a witness documentary on out to 0. me lose. ah, ah. the thought about make inroads into 2 more major cities in afghanistan as fighting gets closer to the capital. aah! and have them speak of this is edge, is it alive from the also coming up. help is on the way the huge effort to get supplies to people left homeless. in algeria, it was hundreds of force from their homes as flooding tears through turkeys,

northern provinces, and no one is above the law, the u. k. felicia being allegations against prince andrew is accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl. ah, hello provincial councils are falling from afghan government hands to the taliban. sweeping offensive beyond group says it's now captured the 3rd largest city head up . officials haven't confirmed the claims but witnesses say the taliban is in the heart of the city before say there's been heavy fighting in hats, outskirts, and fighting is intensifying for afghanistan. the 2nd largest city kandahar, the government saying the taliban has entered and efforts to push the group back, get back, are ongoing. at least 10 provincial capitals have now fallen in the past week. us officials say the national capital cobble could fall in just 90 days.

a 3rd day of talks on afghanistan of wrapped up here and cut them. how much am june has the latest? let's go to mohammed the 1st. we've also got charlotte in cobble, but let's 1st go to him hammered. so what it, what's the, what are you hearing from their them all day. we'd been expecting there to be some kind of a joint statement issued after the conclusion of the meetings and talk today. and yet the talks finished, the last meeting that happened finished a few hours ago that was between the taliban delegation and the joint. and the envoys that had assembled here the last 3 days. and yet that meeting finished the taliban walked out, then the other diplomats walked out. we were told the meetings were done for the day and no joint statement was issued. that certainly seems to indicate that there was disagreement among the participants as to what the language should be when it comes to any kind of a joint statement. you know, throughout this 3 days,

has them the diplomats that have been here, i've been loath to speak on the record and speak to the media about what's been going on behind closed doors. all the sessions have been outside of the purview of the press. they've been behind closed doors, and really no details have emerged over the course of these past 3 days over what exactly was being discussed in any of the meetings. what we know as of now, is simply a statement that was issued by the african government delegation. several hours ago in which it stated that yesterday there was a meeting of the extended troika that's comprised of the us, russia, china, and pockets on that as a moscow backed group and moscow initiated group. rather, it meets intermittently to try to facilitate ways for the intra afghan piece dialogue to continue with the statement that was issued by doctor up the lab de la who is the head of the high council for reconciliation and janice and said that

they had given a plan that they believed would solve the crisis, and i've kind of sent to the host country being part of these talks and that they had discussed the issue with the extended troika countries. and that they had said that they were willing to have immediate or step in to try to facilitate negotiations. we have not heard any official statements from the taliban. the taller bond walked out of the meeting a few hours ago and they did not speak to the press. and at this point in time, it's really unclear as to what exactly happens next. there were some speculation a few hours ago that perhaps there might be a 4th day of talk here and don't, but no conclusion as to that it's unknown if that will happen. and at this stage, it really nobody knows if there even is going to be any kind of a statement put out. and that again, really seems to indicate that this was extremely difficult diplomacy. this was really hard terrain. it was difficult for the countries to come together,

the fact that you're repeatedly not seeing anybody really speak on camera or speak on the record about what's been going on, really indicates that this has been much tougher than the folks who are assembled here. had hoped it would be, the hope really was that there would be some type of consensus emerging as to how to try to get things back on track enough canister and how to try to help a very rapidly deteriorating situation. as of now, no indication that consensus was reached has a hammer. thank you ma'am. and jim jim, life for us in doha, where those talks have wrapped up. let's go live now to cobble. well, where shall a bell standing by forest shows what. what is the latest that you hearing on the fighting there and these reports that the tyler bond have now taken the town of iraq. the taliban claiming to have taken her out. they twisted about an hour ago in that tweet. they said we have control of the city that we have broken into the prison. we have control of the

