this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: the taliban say they're now in control of the panjshir valley — the last province to fall to them. the resistance says it will fight on. women have been taking to the streets in afghanistan to demand their rights, chanting "we are not afraid, we are united." relatives of the 298 people killed when flight mh—17 was shot down give harrowing testimony to a court in the netherlands. with just eight weeks to go until the next crucial climate summit, we look at the challenges ahead. and the actor michael k williams, who starred in the american crime drama "the wire" has been found dead in new york.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the taliban claim they've captured the final afghan province not yet under their control. they released a video on social media showing their flag being raised at the governor's compound in panjshir province. the leader of the local resistance fighters has accused the west of allowing the taliban to advance and called for a national uprising against the taliban. as the fighting dies down, the un's humanitarian envoy has arrived in kabul for talks with the country's new leadership. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports from kabul. a white flag of victory, the taliban flag. the centre of the scenic

panjshir valley. this last redoubt of armed opposition, now claimed by the taliban. "god is great," their fighters cry. in kabul today, the taliban spokesman had a message for the enemy. translation: we have captured panjshir, with the will of god. we are telling those people who still want to fight, if they want a normal life, they are welcome in afghanistan, their home. but they need to stop fuelling instability. a defiant reply on social media. 32—year—old commander ahmad massoud vows to continue the resistance. he says his men are still in panjshir valley, and urges afghans to rise up. the taliban are getting on with the business of being in charge. this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths.

he also stopped by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn

about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afghans. the first step — forming a government to start moving forward. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. earlier i spoke to omar samad. he is the former senior advisor to dr abdullah abdullah, the chief executive of afghanistan up until the taliban takeover. i asked him if he thought this was the end of the resistance in panjshir region. what this resistance was attempting to do, which was to show the taliban that there is a strong will, that there is determination to not only stand up determination to not only stand up to the taliban but also maybe convince them to agree to some of the terms, and i think

that's where something went wrong. the taliban initially see that they try to convince massoud that it was best to have a dialogue, to lay down their arms, have a dialogue, to lay down theirarms, and to have a dialogue, to lay down their arms, and to engage in political talks, and the other side had some specific demands that were probably not met, or that were probably not met, or that were probably not met, or that were premature may be, in terms of talks, and that unfortunately led to an escalation, and the taliban moved into the panjshir valley, and the panjshir falling after two or three days of resistance, almost entirely into taliban hands. if resistance, almost entirely into taliban hands.- resistance, almost entirely into taliban hands. if that is the case. — into taliban hands. if that is the case, let's _ into taliban hands. if that is the case, let's take - into taliban hands. if that is the case, let's take that - into taliban hands. if that is the case, let's take that as l the case, let's take that as the case, let's take that as the case, let's take that as the case, the have been protests on the streets, for

example women demanding their rights. what you think the future is for women in that respect? are you optimistic? i am consciously pessimistic, meaning that what the taliban have learned from the past, they understand that not only they understand that not only the international community is concerned about how women would be treated, not only women but minorities, and everybody in afghanistan by the taliban, but also the afghan people, they expect change in their world their mindset, so the big test will come in the next few days when they announce a new administration in kabul, and we will see if there are women at any level of government involved, whether they elect women, whether they have full access to education which it seems they do, but it's not yet fully confirmed, and access to

employment, so all of these are big challenges and tests that the taliban faces at this point. the taliban faces at this oint. ., ., point. you mention the announcement - point. you mention the announcement in - point. you mention the announcement in the i point. you mention the i announcement in the next point. you mention the - announcement in the next couple of days of the government. who do you think the taliban is working with and is talking to? is there a concern that they are not talking to, for example, people like yourself, from the former administration? initially, they did talk to some of the leaders, the political leaders that we have known over the years, including the ex—president and others, and they have also reached out to many of the political constituency and ethnic constituencies of the country, they had over the years discussed the issues with other afghans, but i think now they are different place. bay are in the seat of power, and the other ones will have to decide,

and in order to do so, let's not forget they also have to be of the same mind themselves, so if there are still differences within the taliban movement, that means that it's going to cause issues where it signifies that there is an extreme way and a more moderate way, they will have to resolve the issues first before others can easily join them. let's get some of the day's other news. a court in belarus has given lengthy prison sentences to two key opposition figures who lead protests against president lukashenko last year. judges found maria kolesnikova and maxeem znak guilty of extremism and plotting to seize power. america and the uk have condemned the sentencing. the leader of a group that staged a military coup in guinea has said a new government will be formed within weeks. on sunday, soldiers from an elite unit took over the country's capital and detained its long time president, alpha conde.

