on al jazeera ah al jazeera, as a use ah, this is al jazeera ah, hello, i am mariam demising watching the news our life from london coming up in the next 60 minute. government forces struggled whole territory and afghan is done as the taliban lay siege to 3 major cities. calls in indonesia for more to be done to help the children orphaned by the corona. virus pandemic, about

a russian lympics printer is seeking the protection of tokyo, a lease, claiming she was taken to the airport against her wishes and unwelcome visitors, massive cruise ship the band in venice. but will that be enough to revive the heart of the war? simple? i'm kevin ash was bought a big shock in the mock and the lympics. it's lisa lamont, moscow. jacobs. that winning the men, that $100.00 meet the final info yet. ah, they've already captured broad swathes of territory, including vital border crossings with iran and pakistan. now government forces in afghanistan a trying to prevent 3 keys, fishies from falling to the taliban as they fight the group on multiple fronts. and attempt to reverse major military setbacks to about 5 years of long had

a presence in the southern city of kandahar where the violence has been intensifying. rockets rained down on the cities, airports, and flights has been cancelled. the group also launched a campaign to take control of the crucial city of lasha gar. this is the besieged capital of how my province and the scene of some of the faces fighting in this conflict. and then government troops have been deployed to the west and city of herat to stop taliban fighters that advancing further towards the city. well, one person was killed and 3 others injured. when the afghan air force bombed a private hospital and lash gar, the owner of the hospitals, as african forces, mistakenly believe taliban fighters were inside. while a military spokesman has warned the deteriorating situation in the country. but to do what i advocate in 3 provinces, the security situation is critical, especially in alaska, the enemy had some movement security in defense,

the forces of planning to intercept the enemy's movements 1st, then build defensive line and later launch offensive operations. joining me now is my sued her say me a pulitzer prize winning journalist, and i want to stony joins us via skype from combo. first of all, can i ask about these reports that the taliban has been targeting civilians and families who have been trying to escape the violence in the western city of herat? what have you been hearing about this? yes, shallow mariam john, while i'm sitting in cobble and i have the old ways trying to communicate with the local reporters in rod. and they called me and told me that some must be a civilian who tried to escape the wars and was tolerable and tried to kind of an attack to their villages. they said that taller on top,

them to go out of the village and open fire to some of the gathering of those the families who wanted to get away from the war. and where will these people trying to escape to? there's a lot of fighting happening in and around the city of iraq. just speaking about troops that have been deployed to stop the taliban, going from the sort of districts to the city center. where what are people trying to do because the taliban have control of major roads and highways. now don't a yes. a world. the photos that i saw from her odd people try to cross the former land and try to go to the other. the other side of the city, which is the, which is not war going on. so it's all her,

her odd shady and pro and is under told on for quite a while. and people in the villages are short in food and every other a, i mean need that they have what i heard. there is a shortage of medicine. there is a short of the wheat and for sure that the food family lives in the villages under taller gone to the so they cannot receive any food. so they easily have to decide to go to the other side of the city to have food. and unfortunately, i cannot confirm all of the news i have from the local report. but what i try is that for in a few days, if i can, i go there myself and see it from

a closely or thinking about government trips that have been deployed to the city of herat. but you also have the, the powerful militia lead a smile. com. how many small con now he is mobilizing, mobilizing his lawyer less to fight against the taliban. what is that going to be? i mean, do you think that's going to be enough to stop the city from, from falling to the taliban? one road city is a big city. we, there really population and today, and actually she out there to go. a smile on order all her all population to resist, to a stand up and resist taller bond. so we have to see as, as boil han had a lot of experience about her rock. and he was facing a lot powerful and military before. read me

off the people will answer positively to a smile. hon and will miss mobilized. and we will see in the next days that the war will even will be more in herat and a lot of people also from older part of the pro and that the tolerable and actually captured those areas try to come to her rod and taught david as distance from her off city. right, so we're going to see this increasingly is as the, the conflict goes on that the government forces effectively trying to recruit or ally with local militia and local groups on the ground in order to push the taliban back. and to sort of fill that the vacuum left by by the official

army and an official security forces. yes. well, we shouldn't forget that. unfortunately the water in her out is not only taller bon if you follow kandahar it's nick or some ethnic group between past 2 tribes and news. i and i checked that unfortunately, what i heard from a university processor in her art, a new, a tribe in her office, also joined taller bond. and at the same time, people answer a smile on in what taishan for coming and get the get arm and try to resist against taliban. so in few days, i think the war will be much more than the few days that we have and we will see how government can control or event can manage to

