emotional goodbye to barcelona. we look at what his next move might be. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is sam it is 8am in singapore, 4:30am in afghanistan. the taliban are gaining ground at a shocking speed. three northern afghan cities appear to have largely fallen to the islamist militants within hours of each other. you see on your screens, the biggest is kunduz, a city of more than a quarter of a million people. the provincial capitals are also largely in militant hands, in the latter, they have been freeing prisoners. this adds two others are captured on friday and saturday. government forces appear only to have held their own pace and the airport, the interior ministry spokesman insisting they are retaking strategic sites and will drive the insurgency out. our correspondent paul adams has more. fire and confusion in the centre of kunduz. taliban pictures appear to show yet another city falling under their control. this is their biggest prize so
thank you forjoining us here in bbc news. the taliban has captured three more provincial capitals, this time in northern afghanistan as they intensify their offensive to seize power is following the withdrawal of western troops. the three cities appear to have largely fallen to islamist militants within hours of one another, the biggest is quintus, a city of more than a quarter of a million people. provincial capitals are also largely in militant hands although the government in kabul insists its forces are fighting back to retake lost ground. here s a our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. fire and confusion in the centre of kunduz. caliban pictures appear to show another city falling under their control. this is the biggest prize so far. a large city, economically important, it seems to have fallen easily. afraid of the fighting, as much as of the taliban, civilians fleeing, many of them heading south to kabul. a government spokesman says the taliban will soon be asked a
lionel messi bids an emotional goodbye to barcelona. we look at what his next move might be. hello and a warm welcome to bbc news. the taliban has captured three more provincial capitals this time in northern afghanistan as they intensify their offensive to seize power following the withdrawal of western troops. the three cities appear to have largely fallen to militants within hours of each other. the biggest of them is kunduz, a city of more than a quarter of a million. provincial capitals are also now largely in militant hands. the government in kabul insists its forces are fighting back to retake lost ground. here is our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. fire and confusion in the centre of kunduz. taliban pictures appear to show yet another city falling under their control. this is their biggest prize so far a large city, economically and strategically important, and it seems to have fallen easily. afraid of the fighting as much as the taliban, civilians are fleeing,
by a fifth wave of the virus. hello and welcome to bbc news. the taliban has captured three more provincial capitals, this time in northern afghanistan, as they intensify their offensive to seize power, following the withdrawal of western troops. the three cities appear to have largely fallen to the islamist militants within hours of each other. the biggest is kunduz, a city of more than a quarter of a million. the provincial capitals sar e pul and taloqan are also largely in militant hands. but the government in kabul insists its forces are fighting back to retake lost ground. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. fire and confusion in the centre of kunduz. taliban pictures appear to show yet another city falling under their control. this is their biggest prize so far a large city, economically and strategically important, and it seems to have fallen easily. afraid of the fighting as much as the taliban, civilians are fleeing, some of them heading south for kabu
heatwave in more than 30 years. the argentine football star lionel messi is emotional as he confirms that he is leaving barcelona after twenty years at the club and has reportedly received an offer worth 25 million from paris st germain hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the taliban say they have taken more provincial capitals in afghanistan kunduz, sar e pul and taluqan on sunday. a taliban spokesman said theirfighters in kundoos were inching towards the city centre, while the afghan government says its forces are trying to push back the militants there. kunduz is one of the largest cities in the country. us central command says it had intensified air strikes in support of the afghan government. earlier i spoke to a local journalist. earlier i spoke to localjournalist ali latifi from kabul. he told me how at threat the capital is after these advances iam sure i am sure that carbo in similar sites, whether or not they can actually make it here