Against rebels in the north. The best way i can help now is if i step aside, new Yorks Governor resigns. Andrea came a face as a number of sexual harassment allegations. Ah, well, the Telephones Advance in ive got a sanchez, the signs of slowing. The group has captured its 9th provincial capital on choose daylight. They captured pfizer bad and bully cobra, both in the north and foreign city in southwest. The group was also made gains in traditionally anti taliban provinces, and the u. Official told reuters news agency, the armed group non controls 65 percent of the Country Emergency talks are being held in doha, between the african government, the taliban on a Telephone Spokesman says that they dont want negotiations to collapse. The u. S. Envoy has also warned the armed group that any government which comes to pass through force will be isolated from the rest of the world. The un says more than 240000 people have been internally displaced since the taliban offensive began in may in the wake of the u. S. Troop withdrawal, or have more on that chain they in the show, but 1st talk to charlotte balance, who joins us now from cobble. And charlotte, really, the situation moves has been moving very quickly during the day and the night from our to our so as we wake up on wednesday, whats going on . As far as you know, across ive got this done. This all happened within about 6 hours last night, 1st far a city so which is the provincial capital of far in the south west. And then just a few hours later, police comrey the provincial capital of babylon, which is only about 200 kilometers north of cargo that fell. And then around midnight 5, the bad, which is the provincial capital of Buck Sean that fell and met in the north ace. Now bucklin is especially significant because it is the gateway to the north, the gulf, a really looking to protect that. Because now that that last battle and never actually lost all access to northern afghanistan and a lot of these provinces that weve talked about, which 9 in the picked up in less than a week. And thats about a 3rd. Well just under a 3rd, a provincial capitals in the country, and a lot of those are actually in northern afghanistan and, and as you said, it was, its not a traditional base. They really struggled to hold that in the 19th. So now theyve managed to get this kind of strip of land across northern afghanistan. One of the biggest cities in the north school, Missouri Sharif is the biggest city and ask and now that is essentially under siege, it is isolated surrounded by the taliban. We understand that hundreds of special horses was sent me last night to try ensure up that city because really now its, its the last thing the government is holding and the north. So thats a little situation around the country as such. I mean, charlie, youve been asked about and certainly in the capital, its a great deal of speculation and talk about whether the capital will be under siege or the capital will be surrounded. Whats your general opinion of what you see and hear about whats going on in and around the capital where you are we know that special forces have been pulled out of other provinces to come back. I was in the Interior Ministry yesterday and there was some conversation about bringing people back to shore. Cobble, i think for now their focuses on a Telephone Strategy that was announced last week when the telephone tried to assassinate the defense minister. They bombed his home and watched a complex attack there, and then they promised that they would try to assess night. Other government ladies inside cobbled, potentially using car bombings and gotten men using sleeper cells in the city. So i think from a government perspective, particularly concerned about that at the moment when you talk to people, they dont think that cobble is immediately in the televisions cross. He is, it seems that the strategy is that they saw by just kind of taking rule. And now theyre taking prevention, capitals, and they appear to be trying to push the government because they really want the line sheer power at any political settlement. So if they can take more of these kind of provincial capitals, then they can take that back to the Negotiating Table and try to get the Lions Share of power in any type of superman. Charlotte, good to get the update for me, of course, will be checking in with you throughout the day. Charlotte bell is the 4th in cobble. Well, ally of the us president defended his decision to pull us forces from the country. Dre biden says he doesnt regret the move and that african leaders need to come together. His comments come as emergency talks, went away in the guitar, he, capital doha, aimed at halting the violence. Mohammed jim june, is that and has the latest a long 1st Day of talk here in doha, about the situation and afghan sanders ended without any statement being issued and with a lot oF Uncertainty as to what exactly is supposed to happen next. Now, throughout the day, you had the us special envoy for afghanistans. Ill make a little that as well as envoys from the u. K. The, you, the you, when China Pakistan was Becca Stan and copper all assembled here. First, they met with a delegation from the afghanistan government led by doctor ob de lab de la. Hes the head of the national Reconciliation Council for afghanistan. Those meetings lasted for about 2 