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lives, thousands escaped the violence. it's a relief camp, but many fine, little support on struggling to keep up infections outstripped vaccinations in thailand. biggest surge of corona virus. yes. i'm very federal in the diarrhea and gap with come here to talk to the migrant, to the thousands of migrants that are crossing through this dangerous jungle can make it to north america. and i'm we harding with sports the top football leagues in england, spain and germany get underway on friday and leader in the news hour. we'll hear from p. s g coach murray to put you on when he thinks leonel massey will make his debut for the club. ah well come to the news hour. the taliban has swept further through, have gone on over, running more cities in an offensive that gradually encircling capitol. it's fighters have now captured polio, the main city of low gar, province,

which neighbors the capital just weeks before the u. s. officially ends its 2 decade war further south. so it's all about been building on gains in its heart land capture and cannot the main city and double province. and to major southern cities fell earlier last cargo and kandahar the on groups birthplace. one is, i'm sorry they got on us martin, i'm much 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'm going to stand, the situation is no worse. if it continues like this, the taliban will come to cobble too. but all the afghans, one is an end to the war, and they want peace, tara god, of the quote that out if they did, 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 saw the palace is in the capital couple 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 taliban say that the government actually joined them. how we understand it is that they sent hundreds of fighters into the city and essentially his compound was to 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 that 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 left chicago and home. and so they own a role at the moment. i will telephone contact this morning who said even they a chart and how quickly they are taking control. so international concern is growing over, the taliban is rapidly growing control over of gone. it's done. we have anderson in london, he's outside the british prime minister's office for the latest on the security cabinet meeting, which ended in the last hour. we'll get an update soon. but 1st we go to our diplomatic era editor james bays at the un headquarters in new york. james, what are you hearing over there? well i'm hearing some news actually in the last few moments from a kind of stone itself and from my colleagues enough kind of stone and from a reliable source in her rat in the west. remember that is one of the major cities

that fell to the taliban in recent hours. and you remember during the taliban fight against the government in her at the man had been leading the government's side was, is malcolm the very well known commander who's been on the scene since the time of fighting the soviet union is now com surrendered to the taliban? and the talk about actually said that he joined, done, that wasn't entirely clear. well, the new bit of information that's been confirmed from a reliable source is that is malcolm is about to leave herat on a plane and head to cobble. i am told he has a message from the taliban that he's going to deliver in person in cobble to senior figures in the administration in carnival. the suggestion is that they want to avoid a battle in the capital city and the taliban have some suggestions of how to avoid

such a battle. and they'll be making representations to some senior figures on the government side to join with the taliban. but i'm told that offer, does not extend to everyone and probably does not extend to president ghani himself . so important developments of more details i think will of merge once is mel con is in the, on his way on that flight from herat to cobble ok. and we'll certainly keep across that development, james. but let me ask you about the humanitarian situation because the spokesman for the secretary general has been expressing alarm over the humanitarian as well as the security situation in the country. they also concerned about the number of people that have been displaced across afghanistan, many of those trying to make their way to the capital city. but of course, that presents problems going forward because the capital city is already, by far, the biggest place enough kind of stone, almost 5000000 people live there. it's the most fortified place in afghanistan.

everyone thinks that if there was a battle for the capital, that it would be even more bloody than some of the things that we've seen in recent weeks. this is the word just over an hour ago by the spokesman to the 2nd general urban warfare in cobble would be catastrophic. i mean we, we've already, through the mission has already pointed out the render impact on civilians of urban warfare in, in kandahar in lush oregon. all of these cities, one can only imagine with horror what it would look like in cobble, a city whose population in a sense is increasing on a regular basis because of the fighting going on outside of the city. the spokesmen for the us that could general antonio could, tara speaking the little earlier, we're going to hear in the next half hour, probably less than half an hour from the secretary general himself. he's going to

be addressing reporters. i'm told it's slightly, it'll be a statement and we won't get any questions, but i'll be there and we'll try and ask one anyway. all right, and we will try and bring your life to our viewers, james base. thank you so much for that update from the united nations. let's now cross over to london and or simon, standing by andrew. so we were saying that the british prime minister held a security cabinet meeting ended about an hour ago. what was the outcome? well the outcome of it was served. the key issue is security and you can, it can be longer offer security, it's offering diplomatic support. it's offering other forms of support. but really, right now, it's tied up like other western countries are trying to work out the exit plan, trying to speed it up here in the u. k. 600, a strong operation, 600 troops. a rapid reaction force is being sent to kabul. it will make sure

