that there be change. oh you 0. 80 birds are at risk of extinction. in bishop plan to read the nation. if the president side them one investigate on out i have got to sounds government on the brink of catastrophe. city after city falls to the taliban with the fight is now just an hour drive from cobble. but in the capital itself, a humanitarian crisis is already unfolding a thousands of civilians flee the march of the taliban. the me. hello mary. i'm to my z in london. you're watching al jazeera,

also coming up on the program from the mediterranean to siberia, wildfire incinerating forest, farmland and homes. and we follow the thousands of people crossing rivers, mountains and jungles in latin america. and that desperate search for a better life. ah! welcome to the program. over taliban rapid advance in afghanistan seems almost unstoppable. a city off to 50 falls to the armed group. a sheer scale of the law says look, catastrophic for the government. intelligence reports now suggest cobble could fall within a month. and humanitarian crisis seems all but inevitable in less than 2 weeks. the taliban have seized more than half of afghanistan's provincial capitals. they

include some of the country's biggest and most significant cities, places like kandahar, herat and condors. over all the group controls more than 2 thirds of afghan territory, just weeks before us troops complete withdrawal. it spoke to humanitarian disaster around $400000.00 civilians have been displaced this year. more than half of them since the month of may. many are now fleeing to the capital cobble they've been forced to live in the cities parks. they fear a return to the brutal and repressive rule with taliban was known for the last time . they were in power over you more in that in a moment 1st. so charlotte, bella springs us this report and other 2 provincial capitals today, poly alum provincial capital of logo is just to the self of of carbo about an hour drive from cobble about 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 tools 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 capital. now it is not the only place that well today kalat, which is the provincial capital example that just in the last few hours we've seen the video of the valve, 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 public schools 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 let chicago and home. and so they own

a roar. hello bon contact this morning. who said, even they a chart and how quickly they are taking control. all the situation in the capital campbell is increasingly unstable as thousands of people seek refuge from violence in other parts of the country. agencies is saying the city is on the brink of the humanitarian disaster. i'll just there is robert bride is there 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 up, but i don't, i was going out. that's just i have 2 children with me. this woman tells it out in the open sun all day. i 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 of 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 a conflict 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 bachelor. 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 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 beg him jam and her husband

who escaped the southern city of laska dela, they're the head 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. i'm having worked with 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, does it, this is what it is. 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, when the taliban last row they've got to stand. women were not allowed to work. girls couldn't go to school, and public executions were common. mariam tar. he is a women's rights activists in afghanistan. she joined us via skype. can you start

by telling me how you are feeling with everything that's happening in the country right now? thank you so much. my. a just want to ask when you're calling about the you, any target situations that you are seeing that it's in the conflict and disaster, i would say that people are really suffering. you want to tell you the situation is wars of money. millions of people have been displaced from salt water and also from the not want it on the on the door and refused the feeling. the cold feeling in call and talk on the streets of their living on the street with jolly on his very were you going to a question? i would say i feel very scanty. i'm very scared about being pick up timothy up the cups with people because i was not allowed to go to school when i

was child doing. it's all one time a lot. the woman learn the millions of doors and girls will have a suffering from home who have experience from that time. the release can hit something if the tolerable and take over of coal tomorrow, or maybe within next week or within a month. what would be the situation of what would be what we are actually going which direction on able to go to school? are we able to, to go to walk on? what would be our about our fundamental right? for the past 20 years, we have been advocating to bring lots of changes to lots of one and i want to so, and also a myself, i left all of my life to and work puts a lot of effort to make sure that i have access to them for the month arise, have access to education, have access to facilities and also making sure that when the dream, the vision,

the center of the future is very dark and we don't know what will happen. and yes it, and of course we've been hearing about the disproportionate impacts that it has on women. the afghan women are very brave and courageous, but they stand to suffer most in the situation that you describe. i've been hearing about taliban in certain areas, going from one house to another that conducting searches and goals being forced into marriage. what have you been hearing about this? well, i'm also hearing the same notice you described, but i'm not sure how accurate information aids know what to use like nobody have access to that particular area to, to provide as awkward information. so i can confirm that to be honest because we, we don't have access to that information. so we share those narratives as you

describe what we hear the stories and also people operating what, what happens to the situation the future, especially the avalon ones who have been gone through too much, who have a bad experience from that time. they have kind of feeding and how they have that tiers that what would be the future look like? but at the same time, we can, we can say like, i mean, we can see anything in control of the area where they have the control. so it's quite difficult to find a create information and i create narratives that describe the women like the whole month, which way sure. and then that particular area, i mean, i suppose all civil society activists or anyone that in that sort of role is vulnerable to taliban oppression and retaliation. do you, do you worry about what that could mean for you?

