$1000.00 lead peers of water are necessary to pump up the frying research to the surface. there is later on distributed in evaporation pools. communities around this area are concerned that lithium extraction could complicate their access toward the with the taliban sees yet another provincial capital and i've gone on this one just 3 hours south of capital. i'm sure that this was gonna stones and terry a minister who tell us how the government plans to fight back against telephones recent song. ah, you're watching your life from headquarters in ohio, daddy and abigail, also ahead, hold open in zambia presidential and parliamentary elections during the worst

economic crisis and decades with a tight race expected for the top job. greece says government such as billions of dollars in aid and tax breaks, where people have lost everything and grandparents wildfires. new zealand sets out a roadmap to reopen its borders, but says the priority is completing its vaccine roll out 1st. ah, hello, we begin in afghanistan. not sure the taliban has captured yet another provincial capital in its sweeping advance across the country. the latest as the city of gaz. nice. strategically located on the main road between kandahar and the national capital. it means the taliban has taken 10 provincial capitals and just the past week including polychrome re and fight about in the north and farrah city in the south while fighting to control kandahar and to other provincial capital. harris

lost cargo continues an earlier a u. s. defense official told the reuters news agency, the taliban could surround capital within a month. the president, meanwhile, had flown to the governments last northern stronghold. shotgun is trying to rally the troops to defend the city of missouri sharif. it's the biggest in northern afghanistan charlotte bell. this is joining us from cobble with an update on the situation on the ground. charlotte? yes sir. garzon. he is the 10 provincial capitol to fall and just 7 days to put that into context. the telephone hadn't managed to take over a provincial capital in 5 years. prior and now they have 10 in one week gaffney is especially significant because it's actually the gateway to the south. it's on the main motorway heading south of cobble and it is the closest provincial capital to cobble to fall. it's also the 2nd biggest city to fall off the condo cell earlier this week. now we have video or actually of the governor of gods and the we

understand that he did a deal with the telephone in order to receive safe passage to cobble with a video of him being a school by the telephone, through the province of war deck on his way to cobble via now this is got me isn't the only place where we have seen action this morning. there was also heavy, appreciate in for other provinces heavy fighting on going to the east and west of got me in the provinces of practica and rosa, and then in the far west as well. and bad geese and sorry, charlotte, the, the government has said the and they told you in fact that they do have a military strategy to slow down the taliban in advance. a more do we know about what that strategy are? they trying a few different things. so they're spending a lot of money and prioritizing these new local uprising movements where they're working with local leaders, essentially delegating some of the security responsibilities and different in different government strongholds to them. and then equipping these people with arms

and money to try to bolster the security forces in these areas. they're also relying on the special forces and they're relying on us and ask and it strikes. and in prioritizing particular places like large cities, they really want to keep the corridor between cobble and talking, crossing to pakistan open. they want to try to get some of these border crossings that prioritizing very specific places to hold. we've spent the last week with the interior minister and we actually traveled to the province of all that with him to get a closer look at how the government is responding. the 5 weeks ago general abdul southern music well stepped into the role of s gonna stones and terry minister in all he commands a force of 130000 people today he is driving toward a province west of cobble. much of the province is controlled by the taliban. for government personnel travelling by road is rear and requires an escort of special

forces. in the last 3 months, a 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? look, you got to 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 posts. so the 3rd is to begin offensive operation. the moment on these trips are about boosting morale. he admits that is suffered with the advances the telephone 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 was. 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 and 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 ear. and after the us withdrew, they lost a lot of that capability. 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. the 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 their community to rise against the taliban. billy car, millions, fellow, mother. 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 ex governor says he already has 300 men fighting in one 4th, 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. 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 winked. wouldn't police and soldiers joined them? this talk of last night's 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 in recent months. the interior ministry says they are returning and will be

retrained. been 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 graduating this weekend. ah, the government strategy is slowly becoming clear, but its implementation is still fraud and the stakes have never been higher. the telephone what? what would you say them to do? i shut the last one. 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 are chief minutes and 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. diplomatic talks to on of dana stone or into

