in those areas that are within the taliban to help the resist the taliban. we should be doing counterinsurgency and insurgency in different parts of the country. >> thank you. >> you did not mention the ha a haqqani network. of wonder how all significant there. >> he was very much active from 1999 to 2000 until 2001 and at the time of 9/11 u.s. minister for tribal affairs for the taliban government and tremendously influential figure on both sides of the pakistan border. the pakistani are afraid of him as they are afraid of the sun is now, tremendous influence, it is difficult for outsiders to include for instance the pakistani army. the haqqani network are working along with the afghan taliban, the organization we stink--still think is loyal to mullah omar. they have not aligned with the pakistani taliban. part of the reason much to our anoints the pakistani east have been speaking to and cooperating with the haqqani network to make sure they're focused on afghanistan and not pakistan or as mama died. they are intractable problem. from traveling in tribal a

he talks about the war against the taliban. .. we are videoing tonight and videoing ourselves and for our youtube channel and c-span booktv is here and leslie at the end before you come to get your book signed please fold up your chairs that you are sitting in and leaned them against something that looks like it won't topple over. we are very pleased to have robert grenier here with us this evening to talk about his new book "88 days to kandahar". all up spent 27 years with the cia as station chief in islamabad during what turned out to be a very critical time before and immediately after the 9/11 attacks. he was very much involved in the u.s. efforts to oust the taliban from afghanistan and bring hamid karzai to power in the book's title refers to the period twain september 11 and december 2001 when karsay made his return to afghanistan from pakistan. other books of horse have reported extensively on the war in afghanistan including some by other former cia officials but rob offers a fresh details about the role of both the cia a

while the taliban has made retakenhe others have lost territory and the taliban have not seriously challenged an urban center or provincial capital. the afghan forces prove they were ready for the responsibilities that were transferred to it. to support them as they build the skills and resources it needs to match its undoubted courage and commitment. one final word on the progress we have seen in afghanistan, we and our allies should be proud of our systems and the role it has played. development will always be difficult work, and there will be a times accurate reports of waste given the challenges faced by one of the world's poorest and least institutionalized countries. anyone, american afghan, who- or eagerly benefits must be held accountable. bewho eagerly benefits must held accountable. benefits mustly be held accountable. not just focused on the easiest, mechanical accounting of project execution. we must double our efforts in accountability, but not kill initiatives that are critical to achieving our core security interests. ensuring al qaeda and afghanistan does not once again become

but given the fact that battles have been between taliban just unclear if it's disaffected taliban or looking to recruit others. if it's opportunistic or happening, that's what we don't have a sense of or what threat it would pose to the afghan state or the international community down the road. i think to steve's point given i'm still in government for a few more days i won't step on decisions our president will be making over the coming weeks and months about our footprint, but clearly we have taken a number of opportunities to demonstrate that there is flexibility in terms of how we are operational i . whether it was with the authorities or with the bridging period earlier this year in the transition to the rest of the mission until the rest of the international partners could get there. or more recently when president ghani was here in march to keep through at least the end of the fighting season, which the president agreed to. as the circumstances continue to be assessed and evaluated and what needs to be done on counterterrorism more globally in how afghanistan and pakistan fit

if you think about it, the negotiations between the taliban and the united states and the taliban and afghan government, this has been going on for many years. it long preceded the beau bergdel deal. it did not get very far when bowe bergdahl was released thickly, but it did not just start in the last six months. this is a process that has been ongoing many years. i can't believe mullah omar would not have sanctioned it. charlie: matthew? matthew: it seems he did. if you look at it, the chief negotiator had been his secretary. that was 2012 when it started. the process stalled quickly. which goes to assume mullah omar was dissatisfied with how it went and americans were negotiating in bad faith. mullah omar, under his leadership, was adamant about not negotiating with cap -- with the afghan government. now they are. is that something most taliban support? we don't know. now that he is known to the -- known to be dead, will they support further negotiations with the afghan government? we don't know. there were talks that have been postponed. that raises questions. under what circumstan

they will probably wait in till the taliban and around a new leader. -- until the taliban and have a consensus around a new leader. so i think until we get a clear idea of who the taliban leader is [indiscernible] but the president has proven in the past to seek reconciliation. terry: thank you very much. there for us in couplkabul. we apologize for the quality of our skype connection. we had to west africa where another terrorist attack is still ongoing. government troops have surrounded a hotel that was stormed by armed gunmen. government officials say at least eight people have been killed in the standoff. it includes attackers and government forces. the suspected islamists first assaulted the hotel and moved on to another nearby. in bangladesh, another secular blogger has been murdered by suspected extremists. it is the latest attempt by vigilantes to silence a dissenting voice. authorities in bangladesh have sometimes been accused of ignoring attacks on critical journalists. >> he was the fourth secular blogger to be killed in bangladesh this year. known under his blogger name,

