these are the 2 most important cities in the south kandahar in particular. being based in kandahar province is really almost like a fortress while much kind of province was being taken back by the taliban. the government has been committed to defending at all costs. kandahar had some of the better military units there was able to call and asked support in fact, including us as strikes as a way of trying to keep the taliban at bay. but it seems that overnight said that they breached the defenses of the city. the taliban has detained the veteran commander of a militia in western afghanistan is my call known as the lion of head out was taken . as taliban fighters seized, the city con is one of afghans. don's most prominent warlords battling soviet occupies in the 19 eighties and working alongside us forces to topple the taliban in 2122 people have been arrested algeria suspected of starting many of the countries, devastating wildfires. the government's been struggling to contain the fires and of appealed for international assistance. 3 days of national mourning

now these are the 2 most important cities in the south kandahar in particular. being based in kandahar province is really almost like a fortress while much of kandahar province was being taken back by the taliban. the government has been committed to defending at all costs. kandahar had some of the better military units there was able to call and asked support to in fact, including us as strikes as a way of trying to keep the taliban at bay. but it seems that overnight said that they breached the defenses of the city. we got increasing reports about fighting in the center of the city claims by the taliban that they taken the governor's resident's. the police had quoted indeed, backed up by video showing apparent to taliban fighters walking around the residence. we got confirmation that the governor and his officials had had left and also the menu, the military units that had pulled back into what is a very big military base at the side of kandahar. so, but if it's, if the remains to be lost by the government, if it cannot re take this, then that is a very big blo

fighting is raging around the three major cities of herat, lashkar gar and kandahar in the south andsince it was announced that almost all foreign troops would leave by september. thousands of people have fled their homes in southern turkey, where wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. at least six people have died, and hundreds have been injured. parts of the tourist city of bodrum have been evacuated. that's all for now. you can follow all the latest from the olympics, and the day's other stories, on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at six o'clock. bye for now. this is the you're watching the bbc news with lukwesa burak. what an olympics it's been for team gb in the swimming pool, with eight medals — a record for britain in a single games. lucy hockings has been speaking to former gb swimmerjazz carlin, who won two silvers in the pool at the rio olympics. oh, it's been absolutely fantastic and i can't say i've had too much sleep this week, as we've had to get up in the middle of the night. the finals have been starting in the uk at 2:30 in the morning, so

these are the 2 most important cities in the south kandahar in particular. being based in kandahar province is really almost like a fortress while much kind of a province was being taken back by the taliban. the government has been committed to defending at all costs kandahar. he has some of the better military units. there was able to call and asked support in fact, including us as strikes as a way of trying to keep the taliban at bay. but it seems that overnight said that they breached the defenses of the city of votes being counted in zambia, the presidential and parliamentary elections. president edgar longer seeking a controversial 3rd term and was thought to be an extremely tied race. the number of people killed in floods in northern turkey has risen to 27. lexi provinces were hit hard by heavy rain this week homes were destroyed and vehicles was swept away. torrential rain in japan has triggered a mudslide that engulf 2 houses in the city of wounds in nagasaki. prefecture for people was swept away, one was found dead, and 2 others still missing those,

south and west. they've entered parts of herat, lashkar gah, and kandahar — afghanistan's second biggest city.ght, particularly in lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province, both afghan and american air strikes being used against the taliban positions inside the city. you will remember yesterday the taliban advanced at one point to around, we're told, 300 metres from the governor's compound right in the centre of lashkar gah, before being pushed back. special forces were flown in, the government says dozens of taliban fighters have been killed. but fighting has been continuing this morning and clashes have also been taking place in recent days elsewhere in the country too, notably around the cities of herat in the west and kandahar in the south. kandahar airport, three rockets were launched, hitting the runway last night, leading to the closure of the airport today. when it comes to herat, the government say extra reinforcements have now arrived in the city. taliban forces are not inside herat, but they were fighting on the outskirts and clashes continue there. but those reinforcements are

