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struggling to keep us infections, outstripped vaccinations and timelines. biggest surge of current of virus. yes. i'm the father of finger britney spears, so he'll give up control for career after a bitter legal battle. ah. hello, the taliban has swept further through afghanistan overrunning more cities in an offensive that's gradually in circling capital. it's fighters have captured, pull the alarm, the main city of low gar, province, which neighbors the capital just weeks before the u. s. officially ends its to decade. war further south the taliban and building on gains in its heart land capture and collapse the main city in abu province. 2 major southern cities fell earlier last car, gall and kandahar, the armed groups birthplace and further west. the taliban is in control of herat.

one is undecided they got on us martin, i'm much on people for many provinces have been displaced due to war and i have come to cobb bow and taken shelters and living at public parks and roadsides everywhere. and i've got to stand the situation is now worse, if it continues like this, the taliban will come to cobble too. but all the africans wanted an end to the war and they want peace chatter guy to quote that out. if they did it, it may be, they will come to kabul to it's possible. so we are very concerned in this case many provinces fell back to back. we don't know what is going on. well, the taliban has taken 7 cities and just 24 hours. here's how those gains look on the map. 18 of 34 provincial capitals have been captured in the last week alone. you can see couple looks dangerously close to being encircled. charlotte bellis is incredible with more. and now the 2 provincial capitals today, poly alarm provincial capital of logo is just to the south of, of cobble about an hour drive from cobble,

but 65 kilometers. so now they are knocking right on the door of cobbled taliban say that the governor actually joined them. how we understand it is that they seen hundreds of fighters into the city and this actually, his compound was sore and he was forced to surrender. it is significant because it is gone, is harm province and also because it is just so close to the capital. now it is not the only place that well today kalat, which is the provincial capital valvo that just in the last few hours we've seen video of the zach, the governor being escorted by the telephone out of town. very shortly after that, the taliban took over and claimed it as the 18th provincial capital. to put this into context for you, there's only 34 provinces in the country, so they now have control of more than half the provincial capitals. they hadn't had control of one in about 5 years and managed to do this all within a week. they've picked up in the last 24 hours,

7 provincial capital. and that includes the 2nd and 3rd biggest cities in afghanistan, kansas city in the south, which is the place herat and the west, and also less chicago and home. and so they own a role at the moment. i will tell yvonne contact this morning who said even they shot at how quickly they are taking control agencies are warning of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe. nearly 400000 gallons of enforced their home since the beginning of the year. and the u. n says 80 percent of people display since may are women and children. while more than $5000.00 civilian casualties have been reported in the 1st half of this year. more than half of off guns already live below the poverty line and at least 11000000 face food insecurity. display civilians talking about extortion by non state groups. the presence of improvised explosive devices on major roads. and also, you know, right, just generally rising insecurity,

but we're also seeing the number of civilian casualties. really spiraling, alarmingly and increasing portion of women and children are among those that are targeted. so it's a very dire situation. we are on the ground together with partners, and we're working to provide life saving assistance where we're also asking international, secure communities about support because this is really critical. what's happening now. we're on the brink of humanitarian disaster, or thousands of people escaping the violence or streaming into cobble from their rob mcbride reports the on the northern edge of cobble a fight for bread among people newly arrived at food distribution. the quickly turns into a free for all this open piece of land has become a make shift camp for people who have nowhere else to go and very little for shelter. i'm not going to come out, but i don't, i don't doubt that i just, i have 2 children with me. this woman tells us out in the open sun all day got,

you arrivals are encouraged to take buses to temporary camps for internally displaced people or id peas that already exists from previous phases of this decades long conflict. the makeup at the idp population in kabul, reflects the changing states of the conflict beyond the city limits. until relatively recently, most of the i d. p would be from the south escaping the ongoing fighting there. but now that being joined by new comers from the west, unlike these people from the north. as this conflict has spread across the country . but from touch are and his family of 10 have been here for 3 days after fleeing the fighting in the northern province of butler. there's madame, yes, i would say there is no system here and no shelter. there was nothing from the government and i don't know if we'll get help. my name to bull fortunate arrivals

