[000:00:00;00] ah, great, where i am discussing a transfer of power. the taliban of the afghan government officials are in talks waiting at the gate to the capital. a taliban spokesman sales al jazeera, it's fighters and not attacking. cobble and offers an amnesty to those who served in the government, all the military. ah, hello and welcome on pizza w,

watching out to the rely from the also coming up more than 300 people killed after a larger wake. it's west of the haitian capital. and we continue to follow the harrowing journey of migrants who were sent from the u. s. to mexico to fend for themselves. i just after 12 hours gmc, you're watching a continuing coverage of the breaking news coming to us out of afghanistan as it stands. this, our taliban fighters surround the capital, cobble and negotiations are under way to secure a transfer of power. a taliban delegation has been speaking with afghan government officials directly. the situation on the ground is changing fast. our to our it has intensified over the past 3 or 4 hours with more and more provincial capital falling to taliban forces. in its statement recently the taliban said it does not want to enter cobble by force. it's told it's fighters to wait on the outskirts of

the city and not to enter the taliban statement. also called for safe passage to be given to any one wanting to leave and for women to head to water, cold protected areas. foreign embassies have continued evacuating their staff with helicopter seem going between those buildings and the airport us diplomatic officials have now started working from inside the airport at cobble, while nato says several e. u staff have moved to a safer undisclosed location in the capital live. now to couple and our correspondent following this evolving story, rob mcbride, rob, what else do we know about the nature of these direct negotiations going on between the taliban and government officials? i think the nature of the talk is really have to trying to find a solution that's going to be acceptable to all sides. that brings about a peaceful transition that really seems to be the watchword. at this stage. we are getting into late afternoon early evening and what's been extraordinary day and

continues to be an extraordinary day of development here. the full of provinces all around the capital cobble and so which leaves cobble itself pretty much encircled. now, with these talks that have been going on for several hours for much of the day, in fact, and we understand that it's going on between the negotiators from the taliban, from the government. also from the us in the presidential palace. that whatever form of words they come up with potential agreement that still has to go back to negotiate. as we understand in those formal that goes, the asians are taking place to see if it is acceptable and then if it will ultimately lead to a peaceful transition. but you do get it. there is a real easy tension about the city. this even though this is a city that has gone through decades of trauma of one form or another,

this is just another episode and a very long history for, for couple. but it's, it's certainly a very significant one because it could well lead while everybody expects it. will lead obviously to a change of power, but just what form of new government we we will have just how big a part the taliban will play in that he's been asked about i know rob this morning . what's the atmosphere like and what's people saying about all this to each other? a it's a real, it's a real mix. yeah, we were out during the morning out on the streets. late morning we started to get to indications throughout the night more provinces had fallen with. so when people woke up, they realized that it was that cobble was left pretty much on its own. and then would started to spread that some fighters were on the edge of the city. and then some reports indicated that maybe some fighters were entering the city. and suddenly you've noticed people are checking their phones, but we were starting getting messages on our phones. and that was a real,

palpable change in atmosphere. a real rise intention. people who were clamoring to get money out to banks. and that has been a real run on the bank. so you might expect they were clamoring that little bit harder. people who were going to stores to try to stock up on provisions. we're going about shopping a little bit quicker. also, suddenly there were lots of traffic jams, people were out on the street, they was very 10, said very 10 times for a time. it did look as though there were actual soldiers in the taliban fighters inside the city itself in the streets. i think it was realized quite soon afterwards, with the statements from the taliban, that the instruction was from the very top that they fight has shouldn't come in. and they should hold on the outskirts of the street. but it certainly raised attention level and it was very difficult to get through the street. it is still difficult to get around cobble because their streets tend to be jammed. there is a lot of nervousness amongst a lot of people with weapons and there are a lot of people with weapons hearing,

cobble. you have these convoys of trucks and of jeeps with heavy machine guns on the back that raced through the streets and force their way through traffic, et cetera. they were racing that little bit a little bit faster. so there has been an increase in tension as we get into the evening here. these helicopters continue to go. i think it's true to say that maybe the frequency of helicopters taking all sorts of embassy stuff, the u. s. embassy to how many cars i airport, they have become less frequent as we've gone through the day. but they are continuing still, as they see, evacuation continues tensions about just what will happen next. as we got into the rob, many things from the right, the johnny's life, from the afghan capital cobble. so hail shaheen is the international media spokesmen for the taliban. he says fighters have taken most cities surrounding the capital, but they have not entered cobble as yet to our forces have not entered the city

