more than 150 wildfires in russia are threatening villages in northern siberia. thousands of troops are battling to put them out. trails are being cleared around a dozen communities to stop the fires from spreading to other news and a rapid offensive by the taliban is now overwhelming afghan forces. so the arm group says it's taken control of assist provincial capital in just 3 days. the most significant gain is the northern city of condos. the taliban says it's also taken the nearby city of telecom and sa report. charlotte palace reports from couple 100 another soon. rising on what would become a store day in a canister, 1st, the telephone into condos. one of the country's biggest cities and a gateway to the north. i just don't want to beyond group talk briefly in 20152016 before us special forces pushed in spite is out. now america cannot stand in the way 3 by street. the television took condos back and when the said he fell, so did the entire province. we have captured the main square. it's 2 pm on sunday and the whole area is in our hands. the government is doing false propaganda, s