♪ this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. and we're keeping an eye on kabul this hour, where afghanistan fred aschaaf ghani is set to address his troubled nation. there's no word on what he says, it comes of fears of a ripped up capital and large eye unimpeded advance. more than a dozen major cities have fallen in the past week, with the taliban now controlling at least half of the country's

provincial capitals. kandahar is the latest to be captured. the beginning of the end of the u.s.-backed government, the u.s. embassy in kabul isn't taking any chances. staffers are being told to destroy sensitive materials while several thousands of troops will be arriving for personnel. a spokesman says the afghan forces need to step up their response. >> certainly deeply concerning the speed at which the taliban has been able to move. what has been disconcerting to see, there hasn't been that will and leadership and ability to push back on the taliban as they've advanced. >> and what you're seeing right now is pictures of the president speaking live to the nation from kabul. we don't have translation right now, we will tell you once we understand what he is saying to the nation and we'll bring you developments as they warrant.

we're just watching as he addresses the nation in these troubled times in afghanistan. now, the u.s. and canada are among countries working to help afghans flee the taliban. the u.s. is focusing on translators who worked with american troops. a source tells cnn that a deal is being worked with qatar while visas are processed. meanwhile, canada will take in 20,000 afghans. the country is heing a special program for most vulnerable groups including women, leaders, journalists, lgbtq and family members and interpreters. while the taliban are eager to show off their spoils of war, they granted our clarissa ward exclusive access to a former base that they now hold sand is raising disturbing questions of what about america achieved in 20 years of conflict.

>> reporter: this is what remains of the u.s. presence in much of afghanistan. the hollowed out skeletons of sprawling military bases now under the control of the taliban. once there were hundreds of u.s. and nato troops at andar and ganzny province. it's ghost-like. the taliban granted permission to the flim maker. we're arriving at a base and i can see a large number of vehicles over there. according it the taliban, afghan forces surrendered three weeks

when the food ran out, leaving weapons, ammunition and more. when the americans were here were you and your men attacking this base a lot? >> translator: yes, many times, we attacked this base when america was here. we did operations. we were using ieds, the americans had their helicopters and tanks on the ground we resisted very well. >> reporter: now, they roam through what's left of the tactical operation center. anything of value will be stripped down and sold. >> walking through what's left of these american bases, you have to ask yourself what was it all for? >> reporter: america's great experiment with nation-building now vanished into dust. >> translator: it's our belief that one day mujahadin will have victory and islamic law will come not just to afghanistan, but all over the world.

we are not in a hurry, we believe it will come one day. jihad will not end until the last day. >> reporter: it's a chilling admission from a group that claims it wants peace, despite continuing a bloody offensive. since the u.s. began its withdrawal in may, the militants have advanced across the country at an alarming rate, on the back of american pickup trucks. on the ghazni highway, we passed base after base, all flying the militants' flag. at the end, it's a similar site, the days of underground insurgency are over. and the taliban is poised to re-establish the very look that america came to destroy. the taliban governor insists the group has changed since then. >> translator: the difference between this that taliban and this taliban, is that the

taliban of 2001 were new. this taliban is experienced, disciplined. our activities are going well. we're obeying our leader. >> a lot of people are concerned if the taliban takes power again, women's rights will move backwards, how you can guarantee that women's rights will be protected? >> translator: we assure this to people all over the world, especially the people of afghanistan. islam has given rights to everyone equally. women have their own rights. how much islam has given rights to women, we will give them that much. >> reporter: that is clearly open for interpretation. next to the mosque, we find a classroom of young girls. but their teacher says they will only receive religious education and will not attend regular school. at night i am separated from my male colleagues and sleep with the women's part of the house with the children. i've been talking to some of the women in this room.

