will imitate art, >> my pleasure. thank you. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello, from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the news hour. i'm jane dutton tripoli backed militias say they are sending forces to battle isil groups. ukraine's ceasefire is marred by fighting for a third day. pro-russian separatists claim to have captured the town of

debattle save. and we look at some of the simple yet innovative inventions that could change the future of healthcare. ♪ first some breaking news from nigeria. we are getting reports of gunfire and explosions at an opposition rally in the south of the country. this is coming from the governor of the state. we'll have more on that as soon as we get the details. let's go to libya where people are marking four years since the uprising that overthrow moammar gadhafi. but this year's crisis has been overshadowed by a grim crisis. it's putting huge pressure on an already fragile country. in the latest developments militias allied to the legally

installed tripoli government say they are heading from their base to the city to tackle isil affiliated groups head on. they are rejecting calls for foreign intervention. egypt's president is pushing for austin underbacked coalition to rid libya of extremists. he says the country has been abandoned to militias. and we cannot ignore the human cost of this latest conflict. these scenes from a hospital. we don't know how many civilians have been killed by egyptian strikes, but we are told children are among the dead. for more on this let's bring in the former u.s. assistant secretary of defense and senior fellow of the center of american progress. he joins us live from washington washington, d.c. we have this new push from the militia to the tripoli-lead

government will they be able to take on isil? how successful can they be? >> i think they can be successful but that's not the long-term solution to the problem in libya. we have to get stability there, so you don't allow groups like isis to come in. >> all right. how do you get stability at this point when you have so many different fronts taking on each other. >> you need a u.n.-sponsored peace keeping force for example like we had in the bakkens. and i think the lesson for this for the international community, it's one thing to get rid of a government it's another thing to create a stable government after you leave. four years later, we still don't have a stable government and instability allows groups like isis to come in and get a

foothold. >> u.n. intervention whatever it ends up being, takes an awfully long time to get that signed off. in the meantime we have got what appears to be three fronts. militias from both governments heading to take on isil and both of them are enemies too. >> that's correct. and that is why it's so complicated in the whole -- you know the whole region just like in iraq where they are essentially partnering with iran to get rid of isil. >> why did isil bring in egypt?

>> yeah i think isil in the short-term they may have you know gotten more attention for the horrible thing they did, but in the long term just like burning alive the jordanian pilot, this is going to hurt them. because egypt and jordan were kind of sitting on the fence. and egypt has one of the largest and best militaries in that part of the world, and if they get involved it's not going to be good for isil in the long term. >> but if there is more international intervention couldn't that lead to a bigger fallout in the long term? >> it could, but the egypt is also backing a u.n.-backed force, and i think it has a chance of getting stability there, and given how close libya is to europe i think the europeans are going to be much more willing to get involved

than they would be for example in a place like iraq. >> good to talk to you lawrence. thank you very much. ukraine's defense ministry says some military personnel were taken prisoner by separatists in debaltseve. pro-russian separatists say debaltseve is now in their hands. paul brennan joins us on the line. what is the truth and why has this deadline been missed now? >> reporter: the situation in debaltseve is very difficult, because journalists and the international monitor are being prevented from going in there. but the ukrainian defense ministry in kiev is saying that

separatists have started moving into the town and beginning to [ inaudible ] ukrainian defenders of that town in street by street combat i think shows there is a new phase for the battle for that stwreej -- strategically important town. previously they have been content to man artillery shells now they seem key to roust the soldiers who are dug in there. it is true -- crucial, because the other [ inaudible ] the opposing side that can't happen there just isn't the trust between the two opposing fighting companies -- fighting sides. they are not willing to actually pull back until a ceasefire

