in the government, mentally they do not want taliban, physically they do not want taliban. from any type, they do not want the taliban. not want the taliban. under pressure. not want the taliban. under pressure, last not want the taliban. under pressure, last night - pressure, last night neighbouring tojick a pressure, last night neighbouring to jick a stone ordered thousands more troops to the border after hundreds of afghan soldiers fled across it in recent days. many fear come september and the formal deadline for the withdrawal of remaining foreign forces, the taliban s military offensive will only grow even stronger. secunder kermani, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news. a well known investigative journalist in the netherlands, peter r de vries, has been shot and seriously injured in an attack on a street in amsterdam. police said he s been taken to hospital in critical condition. mr de vries has covered numerous high profile crime cases over the past 20 years. t
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