Afghanistan: Taliban prepare to announce a government

A day after the final withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have said that they are preparing to announce a government. The deputy head of the Taliban’s political office told the BBC that a Taliban government could be announced in the next two days and would be inclusive - with a role for women at lower levels but not in high positions. We'll get the latest and speak to Afghans who have left the country to hear whether they will return.

Also, in the past few weeks the city of Marseille in France has seen a number of murders related to turf wars over drugs, with the youngest victim being just 14. Violence and gangs have long been an issue in the city, and now President Emmanuel Macron is in Marseille to announce plans tackling the problems. We'll hear the thoughts of people who live there.

And, every day we are joined by a health expert to answer listener questions about Covid-19. Today our guest is Dr Maria Sundaram - infectious disease epidemiologist at ICES Ontario in Toronto.

(Photo: Taliban forces rally to celebrate the withdrawal of US forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 01 September 2021. Credit: EPA/STRINGER)