
Taliban claims '85% control' of Afghanistan
The Afghan government has dismissed the militants' claim as part of a propaganda campaign
The Afghan government has dismissed the Taliban's claim that they now control 85% of the country as part of a propaganda campaign. Two important border posts fell to the militants earlier on the frontiers with Iran and Turkmenistan. We'll speak to our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet in Kabul as Afghans assess their future once international troops have departed.
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After pictures of former US President's Donald Trump's teenage son Barron revealed that he is now 2 metres tall, his name was trending on social media, with plenty of people mocking his height. We'll speak to people who know what it's like to be an exceptionally tall teenager.
Picture: Members of the Taliban political office attend a news conference in Moscow (Reuters / Tatyana Makeyeva)
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