hours. Not too long. After that, you had a separate meeting between the envoys who are assembled here and a delegation from the taliban. Its not clear what was discussed in those meetings, but if you look at a statement that was issued by all make a little before he arrived here and dont ha, which stated in several planned rounds of meetings over 3 days, representatives from countries in the region and beyond as well as for multilateral organizations, will press for a reduction of Violence And Cease fire and the commitment not to recognize a government imposed by force. That statement seems to indicate that all the symbol parties here were trying to convey a message to the taliban that it will be no international recognition of any government that is seized by force by the taliban in afghanistan. As i said, its unclear what exactly is going to play out over the next 2 days. There was a huge impetus here to try to get something done to get the interest afghan Peace Process and dialogue back on track. There was a huge push here to respond in a joint fashion, to what is happening in afghanistan to a very rapidly deteriorating situation. Many of the diplomats here they are not yet speaking on the record, they are not yet speaking on camera. They are not yet sure how exactly this is all going to play out, but there is a huge push to try to get something done so that the situation on the ground in afghanistan can improve. If you have us Minister Abbey, alma is urging warranties, calling all capable civilians to join the fight against rebels into gray. The Government Launch and offensive in the Northern Region last year. But the to grind Peoples Liberation Front has continued to make gains pushing into surrounding areas. The Fighting Integration has forced more than 2000000 people from their homes. And more than 50000. 00 to flood into Neighboring Sit on. Some you will get to true is an independent journalist in ethiopia. He says, prime Minister Abbe is under pressure to do more to resolve the conflict. Its a 2 Page Statement he released on his social Media Page including twitter, a choosing the P P. N level. Once again, being a terrorist group thats colliding with enemies, he called them internal and external. Without being specific. He said this fight has nothing to do with the people of to guy, but has everything to do as P P i left. So this. Com. So s P P and that says no just in fighting within its own borders, but also going as far as capturing the head story, which was a significant achievement to them. And the Children Government was really under pressure to you know, the fighting started in november. The prime minister said its going to be short lived. The mission is going to be accomplished faster than expected, but this is pushing to its 1st year, which is in november, a year since this company began november 3rd, to be specific. Thousands of people have enough faith said no, the conflict is not just within the region. Its in the far as you mentioned, there are 250000 people are being displaced. So this is really becoming a nationwide kostnik with. Busy issues and resolved in a country that has been limited resources to help this many people. But the conflict again, its becoming and the national conflict, no longer a conflict that was just within the Dr Region when, when its begun. The New York of the entertainment has resigned a week after the inquiry found he sexually harassed several women. Investigate to say that he groped kissed excuse me, or made suggestive comments to current and former government workers. Questions. Libby has moved from New York in a hastily arranged a dress after a combative defense of his behavior. A Surprise Announcement from new Yorks Governor. I think that given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. And therefore thats what ill do. Allegations against andrew cuomo, 1st came in march from this woman, a former aid named lindsey boylen, who accused cuomo of making unwelcome advances. That led to more accusations from 11 women and toto. The governor has apologize, but to this day denies his signs of affection or harassment. In my mind, ive never crossed the line with anyone. Reaction has been swift, including from marianne wang, an attorney for 2 of call mos accusers. She said, my clients steal both vindicated and relieved that corman will no longer be in a position of power over any one. A 5 Month Investigation concluded last week found he created a hostile Working Environment for women. Governor cuomo, sexually arrest multiple women, many of whom were young women by engaging and unwanted groping kisses, hugging and by making inappropriate comments. A top Aid Step down a mid accusations her team retaliated against at least one of his accusers and state lawmakers, including democrats, once seen as allies launched impeachment proceedings against him, adding to the already growing cause for chromos resignation. Are you now calling on him to resign . Yes, its a dramatic fall from grace for a man who last year was being talked about as a possible president ial candidate. While as a response to coven was widely praised by democrats, the f. B. I is now investigating claims homeless administration covered up the number of coven deaths in nursing homes. I dont see how formal, fully recovers politically from this. The report is long. It includes very