elsewhere in the country too, notably around the cities of herat in the west and kandahar in the south. kandaharit comes to herat, well, the government say extra reinforcements have now arrived in the city. taliban forces are not inside herat, but they were fighting on the outskirts and clashes are continuing there, but those reinforcements are making government forces sound a bit more optimistic there. i think the most concerning place remains lashkar gah at the moment. companies still running with reduced staff because of the pandemic, will have to pay 20% of workers' wages from today — as the government's furlough scheme continues to wind down. it'll stop completely at the end of september. our business correspondent, katy austin, reports. it's been credited with preventing unemployment rising sharply. now, we're in the final two months of thejob retention scheme. the economy has been reopening, but nearly two million people were still furloughed at the end ofjune. receptionist ruby, who is 65... hi, ruby. hiya. ..has been on full or part—time furlough since march last year. she's grateful fo

elsewhere in the country, notably around the cities of herat in the west and kandahar in the south, kandaharo the closure of the airport today. when it comes to herat, the government say extra reinforcements have now arrived in the city. taliban forces are not inside herat but they were fighting on the outskirts and clashes continue there. but there reinforcements are making government forces sound a bit more optimistic. i think the most concerning place remains lashkar gah at the moment. and i presume as the fighting continues, people continue to flee. tens of thousands of ordinary afghans have had to flee their homes in recent weeks, caught in the middle of this awful fighting. we heard new statistics out from the afghanistan independent human rights commission about civilian casualties, more than 1006 and two people killed injust the casualties, more than 1006 and two people killed in just the first six months of this year alone. the international military mission here family comes to an end by september and many fear with the taliban looking emboldened and peace talks not making any real

elsewhere in the country too, notably around the cities of herat in the west and kandahar in the south. kandaharsay extra reinforcements have now arrived in the city. taliban forces are not inside herat, but they were fighting on the outskirts and clashes are continuing there, but those reinforcements are making government forces sound a bit more optimistic there. i think the most concerning place remains lashkar gah at the moment. from today, developers will have more freedom to convert empty shops into housing without the need for planning permission. permitted development rights are being expanded for a range of vacant commercial buildings on high streets in england. the government says the move should help ease the housing crisis and breathe new life into town centres trying to recover from the pandemic. our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports. empty shops blighting our town centres. croydon south of london has its share of them. now it's going to be easier to turn units like these into housing on england's high streets. it's notjust shops — all sorts of vacant commercial buildings

elsewhere in the country too, notably around the cities of herat in the west and kandahar in the south. kandahary last night. that's led to the closure of the airport today. when it comes to herat, well, the government say extra reinforcements have now arrived in the city. taliban forces are not inside herat, but they were fighting on the outskirts and clashes are continuing there, but those reinforcements are making government forces sound a bit more optimistic there. i think the most concerning place remains lashkar gah at the moment. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has formally apologised for police raids which disproportionately targeted pacific communities in the 1970s. hundreds of people attended a special ceremony at the town hall in the city of auckland to hear this significant statement. the so—called dawn raids were carried out to find, convict and deport people from the pacific islands, suspected of overstaying their visas, but never those from the uk or the us or south africa. let's hearfrom ms adern. today, i stand on behalf of the new zealand government to issue a for

these are the 2 most important cities in the south kandahar in particular. being based in kandahar province is really almost like a fortress while much kind of a province was being taken back by the taliban. the government has been committed to defending at all costs can hardly had some of the better military units. there was able to call and asked support in fact, including us as strikes as a way of trying to keep the taliban at bay. but it seems that overnight said that they breached the defenses of the city. samsung's vice chairman has been released from prison in south korea after being granted parole. j wiley was 72 and a half years sentence for bribery could say his release reflects a culture of leniency or corporate bosses. south korea, as prime minister is pleading with the public to minimize travel and avoid meeting in groups as covey. 19 infections serge countries reported around 2000 new cases for 3 days in a row. torrential rain in japan has triggered a mudslide that engulf 2 houses in the city of one's in, in nagasaki, prefecture, 4 people were

elsewhere in the country too, notably around the cities of herat in the west and kandahar in the south. kandaharde herat, but they were fighting on the outskirts and clashes are continuing there, but those reinforcements are making government forces sound a bit more optimistic there. i think the most concerning place remains lashkar gah at the moment. large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the lagoon. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water — and cause erosion. mark lowen reports. it's been venice's david versus goliath. for years, protests by locals in their small boats against the mammoth cruise liners clogging its waterways. critics say they pollute, damage venice's ecosystem and erode foundations with their large waves. finally, victory. from today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned

harat, in the far west of the city and in the south kandahar and lashgarr, all three to be consideredports and local reports that in the city of lashgarr, a tv station may have had the taliban entering into it today. they've been pressuring that sit for a number of years but never got as far in as this. and i should caveat these things could change quickly and communications with that part of the world is very difficult. but remember when joe biden did say that they were leaving, they said they would protect themselves and allies on the way out when left the door open to the air strikes, and they admitted they are back in the air over afghanistan hitting targets. they're not specific about which ones but the idea that the u.s. is still continually hitting the taliban when they get to close to urban centers is of extraordinary influence on the battlefield. that is how it is been for a number of years and with heavy a power pushing them back when they get too close. so are they able to sustain this kind of momentum in the air to keep the taliban back or are we seeing too little, to late

the center for european policy analysis with director of operations for the regional command south in kandahar from 20092010 joins is via skype from both it in south california. i would really be interested to know your thoughts when you look at those images of, of taliban fighters now occupying the, the, the presidential palace. and just after the president himself, i shall honie his has slept the country of mary. thank you. of course it's, it's frustrating and sad and disheartening to see those images but important that the administration and our coalition partners are focused on the near term of averting and humanitarian disaster to, to get out. not only our own people, but also all the atkins who have worked with this over the years. and to using every means possible to make sure that the taliban do not begin to execute people or create a massive flow of refugees, which will have a destabilizing effect on europe. it's too late for that. oh, isn't it for many people in afghanistan? what we're seeing right now is a tragedy for them. they feel completely abandoned by the western allies. it's

sort of later, 2006, 2007, 2008, the taliban came back, foreign forces went in, there in the south near kandahareir operation there and went in to clear the area, and you saw on the ground, how hard it was even for a major western military, they had satellite photographs, daily planning, moving forward inch by inch, even that took weeks to dislodge the taliban. they left and they came back, snuck back into districts, targeted with explosives, suicide bombers, killed local officials working with the government. we are seeing a similarthing again. it's very difficult, even with all of that military backing, for a central government to control power. but at the same time you have a patchwork, and western militaries used to look at the very tribal look affiliations, that makes it difficult, the taliban is not one thing, it's a local affiliation, money plays a part, power plays a part, so for them to mount a coordinated response is also a difficult thing. i think what we are likely to see is this grinding on and we see these assassinations, the government spokesperson today, we have had a high profil

kandahar in the south, herat to the west and gaza.isa is approved. >> we lost our hopes, you know. >> reporter: for the thousands of afghan families who can't leave, they're seeking refuge in kabul, some saying the taliban is terrorizing villages they capture, targeting government and women. the taliban violence is escalating incluing executions of surrendered afghan troops. in kabul today, one of the last big cities, girls rode bikes, women shopped and ran their businesses like this yoga studio, all unthinkable under the taliban, but now the reality is fear. this 19-year-old ran this. her daughter is the same age now. >> would you leave the country? >> i don't know. [ indiscernible ] >> thank you so much for being here. the pentagon is calling as we heard for the deployment of those 3,000 troops temporatempo but will it really be temporarily? can they actually stay on the ground a short time considering what's happening? >> yes. i mean, that's -- it's not just they're calling it temporary, but they're making sure to call it tailored

and then of course that's the continuing violence in the south in helmand and kandahar the strongholds of the taliban in the city of laska, which is heavily contested. there has been a massive car bomb. this was a humvee packed with explosives that was trying to get to the main police headquarters. it was intercepted, was detonated, causing a number of casualties. meanwhile, a neighboring kandahar city that city has been under attack from all 4 sides, so that fighting in the north and the fighting and advances made in the south. it really puts a psychological pressure on the center here in cobble syracusa on the italian island officially has recorded europe's hottest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees. heat wave is fueling fires in the south of italy, homes, animals, and crops in fish needs met. neal mountain have been destroyed by wildfires in recent days. there are also fears of blazes igniting in spain and portugal where temperatures could reach the low fourties. a death tow from 5 ravaging algeria, mountains and villages is climb to $65.00. out here in red prison says a 1000 people h