i promised i wouldn't show any of their faces, but it's interesting because, you know, the taliban talks a lat about how it's changed and girls can go to school now. but i asked if any of these girls would be going to school, i was told absolutely not. girls don't go to school. when i said, why don't girls go to school, they said, taliban says it's bad. here what the taliban says goes. this is now what afghanistan's future looks like. far from what the u.s. once envisioned and what will so many afghans dreamed of, as the taliban pushes on towards an all but certain victory. clarissa ward, cnn, ghazni province, avefghanistan. all right, we've been monitors the afghan president,

we've been monitoring translation, and understand they are under consultations to end the war. we understand he did not resign, which is one of the preconditions the taliban had put to continue peace talks. we know that so far, we're going to bring that to you more as we get it. in the mean chime, we have cyril vanier, from london. cyril, i want to go back to that last line from clarissa's excellent report. an all but certain victory. is that the way it looks? >> reporter: certainly, the fighting today, the taliban have all the momentum at the moment. the afghan national army says it has increased the pace of air raids against the taliban, especially in the south of the country. unclear if that's making an advance. this morning, taliban claims it has breached the defenses of

other provincial capital. and paktika, closer to the capital. again, the taliban gaining ground. it is not clear whether they can be stopped. it is not clear whether the afghan army is making any inroads into their advance. now, a senior u.s. administration official who is familiar eye were the thinking of the community on this, told cnn earlier this week, it was expected kabul could fall within one to three months. however, the u.s. has severely miscalculated the speed of the taliban in the last few days. could this be another misclarm misclassification, kim, we don't know. certainly they fear a possible advance on the capital, since their sending 3,000 men as we speak, men and women, three

infantry battalions to help draw down the embassy personnel in kabul. kim. >> and as always, the civilians here are caught in the middle. >> reporter: absolutely. and many are choosing to flee their homes in the face of the taliban advance. 10,000 civilians have arrived in kabul, since the beginning of this month, the first 12 days since august 1st. 10,000 civilians. others have gone to other provincial capitals, the cities, fleeing what they fear may be taliban violence or taliban repri rep reprisals, a quarter million people have fled, 80% of them women and girls. what's important to note, the taliban said they're disciplined and chastened. they're not the taliban of old. not the murderous gang depicted in the media. however, as you saw in

clarissa's report that the reality does not seem to match it. they fear at the hand of the taliban, those who worked with u.s. security forces, interpreters, i met one who currently is trying to evacuate his family, and hopefully get to kabul, because he fears taliban reprisal. so there are many groups of people in afghanistan who fear they will not be safe under stall la ban rule. kim. >> thanks, cyril vanier in london. still ahead, how it could impact the rights of women and children. i'll speak to the leader of women's rights for women until afghanistan. and we'll take a look at how the taliban takeover could affect neighbors countries on "cnn newsroom." health officials tell some americans to get a third shot of the vaccine. we'll look at who they are. and why they need it, just ahead. plus, los angeles wants to

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thanks for being here with us. just to start off, what pushed you and your fellow councilmembers make this decision? >> we're tired of seeing so many unnecessary deaths over the course of the pandemic. and we realized, unless we get everyone vaccinated in society, we're just going to see more of them, especially with the new delta variant. so, we are mandating that everyone in the city workforce must be vaccinated, with some minimal exceptions. that should start in september. and we're mandating that folks in indoor entertainment venues and other similar places also must be able to show proof of vaccination. to enter. so that we can catch folks in various ways to motivate them. >> as you know, it's a subject that many people feel passionate about, as you know from the protests. plenty of opponents that say, you know, it's un-american. it's limiting their freedom.

is there a danger that adding yet another environment for people who are already suffering from pandemic fatigue will lead to a wider backlash here? >> i'm not concerned about a backlash. i'm concerned about saving lives. people have said the most outrageous things. the actual elected officials have compared this to the that jews had to put on in nazi to put on to be executed. like many of my relatives. that is just an outrageous comparison. the fact is that we're doing this to keep people safe. and if people push back, if they can't take a painless shot in the arm and wear a mask, my reaction is boo hoo. i feel so bad for you. if that's the price you have to make, that's nothing. and that's from the greatest