a 3rd day in the ha, momma james room has more. the meetings have started, there are various diplomats and delegations who are here, the delegations. we have not yet seen here today, or the delegations for the african government and the delegation for the call upon now i spoke with a member of the african governments team here in to high, and they told me they expect to be here at this venue for meetings with the special on boys at around 2 pm local today, and they expect that those meetings will last a little over an hour. right now the mood is one of heightened concern all the diplomats that we've spoken with thus far during this 3 day process have said that what they'd really like to see is they'd like to see a momentum gaining for intra african piece talks to try to start up again, of course the inter afghan piece talks began last september. here in the last session was in mid july. and at that point, things really stalled out. it was at

a deadlock. and since then, we've seen the taller bond gain, a lot of momentum as they're taking over more and more of the country. and that's another reason why people here are so concerned that's more, it's been very difficult to try to us out what exactly the african wants to see happen as a taliban rather wants to see happen in this process. and the diplomats are concerned about that. they don't really know what this point, how they are going to get things back on track. they don't yet know how they are going to come up with some type of joint response for the rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground in afghanistan. the fact that these talks are happening at all really goes to show just how much concern this is. people are voting and zombie as presidential and parliamentary elections. president ed garland who is facing a strong challenge from his opposition rival, who's running against him for the 3rd time. it follows a campaign dominated by the struggling economy and the fight against corruption.

her with hossa has the latest from pulling station into soccer. with some elections when pulling stations open, you see the lines getting shorter and shorter and shorter, but not this one. people still keep streaming in the lines of getting longer and longer. most people who register to vote in the selection are young people under the age of about 34 more than 7000000 people have registered to vote. in the last mix you looking at about 4000000 people and the people who are voting, of course, the voting for different candidates. the ones of voting for the opposition, the that in the util emma say that he's a business man. he, the economist, he's a self made millionaire. they assume he knows a thing or 2 above the economy. he said he's going to reverse government policy of nationalizing state owned mind. they think he may be the best person to turn around the segment economy. those who are supporting the president say for example,

they love the pro poor policy. they love the facts that he's going to try and lower taxes. and they're saying that they really appreciate the infrastructure development that they seeing so far. which of the public hospital, the road, the bridges, etc. a lot of people know wondering will these electron briefly and fit opposite his support to say the frustrated campaigns of law being banned in this country. partly because of covered 19 but the opposition feel that is the government's excuse to try and limit them from campaigning effectively across the country. the opposition of fear that some of the people has been beaten up while they're trying to put a post by what they might be killed. the government responds like say, well, in the clash of ruling parties with mostly being killed and some of them have also been and they deny all of these allegations. we should get provisional results, possibly late friday afternoon to the evening. for the final result will only be in

a few days time. and of course, the biggest worry people, vines of, if we ever loses doesn't accept the results. what are we the way for what for the country the international criminal court chief prosecutor is in talks with through the needs, officials to hand over those ones that for a legend atrocities committed in dar 4 in the early 2 thousands former president's money bashir is among those thought by the i see, see here all the country for 30 years, and so he was ousted in 2019 susan. these officials have previously said they would have bas year and other wanted officials to the court still heads on al jazeera. our number one priority is to make sure our colleagues are safe, the news and entertainment, and i've got a feeling under threats from itala bon, take over cost to job or not to job why health workers in the us or at the center debate over vaccine mandates.

ah hello, hang tight your weather for asia coming up, but 1st we'll start in australia. we're high. pressure is really in charge. some clouds toward the southeast and a few spits of rain for victoria breezy conditions on hope parts over the next little bit. so for example, on thursday, we could see those winds up to about 70 kilometers per hour. let's talk about the heat for the northern territory rate. now darwin, 35 degrees your creeping closer to your august record of 37. we'll continue to watch that. now for new zealand, we're locked into what and windy conditions, but the bulk of the activity will push off as we progress through friday. but no surprise here, right? for the capital region project, it wind gusts about 80 kilometers per our next stop. i promised you we would get toward asia and so for dang,

over the past 24 hours. 61 millimeters of rain. and we're really seen that rain build and intensify through the malay peninsula on friday, next asia pacific and we've got her plumb rains there. really getting going here, but this is stationary rain just ringing out its moisture typically where it does fall the yangtze river valley out toward the east china sea and for a huge spots of japan. sophia high of 29 degrees on friday. that sure weather, thanks for your company. the north korea isolated and heavily sanction yet earning billions around the globe, 0. 39 is involved in everything that makes money for career to carry a different passport. say contact him in the money this year and it goes straight into the coffers of leadership. a 2 part people empower investigation bureau,

