today's conversation comes at a very crucial time for afghanistan, afghanistan sits at a very key inflection point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the taliban and the afghan government, though these talks give hope for an inch of decades of war in afghanistan, they also do raise certain concerns, it is truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the goals and gains that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally, and the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to really ensure that these gains are cemented. i'd like to mention that back in september when these talks began and got underway, at the time initiated by former secretary of state madeleine albright, the atlantic council of the advisory board, she initiated a statement, over 100 former heads of states, prime ministers, foreign ministers among many others issued a statement on the role of women in the peace process, i would like to share with you a few words from

bush and he was for the women of afghanistan? this will be live streamed he may have women in afghanistan paying attention to what you are saying. >> the women know that i am standing with them and i have planned for all these years. president bush i would also say that he is standing with you all and we hope for the very best and we also want you to know how much i admire the women of afghan - - afghanistan to be for contributing members to their economy and society in every wa way. >> thank you for your leadershi leadership. >> we will send it back to the ambassador. >> thank you for a great interview and mrs. bush thank you so much again not only for being with us here today but also your long-standing dedication to afghan women it gives me great pleasure to go to the featured guest i like to mention here in washington dc we are very very fortunate to have afghanistan ambassador to the united states were money who has been a great partner with the atlantic council supporting the causes of afghanistan and we are particularly gr

today's conversation comes at a crucial time for afghanistan. afghanistan. afghanistan is at a key inflection point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the television and the afghan government in. these talks give hope for the end of two decades of war in afghanistan they also raise certain concerns. it's truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the games that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally. in the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to ensure they are cemented. back in september when the talks began and got underway, at the time initiated by the former secretary of state, madeleine albright, the atlantic council's member of the international advisory board, she initiated a statement. and over 100 and former heads of state, prime ministers, foreign ministers among many others issued a statement on the role of women in the peace process. and i would like to just share with

lyse: the violence in afghanistan is an everyday kind of violence. afghans being killed as they leave theischools and go to work, as they are sitting in their homes. there is another sinister threat, too, in broad daylight on the streets, targeted assassinations. there is tight security, but no one feels safe. there has been a wave of attacks oncademics, poets, and politicians. no one admits to doing it. a 28-year-old has already escaped two attempt on her life. she is a mayor in a province taliban.controlled by the she blames them. >> i believe they want to kill my frien, my abities, and the thoughs i am conveying with my hard work to the women of this country. commanders what will happen or-- no matter what will happen or how and when, but nothing can stop me. lyse: every afghan has a story of loss. on every side of this war which has dragged on for decades. this public hearing in kabul is one of the only spaces where they can share their stories come and say their voices must be heard, including at the peace talks. >> we are hopeful about the futu

history afghanistan you see well foreign policy in general has been largely ignored on the campaign trail save for the hilarity of you know both sides hating on china spending paranoid fantasies of evil foreign nations interfering in our elections are the republicans you know they're screaming about iran and the democrats as usual are screaming about russia it's the crickets surrounding our almost 20 year long war in afghanistan that is truly beyond the pale especially when stars and stripes is now reporting that years after they fought in afghanistan u.s. troops are now watching as their children deploy to the same war yes my friends afghanistan is not only the war that never ends and it goes on and on my friends it is now become generational multi-generational we're fighting there has been passed down bother to son and mother to daughter here in the united states take the story of master sergeant trevor de boer who 1st applied to afghanistan back in 2002 and recently told stars and stripes quote when we started this people asked why i was going and my response was so my sons don't have

viewers in afghanistan. thank you all for joining us today for the addition of the atlantic council front page partnership with the george w. bush institute. i am on the board of the atlantic council and also vice chair of the scowcroft centers for strategy and security. today's conversation comes at a crucial time for afghanistan. afghanistan is at a key inflection point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the television and the afghan government in. these talks give hope for the end of two decades of war in afghanistan they also raise certain concerns. it's truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the games that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally. in the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to ensure they are cemented. back in september when the talks began and got underway, at the time initiated by the former secretary of st

