Top 10 world news: Taliban captures fifth Kandahar district, WHO says vaccine sharing speed too slow & more

Sincethe start of the US military'sfinal withdrawal of about 2,500 troops, theTalibanhas made a big headway into Afghanistan, capturing areas. Recently, after a night of fighting between Afghan Forces and them, the Taliban have taken control ofPanjwai, a key Kandahar district. This comes just two days after two days after US and NATO forces vacated their main Bagram Air Base near Kabul.

Meanwhile, the director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, haswarned that given the urgency surrounding the Delta variant, the slow pace at which the rich nations are sharing vaccines with low-income countries is putting millions of lives at risk. He also added that world leaders must ensure that at least 10 per centof people in all countries are vaccinated by September end.

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