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, were seeIng IncreasIng evIdence the worlds medIa Is tunIng out of afghanIstan. Well, were not doIng that on the MedIa Show were 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, weve a number of guests to help us, IncludIng cnns 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 through
The bloody aftermath of the Soviet Occupation set the ground for a new force to emerge. They were really seen as angels, these young angels who had arrived to save the country. On december 27th, 1979, soviet Special Forces stormed the president ial palace in kabul. The president , hafizullah amin, was killed. This was the start of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. The soviets had invaded to shore up the communist government. Afghanistans communists had taken power in a coup in 1978, but opposition to the radical modernisation programme, together with internal Communist Party squabbling, had resulted in crisis. Moscow ran out of patience. After assassinating president amin, Soviet Forces poured into afghanistan and occupied the major cities. This was the first time in the Cold War that a regular armed force, tanks, jet fighters, was crossing into another country and occupying it. Now, if they had their own jet fighters, at the Air Force Base in bagram and herat, they could have contro
Vulnerable around the world, i would point them to the cab will airlift of the point them to the cab will airlift of the last 14 days. I thank everyone involved, and i believe they can be very proud of what they have done. But hundreds of afghans eligible for relocation, and Uk Nationals have been Left Behind and the government has been criticised for having not done more sooner. Forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans 16 years ago. President biden warns a attack on Kabul Airport is highly likely in the next 2a hours. Forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans 16 years ago. Dilemma for doctors. A severe shortage of Test Tubes in the uk means patients needing urgent Blood Tests could face delays. Standing could be returning to british Football Stadiums this season. The bbc understands the Uk Government is set to start lifting th
Truly humbling to see the hours worked, the exhaustion printed on peoples faces, so we tried our best. Boris johnson pays tribute to their heroism. This if people look for evidence of the Spirit And Energy and values of this country, the united kingdom, a willingness to show global leadership to help vulnerable around them, i would leadership to help vulnerable around them, iwould Point Leadership to help vulnerable around them, i would point them to the kabul of the Mike Airlift of the last 1a days. I thank everyone involved, and i believe they can be very proud of what they have done. President biden warns another attack on Kabul Airport is highly likely within the next 24 hours as us forces prepare to leave. Forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans 16 years ago. British doctors warn that a severe shortage of Test Tubes could delay even urgent blood tests. The bbc has been told the Uk Government is set t
I thank everyone involved, and i believe they can be very proud of what they have done. But hundreds of afghans eligible for relocation, and uk nationals, have been Left Behind, and the government has been criticised for having not done more sooner. President biden warns another attack on Kabul Airport is highly likely within the next 2a hours, as us forces prepare to leave. Forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans 16 years ago. Dilemma for doctors. A severe shortage of Test Tubes in The Uk means patients needing urgent Blood Tests could face delays. Hello and welcome if youre watching in The Uk or around the world. The uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has paid tribute to the military and other personnel involved in the Evacuation Operation in afghanistan. Mrjohnson described their efforts as heroic and said the Uk Departure from afghanistan was the culmination of a mission unlike anything weve seen in our