generation of world war ii, of the life-threatening sacrifices they have to make. and here you're doing almost nothing, and you can save society and prevent thousands and thousands of deaths so -- >> sorry to kind of cross you, but there has been legitimate pushback from the business community. some say it will be devastating for them to be forced to limit their clientele, in a time when they're trying to dig themselves out after a horrendous covid year. many worry about enforcement, you know, will they have to hire vaccine bouncers to police this. what have you said to them to get them on your side? >> we got more pushback earlier in this disease's history. i don't see the same level of pushback. now indoor businesses, everyone is masked. i don't see a lot of protest. i don't see a lot of anger. it's now become the norm. i think this will become the

norm too. and, frankly, it's a little bit like anti-smoking rules that we implemented 30 years ago. people initially were mad that you couldn't smoke in restaurants. a lot of people quit smoking as a result. once they weren't smokers anymore, they didn't care. and i think once people have taken the shot, i don't think that anger is going to continue. and at some point, we will hit a point where maybe 90% of our population will be vaccinated. and if we combine that with still wearing masks until this disease has passed, i think we will be able to knock it out. we just have to do that. as elected officials, keeping people alive is certainly your first responsibility. and i think we can't allow ourselves to be intimidated by people that circulate conspiracy theories and disinformation. >> about this becoming the norm, i'm wondering, you know,

looking, taking a larger look across the country, i mean, we've seen plenty of republican governors passing laws to prevent this sort of thing, it doesn't seem like a coincidence that the first jurisdictions to do this type of vaccine passport are basically new york, san francisco, los angeles, some of the most progressive cities in the country. do you think it will end there? will it be limited to sort of the bluest cities? or for our viewers watching across the u.s. here, do you think it's something they'll have to get their heads around, this will eventually be the new normal? >> well, i think if we're entirely successful and we are able to knock the numbers down again to very low numbers, i think the rest of the country that is having massive case increases will have to look at us and say, well, you know, maybe they're doing something right. i believe that's the case. i know we're doing something right, whether it will spread to the areas that are more

resistant, i can't totally predict. but success breeds success. so, i think if we are able to knock out this disease, i think the rest of the country and the red states will eventually follow suit. >> yeah, polls nationally suggest there is, you know, a majority of americans do agree with this type of thing. we'll see whether it expands beyond those cities. thank you so much for being with us, city councilmember paul koretz, really appreciate it. >> my pleasure, thank you for having me. still hahead, the latest frm afghanistan, the taliban have seized ewing swaths of land. cnn's sam kiley will explain. plus, thousands of women and children are fleeing. i'll speak with afghanistan's largest women's right organization about what they're future holds. stay with us.

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welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. and this is "cnn newsroom." back to afghanistan and the taliban's stunning advance across the country. just a few minutes ago, afghan president ashraf ghani addressed the embattled nation. he's fully aware of the situation and consulting with afghan leaders and other allies to prevent further destruction. and he didn't resign. took just one week for the taliban to seize at least half of the provincial capitals and

that includes the second largest city kandahar. the u.s. has told the personnel to destroy all materials, as they continue to fall to the taliban. there are fears the capital might soon be next. about 3,000 personnel have been sent there to help evacuate employees. and the crisis in afghanistan isn't contained within its borders, it's been home to afghan refugees fleeing decades of war. but a new surge has let pakistan to call for an international plan to how to manage the unfolding humanitarian crisis. >> pakistan is very, very worried. because we're the only country apart from afghanistan that cannot afford a conflict. we have been the victim of this war for over 4 million decades. refugees in pakistan still in pakistan. but the world needs to come

together to find a way to stop the violence. and the only way to do that is a political settlement in afghanistan. afghans are dying every day, i'm sorry to say, a lot of times, the western politician treats them as commodities. these are people who deserve peace. >> for more, let's bring in cnn's sam kiley who joined us from suffolk, england. sam, let's start with the president's comments to reassure the nation. what did you make of what he said? and more significantly the fact that he didn't resign. >> reporter: well, i think the key here, kim, it's clearly a holding statement, trying to resash sure the population that still supports the government that something that is being done. but he said he was going to be consulting with elders and other leaders, both inside and outside of the country. and i think the way to interpret that is that he's canvassing

