amy: plus bestie speak to the health care activist ady barkan about fighting for medicare for all after als left him paralyzed and without use ady of his voice. ady's story is told in the new documentary "not going quietly" premiering this weekend. >> i was diagnosed with als. the knowledge i was dying was terrible but dealing with my insurance company was even worse. i wanted to spend everyoment i had left with rachel and carl but then congress came after our health care. i could not stay quiet any longer. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in afghanistan, the taliban has seized control of kandahar and herat, the country's second- and third-largest cities. taliban forces have also overrun lashkargah, the provincial capital of helmand province in the south. it's one of 17 provincial capitals now under taliban control. the taliban accelerated its sweeping offensive last week as the united states was pulling out its troops after nearly 20 years in afghanistan. on thursday, the biden administration anno