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Taliban close in on Afghan capital

The Taliban set their sights on Kabul as they take another major city, Mazar-i-Sharif.

The Taliban set their sights on Kabul as they take another major city, Mazar-i-Sharif. We hear the latest from Kabul, and speak to a specialist in girls' education who had to flee a Taliban assault on the city of Kandahar.

Also, the aftermath of the strong earthquake that struck Haiti on Friday.

Plus, controversy over a Polish media bill that tightens rules on broadcasters. Local journalist Wojciech Przybylski and historian Timothy Garton Ash give us their views.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Azerbaijani columnist Arzu Geybulla and American journalist Joshua Hammer.

(Photo: Families staying at makeshift camps in Kabul after fleeing the violence. Credit: Getty Images)

50 minutes

Last on

Sun 15 Aug 202105:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 Aug 202105:06GMT