provincial capitals. kandahar is the latest to be captured. the beginning of the end of the u.s.-backed government, the u.s. embassy in kabul isn t taking any chances. staffers are being told to destroy sensitive materials while several thousands of troops will be arriving for personnel. a spokesman says the afghan forces need to step up their response. certainly deeply concerning the speed at which the taliban has been able to move. what has been disconcerting to see, there hasn t been that will and leadership and ability to push back on the taliban as they ve advanced. and what you re seeing right now is pictures of the president speaking live to the nation from kabul. we don t have translation right now, we will tell you once we understand what he is saying to the nation and we ll bring you developments as they warrant.
the excellent analysis. thanks so much. as the taliban swiftly gain ground, hundreds of thousands of afghans are desperately searching for safety. the united nations says northerly 4 so,000 afghans have been displaced. nearly a quarter of a million just since may. the u.s. secretary-general said humanitarian needs are growing by the hoyer. even a country that has tragically known generations of conflict, afghanistan is in the throes of yet another chaotic period, suffering for its people. afghanistan is spinning out of control. the u.n. says afghan women and children make up the vort of those displaced in recent months as the taliban advance. nonprofit organizations left grappling with how to help the women and girls left in the country. this woman is a board member for the women for afghan women, the
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together to find a way to stop the violence. and the only way to do that is a political settlement in afghanistan. afghans are dying every day, i m sorry to say, a lot of times, the western politician treats them as commodities. these are people who deserve peace. for more, let s bring in cnn s sam kiley who joined us from suffolk, england. sam, let s start with the president s comments to reassure the nation. what did you make of what he said? and more significantly the fact that he didn t resign. reporter: well, i think the key here, kim, it s clearly a holding statement, trying to resash sure the population that still supports the government that something that is being done. but he said he was going to be consulting with elders and other leaders, both inside and outside of the country. and i think the way to interpret that is that he s canvassing
reporter: this is what remains of the u.s. presence in much of afghanistan. the hollowed out skeletons of sprawling military bases now under the control of the taliban. once there were hundreds of u.s. and nato troops at andar and ganzny province. it s ghost-like. the taliban granted permission to the flim maker. we re arriving at a base and i can see a large number of vehicles over there. according it the taliban, afghan forces surrendered three weeks