reporter: it doesn't, but i think green zone is a misnomer.here's a residential area, there are markets, stores, people that live there, there are embassies and government officials that live there, but it's not as of that area is somehow extra barricaded, or somehow not open to the public. you know, i think green zone is just a term that people use, it's really not more fortified than anywhere else in the city. brent: the latest tonight from kabul. thank you. ebola rouge and activist has been found -- a belarus activist has been found dead a day after he was reported missing. vitaly shishov was today found hanged in one of the kyiv parks, not far from where he lived. the 26-year-old was the head of the kyiv-based belarusian house in ukraine, bdu, an organization that helps belarusians trying to flee persecution. reporter: vitaly shishov left belarus last year after protests. he helped follow belarusians find work and housing. although he had gotten now, some who knew him say he still lived in fear. -- gotten out, some who knew him say he stil

embassy is and several other embassies are there and a green zone, if you will. going towards the airport and certain other helicopters have just been circling to keep eyes on t the ground and force protection in place as this evacuation goes. right now it's fairly light. but an hour ago, two hours ago, maybe ten minutes from now therr were lots of helicopters circling at a rate one every minute ora so with helicopters going by. itg is the most air traffic i' seen in kabul in the last several years. >> final question, richard. it does not look like the fall ofik kabul and afghanistan once the capital city is gone. going to be as a result of a gun battle or a fight between taliban forces and anyone else. it a does seem like negotiation are under way right including right in kabul at the presidential palace. we don't know if it is confirmed the taliban leaders are there negotiating some kind of a plan. >> that has been confirmed by two afghan officials. there has been some confusion about exactly which taliban leaders are present and it has not been disputed that t

our national correspondent -- international correspondent is in the green zone.us more about what you know about what happened. >> you may still here, there is a constant rat a tat of gunfire here. you can hear it in the green zone, just streets away from this highly protected on clive right in the heart of kabul. -- enclave right in the heart of kabul. it's not over yet and it has been hours since we heard the first loud blast of that truck bomb carboc's loading outside of the defense minister's house. he and his family were not there at the time. followed a few hours later by the sound of suicide vest's floating. we know that the attackers also entered the home of the defense minister. mortars were also fired. special rses were rushed to the area. we could hear helicopters flying overhead. the government is now saying they have the situation under control, but you can hear that there certainly, it isn't completely under control. this is a very tense situation. the defense minister himself just put a video on social media [no audio] send a message that all was w

capital the 1st half near the defense ministers house and the busy market square around the 45 green zone. witnesses of also reported here and gunfire. there's been no word on any casualties, but the defense minister tweeted, do not worry. everything is fine. short, bennett has more from couples. we understand it. 3 attackers have been killed. 30 people have been evacuated and that special forces remain on the scene outside the defense ministers. whole nother started at around 8 pm. my colleagues were actually on the way to dinner, when about 300 meters ahead of them. this explosion went off. the cow was hit by a shockwave, they sparks, i saw a large plume of smoke and they managed to get out of the situation. the defense minister appears to have been the target of this. he wasn't harm at the time. neither was his family. as you said, he twisted afterwards saying, do not worry, everything is r k. more gunfire. don't worry, everything is tight, but he's only recently come into this job. but he was picked for it because he has a lot of experience on the battlefield. he's been fighting for m

of small gunfire, mortars were also fire just outside the green zone.as been a very complex attack tonight here in the heart of kabul. it started with what they call in military terms vv it started with what they call in military terms w b i d which is a vehicle borne improvised expense blum explosive device in other words a car barn. that was then followed up a car barn. that was then followed up with the attackers going into —— farm. he and the family were not home at the time. the attackers were still in the house, special forces were brought in and after that it seemed as though there was a lot of resources being put in this because we were hearing more tonight mortars being fired and suicide vest being exploded. i think you can hear now behind me the sound of explosions, there have been helicopters in the air as well. this is a very troubling attack at a time when kabul, much of afghanistan is on edge. as with the reporting provincial capitals are under a salt as are the cities in the west although afghan forces appear to push back the caliban ther