can find refuge in most in the grounds. as this one, there are 37 other people find room with relatives like peggy jam and her husband who escaped the southern city of laska dela, where the handle of war tele, there were bombs falling all around my house to the left and to the right. i didn't know what was going on. having worked for both the government and overseas aid organizations, she's afraid she's now a target for the taliban piece and really did out of mind media. hey, i had a good life there. i was thankful to god. i don't know if i can ever go back. i want this, this is the, it's a dilemma facing many from all parts of afghanistan with the one goal of getting to cobble, but not knowing what happens after that. public bride al jazeera couple. the british prime minister boars johnson has been holding crisis talk says defense secretary says the u. k. could return to have gone to sun. if al qaeda is allowed to flourish

again and threaten the west. here's, under simmons reporting from downing street government has already announced here the 600 troops from the 16th assault brigade will 600 will be deployed and they're going to be effectively managing things for the evacuation of the government. here has also said that it's bringing in a whole series of measures to try to keep the embassy a giving support to all of the former staff, the forces who are africans to get out there is a concern about the deal done right back in february 9 2020 in which the former president of united states. so donald trump actually agreed with the taliban deal, which he signed right then for

a pull out. so what you've got is ben wallace, the defense minister saying because of that deal, which was a rotten deal. he said he cannot now have a unilateral presence with the u. k. forces. and so we have a double problem here, the logistics of the pull out as far as the government is concerned and also domestic politics. the opposition saying that they are all disorganized, that they are effectively just just leaving africans in a terrible mess. it is betrayal, and also humiliation for its military. one key figure in a foreign, a fast select committee chairman of back committee and said that it is a mission of total failure when you need reinforcements to hold the door open. while your forces get out in thailand is struggling to control its biggest wave of covered 19. yet while the

pace of vaccination is increasing, it'll take some time to catch up with infection rates. it's got idler reports from bangkok. hello my lot. this is thailand's worst week in its cove. it 19 battles. there were 2 record breaking days of new infections. and once with a high of 233 deaths until the start of the current 3rd wave of the virus in april thailand had only about 30000 cove in 1900 cases in all since then it's added more than $830000.00 a delayed vaccine rollout has been the focus of much criticism directed at the government and the mixed messaging about preventative measures. as the 3rd wave was just taking hold. the rapid spike in cases has led to heavy strain on the health care system, which is considered one of the best in the region. volunteers have jumped in to fill the gaps fell upon loud, gotten to me, the existence of volunteer groups shows how the government has failed the parking lot. so people have to help each other. the health ministry has proposed anonymity

decree that would prevent any legal action against from my medical staff while working on cobra, 1900 patients. it says it's designed to help them do their job, but it would also protect those responsible for vaccine procurement. an area that has come under critical scrutiny from the opposition and pro democracy protesters that i've made either on the you can set a precedent if the government wants to be protected from their own actions. have seen more people. so in the government targeting policy makers, i don't think people will go after frontline medical staff. i think the officer will be at ease it have some kind of immunity. so well medical expert and a better supply and variety of vaccines are critical for the overall battle against proven 19. more at home testing should be the top priorities. while the recent wave started in bangkok and other large cities, it is now spread to rural thailand. and that's an added complication because there's limited access in these areas to health care and vaccines. but experts say

more testing would help. i think that the piss his work is to key to, to, to help control the infection. ideally, it should be free for all people, because if you have this test in your hand at home, you can monitor yourself. if you get infect, you have you can help self home isolate and doctor put you and says it would also free a bed space and medical staff for those who need advanced care and it would help protect some of the more vulnerable groups, the elderly and children as the rates of covered 1900 spreading inside households increases got either al jazeera thank. south korea, as prime minister, is pleading with the public to minimize travel, avoid meeting, and groups, and work from home as infections rise, country has reported around 2000 new cases for 3 days in a row. a 4th wave of infections is being driven by the highly contagious delta vary in which is now the dominant strain of the virus in the country. china says it's fully vaccinated,

