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Newsday
20/08/2021 04:06 GMT : Afghans report Taliban retribution
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The United States said it was sending more consular officers to help people leave. Show more
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Newsday
20/08/2021 05:06 GMT : Afghanistan faces humanitarian crisis
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The UN pledges to stay but warns that they are short on funding. Show more
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Newsday
20/08/2021 06:06 GMT : The desperate scramble to leave Afghanistan
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The United States says it has evacuated 7000 people in the past five days. Show more
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HARDtalk
Kamila Sidiqi: What future do Afghanistan's women face?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kamila Sidiqi was the deputy commerce minister for President Ashraf Ghani from 2017 to 2019. She escaped from Kabul as the Taliban took over. Show more
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How thinking about time may stop us wasting it Show more
Witness History
When The Queen met Ceaușescu
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, was the first communist leader to be given a full state visit to the UK, but it was controversial from the outset. Show more
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Tech Life
Fears over Afghan biometric data
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Human rights activists say that the Taliban could use databases compiled by the previous government and coalition forces to target citizens. Presented by Zoe Kleinman Show more
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Science In Action
Seismic citizen science in Hispaniola
39 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is there more to come from the Haitian earthquake fault system? Is ‘Blue Hydrogen’ all that green? Have hopes for fusion been re-ignited? And why do some bat babies babble? Show more
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The Real Story
America after Afghanistan
49 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What will allies and rivals conclude about future US willingness to engage overseas? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
The Psychology of goalkeepers with Australia's Maty Ryan
33 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Real Sociedad's Maty Ryan looks back on the last 10 months of his career and tells us why he fell out of favour at Brighton. Show more
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The Fifth Floor
Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from friends and family now living under the Taliban. Show more
Witness History
When The Queen met Ceaușescu
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, was the first communist leader to be given a full state visit to the UK, but it was controversial from the outset. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
20/08/2021 13:06 GMT: US 'speeding up evacuations' from Kabul
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
The US says it is speeding up its evacuation efforts at Kabul airport but we'll hear how large crowds of desperate Afghans are still trying to push their way in. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Kamila Sidiqi: What future do Afghanistan's women face?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kamila Sidiqi was the deputy commerce minister for President Ashraf Ghani from 2017 to 2019. She escaped from Kabul as the Taliban took over. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2021/08/20 16:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Female football players
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
We hear how sportswomen in Afghanistan are feeling following the Taliban's takeover Show more
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Witness History
When The Queen met Ceaușescu
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, was the first communist leader to be given a full state visit to the UK, but it was controversial from the outset. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
CrowdScience
Why is human skin so rubbish?
34 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Rhinoceroses don’t get paper cuts. An envious listener wonders why his skin isn’t that tough. How does delicate human skin do its jobs and could science give it an upgrade? Show more
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Newshour
20/08/2021 20:06 GMT: US president defends Kabul airlift
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Biden says the US has not lost credibility over the situation in Afghanistan. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Real Story
America after Afghanistan
49 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What will allies and rivals conclude about future US willingness to engage overseas? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
What now for Afghanistan's media?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan we consider the future of its media. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
When The Queen met Ceaușescu
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, was the first communist leader to be given a full state visit to the UK, but it was controversial from the outset. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Real Story
America after Afghanistan
49 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What will allies and rivals conclude about future US willingness to engage overseas? Show more