matthew 10 years ago in 2009 you you resigned from your post in afghanistan with the u.s. department of state over the continued escalation of the afghanistan war in your worst nightmares did you ever imagine that war would now become a multi-generational one. you know it if they drag me on my mind was not a figure at this point i would i would know it now. which is before i started looking. i also didn't expect to be year in years after resigned still talking about that actually 11 years and are still talking about the afghan war so no no idea that this will be billed multi-generational the anecdote will go up earlier darrelle about the soldier who had done in iraq my sons don't have to go i remember hearing those exact when i got to iraq in 2. 'd wives and of course now the wars are just not a rock in afghanistan they literally are wrong on the part of the land you know mali in nigeria all the way. to pakistan in the last 40 years or so to this question left leaners is not there been very few nations that have not been affected by war by refugee crisis by chaos by. and t

history afghanistan you see well foreign policy in general has been largely ignored on the campaign trail save for the hilarity of you know both sides hating on china spinning paranoid fantasies of evil foreign nations interfering in our elections are the republicans you know they're screaming about iran and the democrats as usual are screaming about russia it's the crickets surrounding our almost 20 year long war in afghanistan that is truly beyond the pale especially when stars and stripes is now reporting that years after they fought in afghanistan u.s. troops are now watching as their children deploy to the same war yes my friends afghanistan is not only the war that never ends and it goes on and on my friends it is now become generational multi-generational we're fighting there has been passed down bother to son and mother to daughter here in the united states take the story of master sergeant trevor de boer who 1st applied to afghanistan back in 2002 and recently told stars and stripes quote when we started this people asked why i was going and my response was so my sons don't have

with the violence in war torn afghanistan persisting former british soldier joe glanton traveled there to investigate a series of civilian killings according to human rights watch and they were committed by cia backed paramilitaries here's a snapshot of clinton's report which you can catch on the you tube channel on redfish platform. so i'm back in afghanistan to find out the story behind the headlines war crimes record levels of civilian deaths and the story of the 0 you know shadowy cia death schools killing people in the us to come crashing into your point and their. pens and you know you're separating people either kill you or they take 0 units arrived at the house of abraham and hajis nephews they interrogated them for several hours then they shot the weapon drops wherein weapons would be placed on bodies to frame them as terrorists extra judicial killings the use of pictures pictures of dead bodies for propaganda when will you be referring the 0 units to the international criminal court because these look to me like war crimes must change in one word if i could state it must chan

matthew 10 years ago in 2009 you you resigned from your post in afghanistan with the u.s. department of state over the continued. because collation of the afghanistan war and your worst nightmare of if you ever imagine that war would now become a multi-generational one. know it if they drag me on my mind you not have you figured i would i would know enough. with you before i started looking. i also didn't expect to be your pain years after resigned still talking about that actually 11 years and are still talking about the afghan war so no no idea that this would be billed multi-generational the anecdote you spoke of earlier darrelle about the soldier who had done in iraq my sons don't have to go i remember hearing those exact things when i got to rocking the wives and of course now the wars are just not a rock in afghanistan what they really are strong on the part of the land you know mali in nigeria all the way. to pakistan in the last 40 years are still to this question left leaners not there been very few nations have not been affected by war by refugee crisis by chaos

lyse: the violence in afghanistan is an everyday kind of violence. afghans being killed as they leave theischools and go to work, as they are sitting in their homes. there is another sinister threat, too, in broad daylight on the streets, targeted assassinations. there is tight security, but no one feels safe. there has been a wave of attacks on academics, poets, and politicians. no one admits to doing it. a 28-year-old has already escaped two attempt on her life. she is a mayor in a province largely controlled by the taliban. she blames them. >> i believe they want to kill my friends, my abities, and the thoughs i am conveying with my hard work to the women of this country. commanders what will happen or-- no matter what will happen or how and when, but nothing can stop me. lyse: every afghan has a story of loss. on every side of this war which has dragged on for decades. this public hearing in kabul is one of the only spaces where they can share their stories come and say their voices must be heard, including at the peace talks. >> we are hopeful a

