it's been taking place around kandahar city, where 20 people have been injured in the past. few hours. strikes have been reported in neighboring hillman province as well. relocating africa and translators . one of the many issues discuss at a meeting between us secretary state antony, blinking, and leaders in kuwait. lincoln spoke on a range of topics including iran. he says negotiations on the nuclear deal, congo and indefinitely. and it's up to tariff to return to compliance. the battles intensifying for a rebel controlled neighbourhood in southern syria. government forces of surrounded an area in debt are, which has been besieged for more than a month. it's home 240000. people have been cut off from food and medicine. hundreds of thousands of children are going to bed hungry in lebanon. this isn't a report from save the children, which found more and more parents are unable to pay for food and medicine. even worse for syrian refugees in lebanon, 9 out of 10 families are living in extreme poverty. covered 900 cases in the limpid games host city tokyo are continuing to search, report

this has been happening around kandahar city, where 20 people have been injured in the past few hours, as strikes have been reported in neighboring helmand province. relocating africa and translators was one of the issues discussed at a meeting between the us secretary state antony, blinking. and later than to wait, lincoln spoke on a range about the topics, including iran. he says negotiations on the nuclear deal can't go on indefinitely, and it is up to 10 ron, to return to compliance. the battles intensifying for a rebel controlled neighborhood in southern syria. government forces have surrounded an area in debt which has been besieged for more than a month. it is home to 40000 people have been cut off from food and medicine. a double will champion, has become the highest profile karone virus casualty a week into the tokyo olympics. us poll voltage, fem kendricks has been ruled out of the game, is positive, curved test also threatens to disrupt the prize track and field competition a day before it's due to start straightly, as team went into isolation off the, one of the pole balls

it's been taking place around kandahar city where 20 people have been injured in the past. 2 of air strikes have been reported since the neighboring helmand province to new jersey as president, his vowing to crack down on corruption. he's demanding the return of billions of dollars he says was stolen from the public and is offering a settlement side also dismissed the head of the national state television on wednesday at least 9 people have been killed as fighting intensive eyes in southern syria. government forces have surrounded a neighbourhood and which has been besieged for more than a month. hundreds of thousands of children are going to bed hungry in lebanon report by save the children's old. more and more parents are unable to pay for food and medicine. it's even was the syrian refugees, 9 out of 10 families and living in extreme poverty is well will be the world's 1st country to begin offering a 3rd shells of the coven, 19 vaccine. he's way the media says the find a boost shop will be for those over the age of 60 who got the 2nd dose more than 5 months ago. pakistan is about the int

on the outskirts of kandahar city, the 2nd city of afghanistan there we've had overnight fighting we told by medical sources, there were 17 civilians injured, including women and children, full members of africa. police killed the government saying they've killed 10 taliban in canada. ha, problems. if you go from ken dollars, city and canada, how province you go down to spin bolduc, which in the border one of the borders for a country is very bad news. talk about have taken and spent bolduc now is we believe fully operational with trucks coming in. and that money now is going to the taliban and not to the afghan government when you want to take it back to cobble and not meeting that we saw with president gaudy earlier on today. also speaking with the un representative, deborah lyons, she said in her speech that the board of points taken by the taliban actually amounted last year to a 3rd of all the revenue for the african government. now the african government gets a lot of money from the international community, but a 3rd of the african governments revenue raises itself

we understand at least some of them have been around the southern city of kandahar, a city that is bothically and symbolically important. there is increasing concern about the way the taliban are pressing in on it. these airstrikes are said to have targeted military equment and vehicles seized by the taliban from afghan forces. they were what was called over the horizon operations, involving aircraft not stationed in afghanistan, but flown in from elsewhere in the region for these strikes, flown out once again. these strikes will have been useful in holding back the taliban advance around the city, but there is concern what will happen at the end of august, the deadline for the withdrawal of all remaining international forces. the u.s. has been suggesting after august, any of these over the horizon airstrikes will no longer target the taliban, jt al qaeda and groups like is. kandahar is feeling pressure from the taliban. the group has seized around half of all territory in the country, though no major city as of yet. >> president xi jinping has paid a surprise visit to the politically s

other way out for us and there are no other jobs for us here in the border region. 2 hours away in kandahar city residents have had enough. there has been fighting and a strike from the cities outskirts in the last week. these people were demanding both sides agreed to cease by. the growing insecurity is leading to an increase in the number of africans who leaving the country the you in to 20 to 30000 to fleeing every week. there are also thousands of afghans who worked with the us government who waiting to hear if they will be on a vacuum ration flight. in the coming day. charlotte balanced on 20 cobble. and jerry and court has acquitted the leader of a band. she a group of a ross of charges including murder, unlawful assembly, and disruption of public peaks. abraham zach zaki has been a detention since 2015. it was arrested off the government forces, stormed his islamic movement of nigeria compelled and killed around $350.00 people . the group was banned and 2019 following demonstrations calling for his relief. 3 armenian soldiers have been killed during fighting with a very forces. it happene

and clearly the taliban pushing at the edge of kandahar city is also meeting a great deal of displacement and problems for the population that it's worth telling you at this ongoing meeting in the presidential palace. the un special representative. deborah lyons is focused on the humanitarian situation. and she focused on one headline figure, she said, there are now 18000000 people in afghanistan in humanitarian need. that's doubled since this time last year. and it is hope the population of afghanistan and now considered by the us to be in humanitarian need. this country isn't a very serious situation, that it is james, based from africa surge on his life from couple james, thank the white house is reportedly seeking 1000000000 dollars to help resettle afghan personnel who works with the us military. recent advances by the taliban have triggered growing concerned for their safety. president joe biden has already approved $100000000.00 in emergency funding to evacuate. ask our translators, other personnel, and their families. the state department says an initial group of 2500 people will

wednesday. heavy fighting continues across southern parts of afghan, a stun taking place in iran. kandahar city gives me what 20 people have an engine in the past. hours and strikes also reported in neighboring helmand province. relocating africa, translators was one of the issues discussed to the meeting between the u. s. secretary state antony, blinking and leaders in kuwait lincoln spoke on arrange about the topics included iran. he says negotiations on the nuclear. you can't go on indefinitely. it's up to 10 on to return to compliance. the battles intensifying for a rebel controlled neighborhood in southern syria. government forces of surrounded an area in which has been besieged for more than a month. time to 40000 people have been cut off from food and medicine. a forest fire and turkey, coastal city of antalya killed 3 people and injured 58. will authorities have been . i've told people to leave 20 neighborhoods and villages turkeys seen several extreme weather events recently, even flash flood last week, which killed 6 people in the black sea region. the number of positive cases of coro

cross with pakistan sizes have been left stranded as a result the spin bolden crossing connect kandahar city directly with the area of showman in pakistan. it set kinda stands 2nd busiest entry points and the main link to pakistani ports controlling it allows the taliban to collect revenues, africa, government data shows it's used by 900 trucks a day. the takeover has forced pakistan to seal parts of its border after heavy fighting in the area. well, taliban fighters in the area or encouraging soldiers to lay down the weapons and spencer without a fight that was thrown them off. when we arrived, i had the government soldiers in my site a couple of times, but i didn't shoot your asking soldiers or round up. galveston to have mercy on themselves and surrender their guns. the islamic emerett of the canister will welcome them and give them amnesty. we have orders not to hurt them, they can see for themselves how we've treated others who surrender and we gave them flowers and money. we have reporters on both sides over the afghan pakistan border in a moment's will speak to come on high either in

that concerned that the the taliban might try and bounce an operation to actually try and take kandahar city, which would be a huge symbolic boost for this. how about if they were able to claim a victory over? i've got a son seconds if he that's the nightmare scenario for the african government. what they're hoping to do now now eat is over, is to stop pushing back on some of those taliban games. the money that's going to the african military is, is showing that the u. s. is supporting the ongoing war effort of the afghans which the afghan government says, but basically defensive efforts to try to stop a taliban offensive. and of course, all of these things matter because there's no c spot in place. once you have a ceasefire in place and a conflict, it locks in the 2 sides positions the negotiating table right now though, it's a fluid situation and whoever has more territory has more leverage in the negotiations and the taliban feel that they are moving forward and progressing and making gains, putting them in a dominant position around the go see 800 table. the the 1st guild metal has been

it connects kandahar city directly with the area of chairman in pockets done it is. i've got a stones 2nd busiest entry point and the main linked link to pakistani ports controlling it means the taliban collect revenues after government data shows its use by 900 trucks. a day. the take of a forcing park is on the field parts of its border after heavy fighting in the area . mohammed vall has more the tale but supported the celebrating victory on the pakistani side of the some on spin bullock border crossing with our guns time probably been announced the capture of the crossing on wednesday. it's this 2nd most strategic entry point between pakistan and afghanistan. it lies fall of kandahar and gives access to pakistan solutions. don province, which taliban leaders reports that he used as a back base for years. it's capture is the latest in a series of strategic gains by the taliban as us and nato forces continues to withdraw from the water country. economy. bonds are i thing trying to control the economic chill plains. so to pressure the government and as well as the p

there are no other jobs for us here in the border region. 2 hours away in kandahar city residents have had enough. there has been fighting and a strike from the cities outskirts in the last week. these people were demanding both sides agreed to cease by. the growing insecurity is leading to an increase in the number of africans who are leaving the country the you in to 20 to 30000 to sling every week. there are also thousands of africans who worked with the us government, who waiting to hear if they will be on a vacuum ration flight. in the coming days. charlotte bell is on to 0 cobbled. america's top diplomat has reiterated that the only pulse of peace and gone on is through negotiation, secretary of state and me. lincoln made the comments in india where he's on his 1st visit since president joe biden took office message counterpart, s j shakana, and is expected to meet private setting to render moody in the coming els. a group of former u. k. defense officials has written a letter to the government asking it to do more to help relocate afghan interpreters and other staff who help the

there are no other jobs for us here in the border region. 2 hours away in kandahar city residents have had enough. there has been fighting and a strike from the cities outskirts in the last week. these people were demanding both sides agree to a cease by the growing insecurity is leading to an increase in the number of afghans who are leaving the country. the you in to 20 to 30000 to fleeing every week. there are also thousands of africans who worked with the us government who waiting to hear if they will be on a vacuum ration flight in the coming days. charlotte bellis on 20. couple conflicts, and i've gone astonished, driving hundreds of people to make a perilous journey to europe for safety and shelter. turkey has detained a vote, carrying more than 230 refugees. and the g and c. officials believe the group of maybe african refugees were on their way to english and recent wiggs. many afghans have been reaching turkey, turn around and concealed a report from city event near the border. the 76 african boys were caught by turkey soldiers trying to cross the border from iran into turkey

there are no other jobs for us here in the border region. 2 hours away in kandahar city residents have had enough. there has been fighting and a strike from the cities outskirts in the last week. these people were demanding both sides agreed to a cease fire. up. the growing in security is leading to an increase in the number of africans who are leaving the country. the you in to 20 to 30000 to fleeing every week. there are also thousands of africans who worked with the us government who waiting to hear if they will be on a vacuum ration flight. in the coming days. charlotte bell is on to 0. couple schools in shelia reopening off to being close to almost 18 months because of cove . it's one of the longest closes anywhere in the world that many public schools are defying government orders and refusing to allow students to return to class. the c n human is in santiago, and she explains why at long last, after nearly a year and a half chilean children are back at school or at least some of them is private school in one of the most affluent neighborhood has everything it needs to guarantee

there are no other jobs for us here in the border region. 2 hours away in kandahar city residents have had enough. there has been fighting and a strike from the cities outskirts in the last week. these people were demanding both sides agreed to cease by. the growing insecurity is leading to an increase in the number of africans who i'm leaving the country. the you in 20 to 30000 to sling every week. there are also thousands of africans who worked with the us government who waiting to hear if they will be on a vacuum ration flights in the coming days. charlotte bell is on to 0 cobbled. and some of those fleeing have ended up in waters of the turkish coast. on monday, the turkish coast guard intercepted a boat carrying $230.00 migrants in the g and c. most of them, afghans, officials believe that embark on the parents journey to try to reach italy, turkish authority, say they detained, around 1500 migrants last week. in which the weeks many african migrants had been reaching turkey through iran, seen him cost you met some of them in the city of van, near the border the 76 african boys we

there are no other jobs for us here in the border region. 2 hours away in kandahar city residents have had enough. there has been fighting and a strike from the cities outskirts in the last week. these people were demanding both sides agreed to cease by the growing insecurity is leading to an increase in the number of ask and we're leaving the country the you in to 20 to 30000 to fleeing every week. there are also thousands of africans who worked with the us government who waiting to hear if they will be on a vacuum ration flight. in the coming day. charlotte bell is on to 0 cobbled. and some of those fleeing have ended up in waters of the turkish coast. on monday, the turkish coast, guarded to set to the boat carrying 230 migrants in the g and c. most of the math guns. officials believe they'd embarked on the parents journey to try to reach italy. turkish or 30 said the detained, around 1500 migrants last week. what actually is being a country to travel through or destination in itself for afghans across decades? but it's a dangerous journey. the main way for more than half of african

there are no other jobs for us here in the border region. 2 hours away in kandahar city residents have had enough. there has been fighting and a strike from the cities outskirts in the last week. these people were demanding both sides agreed to cease by. the growing insecurity is leading to an increase in the number of africans who are leaving the country the you in to 20 to 30000 to fling every week. there are also thousands of africans who worked with the us government, who waiting to hear if they will be on a vacuum ration flight in the coming day. charlotte bell is on to 0 cobbled. england's letting in fully vaccinated visitors from the united states and the e. u. without the need to quarantine it comes into effect as of monday. it's being welcomed by airlines and travel companies. the industry had criticized the government for sticking to strict restrictions, which they say had left the country falling behind the e u. and it comes to attracting tourists, has shown alex plains. this could be an important step in reopening england to tourism. the big change here is that since the 19

there are no other jobs for us here in the border region. 2 hours away in kandahar city residents have had enough. there has been fighting and a strike from the cities outskirts in the last week. these people were demanding both sides agreed to cease by the growing insecurity is leading to an increase in the number of africans who are leaving the country the you in to 20 to 30000 to fling every week. there are also thousands of africans who worked with the us government who waiting to hear if they will be on a vacuum ration flight in the coming day. charlotte bell is on $20.00 couple and i during court has a question the leader of the band, shia muslim group on charges including murder and unlawful assembly apr him. zaki had been in detention since 2015. he was arrested off the government forces, stormed his islamic movement of nigeria compound and killed around $350.00 people. group was banned in 2019 holling demonstrations calling for zach is release, address has more now from a future. the genesis of this case was when the followers of the movement in niger blockaded a major highway

there is fighting very, very close to kandahar city, which has been on getting in recent days overnight were told by the local hospital, 17 civilians, engine including women and children, were told to africa. police officers dead. the government. those saying that in kandahar province, in the last 24 hours, they have killed 10 taliban also was telling you outside canada city about 45 minutes drive to the border with pakistan. spin bolduc. well, let me just one of the border points for probably the most important. that's the time that i've taken in recent weeks around. i've got some very worrying for land country to be losing its borders and we now here that's been bullied at border, is now fully open to trucks focused on fully reopened it. and that's important for the taliban because they get all the revenue for those trucks that are coming in. we hear from africa, ministry of finance, that since they lost all these border points around the country, they've lost $33500000.00 in customs revenue. james bay fat from cobble out thailand. his counted a record number of new current virus infe

there are no other jobs for us here in the border region. 2 hours away in kandahar city residents have had enough. there has been fighting and a strike from the cities outskirts in the last week. these people were demanding both sides agree to a cease by the growing insecurity is leading to an increase in the number of afghans who are leaving the country. the you in to 20 to 30000 to fling every week . there are also thousands of africans who worked with the us government who waiting to hear if they will be on a vacuum ration flight. in the coming days. charlotte bellis on to 0. couple of the conflict in afghanistan is driving large numbers to make a perilous journey to europe for safety and shelter. in the latest event, turkeys detained, a boat carrying more than $230.00 people in the g and c. officials believe the group of many afghans were on their way to italy. we spoke about this with barbara bellows. who is the spokesman? the un high commissioner for refugees. we are seen of lungs being displaced inside their country inside was found by large numbers. so far this conflict and ins

forces in recent days, and we understand that at least some of them have been around the southern city of kandaharymbolically important, and there's increasing concern about the way the taliban are pressing in on it. now, these air strikes are said to have targeted military equipment and vehicles seized by the taliban from afghan forces. and they were what's called over—the—horizon operations. in other words, involving aircraft not stationed in afghanistan, but flown in from elsewhere in the region for these strikes and then flown out once again. now, these strikes will have been useful in holding back the taliban advance on the city, but there's real concern about what will happen after the end of august. that's the deadline for the withdrawal of all remaining international forces, and us officials have been suggesting that after august, any of these over—the—horizon air strikes will no longer target the taliban. they'll just target groups like al-qaeda or is. and kandahar is just one of a number of cities in afghanistan that's feeling the pressure from the taliban. the group have seized around h

the spin bo crossing connect kandahar city directly with the south west pakistan in the us as it will begin evacuating, ask and interpreters and other staff who helped american forces during the war starting and late july. the relocation flights offer africans have applied for the special immigrant visa program. the white house has been under pressure to find a solution for the thousands of afghans who helped with us. and why did nato force forces europe today with the headlines on out of iraq? counting, the cost is next going to resume conservation park office, very bringing nature and people together to work with what like if my passion, my job is linking between the content that you need in the epic and you need to find out more about it as to teach the community living with one lives. it's excellent, elliot limbo, riding with elliot, my son, bob boy, on the news . hello, i'm sam is a than this is counting the cost and i'll go look at the world of business and economics this week. china band bit calling mining and trading while salvatore welcomes it. will the crypto currently provi

the spin bolduc crossing connect kandahar city directly with pakistan and is a major supply line for anyone who controls it. it is afghan, a sun 2nd busiest entry point and connects its vast south west with pakistani ports and the province of baluchistan. pictures show taliban fighters at the gate, it would be a major advance for the group, which is taken advantage of the withdrawal of us troops to push back the afghan forces. but the government says its troops have repelled devices. couple high the reports now from the pakistani side of the border from pish. if you look at the one asked on, it's a line log country that depends on neighboring country for all kinds of applied. essential commodities. and i've got not to mention the fact that port rent here that was also a lifeline for nature and us correlation for it and it's on. now it is important to know that the dollar bond 1st concentrated on taking the board across which gets on the rainfall. the border crossing where when it's done and it's richard the border . redrawn then i'll of course are now claiming and they have released

it's been taking place around kandahar city where 20 people have been injured in the past. few hours . strikes have been reported in neighboring helmand province. hundreds of thousands of children, a going to bed hungry and leather, then reports vi save the children, found more and more parents are unable to pay for food and medicine. even worse for syrian refugees in lebanon, 9 out of 10 families are living in extreme poverty. covered 19 cases in a limpid games host, city toko, are continuing to search. it reported more than 3800 new infections on 1st, they record high. japan is seeing its highest daily numbers since it began the international then pick committee. and since the games they're not responsible for kids worsening situation. as far as i'm aware, there's not a single case of an infection spreading to tokyo population from, from the athlete. so moving, so i can't really go go beyond that and, and simply say also that as far as i'm aware, also not a single severe case has occurred amongst our state codes the by the ministrations. $1.00 trillion dollar infrastructure bill ha

to put the birthplace and form a stronghold and is now inching closer to the regional capital kandahar city. this is just a day off to african troops abandon areas of northern by the sean province to the taliban. on friday, us and nato forces cation background and base near combo, which was the epi center of american operations for the past 20 years. remaining us troops will officially leave the country on september 11th, if not before in a move that many regional likes but say could cause i've got to start to spiral into civil war. the taliban claimed its already recaptured the majority of afghanistan's territories. 100. thanks to god and this is prison before that the majority of the afghan people in the previous era, june the taliban rule for more than 10 years, we are now in control board and 70 percent of the territories. it is simply because that people know us very well and the african people have no problem dealing with us. we have to main principles that we rely on when it comes to judgement versus the bless islamic faith. the 2nd is our belief in our national identity. within the

the spin bolduc crossing connect kandahar city directly with pakistan and is a major supply line for anyone who controls it is afghan us on 2nd busiest entry point and connects is vast south west with pakistan on the ports and the province of biloxi, stun picture show taliban fighters at the gate, it would be a major advance for the group, which was taken advantage of the withdrawal of us forces to push back afghan forces . but the government says its troops have repelled the faces. from cobble is charlotte bellis. then border is a very strategic border crossing because it is afghan, a stand 2nd, the busiest border crossing the location of it. it's just south of kandahar and south west and the son which is the telephone strong hole. but now with this border crossing, it connects them with talk of some where a lot of the senior leaders have been for many years. and it also allows them to get all that customs revenue that's coming through the border. the afghan government says something like 900 trucks across through the every day that the taliban and not taking customs duties from. no

stones government and 5th, it pushing the fight his back or the thin build up crossing connex kandahar city directly with the area of tom on in pakistan. it's. i've gone on 2nd to busiest entry points and the main link to pakistani ports controlling. it allows the taliban to collect revenue. i've got government data shows, it's used by 900 trucks a day. the takeover has ford focus on to feel parts of its border of the heavy fighting in the area. and we have reported on both sides of the african pocket on board in a moment. we'll stick to come on harder. who's in? pish. our 1st get the license from charlotte balice, who's in the african capital combo. charlotte. so the border crossing is still at a standstill under telephone control. that was, what does that mean? yes. so it's still the same. so thousands of people stuckey the side of it, hundreds of trucks that hello bombs still in control. pakistan has closed it on its side. the taliban wants to be open. pakistan is closed because they say of the security issues and their concerns with security, but the telephone says that the talking to p

, heavy fighting is continuing and southern parts of a dentist on this se, taking place around kandahar city with 20 people have been injured. while the strikes have been reported in neighboring hellman province as well. also, us secretary of state antony blink and we saw him before. he was also discussing canister on his trip to kuwait. he says they're negotiating with the gulf states and other countries could host afghans who supported the american war effort. as international troops completes their withdrawal, the binding ministration is under pressure to evacuate interpreters and others who at risk of taliban retribution. alan fisher at the white house for this thursday. hi ellen. any update on what's happening with those interpretive? well, the understanding is that the 1st flights of actually left from off campus time, one on its way to london. the other one heading here to washington. it should arrive and dulles in about 10 hours or so at the fast bunch of interpreters and their families is about $4000.00 interpreters helpers and their families in total that will come in and applying

and in northern cities it's sarah cole and telecom around kandahar city in the south. and they're also taking border crossing. so they taking these kind of strategic positions and then taking those games back to the negotiation table with more leverage and hair and car people are watching that and feeling increasing pressure growth. 23 year old refugee has one job, make sure no weapons bombs, all the telephone into cobble. this is just one of a series of checkpoints that encircled a capital diplomatic quarter. these police officers have one eye on the road and one i on the politics that put them here. i think that often the delegations in her going to do a 2 piece which is what all of the guns won't know just what i am optimistic about . they should said, don't disclose their shoes. and so all the problems, challenges and kills in our country. security is a huge aspect of life and cobble telephone flight, who's have military momentum in room and in cobble. they wonder what that means for the in the telecom was in control the 20 percent back in the district. and i know

it follows weeks of rapid territorial gains, the spin bold that crossing connect kandahar city directly with pakistan. it is a major supply line for anyone who controls it in south kennesaw on 2nd busiest entry point and connects its vast south west with pakistani ports and the province of biloxi, stone pictures today, showing taliban fighters at the gates. it would be a major advance for this group, which has taken advantage of that with for all of us troops to push back afghan forces. but the government says its troops have repelled the faces. we've got reporters across this story in each country shortly we'll hear from camel hider on the pakistani side of the border in the shower. first, charlotte bellis from the afghan capital has been bought. it is a very strategic border crossing because it is afghan, astound 2nd busiest border crossing the location of it. it's just south of kandahar and south west left and the son which is a telephone strong hole. but now with this border crossing, it connects them with talk of some where a lot of the senior leaders have been to many years and it

it's now and she closer to the regional capital kandahar city, but this is just a day off to africa. troops abandon, areas of northern bad are shown province to the taliban on friday. us and nato forces vacated by graham base near the capital combo, the center of american operations for the past 20 years. the remaining us troops will officially leave the country on september 11th and moved that many regional ex but say, could cause afghanistan to descend into another civil war. taliban claims it's already recaptured. the majority of afghanistan's territories. 100. thanks to god and this is proven before that the majority of the afghan people in the previous era, june taliban rule, for more than 10 years, we are now in control of board and 70 percent of the territories. it's empty because the people know us very well and the african people have no problem dealing with us. we have to main principles that we rely on when it comes to judgement versus the place it is. let me say the 2nd is our belief in our national identity within the framework of the 2 principles. i can assure you that

speak as a fence is going on around 2 northern cities area pool and telecom and then also around kandahar city in the south of taken strategic landmarks like order crossings and getting these games going back to negotiating table with more leverage and here in cobble people are watching that very closely. 23 year old refugee has one job, make sure no weapons bombs with the taliban into cobble. this is just one of a series of checkpoints that encircled a capital diplomatic quarter. these police officers have one eye on the road and one eye on the politics that put them here. i think that often the delegations into hard to do which is what all of the guns won't know, just what i am optimistic about, they should said, don't disclose their shoes. and so all the problems, challenges and kills in our country. security is a huge aspect of life and cobble telephone flight, who's have military momentum and room and incorrigible. they wonder what that means for the telecom worth and control 20 percent back in the district. and i know it's more than 50 percent and the groups growth is getting ever closer

this is offensive around the same tis in the north of telecomm, sorry, pulled in the south around kandahar city and then also taking border crossing. so they taking these games, they going back to the negotiating table and they going back with more leverage and hearing. cobble that has people watching nervously 23 year old refuse has one job. make sure no weapons bombs, all the telephone into cobble. this is just one of the series of checkpoints that encircled a capital diplomatic quarter. these police officers have one eye on the road and one eye on the politics that put them here. i think that often the delegations in the hard to do a 2 piece which is what all of the guns won't know just a minute. i am optimistic about it. they should said, don't disclose their shoes. and so all the problems, challenges and kills in our country. security is a huge aspect of life and cobble telephone flight who's had military momentum and rule of thumb. and incredible. they wonder what that means for the telecom worth and control 20 percent back in the district. i know it's more than 50 percent and the group s

it's been taking place all around kandahar city where 20 people have been injured in the past few hours. while the strikes have been reported in neighboring helmand province as well across, i've got us on violence and the territorial advances made by the ton of ban on forcing people to leave their homes. a senior us official is told al jazeera, if there is no fire. the situation could become the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe. diplomatic editor james bass. travel to balmy on with 47000. people have been displaced in just the past few weeks. traveling with the un took by me. it should take just over 4 hours to drive to this mountainous province, but the route is far too dangerous. now. once seen as the safest place in afghanistan, recent violence has seen the un recording over 47000 internally displaced people in recent weeks. dameion without doubt, has one of the best hospitals in the country, funded by the aga khan. but the hospital has been overwhelmed by people suffering. after walking for days through the mountains. wonder i left because the taliban had captured more distric

you see them now on the outskirts fighting in some of the outer areas of kandahar city, arguably the nd most important city in all of afghanistan. let me say up front if i could, in addition to it's great to be with you again, that no one wants to see endless wars ended more than those who have actually served in them, but we are not ending this war. we are ending u.s. involvement in it. because we end the involvement of the 3,500 u.s. troops, we're also seeing over 8,000 nato troops leave and we're seeing some 15,000 or so contractors leave as well. they're critical to maintaining the afghan air force, which is essential to ensure that afghan soldiers realize that someone is coming to the rescue with additional troops and with close air support. gradually that air force is already being degraded in its operational readiness. it's flying at an astronomical operational tempo in a country that is very vast with very high mountains. and i fear we will look back and regret the decision to withdraw. sadly, we may regret that sooner than i had originally thought when i said that right after

specialist isaiah james was in army reconnaissance surveillance and acquisition team outside of kandahar city011. he served two tours in iraq and was medically retired in 2013. and retired colonel mike jason is a 24-year career in the army. in 2012 he was battalion commander in northern afghanistan and served two tours in iraq. he retired in 2019. major, events let me start with you, when you would speak with afghan women, did they give you the intelligence that you were looking for, and looking back, did you believe you are doing something good? >> we were gathering information atmospherics from the women they needed helpful support for medical facilities. it is not likamerica where there is a walgreens down the street, there is not an urgent care they can go to. those were the things my team will do. people from the village would come into the clinic, specifically women and children, and some men, and we would give them care. we would get the information but also provide medical care to them. that women in the villages were always very receptive. sometimes not so much. majority of the times

will be more air-strikes possibly tonight, that there are people in certain districts outside of kandahar city their homes because of air-strikes that are due to be conducted overnight. so this is perhaps a trend that we could see moving forward. we know there have been about six or seven american air-strikes, assisted air-strikes over the past month. but, you know, for the afghans who are there who are watching the taliban claim more and more territory, watching their national forces, you know, either be defeated, slaughtered, or surrender, they are wondering, you know, what else is it going to take for the americans to at least provide that air power. we heard from the joint chiefs of staff chairman, general mark milley a few days ago saying the taliban has taken 214 of the 419 districts. i mean, that is a huge amount of territory that they have claimed really in the last few months. but, you know, we know that as he said, a taliban takeover is very possible. but what they need is that air power from the americans to continue, poppy. >> anna coren, thank you for your reporting this morning a

former specialist izia james was in army connaissance, surveillance and acquisition team outside of kandahar city2010 to 2011. he also served two tours in iraq before he went to afghanistan. he was medically retired in 2013. and retired colonel mike jason had a 24 year career in the army. in 2012, he was a battalion commander who worked alongside special operations forces in northern afghanistan. he also served two tours in iraq. he retired in 2019. welcome, all three of you to the news. major, let me start with you. when you would speak to afghan women, did they give you the intelligence that you were looking for? and looking back, do you believe you were doing something good? >> we were gathering information, atmospherics from the women. they needed help with support for medical facilities. they didn't it's not like america where there's a walgreens down the street, there's not a walgreens. there's not an urgent care that they can go to. so that was one of the things that my team would specifically do. we had a clinic and they would the people from the village would me in specifically women, ch

a nearby city of kandahar to challenge in pakistan. it's. i've got to stand 2nd busiest entry point and the main link to pakistani course, the afghan government insisted it's pushed to fight his back, but civilians say the taliban is in control of the board opposed. charlotte, silas has more from campbell. this isn't the 1st border crossing they have taken. it is the largest, but it isn't the 1st they have taken in the last few weeks. they've taken some smaller ones up on the northern border of afghanistan, which minister to g cost on. and also on the iranian border, they took quite a large, rolled across and called islam color. now we've talked to truck drivers who have come through this since they've taken that crossing and they say yes when our paying taxes to the telephone thought we got a few kilometers down the road. only had a government checkpoint within pay taxes to them also. now what began as a protest against jacob zoom, his jail sentences turned into the worst uprising in south africa in decades. some of the most violent protest

the spin bolduc crossing connects the town of welsh and effectively the nearby city of kandahar to chairman in pakistan. it's afghanistan, 2nd busiest entry point, and the main link to pakistani ports controlling. it allows the taliban to collect revenue. afghan government data shows it's used by $900.00 trucks each day. takeovers forced pockets dawn to now seal parts of its border. after heavy fighting in the area. where charlotte, bella springs us more now, from the afghan capital combo has been bought. it is a very strategic border crossing because it is afghan, astound 2nd busiest border crossing the location of it. it's just south of kandahar and south west f and the son, which is a telephone strong hole. but now with this border crossing, it connects them with talk of some where a lot of the senior leaders have been for many years and it also allows them to get all that custom revenue that's coming through the border. the afghan government says something like 900 trucks across through the every day that the taliban and not taking customs duties from. now this isn't the 1st border cros

they spend bolduc area connects to the town of washing effectively in the nearby city of kandahar to chairman and pockets. don, this is asking us don 2nd busiest entry point and the main link to pockets dani ports. i've got to start, the government is insisting they pushed back the fighters, but civilians in the air is the taliban is in control of the order polish. charlotte balance has moved from cobble. this isn't the 1st border crossing they have taken. it is the largest, but it isn't the 1st they have taken in the last few weeks. they've taken some smaller ones up on the northern border of afghanistan, minnesota to chico, and also on the iranian border. they took quite a large border crossing called islam color. now we've talked to truck drivers who have come through this since they've taken that crossing and they say yes, we're now paying taxes to the tele bomb thought. we got a few kilometers down the road. only had a government checkpoint within pay taxes to them. also. what began as a protest against the jail sentence. for fullness, south african president, jacob's duma, has

the spin bowl that border crossing connects the city of kandahar directly with pakistan and is a major supply line for whoever controls it, the afghan government has dismissed the taliban claim saying the attack was repelled. and 8 people have died after blast hit, a bus carry more than 30 chinese engineers in pakistan. they were heading for diamond, the northern district of upper cost on $4.00 of those killed with chinese nationals . the death toll from violence triggered by the rest of former african president, jacob zoom has risen to 72 more than 1200 people have been arrested poverty and record employment, helped till the unrest. south korea reported its highest daily number of covey, 900 infections. since the pandemic began, 1600 new cases were announced on the wednesday breaking a record set last week, south korea res, restrictions and capital. so its highest level. a corona virus lockdown in australia's biggest city that was due to end on friday has been extended by at least 2 weeks. sydney is struggling to contain that outbreak of the heidi, contagious delta vary and 97 new cas

the spin bowl that border crossing connects the city of kandahar directly with pakistan and as a major supply line for whoever controls it, the afghan government has dismissed the taliban claim saying the attack was repelled and people have died after a blast hit a bus carry more than 30 chinese engineers in pakistan.