in cricket the name afghanistan is associated only with success and progress. but no one could have guessed just how good this side was about to become. afghanistan's cricket team was formally recognized by the sports world governing body in 2001 at the time they had no world ranking and no home ground they did have was a supremely talented generation of players and so began one of the most unlikely journeys in sporting history. the european channel island of jersey was afghanistan's next stop with the financial backing of the international and asian cricket councils the team were entered into division 5 of the world cricket league the lowest tier of the international game. ball this certainly wasn't but a familiar scene was soon to unfold afghan cricketers celebrating a tournament win on foreign soil. for. more talk was followed in asia africa even south america the refugee camps where it all began suddenly seemed a long way away before committing them for does that get back to something else of a go we had a coach who told us that cricket would give us the ch

in cricket the name afghanistan is associated only with success and progress. but no one could have guessed just how good this side was about. afghanistan's cricket team was formally recognized by the sports world governing body in 2001 at the time they had no world ranking and no home ground they did have was a supremely talented generation of players and so began one of the most unlikely journeys in sporting history. the european channel island of jersey was afghanistan's next stop with the financial backing of the international and asian cricket councils the team were entered into division 5 of the world cricket league the lowest tier of the international game. or kabul they certainly wasn't but a familiar scene was soon to unfold afghan cricketers celebrating a tournament win on foreign soil now for. more titles followed in asia africa even south america the refugee camps where it all began suddenly seemed a long way away before. ford was that i'm going to get back to something else i thought ago we had a coach who told us that cricket would give us the cha

afghanistan were on their way to the world cup. the kept a no rules among them told me that you should scratch me that i'm dreaming or know if you qualify for the world cup. so i said there was one guy who qualified for the work of a new play in the world cup. so now this team is getting ready to go to the t 20 world cup in the west indies afghanistan ranked as one of the 12 best sides in the world but their draw well that could hardly be toughened up against the 2007 world champions india and one of the favorites to win the tournament south africa i think these 2 countries in the in in the in in in memory and number one in number between the wall and right now clifford bowling batting feeling everything is 100 points and but our players is going to beat your and they played in different conditions not easy for them. for india or for. every single one of them and i'm hearing them and they're talking amongst themselves they're only talking about winning the game our mission as all of us to win the world cup that's another i would so

afghanistan were on their way to the world cup. the kept in the rules among them told me that you should scratch me that i'm dreaming or know if you qualify for the world cup. i said there was one girl who qualified for the work of a new play in the world cup. so now this team is getting ready to go to the t 20 world cup in the west indies afghanistan ranked as one of the 12 best sides in the world but their draw well that could hardly be toughened up against the 2007 world champions india and one of the favorites to win the tournament south africa i think these 2 countries in in the in in in my mind number one in number 2 in the world and right now bowling batting feeling everything is 100 points and but our players is going to beat your and they played in different conditions not easy for them. for india or for. every single one of them and i'm hearing them when they're talking among themselves they want to talking about winning the game our mission as all of us to win the world cup so that's another i would sometimes i take it a

afghanistan were on their way to the world cup. the kept a no rules among them told me that you should scratch me that i'm dreaming or know if you qualify for the world cup. so i said there was one guy who qualified for the work of a new play in the world cup. so now this team is getting ready to go to the t 20 world cup in the west indies afghanistan ranked as one of the 12 best sides in the world but their draw well that could hardly be toughened up against the 2007 world champions india and one of the favorites to win the tournament south africa i think these 2 countries in the in in the in in in memory and number one in number 2 in the morning and right now clifford bowling batting feeling everything is 100 points and but our players is going to beat your and they're doing that in different conditions but not easy for them. for india or for some. every single one of them and i'm hearing them and they're talking among themselves they want to talking about winning the game our mission as all of us to win the world cup so that's a

the afghanistan pipeline is going to be constructive. the private corridors are moving forward and there is coordination now and we are connected with 50 countries by air. equationne part of the changed from being anotional geography for literal economic conflict. if gena stands stability is very much part. , notion ofr side lack of consistent, state responsibility and interference. momentat that critical and we are doing our best and of other issue that is one we are veryrisk, -- thend that is why i american heroes that have died for your security and freedom. what is the limit of force and how do you think of politics that can truly eliminate the danger of terrorism. those questions are interrelated. thehe positive side of balance, there's an immense opportunity for cooperation. on the negative, the threats could bring us together or may .ake time to converge again james: i think many people don't understand the need -- many americans don't understand how important a role afghanistan has played in a partnership with the united states a