and rockets have struck kandahar airport in the south, or flights in and out of the city are cancelled. james bayes has more from capital it's fair to say it's a very serious situation for the afghan government. they have got the taliban now within the city limits. in the 2nd city of africa, son kandahar in the 3rd city of afghanistan, herat. and if that wasn't serious enough, in helmand in the provincial capital helmet, laska, the taliban are now right in the heart of the city about a kilometer away from the governors compound. and i think the situation is most serious in alaska because the taliban there have taken hold of houses that are there in the center of the city, making it very hard, i think for the african military, the african military of sent in special forces. they've now got the enviable task called urban warfare, which is always very, very difficult to try and dislodge the taliban. the, we know that the african forces and the us forces have been carrying out as strikes in alaska. but clearly to get the taliban out of these houses in the center of the city, they're going

the taliban was strongest in the south. kandahar was actually their capital.an was always strong in rural areas but these are all capitals they got. there's few they don't have right now. mazar-i sahrif. they have taliban right around them. now, what the u.s. has done is it sent 2,500, 3,000 marines back to kabul to control the embassy and the road from the embassy to the airport and the airport. while those marines are there, the taliban are probably not going to go at them. but at some point, once americans and allies are evacuated, the taliban gives that -- or the americans leave, at that point given the advances the taliban have been making we can expect they may take over kabul. that's what everybody is expecting to happen. at some point, afghanistan does have a government and they do have a military, but they seem to be powerless to fight the taliban at the moment. >> and there's reporting saying that some people that the u.s. trained have been throwing down their weapons and fighting with the taliban and even then you wonder, is this political ideology

south. the in kandahar in helmand because to me is a province that is much closer to cobble. so there is a psychological value for the taliban to say that, look, we are able now to threaten the whole count, cobble area. just how much threat though, in any conflict way you have claim and counter claim is often difficult to ascertain as i be giving an example of that, the taliban is making much of an attack on background overnight. that's the ad base that was a home to nato and us forces. it's only about 40 kilometers from cobble. the taliban said it was multiple rocket launch that that caused a heavy casualties. we spoke to the african military commander there who says it was one rocket that fell short in the field. 100 jump june has the latest on the emergency talks taking place. meanwhile, here in doha, the fact that these talks are happening. all right, now it's such a critical juncture, really goes to show how much impetus there is from the international community to try to come up with some kind of joint solution to a very rapidly deteriorating situation in afghanistan. o

and rockets have struck kandahar airport in the south or flights in and out of the city a cancelled. james phase has the latest from cobble it's fair to say it's a very serious situation for the afghan government. they have got the taliban now within the city limits in the 2nd city of africa, song kandahar in the 3rd city of afghanistan, herat. and if that wasn't serious enough in helmand in the provincial capital, a helmet, laska gar. the towel about an hour right in the heart of the city about a kilometer away from the governor's compound. and i think the situation is most serious in alaska because the tell about the have taken hold of houses that, that in the center of the city making it very hard. i think for the african military, me miles rulings into hers announced the formation of a can take a government. it's lee them and ally will become the prime minister. and as promised, multiparty election, 6 months after seizing power in a coup with ally says the vote will take place by late 2023 turkeys president as promising assistance to coastal regions scorched by nearly 100 wildfir

open more from robert bride and cobble given events down in the south of the country and the storming by taliban fighters. right into kandahar itself. this kind of higher is afghanistan is 2nd city. it has, it is right down in the heartland of the taliban country in the south of the country in kandahar province and its neighboring province of helman. because of that, this is basically become a fortress. it's very important for the government to hold onto this even though much of the rest of the provinces gradually fallen away to the taliban. the vice chairman of samsung has been released from prison in south korea after been granted parole. j y lee was serving a 2 and a half years sentence for bribery. critic said, release just reflect the culture of leniency for corporate bosses. boats being counted in zambia as presidential and parliamentary elections. president edgar longer speaking a controversial 3rd term and what is thought to be an extremely tight race sedans. former president could soon be in the hands of the international criminal court. chief prosecutors and talks with sudanese officials to hand over those wanted f

