war in afghanistan. after 18 years of war in afghanistan, this is now the united states longest running conflict that is taking the lives of 2400 of our brave men and women in uniform, and comes at the cost of hundreds of billions and unfortunately after two decades of fighting, al-qaeda and the taliban, the situation and afghanistan has continued to deteriorate, and at best is a stalemate. the government of afghanistan lacks control over half of the country and is estimated that the country has 60,000 full-time fighters, compared to 20,000 in 2014. meanwhile, isis, the afghanistan branch of the islamic state of iraq and syria today comprises between 2000 and 4000 fighters and continues to plot terrorist attacks against western democracies. today's hearing comes after the washington post last month published hundreds of documents that reveal long-standing policy impalement spy multiple administrations in afghanistan. these so called afghanistan papers were originally compiled by the special expect or gen

for the islamic values we all come together for islamic values around afghanistan and for afghanistan and at the end i would like to take the opportunity to express my gratitude to the. qatari highness and i was sued to depict for minister and foreign minister abdul rahman and sunny. but he added could you officials. who during this long period of negotiations they supported the peace process and host and facilitated everything for us and took another 5 or i would like to thank them and express my gratitude for that also. in terms of peace. and the pakistanis pakistan and. a full tank been far there that affords for their. work and assistance i would like to thank them for that i also would like to thank. you stan iran russia indonesia norway and other countries who supported the peace process i would like to thank them. and finally i hope that. in the early building of afghanistan all of them to participate and to take part in the future of afghanistan thank you so much leigh peace be upon you are. well loved. he's the head of protocol for the taliban and would have been leading part

who runs afghanistan after the disputed presidential election results and how will that impact the talks with the taliban with ashraf ghani declared the winner by the smallest of knowledge and his opponent top dollar dollar says he'll form a parallel of ministration the us wants to pull out while pushing for peace at the same time after 40 years of war and conflict how will the key players result this latest crisis this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter dalby now in 2014 their rivalry resulted in the u.s. brokered deal to share power which was punctuated by 5 years of bickering and now ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah are again disputing an election result danny is officially the winner but only just and that's rejected by abdullah who shares power with the president as chief executive he is now threatening to form his own parallel government this political showdown couldn't come at a more critical time for afghanistan the u.s. and the taliban do appear close to an agreement that could lead to a planned reduction in violence and if that posture is largely main

on the stand paces like a dream to us in afghanistan. if peace comes we'll be able to rebuild our economy 3 mining for example business. which is full of. education. people are not. blaming everything on each other for many afghan children the conflict has meant destruction and poverty and the u.n. says child casualties increased sharply since 2015. that was when the taliban started stepping up its attacks seizing territory across the country the reenergized insurgency coincided with afghan forces taking over combat duties from foreign troops afghanistan will struggle to overcome its internal divisions despite a peace deal between the u.s. and the taliban. that leaves the children whose lives have been ruined by war to face and adulthood also blighted by conflict. you're watching d.w. news a quick reminder now of our top story the united states and the taliban are poised to sign an agreement aimed at ending nearly 2 decades of conflict in afghanistan's envoys meeting until are due to him to deal with this hour which follows a year and a

usip has been involved in afghanistan in particular since 2002 and supporting sustainable peace in afghanistan is a core priority for us. our team is engaged at all levels of the process including convening meetings like this here in washington, our meetings with key stakeholders, for discussions on how to bring about an end to america's longest war. we publish details on substantive topics rolled -- related to peace. we work in afghanistan through our office there at the grass roots level hosting peace dialogues that bring together women, youth and elders to provide them with the skills to participate in the peace process and have a say in the future of their country, a few examples of u.s. ip is trying to implement our mission in afghanistan. a year ago and a half ago the -- a year and a half ago the , trump administration took what could be called a bold but risky decision to begin direct and open discussions with the taliban on how to end the insurgency and allow troops to come back home. this was prompted by the recognition that by all sides there was no viable military solution to the wa

we have found her koofi who's a former member of the afghanistan parliament and chairperson of afghanistan's women civil society human rights commission and from washington d.c. we're joined by birth or go persuade me who is a distinguished senior fellow with the research foundation welcome to you all if you are let's start with you if i may you have lived through the time of the taliban when they took over afghanistan in the 1990 s. and when they banished women from public life you face them as a politician in negotiations how hopeful are you at this moment that we're heading towards peace and a peace that's acceptable to all. well we in afghanistan are cautiously optimistic i'm hopeful i'm saying cautiously because the we the people of afghanistan the political community disavowed society and people from across walks of life are fed up with the 4 decades of war which afghans have paid the major price for it in the meantime. this is the hope if if this war ends that if peace with dignity and justice prevails in afghanistan i think this is what people of afghanistan expect and desire and des

is pace finally coming to afghanistan the u.s. or the taliban sign a deal aimed at ending 18 years of war but the government in kabul is not involved so kandice agreement lost and will the afghan people's rights be protected this is inside story. elevator and welcome to the program dick clark it is being called the 1st step towards lasting peace in afghanistan the united states and the afghan taliban have signed a preliminary deal towards ending nearly 2 decades of war it's a result of 18 months of talks here in doha in qatar the 1st.

