only about the popal from toller news in kabul thank you for your update. whole kaino in guatemala has begun erupting violently sending out dangerous flows of lava and ash and putting thousands of lives at risk the volcano fire as it is called killed some two hundred people and destroyed several villages when it erupted in june thousands of people have now been evacuated from vulnerable areas. pillars of lava a thousand meters high blip the night above guatemala's volcano of fire a towering display that made the danger from the volcano plain for all to see. the mountain has been sending bursts of lava hot rock and ash rushing down its slopes areas to the west have been bombarded with ash and flaming rocks thousands of people have heeded the call to evacuate. but at the last one that i saw you have to find a way out as soon as you can and that's it. because when the love of arrives you barely have time to leave. even if you run because it comes down really fast. many people in this area are still traumatized by an eruption earlier this year in june some two

in kabul thank you for your update. all right let's bring you up to speed on some of the other stories making news around the world. chinese president xi jinping is in the philippines on his first state visit to the country protesters rallied outside the chinese embassy in manila to protest against beijing's claims over most of the south china sea they see president of the day is turning a blind eye to the issue because he wants china to invest in the philippines. home rental company air b.n. b. has decided to remove its listings for israeli settlements in the west bank the online platform said it would seize its operations in occupied territories at the core of disputes between israelis and palestinians israel's government slammed the move as discriminatory. the us president's daughter and white house adviser of her personal e-mail account for government business last year that's according to the washington post her lawyer says she sent the e-mails before she was refed on the rules presidential candidate hillary clinto

it offers hope to children in kabul. every day, it tours the afghan capital's residential neighborhoods. for two to three hours, children can discover worlds far from the surrounding city here by getting lost in a good book. around 300 children visit the bus daily. farzad: i likeke books with stories about princes s and beggars best, and ones with dragons. shafiquulla: i read books in two languages here. in pasashto and in dari. mehrya: therere are so manany d stories here. i read books about all kinds of things. reporter: freshta karim started the mobile library with the help of d donations. after fleeing afghanistan with her parents, she eventually studied at oxford. now she's back, seeking to encourage critical thinking among children in her home country. freshta: we are trying to do two things. at the grassroots level we are giving people access to books and critical thinking and all. and at the policy level, we are trying to influence policies. our goal is to have a society that can think criticacally ad think for t

getting reports of a loud explosion being had near the airport in the center of the afghan capital kabul this blast comes just hours after a military operation in the southern part of the country at least thirty civilians and sixteen taliban fighters were killed heads of the provincial council in helmand says the armed group parts a call with explosives that ignited during the strike last the afghan president announces a roadmap for peace negotiations with the taliban speaking at an international conference in geneva ashraf ghani said he had formed a twelve person team to negotiate with the armed group state not with all that lines more news on al-jazeera after the street. we understand the difference. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it. will bring you the news and current of. the war in afghanistan is now in its eighteenth year and there is little sign of it ending what will it take to break a deadlock between the government and opposition forces i'm really could be seen your thoughts to be a twitter and you tube for today's episode of the str

kabul most of the time. but i am a product of both the western dynamics so i hope that what i can add to this is a lens of how we view this from here to afghanistan and in afghanistan rather than, and i will let you handle what the pulse is like from, obviously not average afghan but a various form of -- a very informed afghan on what's going on there. so with that in mind let me just throw this starting point for the discussion and then look forward to the questions and the audience questions. we just had an election at the end of october in afghanistan, and it's true, there is an enormous amount of hope and courage that was represented by the afghan people going to the polls. inefficiencies aside, at the last few weeks i think this has been one of the most anticipated votes in the last five years, the parliamentary elections were two years plus late in the making. so the fact that they were held actually as a starting point is quite important and i think the west views that as a milestone achieved. albeit

gathering the same in western kabul and other. where the other communities of afghans have been targeted so there's a feeling that everyone has been attacked in afghanistan a sense lee and i think the terrorists are in the insurgents are going after. a very late. start to decline. which. was just part of i think their strategy to to tell the world that they can target everyone and to tell down they are going after everyone's so and of course showing the government. but i think we are not at a point to say that you know we are defeated or we have to lose hope that there is a future for afghanistan while there are a number of attacks at the same time there's life going gone and there is a vibrant community. in different parts of the country who are just. trying to do better lives. across the. i don't get what i hear the reality and also the hole in what you're saying there and so i want to bring attention to our community who was weighing in here this is a tweet we got from someone. asylum seekers and they write please cover the hum