opinion on two things. one is whether or not he should personally step down. and second, i think in all probability, whether or not they believe the time has come and whether or not it's even possible in their view, this is the view of the government, to do some kind of a power-sharing deal with the taliban before the final attacks begin on the capital city kabul. that would be ail protracted conflict, in all probability. but there have been some lessons here, too, kim from the behavior of other famous warlords like ishsmell khan. he appears to have done a deal with the taliban that guarantees his safety and perhaps the political position in the future. causing the whole afghan army call there to either change

sides or leave down weapons. if that's what they're likely to see in kabul, it could lead to a peaceful resolution but not one ultimately that people in the west would be comfortable with because it would give the taliban effectively the whiphand in afghanistan. i think that's probably what the afghan president is canvassing among this colleagues. kim. >> with the neighbors in afghanistan, what role are they playing especially the refugees trying to flee across the borders? >> reporter: well, there are a large number of refugees, pakistan has been host to some 4 million. it's a bit rich, or viewed as a bit rich, coming from the national security adviser that we heard just speaking about pakistan and speaking about the

international community's responsibility with regard to stability within its borders. of course, pakistan has been blamed and there's a lot of evidence to support this particularly by nato but also by the afghan government repeatedly for its long performance and the critics of pakistan will say this instability is a direct consequence of your malicious and maligned activitied over many decades. not just in terms of supporting the taliban. but also working with drug lords, warlords and trucking mafias, all of which has added to the long-term instability in afghanistan. pakistan would strategically counter that afghanistan's interest is to keep india out, the rivalry really defining particularly from the pakistani mentality their outlook on the whole world, kim. >> sam kiley, always appreciate

the excellent analysis. thanks so much. as the taliban swiftly gain ground, hundreds of thousands of afghans are desperately searching for safety. the united nations says northerly 4 so,000 afghans have been displaced. nearly a quarter of a million just since may. the u.s. secretary-general said humanitarian needs are growing by the hoyer. >> even a country that has tragically known generations of conflict, afghanistan is in the throes of yet another chaotic period, suffering for its people. afghanistan is spinning out of control. >> the u.n. says afghan women and children make up the vort of those displaced in recent months as the taliban advance. nonprofit organizations left grappling with how to help the women and girls left in the country. this woman is a board member for the women for afghan women, the

largest organization for women in afghanistan. she joins us from new york city. thank you so much. give us a sense on the ground for civilians in afghanistan right now? >> well, as you heard, the taliban are making rapid advances across afghanistan and have captured at least 15 cities. have effectively surrounded kabul. and it sounds like there's a question of whether a deal could be worked out in kabul. it has happened in a lot of other cities that have been taken in the past week. that's not to say there isn't heavy fighting in certain places. there certainly was in helmand and lashkar gah and fighting there is the possibility that kabul will either experience heavy fighting or that the leaders will work something out. and we know that war is unfair

to women and children because they're more vulnerable. and we know there have been hundreds of thousands of people displaced in the past couple months. but afghanistan has 3 million displaced people internally. and our organization has been working with these people, particularly in the northern provinces where we exist in the west, and a bit in the south. and, you know, just to tell you, the situation for civilians, it's a very scary time, obviously. there's so much change so rapidly. but we're being told that international ngos can function. that women can work. the taliban have told us this. they have had meeting in kundiz with folks that we know on the ground that can continue our operations and we hope, really are hopeful, that we can continue our work and that the

transition in some of these places will be smoother than expected. and for us, you know, we know while lots of people are trying to get out of the country which is very difficult right now that there are around 20 million women and girls left in afghanistan that we want to continue to serve within the islamic rules. and afghan culture. >> i mean, you say your hope is that the women and girls will be able to do these things, and that the gains won't be lost. but is there reason to believe the taliban in this case? i mean, we saw from our correspondence, clarissa ward, talking to girls, and they were no longer allowed to be going to school? >> so, i'm aware of reports, in certain areas. i'm also aware of reports of girls going to school. i think we're seeinging -- beca of this rapid advance, we're not

