have gone government would hold talks with the taliban the taliban are reluctant to have been reluctant to talk to you have gone government president karzai of afghanistan is still wants to go ahead with the presidential election but i'm want to make it clear that what is happening and is between the u.s. and the taliban the afghan government is not part of it and this counterterror guarantee which the taliban would pledge to if this deal goes through it seems like an arsonist pledging to put out a fire am i missing something here. well the taliban recently said that. they have kind of agreed with the u.s. that they would not target u.s. troops in afghanistan under the goal and the u.s. will not attack their fighters that is something still pretty vague i would not say it is like i would not bring the and counter that it is and the strategy and do it at the moment taliban and the u.s. are trying to do to minimize the casualties they don't want to attack each other by god or something which is going to happen and how you know if a deal is done does that mean peace in afghanistan well not

have gone in government would hold talks with the taliban the taliban are reluctant to have been reluctant to talk to you have gone government president zine e a from gone astonished and wants to go ahead with the presidential election but i'm want to make it clear that what is happening and is between the u.s. and the taliban they have gone government is not a part of it and this counterterror guarantee which the taliban would pledge to you if this deal goes through it seems like an arsonist pledging to put out a fire am i missing something here. well the taliban recently said that. they have kind of agreed with the u.s. that they would not target u.s. troops in afghanistan under the goal and the u.s. would not attack their fighters so that is something still pretty vague i would not say it is like i would not bring the end die down to it that it isn't a strategy and do it at the moment taliban and the u.s. are trying to do to minimize the casualties they don't want to attack each other and i gather something which is going to happen in doha you know a good deal is done does that mean pea

and the taliban. well thank you very much i think we're so close to the deal with the taliban and i'm sure that it's a completely different thing we have to do the peace between taliban and american and the international community also the the peace deal between the taliban and afghan government. absolutely you think is an hour by the same time we have to ensure that what we have leaving behind the peace deal are we going to make a deep peace deal or are we making too many to ensure stability in long term stability and make an inclusive peace in afghanistan this one of the fundamental question right now arises in the afghan societies the technocrats in the youngsters and sometime we are already about the future so definitely we're just moving on the right direction i am very optimistic from any other time in the past but it doesn't mean that our war in is in our our concern has been ended up we have to ensure and we're just appealing to the united states for the 1st time as the this is meeting with th

and the taliban are not fooled. if i were a taliban, i say well, look, this is my moment. i'll promise president trump and the americans whatever they want because i know they will be out in a year or two. and then the country itself will be under their grip. but to come back to your point about the attacks last night against the wedding, against historically even though the taliban have denied responsibility for ot attacks last night, historically, the taliban and isis, isis has an affiliate. if we're told in afghanistan have repeatedly targeted the shia hazara community, the shia in afghanistan represent a small minority. and in the past few years, the shiats have basically been bled by both the taliban and isis. so i mean, just in july, this july, an isis affiliate in eastern afghanistan targeted by shiat wedding and killed scores of shiats. so yes, the taliban might not be responsible for this particular attack. i would say that either the isis affiliate or extreme elements of the taliban or other sunni extremists were responsible for the massacre last night. >> fawaz

well the taliban recently said that. they have kind of agreed with the u.s. that they would not target u.s. troops in afghanistan under the drawl and the u.s. will not attack their fighters so that is something still pretty vague i would not say it is like i would not bring the and die that it is in the strategy and do it at the moment taliban and the u.s. are trying to do to minimize the casualties they don't want to attack each other and god or something which is going to happen and you know it's a deal is done does that mean peace in afghanistan well not at all i mean there is there will be a lot of rounds of talks the u.s. and the taliban agree on a deal here there will be in draft gone dialogue and we do not know what the taliban want what they've gone government wants everything is pretty unclear at the moment but it will be a 1st step the u.s. and the taliban agree here in the something that would lead to further negotiations between the have gone flares and they have to agree on a political set up obviously the u.s. will be backing all those negotiati

and the taliban. well thank you very much i think we're so close to the deal with the taliban and i'm sure that it's a completely different thing we have to do the peace between taliban and american and the international community also the the peace deal between the taliban and afghan government. absolutely you think is an hour by the same time we have to ensure that what we have leaving behind a peace deal are we going to make a deep peace deal or are we making too many to ensure stability in long term stability and make an inclusive peace in afghanistan this one of the fundamental question right now arises in the afghan societies the technocrats in the youngsters and sometime we are already about the future so definitely we're just moving on the right direction i am very optimistic from any other time in the past but it doesn't mean that our war in is in our our concern has been ended up we have to ensure and we're just appealing to the united states for the 1st time as the this is meeting with the

