nation where that can make drug, this is still the center of capitalism. there is no limits. i view myself as a capital artist. we are trying to bake the world smaller and smaller. we don't want to be realistic in the well, we would rather have a fantasy growing pains on al jazeera. oh ok. this is al jazeera. ah. hello tina. this is their news. i live from them. coming up. the taliban says it's captured another gun provincial capital. but government forces and they haven't lost all control of the city. wildfires continue to sweep across greece and turkey, threatening homes and livelihood are in thailand over the

government. panoramic response protests to the st. demanding reform almost now have all the action from the tokyo olympics, where no wave jacob has become the 1st runner from europe when the mens 1500 meters in almost 30 years. ah. the taliban says it taken control of the northern city of shabba again, a 2nd afghan provincial capital to fall to the group in less than 24 hours. telephone video shows the group has he's buildings including the police headquarters and the prison. but the afghan government denies losing all control of the city. yes, president joe biden has ordered b, 52 bombers and spectra gun ships. jeff kinda stung to support government forces as they launch offensive and went to battles on several fronts with fierce fighting in

the cities of harass in the west. as well as laska and kandahar in the south. and friday, the city of orange fell to the taliban without a fight. under there was sure that bella has been falling developments from cobble and sent this update. a government affiliation source has told us that sure the gun has fallen, although it is quite new and fluid. the taliban say that they took control of the city on saturday afternoon. they took control of the police office, the intelligence offices, the governors compound. they even broke into the prison and released a number of prisoners. now the government says that they don't have full control of the city, that security forces remain at the port and that they are planning a counter offensive. they have started, it strikes and that they are sending in special forces and reinforcements for this contra fences to try to take the city, show the gun back. now if it is confirmed to be fallen,

it would be the 2nd provincial capital to fool and f gonna stop in just 2 days. and to put that into context for you, the last time a provincial capital fell was in 2015, and that was condos. and that was very briefly the very concerning for the afghan government. we were with the interior minister earlier. you had to rush off for an emergency meeting with the defense minister. and then later president ghani prison got also met with marshall dawson leader from jose in provence. as the government here looks to see what they can do to push the telephone back out of the city. that is not the only place where there is heavy fighting. there is strikes and a lot of gum fi in the cities of kansas city, herat, and also lash cargo in home. and a funeral has been held for della con, menopause. the governments talk media officer. it was assassinated by the taliban on friday, and campbell, senior us diplomat enough going to song, is calling it an affront to human rights and pre speech. an african president,

sharp gunny says delicate menopause killers, will be punished. doing that, but the enemies of i've got to stop, can not arise the history of a gun stone and they can not take our owners away from us. and clearly my promises that we will find the killers and god willing we will punish them. everyone should know that we are standing in place like a mountain. their waists will be broken because they have no message other than evil. they fill coffins with young people and send them like savages. this is not humanity. we stand for the humanity, life and dignity of i've gone, it's done. and this is our vision yet. you and security council is express concern about the safety of children in areas controlled by the taliban. was stuff been missed? so it is the chief of field operations that assess afghanistan. he says, as the conflict worsens, children will pay a heavy price. we have preposition supply. when described as files and folding, the violence was increasing across the country so we could position supplies in our

11 offices. engage with the conflict to ensure that children's rights are protected . but the conflict, it's always across the country. there is no time for us to be there when the need us children are missing on there. i mean is ation facts in children are pushed away and the nutrition needs are being neglected. children, especially in less time ago. that's a place where polio on them are on their shots and the paying a heavy, heavy prime. since the beginning of the year, 460 children have been killed, a $1200.00 have been injured. and this situation is happening across the country, the violence months for us to be able to reach them on time. pregnant mothers into the streets, i says, is one of the key issue that we're working with to try to get to get access. but

without, without access to the conflicts needs to stop the violence to stop. because right now, as i said, there are still troubles severed in. and there is no way for us to be able to reach that place. and the number of places like best is building go every day from the north to the west, to zones in the south. most of august and now is becoming extremely difficult and challenging for you to be there in time. and we need to be there. otherwise, women and children are going to pay a heavy price. warm situation that can, someone can speak now to the other one, seen his research fellow at quincy institute and served as a us marine in afghanistan. he joins us live from new york city vos skype. thanks very much for being with us. i wanted to ask you about the military strategy, the telephone using ticket with regard to the, to the border control post. and one of the latest to,

to fall was the ranch border crossing. can you explain to me why these are so important in terms of revenue? why they kind of so important to chat about the government in terms of holding them? well, thanks for having me. these cities aren't very large cities. they are conventional capitals, but the populations aren't very big, but they do represent 100 hundreds of millions of dollars in potential revenue to the off on government. you know, in a landlocked country where trade accounts, trade revenue accounts for the majority of revenue, or perhaps at least half of revenue coming in to the state. so it's essentially cutting off the off on government from one of its primary revenue sources. and it also has the secondary effect of forcing afghanistan neighbors to engage directly with the taller bond at these border crossings. which of course gives the taliban a certain amount of legitimacy. and that, that one in particular, iran would be the then the partner,

