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joining us now from kabul is al jazeera's jennifer glasse. jennifer, thanks for being with us. let's begin with most dangerous. >> 2014 has been a pivotal year for them. they seem very concerned about security, and a lot of them breathe a sigh of relief when of a raff gandhi signed agreement with united states. they're aware that it's going to be a very small force. only 12.5000 troops, a far cry from the 140,000 troops who were here at the very height of the surge in 2011. people are secured about their security, and it's kind of ironic, ray, that these troops have pulled up the u.s. marines, and pulled out of heilman province. there are 350,000 afghan security forces here, but they've had a brutal fighting season taking very heavy casualties. i was there on saturday, and in northern heilman province, the taliban still control large areas of land. nothing in the cities. nothing in the towns, but a lot of the rural areas. we've seen copy production skyrocket this year. there is a lot of security that afghan security forces will have to take care of as they take full control of

plus -- >>> i'll jennifer glasse, work is underway to complete this power station that was started 40 years ago. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. let's have a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. israeli police have deployed reinforcements to occupied east jerusalem to present more violence. tensions have been high as palestinians accuse the israeli government of wanting to change the rules about who can worship at al-aqsa mosque. >>> the ukrainian military say tanks and heavy weapons have crossed into ukraine from russia. >>> and a new report accuses high-ranking officers in myanmar's army of war crimes. they committed executions and torture civilians in the state. >>> the united nations human rights office has accused sri lanka of trying to sabotage its war crimes inquiry. it says the government has refused to cooperate. the u.n. is looking into whether the government and rebels committed war crimes during the civil war. we spoke a submissioner for the human rights, and he says it's in sri lanka's best interests to cooperate with the probe. >> we know for a fact a number of people ha

jennifer glasse is joining us from kabul, where the taliban, jennifer has claimed responsibility for that attack. but the question is how they managed to get signed the headquarters. >> reporter: well, doreen, that's what police are investigating right now. just if the last few minutes we learned that the attacker was indeed a suicide attacker. the target was the police chief. he gave a press conference saying that the attacker was not in a police uniform, he was in a suit and came in to the compound with documents saying that he had a problem that he needed solved by the police chief and that's how he got in the compound heavily fortified, surrounded by walls, lots of security to go in. they are looking at closed circuit tv footage right now. they can see the face of the man, they have the documents he turned in. they are trying to determine his identity and how exactly he got in to that building. coming in to the building requires being screened, patted down, 30,000 people come through that compound every day. it is home not just to the police headquarters, but also the kabul gover

we are hearing jennifer glasse joining us from kabul telling us how at the managed to get inside the headquarters, jennifer. >> reporter: well, that is the big question that clearly a huge breach of security here in the afghan capital. not only did the explosion goal off inside police headquarters, it went off on the third floor of the police building by the police chief chief's office, hid was killed. seven people injured, including one child. it's a very busy time it was the height of the hush hour. many people are coming in to get things signed. to get documents that they need. the taliban have claimed responsibility and they say it was a suicide bomber. the afghan police say they are still investigating. but either way, the fact that the explosives got in so close to the general, kabul's police chief. he is unhurt but certainly a very huge breach of security here today. >> are we expecting casualties to rice, jennifer? what is the scene right now over there? >> reporter: well, right now they have the interior of the building closed off while their investigators try to figure out

jennifer glasse has more from hull misunderstand province. >> this is helmand province in southern afghanistan where poppy production is flourishing. growing poppies has been big business in afghanistan. the united states spend $7 billion over the last 13 years to eradicate the drug. the u.s. government statements half a million acres of poppies are being grown across afghanistan. this distribute governor says business is booming in a drug bizarre, 10km from here. and says farmers are planting a crop three times a year, rather than twice. and dozen of factories to process the drug provide employment and make the area less dangerous. >> the factories give money to the taliban, which finances terrorism. there's no jobs or education. people are tempted. how will they feed their families if they don't grow poppies? >> the governor of kandahar province says there a simple reason farmers u poppies. >> for poppies, the farmer doesn't need infrastructure. he doesn't need a bridge, road, market intelligence. nothing. he can carry 10 kilogram of poppy on his how older through a count main. >> it is affe

