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BBC OS: 2021/08/12 16:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Taliban in battle to capture Kandahar

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Afghanistan: Taliban in battle to capture Kandahar

2021/08/12 16:06 GMT

2021/08/12 16:06 GMT: Afghanistan: Taliban in battle to capture Kandahar

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Afghanistan: Taliban in battle to capture Kandahar

The Taliban say they're involved in a major battle for the key city of Kandahar

The Taliban in Afghanistan say they're involved in a major battle for the key city of Kandahar -- once their stronghold -- and are in the process of capturing it from government forces. We'll get the latest from our reporter. We also continue to bring more conversations with the Afghans. Working as a journalist in Afghanistan has become increasingly difficult with those working in media organisations being targeted, killed and abducted. We hear from two journalists in Kabul about the challenges they are facing.

We’ll also get your coronavirus questions answered by our regular medical expert, Dr Emma Hodcroft in Switzerland.

And we’ll look at the latest developments with extreme weather events and hear from people in Sicily. The Italian island may have registered the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe, 48.8C.

(Photo: A scene of destruction on display at a photo exhibtion showing the images of destruction and civilian casualities cuased in conflicts, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 12 August 2021. Credit: JAWED KARGAR/EPA)

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