and the taliban. well thank you very much i think we're so close to the deal with the taliban and i'm sure that it's a completely different thing we have to do the peace between taliban and american and the international community also the that the peace deal between the taliban and afghan government. absolutely you think is an hour by the same time we have to ensure that what we have leaving behind the peace deal are we going to make a deep peace deal or are we making too many to ensure stability in long term stability and make an inclusive peace in afghanistan this one of the fundamental question right now arises in the afghan societies that technocrats in the youngsters in sometime we are already about the future so definitely we're just moving on the right direction i am very optimistic from any other time in the past but it doesn't mean that our war in this in our our concern has been ended up we have to ensure and we're just appealing to the united states for the 1st time as the this is meeting

auditee i clean on that so no number one on is not the taliban of 1990 s. and they're exposed to word and words exposed to them sickened ohman are part of the in indivisible part of afghanistan so if taliban would like to have a united front a united nation they have to be having ohman part of the political process so also i think there is no clear statement. even though it's so far there's no time because the 40 usually there is between taliban and americans so these women's rights are not part of that but i'm sure if a gun government is talking that could be part in taliban will have their clearance and that borrow it from your perspective what would president trump be hearing now from his advisors with regard to the pros and cons of a deal of these negotiations. i mean i think president compass. in my view president trump as is is not would easier but the question that he is are always asking is when can i get my get the boys out of afghanistan and what would happen if i got the boys out of afghanistan and what likely make loads others telling him. in ou

and the taliban. well thank you very much i think we're so close to the deal with the taliban and i'm sure that it's a completely different thing we have to do the peace between taliban and american and the international community also the the peace deal between the taliban and afghan government. absolutely you think is an hour by the same time we have to ensure that what we have leaving behind a peace deal are we going to make a deep peace deal or are making to make ensure stability in long term stability and make an inclusive peace in afghanistan this one of the fundamental question right now arises in the afghan societies the technocrats in the youngsters and sometime we are about the future so definitely we're just moving on the right direction i'm very optimistic from any other time in the past but it doesn't mean that our war in is in our our concern has been ended up we have to ensure and we're just appealing to the united states for the 1st time as the this is meeting with the taliban face to

and the taliban are working towards under the deal the taliban would guarantee that of bomb is found would not be used as a base for jihad just fighters few believe this will be effective but afghan president. is clear you how this elements have to be wiped out this is what he said after the weekend attack. we will take revenge for every civilian drop of blood all struggle will continue against our yes we will take revenge and we will root them out it was summed up in just one house report from of damage done a number of times and has been following events there center thanks for coming in now of god forces could not ruled out either the bali bomb or for that matter islamic state from of god just on along with us forces what johnson of success to the have if u.s. troops pull out as part of the peace to the point of can really cause that's a piste a because as of now it is maybe getting closer towards a framework agreement between the americans and that means all international troops because nato is in there as well and the taleban not at the negotiating table as of now has been the a

the taliban says it's tageting afghan security forces. it comes at a sensitive time, when the group is engaged in peace talks with the us. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has more from kabul. well, residents in kunduz were jolted from their sleep in the early hours of the morning, as the taliban moved into this strategic northern city from three directions, under cover of darkness. but today throughout the day, the afghan special forces have been been moving into kunduz, backed up by air strikes, to try to push the taliban back. pushing into those neighbourhoods where the taliban had occupied some of the areas. according to the government forces, the taliban has been taking cover in the homes of residents where, of course, it's not clear how long they will wait until they launch new attacks. so even as the afghan government, political and security officials are telling us that they are carrying out cleaning up operations, it's clear that the taliban have not completely retreated from their positions. it's clear that th

and the taliban are working towards under the deal the taliban would guarantee that of glamazon would not be used as a base for jihad this fight as few believe is for be effective but afghan president is clear just how this elements have to be wiped out this is what he said after the weekend attack. we will take revenge for every civilian drop of blood all struggle will continue against we will take revenge and we will root them out didn't stand up interest money has a report from a gun missed on a number of times and has been following events there center thanks for coming in now on forces could not ruled out either the bali bomb or for that matter islamic state from of gonna stand along with us forces what johnson of success to the have if u.s. troops pull out as part of. the point of can really call this a peace the a because as of now it is maybe getting closer towards a framework agreement between the americans and that means all international troops because nato is in there as well and the taliban not at the negotiating table as of now has been the afghan side which means for pr

we hear from taliban judges running to run courts. what we don't see is any footage of a single woman. one could sit down and do this it's on the front so who will you be i don't know who. the spokesman months who gets not he tells us the girls in the area are allowed to go to school. we do. you have female madrassas in our district but they have to wear that he job even in the future when we're in government will allow them to go to school according to sharia law. this might sound like progress until you dig a little deeper. but should out no sharia law only allows women to wear the full her job and to always be accompanied by a male relative because in the koran it says that women should stay at home and if they have to go out they should be with a male relative. morphy to our contact chris's him to be more specific asking will women have the right to work to study and marry whoever they want to. do this well i can't answer this question. but we tracked down a young woman who cannot so far more than one of. my avi is totally control