auyli atrafi, bbc news, kabul. also making news today: the french car giant renault has decided to keep carlos ghosn as its ceo, despite his arrest injapan for alleged financial misconduct. the japanese manufacturer nissan, which has a close partnership with renault, is considering whether or not it will sack him as its boss. the authorities in bangladesh have freed the award—winning photographer shahidul alam after detaining him for more than 100 days and denying him bail several times. he was arrested in august after criticising the official response to student protests in the capital dhaka, sparking an outcry from human rights organisations and nobel laureates. he was held under controversial internet laws, which critics say prime minister sheikh hasina has used to stifle dissent and harass journalists. the head of the un environment programme, erik solheim, has resigned, after months of controversy over his travel expenses. a un audit found he'd claimed almost $500,000 in travel costs in the last two years. f

i sent most of my time in kabul and travel to some of the providences. before i discuss basically the recent trip i want to tell you guys a story and frame my remarks in the story that happened basically in the previous time in self-esteem when i was also observing the african elections. in 2014 as an observer i was based in the western part of afghanistan i received a call. i received a call that 11 individuals on the way home after basically boating the district their car was pulled over and because their fingers had the ink from the elections will chalk off their fingers. so when i heard this story i was like i really need to go and meet with them. i went to the hospital and meeting with most of the victims one of them kind of struck me the most is in afghanistan that's considered old. he was smiling. in my mind i was like this guy must be crazy. you just lost a finger and smiling. i approached him and i talked with him and he smiled at me and he was like, son, the taliban chopped off one of my fingers but i have nine more. may i remind you that this

i spent most of my time in kabul. but before i discuss the recent trip, i wanted to tell you a story and frame my remarks, story that happened in 2014 when i was observing the afghan elections. in 2014 as an observer i was based in the western part of afghanistan. i received a call that 11 individuals on their way home to their districts, their car was pulled over and because their fingers had the income from the elections the taliban and shopped them off. when i heard this story, i need to go. i went to the hospital, and meeting with most of these victims, one of them struck me the most. and older gentlemen, late 50s, he was smiling it in my mind this guy must be crazy. he is smiling so i approached him and talked with him and he smiled, the taliban and chopped off one of my fingers but i have 9 more so i can vote 9 more times. this gentleman may not even know what democracy is. but i think the story is the story of millions of afghans who have embraced this new afghanistan and with their participation and resolve sa

president ghani grew up in lower province of afghanistan after attending high school in kabul he began his academic career at the american university in cairo where he earned ba in anthropology. he later earned his ma and ph.d degrees from colombia university and we are proud to say that he joined the faculty of anthropology department at john hopkins university where he was a professor. he then went onto work at the world bank for overa -- over a decade from various projects around the world and in 2001 returned home as special adviser and in that capacity he helped draft the road map for a new democratically elected government in afghanistan. and when that vision became a reality, president ghani was appointed as minister of finance under the then president carsai, his passion for building a brighter few -- future for afghanistan won him medal, highest civilian award in afghanistan. in 2004 he stepped down from his postto post to become chancellor in kabul university where he founded the institute and he also coauthored the book, fixing failing states in 2008. in 2014, president ghan

that are more dangerous than parts of kabul. the truth is that you have to be conscious of the you are, where you are and how you may be targeted in kabul, but it's outside of kabul that it's far more challenging. the roads are difficult and you go 50, 100 m left and right of a major highway and you have some challenges. people, this is the stuff that we can say we control the population centers and everything else, but afghanistan is more than the city. the truth is that we downplay the control the afghan taliban may have over the areas in the countryside, but the reality is we need to get that back because that's the heart, you know, in many regards of peoples homes, their villages, their ability to reach out to the is kind of important. so in terms of the security, there's challenges. in terms of hope, to your original point, look, hope is, mining, minerals is a great abundance in afghanistan. i only wish we could monetize the incredible hope that is in that country because that's perhaps the greatest sort of resource that it

a group of around forty ghana suydam seekers rejected by germany has arrived back in kabul following their deportation since two thousand and sixteen germany has deported almost four hundred afghans as part of its controversial repatriation policy human rights or groups say it's not safe to return them to their home country. a bomb goes off then the familiar scenes of rescue rubble and the dead dying and wounded another fatal day in afghanistan like on monday a suicide bombing killed six people in the capital kabul nearly one hundred more were killed elsewhere around the country the united nations estimates more than eight thousand people have been killed and wounded during the first nine months of two thousand and eighteen alone. still the german government has not budged on its deportation policy afghan refugees can be sent back this human rights groups strongly disagree with and are trying to stop i was this from amnesty in tennis in our view that germany is violating international law and the european convention on human rights by deporting people to afghanistan i mention it's co

