Afghanistan continues to dominate the front pages, but back in the UK, the competition regulator has been attacked for being “too slow” to take action on “rip-off” Covid-19 travel tests.
Business groups, meanwhile, have welcomed the easing of self-isolation rules in England but asked for the government to take further measures to boost the economy this autumn.
Here are the key headlines from the national press on Tuesday (17 August).
Chaos in Kabul as thousands struggle to flee the Taliban
