While the u. S. Scrambled to evacuate the embassy, chaos at Kabuls Airport as people desperately try to flee the country. And haitis earthquake, a staggering jump in the Death Toll with search teams yet to arrive in some of the hardest hit regions. As a storm that compounds the disaster takes direct aim at the country. Thanks for joining me this hour. For the first time in almost 20 years, the taliban are in near complete control of afghanistan. If nothing changes, it appears theyll be the countrys rulers once again. The militants wrapped up a blistering advantage over major cities over the weekend ending in the surrender of kabul. Video from Al Jazeera shows heavily armed taliban Fighters Lounging in the president ial palace. The u. S. State department says all embassy personal he will have been evacuated. They were flown out by helicopter to the airport which has been secured by u. S. Troops. That hasnt stopped chaotic scenes like this. Gunfire rang out earlier as crowds raised to ca
The situation. And in haiti a race to rescue survivors of saturdays devastating earthquake as tropical Storm Grace bears down on the island. Thank you for being with us. We start with more Breaking News out of afghanistan. Commercial flights from the capital, kabul, have been canceled leaving people fewer options as they try to flee the taliban. The capital surrendered to the militants on sunday triggering an exodus of civilians, diplomats and the afghan president. Ousted leader Ashraf Ghani has fled the country. The video from Al Jazeera shows heavily armed taliban leaders in that hasnt stopped chaotic scenes like this. Cnn cannot independently verify it, but video shows crowds storming the tarmac earlier scrambling to board any plane that will get them out of afghanistan. And cnns Ana Coren has reported extensively from afghanistan including on a recent trip there. She joins me now from Hong Kong with the latest on the Taliban Takeover. Good to see you, ana. So what is happening at t