. and we just issued a statement saying that our forces will not enter the city, or we are talking and waiting peaceful transfer. i transition awful capital city. so and also there will be spatial, i mean, for the maintenance of security of the city. so that's personnel property, and i've got a boardman installation offices are not hot and the forces they have going that we see they have stopped the fighting and they have joined and all probably says in all majority of the progress. 1 they have joined. 1 forces and they have hinted or they come with the data, we punish and it will thing and they are their names. 1 are just that,

so the proper steps will be taken in pure job for how they will be invaded in the government. the people will coming to us in all the provincial centers will, our reports is entered. so it is a popular uprising and all the prob, probably in his order with us. so they should understand and know the ground realities and the set in the to submit to the well of the people. so that is the will of the people, the people there will be a mentor which will be acceptable to all i think that up to the other side of the pool. come with tangible proposal suggestion, which will be a way from piece for transport price for transfer. 1 power water and also

to how do would be the comfort in the mix, the future go of canister. thank the interior minister has delivered a statement to su, assuring the people of cobbled that the city will stay safe because there are no of the hour to will. as the interior minister, i am assuring you that all security forces, including special forces, have been prepared to ensure security and order and cobbled people should not be worried. the city is secure. anyone who is going to create disorder in the city will be dealt with strongly. the security of the city is guaranteed and it is not going to be attacked. the agreement is that there is going to be a peaceful transfer of power to a transitional government. the security of the city is our responsibility. we will stand strongly do not be influenced by any propaganda. everything is normal. security and defense forces are on stand by to ensure stability and order. the residents should not be worried. couple is safe,

rest assured that will not be any problem and cobbled. let's talk again to her own raheem, assistant professor of law at the american university of afghanistan. he joins us on skype from assemble. harun where he me, you probably heard what the acting interior minister was saying there. he said everything is normal. everything surely is ab normal. absolutely, i mean the people i talk to and the images coming out show people who are desperate . you see their eyes. everyone is the running around, they are running, they are trying to get some of the savings out there trying to get through homes. and absolutely, as you said, nothing is normal in cobble right now. the question is, we'll touch on the stay out of the city. that's question number one. they said they will, will have to see that the 2nd question is will cover remain safe to build the viewport it will be able to be secure cobble until trying to deal. because you have to

realize that these forces are facing the fighting. they are basically part of the government that may not be there for the time they may face. they may feel like they are going to face and prevent, but it's not a bond. and they do and what, how credible that message is to the people to he's not clear an issue a couple is incredibly important. 55000000 people. a lot of bad actor. i love people would like to explode the situation. a lot of people have armored, we have a lot of guns, have a lot to protect, have a lot to lose. and also a lot of people, as you know, crime rate has been always very high. the driver, a bad actors, with guns. what may explode the security vacuum, the time is running out? whatever agreement should be reached? it should be. it should be reached very quickly. how's the end game dynamic here? changed her own. not for the taliban because therein game always was we want to

take the country, but at the end game for the government had to change because therein game was we want to save the country. we want to protect the country. and in effect, essentially what we're talking about now is negotiations to give us rough ghani and members of the government. an exit point. i really don't know what we mean by the government anymore. i have a hard time understanding who are the key decision, because right now, i mean, we're talking about person by any and he is an after that is going to have to hand over power in some, in some triple form. if the truck is going to be orderly, i don't know how important his views are. i know we know that there are many constituency in the government who may not, no longer align with the government. they may have their own views. they may try to make their own deals with the mercy picture. i'm sure, i mean, the report coming out for the united states is trying hard to get

a deal or add as well. and make sure to the evacuation of the u. s. embassy and the youth interpret the people who work with us goes on a hard because they told me that effort for me personally. what the ending my change. yes, absolutely. the leverage of anti cam has disappeared. there's really nothing left in terms of the leverage of the president on his allies or, or the tell about elements who were supposed to resist and take over massage or the other places. they have no leverage that. talk about have all the leverage. but if they have foresight, they will agreed to hand over the power to an entry maternity to do the neutral. but militate the movement towards an inclusive government is take over unilaterally and without any government or an interim government, it is just gonna be a proxy for thought and rule. that would mean they will control the process of

creation of the political system. not political will not be seen as legitimate this . i think the po, 2001 would be destructive to think about the born process part installed, the process that came out of it truly us for them the military power that hold on the car. and they saw that government and the process was excluded because they were defeated. it was not include that. now if the same happens, this time as a mentor, it's clear by default bond who hold not all the card. i'm afraid we may be actually the moment that again, the government will come out will be feed and impose to military force, but many and many will fight that if they are not included in the process. so i think for the sake of domestically committee as one of the international missy called on should show foresight. they should be handed over the power to act, the government to handle their power to internal trading that is neutral and can actually facilitate meaningful discussions or creation of