of course, of course, all the woman right doctrine, the civilian active, political type activists, the, will have been did a lot for the one who wants to change it situations to bring the change in social loss and also the behaviors. and we were at the summation of thought back to 2020 the folks over. and also the targets killing saw people started to listen out, especially the particular certain groups that were the of the following identity. and also about the woman as well as the human rights defined. there's a normal rights activist, the audit. interesting. all right, so if it's all about come and dale are being prevented to be taught to not get out or being being i mean and being prevent that to not have a kind of political activities are not access to that occasions. and also meetings

also say that only not going to school and also going to work, but also at the same time papa kinds of political activities for how that kind of and meaningful participation said the police because the fatal and also public can be these are the demands of a home and wants to to i didn't have that and also the games that we have. we have been achieved for the past 20 years or should people talk to the, i mean the us, it's not a nice cannot a bonded up when they us keep up on a song. the only proposed that they will, they will just defy their envision what's that they're protecting the are important . well then we can nicholas that, but there are more, it is possible to protect all of these games that we are talking about. and also

the level of the explosions that we have been explored on the level of the progress that has been achieved for the past 20 years. all of these should be protected for one moment. thank you. i am at, are you there an afghan? it's don. thank you for joining us. sure, thank you so much. the the un is calling for fundamental changes in how countries deal with wildfires as they sweep across europe, north america and north africa firefighters in italy as struggling to contain blazes in several regions with a record heat wave expected over the weekend. but the un office for disaster 5 says focus has to switch to prevention, calling for tough new international laws, including mandatory fire breaks and the regulation of outdoor fires,

or an extreme heat wave is also expected in spain over the next few days. now this state meet your logical agency predicts temperatures will reach 47 degrees celsius, breaking existing record set 4 years ago. more than 40 provinces throughout the country are on official alert. and new blazes broken out from greece's 2nd largest island, where a massive wildfire recently burned down forests and hums. algebra is named bas wrong, vi has been to the mountains north of athens to meet some of the residents who are dealing with what happened. 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 up at the branch since 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 poorly, but we're going to get into 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 affected 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 familiar. 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 and after a 42 year career covering the war in vietnam as well as conflict in europe and the

middle east, alexis 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 know how many of these mis, 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 who had nothing to do with fire fighting. it was a mess. and this is the situation of 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. v o 0 increase is pernesa mountains or of course he's expanded estates, emergency in russia's coldest and largest region is more than a 100 wildfires in gulf. the area and move should help government poor more fire fighting resources into kusha l 124 as 5 burning across 14000 square kilometers. several villages in the siberian region have also been evacuated. smoke from the budding force is enveloped the capital goods, which is often referred to as the coldest city on us. still have for you on the program. looking at tear gas and rubber bullets on the streets of bangkok where a grown of ours, quite as a spark called for the prime minister to step down. ah

hello there. the heat continues to dominate southern europe this weekend and we are expecting temperatures to saw in spain as it suffers another heat way. we could see a national temperature record set in the coming days. but it's not only here that we have got the red alert. it's also have an areas of a city and we are expecting some of those temperatures to climb across the balkan states. but to the north of this, it is a very wet and windy picture, in particular for the british isles. we're going to see some heavy rain effect pots of island. but for southern england, the sunshine does come through temperatures are where we expect them to be, but things are going to turn a little bit wetter. as we go into sunday, the scandinavia it remains cool and wet as well, with some of the heavy storms affecting some of those balkan states before the really wet weather. we have to move to the southeast. we've got the storm system around the black sea that's chucking lots of rain to northern parts of turkey. we have seen flash flooding here, but it's also georgia that is seen some of that wet weather. it does ease on sunday,

but heat can be found in the south temperatures here sitting in the high thirty's, but for the i buried peninsula. this is where we're seeing temperatures climb up into the mid forties and we could see a new record come sunday. the how many nukes has too many new america has in many ways driven the arms race for parties are much more like the british parties. there are fewer regulation to own a tiger than their, our own a dog. how can this be happening? your weekly take on us politics and society, and that's the bottom line. i've been covering all of latin america for most of my career, but no country is alike and it's my job to shed light on how and why me ah

ah, welcome back. our main story, the taliban is gradually encircling, cobble. seizing the city of pullet alarm, just 50 kilometers from the capitol. earlier to major cities, it fell to the group. ash gar, and candle talents, birthplace and a key trade board and un agencies or warning of the humanitarian catastrophe. and afghan as don, is the taliban defensive drive to thousands of people from their homes. more than $250000.00 people have been displaced in the month of may, of which 80 percent of women and children will un secretary general. i'm trying to get terry says i've got installed is spinning out of control and is called on the taliban to immediately and it's offensive. go straight to our diplomatic editor,

