. Yeah, it was quick and easy, keeping everyone safe. I want to keep my family safe and me safe, more importantly, so, yeah. As an A E doctor, ive seen a lot during this pandemic. But nothing has shocked me more than seeing younger people being admitted to our hospitals with covid 19. And as well as their age, many of them have one other thing in common they were unvaccinated. The Nhs Video urges young adults to get vaccinated and shares stories of several who were laid low by the virus. My lungs, out of nowhere, just kind of stopped. I struggled to breathe sitting, lying down, obviously sitting upright. I was then, sort of, attached to a ventilator machine. The younger you are, the lower your overall risk from covid, but people aged 18 34 now make up more than a fifth of those admitted to hospital with the virus. And there is the threat of Long Covid. Normally you would be able to go to bed, go to Sleep And Wake up kind of feeling ready to face the day, i could sleep for a week and still feel tired. If we look at Vaccine Uptake in adults in england, whereas over 90 of all of those aged 60 and over have had at least one dose, it falls to 63 for those aged 18 29. For 16 17 year olds, its estimated around 36 have had a jab in the three weeks since they became eligible. The Sse Arena in belfast marked its final day as a Vaccination Centre on sunday, having administered more than 360,000 doses overfive months. The last recipient this 17 year old. With covid cases and Hospital Admissions rising, the Immunisation Campaign remains as important as ever to ensure as many people as possible are protected. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Stay with us on outside source. Inafew in a few minutes, we will look at whether the deal the Trump Administration struck last year with the taliban to withdraw us troops from afghanistan is in any way connected to whats been happening in the last couple of weeks. Here in the uk, walkers on waless highest mountain, mount snowdon, have been urged to respect The Mountain. There are concerns that increasing numbers of visitors are damaging footpaths and leaving litter. Our Wales Correspondent Tomos Morgan reports from the snowdonia national park. Earlier this month, in poor visibility and treacherous conditions, rafts of people chose to climb snowdon, the uks third highest and busiest mountain. Rescue services say theyre in holiday madness, dealing with three incidents within three hours On Saturday alone. Today, however, with the Rugged Landscape Glistening in far brighter weather, yr wyddfa, as its known in welsh, is no less of a draw at a time when going abroad is still too much of a trek for most. It feels busier than last time, because we came right at the Peak Of Covid last time when we were allowed to travel. It feels so much better this year. Its busy, but i thought it was going to be packed packed and its just nice. I picked up cans and bottles. Dog fouling is still happening. Its such a shame, because its a beautiful area if everyone i just did their bit. Weve got water over there. This is where plastic will end up if it is not picked up. The Mountain Railway only goes to halfway this year and the cafe at 3500 feet is closed. Covid and uncertainty earlier in the summer over social distancing measures forcing the hands of those in charge. Nevertheless, this morning, just like on so many others during the holidays, we were told there was an hour long queue for a selfie on the summit. As a consequence of covid, more of us are staycationing, at the base in llanberis as the last train heads up, the Car Parks are still full and the Ice Cream is still being served. Economically, the tourists are needed. Environmentally, could more be done . Tomos morgan, bbc news, snowdonia. This is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. Our Lead Story is. The taliban is saying it wont accept foreign troops staying beyond 31 August to help evacuate more of the thousands of afghans who want to leave. To understand the Decisions President biden has taken in afghanistan, we need to understand the decisions taken by his predecessor donald trump. Because in early 2020, the united states signed a deal with the taliban. In afghanistan, 19 years, going on 20 years, and there hasnt been a moment like this. Weve had very successful negotiations, we think they will be successful in The End. Joe biden says that this deal meant he inherited a stark choice. When i came into office, i inherited a deal that President Trump negotiated with the taliban. The choice i had to make as your president , it was either to follow through on that agreement, or be prepared to go back to fighting the taliban in the middle of the spring fighting season. This is strongly contested. President biden has rapidly reversed a range of trump policies. Not here though. So lets look at what the agreement hes followed. Back in 2020, donald trumps goal was clear. We think they want to deal, we want to deal, i think its going to work out. Well see. Its time to come home, and they want to stop. L theyve been fighting a long time. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo called it the best opportunity for peace in a generation. And he was present when, on 29 February last year, the deal between the taliban and the us was done. Note also present was the taliban political Chief Mullah Abdul ghani baradar. He was the taliban official who signed the deal. Hed been released from a pakistani jail at the request of the us. And this is what was in the deal. First of all, it put a date on the us departure. There would be a full withdrawal of all foreign forces by May 2021 if the taliban kept its side of things. The date was pushed back byJoe Biden to august but the deal told the taliban precisely when The Americans would exit the conflict if they chose to continue it. In return the taliban made a number of commitments the taliban agreed to not attack us personnel. It promised to restrict any activity that could threaten the us, including terror attacks abroad. Heres the section. And the taliban agreed to talks with the afghan Government Something it hadnt previously done. And remember, the afghan Government Wasnt Part of these talks or the deal. In return for these promises, the taliban got the us departure date. It also got the release of thousands of fighters who were in prison. Heres the text of the deal again. It reads. This was the us agreeing to the release of prisoners in afghanistan without involving the afghan government. Perhaps not surprisingly, president ghani took note. Perhaps not surprisingly, the prisoners were released all the same. And these were fighters and leadars from the taliban an organisation with a long record of killing civilians and restricting womens right and girls� education. It was billed as a confidence building measure. No doubt it was for the taliban. Less so for many others and for good reason. Subsequent research by the afghan Peace Dialogue Project were participating in combat, being killed fighting, the deal also contains multiple references to the need for a political settlement in afghanistan. Heres the phrase. In other words, a deal between the taliban and the government. Given that the taliban were constantly trying to kill afghan politicians and soldiers, the possibility that it would agree a Power Sharing Deal looked a little optimistic. Talks between the two sides did take place last september, but went nowhere. This was then president ghani speaking to the bbc about them in february of this year. It takes two parties. We have a sense of urgency. Do you think that taliban are negotiating in good faith . Well, the jury is out. The president s jury was out. He wasnt the only one feeling that way. Despite it being billed as an agreement for bringing peace, many questioned the value of the talibans commitments in the deal. Donald trumps second national Security Adviser has since bluntly dismissed it as a surrender agreement. There was another concern, too. In the months that followed, The Times co Respondent Antony Lloyd reflected. More recently, lisa curtis, An Afghanistan Expert who served during the Trump Administration, has described the doha talks as an unfair negotiation, because nobody was looking out for the interests of the afghan government. There was though that commitment in the deal for the taliban to talk to the government. Since the talibans takeover, Mike Pompeo has turned to this telling Fox News sunday that the taliban had to engage in meaningful Power Sharing Agreement talks, before we completed our requirement to fully withdraw. WhetherJoe Biden found the talks meaningful or not, their progress was not pre requisite for withdrawal. He would go ahead anyway. And as the taliban advanced throuthune and july, his emphasis was on the afghan government taking responsibility. We gave them every tool they could need. We paid their salaries, provided for the maintenance of their air force, we gave them every chance to determine their own future. But the governmentJoe Biden wanted to have the Strength And Confidence to resist the taliban was the one The Americans left outside the Negotiating Room in doha. Its the government the us didnt tell before leaving Bagram Airbase in july. Perhaps, in The End rather than building confidence, the deal did the reverse for the government when its relationship with afghans was already fragile. All of which does not explain everything about the talibans takeover. Nor does it settle the rights and the wrongs of the us withdrawal. It does though help us understand the consequences. Remember Abdul Ghani Baradar . He went from prison in pakistan to talks with The Americans. And now to this a triumphant return to afghanistan last week. Hes now a central figure as the taliban plans a new government. Then theres ashraf ghani. The man not at the Negotiating Table in doha. When the talks were happening he was president. An elected president. Last week he was in exile posting statements on facebook. And being told by the us that he was no longer a figure in his country. And then theresJoe Biden and the us not budging an inch. I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, ive learned The Hard Way that there was never a good time to withdraw us forces. Which leads us back to the deal. When it was done, both sides had their top priority, the outcome they wanted above all else for the us it was getting out, for the taliban, it was getting power. And now The Americans are leaving. Donald trump wanted this, Joe Biden wants this. Not in these circumstances of course, but he wants it to happen all the same. And theres the taliban it