figures in afghanistan who are representing not a woman in afghanistan and also part of the prison today and i'm quoting this message from nitrate who is the representative of women and afghan government of the afghan government and she said that women agenda does not belong to women only too so it is going to say that in an ongoing basis peace talks. will effect if well field peace talks that you're saying that well affect everyone's freedom in afghanistan and she kept saying that imprisoned afghan afghan people has got at least some freedom they can vote they have got a voice they can work but. the current situation the peace talks so far in the conditions that the taliban unfortunately are putting on the table has not proved to be and in our favor and in terms of humanitarian that is true where it's absolutely and safe for a lot of aid workers to be going outside specially in helmand and reaching out to people and be herded earlier and then uses all that the connections are not. transport and transportation and above all the safety so definitely definitely not good not just for women

history afghanistan you see well foreign policy in general has been largely ignored on the campaign trail save for the hilarity of you know both sides hating on china spinning paranoid fantasies of evil foreign nations interfering in our elections are the republicans you know they're screaming about iran and the democrats as usual are screaming about russia it's the crickets surrounding our almost 20 year long war in afghanistan that is truly beyond the pale especially when stars and stripes is now reporting that years after they fought in afghanistan u.s. troops are now watching as their children deploy to the same war yes my friends afghanistan is not only the war that never ends and it goes on and on my friends it is now become generational multi-generational we're fighting there has been passed down bother to son and mother to daughter here in the united states take the story of master sergeant trevor de boer who 1st deployed to afghanistan back in 2002 and recently told stars and stripes quote when we started this people asked why i was going and my response was so my sons don't have

matthew 10 years ago in 2009 you you resigned from your post in afghanistan with the u.s. department of state over the continued escalation of the afghanistan war in your worst nightmares did you ever imagine that war would now become a multi-generational one. i know it if they drag me on my mind was not a figure at this point i would i would know it now. which is before i started looking but i. i also didn't expect to be here paying years after resigned still talking about that actually 11 years and are still talking about the afghan war so no no idea that this will be billed multi-generational the anecdote will go up earlier darrelle about the soldier who had done in iraq my sons don't have to go i remember hearing those exact when i got to rocking the wives and of course now the wars are just not a rock in afghanistan they literally are wrong on the part of the land you know mali in nigeria all the way. to pakistan in the last 40 years or so to this question left leaders are not there been very few nations that have not been affected by war by refugee crisis by chaos by

we have been in afghanistan and spoken exclusively with scott miller, the commander of nato forces in. >> anytime the violence goes up, it creates a cycle that only escalates. we are looking and specifically asking the taliban, reduce the violence. that reduces violence all the way around. let's give this historic opportunity to take place. >> it sounds the taliban are giving [indiscernible] you are seeing that in every province you visit. >> the violence is too much. that's what we have said all along. all sides need to bring the violence down. it can't be one-sided. all sides need to bring it down. you need to get into a place that is workable. we know it is possible. >> here's how the impact of violence is being felt in the southern province in afghanistan. afghan forces supported by american airstrikes are defending the capital from the taliban assault. as a consequence, an estimated 35,000 people have so far had to leave their homes. afghanistan's national security advisor assesses the likelihood of a full-scale civil war. >> it is very likely, but we are doing what we can to mit

the violence in afghanistan now is an everyday kind of violence. afghans being killed as they leave their schools, as they go to work, when they are sitting at home. every afghan has a story of loss, on every side of this war, which has dragged on for decades. this public hearing in kabul is one of the only spaces where they can share their stories and say their voices must be heard, including at the peace talks. we are not hopeful about the future in this case because if they end this war, maybe another war starts after the peace they bring because the wounds are still open. and the wounds are not healed. some day, little amina will tell her story, of her wounds. she was shot in the legs in may, just two hours old. her mother and others killed in the clinic after giving birth. an attack blamed on the islamic state group. bloodied blankets, a shocking symbol of this merciless war. but amina survived. doctor bina saved her legs and her life. she's perfect, you know. i'm really happy. definitely she is the symbol of resilience for all of us, for afgh

political games have been slow for women in afghanistan since the fall of the taliban in 2001. but the gains in the gym have only just begun this woman only fitness center in the conservative stronghold of kandahar is credit to the hard work. the mode. also employs women it's vital progress in a country where less than a quarter of women walk outside the home. i'm delighted to work here because i can help women and exercise myself after all exercise is good for my health and the money i earn is a great financial help my family. it's not just the cardio machines here that are raising hard creates the owner says she's never seen that ongoing peace talks with the taliban could mean compromises that restrict women and threaten businesses like cars. as they were worried not only about our business and sports but about all sectors where women work. our concern is that if the taliban reunites of the government what restrictions will they impose. because given what i've been following on the here is i think the taliban's mindset and ideas have not changed much. for now the women walkin

