jane: taban doesn't want to leave. >> that would be the absolute last option.i knew i had no other chance, no other hope. i don't want that to happen. the impact that my program, my existence in society has on the youth, the ability i have t convey a message to my generation and my gender, i would never have that anywhere else. jane: as she holds on and saless herself for what may come, millions of other afghans also face a future of immense uncertainty. those like taban hope their remarkable young lives of innovations and freedoms will have not turned out to have been a passing moment in the country's history. for the "pbs newshour," i'm jane ferguson in kabul, afghanistan. ♪ judy: britney spears' public battle to regain control of her finances and personal life has brought a new focus on conservatorships, legal agreements that in her case put her father in charge of her financial affairs and daily decision making. yamiche alcindor explores the latest on this case and the broader issues it is raising about nservatorships and guardianships across the country. y

after a 2016 bombing killed seven media workers, taban had to commute to work covered in a burqa.he may face the greatest yet in the coming months. the u.s.'s military withdrawal from afghanistan has left the afghan security forces struggling to hold on, and the taliban is advancing. as the group closes in on major cities across the country, they threaten to take over the capital, bringing with them their strict interpretation of islam. when the taliban ruled afghanistan from 1996 to 2000, women were publicly brutalized and imprisoned at home. when outdoors, they were forced to wear the burqa. few have more to lose than young women like taban, who have built lives and careers that could be taken away overnight. >> ( translated ): emotionally, it has been really difficult dealing with the fear of losing everything. i often think, okay, if they do come, what will happen? what will happen if i can't work anymore, as a woman? i will have to put on a veil and not leave the house. i have no idea if they've even seen my program. but i'm certain that if they ever got the chance, they woul

the government under pressure to protect its own people as the taban make rapid gains beyond kabul, risinginty is felt on every street. laura: you heard her mention the withdrawal of international forces from afghanistan. president biden announced on thursday -- bbc smoke with -- spoke with the afghan born diplomat. he said any hopes for peace cannot be achieved through military force. >> significant territorial gains in the last few weeks. they are poised to make further progress, although the afghan rces are also seeking to find their bearings and resist, and maybe even pushback. in my judgment, there is no military solution to afghanistan's problems, or to the war in afghanistan. both for thomistic rsons and international reasons -- there has to be a peace agreement to bring afghanistan's war to an end and for afghanistan to join the family of world nations, a responsible member of the international community. laura: the u.s. is sending fbi agents to haiti to help with the investigation into the assassination of the country's president. haiti's government has reportedly asked the u.s. t