no story swayed a vote, but altered the history of his country. carlos castelli, and the demise of a n day on al jazeera ah . pushing towards couple, the taliban captures a string of off gun provincial capital, tightening its grip over the country. hungry and fearing for their lives, thousands escape the violence into relief camps that many find little support. ah, watching all your life from headquarters in the high and getting in obligate. the also coming up struggling to keep up infections out, vaccinations and timelines. biggest surge of current of virus. yes. the fires may

be under control in greece. now those who lost everything are demanding accountability. bangladesh is seeing deforestation at nearly doubles. the global average will look at the impact of having on girl communities. ah. hello, the taliban has swept further through afghanistan over running more cities in an offensive that gradually encircling campbell. it's fighters have captured police alarm the main city of low guard providence, which neighbors the capital just weeks before the u. s. officially ends. it's to decade. war. further south, the taliban has been building on gaines in its heart. land caption cannot the main city and zabel province? 2 major southern cities fell earlier last cargo and kandahar. the i'm groups birthplace of one is i'm sorry they got on us much people for many provinces have been weiss due to war and i have come to car bow and taking shelters and living at

public parks and roadsides everywhere. and i'm going to stand the situation is no worse. if it continues like this, the taliban will come to cobble too. but all the guns one is an end to the war and they want peace care. god about what that attitude realty 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. charlotte bellis is in the capital capital with more. and now the 2 provincial capitals today poly alum provincial capital of logo is just to the self of of carbo about an hour drive from cobble, but 65 kilometers. so now they are knocking right on the door of cobbled the telephone, say that the governor actually joined them. how we understand it is that they see hundreds of spices into the city. and this actually, his compound was stormed and he was forced to surrender. it is significant because it has gone is harm province and also because it is just so close to the cafeteria

. now, it is not the only place that cloud today collapsed, which is the proven to capital valvo that just in the last few hours, we've seen video of the vaudeville 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 years is 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 sites herat and the west, and also less chicago and home. and so they own a role at the moment. i took telephone contact this morning, who said even they shot at how quickly they are taking control. while charlotte

mentioned 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 capital looks dangerously close to being in circles. symbolic con, as a political on security analysts. and she says that taliban rapid advances were unexpected. i was myself predicting to last week that the taliban, we struggled to take away any of the provincial capital, but there has been a, you know, this is, this has been a very shocking development for us. i think the main thing is all surprising is, is less the dollar bonds on military probably. and, and the foss seed with rich, the india, which of the national defense also have, have backed up or have this did lighting the ball. and i think that has been a big surprise because you would know that a few years ago the alibi has have been trying to,

to capture the capital. and the fighting was very strong that they are security forces put in a very strong resistance to that. and they were not able to take on it, take up any of the provincial captains and after trying and losing a lot of assets. and to based on that, everyone was predicting that at least as far as the provincial center, then captains, the concern, the fighting is going to be in tens of. but that did not happen on the ease of taliban with which they have moved. i think their strategy has been surrounding the gap and then this is moon that on the district surrounding each of the provincial capital of that bond had significant b were controlling access to the city. they were controlling the area of that un. his warning of an unfolding, humanitarian catastrophe, across have gone astray on hundreds of thousands have been displaced and many are streaming into cobble to escape the violence. robin bride sent this report from the

african capital a short while ago on the northern edge of cobble a fight for bread among people newly arrived at a food distribution that quickly turns into a free for all. this open piece of land has become a makeshift 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 know that i've done it. i have 2 children with me. this woman tells us out in the open sun all day, i got new arrivals or 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 of the idp population in cobble 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 a conflict to spread across the country. but from touch ireland, his family of 10 have been here for 3 days after fleeing the fighting in the northern province of batler. there's madame yes, howard or the one i think 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's bull fortunate arrivals. can find refuge in most in the grounds. it's 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, the kind 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. i 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, as it was, it's a di lemme 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. well, pakistan is bracing itself or an influx of refugees. hundreds of people have overwhelmed the border crossing would have gone on forcing it to briefly close, frustrated people waiting to enter through. so and the security forces who then responded with tear gas. one afghan traveller died while waiting to return home via the spin bulldog crossing. come out, hydra has more from islamic board dollar bond, and the bugger saw need have been saying they didn't grow dad border. however, they were a huge backlog and they were people on the budget on the side of the board. that what they have to do is to cross by on for. and i've got several 100 meters in