accelerating the withdrawal from afghanistan. they tell me, judy, that even if they had to withdraw by the end of the year, they couldn't do it in a vair safe way and if they had, to they would have to destroy equipment that's aleady in afghanistan. and any kind of speedy thdrawal could lead th embassy to reduce presence because the military prvides transportation and security. one white house official told me the military was dragging their feet on the withdratel and a sepa.s. official told me these statements help remind department of defense to take withdrawal seriously. >> woodruff: facinating. so, nick, how does this affect the ongoing pe talks between the afghan governmt and the taliban? >> reporter: on the one hand like some evious presidential announcements, knot make some of this. the military has not received any new formal orders, but the afghanistan experts say this undermints minus the afghan goffed and diplomats and reduces the pressure on the taliban. the u.s. deal with taliban said u.s. woulld withdraw troops by s

has confused money with its mixed messages about the ongoing presence of troops in afghanistan about soft officials linked to a long promised reduction to conditions on the ground nato chief also failed to offer any clarity on the situation but went into afghanistan together we will adjust together and when the time is drawing to when the conditions are met we will leave together but according to an orderly way while around $12000.00 nato personnel are still deployed in afghanistan in support of its mission the us which sent in forces in 2001 has now got 8600 troops in situ as of july this year the trumpet ministration to pledge a total pullout by the spring of 2020 but he recently extended that deadline to the end of next year and the meantime the violence and conflict torn afghanistan shows no signs of abating former british soldier soldier joke lenten went to investigate a series of killings of civilians which according to the human rights watch were committed by shot 2 weeks cia backed paramilitaries the intelligence agency denies those allegations here's a brief preview of what

has caused confusion with its mixed messages about the ongoing presence of troops in afghanistan it's off to officials linked a known promised reduction to conditions on the ground a father statement by the nato chief also failed to offer any car on the situation . we went into afghanistan together we will adjust together and when the time is drawing to when the conditions are met we will leave together in the but according to an orderly way security around $12000.00 nato personnel are still deployed in afghanistan in support of its mission that while the u.s. which sent in forces in 2001 as of july has got 8600 soldiers in situ this is all part of the trumpet ministrations pledge of a total pullout by the spring of 2021 in the meantime the violence in conflict torn afghanistan shows no signs of abating former british soldier joe clinton troubled that twin festa gate a series of civilian killings according to the human rights watch these were committed by cia backed paramilitaries here's a snapshot of his report you can catch it in full on the red fish platform you tube channel. so i'

we start in afghanistan tens of thousands of people have been displaced following days of heavy fighting between government troops and taliban fighters in the south of the country it began on saturday at 8 agencies now say that hospitals are becoming overwhelmed. the fighting is in helmand province and centered around the regional capital lashkar gah the u.s. has been carrying out air strikes to defend afghan security forces it's the 1st major taliban offensive since peace talks with the afghan government began last month and it could complicate the united states plans to bring home remaining forces by christmas let's go live to work kabul contre foolery joins us from there what's happening right now in helmand province. well adrian it seems that the fighting that began just a few days ago doesn't seem to be winding down in the last few hours we've been getting reports from local sources that several afghan security outposts around the last car got area where the fighting has been most of the fighting has been happening have been all the run by the taliban and if it's any indication abou

has caused confusion with mixed messages about the ongoing presence of its troops in afghanistan that after officials linked a long promised reduction to conditions on the ground for the state to buy nato chief fail to clarify the situation going forward we will be looking at conditions on the ground to determine if there is a capability to draw down more troops which we all would hope that conditions would allow us to do that but certainly the conditions have not been met at this time we went into afghanistan together we will just to get there when the time is right that when the conditions are met we will leave together in the but according to an orderly way 12000 nato personnel are still deployed in afghanistan in support of its mission there while the u.s. which sent in forces in 2001 has gone down to just over 8 and a half 1000 soldiers on the ground this is all part of the trumpet ministrations pledge of a total pullout by the spring of 2021 with the violence in water in afghanistan persisting former british soldier joe clinton traveled there to investigate a series of civilian

