OS conversations: Helping Afghan refugees

Thousands of people are still currently scrambling to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban seized back control of the country, almost two decades after they were ousted by the US-led coalition. We hear a conversation with Afghans living in France and the UK who are helping recent refugees from Kabul to resettle.

And Taliban leaders have told the BBC that the only Afghans who should be going to Kabul airport are those cleared by the United States and its allies. We get the latest on the evacuation efforts at the airport. And we speak to our correspondent, who tells us that some people who were due to leave this morning have abandoned their plans fearing for their safety.

Also, one of our regular Covid-19 experts, Dr Pedro Hallal, an epidemiologist from the Federal University of Pelotas in the south of Brazil, answers listeners' questions. We also get his thoughts on the new research suggesting that protection from Covid vaccines wanes within six months.

(Photo: Afghan refugees arriving at Melsbroek, Belgium, August 25, 2021. Credit: Reuters/Johanna Geron)