streets of the afghan capital kabul as protesters demanding better. words can't describe the. california struggling to cope with the state's worst wildfires. one people are killed over two hundred people are missing. killed seven palestinians including a hamas military commander in the territory as part of a special forces operation an israeli officer was also killed while another was wounded in hong yunus in southern gaza the israeli military says it intercepted three of seventeen rockets fired from gaza after the operation the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has cut short an official trip to paris to return to israel joining us now with more james bays who is live for us in paris watching for developments there as the u.n. secretary general is in paris as well first staff who's in west jerusalem staff had been feeling of late how significant is this they're for. very significant very unexpected this announcement of the operation israel making it very clear that it wasn't intended to kill or kidnap they say it was the security of israel reading between the lines of

in kabul i average making 4,000 people a month. to understand the emerging trends and based on this i would like to argue it is to create a place on the world stage and to deliver on their demand for reform across the whole of government in this state you. what is the context in which we have been operating? the major characteristic is uncertain. part of this is the global picture because we are living in one of those moments that all that is solid seems to melt away away. the rethinking of globalization and the institutions in the struggle over the definition of the 21st century as a nation of islam and the regional corporation or areacorporation f uncertainty. in afghanistan, we have had to addition deal with simultaneously transitions in economic and cultural societies. in terms of security, we have to fill the gap. the departure 100,000 international groups mos must dd u.s. by the end of 2014. since january 1, the security forces have yet to assume that burden assuming the responsibilities so the change since the second. for th

think about a month or two ago i actually brought a story for al-jazeera about a neighborhood in west kabul which is predominantly and she of being targeted. by forces claiming to be diet and at the same time we saw the city of jalalabad one of the biggest cities in the country in the east predominantly pashtoon area that was just as targeted you know and for weeks for attacks including on a midwife training center so i think what we have to understand is that this conflict in compas is the whole country everyone is being targeted everyone is falling victim to it and i think the world sort of needs to wake because so much of the world is here whether it's through international aid organizations or whether their soldiers are here at one point so much of the world is here you know they're all meeting in geneva but the reality is no one is paying attention to this conflict and what's going on in the fact that literally thirty two million people are affected by. really a lot would you agree with on. no one is trying to ensure no one is watching what's going on i don't. want to lead of course th

to end the war bully a lot of money is the media and technology entrepreneur in the afghan capital kabul he launched reportedly gotten that it's a new site that aims to broaden coverage of issues affecting afghanistan also in kabul is that the award that she recently ran for office in afghanistan's parliamentary elections and is an architect and entrepreneur and completing our line up from kabul is. he's a freelance journalist who was extensively covered political and cultural developments in afghanistan welcome everyone to this stream no ali i will start with you though as a couple resident i know you're well aware of what i'm about to show but i want to give our audience a look into what life has been like in parts of afghanistan and this is just over the last few weeks so take a look at my screen here afghanistan life under attack in this is coming to us from our colleagues at al jazeera dot com a rolling tally of the attacks one hundred eighty four nearly two thousand people killed this is since january twenty sixth team in this calendar here shows just those and you know and to real

that it's a new site that aims to broaden coverage of issues affecting afghanistan also in kabul is that she recently ran for office in afghanistan's parliamentary elections and is an architect and entrepreneur and completing our line up from kabul is. he's a freelance journalist who was extensively covered political and cultural developments in afghanistan welcome everyone to this string you know ali i will start with you though as a resident i know you're well aware of what i'm about to show but i want to give our audience a look into what life has been like in parts of afghanistan and this is just over the last few weeks so take a look at my screen here afghanistan life under attack in this is coming to us from our colleagues at al-jazeera dot com a rolling tally of the attacks one hundred eighty four nearly two thousand people killed this is since january twenty sixth team in this calendar here shows just those. and to really highlight what that looks like if this link leads. here these are those attacks in detailed format and scroll down to just over the last couple weeks novem

from kabul, here's the bbc‘s auyli atrafi. celebrating the birthday of the prophet mohammad, a gathering of religious scholars. and then this, a suicide bomb attack in kabul, the capital of afghanistan. panic, confusion and chaos. this is the latest in a spate of attacks, dozens of people were killed across the country last month as voters cast ballots in the nation's parliamentary elections. but it is unexpected, and it is one of the deadliest in recent times. the fact that a gathering of religious scholars was the target has shocked the nation. this man witnessed the explosion. translation: right after the blast, security personnel arrived and i saw ambulances carrying away casualties on the plus side. among the casualties, they we re side. among the casualties, they were civilians and security personnel. this is the bright side of the city, where people come to celebrate weddings and parties and birthdays, to get away from the bombing and the misery elsewhere in. the last place and the most unlikeliest place would think any