war in afghanistan. after 18 years of war in afghanistan, this is now the united states' longest running conflict and has taken the lives of 2,400 of our brave men and women in uniform and accounts for the cost of billions if not a trillion in taxpayer dollars. unfortunately after almost two decades of fighting, al qaeda and taliban, the situation in afghanistan, has continued to dough tear rate and today is, at best, a stalemate. today, the government of afghanistan lacks control over about half of the country and it is estimated that the taliban now has about 60,000 full-time fighters compared to 20,000 in 2014. meanwhile, isis, the afghanistan branch of the islamic state of iraq and syria today comprises between 2,000 and 4,000 fighters and continues to plot attacks against the united states and western democracies. today's hearing comes after the washington post last month published hundreds of documents that reveal longstanding policy failures by multiple administrations in afghanistan. these so-cal

the public of afghanistan. between the government of afghanistan nato and the u. s. we have long lasting enduring agreements meaning that we in a safe. in accord in nation with the international community have a commitment are still in play their cooperation in their support in the security areas will continue it is important to mention that. yesterday was our national defense forces day to day once again i would like to congratulate them for this special occasion and respect. for their sacrifices the afghan nation in line of defense. recognizes your sacrifices and our nation has celebrated this day with pride you are a role in enduring peace is. very important it is either you who will be protecting. helping the. victims and will be protecting the territorial integrity of afghanistan with this joint declaration. relation between the international community especially with the united state is based on mutual respect and much will interest in this joint declaration the afghanistan. the afghanistan skirt and the

war in afghanistan. after 18 years of war in afghanistan, this is now the united states longest running conflict and has taken the lives, and the has come out the cost if billions of taxpayer dollars. after almost two decades of lighting, al-qaeda and the taliban the situation in afghanistan has continued to deteriorate, and is at best a stalemate. today, the government of afghanistan lacks control over half of the country, and it is estimated that the taliban has about 60,000 full-time fighters, compared to 20,000 in 2014. meanwhile, isis the branch of the islamic state comprises between 2000 and 4000 fighters and plots terrorist attacks against the united states and western democracy. today's hearing comes after the washington post last month published hundreds of documents that reveal long-standing policy failures by multiple administrations in afghanistan. these so-called afghanistan papers were originally compiled by the special inspector general for afghanistan, as part of the agency's lessons lear

and the taliban sign a deal seen as a step towards ending the 18 year war in afghanistan and paving the way for american troops to withdraw. this is a hopeful moment but only the beginning part the u.s. warns that it will cancel the agreement if the taliban doesn't respect it. turkey's president urges russia to get out of syria and reiterate his call that the borders of europe are open to migrants. innovations can appoint a new prime minister but the power struggles may be far from over. and the fight for which u.s. democratic presidential hopeful will face off with donald trump turns to south carolina which is holding its primary. in sports 5 top league games in italy have been postponed because of coronavirus restrictions the olympics are also interrupted and will be in senegal where africa's best boxes off still trying to qualify for tokyo 2020. 5 to more than 18 years of war a deal between the u.s. and taliban has put afghanistan on the path to what many hope will be a permanent peace assigning to place here in qatar a few hours ago and in 18 months of talks one of the key component

on the stand paces like a dream to us in afghanistan. if peace comes we'll be able to rebuild our economy 3 mining for example business. just full of hope in this. nation. which is full of. water which came from education. people are not. blaming everything on each other. for many afghan children the conflict has meant destruction and poverty and the u.n. says child casualties increased sharply since 2015. that was when the taliban started stepping up its attacks seizing territory across the country the reenergized insurgency coincided with afghan forces taking over combat duties from foreign troops. afghanistan will struggle to overcome its internal divisions despite a peace deal between the u.s. and the taliban. that leaves the children whose lives have been ruined by war to face an adulthood also blighted by conflict. so as we saw in our report it really has been civilians and in particular young people in afghanistan who've been bearing the brunt of the conflict over nearly 2 decades sandra where does today's agreement then leave ord

