0 latest on the situation. thank you. the fall of kabul appears to be imminent is the headline. we re sure courtney will be with us throughout the day, as well as our steam of correspondents to follow the latest. thanks for watching msnbc reports, velshi starts right now. i m ali velshi, we re departing from our normal format for the news out of afghanistan where the taliban is closing in on kabul. the biggest city in the country. it does appear to be surrounded. this map is the latest we have, but it is not fully updated because this shows mazar-i-sharif under government control and it s not. jalalabad is not under government control any more. kabul appears to be completely surrounded. this is a live look at kabul right nowk and here s where things stand. bagram air base which is typically 45 minutes north of kabul today because of traffic isl about two hours and now in the hands of the taliban. this ishe the base at which all americanic troops were headquartered in taliban. it