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is giving mixed signals on its military presence in afghanistan the trump administration has pledged to drastically reduce troop numbers by spring but the u.s. ambassador to nato threw those plans into died on wednesday going forward we will be looking at conditions on the ground to determine if there is a capability to draw down more troops which will would have that conditions would allow us to do that but certainly the conditions have not been met at this time we went into afghanistan together we will adjust together and when the time is right to when the conditions are met we will leave together in a corner to an orderly way. a run 12 fellows in nato personnel are still deployed in afghanistan in support of its mission there while the u.s. which sent in forces in 2001 has all of july 8600 soldiers on the ground it's all part of the troubled ministrations pledge of a total by the spring of next year with violence and war torn afghanistan persisting former british soldier joe clinton traveled there to investigate a series of civilian killings according to human rights watch they we

still ahead in the program a former british soldier has being to afghanistan to investigate a series of civilian killings knots and more in 90 seconds of code. is you'll be a reflection of reality. in the world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being that. direct. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or remain in the shallows. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. hello again. under media remain locked in their heaviest fighting since the 990 s. in spite of 2 cease fires there's ongoing shelling in the disputed nagorno-karabakh region you have done a phase in the area. right now we head into the north to the northern front line which is one of the 2 remaining major hotspots in the corner cab out our drivers brother is serving there so he's bringing food and warm clothes as we're going our driver keeps glancing to the right there's only a couple

giving mixed signals on its military presence in afghanistan at the trumpet ministration has pledged to drastically reduce troop numbers by spring but the u.s. ambassador to nato threw those plans into doubt on wednesday. going full of it we will build a can conditions on the ground to determine if there is a capability to draw down troops which we all would hope that conditions would allow us to do that but certainly the conditions have not been met at this time we went into afghanistan together we will adjust to get there when the time is right but when the conditions are met we will leave together in the coordinate an orderly way around 12000 nato personnel are still deployed in afghanistan in support of its mission where while the u.s. which sent in forces in 2001 as of july 8600 soldiers on the ground it's all part of the trump administration's pledge of a total pullout by the spring of next year with violence in war torn afghanistan persisting former british soldier joe glinton traveled there to investigate a series of civilian killings according to human rights watch they were

this is out as here on live from doha also coming up thousands of families forced to flee fighting in afghanistan's helmand province. israel approves the construction of thousands of new illegal settlements in the occupied west bank . a great courtown say long sentences for the leaders of the far right golden dawn party victim of running a criminal gang. we begin with the growing differences between regional powers russia and turkey over the ongoing violence in the corner kind of are a call by moscow for the armed forces of armenia and azerbaijan to abide by a russian cease fire has been ignored smaller than $500.00 people have been killed since fighting broke out last month the region is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but controlled and inhabited by ethnic armenians russia's foreign minister criticized turkey over its unconditional backing of azerbaijan suggest doesn't it of course on the brutal we do not agree with the position voiced by turkey that was also expressed several times by president so it is not a secret that we cannot agree with a statement that a military solution

is giving mixed signals on its military presence in afghanistan the trumpet ministration has pledged to drastically reduce troop numbers by spring but the u.s. ambassador to nato threw those plans into doubt on wednesday. going forward we will build a can conditions on the ground to determine if there is a capability to draw down more troops which we all would hope that conditions would allow us to do that but certainly the conditions have not been met at this time we went into afghanistan together we will adjust together and when the time is right to when the conditions are met we will leave together in a corner to an orderly way. around 12000 nato personnel are still deployed in afghanistan in support of its mission there while the u.s. which sent its forces in 2001 has of july 86100 soldiers on the ground it's all part of the trump administration's pledge of a total pullout by the spring of next year. and with violence in a war torn afghanistan persisting a former british soldier joe glinton traveled there to investigate a series of civilian killings according to human rights watc

has caused confusion with its mixed messages about the ongoing presence of troops in afghanistan and that's after officials linked a long promised reduction to conditions on the ground of the statement by the nato chief also failed to offer any clarity on the situation going forward we will be looking at conditions on the ground to determine if there is a capability to draw down more troops which we would hope the conditions would allow us to do that but certainly the conditions have not been met at this time we went into afghanistan together we will adjust together and when the time is drawing to when the conditions are met we will leave together in there but according to an orderly way around 12000 nato personnel are still deployed in afghanistan in support of its mission while the u.s. which sent in forces in 2001 as of july has got 8000 $600.00 soldiers in situ this is all part of the trumpet ministrations pledge of a total pullout by the spring of 2021 with violence in war torn afghanistan showing no signs of abating former british soldier joe plante troubled that to investigate

