being another outbreak of violence, of more verse on the rewind, the deadly beat on al jazeera. ah, knowledge is here. with every ah, all i desperation a cobble, apple, people attempt to climb on board plains, also the taliban takeover. now all flights have been cancelled after taking charge in cobble taliban leaders and says people have nothing to fear. ah

sammy say that this is al jazeera alive from the hall. so coming up, small bodies up pulled from the rubble off to a powerful earthquake in haiti. at least 1300 people were being killed. malaysia's prime minister handed in his resignation to the king, but you'll stay in the job for now. the celebration go into the ny office and be like a new president. ah! now i took the taught about 10 days to take over the country and emotions, arranging from astonishment. the fear of what lies ahead. the group is now in control of afghan. the stan promised a peaceful transfer of power and an inclusive government. but many people are not convinced that have been chaotic scenes at cobbled international airport with large

crowds of people desperate to get out of the country. but all flights have been cancelled for at least the next few days. without a bond took power late on sunday night gathering a cobbles presidential palace. its finances rolled up the national flag and posed for pictures. hours earlier presidents shavani fled the country. le humanist upon the miss miller rough mind. roughly, we have come to our victory. we'd like to assure our residents names have been given to us. we would like to ensure security of the people that now the events have sent shock waves around the world, not least in the united states whose military has been enough gonna stand for 20 years. and pressure is mounting on politicians to explain how the country fell so quickly. charlotte bellis is live for us in cobble sha. let's start with a line. i think it's just with just on the hear information about soldiers ask an army soldiers, a convoy of them heading towards the capital. what's going on with that?

where we're just hearing this now that about 202300 vehicles full of africa and special forces there they fall under the category of the k p. f. known as the cost protection for which is a c. i a funded militia, as well as a d. s. operative which i ask and intelligence forces about 2 to 300 cars, full of full of those personnel. with about $1500.00 people have left a whole, which is in the far east of afghan sun. and we hear that they left there and said last night, and a village up in the mountains near god, where the telephone stopped them. they spent the night facebook with elders eldest said look, it's over the cobbles, been handed over to the telephone. there's no point in fighting and they said okay, they, we understand that the telephone let them go and they carried on, but, but they haven't stopped and their intention is not to surrender and to come to

call them to fight. we understand also that the taliban are trying to stop this and that they've seen thousands of their own special forces just south of cobbled to hit this convoy off. we understand that some fighting may already be underway, but certainly be enough. everything falling over and no other security forces surrendering. this is the only time with heard of, of security forces from the government side. actually going to put up a site. and this could be particularly bloody if this plays out where you have thousands of telephone fish, horses taking on 1500 k p, f and n d s offices. so we're looking to get more information on that. in the meantime, here in kabul, there has been chaos at the airport. as you said, there's no commercial flights leaving anymore. only military flights and international forces are securing the airport with about $6000.00 special forces. some people have died at the airport in the chaos. it's unclear whether they will

as part of a stampede and the chaos or whether or not they were shot by security forces in this, in this chaos and cobbled city itself, it's quite quiet. the taliban has taken over all the checkpoints, they appear to be very much in control. they have government buildings have been handed over to them and they're in the presidential palace. we await a press conference from the head of communication. places today, give them what you said. the shawl is about these 2 forces trying to head up the cobble to stage some kind of fight the banks. the question, do we know what the posture is of the rest of the afghan security forces? an army? have they all surrendered? now have the toddy bond as a ton of on take over all the state institutions complete at this point. way do believe that the majority of security forces have put down the odds in the telephone came in last night and barely

a shot was fired. there was some kind of clashes, but the certainly wasn't a big resistance put up by the security forces. they essentially followed the government lease and when gotten a slave. so the game was over and they put down the weapons and the telephone came . and as far as how they are going to galvan, we're hoping we and we had more in this press conference this afternoon about who will be the lead to the structure of the government. but we do understand that they are taking over the government ministries today. certainly talking to government officials who were empower yesterday, they have not gone to work. they are staying home and keeping a low profile. so those ministries and very much the for the taking for the telephone. so just to clarify this, charlotte, so what happened? you know, there was a lot of talk about talks to form a broad transitional government before the tardy bond and to cobble is now what we're looking at really was the unilateral surrender and it's going to be the tiny bomb that now decides what sort of government they will put together the this,

what happened the, the take over last night was not part of any agreement for abroad, transitional power sharing government, right. know or it was meant to be some type of formal transition. and yesterday, early on in the presidential palace gone. he and his team were discussing what a transition would look like that essentially lost the majority of the leverage as the country had fallen to the telephone. and essentially they were negotiating for crumbs because the tele bomb had been corners and we understand that they were coming out with a plan that would be taken to go to the tele bonds political office. and then will about the political chief there would decide whether or not to accept this, that didn't happen because gone the flavor. and when gone the maids, at least what the taliban tell us is that they were worried about anarchy about they not being any kind of government in place. and they wanted to avoid that. and that's why they say at least that they came in to cobble last night to take control