the afghanistan pipeline is going to be constructive. the private corridors are moving forward and there is coordination now and we are connected with 50 countries by air. this is one part of the equation where asia is being changed from a notional geography for a literal economic conflict. if gena stands stability is very much part. on the other side, notion of lack of consistent, state responsibility and interference. we are at that critical moment and we are doing our best and the other issue that is one of potentional risk, we are very close and that is why i -- the american heroes that have died for your security and freedom. what is the limit of force and how do you think of politics that can truly eliminate the danger of terrorism. those questions are interrelated. on the positive side of the balance, there's an immense opportunity for cooperation. on the negative, the threats could bring us together or may take time to converge again. james: i think many people don't understand the need -- many americans don't understand how impo

afghanistan were on their way to the world cup. the kept in the rules among them told me that you should scratch me that i'm dreaming or know if you qualify for the world cup. so i said there was one girl who qualified for the work of a new play in the world cup. so now this team is getting ready to go to the t 20 world cup in the west indies afghanistan ranked as one of the 12 best sides in the world but their draw well that could hardly be toughened up against the 2007 world champions india and one of the favorites to win the tournament south africa i think these 2 countries in the in in the in in in my mind number one in number between the war and right now clifford bowling batting feeling everything is 100 points and but our players is very mature and they played in different conditions but we will be not easy for them. for india officeholder. every single one of them and i'm hearing them when they're talking among themselves they want to talking about winning the game our mission as all of us to win the world cup that's anothe

one of the largest dams in afghanistan after 700 years. it is going to be in operation and three months. -- in three months. we have not stopped building. the day we give up our will to build, to educate girls, to build schools for them, that will be the day that we will lose afghanistan. you know, what is delightful about afghan girls, seven to 12. how many of them want to become president. they are thinking big. and i am delighted to have created that possibility. i would like to thank you very much for supporting the girls. one of our iconic figures 1000 years ago. willnk these afghan girls [indiscernible] inspired by her. and also some of our great women. it comes from there. james: ok, next question please. >> we will take our next question. >> hello, mr. president. thank you so much for taking my question. i would like to ask this is there any risk lines for the afghan government to enter the inter-afghan talks? the second question, is there any guarantee that the 400 taliban prisoners that will be released will not hurt any afghan s

to really meet these final challenges of it education in pakistan and afghanistan but it also instills enormous confidence in the overall program because of the kinds of challenges that existed in nigeria that have been overcome both it been years of enormous social rejection population due to misconceptions around the polio vaccine and pull your program rejecting the program attacks on health workers and then a massive conflict armed conflict and civil unrest particularly in northeastern nigeria which the program with the commitment of the government and partners has been able to overcome and that instills a great deal of confidence for what is possible and achievable in pakistan and afghanistan well let's talk about pakistan and afghanistan don't have a jeffrey what we're really looking at here is a failure of politics and political will in pakistan or afghanistan or are we talking to countries that are simply too big too complicated too well to remote so actually administer in effect have eradication program. well you know it's important to put all of this in context when we were st

to really meet these final challenges of it education in pakistan and afghanistan but it also instills enormous confidence in the overall program because of the kinds of challenges that existed in nigeria that have been overcome both it been years of enormous social rejection population butyl misconceptions around the polio vaccine and pull your program rejecting the program attacks on health workers and then a massive conflict armed conflict and civil unrest particularly in northeastern nigeria which the program with the commitment of the government and partners has been able to overcome and that instills a great deal of confidence for what is possible and achievable in pakistan and afghanistan well let's talk about pakistan and afghanistan don't have a jeffrey what we're really looking at here is a failure of politics and political will in pakistan or afghanistan or are we talking to countries that are simply too big too complicated too well to remote so actually administer in effect have eradication program. well you know it's important to put all of this in context when we were str

why are we in afghanistan? do we have a cogent military reason to be in afghanistan right now? >> two missions, one is to reduce the risk to our men and women fighting there, and second to ensure there's not a terror attack that emanates from that space. we set about conducting a peace and reconciliation process. we've now reduced forces there by about half since their most recent peak. we're on our way to reduce even further. hopeful we'll get the afghans to begin their negotiations because president trump has made clear his expectations. we've entered an agreement we'll go to zero, we'll get our forces out of there. i think it's may of next year. >> would you agree that afghanistan is just one of probably hundreds of places that we potentially have terror threats or radical islamist threats and may not even be no longer the primary -- >> hundreds -- if you'll give me dozens and dozens, yes, sir, absolutely. >> and do thank you that maybe saying we talked about in europe that we had hundreds of thousands of troops in germany because there was a soviet union and they had i don'