we hear from taliban judges running to run cause. what we don't see is any footage of a single woman. one could sit down and stand through this it's on this planet so it will go to be no. base spokesman months through because now he tells us that girls in the area are allowed to go to school. we do. you have female madrassas in our district but they have to wear that he job even in the future when we're in government will allow them to go to school according to sharia law. this might sound like progress until you dig a little deeper. but should out the sharia law only allows women to wear the full her job and to always be accompanied by a male relative because in the koran it says that women should stay at home and if they have to go out they should be with a male relative. or more free to. contact chris's seem to be more specific us are asking will women have the right to work to study and marry whoever they want to. do this well i can't answer this question. but we tracked down a young woman cannot so. don't want to go to my avi is

the integration taliban peace process would be how do we smoothly ensure that these taliban fighters interviewed the system without respect to the values that people of afghanistan believe in since the war began here in 2001 women have enjoyed equal rights to men in law even if society lags behind unequal c. however is another matter. you're watching the w. new story come a major ruling on america's opioid quite as accord in oklahoma orders the drug maker johnson and johnson to pay more than $500000000.00 per fueling the of a government that kills thousands in the u.s. every year kris kobach the up next with that story and more if you govern your business to stick around for that coming right. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a new town the danger she put just one to the shadow and if you newspapers when official information as a journalist i have work all of the strengths of many candidates and their problems are always the same.

and the taliban are working towards under the deal the taliban would guarantee that of baathists and would not be used as a base for jihad just fighters few believe this will be effective but afghan president is clear just how this elements have to be wiped out this is what he said after the weekend attack. we will take revenge for every civilian drop of blood all struggle will continue against our yes we will take revenge and we will root them out to double summed up in just one house report from of gunderson a number of times and has been following events there sandra thanks for coming in now on forces could not ruled out either the bali bomb or for that matter islamic state from of gonna stand along with us forces what johnson of success to the have if u.s. troops pull out as part of the peace to the point is it can really cause that's a peace deal because as of now it is maybe getting closer towards a framework agreement between the americans and that means all international troops because nato is in there as well and the taliban not at the negotiating table as of now has been th

in areas controlled by the taliban are you able to help women who. may be suffering from violence that we cannot help them because we don't know about the violence to hear what's going on and it looks like everything is ok there looks like an activist because did the woman doesn't have the right don't have a right to. so we need it if you don't here's something so how can you help. today roughly house of afghanistan is under the taliban's control. we don't know how they treating women in these areas because it's too dangerous for us to go. but a confidential source close to the taliban said he could help us investigate. after days of careful planning he was able to film this extraordinary footage and smuggle it to us through government checkpoints. it's from a district in gaston province which fell to the taliban music i. was. told that during which are not even trying to get on an agenda for you. because. here we see finances carrying a k 47 it's an r.p.g. it's parading through the district. office and. we hear from taliban judges running to run cou

the taliban insurgency is stronger than ever. in a the american people are weary of war without victory place desperate to withdraw its troops the u.s. is now negotiating a peace deal that could see the group's return to power along with its violent repression of women because saudi king will create hadley as the people who have signed the death sentence of many women and i have no expectations of the. one on one east in vista gates if afghan women who pay the price for peace they war torn country illegally. players. play. money on the announcement was played out on the back of that i'm not proud of the profit. that played driving with a high though the cobbles traffic can be stressful. mostly the motion rests unique. to. lead the side never. committed to exactly legal but then this is the. risk of the sound of them up on the sands not. between. their lives to produce the. facts to sit. out in these congested roads like never fails to cause the same it might be the christic the human origin might be that you really see women driv

and taliban trying to reach an agreement to end nearly 18 years of fighting the president of the taliban cannot escape blame for destabilizing the country. in the bush the targeting of our people in such events like wedding parties schools mosques markets and public places indicates the atrocity of a terrorist group who is determined to kill the innocent people the taliban cannot absolve themselves of blame for they provide a platform for terrorists. this report from the hospital in kabul where many of the injured are being treated. we're outside emergency hospital in central kabul where dozens of people are waiting for any years of loved ones people have been firies here all night the wounded and also did people caught up in this explosion at about 1040 last night it was a waiting for one on the street by waiting in southwest was his are waiting which is the shia minority here in afghanistan we understand that a suicide bomber at the wedding and decimated himself near the front near the stage in the main section causing many many pieces one of the deadliest explosions in kabul this last