. they bought a 1000 of their own special horses and they have been on the streets. you have a lot of security checkpoints, that kind of thing. there has been a little bit of looting, but and people are kind of staying home just kind of monitoring how, how things are playing out. but now security in the city is pretty good. all right, good stuff from our correspondent covering the situation. very difficult circumstances. thanks charlotte for that from life from combo. let's continue this now though with roger shanahan. he's a research fellow at the low institute for international policy joins us on skype from sydney for basically talking about what sort of political arrangement is about to emerge hale. this is going to be the taliban deciding what kind of government they want to rule the country. right. do still expect a kind of broad transitional government to emerge from the situation was difficult to tell, but you think they'll be some kind of some kind of introduction knows

people outside the taliban. so perhaps a couple of reasons. one is there. a technocrat stays still need to have the society functioning. so it might be in their best interest to have people with technical capabilities running ministries. and the other issue is if not in fact, then at least on the surface it appears to be broader than just the taliban takeovers. so it allows them to continue that narrative, that this is a popular, governmental, more popular government than just a tell a bond taking over. so it is, every chance adobe other ministers, other than taliban members in the, in the future government. how much of a relationship on inclusiveness is or contacts going on right now between the taliban, who are predominantly ethnic touch students and some of the other ethnic groups? the tags was banks who have powerful figures and historically even powerful

militias. yes, was depicted difficult to tell and you're not part of the negotiations, but obviously the taliban understand now they have to rule afghanistan. we say how difficult it is to do that. and they'll have to be in close to some of the other ethnic groups and the other community groups. because i understand that they, that the non past due parts of afghanistan want to be able to have some kind of confidence that it's not just or only, or exclusively attached to government that relate. there is some representatives from the groups within the government. so again, that leads to some abroad of coalition people who are invited into the government. but again, really to see the tall bonds, strategic and political interests. what about international recognition?

how do you see that shaping up when the russians kept their embassy open? the top to bottom, had delegations talking to the chinese even if you look at simply the fact that the top to bottom now sitting in cobble, they're not interfering with the us forces which are still conducting their evacuation operations. that cobble airport is a different sort of international stance emerging towards the taliban of now compared to the 1990 s. certainly to start with him. this is the question. it's about how how long this is going to happen, or is this just a honeymoon period because in their best interest in the one power point of leverage that the west certainly has over the taliban? is this notion of nash recognition because it's such a powerful instrument that they have. and i think that's why we saw prime minister johnson from the guy saying earlier today that he didn't want any bilateral agreements. not think what he's referring to you once

a complete weston and coordinate a western approach to recognizing them. and it's going to be on the table that it taliban treat the whole of afghanistan decently. and they look at the kind of social improvements that have been made out of the past 20 years. and that might be a possibility down the track. but i don't think we'll say any movement from western countries in the short term. what about us operations? continuing inside afghanistan, even after the u. s. withdrawal, is there any prospect or understanding that that will cease or continue with you know, things like drug strikes or even maybe special ops deployments from neighboring countries? certainly i'm in the one major security concern for not in the united states, but other countries. is that a great to which the telephone will be out to stop groups like al qaeda or islamic state from having freedom of action within the country. and certainly if western

countries, the united states in particular, believes that there are targets fucked. unity, i think you would say that those to be executed quite readily from washington. and again, it's another issue of why you might want to delay recognition. so they don't have when you don't have sovereignty of your country, then those difficult legal issues about the ability to take military action inside it much lessened. and what about the position if i want to position of countries like to g castanan was becca stand themselves quite opposed to the top bon rule in the 9900 ninety's the tardy bon complained to the you and about them allegedly supporting those back and touching malicious, what kind of stones do you think these countries will take towards a ton of on rule that's gonna stand now? well, i think simon's everybody else can be a bit of a white and say, and whether they're ethnic communities, interests and their own national interests are being served by having to tell

a bon in power. then i think you'll say a, an unwillingness or a reticence to interfere too much in afghanistan. but if those interests i've not addressed, and i think both to just on new fixed on are obviously in positions where they could make it difficult for the taliban. and there are plenty of countries in the west to would support them in doing that. if the taliban at being rakowski in any way, shape or form. so again, probably a short honeymoon period and the true colors the taliban and will be on display. i thank you so much for your thoughts on the balances on that, on to shannon. my pleasure. fill ahead on al jazeera with so many families on the move in afghanistan. we look at how children are doing with so much uncertainty. palestinian factions call for a general strike after the death of 4 men in array advise ready forces.