actually takes hold and it is, you know verified while debaltseve continues to rage then everything else continues to hang in the balance. >> i was going to ask you what this means in terms of fulfilling the terms of the ceasefire and the impact it is having on the humanitarian situation. >> reporter: oh, yeah it's exactly that. the fighting -- i was speaking this morning, for example, to a spokesperson from [ inaudible ] doctors without borders, and they are talking about the situation behind the front lines as being a real medical emergency. here in the east you have vulnerable people many elderly who are unable to [ inaudible ]. they have been struck without any pensions. so they have got very little money. they are unable to afford to buy the medication that many of them

need need. the doctors without borders are operating mobile clinics, for example, trying to go to these villages in the most need. the humanitarian situation is very grave indeed and it's very difficult for the ngo's to actually address the need. as soon as the guns go silent it's not just the peace process that can get underway the humanitarian process can also get underway. >> all right. thank you for that paul brennan. explosions heard in southern nigerian state. what happened ivan? >> reporter: what we know we have spoken to some people on the ground is that these explosioned happened in a town which happens to be the hometown of nigeria's birth leader goodluck jonathan.

what we'll being told is as that rally was getting underway just as some politicians were about to take the podium and start speaking three loud explosions went off. it wasn't clear to the people we spoke to the nature of the explosions whether it was a car bomb for example, and there was pa da moan um and case s. and what the opposition politicians [ inaudible ] people organizing this rally that they think this was politically motivated, as i they were holding this rally in the birth town of the founder of nigeria. >> and obviously this is unusual, in the sense we're getting used to hearing about

any sort of violence in the northeast of the country. >> reporter: that's right, but there has been preelection violence. at least 54 people have been killed in violence over the past few weeks across nigeria, in the relead up to elections which are proposed to be held in six weeks from now. elections were scheduled for the month of february they were pushed back. but we have seen small scale violence between supporters of the ruling party and the opposition and it looks like -- of course it needs to be verified -- that according to the opposition that they say they believe who is behind these explosions are from the opposing party. >> thank you for that update. much more to come here on the al jazeera news hour. how trieders in senegal are getting forward to getting back

to work. breaking the bank how cyber criminals stole about a billion dollars from banks around the world. and in sports battle of the big spenders and paris hosts chelsea in the champions league. ♪ greece's prime minister says his government is not in a hurry to reach a deal with the euro zone. there is still no agreement to extend greece's bailout. greece refused to agree to the accompanying austerity measures. the current bailout is set to expire at the end of the month. without a resolution greece could be forced into bankruptcy and forced to leave the euro zone. so where are we on all of this now, john? what is being done to try to

resolve it? >> reporter: at the moment there are no further scheduled talks between greece and its creditors on how to resolve the debt issue. greece has asked for a four-month trust where the creditors would finance its debt in order for greece to sit down and reschedule its debt payments with them and discuss also what austerity reforms it would keep and what it would change in the years to come. at the moment we do have a word from the greek government that not everything in the communique that was shown yesterday at the euro group was abhorrent. there was some understanding for the notion that the debt to gdp ratio, the amount of money greece owes in comparison to the size of its economy is disproportion disproportionate disproportionate however the crucial difference was it didn't

want to sign on to the extension of the memorandum of austerity measures which it wants to negotiate. and that has met with some opposition at home and of course with a great deal of opposition in europe. >> john stay with us for a moment because we want to take a look at how the greek economy stands right now. it's $315 billion in debt. that is the highest number in europe. the greek economy has shrunk by as much as 25% since the economic crisis began in 2008. one in four people in greece are jobless. and the future looks even breaker for the young with more than 50% youth unemployment. john how desperate are greeks for a deal? or are they ready to push it right to the end until they exit

the euro? >> reporter: the mood on the street here is largely in favor of what the government is doing. people feel that they have a government that is standing up for them in the face of a great deal of pressure from the creditors. now there are mixed feelings here about the results of greece's austerity plan in the last five years. there is appreciation of the fact that the budget has been balanced the fact that greece has remained within the euro zone but the cost of those achievements in humanitarian terms has been very high and that is what the left-wing government that was elected last month has vowed to change. when its creditors at the euro group yesterday asked for it not to take any unilateral measures when it came to taxes, labor deregulation these are precisely the things the government wants to renegotiate, and is not going to sign a