the president of brazil has signed a decree aimed at restricting the powers of social media companies. jair bolsonaro said that the new legislation would protect freedom of speech. twitter and facebook have deleted many posts on the pandemic, shared by mr bolsonaro and his supporters, deemed to be false and misleading. a grace period to avoid checks on some goods the israeli authorities are conducting a huge search operation for six palestinian prisoners who escaped from one of the country's most secure jails. the inmates tunnelled their way out of gilboa prison, known as �*the safe', in the early hours of monday morning. the families of the 298 people who died a grace period to avoid checks on some goods entering northern ireland from the rest of great britain will stay in place for the time being. the checks were due to be toughened up next month as part of the brexit deal agreed with the eu. the families of the 298 people who died when a malaysian airliner

was shot down over rebel—held eastern ukraine are testifying at a murder trial in the netherlands. three russians and one ukrainian national are accused of being responsible for the downing of flight mhi7, in 2014. they are being tried in their absence and russia has denied any involvement. anna holligan sent this report from the high security court. the bereaved families want the world to know, their scars may have healed, but the wounds remain. this was the first relatively speaking in the courtroom, her father and stepmother among those she described her recurring nightmare in which he is walking through what should have been beautiful fields of sunflowers, but they are full of wreckage and bodies, she

smells fire and death, and calls out father, where are you? herfather is calls out father, where are you? her father is eventually identified by two tiny fragments of bone. to date, this trial has been dominated by discussions about the weapon, a surface to air missile used to shoot the passengerjet missile used to shoot the passenger jet out of missile used to shoot the passengerjet out of the sky, and the four fugitive suspects. earlier this year the court visited the wreckage recovered from the crash site. over the next three weeks, families from eight nations will testify here. they come from canada, the united states, the uk, germany, indonesia, malaysia, australia and of course, the netherlands. this time has been allocated to ensure the enormity, the gravity of their personal loss is reflected in these criminal proceedings. along with the anger and frustration among the families remaining fears, that they will not get justice, remaining fears, that they will not getjustice, and that those behind the attacks will never

take responsibility. a verdict is expected next year. the uk government minister responsible for the next round of global climate talks has been meeting officials in china. alok sharma said he was there to discuss how to make sure the november summit in glasgow is successful — and with just 8 weeks to go — the pressure is on. our science editor, david shukman, looks at the environmental challenges ahead for world leaders: year after year, the countries of the world have gathered for huge conferences on climate change. i've seen for myself how they can go wrong, like in copenhagen in 2009. well, the first challenge is to get rapid cuts in the gases heating the planet.

something thatjust hasn't happened so far. back in the early �*90s, when climate negotiations started, about 35 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases were being emitted into the atmosphere every year. since then, despite all the talking, those emissions have just kept climbing. now, with all the plans and promises to cut them, they could fall to about 46 billion tonnes a year by 2030. but the science is incredibly clear. they need to come down far more than that if we are to have any chance of heading off the worst effects of higher temperatures. which is why this is such a crucial issue for the talks in glasgow. next there's the question of financial help for the poorest countries. this is long overdue. it's developing nations like the philippines that are hit hardest by climate change.

they have been promised $100 billion a year, which they say is vital to adapt to more dangerous conditions. we want to see adaptations flowing a third challenge is finalising the rules for measuring carbon. previous meetings haven't managed it. this matters because as countries cut their emissions, there needs to be a way of accounting for that. likewise, if forests are kept untouched to store carbon, that also has to be recognised. right now, for example, if a major company wanted to, so as glasgow prepares for thousands of delegates, there's a lot at stake. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we look back at the life of one of france's biggest film stars, jean—paul belmondo, who's died at the age of 88.

freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough. applause. translation: the difficult | decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free!