as they released, he plays over the green zone president, our trust donnie was recording what would be his final statement. he and his co team fleet, the country. shortly after it was, there is a clear need that the national director of security alongside the police and the gun army take responsibility for the security of all citizens. i have asked the difference minister and then to the minister to convey that message. anyone who disturbing the law and order of looting should be confronted with full force. the fool ghani list. cobble, the afghan government had been go shaking with the taliban for a political settlement. but its leverage had weakened with every loss on the battlefield. way in just 9 days, the telephone took control of every major city except cobble by sunday morning, its fight who surrounded the capital, holding districts inside cobble province. so it is a popular uprising and all the prob, probably his order with us. so they should understand the know the ground realities and the set in the to submit to the will of the people. there will be a mentor which will be acce

this is the green zone. this is a heavily fortified area. i'll cobble it's blast walls because it's around here that you have government offices and embassies. and so normally you would have lots of army with humvees mounting a very big and very heavy machine guns. they all seem to have disappeared. and instead, you have taliban on the streets, basically taking over those ga duties. ok, robust matthew talking. so we're continuing to assure years these live and exclusive pictures from inside the presidential palace. and there are forms being passed between the, between the fighters still trying to get a translation for you, but just to get a sense of what's happening. but we are, we are sorry to confirm to taliban our insights. the presidential palace in cobb, who guns on the desks, certainly pools embarrass, seems for a family for 2 and 9 men of some time today. it will certainly come as, as a great shock rolled to too many in afghanistan over the last few weeks. people have been reaction with surprise certainly to the speeds of the takeover

campbell 1st happened near the defense ministers house and a busy market square around the fortified green zone. witnesses also reported hearing gunfire. there's be no word on any casualties. but the defense minister tweeted, do not worry. everything is fine. and in the south of afghanistan, civilians have been ordered to leave laska go. as security forces fight back against the taliban. at least 200000 people live there. the u. n. this is at least 40 people were killed in 24 hours in some of the heaviest combat in the center of the city. the united nations humanitarian coordinator of ross got a son, is urging all parties to stop fighting to prevent mass severe civilian casualties. at this particular time, we call on everyone to seize the military. still it is in the urban settings, the seas far as the only option to prevent casualties among the civilians. the situation in lush cargo is very difficult. the population is trapped and probably does not have a means of escape from the city. an oil tanker thought to have been hijacked off the coast of the united arab emirates, was several other ship

you can hear in the green zone just streets away from this highly protected enclave right in the heartf kabul. you can see it's still happening, this attack is still going on. it's been hours since we heard the first loud blast of that truck bomb, the car bomb exploding outside the defence minister's house. he had his family were not there at the time that he and his family. that was later followed by the sound of suicide vests exploding. we know the attackers also entered the home of the defence minister, mortars were also fired. special forces were rushed to the area, we could hear helicopters flying overhead. the government is now saying that they have the situation under control, but you can keep hearing — this certainly isn't completely under control, this is still a very tense situation. the defence minister himself has just put out a video on social media condemning what he described as a terrorist attack, and trying to send a message that all was well, he was alive. but this is really jangled was well, he was alive. but this is reallyjangled nerves at a time when the caliban ha

it was also close to the cities heavily fortified green zone, which is home to government. buildings and embassies. gunfire followed the explosion as the new word on any casualties, but the defense minister tweeted, do not worry, everything is fine. what's going on to charlotte malice, in kabul, they just sound like quite large explosions, didn't they, charlotte? but just as your introducing the story, there was another loud explosion and there has been sporadic gunfire, machine gun fire for a number of hours. now we understand that 3 attackers has been killed. 30 people have been evacuated and that special forces remain on the scene outside the defense ministers. whole 'nother started around 8 pm. my colleagues were actually on the way to dinner when about 300 meters ahead of them. this explosion went off, the cow is hit by a shock way they will, sparks, they saw a large plume of smoke and they managed to get out of the situation. the defense minister appears to have been the target of this. he wasn't harm at the time. neither was his family, as you said, he twisted afterwards sayin

it was also close to the cities heavily fortified green zone, which is home to government. buildings and embassies. gunfire followed the explosion. the defense minister treated do not worry. everything is fine. the reports of 4 people have been killed and 20 wounded or talk african army commander has ordered residents to leave. the southern city of laska got ahead of a major offensive against the taliban. official say more parts of the city fell on tuesday with government forces launching as strikes. at least 40 civilians were killed in the city of 200000 people. charlotte bellis has more on the situation in chicago. lash ca got the capital of home in provence and in the cross hairs of the tele bomb. after fighting government forces for weeks on its outskirts, the armed group could be on the brink of taking its 1st city. since the u. s. began its military draw down the taliban, published videos of themselves in the center of flesh, cargo, and at the main market, asserting they had control of most of the city who the enemy is stuck in some places of the city, like their intelligence,