the environment is not very pleasant for the taliban. only three countries in the world recognize them. saudi arabia, the emirates and pakistan. so in this case we had a bad drought in the north western part of the country and the taliban had cut off aid, no food, shelter or clothing were allowed in and this is a baby from one of the refugees that died due to exposure. this is the father of the baby and this is the entourage to the cemetery. every 50 or 100 feet, another person would come and offer to carry the baby to the grave site. so we're seven months away from 9/11. context is very important here. in may of 2001, the same journalist anthony davis and i managed to get through taliban and al qaeda lines to visit masuud in badak stan and he had the remainder of the country under his control. 90% of the country was controlled by al qaeda and taliban. the fighters mixed in with the taliban were 40 miles away in a precarious geography area that they were barely able to hold them back. in this area of the provence, it is south of taj eck

if you think about it, the negotiations between the taliban and the united states and the taliban and afghan government, this long preceded the beau bergdel deal. it did not start just in the last six months. this is a process that has been ongoing many years. i can't believe mullah omar would not have sanctioned it. matthew: it seems he did. if you look at it, the chief negotiator had been his secretary. that was 2010 when it started. the process stalled quickly. which goes to assume mullah omar was dissatisfied. mullah omar, under his leadership, was adamant about not negotiating with the afghan government. now they are. now that he is known to the be dead, will they support further negotiations with the afghan government? we don't know. there were talks that have been postponed. that raises questions. to whom will they talk. charlie: what about their success on the ground in afghanistan today? matthew: they have done so well, perhaps this has been a blessing for them. they really have made impressive gains and have given the afghan military an incredible amount of trouble. they hav

if you think about it, the negotiations between the taliban and the united states and the taliban and afghan government, this long preceded the beau bergdahl deal. it did not start just in the last six months. this is a process that has been ongoing many years. i can't believe mullah omar would not have sanctioned it. matthew: it seems he did. if you look at it, the chief negotiator had been his secretary. that was 2010 when it started. the process stalled quickly. which goes to assume mullah omar was dissatisfied. mullah omar, under his leadership, was adamant about not negotiating with the afghan government. now they are. now that he is known to the dead, will they support further negotiations with the afghan government? we don't know that either. there were talks that have been postponed. that raises questions. under what circumstances will they talk and to whom will they talk? charlie: what about their success on the ground in afghanistan today? matthew: they have done so well, perhaps this has been a blessing for them. they really have made impressive gains and have given the afg

it was the prospect of taliban peace talks that really started highlighting divisions in taliban leadership and it was the group that started raising questions as the prospect of peace talks became evident earlier this summer asking whether mullah omar was and of course prompting the announcement that mullah omar is dead, the taliban not being specific about when he died. afghan officials saying he may have died as long as two years ago. the splits in the taliban making peace talks much more difficult because the afghan government would like to talk to a united taliban, a taliban with a broad base of support of the fighters across the country and of course it comes at a difficult time in the fighting season at the height of the fighting season taliban fighters in the north and south and east taking quite a bit of land and giving the afghan security forces quite a difficult fight. >>> still to come all corruption case against south african politicians julius malema is thrown out of court. malaysia corruption scandal, why there are big questions over a multi million deposit into the prime min

it's much worse than the taliban. the taliban is deeply entrenched and hardly defeated. and so if we end up five years down the road in a new civil war in afghanistan and new safe havens for the taliban and isis, then i would say it was not worth the price. host: will he met ask you about karzai again. was he honest? vanda: i any he was honest with the time frame and mind set what he was working with. i don't think it translates how we define honesty. host: billions of dollars have been lost over there. has he taken it? vanda -- was he personally corrupt, i don't have the information. there has been many newspaper articles. for example, the c.i.a. was giving him money just as iranian officials were giving him money. from his perspective, this was not a personal bribe. this was the method of ruling. and he was using the money delivered to him to pay off opponents. so from his perspective, this is just everyday doing business. in afghanistan. every day of ruling. we certainly know that people very close to him, including his vice president, people in his family like his de

they will probably wait in till the taliban and around a new leader. -- until the taliban and have a consensus around a new leader. so i think until we get a clear idea of who the taliban leader is, [indiscernible] but the president has proven in the past to seek reconciliation. terry: thank you very much. there for us in coupkabul. we apologize for the quality of our skype connection. we had to west africa where another terrorist attack is still ongoing. government troops have surrounded a hotel that was stormed by armed gunmen. government officials say at least eight people have been killed in the standoff. it includes attackers and government forces. the suspected islamists first assaulted the hotel and moved on to another nearby. in bangladesh, another secular blogger has been murdered by suspected extremists. it is the latest attempt by vigilantes to silence a dissenting voice. authorities in bangladesh have sometimes been accused of ignoring attacks on critical journalists. >> he was the fourth secular blogger to be killed in bangladesh this year. known under his blogger name,