document saying it will accept. people have i think a great deal of sympathy for that. tomorrow the finance ministry is going to announce a proposed tax reform without consulting creditors. that flies in the face of the discussions that greece has been having in brussels with its creditors. so you can see in a very practical way how determined greece is simply not to buckle under, under this government. >> thank you john. egypt's former president, mohammed morsi will face a fifth trial on charges of incitement to murder. four other ongoing trials on charges that include organizing jailbreaks conspiring with foreign powers and inciting the killing of protesters for which he could face the death penalty. two yemen now where houthi rebels appear to be beefing up

their military capability transferring war planes to their strong hold in sana'a. they are battling a ground swell of opposition both local and international. jamal has the latest. >> reporter: hours after reports surfaced that a shipment of russia weapons had arrived at the port city destined for the houthi strong hold of sana'a in the north, military sources have confirmed to al jazeera that between 15 to 20 fighter jets transferred from the capitol have now been transferred also to the houthi strong hold in sana'a. a clear indication that the houthis are beefing up their military capabilities. the significance of the aircraft is it gives the houthis the capability of reaching some of the cities and towns in the east and south that they have so far

failed to capture, but that are not under their control. the other side of the political divide. those opposed to the group continue to demonstrate as they have in other cities, and their politicians have agreed amongst themselves some sort of charter on how to govern those cities that are not under houthi's control, and continue to express their disappointment towards the international community and the united nations the houthis on one side with all of the military might, and those opposed to them with little of that fire power means the international community must step up and support through tangible means those calling for democracy. taliban suicide bombers have attacked a police station in afghanistan killing at least 20 officers. state officials in one province say the first bomber detonated his vest at the gate of police headquarters. a second detonated at a check

point inside the compound in the capitol. another suicide bomb attack targeting a police station in pakistan has killed at least seven people. it happened in the eastern city of laho the taliban splinter group has reportedly claimed responsibility. pakistan is carrying out a mass deportation of afghan refugees. but many are leaving also because of alleged harassment. afghans say they are experienced more hostilities since the school attack in december. >> reporter: this man had put up a tent and made a home for his family. he escaped from afghanistan 35 years ago with one son. his other children and wife drowned crossing a river. he remarryied and had more

children and grandchildren. all 16 of them are now back in pakistan. the pakistani police he says detained he and his son until they agreed to leave. >> translator: they gave us this document saying you only have three days. you have to leave. what can you do in three days? i was selling things in the street. some people owed me money. i left it all behind. >> reporter: he still remembers his home in afghanistan, and it orchards. it's the first time his sons who were born in pakistan have ever been to afghanistan. >> translator: our first few days were tough. i wasn't relaxed. it was all new. now my heart is [ inaudible ] to my own country. in pakistan everyone was [ inaudible ] in us. >> reporter: in the last month, more than 3,500 afghan families have left pakistan. that's more than the entire number who crossed in all of

last year. thousands of afghan refugees are entering behind me at this crossing and many are accusing the pakistani government of care rig out raids on their homes and detaining the men until they leave the country. they say this is happening even if they have the proper papers to remain in pakistan. the pakistani government has given the refugees until the end of the year to leave. there's also another 1 million unregistered refugees, and pakistan wants them out now. so in this bush camp people are getting by. children spend their days making up games. and when the winter is over they will pack up the tents and travel to their ancestral village, hoping that will be the end of a journey that began more

