After the devastating 7. 2 magnitude earthquake. Relief workers say they are dealing with problems right now. The threat of gangs making it difficult to access areas. Speak with one of them a little bit later on this hour. Yeah that really country really Cant Catch a break. Their president was excessive needed last month. A Tropical Storm is heading there. We were gonna talk with one of those groups. But first we do say good morning. Im lindsay reiser. Were talking about two countries right now that Cant Catch a break at all. Of course im candice gibson. Lets get straight to the big Breaking News out of afghanistan where the taliban claims every major city accept cobbled, at least for now, is under their control. Were going to take a look at a time Lapse Mask here and it shows the districts across afghanistan, how quickly the taliban has gained ground. This was compiled by the longhorn journal. And the red you see shows the Districts Control by the taliban. So everything angry, which i
Will to fight. that they just didn t have that. there are some who believe that was u.s. denounced announce they were completely leaving, nato partners fell in line, and a citizen was made that there were not going to get international military support there in the country, that the afghan military began to fracture than. so, this is been happening over the past several months. and then at that point it became the afghans were not going to fight. then it was left to these special elite operators and commandoes, and they just couldn t do it. but again, i really think we can t underscore enough how strong the taliban have been as they push through. because they have, as the afghan military has fallen and weekend, the taliban have really strengthened. so, they ve had this momentum that is remarkable to watch. all of the military assessments they are changing not day-to-day, the u.s. military
They have to do menial jobs. they get paid very little. they have no benefits, no medical care. their children can t get educated. they have to leave their homes and families behind in afghanistan. but is still a better option for them to come to see rand van stay in afghanistan. which just shows how desperate the situation is for them. and of course, the government here in iran is also benefiting from the chaos that s unfolding in afghanistan. there was an extraordinary video yesterday showing the afghan security forces pouring across the border into iran, using the hurdles and equipment. no doubt provided by the united states which the iranian defense ministry is very happy to get their hands on. so, a desperate situation for the afghans. but iran also happy that this is a blow to the united states.
Maybe they were and it still isn t enough. more bbc at least wanted to keep things as peaceful as possible to prevent civilian lives lost. but have any of your sources have any indication of where the breakdown was here? the afghans decided about a month or six weeks ago, that they knew this taliban offensive was coming. they decided that they were going to consolidate the military back to the court areas. the more strategic areas that they needed to defend. so if you look at every single province, the reality is they decided that they were not going to try to embark on a strong defense of every single capital and every single province. some of those more rural areas that fell very early on and very quickly, it was because they just did not have an afghan military defense there that was ready to defend. it was been surprising though is some of the stronger provinces where the afghan military not only was prepared
Kabul will be closing once all personnel are transferred out and have been they have been intense negotiations for safe passage of all those personnel. we have thousands and thousands of troops that have been moved into this region within the last 24 to 72 hours. and their effort has been to evacuate that embassy. and now we re getting word and confirmation from a person familiar that the u.s. embassy in kabul will be closed once all personnel are transferred out. those evacuations eminent. as you can see there on the screen and afghanistan. this is a really big deal. that embassy there is one of the biggest around. and it s not just one building, by the way. it houses the ambassador s residence. there are also embassies for other countries, including finland, that are behind the walls of the u.s. embassy there. it houses many, many people.