it was the prospect of taliban peace talks that highlighted the divisions in the taliban leadership, and it was the questions asking where mullah omar was. and it was announced that he was dead and officials saying he may have died two years ago. these splits in the taliban making peace talks much more difficult. because the afghan government would like to talk with an united taliban with a broad base of support of the fighters across the country. it comes at the height of the fighting season, taliban fighters in the north south east taking quite a bit of land and giving afghan security forces quite a difficult fight. >> jennifer glasse reporting there. russia bids for control of the arctic's vast resource. >>> and the call for help after the worst flooding in decades. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to

new taliban leader and others do not so there is division and one splinter faction of taliban says not only do they not accept mansour as the new taliban leader but will actively fight anyone who supports if a political solution is not coming quickly and comes at a critical time with peace talks and taliban were to be held on friday when the death emerged and they were put on hold. the afghan government said it's committed to peace talks and hopes they will go forward but there is concern of who comes to the table and a splinters taliban will make it more difficult for the afghan government to have any sort of comprehensive peace talks with [drops where they have been tighting heavy in afghanistan and all throughout this period and a very complicated situation and splits with taliban and commanders on the ground whether they should support the new taliban leader in wake of his death and the whole peace process thrown in a whole state of certainty. >>> whistle blowing website wikileaks says they have proof that u.s. was spying on japan and some politicians and major firms under surveill

>> >>> taliban turmoil, internal struggles threaten to tear the group apart. now a top official resigns days after an embattleded now leader was named >>> tortured tait. disturbing video of the sun of late libyan dictator muammar gaddafi being tortured sparks international outrage >>> putting on pressure. >> don't let the world's most former terrorist regime get their hands on nuclear weapons. oppose the deal >>> binyamin netanyahu makes an appeal to american jews calling on them to publicly oppose the nuclear agreement >>> whafl of a tale. a loft whale is led out to sea after making a surprise visit to a luxury buenos aires marina, to the delight of onlookers. there are concerns about the young humpback's health >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we begin in afghanistan, where the taliban leadership is in disarray. following the revelation that former leader mullah omar died two years ago. a close ally resigned today saying the decision to conceal omar's death was an historic mistake. his departure is less than a week after the ta

the taliban is deeply entrenched. down the up five years road in a new civil war in and safe havens for taliban and isis, then i would say it is not worth the price. brian: asking about karzai. was he honest? vanda: i think he was honest but the timeframe that he was working in, i am not sure that it translates to how we translate honesty. brian: billions of dollars have been lost over there. did he take any of it? don't have any personal information but there have been newspaper articles. perspective, this was not personal bribes. money given toe -- from his perspective, this was just every day doing business. certainly know that people close to him including his vice president, people in his family like his brother, had their hands in any money coming in, taking bribes, and correct money as well as participating in many illegal activities like smuggling. know thew well did you new president before he was elected? vanda: i had many exchanges with him. brian: you surprised when he was elected? vanda: i must say, yes.

like to talk to a united taliban, a taliban with a brood base of support. and of course it comes at the height of the fighting season. taliban righters in the north, south, and east taking quite a bit of land and giving the afghan security forces quite a difficult fight. >>> there has been a desperate plea for international help as myanmar's government struggles to deal with the worst flooding the country has faced in decades. there are fears that flood waters will hit more populated areas as caroline malone reports. >> reporter: this is one area of myanmar hit by floods. a stream overflowed into the village. villagers are dealing with the consequences without government support. >> translator: this situation is not good for us. every day we need to pay for a boat just to get out of the house and buy groceries. >> reporter: a nearby monastery has opened its doors, monks are trying to support this group of mainly women and children with the help of private donors. >> translator: i'm very sad for the people because the government does nothing for them. govern

afghanistan simply is not the country it was when the taliban ruled. political stability of afghan security just wind year-ago the prospects were removed with the options and included the karzai term after the afghan request he famous a broker the political compromise of the government lie was left behind to the the mediation to hammer out a political agreement to form a unity government becoming the first democratic transition of power in afghanistan history polishing governments grappled with the implementation and afghanistan is no different there has been progress over the past year from the consumption initiative to the electoral reform commission that we met with last week. but the government to achieve the reform it must operate in a more inclusive manner to include in powering ministries to assume much of the work to engage comprehensively with a full range of civil society and opinion leaders domestic media and in all to believe the afghan people. those who feel excluded paved the way for spoilers to create unnecessary instability that is why

