civil war followed eventually leading to the taliban's rice to power. once backed by the cia the movement through most of a lot of fun until 2001. that's when the u.s. led coalition invaded after the 911 attacks the taliban leadership fled kabul 6 general elections have been held since then. gun politicians squabble for power and struggle to control. territory but the taliban did not recognize the authority of any of the elected government. nearly 2 decades later u.s. forces signed an agreement to withdraw from afghanistan so why did the taliban but not harbor hardline groups attacked the u.s. and its allies the agreement came after nearly 7 years of efforts to pursue political reconciliation between the part of on the afghan government the u.s. and other countries in africa that agreed to open an office for the taliban afghan leaders and western governments could negotiate face to face. but as attacks continue efforts to arrange talks have been delayed yet again what will it take to achieve lasting peace we find out as a. member of the taliban's politi

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and do you believe the reports of russian support to the taliban. put the fire to correct the afghan government has not. the money the us. did you go she issued this to us sullivan who you issue it. to stop the intra after negotiation with respect to that if an active. involvement to be honest with you. i do not find it credible we need to look at it in a broader picture. in. reading that isn't busy. national security. what and. when in which i don't manage i know it really deep disagreement the difference is that in britain an ethos of the taliban in the. absence of u.s. forces not on it but if you get up to the well sums of the forces who remain. as you would suspect that perhaps. differences have played some role in this intelligence if you need to. whether that this was a document that it just it was generated intelligence who should doubt the u.s. administration tough with the button perhaps. change the nature of. the timing of that is also a bit off. why with the russia he thought it out in 2001 when russia on its knees and i've been to. a lit

leading to the taliban's rice to power. once backed by the cia the movement through most of a lot of fun until 2001. that's when the u.s. led coalition invaded after the 911 attacks the taliban leadership fled kabul 6 general elections have been held since then. gun politicians squabble for power struggle to control. territory but the taliban did not recognize the authority of any of the elected government. nearly 2 decades later u.s. forces signed an agreement to withdraw from afghanistan provided the taliban but not harbor hardline groups attacked the u.s. and its allies the agreement came after nearly 7 years of efforts to pursue political reconciliation between the part of on the afghan government the u.s. and other countries in africa that agreed to open an office for the pile of on afghan leaders and western governments could negotiate face to face. but as attacks continue efforts to arrange talks have been delayed yet again what will it take to achieve lasting peace we find out as a. member of the taliban's political

hello welcome to the program on iran come on russia is denying paying fighters linked to the taliban in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops the allegation is triggering renewed debate on donald trump strategy to end the war 'd and his relationship with vladimir putin. the neal times says investigators focused in part on its howl about an attack that killed 3 u.s. marines and afghan contractor an american on the base intelligence reports were given to the white house as early as february president trump denies being told about members of congress want to know why they weren't told either a criminal official told inside story that the bounty killing claims are fake news alan fischer reports from washington. from the white house podium a denial the president was ever briefed on the so-called bowing to kills the now say this that the u.s. receives thousands of reports a day on intelligence america subject to strict scrutiny while the white house does not routinely comment on alleged intelligence or internal deliberations the cia director and n.s.a. national security adviser and the chief of

leading to the taliban's rice to power. once backed by the cia the movement through most of a lot of fun until 2001. that's when the u.s. led coalition invaded after the 911 attacks the taliban leadership fled kabul 6 general elections have been held since then a gun politicians squabbled for power and struggled to control swathes of their own territory but the taliban did not recognize the authority of any of the elected governments. nearly 2 decades later u.s. forces signed an agreement to withdraw from afghanistan so why did the taliban but not harbor hardline groups attacked the u.s. and its allies. the agreement came after nearly 7 years of efforts to pursue political reconciliation between the taliban the afghan government the u.s. and other countries in africa that agreed to open an office for the pile of on afghan leaders and western governments could negotiate face to face. but those attacks continue efforts to arrange one talks have been delayed yet again what will it take to achieve lasting peace we find out as a

you that if one of the taliban my . home was the moon the home. sure sure be him well home how do you. know him how does she. appeared to be a lot of people john this could be about. how much. you know how do i share my info. on who must remove the model. for how do you know if i didn't follow you but it's not a kind of. become the. new legal. muntadhar. how do you know more 100. 100 or more. afghanistan you want to be him. mr harold finally it is a different of the understand from 20 years ago when the taliban was in power the people of a kind of stand the youth of all going to stand have very different ideas to what they were 20 years ago how do you envisage in afghanistan if the taliban takes a midge's share of power and control how much freedom will the people the use have in afghanistan. no the amount of an awful to be a good one or was it a mother away is i'm. not. going to have 194100 another modify a new home a. condom i should on the son of god but 195. are you not to feel about what you did them aside though to to him no less number 7 fo

