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where we begin in afghanistan. and the taliban says it seized control of the border crossing with pakistan. this footage has emerged which appears to show taliban faces at the border gates. however, the afghan government is denying the armed groups claims. it says its forces have repelled taliban fighters. the spin bolduc crossing connects city of kandahar directly with pakistan and as a major supply line for whoever controls its will come, all hides are joins the snow from the pakistani capital. islam above come out differing accounts of what has happened, depending on who you listen to. what have your sources been telling you about what happens at that border crossing? well, according to the report that we have gave that dollar bond went into spin balls are

just after midnight low, good time. and then also release radio of them or you're staying their flag at the border board. now they're saying that they're very dozens of, of on national security for both. we have also came bridge for gauge a little while ago, which showed that dollar bond marching and been bolduc down. they've been hoisting their flag and the men down square, and people welcoming that dollar bond into that down show the taliban of guys showing visual evidence that they are indeed in control of pinball dog. despite they denied by the gun government, no kamala, the, this border crossing, obviously, borders park, he stunned. what are the pakistani government saying about all of this? how were they going to view these developments on their boards or?

bugger thong. had an elaborate board of friends. they said they have already completed 90 percent of the grades restricted on the in dire 2600 kilometer long border by just on of course a concern because they fear the civil war. and don ward have a blow back effect on pockets on not only related for. busy of refugees to come into pocket on the country already having 3000000 ref. you're good read in the country. and so the country of god is watching nervously, but also asking the wrong that the negotiating table and chart are politically. it also must be understood that despite the nations and counter aggregation between cobble and it's some about the fact remains that the taliban have captured a large arsenal of weapons. a cross of water on,

in the district read all will read him the national army or where the national army under. so they have now then deal struck by when it comes to represent munition, to carry on that offensive of god. there will be tension between of $1000.00 and budget on given the fact that the dollar bond will be trying now to go for the door from richard, the only remaining board out crouching major border crossing with buckets on they've already secured a mom, bunder richard. the border, it gets on they've taken over the border for statutory minutes on where they are on and read. so indeed there's really be a big morale boost. and also the fact that this is also a revenue generating area because of the large number of logistics applied data crouching at this point. ok, come, all hides are live for as in as lama bad. thank you. come all the afghan government says territory captured by the taliban will be re taken. the taliban has

taken control of 36 districts or 10 percent of the country in just the past 6 days . its fighters have doubled the number of districts they control since may 1st, when us and nato forces started their final withdrawal. victoria fontana say, professor of peace studies at the american university of afghanistan, she joined, says by skype from nice kit to have you with us. first of all, what do you think is behind this move by the taliban? where the petty then are still considered an insurgency fighting for terry tunnel case as well as functional support. and so i think signed their way to our source. i cannot go to war. busy trying to show the population that they can be controlled

or orderly government functions of a things. and so no older by older they are actually that they can control the border of the, of the territory we've been trying to. shorts so that they're controlling the army, which is why they are using weapons and taking defections from the special policies . and so they basically are seeking to replace the actual government and gain more. they get to misty and show that they can actually move to the lack of that they have that they are capturing between gained legitimacy from whom does it sound like you're trying, they're trying to convince the, the people of afghanistan, or are they trying to convince external governments, when ready got some diplomatic, wicked mission, when you government negotiate. there we for, we've been directly and not using the government. so under international know,

ready have their international fees and what they're trying to do is to basically have the population for the high them and, and not fight them because they might be thinking because they want the population to think that they are already acting like they and being recognized, i would say internationally, so that that's, it now has happened in some major use to just wanting to see them have the population decide that it's not worth fighting them because they are ready there and they already this effect. so how long do you think it will be until the taliban controls afghanistan? once again? well, i don't think that they ever are going to truly, they are some territory. they are going to be some, some to say on the,

on friday. and it's nothing they've been trying to, to totally control the state without a democratic process because that would actually need to withdraw enough or of foreign a sunday. so that the more likely scenario is going to be a transitional government. and the power sharing agreement between all the different factions of the state that are going to be present. how this friday did. who would the taliban be sharing power with in your view? because the afghan government looks extremely weak. the afghan army to the outside observer looks extremely weak. why aren't they able to defend this territory? and given that, do you think they could legitimately form any part of a transitional or power sharing governments with the people? they're losing things so badly was that the question at the moment and of course

