the era has teams on the ground with intensifying rain. people here appear that these are temporary solutions to bring you move toward when you document trees and live need. ah, it was timed and is for. this is a new world. president joe biden defends the pulled out from afghanistan, saying the u. s. succeeded a decade ago and what it set out to do the me hello, i'm down, jordan, this is all they are ally from dell also coming up with us for just gone. the taliban has swept in to take up gun stones main airport and claim all that was left behind. crime control outside banks and combo and economy in crisis after the

taliban taken. and in other news health concerns and that kind of future stop crime . hundreds of thousands in the u. s. a. know, drinking water power up to how can i i i was not going to extend this forever war. those are the words of us president joe biden, defending his withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. these 1st criticism over the chaos of the past few weeks. as i've got this, don rapidly fell under the control of the taliban. but biden says the evacuation has been an extraordinary success and blamed afghan forces for collapsing far more quickly than expected. official reports now from the white house, my fellow americans, the war in afghanistan is now over. joe biden brought an end to america's involvement to end its longest war 20 years, which still lives cost money,

and damage to medic. his image in the world war to remove the taliban, which again sits in power and kill or left with a simple decision, either follow through on the commit made by the last administration and leave afghanistan. or say we weren't levy and commit another tens of thousands more troops going back to war. that was the choice, the real choice between libby or escalating. he promised all americans who wanted to leave would be evacuated before the u. s. military where they went somewhere between one and 200 are still they are stranded but bite and insists not forgotten . and for those remaining americans, there is no deadline. we remain committed to get them out if they want to come out . but the president pace is going criticism from political opponents and even

though is on his own site, the say he fail his leadership, fail, america, fail the lives have got to stop the accountability needs to be there. but most importantly, americans need to be able to be brought home. this cannot be our history. this cannot be where this ends. we will not allow it. whitening says he did the best job possible after the previous administration. never mentioning, come by name, sign to deal to pill, trips out without political assurances and to the new threat group behind last week, suicide attack at the international airport. there was this warning to ices k. we are not done with you yet. the year left to organize been carried out in such a short space of time was undoubtedly a military, diplomatic, and humanitarian success with americans left behind it for very little america has questions to ask about this involvement in afghanistan. questions that are obvious

and difficult. you're biting has been politically damaged by what has happened over the last few weeks. he didn't start the war, but what happened at the end? well, hang over the remainder of his time and often. allen fisher, i'll just eat up at the white house. while i white house correspondent, kimberly how can join us live now from washington d. c. kimberly's, our president biden's been defending the abrupt us withdrawal from us. again. somebody also tried to turn a page and re frame us foreign policy didn't the yeah, there's no question that he's eager to turn the page in order to silence his critics for the many blunders that occurred with that rapid withdrawl on august 31st. you know, the us president had the opportunity as he addressed the nation to bring about healing after so much pain in the generation of conflict that many americans are still struggling to understand. the point, you know, the us president said that those left behind that wasn't the administration's fault

. they were warranty also blamed the african army for the rapid collapse of that government. so this is why he is trying to asher in this new era, a foreign policy. he says that italy is one that will be less interventionist after a decade and there were 2 decades of conflict in afghanistan. most americans would be eager for that to happen, but there's a lot of skepticism that the president can keep his promise, given the fact that sort of the war machine in the united states, the industrial military complex is, it's called makes a ton of money. it creates jobs and it has been around for so long that many people are skeptical in the u. s. that this sort of less intervention policy is something that the united states can adhere to. yeah, and meanwhile, kimberly opinion polls show that most americans still support the us withdrew, although many are unhappy with the way that by managed it. so what sort of political fallout is they're likely to be well,

the u. s. president is facing calls to resign by his republican critics. the problem is that with each passing day there becomes new scrutiny and new information about what the president knew. and when he knew it, some new reporting seems to indicate that the, despite the claims by the president, that no one could have predicted how quickly things could deteriorate. in fact, there is evidence of a phone call back in july where the u. s. president was warning african leaders that things were deteriorating quickly. so these are the problems for the president that have his republican critics, which you'd expect to be pointing fingers calling for a congressional investigation. the problem is, is that members of his own democratic party are also and satisfied with some of these answers. and they're particularly unsatisfied with the fact that the president claimed that anyone who wants to get out of afghanistan would be able to . and yet that's clearly not the case. all right,

