carefully by scientists. the united nations has urged afghanistan s neighbours to keep their borders open, potentially allowing tens of thousands of people fleeing fighting against the taliban, to reach safety. aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe, as the militants continue their sweeping advance across the country. the taliban have made rapid gains sincejuly, the red areas show where they had control. a month later more and more districts have fallen under their control leaving the map looking like this. latest reports suggest they now control another provincial capital, pali alam, just 45 miles south of the capital kabul, from where our correspondent,
yogita limye, has the very latest. the biggest taliban victory so far in their rapid march across the country. this is the centre of kandahar city, a political and economic powerhouse. the taliban were born in this province. to show off their games, the fighters found themselves walking through their provincial governors office. and release this video showing a traffic policeman welcoming them. after days of fierce fighting, afghan forces retreated. here they are seen leaving the city. he worked to educate girls in kandahar, she fled before it was captured. i am educate girls in kandahar, she fled before it was captured. before it was captured. i am sad, i am lost. before it was captured. i am sad, i am lost- how before it was captured. i am sad, i am lost. how do before it was captured. i am sad, i am lost. how do you before it was captured. i am sad, i am lost. how do you feel- before it was captured. i am sad, i am lost. how do you feel about i before it was captured. i am sad
country engulfed by suffering. the uk pending if the borisjohnson chaired a meeting in the emergency committee today to discuss the worsening situation in afghanistan and promised to help repatriate british citizens estimated around 40,000 british citizens are stating the country and there are worries for the safety of afghans who work alongside british voices. 0ur defence correspondent looks at the strategy to get them out. this was the capital kabul this morning. 0n the face of it, business as usual. but the taliban advance is not getting ever closer. when us officials admits it could fall within weeks. with the us and britain preparing to fly out their own citizens, there is a sense the country will soon be on its own. the last 36 hours country will soon be on its own. iie: last 36 hours have country will soon be on its own. iie: last 36 hours have been country will soon be on its own. i“i2 last 36 hours have been pretty intense because of the speed in which the insecurity and
and in antarctica a colossal iceberg almost as big as london is being monitored carefully by scientists. the united nations has urged afghanistan s neighbours to keep their borders open, potentially allowing tens of thousands of people fleeing fighting against the taliban, to reach safety. aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe, as the militants continue their sweeping advance across the country. the taliban have made rapid gains sincejuly, the red areas show where they had control a month later more and more districts have fallen under their control leaving the map looking like this. latest reports suggest they now control another provincial capital, pali alam, just 45 miles south of the capital kabul, from where our correspondent, yogita limye, has the very latest.. from where our correspondent, yogita limye, has the very latest.
a heatwave is sweeping through much of southern europe and wildfires are still raging across the region. the italian island of sicily, registered 48.8 degrees celsius on wednesday, which, if verified, would be the continent s highest temperature ever recorded. to put that in context, the average maximum temperatures for this time of year in sicily are normally around 35 degrees. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is there. they climb to the coolest place around, the peak of an active volcano. when mighty mount etna is a relief from the heat, you know it s an extreme. legend has it the ancient god of fire worked beneath etna. for the tourists here, he still feels close. we booked the holidays like half a year ago so we did not know anything about the heat. would you have come if you had known how hot it was be?