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughn jones. the latest headlines: the taliban say they've seized panjshir province, consolidating their control of the whole of afghanistan. the families of those killed in the downing of flight mh17 over ukraine in 2014 have begun to testify at the trial of four suspects. kim kardashian has been criticised for promoting an untested cryptocurrency on instagram, by the head of the uk's financial conduct authority. charles randell said ms kardashian had "asked her 250 million followers to speculate on crypto tokens" by promoting an advert for ethereum max. and he accused influencers of fuelling the "delusions of quick riches".

the fca chairman said ms kardashian�*s instagram post, which he noted had been correctly flagged as an ad, may have been the "financial promotion with the single biggest audience reach in history". ethereum max and ms kardashian haven't commented so far. connor sephton is a journalist and host of the coinmarketcap podcast, he told me more. at latest count, there are 11,704 crypto currencies in existence. ethereum max, which kim kardashian was promoting, isn't actually even a big crypto currency at the time. it is now 3160 second in the rankings. so we're not talking a major crypto currency here and the confusion could be that ethereum max could be conflated with ethereum, which is the second largest crypto currency at the time we're talking right now.

so ultimately, there's two issues here. firstly we have the celebrities who are endorsing to currencies which like you said have not been tested, and secondly, the crypto currency can have a name which is very similar to the major crypto currencies that are out there. it does seem like a strange strategic decision. kim kardashian obviously very wealthy, very well known for doing these ads and things like this — why choose such a relatively small and obscure project to work with? that is a very good question indeed. i mean, i can imagine that influences are paid substantial amounts of money. to verify but even obscure crypto to currency projects can have an influx of money injected into them, often by people who are very keen to get involved in crypto currency, who may not necessarily know what they are doing and, as a result of that,

these crypto currency projects have money to spend and often times, if they can, they will get endorsements from high—profile celebrities. the actor michael k williams has been found dead at his home in new york. he was 54. he was best known for playing omar little in the tv crime drama the wire. it's not yet known how he died. our north america correspondent, david willis. michael williams grew up in and the projects of brooklyn and once said that he thought that he may never leave that particular part of the world, but it was his love for street dance that propelled him into tours, dancing tours, with such luminaries as george michael and madonna, and then the artist tupac shakur saw a picture of michael williams and that very distinctive scar down one cheek. it was something that he got after intervening in a fight outside a bar when he was 25 years old.

and tupac shakur argued successfully for michael williams to be given the part tupac�*s brother in the film, bullet. he went on to make guest appearances in boston legal, the sopranos and other shows before landing that role that was to define him, of course, as omar little, in the wire. it is perhaps the most memorable role in a series that has been called one of the best in television history. so good that then senator barack obama called the wire his favourite tv show and omar little the favourite character in it. so his death at 54 much mourned in hollywood today. one of the biggest stars of french cinema, jean—paul belmondo, has died at the age of 88. he began his acting career in the theatre but became a key figure in french new wave cinema, making him a household name in france.

mark lobel looks back at his life. he mastered playing the seductive tough guy. he had the look of a battered boxer. but his punctured nose was not the result of his brief teenage foray into this, at amateur level, rather an earlier playground altercation. after doing poorly at school, he found his calling in acting. translation: when you consider all that jean-paul— has done for french cinema, it is the least we can do to be there. he is still the most important french actor of the post—war period. translation: he was really nice | and close to the french people. | he represented the french people. translation: he had enormous charm. - i remembera picture i of him in pierrot le fou, and i thought, - he is so handsome. jean—paul belmondo shot to fame as a car thief in jean—luc godard's revolutionary new wave classic romance, breathless.

produced like no otherfilm in the summer of �*59, with dialogue written daily and shooting without lighting to put the spotlight on spontaneity. belmondo remained a french box office star throughout the 60s and 70s. appearing opposite the likes of sophia loren, catherine deneuve and claudia cardinale. translation: we have done three movies together, - with jean—paul. la viaccia, when we were young. and cartouche. and of course, la scoumoune. we had some laughs. we used to do all sorts of naughty, crazy things together. he appeared on both stage and screen in the 90s, until he was hospitalised with a stroke in 2001. the winner of notable awards, his charm was undeniable. his looks divided opinion. describe as amongst the sexiest in film by some and "bewitchingly ugly" by others. the 88—year—old