let's start by putting these 2 events together but the taliban currently in the middle of peace talks with the united states so why carry out this bombing i think it's about leverage at the negotiation table if we just look at this month of july if i can share the statistics with you with the u.n. has just put the maalik in the month of july alone we saw more than 1500 civilian casualties that is killed and injured and that means almost 50 casualties a day that is because of a big spike in a text like the one today we saw in kabul but also we see a rise in let's say air raids and night raids so everybody is power mongering because that is about leverage at the negotiation table taliban want to prove you know we can strike the heart of the capital at any point of time we want to and surely. if you are exploding detonating borne bomb as happened today even if you do that in front of a police station or recruitment center for the police you are meant to hit civilians because it is in the middle of the capital you know and there are civilians moving around this was a rush hour traffic kid

the taliban that launch an attack on the afghan city of could use trickery now was a gun battle and many casualties the latest on it's going to jeopardize the peace talks between the insurgent group to the united states to change the war in afghanistan to. carry. the am. i'm headed home free glad you could join me well we begin this program with some breaking news coming in police in the u.s. state of texas say that an active shooter has been shot and killed in the city of odessa earlier at least $22.00 people were injured off to being shot in the cities of midland and odessa there were reports of a gunman firing at random from a hijacked vehicle well for more on this story i want to bring in john this jenny hoff who is in austin texas good to have you with us jenny what more can you tell us about this shooting. well just as a few minutes ago this was still a very active situation in fact i was watching the local news from that area middle and odessa and the newscasters were in one of the malls that police were raiding to see if there was a suspect they had to actually go off the air so

the taliban attack is irreconcilable with the peace talks this proves the taliban are ready for peace and they will keep fighting. this attack raises many questions the most pressing one certainly being how can the peace talks possibly resume after this massive breach of trust. in india almost $2000000.00 people face being left stateless off to the northern state of us published a controversial citizenship register and now in order to be included on that list people had to prove that that come to us before march 24th 1971 that's the day before neighboring bangladesh went to war with pakistan the government says that the list is meant to crack down on illegal immigrants from bangladesh that many of those affected say they have been living in us on the whole lives. they have been waiting for years to see the results their future cost into uncertainty by government that questions their very original you know what her senses concluded many awesome residents are facing a dream truth their names don't appear on in just new national registry of citizens the divide between who is officially i

the taliban's attack on couldn't use contradicts what it's saying in doha the attack shows that the taliban still isn't ready for peace they continue to fight well into sarcasm is the director of the center for peace and development studies and a former advisor to the afghan high peace council he says the taliban is trying to show strength in the hope it can get more out of those peace negotiations taliban would like to give 2 important signals to the united state. analysis shows that the cut the negotiation for the time to get started going very well for example the taliban knew she would like to cancel the strategic partnership between afghanistan and the united states maybe the united states includes are the envoy who will accept that but maybe with different conditions not happening for the time being sickened in the south of afghanistan i think there is some terrorism or very number of. soldier are just raising their heads. would like to give a signal to the united states and also to other international community that they have to be crippling other to reason that rating from day to da

taliban peace talks is taking place here in doha city officials said that a peace agreement could be expected between the warring sides and would enable foreign forces to be withdrawn taliban said that it would not talk to the afghan government about the future of the country until the u.s. agrees to withdraw its troops out of serious ha ha made is just down the street in doha could give us the latest on the talks. well the talks have started a few hours ago but we're not getting any information on what is happening inside that meeting room what we do know as you said is that both sides the americans and the taliban have been indicating that a breakthrough could be very imminent now one of the sticking points as you said was the withdrawal of all foreign troops from afghanistan some 20000 of them of which 14000 are american now. the u.s. envoy said very clearly in a tweet last night when he landed in doha that this was about reaching a peace agreement and any withdrawal will come after reaching a peace agreement the american seeking assurances from the taliban that afghanistan will n

just a day after the taliban and u.s. representatives reported progress in their talklks on ending nearly 18 years of war in afghanistan. despite an expected peace deal, kabul's government remains pessimistic. >> continued taliban attacks indicate that they have no commmmitment to peace,e, ununfortunately. any taliban attack will impede the peace process. reporter: the u.s. envoy negotiating wiwith the taliban condemned the blast, saying the focus needs to be on immediately reducing violence. brent: let's bring in journalist ali latifi, who is in kabul, afghanistan. ali, good evening to you. this bomb attack, we are talking about one of the worst that we have seen in the last few months. what more can you tell us about it? ali: s so, now we are jujust geg sort o of information on who has been affected. we are talking women, we are talking children, wewe are talkg civilians. these were people on their way to work, they were on their way to school, they might have been going to a store. if you look at footage from that area