if you don't watch what my reaction is going to be. i think the reaction is going to be one of concern and i think they're going to wait and see how this plays out. of course you, ron has also back the taller bond in some instances and there are deep relationships between the revolutionary guard and the taliban. but i think iran is going to take a wait and see approach and see how this plays out. do you think the government can turn the tide? i think the afghan government can turn the tide, but it needs to alter its, its military strategy. it's over reliant on the commandos which they've been flying over around the country from city to city to try to regain territory. ultimately they're going to have to invest in their conventional units and the police forces if they're going to hold territory. so they need to reorganize their military strategy and try to take the fight to the tall bottom through summer and

fall and hopefully both sides will see that there is no military victory. that's possible and they'll go back to the negotiating table. in the meantime, the u. s is sending in b $52.00 bombers and spectra gun ships to bolster african forces as they continue to pull out how much difference will that kind of kit make? it will make some difference the off on holiday on are incredibly wary of us air strikes. they're afraid of us strikes, but it's not a replacement for infantry units on the ground clearing territory street by street and being able to hold it. what about the role of local militias and in all this i'm in, sometimes african government has got them to join up with them to try and help hold ground. is that something how much difference do they make their significant force in this order to mind on their significant there's a precarious relationship between the valued ministration. some of these warlords,

such as ishmael hahn for example, but they do have resolved to fight. however, if the afghan government is completely reliant on these militias to whole territory, and i think that the found strategy ultimately the abs half are going to have to clear the whole territory. thank you very much indeed and wants to know talking to us from new york. thank you. thank you for having coming up. when i hear the news out, i'm serious. i'm all in the town on nickel, please in columbia worth. thousands of people are stranded and directed to migrate to north america. cobit cases saw in the us, particularly in states with low vaccination rates, where health care workers say hospitals are being overrun and bought a special day for india. the tokyo games details coming up next wrong ah,

off of greece's 2nd largest island area has been scorched by wildfires, which are edging closer to athens. thousands of people have now fled their homes, while others have been fighting to put out the flames. but his name is rob reports lose a spring up faster than they can be put out the to know where the fires are and where they are going. greets, look to the sky. in a worrying sign, helicopters have been getting closer to major towns and cities on the ground. this is what the business of fighting fires looks like. holding back, the inevitability of mother nature's fury is dangerous and exhausting work. right now. it's an endless an appeal, but one that has already taken its 1st life. a firefight. anthony tucker on us was there when the 38 year old volunteers suffered a head injury. he says they tried but could not save him. struggling to recall,

the incident would tend to give me whatever it is that is a difficult thought. if it runs out of fuel the fuel is the woods, the house is everything around. can you describe how you're feeling right now? i know it's emotional and i'm so sorry what you see, so much distraction if that's something to help you by you trying to work with me in say, i'm sort of there are too many fires and to few firefighters spontaneous uncoordinated efforts like this one are trying to make sure rescue cruise as well as civilian volunteers on the front line, have plenty of food, water, and 1st aid when they need it. despite these efforts, though,

smoke clouds seem to have become a permanent fixture in the skies over the attic, a basin. and it's because of seems like this homes all over the area have been burning for days. several areas along the base of the pardon if the mountains are still on fire. hello. if you can hear me, north of athens are doing the best job they can. we've seen one water tater team as well as far fighters, put out a bush fire and a house fire just over in that direction. but the one is 2nd to that far been put out. this one has just a rough and become much bigger. and if you can see by the train trucks, the fires climbing up the hill just behind us, the hope is the fire will stop when it runs out of fuel. but for the moment, the fuel is everything inside. the fire moves fast and fills the air with smoke quickly. many forced to run for their lives, had to leave friends behind. all the god gonna for you. there's not one question i'm here with my daughter. we're just trying to help animals that are new from the

fire. we found so many so far, better yet the every year. what was happening or not? and i couldn't just sit back and do. yeah. in the face of the fires greeks, we spoke to said right now, every life is precious in basra, the old jazz era, the attic, a basin in the north of athens. neighboring turkey is still grappling with wildfires in its southwest and coastal regions. 5 blazes currently burning a lower number than earlier in the week. 8 people have died in the past 11 days, and tens of thousands of hector as a forest have been destroyed. at least 36000 people have been displaced in the southern province of move. are so sad or has more for me, i didn't province in the southwest moolah either now or the most active provinces that are still suffering from the blades is the good news is that in that which was one of the worst kids province of turkey,