south. the fall of laska gar kandahar would be the most significant gains for the group since the latest defensive began, more from robbing bride and cobble. this is the fast changing dynamic. it has been changing throughout the hours of darkness. thursday coming into friday and i've kind of stand is waking up this friday morning to i can completely change dynamic, especially down in the south of the country. local officials are being quoted by various wire agencies confirming the kandahar now is in control that the talent and all of these developments started happening late 1st day. here with reports of taliban fighters breaching the defenses of kandahar driving through to the center of the city. intense fighting their claims from the taliban, that the governor and his staff had had left the that compound. as a result of all this, the u. s. and u. k. a sending at least 3600 trips into campbell to help pull out empathy stuff and local interpreters, but washington and see if it's not a full evacuation and the empathy will remain open. at the headlines, samsung's vice chairman's been released from p

thea, the hydrogen will be we're at the monta square in the heart of kandahar south of afghanistan. as can see there was a march as people took to the streets, carrying taliban bennett. they are celebrating the withdrawal of all foreign forces after 20 years of occupation. the syllabus tore mood is sweeping the city and beyond the body, but not above the did the taliban flags are also waving on shops and residential houses as an expression of support to the movement of the 2 decades of occupation. the last american soldier left the country last night with the grounds of changing slogan as afforded the current leader of the telephone movement. also praying for the late leader who passed away years ago, but they are also changing slogan, celebrating their freedom, the freedom they have been longing for and believed to have restored with withdrawal of the last foreign soldier after 20 years of occupation. springing now, some of the jade he's been given rare access to the east and afghan city of july. the bad so summer as i'm sure you know, july about a very significant city inside afgh

we are at the monta square in the heart of kandahar south of afghanistan. as can see there was a march as people took to the streets, carrying taliban bennett. they are celebrating the withdrawal of all foreign forces after 20 years of occupation. the silver tory mood is sweeping the city and beyond the body, but not about the taliban flags also waving on shops and residential houses as an expression of support to the movement of the 2 decades of occupation. the last american soldier left the country last night with the grounds of chanting slogan, this afforded the current leader of the telephone movement also praying for the late leader who passed away years ago. but they are also changing slogan, celebrating their freedom, the freedom they have been longing for, and believed to have restored with a bedroll of the last foreign soldier. after 20 years of occupation and his anxiety and atkinson about what the future holds, talbot says the government will be announced in the coming days. that here it is a story the day we proud to have reached this day. we co

the other there is all that we know that there was a lot of fighting in the south the in kandahar in helmand, but currently is a problem that is much closer to cobble. so there is a psychological value for the taliban to say that, look, we are able now to threaten the whole count, cobble area. just how much threat, though, in any conflict, what you have claim and counter claim is often difficult to ascertain is i'd be giving an example of that. the taliban is making much of an attack on background overnight. that's the base that was the home to nato and us forces. it's only about 40 kilometers from cobble. the taliban said it was multiple rocket launch that that caused a heavy casualties. we spoke to the africa military commander that who says it was one rocket that fell short in a field and rob at the same time. what does this mean for government forces as is you mentioned that a ton of on get closer to cobble the government is hoping that it is reaching a point where the taliban will face. now, stiff resistance they've, you know, a lot of that gains have been very significant, but

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and he was from the south, from kandahar. they were denied access to the university, and they were really angry and said you shouldn't do that, that's against islam. i followed up on the question and asked about their own sisters and wives and they were like this is of course they can get an education, of course they can work. so a clear example of how you have different segments of taliban actually disagreeing about some things. >> according to letters obtained by cnn the taliban sentenced an afghan's brother who served an interpreter to american troops. the letters contradict assurances the taliban spokesman has been making at press conferences saying nobody would be harmed in afghanistan, and there's a huge difference between us now and 20 years ago. do you think reprisal killings are going to become common? >> nobody knows. they're rumors. but first of all the leadership they've clearly said there's a general amnesty and nobody from the taliban should kill anybody who worked for the government or foreign forces. but the t