pose for peace in afghanistan is the u.s. and the taliban sign a deal to end america's longest war washington expects to remove all of its troops from the country in the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflict and thousands of lives lost. with greek police on the country's border with. ankara night would no longer prevent refugees from heading to europe and researches at mit say a report alleging frauds during the bolivian election does a thing short on evidence presently the morale is left his post amid mass protests over supposed regularity. get even just going 11 o'clock here in moscow you watching r.t. international now the u.s. and the taliban have signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washington's longest ever water an end but the agreement is already finding itself on shaky ground while president trump has even said he won't hesitate to send u.s. troops right back if necessary. bad things are happening will go back. that people will go back it will go back so fast it will go back with a force

personnel in afghanistan they're going to bring that down to somewhat sort of this $12000.00 in afghanistan they're going to bring that down to somewhere around 8200 contrast that to the time of the so-called surge is we had in afghanistan when the u.s. tried to inflict a military defeat on the taliban and they were somewhere in the region of $120000.00 service personnel in the country at that point and while the white house is patrolling this as a success there are those on both sides of the aisle here in washington who are a bit concerned a number of republicans have said that there was a that the taliban can't be trusted that they have let us down on a number of occasions and i suspect that my computer was addressing them directly when at his news conference in doha just a couple of hours ago he said we ignore exactly who. we're dealing with a no there are these interlocking agreements essentially the drawdown of troops would even begin unless the taliban is seen to be justifying and achieving their end of the bargain so the u.s. thinks this is a big when and donald trump is certainly go

comes down to it the future of afghanistan is for afghans to determine. and open the door for a complete withdrawal of u.s. and nato troops. comes the rommany watching al-jazeera life my headquarters here in doha also coming up turkey's president says that he'll not stop refugees from heading to europe as thousands more flock to the border with greece and malaysia's king appoints a new prime minister putting an end to a week long political power struggle. could have a company welcome to al-jazeera after 18 months of talks and nearly 2 decades of war the u.s. and the afghan taliban have just signed a long way to deal paving the way to peace and the departure of foreign troops now the leader of the taliban delegation mullah baradar and the u.s. envoy for peace in afghanistan zalmay her sign the agreement in doha watched by dignitaries including the u.s. secretary of state and foreign ministers from qatar and pakistan under the deal the u.s. and nato say they'll pull out all foreign troops within 14 months if the taliban honors its part of the agreement and

hopes for peace in afghanistan as the u.s. and the taliban signed a deal to end america's longest war washington expects to remove all of its troops from the country in the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflicts and thousands of lives lost. migrants clash with greek police on the country's border with turkey baster off the anchor announced it would no longer prevent refugees from heading to view. as the french government announces it will push through a controversial pension reform by decree bypassing parliament movies prompting a new wave of protests in the country. warm welcome to you you're watching r c international with me nicky air and our top story the u.s. on the taliban has signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washington's longest ever war to an end but the agreement is already finding itself on shaky ground while president trump has even said he won't hesitate to send u.s. troops right back if necessary. bad things happen we'll go back that people will go back and go back so fast it will

and taliban signed a historic deal that could eventually lead to a permanent peace in afghanistan. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up turkey's president says russia must stay out of the fight in syria after airstrikes killed dozens of turkish soldiers fighting in syria has triggered a major refugee crisis turkey opens its border with greece saying it will not stop migrants trying to cross into europe and a setback for efforts to broker a deal in the a nascent dam is ethiopia rejects proposals put forward by the us. hello thank you for joining us the u.s. and afghan taliban have signed a preliminary deal that could eventually end america's longest running war it's the result of 18 months of talks but there's still a long way to go before peace returns to afghanistan the 1st stage of the agreement means that there should be a $135.00 day period of what's called a meaningful reduction in violence that 1st stage also includes the exchange of about $6000.00 prisoners the deal is being described as a precursor to a peace agreement between t

are expected to sign the deal in cattle in the coming hours aimed at ending the war in afghanistan. also turkey's president says he will not stop refugees from heading to europe as thousands more flock to the border with greece. appoints a new prime minister putting an end to a week long political power struggle. also authorities in the usa 2 more coronavirus cases have been detected with no known origin. sport it is canceling international football friendlies because of coronavirus the lympics are also in downs but we're in senegal where africa's best boxers still trying to qualify at the 2020. 2 to the news that the u.s. and afghan taliban are due to sign a preliminary deal in the coming hours the could eventually and america's longest running war is the result of 18 months of talks but once it's agreed to go the 1st stage will be a $135.00 day period of what's called a meaningful reduction in violence to include the exchange of $6000.00 prisoners now that deal is being. described as a precursor to a peace agreement between the warring sides within afghanistan itself it's hoped th