39 cache for kim park 2 on a jazzy data. oh the me. hello again, the top floors on how to 0. people are voting and zombie as presidential and parliamentary elections. president ed garland who seemed voting here is expected to face a strong challenge from his opposition rival who was facing him for the 3rd time. for the taliban is edging closer to the capital capital in its sweeping advance. the group has captured yet another city to stomach gafney, which means that now taken provincial capitals in the past week. local media and

i've got to start facing an uncertain future of the conflict intensifies a radio station manager and a journalist were killed by suspected taliban fighters this week. now there are plans to evacuate others to safe countries or diplomatic editor james base reports . ah, this is going to stop the top rated tv network. tolo media was one of the successes of the country in the last 2 decades. are over 200 tv outlet over 400 radio stations. and over a 1000 newspapers and magazines. but work is getting harder every day is the conflict intensifies talos needs director. the full measure of his order holds his morning meeting to decide on the channels coverage. he tells me the safety of his team must come 1st. are number one priority to make sure our colleagues are safe and then you know, they're able to go out and do their job. it's

all of the journalists. they are showing the most level of bravery and the commitment the network that runs tall. i was now a thriving business, but it started as a single radio station. we spoke to the morning d. j. masoud san jose. 15 years ago, he'd previously had a very different life. the young news reader on state radio when the taliban were in control. i've never wanted to go out of afghanistan. the only place i have been was to buy, and that was the 1st step of mine out of hopkinson fee. if i go out, if other young people go out, if the other educated people go out who's building this country. so we have to work hard to get this country like dubai. that's my dream, really. when we spoke you 15 years ago, you seemed optimistic about the future of afghanistan. are you optimistic now? unfortunately, i would say no. because the 200675.

i would say we were seeing kind of stand differently. there were no tele bond. there were no fighting's, there were a lot of money in the market. there were a lot of, i think energy in the country for the progress, which is not anymore. when the taliban ran the country in the 1900000000 tis watching television or holding a musical performance like this was strictly banned. stop here or understand to be worried, not just about the future, but about this safety right now. the dawn is without doubt. one of the most dangerous places in the world to be journalists or media work in this network tolo . last in one year in 201611 saw the series of attacks, africa photographer fatima has seine has been working to document the lives of when in the country. she told me of her daily concerns. i got so many like messages on

my tutor, instagram, and someone else like the talk about members started following me and send me messages that what are you doing and why you are showing them and like did african women are 9 like this? and especially like my gender and my city, make me a double target the media sector in afghanistan once a success story, now faces an uncertain and dangerous future. james bay's al jazeera cobble helicopter, with 16 people on board has crossed, and russia came down in a nature reserve and they come shatka peninsula and the far east. most of the passengers were tourists with the 7, or if you're missing and local reports say 9 people have been rescued. an investigation is underway into the cause of the accident. 5 people have died in floods and turkey's northern black sea provinces. the area was hit hard by heavy

rain this week. several homes have been destroyed and vehicles were swept away. doesn't have been injured, and at least one person is reported missing. how curia is beginning. 3 days of morning after the number of people killed, wildfires rose to at least 69. the algerian red crescent says more than a 1000 people have been injured and hundreds of families are homeless. and heat wave has fuel the spread of the fires. the authorities believe many were started deliberately. greece is government has pledged billions of dollars in aid for people hit by the devastating wildfires. those who have lost homes will get cash payouts and tax exemptions. but as the bas robbie reports them, every island, it may not be enough to dispel public discontent. but i hope that you can let me know if my god, they're going to put another ball. there is anger and regret, and when wildfires began, greece's prime minister kitty arco smith's we'll talk, he's 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 hear his words. you then you can devote . so basically, i want to see the government hanged from that pine tree and burning. that's it. that's what the government did, of a going to give me back of 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 thank you very interesting. i'm going to tell you what the government's mistake was. they told us to evacuate the villages and towns said 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 the speed it will be to my house called fi. everything was detracted agricultural equipment, animals warehouses in food was that's what we lived off. we asked to help and nobody offered it. my husband could talk to you in the other villages to help fight fires. why now? house burned down and what can i say? what else can i say at this church or community center in rob?