now controls the streets and The Country. Both priorities have come to pass. And the Doha Deal played its part in making sure they did. Staying in afghanistan, the un Aid Agencies are warning of a deepening humanitarian crisis there, because Aid Deliveriesjust humanitarian crisis there, because Aid Deliveries just cannot get into kabul. The who currently says it is unable to fly 500 tonnes of medical supplies in because of the situation at Kabul Airport. The un also estimates 18 Million afghans need humanitarian aid and around 10 Million of those are children. So if they cant be flown in via the capitol, what options are there . Heres Rick Brennan at the world health organization. Irate Heres Rick Brennan at the world health organization. Heres Rick Brennan at the world health organization. We are looking at other options health organization. We are looking at other options bringing health organization. We are looking at other options bringing in at other options bringing in supplies to kandahar, perhaps by Grommet Air supplies to kandahar, perhaps by grommetair supplies to kandahar, perhaps by Grommet Air by Grommet Air space. We are in those discussions on those issues. With respect to our own staff, we have evacuated last week six of our international staff. But the united nations are staying in delivering, we have five senior staff on the ground, very experienced humanitarian operators. We have over 400 afghan staff. We have relocated some of those in particular Security Risk to the cobble, but we still retain the process and all 34 provinces and we are able to monitor the health of the humanitarian situation on a daily basis. One bit of good news from the stage that from that monitoring, we know the over 95 of the 2200 Health Facilities that we monitor daily are currently functioning. 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Best of luck to her I And Everyone else taking part in the paralympics. You can get coverage of the events on the Bbc Sport website. Thats it for outside source, ill see you tomorrow. All the best. Well, the weathers looking very settled over the next few days. Its been a fine day today, and really, not an awful lot of change on the way. Tomorrow, so, this week were calling it sunny spells, Cloudy At Times because thats the kind of weather High Pressure builds. And the High Pressure is over us right now, and its not going to budge probably for around seven days or so at least. This is the Satellite Picture from earlier on. You can see various areas of cloud floating in this area of High Pressure, but big breaks in The Cloud, too so some of us have had clear blue skies, others have been stuck underneath The Cloud. For example, one bank of cloud here drifting on the wind off the North Sea into eastern and central areas of england. So, for example, here first thing on tuesday, it will be fairly cloudy, whereas many other parts of The Country will be waking up to sunshine. Lets have a look at the morning and early afternoon then. So, this is around midday, Central Scotland in the very centre of the High Pressure, so the best of the weather here. Heres a bit of cloud, which should break up through the morning. Now, notice spits and spots of rain around coastal areas maybe where that cloud is thickest, so your local forecasts will concentrate on that. But this is the broad picture on tuesday. Around 21 in london, maybe 23 expected in glasgow. And here is the High Pressure on wednesday just a suggestion of a Cool Front there in the far north of The Country, which will be slipping southwards over the coming days. Now, heres the Weather Map for wednesday, so High Pressure centred here around western scotland. A little bit of a Cool Breeze there around the North Sea coast. Not too noticeable on wednesday, but by that time we get to thursday, i think we will see Freshening Winds on the North Sea coast anywhere from Aberdeenshire Down Into east anglia. Heres that breeze, you can see the wind coming from the north. A Cool Front here that indicates thick cloud, and you can see that arc of cloud as this Cool Front. And i say cool, i mean, its really a cold front, but its hardly bringing particularly cold weather. Temperatures will be around about, say 16 17 celsius. The best of the weather will be towards the west at The Country around 21 22 celsius in the sunshine. So, heres the summary and the outlook for the week ahead, and you can see not a lot changes even into the weekend. Not too hot, not too cold, for most of us, just right. Bye bye. This is bbc news. Im martine croxall. The headlines at eight the race to get people out of afghanistan intensifies as the Uk Government asks President Biden to delay the date of the final withdrawal of american troops. Most of these people do not have permission to leave. Some of them do and still cannot get through. Everyone is desperate to get out. The deadline for us and other troops to leave is The End of the month but the taliban says it does not want an extension. If they extend it beyond the 31st, thatis if they extend it beyond the 31st, that is a clear violation. Here, the government warns Covid Test providers about misleading prices for Holiday Makers in a clampdown on cowboy behaviour. Queuing to reach Snowdons Summit walkers are urged to respect The Mountain as the number of visitors soars