than three decades ago. nicole johnston al jazeera. it looks like early signs that west africa's ebola outbreak is slowing may have been premature. the w.h.o. says the number of new cases in sierra leone and guinea has risen for the second week running. it says 65 confirmed cases of the disease were reported in guinea in the first week of february alone. sierra leone had 76. liberia which was hardest hit has seen a significant slow down in infections. this week it reported just three cases. more than 9,000 people have died of ebola in all three countries. cross-border trade has been severely disrupted by the outbreak. senegal has decided to reopen its border with guinea. >> reporter: it's a long and dangerous journey for mohammed and his men. they have traveled from southern

guinea across a ebola infected region carrying two tons of fish. >> translator: we don't want to hear about ebola anymore. it's destroyed everything including our trade. >> reporter: they are heading to senegal where they hope to sell their fish. they are not sure they will be allowed in. for the last eight months senegal has closed its border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders throughout west africa and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing even to fight disease. you are causing panic and stress on the economy, and force people to go through in moments where there is going to be tension, so there are also technical medal reasons to criticize the border closure. >> reporter: senegal says it has

put measures in place to stop the virus from spreading. customs officers do a thorough inspection of their load. >> translator: we have seen so much traffic coming through. they are carrying coffee spices honey, fruits and vegetables. >> reporter: their destination is a few hours away. it's one of the largest wholesale markets in west africa. in reopening its borders senegal is boosting trade with countries that have suffered economic loss because of ebola. and sending a strong message to the rest of the world, saying it is open for business and it is safe to come here. there is no ebola in senegal, but just 400,000 tourists came to visit last year not enough for a country that relies on tourism as its main source of economy. >> translator: even if we get

rid of the virus tomorrow it will make months if not years for some of us to get over the economic loss. >> reporter: this man hopes people won't be afraid to buy their fish and ebola continues to spread the risk of opening the border lingers for now. two al jazeera journalists are out on bail after 411 days in jail in egypt. mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed are still charged with colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood. their previous conviction was thrown out and retrial is set for february 23rdrd. peter greste was also charged, but he is now in australia after being released. baher mohamed spoke to al jazeera about being reunited with his family. >> it's hard to describe those moments with words.

i think it's -- i can't. but it's -- it's -- finally, i'm home. the children was different. it was like -- it was something different. as soon as they saw me they saw me on the stairs. they suddenly jump jump on me. and i took them and started hugging them. and we start playing, and i think i start crying this is the first time my children start telling me stop going to work. don't leave again. you spent too much time at work. don't go again. we want you to stay. there's nothing to worry. in the case there is nothing against us at all. and i'm sure of that. we didn't do anything wrong, so i'm -- let's wait and see. this is what i prefer. let's wait and see. i don't think -- i don't think anything wrong will happen. stay with us here on the news hour. still ahead, we'll tell you why taiwan is calling on companies

to share their profits with their young workers. new zealand soldiers could soon join the fight against isil. as afghanistan prepares to make their cricket world cup debut, we head to the country to see how they have inspired a new generation of players.

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to get this man to talk. >> an "america tonight" in-depth report. tonight, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ you are watching the al jazeera news hour. a reminder of our top stories. in nigeria, there have been several explosions at an opposition rally in the south of the country. it happened at an all progressives congress party in the oil-producing river state. several ukrainian military personal have been taken prisoner by pro-russian separatists in the town of debaltseve. russian separatists claim they have sieved the town. that's denied by kiev. libya militias say they are heading from their base to the

city to tackle isil-after fill -- affiliated groups head on. the heard of hezbollah in lebanon has called on its military to increase its presence in iraq. it's fighters were already inside iraq to fight isil. and he said his forces will not retreat from syria. it calls for an expansion in the campaign against isil. >> translator: i say to you, who call on us to retreat from syria, i call on you to go together to syria. [ cheers and applause ] >> translator: we might not have talked about iraq before we have a modest presence in the early phase, and the sensitive phase in iraq but i say let's go to iraq and let's go now. >> hezbollah's presence has come as a surprise to many in iraq.