777000000 people against corona virus. that's more than half of its population. the country had been stepping up and vaccine roll out this month after the delta very, and spread the half of its provinces. in less than 2 weeks, china has reported more than 700 cove in 1900 cases in the past week. still heads on out 0 friends inactive a call for the release of a journalist who's been in chinese detention for a year. without trial and an arduous journey, we talked to migrant making a desperate and dangerous jungle track to find them off in search of a better life. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored by cattle airways. hello there. the monsoon rains have eased across parts of south asia,

in particular for india. they've been below average for the 2nd week in a row. but that hasn't stopped the floods as rivers like the ganges continue to overflow, but the rain has eased in the north west. it's in the north east, we're going to see it for particularly heavily in baton, nepal, and parts of bangladesh. we could see more flooding here along that western coast. the rain has eas, but the wind kicks in and that's going to affect parts of pakistan as well. but for new delhi, it's sunshine through the weekend. it's the eastern coast. it's likely to see some pretty heavy rain in the days to come. and it's going to be more wet weather on schedule for much of east asia. we've got the may you front back in full force pumping, those pockets of rain, not just across central parts of china. we've seen some flooding in who bay province, and we've got red alerts in at least 5 cities there. but also for japan where we got the highest alert issued across southern areas and can you show and west in areas of hon. she, we've already seen some mud slides and land sites. we could see more as those range

for heavy and they are expected to last well through the week. so we'll keep an eye on that. that should weather update. sponsor cut on airways. my name's a place where they can truly call it their home. the good thing you know, wanted me to was, you know, you'll enjoy paid money. my name is just for the right. my name is where we know my niger on al jazeera. ah, ah ah

ah, are we on the top floors on the gun taliban has taken control of the main city in lieu of our province. it's just 50 kilometers in the capital capital. earlier fighters to kandahar and la chicago nato ambassadors are meeting to discuss the security situation in afghanistan. they want to coordinate measures to reduce staff of their embassies in the capital. thailand is struggling to control the biggest wave of covered 19 yes. more than 23000 new cases were reported on friday. a record increased for the 2nd day in a row. russia has extended a state of emergency, a ne, iberia as wildfire as continue to rage across the region. the port city, if you could cause been shrouded in smoke for a 2nd day, over 100 active fires are burning across 1300000 hectares of land in the siberian

region. russia has recorded high temperatures like many countries around the world, but many scientists regard it as a result of climate change. there also been wildfires in italian city of rome. fire crews and helicopters are trying to stop the blaze which started during a heat wave. it's already scorched parts of forest on buildings. several families have been evacuated. greece since wildfires are largely contained after causing what the prime minister says, the worst ecological disaster in decades, more than 100000 hector of land and forest burned over 2 weeks. famous ravi reports from athens. the quiet of a life was forest. sharp contrast to the violent wildfires that snuffed it out. crystals be thus walks the burned woods looking for injured animals. the forest stood for many years. he says filled with animals. dear wolves, wild boar,

whatever anyone can imagine, to find in a forest applicable, interesting, because we started trying to save animals right from the start. and as a matter of fact, a lot of these animals we knew because we were feeding them to pull out of that one going to the ends. unfortunately, we found many of them dead. all living creatures have souls. he says. so they all matter. looking at the landscape now, he doesn't know how anything can continue to live here. greece is prime minister has promised to replant every tree and rehabilitate every forest that's been effected by these wildfires. but we are talking about vast tracts of land that are spread across the entire country. these are forests that it took generations to grow or cement better. he, whoever lives in this area are people who are alive. they live in nature in the

forest, they know how to face fires or are brave enough to help the firefighters. now, boys isn't going to be the risk. after a 42 year career covering the war in vietnam as well as conflicts in europe and the middle east. alexis would sat us retired to a house in the woods, a lifetime of photographs, the tools of his trade cameras, computers, all gone. he might have to return to work, but says he doesn't even know where to begin. he is angry, says he could have saved his house himself, but as a safety measure was forcibly removed by people from the civil protection ministry . i don't know what happened on these missed, even though we could have put it out, they cut off our water and they forced us out. these are people who don't know this area. people that had nothing to do with fire fighting. it was a mess. and this is the situation. my whole life has been burned. he won't leave even burned to the ground. he says this is his home. he will repair a cott use

