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07/08/2021 GMT

Taliban announce release of prisoners in captured town

BBC World Service - Weekend, Taliban announce release of prisoners in captured town

Hundreds of prisoners said to be freed by Taliban in captured Shebhergan

The Taliban say that they have captured a prison in the northern province of Jawzjan and freed hundreds of prisoners. 
 
The militants have seized urban areas in the last 24 hours amid increasingly fierce battle with government forces - capturing Zaranj, in Nimroz province.  
 
Also in this half hour: We look into whether Japan is ready to embrace its increasingly multi-ethnic population; and will Scotland’s streets change to accommodate the surge of cyclists?
 
(Picture: Afghan forces, Credit: EPA)

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