the station is remarkable there still, but the good news is that the long expected rain finally have arrived today. it seems that the weather forecast says that the particular that the evening time grinned or wish. and also my now got, which are the, the most of us see that police is by the wife by will receive more and more rain with that is the good news for the, for the country and the minister of foreign affairs. who himself is also per month, says that all the wire fired in the province had been brought under the counter. however, here where we are in the province of, i didn't get a really difficult to give that good news because right behind me you can see that a just a new fire broke out there. and this is vangelis lee approaching to the village of actual who are, which is just in front of us and that, that the security forces are it creating people here. and they are blocking the

roads for wanting people to go get to get back to their homes. of other people, of course, wants to get back to their homes because they still hope that they will be able to save their stuff. a severe drought and cause extern has led to the deaths of hundreds of farm animals. reco, temperatures in the southwest have had a major effect on farmers livelihoods. the country seeking extra water from its neighbors and his band exports of animal feed. gillian wolf has more scorching heat. his turn. these are fields into a mass grave site for one of catholic stones, most revered livestock, with little grass left grays on the cost of hay and barley has skyrocketed. farmers have had to resort to using cardboard as food for their horses. and even that is running out of the vendor. we have 2 or 3 years of drugs. the grass grow. well,

although it was not as bad as this year, but there is only black grass as we call it. animals left standing our weekend by malnutrition, making them vulnerable to disease. we have her hanging on ropes because there's no grass outside, nothing for her to eat. that's why without the ropes, she cannot stand on her feet. she falls. here in manga style, hoarse meat, and milgar staples, of the catholic diet, surrounded by the caspian sea. the region is becoming more susceptible to drought, with rising global temperatures, causing steel levels to drop. for the last 100 years to see has not reached its old maximum water level. there is an ebb and flow, but it is never reach the original level. last month because extern president issued a state of emergency sacking is agricultural minister for failing to help farmers affected by the drought. low rainfall has left 90 percent of the nation's pasture,

unable to support life. in areas like cars, like stan, when water problems become acute, not only to get social disruption, but they also become major national security issues. because so many of the river basins a shed the water is shed. and so this is a problem that's not just an economic problem or a social cultural. it's also potentially a national security problem. and while forecasts say there will obviously be more rain and snow in the years ahead. for these farmers that isn't soon enough. chilion wolf al jazeera police are fond, tear gas and rubber bullets in thailand's capital. as protest is running against the government. handling of the pandemic and its impact on the economy. demonstrate his march towards the army base in bangkok, which is home to the prime minister's residence that demanding his resignation charge. louis has more to sign cove at 19

restrictions on gatherings and government. demonstrators faced off with police just 500 meters from the prime minister residence in bangkok. police fire tear gas and rubber bullets, but said it was in retaliation to protest is throwing fire crackers and other objects at the police. have been doing a strictly follow up police at major abilene operations based on a domestic law than in the lot that goes down dead protest had gathered around victory monument on their bikes earlier on saturday afternoon. a youth lead protest smoothman for democracy rose up last year. but last momentum often increase in coven 19 cases, and the rest of several protest leaders. but people once again, protesting, angered by the government handling of the pandemic. people are out on the street

because they are suffering. the government shut down the economy, but we didn't get any kind of compensation from the government to opt out. i mean, it's just a huge monthly right now. people need a good back to what we see, people die every day. people have a friend for themselves because the government can't help much. tyler has been reporting record highs in new infections, and death is this week. it's vaccination campaign has been sluggish. the protesters are also calling for part of the budget for the monarchy and the military to be redirected to fight the corona virus search in the country. florence louis al jazeera, torrential rain is flooding more parts of sudan, affecting some 90000 people. most of them are in the counties of i owed and canal in john lee state. this is the 2nd time since may that extreme floods, of course chaos. the united nations as shelter medicine and access to clean water and short supplies about $10000.00 migrant stock on the border between columbia

and panama. when you say they're running out of money fast because of transport delays, both countries have agreed to work together to try to protect lou stranded in the small town of nichol keep tourism. both the abuse tended this people in front of the ferry office in the colombian town of nicholas. they come from haiti and have been waiting for week for a chance to cross the goals for food and continue with our journey towards the united states and canada. but the ferry announced they will only take 200 people a day, even though they sold more than 1000 tickets via john. but he says if he needs to leave columbia now, exactly. we've been here for months. we want to travel, but they won't let us go. we are in the sun with no food, no water, no money. what we need is for them to let us go. we don't want to be here. we don't have any more dollars. we need a solution. as pin demick border closures have east. this small town has been