damaging details. There is a potential criminal investigation on top of that and call us resignation goes into effect in 2 weeks time with the threat of criminal misdemeanor charges still hanging over his head. It will make his 2nd in command, kathy hoko, the 1st woman in history to serve as the state governor. Kristen Salumi Al Jazeera New York. While stella had hit on Al Jazeera brazilian president drive all sorts of the blows, and congress will be live in Rio De Janeiro with the very latest. And why the Delta Strain of proto viruses infecting more children than ever before in the United States. Those stories after the break. Ah, ah, its time for the journey to winter sponsored by kettle airways. Hello, good news. We have dropped our Amber Weather alerts for the Indian States of rochester, and much of pradesh. Heavy rain has now shifted further toward the east. But now be har is under those excess of rainfall warnings. You know, really, the bulk of the rain here has shove toward the handle layers. But we are getting a good run of rain through bangladesh into the west coast of myanmar on wednesday. Next stop, i want to take you toward Asia Pacific and weve got a brace for wet and windy weather once again for tokyo. So well put this in motion as this disturbance whoop, saying its going to drop your temperature down to 31. And that unsettled weather is still plaguing at the korean peninsula on thursday. You know, for china pretty much from being see River Valley Rate down to the south china sea. Weve got bursts of rain here. And we can expect anywhere from about 50 to a 100 millimeters of rain over the next 24 hours. The philippines, saki conditions continue 86. 00 millimeters of rain, but we see subdued rainfall amounts towards central and southern portions of the country, but still bursts of rain toward the north can be expected. And you know, for cambodia very what weather on, tap for you. On wednesday, one country over in Bangkok Weve got a height of 32. 00 Sponsor Cut on airways since the celebration, the food for reconciliation. Ah, and from ancient civilization, the algae 0 world goes on a mouth watering, cut and re journey from spain to them and lead to discover the hidden history behind some of the region that love different ah, favoring the hard on our did the me the ah, welcome back youre watching old there with me. The whole rahman, the reminder of old hope stories, the taliban taken of a 3 provincial capitals that have done histone thats 9 in under a week in human Rights Treat says that the violent offensive has left a climate of Fear And Dread across the country. If he is prime minister, it is calling on all capable civilians to join the fight against rebels and to grind Government Voltage to be fighting the to grind Peoples Liberation for the 9 months. But the group has continued to make gains in the area. And New York of the under cabinet has resigned a week after inquiry found that hes actually harassed several women and denies the challenges that tons apologize to offending his accuser. Well, stay with our top story and the escalation fighting across have guns done. Hundreds of thousands of people have been made homeless. Charlotte bellis has been out and about in couple where many internally displaced afghans arrived to find little support. Thousands of people have arrived at this Cowboy Hall Majority had come from northern afghanistan, predominantly the provinces of 2, and can do both of which the provincial capital fell to the telephone over the weekend. People here tell us that they were bothered with strikes with fire and they rugged to find a way to deal with fighting one bullet. But the government forces were fighting hundreds of them what i had. And then i said to my wife, just leave everything and just run out here. Yeah. Destroyed people who are running fast, dead bodies and not stopping month. People have told us it was a real challenge even just to reach because they really struggled to try and transfer to get them from the more they had to take the seats out of boxes to pack more people and they said it took them about 10 to 12 hours to reach cobbled, and they had to call you back where there is a big battle between the government and tell me about why im going to give me a buzz. When i, when i was leaving the city, i noticed the families were gone from their homes. They look the doors. There will women on the streets running and there will be a strikes. I saw one woman who was hurt and injured maybe with a motor. When i saw that i cried for hours to commit you to tap all sure. Sure. When the taliban came, they looted everything. They burned our house and we just ran, we left our clothes and left the front door open and just run. Now we live in this 10, so please help us. The government is offering some handout. People in cars are offering donations. But as you can see, there is very little support, shelter, food or for the people arriving here. Are you in this situation is not sure they may say that in the 1st week of august they have counted 70000 people who have led to harness use a conflict and are in need of their support. They also say 30000 people fleeing the country. Every week charlotte bellis. There are 5 of continue to bed on the greek island of area throughout the Night And Smoke because the air in some parts of the region and breathable. Same