now afghans are taking control, as jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: afghanistan's biggest hydro electric plant could soon be generating even more electricity. this man has kept the power plant running for the past 36 years. he knows every piece of equipment in this plant designed and built by american engineers in the 1970s. >> this is analog, anything. now analog is done, gone. now we will replace by digital. >> reporter: the equipment is so old there are no spare parts. he shows me where they have had to impro vice. the system requires constant monitoring. >> where is the problem, which line is charred, which point is spared. >> reporter: an electrical shortened piece of equipment 25 kilometers south trips an alarm here. it's in areas where government forces and the taliban are fighting. we're very close to the front lines here, and this whole valley is controlled by the taliban, but they are not likely to try to interrupt the progress here. the taliban takes about half of the power the plant generates. >> they are taking this -- this power, and taking the [ inaudible ] from t

jennifer glasse is in kabul. police confirmed it was a suicide bomber responsible for getting into police headquarters, and blowing himself up near the police chief's office. the police chief is unhurt. a main deputy was killed and seven people were injured in the attack. police are looking at closed circuit tv footage to determine who this man was, he was not in a police uniform, came in in civilian clothes asking to see the police chief, trying to determine how he did that. this is a secure compound in the heart of kabul. not only to police headquarters, but the governors office, courts, and brich. 30,000 a day -- prison. 30,000 a day goes through the compound. it is fortified with many levels of security. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and the police will look into how they managed to breach the heavy security at the compound in the heart of the capital and how they got explofs in well. >> two citizens in north korea arrived in the united states. kenneth bae and michael todd miller were free

glasse reports from kandahar afghanistan says it has not approved the projects. >> reporter: at the border crossing, here afghans often don't show visa or passports to travel between the two countries and for centuries used dozens of informing crossings but the new trench follows traffic and people through the main gate here, small time smugglers have been hurt. >> translator: it effects business, before normal people brought cooking oil and flour and could make money now it comes across one road and a few benefit and poor people cannot make money any more. >> reporter: spans 480 kilometers of the border and west of i ran border, a fifth of the length of durand line and afghanistan disputes the boundary drawn by british in 1893. >> translator: they have taken our land and pakistan has taken it and the benefit there is a line built between afghanistan and pakistan. >> reporter: officials in kandahar say it's an issue for the national government in kabul and people in the city says they have not felt it on trade or security yet. afghanistan's new president won't comment on the trench

jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> supporters and friends of two kidnapped tun easeian journalists have held a really to demand their release. they were working in eastern libya when they were first taken in septa group belonging to the renegade general was holding them but released them four days later. the reporters were immediately recaptured by another unknown group. two american men are enjoying their first day of freedom back in the united states after being released from a north korean prison. kenneth bae and matthew todd miller were freed after the u.s. director of national intelligence flew to pyongyang. here is more. >> reporter: back home on american soil, kenneth bae steps off of a plane at a military base in washington state to be reunited with his family. he's joined soon after on the tarmac by matthew todd miller. the two men had been held in prison camps in north korea. miller was jailed for six years in april on espionage charges, bae a christian missionary had been convicted for alleged anti-government activities. he had been trying to convert north koreans. he ha

jennifer glasse, al jazerra, can't there are. >>> do europe now. germany has narrowly avoided a recession. it's just released its quarterly figures with a minimal growth of not .1 person in the third quarter. the statistics said german consumers had increased their spending and exports had also risen. >>> nick spicer has the latest for us from berwyn. >> reporter: germany has avoid a recession but just by the skin of its teeth. economic growth of a period covering july to september. calculated at .1%. the previous quarter it was at negative .2%, this is important because if it were a recession. in a country that is called europe's locomotive, that would have big knock on effects in other european countries, essentially destroying hope i've turn around in a continent wide economy of 28 countries which is in the economic doldrums. however a lot the pressure germany to spends, particularly on infrastructure to hint the entire european economy get going again. however, the federal government here berlin in the early hours of friday morning presented it

jennifer glasse has more. >> reporter: police confirm it was a suicide bomber responsible for getting into police headquarters and blowing himself up near the police chief's office. the police chief is unhurt. a main deputy was killed and seven injured in the attack. police are looking at closed circuit tv footage. he was not in a place uniform, came in in civilian clothes, asking to see the police chief. he got to pass through layers of security, and are trying to determine how he did that. this is a secure compound in the heart of kabul. not only to the police headquarters, but the governor's office, a court and prison. 30,000 go through the compound a day. it's a fortified compound with many levels of security. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. the police will be looking into how they managed to breach the heavy security at their compound in the heart of the capital, and how they managed to get explosives in as well. >> jennifer glasse protest over 43 missing students in mexico descended into chaos. the students were ambushed by police and handed over to a known dr