police headquarters. we have been told of the governors compound and that soldiers are surrendering to us. now we have managed to get hold of a couple of residents in herat since to see if we can verify that one local journalists said to us that yes, that he could specifically confirm they had broken into the prison emberly's prisoners and that they were in the governor's compound, another resident told us that he has driven through the city and he said there are taliban on the streets everywhere. he says that there is gunfire heard in the streets, but everything he saw was simply celebration. he gunfire coming from the taliban themselves. he also confirm to us that the prison had been broken into because he said his relatives were in the prison and they are now in his house. so this is incredibly significant. if the taliban had in fact taken control of the entire city and not just individual government buildings and that the security forces haven't just retreated and the planning and other offensive. if they do manage to hold her

off, like they say they have, it would be incredibly significant because this is the 3rd biggest city, the largest in west africa. and stone bay has been fighting happening there for about a month, but special forces and also a local leader. he's a former governor, his name is mel han. he rallied an uprising in harass he armed them, the government supported him and he was, he was really seen as a big hate of keeping the telephone out of harass and we've been hearing re just in the last hour that he has actually flayed harass or the government, a big loss if they have lost harass this evening, tend to ha, the 2nd biggest city is also under pressure and communications bill has been intumescent all day. it's very hard to find out what is going on. there's been a few videos come out showing the taliban in the heart of kandahar. they have that they are in the center in what's known as masses, square. we understand flights a cancelled in and out of harass. we talked to one resident who said that they are still hearing heavy gun fire. we know official courses have been deployed in

kandahar for the last month. the whole the telephone out whether or not they're still be and fighting heavily or whether it's local pulses. it is unclear now if harass, has fallen, it would be the live in provincial capital for the 10th pulling earlier today. that was gus ne, his report was professor taliban fi. she's overlooking land that would soon be tears. the armed group tried to take gaffney 3 years ago, but failed. this time it had control. in a matter of hours. you can see our fighters with tank from the city that we're doing. an operation heading towards the police headquarters. there was a prison break and the prisoners are released. the taliban are here and we're moving forward to capture more places. keep watching. the governor governor don't lead money. is accused of doing a deal with the telephone to safe passage to escape to cobbles about

the lease telephone yell. the governor has run away flaunting trucks and equipment claimed in recent conquests. the tele bomb was seen escorting the governor through its new territory, as can police arrested him shortly after, for surrendering without a fight. gaffney is the team to prevent you capital to fall in 7 days. prior to this week, the last time the taliban had held a provincial capital was 5 years ago and that was only for a matter of days. its location is also significant as a gateway to the south of the provincial capital that have fallen golf news the closest to cobble just 150 kilometers away. the telephone now hold about 2 thirds of the country, including much of northern afghanistan provinces in the west and rural areas in the self. all now leverage they taking into negotiations with the afghan government.

they've got what they want to take from the dual process. they've got us to withdraw me the nature of truth with ro. i can't see why they would, at this stage compromise. they think they can take africa stand by force, and that's what they're going to try and do over the next few months. here in the capital, concern is growing about the possibility of a taliban takeover about, i mean we worry a lot when we see the taliban capturing the provinces. it's natural for us to worry about. it was always get shuttled. i don't know, we are asking the taliban not to destroy cities. they should do a peace agreement. they should agree to a government. they can be in power and we can be a power together. that is, the government is bringing some special forces back to cobble to bokes to security . it means risking the loss of more provinces to the telephone. charlotte bellis, osha, 0. couple. algeria is observing 3 days of morning,

off the 69 people were killed in wildfire. the government is appealed to international help to tackle the blazes. julian wolf has more on the story. as jury a continues to battle, these raging wildfires and a lot of ration is underway on the ground and from the skies. we are watching the fire to try to prevent it from spreading further, but it seems to be impossible and now reached al zone. emergency crews and villagers are doing everything they can with what little they have using buckets of water, hoses and branches. the desperation is clear as people raise to save more homes from burning to the ground and prevent further loss of life. people have died, schools and houses down the villages of lift their homes, take refuge in communal hold on. the hardest hit area is a mountainous region of ca beale, east of the syrian capital,