send the troops or send villages take to this uprising. and we will see that while we, what will happen probably starting from tomorrow. is it too late for all this on the part of the government? should they have changed their strategy earlier this year? or perhaps even last year because it seems as though that the taliban plan is now taken off the territory in the country that would render any kind of peace process or talks useless. well, as everybody else, enough canister, any other citizen enough gunners done. i am quite surprised at why government is so slow and why a government sometimes even don't fight or don't react anything against taller bond . unfortunately, what we find

a i a with it 2 wars on one chalk and in a, in balance pro and, and another one on, in bonnie, on provence after the taller bon retreat from those area. well, i found that the military, the police or army soldiers de believed that they can fight against taller bon, but the government cannot reach them, government cannot send them logistic support cannot send them, i mean, weapon and whatever the soldiers need to fight. so it means that unfortunately, there is a really, really important and serious lack of leadership in the government of president danny, which cannot manage and cannot send the logistics to the soldiers in, in a time that they need. thank you very much. my son has signing pulitzer prizes and

the prize winning janice, i should say, john is from i got, i appreciate you staying up late. talk to us. thank you very much. have a good day watching the news, our life from london till this is our home. why do we need to leave broken hearts at hong kong? airport, as new law is cause tens of thousands of people to leave the country and in sport, we hear from this american swimmer who takes aim and rushes involvement, carolyn pigs ah. 6 months after seizing power in a qu me and was military inter, his naming itself catch a government min and lie will become the prime minister. he has promised to lift the state of emergency by late 2023 and to hold multi party elections. tony chang

reports from bangkok as in aerobics instructor dances almost vehicles block off parliament. me and my capital may be due on february the 1st, but at the general's thought. it would be a bloodless qu, they couldn't have been more wrong. months of bitter resistance and a violent military crack down with nearly a 1000 killed. 6 months later the military to enter his renaming itself a care take a government. although it appears it will still hold important positions. and the leading general giving assurances, elections will be held soon. we must create conditions to hold a free and fair multiparty general election. we have to make the preparations, pledge to hold the multiparty general election without fail, but is not clear under what conditions those elections would be held. since the coo, the military has outlawed the national lead to democracy to cheese party and

rejected landslide victory in november. new elections would take place under the military emergency laws, which will be in place for another 2 years. min online did say the military would follow the lead of an invoice sent by the association of southeast asian nations. but that invoice has yet to be appointed. and as yet, has failed to take a firm line as events have spiraled out of control, as yet has been divided on ma'am, or in the last 6 months with indonesia, malaysia, and singapore wanting to take a hard line. but the generals here in bangkok appear to be wanting to give the benefit of the doubt to the generals and men mark. what is of growing concern to the international community is the worsening covered 19 situation in the country. more than half of the world population lives in countries bordering mamma. while inside those borders, the bars is spreading unchecked to coo has resulted in a near total class of the health care system. and health care workers are being

attacked and arrested. the virus is spreading through the population very false. indeed, by some estimates. in the next 2 weeks, hall of the population of men could be infected with coven, on the streets of young, gone protest, as far as a man mas flags. they say they don't want new elections. just want the military to step down. tony chang al jazeera bank. now the us is saying that it's confident iran was behind an attack last week on an israeli managed tanker off the coast of online. but tara continues to deny any role in the strike on the m. v. most. the st tanker in which 2 people were killed. u. k. government is also condemned. the attack calling it's a violation of international law. downing street says it's highly likely the vessel was targeted by an unmanned iranian aerial drug. is indonesia struggles that

was covered 1900 outbreak in asia, the number of orphans areas rising. some of them have no extended family to go to and they're left with a little support. charts, group save the childrens has more needs to be done to help the most vulnerable. jessica washington reports from tongue around in indonesia, east cali mountain. a young boy prepared to say good bye to his mother and father. the ogre is just 13. his voice shapes as he recites the call to prayer beside his parents graves. both victims of covert 19. in another village, a young boy reminisces about his parents. i often went fishing with my dad says 2 weeks ago, his mother died in hospital from cove at 19. she was 5 months pregnant the next day

his father died to like it's the 1st time we try to be strong for him, but it's devastating for others. for those 2 weeks, the 10 year old has been living alone as he to tested positive for coven 19. now he's in the clear, and we'll say move in with his grandparent as covert. 19 3rd around indonesia, social workers are reporting an increase in the number of children left orphaned around the country and their cold from rights activists. urgent performed to ensure these children get the support they need. they fear for the children who miss out on help because their parents just went unreported. also to go for a month to support those and think until support system at the committee level, where we can get that information. authority say it is difficult to support all the children in need numbers on the locker, because we have more problems when

