a witness documentary on our to 0. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter when you call home will be used in current affairs. that matter to you. i me warning that ghana stone's capital cobble could be surrounded by the taliban by september as the groups of bonds continues despite international talks seeking a sci fi i'm charlotte palace with it's gonna stones. and terry administer to tell us how the government plans to fight back against the taliban recently. ah, welcome,

i'm peter. they'll be you're watching out to the or alive from. also coming up. wildfires in algeria kill at least $65.00 people as record breaking temperatures there and in parts of europe cause widespread devastation. india supreme court asked the government to explain why millions of the countries homeless can't get access to cobra vaccines. also this half hour a u. k. national, working at the british embassy in berlin, is arrested on suspicion of spying for russia. in exchange for cash. ah, top story, the afghan presidency, sloane to the government's last northern stronghold as the taliban continues its lighting advance across the country. astro gone. he is trying to rally troops to defend the city of missouri sharif, the biggest in northern afghanistan. if that city fold, the government would lose control of the entire region. a u. s. defense official

has told the reuters news agency the ton of ban could surround the capital cobble within one month. in the past week, the taliban is taken 9 of the countries 34 provincial capitals. meanwhile, efforts to get the taliban and afghan government back to the negotiating table. here in doha, have failed. the group insists it's committed to further talks, but government representatives. they're saying the taliban has no info in a political solution. in an exclusive interview with al jazeera afghanistan's interior minister said local groups are being given weapons to fight back against the taliban offensive. charlotte bella spoke to him. is her exclusive report? 5 weeks ago general abdul sat, her mirth quelled, stepped into the role of a scanner stones, interior minister in all he commands a force of 130000 people. today he is driving toward deck a province west of cobble,

much of the provinces controlled by the taliban. government personnel travelling by road is rear and requires an escort of special forces. in the last 3 months, the taliban has more than doubled its territory. and in the last week started to take provincial capitals. what's going through your head at the moment about those provinces? how? how worried you? and how do you put the room? looks cool. we are working in 3 phases. the 1st is to stop the defeat. the 2nd, the re gather our forces, security rings around the city with all those soldiers that abandon their post were bringing them back to their post. the 3rd is to begin offensive operation to them. and these trips are about boosting morale. he admits that is suffered with the advances the taliban has made. also the telephone attempt to assassinate the defense minister and promised to target other government leaders, security around minutes to move. the quote has never been tied to. a simple task of

visiting checkpoints requires this many special forces. you survived multiple taliban assassination attempts, and his previous jobs as the governor of turner and condos. i'm a soldier, a soldier never gets frightened. when we wear the uniform, it means we are ready for death. i'm not worried about it. he says a lot of the governments losses are as a result of them losing control of roads and highways. many areas must be resupplied by air. and after the us withdrew, they lost a lot of that type ability. but that's fun. unfortunately, with their withdrawal, the fighting started in $400.00 areas of the country and we have very limited air support. helicopters have been busy with moving supplies and evacuating our dead and injured force. and so they are delegating to local leaders, empowering them to recruit within the community to rise against the taliban. billy

carmella paloma, that there are concerns from the international community about these uprising forces at the moment. all their members will eventually merge into the afghan national security forces. would have governor says he already has 300 men fighting in one force, but he complained he could only provide weapons for 2 thirds the rest. he said he cannot provide with water, let alone money or arms. we're going to limit for the last few months, people are waiting for the weapons. but unfortunately, the promises i made to these people were not fulfilled. but there is no doubt and a loyalty and desire to help outside the room. the minister's men wage war that police and soldiers joined them. the talk of last nights, gains and losses, where they may be st next, and how the many injuries are healing. some briefly leave to push off the taliban assaults. thousands of police officers have abandoned their posts some recent