kimberly how get reporting life is that from washington dc. kimberly thank you. mean all the u. k. census in direct talks with taliban to secure a safe passage out of afghanistan for british nationals and afghan allies who remain that the talks involving the u. k. officials and senior taliban members are taking place in bo ha, britain's mission came to an end on saturday. it's flown more than 15000 people out in the past 2 weeks, while other european leaders have also spoken about evacuating. afghans worked for their government and continued to be stuck in the country among us after finished all, cuz we always said that we didn't only want to taking local stuff, but also people that were actively involved in civil society matters are in connection with germany. and we made clear throughout the evacuation that everyone should help everyone, such as when we flew up people from the u. s. with our air bridge. we also took others, and now we need to get everything organized. you also what the situation was a couple airport and how people that were in need of help were taken in.

unfortunately, there is a big issue i've kind of found which we need to discuss. how can we have some form of presence in order get to get our people out working closely with also the germans and the brits to see what i thought about as possible. one of the issues i need to discuss but also how can we help to continue and making sure that afghan is down is at least and also in the future. a place where not terrorism is coming from . with foreign force has gone from augusta and the taliban is now looking to the future hours after the departure of the u. s. taliban leaders spoke of attracting international investment and forming an inclusive government. for the taliban also expressed disappointment at the departing american troops for disabling planes and helicopters at compos airport, charlotte balance reports the roar of j. t engines and the cries, the vacuum. we've gone. the united states biggest humanitarian air lift is finished

. foreign forces have left and the taliban is surveying territory. it hasn't howled into dicko today without any doubt with the day of f ganeth dan's independence when we don't see a single foreign soldier and whoever invaded this country without permission, we got rid of them. and this was a proud historical moment for us, but the celebration return fell flat it cobble international. when we drove from the civilian to the military side of the airport. we are very sad, believe me, after we saw the situation where hurt. this is where the americans vacated from last night. you can still see their planes. equipment helicopters here. the telephone was us here and last night their mood was one of joy celebration. they were shooting in the sky. there were, there were fireworks. they were very happy that the americans had left. then they saw what was left behind disabled planes and helicopters. after the last c,

17 transport plane took off. solomon aka was the 1st to enter the former us. the 1st thing was they were panicking in a hurry and destroyed everything that was useful rigorously. they didn't leave us anything useful nor did they leave any dignity or pride in themselves. the telephone says it was supposed to have relationship and mutual respect with the us and international community as the group seeks foreign investment. but they say this is a bad start. melissa, this is a national betrayal. nato said we will help you and continue our assistance. what kind of help is this? the focus now is on recent commercial flights. the taliban lex, the resources and technical personnel for this sir cutter and turkey. helping thousands of air scans still want to leave cobo and believe they are eligible for

foreign visas. many still fearful the taliban will run a brutal repressive regime reminiscent of the 1900 ninety's. the taliban held a news conference aimed at reassuring people. it wouldn't. that isn't nice to bother this. yes. yeah. we should turn a new chapter. we should bury the hatchet, we have no animosity against any particular faction, party or individual one. we transcend above this all. this is a close chapter of our history yet, but we are looking forward to the future with one goal in sight. rebuilding our country. but this is a country with a long memory divisions and distrust run deep. the taliban admits it will take some years for its government to reach its potential. it may take many more, the afghans to heal charlotte bellis ojo 0. couple conference break here and i'll just hear when we come back $300000000.00 a day for 20 years. we look at what the u. s. spent on it's longest or more than

that. i i it's time for the journey to with sponsored by capital airways. hello there. the weather remains. lottie, dry and sunny across much of the middle east school. a little bit of wet weather just coming into turkey over the next day also. but nothing too much to speak of as a very heart in baghdad. at 49 degrees celsius. 44 there, full q. wait, maybe here in bo, how with touching 40 degrees over the next couple of days may was a couple it looks dry. 29 celsius here. that's not wester weather. i'm more than positive turkey just around the black sea, using over towards the caucasus charles have one or 2 shells just around the solomon of the red sea and to show on the other side of the water, actually into a p o. p. other, the clutches, storm, se rolling off the opium highlands. so some whether,