taliban. this was the battle, i got very bored with a journalist at a press conference and we could hear this blinking going on a mile away. going across we realized this was a trap set up to sucker in taliban and all along the rooftops they were being sniped and eventually somebody walked in our path and opened fire on this fellow. this is the moment of impact. you can see the brass casing. he's just been hit. thrown back. and these are all the taliban that were caught including us, the three journalists. he's going down. down. i had moved from this position. this fellow here was about to fire an rpg, rocket propelled grenade into this doorway. this man had the look of death. he carries his friend away after firing the rocket. and then all hell broke loose. 36 hours later, this was what remained. every single taliban was killed. they had no language in common. they're hated. one of the -- one of the most strange things the taliban could have done was to ask the men to turn in their weapons an

there appears to be growing tense within the afghan taliban. he rejects the new leader he is the latest member of the group to speak out against the appointment. >> the he is the cause of this unity. a close family is not happy, and they have left the taliban movement. the trial leader of normal people, especially the family, which is very respected they should have been informed about the election, he has chosen himself as a leader, elected him shows he has been appointed by a outsider, and they wanted to impose -- that is the reason for this unity. taliban commander meeting jennifer glass sent us this update from kabul. >> he is considered by afghan intelligence as a third most powerful taliban leader and it shows how deep the split is here. over the new leadership, he objections to the election as the successor, to mula omar says that he believes that it was outsiders that dictated that, and he believes the new leader should be decided from inside. all of this comes as peace talks were to be held. it was the prospect that started really high

one splinter action of the taliban said that not only do they not accept mansour as the new taliban leader, but they'll actively fight anyone who sports him if a political situation is not come to quickly. it comes at a critical time. peace talks with the taliban and afghan government were to be held on friday when news of omar's death emerged. they were put on hold. the afghan government said that it is committed to peace talks and hopes they will go forward. but there is concern about who comes to the peace deal now and a splintered taliban would make it difficult for the afghan government to have any kind of comprehensive peace talks. so a very complicated situation. splits on the ground here whether they should support the new taliban leader in the wake of the news of omar's death and the peace talks now thrown into uncertain glit a series of measures to prevent migrants from entering the of country of france. >> the tunnel is in that direction, and the trains, as they move slowly through here, migrants at night try to hop this fence to cut through it at various different locations. th

peace talks with taliban were derailed last week after the taliban announced the leader and taliban commanders are divided over who should succeed him and whether peace talks can resume. in the meantime attacks like this remind them of the risk even here in the heavily fortified capitol. >> reporter: live to jennifer glasse in kabul and jennifer this is big even by afghan standards, how are people taking it in now as the dust settles? >> that's right, sammy. i think it was a huge explosion. it could be heard for miles around and in the heat area. it happened in the early morning hours of the morning, at 1:00 in the morning and rattled windows miles away and it has afghans very concerned about security here in the capitol, how did a truck bomb laiden with so many explosives get in the capitol itself, how did it get detonated in a very heavily populated area and is so often the case here civilians are among the dead and injured. civilians, hundreds of them have flooded hospitals around the city. so obviously a lot of concerns here about the security situation. >> political times fractured within

that's something under the taliban they couldn't have. so they don't want the taliban to come back. i couldn't see the taliban coming back. >> two more questions. i think we'll go to the gentleman here. then three rows back woman in the red shirt. i'm sorry, up front. then woman in the red shirt. >> mark schneider international crisis group. general, good to see you again. let me push a little bit harder on that question. this year since january, you've had the highest rate of attacks on the taliban since 2001. while it's clear that they haven't been able to take cities, they have been able to essentially threaten a lot more cities outside their normal area of operation. so they've managed, if you will to sustain themselves over time. obviously the nsf as well. but the nsf, as you said, is stretched thin. my question really is, are they going to be able to continue to maintain their ability to provide security unless we maintain our level of support both in terms of air support, logistics, et cetera, not just through the end of next year but beyond. and isn't that the only way to ge

and fighting with the taliban throughout this pert. a i have complicated situation over whether they should support the new taliban leader in the wake of the news of mullah omar's death and the whole peace process thrown into a state of uncertainty. >> hundreds have held a candlelight vigil to support sheila banke fm insteadke stefanie dekker sends us an update. >> people gathered in tel aviv and basheba her family issued a statement because she supported people answer right to live as they please. she was there when she was stabbed in the back. they also said they would be donateing her vital organize ans. pressure coming out here ton ground on the israeli government to do more to tacking these jewish trem is, did it only a short time before this happened. be questions be how he could mechanic the be acknowledge less than twoir hours later we had the arson attack on a beings poit onous terrorists acts of terrorism and they will be doing everything to bring them to justice. one other thing the israeli security cabinet convened and said