in the united states of america and the other important claim to taliban that the taliban are making is that you have had these prisoners who would it is and you had people coming in to welcome them because they're spending a lot of time and the african government in u.s. prisons in kabul and other parts of the country now if you have as strikes coming in this might affect the u.s. taliban bill in a way where you might have prisoners who are at least might go and take up arms again which the door agreement. where you are prisoners are not allowed to take up arms again after a deal released so dot dot clause of the. of the agreement might be affected at least the taliban are claiming god may be rightly so always good to get your thoughts on this hobby of broadway appreciate your time thank you very much indeed . the total number of reported coronavirus infections across latin america has reached more than 4000000 and bolivia police say they've recovered hundreds of bodies from streets and homes by old apollo reports. in bolivia a special police unit is tasked with recovering bodies fr

and do you believe the reports of russian support to the taliban. put the fire to correct the afghan government has not. the money the us. did you go she issued this to us sullivan who you issue. to stop the intra after negotiation with respect to that if an active. involvement to be honest with you. i do not find it credible we need to look at it in the broader picture. in ringback. reading this in. national unity. warton. with within which i don't manage that i know it really deep disagreement the difference is that in britain the stop with the taliban in the. status of u.s. forces not on it but it would be a complete with the well some sort of this will this who remain. as you would suspect that perhaps. differences have played some role in this intelligence if we need to. whether this was a document that it just it was generated intelligence who should doubt the u.s. administration tough with the button perhaps. change the nature of. the timing of that evolve to be done. why with the russia he thought it out in 2001 when russia it's nice and i'v

and they have said it was a gathering of taliban commandos who wanted to basically plan. often several petitions to collapse 3 districts of head out province so you have conflict information out of what was the primary motive behind this. strike this notwithstanding there is no denial about the civilian casualties in collateral damage you know every now and then when you have had at a strikes it had collateral damages so this is not the for us and since and perhaps this will not be the last instance when we talk about the afghan war but the number of civilian casualties is also contested by various sides you have the afghan government saying it did not have collateral damage the taliban claiming that it had collateral damage and you had testament you have testimonies coming in from the civilians talking about the damages. in casualties is one side offered you have creeds coming in from ambassador saying that the united states condemned these strikes and will basically support and back and vesta geishas into a resilin has reported a record daily increase in coronavirus cas

at least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing in northern afghanistan the taliban has claimed responsibility and washington's n.f.l. team drops a redskins name and logo baaing to criticism they are offensive to native americans . the world health organization is warning that the world want to be returning to normal life for the foreseeable future it says a global coronavirus pandemic is only going to get worse if basic health care precautions are not followed nearly 13000000 people worldwide have now tested positive and they've been more than a half a 1000000 deaths globally many governments which had begun easing logged on measures are now being forced to bring them back and the head of the w.h.o. says too many countries are seeing their infection numbers heading in the wrong direction. the situation we're seeing is countries that overcame the 1st peak of the outbreak but having is that restrictions are now struggling with the new peaks and accelerating cases in several countries across the world we are now seeing dangerous increases in cases and hospital wards fe

leading to the taliban's right to power. once backed by the cia the movement through most of a lot of fun until 2001. that's been the you.

the explosion happened around noon at taliban. bomber ride in a car bomb attack the headquarters of national directorate of security in a big city the capital of some one province the explosion was big many were killed and tens were rushed to the hospitals taliban has claimed responsibility on this attack and its spokesman that said that at least 60 people were either killed or wounded during the attack and this happened in the same day when the government has announced that they have released at least 160 taliban prisoners from the many prisons across the country and also taliban announced in the last 3 days that they have released 42 security government security forces from many prisons across afghanistan and while the prison swap continues the clashes and confrontations continue between the government and taliban our sources in the ministry of defense told us that last night 18 security forces were killed and 4 taliban members were killed in clashes that lasted all night in the northern province of kunduz. yemen's hovey rebels

at least 160 taliban prisoners from the many prisons across the country and also taliban announced in the last 3 days that they have released 42 security government security forces from many prisons across afghanistan and why the prison swap continues the clashes that confrontations continue between the government and taliban sources in the ministry of defense told us that last night 18 the security forces were killed and 4 taliban members were killed in clashes that lasted all night in the modem's province of kunduz plenty more ahead on this news hour including yemen's who thiis say they've killed dozens of high ranking saudi military officers in a cross border attack the u.k. says it wants to welcome the best 10 brightest talent as it unveils changes to its immigration system and good news for manchester city as they're cleared to play in europe next season will be here shortly with all that he talks. iran is asking south korea to release billions of dollars it alls for oil exports in transactions dating back several years speaking to the foreign ministry stroll a spokesman said ira

