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Afghanistan: Life under the Taliban

We hear about food shortages and the economic situation for people in Afghanistan

We return to Afghanistan and find out about daily life now that the Taliban is in charge. People living across the country tell us their experiences of food shortages and a worsening economy. We also check back in with a young woman who has been waiting 11 days for a flight out of Mazar-I-Sharif in the north of Afghanistan. Dozens of international passengers have flown out of Kabul in the first such flight since US forces left the country.

Also, a new government has been announced in Lebanon among amid an ongoing crisis. Electricity, fuel and medicines are all in short supply. Some people are going without power for 20 hours a day. Our correspondent in Beirut tells us more.

And Dr Megan Murray, professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University, will answer your questions about the coronavirus pandemic. If you have something you would like to ask, send us a message on WhatsApp +447730 751925.

(Photo: Taliban forces stand guard at a roadside checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: EPA/STRINGER)

50 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Sep 202115:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Fri 10 Sep 202115:06GMT

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