taliban tease -- peace talks were derailed last week after the announce of the death of the taliban leader. the afghan president has called it once of the worst attacks ever against civilians. >>> still to come on al jazeera, trouble ahead for taiwan as it prepares to face its strongest typhoon in three years. >>> saving germany's bees. we'll have more on the green mission to keep the insect population buzzing. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >>> a reminder of the top stories ear on al jazeera. the u.n. security council is to set up on inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in syria. >>> two bombings in less than two days. this the last few hours a suicide attack has hit police barracks in the afghan capitol of kabul. >>> and five people have been held by italian authorities over the deaths of migrants in the mediterranean sea. more than 200 people are thought to have drowned off

it is much worse than the taliban and. the taliban is deeply entrenched. if we end up five years down the road in a new civil war in afghanistan and safe havens for taliban and isis, then i would say it is not worth the price. brian: let me ask you about karzai again. was he honest? vanda: i think he was honest but the timeframe that he was working in, i am not sure that it translates to how we define honesty. brian: billions of dollars have been lost over there. has he taken any of that? was he personally corrupt, i do not have any information. there have been newspaper articles. from his perspective, this was not personal bribes. this was the method of ruling. using the money delivered to him to pay opponents. this was just every day doing business in afghanistan. we certainly know that people close to him, including his vice president, people in his family like his brother, had their hands in any money coming in, taking bribes, and corrupt money , as well as participating in many illegal rackets, like smuggling. brian: how well did you know the new pres

this resignation jeopardize it is peace talks between the taliban and leaders. jennifer glass has more from kabul. >> the afghan government doesn't want to talk to a divided taliban, and that is what we have. we have talked to a number of taliban commanders over the last couple of days and there are divisions over whether to accept who says he is the successor. of course says he will not accept that successor. so divided taliban, more difficult to deal with in terms of peace talks and of course on the battlefield this has been a fierce fighting season for the taliban, also difficult, if they are not talking with a unified force. so it is a complicated time, which was hoping the peace walks were really started to get underway, and gain some momentum, now the death dividing the commanders one of the complaints was that he was chosen by what he said were outsiders and the new taliban commander, the new leader should be chosen by afghans inside of afghanistan. >> well, capitollism has arrived in cuba, but it has nothing to do with the u.s. what is being done to help

. >>> the afghan taliban has chosen a new leader to replace mullah omar. patchari raksawong at our bureau in bangkok has the details. >> the violent islamist group announced a new leader just a day after confirming mullah omar's death. the taliban postponed its participation in talks with the afghan government scheduled for friday. some questioned whether the new leader can keep the militants united. fumio sugaya reports. >> reporter: a taliban statement released on friday named the new leader. the same status held by omar. he is believed to be the de facto commander, while omar's whereabouts were unknown. the face-to-face talks, the first officially confirmed between the taliban and afghan government took place in early july. they were hosted by pakistan and with the u.s. and china attending. the taliban's rendition of the most senior leadership comes after afghanistan's own provincial success last year. they've taken more significant steps toward peace helped by the international community. but the death of the taliban's figurehead seems to be unsettling

. >>> the afghan taliban has chosen a new leader to replace mullah omar. patchari raksawong at our bureau in bangkok has the details. >> the violent islamist group announced a new leader just a day after confirming mullah omar's death. the taliban postponed its participation in talks with the afghan government scheduled for friday. some questioned whether the new leader can keep the militants united. fumio sugaya reports. >> reporter: a taliban statement released on friday named the new leader. the same status held by omar. he is believed to be the de facto commander, while omar's whereabouts were unknown. the face-to-face talks, the first officially confirmed between the taliban and afghan government took place in early july. they were hosted by pakistan and with the u.s. and china attending. the taliban's rendition of the most senior leadership comes after afghanistan's own provincial success last year. they've taken more significant steps toward peace helped by the international community. but the death of the taliban's figurehead seems to be unsettliun

because of death threats they received from the taliban. there's a huge backlog of these applications. >> this soldier and his interpreter haven't seen each other since his unit left afghanistan. >> he put his life on the line for our unit. he was a part of our unit and everyone came back except him. >> john's identity has been concealed for his safety. he receives regular death threats from the taliban because of his work with u.s. special force he is. as a linguist, he was assigned to some of the most dangerous missions. now he lives under self-imposed house arrest with his elderly parents, fearing for his life. >> if they find me -- we knew there was a lot of risk -- when one day the u.s. forces leave afghanistan and leave us behind. >> the u.s. congress created the special immigrant visa program to help iraqis in life threatening situations come to the united states. in 2009, the program was expanded to include those who also assisted the u.s. in afghanistan. >> the special immigrant visa program has been mired in bureaucratic delay. th

