Sebastian has the latest on Afghanistan as the UN condemns the Taliban for their increasingly violent response to dissent.
In Lebanon there is a new government has just over a year after the previous administration quit following the devastating Beirut port explosion.
And Iran has agreed to let the U.N.'s atomic watchdog service monitoring cameras at Iranian nuclear sites. Sebastian Usher is a BBC Middle East analyst, editor and reporter.
Taliban members pose for a photo after they took over Panjshir Valley, the only province the group had not seized during its sweep last month in Afghanistan on September 6, 2021. Photo: AFP / 2021 Anadolu Agency