it is outside of kabul that is far more challenging. the roads are difficult, and you go 50 or 100 meters left or right of a major highway, and you have some challenges, and this is the stuff that we can say we control the population centers and everything else, but afghanistan is more than the city, and the truth is that we downplay the control that the afghan and the taliban may have over the areas in the countryside, but the reality is we need to get that back because that is the heart in many regards of people's homes and villages, and their ability to reach out to them is kind of important. in terms of security, there is challenges, and in terms of hope to your original point, if minerals is a great abundance in afghanistan, only wish we could modify the incredible hope that is in that country because that is perhaps the greatest sort of resource they have. it is huge and immense. where we fall short of is delivering on promises, and they keep that hope up. when that happens, you allow other elements of society defeat on the lack o

also coming up a deadly day in kabul at least fifty are killed and dozens wounded when a suicide bomber strikes the afghan capital the target this time muslim scholars celebrating the birthday of the prophet muhammad plus. anger in israel as the caribbean be announces its removing its listings for jewish settlements in the west bank israel says the blues is racist and it's threatening legal action. i'm sara kelley welcome to the program we begin in the united states where a judge has temporarily blocked in the attempt by donald trump to deny asylum to people who enter the country illegally trump issued the proclamation earlier this month as a caravan of thousands of central american migrants made its way through mexico toward the u.s. border now a around three thousand migrants are waiting in the mexican city of tijuana to apply for asylum in the u.s. thousands more are still on the way w. went to find out how they're getting on. this family i had to request asylum. volunteers at the border crossing a helping them with the application which can take at least two months to process that's

auyli atrafi, bbc news, kabul. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we travel to tanzania, and a remote island that has become a safe place for people with albinism — often persecuted or even killed for traditional medicine. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that its opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country, and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds' worth of damage. this is bbc ne

we have an office in kabul running a range of programs. we support policy relevant research and hold off the record events and on the record events like the one we have today to inform policymakers and practitioners and the public about the situation in afghanistan. usip's current top priority in afghanistan is to support u.s. government and afghan efforts to support a end to the war in afghanistan. this 17-year war is now the longest war in u.s. history. it has been going on for 40 years for afghans. i recently returned from afghanistan. for the first time in many years, i came back with a glimmer of hope that there is a possibility to reach a peaceful settlement to the conflict in afghanistan. the stars seem to be aligning, but also this is going to be extremely difficult. i often describe it as a long shot, but i think it is really the only shot we have in terms of how to move forward in afghanistan. it is the only way to achieve our u.s. objective of an afghanistan that is at peace with itself, does not threaten to destabilize its neig

inill go first to orzala kabul. the path to stability, i , getting approach finally after 15 years of being engaged in a war of terror,, peace andea of negotiation is positive. signere is a very positive entirely but a positive sign getting closer to peace. russia is a major concern, so a high speed of getting something up is the goal. so our hope and expectation from our partners in the united states is to ensure there is a lasting, an approach that results into a lasting peace ush to than some r answer the demands of the global actors. in terms of what actions could be counterproductive, that brings back russia. because for example, not having definition of how the piece is going to be , are we going to or recognize ddr, a state within a state for as expected by some of the parties involved? what is the settlement we are looking at? ,hese are critical questions and the largest question for the people afghanistan -- for the and thef afghanistan, role of women, where we are in the negotiation? , becauseput that here

so a side attack on a gathering of religious leaders kills over fifty people in kabul. cozying up to beijing the philippines welcomes china's president as a tries to distance itself from longtime ally the u.s. . the. u.s. president donald trump has appeared to side with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon over the murder of jon and. despite a cia report concluding that the crown prince ordered the killing trump says the u.s. intends to remain a steadfast partner of saudi arabia see how tansey has more from washington d.c. . i hear aboard were you a who are the white house thanksgiving tradition of the president holding a turkey to go to groom significance this year a short time earlier donald trump made it clear he was giving the saudi crown prince a pass for the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi and an eight paragraph statement filled with the rhetorical flourishes the exclamation marks on slogans characteristic of the president's tweets made his argument king solomon. and crown prince mohammed bin salman vigorously denying any knowledge of the p

was well-known by all of us in the international community in kabul. we knew and admired him for his relentless professionalism, his boundless knowledge and his steely determination to put his nation on the right track. we're indeed to hear -- fortunate to hear from him today. its strongly with our veterans and indeed all americans. so this time let me turn over will dium to the dean who formally introduce our key note speaker. ali. vali: good morning. i am the dean of john is hopkins sais. thank you for your comments, especially on this important day, veterans day. and thank you for your service in afghanistan and beyond. it is my pleasure to welcome you to a special conversation with the president of the islamic republic of afghanistan. he will be joining us shortly ia video teleconference. president ghani grew up in afghanistan. after attending high school in kabul he began his career at the american university of cairo. he earned a b.a. in anthropology. he later earned his m.a. and ph.d. degrees from columbia university. we're very proud to say he