exactly, and it talks about since the taliban, the taliban, when they were in power, notorious for the absolutely appalling way in which women were treated. things have improved in afghanistan. not massively at all but it talks about women who have beenin but it talks about women who have been in education, doctors and so on. and i was in afghanistan straight after the fall of the taliban and the national theatre, there was a performance there with a woman on stage for the first time in years and years. it was received well because the taliban had gone but it still remains a very conservative society and the point here at the moment is the peace deal talks which appear to be reaching fruition between the us and the taliban are dependent on the taliban reaching an agreement with the afg ha n reaching an agreement with the afghan government but the essence of it is the us are going to withdraw in the taliban presumably are going to look like they have some sort of greater role in the government of afghanistan and the correspondence writing here says if that happens, women will pay the pr

back, pushing into those neighbourhoods where the taliban had occupied some of the areas in the taliban have, according to government forces, been taking cover in the homes of residents where of course it is not clear how long they will wait before they launch new attacks. so even as the afghan government, political and security officials are telling us that they are carrying out cleaning up operations, it is clear the taliban have not completely retreated from their positions. it is clear that their positions. it is clear that the afghan security forces are out on the streets of kunduz, but right in the centre of kunduz, the taliban we re in the centre of kunduz, the taliban were able to carry out a powerful suicide blast, which has killed a number of people, including a police we re number of people, including a police were operating in the area. during the day as well, the afghan defence and interior minister, along with the top us commander in afghanistan flew into kunduz in a show of strength and solidarity and to reassure the residents of kunduz that in the words of the afghan def

continued taliban attacks indicate that they have no commitment to peace unfortunately how many taliban attack will impede the peace process. more needed that policy so that the. the u.s. envoy negotiating with the taliban condemned the blast saying the focus needs to be on immediately reducing violence. arliss bring in journalist who is in kabul afghanistan now the good evening to you this bomb attack we're talking about one of the worst that we've seen in the last few months what more can you tell us about. so you know now we're just getting sort of it me shin on who's been affected so we're talking when we're talking children and we're talking civilians you know these were people on their way to work they were on their way to school they would have been going to a store or if you look at what it's from that area you know it's grieving when children there's footage of stores and of different i think even solitaire wedding hall and other sorts of you know very obviously some villian oriented places and this is really what's becoming a trend and what it's like and becoming the time it's

integration of taliban peace process would be how do we smoothly ensure that these taliban fighters interview the system where that respect to the values that people of afghanistan believe in since the war began here in 2001 women have enjoyed equal rights to men in law even if society likes behind an equal c. however is another matter. where he was a pioneer of the global order industry a member of the porsche car making family who led germany's votes wagon for 2 decades. as di at the age of 82 he is credited with reviving b. w.'s fortunes but questions still remain about his leadership and the w.'s diesel gates software shipping scheme. he had v.w. in his d.n.a. ferdinand was a man practically born in the driver's seat p.s. grandfather was fat and porsche the man who designed the iconic folks beetle. discovered his passion for cars and technology at an early age he studied mechanical engineering and after climbing the corporate ladder became c.e.o. of the v.w. group which was then nearly insolvent transformed the company. it's good in look good enough and for there are always winn

line from the taliban. despite peace talks to protect civilians also on the program. remains. special autonomous. trade and diplomatic relations with the. citizens of dayton ohio tell president. here. to offer his condolences following the mass shooting in which 9 people. working to stop dying. to keep them up. to the program we start in afghanistan when at least 14 people have been killed and $145.00 wounded by a suicide bombing in the capital kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack which said to smoke in the city. police station and military school the majority of the victims are thought to be civilians. the united states to withdraw its troops from. mr. w.'s us under president has reported extensively on the afghan war can tell us more welcome. let's start by putting these 2 events together but the taliban currently in the middle of peace talks with the united states so why carry out this bombing i think it's about leverage at the negotiation table if we just look at this months of july if i can share the statistics with you with the u.n. has just put the knowledge

that could have been a concession to the taliban. the taliban want america to stop fighting it and to say it's going to remove its troops. afghan officials are pretty worried at the idea of the americans a grieg with a cease-fire but not asking the taliban to stop fighting the afghan government on the ground at the same time. the big question here, is it essentially an accommodation with the taliban and they become part of an interim government. what does that mean for the people who work for the afghan government and the u.s. during that time there and for women as well? a seminole moment here, too. he doesn't want donald trump to put afghanistan in a laboratory of terror. >> senator lindsey graham, the republican reiterating that, saying we cannot leave on a certain date because that would allow al qaeda and isis to regenera regenerate. thank you, sir. >>> rising food costs. delays for medicine. interrupted fuel supply just some of the consequences of a no deal brexit. according to a leaked memo. we are live in lop done. here you g

secretary of state key gave the taliban and the u.s. representative there the juggling of the beginning of september so that's why they're really pushing to get some kind of a deal through and before they even holiday because i'm sort of the holiday in. the here and they're really trying to show that they're making progress but that progress actually is very difficult to gauge because all are hearing that was rumors you know one sources saying that another sources saying that there's really no accountability no visibility from these discussions there's no one really allowed in the room obviously there's no one from the on government there's more from civil society there's no you know women no nothing it's literally just the u.s. representatives and the taliban talking about you know what has been the same sort of issues that they've been talking about in the last 7 rounds and that has been the taliban will not allow on the song to become a horrible safe haven for terrorists which it hasn't been able to do any teen years and probably wou