still ahead here analogies are russia and the taliban congressional leaders demanding on sense into what the president knew about bounties paid for the killing of u.s. soldiers. but. saved the rains continue to cause problems across central parts of china still a lot of cloud showing up here driving for the race was pushing on towards japan and we are going to see that western weather skirting with the far south and east of japan as we go on through the next couple of days to make the most of any dry weather that you do get here over the next 24 to 48 hours there we go over the next pulse of heavy rain just pushing up paul now my you front that will bring some very heavy rain into q.c. north of that fine in frightful much of south korea that a few showers into north korea maybe a few showers to the northern parts of china the west the weather will continue the central parts of china and also sliding across the southern and eastern parts of japan probably a showers meanwhile across southeast asia the heaviest of which are north of the equator but the still seeing some live the rain over t

democrats say they're not being briefed properly over reports russia paid the taliban to kill american soldiers. and koalas under threat of human behavior could kill off one of astronomy is best loved animals. hong kong is marking the 23rd anniversary of the city's return to chinese rule just hours after a sweeping national security law was imposed chief executive caroline described the passing of the law as the most important development since the handover small groups of demonstrators have gathered in the city to denounce the legislation they say to roads hong kong's freedoms and shatters its status as a major international financial center. well chinese legislators drafted hong kong's national security law in secret without any input from the city's legislature and at record speed its details became known only after it was inducted the law will punish loosely defined crimes such as subversion secession and collusion with sentences of up to life imprisonment the law also means that anybody either people in hong kong or foreigners could face prosecution for offenses committed outside

trike which was osa possibly targeting taliban prisoners who had been released by the government obtuse yet of this strike this is going to further damage the potential relationship that could have been established between the afghan government and the taliban so it is not looking good for the future of any peace talks in afghanistan yeah so how much are you know these recent attacks not just the one today but a number of them setting back the peace process in your view you think we're still a long way then to saying in traffic can negotiations begin absolutely a long way away and the afghan government you storing is invoking that the prison knows it does not want to release a criminologist have been involved in all sorts of attacks the taliban are continuing their pressure against them government security forces so none of those 2 sides actually want to sit at the table at the moment and and those talks could be months away thank you so much for talking to us victoria from town professor of peace studies at the american university in kabul. a former nazi concentration camp guard has be

all to 0 live from doha also coming up the afghan ministry of defense says charges of members of the taliban and not civilians in an airstrike that killed at least 45 people. one of the last cases against a nazi war criminal a 93 year old is sentenced in germany for his part in killing thousands of people. and on a mission to mars china sends its 1st unmanned spacecraft to explore the red planet . 5 west african heads of state are meeting in mali to try to resolve its deepening political crisis 6 weeks of mass protests have demanded the resignation of president. at least 14 people have been killed in recent days the m 5 movement of all position activists leads the protests accusing president kaisa of corruption mishandling the economy and failing to improve security they rejected a unity government proposal on the regional organization ecowas. instability in mali has helped to rebel groups linked to al qaida and iso gain strength using mali as a launching pad for attacks in neighboring nations nicholas hike has been following the story from dakar senegal and he's joining us from there live n

chief old saw this hour at least 50 people are injured in a suicide bombing in northern afghanistan the taliban has claimed responsibility and accused of war crimes cause of all this president has shame touchy is interviewed by a special prosecutor at the hague. i'm joining us roscoe with the sports as washington's n.f.l. team drops its controversial redskins name after pressure from social justice campaigners . thank you for joining us we start this news hour with a worsening global pandemic the world health organization is warning it's only going to get worse if basic health care precautions are not followed nearly 13000000 people worldwide have now tested positive for covert 19 and have been more than half a 1000000 deaths globally many governments which had begun easing knock down measures are now being forced to bring them back and the head of the w.h.o. says too many countries are seeing their infection numbers heading in the wrong direction. the situation we're seeing is countries that overcame the 1st because of the outbreak but having is that restrictions are now struggling with new pe

with the taliban actively seeking a return to power the replicas recreated in a university of chicago web or also insurance that whatever happens to the original objects of art crafted on afghan soil the country's historical artifacts will not be erased john hendren al-jazeera chicago well let's now speak to aaron thompson she's an art historian and a professor at the john jay college of criminal justice she also writes about what it means when people to nebra destroy icons of cultural heritage she joins us now on skype from new york aaron great to speak to you again here on al-jazeera thanks for being with us now that projects that john has been showing us that is clearly a really wonderful initiative but i i can't help feeling a little sad too that it's had to come to digital reconstructions of artifacts rather than students a new generation is being able to experience the real thing. and that's true around the world where so many cultures have their artifacts in other continents it's estimated that something like 90 percent of african cultural heritage objects are outside of the co