to really meet these final challenges of it education in pakistan and afghanistan but it also instills enormous confidence in the overall program because ringback of the kinds of challenges that existed in nigeria that have been overcome both it been years of enormous social rejection population due to misconceptions around the polio vaccine and pull your program rejecting the program attacks on health workers and then a massive conflict armed conflict and civil unrest particularly in northeastern nigeria which the program with the commitment of the government and partners has been able to overcome and that instills a great deal of confidence for what is possible and achievable in pakistan and afghanistan well let's talk about pakistan and afghanistan don't have a jeffrey what we're really looking at here is a failure of politics and political will in pakistan or afghanistan or are we talking to countries that are simply too big too complicated too well to remote so actually administer in effect have eradication program. well you know it's important to put all of this in context when w

and afghanistan we were told on a legitimate exercise in afghanistan for our protection and that was the message we keep hearing was never all those many many years of occupation and now we hear actually they could have been systematically murdering civilians now that would be absolutely terrible but to then find out that our own government perhaps knew about it perhaps was covering it up is just absolutely unforgivable and is just the latest in a stream of disasters that occurred in the occupation of afghanistan i hope what it will bring to the public's attention is the fact that there are still british troops in afghanistan we still don't really know what they're doing we still don't really know why they're there and it's about time that we look at different ways of making peace around the world you don't make peace by invading final keepon by bombing you make peace by dialogue and by building cooperation together. russia's doors have been firmly closed for the past 4 months due to the pandemic but that's lowly changing from august the 1st flights resume to some countries including

and afghanistan we were told on a legitimate exercise in afghanistan for our protection and that was the message we keep hearing was never ruled those many many years of occupation and now we hear actually they could have been systematically murdering civilians now that would be absolutely terrible but to then find out that our own government perhaps knew about it perhaps was covering it up is just absolutely unforgivable and is just the latest in a stream of disasters that occurred in the occupation of afghanistan i hope what it will bring to the public's attention is the fact that there are still british troops in afghanistan we still don't really know what they're doing we still don't really know why they're there and it's about time that we look at different ways of making peace around the world you don't make peace by invading by occupying them by bombing you make peace by dialogue and by building cooperation together. russia's doors have been firmly closed for the past 4 months due to the pen demick but that's slowly changing from august the 1st flights resume to some countries

forces deployed in afghanistan now and if so in what way. well i hope that there would be some kind of systematic review of policies of how these units are given the oversight by their commanding officers of the rules of engagement that they've given perhaps we need all troops to go through some kind of you know basic level of rules of engagement if someone does not fire at you 1st you should not fire at them you shouldn't make up the fact after the event that they had a weapon when they didn't these are basic things i'm no soldier but i understand these rules of engagement soldiers need to be taught and perhaps i hope what it will bring to the public's attention is the fact that there are still british troops in afghanistan we still don't really know what they're doing we still don't really know why they're there and it's about time that they came home back to their families back to their communities and it's about time that we looked at different ways of making peace around the world you don't make peace by invading by occupying them by bo

air strikes us on the ground and the taliban basically cleared it out of much of eastern afghanistan and elsewhere it only ever held pockets bodies of 2 taliban prisoners were also found apparently killed by ice or fighters. these scenes are in stark contrast to the rest of the country as a rare truce was observed between the taliban enough cunt government for the eve holiday to heaven expect to return to talks by the 2 sides enter shikari. fighters linked to i saw in afghanistan have claimed responsibility for a number of recent attacks one of the deadliest this year was a suicide bombing in may which killed 32 mourners during a funeral for a police commander united nations estimates are still has around $2200.00 fighters in afghanistan it was the group remains capable of high profile attacks in various parts of the country despite losing territory at least 17 attacks causing civilian casualties have been attributed to eisele during the 1st half of this year we're going to have team is the lead research on afghanistan at chatham house he joins us live from cambridge thanks very much

