Thousands of residents and tourists have been evacuated from towns north of athens, as wildfires spread across the country. more than 150 wildfires are burning out of control, some now close to the greek capital. two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. the afghan government says american b52 bombers have killed more than 200 taliban fighters in a series of air strikes in the northern city of sheberghan. the us and the uk have asked their citizens in afghanistan to leave the country immediately because of the worsening security situation. 0n the final day of the tokyo 0lympics, the men s marathon has been won by eliud kipchoge of kenya, the defending champion and world record holder. more than 100 athletes from a0 nations took part in the marathon in sapporo in northern japan.
Admit some parts of the city have been taken. in response, the afghan defence ministry says it has called in american b52 long range bombers to try to halt the taliban offensive. air strikes, it claims, have already hit the insurgents, killing of them. there is a risk, though, of civilian casualties. already many civilians have been killed or injured including children. the hospitals filling up. the taliban have been specifically targeting government officials such as the head of the government s information centre. he was shot dead on friday. his funeral has now taken place in the capital. a killing designed to intimidate those working for the government in kabul. as the situation deteriorates,
Evacuated from towns north of athens, as wildfires spread across the country. more than 150 wildfires are burning out of control some now close to the greek capital. two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. the afghan government says american b52 bombers have killed more than 200 taliban fighters in a series of air strikes in the northern city of sheberghan. the us and the uk have asked their citizens in afghanistan to leave the country immediately because of the worsening security situation. 0n the final day of the tokyo olympics, the men s marathon has been won by eliud kipchoge of kenya, the defending champion and world record holder. more than 100 athletes from a0 nations took part in the marathon in sapporo in northern japan. wales has moved to covid alert
Here video filmed by the fighters appears to show them releasing inmates from the local prison. the afghan authorities admit some parts of the city have been taken. in response, the afghan defence ministry says it has called in american b52 long range bombers to try to halt the taliban offensive in sheberghan. airstrikes, it claims, have already hit the insurgents, killing many of them. there is a risk, though, of civilian casualties. already many civilians have been killed or injured, including children. the hospitals filling up. the taliban have been specifically targeting government officials such as the head of the government s information centre. he was shot dead on friday. his funeral has now taken place in the capital, kabul.
Tonight, evia is still burning and the flames are spreading towards one of the island s largest towns. the afghan government says american b52 bombers have killed more than 200 taliban fighters in a series of air strikes in the city of sheberghan where the insurgents claim to have taken control. shebhergan is the stronghold of former afghan vice president abdul rashid dostum, whose supporters fight against the taliban. it comes after the militants said they d 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. the us and the uk have asked their citizens in afghanistan to leave the country immediately because of the worsening security situation. richard galpin reports. in this fast moving offensive, the taliban are claiming