an official with the taliban's political office in doha has denied claims that russia offered money to kill american soldiers in afghanistan the reports have alarmed politicians in the u.s. with democrats calling for sanctions and the full intelligence briefing or some of enjoyed spoke with at the taliban's. about the allegations so how true is it that we're getting bounties from the russians to kill american soldiers. a lot of this particular matter was fabricated by afghan intelligence based on confessions obtained by force and violence from prisoners to say that they've received money in benefits from russia to fight the americans this is totally baseless the intelligence of the kabul administration has tortured the prisoners to get these confessions and to create a story and to report to the world while everything is comprehensively baseless no one can prove that the taliban got bounties and military assistance is from moscow but it is not just of unintended into that it is also coming from u.s. intelligence sources at a time when the united states wants to leave a blunder in the n

the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack in the northern afghan province of someone gone at least 50 people including children have been injured authorities say a suicide bomber targeting the provincial intelligence office set off the explosion . for the. moment i was coming from the marketplace to my home i was close to home when i heard the explosion planned and when the explosion took place everything was shaking all these windows glasses were broken here and there 2 or 3 people were injured by the glass it was a lot of dust the people were running everywhere. i just. seen has the latest from kabul the explosion happened around noon a taliban suicide bomber right in a car bomb attack headquarters of the national directorate of security in a big city the capital of someone province explosion was big at least 10 people were killed and 50 other people were wounded and rushed to the local hospitals taliban has claimed responsibility on this attack and the spokesman to be a kilometer it said that at least 70 person were either killed or wounded during the attack and this ha

with the taliban actively seeking a return to power the replicas recreated in a university of chicago lab or also insurance that whatever happens to the original objects of art crafted on afghan soil the country's historical artifacts will not be erased john hendren al jazeera chicago bus letters football captain leyland messi is going nowhere and he will finish his career at the council on club that's according to club president joseph but the bottom messi helped his side to a $41.00 win over the league a. legal window villareal on sunday but there's been a lot of talk in the last few days about the auction time be unhappy at the club report suggested he might leave when his contract expires and 2021 of his presidents insists that's will not be the case. this is out there these are the top stories and india has overtaken russia to become the 3rd worst hit country from the corona virus pandemic it's reporting nearly 25000 new cases every day with nearly 700000 factions not confirmed why this birth has more from india's capital new delhi. single highest day raw is that we are seeing th

trike which was supposedly targeting taliban prisoners who had been released by the government obviously after this strike this is going to some other damage the potential relationship that could have been established between the afghan government and the taliban so it is not looking good for the future of any peace talks in afghanistan. a 93 year old german man who worked as an guard at a nazi concentration camp during his late teens has been handed a 2 year suspended sentence has been convicted for his complicity in the matter of more than 5000 people during world war 2 germany came has the latest from berlin. the offenses that this individual has been found guilty of occurred in 1944 when he was a 17 year old who was part of an s. s. unit in short of a concentration camp which then was in nazi germany you know is in modern day poland the court that tried this individual was a youth court because the the age of the defendant when he committed the offense is was such that he couldn't be prosecuted in an adult court that's why the sentence passed on him is a suspended sentence a 2 year s

past few weeks quite the contrary and so after this air strike which was only supposed to be targeting taliban prisoners who had been released by the government obviously after the strike this is waiting for the damage the potential relationship that could have been established between the afghan government and the taliban so it is not looking good for the future of the n.e.p. stops in afghanistan. in the 93 year old german has been convicted of helping to murder more than 5000 people as a nazi concentration camp. was a guard stude hall joining world war 2 campaigners say his 2 suspended sentence is too lenient w.k. has more than. the offenses that this individual has been found guilty of occurred in 1944 when he was a 17 year old who was part of an s s unit in short of a concentration camp which then was in nazi germany now is in modern day poland the court that tried this individual was a youth court because the the age of the defendant when he committed the offenses was such that he couldn't be prosecuted in an adult court that's why the sentence passed on him is a suspended sentence a 2 ye

clairol about the reports so how true is it that the taliban were getting bounties from the russians to kill american soldiers. a lot of them this particular matter was fabricated by afghan intelligence based on confessions obtained by force and violence from prisoners to say that they've received money in benefits from russia to fight the americans this is totally baseless the intelligence of the kabul administration has tortured the prisoners to get these confessions and to create a story and to report to the world while everything is comprehensively baseless no one can prove that the taliban got bounties and military assistance is from moscow but it is not just of mine intelligence has it it is also coming from u.s. intelligence sources at a time when the united states wants to leave a blunder in the united states is negotiating with you why would they lie. no money than of the kind of money we can't talk on their behalf and they can answer this question but when it comes to the intelligence of the kabul administration i can say that they want the americans and the foreign forces