was married twice and had a string of high—profile relationships. jean—paul belmondo will no doubt be remembered for his laconic style and as the french rebel who captured the imagination of france's 1960s youth through is acting and his roguish smile. jean—paul belmondo — who's died at the age of 88. simon abrams about the impact bolmondo's raw charisma had on later artists. he is influence comes from his ability to deliver these layered performances that are at once so cool without being intellectual or requiring deep consideration, they have layers of emotion and they suggest the world through his iconic

gestures which he himself did not invent. he was working in the tradition of actors like humphrey bogart and marlon brando before him. his influence was felt american actors in the 70s like warren beatty, al pacino, robert de niro. he was iconic because he was not bogged down by in other words the actors that came before him but rather his ability to express a certain impulsivity and vitality. that is interesting. _ impulsivity and vitality. that is interesting. you _ impulsivity and vitality. that is interesting. you mention his influence on hollywood but let's concentrate for a second in france. he played such a cultural role.— in france. he played such a cultural role. yes, his role in the french — cultural role. yes, his role in the french new _ cultural role. yes, his role in the french new wave - cultural role. yes, his role in the french new wave film, i cultural role. yes, his role in - the french new wave film, these filmmakers all had this

incredible modernist icon in jean—paul belmondo who has this incredible ability to suggest the way this animated character who would struggle with the roles assigned to him while seemingly breezing through many different conjobs and different con jobs and seductive roles and various different performances within performances because he had the ability to suggest, as i said, ability to suggest, as i said, a lot without really being completely bogged down by others expectations. a four—year—old boy who went missing in the australian bush three days ago has been found alive after police helicopter pilots spotted him amongst the trees in a deep gully. he was

found drinking water about half a kilometre from his home. that is it from me. this is bbc news. bye—bye. well, the warm southerly winds have arrived and a dose of summer heat is on the way. but it's not going to last for very long. yes, a very warm and sunny tuesday on the way, but from wednesday onwards, late on wednesday, we could have thunderstorms in the southwest of the uk brought by this area of low pressure. but for the time being, high pressure over us, and notjust over the uk but much of europe. and here's that warm air coming in from the south, spreading across the uk. so the early hours look pretty quiet across much of the country. there will be some mist and fog forming, maybe northern wales, merseyside, lancashire. and mild, if not quite warm, 15, 16, 17 degrees around dawn.

and the temperatures will quickly skyrocket as we go through the morning and into the afternoon. now, it's going to be sunshine pretty much all around, although across some far northwestern parts of the country, it could be a little hazy and cloudy. and much cooler in stornoway, 18 degrees, but the mid—20s for the lowlands of scotland, 27 for yorkshire, 30 possible in the midlands. and if we do get 30, which we are very likely to get 30, it will be the hottest day since the 23rd ofjuly, after a relatively cool august, because the temperatures never really got that high during august — a little unusual. so this is what it looks like on wednesday, the weather map. you can see a low pressure approaching us, weather fronts here too. these are showers and thunderstorms reaching southwestern parts of england and also wales, some showers getting into northern ireland too, but the rest of the country is still basking in that summer sunshine — temperatures just shy of 30 degrees, i think, on wednesday. i mean, they could reach 30 once again, but look at that, plymouth there, cornwall and devon, only

around 19 degrees. and then wednesday night into thursday, those showers spread across the country. there could be some showers and thunderstorms almost anywhere, really. and on thursday itself, you can see it's much fresher across the uk. some of that warmth is still left around lincolnshire and east anglia, but the vast majority of us are back into the low 20s. so here's the summary and the outlook. you can see that weather going downhill as we go through the second half of the week. and the weekend? the weather's set fair. modest temperatures, around the low 20s. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the taliban claim they've captured the final afghan province not yet under their control. they released a video on social media showing their flag being raised at the governor's compound in panjshir province. the leader of the local resistance fighters has accused the west of allowing the taliban to advance. the families of the 298 people who died when a malaysian airliner was shot down over rebel—held eastern ukraine are testifying at a murder trial in the netherlands. three russians and one ukrainian national are accused of downing flight mh-17, in 2014. a court in belarus has given lengthy prison sentences to two key opposition figures who lead protests against president lukashenko last year. judges found maria kolyesnikova and maxeem znak guilty of extremism and plotting to seize power. the us and the uk have condemned the sentencing.