they have seen the current that some government has been by the demise or so by the international coalition, back with reference enough. and then she recently. and so there, there's a weakness, the operational weakness of the government signed a record called by the referral of, of natal forces. and so, you know, i presume, you know, i said now they're finding themselves in this particular position, but at the same time, it isn't the truth by the major parts of the state that they have to be that we're showing the agreement that i cannot go back with ord demon or and, and, and, and, and complexity of power between the, between the different factions. so after, after so many years of complex sector more than 40 years of conflict,

the understanding is derrick cross the board. busy and i believe that, okay, victoria phones and from the american university over can stand. thank you. thank this police in south africa are preparing for more unrest after days of riots and looting. at least 72 people have been killed in the protests which have grown and so wider show of anger, against poverty and inequality. the protests were initially triggered by the imprisonment of jacob sooner, whose foundations says there will be no peace until he is released from jail. security officials are urging people to stop the rioting with concerns growing over the supply of foods and fuel life night. see for me the miller in johannesburg for me to how is the situation right now?

well, since the deployment of the army, and they've certainly been more visible in the last day or so, we have seen certain amount of com returned to specific hot spots in the halting around johannesburg. but in pursuing the call with us unrest began, we continued to see looting as well as a number of businesses and warehouses, sets a light overnight and those fires continue to rage. and i think the major concern, aside from wiring around the world around continue, why is continuing rights is to be economic impact, which we're beginning to see. we know that the largest refinery in south africa, oil refinery, has said that it will suspend operations for the time being simply because it can't get in the materials. it needs to continue operating. and this is also due to some of the, the unrest that we've seen the last few days and that's dozens of products have been set to light,

major highways have been blocked and the rule. so hearing from the train operator, the rail operates in south africa that they potentially could be impacted by this. the port city of supplies, goods to the rest of the south africa. it's the largest port in africa and also potentially then supports the neighboring countries. and they all concerns around the delivery of goods to areas like halting and inland provinces, but potentially even south africa's neighbors. and the concern really has around things like pharmaceutical materials, especially during a cold, but 19 pandemic food and water. and that's increasingly the concern is just how the rest of the country all of the country will cope. forgive them that the important point of course, do not tell, has been so severely impacted by the riots that continue and for me. so what's likely to happen over the coming few days to you present this come,

will continue or is the situation is still quite fibro. it really is difficult to say, but it does appear as if the presence of the military has had some sort of impact, at least in the last day or so. we were in alexandra, north of johanna's weight, was extremely volatile. earlier on tuesday and it appears late in the day once the army was deployed. the things did come down. but just in the area where the soldiers were present, the greater concern really is about the slow response of the police, beaver's massive criticism in that they've been slow to respond. they've been reactionary, rather than having a preventative presence. they've not managed to stop major looting in many areas and also violence that's occurred. the army is really being relied on to bring some sort of calm,

but that's only if they really are enough soldiers. prison than just how long that will remain. the government has been criticized for reacting slowly, saying that this could have been prevented given all the warnings we've had in the last week during the constitutional court hearing of the matter of jacob's dumas, potential incarceration based on that contempt of court charge that he was facing because he didn't appear at a states inquiry into corruption. now that arrests and isn't prism and fog these protests. but we've also seen that escalate into great issues around around socio economic issues. we people really increasingly saying that they're desperate. they've been an ongoing call. the 1900 lockdown people have lost jobs, have been unable to find jobs. and this is the result of the riots that we're seeing really the result of that kind of desperation. and so, given the difficulty that government is facing in terms of the economic conditions,

it really would be difficult to say whether they get a handle on what's going on. given that these are the primary issues, the foundation of some of what we're seeing isn't going away anytime soon. ok for me to miller live for me at your hand. sprig, thank you for me to let's take a closer look at why these protests are taking place. south africa economy has been in crisis. many still suffer from poverty and inequality. while the pandemic makes things worse, unemployment says that an old time high of 32 percent among young people that figure rises with nearly one in every 2 people with its job. inflation hits a 30 month high in may with consumer prices rising within 5 percent from last year . the cost a few up near the 40 percent, and the price of food is increased by nearly 7 percent. this is having

