the risking is sierra leo on al jazeera. the in afghan astonished taliban government takes shape and talks begin to reopen cobbles international airport. ah, hello and barbara. so are you watching al jazeera life from london also coming up the claims of bribery and brutality? african interpreters say that they were blocked from leaving cobble by special units funded by the us government. areas of the northeastern us submerged by the remains of hurricane, either more than 20 people have been confirmed dead. and remembering the greek

composer who came to symbolize political resistance, mickey, so the rockies have died at the age of $96.00. ah, we begin enough. galveston were just days after the final troops left the country. the taliban is expected to soon announce the formation of a new government. what form that administration takes could defined the way the country's new rulers engage with the world that you can. government says it has no plans to recognize the taliban government, but it is ready to engage directly with the group foreign secretary dominic rob was speaking in the after talks with cutters, foreign minister mohammed, the been of the rom and signing. also the agenda. how to reopen kabul airport? sure, my live show you has more from the the color form. so just now on the tiny confirm

that a technical team from his country was deployed to, i've kind of spun off the 24 hours ago. they're there to assess how to get that airport up and running. obviously, a lot of it was destroyed either by the huge amount of crowds who descended on it or intentionally by the occupying american forces as they left there. so it does require some sort of reconstruction or rebuilding, but the more important one is who is going to be running it was going to be man and gets into that the country. foreign minister said that his government was in talks with the turks as well as obviously to talk about the new rotors on the ground to come up with some sort of a mechanism. although that deal hadn't yet been finalized. he did indicate or point to the fact that they do expect something to be agreed within the coming days, which was corroborated to such an extent by word we're hearing from sources inside of kind of stand. who said to taliban are hoping that domestic flights will be

resuming in the next few days and possibly international flights within a week or so. a senior partner resource told me that the initial flight, but i thought would be helping to operate would be either humanitarian or evacuation ones. that is their main focus for now. not necessarily civilian once or before the taliban took over afghanistan, 90 percent of the population lived in poverty and with the flow of international aid trickling to a stop. 38000000 afghans are now facing food shortages. the un says its stock pile of emergency food for hundreds of thousands of afghans will be exhausted by the end of this month. with winter approaching, the un says it needs a $200000000.00 to feed the most vulnerable. it needs a total of $1300000000.00 for its overall a. the efforts and the world health organization says it needs medicine for hospital food for malnourished children and supplies for coven 19 measures. well,

earlier i spoke to layla matter from the norwegian refugee council. she says, authorities, if janice done, must allow agencies to access people in need. there are 3 clear humanitarian imperatives and priorities at the moment. first of all, we need to make sure that we are allowed by the authorities to access those that are in need. equally that we're able to deliver food, water, shelter, connotation to all men, women, boys and girls. equally. at the same time, we're looking to the international community to massively escalade its resources and humanitarian contributions to us ghana fan. there are organizations like mine that are on the ground ready to stay and deliver and even leave and scale up our efforts. but we need a major escalation and humanitarian resources as well. and then finally, the countries in the region need support from europe, from elsewhere, from the world to make sure that they can keep their borders open. they've been shouldering their responsibility. you know, the majority,

millions of afghans for many, many years have been in neighboring countries. what the taliban is still facing armed resistance in the pan share valley. there. the mountainous enclave is $100.00 . 50 kilometer is north of cobble and it's kind of stands most important stronghold of armed anti taliban forces. since the capital fell, its been the only province to hold out against the group. the area also resisted taliban rule during the 1900 ninety's. it's been more fighting after talks between the 2 sides failed to reach and a federal and dozens of people have been killed. rob bride is in cobble and is more now on the situation in punch. here valley is stand off and the clashes have been continuing. the taliban, i didn't units pretty much have the whole of this valley surrounded. they are also saying that they are putting pressure on the pockets, by pressuring various strategic points around the valley for their part,

the resistance force inside the valley, say they have been putting up a fierce defense claiming to have killed and injured schools of taliban fighters. but the fighting continues and especially with the breakdown of talk now talks have been ongoing for days now and trying to find some peaceful resolution of this some sort of way for the resistance to surrender as resistance has given way throughout . throughout afghanistan, this remains basically the only pocket of arms resistance now to the taliban. but according to the taliban, they've been holding towards with the lead at the, sued the leader of the resistance. and they say that the reason for the talk breaking down, what completely irrational demands from the sued and the resistance spices that he is leading. they say that for example, they, they have demanded that is part of any peaceful resolution of the force be allowed to hold down or hold onto all of their weapons. now that isn't too outland days,

