We start in afghanistan, where fierce fighting has been raging in several provincial capitals. The Afghan Army is fighting back in crowded neighbourhoods, and all this putting more and more civilians in danger. Herat in the west of the country is one of two provincial capitals being targetted by the militants theres been similar being targetted by the militants. Theres been similar intense fighting in Laskar Gar in the south, with large parts of that city under the talibans control. Local people say dead bodies are lying in the streets. We have exclusive pictures from Herat Inside One of the cities being besieged by the taliban. This footage is from the Photo Journalist Masood husseini, one of the few journalists still inside herat. These pictures were filmed in the last 48 hours. He and other media who are there have been told to evacuate as soon as they can. As the fighting escalates fears are growing of a massive humanitarian crisis. Lets talk to ryan crocker, former us ambassador T
The mentaL Health of elIte athletes has been thrown Into sharp focus by the actIons of sportsmen and women at the tokyo games and other recent hIgh profIle tournaments. SImone bIles the Poster GIrl of Team Usa pulled out of the majorIty of her gymnastIc events, cItIng her mentaL Health. She saId, we have to protect our mInds and our bodIes out and do what the world wants us to do. Away from the games, ahead of the test agaInst IndIa, the england and wales CrIcket Board announced that Ben Stokes would take a break from crIcket IndefInItely to focus on hIs Mental wellbeIng. And the japanese TennIs Player NaomI Osaka saId she would not do news conferences, wIthdrew from the French Open and dId not play at wImbledon, admIttIng she had experIenced long bouts of depressIon sInce wInnIng herfIrst grand Slam TItle In 2018. The decIsIon by hIgh profIle athletes to talk openly about theIr mentaL Health at the tokyo games and other events has sparked a new conversatIon, and prompted both support,