overwhelmed by the arrival of some 22000 people. people who have been waiting for days, children pregnant women, ready to embark on a very dangerous journey ahead, which is the cross area gap and the weight is costing that they have to pay for for a place to live and many are running out of money. it isn't only haitians who have come here long $1.00 fee is from guy now. he was living in brazil, but they've been demick an economic situation force him to leave on damage night when he's done everything was going over the plant. that's a good thing to be rain 500 and kids are very old. you know, that is the very, very motivated, but you can afford to get to the new order, new game to move people here are on their own. so

far, we have seen very little assistance from colombian, authorities before ministers of columbia and panama met on friday to discuss how to organize the flow of migrants and protect them from traffickers, criminals, and the dangers of a darian gap. but these people say they have no time limited resources. they say they only want to continue with their journey that will help them find a new life. there's drones as live now from nick oakley in columbia. what's the situation like that now for the migrants? well there's a lot of tension on the ground, especially for those who are becoming more and more desperate. this people arrived with their basics of money and food in order to make the difficult track ahead towards that. therein got that's in the middle of the jungle with criminals traffic . there's lots of dangers ahead that many of the people we have spoken to here say

that they've been stuck for at least a month. and some of them have been able to leave, but others remain here because they were unable to get on the boat that take them across the gulf of wood about which is what you're seeing right now. once they cross the gulf, they have to do another trick towards the border with find them on. that's where the data is located and that's when they start to track toward north america. so most of the people who talk to desperate they do not have resources. there's lots of children pregnant women, and what we know right now is i've been going see asians are under way in order to try to increase the amount of migrants that are being allowed to cross. this is a very small town where we are racked and they're not used to seeing the amount of people that have been coming here in the past months is being fed according to columbia migration. but in this past month, over 2025000 people have reached us. they some have been able to leave, but others continue to be stranded here. and aside from the idea that you mentioned, letting more of them cross what are the other plans to deal with a crisis?

well, as i said that to go see asians, no cause negotiations between any policies are happening because of what's happening here. because basically what they're saying is that they cannot cope with what's happening here. or there are larger negotiations and the way and they were called by a panama foreign minister, who had a meeting on friday with columbia for military and decided that on monday they would start to make an operational announcement on how to proceed. they have often called for a regional summit with other countries, including why daughter, that's a place where many of this migrants are coming from brazil and others in order to try to cope with what's going on here. what we're hearing is that what they would like to see is that human, italian, coiled, or something to make that will help people through their journey towards north america, or at least make it safer. what am i saying is that they would like to establish

one, sol, entry point. so these people do not have to go through the jungle on their own and depend on guides or traffic or to move them through. it's very, very dangerous jungle the diarrhea and got another option that we are that we've seen that the government is proposing is to guarantee some type of security. we've heard cases of some people venturing on their own of crafting this golf on their own and their boats. ended up turning upside down. they had to be rescued by the navy by columbia. the navy and others have died trying to make this trip on their own. and that's why they depend on their both people have their ready to go. they have their backpack covered with plastic, they have water. they have rubber boots to make the crossing. they say they just need to be allowed to get on the boat so that they continue with what they face a search for a new life. 3rd of all, thank you very much indeed. still to come on engineer this news out more than

$3000000.00 vaccinations in 6 days. find a dash that's non vicious, covered 19 target. it's enough to get on top of a delta variance spread. the 20th anniversary, the $911.00 attacks approaches, we talked to families who still demanding answers and took care proposed to pass the limbic flag to paris. we'll hear how the french planning for more cost effective games. ah hello, great to see you this weekend. let's start with an update on the wildfires. this is in scope yet north macedonia. recently the government declared a crisis for the next 30 days in terms of those temperatures in the balkans. 38 degrees for scope for your temperatures are coming up. next i want to take you to greece and turkey. there are more than $100.00 wildfires burning across greece.

temperatures have backed off some, but they will pop up over the next few days. and we do have a disturbance over the black sea. it's driving down some what weather for parched areas of turkey, but it's going to take much more than that to help battle back against those wildfires. we do have storms rumbling through the help center. poland and eastern portions of the baltic states anywhere in the zone. could pick up about 60 millimeters of rain over the next 24 hours. it was still got that weather maker further. british shells sling in, wet and windy weather for that region, but also the low countries into southern portions of scandinavia on sundays in o. 4 parts of africa, toko northern areas, scooped up $54.00 millimeters of rain. and now as we look for those storm clouds to gather on sunday, it will be southern areas. so we look toward new nigeria. so gone right through into the ivory coast. that sure weather updates. we'll catch you later. the who's

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oh, a tories 0. taliban says it does capture the 2nd provincial capital after weeks of fighting in chicago and the government is sending reinforcements and conducting ass trice to try to re take control off of the 2nd largest island area has been scorched by wildfires, which are edging closer to athens thousands of people have now fled their homes north of the capital and police, a gas rubber bullets from thailand. capital protest has rallied against the government handling of the panoramic demonstrations, marched towards the apartments, the residence demanding his resignation.