democrats say they still haven't received enough information about allegations that russia paid the taliban to target american soldiers in afghanistan they're calling for a full briefing from the intelligence community the white house maintains president from was never briefed on the matter because the information was not verified by kind of has more from washington i'm sure that mr schiff will be following up on this through the intel committee it was the turn of democrats to be briefed at the white house with the separate temper taishan for republican lawmakers already a point of dispute but like their fellow house members the democratic representatives returned to capitol hill to demand a proper briefing but the right people to give the briefing we really were not in the room we need to hear from the heads of the intelligence agencies about how they assess the allegations that have been made publicly what can they tell us about the truth or falsity of these allegations what can they tell us about steps they are undertaking or have undertaken to vet any information that they may have and

democrats say they still haven't received enough information about allegations that russia paid the taliban to target u.s. soldiers in afghanistan calling for a full briefing from the intelligence community at least 8 people have been killed and 80 others injured in the ethiopian town of adam a fall in the killing of a popular singer thousands of fans followed her to new investors casket in addis ababa the protests over his shooting taking place in several cities musicians known for his political songs those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after this is here at station thanks so much. as protests rage over police brutality and coronavirus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the presidential candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the votes follow the u.s. elections on a. it was. like. oh god god god god our. stuff like the fact of the passage of the hat. was if i focus it. was my last response. to this to spock. i was like crysis 245 we know. that these are skillful says

violence in the past few weeks quite the contrary and so after a strike which was supposedly talk of taliban prisoners who had been released by the government obtuse yet of this strike this is going to further damage the potential relationship that could have been established between the afghan government and the taliban so it is not looking good for the future of the n.e.p. stops in afghanistan france's president is calling for action and sanctions on nations that violate greek and cypriot meyer's time space emmanuel mccall has warned turkey against maneuvers in eastern mediterranean it follows ankara's move to send ships into the water is on in energy sourcing mission tension between the 2 countries have been rising as they also support opposing sides in libya take a backseat un recognized government of national accord in tripoli it's fighting for control of the country against eastern based warlord 24 have tough france has been accused of providing military support to have tar china says it's considering ways to stop the recognition of british national overseas passports held by many peop

with the taliban actively seeking a return to power the replicas recreated in a university of chicago lab or also insurance that whatever happens to the original objects of art crafted on afghan soil the country's historical artifacts will not be erased john hendren al-jazeera chicago. hello again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera the u.k. has announced economic sanctions on those involved in the matter of saudi janis jamal khashoggi 49 individuals and organizations have been targeted under the government's new system to punish him and white stuff and. there is the blood on the hands of the folks at the sports the henchmen dictators who might be free to watch into this country to buy property on the king's road king's road to do their christmas shopping in knightsbridge frankly to siphon dirty money through british banks run the financial institutions donald trump says the u.s. has the lowest coronavirus mortality rate in the world and his call for school so reopened in the fall by the country's health expert top health expert warns of the covert situation saying t

is welcome to ceasefire between afghanistan's government and the taliban the 3 day truce will begin on friday during the easter holiday it follows a surge in violence in recent weeks the taliban has indicated is prepared to hold talks with the government after provided a prisoner swap is completed president ashraf ghani has hinted that the talks could begin as early as next week. now a statue in a south korean botanic garden is creating a diplomatic incident because it appears to show the japanese prime minister bowing to a comfort woman they were the korean women forced by the japanese to work in wartime brothels where the women were properly compensated or apologized to has long been a wedge between both countries japan's chief cabinet secretary says if the bowing figure is meant to be it would be unforgivable breach of international protocol for . it represents a person in any position who is at fault or anyone who could be in the position to apologize people say but this work doesn't refer to it all that person is that would be good. malaysia's former prime minister has been senten

an official with the taliban's political office in doha has the night allegations that russia offered money to kill american soldiers in afghanistan their reports have alarmed politicians in the u.s. with democrats calling for sanctions and the full intelligence briefing al-jazeera is osama bin geoff i'd spoke with the taliban's only last about the reports so how true is it that the taliban were getting bounties from the russians to kill american soldiers. lost a lot of them this particular matter was fabricated by afghan intelligence based on confessions obtained by force and violence from prisoners to say that they've received money in benefits from russia to fight the americans this is totally baseless the intelligence of the kabul administration has tortured the prisoners to get these confessions and to create a story and a report to the world while everything is comprehensively baseless no one can prove that the taliban got bounties and military assistance is from moscow but it is not just of unintended into that it is also coming from u.s. intelligence sources at a time when the