all of this comes as taliban peace talks were to be held and it was the prospect of taliban peace talks that had divisions in the taliban leadership and it was his group that actually started raising questions at the prospect of peace talks became evident early this summer asking where he was and that of course promoting that he is dead. the taliban not being specific about when he died. afghan officials say he may have died as long as two years ago. the splits in the taliban making peace talks much more difficult because the afghan government would like to talk to a united taliban, a taliban with a broad base of support of fighters across the country and of course it comes at a difficult time in the fighting season. at the height of the fighting season taliban in the north and south and east taking quite a bit of land and giving afghan security forces quite a difficult fight. >>> there has been a desperate plea for international help as myanmar's government struggles to be deal with the worst flooding the country faced in decades and there are fears flood waters will hit more populated

news report about the taliban trying to form a unity shura. i thought there is no one better than ambassador feldman to work on forming disunity to work with the unity government in kabul. that could be your next job. many of you in the room joined us for the public session we had made jim just after i turned from a trip to afghanistan. .. but this trip i did come back more encouraged and precisely because there is a much the prospects for this peace process getting on track are much greater than they were in june when we visited. again there's a lot of uncertainty now. lots of grounds for skepticism very likely things might not work out my do think it's important not to be so skeptical about the prospects for peace andthat we miss the opportunity when it presents itself. i think right now is the time that most of the afghans and the afghan taliban as well as pakistan and the u.s. and her allies is an opportunity that we must seize. i think it's a really interesting time in that regard. i did want to set a little bit on the economic piece whic

. >> the head of the taliban's political office has resigned over the appointment of mullah mansour. beam outside the country this is a great historical mistake. he added it was needed that the leader of the islamic 'em rate 'em rath em emrate had to be disappointed in front of the group. jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> they say the new taliban leader has sent letters asking for their support or if they don't support him suggesting a new leader for them. we say that while some taliban commanders have accepted mansour, others do not and so there is a division. most notably in helmond province, not only do they not accept him as the new taliban leader but will actively fight anyone who does support him if the decision doesn't come quickly. peace talks were to be held on friday when the news of mul mullah omar's death was revealed. who comes to the peace table now? a splint erd taliban would make it more difficult for the peace talks and heavy fighting in afghanistan all throughout this period. a very, very complicated situation, splits in the taliban commanders on the ground he

the death of the taliban's mullah omar. and jon stewart prepares to leave the "daily show" after 16 years. >> if it weren't for this, i would be a bitter old man. >> i'll tell you what's wrong with cheney, he doesn't know anything! >> you know, it's basically removing myself from that position at the bar and placing myself at the table. >> rose: we will have those stories and much more on what happened and what might happen. captioning sponsored by rose communications >> rose: so you began how? any luck at all or something else? what's the object lesson? >> give them a chance to rise. >> rose: tell me the significance of the moment. >> rose: this was the week the taliban confirmed the death of mullah omar. there were new leads in the hunt for the missing malaysian airlines flight mh370, and the n.f.l. benched quarterback tom brady over deflategate. here are the sights and sounds of the past seven days. bob bichristina brown dice at age 22. >> it's the first real evidence that there is a possibility that a part of the aircra

but the taliban very divided about who's in charge of the taliban now and whether to try to go back to the negotiating table. >> thank you for that update from kabul. >>> the president is urging people to seek higher land. monsoon rains have washed away villages and crops. more than 70 people have died. >> reporter: this is one of the most affected townships. up to several days ago people tell us that this place was completely submerged. the water was between four to six feet high. they had to leave their homes and take shelter in a monastery. the roads are filled with mud. the army is deployed to help. this road which was only reopened recently after floodwaters receded. a troop of soldiers had to rely on shovels and some had to use their bare hands. it isn't just mud that's left behind, but this area is covered with debris that the floodwaters brought. villages have the task of removing the debris piece by piece before they can use their farm land again. all across the country the government estimates more than 1 million acres of crop land have been inundated with water. there are co

the afghan government would like to talk with an united taliban. a taliban with broad base support of fighters across the country. it comes at a difficult time of the fighting season. taliban fighters in the north south, east, taking quite a bit of land and taking afghan security forces quite a difficult fight. >> the number of people who died attempting to reach europe villa the mediterranean has now surpassed 2,000. that has not deterred others from trying, and 236 people arrived in italy after being rescued. that brings it to 1el 188,000 who have been rescued from the mediterranean this year. three thousand to five thousand migrants are squatting outside of calais hoping to make it to the u.k. >> you see more and more injured people in the camp these days. men, women and even some children who left their homeland months if not years ago. most say they're determined to take a final life-threatening risk to cut through or climb over bashed wire faces and cling to the side of a train to what they dream of is a better life. most like this group of m

