citizens left behind enemy lines in afghanistan as i speak. we have six airplanes that the airport. with american citizens on them. as i speak. also with these interpreters. and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands. julie: we have fox team coverage. trey yingst is in kotter dominic qatar. first, we go to benjamin from london. there are actually conflicting reports. yes, the taliban say they have full control, and they have released images showing the amount of the governor s office, but the national resistance say that they still control all of the main strategic areas. there is a small glimmer of hope that right now for them. less of a hope, perhaps, and for the americans on board trying to escape afghanistan. this news broke yesterday when congressman michael mccaul claimed that the taliban is now holding these american citizens and allies hostage by blocking the planes leaving the airport in northern afghanistan. he says that they are there sitting on board
relatively speaking, over us, so as we go through the afternoon, look at that, the sun comes out and we see showers developing and remember they are only so big, so difficult to pinpoint which towns or city will get it but plenty of sunny spells and around the winds will be lighter and around the winds will be lighter and it s going to feel a little bit warmer. most of the showers tomorrow evening seem to be across the more central and eastern areas of the uk. how about the outlook? the rainbow behind me shows the shower clouds, and the temperature, steady as she goes, the low 20s in the south and in the north typically in the high teens. over to you. that s all from the bbc news at six. so, it s goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello there, i m olly foster, this is sportsday live from wembley, here s what s coming up for you tonight into the final week of the euros, wembley takes centre stage. the first of the semifinals is tonig
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at ellesmere port. and at 2.45pm, we ll be going across the uk to find out more about the stories affecting you from ourjournalists up and down the country. stay with us for that. hello and welcome if you have just joined us. the health secretary sajid javid has announced that people, who ve had both doses of a covid vaccine, will no longer have to self isolate if they come into contact with a positive case of the virus. the change which will come into force on 16th august, and will also apply to people under the age of 18 who are currently not eligible for vaccination. and in the last half hour, the education secretary gavin williamson has announced an end to the bubble system in english schools with no more self isolation for pupils who come into contact with positive cases. here s what mr williamson had to say. though keeping children inconsistent groups was essential to control the spread of the virus when our population was less vaccinated, we recognise that the syst
there s enough horror in the world. can t you just paint flowers? so maybe she got to me. welcome to world news america on pbs, in the uk, and around the globe. the us withdrawal from afghanistan is accelerating. according to afghan officials, the us military left bagram airfield its key base for almost 20 years in the dead of night, without telling the afghans. the pentagon said today that the us exit is more than 90% complete, even as the taliban say they ve captured more than ten districts over the past 2a hours. they now control about a third of the country. this map shows the areas of taliban control in dark grey, contested areas are in red, and those controlled by the afghan government are in light grey. the bbc s secunder kermani reports. gunfire the taliban have been advancing rapidly across afghanistan. in some areas, under resourced government forces have surrendered or fled. in others, the insurgents have faced stiff resistance. the group is now in control of