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Afghanistan: Biden gives robust defence of US withdrawal

We speak to a woman in Kabul who says they are 'locked at home' in fear and shock. We also hear about the Afghans trying to flee into neighbouring central Asian countries.

We speak to a woman in Kabul who says they are 'locked at home' in fear and shock. We also hear about the Afghans trying to flee into neighbouring central Asian countries.

Our correspondent reports from Haiti as a tropical storm makes landfall on the Caribbean country lashing it with wind and rain, complicating efforts to rescue trapped survivors from the rubble of Saturday's powerful earthquake.

And a team of researchers reproduces the sound of a choir just as it would have rang out in a Scottish palace 500 years ago.

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Tue 17 Aug 2021 05:06GMT

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  • Tue 17 Aug 2021 05:06GMT