with the taliban. pakistan has always denied that, but it acknowledges having some leverage. there's a lot of stuff speculation that this is about the creation of a new government in afghanistan. it's been nearly three weeks since the taliban took over kabul. whatever the cause, it's prolonging this period of deep uncertainty about the future that many afghans are facing. this is the one place yet to be fully captured by the taliban. we've got conflicting reports coming out from there, but the taliban seem to be saying they made some advances. fighters call themselves the resistance are yet to be defeated. they've issued a statement warning of a potential humanitarian crisis developing in the region. secunder kermani. let's go back to that visit to kabul