are expected to sign a deal in qatar in the coming hours and ending the war in afghanistan. i'm convinced this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up turkey's president says he will not stop refugees from heading to europe as thousands more flock to the border with greece. authorities in the usa 2 more coronavirus cases have been detected with no don't origin. malaysia's king appoints a new prime minister putting an end to a week long political struggle. the u.s. and afghan taliban a just sign a preliminary deal in the coming hours that could eventually end america's longest running war it's the result of 18 months of talks but once it's agreed there is still a long way to go the 1st stage will be a $135.00 day period of what's called a meaningful reduction in violence that is set to include the exchange of some $6000.00 prisoners a deal is being described as a precursor to a peace agreement between the warring sides within afghanistan it's hoped this will lead to talks between the taliban and the government in kabul as well as the withdrawal of foreign troops leading u

news live from berlin and hopes for peace in afghanistan taliban and u.s. negotiators signed an agreement that could pave the way to ending the early 2 decades of conflict the u.s. is to begin withdrawing its troops from afghanistan in exchange for commitments from the taliban. also coming up trapped in no man's land with nowhere to go migrants in turkey gather at a crossing into europe after ankara says it will no longer hold them back but greece is blocking its borders determined to stave off a new wave of refugees. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us the united states and the taliban have signed an agreement aimed at ending nearly 2 decades of conflict in afghanistan the 2 sides signed the deal in qatar's capital doha following a year and a half of talks both have committed to a reduction in violence the agreement paves the way for the united states to gradually withdraw its troops from afghanistan and in return the taliban has promised not to allow the country to be used as a base for terrorist attacks against the west. hugh well for m

that surround afghanistan that can help. we're 8000 miles away so we'll be bringing it down to 8000 to approximately 8600 in that vicinity and then we'll make our final decision. some point in the fairly near future but this was a. very. spirited. agreement there was a lot of. there's a lot of talk there's a lot of everything they've been trying to get this for many years and just it's time so i just want to thank everybody i want to congratulate everybody. i really believe the taliban wants to do something to. show that we're not all wasting time . it bad things happen we'll go back and let the people know we'll go back and we'll go back so fast it will go back with a force like nobody's ever seen. and i don't think that will be necessary i hope it's not necessary. and and so i just wanted to bring that up before we begin. on a topic that has become. very very important to everybody 1st of all. the amount of work that these professionals behind me and many other professionals and many rooms behind us who are watching right

hopes for peace in afghanistan as the u.s. and the taliban sign a deal to end america's longest war washington expects to remove all of its troops from the country in the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflict and thousands of lives not just. the family of the u.s. air force veteran former drone operator and whistleblower brandon brined staunch is a fundraising campaign to get him released from jail where he's accused of threatening city officials his mother claims the charges are. from research as it makes a ripple alleging fraud during the bolivian election fall short on evidence president even we're all is that post made mass protests over supposed irregularities. i don't even just call 9 o'clock here in moscow you with the international the u.s. and the taliban have signed the peace deal which is expected to finally bring washington's longest ever war to a net. the united states and the taliban have endured decades of hostility and mistrust. previous talks to falter. to separate only became real for the united s

we will work together to make afghanistan, stable afghanistan, peaceful afghanistan and to make more for ourselves. the taliban, which i understand, they are not interested in continuing fighting in afghanistan. in the afghan capital, kabul, under grey skies, the us also sent a message to the afghan government and people that their troops won't leave in haste and leave afghans on their own just yet. lyse doucet, bbc news, doha. at a press conference a short while ago, president trump said he hopes the agreement will mark the beginning of the end of afg hanistan‘s longest war. in afghanistan 19 years going on 20 years, and there has not been a moment like this. we have had very successful negotiations we think they will be successful in the end. the other side is tired of war, everybody is tired of war. that has been particularly long and recent one. i congratulate president there and the people of afghanistan. i want to remember all of the people, all of the great, great men and women that have lost their lives in the warm. in the war. and to their parents, wives, husbands, familie

hope for peace in afghanistan is the u.s. and the taliban sign a deal to end america's longest war washington expects to pull all its troops from the country in the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflict and thousands of lives lost. family of u.s. air force veteran former drone operator and the whistleblower brandon bryant launch a fundraising campaign to get him released from jail if he faces charges of threatening city officials his mother claims the charges are politically motivated . or researchers at mit say a report alleging fraud during the bolivian bolivian election fall short on evidence president ever more or less left his post amid months of protests over the supposed vote violations. thanks for joining us here on r.t. international. in just the last hour the u.s. and the taliban have signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washington's longest ever water and earlier in the day both parties issued a joint statement saying if all goes well the complete withdrawal of u.s. and nato troops in