months. the interior ministry says they are returning and will be retrained and sent back to the provinces. they say 5000 people have signed up for the police force and just the last 3 weeks with another 2000 and graduating this weekend. ah, the government strategy is slowly becoming clear, but its implementation is still fraud. and the stakes have never been. hire the telephone at what? what would you say them to do? i know i'm asking the taliban to stop their brutality. leave killing. sit down with love and we should find solution. i'm asking them not to destroy buildings or our chief minutes. i'm happy. let's come and sit together and make a coalition. government is one that would be acceptable to all sides of the sooner we do this, the better yet they need leverage on the battlefield to force a group to make political compromises. and every day,

with every loss that leverage weakens. charlotte bellis, osha 0 water. afghanistan. here is other corresponding covering that developing story robert bride, he's in cobble, he says the military can no longer count on help from the armed groups in the north . this the ever changing map of who controls what in afghanistan really not looking good for the government after. what's been another very heavy day of fighting, you know, more than 25 years ago when the taliban 1st emerged largely from the south of the country. it found resistance to it in the north, what eventually became known as the northern alliance. well, you know, we seem with this latest resurgence that resistance simply being swept away with the gains of these territories and provincial cities, really leaving only bizarre e sharif, ms. r e sharif is the only the city holding out against the taliban in the north. another city conduce which is very important in the north, fell to the taliban at the weekend. and now we know that the airport,

which had been holding out to conduce that is also full. and there are reports of very heavy fighting around conduce. and that is significant because given it's important, the government has promised a will. we take this city and we have been expecting a counter attack, so that's a real test because if it fails that test, if it doesn't, we take that city that's going to be very telling on which direction this whole conflict is moving. so you have all of these gains in the north and then of course that's the continuing violence in the south in helmand and kandahar the strongholds of the taliban in the city of laska, which is heavily contested. there has been a massive car bomb. this was a humvee packed with explosives that was trying to get to the main police headquarters. it was intercepted, the was detonated, causing a number of casualties. meanwhile, a neighboring kandahar city that city has been under attack from all 4 sides. so the fighting in the north and the fighting and advance is made in the south. it really puts a psychological pressure on the center television representatives,

afghan government officials and foreign diplomats are here in cats are trying to resurrect the afghanistan piece talks. jim jim, with the latest, very few concrete details emerging from day 2 of the african talks here and how what we do know is that there was a meeting of the extended troy that is comprised of russia, the us, china, and pakistan. the extended troika is a moscow initiated group that conducts consultations on ways to support inter afghan negotiation to help the parties reach a political settlement in afghanistan and to reach a ceasefire. now all the diplomats that we've spoken with thus far have said that of paramount importance during these talks is to try to come up with a joint solution for the rapidly deteriorating situation in afghanistan. the fact that these talks are being held, it all really goes to show just how much urgency there is. how much impetus there

is for the international community to try to come up with some kind of a solution. and to also try to get the inter african piece talks and dialogue back on track. of course the inter app can piece process the last time they help talks and how was in mid july, and it's really come to a stalemate. so one of the things that diplomats want to be out of this is they want to see a way for the afghan government and the taller bond to resume their negotiations to try to come up with a cease fire at such a critical juncture. and to really do all they can to improve the situation in afghanistan, moving on any therapy, and our group says it struck an alliance with to grow and forces to overthrow the government in us up above the aroma liberation army says it's joint forces with the to grind people's liberation front or t p l f, which has been fighting the government for 9 months. both rebel groups were added to the government terrorism this year. and i'm just going to national, says sexual violence has been systematically used as

a weapon of war and to grind in a new report, it says, hundreds of women and girls have been rapes mainly by ethiopian and retrain soldiers and says some were subjected to sexual slavery and mutilation his hippa, morgan, they faced conflict and displacement, but the women and girls in the gray region of northern european have also been subjected to rape other sexual violence and slavery. amnesty international interviewed more than 60 victims. and in a report, say, soldiers from the if you can and returned armies. harris, special forces and militia, as are the main perpetrators. we met but to come at the refugee camp in neighboring sudan in me. one of more than 60000 to grands who fled the fighting in northern european. she says she was raped at the thought of the conflict in november. for military soldiers from i'm horror got me and took me to a house. there 2 of them read me 4 days there refused to give me food or water. they beat me when i tried to run away to the point i still suffer from back pain. i

