Twenty-three Afghan security personnel killed

At least twenty- three members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in a car bomb targeting an army base in the province of Ghazni. Officials believe more than a dozen others were injured in what appears to be one of the deadliest attacks on Afghan forces in months. We get the latest from our reporter on the ground.

Also on the programme, the Ethiopian government says its forces are beginning the search for the leaders of the Tigray region after asserting that federal troops had taken control of the main city, Mekelle; And a tribute to the man who played the villain Darth Vader in the Hollywood franchise of Star Wars.

To discuss these stories and more we are joined on the programme by Alev Scott, a Turkish-British writer and journalist now based in Amsterdam; and Nick Kochan, a British financial and political journalist based in London.

(Photo: Afghan Security forces on patrol; Credit: EPA/JALIL REZAYEE)