jennifer glasse is in kabul with an update. >> reporter: police confirm it was a suicide bomber responsible for getting in to police head quarters and blowing himself up near the police chief's office. the police chief is unheard one of his main deputies was killed and seven people were injured in that attack. police say they are looking at closed circuit tv footage to determine who that man was, they say he was not in a police uniform, came in in civilian clothes with documents asking to see the police chief even got through the layers of security. they trying to determine how he did that. this is a very secure compound in the heart of kabul, home not only to the police headquarters, but all to the governor's office. a of course and a prison. 30,000 people a day go through this compound. but it is a very, very fortified compound with many levels of security. the taliban had claimed responsibility for this attack. the police will be looking in to how they managed to breach the heavy security at their compound in the heart of the capital. and how they imagined to get explosives in as well. >

jennifer glasse has been -- has been killed. jennifer glasse has an update from kabul. >> it was a suicide bomber responsible for getting into police headquarters and blowing up near the police chief's office. he was uphurt, but a deputy was killed and season people injured in the attack. police are looking at closed circuit footage to determine who the man was. they say he was not in a police headquarters. they came in asking to see the police chief. he got to pass through layers of security, and they are trying to determine how he did that. this is a compound not only to the police headquarters, but the government's objects of course, and a prison. 30,000 a day went through the come pound. it is a fortified compound with many levels of security. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. the police will be looking into how they managed to breach the heavy security at the heart of the capital, and how they managed to get explosives in as well. >> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists wh

involvement in afghanistan jennifer glasse is in kabul with a look at that. jennifer? >> reporter: john, good morning for the afghan capitol. the people will be wondering whether the shift in congress and the senate is going to make any -- is going to have any effect on america's long-term commit afghanistan. this, of course, is america's longest war and it has been a costly war, john, not just in terms of money but, also, in terms of american lives. more than 2,1 on he on americans have died here in afghanistan. u.s. forces are leaving. a little over a week', we saw the marines close their base. >> that's part of a withdrawal that will leave just about 10,000 u.s. troops in here after the end of 2014 when the current nato mission ends and it's not just the troops here that are here to support the afghan security forces. they are in the battle literally for their lives. they had a very fierce fighting season. they still require air supports, logistical support and intelligence support from the united states which pays their budget as well. about $4,000,000,000 a year h

jennifer glass al jazeera. >> you know the number of people monitored in new york city for possible exposure to ebola has more than doubled. 357 are now under watch. most arrived recently from west africa. spencer contracted thes and. he has been in isolation since october 23rd. federal officials have shut down silk road 2.0, is say it's moundser a flight risk. reportedly confessed to running the illegal, untraceable black market website. the fbi estimated more than $100,000 bought and sold drugs on the site. tom ackerman has more. >> and that in fact, this was a continuation of 1.0. the defendant in the trial in that case is currently on trial in new york. he is contending that the government i legally searched his emails and also seized the servers in iceland, which was the means by which this business was conducted. a judge in that case can, says she is not going to suppress that evidence, because the defend r defendant in the original case can says that he denies any knowledge of that server or having anything to do with it. >> the arch diocese of chicago coming clean can today about dec

and jennifer glasse. >> reporter: this is helmand province, where poppy production is flourishing. growing poppies has been big business in afghanistan. even though the united states spent several billion to eradicate the drug in the country. the u.s. government estimates that half a million acres are grown across afghanistan. this district governor says business is dooming in a drug bazaar, 10km from here. farmers are planting the crop three times a year. and dozens of factories processed the drugs, providing employment and making the area dangerous. >> translation: these factories give money to the taliban, and that finances terrorism. there's no jobs, and no education, and people are tempted. how will they feed their families if they don't grow poppies. >> the governor says there's a simple reason farmers choose poppies. >> for poppies, the farmer doesn't need an infrastructure, a bridge, road, he doesn't need market intelligence - nothing. he can carry 10 kilogram of poppy on his shoulder through a mountain. >> reporter: poppy production affects the biggest country. >> the powe