a included political system. okay, thank you so much again. her own her own or me, the talking to us from stumble. well, the groups also taking control of every major border crossing in the country. the last to be seized was the crossing a top. com, one of the biggest gateways between the canister and pakistan for many cobble airport is becoming the only escape route. but few have the resources to use it will keep you across all the developments, of course as to what's going on in and around. cobble will also cover this stories m b as a position leader takes the lead to become president at the local trails behind. it helps bring more than a 1000000 people on to the streets of hong kong 2 years ago. and our leading pro democracy group is defending itself. ah, we've been awarded the world's best airline of 2021. but it's more than an award

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ah the me welcome back 17 almost 18 minutes past the top stories so far today. taliban fighters have surrounded the afghan capital cobble with negotiations underway to secure a transfer of power. a taliban delegation is speaking with afghan government officials and says, it doesn't want to end to cobble by force or silver spices to waste the outskirts of the city. and not try to end foreign embassies have continued evacuating their staff with helicopters in going between those building from the airport. us diplomatic officials now started working from cobb airport. in other news, people in haiti scrambling to pull survivors from collapse buildings after

a powerful earthquake and struck about 160 kilometers west of the capital. puerto prince, more than 300 people are known to have died, but that number has been climbing quickly. catcher, lopez for the gun as the latest in mountains of rubble, patients look for survivors within moments, businesses, homes, and lives all shattered by the magnitude 7 point to earthquake. the damage is devastating, especially in a country that's already suffered so much from the last earthquake in 2010. and its recent political and security breakdowns with hospitals overwhelmed and hearted cities, legit me in the key. some victims were taken to the capital. puerto prints for medical assistance rescue team c. there has been unforeseen challenges. a landslide triggered by the earthquake blog, major roads, and humanitarian work receive gang activity. just worse of the capital,

is also complicating efforts by that asset. a lot of damage was caused by the earthquake people in the capital don't know what is happening in the city of la k. it is that estate planning. the exact lady is still struggling to come to terms with the assassination of his president last month and a worsening cove in $1000.00 pandemic. the prime minister says he's rushing a to the affected areas. i'm wondering where cooling for a lot, leaving that reports like early with the gentleman, you know, looking at is the acting defense minister working with the african governments. let's get a sense of how he views the events of today, african national to go for forces. as we are all aware. there was a meeting between the enders and african presidents and african president, delegates it all power to do. they could go and talk to the, to the head,

to based delegation so that there's an agreement before that trying to figure out all the time. i can assure all of you that security just calling me to ensure that we are all ready. the people here for says to do some trouble. some elements, some enemies of african people, are forgetting in order to make the people want it on behalf of the african government or death of our national security forces. i would like to assure you that until the 2nd this piece is reached, the security is in short, rest assured. and that's the latest from ismael mohammed, the acting defense minister, working with the afghan government. he was kind of finessing, i guess what we were hearing from the interior minister just in the past 2 and a half or 3 hours saying, but the city

a couple not the province. the city of cobble is safe. the people of couple of safe, all our guests over the past, what 56 hours here on out as your english making the same point. the cobble is especially significant. not because it's just the capital that because it is by far i've canister the biggest city. it is home to 5000000 people. there are questions clearly that need to be asked off the back of that sound bites from the acting defense minister. bizarre b. how dependable, how trustworthy the african military forces are. because some of them have basically been, we are being told by various reports from the provincial cities that the taliban have taken. they have been co opted into being or working with the taliban. that's just claims those reports. we can't substantiated, but we're also being told, and one of the, the defining aspects of events of the past week also has been the way that the african military, certain members of the african military have either just decided to go home. or

they've been told, reportedly to go home, will drill down into the significance of that clip that interview with the acting defense minister through the coming our here on our to 0 will, nevada family is opposition. leader k in day each, lima has taken the lead in his 6th attempt to become president, the incumbent and colombo is training behind by hundreds of thousands of votes. the final results, the 1st presidential election are expected in the coming days. the presidents, opponents has criticized his management of the economy, which was badly hit by the cobit pandemic. however, my task in lusaka, she has more now on the incoming election results resolve from some of the other constituencies are being a now on sunday and people are being told give way to see because these are the results come in. it could hit the balance president who has felt that the electrical are free and in 3 provinces,

