general kenneth mackenzie declined to save. direct strikes will continue after the us completely. withdrawal is by the end of august, but he said logistical support would still be provided. the united states is increased airstrikes in the support of afghan forces over the last several days. and were prepared to continue this high level support in the coming weeks. if the taliban continue their attacks. we continue to provide contract maintenance and logistics support here in problem to maintain afghan defense capabilities, including their ation capabilities. the army of democratic republic of congo, says troops have freed more than 150 people they were released and it truly province. the hostages were taken by a militia called the allied democratic forces are adf. adf has been blamed for thousands of deaths in easton, d. r. c. 28 nigerian children have been reunited with their parents weeks after they were kidnapped by armed men. the children returned to the town and could do an estate on sunday at $87.00. now there's a still i

and general kenneth, mackenzie said that it was not inevitable that the taliban would claim victory. he said that it would be clear in the next days and weeks whether the afghan army would be able to defend the country. though he said that would be a difficult road and he still voice confidence that there is a political solution still possible even though peace talks have stalled between the 2 sides. still a head out is there. a chinese thing use has high level talks of the us have opened with a and exchange and still waiting for help. why mexicans caught in a criminal careful feel more isolated than ever. ah hello. notice you over the last few days, we have been talking about the buckets of rain falling in costa rica, take you to the ground. now we see those water levels rising rapidly, and it's just because of how intense that rain has been. now unfortunately, on monday, it's still in that red zone, costa rica right through to panama, the darker the color, the more intense the rain is where we are seen some showers in storms for the you could tam peninsula that includes can coon, a

and general kenneth, mackenzie said that it was not inevitable that the taliban would claim victory. he said that it would be clear in the next days and weeks whether the afghan army would be able to defend the country, though he said that would be a difficult road. and he still voice confidence that there is a political solution still possible even though peace talks have stalled between the 2 sides. i do thanks very much. indeed, heidi joe castro, talking to us from washington d. c. a visuals being held for a woman who was find beheaded in a case which has provoked anger in pakistan. 27 year old know to look at the mean was the daughter of a former senior pakistani diplomat. she was brucely beaten before she was killed. earlier this week, the son of a wealthy industrialist has been arrested and charged with murder. several examples of violence against women and politicians, reactions to them have led to protest. still ahead on algebra, eastern china and hit by a typhoon causing widespread flooding. i'm hitting busy international transport hobbs. this comes as only boulders, kill 9

general kenneth mackenzie who oversees combat troops in afghanistan says the u. s. is carrying out enough air strikes to support the african army. but he declined to comment on how long that would last with the u. s. military mission set to end next month. present biden, to set a date of 31 august for the association of our of our campaign. here. after that date, we will still provide significant logistics support to the afghan military. we will still provide significant logistics support in particular to the afghan air force through maintenance here on the ground as well as maintenance at advanced bases in our, in the central, in the central command theater. so all of those things will continue. so we will continue to support the afghan forces even after that 31 august date. it will generally be from over the horizon. the u. s. is heading in the wrong direction. a warning from the white house chief medical adviser as cove in 1900 cases, rise among the unvaccinated. don't turn to the thought, she says the highly contagious delta variance is driving the spike. the sh

and general kenneth, mackenzie said that it was not inevitable that the taliban would claim victory. he said that it would be clear in the next days and weeks whether the afghan army would be able to defend the country. though he said that would be a difficult road and he still voice confidence that there is a political solution still possible even though peace talks have stalled between the 2 sides. tony state tv is reporting a tense exchange. a high level talks involving the u. s. deputy secretary of state, wendy sherman is the most senior biden administration official to visit china. she's meeting foreign minister when you and vice foreign minister shoot thing. who's reported to blamed america for so much in relation. much though jim brown has more from hong kong. the good news is the 2 sides are sitting down to talk and remember when the showman won't just be meeting one year, the chinese foreign minister should also be meeting sure. fine. who is the man in charge of us sino relation? so yes, it's good that they're facing each other, but the fraction relationship cannot be denied

that was general kenneth mackenzie speaking and he went on to say that victory for the taliban is not inevitable. he said that in the coming days and weeks it would likely become clear whether the afghan government would be able to defend the country against the taliban. but he said that would be a difficult road, and he said that he thought a political solution still remains possible, even as peace talks between the 2 sides last weekend failed to reach an agreement. all right, thank you very much from washington dc, hydro castro. now a vigils been held for a woman who was found, beheaded in a case, which has provoked anger in pakistan. 27 year old nur look had, i mean, was the daughter of a former senior pocket. donnie fit for matt. she was brutally beaten before she was held earlier this week. a son of a wealthy industrialist has been arrested, finished and charged with her murder. the mexican state of michigan has seen some of the countries was license in recent months. a local gang has been trying to fight off an invasion by a rival criminal organization out there visited the at t

. - the head of the us central command, general kenneth mackenzie, has said in kabul that the us willpport of afghan troops if the taliban continue their offensive. the taliban have made rapid territorial gains in recent months after international troops started withdrawing from the country. they are now gearing up to attack the big cities. secunder kermani reports from kabul. general mckenzie's visit to afghanistan comes amidst heightened concern over the country's future. with the taliban closing in on a number of afghan cities after having already captured vast swathes of rural territory, the us has launched a number of air strikes in recent days in support of embattled afghan forces, notably around the southern city of kandahar, where heavy fighting has been taking place. general mckenzie said america was prepared to continue with those air strikes in the coming weeks, though he refused to categorically answer repeated questions about whether or not they would continue after the end of august, when the us military presence in afghanistan formally ends. in the past, he has previous

taliban continues to control more parts of the country, the head of central command, general kenneth mackenzie declined to say if the strikes will continue after the us mostly withdraws or the end of august. but he said logistical support will still be provided prison by to set a date of 31 august furthest station of our of our campaign. here. after that date, we will still provide significant logistics support to the afghan military. we will still provide significant logistics support in particular to the afghan air force through maintenance here on the ground as well as maintenance at advanced bases in our, in the central and the central command theater. so all of those things will continue . so we will continue to support the afghan forces even after that 31 august date. it will generally be from over the horizon. thailand has reported its highest number of new corona virus cases. since the pandemic, again, more than 15300 infections have been confirmed. hospital beds in the capitol, bangkok are capacity, and people have been reportedly dying in the homes because there was no space to treat