that there is an evacuation plan that goes through all u. k. nationals, embassy, staff, and also afghans who work for the british forces that's program in which interior ministry officials from the u. k. have been sent in a draft gone to try and speed that operation up to get the protection. but these africa nationals want and they want to be relocated to the u. k. now bonus johnson is trying really to say that this is a success the 20 years of warfare, which the u. k. was involved with alongside the u. s. is a success. this is how he tries to print glossy picture. i don't believe it was in vain because i do think when you look back at what has happened over the last 20 as there was a massive effort to deal with a particular problem that everybody will remember after 911. and that was

successful. and to a very large extent, the threat from our car on the streets of, of our capital with around the u. k. around the whole, the west was greatly, greatly reduced. but johnson's defense minister ben wallace wasn't so update. he talked about the deal that was done, joe hall in 2020 with the former us president. who said categorically that he wanted a deal. and we've got donald trump signing of do which prison exit all us troops in the timeframe that followed through. now, what was said by the defense minister was that could happen is a further development whereby how to get into africa and again in africa mindset and also actively starts attacking western targets. this is what he had to say. all right, apologies andrew,

but i don't think we have that sounds, but he did say ok, thank you so much. and just for that recording he from london. thank you. he did. he did say, he did say right, well, so that was anderson man's reporting from london just a moment ago. james bayes was also saying that the un has warning of an unfolding, humanitarian catastrophe across have gone on. hundreds of thousands have been displaced and many more are streaming into capable to escape the violence. here is rob mcbride, who sent this report from the afghan capital a short while ago the 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 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 was out that's just, 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 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 book on touch ireland, his family of 10 have been here for 3 days after fleeing the fighting in the northern province of battling yes ma am 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's mike bull fortunate arrivals. can find refuge in must in the grounds. as this one, there are 37 other people find room with relatives like begging jam and her husband who escaped the southern city of laska dela, the hand of water. 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 we 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 what it is. 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. rub mcbride out his era,

couple plenty. morehead, on the algebra news our including economies in europe are emerging from the pandemic, but many are facing a new crisis. we'll look at the situation in another line, bangladesh, seeing deforestation at nearly double. the global average will look at the impact that's happening on villagers and animals and, and, or a huge boost for liverpool ahead of the premier league season with their stars offender extending his contract more details later and the new dollars. but 1st, highlander struggling to control its biggest wave of co with 19 yet while the pace of vaccinations is increasing, it will take some time to catch up with infection rates. scott idler reports from bangkok. hello my lot. this is thailand's worst week in it's covered 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 coban 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 gun good to me. the existence of volunteer groups shows how the government has failed, so people have to help each other. the health ministry has proposed community decree that would prevent any legal action against from my medical staff while working on cove at 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 made. i mean, i got, you know, you know, disconcerted precedent. if the government wants to be protected from their own actions, have seen more people showing the government targeting policy makers. i don't think people will go out to frontline medical staff. i think the top officer will be at ease it have some kind of immunity. so off, while medical expert with 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 to health care and vaccines. but experts say more testing would help. i think that the test, his work is the key to to, to help control the infection. hi daily. 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 have covered, 1900 spreading inside households increases. got either al jazeera bank up. well, south korea as prime minister is pleading with the public to minimize travel. avoid meeting and groups on work from home as infections rise, country has reported around 2000 new cases for 3 days in a row. a 4th wave us infections has been driven by the highly contagious delta variant, which is now the dominant strain of the virus in the country from european count economies around so back is covered 1900 restrictions or ease. but for the netherlands, there's a new problem on the horizon. a shortage of workers, just companies are struggling to fill more than 800000 vacancies. so fast and

reports people are on the move again. now lockdown, have been lifted, but trained companies in the netherlands are struggling to keep their regular services going. several trainers had to be cancelled because of the shortage of traffic controllers. drain company pulled a had had to former employees to return from retirement. and those still working not to retire yet any to fall in rail. is it so that you will often work late shift at night or weekends? it's a 24 hour business, but for young people looking for jobs, it's like going to the candy store. they can choose what they want to do. for example, if you want to go out on a friday night, then it's impossible to walk. you want a new home. ok. yeah. so it's new. think of us are going to keep her the company urgently need 70 traffic controllers who are expected to work in regular hours to guarantee a safe train. right. but they also need people and other departments including risk management and finance. what i think that's a problem. plenty of jobs available,