but then according to the taliban, this group is also demanded a 3rd of the representation in the taliban new government, which does seem to be a big ask as given the fact that this resistance group really is relatively small compared to the northern alliance, which was its precursor, the punch in the valley is the hold to traditional resistance in afghanistan, it was where the northern alliance was based at 20 years ago. that with the help of the united states, sweat the taliban from power. but you got to say that this force a 2021 is a much smaller force. it is nothing like as powerful as the northern alliance. so it seems inconceivable that the taliban at this stage is going to give much in the way of concessions. and there is every indication that these classes will continue and could well intensify. the u. s. air lifted more than 120000 people from cobble before the wistful deadline. but many afghans who applied for

a special visa, including interpreters who worked with american forces, have been left behind. some say that they were beaten as they tried to get to the airport. charlotte bellis reports from couple years. this woman was an interpreter for the us department of state and defense enough kennestone for 5 years. she tried and failed to get in lifted. that makes me hopeless because we serve for the us government. they say the social media, we are helping our allies. how many of your allies have been evacuated? she says she and her family were beaten and pushed back from the airport. gates by us funded militia, also known as n d. s 0 units. they were laid by the ca, my family members got injured because of the people, the in the people that the unit you want to do. they were trying to kill everybody to didn't get even your kid. you're young, you or whatever. they were just trying to harm you.

oh, you 0 assume to 0 units as they moved into position at the airport, seemingly with immunity one day after the taliban took control of cobble. enrique and 0 units have been widely accused of human rights abuses, conducting violent night rates and acting with impunity. it worst nightmare. and a lot of those guys were just bounty hunters. they were paid assassins. symbol is not the n b s good in even call them forget about controlling the total ca operation in one day they have the answer to the american people. the us put them in charge of the ports, northern perimeter to separate western forces from the telephone. the militia members, band filming, so we recorded on our phones. this is how they treated people trying to leave.

the shooting appeared to be the preferred method of crowd control. the interpreter told us they would let her leave if she paid them $5000.00 us dollars for each family and married with 3 young children. she did not have the necessary $25000.00 to pass out. the s. gans corroborated her claims with bribery. they all confirmed the us funded units. let people into the airport with us. i didn't cation or valid paperwork. i was the what i was watching them. we were just, we were just hopeless. the seeing all these people have been evacuating from the same get. the taliban took over this area from the 0 units on saturday morning. we spoke with him earlier in the week and we were told that they were from the 03 from kandahar from the 02 in the east, and from the 01 in cobble they told us that they were here to create a buffer zone between the tele bonds and western forces and that an exchange,

they would be evacuated. thousands of the militia and the families were prioritized for evacuation the taliban. quickly filling the voyage, interpreters in other us allies are angry. that militia members were flowing out well. they who helped foreign forces for years have been left behind. charlotte bellis al jazeera couple. ah. at least 40 people have been reported dead in the northeastern united states after the remnants of hurricane ida hit the region with record breaking rain. philadelphia was one of the cities forced hit with flooding, reported over 400 kilometer stretch from maryland to new york. well, the city of new york is now under a state of emergency. what christmas salumi meanwhile, is in new jersey just across the hudson river from the new york city. a tell us

what the situation is. there is like there now, but also there's been an update as well. what is that? yes, so we have had updates to the number of fatalities in the last hour and 23 of the 40 das it appears to have come from here in new jersey. i don't have a breakdown of exactly how all of them occurred. we know in new york, there were people who were in basement apartment and the rain came down so fast. and so suddenly that flooding happened and they weren't able to get out. similar situations here in new, new jersey in new jersey, there was also a man who was driving in a car with the family. the authorities came to rescue the family and a 70 year old man was swept away and the flooding. you can see behind me evidence

st still being flooded and car is still being stuck in the water right now, you're probably just seeing the ones driving through, but there's also 2 that have been stuck there all day waiting to get towed out. and new jersey also had a tornado touched down in the southern part of the state that wrought much damage. unusual occurrence for this part of the country to see a tornado. they're pretty rare up here in the northeast. so really all day authorities here in new jersey and around the northeast have been taking stock of the damages because they are just so widespread. and it's interesting because hurricane ida touched down in the southern united states 3 days ago. and by the time it got up here, wasn't even a hurricane anymore. the winds weren't really so bad. it's just so much rain. and then these tornadoes that spun off it as well, hitting the not only new jersey, but also the state of maryland. so really we as reporters and authorities who have

been trying to fix the problems and put out the damages of just going all day to in stock, you mentioned the state of emergency that was in new york in addition to the fatalities that were suffered and more than 100 people who had to be rescued from vehicles who were pushed aside, they're dealing with a flooded subway system. we saw really dramatic footage of on social media of water just dumping into the subway. and it's pretty rare that new york subways have to close down, but they, they shut down completely for some time. now they're coming back online, mostly back up. but they'll be assessing those damages for days and weeks to come and, and working on them. and in fact, we heard from president joe biden today as well as addressing the situation here in the northeast and the continuing problems from ida in the southern united states in terms of power outages. and he is relating the increased frequency and the increased damages from these storms to climate change and saying that we need to