hope for peace in afghanistan if the u.s. and the taliban sign a deal to it and america's longest war washington expects to pull its troops from the country in the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflict and thousands of lost lives. of u.s. air force veteran former drone operator and whistleblower brandon bryant launching a fundraising campaign to get him released from jail he faces charges of threatening city officials his mother claims the charges and politically motivated . researchers at mit say a report alleging fraud destroying the believing election falls short on evidence as the table morale has left his position amid a mass protest over the supposed violation. they're great to have you with us this is r.t. and. the u.s. and the taliban have signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washington's longest ever war to an end earlier in the day both parties issued a joint statement saying if all goes well the complete withdrawal of u.s. and nato troops from the country will happen within 14 months t

involvement in afghanistan. iran's extended polling hours in its parliamentary election by 4 hours now state t.v. is reporting what it calls a rush of voters the parliament set to become more conservative after thousands of candidates mostly reform and stand moderates were barred from running by the guardian council now surrounds constitutional watchdog iran's leaders have called for a high turnout as a show of unity. south korea has announced another spike in the coronavirus infection rate bringing the national total to $204.00 is now the worst affected country outside china the government is imposing emergency measures. the kremlin has denied meddling claims in the forthcoming 2020 us presidential election aimed at boosting donald trump's chances it comes after us media reports say intelligence officials reportedly warned members of congress at a classified briefing that russia was again interfering in american politics the intelligence community has long warned that moscow and other countries would seek to in

elections should and i think that afghanistan undermine our constitution. and again i just finished i am not trying to paint the desire specially post little by any administration of the elections as something something evil that plenty ministration want to do i do understand the frustration that president bunny faced with this unity government that went on nothing really actually you were doing that i might go up also to tremendous number a number of our on commentators like yourself everybody was respected because of the lack of progress that was happening within with services of the everything because of this problem of the non constitutional unity government that into because of the last 24000 election process ok let's see about risk just let me just let me stop you there and i'm serious question for me out of these 2 men ashraf ghani of dollars dollar which one of the 2 is more predisposed to talk to the taliban for the good of the country being a beloved lot more sat by me as well i think what i want to go to the dollar but i don't think this issue is

hopes for peace in afghanistan where the u.s. and the taliban are expected to sign a deal to end america's longest war. also this hour the family of u.s. air force veteran former drone operator and whistleblower brennan bryant starts a fundraising campaign to get him released from jail as he faces charges of threatening city officials they claim the charges are politically motivated. and researchers at mit say a report alleging fraud during the bolivian election fall short on evidence president evo morales left his post amid mass protests over the suppose a vote violation. a very warm welcome to the program on this saturday morning it's 10 am here in the russian capital let's get started with your live news update. the u.s. and the taliban are poised to sign a peace deal which may bring washington's longest war to an end the deal is expected to be negotiated on saturday or in the coming days but the u.s. initially portrayed as a major success has outstripped now for presidential terms. but looks back over the years of war back in

elections should and i think that afghanistan undermine our constitution. and again i just finished i am not trying to paint the desire specially post little by any administration of the elections as something something evil that plenty ministration want to do i do understand the frustration that president bunny faced with this unity government that went on nothing really actually you were doing that i might also do tremendous number to a number of our on commentators like yourself everybody was respected because of the lack of progress that was happening within with services of the everything because of this problem of and i'm constantly no unity government that into because of the last 24000 election process ok let's see about risk just let me just let me stop you there and answer this question for me out of these 2 men ashraf ghani a dollar dollar which one of the 2 is more predisposed to talk to the taliban for the good of the country in the beloved are no more sat by me as well i think what i want to go to the dalai but i don't think this issue is abou

war in afghanistan. after 18 years of war in afghanistan, this is now the united states' longest-running conflict and has taken the lives of 2,400 of our brave men and women in uniform. the cost of hundreds of billions, if not a trillion, in taxpayer dollars. unfortunately, after lk two decades of fighting, al qaeda and the cataliban, the situatio in afghanistan has continued to deterioratestalemate. today the government of afghanistan lacks control of over half of the country and estimated the taliban has 60,000 full-time fighters compared to 20,000 in 2014. meanwhile, isis corasan, afghanistan branch of the islamic state of iraq and syria, today comprises between 2,000 and 4,000 fighters and continues to plot terrorist attacks against the united states and western democracies. today's hearing comes after the "washington post" last month published hundreds of documents that revealed long-standing policy failures by multiple administrations in afghanistan. these so-called afghanistan papers were original