commitments by the taliban to counter terrorism efforts in afghanistan. a u.s. taliban cease-fire. as we said, what is not included is the fire hold on afghan people or afghan military. there's something initially that stood out to me. when we see the taliban commitments to counterterror. so, we're talking about a group the u.s. sees as a terror group being charged with the responsibility of counterterrorism. how would that work? >> that's going to be one of the questions that will be continued to be debated as the afghan peace plan comes about, christi. what i would suggest is any kind of negotiation to end any war is very difficult. the bam has an impossible requirement, to bring together two countries, two entities in this case, the u.s. and the taliban, to negotiate an end of a war when, in fact, the taliban has the upper hand across afghanistan. the afghan security forces are not strong enough to take control of the people and secure the people across the country. the united states has grown weary of this 19-year conflict and there's very little support against the government

the taliban has condemned the attack — but afghanistan's president ghani, said on sunday, that the taliban could not absolve themselves of blame — as they provide a platform for terrorists. this report by richard forrest. 0ur correspondent, shoaib sharifi joins me now from kabul. thank you for speaking to us. all of this comes on the backdrop as the us and the taliban are in talks about the withdrawal of us troops and peace talks with the government, as well. but this damage those talks? well, not necessarily. the talks between the taliban and american, will are continually and in fact they have reported some progress and are about to make some significant progress. there attack has been claimed and, in fact, the taliban condemned the attack, saying they we re condemned the attack, saying they were not behind it. this was claimed by the so—called islamic state, and campbell. in the past, attacks like this and bake gatherings has been claimed by the so—called islamic state group. but overall, it has affected the image of people. the level of expectations in the last two days when i wa

side by a group of taliban representatives who reside in doha. the taliban and the u.s. believe that this will lead into direct negotiations between the taliban and members of the government as well as the larger afghan society who are living under the islamic republic flag today, so we expect that negotiation to begin very soon. some reports suggest it might be also in norway and that's still to be seen so what we expect in the next week or so, an announcement where the u.s. and the taliban finalize their first phase of negotiations, and the u.s. and afghan government to announce a joint declaration in which they will welcome and support the u.s. initiative and begin the direct talks with the taliban. amy: and the significance of the afghan government not being included in these talks? lotfullah: the argument from the u.s. side, as we have heard so many times, is that the taliban preferred to resolve their issues with the u.s. first and then engauge with the afghan government and the broader afghan society. some people, including the afghan government, of course, wanted

the taliban's attack on couldn't lose contradicts what it's saying in doha the attack shows that the taliban still isn't ready for peace they continue to fight but well into his art is the director of the center for peace and development studies and a former advisor to the afghan high peace council he says the taliban is trying to show strength in the hope it can get more of peace negotiations. folly one would like to give 2 important signals to the united state. analysis shows the cut the negotiation for the time biggest are going very well for example the taliban usual would like to cancel the strategic partnership between afghanistan and the united states maybe the united states includes are the boy who will accept that but with maybe with different conditions which is not happening for the time being sickened in the south of afghanistan i think there's some terrorism or very number of. soldier are just raising their heads. would like to give a signal to the united states and also to other international community that they have to be crippling other the region that's raising from

well, it has been 18 years since the taliban lost power in afghanistan. in that time, some women have gained freedoms they never could have imagined under the militants' rule, and yet, there is not a single woman present at the high-level negotiations currently taking place to decide the country's future. in those negotiations, no mention of how to protect women's rights. >> a glimpse into another afghanistan, a television station by women for women. it's very existence an act of a revolution in a country emerging from the shadow of the taliban. ever since the islamic fundamentalist group were driven out, women have been discovering new freedoms, even in the face of threats. >> i would not allow the taliban to stop me from learning, from working, or from having hope for the future of my country. we will not allow the taliban to worse women again to sit at home as they did during their dark period of power. >> in the reception, two brightly colored burgers stand as a reminder of that dark past -- two brightly colored burqas stand as a reminder of that dark

what our son from that acts of taliban and they're joined the. this group so did it get out definitely concerns connected to this that once the taliban joined the peace process or if everything goes according to the plan and according to the expectations the icily be and that the group there was a threat but in the meantime did is an expectation that considering the size of the sun and considering the more diverse that they have. those are do not match the local contacts so divorce to be able to penetrate as widely as a taliban have been so there are concerns but there are expectations that there would be that such a such a big project as it is currently being conceived by many but does this increase the pressure on mr gunnies government to not do a deal with the taliban clearly that's a complete nonstarter but move the pace of the discussions the peace talks increase the speed of those negotiations if only because of what has done what is claimed responsibility for and what it may yet be capable of. can you come again i lost to ice in between do