whether there for that western side of e. c o, p, south dancing, some sharps. now, as you can, they're also looking while the wet, along with northern parts of the democratic republic, congo, running across into the gulf, with guineas and more lively downpours coming through here as the southern africa. there it does. look lousy dry and settled. there will be one or 2 showers into towns and into northern parts of mozambique. we have, of course, seen that rest snow in 2 parts of south africa recently things looking a little quiet over the next couple of days. fun and dr. much off south africa, with the heck towards the weekend rain pushing in to the western cape. sponsor, cut on airways, on air or online. the parts of the debate, or pacific people, the ocean is our identity and the source of well being. we are the, when no help, a get off the table. it's a shooting atmosphere. people are demoralized, they're exhausted and many health care workers are experiencing tfc like symptom.

jump into this dream and julian global community. if you're on right on youtube right now, you can be part of this conversation as well. this dream now does era, ah, ah, the me welcome back. pick your mind about top stories here. now us president joe biden has defended his withdrawal of troops from afghanistan, colon evacuating an extraordinary success. the 1st criticism over the chaos, the past few weeks, the canister rapidly fell under the control of the town about the case that was in direct talks with a ton of non secure, safe package for british national and afghan allies who remain there till taking place in town about another express disappointment at the departing us troops for

disabling planes, and helicopters and destroying the equivalent of campbells airport liberals. the said wanted to attract phone investment to run an inclusive government. one of the taliban puts together it's new government. one of the most pressing problems is a state of economy. afghanistan's long standing financial problems got worse as the taliban advanced with long queues outside banks and cobble from brian before the trying to get the grid on an economy that is faltering. get best outside one of cobbles, main banks, the taliban allowing just 10 customers at a time as hundreds more weight that turn not very patiently. put a bit of commander. abraham probably didn't expect to be controlling frustrated crowds when the taliban stores to victory will be a home. yes, of course we understand the problems and that's why we've brought these much idea

of how many customers government employees who say they hadn't been paid for months . and caught by the speed of the former governments collapse. everyone is running out of cash, but like men will not. because men should have 100 over everything in good order. instead of running away like a did. i have money in a bank like 4 or 4000 but but i cant cash my money from buying peoples access to the bank to cash remains a real problem. the banks of largely remain closed when they are open. there are strict limits on how much you can withdraw. it all pointed to a much bigger fiscal problem of how afghan is done is going to pay its way taliban government. the country central bank reserves have been frozen by the us while world bank and i m f funding has stopped. just surviving is the immediate concern

for many businesses. it takes like 6 months, the husein family completed the expensive opening of a 2nd coffee shop branch 2 weeks before the taliban takeover. i very contact with the people who are have restaurant who have from individual businesses. so they're all down. further down the street, taylor made raheem me doesn't know when things will improve. my name is also a phone call, but a model because the bang fact lost in people's mind is stuck in the banks. there is no business. if the banks are open, then people come own his rac hanging, increasing number of uncollected jackets in suits. they were ordered before the taliban victory by people who no longer have the cash to pay for them. fabric for all who've left the clothes and their country behind in search of something better . robert bride al jazeera couple. when the war knock, galveston was expensive. president joe biden says it costs an estimated

$300000000.00 a day. the us spent more than 2 trillion dollars and it's 20 years. they're more than 800000000000, was used to cover operational costs like weapons tanks, aircraft carriers, and air strikes, miniature training. the guns added up to about $85000000000.00 a campaign to deter afghans from selling herron an opium cost of $9000000000.00. and for the 4000000000 went to humanitarian aid. nearly $300000000000.00 was spent on services and health care for the veterans, which is an expense. it will continue for years to come. but general west, because was nato supreme allied commander, he explained why, despite all that investment, the u. s. couldn't beat the taliban. no telegram, always had a secure foothold inside pocket on. and the long record of insurgent warfare shows that if you can have a secure base area, you can eventually when. and so that's essentially what happens all. i think it's