hopes for peace in afghanistan where the u.s. and taliban are expected to sign a deal to end america's longest war. the family of u.s. air force veteran former drone operator and whistleblower brandon bryant started a fundraising campaign to get him released from jail he faces charges of threatening city officials they claim the charges are politically motivated. researchers at mit say report alleging fraud during the bolivian election falls short on evidence dave overall is left his position amid mass protests over the supposed violations. by the thanks for joining us this is asking. the u.s. and the taliban are poised to sign a peace deal which may bring washington's longest war to an end both parties have confirmed an agreement is expected to be negotiated on saturday or the u.s. initially betrayed as a major success has outstripped 4 presidential terms. looks back at the years of war. back in 2003 u.s. officials were telling a story of success when it came to afghanistan listen to donald rumsfeld we're at a point where we cle

forces home from afghanistan from what has been the u.s. is longest running war this is a situation of course where the president took a few moments earlier on saturday to take note of the signing of this agreement between the u.s. and the taliban and he essentially said that this has been 19 years in the making that this can only bring peace to the afghan people and perhaps most important he stressed that the taliban have made a pledge have made a promise to live up to their vows of not supporting terrorist groups such as al qaida to not provide any sort of material support to groups that want to do harm to the united states and to its allies and that there is a brighter future looming mail for the afghan people because of the negotiations and because of the results of those negotiations so this is considered a big achievement for the u.s. president but in the light of other of developments here in the united states it's not clear just how much attention is going to be placed on this significant agreement wasn't going on with the latest th

we left afghanistan in the the's having helped get soviets out of afghanistan and had to come back. we left iraq. in 2011 and had to come back. i think the administration feels that. we want to bring our men and women in uniform home with honor and keep them home and not have to send them back to do the job over. i think the administration understands that. and i think they recognize this is really the best opportunity we have had in 19 years to achieve that kind of result. it is uphill. it is always uphill. there are going to be lots of unforeseen problems. but i will say that two things really, and i think you will agree. one, i would not have predicted a year ago that they would have gotten as far as they have gotten. second of all, i think what they have come up with is better than what was talked about in september. in two respects really. one, this meeting and the emphasis on a substantial reduction in violence upfront was a real innovation and very welcome. has come uping what out in the u.s.-taliban negotiations more closely to the start of the inter-afghan negotiations, whi

hope for peace in afghanistan is the u.s. and the taliban sign a deal to end america's longest war washington expects to pull out all of its troops from the country the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflict and thousands of lives lost. the family of u.s. air force veteran former drone operator and whistleblower brandon bryant braunches a fundraising campaign to get him released from jail but he's accused of threatening city officials his mother claims though the charges are politically motivated and researches it mit say a report alleging fraud during the bolivian election fall short on evidence president evo morales left his post amid mass protest over supposed irregularities . although they're just going to 8 o'clock here in moscow you're watching r.t. international the u.s. and the taliban have signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washington's longest war twin end and while the negotiations have been a long time in the making they still don't exceed the 18 years of conflict in the country. the

hopes for peace in afghanistan is the u.s. and the taliban sign a deal to end america's longest war washington expects to remove all of its troops from the country in the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflict and thousands of lives lost also the migrants clash with greek police on the country's border with turkey says after ankara announced it would no longer prevent refugees from heading to europe and researches it say the report alleging fraud strewing the bolivian election fall short on evidence president evo morales left his post amid mass protests over supposed irregularities. hello good evening you're watching r.t. international now the u.s. and the taliban have signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washington's longest ever war to an end. the united states and the taleban have endured decades of hostility and mistrust. previous talks have faltered. to separate only became real for the united states when the taleban signaled interest in pursuing peace and ending their relationship with. anoth

hopes for peace in afghanistan taliban and u.s. negotiate is sign an agreement that could pave the way to ending nearly 2 decades of conflicts. and the base will be handed out at the 70th birthday in international film festival in just a few hours time and they wus helen humphrey and scott ross from down at the red carpet. after 10 days 18 competition films and virtually no sleep were ready to bring you our top some flops of this year's bellino will how it all takes to you will take home the coveted golden back coming up a little later in the program. i'm anthony how to welcome to the program or authorities around the globe implementing a range of containment measures to stop the spread of the corona virus the total number of infections worldwide has surged above $85000.00 with ecuador and confirming. 1st case of the virus is spreading faster in south korea which is reported more than $800.00 new cases bringing the total bit to over $3000.00. in italy rather entire towns remained sealed off and france is banning all indoor public g

hopes for peace in afghanistan where the u.s. and the taliban are expected to sign a deal to end america's longest war. also this hour the family of u.s. air force veteran and former drone operator and whistleblower brandon bryant started a fund raising campaign to get him released from jail as he faces charges of threatening city officials the family claims that the charges are politically motivated. and researchers at mit say a report alleging fraud during the bolivian election all short on evidence president evo morales left his post i made mass protests are these suppose a boat violations. welcome to the program and a happy saturday to you all this is our to international bring you your live news update this hour. the u.s. and the taliban are poised to sign a peace deal which may bring washington's longest war to an end the deal is expected to be negotiated on saturday or in the coming days what the u.s. initially portrayed as a major success has outstripped now for presidential terms are up and looks back at the years of war

