whether this happened in this particular case is not clear. it s really unclear, as yet, what might have happened and whether these people might have had any warning. from the new york times in athens, thank you very much for bringing us up to date. to afghanistan now where the un has documented hundreds of reprisals against security personnel who were part of the former government since the taliban returned to power two years ago. the un s human rights chief, volker turk, called it a betrayal of assurances that they would not be targeted. the report says that despite a general amnesty by the taliban s supreme leader, at least 218 former personnel have been killed in revenge attacks. it alleges 600 others have faced torture or been made to disappear. the taliban authorities say they have no knowledge of extra judicial killings or other amnesty violations. live now to kabul and fiona frazer
in nearby alexandroupolis. the burned body of a man believed to be a migrant was found in a rural area near the town on monday. emergency workers are tackling several other fires in greece. they re warning that high winds and temperatures are creating an extreme risk. let s talk to niki kitsantonis. she s a freelance correspondent for the new york times in athens. thank you for waiting to speak to us. just bring us up to date on what you know on this story. us. just bring us up-to-date on what you know on this story. you know on this story. greek firefighters you know on this story. greek firefighters have you know on this story. greek firefighters have had - you know on this story. greek firefighters have had a - you know on this story. greek firefighters have had a reallyl firefighters have had a really difficult summer and it is yet another taxing day. there are several fires burning across the country. the biggest is near alexandra plus close to turkey. that fire broke out on
england on sunday. state white. away from the world cup, manchester city have today accepted an undisclosed offerfrom saudi side al nassr for aymeric laporte. the spanish defender fell out of favour during their treble winning season. having won the champions league, city tonight will play for the super cup. they re up against the europa league winners sevilla in athens. john murray will be leading the bbc radio 5 live commentary of that match, and is there alongside former player don hutchison. this is the way for cup. one of the spin offs for manchester city of becoming winners of the champions league last season, up against the europa league winners of last season severe. for manchester city, this is a competition that is on the list of honours if not all of the very top clubs. that s what manchester city walk, isn t it? to clubs. that s what manchester city walk. isn t it? walk, isn t it? to have all the vaļ¬ous walk, isn t it? to have all the various trophies walk, isn t it
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let s have a look at past records. they have been in the high a0s in recent years and officially the highest temperature is actually a8 degrees celsius in athens in the late 705. we could be approaching those values, but not a guarantee. this is why we ve got the heatwave in the south and the cooler air across the uk all because of that jet stream and that fresher air coming in from the north. this pattern is actually not likely to change for many more days. in fact, there are indications that for the rest of the month it is going to stay relatively on the cool side across most of the uk. today it s a mixture of sunshine and showers. where you see the lightning symbols we may have one today s temperatures typically between around 17 to 22 degrees, maybe a little bit warmer in some of the sunniest spots further south. the weather is going to change eventually tonight and into tomorrow. this next rather small area of low pressure, but with heavy