speaker nancy pelosi has called for sanctions on russia over allegations that offered money to the taliban to kill american soldiers in afghanistan it's reported president trump was briefed about it months ago but he denies any knowledge new zealand's health minister has resigned david clarke says his poor performance has now become a distraction in government efforts to combat the virus mr clarke has been caught twice breaking lock down measures going on a trip to the beach with his family and also on a bike ride up next it's the bottom line lots of news to know if you want to on the web site al jazeera dot com i'll have a quick summary for you in 30 minutes or so i'll see that. hi i'm steve clements and i have a question what is racism and is there really any way to get rid of it in any society let's get to the bottom line. we have a special guest with us today at a young age he's turned black american academic studies on their head arguing that racism is about bad policies not about bad people not about bad ideas he says that the only way to beat racism is for each and every one of us w

denied he was ever informed and some of the taliban's . about the reports so how true is it that we're getting bounties from the russians to kill american soldiers. this particular matter was fabricated by afghan intelligence based on confessions obtained by force and violence from prisoners to say that they have received money in benefits from russia to fight the americans this is totally baseless the intelligence of the kabul administration has tortured the prisoners to get these confessions and to create a story and a report to the world while everything is comprehensively baseless no one can prove that the taliban got bounties and military assistance is from moscow but it is not just a plan intended into that it is also coming from u.s. intelligence sources at a time when the united states wants to leave a blemish than even the nanny state is negotiating with you why would they lie. in the moment of the end of the column and we can't talk on their behalf and they can answer this question but when it comes to the intelligence of the kab

democrats say they're not being briefed properly or the reports russia paid the taliban to kill american soldiers. and zimbabwe's government closes the stock exchange leaving investors wondering what's happened to their money. china says that some pro-democracy activists arrested by security agents in hong kong under a new security law will be tried in its own courts the legislation came into force just hours before the city marked the 23rd anniversary of its return to chinese rule critics say deals a severe blow to the city's freedoms and shutters its status as a major international financial hub for chinese legislators drafted hong kong's national security law in secret without any input from the city's legislature and at record speed its details became known only after it was in acted well the law will punish loosely defined crimes such as subversion secession and collusion with sentences of up to life imprisonment the law also means that anybody other people in hong kong or foreign. could face prosecution for offenses committed outside the city foreign officials or academics who publ

with the taliban actively seeking a return to power the replicas recreated in a university of chicago lab or also insurance that whatever happens to the original objects of art crafted on afghan soil the country's historical artifacts will not be erased john hendren al-jazeera chicago. hello again i'm fully back to over the headlines on al-jazeera the u.k. has announced economic sanctions on those involved in the matter of saudi journalists. $49.00 individuals and organizations have been targeted under the government's scheme a system to punish him and writes a family so those that blood on their hands the thugs that dispose the henchmen of dictators will not be free to once into this country to buy property. on the kings road kings road to do their christmas shopping in knightsbridge frankly to siphon dirty money through british banks the financial institutions. the u.s. is still need deep in the 1st wave of corner virus with more than $50000.00 new cases a day that's according to infectious disease expert anthony found but president donald trump says the country has the world's lowe

says at least 8 civilians have died in the attacks which he's blaming on afghan forces members of the taliban were also killed afghanistan's defense ministry has launched an investigation the u.s. says it's not involved. brazil has reported a record daily increase in corona virus cases of nearly 68000 it's got the world's 2nd worst outbreak after the us brazil has more than 2000000 infections and 82000 deaths a pandemic was initially focused on cities but in recent weeks it's surged in the country's vast remote areas at the same time president general scenario has tested positive for the virus for the 3rd time he says he's taking the anti-malarial drug hydroxy chloroquine most studies have found it to be an effective in treating covered 19. well those new cases in brazil pushed the total number of reported infections across latin america to more than $4000000.00 several countries are seeing increasing rates of covert 19 including bolivia where police say they've recovered hundreds of bodies from streets and homes by over apollo reports. in bolivia a special police unit is tasked with recoveri

democrats say they're not being briefed properly over reports russia paid the taliban to kill american soldiers. and mourning in the streets of addis ababa a popular ethiopian singer known for his political songs is shot dead. small groups of protesters have been started to gather in hong kong hours after china imposed a sweeping national security law that is expected to reshape the city's future that i just station came into effect on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of hong kong's return to chinese rule mass anti-government protests on this day have been an annual event in the past. chinese legislators drafted hong kong's national security law in secret without any input from the city's legislature and at record speed its details became known only after it was inactive a law will punish loosely defined crimes such as subversion secession and collusion and sentences of up to life imprisonment the law also means that anybody either people in hong kong or foreigners could face prosecution for offenses committed outside the city foreign officials or academics who publicly supported hong k