begged them to stop and ask them why they were doing this to me. they said that it's because i'm from degree, i get a boost control. does she still haunted by her ordeal? i miss the report says the acts of sexual violence constitute where crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity and were intended to terrorize and humiliate the victim and their ethnic group. some survivors have had to have surgery after being raped. some have since tested positive for h i v. others reported physical trauma including bleeding back pain and immobility . we are now 9 months into into the t great conflict and really statements to condemn the atrocities no longer suffice. ready and the un secretary general must send to t grey as soon as possible is a team of expert on sexual violence in conflict. any special representative on the

same issues. now the conflict integral has displaced nearly 2000000 people and left more than 5000000 in need. of 8, according to the united nations, rape has been used as a weapon of war with more than 500 cases of rape and sexual violence recorded between november and may. several reports have been released on sexual violence in particular conflict, some of which also accused to grant people's liberation front, or t p less of atrocities. aid groups working with victims in the refugee camps in sudan . se the known cases are just the tip of the iceberg. you know, and the report thing is everywhere. and you know, there is many pastors fixing these, like the feeling of shame of the park thing may be said, why don't know what that is said, will you be able to give you the waiver and all these talks contributing to and reporting if

u. p. s. government has previously described the allegations as propaganda, but in me it convicted 3 soldiers and indicted 25 others for rape and other forms of sexual violence from any survivors just as far from being therapy. he will morgan all the room still ahead here on out to 0. the promising jobs for the jobless has m b as opposition candidate aims to win in thursday's election. ah, ah hello, nice to see. we've got our 6 name storm of the atlantic hurricane season. this is tropical storm fred. it is not expected to be a hurricane, but come with me as we track it out over the next 24 to 48 hours so impacting cuba . the palmers and by friday will push into the florida keys that

a major rainmaker we think on the top in about a 150 millimeters, rain through the pacific coast of mexico. and we've got sheets of rain falling for costa rica and panama on friday. okay. next stop south america, as usual, our continuous rains through the amazon river basin. but what we're talking about toward the south is a cold friend punch in across months of the day are struggling to get to double digits and a fresh 16 degrees. in sao paulo mon sooner moisture has been a big part in arizona leading to scenes like this, flash flooding, rescues taking place. thankfully everyone involved here with okay, but we will see likely a repeat of this weather on thursday as the storms really get going. thanks and parts of that north american monsoon, it's all about the heat though, for the west and the east coast of the us. but we are tapping into gulf moisture here. so for the east coast, new york and d. c will feel closer to 40 on thursday. that's your weather in

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welcome back. 316 gmc your top story. so thought today the afghan president ghani has visited the government's last northern stronghold as the taliban closes in. is trying to run the troops to defend the city of missouri. sharif, the biggest in northern afghanistan, if that city falls, the government would lose control of the reach of any therapy. and group says it struck an alliance with degree in forces to overthrow the government in addis ababa, both groups, the aroma liberation army and the to grind people's liberation front were added to the government perilous this year. fan b and start heading to the polls in less than one hour with the economy and the fight against corruption. top of the agenda, one of africa's most indebted nations, is spacing economic turmoil and a pending bailouts. her him. a tasa has more for us from the suck the candidate again, the hugely emma is promising to create jobs for them as jobless youth,

unemployment, his tenure, high last year. there's been anger and frustration about the economy. that's why supportive of each limb as opposition. united party for national development, a confidence he can beat incumbent president. it's a long so he's a scared of that nature to me because sanity is going to the dentist can to these guys, we have committed some benefits. it's been too much for the cases. so they're scared to handle the power, but there's been people who the about people who make sure that they handle the power the president lose. batches say they are not worried. they candidates plan to increase their control of the minds as well as development projects built by his government and paid for by debt. zambia has more than $12000000000.00 of external debt, as well as an unknown amount of debt to china. but little governing party supported believe the new roads, bridges, power stations, hospitals and airports are with it. or the people in the position is still actually