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lyse doucet, bbc news, and afghanistan. when the coronavirus pandemic is over, we'll all have our stories to tell. researchers in australia are encouraging children to record their personal stories of living through the crisis under a project launched this week called ‘bear in a window'. let's speak to the lead researcher for this project, the sociolinguist barbara kelly from the university of melbourne. professor kelly, thanks so much for joining us. explain your project. my project is a project where we are recording young child ren‘s project is a project where we are recording young children's stories, children from the ages of three to 12, and recording their stories about their experience during the pandemic. we are interested in hearing what things were not so good when they had to say at home all the time, and also what things were good when they have to stay at home all the time. i don't know if you been able to speak to any kid so far. if so, what have they been telling you? one of the things for what was good

and with the violence in water in afghanistan persisting former british soldier clinton traveled there to investigate a series of civilian killings and according to human rights watch they were committed by cia backed paramilitaries well here's a snapshot of clinton's report you can watch it in full on you tube on the redfish platform. so i'm back in afghanistan to find out the story behind the headlines crimes record levels of civilian deaths and the story of the 0 you know shadowy cia practice of death squads killing people in the us to come crashing into your point and there's. been you know you're separating people either kill you or they take the 0 units arrived at the house of abraham and hajis nephews they interrogated them for several hours then they shot the weapon drops wherein weapons would be placed on bodies to frame them as terrorists extra judicial killings the use of pictures pictures of dead bodies for propaganda when will you be referring the 0 units to the international criminal court because these look to me like war crimes must change in one word if i could see it

lyse doucet, bbc news, in afghanistan. the us election has been bitterly fought this year, but in one state there's been a refreshing change. 0pposing candidates in the race for the governor'sjob in utah, released a remarkable ad on tuesday. republican lieutenant governor spencer cox and law professor chris peterson, a democrat, appear together to call for civility. i'm chris peterson. and i'm spencer cox. we are currently in the final days of campaigning against each other to be your next governor. and while i think you should vote for me... yeah, but really, you should vote for me. ..there are some things we both agree on. we can debate issues without degrading each other‘s character. we can disagree without hating each other. and win or lose in utah, we work together. so let's show the country that there is a better way. my name's chris peterson. and i'm spencer cox. both: and we approve this message. earlier, i spoke to both candidates. the republican candidate spencer cox explained how the whole idea started after a

what is the nato role in afghanistan and iraq right now? amb. hutchison: let me say, in afghanistan, this is in response to our 9/11 attack. nato, for the first and only time, has invoked article five, which says if one of us is attacked, we are all attacked. our nato allies are with us in afghanistan to keep terrorism from building up and being exported to our countries ever again. there, we are supporting the afghan people who are now meeting with the taliban to try to come to terms for a peace agreement that would make a stable government in afghanistan, that would be supported by the people, that would protect the human rights and the rights of women, that would be able to settle afghanistan and assure terrorist groups cannot build again, and that is the nato mission along with the united states right now in afghanistan. we are supporting the afghan peace process in the hopes that at some point we will be able to leave afghanistan and they will be able to fully function on their own. as you talk about the response to the pandemic operations,

has caused confusion with its mixed messages about the ongoing presence of its troops in afghanistan that's all for officials linked to a long promised reduction to conditions on the ground if the statement by the nato chief also failed to offer any clarity on the situation going forward we will be looking at conditions on the ground to determine if there is a capability to draw down more troops which we would hope the conditions would allow us to do that but certainly the conditions have not been met at this time we went into afghanistan together we will adjust together and when the time is drawing to when the conditions are met we will leave together in the cabinet an orderly way around 12000 nato personnel are still deployed in afghanistan in support of its mission that what the u.s. which sent in troops in 2001 as of july has got 8 $1600.00 soldiers in situ this is all part of the trumpet ministrations pledge of a total pullout by the spring of 2021. with violence in war torn afghanistan persisting form of british soldier joe blanton traveled back to investigate a series of civil

