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Newshour: 09/07/2021 20:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Taliban capture key border crossings

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Afghanistan: Taliban capture key border crossings

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09/07/2021 20:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Taliban capture key border crossings

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Taliban captures key Afghan border crossing with Iran and Turkmenistan

The Taliban has captured key Afghan border crossing with Iran and Turkmenistan. But a government advisor says the territorial gains are "overblown".

The Taliban say they have captured two major border crossings. But an Afghan government advisor tells the programme their claims of territorial gains are overblown.

Also in the programme, the UN Security Council votes to keep open a key humanitarian aid crossing point from Turkey into Syria and the British cyclist Mark Cavendish equals the record for the number of stage wins in the Tour De France.

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