so they did do that, but there is no green zone per se. you had u.s.ines and 82nd airborne troopers who were about barbed wire almost eyeball to eyeball with afghan evacuees who they were trying to help and see if there were any americans in the crowd. look and see if the paperwork -- if they had the papers and then work side-by-side with state department counselor officers to get those people through the gate. they did so heroically. but they put their next on the line. they were in harm's way and what we saw happen a day, a suicide bomber going off, those american forces trying to get as many people out as quickly and as safely as possible, i mean, one of the reasons you saw the bottlenecks at the gates i'm told from u.s. officials is that they were very worried that somebody would try to sneak a bomb onto the tarmac. so while you could have women and children coming through, the taliban and isis-k, they know that their goal would've been to sneak a suicide bomber onto the tarmac. very difficult to decisions being made in real time by u.s. troops and

it's close to the cities heavily fortified green zone, where government buildings and embassies are located. as the new claim of responsibility, but the us says the attack bears the hallmarks of the taliban as fighting intensifies elsewhere between the taliban and the military. the un security council says it's deeply concerned about human rights abuses and escalating violence in a statement it condemned to deliberate attacks on afghan civilians and on a un compound in head of the province. last week, one member of africa and security forces was killed in the attack. it's also colon from progress towards the seas far as a political settlements. i said for my, for kansas james spaces and combo was more only attack and the international response to the escalating conflicts. we will happen to be in a car and happen to be quite close to the defense ministers house driving in the direction of the defenseless. this house about, well less than 300 meters away. when there was this very loud explosion that seemed to lift the front of the car very briefly and. and then we saw the sparks in the air an

the taliban claimed responsibility on wednesday as the diplomatic green zone was the scene of fresh blasts. courts this house riddled with bullets is where at least four heavily armed attackers launched their assault. the suicide bomber detonated to be hickle. this residence is still in shock. she showed us this video she took with her children during the attack. >> all of the flowers were destroyed. we could hear a lot of explosions and gunfire. i was very worried about my two children. there was too much dust in the rubble and debris. >> in the street next-door, this may lead us into the darkness. no one is even allowed to carry a knife. i don't understand how they could bring a car here and detonate it. the government is not in -- >> the attack last night lasted more than three hours. this has conquered lar squads but this attack in downtown kabul is showing the ability to strike the heart of the afghan capital. chattering defiantly. >> the population is trying to condemn the violence. the people hate these words, they have had enough. >> god is great they cry and cobble, patriotic chan

they are also securing the green zone's in kabul, all the embassies are but everybody is worried about the pace. it is not a matter of months, only a matter of weeks. they are tried to hurry up things as fast as they can. >> thank you so much. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the death toll from floods and landslides in northern turkey has risen to 38. rescue crews are searching collapsed buildings and homes for survivors. officials say 300 people may be unaccounted for. roads and bridges are down and dozens of places are unaccounted for. russia has declared a state of emergency for northeast siberia because of wildfires. there are currently 117 active fires. smoke has also engulfed a city. the area has had months of hot, dry weather. vote counting is underway in zambia following a close presidential election. the government continues to restrict access to the internet spite calls from the opposition to restore the service. troops have been sent to three regions that have seen outbreaks of violence. travelers from the u., israel, and

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the taliban is along the kabul's green zone and we approached them to ask their views.e women work in government. can go out to work? >> it's like this, you can see it for yourself. they can go to school, but according to showria, islamic clothing and dress according to shria law. >> they are awaiting guidance. the future for afghan women is far from secure. >> for more on the issue of what are going on with women. and you are a senior consultant at public affairs in toronto. you are an afghan woman. i'm not sure if you could see the pits that we were playing in that report but perhaps you could hear the deep despair in on of the women's voices. and she feels everything is gone and worthless and rage and anger. tell us how you see the situation for women in afghanistan now with the return of the taliban. >> what i heard fm the person you interviewed is what i have been hearing from my friends and relatives, all these girls right now they are i hiding. they are destroying any evidence that they work or went to school because they are afraid if taliban, that the will be f