support up to actually us of stealing black is the thing that they cannot even when you fly. so they're losing us, but there's much and you know, because we've tested the ground, we've read what people i think corruption is another issue for voters waste and donors have suspended age to zambia, saying they are concerned about financial mismanagement. if we do not tackle corruption, then you find that we've got a distortion within the economy. and we have seen this in the last years that the people that seem to have the resources in the country. i'm not the private sector who run businesses, but people who affiliated to political parties. and this is speaking to corruption, which is really negative to you when i make the country is relatively calm. but endless. predict this is going to be a hotly contested election after a vote if no candidate to kill is an outright majority in the 1st round in iran has to take place. 5 years ago, president edgarland go narrowly defeated,

his rival had he. lemme resolve the opposition. it was rig, but they failed to overturn it in court. there has been some incidents of violence by governing party and opposition supported the cross the country in the run up to the vote. that's why president lincoln said he deployed the military to maintain peace. but minivan, bon sphere, they could be more political violence if the election results are disputed. hardaman casa algebra, this other algeria is beginning, 3 days of mourning up, the number of people killed in the wildfire there, rose to at least 65. the jewelry and red crescent says more than a 1000 people have been injured, and hundreds of families are now homeless. a heat wave has filled the spread of the places. the authorities believed many was started deliberately. as laura burton manley. it's a desperate situation from branches to plastic, containers of water locals using whatever hand to smother the flames. but

we are fighting fire to protect at least the houses we evacuated the elderly and we stayed. as you can see, almost all i took a moment catch michigan, as you see there are 5 everywhere. we've not seen the government here. the people are acting as the government long lived. the civil protection team was jerry, as kabir region is known for its lush mountains and forests, but scorching summer temperatures have reduced the trees to kindling if one of 16 provinces in the north african country that's been hit by wildfire since monday. but many villages are isolated, difficult to reach and suffer from severe water shows just as homes burn and cause disintegrate, many people gave to shelter in hotels and schools. some soldiers sent

into help were reportedly cut off from safety by the fires. answer comes to the flames. others badly injured with burns we are the more we have 3 deaths here and for the village. the hospital is full out jerry's prison abdomen, you tear. boone tweeted, condolences to the soldiers, families. the interior minister has blamed awesomeness for the fires, but so far haven't provided details on the field. you will know which way i can tell you for beating the fire. we're fighting it with all that we have as a thick blanket of smoke consumes could be of mountains and the skies tint amber. residents via crew and soldiers continue to battle the destructive force of the fires, nor by the manly out 0. the great government has pledged billions of dollars in aid

for people and forests hit by the devastating wildfires those who lost their homes will get cash payouts and tax exemptions. but as in bas robbie reports now from the island of evian, it may not be enough to quell public anger. the know who because you can let me know, my god, they're going to put in a ball. there is anger and regret. and when wildfires began greece's prime minister kitty, accustomed to talk yes, said houses can be rebuilt. now is the time to save your lives where the fires have stopped on the island. there is a clear picture of the price people paid to heed his words. if you have anything to be the case for beth, i want to see the government hanged from that pine tree and burning. that's it. that's what the government did. are they going to give me back the house as it was? what i'm going through now? can they give everything back to me? my happiness, my joy. right now? no amount of money seems like enough compensation. most can. i spoke to the law

office to say 50 bedding. she said, i'm going to tell you what the government's mistake was. they told us to evacuate the villages and towns, so there were no casualties. i remember in the past when there was a fire, the church bells would ring. all the people in the nearby towns and villages would go to the fire and put it out themselves with their own hands. men, young kids, so the fire doesn't spread the mama now with the evacuation the people left. so there are no victims. and the evacuation was obligatory, whoever's homes were not burned, they saved their homes because they were hiding under their cars. so the police could not find them and tell them to leave. these are the people who saved their homes and the wildfires in heavier happened at the same time as the ones in the north of athens. residents blamed the decision to divert rescue teams and water dropping aircraft away from, for the severity of the fires. many who followed evacuation orders lost