their right to seek asylum even if they enter the country illegally also coming up a deadly day in kabul more than forty are killed and dozens wounded when a suicide bomber strikes the off gone capital the target this time muslim scholars celebrating the birthday of the prophet muhammad plus. she's just a smooth child and has to carry so much weight that it could break her back at work and it's hard for. me to eight year old so mayo she escaped the threat of islamic state terror and now she's forced to work to feed her family a fate shared by thousands of syrian refugee children in lebanon on. an shocking revelations from the inquiry into corruption under south africa's former president jacob zuma testimony suggests more than six billion euros may have been stolen under those two minutes and ministrations and cabinet positions chosen by a wealthy indian business found in league with the president. in. very warm welcome to all of you a judge in the united states has temporarily barred a president donald trump from denying asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally through mexico t

during this visit to kabul, ambassador khalilzad met with men and women active in afghan civil society and peace efforts, members of the media, and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations. in every one of his meetings, ambassador khalilzad stressed that all afghans must have a say in creating a sustainable peace for afghanistan. we will continue to work with all interested parties to support and facilitate an inclusive peace process. fourth, our special representative for north korea steve biegun is meeting today with his republic of korea counterpart to further strengthen our close coordination on efforts to achieve our shared goal of the final, fully verified denuclearization, as agreed to by chairman kim. these are important discussions today with the republic of korea. they are discussing ongoing diplomatic efforts, our sustained implementation of un sanctions, and the inter-korean cooperation. and finally, i just left a meeting with turkish foreign minister cavusoglu today. i welcomed the positive momentum in our relationship following the release of pastor brunson an

framework six volume that will hopefully transform kabul. ways of quiet operation, definitions of education and particularly knowing the industrial revolution that the dust -- that the definition of work and employment will fundamentally change enemies to be taken. that are inagues the forefront of this and very proud to do for to them. -- to defer to them. >> we have room for one more question. we will express our gratitude. i would note that we will have the opportunity once the president departs to hear from the minister of finance as well who is in the audience. i would ask you to remain in your seats to listen to his remarks. in the golden tie -- let's grab a microphone if we could. it's 8000 miles away. you onme congratulate your recent induction into the society of scholars, the university's highest honor. remains about the negotiations with the taliban. eventually, the united states troops will be gone or highly diminished on the taliban will be part of the government, what are we negotiating for? what concessions can we expect to ge

we have an office in kabul that running a range of programs. we also support policy relevant research and hold both off the record events but also on record events like the one we have today to inform policymakers and practitioners and the public about the situation in afghanistan. usip current top priority in afghanistan is to support u.s. government and afghan efforts to achieve a politically negotiated end to the war in afghanistan. this 17 year war is now the longest war in u.s. history but let's not forget it's been going on for 40 years for afghans. i recently returned from afghanistan and i was safe for the first time in many, many years i came back with a glimmer of hope that there is a possibility to reach a peaceful settlement to the conflict in afghanistan. the stars seem to be aligning but also this is going to be extremely difficult. i often describe it as a long shot but i think it's really the only shot that i see in terms of how to move forward in afghanistan. it's the only way i think to achieve our u.s. objective of an afghani

to maybe i will go first kabul. approach is -- like are some moves getting filing after 15 years being engaged in war on terror ,o come up with an idea contributing to peace negotiations and is highly welcomed by afghans in general. -- getting closer to peace. , major concerns so the high-speed into coming likely in the process -- our expectation from our partners in the united states is to ensure there is a lasting approach that results into a lasting peace rather than some for political demands of a global actors. in terms of what actions could be counterproductive i think example not having very clear definition of how this going to be materialized are we going to implement the dvr or -- or are we looking at? questions for the --ulation of afghanistan -- i am are going -- from our up here partners in the united states there is an expectation to the reality that women in that in develop have managed to and progress well despite challenges they face. particular interest we should not compromise what has been the sa