seeing policies being implemented formally. at least sometimes there's a gap between what's being said and what's happening on the ground. but there are areas where women are still able to work. and there's instability. i mean, there's a lot of kinetic activity still in a lot of places. so, we need to continue to press the taliban on this issue. the international community should absolutely make aid -- women the focus of aid and girls, education, the focus of the programs that we have. and, you know, what i really want to say, as we're withdrawn militarily, when i think of abandoning afghanistan, i don't think of the troops leaving, to be honest. i think of the aid going with it. and that is the biggest concern because there has been a drop in aid. half of the population is in need of emergency aid. so, we need to think about ways in which we can stay engaged with the afghan people. that we don't abandon them in their moment of need. is that we haven't spent 20

years building a country that is starving and desperate for a way afgha afghanistan, because the best way to void what the countries around the world wants is more refugees and to make the country safe for the 40 million people there. speaking of international response, you were among a group of signatories to protects lives and gains of women and girls. that seems unlikely at this point. so what else can the international community do to further what you were just saying, if it's unable to have any further military role going forward? >> well, we really believe that the use of diplomacy -- i mean, just watching the past -- the past week or so, these kinds of rapid gains are not just about military prowess. or just about the other side collapsing. there's also negotiation at work. there's also diplomacy at work in a lot of these places.

so, we see that the afghan -- you know, groups are able to negotiate their way out of this into a peaceful solution at the local level. we would hope that it happened at the national level, which is why i personally went to doha to meet taliban a few years ago, and we formed a group, encouraging peace efforts, including afghan women, afghan from 9/11, family members as well as common defense which is an american veterans organization. because we do believe in diplomacy. we realize mistakes have been made and opportunities for diplomacy have been wasted. so i think what the international community can do is to press for those kinds of solutions. and to use the aid. and the fact that we know the country needs aid. no one who runs that country is going to survive as a government if it doesn't get the aid to run the country. and governance. we need to encourage good

governance but we should not be positing this black and white picture that if certain people rule we're not going to help. because the afghan population is not at fault for what is. happening to them. i mean, the majority of people have nothing to do with the elites that are in power or the war. >> yeah, absolutely. there have been so many gains made in the last 20 years. let's hope they aren't all lost. thank you for all of your great work, masuda sultan, thank you. all right, coming up, new covid infections are spiking in australia's most populous state. after the break, a live report on how new south wales officials are dealing with the surge. stay with us. it's clinically proven, reduces inflammation and comes in original prescription strength. salonpas. it's good medicine. washed your hands a lot today? probably like 40 times. hands feel dry? like sandpaper. introducing new dove handwash, with 5 x moisturizer blend.

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storms, kim. we'll start with tropical depression fred which is barely a tropical depression. look at the satellite. it looks pathetic. it's pretty rag ed. but the hurricane center does expect to regain that tropical storm status, once we get to the weekend, the beginning of next week. eventually it makes landfall near pensacola to mobile, as a 50 to 60-mile-per-hour tropical storm. and it spreads heavy rainfall across the deep south including the tennessee valley and portions of the carolinas. notice how far west it is on the peninsula of florida. i expect the peninsula of flab to be spared the majority of fred. so, we also have grace, grace formed from tropical depression 7, with the 5:00 update from the national hurricane center. it's packing winds of 40 miles an hour. it's going to make landfall on

the winward islands. you can see the track takes it to the north, over cuba. and the south cone is a concern for grace, for that reason, we have to keep a close eye on it, kim. but do notice here, at this time, the hurricane center keeps it below hurricane status. and the peak of hurricane season is coming you around the corner, kim. >> absolutely. thanks so much, meteorologist tyler mauldin. appreciate it. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. international viewers, stay with us for "connecting africa." and for u.s. viewers, "new day" is just ahead.

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