Taliban close in on Afghan capital

The Taliban set their sights on Kabul as they take another major city, Mazar-i-Sharif. After 20 years of American-led military efforts to stabilise Afghanistan, how has the country fallen into Taliban hands so quickly? We hear from retired American general Wesley Clarke and Tom Tugendhat, chair of the British parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.

Also, the shattering emotional impact of the wildfires that have been ravaging Greece.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Azerbaijani columnist Arzu Geybulla and American journalist Joshua Hammer.

(Photo: Families staying at makeshift camps in Kabul after fleeing the violence. Credit: Getty Images)