this is bbc news with the latest headlines. after more than two weeks of thrilling sporting action the tokyo olympic games end with a spectacular closing ceremony team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. reports from northern afghanistan say there s heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk s covid travel restrictions come into force. double vaccinated people travelling from france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense
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reports from northern afghanistan say there s heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. a taliban spokesman said their fighters had already captured some districts and were inching towards the centre of the city. they have also taken government buildings in the northern provincial capital of sar e pol. on friday, the insurgents captured their first provincial capital in years when they took control of zaranj, in southern nimruz province. us central command says it had intensified air strikes in support of the afghan government. our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, is following developments in afghanistan. just how much of kunduz de the taliban now is control?- just how much of kunduz de the taliban now is control? there have been conflicting taliban now is control? there have been conflicting reports taliban now is control? there have been conflicting reports on - taliban now is control? there have been conflicti