A month after the bulk of remaining western forces pulled out of Afghanistan, the Taliban is on the rise.

Fierce fighting has brought cities like Herat and Kandahar to the brink of collapsing to the militants.

But the greatest danger is in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand -- where British forces fought against the Taliban for so many years.

We hear from those who served in Afghanistan - including the former Chief of the Defence Staff, Lord Richards, who tells Sitrep that the Government must set out what it will do to prevent the fall of the Afghan government.

We'll also explore what could happen next after the fatal attack on a tanker off Oman -- blamed by western powers on Iran.

And we'll find out about the bizarre case of military ships' positions being faked -- who might be doing it, and why?