>> reporter: his words have come as some surprise to people here in iraq. they were unaware of the report of hezbollah fighters being in any kind of number here in iraq. but if they are here they are likely to be here in an advisory capacity. they do play a role in syria to protect their mosques. so it looks likely that there may well be a small continent in training role with the shia militias but they are not a front-line fighting force. now while all of have has happened the shia militias are once again in the spot light. they are accused of beating a key senior mp and killing 12

sunni people. that lead to a suspension in parliament. a suspension that still goes on today. they will inside whether to go back to parliament on thursday. there has been intention negotiations going on for the last few days and what they are looking at is the need for an investigation into why this attack took place, sorry. and whether there is a need to disarm the shia militias here. new zealand is deciding whether to deploy troops to help fight isil. the government says its soldiers will perform a non-combat role in iraq. but critics say deployment would be a mistake. >> reporter: this was the public invitation to a fight that many people suspect new zealand had signed up for long before. last week the first iraqi foreign minister visited here and came calling on his new

zealand counterpart to send troops to his country. >> the notion would be that there would need to be some invitation. >> reporter: according to the government any troops it decides to send would be to help trien -- train iraqi soldier. it is a price to belonging to the club a reference to the alliance that including the united states and australia. some people worry that new zealand is losing its independent reputation that has at times seen it take a bold stance against some of his larger allies. like the banning of nuclear ships from entering knew agencyland waters in the '80s. or its condemnation of the

u.s.-lead invasion of iraq in 2003. fill golf was the minister of foreign affairs at that time and he says the current government is making a big mistake. >> this government hasn't thought it through. it hasn't taken into account the lessens of the past. >> reporter: last year they gave agencies larger powers to prevent citizens from leaving to fight for isil. >> journalists, business people diplomats, who are within the reach of the islamic state and that reach extends very heavily into libya. it's present in egypt, algeria. >> reporter: the government says a decision on what is likely to be a lock deployment will be made within weeks. egypt's foreign minister is in new york at the u.n. lobbying

for support for a u.n. backed coalition to take on isil. let's go to james bayes at the u.n. what has he been saying james? >> reporter: well this is all moving very fast jane and i think that's because many of these arab foreign ministers happen to be this side of the world for a big meeting in the white house coming up in the next couple of days on countering violent extremism. it means this issue of libya is moving extremely fast because the egyptian foreign minister is here in new york following president sisi's calls for egypt to be allowed to lead an intervention force. we understand he'll be meeting the arab group of ambassadors here at the united states in the -- united nations in the coming hours. we know in about four hours we'll be meeting ban ki-moon to

put these proposals forward. they are discussing iraq another place where isil is an important factor. i spoke to the iraqi ambassador about the plans with regard to to libya. he says his government was not opposed to the idea of some fort of intervention force, but he said it could not be linked to the international intervention taking place in iraq. he said that was separate. and he made it quite clear that the only reason that forces like the u.s. were involved in iraq was because iraq invited them in and that had to be the same situation with regard to libya. the libya ambassador would have to invite a force to come in. we understand there will be a meeting of the security council in 24 hour's time from now to discuss this issue. we understand the egyptian foreign minister will brief this meeting as will the u.n. special

representative. now he's said to favor a few day's more talks. he still thinks it's possible that talks can achieve something. the big question then is if the security council discussing the idea of intervention is that intervention just to deal with isil or is that intervention to take over control of the whole of libya? big questions, and i know some security council members will be concerned about this particularly watch what the russians say about this i know another of the people the egyptian foreign minister is going to be meeting in the coming hours is the russian ambassador. james bayes thank you. the government of the democratic republic of congo has rejected u.n. support in the east. they demanded that drc replace two generals accused of human rights violations but the government calls it interference

interference. >> reporter: people here are concerned about an imminent conflict, and the democratic republic of congo decision to go it alone isn't helping. ditz not want the united nations support. people here fear the fdlr rebels who operate in the great lakes region. >> translator: i am scared of clashes. the population will suffer i will have to flee to uganda it will hit the people more than the fdlr. >> translator: there will problems. people will die. they will fight in the fields and the civilians will suffer. >> reporter: fighters are predominantly an ethic group based in eastern drc. they have been there since the 1994 genocide and are accused of carrying out rapes and killings in congo.