but 1st it has been 18 years since the taliban lost power in afghanistan in that time some women have gained freedoms they never could have imagined under the militants rule yet there is not a single woman present at the high level negotiations currently taking place to decide the country's future nor any mention of women's rights. on t.v. is a glimpse into another afghanistan a television station by women for women its very existence an act of revolution in a country imagine from the shadow of the taliban ever since the islamic fundamentalist group were driven out women have been discovering new freedoms even in the face of threats. mustn't go in there that i will not allow the taliban to stop me from learning from working or from having hope for the future of my country we will not allow the taliban to force women again to sit at home as they did during their dark period of power. in the reception to privately colored back because they stand as reminders of the dark past but while women have made leaps here the lack of a voice taliban peace talks good some. where has the enduring do

the integration taliban peace process would be how do we smoothly ensure that these taliban fighters interviewed this system where that respect to the values that people of afghanistan believe in since the war began here in 2001 women have enjoyed equal rights to men in law even if society lacks behind and equal c. however is another matter. where germans into eastern states go to the polls this sunday to elect to regional governments and the votes are being watched carefully it's expected that the far right alternative for germany could emerge as the strongest political party in one or both of the 2 states meanwhile the environmentalist green party it's also showing strong support the greens are already the 2nd largest party nationally they traditionally have had little support however in the east of the country but in the state random birth which is in the eastern german. they now look set to double their share of the vote compared to the last regional elections in 2014 it's a similar story in neighboring saxony see right there the latest polls indicate the green share of the vote

this is the deadliest attack since january 20th seeing the taliban . explosives laden and gillan's into kabul and decent it was it was we have to move the country people. were talking to people this morning with there was the wounded the woman thing just basic numbers are irrelevant at this point it's up 17 this is not for instance sons one. shot at thank you well the violence in afghanistan comes against the backdrop of talks between the u.s. and the taliban the 2 sides have been holding regular meetings in cas austins october as they try to end the 18 year long conflict talks between afghan officials and taliban representatives also taken place but negotiations are complicated by frequent attacks the presence of isolate for the aged fighters and a presidential election as we were hearing there from shelob ellison kabul planned for september let's talk now to obama so he's formally an advisor to president danny he was the president's special representative and afghan ambassador to pakistan he joins us on skype from kabul. it is not the taliban who was

taliban attacks indicate that they have no commitment to peace unfortunately how many taliban attack will impede the peace process. marnia that policy so that the. the u.s. envoy negotiating with the taliban condemned the blast saying the focus needs to be on immediately reducing violence. here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world danish authorities are investigating an explosion that walked the headquarters of the national tax agency on tuesday night police say they are treating the blast as an attack 2 people were inside the building when it happened but no one was injured a kenyan politician has been ejected from the parliament chamber after bringing her baby to work. his son was ordered to leave after the speaker noticed a child in her arms during the session and other lawmakers and criticize that decision hassan herself has called for the kenyan parliament to become more family friendly with. the u.n. says north korean cyber experts have circumvented sanctions to raise $2000000000.00 for the country's weapons program the report alleges north

this deal, some fruition with the taliban. of course, they have to question how reliable are the taliban here, are they going to be the ones at the table committing to something and then not following through especially when it comes to counter terrorism which is something the ambassador has said there could be some forward movement on. the other thing to point out, however, is that this u.s. troop withdrawal is not in motion right now. what is in motion is a draw down of personnel at the u.s. embassy. the u.s., the trump administration wants to get the numbers down to 50% by the end of september. and they are working on that our reporting tells us right now. >> the other issue, too, right is that the president has telegraphed he wants this reduction by 2020 election. there's a political timetable here. >> and secretary pompeo is under some pressure to deliver on that, right? >> kylie atwood, thanks very much. >>> still to come this hour another prominent republican is calling it quits. the only african-american republican in

so that is the message we see from the taliban, the same we heard from the taliban, the same we heard from the chief american negotiator, zalmay khalilzad. shortly after the holy festival of zalmay khalilzad, we expect more. the deal will be a phased withdrawal of troops, a guarantee that the taliban areas will not be a safe haven for terrorists, opening of talks with afg ha ns, terrorists, opening of talks with afghans, the government, including a ceasefire. well, 18 years on from the start of the war, the conflict is still costing the united states around $115 billion annually. and if this peace deal is agreed it's thought america would initially draw down some 5,000 to 6,000, of the 111,000 troops still in afghanistan. and in return the taliban will sever ties to transnational terrorist groups like al-qaeda, while ensuring that afghan soil is not used to mount future attacks. here to discuss the what this negotion means for the us is brian katulis from the center for american progress. is this a peace deal or withdrawal agreement for american forces? what i heard so far makes it so