she served as deputy speaker of afghanistan's parliament. she campaigns for women's rights in a nation considered to be the hardest places in the world to be female. she is pa rt in the world to be female. she is part of the negotiation team for afg hanistan's peace talks part of the negotiation team for afghanistan's peace talks with the caliban, aimed at ending 19 years of conflict. her attacker shot at her outside the capital. her official facebook says her right arm was injured but it is not life—threatening. herfriends spoke out on her behalf, the chief of afg hanistan's independent out on her behalf, the chief of afghanistan's independent human rights commission called for an investigation. she noted a worrying pattern of targeted attacks that can negatively impact confidence in the peace process with the caliban. the shooting comes as afghanistan's government has been releasing caliban prisoners. some have been in connection with horrific attacks. it was a precondition for their release. as the negotiation approaches, many have conc

and coalition troops in afghanistan. now like cnn's claims about russia now they're saying that iran has been paying bounties to a taliban affiliated network specifically for involving the attack on big air base in afghanistan that that took place back in december now back then 2 civilians were killed and over 70 people were injured including 4 u.s. troops so far no evidence has been provided to connect iran or anyone to this attack aside from the taliban just like in the case of russia but that didn't stop democrats from going berserk over it when they heard about it. there's overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan seems clear from what the intelligence is real i find it inexplicable in light of these very public allegations that the president hasn't come before the country and assured the american people that he will get to the bottom of whether russians are putting a bounty on the heads of american troops. now that was despite the fact tha

news live from berlin so-called islamic state on the offensive in afghanistan in a surprising show of force the jihad is attacked a prison holding some of their fighters in eastern afghanistan we'll get the latest from kabul also coming up a. flash down to american astronauts make history successfully completing nasa's 1st manned return from the i s s involving a private company. end of the demonstration here in berlin against pandemic restrictions ignites a debate about limits on the right to public assembly most of the protesters the naacp wear face masks nor do they physically distance as mandated by law. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us today afghan forces are battling militants from so-called islamic state after they attacked a prison holding hundreds of its members a gun battle broke out sunday night after a suicide car bomber targeted that prisons entrance at least 20 people are known to be killed dozens more injured in the battle which we understand the. is ongoing the attack comes after afghan special forces killed a senior islamic state commander. for more let's br

to afghanistan now. a high—profile member of the afghan team that's due to hold peace talks with the taliban, has been wounded in a gun—attack near kabul. fawzia koofi is a leading women's rights campaigner and a former member of parliament. the taliban denied they were involved in the incident. jamsheda young has the latest. fawzia koofi has now survived two assasination attempts. the trailblazer rose to prominence as a politician after the us led invasion of afghanistan in 2001. the year the taliban was ousted from power. she served as deputy speaker of afg hanistan‘s parliament. she campaigns for women's rights in a nation considered to be one of the hardest places in the world to be female. she is part of the negotiation team for afg hanistan‘s peace talks with the taliban, aimed at ending 19 years of conflict. her attackers shot at her outside kabul. her official facebook account said her right arm was injured but it is not life—threatening. her friends spoke out on her behalf, the chief o

to afghanistan now. a high profile member of the afghan team that's due to hold peace talks with the taliban, has been wounded in a gun attack near kabul. fawzia koofi is a leading women's rights campaigner and a former member of parliament. the taliban denied they were involved in the incident. jamshayda young has the latest. koofi has now survived two assasination attempts. the trailblazer rose to prominence as a politician after the us led invasion of afghanistan in 2001. the year the taliban was ousted from power. she served as deputy speaker of afg hanistan's parliament. she campaigns for women's rights in a nation considered to be the one of hardest places in the world to be female. she is part of the negotiation team for afg hanistan's peace talks with the taliban, aimed at ending 19 years of conflict. her attacker shot at her outside the capital. her official facebook says her right arm was injured but it is not life—threatening. her friends spoke out on her behalf, the chief of afghanistan's i