Bas Robbie has more from F U on the a. G in coastline. The pesky was a quiet seaside town at the northernmost point of area now of vital part of the fire fighting operations on the island. Helicopters, fly in low refill their water bays and head back to the fires. Any other year, these beaches would be packed with tourists. Now the boardwalk is deserted because the hills are on fire. The terrain on area is uneven. The forest dense Roads Wind through valleys between towns and villages where smoke has made visibility so poor. Much of it is to unsafe for aircraft to go and ground crews find themselves in a seemingly endless race against time. And my social, this was a, were trying to save. What can be say that was thats what were doing, nothing more 3 months. This is our life, this is our home. Were trying to save it. Unfortunately, were losing, were losing every day. Unfortunately, we cannot win because were fighting alone. Its very difficult. The government left us alone in the beginning. Now that brought us food. Its best that they take it back and there are not enough people for the task at hand. The few crew there are cant be everywhere. At the same time, we drove the length of the island and came across several fires with no firefighters inside the fear. For a lot of our rescue teams is that fires like the, the ones theyre not able to spot quickly enough. Are the ones that continue to burn just as this one is burning now, and they will lead to larger, far as re igniting all over the island. Creating the similar scenes that weve been seeing over the last week. Many of the fires we saw would continue to Bird And Spread throughout the night. The villagers in agree or vote on live off the Forest Harvest Increase up growing all those selling firewood of diego. This will be a bit is the whole deal. This disaster affects our village. First of all, economically these people will not only be unemployed. They have to leave this place. Where are they going to go with . Theyve been completely destroyed. They have their homes, ok, but do they have food have work . Well, they have nothing. Ferry boats have been a lifeline for people on every. If evacuations happen again, ships along the western coast will be the last resort to get people to safety. Climate skeptics may be hard to find in greece these days. Environmental devastation once troubles in far off places. Now on Greeces Doorstep to deny or do nothing, no longer seems like an option, but it may not matter. The climate has already changed and there is no going back. In basra, V O G 0, every island increase the Brazil Congress has voted against to return to paper. Balance said next Years Election is a major blow full present job. Both in our hes been pushing to end electronic voting. Play me as open to fraud without providing any evidence. Both nora is threatening to reject next years results unless the system is changed. As beat to correspondence, veronica, you can join you now from Rio De Janeiro. And of course, monica, its really a controversial, but it doesnt that, whichever way you look at it, its going to have huge repercussions in the campaigns leading up to the major election. Well, yes, because the president , both. So now to have been said, shane already the scenario for what will be next Years President ial election polls show. He would be defeated by left wing, former president lucy nasa lula, the silva. So he has been crying out that there will be fraud much ahead of the vote. Both. So nato has always been a fan of former us president donald trump. Hes pretty much following from Play Book by saying already making people doubt that the these elections. A will be fair that the results, whatever they will be, will be, will not be rigged to the that they will reflect what people really want. So hes creating a lot of confusion. And in this confusion, hes been confronted not only with congress, but also with judiciary power, hes been accusing the Cream Electro Court of trying to interfere with, with how congress and voted today. And so hes putting one power against the other and really, really creating a very conflictive environment in brazil, which is still in the midst of a pandemic. And hes being investigating for how he handled it and how hed let the number of deaths spiral out of control. So, it is a very decisive Moment Today because congress basically buried this attempt of, of trying to change the voting system. Now will both some out of change his speech after this said fact are most, its not likely he will. He has already been saying that that as i said, that the judges from the electoral court have been trying to sway congressman. So he will always find something to justify what he thinks, certainly want to watch. Well check in with you as a situation develops monica yet to care for us. In addition, theyre not, chinese court is expected to deliver the verdict. In the case of a canadian men charged with spying businessmen, michael favor, and another canadian citizen were detained in 2018. The arrest came soon after the top chinese Tech Executive Mang one. Joe was arrested in canada in relation to charges in the us. The us and canada have accused china of retaliating of beings arrest. But basing insist the cases are not linked with south korea has reported more than 2000 nuclear virus cases in the day. The 1st times in the