very clear that the caliber launch a creature of august on and in lush, the united states was able to live with august on or you're going isolate afghanistan from in grass, 5 august on support caliber on forces. we weren't going to make a permanent dent in the trial. vaughn walker sounds played a very interesting role. course. there are a former us ally we had or a separation after protest on became a nuclear power. but we've done our best to work with orchestra on post 911. but at the same time, august on dinner services intelligence group was organizing funding training and guiding the towel bomb. and there's a strategic reason for this is because boxed on is essentially a military state and is worried about a conflict with india compounds. foreign minister says,

afghan us john is going through a critical stage on the taliban must cooperate in the fight against terrorism. after meeting with his german counterpart, mom had been up to rockman. i thought he said, the international community must learn from its mistakes in dealing with taliban. john scholl has more. after playing a leading role in the evacuation process over the past week or so, it seems a cutter is now shifting its focus to trying to lead when it comes to discussions with the new rotors on the ground in afghanistan, i. e. the taliban in joint press conference between the country. foreign minister, 2nd part of the man signing his german counterpart. hi. co mass for much spoke about the importance to engage with the taliban. that this didn't necessarily mean that countries would be recognizing them politically. but that the mistakes of the past, particularly back in the late ninety's in the early 2,

thousands when the international community isolated the taliban, which many believe lead to the radicalization, quote unquote of the group and the own sick on certain consequences that those mistakes should not be repeated here is part of what counters for a minister, how to say. we believe that isolation is not on such yet that it's going to show that it's not a priority for us. so this is given our assessment that part of on being isolated in 1996 has led us to the situation that we, we were in previously. and i've gone on yet we have seen that they engage meant can give us some positive results from germany as perspective when they were the foreign minister was all about his country's relationship with the taliban. he told us that their former ambassador or the country's ambassador to gun is done,

was in continuous talks with taliban, here in doha. because now the as should be the hope kind of a personally, i believe, talk to continue with the taliban. on the one hand, we should seek solution to this very critical issues like the full operation of the airport. because on the other hand, any instability within afghanistan and undermine our ability to combat terrorism in the region. we should convey our expectations to the taliban, should be judged not by their words, but why their action. this was just the 1st of a series of discussions that is having with its allies with regards to a dentist on the country for a minister. we'll be meeting with the dodge for a minister in less than 24 hours and there are reports that you case dominic rog will also be in the hot some point this week. cutter continues to be at the forefront when it comes to the african file, and it seems that it has won the trust of international,

of the international community, particularly with the success of helping out in that huge evacuation effort that took place over the past 10 days. some of the news now hurricane ida has left more than a 1000000 people on the u. s. gulf coast without electricity, destruction and louisiana is catastrophic, and many are still stranded by flooding. restoring power could take weeks raising fears of a health crisis, as residents swelter and run low on drinking water. fil lavelle reports now from la plas manually. some are they all completely desperate here with the help. please. ida tore out rooms and windows ripped bricks out of walls, destroying lives and buildings in a few long hours. now they are pleading. are these all please look him up with it. i want to go my mama to your will be you. i love what we appeal. we need all somebody's help a plea. but where do you even begin from the sky?

it is just water everywhere. roads now rivers. they look like boats, but they're actually cause residents just have to hope the engine holds out. almost all of the phones that down here ever since this thing started, we have no communication with anybody. some are getting online to ask for help on social media. but here in la plus just north of new orleans, they are pretty much trapped. j owns for hotels, his 30 stuff have been stranded inside the days he can reach them to see if they're okay. but the issue isn't it? yeah. have to try to rescue them. yeah, you can't get so i can't get there because the and i don't have a boat, i'm hotel your my would be on a boat. so that's why i would just hoping if somebody would be here, they'll go. i was hoping that the national guard or somebody be protecting the danger for those who are now trapped by this water is enormous. first of all, you've got the risk of alligators because they are moving into these, what are essentially now rivers. we know of at least one attack then this disease