request to have it held again is tonight we have been very good discussions with the taliban who have a very good discussions with the afghan government u.s. president all trump says that progress is being made in afghanistan talks and gives a clearer picture of how many american troops will stay the. transitional council to announce what they must of the group that will lead the country's new democratic transition. after hundreds of thousands in hong kong defy the government and the weather to stage of the protest. the iranian oil tanker held for 6 weeks off the coast of gibraltar set sail earlier gibraltar had refused a request from the u.s. department of justice to seize the vessel a supreme court judge in the british territory ordered the tankers release al jazeera as andrew simmons is there with the latest. well. yes. that's the radio message from the portal source he to the adrian dab radio warm which had been known as gray swan reflagged renamed and under way moving slowly through the anchorage and into the strait of gibraltar eastwood's along the mediterranean and no one knows

the taliban insurgency is stronger than ever. and the american people are weary of war without victory. desperate to withdraw its troops the u.s. is now negotiating a peace deal that could see the group return to power along with its violent repression of women. will create patently as the people who have signed the death sentence of many women i have no expectations of the taliban. one on one east investigates if afghan women pay the price for peace they war torn country. odd. to. leave the money on the moon and cut. back on that in that time there was nothing. to. driving with a lot high duty to kabul's traffic can be stressful. mostly for other motion rests unique. to. lead the 2nd. leg to mrs aren't exactly legal but then this is the way. it's kind of the sound of them up on the sands not up. to me. to put. their lives their lives at the. opposite. house in these congested roads like never fails to cause the same it might be the christic the enemy or it might be that you really see women driving to you and especially one that

the taliban were having very good discussions with the afghan government u.s. president on the trump says that progress is being made in afghanistan talks and gives a clearer picture of how many american troops will stay there. hundreds of thousands in hong kong defy the government and the weather to stage of the protest. and an urban oasis we visit an expensive park in the heart of one of the world's most polluted cities. the iranian oil tanker held for 6 weeks off the coast of japan has set sail earlier gibraltar refused a request from the u.s. department of justice to seize the vessel a supreme court judge in the british territory ordered the tankers released let's go live that around to simmons who's in gibraltar forest so andrew the vessel is under sail but where is it going. just looking at the tracking devices now it is at the moment it's taken off from its and courage has been heading slowly navigating the shipping in the approach to gibraltar is not in the strait of gibraltar yet remember this is a tiny british territory here and it's very very of the

let's start by putting these 2 events together but the taliban currently in the middle of peace talks with the united states so why carry out this bombing i think it's about leverage at the negotiation table if we just look at this month of july if i can share the statistics with you with the u.n. has just put the maalik in the month of july alone we saw more than 1500 civilian casualties that is killed and injured and that means almost 50 casualties a day that is because of a big spike in a text like the one today we saw in kabul but also we see a rise in let's say air raids and night raids so everybody is power mongering because it is about leverage at the negotiation table taliban want to prove you know we can strike the heart of the capital at any point of. we want to and surely if you are exploding detonating a vehicle borne bomb as happened today even if you do that in front of a police station or recruitment center for the police you are meant to hit civilians because it is in the middle of the capital you know and there are civilians moving around this was a rush hour traffic

i think the taliban are very clear they wanthe 14,000 gone. gone, that they-- i tnk th understand that, you know, the antiterrorism guarantees are going to come with orsight. >> sreenivasan: kathy gannon of the associated press, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> sreenivasan: in august of 2016, after four years of bombings, death and destruction in daraya, syria, rebel forces and the sy to a cease fire.reed thousands of fighters and civilians were evacuated and relocate leaving behind shattered homes and buildings in ruins. but underneath that rubble, in an abandoned basement, lay a hidden treasure: a sret library, filled with thousands of books salvaged during they ravages of warsidents who risked their lives to save them. i recently spoke with bbc reporter mike thomson, author of the book "syria's secret library: reading and redemption in a town under siege," which is coming out this tuesday. the idea of people risking their lives to somaehow creat secret library, tell me, first of all, at did ts liberia look like? how

secretary of state key gave the taliban and the u.s. representative there the juggling of the beginning of september so that's why they're really pushing to get some kind of a deal through and before they even holiday because obviously will be a holiday in doha it will be already here and they're really trying to show that they're making progress but that progress actually is very difficult to gauge because all are hearing that was rumors you know one sources saying that another source is saying that there's really no accountability not visibility from these discussions there's no one really allowed in the room obviously there's not from the top on government there's law from civil society there's no you know women no nothing it's literally just the u.s. representatives and the taliban talking about you know what has been the same sort of issues that they've been talking about in the last 7 rounds and that has been the taliban will not allow on the song to become a horrible safe haven for terrorists which it hasn't been able to do any t