this is bbc news. our top stories: the victory parade in kandahar. the taliban show off the american hardware they have captured, including a black hawk helicopter that was trailing the taliban flag. the british foreign secretary, dominic raab, has told a committee of mps that intelligence on how long it will take for the taliban to take control was clearly wrong. mr raab said his early days as far as the taliban. what next for those left behind in afghanistan, now that us forces and its allies have left? and an oil slick the size of new york city is drifting in the eastern mediterranean, after leaking from a syrian power plant.
tonight at ten a new afghan government could be in place by tomorrow the taliban claims its approach will be inclusive. in kandahar today, a victory parade, featuring some of the military equipment left behind by us forces. in the capital kabul, the taliban is promising roles for women in the new government, but not at senior levels. we ll have the latest on events in kabul as thousands more afghans wait to see if they ll be allowed to leave. here in the uk, some afghan migrants meet ministers, as more details of a resettlement scheme are announced. in scotland, vaccine passports will be needed later this month to visit