has convened a meeting of the government s emergency committee to discuss the situation in kabul. parliament has been recalled for one day on wednesday. welcome to bbc news if you re watching is in the uk around the world. taliban fighters have reached the outskirts of the afghan capital, kabul after a lightning advance across the country. the militant group now controls all the other major cities in afghanistan and look to be on the verge of toppling the afghan government, although president ghani is yet to formally step aside. these pictures filmed by the bbc in kabul show people attempting to leave the city. the taliban said they are in talks with senior officials in president ashraf ghani s government on a peaceful transfer of power. and in the last hour, these images have emerged of us embassy staff being helicoptered to kabul airport. it comes as the secretary of state antony blinken has insisted the situation is patently not saigon referncing vientma it comes a
stoning. what does the future hold? i will be talking stoning. what does the future hold? i will be talking to stoning. what does the future hold? i will be talking to the stoning. what does the future hold? i will be talking to the afghan - i will be talking to the afghan ambassador to the us and will also get the view from pakistan. many blame a taliban s rapid advance on america s troop withdrawal. i ll be getting reaction from the man who served as us national security adviser under president trump. welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world to this bbc news special on afghanistan, and endless war. in the last hour reports of an offer of a power sharing dealfrom the afghan government to the taliban in return foran the afghan government to the taliban in return for an end to fighting. if true, this would be a remarkable breakthrough made against a backdrop of growing caliban control of territory across afghanistan. caliban control. thousands leave their hom
sport that they say anyone can try, we will see about that! as fires rage in greece, a landmark study on climate change is expected to deliver a massive wake up call on the state of the planet. i m so excited to go clubbing, i cannot wait! and the dancing re starts in scotland, as almost all of the final coronavirus restrictions are lifted. speu spell another day of bright and sunny spells of showers which could be heavy and thundery, although perhaps a less prolific than the weekend. by midweek, something dry and a bit warmer comes our way. it s monday 9th of august. our top story. the last of the british olympic athletes arrive home from tokyo later today, after team gb enjoyed one of its most successful games in history. after two weeks of action, yesterday s closing ceremony brought an end to an olympics like no other as ben croucher reports. the show had to go on. an olympic games like no other finishing how it started a stunning spectacle. but no spectators. led b
the argentine football star lionel messi is emotional as he confirms that he is leaving barcelona after 20 years at the club. thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. but afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the tokyo olympics have ended, with a closing ceremony in the national stadium devoid of fans. the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, said the games had brought the world together and delivered the most precious of gifts hope. the olympic flag was handed over to the mayor of paris where the games will be held in three years time. team gb have matched their medal total from london 2012 with 22 golds, and 65 medals in total. jason kenny won a gold medal in the men s kieren cycling event in the velodrome. that makes him britain s most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic gold medals under his belt and a total of nine olympic medals in all. in the boxing ring