world. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. afghanistan s valley now the focus of taliban efforts to completely take over the country but anti-taliban forces are fighting back. panjshir is the only territory not under taliban control. fresh fighting was reported saturday with both sides claiming successes. cnn cannot independently verify the accuracy of those reports. and the largest currency exchange market reopened for the first time in nearly three weeks, but banks are limiting withdrawals. ben farmer is in kabul and is joining us by phone. so let s start with that fighting, what is the latest on the conflict there? we know that there have been several days of heavy fighting in panjshir, and as you said both sides have said that they have had successes and victories, but all we know independently is that the taliban have penetrated into the valley as far as a hospital which is run by an international aid charity. and it is a significant way into the valley. so th
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american citizens on them, as i speak, also with these interpreters and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now. the state has cleared the flights and the taliban will not let them leave the airport. let me pick up on this because i didn t know this. you re saying there are americans on airplanes ready the fly out of afghanistan right now and they re not being allowed out because taliban is making demands? what demands are the taliban making? well, they are not clearing the airplanes to depart. they have sat at the airport for the last couple days. these planes and not allowed to leave. we know the reason why is because the taliban want something in exchange. this is turning into a hostage situation where they are not going to allow american citizens to leave until they get full recognition from the united states of america. this is a developing story. we re trying to get the latest information on this. cnn national correspondent is at the capital. obv
hello, again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. right now, desperation setting in as cities from the gulf coast to the northeast deal with the aftermath of hurricane ida. at least 50 people are dead across the northeast and many are facing flood warnings again today. and we re just learning president biden will visit new jersey and new york tuesday to survey the damage. the death toll in louisiana and mississippi stands at 13. many hard-hit communities there are running short on food, fuel, and other supplies. in louisiana, the desperation is turning deadly. a man was killed after reportedly cutting in line at a gas station. fuel supplies are growing more scarce by the day. police say the shooting proves how desperate people are. it s unbelievable that people can t act like adults in this situation. ladies and gentlemen, the services are here. we don t have enough gas. we don t have enough gas being delivered to stations. we don t have eno