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri past said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was public was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban. to c.n.n. has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there is overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan

on the ground and taliban basically cleared much of eastern afghanistan. the bodies of two taliban prisoners were also found. in starknes are contrast to the rest of the country. a rare truce was observed between the taliban and the afghan government for the holiday. lauren: still to come, protests returned to the streets in mali after a two week hiatus. has built agenoa replacement bridge with regular safety checks. >> hello there. the rain is back in the east of australia and across the west. you can see clearly this area of low pressure will bring the rain. pushll begin later and across these coastal areas to victoria. not quite making it to new zealand. it's also across the west of australia. itwe go through wednesday, will nudge its way slightly north. more showersfew just lingering on the coast are beginning to move away, not quite making it to new zealand. we have seen torrential downpours across the korean peninsula. floodwaters across the northern and central areas of south korea. there is more rain in the forecast on tuesday. this system is going

also coming up on the program, afghanistan health minister says antibody testing suggests a third of the population might have contracted covid-19. sri lankans turned out for an election. ♪ >> lebanon's government has declared a state of emergency after a massive explosion devastated beirut. it is putting several officials under house arrest pending an investigation into why 270 tons of ammonium nitrate were stored there. more than 5000 people were injured. the death toll is expected to rise as they search for survivors. as many as 200,000 people have been left homeless. the damage may reach between 10 and $15 billion. hospitals have been overwhelmed and an overwhelming need of blood donations. we begin our coverage from they would. on this disaster stricken city are beginning to comprehend the extent of the damage. it was far more distracted than any explosion beirut has ever seen. highly explosive material stored at a warehouse caused the last, sending shockwaves across the city, now in ruins. almost every building has been damaged. many are dead. thousands are injured and hundre

the british military raise new questions about whether uk special forces killed unarmed civilians in afghanistan. the australian state of victoria declares a "state of disaster" as the number of new coronavirus cases rises steeply. meanwhile, south africa records more than half a million virus infections — the fifth highest number in the world. and the owners of one of britain's oldest vineyards threatened by lockdown raise a glass to the kindness of strangers. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first here in the uk, a conservative mp, and former minister, has been arrested on suspicion of rape. he has now been released on bail. according to the sunday times, the allegations were made by a former parliamentary employee, who has accused him of rape, sexual assault and coercive control. let's cross to our political correspondent tony bonsignore who has more on this. tony, tell us more about what is known so far. yes, what we know is these allegations against a current mp and former mi

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri pascoe of said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was public was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban 10 has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there's overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan it

and coalition troops in afghanistan. unsupported allegations still this all this is according to the channels. i do apologize don't you carol. while i was going to say although all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue . there's overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's pain significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan it seems clear from what the intelligence is real i find it inexplicable in light of these very public allegations that the president hasn't come before the country and assured the american people that he will get to the bottom of whether the russians are putting a bounty on the heads of american troops. now hopefully this time american officials will wait for the facts to surface before they jump to conclusions about iran but until then it just seems like stories such as this one only serve

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri pascoe of said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was published was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban c.n.n. has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there is overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghani

i have been busy with ukraine, that i was also in afghanistan, remember afghanistan before the last 42 years of war started and was there when war started with the soviet union. with theu are familiar word -- nowave a president right that price himself as being the great communicator. i came up with a word one time during the cold war, after 1989 when the berlin wall went down -- telejurga jihad. with the clans inside of afghanistan, why don't we have the president give each of those clans a telephone? thoughourage, that even we live in a democracy we have one vote for each person here in the beautiful, wonderful united states, that is not necessarily how afghanistan relates to things. i think that if we gave them the telecommunications capability as a gift, a satellite, free mobile each of telephones to the plans, we could create a that they could have every week if they wanted to. i'm not a big fan of the taliban, but i feel the need to stay with some sort of presence, i think now, especially with president trump, being gifted is being a good communicator on tv, this could be a good

on moving on now and afghanistan's president is backing the release of $400.00 taliban prisoners ashraf ghani made his decision after the loya jirgah consultative body approved freeing the so-called hardcore prisoners their release has been a precondition for the armed group to hold peace talks with the government. as well . for centuries of understands traditional ground assemblies known as jurors solve problems by consultation within $3000.00 elders and community leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president danny has honored the agreement between the us government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before incra of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners your time government says these 400 are wanted for major crimes and some even face the death penalty they want to ensure that these men do not return to the battlefield the been. today i will sign the decree that i did not have the authority to sign b

he commanded forces of the persian gulf war, the war in afghanistan and the iraq war. he has been all spoken recently about the president's use of military troops and domestic unrest in washington. please join me now in welcoming doctor robert gaetz and general james mattis for the very unique conversation. >> thank you, doctor, it's a pleasure to be here with the commonwealth club, it's been devoted to finding proof with over 100 years, we all recognize that he grew into his leadership role with a wealth of background in a very tough position. secretary yates is my former boss, predecessor in office and inspiring role model, he was i in one recent review of the foot soldier who rises in command and reading your book, one that i would be reassured or required reading for president and cabinet officers when they come into office, i was struck by you attributing a large part of america's 25 year decline and status and prestige and his failure of post-cold war president and congress to recognize resource and offensively use what you call personal nonmilitary instruments o