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madagascar on alger 0 o a watching al jazeera. let's recap those headlines now. all flights out of the afghan capital cobble have been cancelled for at least the next couple of days. crowds have been scrambling to get on fly found that the country taliban, the control of the capitol caught a bomb, took power late on sunday night gathering. couple gathering rather, cobbles presidential palace fights as rolled up the national flag and post the pictures. hours earlier president industrial, granny fled the country. the situation is sent shock waves around the world,

not least the united states. his military has been in a kind of stand for 20 years. pressure is mounting on the politicians to explain how the country felt quickly. the upheaval, enough ghana status, full thousands of families to flee their homes. more than half a 1000000 people had already been displaced by conflict this year before the taliban took control, found more his chief of communication, advocacy, and civic engagement. unicef, she says the crisis is left many children vulnerable. we've got a grand 400 sites and people who have been forced from their homes over afghanistan, and over half of that number are children under the age of 18. so unicef is incredibly concerned about what happening to those children, babies, toddlers, children with disabilities as well as pregnant mothers. the lucky ones have bought into cars are staying with family and friends. many others are walking,

they don't know where they're going. they don't know where their next meal is coming from, and some are making it to camps some of cancer, more formal than others. and unicef is there with you basic supply, health care and fission psycho social protection for children who have witnessed a trustee. you know, has been in afghanistan for over 65 years. we are staying. that is our message to the people. is it easy to operate? right? no, no, it's not. but we're here. we have presents in all region and i've gone to our teens . are talking to taliban commanders. tell about it, made it clear that they want units that say in country. and what's happening at the moment is that the taliban commanders are talking to our team and talking to their rank and file in the different regions. so that we can ensure safe passage

for the unit that stuff who opened a boat and do their work with her. like the program to women and children. the taliban has assured us that that will take a couple of days to be fully expect to be up and running again shortly when i was just prime minister my dea seen his hand in his resignation to the king in a televised address. he said he's stepping down because he lost his majority in parliament, but he won't be leaving office straight away. florence louis explains who calling them for his hand in his resignation and the pallets of issued a statement saying the king has accepted. not just weed in. yes, in resignation as prime minister, but also the rest of his cabinet. but weed and yes, it stays on as caretaker, prime minister, until a permanent successor is found. now, the still likely to be a period of political uncertainty in malaysia because there is no obvious success

as to who should be the next prime minister. now under malaysia constitution, the king will appoint the person who he thinks is likely to command the confidence of the majority in parliament. but as i said, there is no obvious success. there is no politician who is able to come up and say that he has got the numbers, the majority number in parliament, so that could harold a period of political uncertainty. now the other option that was open for the country was for elections. the prime minister, the outgoing prime minister, having tended his resignation, could have advised the king to dissolve parliament and coal for snap election. but the palace in its statement on monday said that is not an option at this time. because more than 80 percent of the parliamentary constituencies in malaysia are still considered. corona virus hotspots, at least for palestinians, have been killed during an operation by israeli forces in the occupied west bank.

police say they were attacked during a re to arrest the link to hama. you jeanine. 3, all the palestinians were injured in the exchange of fire. it's the 2nd time in many weeks, and israeli arrest operation has led to death. natasha when i am has more from west jerusalem. the palestinian authority and her mass are calling for a general strike to mourn the deaths of these young palestinian men. the ministry of health is confirming for men has been killed ranging in age from 19 years old to early 20. the palestinian are authorities are saying that there was a pre dawn raid inside a refugee camp in jeanine on monday morning. they're saying that an undercover is really security team of really security forces rated at home inside the refugee camp. they arrested one man. there was a violent confrontation between palestinians and the israeli security forces, leaving 4 men at least 4 men dead. janine has become a flashpoint, it's