this was the kabul green zone earlier. the former hub of military and diplomatic activity now a ghost town. but things have been very different at the airport. [ sound of gunfire ] gunfire ringing out earlier as these crowds raced to try to catch a flight out of kabul. too many people and not enough planes. it was a chaotic scene the night before too as you can see there. this is the tarmac, not outside the airport by the way. the u.s. says up to 6,000 u.s. troops have now secured the airport to help americans leave. >>> america's top diplomat defending the administration's decision to withdraw troops from afghanistan as kabul's fall sparks strong criticism. secretary of state antony blinken also rejecting any comparisons between the scenes unfolding in the afghan capital and those seen in saigon in 1975 at the end of the vietnam war. those two images there, though, visually at least, tell a different story. cnn's jake tapper asked blinken about that on sunday. >> reporter: president biden is intent on avoiding a saigon mo

gunman fired shots near the defense minister's home in the fortified green zone.iban's warning of more attacks on government leaders. united nations is urging all side protect civilians and says the intense fighting could trigger a new humanitarian crisis. more now from kabul. >> the taliban have claimed responsibility. it was carried out by the martyrdom grade, a dedicated unit under the arm of train suicide bombers. it deployed a car bomb outside his home and there were multiple gunman who tried to storm the residence. civilians were hurt and killed in this attack and in a statement that followed from the taliban, they say this is the beginning of retaliatory operations against key figures and leaders of the kabul administration so significant escalation for them and concerning for a residence in kabul that perhaps the -- residents in kabul that perhaps the taliban will do more like this, putting them in jeopardy. further south, there really is the epicenter of fighting between the afghan army and the taliban has been heavy for a number of days. today, locals sa

pictures taken inside a helicopter moving from the embassy, so out of the green zone to the airport,an embassy closer to kabul airport. and it's going to stay operational, they say, to help the evacuation of all french citizens so extraordinary pictures on the ground centred around the airport. i want to finish with one final message which kind of sums up in lots of ways many of the concerns of many international observers around the world. this is from a tweet we can show you from malala yousafzai saying... it isa it is a very big task for the international community. thank you for civina international community. thank you for giving us — international community. thank you for giving us a _ international community. thank you for giving us a rounded _ international community. thank you for giving us a rounded view. - for giving us a rounded view. i've also been talking to several experts about historical parallels, how to see this and look at the region and one of those was o'hanlon, senior are at the institution in washington and he's written so much in afghanistan, you may know osa

these pictures are from inside the diplomatic quarter, known as the green zone.s home to most foreign embassies, or at least it was. for years, it was one of the most closely guarded areas in the whole of the country. it is now under the control of the taliban. and for all the assurances the taliban have been offering in the last 48 hours, many are not convinced. this woman is in kabul and we are not naming her for security reasons. >> people are afraid and things are bad. everyone in the world failed us, diplomatic missions and here in afghanistan are escaping, diplomatic means that they tried to negotiate and as a womanat least i am seeing women removed already from the scene. a political grp in pakistan, another one in ohio and you don't see a single woman. it is bad. there is a vacuum of power because taliban has not been on so many government yet and this uncertainty is panicking everyone, especially women, and all the stories coming that they are searching houses. this is terrifying and the world should know, especially those in negotiations and they announ

the 1st happened near the defense ministers, house and a busy market square around the fortified green zone. witnesses of also reported hearing gunfire. the defense minister to to do not worry, everything is fine. but there are reports that 4 people have been killed and 20 wounded. and in the south of afghanistan, civilians have, in order to leave laska gall, a security forces fight back against the taliban. at least 200000 people live there . the u. n says that these 40 people were killed in 24 hours in some of the heaviest combat in the center of the city. the estate department has warned that the conflict may develop into a civil war if the taliban continues to use force. we are going to be looking to their actions. they have said that they see the utility of a negotiate solution. they are engaged in doha. but the simple point remains that if they attempt and seek to do otherwise, if they seek to contravene what they have said, then they will be in and out. prior. they won't have the support of their people. they won't have the support of the international community. and the concern on t

that is outside the so-called green zone in kabul itself. germany has dispatched military heicopters to get people out. we don't know how many are involved. we're hearing reports that an elite team of french officers have entered the capitol green zone to do the same. we have not mimicked that type of activity. that's a big question to kickoff with kick lippold that joins us right now, the former u.s.s. cole commander. good seeing you. what do you make of these european countries are doing to get their people out and what we are doing. >> well, neil, thanks for having me on. i think what it shows off the bat is that the military for the mission that they have been giving is doing a phenomenal job. what you have a degree of comfort by the generals in washington along with the senior civilian issues like secretary austin and the president of the united states who are risk averse. the fact that we're pinned down and negotiating surrender with the airport perimeter when other countries have said we can't rely on the united states to safely evacu