a brick as a pillow and sleep under open sky. his grit is all he has left. his in basra, v o to 0 in greece, his party for mountains 22 people have been arrested in algeria. i suspect that are being behind. many of the wildfire is there. the government has been struggling to contain them and have appealed for international assistance. there'll be 3 days of national mourning for the $69.00 people killed. at least 21 people have died after heavy flooding and central china's hu bay province. torrential rain calls, power class, and landslides destroying hundreds of homes. nearly 6000 people have been forced out of their homes, 5 cities and who a province have declared red alerts. the australian government says it's seriously concerned about the welfare of a chinese, or an australian journalist who's been detained in china for a year. chunk away was formerly arrested in february on suspicion of spying. she

worked as a journalist and anchor for c g t n. the english language channel of china, central television. the allegations could lead to life in prison or even the death penalty. they are highly unusual for an employee if a media outlet tightly controlled by the ruling communist party, a month before labor detained australia warranted citizens of a risk of arbitrary. it's attention in china. beijing dismissed the warnings as this information. richard mcgregor is a senior fellow with allowing institutes on the author of the party, the secret world of china's communist rulers. he says there are many unanswered questions surrounding leis detention. what they're doing is keeping this australians because it's been imprisoned for a length a period of time on charges, disclosing state secrets, but exactly why they're doing them on those charges. main isn't clear. now. obviously, australia, china relations are very poor. ah, it's the case who has to be seen in that context,

but it's not entirely clear that chung lays being held simply because she's an australian citizen. and this is some form of fortelli ation. it's the pass to be of the chinese system. it looks like that, but we don't know for sure. 100 percent. you know, so the 1st time that china has arrested journalist from the state broadcast to be cctv the chinese language service or in fact the english language language service . you know, often that has happened in past corruption cases when they've come down the line and, and picked up other people allegedly involved. there's no suggestion of that involving chung lay at all, but it, the problem is it's simply a mystery as to what she's alleged to have done because the chinese legal system doesn't disclose that. and it's not clear that will even be disclosed at the trial because it's possible, as with canadian citizens in jail, the because it's state secrets allegedly the trial could be closed. some tongue

vice chairman has been released from prison and south korea after being granted parole. j y lee was serving at 2 and a half years sentence for bribing, a friend of the former president and a merger deal. it's unclear if he can return to work, critic se has really reflect the culture of leniency for corporate bosses. li offered in apology as he left prison. i have caused too much concern to the people. i'm really sorry. the don't i'm listening carefully to your warriors, criticism, concerns, and high expectations about me. i will do my best. robert kelly is an associate professor financial relations and the department of political science and diplomacy at pusan national university. he says lees release as part of a wider approach to white collar crime in south korea. the korean government has a habit of releasing corporate bosses who have been convicted of various crimes,

some of that was actually being sort of physical assault and some, some of this isn't just white collar crime like like leaf conviction but actual assault. and there's been a fair amount of criticism of that, and this is sort of a part of a large debate about sort of whether or not korea very largest corporation or mega corporations that dominate the economy. that i had too much influence on, on politics, my own sense. i haven't been too much from, from the current government. right. i mean, the president current president got in because the president of course is peach. right. and leave with great big ghana. i think the current president moon has been content to sort of allow that process to play out. right. he got what he wanted, if you will, politically from this years ago. and i'm not really sure there's too much left to be gotten from sort of speeding up on the now in peach programs, she's been thoroughly raised right. or approval ratings and she left like under 10 percent or something like that. and you're going after sampling of course, and how free is pretty risky, right? so i don't think there's much cause for the government. there's no political advantage program honorably way in on this either way. well, this week we've been following some of the thousands of migrants making the

