Welcome to all you watching us here in the united states, canada, and Around The World. Im kim brunhuber. This is Cnn Newsroom. We begin in afghanistan where taliban fighters are trying to seize the Panjeer Valley North of kabul, home to antitaliban forces, the only territory not under taliban control. Fresh fighting was reported On Saturday with both sides claiming successes. Now Cnn Cant independently verify the accuracy of those reports. In the capital where ordinary afghans have been starved for cash, the largest Currency Exchange Market reopened saturday for the first time in nearly three weeks. Even banks that are open are limiting withdrawals. And theres word the Kabul Airport has resumed some operations. Qatars ambassador said he witnessed the first domestic flight taking off On Saturday. Journalist Ben Farmer is in kabul and joins us by phone with the latest from there. Ben, lets start with the fighting in the pancheer valley. Whats the latest on the conflict . Theres heavy fi
good morning. i m erica hill. and i m jim sciutto. we begin with breaking news. there s lots of it this morning and it s good use. pfizer has applied for emergency use for its covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. this means we could be just weeks away from younger kids getting the shot, perhaps even before halloween. boy, would that be some good and welcome news. the white house is calling this a, quote, really important next step in the fight against the pandemic. here to join us is dr. leana wen. good morning. you have an article in the washington post. you say, number one, shots for younger kids. this could be sooner rather than later, which, of course, is good news. in learning this, do you think changes could come? could this official request for an eua, could that change the time line at all? i really hope not because the fda has already said that they re approached authorization for the vaccines for 5 to 11-year-olds with urgency. this is the reason why
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More than 800 mine action leaders attending a U.N.-sponsored conference in Geneva this week are warning of the ongoing dangers from unexploded ordnance and landmines in countries affected by conflict. A focus of the conference is on the war in Gaza, which the United Nations Mine Action Service, or UNMAS, says “has resulted in explosive…