as many as 18 provinces and total are affected. and if you go there is a lot of damage. some of lost their homes, not the thing. nature will not recover soon. given that the people here live off their olive groves, this is only the beginning of the disaster. the government has deployed the army, but dozens of soldiers were among those who died during a rescue operation. and the government is now calling for international help. the european union is lending its plains that were used to battle the wildfires in greece. algeria prime minister has visited to the issue one of the effected regions announcing the president's plans to compensate those who have been affected as the country enters the 3 days of national morning. post disaster relief operations are already underway, the residence, healing of charity organizations, to collect necessities for those that are injured, and the hundreds of families left homeless. that we were to an announcement asking to collect donations and medicines. and that's what we did. but i make here in

another urgent announcement to all pharmacies and algeria, we need medicine here. i'll dear, it is just one of several nations battling wildfires as record breaking temperature's spark widespread devastation. but authorities here believe many of the flames were deliberately lift, chilly, and wolf, al jazeera, less than i had on edge data, ty, race expected for the top job in zambia. voting is underway in presidential and parliamentary elections in the worst economic crisis fair in decades. plus the us military service finding down the obligations in iraq in applied to sun. but inside the us, troops continue just later, all of trying to secure the area and the high. so why does not refer, ah

hello, you know how the story goes for the middle east talk, sunshine and high temperature is so we take a look at some of them right now, tater, on 38 degrees, that is actually above average. so let's go for a closer look and see what exactly is average. okay, there you go. 33 and a half degrees. you're up to 38. plenty of sun and a nice breeze from the south. next, for pakistan, i want to put this on your radar. we're going to see the winds pick up toward the south impacts in places like karachi, we could see them with up to about 50 kilometers per hour. and we've got a major weather disturbance hope for the black sea. so i want to give you a wide book right now because it's attaching to moister north of st. petersburg. and you know, for this southeast corner of russia, we have seen 200 millimeters of rain heavy rain for georgia as well, but for turkey's northeastern black sea region. you are also getting hammered with this rain. throwing it toward our hobby on friday was just a few weeks ago,

or than 200 people were forced from their homes because of flooding there. through the tropics of africa, we'll really see our storms flare up, especially toward the afternoon when we get that intensification from daytime, heating and toward the south. it's unsettled for the suit to durban. and as we had towards southern areas of most and be on friday, that sure weather see soon. ah, if you were looking at this from the outside, you would really wonder what was going on, what, what is this is a religion that they have an in depth exploration of global capitalism on our obsession with economic growth. this is still the center of capitalism. there is no limits. i view myself as a capital artist we are trying to bake as well as mother and father. we don't want to be so realistic in the world. we would rather have a fancy growing pains on al jazeera.

oh, oh, the me. hello again. you're watching. i just did a reminder of our top stories this out. the tyler bond claims is captured afghanistan's 3rd largest city. okay. officials haven't confirmed the claims. the witnesses say the taliban is in the heart of the city before say there's been heavy fighting in head us outskirts and fighting is intensifying for afghan. is found 2nd largest with the kandahar government saying efforts to push the good back all going on. us officials fear the national capital cobble good fall, and just 90 days. algeria is observing 3 days

a morning after the number of people killed in wild spies, rose to at least 69000 people have been injured. and hundreds of families, our homes oppose the closing in zambia as presidential and parliamentary elections. president edgar longer has been challenged by his opposition rival for a 3rd time, zambia is electoral age. he says it expects to declare a winner within 72 hours of pose closing matessa as the latest from a polling station in lusaka. usually with elections when pulling stations open, you see lions getting shorter and shorter and shorter. but this one seems different at this filing face and then other polling faintly seen in lieu soccer. people still keep dreaming. in most people who register to vote in the selection are young people, people under the age of about those before and more than 7000000 people have races devoted this relation. the last lecture you're looking at about 4000000 people. so they seem to be some more kind of interest in particular poll. now people of course