treacherous journey from columbia northern border to panama. many hoped to reach the united states. they're traveling through dangerous jungle known as the darion gap. tears above reports from a community in panama, that's receiving them. i right through the to quite river, dipping the jungle in panama shows how thousands i fling poverty south america. boats filled mostly with patients, cubans and venezuelan migrants follow one after the other. heading to the united states, the be arriving columbia across to panama through the darian gap. the arrive thursday hungry and walk with difficulty. fellow vedo from venezuela travel with his wife and 3 children, he still recovering from the journey. but the boy, whatever i can say is small compared to what we saw in one, there was a dead child and in another tent,

2 people drowning in the river and left hanging on trees. i counted at least 8. i'm sure they were more and i and this is the worst on evelyn hardwood. how many? i mean amanda thought his wife florida says she struggled climbing the mountains and the cliffs in the jungle. because it's horrible because i felt i couldn't anymore before. right? yeah, i felt we got it, we hadn't eaten in days. my feet were injured and i was thinking of my children. i thought my baby was not going to make it. florida says they were faulted. a woman from her group was raped and she had to cover herself in mud to protect herself. and g, o se, rape has become the norm. most of the people we have spoken to that arrived to this come are desperate. most of them have lost all their belongings, they have no clothes for their children. this group is from many, when they say the only thing left are there expired passport the old arrive at

the indigenous village of kito, where there is not enough food and water to help them recover from the trip. the dwarf has just arrived. he's from haiti, her 4 months old baby is dehydrated and has a fever. look what is it that i left she lay because we don't have papers. the government doesn't want to give us papers. so we are going to mexico. around 16 percent of those here are children. they survived the journey, but unicef says most of them are traumatized because i mean your children are very young and they can be serious health issues. like everybody else because of the trip. you see diarrhea formats, but also their effect a technologically because they go to to magic experiences. in some cases they get lost from their parents. so it's very difficult for him as the countries in the region are struggling to cope with the thousands of migrants heading towards north america. they're trying to implement quote, us,

but this is unlikely to work for now. in spite of the risks, migrants continue to arrive. this is only a part of the journey, but most of them say it has left warns that will mark them for life. there is, i will, cedar daddy in panama, a victory for brittany spears in her battle against court ordered measures that she says have been used to abuse her. the single case has shed light on conservator ships in the us. that's a judge appointed legal or financial guardian who controls another person's life. as catchy lopez, her day on reports, this arrangement can be difficult to replace. the after months of public pressure, jamie spears says he will step down as conservator of his daughter, britney spears, as a state for more than a decade, course have allowed him and others to control the money career and much of her life after she suffered a series of mental breakdowns,

but allegations of abuse. how followed? the 39 year old told the judge she's been drugged, forced to perform and prevented from having more children. she also accused her previous legal team of working against her interests. the hands have grown increasingly both like him pain free, britney, for a long time. one of the most problematic aspects of this case has been that you haven't been able to fluctuate attorney. and i don't think that the attorney she had previous to this was, i know that he hasn't been advocating for her interest because we know that brittany has asked and multiple times out of this. and apparently he never told her how to do that. once again, want to thank britney spears for her courage. the case has brought attention to conservative ships in the us critic say the legal guardianship measures are open to abuse and terminating a conservatorship isn't simple. to get out of it. you need to then prove to the

court, i've regained my capacity. i've been in therapy, i've been taking medication. i've worked on myself and now i'm able to make these decisions. so it's not just standing up and saying, i want to be out. it's proving to the court that you're ready to be out. there is no time wind for when britney's father will step down. he denies any wrong doing, and he's calling for another conservator to take his place with fingers fancy. it's a step in the wrong direction. but the battle they argue is far from over, cause halo the so the un, which is 0. ah, again, the headlines on al jazeera, itala bon, has swept further through southern afghanistan over running more cities in an offensive. it's gradually encircling campbell. it's fighters have captured police alarm the main city of low gar, province, which neighbors the capital just weeks before the u. s. officially ends.