and caught in the crossfire civilians are reportedly killed in an air strike on the taliban in afghanistan. and in support once again tokyo marks one year to go to the delayed till it takes even though uncertainty still hangs over the games. 5 west african heads of state have gathered in mali's capital to try to end weeks of protest and political crises their extraordinary mission was launched because of a growing movement demanding that president it bring him to resign nicholas haq reports. nigeria senegal ghana ivory coast and the share their presidents on an extraordinary mission in bamako aimed at ending mollies political crisis similar to we are here to meet president and the various parties concerned to bring peace and ensure that monitors terms of the path of stability for the sake of the whole region. outside their meeting the demonstrators supporting money and opposition leaders who he remains missing after being abducted during the parliamentary elections in april it is time for these african heads of state to intervene in the actions of even a cat and his government to bring bac

about the reports so how true is it that the taliban were getting bounties from the russians to kill american soldiers. a lot of them this particular matter was fabricated by afghan intelligence based on confessions obtained by force and violence from prisoners to say that they've received money in benefits from russia to fight the americans this is totally baseless the intelligence of the kabul administration has tortured the prisoners to get these confessions and to create a story and to report to the world while everything is comprehensively baseless no one can prove that the taliban got bounties and military assistance is from moscow but it is not just a plan intended into that it is also coming from u.s. intelligence sources at a time when the united states wants to leave a blunder in the nanny state is negotiating with you why would they lie. in the moment of that. we can't talk on their behalf and they can answer this question but when it comes to the intelligence of the kabul administration i can say that they want the americans and the foreign forces to stay in afghanistan a

with the taliban actively seeking a return to power the replicas recreated in a university of chicago lab or also insurance that whatever happens to the original objects of art crafted on afghan soil the country's historical artifacts will not be erased john hendren al jazeera chicago at least 7 people have died in a fire at a candle factory in the indian city of kufa about it's not clear what caused the fire but investigators were told the water flammable materials in the factory that were used to make sparkling candles the local government says it will compensate the victims families with a little over $5000.00 each 2 children have drowned and 7 others a missing after an overloaded fishing boat capsized off the coast of indonesia rescuers helped save 19 people from the sinking boat which was carrying double its capacity. the oscar winning italian film composer ennio morricone has died at the age of 91 he wrote music for more than 500 films victoria get millions back in his life and his career. you don't need to be a fan of classic westerns to recognize music composed by any american

chiral about the reports so how true is it that the taliban were getting bounties from the russians to kill american soldiers. a lot of them this particular matter was fabricated by afghan intelligence based on confessions obtained by force and violence from prisoners to say that they've received money in benefits from russia to fight the americans this is totally baseless the intelligence of the kabul administration has tortured the prisoners to get these confessions and to create a story and a report to the world while everything is comprehensively baseless no one can prove that the taliban got bounties and military assistance is from moscow but it is not just of unintended into that it is also coming from u.s. intelligence sources at a time when the united states wants to leave a blunder in the nanny state is negotiating with you why would they lie. no money. we can't talk on their behalf and they can answer this question but when it comes to the intelligence of the kabul administration i can say that they want the americans and the foreign forces to stay in afghanistan and this

with the taliban actively seeking a return to power the replicas recreated in a university of chicago lab or also insurance that whatever happens to the original objects of art crafted on afghan soil the country's historical artifacts will not be erased john hendren al jazeera chicago. still ahead an al-jazeera of 5 a side football for the pandemic we'll tell you about a new socially distanced game in argentina. or. it's time for the sports and here's lady. thank you very much bubble wallace the man who has helped change the face of nascar in recent times has today been the subject of sudden fierce criticism on twitter from u.s. president donald trump wallace is the only black driver in nascar and you may remember he became the center of attention a couple of weeks ago when he's taking from what i thought to be a noose hanging in the carriage the f.b.i. ruled out any sinister motive after finding it had been used as a door pole since last year but the ropes initial discovery saw fellow drivers rally around wallace in solidarity pushing his car to the fronts of the grid for the rice na

with the taliban actively seeking a return to power the replicas recreated in a university of chicago lab or also insurance that whatever happens to the original objects of art crafted on afghan soil the country's historical artifacts will not be erased john hendren al jazeera chicago. now the oscar winning italian film composer ennio morricone has died at the age of $91.00. marconi wrote music for more than $500.00 films but he was famous for the haunting and original score was put in west of the classics the melodies and a fistful of dollars and the good the bad and the ugly where among his most well known one. well let's now speak to andre perry he's a music writer and he joins us now on skype from london and your music can be such a powerful tool when it comes to storytelling tell us about how it can change a film and how marconi changed the art of filmmaking itself well the thing about shelby say was that it was always really days just like your emotions through the story and. you know you didn't really notice it that was important and what morricone soundtrack kind of. mid sixty