everything. one woman who was told help is on the way said her form ended up burning down. and she is still waiting for the firefighters to show up to speed them to my house, called fi. everything was turned detractors, agricultural equipment, animals warehouses in food was. that's what we lived off. we asked to help and nobody offered it. my husband who could talk to you in the other villages to help fight fires and now house burned down. and what can i say? what else can i say at this church or community center in rove? yes, 8 has been coming in from all over the country, food, water, all kinds of other supplies. and it is available here for whoever needs it. the overwhelming message from the people that we've met here is it now is a time for solidarity. now is the time to help and support each other because of as many of them have said to us, they feel there is no other help coming across greece. communities like this have

had hard days and the road to recovery looks long zane bus robbie: oh, jazeera grove. yes. village on greases area island. mm. fewer than 10 percent of india's adult population have been fully vaccinated against kirby 19, but even more doses to become available, they're mostly out of reach for the homeless low india supreme court has asked the government to explain exactly why happening. motel reports not from you delhi mama darkroom is with his children in their makeshift home. it's a tent, made entirely of plastic sheets, offering little relief against the scorching heat, like others in the settlement of chrome field. he's been ignored and forgotten about by the government during the pandemic work has been hard to come by and there's been little or no support for those suffering from cooper 19 or to get the

vaccine. some officials came and they don't to call names and left, but no one has come to vaccinate. yes, they come often to tell us to vacate that's it. even though vaccinations offering india accessing the jobs has been virtually impossible for those living on the margin of more than 4000000 people who are homeless in india. at least 250000 live on the streets of new delhi. a recent study found that more than 80 percent of them had not been vaccinated, mainly because they were unable to register online. a short bond day is a social worker who grew up on the streets. during the last down, he was spreading awareness about corporate 19 and is now trying to encourage vaccinations. one is it. people are so scared because of the human and the government hasn't done enough to educate them about the vaccine. you may know about it from newspapers. but they don't have these facilities give us some southern

ahead and most of them don't have phones. and those who do cannot afford to recharge the battery or the phone. so there are many issues with getting back to in your supreme court is hearing a plea to prioritize vaccinations for the homeless. it has all the authorities details about what is being done to protect them from the virus, be rebel who are actually the last segment of the society. no one is actually concerned or bothered about them about direct nation. i mean, if they are not vaccinated, they will become unintentional kerio to solve even if access improve, many like sony are reluctant to get a short on good people have died because of the vaccine, so we will not get the vaccine. and if we get the shot who will take care of our kids, the pandemic has already exposed the socio economic inequities in india. now, the fact millions of homeless people are not being vaccinated is threatening to

hamper the fight against corona virus. 5 new missile al jazeera new delhi. the authorities in germany had arrested a british man working of the u. k. embassy in berlin on suspicion of spying for russia. he's accused of sending documents a quiet through his job to russian intelligence in exchange for money. the suspect is now in a pre trial detention situation and awaiting a decision from a judge. dominant cane has more from berlin. well, the man concerned a 57 year old british national engage here all at a local hire was being accused of infringing 2 different parts of german law, specifically in so far as it concerns espionage and the accusations against him. all that he received money to pass on sensitive about his confidential information to a representative of the russian intelligent services. now the man has been remanded in custody. so now your therapies here,

half the time that they will need to build will have a case they are able to build against the presumption of innocence supplies to this individual. but he is in custody as the forward to continue investigating with making the point. this was a bilateral investigation by the british and the german authorities with the german authorities in the leave. what makes this interesting is that the person concerned working in the embassy here behind me. well, let's be clear, the russian embassy. in other words, the representation of the government that he was, if the accusations are correct, that he was allegedly receiving money to provide information to them to see just the 100 meters down the road. from here, the man confirmed this david s was picked up by the authorities in his department in pottstown on the western. i asked him, but his apartment is being such that so has his office here in the british embassy . ah.