a child doesn't have any relative and has no place to go in tongue wrong. on the outskirts of the indonesian capital, i should have been living with her foster family for 6 months. her last memories of her mother are off, her hallucinating and struggling to breathe. now she hopes for a future where she can honor her mother's life. i think that the thing that i want to achieve my dream and so my mom will be happy with me. i want to be a doctor. each day indonesia covert 19 death toll rises by thousands and more children are left to plan their futures. but without their parents to help them. jessica washington, which is hera tell her pharmaceutical companies, pfizer mcdonough, raise the cost of that covered $900.00 vaccines in the latest european union supply contracts. according to the financial times newspaper, pfizer vaccine has risen by $5.00 to $23.00 per shot. with done is maxine has risen

by $2.90 to $25.50. a dose deals run to 2023 and they cover up to 2100000000 vaccine shots. over all these barca has more is perhaps an unwanted reminder of all the cash flows in the business dealings that underpin the global vaccine rollout. but it is a reminder cause that this is essentially a business that needs to be kept afloat and pharmaceutical companies all out to make a profit, whether it's a large profit or small small profit. and of course raises a whole raft of different ethical questions as well. but according to the latest contract between pfizer medina and the european union, they will be a price hike for the shots in the imminent future, according to figure seen by financial times, the new price for probably a short will be $23.00 up from 18. but then i will go up to $25.50,

up to up from $22.00. 60 this, of course the countries are very keen and anxious to stamp out the spread of the delta vary. it also comes with a time in which countries in the you and beyond me, you are mulling the possibility of administering a 3rd dose of bruce job to improve efficacy so far. only israel has approved use of a 3rd dose, a booster job in the over sixty's when other research is happening here in the u. k . in britain and other countries may well follow suit. and all of this, of course, means the potential wind full for both. and pfizer as well off the phase 3 trials. both of these vaccines have been proven to be more effective than their rivals than the astrazeneca job and the johnson and johnson jobs. so essentially, both of these companies have

a captive audience in the european union. european commission, just to remind you, of course, was accused early on of not acting quickly enough when it came to the vaccine rollout. and what it's doing now is proving that it's willing to throw an awful lot of money buying a premium product that is proven to work across the board. according to one figure who was close to negotiations, said he says of the company to capitalize on the market power and deployed the usual farm rhetoric. essentially, the vaccines work time to ramp up the price. at least 8 people have died in the fire of raged across turkey for the past 5 days, firefighters have bought more than a 100 flames under control, but are still battling several of the popular tourism areas of untimely. i'm low. got them because you're new has more now from assemble. the one squint hills of murderous have turned into this hackers a scorched land and smoke everywhere. as fire fighting helicopters,

dallas the flames. the fires here are mostly contained now, but the damage they left behind is immense. it on solid man. i've got this trick. this farmer found a newborn baby go his name. that miracle picked out of him. john, i'm really worried about these animals. if i died, it wouldn't matter what i was really just being evacuated. i couldn't leave. and i asked my parents if we die, he should we die together with these animals. and they said, yes. so we stayed. i wish those animals survived. and i was did in the state and i don't. innocent, kicked out of the more volunteers i joined the firefighters working across the southern region of my college student re hahn and natalie has access to the district. great, thank you. 8 all seniors in our village survive the fire except for my 82 year old grandfather got poisoned by the smoke trying to put up the fire. i don't want other

senior di tories said to be moved from some of the hotels in the last poplar district of boardroom. as the fire spread down the hill towards the sea shore, the government suspects arson, but experts please. excessive heat and strong winds are likely to cause climate change is also crucial factor. turkey, so devastating floods in its northern black sea region earlier in july. who could finish. how are you you to be on michigan? for many years, the mediterranean has never seen such dry weather as in the last 20 days, meteorologists have actually worn fires, unavoidable in the next 15 days, and may continually so september. the fire, which started in marbury has now sprach other location. the government has been criticized for a shortage of fire fighting aircraft or by john iran. russia and ukraine have sent equipment in personnel. but turkeys. forrester minister warns the humidity level is