order to get to the side, which is under the control of the avalon dollar on that one particular pedestrian who died of a heart attack. and that of course, led to tremendous anger from dog. i've gone to a waiting on the buckets on each side of the border, which started crediting stones that day to guarantee for his den, resorted to guide thing by the boarders. now open it open from 8 am local time. it will be open until 4 pm. every day, in order to eat that congestion, big guard for one week, hundreds away goes on board side were stranded, the trading community, renters, government and said, lot of honest on need supplied. their traders depend on that trade for their livelihood. they said, i've got that city come daughter, sell over 400000 people. and this is the men logistical lifeline into of line it's done although now rigid in dollar bond and it is a major conduit and

a lifeline for honest on particularly as part of the south is concerned by good son of god had voiced its apprehension. they lived together the situation deteriorate, insight on his don wickertree, an influx of gun refugees, buckets on it already haunted $3000000.00 of refugees. and there was a concern that some anti pockets on elements may try to cross the border by dated business. as usual, the board is now open. the british prime minister boris johnson has held crisis talks of disgust. i've got a son, his defense secretary said that the u. k. could return to the country if al qaeda is allowed to flourish and threatened the west anderson and has the latest 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 afghans to get out there is a concern about the deal done right back in february 9th, 2020, in which the former president of united states. so donald trump actually agreed with a pallet deal, which you find right then for a pull out. so what you've got is ben wallace, defense minister saying, because of that deal, which was a rotten deal, he said he cannot know how to utilize the presence of the u. k forces. and so we have a double problem here, but just sticks 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 affairs select committee. chairman of that committee said that it is un mission of total failure when you need reinforcements to hold the door open. while your forces get out has on al jazeera, thousands of people are urged to head to safety in japan was a threat of more much slides after the rain. we don't have water for example, and i have to make the dishes, i've been on crisis is getting worse. we hear from one mother who comes make ends need ah, the

hello their conditions remain hot and when i across much of the middle east and live and we're seeing a wet weather up in the north, round turkey and the black sea. but down south temperatures are where we expect them to be for syria and for lebanon. it's iran, iraq, and to wait to be seeing the temperatures push up. and we could see 50 degrees hits in kuwait as we go into sunday. but for the golf, we've got a bit of a shamal wind blowing in that's going to kick up just in doha. we could see quite a bit of hazy sunshine. now further south, we've got a wind keeping things rather cool. temperatures are slightly down here, and we are expecting a few showers along the western coast. all the yemen now was moved to central africa. we've seen some very heavy rains effect. cameroon, you can see the flooding there, and we could see more of that as those rains are expected to last. well into the weekend. if you haven't, you can see those yellow peaks, not just affecting cameron,

but affecting nigeria as well. we could see some flooding here, and it's a very wet picture, as well as we had further south for parts of is in bob, wy and mozambique, as well as for the interior of south africa, temperatures in cape town have been down, but they are going to pick up and they'll be plenty of sunshine this weekend the on counting the cost europe paint fund to fight terrorism, then count the china and russia in africa. activists say they'll provide weapons to dictate the climate emergency costing billions, displacing 1000000 counting the cost. well, now just we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter how you take it will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. oh,

a fellow again, the top stories on al jazeera, the african taliban has taken control of the main city and low gar province. it's just 50 kilometers and the capital capital. earlier fighters to kandahar and lush, car god, the u. n. is warning of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe across i've gone to some hundreds of thousands of people, have been displaced by recent fighting u. k prime minister born johnson is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the situation. and i've done a song earlier and tell them that are meant to discuss reducing their stuff at embassies in capital in