even opposition from some people was hacked by the opposition. at least one person was killed. i think that voting had to be to drop to come senior official, the governing party came out to it. also remember that these are just 3 provinces. we are there, but the problem of a confidence that new me who will win the election international observe as a vote and they was like, vp for the problem with doing campaigning. we. they say that opposition parties weren't allowed to save some part of the country outside the opposition party. some of the people who support a neighbor are confident that he is going to let you know that they'll carry on county. they hope to now consult my son. blaze, it could be monday or maybe even tuesday is the reason why it's taking so long because manual counting, they want to make sure everything is done properly. they've said they don't want to turn around and say that the commission is uh,

the reason why zambia was on fire do they didn't do their job properly. a prominent coalition of pro democracy groups in hong kong is disbanding. the civil human rights front helped organize huge rallies 2 years ago. in a statement is me to said beijing sweeping cracked down on descent and the city had left their movement with little future. amnesty international says it's a worrying sign and the other groups will likely follow suit. some grundy is editor and chief and founder of the home country, press pass and independent publication. he says the defendants of the civil human rights front as part of a growing trend. the civil funds said that there is a point in that statement today. they said that they want other groups to keep their beliefs. remember their original intentions and supports or society, but that there was, society does appear to be crumbling, appears to be the domino effect. and coalitions like the civil runs on dissolving this comes just 5 days after the biggest union, 48 year old. the hong kong professionals, teachers union,

also crumbled and the pressure. but we've had some months of questions over whether the civil front was ever even a legal organization. it hadn't registered seemingly authority, say the society. it's been through the meat grinder of the statement press, which is usually the 1st sign of trouble in recent months for these queries. and on friday, the police chief told the state newspaper, but they may be liable for their proto, under security law. and of course, the old thing about that is that the security was not the last june and the, the civil fund hadn't organized any protest. and then chief executive lamb actually told us that this law would not be retrospective. so it's going to be curious to see what the alternatives will lay against the civil front. just now defunct group humans refugee agency and other human rights groups have condemned the u. s. for flying migrants refugees to southern mexico. from there, they taken by bus onto and into guatemala,

as part of an effort to deter undocumented people from crossing into the united states. john holman, has that story from the mexican border, with guatemala to being us back into their own country. that it isn't a happy home coming. just a few days ago, these bless marlins were in the united states. now they've been turned back. first us authorities flew them deep into southern mexico to try and prevent them crossing the border again. them mexican authorities bus some further back into common guatemala buddha village. there's a mixture of confusion and disappointment here. moment that they sent us back here without signing the petition. people's without asking us anything, not even the address where we were going. we just had 4 days and the cooler in cold rooms, and then they sent us back to guatemala, just like that. it's happening under us health provision tied to 42, being used in the pandemic,

to turn back migrants without allowing them to us for asylum. now they've been dropped here, even though they don't really know where here is no way you know, somebody said on the evidence that i'm not looking at. i don't really know this part of the border. helen told us her family was from the pretend department. afterwards. i found out that was a 15 hour drive away. i asked her at the time how she get home. because most of most of the movie nettles. i don't know because they've got new money. they took us by surprise to saying, go now with us struggling with high board numbers and over crowding in its facilities. it's told people not come. i want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous track to the united states. mexico board or do not come do not com. that's being drowned in a sea of misinformation, in facebook, fornes and from people smugglers who profit from those desperate for

a better life. they charged will be more than $10000.00 to take. you know, he was betting and reaching the states to pay that money back. now he has to do it in a country where he can't find work in that i want them. i know i have bought a model, there's no money. so we go north trying for a better future of our children. we don't have money to get them to school. now we're coming back with a big debt and without money or work. he has his son, little will be with him, will be to other siblings. still state, so with their mother, we left him trying to find a way back to his home 6 hours away. the end of the flight for this evening at least. but for the people in the other side of that bridge, back in guatemala, it's just going to be the start of working out how to get home. and in many of their cases, how are they going to start paying off the amount of money that they forward to pay people smugglers to get them to the united states. so for them, this is far from the end john home, and how does it a college man? thousands of people are being told to leave their homes in the u. s. state of utah

as a fast moving wildfire, burns north of salt lake city, the so called polly's canyon fire was 1st reported on saturday and is not burned across more than 1000. hector's heavy rain has caused devastating flooding and lens lives in japan. at least 6 people have lost their lives. 1300 households have been evacuated. the saga prefecture, the southern island of que sure has seen a record amount of rain for causing rivers to overflow. ah, it's exactly 1230 gmc, these all your top stories as it stands right now, taliban fighters are surrounding the afghan capital, cobble and negotiations are under way to secure a transfer of power. a taliban delegation has been speaking to africa and