if the american government talks with us it doesn't matter if the discussions take place in moscow kabul was pakistan or qatar. flown all the way was want to throw sand in our eyes and lolo's to sleep so we stop fighting. as he has been living in the underground for seventeen years now his fighters have been waging a war against the afghan government and western troops based in the country. he is said to have organized countless suicide bombings including ones which killed dozens of civilians for a few years now he's also been fighting against rival taliban factions the islamist group appears to be deeply divided that doesn't seem to stop their military successes however they now control more than half of afghanistan the taliban feel like they're heading towards victory and want nothing less than the reestablishment of an islamic state. in islam which is esteemed. democrat to. its woman fields. like two weeks ago in moscow the taliban took part in a major international conference for the first time after years of being locked out of talks the taliban have gained acceptance that's also an

and cutter ambassador khalilzad first and last stop was kabul where he met with president ghani chief executive abdulla and other afghan stakeholders facilitate a peace process between the governor afghanistan and the taliban during his visit to kabul and bastard met with men and women active in afghan civil society peace efforts members of the media and other governmental and non-governmental organizations in every one of his meetings ambassador stressed that all afghans must have a say in creating a sustainable peace for afghanistan we will continue to work with all interested parties to support facilitate an inclusive peace process forth our special representative for north korea steve begin his meeting today with this republic of korea counterpart to further strengthen our close coordination and efforts to achieve our shared goal of the final fully verify denuclearization as agreed to by chairman kim these are important discussions today with the republic of korea they are discussing ongoing diplomatic efforts are sustained implementation of u.n. sanctions and the into korean kore

we'll have to say that kabul has decided not to send its diplomats here to this moscow conference but the members of the country's high peace council this is the government's body government appointed body that is responsible for overseeing the peace process in afghanistan have agreed to participate and i had a chance also to talk to the head of the of ghana delegation and among other things they are asking what do they think about american generals from one head saying that there is no military solution to have got in problems of at the same time promising to go on ways offensive against taliban's in afghanistan by the way the american side was invited but was not attending today's talks and this is what the head of the of getting the geisha has told me. in his coming this is a new photo that you do not want to see ok first piece should come of merced americans should leave who is to do it. coming in the room is going to stand ready to talk directly to taliban with us yes or this do they do not hear so you really don't you haven't heard think. again frighted talks basically first ope

also coming up, a deadly day in kabul. at least 50 are killed and dozens wounded when a suicide bomber strikes the afghan capital. the target this time, muslim scholars celebrating the birthday of the prophet mohammed. plus -- >> she is just a small child and has to carry so much weight. it could break her back. it is hard for her. sarah: we meet eight-year-old soumaya. she escaped the threat of islamic state terror. now she is forced to work to feed her family, a fate shared by thousands of syrian refugee children in lebanon. ♪ sarah: i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. a judge in the united states has temporarily barred president trump from denying asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally through mexico. trump had issued a proclamation earlier this month that anyone who did not go to official ports of entry would be ineligible for asylum. the judge's ruling comes as around 3000 migrants from central america are currently waiting in the mexican city of tijuana to apply for asylum in the u.s. thousands mor

them the right to seek asylum even if they enter the country illegally also coming up a deadly day in kabul at least fifty are killed and dozens wounded when a suicide bomber strikes the afghan capital the target this time muslim scholars celebrating the birthday of the prophet muhammad plus that she's just a small child and has to carry so much weight that it could break the back of that one and it's hard for her. we need eight year old so maya she escapes the threat of islamic state terror and now she is forced to work to feed her family a fate shared by thousands of syrian refugee children in lebanon. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program. a judge in the united states has temporarily barred president trump from denying asylum to migrants who entered the country illegally through mexico trump has issued a proclamation earlier this month that anyone who did not go to official ports of entry would be ineligible for asylum the judge's ruling comes as around three thousand migrants from central america are currently waiting in the mexican city of tijuana to apply for asylum in the u.s. thousa

in kabul for a conference in switzerland to reassure world leaders about his plans for. settling his crown prince is facing legal challenges and protests during his first tour abroad since the murder of journalist. ahmed in solomon has been in egypt his next stop is tunisia and he's expected to arrive there later on tuesday but not everyone is happy about that visit. petitioned the court to keep an out of the country. and what reasons like that jamal it seems an unusual place for for him to visit why is he there and tell us more about how he's being received. well the show this is clearly an attempt by the crown prince to show that he has not been too badly affected as a result or consequence of the fallout from the assassination of journalist john official who he is widely believed to have been the person responsible for at least giving the order of killing him and therefore he's trying to show that he is not diplomatically isolated that he is welcomed into some countries he started off with the more friendly countries to him namely as you mentioned there united arab em

