dawa khan mena al us down this path. dawa khan menapal was _ us down this path. s the _ us down this path. dawa khan menapal was the afghan - menapal was the afghan government official who was assassinated, for many afghans he was the face of the government, what does it do for the morale in the country for afghans to know he has been assassinated by the taliban? the face of the afghan, of the afghan government that afghans see often isn't the same face that we see in the west. the face of the afghan government that too many afghans have seen has been a predatory and clapped aquatic government. —— kleptocratic. i remember talking to some elders and they look at me and i asked them, who do you support? they looked at me and they said "we are not on anybody�*s side because they are not on our side". the government robs us, the taliban beats us and the others rob us. so you tell us who we should support". it is that dilemma that many afghans have found themselves in, and to the extent that the afghan government has been predatory and kleptocratic, it has driven afgha

gunmen opening fire on this car, killing the head of the government's media information centre, dawa khan menapalthey'd warned officials would be targeted in response to air strikes by afghan and us forces. the war now increasingly spilling into the capital. but the taliban are also now targeting other key cities in this, their latest offensive. they claim to have captured the city of zaranj in the south—west of the country. officials say, if true, it would be the first provincial capital to fall into their hands in this, the latest upsurge in fighting. and the taliban claim more will follow. at the united nations in new york, there are now calls for action. the council must act and prevent a catastrophic situation. we are alarmed by reports of incidences of gross human rights violations by the taliban and their foreign terrorist associates in almost half of our country, and we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality would await them. the question now, though, is what action can be taken, given the taliban advances have be

dawa khan menapal. his funeral has now taken place in the capital. kabul.ny afghans outside of the country in pakistan are now trying to get back in. but one of the key border crossings has been closed by the taliban, leaving many stranded. translation: we came - here to attend a funeral three days ago, now the border is closed, we are sitting here with no food and no money, we cannot go to a hotel to sleep for the night. i appeal to the taliban leaders to find some solution for us. and now while afghans are trying to get back home, the british and american governments are calling on their citizens to leave the country. richard galpin, bbc news. our correspondent in delhi, anbarasan ethirajan, is following developments in afghanistan and how the taliban is driving the situation. yes, the taliban have scored quite a few military victories in recent months, capturing vast rural areas in the south and west. after capturing the countryside they are focused on the provincial capitals, sending out a very clear message to the government and international community

the taliban have been specifically targeting government officials such as dawa khan menapal, the headentre. he was shot dead on friday. his funeral has now taken place in the capital, kabul. a killing designed to intimidate those working for the government in kabul. as the situation deteriorates, many afghans who have been outside the country in pakistan are now trying to get back in. but one of the key border crossings has been closed by the taliban leaving many stranded. translation: we came - here to attend a funeral three days ago, now the border is closed, we are sitting here with no food and no money, we cannot go to a hotel to sleep for the night. i appeal to the taliban leaders to find some solution for us. and now while afghans are trying to get back home, the british and american governments are calling on their citizens to leave the country. richard galpin, bbc news. let's get the latest again from gavin the boxing is over and... and gold for lauren prius from team gb. that makes 22 old now for team gb and she has become the second british female to win olympic gold. what a

we had another one this morning, dawa khan menapal, who's the sort of chief spokesman for the afghann scan devices for images of child sexual abuse as they're uploaded to online storage, so they can be reported to police. the new software — which is being introduced first in the united states — will search for matches of already known images. some security experts however say the measures could be used by authoritarian governments to scan phones for other content such as political material. i'm joined now by emily taylor, cybersecurity expert at chatham house and editor of the journal of cyber policy. hello, good evening. hi, jane. your thou:hts hello, good evening. hi, jane. your thoughts first— hello, good evening. hi, jane. your thoughts first of _ hello, good evening. hi, jane. your thoughts first of all _ hello, good evening. hi, jane. your thoughts first of all about _ hello, good evening. hi, jane. your thoughts first of all about apple's . thoughts first of all about apple's attempt to scan for child sexual abuse. can it work and is it helpful? abuse. can it work and is it he