Surprise US official visit to Kabul

The American defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, makes an unannounced visit to Afghanistan but won't be drawn on whether US troops will leave, as planned, by May. We hear from Kabul about the reasons behind his trip.

Also on the programme : news from Australia where unprecedented flooding has left thousands homeless in New South Wales; and we hear about the life and times of the Egyptian feminist, Nawal Al Saadawi who has died at the age of 89.

(Photo: Afghanistan"s President Ashraf Ghani meets U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin; Credit: Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS)