kandahar. this was a few days before kabul fell and kandahar.r. this was a few days before kabulfell and he says if kandahar. this was a few days before kabul fell and he says if we lose this fight, kabul will be gone in a bank and an event that terror will return. and that seems remarkably prescient when you consider what happened today. prescient when you consider what happened today-— prescient when you consider what hauenedtoda. . . . ., happened today. kandahar has always been a spiritual— happened today. kandahar has always been a spiritual capital. _ happened today. kandahar has always been a spiritual capital. it _ happened today. kandahar has always been a spiritual capital. it is _ happened today. kandahar has always been a spiritual capital. it is with i been a spiritual capital. it is with ed teledyne was established and where it was founded and he spent most of his time controlling in the 90s and 2008 is based symbolically important place. that's why we went down there to see how it was going and how the forces were instructed. we w

whether that happens in doha, kandahar, kabul, argo has not been -- our goal has not been to be prescriptive. our goal has been to support that intra-afghan dialogue. >> did you get a question -- answer for the question about iran over the weekend? you put out a statement semi-late. it was a comment from the secretary about the legislation of poland. i am just wondering if anything has changed since then. the israelis seem to have a stronger reaction. is there anything new on that since the statement of last night? >> that restricts competition for property wrongfully confiscated during poland's commonest air. -- communist your. the alliance we have with poland, the alliance we share with poland and other nato allies is based on mutual commitment to democratic values and prosperity. with that in mind, the secretary and broader department have urged the government to deal with these very shared principles and to make good on that. to make good on that.

i've been throughout afghanistan during this war, while the war was going on from kabul to kandahar, he kumar volley, i have traveled on four different occasions and met with the people. i spoken to the leaders. >> laura: kabul, kandahar, nice. now he was still under the delusion that afghanistan was a stable country? joe has been sleepy a lot longer than we thought. i thought america was back, didn't he say that? i thought that biden and their teamwork foreign policy gurus who could totally get other countries to help the united states? i thought they had a plan. experience is key, item would calm things down after trump and get us back to the order of things. >> joe biden brought with him to the white house his expertise with the foreign policy. >> joe biden comes in with the role of experience. to speak of the entire cast of national security people on that stage yesterday with the president-elect to joe biden, its competence, experience, insight, humility. >> laura: they said that trump had to be defeated, because he was too greedy, too arrogant, too brash, he made things a little

fears for kabul as taliban militants now control a third of all regional capitals in afghanistan after capturing the country's second city, kandahar father are among the victims named by police in the country's worst mass shooting since 2010. the british antarctic survey says it doesn't know when scientists can return to one of its research stations. it's because of the danger posed by a giant iceberg that's almost the size of greater london. jonathan amos reports. it was the briefest and gentlest of icy kisses. a colossal iceberg, a74, weighing billions of tonnes, scrapes past a region of the antarctic, known as the brunt ice shelf. it was the moment the british antarctic survey had been anticipating for months. the expectation was the berg would knock into and dislodge another vast and unstable piece of ice that's sitting in front of the survey�*s halley research station. the bit that's still attached is slightly larger than the a74, so it will be a significant iceberg carving event. it's quite long—awaited. and we've been tracking the progress of the cracks that will eventually cause it to carve for a long time. when it does ev

embassy staff in kabul as the taliban seizes kandahar. will go to kabul the latest. the to mexico or a drug cartel has the right to murder a prominent news anchor. it has not stopped her from speaking out. >> i have joined the federal system of protection in the government. our work will continue to be based on the truth and with the intention of providing information on the reality of a country like ours. 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 seize

i have been throughout afghanistan during this war while the war was going on, from kabul to kandahari have traveled there on four different occasions. i have met with the people, i have spoken to the leaders, i spent time with our troops. i came to understand firsthand what was and was not possible in afghanistan. so now we are focused on what is possible. we will continue to support the afghan people. we will lead with our diplomacy, our international influence, and our humanitarian aid. we will continue to push for regional diplomacy and engagement to prevent violence and instability. we will continue to speak out for the basic rights of the afghan people, of women and girls, just as we speak out all over the world. i have been clear that human rights must be the center of our foreign policy, not the periphery. but the way to do it is not through endless military deployments. it is with our diplomacy, our economic tools, and rallying the world to join us. let me lay out the current mission in afghanistan. i was asked to authorize, and i did, 6000 u.s. troops to deploy to afghanista

kandahar falling. kabul on the edge.nd then suddenly, the taliban in the presidential palace, now a former senior ghani administration official has given cnn for the first time their detailed account of what happened. before the president, the official said, fled to uzbekistan for one night and on to dubai where he is now. there was no money with him, the official said, he literally just had the clothes he was wearing. but why did the collapse happen so fast. first, the official said they underestimated the local and tribal demands the taliban made. and the ability to fall back. the cities like kandahar fell before they could. and they underestimated, too, the effect the u.s. withdrawal would have on the rout. as kabul began to look precarious, the u.s. helped focus on a negotiated settlement that would lead to ghani stepping aside to transition. the president agreeing to leave to assure peace. the official said the concern was war inside a city of 6 million people. we knew if ghani left, the guns would be silent. talks

kandahar, herat and kabul. they are strategic, with a large population and what's striking in the past week or ten days is how quickly the taliban has been able to threaten and in some cases take over those cities with large populations of afghan civilians in them, and the taliban from a military perspective, they have actually been, it has been a very effective and efficient military campaign. they started in the north. they were able to cut off the north from kabul, and then they have able to very quickly isolate the capital of kabul from all sides. they also took the border crossings which was also a very smart strategic tactic, strategic move because they were able to control the flow of people in and out of the country. now, as they have moved through these cities, they've been taking, rolling up afghan military equipment as they go. they've been recruiting new fighters both by emptying the prisons and by forcing people to join them. so as they move through these cities, the taliban grows stronger and stro

kandahar falling. kabul on the edge. and then, suddenly, the taliban in the presidential palace. now, a former-senior ghani administration official has given cnn, for the first time, their detailed account of what happened. before the president, the official said, fled to uzbekistan for one night. and then, on to dubai where he is now. there was no money with him, the official said. he literally just had the clothes he was wearing. but why did the collapse happen so fast? first, the official says they had underestimated the local and tribal political deals the taliban made to ease their advance. and hoped under american advice to fall back, consolidating cities. cities like the vital kandahar fell before they could. he said they underestimated, too, the effect the u.s. withdrawal would have on morale. as kabul began to look precarious, the u.s. helped focus on negotiated settlement that would lead to ghani stepping aside in transition. the president agreed to leave to ensure peace. the official said the concern was war inside a city of 6 million people. we knew that if ghani left

the four big cities you worry about falling, kandahar, harat, kabul. two of those have fallen.ne is under serious threat and the taliban are on the doorstep of the fourth. the situation deteriorated. what's critical for viewers to understand is how fast it has happened. you put up the map for what the taliban controlled in april. what they controlled a month ago or a week ago versus today is astonishing. they have been able with speed to isolate kabul from all sides, and from a military perspective, they've handled it masterfully. they cut off the north, historic of northern alliance fighters of afghanistan, cut it off, taken border crossings, they have been able to stop flow or control flow in and out of the country. then also as they move through each of the places, they gather up military equipment, free prisoners and are rolling out more fighters. as they get stronger, move through areas, afghan military gets weaker, unbelievable offensive to watch. >> and i think a lot of americans would watch this, wanting to know what happened, what went wrong. there's an important disti

kandahar falling. kabul on the edge. and then suddenly, the taliban in the presidential palace. now a former senior ghani administration official has given cnn for the first time the detailed account of what happened. before the president, the official said, fled to uzbekistan for one night and on to dubai where he is now. there was no money with him. the official says he literally just had the clothes he was wearing. but why did the collapse happen so fast? first, the official says, they had underestimated the local and tribal political deals the taliban made to ease their advance and hoped under american advice to fall back and consolidate in cities. the cities, like the vital kandahar, fell before they could. he said they underestimated the effect the u.s.'s withdrawal would have on kabul. the president agreed to leave to ensure peace. the official said the concern was war inside a city of 6 million people. "we knew that if ghani left, the guns would be silent." talks were meant for monday in qatar but on sunday, the taliban hit kabul's outskirts. then ghani's national securi

kabul. the other thing to note is that we're hearing there is increased fighting in kandahar today and in the west. if these two cities fall, that would leave just mazar, a commercial hub in the north and kabul, obviously the biggest city, home to 3 million, the capital city, in government hands. hallie? >> significant. kelly cobiella, please stay safe. i know you'll keep us updated. courtney kube, great reporting to you both. >>> latest group of people now required to get the covid vaccine as texas keeps defying the mask mandate. >>> new reporting this morning on what one-time trump acting attorney general is telling lawmakers and what a judge says about house democrat attempts to follow the money. t house democro follow the money what happens when we welcome change? we can transform our workforce overnight out of convenience, or necessity. we can explore uncharted waters, and not only make new discoveries, but get there faster, with better outcomes. with app, cloud and anywhere workspace solutions, vmware helps companies navigate change-- meeting them where they are, and getting them where

kandahar fall. my heart was broken when i saw them marching towards kabul.ave lost colleagues and friends in this war and it has been incredibly difficult to see them roaming around our bases. how have they responded and reacted? what have their mother said to you? what have they actually said to you? what have they actually said to you? what have they actually said to you? me to you? what have they actually said to ou? ~ , ., to you? what have they actually said to ou? g ., . .,, to you? what have they actually said to ou? g ., . ., ., to you? my own observations are of the very same _ to you? my own observations are of the very same thing _ to you? my own observations are of the very same thing with _ to you? my own observations are of the very same thing with regards i to you? my own observations are of the very same thing with regards to j the very same thing with regards to the very same thing with regards to the city of kandahar and in kabul. all these places that i have been to before. i was headquartered in bagram and to see all of those areas with t

it matters very little what -- whether that happens in kandahar or kabul. our goal has not been to be prescriptive. our goal has not been to forge a consensus, to create a consensus. our goal has been to support that intra-afghan dialogue and is an in -- intra-afghan dialogue that remains ongoing. reporter: [indiscernible] if you don't have it right there, i can get it later from you. secondly, you put out a statement semi-late last night -- well, it was a comment from the secretary about the legislation of poland and i want -- wonder if anything has changed since then because the of bruce braley's -- the is raelis had a stronger reaction on the restitution part than you. i'm wondering if the u.s. will be taking joint action. is there anything new on that since the statement? mr. price: you're right. we issued a strong statement from secretary group -- blinken. he mcclear we are distant -- disappointed by the ministry did procedure that restricts compensation for property wrongfully confiscated during the communist era. we have set all along that poland is

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kandahar. the pentagon is sending 3000 u.s. troops to kabul to help remove embassy staff.sed in zambia after long queues of people jammed voting sessions -- voting areas into the night. it is a tight race between the president and his opposition rival. algeria is observing three days of mourning after the number of people killed in wildfires went up to 69. they are appealing for help to attack the blazes. brain has brought much-needed relief to firefighters on the greek island of evie. fires have scorched the northern half of the island. most of the blazes have subsided. the country's prime minister called the destruction the greatest ecological catastrophe greece had seen in decades. he blamed the climate crisis and said he is ready to make bold changes. a new wave of floods and landslides has swept through turkey's northern black sea region. 11 people are dead. hundreds more have been evacuated from their homes. >> turkey is still battling natural disasters. it was on fire for weeks. now the north is out of the water. a two day downpour has taken hold of the region. a mo

kabul. if kandahar has fallen, you can double the number. it is frightening. this is a never-again moment in the making. it seems that we are only concerned about is our own shameful retreat. at the end of the war is was it worth it, and how to end it. we are ending this in shame, and not with honor. i heard nothing of how to evacuate the 44,000 people that we estimate currently outside of kabul. you know, he showed the graphic that the association of wartime allies uses to track what should be the pace of flights and we should be averaging at this point, 21 flights a day, and almost 4600 people if we make an august 31st deadline, and we are not doing that, and they have moved at that point, and barely 1.5% of all of the people they intend to move. i don't understand to be honest with them at this point. afghans shouldn't be jerked along at this pointpointmentmen. we are not going to save them, and get to whatever safe places you can get to. >> and there are fewer safe places left, and we are hearing of possible kandahar the second largest place in the country

we are doing that in the camp here in kabuland and we are doing that in the camp here in kabul and also in kandaharn in the month of may. operational capacity than in the month of may-— operational capacity than in the month ofma. ., , . ., month of may. how difficult or safe is it to move _ month of may. how difficult or safe is it to move around _ month of may. how difficult or safe is it to move around the _ month of may. how difficult or safe is it to move around the country? l month of may. how difficult or safe is it to move around the country? i | is it to move around the country? i think it is not safe and that is the feeling rees share with the afghan population. we have been here for a number of years and working to establish a relationship with people on the ground, including the leadership on the ground. we do have channels of communication that are accessible to us around the clock and we are able to certain extent to ensure that the operations are ongoing. it is not the best scenario we would wish for but at least we are still able to provide life—saving intervention and that is also

the taliban has taken over 2/3s of the country and a lot of questions about whether or not kabul and kandahar can hold at this point. so now we see we'll be sending 3,000 more -- more than 3,000 additional troops to afghanistan in order to security the draw down of the u.s. embassy in kabul. we've been hearing the past 24 hours, there's indications that they want those people to leave right away. we know some people helped the united states and the afghanistan have been trying to get out of the country, this is a very large operation being sent there to facilitate that. john kirby, the spokesman at the pentagon saying time and time again that this is a temporary, very temporary he called it operation and mission. i want to brett in bret baier, anchor of "special report." he interviewed john kirby. bret, a big change of approach here since you spoke with him. compare what he said to you to what he's saying today. thanks for being here. >> good afternoon. it's night and day in less than 24 hours. the administration went from going to say that the taliban needs to understand that if they want to

other cities, like — fighting which it happened in other cities, like lashkar gah, in kandahar, if that took place in kabul on civilians would have been disastrous. so that was, for us, a sign _ disastrous. so that was, for us, a sign of— disastrous. so that was, for us, a sign of relief, to say the least. that's— sign of relief, to say the least. that's the _ sign of relief, to say the least. that's the kabul received... of course, — that's the kabul received... of course, what comes next is still quite _ course, what comes next is still quite uncertain. we don't have much clarity— quite uncertain. we don't have much clarity as— quite uncertain. we don't have much clarity as to — quite uncertain. we don't have much clarity as to what lies ahead, but what _ clarity as to what lies ahead, but what we — clarity as to what lies ahead, but what we know for sure is that lots of humanitarian needs are out there and that— of humanitarian needs are out there and that needs to be taken care of. 0k, and that needs to be taken care of. 0k. what's— and that needs to be taken care of. 0k, what's your message to the int

i don't think americans are waking up worried about how kandahar and kabul are being governed.he problem is there is a permanent national security state in the united states that is supported by the establishment wings of both parties and the media that always favors war. they always want more war and want it to continue for a lot of different reasons. the presidents that get attacked the most are the ones that defy that when obama refused to attack assad. when donald trump tried to improve relations with russia and with syria. and now joe biden doing what multiple american presidents and polls have overwhelmingly showed americans want, which is finally ending the 20-year-old war. so, yeah, i think there is a huge pro-war sentiment and bias on the part of d.c. elites who don't have to send their kids over to fight. they have other families do it for them. >> will: glenn greenwald, always interesting. thanks so much for being with us on the show tonight. >> thank you, will. >> will: all right. i do think there is a debate going forward how we put america first. our strategic int

i have been throughout afghanistan through this war while it was going on from a -- from kabul to kandahar. i have traveled on four different occasions, i met the people, i have spoken to the leaders, i spent time with our troops, and i came to understand firsthand what was and was not possible in afghanistan. so now we are focused on what is possible. we will continue to support the afghan people. we will lead with our diplomacy, international influence and humanitarian aid. we will continue to push for regional diplomacy and engagement to prevent violence and instability. we will continue to speak out for the basic rights of the afghan people, of women and girls, just as we speak out all over the world. i have been clear, human rights must be the center of our foreign policy, not the periphery. but the way to do it is not through endless military deployments, it is with our diplomacy, our economic tools, and rallying the world to join us. let me lay out the current mission in afghanistan. i was asked to authorize and i did 6000 u.s. troops to deploy to afghanistan for the purpose of assi

kandahar. american officials say the taliban is trying to isolate the capital, kabul.nd they've acknowledged that the insurgents may be back in power much sooner than expected. meanwhile the united nations has warned a �*humanitarian catastrophe�* may be unfolding. our correspondent, yogita limaye reports from kabul. gunfire. the biggest taliban victory so far in their rapid march across the country. this is the centre of kandahar city, a political and economic powerhouse. the taliban were born in this province. to show off their gains, the group's fighters filmed themselves walking through the provincial governor's office. and released this video, showing a traffic policeman welcoming them. after days of fierce fighting, afghan forces retreated. here, they're seen leaving the city. pashtana durrani worked to educate girls in kandahar. she fled before it was captured. i want to be very honest — i don't see any future. i don't have any hope. i'm furious, i'm sad, i'm... i'm lost and it'sjust a lot of emotions. how do you feel about the us and uk sending in troops to eva

it was the first major bombing in over a year in kabul. kandahar, herat, and lush gaga. at least 40 civilians have been killed and 1800 wounded over the past day. according to the associated press, the taliban controls nine of the 10 districts despite repeated u.s. airstrikes to slow their advance. the afghan army has urged civilians to leave the city before the army launches major counterattacks against the taliban. the human rights watch has accused the taliban of summarily executing soldiers, police, and civilians detained during the recent offensive which is scheduled to conclude by the end of july -- of august. in greece, thousands of people have fled their homes as wildfires rage uncontrollably in the northern suburbs in the hearst -- in the worst heat wave in decades. 81 forest fires are battled as temperatures soar to 116 degrees fahrenheit. more than 16,000 people have been evacuated in turkey which has been struggling to contain scores of fires over the past week. police and the ukraine have opened a murder investigation after belarusian activist was found dead

i have been throughout afghanistan during this war while the war was going on from kabul to kandahar. i have traveled there on four different occasions. i met with the people. i have spoken to the leaders. i spent time with our troops. i came to understand firsthand what was and was not possible in afghanistan. so now we are focused on what is possible. we will continue to support the afghan people. we will lead with our diplomacy, our international influence and our humanitarian aid appeared we will continue to push for regional diplomacy and engagement to prevent violence and instability. we will continue to speak out for the basic rights of the afghan people, of women and girls. just as we speak out all over the world. i have been clear. the human rights must be the center of our foreign policy, not the periphery. but the way to do it is not through endless military deployments. it is with our diplomacy, our economic tools and rallying the world to join us. let me lay out the current mission in afghanistan. . i was asked to authorize and i did 6000 u.s. troops to deploy to afghanis

embassy personnel in kabul as the taliban accelerates its takeover of provincial capitals. kandaharl overnight and defense officials say kabul could fall within 30 days. >>> latinos and asians are now the fastest growing groups in america, and that is according to the 2020 census, which also noted the first everininthnaon' it fell by nearly 9% while the number of african americans increased by more than 5%. the census also found that more than 85% of americans now live in or near a city. >> that's a lot of people. >>> july was the hottest month ever recorded on earth. federal scientists said today, the combined land and ocean surface temperature was nearly 2 degrees hotter than what's considered average. that could have dire consequences for the california coast, particularly in san mateo county. 43 page civil grand jury report released this week found that people and property there are more at risk from rising seas than in any other county in the state. pacifica in particular has had significant problems with the erosion lately. the report estimates that flooding could cause more t

aishah: some of the people at the airport right now have gone from kandahar or two kabul they cannot reports people have lost their homes they evacuated their homes or worked for the government the taliban has now seized to their home. there is nowhere to go back they have to leave the country. lisa: and no vetting process with taliban in control. a terrible situation all around. so at the next the president doesn't think america is very special. stay with us. ♪♪ [♪♪] if you have diabetes, it's important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. try boost glucose control. it's clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels and contains high quality protein to help manage hunger and support muscle health. try boost today. ♪ well the sun is shining and the grass is green ♪ ♪ i'm way ahead of schedule with my trusty team ♪ ♪ there's heather on the hedges ♪ ♪ and kenny on the koi ♪ ♪ and your truck's been demolished by the peterson boy ♪ ♪ yes -- ♪ wait, what was that? timber... [ sighs heavily ] when owning a small business gets real, progressive helps protect what you

kabul. as we mentioned, kandahar may have fallen to the taliban and the afghan freelance journalist bilal sarwarye us more. in the last few minutes we have gotten confirmation that the city of kandahar has fallen into the hands of the taliban. all of the officials have gone now to the 205. it's the regional army base tasked with protecting kandahar and the neighbouring provinces. we also have confirmation from tribal elders in the neighbouring province where tribal elders sent by the taliban are negotiating with the governor representing the afghan government, so this has been about fighting, yes, on the battlefield but this has been more about the taliban strategy of offering people insurance, you know. britain and the united states are sending more than 3,500 troops to help their civilians leave. they'll arrive in the coming days for what the uk ministry of defence is calling a short—term mission. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale has more. shouting. the taliban advance appears unstoppable, ruthless as ever to those who stand in their way. regional capitals are falling like dominoes. tod

they took over major cities in herat, and kandahar, and able to isolate kabul, one of the last cities they took in jalalabad. that was the last piece of that isolation. and they were then able to move into kabul, in an uncontested way, without firing a shot and move in to negotiate some kind of a transfer of power from the standing afghan government to the taliban. the president of afghanistan fled on sunday. we're waiting to see what the next transition phase will be for the government and for the people. the u.s. gets more forces in there and to maintain security at the airport. >> that was courtney kube starting us off. now, let's get the latest on the ground. here's nbc chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. >> reporter: the kabul airport was the only safe way out of afghanistan and head to there was a run on it. for the united states, the airport is the staging ground to evacuate u.s. embassy personnel. helicopters and airplanes circled over kabul, shuttling between embassy, where sensitive documents were barned, and the airport, as the taliban closed in. the militants had t

news — the headlines: taliban fighters have captured afghanistan's second city, kandahar, in a crushing blow for the kabult dramatic string of victories yet. international aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe, with a quarter of a million people already displaced. the un estimates 80% of those forced to flee are women and children. in the uk — a three—year—old girl and herfather are among the victims named by police in the country's worst mass shooting since 2010. on thursday, a 22——year—old man killed five people before turning the gun on himself. emergency services in italy are continuing to fight wildfires that are burning in parts of the south and centre of the country, amid an enduring heatwave that's set an unofficial european temperature record.

kandahar fell. other cities around kabul fell, so kabul was isolated and eventually surrounded. >> the u.s. has been training the afghan military for now 20 years. why do you think that the afghan military didn't put up more of a fight? >> reporter: well, when i spoke to then the commander of u.s. and nato forces general scott miller, he said his biggest fear was that these provincial capitals fell one after another. that meant that the momentum with would be with the taliban and the morale would be taken away from afghan forces. and it happened so quickly that the afghan forces were not able to send in reinforcements and to mount any serious defense or counter offensive. >> and, charlie, what do you think the future holds under the taliban control, especially when you think about women and girls? >> reporter: well, the taliban has said, in fact, the taliban told me that they do not have any restrictions for allowing young girls to go to school, allowing women to hold positions in government or hold important jobs. but the facts on the ground suggest otherwise. in taliban-controlled areas,

kandahar has fallen under the control of the insurgents. fears are growing that kabul could be next. countries pull out their embassy staff and humanitarian crisis looms. also coming up, a nightmare road to an american dream. we are on a dangerous path on the panama columbia border. tens of thousands of people take the route and hope of originally -- eventually reaching the u.s.. 60 years ago today, berliners will come to be -- to see a wall being built. the berlin wall became the symbol of communist oppression. we started with the fast-moving developments in afghanistan where fighting is raging. the taliban have overtaken two more strategic areas continuing their struggling -- stunning advances. this map shows they control large parts of the country. they have overtaken a string of key cities. areas they hold are marked in red. in the past 24 hours, they have seized kandahar and another city. the government controlled only the capital kabul and the areas marked in blue. both sides are still fighting over the areas in orange. there are growing fears that all of afghani

for sure the history has proven back in time again and again the minute they take over kandahar, they take over kabul. it's just a matter of days in this situation. it was just a matter of hours. so when they took over kandahar, i was pretty much sure that afghanistan is gone. and we probably have to get ready for all these things. and i'm going to be honest, it was an emotional three days for me. i think i cried my eyes out for a majority of my interviews. i had very puffy because i kept on crying. and my family, we didn't even know what to pack, what not to pack, what to do, what not to do, who to talk to. we left in such a hurry. nobody knew what the next step was. it is just a chaotic mess. clicks your 23 years old. is that right? you have only known in afghanistan when women are allowed to go to school and the u.s. has been at war in your country. what are you worried life would look like for you with the taliban in charge question mark >> here is the reason, when the taliban talk on media, we said we are going to allow women to go back to work. we just need a window of time. for me, the problem

kabul. explosions overnight in kandahar as the militants gained ground in the second largest city. this video released by the taliban purporting to show their triumphant entry. the taliban now controlling more than two-thirds of the country. the pentagon today asked about the militants' rapid takeover. as u.s. troops arrive to evacuate most embassy staff and visa applicants. >> we are certainly concerned by the speed with which the taliban has been moving. clearly from their actions, it appears as if they are trying to get kabul isolated. >> reporter: but the pentagon was pressed on why they're not calling this a combat mission. >> these soldiers and marines, they're fully kitted out. one night vision goggles landing in kabul taking positions at the airport. they're going to a combat zone, are they not? >> they're certainly going into harm's way, lucas, and they will have -- >> is this a combat zone? >> lucas, they will have the right of self-defense. they will be armed. and as i said yesterday, and i don't think i could have made it any more clear, that if there is an attack upon

because it is as you mentioned relatively close to kabul, and it is also on the main highway from kabul to kandaharand the concern, obviously, is that the taliban, if they do confirm that they capture kandahar tonight, they have a clear shot to bring their fighters up to kabul and challenge the capital city. now, there have been reports throughout the day today that the taliban fighters were making inroads in kabul, that they were close to taking control of the city. they have claimed to take control of kandahar. but we have not circumstantial evidence confirmation from the government and there has been pushback from security forces in afghanistan as to whether or not kandahar had completely fallen. the same holds true for herat. again, another huge city in afghanistan. think back one week ago. the taliban, yes, they were in control of a lot of rural areas and smaller villages. they were making inroads there, but they did not control a single provincial capital a week ago today. they took the first from vince shl capital on friday, a week ago tomorrow, and last friday, and then swiftly moved across

the minute they take over kandahar, theyake over kabul. 's just a matter of days in this situation. it was just a matter of hours. so when they took over kandahar, i was pretty much sure that afghanistan is gone. and we probably have to get ready for all these things. and, i'm going to be honest. it was an emotional three days for me. i think i cried my eyes out. majority of my interviews, i had very puffy eyes because i kept on crying. and my family, we didn't even know what to pack, what not to pack, what to do, what not to do, who to talk to. like, we left in such a hurry that there was no-- like, nobody knew, what is the next step? what are we going too? what are we going to do about school, situation, future, anything. so, it was just a chaotic mess, and it has continued up until to this day. >> nawaz: pashtana, you are 23 years old, is that right? so basically, for most of your life, you have only known an afghanistan in which women are allowed to go to school, and the taliban are not in power and the u.s. has been at war in your coun

thousands of americans, tens of thousands of afghans and with those part of demarcation from kabul and kandahare of communication going on that's not hard to figure out for the taliban. and this failure is epic proportions. biden has armed the taliban i want to say it now has a 30th or 40th largest air force in the world because of the equipment not that they are using it but the intelligence that will happen with iran and china as they sell that and even pakistan. space to breeze and assess things and to engage diplomatically so that is the peak of fighting season so nor did we do this during the summer but then the second thing is that when you take a hard look at the taliban there was a path to have some political solution at least to be invested in the political solution but the biden administration shut down the talks wanted nothing to do with that because the biden foreign policy does everything opposite of trump regardless of the outcome. this is the logical extension of that when you are so amateur you believe your own press releases by the mainstream media. they do have some blame beca

worked as long as anyone throughout afghanistan during this war while the war was going on from kabul to kandahar. i have traveled on four occasions, i met with people, spoke to the leaders. laura: now still under the delusion that afghanistan was a stable country. i thought america was back, didn't he say that, they were foreign-policy gurus who could get other countries to help the united states. i thought they had a plan. experience is key, biden would calm things down and get us back to the regular order of things. >> president biden brought his expertise on foreign policy and national security. >> a world of experience. >> the entire cast of national security people who were on that stage yesterday with the president-elect joe biden, competence, experience, insight, humility. laura: basin trump had to be defeated because he was too green, too arrogant, a little brash, made things more dangerous. foreign leaders didn't listen to him, but all of it was a live. we just suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in american history, a defeat made worse by the rhetoric ability to predict anythi

kabul's airport remains tense. here is what they said earlier today. >> there are thousands of americans who are stranded in other parts of afghanistan in places like kandahar taliban insure their safety to get out of the country? >> yes, yes, yes. this is our policy. it is not for kabul, for kandahar and any place in afghanistan, those who are intending to leave afghanistan they can leave. so -- but of course they should have passports and visas. >> these words come as g-7 leaders are urging president biden to extend the august 31 deadline. german chancellor merkel expressed concerned afghanistan will become a breeding ground for terrorism. remember in february president biden told america's european allies this. >> president biden: america is back. diplomacy is back. at the center of our foreign policy. >> serious consequences on the ground about the changes in actions and words certainly major concern not only by countries like germany but also great britain about the u.s. actions and how quickly and efficiently they could leave afghanistan. bill. >> thank you, trey yingst live in doha. to capitol hill now speaker pelosi is meeting with reporters. she ha

capture the country's second largest city, kandahar, with fears mounting for the capital, kabul. the united states has announced plans to airlift thousands of people a day out of the city. in the uk — a vigil has been held to remember the victims of thursday's mass shooting — the country's worst since 2010. the victims include the mother of the gunman, and three—year—old sophie martin, who'd been out walking with herfather, who was also shot dead. scorching temperatures are continuing across europe with italy recording a new record high earlier this week and spain and portugal forecast to suffer blistering temperatures this weekend. it comes as us government scientists have confirmed that july was the world's hottest ever month. coming up on bbc news in around ten minutes�* time the film review — but first here's click. hello and welcome to clip. we have a summer theme special for you but the weather is not great, i hope the weather will hold off. what a summer of sport it has been. england may not have brought it home this year but this weekend is the start of the premier league

let's talk about kandahar and now kabul possibly falling in afghanistan. this is the taliban, this is a humanitarian crisis. what do you say, kt? >> oh, look, afghanistan is lost, it's been lost for years, and it was the -- the taliban was always going to prevail, they were always going to win because they knew they were just going to wait us out. tribal leaders told me that 15 years ago. i think you see going forward province after province, tribal leader after tribal leader will very quickly have a snowball effect. nobody wants to be the last man standing supporting a government that is collapsing around them, so they will throw down their arms, take their american weapons, trade them for amnesty, and i think you'll see the taliban in charge of kabul within days. the chinese have said they're going to recognize the taliban government of afghanistan the minute they take over kabul. in a major slap to the face of the united states. and then on top of all that, we now have just a chaotic frenzy to get americans out. i don't know why we've got thousands of a