s a unit carried out and 11 night missions killing 33 civilians in afghanistan's villages all of this information came to life direct action secret documents that sets out all of these allegations it was obtained by the sunday times there was a particular pattern when it came to these killings all of which were related to you describe. just having a nearly impossible odds against them even described by afghanistan specialist forces as being assassinations against innocent civilians now all of this comes to light because of a particular case of so far a yahoo is fighting for an independent investigation into the killings of his relatives. in 2014 this courtroom full but the case was put forward to the special investigation branch of the royal military police but the case at the time wasn't deemed important enough even though the s.a.'s soldiers at the time claimed a collective amnesia that also could be interpreted like a pact or agreement of silence of course is unconfirmed but the cases defense have since been described as i mentioned as clearly impossible odds but even at the time o

afghanistan's president has agreed to release 400 taliban prisoners afghani made the decision on the recommendation of the loya jirga a traditional assembly of tribal elders the release was a precondition from the taliban to agree to hold peace talks with the government. has more thank you for centuries of understands traditional grand assemblies known as is and solve problems by consultation within 3000 elders and community leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president danny has honored the agreement between the us government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before intra of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners have been government says these 400 are wanted for media crimes and some even face the death penalty they want to ensure that these men do not return to the battlefield the ben. grimm today i will signed a decree that i did not have the authority to sign before now i will sign the decree

and that was in this poll in washington as we heard a little bit earlier authorities in afghanistan of freeing 400 more taliban prisoners the release of government held prisoners has been a key taliban demand before entering peace talks with the government in kabul now this is a controversial move since the free prison is included insurgents convicted of attacks on afghans and foreign is. their last few minutes behind bars just one more signature from the prison management and they're free these are the 1st prisoners allowed to leave this prison near kabul they are serious criminals terrorists and murderers and it seems they've memorized what they're supposed to say on camera. i am a member of the taliban and was imprisoned because of murder i wish for a long term ceasefire and peace. the president ordered my release or. part of the taliban and was sentenced because of murder and kidnapping i want peace i think god and i wish a peaceful life for all muslims which. some of those released were convicted of being involved in the truck bomb attack on the german embassy in kabul in 2017 tha

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri pascoe of said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was public was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban 10 has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there is overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan se

the loya jirga did people watching this in afghanistan. the loyajirga did come up with a few conditions that will be carefully watched and appreciated by a lot of afghans. they said they wa nted a lot of afghans. they said they wanted a permanent ceasefire to be in place between both parties before those talks take place. it doesn't give long to negotiate that. we have had short—term ceasefires in the past and they have been very successful, they held. a permanent one would do a lot to reassure people that consume living in a positive direction. they also talked about human rights and say what they do sit down for talks they want the rights of women, of religious groups, ethnic minorities to form pa rt groups, ethnic minorities to form part of those discussions, so a key message there. it is 75 years since the us dropped two atomic bombs on the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki injapan, leading to the end of the second world war. a bell rang out to commemorate the moment the second bomb struck nagasaki 75 years ago. it's estimated that 74

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri past said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was published was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban c.n.n. has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there's overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan s

i hope the united states will stand with afghanistan. it's important. if we don't i'm afraid they will go back to it they were. it's important especially for the women there. >> right before george and i left the white house one of them said this is our only chance. if we can't make it now then we won't be able to. so i do whatever we can to support the people of afghanistan. >> lisa from humboldt texas. did you ever cook at the white house? >> no. [laughter] >> i haven't cooked for 15 years now. we had a chef at the governor's mansion and a wonderful chef at the white house. i never have really been a very good cook. i love to read cookbooks. [laughter] i'm very interested in food and i love to eat. but i'm not a very good cook. >> if you could have taken one nonpersonal item from the white house back to texas what would you have wanted it to be? >> there are so many beautiful paintings. the white house has a magnificent art collection. i even know which one i would pick. >> we acquired the jacob lawrence painting the most expensive acquisition the whi