very serious cracks in the taliban around the country and spoken to a number of taliban commanders saying they will offer the new leader support and others saying they will not support and it has been a heavy fighting season in afghanistan so this split in the taliban makes moving forward quite uncertain. >> and the impact that it could have on peace talks, jennifer? >> that is right, the announcement came twoo days before peace talks on friday and have been put on hold indefinitely. i think the real concern for the afghan government who says they are committed to peace talks is they want taliban coming to the table to speak with one voice and the division in the talibon make it different for the government to know who they are negotiating with and he met with advisors and he is in germany for medical call but talking to pakistan leadership as well and he is committed to bringing together the two countries, two countries should have peace and stability. of course the taliban leadership of omar as we understand according to the government died in pakistan and the new leader is there as wel

so a divided taliban more difficult to deal with in terms of peace talks. and on the battlefield, this has been a fierce fighting season for the taliban. so it's a very complicated time for the afghan government which was hoping peace talks were really starting to get underway and gain some momentum now the death of mullah omar dividing the commanders. one of the complaints was mansoor was chosen by what he says were outsiders, and the new leader should be chosen by afghans inside of afghanistan. >>> pakistan has executed a man on death row for murder despite appeals for clemency by international human rights groups. the families say he was a mine nor when he was arrested in 2004 for killing a child, and then tortured into confessing. nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: his family travelled to be there, still insisting that he was 14 years old when he was convicted. >> translator: tell me did i get justice? i am older than him. guess how old i am. he was two and a half years younger than me. >> reporter: for months his family has fought for his lives. hum

this interpreter was reportedly captured by the taliban, tortured and killed. like john he had been waiting four years for the state department to process his visa. >> we recognize the process is challenging for some of the applicants. >> reporter: applications are often left idling for years without explanation. >> there are numerous individuals who wait upwards of five years even. >> reporter: guard near's interpret applied in 2011, and is still waiting for the answer. >> we have a moral duty to bring him back to the united states because of the work he did for us. >> reporter: the state department has 4,000 slee sas to issue to people like john by the end of the year. it is estimated another 5,000 more, but that will take another act of the congress currently set to go on its summer recess. >>> in kenya two children have died after a ferry carrying 23 passengers capsized in lake victoria. the ferry was traveling to an island when it collided with a fishing boat. >>> the widow of former south korean president is making a rare visit to north korea. she is on a

they don't want the taliban to come back. i don't see the taliban coming back. michael: we will take two more questions. i think we will go with the gentleman here and then three rows back -- i'm sorry, up in the front. and then the woman in the red shirt. >> mark schneider, international crisis group. general, excuse me. let me push harder on that question. this last year since january you have had the highest rate of attacks might taliban since 2001. while it is clear they have not been able to take cities, they have been able to threaten a lot more cities outside their normal area of operations. they have managed to establish themselves over time. my question is, are they going to be able to continue to maintain their ability to provide security unless we maintain our level of support, both in terms of air support not just through the end of next year, but beyond? is that the way to get the taliban to come to the peace table, when they see be a they will not achieve their aims militarily? michael: last question. >> i am a woman in afghanistan. general, thank

peace talks of the taliban scheduled for last week, were with derailed when the taliban announced it's leader, was dead, we now understand there are divisions between taliban commanders over who should sek seed him, and whether peace talks should be resume at all. the afghan government hoping that peace talks will get underway, again, but they don't want to come to the negotiating table with taliban that don't represent a brad number of fighters on the field, and now this uptick of attacks not only here in kabul, but also around the country as well. over the last couple of days so a very very difficult time in afghanistan. >> still to come here on al jazeera, mayan mar's president urges people in low lying areas to seek shelter as swollen rivers continue to rise. rise. and saving germany's bees. this is a great place to work. not because they have yoga meetings and a juice bar. because they're getting comcast business internet. comcast business offers convenient installation appointments that work around your schedule. and it takes- done. - about an hour. get reliable internet that's u

there is no way that the taliban even despite his tough fighting season at the casualties that they are taken that they can overthrow the afghan government that's not going to happen. they will continue to have a attacks throughout the country and do high profile taxes and they will continue to try to take a magnetic id and put it on a bus because again civilian casualties for every magnetic ied that goes off the forces stop and we don't hear about that but that's a good thing and the number of times the afghan security forces have stopped attacks on i. headquarters and other places throughout is quite remarkable but again what makes the news is that suicide attack and again one or two people very low risk for the taliban to come into the city upwards of 5 billion people but i do think they continue to make progress and we will continue to work the systems and process to processes to build an afghan army and a police they can sustain. >> thank you very much for that. i'm trying to just complete the picture in my own mind and others as well about the overall state of security in the coun

the taliban may be deciding that time is not on their side. the afghan security forces did not collapse at the transition as many people thought. they are stressed, but they are help in the appearance of this next day is a problem for the taliban because they were awaiting away some supporters. the pressure of the pakistanis put on them are real. after the two year belated announcement that mullah omar's death has raised a lot of questions in the minds not just of afghans et al. abeyance of who they were fighting for the last two years. who was issuing the orders and the fact that pakistan is up front in terms of the reconciliation process raises the question of the taliban as an agent for packets and that does not bode well for your recruiting among afghans. the taliban has a reason to enter in this reconciliation process. it is certainly uncertain as to where things go from here. one interpretation is the discord in the announcement of the death of mullah omar is in fact taliban leadership and the pakistanis taking for skeletons out of the c