hopes for peace in afghanistan where the u.s. and the taliban are expected to sign a deal to end america's longest war. plus the family of u.s. air force veteran a former drone operator and whistleblower brandon bryant starts a fund raising campaign to get him released from jail as he faces charges of threatening city officials claims the charges are politically motivated. and researchers at mit say a report alleging fraud during the bolivian election fall short on evidence president evo morales left his post amid mass protests over the supposin vote violations. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teach in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. the u.s. and the taliban are poised to sign a peace deal which may bring washington's longest war to an end the deal is expected to be negotiated on saturday or in the coming days but the u.s. initially portrayed as a major success has outstripped now for presidential terms are to come up and looks back at the years of war. back in 2003 u.s. officials were tellin

hopes for peace in afghanistan is the u.s. and the taliban sign a deal to end america's longest war washington expects to remove all of its troops from the country in the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflict and thousands of lives lost migrants clash with greek police on the country's border with turkey after ankara announced it would no longer prevent refugees from heading to europe and researches it say a report alleging fraud during the believing election fall short on evidence present even morale is left his post amid mass protests over supposed irregularities. hello they're just gone midnight here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now the u.s. and the taliban have signed a peace on shaky ground while president trump has even said he won't hesitate to send u.s. troops right back if necessary. bad things happen we'll go back. let the people know we'll go back you'll go back so fast it will go back with a force like nobody's ever seen under the peace deal 'd the taliban's pledge to prevent terrorists

hopes for peace in afghanistan is the u.s. and the taliban signed a deal to end america's longest war washington expects for moved all of its troops from the country in the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflict and thousands of lives drugs also this. week police only country's border with turkey that after anchor announced it would no longer prevent refugees from heading to europe and researches it knits universalise a reporter for or through in the bolivian election does fulfills on evidence present even more or less left his post amid mass protest over supposed irregularities. oh there you are watching r.t. international now the u.s. and the taliban have signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washington's longest ever war to an end but the agreement is already finding itself on shaky ground president trump has even said he won't hesitate to send u.s. troops right back if necessary. if bad things happen we'll go back. let the people know we'll go back you'll go back so fast it will go back with a f

hopes for peace in afghanistan where the u.s. and the taliban are expected to sign a deal to end america's longest war. the family of u.s. air force veteran former drone operator and whistleblower brandon bryan starts a fundraising campaign to get him released from jail as he faces charges of threatening city officials saying that the charges though are politically motivated . elsewhere researches a report alleging fraud still in the bolivian election falls short on evidence president evo morales left his post amid mass protests over the supposed violations . by their great to have you with us this is. the u.s. and the taliban are poised to sign a peace deal which may bring washington's longest war to an end the deal is expected to be to go on saturday or in the coming days the u.s. initially portrayed as a major success. for presidential terms and his killer more than looks back at the years of war. back in 2003 u.s. officials were telling a story of success when it came to afghanistan listen to donald rumsfeld we're at a point

hopes for peace in afghanistan as the u.s. and the taliban are expected to sign a deal to america's longest war with was expected to pull out all its troops within 14 months. the family of us and former drone operator whistleblower brandon bryant launched a fundraising campaign to get him released from jail he faces charges of threatening city officials his mother claims the charges are politically motivated . as well researchers at mit several port alleging fraud during the bolivian election for short on evidence president obama rollitt left his post amid mass protests over the supposed vote violations. are great to have you with us this is r.t. to match. the u.s. and the taliban are poised to sign a peace deal which may bring washington's longest ever war to an end both parties issued a joint statement saying that if all goes well the complete withdrawal of u.s. and nato troops from the country will happen in 14 months the conflict which the u.s. initially betrayed as a major success has outlasted 4 presidential terms and he

troops in afghanistan to about 8 to 8500 he gave 2 different numbers when he spoke so but we think it's between 88008500 in that range right now the u.s. has about 12000 troops in afghanistan and then he he went on to say that while he hopes that this moves forward successfully and he expects that it will he said that if in his words bad things happen we will go back to afghanistan if we need to those words from. donald trump so this was really the president kind of the sense i got from him is that and he put it in his own words that this was a very historic and important 1st step but also gave himself and gave the united states quite frankly an out if you will to go back to afghanistan or pull back from this should it be necessary and that might be a nod to some of the conservatives in congress particularly republican conservatives who are a little skeptical of this deal little skeptical of the taliban who they claim of renewed done previous. agreements or promises over the past years but bottom line here no matter however you want to cut this this was certainly a very historic moment