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 that now is the 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 greece's area island. mm. nosey learned his outline plans to reopen its borders next year. but 1st at once to prioritize its inoculation campaign. a low vaccination rate and highly infectious delta vary in our cause and concern wayne hey reports. while the corona virus

pandemic continues to affect many countries life and new zealand goes on largely as normal. there hasn't been a case of coven 19 transmitted in the community since february, thanks to the borders, staying closed. but from early next year, the government plans to reopen to vaccinated travelers from low risk countries. we cannot keep border restrictions on for ever and to be absolutely clear, we don't want to do that either. and neither do the experts we talk to. border closures were only ever a temporary measure in order to keep cove it out before a vexing was developed and administered. but just days before the announcement from the prime minister, new zealand is suffered, escape dozens of unvaccinated work is that the country's largest port were allowed onto a ship that had come from australia carrying coven positive crew. all the port workers tested negative, but it exposed a vulnerability in new zealand defense. new zealand has been able to stay cobit

free from most of the pandemic because of good management and good luck. but what happened here is a reminder of how quickly things could change. and when combined with a low vaccination rate, how dangerous it could be. just over 17 percent of vaccinated, one of the lowest rates in the developed world. new zealand prime minister says everyone will be offered a vaccine by the end of the year or had only had one. and then they don't. we don't neglect to do next thing. a round the world including you do that and if there are further outbreaks of the virus, the government says it will move quickly with an aggressive locked down. the won't be 0 cases, but when there is one in the community we crushes. but while it's coded free, and as many people as possible vaccinated then use eland, international isolation will come to a partial end next year. wayne, hey,

al jazeera toner, new zealand, australia capital has just gone into lockdown for a week after a single case of co with 1900 was detected camber. residents can now only leave home for essential reasons. it's the 1st locally acquired case in the city. since july last year, the city joined sydney, melbourne, and several others which are locked down after infections of the delta vary and israel israel, posing current of virus restrictions to curb surgeon infections fuel by the delta variance. the measures include a limit on mass gatherings on the implementation of a digital vaccine passports. the health ministry reported more than 5700 cases on wednesday. hospital workers across the us have found themselves at the center for national debate on vaccines. there are calls to make the cova jobs mandatory for all health employees. many are refusing to get the vaccine while continuing to care

for sick patients. john hendrick reports from chicago to work at rush university medical center, there's a new rule. get the jab or get another job. i think it's the right thing to do. we are in health care. we should be maintaining how and we shouldn't be putting our patients at risk. and even though the risk of transmitting covert from health care worker to a patient is low, it's not 0. there are strict exemptions or religious or medical reasons, but in general, health care workers are now required to practice what they preach about. 70 percent of us adults are at least partly vaccinated for covert 19. it's 60 percent if you include the children under 12 who are not eligible for health care workers. the numbers are similar though at rush they've now reached 85 percent. were trying to decrease transmission of the delta variance. so you come here and everybody

vaccinated, then you're less likely to leave. with the virus. rush stands, the vanguard of a growing movement. nearly 15000 hospitals about one in 4 across the us, now require staffers to get the coven vaccine, according to the american hospital association, and state like new york, california and washington is issued vaccine mandates for health care workers like it or not. vaccine mandates work. since chicago began requiring a vaccination or a negative test to attend most concert, more people who gotten vaccinated. and since france began requiring a similar help, fast food and bars, restaurants and most indoor venues, millions more people signed up to get the shot. and that's crucial to reach the kind of immunity that there's new variance in popping up. still, some are saying no to, we're not elation. and there have been protests across the country by thousands of vaccine wary health care workers. you have every right now to get vaccinated,

we're not gonna force you to get vaccinated, but you may have to find another place to work. that's exactly what happened to workers that are w. j. born of his health in new jersey, which recently fired half a dozen senior employees for refusing to get vaccinated with more companies in and out of health care, requiring the vaccine to enter the office doors each day. that leaves anti vaccines with increasingly few options. john henry and al jazeera chicago. ah, hello again. the headlines on al jazeera, the taliban is edging closer to have gone to sans capital couple and it's sweeping advance across the country. the arm group has captured another city, got me. so it's now taken 10 provincial capitals in the past week. charlotte bell. this isn't capital with.