during this visit to kabul, ambassador khalilzad met with men and women active in afghan civil society and peace efforts, members of the media, and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations. in every one of his meetings, ambassador khalilzad stressed that all afghans must have a say in creating a sustainable peace for afghanistan. we will continue to work with all interested parties to support and facilitate an inclusive peace process. fourth, our special representative for north korea steve biegun is meeting today with his republic of korea counterpart to further strengthen our close coordination on efforts to achieve our shared goal of the final, fully verified denuclearization, as agreed to by chairman kim. these are important discussions today with the republic of korea. they are discussing ongoing diplomatic efforts, our sustained implementation of un sanctions, and the inter-korean cooperation. and finally, i just left a meeting with turkish foreign minister cavusoglu today. i welcomed the positive momentum in our relationship following the release of pastor brunson hi

than 50 people have been killed by a suicide bomber at a meeting of top clerics in the afghan capital, kabul. a spokesman for the health ministry said 60 others were injured in the blast. and this story trending on bbc.com. a dramatic rescue for this baby bear in california. the animal had become trapped in a waste bin. police carefully handled the container and the bear soon made its way out. it was last seen returning to its mother. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and a top story here in the uk: analysis by bbc news shows the nhs routinely failing to meet waiting time targets across the uk. it's the first time this has happened since the measures were introduced over a decade ago. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. slippery slope. stocks and oil slide as the global sell—off continues in asia, and on wall street, over rising concerns about slowing economic growth. gos holds on. the french... —— ghosn holds on. the french... —— ghosn holds on. the french... —— ghosn holds on. fresh allegations from the former boss of nissan. good morning, asia, h

so let's go ahead but first a suicide bomber has launched an attack near a protest in kabul killing at least six people members of the ethnic minority group has are as well asking the government for greater protection after a series of recent attacks natasha as well. the target was this group of protesters. but according to media reports afghan forces were able to stop a suicide bomber before he reached the demonstrators not before who detonated his explosives killing at least three people they heard earlier on monday there were calls for peace and protection in kabul we actually have raised our voice because we need security when security and it's their responsibility of the government i subjected to discrimination for generations. the has are a community wants to ensure its voices are heard after a series of attacks by the taliban since last week was almost word of five to five days that the children approach to speak modest on and also there is going to decide that the attack of taliban. leader and i'm the one hundred and fifty people were killed but there is no action taken by the

also it's coming on the news hour including the afghan president leaves behind protests in the capital kabul to go on a mission to reassure the world leaders that money has been well spent. we'll tell you why the world's largest hospital ship has arrived in colombia. and the beloved korean sport makes it onto a coveted world heritage list details coming up in sports a little bit later. the british prime minister to resign may has been addressing parliament where she's trying to convince m.p.'s across the political divide to back her brothers that deal she says the only alternative to the divorce deal agreed with the e.u. on sunday is uncertainty but for many politicians the issue of a so-called backstop for the irish border remains a crucial one lawrence lee has more from london. after more than two years of waiting through diplomatic treacle to come up with a deal to leave the european union it seems the pritish parliament is likely to regard the whole thing as a bit like an unwanted christmas present the latest economic analysis of tourism a's hard fought compromise suggested would leave t

far away from the streets of kabul in geneva they will take stock of this reality they will debate how to give afghans a base a life they will talk about pace and solidarity accountability and commitment woods that meanness will hear but they carry on aware it's a moment to miss and dallas. david said he with us now senior associate of the center for strategic and international studies also we should say a former deputy assistant secretary of defense covering afghanistan pakistan and central asia so nice to have you with us what do you make of this geneva conference in the first place that seems to have a pretty wide cast attending all the sort of person players of all arrived. well the geneva conference is another in a series of international conferences actually going back to january of two thousand and two where the international community has gathered to examine what is needed to support a more prosperous and safer future for afghanistan early conferences were all about pledging more recent conferences have focused as this one well on achievements so this is an opportunity for coun

and the afghan president leaves behind protests in kabul poor peace conference in switzerland. and sport the chess champions that can't be separated saddam will have their story. a british ph d. research for jailed for spying in the united arab emirates has thanked the u.k. government for getting him home safely at the hedges landed in london on tuesday after flying from dubai he was sentenced to life imprisonment last week for after rather a five minute hearing before being pardoned on monday brennan has more from london . given the six month solve solitary confinement we understand that matthew hedges enjoyed while he was in the united arab emirates and then the bewildering speed with which he went from being sentenced to life in prison and last weeks are now setting foot back in london a free man it's not surprising that the family decided to make his return to the u.k. a very low key affair he landed at terminal five at london's heathrow airport and avoided the waiting media there instead the family have issued statements on the behalf of both matthew and his wife danielle

