Of Teacher Assessed Results raises questions about regional differences and girls move further ahead of boys. The taliban is continuing its astonishing sweep across afghanistan, with more dramatic developments just today. In the past two hours weve heard that they have captured afghanistans third biggest city, herat, and appear poised to gain control of the second largest kandahar. If thats confirmed, this day will mark the most significant advance so far as one after another, tHe Countrys Provincial Capitals fall to the militants. With thousands of civilians fleeing the violence, a sense of humanitarian disaster is deepening. The bbc s Yogita Limaye is in kabul. Things are changing at an incredible speed here. We started the day talking about the fall of a City Hundred Miles South which is strategically important and now, just within a span of 12 hours, we are looking at cities which are even more significant. Herat in the west is close to the border and is an important economic and T
Immediately. Cnn has learned the u. S. Is considering relocating the embassy to the kabul airport. The taliban, as you know, is tightening its grip across the Nation And Theyve now claimed their 11 Provincial Capital. It is igniting a growing humanitarian crisis. Any minute now the State Department is expected to address the crisis. We, of course, will take you there live. With me chief national Affairs Correspondent jeff zelle evene, oren lieberman, Correspondent Clarissa Ward In Kabul and Major General James Spider marks. Let me start with you in the new reporting, oren. Fill out for us what is creating the sense of urgency in the administration . It comes directly from the advances The Taliban has made in the course of the last few days. It is a 12th Provincial Capital taken, that news coming out shortly, including the third largest city in afghanistan and theyve put pressure on the second largest city in afghanistan, cakandahar. It has led to a flurry of meetings over the day, and
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Today we face a Threat America has never seen before. A former president who provoked a violent attack on this capitol in an effort to steal the election has resumed his aggressive effort to convince americans that the election was stolen from him. He risks inciting further violence. House republicans are expected to replace cheney with new York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. She has emerged as one of former President Trumps top defenders. Despite the fact that her Voting Record is less conservative than cheneys and less in line with trumps. Now this all comes as former top Trump Administration officials are set to deliver critical testimony next hour to congress in defense of their handling of the capitol insurrection. Of course, led by protrump extremists. Whats notable, this is the first hearing with thenhigh ranking Government Officials who were directly involved in that response to the insurrection outside of Fbi Director Christopher Wray who has previously testified. There are so
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