Stay updated with breaking news from Frank cuervo. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
live from cnn world h headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching in the united states, canada and around the world. i m brynn kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. fresh fighting was reported saturday in afghanistan s panjshir value i why, the only territory the taliban haven t captured. panjshir is home to the national resistant front which has been opposing the taliban for decades. the fighting intensifies. in the capital the company s fragile economy got a small boost saturday when the largest currency exchange market opened for the first time in three weeks. ordinary afghans have been starved for cash because banks are limiting withdrawals. journalist ben farmer is in kabul and joins us by phone with the latest from there. let s start with the fighting in the panjshir. what is the latest on the conflict there? it looks as though we may have lost ben. we might try and reach him again later on. now earlier, i spoke with ben and so we re going to play a ....
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. ....
of government to bring forward and to develop proposals that deal with this issue. let us know if you think this is the best way to fund reforming the social care system, and would you support an increase in national insurance to do it? get in touch with me on twitter @annita mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, visits pakistan, as he continues his efforts to ensure safe passage from afghanistan for british citizens and afghans who worked for the uk. at least 45 people are now known to have been killed by flash floods in the north east of the united states. a man from london who belonged to an islamic state gang pleads guilty to a series of charges in the united states including conspiring to murder four american hostages. a new criminal offence of pet abduction is set to be introduced in england, under plans to tackle a reported rise in the number of pets being stolen. and the football association has asked for an investigatio ....
everyone to stay off the roads. i m very worried about what is happening out on the roads. i want to urge everyone get in quickly, do not stay out on the roads. it is dangerous. we re seeing the kind of rainfall we almost never see, this kind of speed with which the rain has come. everyone has to get to safety, do not be out on the roads if you have any choice. and the subways also i m sad to say, the subways are basically out of commission at this point. also not safe to go there. tomorrow do not go into a street, a road, a highway with a lot of water accumulated, that can be super dangerous. and while many people have been rescued, new york police are now reporting four fatalities from the storm. all were people who had called for help. rescuers have been scouring the streets for anyone stuck in cars or other areas where floodwaters are too dangerous to get through. new york s governor says it is crucial for people to simply stay home. we cannot guarantee that t ....
good evening. we have two breaking stories tonight. each, with considerable impact now. and one almost certainly for years to come. there is the aftermath of hurricane ida and rescue operations underway right now. zwlf zwlf zwlfrmgts. first, though, this country s 20-year war in afghanistan is over. with the last c-17 transport lifting off just one minute before the president s self-imposed august 31st deadline arrived in kabul. he will be addressing the nation tomorrow. the secretary of state spoke just a short time ago, and addressed the issue of americans remaining in afghanistan. we believe there are still a small number of americans, under 200, and likely closer to 100 who remain in afghanistan and want to leave. we are trying to determine exactly how many. we re going through manifests and calling and texting through our lists, and we ll have more details to share as soon as possible. our commitment to them and to all americans in afghanistan and everywhere in ....