from london also coming up at least fifty dead and more than eighty wounded in a suicide attack in kabul. protesting against illegal israeli settlements abyan b. says it will remove listings of properties on occupied palestinian lands plus. control to me. remembering humanity's most ambitious space oddity twenty years after it took its place among the stars. and her donald trump says he's not going to ruin the world's economy by being tough on saudi arabia as political pressure grows over the murder of journalist. the us president has admitted that the saudi crown prince could have known about a plot to kill cut but that he's not going to take any more measures against riyadh earlier the state department official said a cia report had called it blindingly obvious that prince mohammed bin sandman ordered. trump has defended america's alliance with saudi arabia saying it was necessary to put american interests first. it's all about america first we're not going to give up hundreds of billions of dollars in orders and let russia china and everybody else have a it's all about for me very sim

far away from the streets of kabul in geneva they will take stock of this reality though debate how to give afghans a base a life they will talk about peace and solidarity accountability and commitment woods that meanness will hear that they carry on aware it's a moment to miss them charlotte dallas. sanity is at this conference joins us live now from geneva damer any real decisions for all actions expected to be taken at this conference. well this conference is not really about setting policy as you're hearing from charlotte it's a chance to take stock to see where the afghan government is in terms of meeting its recent pledges two years ago in brussels there was a pledging conference where billions of dollars over twenty billion u.s. dollars were pledged by the international community to afghanistan the afghan government will be hoping to show that it has made progress the united nations has been stressing that there has been progress in things like elections and security reforms wednesdays the big day ministerial level events and the president of course of afghanistan is here tuesda

bret taylor died during an insider attack in kabul. he left his family and job to serve his country, making the ultimate sacrifice. lana zak has more on the life of this fallen hero. >> reporter: the major mayor killed in an insider attack in afghanistan. army national guard major brent taylor, mayor of north ogden, utah, was shot when they opened fire at the military base in kabul. >> major taylor's desire to serve his country are a testament to the character of this man. >> reporter: 39-year-old major taylor serving his fourth deployment, second in afghanistan. he volunteered for the assignment even as they tried to talk him out of it. >> he was even discouraged. you've done enough. you've done your part. >> reporter: the major and mayor ten months into his latest tour. his thoughts never far from home. his community and his family. he posted on facebook about being 7,000 miles away watching his baby girl learn to walk via skype. his final message reflecting on tuesday's midterms and what he called the precious right to vote hoping w

here's the bbc‘s auliya atrafi in kabul. these scholars were celebrating the day when prophet muhammad, the muslim prophet was born and he departed this world. so it is normally a nonpolitical gathering with people. it is a reflective mood in these gatherings, and people talk about what we can learn from his life, and then explosion happens and rapidly the death toll rises, at the moment we know 43 people have been killed, 83 injured, and and the condition of at least 2a injured is said to be critical. normally we see the local islamic state group attacking shia gatherings, but this being a gathering of muslim scholars has shocked everyone, because it is very unusual. the afghan president called it an act against islam and humanity, and at the moment all eyes are on social media to see who claims responsibility. airbnb says it will stop renting out homes in israeli settlements in the occupied west bank. it says that's because the settlements are at the "core of the dispute between israelis and palestinians". at the moment, i

we traveled from kabul, and throughout the country by helicopter. host: indiana, republican, preston. caller: hello. if you planondering to meet with the president or brief the president on your recent trip to afghanistan? guest: i maintain with the administration, especially at the pentagon as a member of the armed services committee, there is an avenue to communicate with leaders there. we will communicate with the president whenever i can, and to encourage him to provide that update. i have called on that update before. i am not criticizing the administration. as a member of congress, there are a number of us who would like this resident -- this president, or secretary mattis, or others, to give us that update and report. host: foreign related matters. back and forth between ukraine and russia. what should be done and what is the united states position? what do you think? 48, mixedr the past signals. we need to stand with ukraine. i am pleased this president reversed the previous administration's orders and this tosident, giving lethal aid fight

in afghanistan it's been reported that a suicide bomber targeted an area near a wedding hall capital kabul it of course comes on the back of peace talks between the u.s. the afghan government and the taliban has claimed responsibility yet local journalist . reports from the saying. this was a religious gathering by religious elders celebrating the birth of the prophet muhammad and the attackers somehow got inside the forest floor of the wedding hall and detonated a suicide vest we have confirmation from one senior afghan counterterrorism official that poured in explosives were used but the tragedy of this country i think lies in the fact now that the front line is everywhere the major cities including kabul is the target of such deadly attacks over the last four years almost twenty eight thousand five hundred twenty nine casualties are also there among afghan national security forces i mean look what you have to really see is that peace really remains elusive in this country for well over forty years now saw that statement by u.s. officials the gathering and moscow and other statements hav