nearly 400,000 people remain displaced after almost two decades of violence and unrest. >> translator: the fact that they are mixed with the population means that when the people move there is a risk that they move as well. we don't know who is fdlr and who isn't. so when people move this can cause a lot of problems. >> reporter: many see the decision to refuse u.n. help as political. there has been a war or words between the government and the u.n. special mission. the drc government sees it as international meddling in its affairs. >> translator: if the congolese army is acting alone, we need to be sure that there is the necessary logistics to see the operation through to the end. if this is not the case then it

will be difficult, because if it is abandoned the situation could be serious. >> reporter: the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the eastern drc do not seem ready to face yet another conflict. thousands of people have marched through the streets of niger's capitol in support of the military. the army is involved in a fight against broek-- boko haram in the region. boko haram has been carrying out a series of attacks along the border with nigeria. . in haiti at least 18 people have died in the capitol after being electrocuted. it happened when a parade float at a carnival ran into electrical wires. hundreds were taken to a nearby hospital. nearly a hundred banks have lost a total of a billion

dollars after being targeted by cyber criminals. they managed to hack into bank systems across the world, pulling off one of the most sophisticated heists security officials have ever seen. jonathan betz has more. >> reporter: it is one of the biggest bank heists ever carried out with keyboards instead of guns. a russian security firm says a sophisticated gang of cyber criminals managed to hack into banks all over the world and steal up to a billion dollars in the past two years. it doesn't have to be hundreds of people. what we see typically is a bunch of technologists, numbers in low tens if that. >> reporter: banks in up to 30 countries were hit, . the thieves apparently took their times, spending months learning how the bank's computer systems worked. and then they inflated bank account balances transferring

money out on line, or ordering atm's to simply start dispensing cash. >> organizations have to be prepared for this because if someone wants to get in they more likely will. >> reporter: often they took less than $10 million to avoid tripping alarms. authorities in several countries are investigating, but the banks hit haven't come forward. last week president obama urged companies to be more open about attacks and share what they learn with one another and the government to fight off further attacks. >> jonathan betz al jazeera. in taiwan the ruling party is calling for new laws to ensure companies share more of their profits with employees, but many firms have already moved operations to china, and a

generation that once benefited from a growing economic is now facing a lack of job opportunities. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: their end of year office parties, and then there's this. as the lunar new year approaches this electronic's firm is thanking their employees for their efforts with a multi-million dollars bash. they hand out prizes ranging from $3,000 to a new car, but in taiwan it feels like the real winners are getting ever fewer. this person has a bachelor's degree from taiwan's best university but she thinks her future lies with hundreds of thousands of other taiwaneze working overseas. >> another difficulty is that

even if i find a job that there is not -- this area is not good enough for me to live in. >> reporter: the per capita has shot up by about half but wages have plateaued during that time. even as big companies have prospered. taiwan continues to post healthy growth figures, but that economic number hides a persistent problem, relatively low wages and poor job opportunities with many big companies choosing to base themselves out of china. this is one of many companies to make the most of relaxed rules on doing business in china. >> sooner or later, our middle high-level management okay have to move up to -- with this

manufacturing potential. >> reporter: on the campus we meet banker who moved to hong kong ten years ago. she says she missing home. >> translator: hong kong is very efficient, but it's all about work. we moved to taiwan to live a more balanced life. ♪ >> reporter: but for more to return taiwan will need to rebalance its labor market. in china this company employs up to 90,000 workers. harry fawcett, al jazeera. take a look at the inexpensive technology that is reshaping the lives of almost everyone on the planet in a moment or two. and in sport, co-hosts new zealand struggle against scotland at the critic world cup. we'll have action on the way. ♪