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they're all from the south in kandahar.ing in the right direction going forward. >> thank you for that wealth of information as we try to understand how is responsible and the path forward there in afghanistan. we've been reaching out to some of the guests that we've had over the last couple of days who have translators, friends and family members in afghanistan, they've been trying to get out through that airport. you might remember lance corporal jimmy hurley who was on with us and his effort to get haji, a translator and his family out. we reached out to him and asked what about his whereabouts. the response we got, how is haji? not great. he was very close to the explosion this morning. his family is back in hiding in a safe room. we are exploring other routes out of the country. there are so many of these stories. this is just one. >> even the communications we were trying to have with some of the women in hiding is very spotty. obviously this complicated it. again, these are just our individual contacts. the effort th

done or should he be medina at the hobbs and will be up at the monterey square in the heart of kandahar south of at chemist in as you can see, there was a march as people took history carrying taliban bennett being they are celebrating the rule of all foreign forces after 20 years of occupation, which was the syllabus to remove to sweeping the city and beyond a bill by the, by the asthma, how did the taliban flags also waving on shops and residential houses as an expression of support to the 2 decades of occupation. the last american soldier left the country last night with the changing slogan or the current leader of the television movement. also praying for the late leader passed away years ago, but they are also changing slogan, celebrating their freedom. freedom. they have been longing and believe to have restored with withdrawal of the last foreign soldier after 20 years of occupation in didn't governments held a rare official meeting with taliban officials in the cathartic capital. doha discussions focused on india, national security and mutual travel for citizens of both countries. the

kandahar is i've kind of dance 2nd city. it has. it is right down in the hot land of taliban country in the south of the country in kandahar providence and its neighboring province of helmand. because of that, this is basically become a fortress. it's very important for the government to hold onto this even though much of the rest of the provinces gradually fallen away to the taliban. you have a headlines. samsung's vice chairman's been released from prison in south career up to been granted parole. j wiley was serving a 2 and a half year sentence for primary critic saves relief, reflect the culture of lenient c. for corporate bosses and zambia, they're counting the votes in both presidential and parliamentary elections. president edgarland who is seeking a controversial 3rd term and what is thought to be an extremely tight race sedans. former president could soon be in the hands of the international criminal court. its chief prosecutor is in talks with sudanese officials to hand over those wanted for atrocities and for in the early 2 thousands an influential newspaper in nicaragua has suspended circulation of the customs. officials

political leader, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is reported to have flown in from qatar to the south—eastern city of kandaharnear the border with pakistan. on the ground the taliban gave a public declaration of a nationwide amnesty with a call for government workers to return to their jobs without fear. in other news, rescue work following the deadly earthquake which struck haiti on saturday has been hampered by heavy rains brought by tropical storm grace. more than 1,900 people are now known to have died in the seven point 2—magnitude quake. in the last few minutes, there's been more breaking news on afghanistan from the government here — the prime minister, borisjohnson, has spoken to the us president, joe biden, about the situation in afghanistan. also, the uk government hasjust announced further details of a bespoke resettlement scheme for afghan refugees. our political correspondent nick eardley joins me — first of all. so what details do we know about the promised new resettlement scheme for afghan refugees? that was promised by dominic raab, wasn't a? . r' that was promised by dominic raab, wasn't a?

kandahar and laska go yeah, this is a real big blow for the government. something of a shock. i mean both of these city is very important for the government in the south. both has been under considerable attack, considerable pressure in recent days. in fact, the fighting at the entered laska for a number of days. but kandahar the city itself is pretty much considered a fortress to come under attack from all 4 sides in recent weeks and days had managed to defend itself. and then very quickly, overnight we heard about it simply being over run about fighting very quickly, reaching the center of the city, the fall of the governor's compound, the full of the police headquarters. and then the withdrawal of military viewed it to a very large military base at the side of canda. ha, we understand that the military are also in charge still in control of the airport, although there are no flights and it remains to be seen what the military will do. now, there is still a very considerable government military resources down there. whether that will be some sort of a counter attack to try to retake the city. but for the moment this is a real big shock overnight. we a

there's also been fierce fighting the cities of hair out in the west as well as laska and kandahar in the south. a funeral has been held for della con, menopause, the government top media officer who was assassinated by the taliban on friday. and couple african president, a shotgun. he says our con medical killers will be punished for that. but the enemies of a gun it's done can not arise the history of his gun a stone, and they can not take out on his away from us. and clearly my promises that we will find the killers and god willing, we will punish them. every one should know that we are standing in our place like a mountain. their waists will be broken because they have no message other than evil. they fill coffins with young people and send them like savages. this is not humanity. we stand for the humanity, life and dignity of afghanistan, and this is allison yet off of greece's 2nd largest island area has been scorched by wildfires, which are edging closer to athens. thousands of people have now fled their homes, while others have been fighting to put out the flames. grace has been sufferi