. >> a taliban came in 2004 but at that time they were quite good. they did not show the terrorism and they did not blast any school at that time. they started with the geoterrorism in 2007 they blasted more than 400 schools in swat. they slaughtered people and in the month of january 2009, they used to slaughter even two three people every night and they flogged them and we have seen the barbaric situation of the 21st century. and we've seen like the cruelty and we've seen harsh days in our life. and those are regarded as the darkest days of our life. it was really hard for us at that time. >> jon: you describe in the book still no matter what, they took the signs off the schools. they went underground but they continued in the face of -- you spoke out publicly against the taliban. what gave you the courage to continue this? >> you know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for womens' rights, for girls' education. at that time i said why should i wait for someone else? why should i be looking to the government, to the arm

sarah: what does all of this mean about the taliban? when we look at afghanistan, it is a force to be reckoned with. is its power increasing or decreasing, especially in light of the recent attacks and the powershift? waslat: well, the attacks can be seen as a weakness and strength, because, first of all, the telegram cannot launch. attacks in the capital of the country, but they are using tactics like suicide attacks. at the same time, we have to ask ourselves why is this happening in the capital, and security in places that are so highly secured by the airport? sarah: waslat, thank you. we appreciate a good we shift our focus to the united states, where ferguson, missouri is in a state of emergency after police exchanged gunfire with an 18-year-old man. he is now in hospital and has been charged with assaulting officers. the city has been working -- marking one year since the death of michael brown, a black teenager shot dead by a white police officer. >> please get him some help, man! he is leading out! reporter: another sleepless ni

sarah: what does all of this mean about the taliban? when we look at afghanistan, it is a force to be reckoned with. is its power increasing or decreasing, especially in light of the recent attacks and the powershift? waslat: well, the attacks can be seen as a weakness and strength, because, first of all, the telegram cannot launch. attacks in the capital of the country, but they are using tactics like suicide attacks. at the same time, we have to ask ourselves why is this happening in the capital, and security in places that are so highly secured by the airport? sarah: waslat, thank you. we appreciate a good we shift our focus to the united states, where ferguson, missouri is in a state of emergency after police exchanged gunfire with an 18-year-old man. he is now in hospital and has been charged with assaulting officers. the city has been working -- marking one year since the death of michael brown, a black teenager shot dead by a white police officer. >> please get him some help, man! he is leading out! reporter: another sleepless ni

effort by al qaeda to try and re-establish that alliance with the taliban, keep the taliban potentially out of my peace talks. al qaeda often now trying to reassert its public presence and its profile. because they are in a battle for struggle for the control, shall we say, of the global jihadist movement. isis is really on the rise. al qaeda to some extent finds themselves old, ageing jihadis looking to still be relevant. still very concerning, obviously, that zawahiri has re-emerged. he of course was at the right hand of osama bin laden during the 9/11 attacks. the u.s. has not been able to get to him. that is still very much an unfinished piece of business for the obama administration. >> thank you, bar vertebra, we appreciate it. >>> now to the war against isis. the u.s.-led coalition has unleashed 24 new air strikes against terrorist targets in iraq and syria. tonight, syrian president appears to be feeling the pressure. a cnn official tells us the syrian president is ready to talk peace. >> reporter: pamela, you know there's been a notable uptick in violence here in the syrian cap

we understand while some taliban leaders have accepted mansoor others do not. so there is a division. in hellmann province a printer faction of the taliban say they do not accept him as the new leader and they will actively fight anyone who supports him if a political situation is not come to very quickly. this comes at a critical time. peace talks with the taliban and the afghan government were to be held on friday when the death of omar emerged. the afghan government says it is committed to peace talks and hopes they will go forward, but there is concern about who comes to the peace table now, and a splintered taliban would make it more difficult for the government to have any sort of comprehensive peace talks. a very very complicated situation, splits in the taliban, commanders on the grown here over whether they should support the new taliban leader in the wake of the news of omar's death, and the whole peace process now thrown into a state of uncertainty. >>> jennifer glass in kabul. >>> military officials say soldiers were able to free 178 hostages of bok