dose to get into arms. and denmark lifting restrictions as it declares victory over coronavirus. how did they do it? vaccinations. great to have you along with me this hour. we re certainly following new developments out of fags where the taliban are flaming to the have, to have completely captured panjshir. that claim is being denied by the national resist front. they are still in strategic positions across the valley and are continuing to fight. i want to head straight to kabul where our reporter is standing by. good to speak to you. what more do we know about the situation there? we know the taliban released a statement about 90 minutes ago saying they have claimed complete control. they said the valley where they ve been trying to invade for five days now, they said they ve been completely conquered. that is contested by the opposition forces. the opposition forces say they are still have some strategic positions and they say they re also controlling several side va
live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. we are tracking this breaking news out of afghanistan where the taliban have seized jalalabad. that s according to an afghan official. the last of the capital kabul, the only major city still controlled by the central government. we are, also, learning that the city has fallen. that means at least 24 of afghanistan s 34 provincial capitals are now in taliban hands. the news comes, as u.s. president joe biden has authorized sending a thousand more troops to afghanistan. that s on top of 4,000, already, cleared for deployment. they re meant to help get u.s. personnel and their allies out of the country, as the taliban offensive rolls on. now, that swift advance has triggered an exodus. thousands of people, trying to escape the taliban have fled to kabul and that s putting even more pressure on a weakened government, surrounded by enemies. cyril vanier has reported from inside afghanistan and for the latest, he
i m robyn curnow live in atlanta. ahead, another major afghan city is now under taliban control. as u.s. president joe biden decides to send more troops in to aid america s withdrawal. also, a huge earthquake in haiti leveling homes, buildings, and leaving hundreds dead. this as a tropical storm bears down on the country. one u.s. hospital forced to take extreme measures as it struggles with a surge in covid cases. thanks for joining me. afghanistan s capital, kabul, is the only major afghan city still under government control. this after a local official says the city of jalalabad has fallen to the taliban. video from the taliban shows them being cheered on in what is said to be jalalabad. it is another crushing blow to the afghan government and their soldiers trying to fight back the militants. in recent days they ve also lost mazar-e-sharif in the north. at least 24 of afghanistan s 34 provincial capitals are now in taliban hands. that swift advance has triggered an
now it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. africa is going through its first recession in more than a quarter of a century because of the global downturn caused by the covid pandemic. the economic crisis is being keenly felt in nigeria, the continent s most populous country. its 200 million people are struggling with long standing challenges which have been exacerbated by the pandemic and deteriorating security. my guest is nigeria s finance minister, zainab ahmed. what is her plan to avert financial meltdown, as well as help deliver stability? finance minister zainab ahmed in the nigerian capital, abuja, welcome to hardtalk. so, we are hearing warnings of a third covid wave in africa, where only about 1% of the population has been vaccinated. what is the situation like in nigeria? well, thank you very much, zeinab, for having me. thankfully for us, covid 19 pandemic has been well contained. so far, what we ve seen in terms of the numbers is that
now on bbc news. hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. africa is going through its first recession in more than a quarter of a century because of the global downturn caused by the covid pandemic. the economic crisis is being keenly felt in nigeria, the continent s most populous country. its 200 million people are struggling with long standing challenges which have been exacerbated by the pandemic and deteriorating security. exacerbated by the pandemic my guest is nigeria s finance minister, zainab ahmed. what is her plan to avert financial meltdown, as well as help deliver stability? finance minister zainab ahmed in the nigerian capital, abuja, welcome to hardtalk. so, we are hearing warnings of a third covid wave in africa, where only about 1% of the population has been vaccinated. what is the situation like in nigeria? well, thank you very much, zeinab, for having me. thankfully for us, covid 19 pandemic has been well contained. so far, wh