weeklong reduction in violence is set to began in afghanistan the u.s. and taliban say it could pave the way or at least steal. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up squeezed by sanctions iranians vote in a parliamentary election where many moderate and reformist candidates are blocked from running. millions told to stay home in the south korean city with years of run a virus outbreak their get out of control. as prime minister heads to south africa hours before he was due to be charged in the murder of his 2nd wife. a deal that was supposed to be a step towards peace in afghanistan is due to began in a few hours time on the taliban in the u.s. all began with her calling a we're duction of violence starting at midnight if the 7 day deal proves a success both sides will sign an accord at the end of the month paving the way for peace talks between the taliban and other afghan groups the new york times has published an opinion piece by the deputy leader of the taliban titled what we the taliban want. shit. conny says the withdr

hope for peace in afghanistan as the u.s. and the taliban signed the deal to america's longest war expects to. win the country in the next 14 months after almost 2 decades of conflict and thousands of lost along. the family of u.s. . drone operator and whistleblower brandon bryant launch a fundraising campaign to get him released from jail faces charges of threatening city officials claims the charges are politically motivated. researchers at mit several port alleging the bolivian election fall short on evidence and take over all that's left mass protest over the supposed vote. good evening thanks for joining us this is our to. the u.s. and the taliban have signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washington's longest ever war to an at the negotiations it's been a long time in the making they still don't exceed the 18 years of conflict in the country. the united states and the taleban have endured decades of hostility and mistrust. previous talks. to separate only became real for the united states when the talib

what we found out from iraq and afghanistan dossiers the u.s. and its allies allegedly under reported civilian casualties prisoners of war was subjected to violent acts of torture the us military personnel were reportedly involved in child prostitution. when you have publishers publishing secrets the government starts losing control of the narrative that had a narrative in iraq. and then they lost control of that narrative because we found out the truth. that's the power of. the battlefield consequences of the release of these documents are potentially severe and dangerous for our troops our allies and afghan partners and may well damage our relationships and reputation in that key part of the world and one of the main criticisms is being leveled at you is that you have. the villages that the names and some cases the g.p.s. coordinates of people afghans who cooperated with the u.s. military and a u.s. official has called it a potential for the taliban what's your response to that there was some peace is the most appropriate where we're looking a

hopes for peace in afghanistan where the u.s. and the taliban are expected to sign a deal to end america's longest war. also this hour u.s. air force veteran a former drone operator and whistleblower brennan bryant is jailed on charges of threatening city officials certainly started a fund raising campaign to get him released. and researchers at mit say reports alleging fraud during the bolivian election short on evidence president evo morales left his post in mass protest over the supposed that vote violations. good morning and welcome to the program this is art international coming to you live from the russian capital bring you your live news update. us on the taliban are poised to sign a peace deal which may bring washington's longest war to an end the deal is expected to be negotiated on saturday or in the coming days what the u.s. initially portrayed as a major success has now outstripped 4 presidential terms are just up and looks back at the years of war. back in 2003 u.s. officials were telling a story of success when it c

hopes for peace in afghanistan where the u.s. and the taliban are expected to sign a deal to end america's longest war. plus the family of u.s. air force veteran a former drone operator and whistleblower brandon bryant starts a fun runs fundraising campaign to get him released from jail as he faces charges of threatening city officials they claim the charges are politically motivated. and researchers at mit say a report alleging fraud during the bolivian election fall short on evidence president evo morales left his post amid mass protests over the supposedly vote violations. you're watching our 2 international coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned 9 am welcome to the program. u.s. and the taliban are poised to sign a peace deal which may bring washington's the longest war to an end the deal is expected to be negotiated on saturday or in the coming days what the u.s. initially protected as a major success has now outstripped 4 presidential terms are to scale up and look back at the years of war. back

forces draw down overnight and leave afghanistan. this is a deal between the taliban and the united states. >> nic, we have to enter ript y interrupt you here. let's listen to secretary of state mike pompeo. >> thank you to qatar in the valuable hole as hosts for these historic talks. the support of you mr. foreign minister, in support of both sides in helping to reach this momentous day. the united states and taliban have endured decades of hostility and mistrust. previous talks have faltered. this effort only became real for the united states when the taliban signaled interest in pursuing peace and ending their relationship with al qaeda and other foreign terrorist groups. they also recognized that military victory was impossible. i then asked embassy khalilzad to serve as our negotiator to gauge the taliban's sincerity. the agreement that we will sign today is the true test of this effort. we will closely watch the taliban's compliance with their commitments and calibrate the pace of our withdrawal to their actions. this is how we