build the infrastructure that can handle these storms more frequently as a result. so expect to hear more about that from the federal government as local authorities here. also look for help and funding to try to shore up their systems to withstand more storms like this in the future. if they do become more frequent as expected. christmas salumi with the latest from new jersey. kristen, thank you. still to come in this half hour, mexico cracks down hard on refugees and asylum seekers. the un says they are rights must be protected. and for lack of food, crisis sugar by the shed, the load. yet people still have to queue for a central supplies. ah

hello, welcome. good to see you. we've been striked with heavy rain for southern portions of south korea. you know, over the past 24 hours, some spots picking up more than a 100 millimeters of rain. now, most of the action pushing into southern sections of japan and we do have weather alerts in play. we're talking about heavy rain in particular. also the risk of landslides and this is impacting q issue and haunt you really over the next few days. when i give you a wider look right now of asia pacific and here we are on saturday, seem more rain wind up across the yellow river valley that will eventually push out toward the yellow sea. so we'll keep close tabs on that as we go to southeast asia, dry spells across sumatra. java really are heaviest concentration of rain will be found over borneo and also so the ways down under we go ahead while what is start to spring? natalie. the other day, 30 degrees, but we've got that southerly bluster going through and so that's drop down your

temperature to 16. it will be melbourne's turn on saturday, but a batch of what weather really from victoria into tasmania. meantime, for west australia, western australia, percy's, at 16 degrees, high pressure in charge across new zealand pitcher, perfect conditions. christ church the high of 18 degrees. that's it for me. ah, you know straight aboriginal children as young as 10 being arrested and locked up in the 1st of 2 special report. 11 east investigates the trailers indigenous incarceration crime on i which is 0 me played important role protecting human client. ah, ah o.

a reminder now of the top stories on al jazeera, the taliban is expected to announce the formation of a new government and of canister. in the coming days. the group is often talked with kappa to try to reopen couple airport as soon as possible with the help of turkey. what the flow of international aid that trickling to a stop 30000000 afghans are now facing food shortages. the u. n says it needs $200000000.00 to feed the most vulnerable this winter. and at least 40 people have been reported dead in the northeastern united states after the remnants of harlot can ida hit the region with a record breaking range flooding has been reported over 400 kilometers stretch from

maryland to new york. mexico's president and the rest went away. lopez over the says he will ask for cooperation from his us counterpart, joe biden, in dealing with the increasing number of people heading for the border. it comes after days of violent clashes, mexico's national guard, attempted to break up a caravan of migrants from central america. many rep hello has more now from mexico city. these are mexican national guard troops carrying out race in southern mexico in the dark and in the pouring rain. the images show agents rounding up migrants and asylum seekers. many of them women and children. those who avoid capture express confusion about what to do next. to me, i was afraid and i had a feeling dismiss, could happen and look, that's why i want to turn myself in because i grabbed my husband and my 2 children . i don't want to go on by myself. the confrontations between asylum seekers and

immigration authorities have escalated in recent days. in one instance, government agents were caught on video violently kicking migrate. the un has since called on mexico to do more to ensure the rights of migrants into silence. seekers is done with political appoint mexico's president address during his state of the nation speech on wednesday and see not samuel did it just the human rights of migrants have not been violated. exceptional case from a few days ago went to migration offices kicked, hasn't been dealt with on that same day. the officers were related to their due to you on thursday. president lopez over the also called on more cooperation from the us to help improve conditions in countries of origin for migrant us cello voice, a leper, and next week i'm going to send a letter to president biden because we cannot just be arrest detaining people. we must address the root causes. people don't leave their towns willingly. they don't

abandon their families because they want to do it. s a t. the international organization for migration since 2021 could set a new record for the number of migrants entering mexico. mexico right now is experiencing a very complex migration situation. in the 1st instance, we have a large number of people who are crossing into mexico and passing through mexico and some examples. ringback are in the 1st period of the 1st half of the year. and i think authorities have identified 3 times as many children entering into mexico at that same period a year ago. international immigration policies are also undergoing changes like re implementation of the so called remain in mexico program, which keeps asylum seekers outside the us while their cases are being process. the program was 1st put in place during the trumpet, ministration. mexican immigration officials say talks will soon be held with the united states to address policy question,

but experts say action is needed now to ensure the rights of tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers. the international observers also warned that migrant shelters across the country are at capacity, and there is concern that rising tensions between authorities and asylum seekers desperate to continue their journey north or making a serious problem even worse. when we hang up on the al jazeera mexico city, the state of emergency has been declared by poland on parts of its florida with belive roofs. the polish government says the move is necessary to stop illegal migrants from bella. luce, whose president has been accused by the european union of encouraging asylum seekers to cross into poland in retaliation to economic sanctions. the state of emergency will last 30 days and give more powers to monitor and control peoples movements. poland has been trying to improve security along its borders by building a fence and deploying through. the communications watchdog in russia is threatening