are voting for different candidates based on what they think of the interest. for example, those are supporting the opposition either in the heat level say that he's a business going economist, super false, a 1000000 a they think, you know, the thing was who about finances and maybe he's the right man who could turn around this economy that heavily in debt, those are the ports, the governing party, the patriotic front bay that they support present along with pro pul policies, the fact that he wants to lower taxes, the fact that he wants to put in place policies that could help the poor one, not the rich, the fact that they say that he did a lot of time, and even rossi is trying to develop infrastructure in them. that's why when you move around, you see in someplace the sub, for example, nice road, my bridges, public hospitals are going up power sessions. and people feel that that is

a good thing. one thing people ask was, relations that is going to be free and the opposition support is offer straight to they say that when they were trying to campaign, they couldn't do it effectively. the general ban on the 10 banner campaigning in them. be a part of the coven 19. but the opposition say the government used it as an excuse to try to live with them. we, when they couldn't campaign effectively. they also say that while they're supportive were beaten, injured and some of them were killed. the governor parties is what hang on a minute dream clashes. we also had our support of moving parts. he's also killed and beaten. written results are expected, maybe friday afternoon, maybe friday evening, but those are the only be announced in a few days time, people and wandering. of course, if we ever lose you listen, is going to accept the results and they're concerned about political violence and the way forward for the country. while us forces withdraw from afghanistan and iraq,

the biden administration is keeping its military in ne syria. nearly a 1000 troops remained to prevent the resurgence of ice of the fighting alongside the mainly kurdish syrian democratic forces, or some of bon jovi reports from northern iraq. the inbound helicopter is returning from syria, as soldiers are ordered to come home from the front. their mission in the us led coalition will continue in syria. the biding administration is committed to retaining us military presence in ne, syria. on the ground, every few weeks us all just very equipment and supplies from iraq to naughty syria itself is the most important mission. for us, because that keeps a barrier to help. so that way if ice is does come back into another region, we're able to keep them back just under a 1000. troops are left in syria to see if got oil facilities and continue effort against what's left devices. they have been finding out the operations in iraq and

applied to sun, but inside their yes, us troops continue just later, all of trying to secure the area. the high, so why does or not referred to the current surrender than being of up gone forces in the debacle of us to withdraw from iraq in 2011. as again, put the capabilities of us back forces under the spotlight. you're spotless in ne, syria, and mainly could. is fabian democratic forces, or s d f. in addition to agreements with us forces. the s d f made a deal with russia in december to deploy russian troops to towns near the turkish border most as the f i t as are from the kurdish people's protection group or right the g linked with the kurdistan workers party, also known as p k, k, it's a complicated composition to be considered the might be g, a terrace group, and the p k. k is designated as terrorist by the united states and the european union. the f t f also controls jails for isolate detainees. last year,

a you and commission of inquiry unfair. you said the long term internment of allegedly eisen associated individuals in the northeast by the f, the f, the amounts to unlawful deprivation of liberty in humane conditions. in 2019 human rights watch found women locked up without charge in the open air. a whole camp test him and he spoke of and mouth guards from the current forces arresting, boys older than 12 things have reportedly improved since then. he was forced to say they have faith in the f. what have no oversight. now as far as for all those, you know, those types of issues. i have no disability of that, right? so because i don't partner with them, and again, this is just observing from a distance what, what? because i own that battlespace right? of ne, syria. and it tells me that they do have the capabilities, conduct complex operations. on the invitation of the coalition elevator tried to enter the area under s d f control. but the u. s. military was stopped by the group