and its role in libya also this hour the afghan ministry of defense says it targeted members of the taliban and not civilians in an airstrike that killed at least 45 people and on a mission to mars china sends its 1st unmanned spacecraft to explore the red planet . the sport has once again marks one year to go to the dealing in the pits. thank you for joining us 5 west african heads of state are meeting in mali today to try to resolve this deepening political crisis 6 weeks of mass protests have demanded the resignation of president. at least 14 people have been killed in recent days the m 5 opposition movement activists leads the protests accusing the president of corruption mishandling the economy and failing to improve security they rejected a unity government. goals from the regional organization echo us. rebel groups linked to al qaeda and i so gain strength using mali as a launch pad for attacks in neighboring nations as there is nicolas following the story from senegal he joins us live on the newshour so nick a regional effort stepping up to try and resolve this crisis in mali tell u

the afghan government has freed more taliban prisoners their release coincides with a 3 day cease fire during. a both sides have signaled that peace talks could start when the holiday. all right up there with headlines we have more news here on out sara right off the earth rights. and conflicts one of the silent and forgotten casualties is often the environment. from the chemical contamination of soils and the collapse of water and food supplies to the habitat damage caused by displacement.

truce from friday during the holiday cease fire plan follows a surge in violence of recent weeks the taliban has indicated that is prepared to hold talks with the government after 8 provided a prisoner swap is completed president ashraf ghani has hinted that the talks could begin as early as next week a weather update next here on out to 0 then defending the justice department the u.s. attorney general is facing questions over in congress over the treatment of protesters . 3000000000 animals killed or displaced scientists give it alarming cesspits the strain is bush finds. hello there still some very heavy rain across the northeast of asia in particular japan has picked up some pretty heavy downpours the last 24 hours the cloud is still streaming across and it will be more as we go through wednesday the korean peninsula also seeing some heavy downpours. lack of course into the central and southern areas of china as we head off into thursday the rains becoming heavy once again for the out towards the west so much as. some heavy downpours and then again a scattering of those rain showers and t

was questioned for social media posts criticizing those in power he fears further harassment of the taliban all about all. the intelligence forces are asking my friends about me if they call me again i won't go unless i stand in front of an independent judge because we all know what they are doing today deniz they broke wavefronts bike while he was detained international human rights groups say the lebanese authorities are using different nation laws to violate freedom of expression but party leaders say there is a limit to free speech. there are those who are crossing the red line they are being summoned by the judiciary and question for a few hours but this doesn't mean freedom of expression in lebanon is that risk opponents disagree rights groups report more than $100.00 violations against activists and journalists by the authorities and supporters of the ruling alliance since the beginning of the year. this where in central beirut is no longer filled with tense protesters have been forced to leave by the authorities their movement has largely been broken many blame intimidation violence

speaker nancy pelosi has called for sanctions on russia over allegations that offered money to the taliban to kill american soldiers in afghanistan the new york times reported on friday the president donald trump was briefed months ago on an intelligence report showing moscow had offered bounties for the deaths of u.s. soldiers there mr trump denies any knowledge of that russians have approved the most sweeping constitutional changes since the end of the soviet union which would keep letting a putin in power until he is 83 years old almost all the votes are being counted after a weeklong referendum official results show that more than 78 percent of those who cast a ballot back to the changes but there have been reports of widespread irregularities . with the media is reporting a new wave of saudi led coalition airstrikes on the yemeni capital bombardment on santa is believed to have killed at least 2 civilians and injured 4 others including children the strikes follow a series of saudi missile attacks on positions as of weapons day last week yemen's hoofy rebels launched missiles and armed

afghanistan's government and the taliban have agreed to observe a 3 day truce from friday during the ied a holiday the cease fire plan follows a surge in violence in recent weeks the taliban has indicated that it's prepared to hold talks with the government after aid providing a provided that a prisoner swap is completed president ashraf ghani has hinted that the talks could begin as early as next week civil rights pioneer john lewis has been given one of the highest honors for public service. he's the 1st black lawmakers the lion states of the capitol rotunda in washington members of the public and politicians are paying their respects to lewis who was the youngest member of the big 6 civil rights leaders led by martin luther king jr he was elected to congress in 1906 and reelected 14 times. it is good to have you with us hello adrian for they get to hear the headlines on al-jazeera malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption linked to a state investment fund scandal but he won't go straight to jail on plans to appeal his conv