james base his at the united nations. and so james, what is, what is the general feeling there at the you and at the speed and scale of the taliban is offensive, particularly as they near the capital cobble real great concern about the situation. the secretary general's speaking here in new york, his word came through the new ways, closing its embassy in kabul. those 1st american troops arriving in cobble to evacuate americans. but the concern is not for the international diplomats. it's for the ordinary africans, and the figures are quite staggering. the un secretary general feeling that 241000 people have now been forced to flee the homes. he's also very concerned about the taliban offensive. and the battles that have been going on. he says that attacks against civilians and out to a war crime, and he says the perpetrators should be held accountable. he went on to say that

he's very concerned about human rights restrictions imposed by the taliban on journalists and on women. you heard that williams activists speaking to you just a few moments ago. well, he said it was particularly horrifying and heartbreaking to see reports of the hard one rights of african world, women and girls being ripped away from them. these urging a return to don't know how those talks have been taking place there. certainly there appear to be some diplomatic moves taking place in the last hour or so. we hear that is now hon. who is the commander in the west in harass who is battling? the taliban then surrendered to the taliban. we hear now. he's on a plane. the taliban, letting him leave. herat fly back to cobble. and we believe he has a message from the taliban to those in cobble, a message directed to the jeremy, his islamic party. that stuff but better known button as, as most of those who for the so called northern alliance. and i think the town of i won't appeal those of those members away from the others in the cobble government

to try and come up with some sort of transitional government. ok, thank you very much. i diplomatic editor james bays or rescuers in northern turkey. as searching for survivors after flooding and mud slides killed at least 31 people. as many as 300 still reportedly missing for coastal provinces on the black sea wet by. torrential rain on friday with waters in some places rising by 4 meters . russia is reported a 115 deaths from recovered 19 over the past 24 hours a new daily high. the capital moscow is still lifting some restrictions. the main thing is no longer major pressure on hospital bed. at least a 168000 people have died from the virus and russia. 4th worst hit country in the world, only around 20 percent of the population is vaccinated. and there's widespread skepticism about the job. o type police have been firing rubber,

bullets and tear gas to stop hundreds of protest as who were trying to march the prime minister's residence demonstrates his wont prior cannot yet to step down, accusing him of failing to control the corona virus outbreak. tyler reported more than $23000.00 new infections on friday vaccination program is accelerating, but health authority, se won't be enough to stop the current rise in cases. scott jaila has more from the capital, bangkok. this is thailand's worst week, and it's covered 19 battles. there were 2 record breaking days of new infections, and one was 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, gotten to me, the existence of volunteer groups shows how the government has failed the pass a lot. so people have to help each other. the health ministry has proposed and immunity decrease that would prevent any legal action against from the 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 in area that has come under critical scrutiny from the opposition and pro democracy protesters that i mean i that and you know, you can set a 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 officer will be at ease it, have some kind of immunity. well, 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 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 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 sales 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 south greece prime ministers, pleading with the public to minimize travel not meet in groups and to work from

home. countries reported around 2000 new corona virus cases for 3 days in a row. a 4th wave infections is being driven by the highly contagious delta variance. this week, we've been following migrants making the dangerous journey from columbia to panama, many hoping to reach the united states. they are walking through a jungle region known as the dion gap. to raise bow has our ports on this. i ride through the to a quiet river. deep in the jungle in panama shows how thousands i fling poverty in 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 thirsty hungry, and walk with difficulty robledo from venezuela travel with his wife and 3 children

. he still recovering from the journey but 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. harder will take, i mean, ask him in the dark, 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 any more before i arrived here, i felt weak. 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 groove was raped and she had to cover herself in mud to protect herself and g. o say, rape has become the norm. most of the people we have full controls that arrived to

this camp are desperate. most of them have lost all their belongings, they have no clothes for their children. this group is from venezuela. they say the only thing left are their expired passport. they all arrive at the indigenous village of the hotel quito, where there is not enough food and water to help them recover from the trip drive has just arrived here from haiti. her 4 month old baby is dehydrated and has a fever. look whether or not i left she lay because we don't have papers. the government doesn't want to give us papers. so we're going to mexico. around 16 percent of those here are children. they survive the journey. but unicef says most of them are traumatized because o'neil's children are very young and they come with serious health issues like everybody else because of the trip. you see diarrhea formats, but also their effect technologically because they go through to magic experiences

. in some cases, they get lost from their parents. so it's very difficult in the countries in the region are struggling to cope with a 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 see that in panama. ah, quit look at the main stories now. a taliban offensive is sweeping further through afghanistan with the group gradually and suckling cobble. they've seized the city of pullet alarm in logan province. just 50 kilometers from the capital. earlier to major cities, foster group, laska gar, and kandahar the taliban birthplace and key trade port. charlotte balice is in

cobble.