panoramic began and the record, its full wave is its biggest so far fueled by the more infectious dealt variant. But the number of deaths are rising with the new cases with the Fatality Rate declining to below one percent. Now, there are growing calls for title restrictions to be imposed in the capital children loving infected at a higher rate. In another surgery, crowd of ours infections across the United States is being called upon demick of the unbox and a season though, there are plenty of vaccines available. Article heinous more. Its bad, and its getting worse. The us is now seen 124000 new covered cases every day. The highest rates in february. And once again, hospitals are filling up in Mississippi Monday not a single available intensive care, but dozens of hospitals in texas ran out of space. And in the entire state of arkansas, just 8 Bed Loft as cobra cases for a stephanie lopez, its 11 month old daughter, and texas had to be airlifted to find about 241 kilometers away. There was a very, very overwhelming, heartbreaking more and more the cases are involving kids nearly 94000 cases just last week. About 15 percent of the people getting sick. Our children, 1st of all, were sort of doing more stuff and having more contacts and that includes kids. Unfortunately, kids under the age of 12 cant be vaccinated yet. And that means that they are more likely to get that were seeing larger numbers of infections and children and those larger numbers. And its actually been a greater number of individuals going to be hospitalized. The worst outbreaks are and states with low vaccination rates like texas and florida, and their governors have decided right now. The biggest issue is masks ordering that people cannot be told to wear them. And heres what we can get into the efficacy of this me, its an error. Slides virus is a piece of cloth. Going to start we can get into all that from an engineering perspective, but i can tell ya, kindergarteners. Everyone admits that whatever efficacy a mask that ive yet to where it fit it properly and tight. Do you honestly think these young kids are doing that . So i dont think its really doing much. And so as a parent, i think parents should love to say, you know, its doing more harm than good faith now are in fact no harmful an expert say they are needed to spread of a virus that spread in the air and its schools begin to reopen the leading infectious Disease Expert says they need to be in the classroom. You should have everyone be wearing a mass. We know how that can be uncomfortable, but youd rather have in a somewhat uncomfortable situation with a will child, been temporarily comfortable in a child in an see you. Thats why we want to avoid an ongoing political fight. But now more and more children are paying the price with more than a 3rd of eligible americans, still refusing to get a shot. Another search in this pandemic of the vaccinated Petticoat Haine Al Jazeera washington, the worlds largest art celebration, the Edinburgh Fringe returns this weekend. But this Years Edition will be scaled back after it was cancelled last year. Due to Corona Virus should have reports now from edinburgh. Did everyone have a good print . Them . It . Yeah, good doesnt make it difficult. I thought, isabel, far as one Woman Show ellipses is a journey through grief via stand up comedy. What happens when . Oh, so panic or excited that you kind of, i just said, you dont like either the member for all the song in a musical like many of the acts at this. He has Edinburgh Festival behind it is a story of endurance. I didnt know who i was anymore last year and exhilaration. Amazing, honestly, absolutely amazing. And for me, so everything opened up again for like 4 months from may and it just completely changed how i feel like feel completely alive again. Hello. Hello. I am in my family show dormant for 18 months. There are signs of life in the arts. The streets are filling up the stages on lit, again. The pandemic has left its mark. But the Edinburgh Festival is back on the car. Been this over 40 years. This game and the festival i think is the most important vessel in the world. And i think if you like anything, if you dont do it, things tend to wither and die. And i think that the festival had to happen in some form in order to create life and spirit, and actually make sure that there is some teacher for it. And i think would be a lot worse off if wed done nothing this year than we them than by doing something. So achieving this and then looking towards recreating it properly for next year is kind of crucial and reward the worlds biggest festival of the ox drawing crowds in the past. Second only to the elliptic games. 2 years ago, more than 3000000 people came here to see nearly 4000 acts crammed into every available performance space. And then it was canceled. Returning now, some say, a shadow of its former self. But its rebirth cautious. Inevitably, still coven conscious. There is a real sense of childish excitement. They are the audience. And its giving them a lovely Piece Dispute her. And hopefully theyll not pay Call Anybody in my base when they think its giving them an insight as to how to where entities to the future that the festival its performed. Most companies sponsors and supporters can now turn the show not always go on. And so it is jona whole Al Jazeera, edinburgh ah