to fine apple and google, unless they remove an app created by opposition leader likes in a valley from their stores their own. these allies are hoping to use the app to organize a tactical voting campaign. in this months parliamentary elections, it's the latest in a series of crackdowns on the prominent crumbling critic was controversially jailed in february for violating pearl conditions. like many people around the world, the people in sri lanka have struggled during the past year. basic food prices have gone up and foreign currency has become scarce. so the government is taking action to ease the burden for millions of families. minos, for none this has more from colombo, sugar, sugar, everywhere, but not a green to buy. has been the complaint from consumers in she lanka. the government says this is one of the reasons hoarding by trade is to create an artificial price

increase. on wednesday, government officials rated warehouses in colombo. they said we're not registered with the consumer affairs authority and see 32000 metric tons of sugar from, from the stock. so we made available to the public. we distributed through government retailers at an affordable price range like this to acquire hidden stocks. follow president. good or bad raj boxes decision to impose a state of emergency and introduce regulations on a central food supply. under these rules authorized officers will be able to take steps to provide essential food items at concessional rates to the public by purchasing patty rice and sugar, including guaranteed prices, or based on customer value on imported goods. to prevent market irregularities, consumers have had to deal with increasing prices as a result of

a weakening sheila and ruby and inflation. on thursday, many huge government retail shops to buy this and shows at cheaper rate. seeing again, the local not got that it's very difficult. i usually buy 3 killers of sugar and lentils, which last me one month. but now they only given us one killer what a time, and i can't stretch it. the government's decision to invoke the seat of emergency has had mixed reaction. queue is like this one to buy sugar, milk powder, lentils, and other essential is a becoming a common site. i should like a struggle to balance consumer demand with increasingly dwindling. foreign exchange is of the government says the state of emergency will help, but others are worried. among them. emmys, london, and opposition m. p. who explained his reservations to geneva, the poly you want to entirely in the hands of the president who becomes the parliament himself. in the sense that he can make regulations that

override ordinary laws is only subject to the constitution. saw at a good thing, those powers to himself with the history of emergency room. this country has had for a long time, immediately alarm bells ringing and i is important to see they're not happy with the latest developments, but declined to comment on record as a government works to address bigger economic issues, including debt repayment, inflation growth, and hoping its currency many here just want their central goods at an affordable price. meaning fernandez, ojo 0, colombo, greece, have lost one of its leading classical music figures. composer making bacchus died on thursday in a career spanning decades. he was known for political resistance early on and grew

to personify the modern face of greek music, so that i q so so compose the soundtracks for the globally acclaimed films, zoar brother, greek and cervical. or he challenz, looks back in his life. come on my boy, me its pluck strings again. and this dance me instantly recognizable and instantly say grief. scott mika said, the rocket didn't just sound tracks all, but the greek, the movie, found tracked his country to the world. and with it countless greek holidays and to verna meals. ah. but this musical achievement with just one chapter in beacon theatre rocket is near

a century and long life life entirely intertwined with grief. his turbulence, post world war to history, always are believed with 2 sounds. one political, one musical. he told the new york times in 1970. that was during the already veteran communist years in french exile after the greek military to enter, jailed and tortured him. it was the 3rd time he'd been imprisoned by right wing rulers of grief. when it was founded in 1974, he returns to a hero's welcome and immediately threw himself back into domestic let when politics as greece returned to democracy, becoming a communist party. m p. we have won again. we've proved that we are stronger. they have the tanks, but we have the ideals and the songs for the theater rock, his art and politics were inseparable. if art expresses the feelings of the people properly than inevitably, it is political, he said,

and his music is inseparable from grief. during the 1960 is more than half the music produced by the greek recording industry. the theater rock is sown in the late eighty's. he fell out of love with left as him and became a conservative politicians. but he re found his socialist voice and enter. the 10 began using it against forced austerity as the e. u and i m f failed out greece, his collapsing economy cooper from this point on, it's a heavy word. treason, and i'm going inside to tell them myself. you fiercely criticize alexis suppresses government 3rd hearing to the bailout terms, and for its deal with macedonia of the use of the dispute. the geographical name, the ever the rebel, and ever striving to voice the views and the music of his country with

or saying with a musical theme, a swedish pop group, abba is releasing its 1st new music in for decades. the quartet famous for number one hits, including dancing queen and mamma mia will release a new album voyage in november. and they recorded a home, a graphic live show to a company. it is one of the most successful pop groups of all time selling more than 400000000 records since it's breakout of the 1970 for your vision phone contest. ah time. now for reminder of our top stories, the taliban is expected to announce.