Kandahar falls to Taliban
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Afghanistan's second city of Kandahar has fallen under Taliban control. A third of provincial capitals and vast swathes of the rural areas are currently in the hands of the militants. Also in the programme: The head of South Korean tech giant, Samsung, has been released from prison; and It's 60 years since the Berlin Wall was constructed. (Picture: Taliban militants gather around the main square after taking control of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Credit: EPA/STRINGER)