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri pascoe of said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was published was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban 10 has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there is overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan

we are down to about 8600 and afghanistan. we have literally only hundreds in syria. so in some sense we've done that. it's our allies, the strategies we developed a buy, with, through other allies is now what we are doing in those areas. now, i don't minimize the fact that her men women in uniform are at risk. and some of them are being killed. in every one of them is one too many. but the fact is from u.s. perspective we have already rebalanced. and if you look at those deployments, if you are concerned about iran not just the nuclear deer but also iran's disruptive behavior in the region and threat to israel and all the rest, if you are going check iran in the region, iraq is one of the few places you're going to be able to do it in terms of u.s. troop presence. in the country that actually wants to be free of iranian influence. in afghanistan you have the first opportunity in 20 years deceived we can get a peaceful settlement of that war. the last thing you want to be doing is dramatically reducing our forces and undermine the ability of an afghan government or af

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri pascoe of said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was public was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban. c.n.n. has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there is overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanist

and flash floods in parts of afghanistan and pakistan kill more than $200.00 people dozens more are missing. others there as investigative unit has obtained this cyprus papers of confidential documents listing 2 and a half 1000 people who bought citizenship in cyprus some are criminals and some are seeking a safe haven away from their own governments names include 500 from china and 350 from the middle east who paid for the right to live and work and europe the cypriot government has just held a press conference this past hour and has refuted the findings of the investigation calling it propaganda every day these reports a meeting of presidents to discuss greater links between cyprus and china. but away from the public glare hundreds of chinese have quietly paid for a personal connection aboard cypriot citizenship a few likely criminals he sanctioned by the us for laundering stolen cryptocurrency others like tanya are politically connected he's boss of a state owned energy company the chinese presence is increasingly visible in cyprus 2 and a half $1000000.00 for citizenship and a passport

an attack on a prison in afghanistan has left $21.00 dead and more than 40 injured according to local officials started with a car bomb exploding at the entrance of the prison this was followed by several gunman opening fire terror group islamic state says it was behind the deadly raid which has reportedly result of any mass jailbreak it comes amid a 3 day cease fire between the taliban and government forces. and the space x. crew dragon spacecraft carrying 2 astronauts has successfully returned to earth after a 2 month mission a council made a parachute landing near the coast of florida dragon was launched to the international space station in may becoming the 1st commercially developed spacecraft to take people into orbit it's also the 1st crew space flight launch from the u.s. since 2011. a trove of recently undisclosed court papers has revealed that a rogue british special forces unit may have been responsible for the murder of more than 33 civilians in afghanistan back in 2011 now a judge is demanding that the u.k. defense secretary testify as to why this evidence was not used ea

several society the media because afghanistan today is a changed country from the one that the taliban were ruling 3 days of heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across pakistan flash flooding damaged hundreds of homes across a number of provinces the military is now being deployed to rescue people caught in the rising waters. and in yemen houses in the e.u. nasco listed old city of sanaa are collapsing after months of heavy rain and flooding many of the 11th century red and white man brick houses fallen into disrepair after years of war around $5000.00 of the towering buildings have leaky roofs $107.00 have partially collapsed at least 11 people including 3 children have died in an apartment block fire in the czech republic 5 of those were killed after they jumped from windows on the 12th floor as they tried to escape police are investigating the cause with some officials suggesting arson could be to blame. the operators of a japanese ship leaking tons of oil off the coast of nourishes have apologized and vowed to help clean up the spill. has declared an environmental st

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri pascoe of said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was public was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban 10 has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there is overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan it

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri pascoe of said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was public was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban c.n.n. has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there is overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanista

is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri pascoe of said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was public was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban 10 has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there's overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan see

that is how long we have been in afghanistan. someone born after 9/11 is now an adult and can vote this november. these are conflicts that have been going on for some of these new voters their entire lives. deal ofgreat skepticism from young people that america's projection of power oversees the military force has any potential upside. that does not mean they don't want america to be able to defend itself, but the idea we can promote our values through strength abroad is viewed with a skeptical eye from younger voters. >> they have grown weary and frustrated about iraq and afghanistan. they have this attitude of, to hell with it. it will never fix itself. we have a son that served in combat in afghanistan. david was perfectly willing to go back and combat, just not in afghanistan. it just wasn't worth him losing his friends. it was not worth it. there was no solution. that is the weariness and the withdrawal from the world we are seeing out there. it is a reaction to those two things. if they ever do get in the rearview mirror wh