heavily fortified green zone. home to government buildings and embassies.efense minister tweeted do not worry, everything is fine. there were reports that four people have been killed and 20 wounded. a top afghan army commander has ordered residents to leave the city of astor god. at of a major defense against the taliban. more parts of the city fell on tuesday with government forces launching airstrikes. at least 40 civilians were killed in a city of 200,000 people. charlotte bennett has more on the situation. >> in the crosshairs of the taliban. after fighting government forces for weeks on its outskirts, the armed group could be on the brink of taking its first city since the u.s. began its military drawdown. the taliban publish videos of themselves in the center, at the main market, asserting they had control of most of the city. >> the enemy is stuck in some places of the city like intelligence officers compound. the taliban's at every corner of the city. >> now, the afghan military is trying a new strategy. after four days of fighting with elite spect

green zone, which is home to government, buildings and embassies. gunfire followed the explosion. no group has claimed responsibility. showing ambrose a suicide attack by wild terrorist targeted my house by the grace of god. neither me nor my family members were hurt, but unfortunately a number of my body cars were wanted. i assure my beloved countryman that such a text cannot have any impact on my willingness to defend my countrymen. in my country. in southern afghanistan, civilians have been ordered to leave the city of laska after days of heavy combat between the military and taliban fighters around 200000 people live there. the u. n says at least 40 people have been killed in the past day. an oil tank is thought to have been hijacked off the coast of the united arab emirates, with several other ships signaling they are in trouble. britain's maritime agency says a potential hijack ease unfolding off a few gyro. it appears to involve a beach human tanka called the asphalt princess for other ships in the area reported they were not under command. us president joe biden has called

it was the defense minister's home, close to the green zone where most of the embassies and governmentldings are based. the defense minister and his family were not home at the time. four attackers moved into the compound and that led to a gun battle with afghan special forces last seen more than three hours. tonight, the skies are full of small on -- small arm fires and suicide vests. it is competing with the sound of afghans taking to rooftops across the city, to shout slogans, "god is great," to express support for the afghan security forces. it turned out to be a time where the head of the security forces, at least his home, came under attack. laura: you have reported from afghanistan for decades. how precarious does this moment seem to you as u.s. forces withdraw and afghan troops are left to battle the taliban by themselves? reporter: it is a very fragile, a very dark and dangerous moment. this city is on edge. cities and villages across afghanistan are on edge. the taliban have been overrunning districts in the past several weeks. in the last week, they have begun their assault

they were actually airlifted to the green zone. i was in contact on the radio.y guys were asking me to hold tight. how are they doing? they told me all the way back, they got them. they're stable. it looks like they're going to make it. we're pretty dog-gone -- we're coming right through an area where if we had known different, then the actions of the locals might have been interpreted a little bit different. >> uh-huh. >> so we get back, and they said no, they were dead, but i wasn't going to tell you all while you were all out there. i mean, that's reality. >> what kind of armormen does bradley have? >> bradley actually has aluminium armor. i can't tell you the specifications. i can tell you i was never in a bradley in a combat zone. i was in a humvee. in afghanistan, we had the heavy vehicles. i can't remember their nomenclature right now, but they were improved for defeating ieds and such, thicker armor, higher up off the road. >> successful? >> yeah. the difference in afghanistan is the terrain. pretty easy to roll them over too and roll them down a hill an

. >> a looking at pictures, with helicopter evacuations from the green zoneli to the airport, th are looking to get this place cleared out faster than it would probably take those extra troops to get in there. >>> let's reset. it is sunday, august 15th.h. i'm ali velshi. as you can see, we are following breaking news out of afghanistan where the taliban is on the brink of taking over the entire country. the group is closing in on the capital city of kabul. thisf map just in the last six hours is out of date. the dark orange areas are areas now controlled by taliban.ll they are closing in on the last major city they do not control, that is kabul. after capturing a series of cities all over the country amid the u.s. withdrawal of troops. let's look live at kabul right now. minutes ago we saw smoke in the air. but there are a series of helicopters movinge between th green zonemo that houses embasso and the airplane. those areas and the road between them are still under american control. and there is american air spoerpt, whichri you will see i terms of blackhawk helicopters. there are c

the 2nd was near the city's heavily fortified green zone, which is home to government. buildings and embassies. gunfire followed the explosion. no group has claimed responsibility. show me ambrose, a suicide attack. by while terrorist targeted my house, by the grace of god, neither me nor my family members were hurt. but unfortunately, a number of my body cars were wanted. i assure my beloved countrymen that such a text cannot has any impact on my willingness to defend my countrymen and my country. in southern afghanistan, civilians have been ordered to leave the city of laska after days of heavy combat between the military and taliban fight is around 200000 people live there. the un says at least 40 people have been killed in the past. dang! charlotte ballad. susan, cobble with more on tuesday, explosions, as well as fighting in the south. this started at 8 pm and my colleagues were actually on their way to a dinner at the time when an explosion went off about 300 meters in front of them. there was a shock wave. the car moved, there was sparks in the air and also a large plume of sm

shattered the windows of his family's business located in the former diplomatic corridor known as the green zone. >> i i i i i i i would not believe what has happened to them. >> he landed in afghanistan in early july to assist as his father recovered from my surgery, briefly taking over the business. >> my family and i wor u.s. military on the grounds. >> with his return flight scheduled for the 18th, he was there for the taliban takeover. in complete shock after witnessing the widespread fear firsthand. >> women are running, men are running, old men, the child screaming in the street. everybody said, they are coming. i asked a lady, i said, what is happening? the taliban is coming. >> having survived 2008 and coming to america seeking political alliance -- asylum, he is looking for a way out. he got out, sitting shoulder to shoulder with what he estimates were 600 others. upon his return home to the bay area, he has got no sleep. >> i need help to get out my entire family. as a u.s. citizen, i want to try to get my father out. if anything has happened. >> because his family did contract work f

the 1st happened near the defense ministers house and a busy market square around the fortified green zone. witnesses of also reported here in gunfire. these 4 people have been killed and 20 wounded. and in the south africa, some civilians have been ordered to leave. laska gall security forces fight back against the taliban at he's 200000 people live there. the u. n says at least 40 people were killed in 24 hours. at this particular time, we call on every one to seize the military facilities when they were been settings. the seas far as the only option to prevent casualties among the civilians . the situation in lush cargo is very difficult. the population is trapped and probably does not have a means of skipping from the city. an oil tanker sought to have been hijacked off the coast of the united arab emirates with several other ship signaling. they're in trouble. britton's march on agency says a potential hardrock is unfolding of projects for a pinch of over pitch. human tanka called the asphalt princess for other ships in the area, reported that they were not on the command as suggestin

the 2nd was near the city's heavily fortified green zone, which is home to government. buildings and embassies. gunfire followed the explosion. no group has claimed responsibility. show me ambrose, a suicide attack.

war is ending as it started, with the taliban in charge, strolling through kabul's once fortified green zone, home to the now shuttered u.s. embassy, taking selfies and seizing the national tv station. like before, they pledged to punish looters and thieves according to sharia law. this video posted online appears to show just that. this time, they're promising to allow girls to go to school and women to work. the taliban said they will respect women's rights, so you don't believe them? >> i don't. >> reporter: pashtana durrani was helping educate girls in kandahar, until the taliban seized the southern city last week, sending her into hiding. what do you think would happen the you if the taliban find you now? >> i don't know. >> reporter: they could do something to you. >> they find me, they make me suffer, one day, two day, three day, i'm going to die -- >> reporter: a girl lost her leg in a taliban attack on her village. when we asked what frightened her most, she told us not being allowed to go back to school to become a doctor. women and girls aren't the only ones at risk.women and girl

vulnerable. gunman detonated a car bomb, and 5 shots near the defense ministers home in the 45 green zone, the taliban. his warning of more attacks on government leaders. the united nations is urging all sides to protect civilians and says the intense fighting could trigger a new humanitarian crisis. charlotte bellis is more now from couple. the taliban have claimed responsibility for this attack outside the defense ministers home in cowboy. it says that it was carried out by its martyrdom brigade, which is a dedicated unit under the telephone military of training suicide bombers. it says that it deployed a car outside his home. and in multiple gunmen who tried to storm the residence, civilians were hurt and killed. in this attack and in the statement that followed from the taliban, they said this is the beginning of re tellers, hoary operations against key figures and leaders of the carbo administration. so significant escalation for them, and concerning for residence in calvin's, that perhaps the telephone may start to do more bombings like this. and it may put their security in jeopard