♪ jo has joined me now for the sport. good time to hand over obviously. >> thank you, jane. the champions league has returned to action. they have told the swede to keep his shirt on for this match. he sported 15 tattooed names of people suffering from hunger. apparently the tattoos are only temporary. but the stunt saw him receive a

yellow card. it is a rematch of last season's quarter final, in which chelsea lost the final round in paris, and they will be looking for redumpre redump -- redemption. >> they are waiting on the fitness of their influential player. we will wait to hear the late-injury news. looking increasingly unlikely to play. yesterday better news for jose able to rest his team over the weekend. and able to name the player who has been out from suspension and [ inaudible ] also expected to start despite suffering a small fever. so a strong lineup for chelsea. they are not underestimating their opponents here. beaten here in a meeting last

season. jose moreno likely to use caution. [ inaudible ] host 2000 champions munich. now co-host new zealand lan have made it two wins out of two in pool a of the cricket world cup, but scotland proved to be a tougher test than expected. >> reporter: after victory over sri lanka, new zealand fans were expecting another win against scotland. it didn't look like that would be a problem when they lot their top four batters. scotland would eventually be

bowled all out. despite 38 from williamson the black cats struggled to chase the modest targets. they lost 7 wickets at regular intervals. but new zealand still managed to claim the victory with 25 overs and 3 wickets to spare. >> it got a little bit scarier than we wanted i guess. but we got the points and we got the job done so yeah pretty satisfying. >> chasing that small total might have been a little bit tricky for them and that might have changed the way that their has natural game would usually be. so i'm not sure what other teams will make of it but from a scottish point of view we're very proud. >> reporter: scot land has yet to win.

afghanistan will make its world cup debut in cricket. as jennifer glasse reports, afghans have high hopes. >> reporter: the pitch is almost ready for the tournament. playing in this semifinal match, the high school in orange and the other in blue. a bit of last-minute strategy before the match begins. [ applause ] >> reporter: then it gets underway. this is one of afghanistan's most dangerous provinces and security is a main concern for the players. >> translator: if a player is wealthy he is afraid of being kidnapped. if he is poor he only thinks about his financial situation, and most are in bad economic shape. >> reporter: so is the government. the national government still relies heavily on international aid. so there is not much money for

sports. >> translator: we don't have grounds or the proper gear to practice and we ask the government to pay attention to sports especially cricket. >> reporter: local officials say the sport keeps young men out of trouble, and gives them something to aspire to like a spot on the national team. most of the national team came from here. warm weather all year-round and proximity to pakistan makes it basically the cricket capitol of afghanistan. >> translator: players played in pakistan and brought it from there to here. now we have academies here but there should be academies in every province so boys can get good at cricket to serve their country. >> reporter: this academy is well appointed with bads and batting nets and the players have high expectations for their would-be hometown heros. the dreams of the fans rest on the world cup performance. but even the national team coach

says he doesn't think the team will win, but the fact they are playing with the best teams in the world is an achievement in itself. and afghans will be cheering them on every step of the way. disgraced cyclist lance armstrong has been told he must pay $10 million to a former sponsor. he was taken to sport by the insurance firm who paid him $12 million in bonuses for winning the tour de france seven times. the cyclist later admitted to doping and was stripped of those titles. >> reporter: there is more sport on our website, for all of the latest check out aljazeera.com/sport. and that's all the sport for now. jane. >> thanks very much jo. new technology is reshaping the lives of almost everyone on the planet including

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tripoli-backed militias in libya, say they are sending forces to battle isil allied groups. ♪ hello, i'm jane dutton. also ahead, ukraine's ceasefire is marred by fighting. pro-russian separatists claim to have captured the town of debaltseve. thousands of afghan refugees who have been living in pakistan for decades are being deported. a and taiwan companies are being told to