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And we re prepared to continue this heightened level of support in the coming weeks if the taliban continue their attacks. reporter: airstrikes have hit taliban targets in a key stronghold where fighting has raged. several strikes have been aimed at military equipment the taliban captured from afghan forces. but can those afghan units hang on against the taliban who now control half of all district centers? a grim assessment from the director of the cia. the taliban are making significant military advances. they are probably in the strongest military position that they ve been in since 2001. reporter: the chairman of the joint chiefs says afghan forces are trying to regroup and defend major cities. strategic momentum appears to be sort of with the taliban. there s a possibility of a complete taliban takeover or breakdowns, war lordism. ....
I don t think the end game is yet written. reporter: the price of taliban violence doesn t end for the civilians. nearly 2,400 afghan civilians were killed or injured in may and june according to the u.n. the highest number for those months since recordkeeping began in 2009. so now the question may be, will u.s. airstrikes buy enough time for the afghan forces to launch some kind of counter offensive that s effective against the taliban, jake? that s effective is the key phrase there. cnn s barbara starr, thank you so much. coming up, i don t think this is quite what the beach boys had in mind. but a new group of olympic athletes going for the gold in waves. and cnn spoke with them exclusively. stay with us. ....
Said that their discussions on some issues were substantive. but she said we ll have to see where that goes. all right, cnn s kylie atwood at the state department, thanks so much. also in our world lead today, u.s. military involvement in afghanistan is not entirely over after all. a top u.s. general serving notice that the u.s. intends to continue supporting afghan forces with airstrikes on the taliban who are gaining control of that country, as barbara starr reports. this comes as record civilian casualties as u.s. forces withdraw and the taliban surge. reporter: the 20-year u.s. war in afghanistan isn t over just yet. the biden administration now stepping up airstrikes against the taliban, hoping to bolster increasingly vulnerable afghan forces. the united states has increased airstrikes in the support of afghan forces over the last several days. ....