a huge impact on black communities, which are and on average $3.00 to $4.00 times less than those that are white. or ralph matilda is a political analyst and author of the book quinn. summa goes, he joined, says on skype from johannesburg. you wrote the book on what happens when before were present, zoom a leave, did you predict this happening? well, not to this extent. i think no one would have anticipated. the protest could escalade to this point, but it was always going to be very difficult for the agency to dislodge jacobs, who must quality examine what the n c begging with it is too much politics and how he still continues to have the hold on the a n c and because of the internal divisions that involve his function, that is why the problem, what way do i mean?

it is very important to also recall that this being originate perfectly within the a n c. it is about the internal better that the current president of the n c is based in his attempt to try to re align the amc away from from us politics was always going to be a difficult task given the fact that zoom are and these are lies extremely implicated interruption. so bell choir to do pod char means that they could actually say jail. hence they raise the stake to this point whereby we are now dealing with a situation where the response to he's in conservation has to do what we have seen . what we have now, is this an economic problem, or is this a political problem? why do you think there have been such wide spreads and sustained violent protests across south africa?

it is an economy problem that also talks to poorly aligned politics, the politics that it's no longer being able to respond to the needs of the people. i mean, it stopped from within the agency. but then the entity is that you will have to ask yourself why such a number of people were able to participate in these? what exactly happened to print black? people do not have a problem. appeared in one tv footages, where the kid in all this does not decrease in what you are seeing in all this could give any one's production of economy conditions to say that what really happened to people have poverty actually affected people to the $610.00 of course there's always going to be the element of knowledge to eat, but the essence for food is also big. be humanizing effect of poverty, which we refuse to acknowledge because it seems as if it is more dignified to do with this thing. s s a t issue. you know,

you just label people criminal not done with they do need to deal with it. that's not a way to go when dealing with this. why use the problem of poverty? so baths in south africa, v a n c. when they came to paris decades ago, were promising to make life better for the poor. what's changed? why haven't they been able to change that situation in the policy for costs. but more recently, the most interesting explanation can, and i think it is quite a compelling explanation. it is the protocol option in the public safety. the very same is the defense. he's accused of corruption. so should take some way will put, you need to create a sense of disaffection. disenchantment across the population and it becomes difficult propose to politically lead a society that is for disenchanted. ok, fascinating insights from you. ralph mate seger,

political analysts joining us form johannesburg. thank you. so if africa's largest, all refinery is closing temporarily in response to the looting the sap press facility in durban account for about 35 percent of the country's refining capacity. that's around 180000 barrels a day. the turban is one of the cities which is seen widespread violence on placing in the past few days. plenty more ahead. so news are including the grief and anger in iraq. his funeral take place for 92 victims of a fire at a cold at 19 isolation hospital cuba. com and the own social media. anti government protests continue to sweep across the country. and in sports

another set back for the tokyo olympics. this time do not call the related phone. i will be here to tell you more, coming up on tens of thousands of the st. louis and have in stock overseas. throughout the pandemic and the government is tightening measures even further. the number of citizens and residents who are allowed to return has been cut in half signs of 3 thousands, a week straightly. as vaccine rule lights has been slow and it continues to pursue a strategy of 0 transmission. australia has restricted entry of its own citizens in a way that no other democratic nation have, according to human rights watch, citizens, residents and their families overseas have effectively loc dates by these policies

. or catherine bennett says the chair and physiology a deacon university's institute for health transformation. she joined us by skype from melbourne. thank you for being with us on al jazeera. why are vaccinated individuals banned from entering astray earlier? this is a very good question. we're still very early in the vaccine roll out here in australia, but in fact, we're, you know, trying to deal with the buyers at the border in a way that isn't working very well. now these new barons are really finding any gaps in the hotel current system. so the state governments have actually pulled the plug on the number of people that are coming to the country, fearing that the number of people that are arriving positive, which is low, pass in a country where ab, explanation right below. even if people have explanations,