a place where palestinian resistance to the israeli occupation often turns violent . the large refugee camp there has many people who have weapons and there are members of groups such as hamas. earlier this month, another palestinian was killed during a similar raid in geneva. the death toll from saturday's powerful earthquake in haiti has jumped to nearly 1300 rescue teams a digging through trouble in a desperate search for survivors. the run the growing pressure as a tropical storm approaches. thousands of people are injured, leaving hospitals overwhelmed. really these. i want to tell the population that we are going through a difficult situation. this is the moment to unite to have a greater national unity, a greater solidarity with the victims. let's forget our quarrels and come to the 8 of those and difficulty at the meal is an economist and professor it can say

a kaya university. in puerto prince, he says strong leadership is critical for haiti right now or we can to, to, to earthquake. and those 40 coordinates stability very difficult. we, i mean the haitian people really need to break and why we think is good time for us to really mean, you know, better leadership, you know, people back can really make good planning and also raise a wireless. and then in the preparedness of the, of the country, you know, you can prove with those disaster who happen to prepare that, that can help you to minimize the damage even before the disaster the economy was terrible. actually to using the roll was negative,

come into grow and was around 40 percent of the population in fort insecurity. lack of jobs and other people leave the current be leaving the country for the last 2 years. because of the games activity. so it's going to be more difficult in the south. but if we, you know, make sure that this time, not only going to do many quickness firms that are going to build capacity, trend people, and then give them the resources created to, you know, it's hard business. give love, i couldn't make activity that could be different. just thousands of people have march through the streets of lima, demanding the resignation of through the newly elected president. pedro castillo, the anger over some of his political appoint appointments. opponents fear his

cabinet will implement policies similar to those which have failed in venezuela. marianna sanchez explains well, there's growing discontent among many through the us here did not want to get hit president of the benefit of the doubt, although he's been over 2 weeks. you know, they are angry because they say there are people investigated. he's never been for apology for terrorism and corruption. and that is my duty changed because i think, you know, we are against the government because it doesn't represent us. they've links to terrorists and we don't want terrorists or communists in the country. well, president, cathy have not made any signal that he will change. he's a prime minister who is been investigated for apologies for terrorism. sounds like the rise of the cabinet gets ready to go to congress. confident. i'm going to say that when the legislative will seriously begin to clash,

his attitude is not correct or if we would do things right, we would give him more time. but one day he says, one thing that changes any can't be the only one deciding our future. many moderate making mistakes slowly sending the message. 2 the private property will be respected, concerned about the currency to waited. i may have met the provincial government to the people who need most help in the country. for now, the approach after hours nothing less than him, advocated from the presidency. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is called a snap general election for september. the 20th he says, his liberal party needs a new mandate in the country. recovery from the pandemic. the vote was called 2 years ahead of schedule to the party lost his majority in the last election in 2019

forcing it to enter a coalition. there have been celebrations in zambia, where opposition leader in the chill emma has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election. the tycoon successfully campaigned on using is business experienced to turn around the struggling economy. how them will tulsa has more from lusaka the they will worth a damn being opposition, need a hug i in the heat. lemme has waited years to hear. i was they said his son emma to be president, the leg or the republic of zambia. his defeat of incumbent president edgar longer came when i try for the top office and the supportive are ecstatic. i the candidates, one an outright majority modem,

which means there will be no running. but now the daughters task of turning around the economy begin. this country has got a lot of challenges the challenges which the people in their collective wisdom have decided to lump on the show does of this one man. but we must be quick to say that this one man is equal to the task that was more than $12000000000.00 to external companies and linda's. the high cost of living, rising unemployment, and poverty will be concerned for voters president. it is promising to turn around the economy saying he can attract investment, tax debt and corruption. the majority of registered voters were young people and they turned out on election day. and in some areas, the tunnel was even higher than 90 percent. and this is really

a cry out by the people of them that they want to be noted. they don't want to be sidelined by any government. president, london to the election was not free and fee of incidents of violence against the ruling. patriotic fine party agents in 3 provinces. he limit supporters reject that . they want the president elect, sworn into office as soon as possible. how much author or desert the 2nd. a hand let's take you through some of the headlines now. whole commercial flight sound to the afghan capsule cobble have been cancelled for at least the next couple of days. crowns have been scrambling to get home planes leaving the country all the time. the bond sees control of the capital. its fear, the number of people died in the rush to get out. sharla bellis has moved from

campbell was still trying to verify how these people have dies.