. a senior member of the coalition told al jazeera, the sd of said no to your visit to syria. it is their country, so oil are, will comply. we will cancel the theory, a portion. kenneth scott 1st came to the middle east 33 years ago. he now leads 2000 troops spread across 4 countries. the s d f decision to block access game as a surprise to him as well. now, if you're asking me if a area continuously, you know, locks down on all its media and preventable, of course, is always concerned about that. i mean, that's, you know, the american concept is, is freedom of the press. you know, i mean we, we support that and understand it as a tiger brigade gets ready to wind down its deployment question. still remain about detainee abuse, media, freedom and human rights. in areas under the control of partners they've trained armed and will eventually leave in charge. some of a job out there or be military base or lebanon's care take the government is to

hold an emergency cabin, a meeting to discuss the dispute with the central bank about fuel subsidies. the banks governor is refusing to use reserve funds to continue the subsidy, saying the law prevents him. he says he warned new legislation was needed a year ago. the last few subsidies could deepen lebanon's economic crisis, cause he's lost 90 percent of its value since 2019 and half the population now live in poverty. britons most senior police officer says detectives will be reviewing allegations made against britain's prince andrew. he's being sued in the u. s. by virginia to fray, who says he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. and he barker is following developments from under. well, chris, of the day my senior police officer in the country head of london metropolitan police service said that given the civil case that had been brought against prince andrew, the united states of force with now review the evidence against prince andrew. it's

important to clarify that this is not the same as an investigation, and that there have been 2 reviews of the evidence in the past. and the conclusion is always being here in the united kingdom, not to take the case any further crested did also stress that nobody is above the law. the suggestion being, if new evidence services of the outcome could well be very different. prince andrew faces accounts of. busy busy of rape of virginia, jeffrey in 3 different locations here in the united kingdom in new york. and also on a private island owned by jeffrey epstein, the disgraced by nancy who took his own life in prison in 2019 a man who prince. andrew is alleged to have had a close friendship with a new wave of floods and land slides. her sweat through turkeys,

northern and black sea region. at least 11 people died, while hundreds of others have been forced to leave their homes. russell said dar reports, turkey is still bothering natural disasters. if so was on fire for weeks. now, the note is on the water a to they don't for has taken hold of the blacks the region. amount of the floats and lance lice killed 6 people in the area. almost a dozen people have now being forced from their homes, actually running as if we couldn't understand what was happening. came in a rush, took everything and went away. now we don't have any belongings or anything. flood waters swept away vehicles and record many homes and businesses. search and rescue crews were immediately sent to help the standard. but some of them were hampered by roads and police have already called out, you know, be visit cause we are fighting another natural disaster. we are in sanofi,

which is lost is connecting roads in 5 locations. we have also received bad news from testimonial and bartender. we are trying intensely to open the road, shows. the worst hid province is custom one where several people were killed. every woman in nearby barton is also reported missing. rescue helicopter. now try to succeed, where the land vehicles have failed. but the material ages have warned the region to break for more rainfall. right now, nature rat. it's felt all over turkey and more so by those who have lost every team . rescue said that i'll just stumble. maybe rain has cause landslides in southern china. several cars were buried under a slope which collapsed near a highway in young young county. the driver's escaped unharmed. torrential rains also lashed china's hu bay province, trapping people in flooded buildings. a cargo ship was broken into off the coast of

japan, causing an oil spill for several kilometers. panamanian flag vessel, broken half off to running ground near maury in japan's north east. it was carrying wood ships from thailand. all 21 crew members were rescued by helicopter on wednesday night. new zealand has outline plans to reopen its borders next year. but 1st it was to prioritize its coded 19 inoculation campaign, a low vaccination rate, and the highly infectious delta variants are causing concern. wayne hay 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 cove at 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 eva, and to be absolutely clear,

we don't want to do that either. and neither did the experts we talked to foreclosures were only ever a temporary measure in order to keep covet out before a victim 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. you feel and has been able to stay covert free for most of the pandemic, the cause 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 want to go. we don't like to see 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. ah, it says i just need, let's get a reminder of our top stories. the title bar claims it's captured. afghanistan's 3rd largest city, iraq officials haven't confirmed the claims. the witnesses say the taliban is in

the heart of the city for say there's been heavy fighting and how about sounds good? charlotte bellis is in cobble with more.