going down in the coming days, which means more attention and measures are needed to put out the fires in turkey, southern greenhouse, and ease the pain of those who have lost everything. c. now, because solo al jazeera, i stumble international olympic committee has spoken with an athlete who is seeking to stay in japan after falling out with team officials. the battle russian sprinter, christina schuman sky, was to complete the women's, was to compete in the women's 200 meters on monday. instead, she was seen at the airport in tokyo on sunday, asking japanese police officers to help her. she told reuters journalist that she was taken to the airport against her will after making a public complaint about her train as i'm asking the international olympic committee for help. there's pressure against me and they're trying to get me out of the country without my permission. so i'm asking the i o c to get involved in this

will add to better assist sports on dar he foundation said that christina is safe and the police officers are looking into a case either because a lot because christina showed indignation, but she was put in a really something that is absolutely not in her program. and because the leadership of the federation, let's say, screwed up. she spoke about this openly, that they should have at least given some warning to allow them to prepare an athlete not competing and her discipline in her distance can get injured. anything can happen or find out because they are charcoal. as a political commentator, an advisor to the bad original position, vegas, atlanta, chicken sky, and i spoke with him earlier and he said that targeting a young athlete in this way is an act of desperation. everything started few days ago when she criticized on her instagram account, the management of dealers and olympic team. and she was supported by many, many,

been since thousands of comments came in support of her on social media. and then suddenly, she was taken by representatives will build smelling pick team probably also by representatives. so build some key g, b and brought to the airport. what are you expecting to happen? she's asked the international olympic committee for some sort of assistance. are they likely to help her? i'm sure that what happened is outrageous and it goes along with the ryan their flight hijacking. oh, of course the question because regime was trying to take revenge in order for criticizing lucas and personally and management of olympic team. it's sarah bench and we should call it as a revenge opposition leaders of had to flee the country because it's not safe for them. meanwhile, the crackdown continues. we've seen unprecedented wave of searches, detentions on civil society organizations. do you fear that this is?

this is the end of the opposition movement that it's just not sustainable anymore. i don't agree. i think it's sustainable, but of course it's very risky. it's very dangerous. all the people who remain in better is they're receiving constant threats today alive to their house, to their children. there are 1000 so those who laugh, but there are millions who still in the country and continue their peaceful on the ground, non violent resistance movement. and this is what's important, i think, right now, question can make so many mistakes 1st. so you know, he, he employed to torture in prison, then he hijacked the ryan, there flies and now he tried to keep the athletes. all of these are signals that there is most ability within the system. it's fracturing all this power vertical cushion was built in for so many years is about to collapse and we don't know what will be the final trigger. why would you say that he's on the verge of collapse

when we see that in to some extent he's managed to consolidate as far as he and he's still appears to have the support of russia, which is the country that has the greatest leverage, embarrass to reasons if you're self confident and if you are in control of the situation, you don't need to arrest athlete. just for post on instagram, it means you feel unsafe, and you are trying to eliminate all sources of potential on the rest. because the week before he destroys more than 50 and jewels and human rights organizations. it doesn't mean your self confidence. and also when, when he does these, it also, it also means that there are some processes within the system. and some of this low inforcement agencies are out of his control. i would, i would say that location k is trying to make some batch work on his system, but he doesn't. but without structural change, it won't help him much. and what you can use our life from london coming out,

we're looking at a ban on residential evictions expiring in the u. s. this means that millions of people could potentially lose 50 years after items were re didn't. pacific island is telling me to new zealand says, sorry for its rights. this policy coming up later, january extraordinary scenes in tokyo men. hi john. gold is shared between a country and an italian. ah hello, good to see of those storms that stretched from the parent east to the elves. that energy has now made its way through the baltic states and we are getting some enhancement off the baltic sea as while still running the risk, we could see some wild thunderstorms in poland. but if you look really widespread

instability across europe, it says we head towards south, it's smooth sailing and also high temperatures. here we're talking about searing heat. so for example, sophia bulgaria, 40 degrees and bucharest. 40 degrees will be the high for you on monday. instability for the northern shores of the atria, see as well, i want to put that on your radar and we are keeping tabs on that wildfire burning in antalya profits. this is what crews are up against. and it's looking like the weather is not going to cooperate, we're going to lock her temperature in the low fourties over the next few days. so that's on talia, but it's burning east of on talia city. so here's the next 3 days. winds are going to whip up to about a 25 kilometers per hour and low humidity, which means it is dry. and that does not help with the firefight either. after africa, we've got some stronger pulses of rain rolling through areas of nigeria, but also as we had towards senegal to gambia and sierra the own on monday, free town, a high of 20 decrease ah

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