they haven't distinguish between your explanation spaces and, and their ability to accommodate people coming in across the board. so at this stage, they are still holding out, though in the plan they have, they are talking about lifting cap on those fully vaccinated so that it allows us to bring more people home safely without adding to the risk of trying to keep the buyers to the board while we're still focusing on kind of 0 as we try and get the vaccine all that role that has to be covered, 0 is a great aim to have, but logistically, it's incredibly difficult, particularly when you have family separation. it's not just families separated, but getting goods into and out over st. leah. hi. let's see how feasible is that to continue this policy will. it's truly eventually after to loosen its grip sooner or later. well, that is the plan. now we do have

a rough road map out, which does turn the way from covered 0 to actually learning to live with the virus . and how we make those transition safely in a country where we have very few people with natural immunity. we've had very that infection, he relatively speaking and we still striving to explanation right, that they are climbing up. but it is, has been slow. what we discovered within you variance is it becomes even more difficult. the outbreaks of carrying the community a happening at a faster rate. we need lockdown more often, not less often to try and contain those outbreaks. we face the variance, particularly the delta vary re dealing with at the moment. the sustainable, well look, that has 12, but again, i mean, you cannot go into perpetual locked tonight and extremely has had an enormous head starts when you compare the situation to other countries worldwide, it remains cove, it free for

a very long time. so why has it struggled so much to get the vaccines out to own population? well, i think we've been victims of our own success in a way because we've learned to live comfortably without the virus on shore, in those spaces between our locked ends and outbreaks, particularly late last year. it actually took the pressure off the vaccine roll last, which seems ironic. you know, we were so hard to, by the time to actually get the, the vaccine rolled out that when the vaccine landed on shore, it wasn't as well excepted. and we had a flow supply line as well. and that's actually made it quite difficult because people didn't depreciate the risk because it, in the way they do in other countries where you really had to battle this. and people are saying, says and the impact, though, in fact people are a little more hesitant about the vac thing. not realizing that that actually puts us in a very vulnerable position,

particularly as it gets harder to hold the virus back of the border. and we have to deal with that in the community. so we, every time we've had a major out right currently nissan. well, we have a largest one yet with nearly a 1000 cases now linked to this one major outbreak. that's actually saying that explanation, right? jumped just as it did in victoria months ago. so sadly, it's taking the, the outbreaks themselves to really motivate people and make them realize this isn't a holding pattern. we have to get back to the nice it now we will be opening out whether we like it or not because the virus is going to get hard it hold becca that border. ok. catherine bennett from deacon university's institute for health technology. thank you so much for sharing your expertise and analysis with us on al jazeera. thank. so korea has just reported its highest failure infection rates. since the pandemic began prompting you restrictions in the capital, sol, nightclubs, churches,

and gatherings of more than 3 people will not be banned. more than 1600 people tested positive for coven 19 in the past day. in denisia is also in the grips of a worsening outbreak. with the records of nearly 48000 you infections reported on tuesday. people who are still having problems getting oxygen and medication is hard to come by. the cases are also being blamed. on the delta, the variance iraqis are burying the relatives for the death toll from the fire that ripped through a cool that 19 isolation ward in the city of nasiriyah. ny sits at 92. the prime minister is promising accountability that people are blaming government corruption for the accident. 13 officials had been arrested in connection with the blaze. 82 people were killed in fact that in a similar hospital far in april. well,

man mood the law had joins as lie from what remains of that isolation more day nursery, mahmud, what's happening there today. how's the investigation progressing? well indeed, the government of prime minister and call me and in order to absorb the anger and distress of derivatives of the victims as just now said that the fact finding mission that had sent the day before yesterday to city. that's what is the disaster. the tragedy happened that this fact finding mission is going to conclude its work within a week. we cannot confirm that given the fact that in the past, the similar tragedy is have guns to death in the

investigation. and here we have this pekin. we have been speaking to the victims, families, relatives, medical stuff, paramedics, many people say that such fits war wards or centers allocated for covert 900 patients like the one that one's just straight behind me. they lack safety measures . they lack evacuation plans. that's why that helps excessive beating. the tragedy that did not get the chance to rescuers to save the victims. and now there is, as you know, conflicting reports about the numbers, but the bad health ministry says it's 60 a dec, 39 have been identified and 21 are just flesh parts body parts. and in the car, enough for the health officials say.