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But the targeted killings have shocked and frightened many of them. just months before natasha was killed, in the gulf state of qatar, the united states had been talking to the taliban. as we speak, the united states is also working to end the war in afghanistan and we are bringing our troops home. after 20 years of fighting the taliban in afghanistan,

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But elias would not be silenced. no—one has claimed responsibility for elias�*s killing. the taliban deny involvement. most targeted killings go unclaimed by any group. unknown armament is the phrase being used but my understanding is that there is a lot of indication that the taliban are party to these assassinations. there is also an indication that there are additional groups that are also a part of it.

Through tuesday into wednesday. weve got the northerly wind across scotland again. fairly cloudy conditions near the north sea coast. disappointingly cool here. with more sunshine elsewhere, fewer showers. we may see the mid, high teens. still some heavy showers to come through the week ahead with hail and thunder but it looks like as we approach the end of the week it will be drier and therefore with a bit more may sunshine to offer, temperatures will start to creep up. well keep you updated. b...

Hello. if youre out and about this evening, be aware, weve still got some heavy rain and lively wind. by tomorrow that will be stuck across the north of scotland and instead, plenty of heavy showers and gusty wind, even hail and thunder, will follow on. this is the low pressure thats brought in the rain and strong wind. as it sits across the uk tomorrow it will throw further showers our way. some pretty heavy rain for a few hours for many of us. some lively wind and showers following. through th...

The white house has now announced the withdrawal of troops will be delayed by six months to the symbolic date of september 11. the future of afghanistan now rests on the talks between the afghan government and the taliban. but with no settlement in sight and if targeted killings continue, the fear is that the next generation may be just too intimidated to aspire to become the journalists, human rights workers, and civil activists of tomorrow.

A cable car has plunged to the ground near lake maggiore in northern italy, killing 1a people and seriously injuring others. the service was taking passengers up into the mountains from the resort town of stresa at the time of the accident. the resort had only recently reopened as covid restrictions were eased. 0ur italy correspondent mark lowen reports. a climb to admire alpine beauty ending in tragedy. the cable car was in the last part of its journey, nearly 1500 metres high, when it plunged ...

Bit of a lull in the weather at the moment. the skies are clear in the mornings not looking bad at all across most of the uk. dont hold your breath, its not going to last for very long. because we are expecting rain and gales through the afternoon, particularly across western areas of the uk. and if we have a look at the satellite picture you can see this swirl across the atlantic, another big low pressure and the weather front�*s already approaching ireland. you can see the low pressure, rath...

Of this low pressure. heres tuesdays weather forecast — the low pressure is moving towards the east butjust in the wake of it, further showers are expected from scotland and also along the eastern side of the country. out towards the west, the weather should start to improve. all in all, the rest of the weekend and into next week, looking fairly unsettled. but heres the good news — as we head towards the end of the week ahead, there are signs that the weather finally will be settling down. s...

Bit of a lull in the weather at the moment. the skies are clear in the mornings not looking bad at all across most of the uk. dont hold your breath, its not going to last for very long. because we are expecting rain and gales through the afternoon, particularly across western areas of the uk. and if we have a look at the satellite picture you can see this swirl across the atlantic, another big low pressure and the weather front�*s already approaching ireland. you can see the low pressure, rath...