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have released prisoners. we know that they have quite a sophisticated pr operation now. but we have the international community in countries like britain and the americas telling their citizens to get out. does that in some sense tell us that the claims the taliban have made appear on this occasion to stack up? . you re right. to sound a note of caution about . you re right. to sound a note of caution about propaganda. - . you re right. to sound a note of i caution about propaganda. everyone is at it. you know, the afghan government officials have been saying today that they are going to recapture an area in short order and they are simply regrouping. they said that also down in the south west. you have those pictures of prisoners being released from prison. these are not pictures we have been able to verify. these are pictures that have come from the taliban but again it is all part of creating this narrative of them being in control. and it is something, you know, that has been a
of former afghan vice president abdul rashid dostum whose supporters fight against the taliban. the militants earlier captured zaranj in nimroz, close to the border with iran, in a major escalation of their offensive. they ve made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. in both cities, the taliban freed hundreds of inmates from prisons they d captured. the us and the uk have asked their citizens in afghanistan to leave the country immediately because of the worsening security situation in the country. bilal is an afghan journalist in kabul with more on those prisoners being freed.
thousands of people have been protesting across france against a new health pass intended to limit the spread of coronavirus. it s the fourth consecutive weekend of demonstrations. the pass will be needed at cafes, restaurants and shopping centres, and on inter city trains. it shows that the holder has been fully vaccinated, has recently tested negative, or has recovered from the virus. the us military s central command has announced the results of an investigation into last week s fatal drone attack on a merchant tanker off oman. its experts concluded the drone was made in iran. a british security guard and the ship s romanian captain were killed. tehran had already denied orchestrating the attack. the headlines on bbc news: the us and britain warn their remaining citizens in afghanistan to leave as the taliban continue their advance, seizing a second provincial capital. hundreds are evacuated by ferry in greece, as firefighters continue
on the outskirts of the city, where they re preparing to defend themselves. shebhergan in northern afghanistan is the stronghold of former afghan vice president abdul rashid dostum whose supporters fight against the taliban. the militants earlier captured zaranj in nimroz, close to the border with iran, in a major escalation of their offensive. they ve made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. in both cities, the taliban freed hundreds of inmates from prisons they d captured. the us and the uk have asked their citizens in afghanistan to leave the country immediately because of the worsening security situation in the country. earlier i spoke to our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan he said it s a very disturbing situation for the government in kabul. the government must be worried at this point because the change in situation is fast. the first provincial capital was