not only bring companies are struggling frames, running factory hospitals and hospitality factor, all cleaning out for the dr. economy as strictly from back to life off the left down. but it's no less thing to slow down. the lack of worker after opening up again and may restaurants and cafes found that many of this stuff had left some establishment and are forced to close again for several days a week because they're not enough people to do the work. and finding stuff was also a problem before the pandemic. i think, or are you? but 3 years ago, dick funnel status started a company called shafts from spain, and now can't keep up with demand. there are not enough working people and i think we, we have to solve this to think more european and look 1st off, in this case, the southern europe. because unemployment, there was around 20 percent 50. hernandez arrived 3 weeks ago from spain and is

among dozens of chef recruited so far. spend there is no jobs available for us. here. i'm the one saw maybe don't have to have the good condition. so you hot here that are monday, but i was that social system, despite that, been damaged in atlanta, has an unemployment rate of only 3.3 percent. and the economy is predicted to grow by 3 percent next year. but to maintain this growth bank, hun mass assess companies need to be more creative in attracting workers. this is, did the new demand by the younger generation. millennials, a generation offer that is common on the labor market and a couple years of time. they want a bit about the balance between work and private, and maybe this is a spoiled thing, but it's a western european western world thought the phenomenon is not just the whole. he is concerned that if companies can attract more workers from the netherlands or from abroad, the economy will suffer shaft. victor says more shacks from southern europe would

definitely not hurt dutch gastro mummy. the eating of good food stamp. fasten al jazeera gods, hazel. russia extended a state of emergency in ne siberia as wildfires continued to rage across the region . port city of your goods has been shrouded in smoke 1st. second day. over a 100 aster fires are burning across 1300000 hectares of land in the siberian region. russia has recorded high temperatures like many countries around the world . many scientists regard as a result of climate change. there also been wildfires near the italian city of rome . fire crews and helicopters are trying to stop the blades which started during a heat wave. it's already scorched parts of forest and buildings. several families have been evacuated. greased as wildfires are largely contained after causing what the prime minister says is the worst ecological disaster in decades. more than 100000 hector of land and 4 is burned over 2 weeks. zane bus 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 apathy budgeting. 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 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're talking about vast tracts of land that are spread across the entire country. these are forests that it took generations to grow, or remember 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. i was isn't going to be the rest. after a 42 year career covering the war in vietnam, as well as conflicts in europe and the middle east. alexis woodside, 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 the 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 his in basra. v o to 0 in greece is pernesa mountains. 22 people have been arrested in algeria suspected of being behind many of the wildfires there, the government has been struggling to contain them and have appealed for international assistance. there will be 3 days of national mourning for the $69.00 people killed. bangladesh is seeing the destruction of its tropical rain forests increase every year. illegal logging,

industrial development and commercial agriculture are being blamed. tundra child re has this report for mother, poor and bangladesh. the motor performance was once bangladesh is the largest range home to indigenous tribal people and the habitat for diverse varieties of wild life . but for years now, the forest has been facing destruction. so like among who represents one indigenous group, say so much has been lost. i'm i did, they also did gus. we are no longer able to find out 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 the frustration 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 mother forest. but the traditional way of life has been threatened and recently, or 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. there were listening among others in getting they did a really and there. so they shut on. forest is laid on every time. land is very important and costly then for going to the people and the maximum people. they try to enter incentives for industrialized voting because just roles and mentions. still we try our level ways to protect our forest. the show their bonds is the world's largest mangrove forest. unesco world heritage site in a delta farm 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 forest state of forest in addition to the carrier. and we have a total of 17 percent of our land as ordered. but the florida discovery is only 9 percent. most of the forests are subject to and coach men to 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 re shodmurray ologist data model poor still had on the i'll just renew our will tell you why true line. cuz catholic church is knocking the doors of the vatican to put

pressure on the government. after more than a decade, brittany spears father's side is the person who controls for money for life. and then for reality is well and truly setting in for selling it for months alone as they prepare for the new season without their legendary goals for a hello, their conditions remain hot and dry across much of the middle east and levant, 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 the 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 doe hon. we could see quite a bit of hazy sunshine. now further south, we 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 have a look, 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

shared passions, the elephant conservation colleagues had become friends. but with civil war defending famous now protect themselves, escaping deep into the rain forest back to the western world. for the elephant surviving the poachers is a lifelong challenge. now to them without loss or revel militia, elephant pot, a witness documentary on our to 0, madagascar, a breathtaking tropical paradise where its former protectors are now wanting to vary. we followed their journey as they put their lives on the line breaking it's all medical out of the euro.

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