south, further isolating the city. en iapid succession, the country's three largest cities were overrun. kandahar to the south, mazar-e-sharif to the north, and harat to the west. even the most dire intelligence predictions from washington warned that kabul could fall within one to three months. that was just one week ago. a senior u.s. source tells cbs news the taliban have captured the former u.s. air base in baghram. the consequences of leaving the afghanistan military to face the fight alone will resonate far beyond afghanistan itself. the taliban have made it clear from the beginning their aim was a full takeover of the country. while many predicted it was inevitable, few thought it could happen this quickly. what is harder to predict now: how the taliban intend to impose their rule over the citizens of afghanistan. nancy? ha dgata, thank you. na'll be right back with aon stay with us. imbruvica is the #1 prescribed oral therapy for cll, and it's proven to help people live longer. imbruvica is not chemotherapy. imbruvica can cause serious side effects, which may lead to death. bleeding probl

kandahar and the national capital. it means that taliban has taken 10 provincial capitals in just the past week including polychrome re and phase about in the north and far a city in the south while fighting to control kandahar and to other provincial cat volts, harris and lush. cargo continues and earlier a u. s. defense official told the reuters news agency, the taliban could sir on capital within a month, the afghan president has flown to the government last northern stronghold. i sure gun is trying to rally troops to defend the city of mazar e sharif. the biggest in northern afghanistan. we'll go live to bahama jump june, who's covering diplomatic talks here in the 1st? let's cross to rob mcbride, who will give us an update from cobbler robin. talk to us about guys and how significant it is. that's well, it's a blow to the government, certainly. and also a significant gain for the taliban. there's been fighting around the city of got the for some days now, but we've had confirmation that the governor and police were forced to flee the city, leaving the taliban in control. and we've seen the video being uploaded by the taliban showing at presumably taliban fighters givin

and then of course, that's the continuing violence in the south in helmand and kandahar the strongholds of the taliban in the city of laska guy which is heavily contested. there has been a massive car bomb. this was a humvee packed with explosives that was trying to get to the main police headquarters. it was intercepted, the was detonated, causing a number of casualties. meanwhile, in neighboring kandahar city, that city has been under attack from all 4 sides. so the fighting in the north and the fighting and advance is made in the south that really puts a psychological pressure on the center here in cobble. so how do these recent gains by the taliban look in a wider context of the war in afghanistan has come all santa maria with a look at the map and the numbers. the taliban advances in the past week have been quite extraordinary. the speed with which they have gone, but there is a much bigger picture here. we can't look at the last week or in the last month or so in isolation. so got some maps for you from the long war journal. it's an excellent resource for mapping. really the last

and then of course that's the continuing violence in the south in helmand and kandahar the strongholds of the taliban in the city of laska, which is heavily contested. there has been a massive car bomb. this was a humvee packed with explosives that was trying to get to the main police headquarters. it was intercepted, the was detonated, causing a number of casualties. b, while in neighboring kandahar city, that city has been under attack from all 4 sides. so the fighting in the north and the fighting and advances made in the south. it really puts a psychological pressure on the center here in cobble. and now mohammed jumped june with the latest on the emergency talks happening here in doug. the fact that these talks are happening at all right. now it's such a critical juncture really goes to show how much impetus there is from the international community to try to come up with some kind of joint solution to a very rapidly deteriorating situation in afghanistan. one of the things that some of the diplomats i spoke with yesterday are hopeful for is that perhaps if things are successful i

and then of course that's the continuing violence in the south in helmand and kandahar the strongholds of the taliban in the city of laska, which is heavily contested. there has been a massive car bomb. this was a humvee packed with explosives that was trying to get to the main police headquarters. it was intercepted, the was detonated, causing a number of casualties. meanwhile, a neighboring kandahar city that city has been under attack from all 4 sides, so that fighting in the north and the fighting and advances made in the south, it really puts a psychological pressure on the center here in cobble the state department spokesperson says the u s, and tends to forge an international consensus in the push for peace accord enough canister. on what admitting talks in dough hall have been painfully slow. the fact is that we will not hesitate if we think it will be in the interests of the people about canister. and if we think it is an appropriate recourse to you to use any and all tools at our disposal, the one the one tool we have taken off the table, of course is the, the reintroduction