thailand. the struggling to control its biggest wave of covered 19. yet, while the paste of vaccinations is increasing, it'll take some time to catch up with infection rates. scott, handler reports from bank of all this is thailand's worst week in its covert 19 battles. they were to 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 coven, 1000 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 and immunity decrease that would prevent any legal action against from my medical staff . while working on cobit 900 patients, it says it's designed to help them do their job. but it would also protect those responsible for vaccine procurement in area that has come under critical scrutiny from the opposition and pro democracy protesters made. i mean, i got the discontent of precedent. if the government wants to be protected from their own actions, have seen more people sewing the government, targeting policy makers. i don't think people will call out the frontline medical staff. i think the officer will be at ease it have some kind of immunity. so off, while medical experts say a better supply and variety of vaccines are critical for the overall battle against proven 19. more at home testing should be the top priority. 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, the health care and vaccines. but experts say more testing would help. i think that the piss his work is the 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 isolation, doctor put you and says it would also free a bed space and medical staff for those who need advance 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 backup. south korea's prime minister is pleading with the public to minimize travel, avoid meeting, and groups on work from home as infections rise. the country has reported around 2000 new cases for 3 days in a row. a 4th wave of infections being driven by the highly contagious delta

variance, which is now the dominant strain of the virus in the country. russia has extended a state of emergency in ne siberia. as wildfires continue to rage across the region, the port city if you could, because been shrouded in smoke for a 2nd day, over 100 active fires are burning across the siberia and region. there also been wildfires near the italian capital, rome, fire crews and helicopters are trying to stop the blaze which started during a heat wave to ready score its parts of forest. on building 22 people have been arrested in algeria. suspected of being behind many of the wildfires there, the government has been struggling to convey them and his appeals for international assistance. there'll be 3 days of national mourning for the $69.00 people killed. greece as wildfires are largely contained, dr. causing what the prime minister says is the worst ecological disaster in

decades. more than 100000 hatches of land and forest burned over 2 weeks dangerous ravi reports from athens. the quiet of a life was forest sharp contrast to the violent wildfires that snuffed it out. crystals beat us 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 apathy. but interesting because we started trying to save animals right from the start and there's a matter of fact, a lot of these animals we knew because we were feeding them paula, but i wanted to make 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 is spread across the entire country. these are forests that it took generations to grow or similar growth 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. aleck us would set 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 want to have 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 on 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 is in basra. the old to 0 in greece is pernesa mountains, turkeys president raj, a tire burden has declared disasters in northern regions. hit by floods where at least 27 people have died. heavy rain hit black sea provinces this week. the 2nd disaster this month, after fires brought widespread destruction to southern coastal areas. at least

$21.00 people have died after heavy flooding and central china's hu bay province, torrential rains, their cause, power cuts and land slides destroying hundreds of phones. nearly 6000 people have been forced to evacuate 5 cities and who a province have now declared red alerts. japan issuing fled alerts in western and southwestern parts of the country. torrential rain triggered a mudslide, but in gulf 2 houses in the city of london and mega saki prefecture for people were swept away. one was found dead, and 2 others are still missing. the salon has more from tokyo. the weather forecast agency has showed the highest level warning level 5 on a scale of 5. it should be 2 or more than $10000.00 people and advise them to evacuate immediately to say, face of the heavy rain now in queue. sure. and also in the south and home, true in mega saki in hiroshima. how's it each record?