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the taliban have also been seen strolling along the green zone.ould vowed to keep fighting fled yesterday. he said he wanted to avoid more bloodshed, but some afghans say that he is a coward. this is footage from aljazeera saying that these are taliban commandos inside the presidential palace. the form of the new regime will be made clear soon was a statement that was released by the taliban recently. we have spoken to afghans who say they are now in hiding. one who used to work for the former afghan government he said last night taliban fighters came knocking on his door looking for him. he called us terrified, begging for help. i have been speaking to a woman in kabul who we are not identifying for security reasons. she explained how people are coping. i think everyone is traumatised. it's chaos at the airport. everyone is trying to escape human no one knows what happens, everyone is afraid. those who could get to the airport, the families that are that aren't sure they can fly. others are trying to stay put. it is a big city. no one has been wa

the last of its diplomatic stuff, sending helicopters to fly them from the embassy in the cities green zone to the international airport. you diplomatic stuff of also been evacuated, safe and undisclosed locations are going to bring you much more on that and then use out that's coming up at 2100 gmc, i'll see then ah, hello, i'm sammy's a down. this is counting the cost on al jazeera. look at the world of business and economics this week, the multi $1000000000.00 european p fun. europe says it's the fine terrorism in africa and counter china and russia activists say, will provide arms and training to dictate when central bank finance government spending. all they still independent. tell you how much central banks night the debt they own and where to blame for the climate emergency stream weather events will continue to work and costing billions and displaced in 1000000 the your opinion as long used it's academic palaces spread influence around the world. efforts to create a european defense full of launch the been a failure. brussels has traditionally relied on nato for minute reaction, but

it's close to the cities heavily fortified green zone, where government buildings and embassies are.

this is from inside the helicopter, being taken out of the green zone, from the embassy to the airportational there, to help the evacuation of all french citizens there, and actually they're going to do that via the uae, and actually that's going to help quite a few countries with this evacuations we are going to see now in the coming hours. the situation with germany very similar, saying they are doing everything they can to enable germans and local afghan support staff to leave, just a core embassy staff remaining there. couple of quick comments from other countries. qatar calling for a peaceful transition of power. turkey saying their embassy will continue its operation. that's a kind of brief overview of the international reaction. i want to focus on the people of afghanistan, a tweet from malala yousafzai. she was shot by gunmen in pakistan. her words were quite powerful... a big job for the international community. and to that end, the un security council are due to meet on monday morning. time for a look at the weather. hello there. cloud features quite prominently in our foreca

green zone, which is home to government, buildings and embassies. gunfire followed the explosion. no group has claimed responsibility. sharma in rose a suicide attack by wild terrace. targeted my house by the grace of god. neither me nor my family members were hurt, but unfortunately, a number of my bodyguards were wanted. i assure my beloved countrymen that such a text cannot, has any impact on my willingness to defend my countrymen and my country. people have been ordered to get out of afghanistan's southern city of laska, as security forces fight back against the taliban government troops. to launch a big operation on the armed group in the capital of helmand problems, at least 200000 people live in charlotte balance has more now on the situation in laska nash got the capital at home in provence and in the cross years of the tele bomb after fighting government forces the weeks on its outskirts, the armed group could be on the brink of taking its 1st city since the us began its military draw down the telephone, published videos of themselves in the center of flesh, car, gar, and

it's close to the cities heavily fortified green zone, where government buildings and embassies on located in the claim of responsibility . but the us says, the attack bears the hallmarks of the taliban sharma in rose a suicide attack by wild terrace. targeted my house by the grace of god, neither me nor my family members were hurt, but unfortunately a number of my body guards were wanted. i assure my beloved countryman that such a tax cannot, has any impact on my willingness to defend my countrymen and my country offers as fighting intensifies elsewhere between the taliban and the military. the un security council says deeply concerned about human rights abuses and escalating violence in a statement. condemn delivered to tax on african civilians and only un compound inherits province. last week, one member of the african security forces were killed in the tank. it's also colon for progress towards sci fi and a political settlements, or it's of some, as again sir james base is in kabul with more on the attack and the international response to the escalation conflicts. we happened to be in