Around that it is hard to believe what to believe. And i hope that there is at least some responsible entity and party to at least tell us the truth so that we can deal with our life the way we want to but to keep us in this dark, is the most inhumane thing anybody can do on this earth. Us troops, us helicopters have been getting embassy staff out to the airport. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, has said that the mission in afghanistan was a success. What would you say to him if he was there in your hallway now? it was a wonderful game they play for 20 years and i guess, right before the end of 20 years, the game is over. And for us afghans, we are the losers, then, we are going to end up paying the price for whatever anybody, both my country s political leaders as well as the international community leaders did in the past 20 years, and i m now beginning to believe that the disbelief. I m beginning to believe the rumours that people used to believe that all these political l
It s up to the afghans themselves, it s up to the afghan government, it s up to the taliban, to decide the way forward for the country, including kabul. The taliban are on the verge of taking control of afghanistan 20 years after being removed from power. Reports suggest the militant group have ordered their fighters to enter the capital, kabul after local police deserted their posts. They have seized every other major city in afghanistan after a lightning advance that saw the us equipped government army flee from their path. The president, ashraf ghani, has left the country. These pictures filmed by the bbc in kabul show people attempting to leave the city. The taliban said they are in talks with senior officials in president ashraf ghani s government on a peaceful transfer of power. And these images have emerged of us embassy staff being helicoptered to kabul airport. It comes as the secretary of state antony blinken has insisted the situation is patently not saigon in a referenc
Team gb s most successful canoeist, liam heath, has added to his olympic medal haul with a bronze in the k1 200 metres sprint. And coming up this hour: 15 million of us live with a long term condition but are some social media influencers faking illnesses for fame, money and attention. Fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to quarantine on arrivalfrom france , as part of a shake up of coronavirus travel rules in england, scotland and northern ireland. Seven more european countries have been added to the green list, while spain will remain amber despite concerns about covid variants there. Other changes include india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates , switching from red to amber , meaning arrivals from those countries will no longer have to quarantine in government approved accommodation. While austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. But georgia and mexico have been now be added to the red list , the hi
You re watching bbc news. Now its time fo hardtalk. Now its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. South africa is facing its deepest political crisis of the post apartheid era. After days of violence and looting which saw more than 200 people killed and thousands arrested, president ramaphosa claimed there d been a well planned attempt to provoke insurrection and bring down the democratic state. Whatever the truth of that, it s clear the social and economic fabric of the country has been badly weakened. My guest is transport minister fikile mbalula. Is the ruling anc being confronted with its own failure? fikile mbalula in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me, and to all your listeners. It s a pleasure to have you on the show. Tell me, minister, how would you characterise the shocking, the terrible violence that swept across parts of your country last week? it was a hyped up. Accumulation of anarchy at the highest level, as you know that anarchy
It s time tojoin it s time to join sivan sackur for hardtalk. It s time to join sivan sackurfor hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. South africa is facing its deepest political crisis of the post apartheid era. Its deepest political crisis after days of violence and looting which saw more than 200 people killed and thousands arrested, president ramaphosa claimed there d been a well planned attempt to provoke insurrection and bring down the democratic state. Whatever the truth of that, it s clear the social and economic fabric of the country has been badly weakened. My guest is transport minister fikile mbalula. Is the ruling anc being confronted with its own failure? fikile mbalula in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me, and to all your listeners. It s a pleasure to have you on the show. Tell me, minister, how would you characterise the shocking, the terrible violence that swept across parts of your country last week? it was a hyped up. Accumulation o