is giving mixed signals on its military presence in afghanistan the troubled ministration has pledged to drastically reduce troop numbers by spring but the u.s. ambassador to nato threw those plans into diet on wednesday going forward we will be looking at conditions on the ground to determine if there is a capability to draw down more troops which will would have that conditions would allow us to do that but certainly the conditions have not been met at this time we went into afghanistan together we will adjust together and when the time is right to when the conditions are met we will leave together in a corner to an orderly way. to give you a sense of the numbers around 12000 nato personnel are still deployed in afghanistan in support of its mission there while the u.s. which sent in forces back in 2001 july this year $8600.00 soldiers on the ground it's all part of the trumpet ministrations pledge of a total by the spring of 2020. well with violence in war torn afghanistan persisting former british soldier 2 clinton traveled there to investigate a series of civilian killings accord

groups from afghanistan. fighting between armena and azerbaijan threatens to draw regional powers into conflict. a critical race in maine could shame the balance of power in theu.s.senate, and more.un cer: this is the pbs newshour. from weta studios in scomba in the west. from the walter con -- cronkite scoop of journalism at arizona state c judy: y the taliban welcomed an announcemenby president trump, that all u.s. troops should leave afghanistan by the end of te year. but the questions about how that announcement was received by the u.s. military, and by u.s. and afghan negotiators who are in peace talks right now. nick schifn joins me to explain. nick: threeim in the last 24 hours, the white house wanted to accelete withdrawal from afghanistan. the first instance was yesterday afternoon, when national security advisor robert o'brien spoke in las vegas -- nevada's a swing state -- and for the first time revealed a specific timetable for reducing troops in half. >> when the president took office, there re o

officials say an extract in afghanistan has killed 12 children. the incident happened where the air force has been fighting the taliban according to the defense mistry. doctors at a hospital confirmed most of the dead and wounded were children. the u.s. investment bank goldman sachs has been fined $3 billion for its role in the finance scandal. it relates to the underwriting of three sales from a fund. it raised more than $6 billion. most of the money was stolen. you are watching "bbc world news americ." ghislaine maxwell, the former girlfriend of the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein denies witnessing inappropriate activities with underaged girls. lebanon's three-time former prime minister has been reappointed to form the next cabinet. his last coalition was toppled almost a year ago as antigovernment protests grip to the country. beirut h been devastated by explosion caused by poorly stored ammonia. >> he is the third man this year that has tried to form a cabinet. it has been described as groundhog day. he was toppled by antigovernment pro

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if we are not able to secure and save afghanistan from the civil war. how likely is the threat of civil war right now? it is very likely. but we are doing what we can to mitigate it. north of kabul at the largest us base, they are getting ready to go. day by day, there are growing signs that american troops are packing up. this used to be part of its biggest military base, it's shrinking by the day. but this troop pull—out is notjust a question of military hardware, afghans say they feel its growing impact on their own lives. years ago when us forces surged, so too did life here. now the life blood in this town is draining, too. jobs are drying up. you can feel the uncertainty on the streets and fear. translation: 10096. iam scared. the taliban are here, they are here. they are here amongst us. how close are we to the taliban from where we are standing now. translation: i don't know if it is you or me, but they are definitely amongst us. the end draws nearfor a us engagement which dragged on for nearly 20 years. a moment now fraught with both risk and

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today we're down to 4502 in afghanistan. there are 6100 coalition troops most of them from an aider and abettor in afghanistan so the first time in afghan conflict with more of our partners bearing the burden of the work in afghanistan than the united states and the same things happening in iraq. after years of defense sequestration that was decimating our armed forces under the obama-biden administration we had gotten to the point where we had the smallest army since military since 1940. we have munition shortages, an urgent need to rebuild our nuclear deterrent. after $2.5 trillion be spent over the past three of all that is being addressed. the progress is impressive. munitions are being restarted and readiness of our troops increased with elevated u.s. cyber command completed the joint artificial intelligence center and the saps the u.s. space command and the space force. the space force is a first new branch of the u.s. armed forces since 1947 and the services captured the imagination of our young men and women to serve