numbers in mega. thank you. more than $780.00 millimeters during the last 3 days have down per day. that's 3 times the average for the whole month of august. so it's a huge number of rain, and there are also warnings that they're going to revert, which is one of the largest rivers in the area that might float also. so this warnings are now being extended to other regions, not only in south and japan usual and other parts of japan, western japan. it's also going to see heavy rain during the day to during tomorrow, and also they are saying that the heavier it would be, it would stay there until a week, at least. so there is a big possibility of land slides. and we have already had the the confirmation of the day for when they d and 2 other people are missing from the same family in bangladesh. seeing the

destruction of its tropical rain forest increase every year. illegal logging, industrial development on commercial agriculture are being blamed time where child re has this report from poor and bangladesh. the motor performance was once bangladesh is the largest range home to indigenous tribal people and habitat for diverse varieties of wild life. but for years now, the forest has been facing destruction. so like, i'm wrong, who represents one indigenous group, say so much has been lost. i did wanted, they also de gus. we are no longer able to find our traditional medicinal plans, through trees and many other vegetation we used to live off. even the wild animals have lost their food source in the forest. we don't want social afforestation, but prefer preservation of the natural forest. according to the us food and

agriculture organization than will deforestation rate in bangladesh. at 2.6 percent is almost doubled. the global average a large number of the indigenous guerrero and coach tribal people live in clustered villages inside the more the forest. but the traditional way of life has been threatened and driven by the depletion of the florida. so illegal logging, land grabbing and commercial projects. and there are concerns. deforestation is only adding to climate change problems. they were listening and this is increasing . they did a bit lee, and there, so they shut on. forrest is laid on every time. land is important, and costly then forgotten the people and the maximum people. they try to enter into the forest for industrialized voting because just rope and meetings. still, we tell you a little ways to protect our forest. the show their bonds is the world's largest mangrove forest unesco. well, heritage site in

a delta formed by 3 major rivers in the bale. bang go. it's under threat. so to the mix ever green forest in the hills. this fights protest by environmental groups. the government is allowing the building of the coal fired power plant and other industries to set up next to the mangrove for state of next forest. in addition to the very precarious and poor we have a total of 17 percent of our land or is that but the florida discovery is only 9 percent. most of the forests are subjected to and coachman, overall, the situation is actually very sad and video environmental experts, one that overpopulation rapid industrialization, agricultural expansion and illegal logging will continue to degrade forest resources adversely affecting the natural ecosystem. and the climate time v shodmurray. i'll just data model,

poor samsung vice chairman has been released from prison and south korea after being granted for role j. y lee was serving a 2 and a half year sentence for bribing a friend of the former presidents in a merger deal. it's unclear if he can return to work. critic say his release reflects the culture of leniency for corporate bosses. while lebanon's worsening financial crisis has thrown more than half of the population into poverty. i'll 0, spoke to a mother of 3 about the struggles she and her family are facing. and a man who has, i am human and has a mother of 3. i am a school teacher in abilene on a contest and knocked out of philadelphia. i used to feel that my job had meaning today, and with all due respect, i feel very unworthy. lebanese citizen, my salary is very low. i get paid in the nice down. today,

it only covers the few basics at the supermarket. cut them down a lot while the animal and fin since 2019 life had dramatically changed. my said 9, our salaries only cover water expenses, gas and fuel burns in. now we don't have water for example, and i have to make the dishes. i have to get water, which my son brought up on my can she can she life has changed dramatically. we cannot even secure the basics for candidates yet, and i'm not that i'm not seeing this is a laundry. it's been in the machine since yesterday. i cannot wash because the one our electricity we get does not cover the washing cycle. this is the fridge where we are putting the foot that doesn't go back across the room at the will. of course, i believe the government and the leaders. all of them means all of them. and i see

that i've been and we are all tired, but pick hi, this is how we live. we have nothing to offer them. that's not what we're used to the situation. but my daughter bit my heart and the movie i cannot provide for her like before. ok. hello again. the headlines on al jazeera, the gun taliban has taken control of the main city and low guard province. it's just 50 kilometers in the capital capital. earlier fighters to kandahar hand lash cargo, charlotte bellis has more from tablet. there is a growing panic in calvo and lot of internation.