Of the port city. There has been fierce fighting near the key iraqi oil city of kirkuk, Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched an operation to retake two areas from fighters from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. They were backed up by air strikes from the u. S. Led coalition. Iraqs finance minister says the fight against isil could cost a quarter of the countrys budget. Reporter a battle for kirkuk, for days, isil fighters had been advancing towards the oilrich city in northern iraq. And for a brief moment. They gained control of the military base and a individual on the outskirts. But the Kurdish Peshmerga forces staged a counter attack. Translator the rockets fell inside our house so we ran away and left everything behind. Reporter al jazerra saw that fighting up close. As the peshmerga pushed isil back from key gas and oil facilities. Translator Coalition War planes have carried out several air strikes on isil posts. We have also relied on the peshmerga and Iraqi Security force
Around the justice tim system and tackle corruption. Hello, the taliban has launched multiple attacks on foreign targets across afghanistan. Provincial Officials Say a coordinated offensive is concernedly around way on camp bastion. The camp in the Southern Province was handed over from u. K. Force to his afghanistans National Army last month. Earlier the taliban carried out two attacks in the capital kabul. Multiple explosions and burst of gunfire too be heard. The Ministry Says one attacker was killed in the offensive. Before this a British Embassy car was attacked. A British Security guard and four afghans were killed . The blast. Lets get the latest from Charles Stratford has hoss in kabul. Bring us uptodate with the situation . Kabul and also camp bastion. Reporter we are hearing now from the kabul police cheer who says that there were three taliban attackers or three taliban gunmen that launched that attack on the foreign. [ inaudible ] in kabul earlier this evening. This was aft