because if you've been hit by dave or you have an open wound, this water is filthy. you don't want to go anywhere near it. and then of course, there is the big risk of the power lines. low to them come down. they lifted the side of the road where they snapped like twigs some, making the simple act of walking home incredibly dangerous. the power has been out here and in the wide and you will the ins area since hearken. i'm struck official said the great is quote, 100 percent smashed. it may be off for weeks. some have generators, which means they can help with the clean up. but they need gas, which is scarce cause line up outside this gas station because there's what a delivery as you drive through this town, all you see is devastation shop fronts gone and tire homes destroyed. that's my living room. we are actually in it every year doing the time. jason was watching tv when this tre up rooted and came through the ceiling bed to take

a decision between what danger i want to deal with. he and his wife had to run into the storm to escape even in those winds, you have to go outside and run down the street. yes sir, definitely because at this point you have air where the wind is blowing. at this point, it could lift the whole roof and now we for now. so what should we put ourselves in danger, but i to take a decision between which things i want to deal with from the sky. they search for those who need immediate rescue and through all of it, that deep south resilience and humor shines through. by the way, i want to cut the story anyway. and not i have the people it either helped you. it helped me and i'm on the bottom of front that exact area. so that's going to happen . so i mean it's nothing to do but smiled about it. i that took a lot from them, but she will not take their spirit. phil laval, al jazeera le class louisiana. there are reports the syrian government and local leaders from the rebel held that you have that i have reached an agreement for a 3 day cease fire. it's due to start on wednesday. government forces have recently

ramped up there offensive to take data, including blocking the supply of food and medicines. and there's been a spate of regular tax on army checkpoints in neighboring town. you know, federal court documents show that one of 2 former u. k. nationals accused of being part of an eyesore fell. it will plead guilty to criminal charges on thursday. and exam, the cutty and another man were expedited from iraq last year to face tron in the us . they are accused of an involvement in the beheadings of western hostages, including for americans. the part of a group dubbed the beatles by their captives because of their british access. libby of neighbors have decided to send a delegation to assess the country's political situation. the head of highly anticipated elections in december, the decision was taken at the end of a 2 day meeting, which was hosted by algeria, and also called for the withdrawal of all foreign fighters and mercenaries still in libya. the country's warring part has reached the deal last year and a years long conflict lockdown restrictions have eased in most of new zealand,

but strict measures remain in place for the most popular city, oakland, for another 2 weeks 74 of the 75 new cases reported in the country on wednesday when oakland that's up from a day earlier, new zealand had been virus freeze almost 6 months before an outbreak of the delta variant in mid august. and scientist in south africa have detected a new corona virus very, but i don't know yet how infectious it is. it was 1st identified in may and has not been recorded in 7 other countries across africa, europe and asia. tests are under way to see if fact, sean's will remain effective. that exact threat from this variance, we don't really know. we're not at the stage of fully understanding that the reason we were worried about the kind of combination of mutations was that many of the mutations we see and in this, the dot one dot 2 are the same mutations we've seen in some of the other bady and

self concern, particularly the the beater and the alpha and the gamma. but it's in a different combination. the leader of townsend as main opposition party, has appeared in court to face terrorism charges fremont and bowie. i was arrested along with several other party members last month ahead of a planned meetings demand constitutional reform. he's charged with terrorism financing, and conspiracy bow, and his supporters of a choose police of torturing him in custody to force him to make a statement in the trial. thousands of fire fighters are losing a battle against and out of control. blaze being pushed by strong winners towards the northern california city. the call to fire is threatening south lake tahoe, across to major highways on tuesday, the 10s of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes. authorities want extreme fine conditions will continue on wednesday with more strong winds forecast. salvador is preparing to adopt bitcoin as legal tender from next week.

it's congress has just approved a $150000000.00 fund to help convert the crypto currency to us dollars. it'll be run by the state development bank a salvador would be the 1st country in the world to use bitcoin as unofficial currency. plans been met with skepticism abroad and protests at home. the news to krycek at the headlines here on algebra us president joe biden has defended his withdrawal of troops from afghanistan, quoting the evacuation an extraordinary success. as far as criticism of the chaos of the past few weeks, as a dentist on rapidly fell under the control of the taliban, at biden blamed afghan forces collapsing far more quickly and expected.