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 Isnt 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 hasnt been that will and Leadership And Ability to push back on the taliban as theyve advanced. And what youre seeing right now is pictures of the president speaking live to the nation from kabul. We dont have translation right now, we will tell you once we understand what he is saying to the nation and well bring you developments as they warrant. Were just watching as he addresses the nation in these troubled times in afghanistan. Now, the u. S. And canada are among countries working to help afghans flee the tali
And do that. I will to try to keep us moving, i have questions for you all and a couple other standby ones. I am excited to hear your thoughts on this important topic. So first, the 21st century advancement, the United States need to retain dominance, in particular regions of the worldl for specific areas . If so, what are they and what can the u. S. Do in terms of foreign policy to achieve these goals . One of myy lessons having served on the foreign Relations Committee since 2009 since i got to the senate has been that america leaves the playing field, no matter where it is around the world, can expect that to be filled by our adversaries, not by our friends so i dont think as much a case of other areas where we need to maintain dominance, i think its more about are we continuing to work with our allies . Are we continuing to address hotspots around the world issues thatan become problems either fr the country themselves or the rest of the globe . I think foreign policy is really bas
International community s responsibility with regard to stability within its borders. of course, pakistan has been blamed and there s a lot of evidence to support this particularly by nato but also by the afghan government repeatedly for its long performance and the critics of pakistan will say this instability is a direct consequence of your malicious and maligned activitied over many decades. not just in terms of supporting the taliban. but also working with drug lords, warlords and trucking mafias, all of which has added to the long-term instability in afghanistan. pakistan would strategically counter that afghanistan s interest is to keep india out, the rivalry really defining particularly from the pakistani mentality their outlook on the whole world, kim. sam kiley, always appreciate
Clarissa s report that the reality does not seem to match it. they fear at the hand of the taliban, those who worked with u.s. security forces, interpreters, i met one who currently is trying to evacuate his family, and hopefully get to kabul, because he fears taliban reprisal. so there are many groups of people in afghanistan who fear they will not be safe under stall la ban rule. kim. thanks, cyril vanier in london. still ahead, how it could impact the rights of women and children. i ll speak to the leader of women s rights for women until afghanistan. and we ll take a look at how the taliban takeover could affect neighbors countries on cnn newsroom. health officials tell some americans to get a third shot of the vaccine. we ll look at who they are. and why they need it, just ahead. plus, los angeles wants to
Largest organization for women in afghanistan. she joins us from new york city. thank you so much. give us a sense on the ground for civilians in afghanistan right now? well, as you heard, the taliban are making rapid advances across afghanistan and have captured at least 15 cities. have effectively surrounded kabul. and it sounds like there s a question of whether a deal could be worked out in kabul. it has happened in a lot of other cities that have been taken in the past week. that s not to say there isn t heavy fighting in certain places. there certainly was in helmand and lashkar gah and fighting there is the possibility that kabul will either experience heavy fighting or that the leaders will work something out. and we know that war is unfair