Hello, welcome to the media show. Now, this week, we become aware of power battles within the taliban as we watch keenly to see what kind of government it wants to create. Also this week, we re seeing increasing evidence the world s media is tuning out of afghanistan. Well, we re not doing that on the media show we re going to tune into how western media and afghan media have covered this story. I want to understand the relationship between the taliban and journalists. I also want to understand whether this has revealed structural problems in how news works. Has there been enough space given to context and history as many of us watching this week playing out have been asking, why is this happening? well, we ve a number of guests to help us, including cnn s chief international correspondent, clarissa ward, who, with this clip, became one of the faces of the story as the taliban took over. We decide to leave and head for our car. The fighter takes the safety off his ak lfl and pushes
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Britain says there ll be no mass rollout ofjabs for healthy 12 15 year olds for now. And going, going gone the banksy painting that self shredded is heading back under the hammer. Hello and welcome. The taliban appears set to announce a new government for afghanistan within days, but the european union and britain have said they won t be recognising it. Speaking on a visit to pakistan, the uk foreign secretary, dominic raab, said he wanted the country to be stable, and aid could be provided via charities. We begin in kabul, where our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports on how the taliban are already changing daily life. Side by side, taliban fighters and local residents. This is friday prayers in kabul. A cleric from the group tells the congregation theirjihad is changing from a military campaign to one ridding society of corruption. They re still yet to establish a new government, but an announcement is expected soon. Translation: what we want the new government to do i is
Landing back in the uk, one of the last british planes to leave kabul. These troops widely praised helped evacuate more than 15,000 people, that as the taliban took over. Boris johnson says the government will engage alongside allies for the regime the uk helped topple 20 years ago in a statement released by downing street this morning. In ago in a statement released by downing street this morning. In the new regime downing street this morning. In the new regime in downing street this morning. In the new regime in kabul downing street this morning. In the new regime in kabul wants downing street this morning. Ii u time: new regime in kabul wants diplomatic recognition or to unlock the billions currently frozen, they will have to ensure safe passage for those who wish to leave the country, to respect the rights of women and girls, to prevent afghanistan from again becoming an incubatorfor global terror. Again becoming an incubator for global terror. again becoming an incubator fo