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>> [ siren ] an i.s.i.l. affiliate claims responsibility for suicide bombings in afghanistan, killing over 30 people. you are watching al jazeera, live from doha. also on the programme. more air strikes in yemen. saudi arabia is asked to control the air space and territorial waters. president zuma comes under fire as migrant flee south africa after a series of hate crimes.
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and we take you to the philippines, where a festival is helping a troubled region get an image make over an armed group linked to i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility for multiple attacks in afghanistan. two banks and a shrine was targeted in the suicide bombings in jalalabad. 30 were known to have died and over 100 injured. >> the suicide bomber detonated his vest in a crowd of people lining up outside a bank. government salaries were paid here and the target was civil servants. passers by tried to help the
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injured and the dead. >> i saw many people. dead bodies and injured people. ambulances arrived. many died. >> two other blasts at the >> two other blasts at the same time targeted a shrine and shore panic. shrine and a bank. president ashraf ghani says groups associated with i.s.i.l. are to blame. >> today the taliban did not take responsibility. d.a.e.s.h. took responsibility. international terrorists. they are responsible. they are not our people. if you are afghan or muslim, stand with us. if you are influenced by foreigners, this is a warning. >> ashraf ghani called this a new war, he asked afghans to unite against what he called international terrorists. the attacks came as ashraf ghani ap proved the cabinet picks. he said it may have taken a long time, but it will be a strong government. there's no nominee still for defence minister.
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earlier we spoke with a senior advisor at the u.s. based asia society, and the author of "the taliban revival", and says i.s.i.l. is not a force in afghanistan, but is trying to win over elements of the taliban. >> i.s.i.l. or i.s. or d.a.e.s.h. as we call it is interested in expanding support base and network in afghanistan. at this time i think they have no infrastructure. they are on the run from iraq. they are moving back to syria. i doubt that at this time they can expand or have the infrastructure or resources or human resources in afghanistan and south asia, there's much to remember while making the analysis that they had the potential to do so. their narrative, unfortunately is attractive to some of the young. i heard the rumour from friends in south asia that i.s.i.l. gave an ultimatum to show up because
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they are trying to gain support, and they will not show up. they gave two ultimatums, and that is why i firstly believe that the taliban, for the first time came up with the biography. a 6,000 word biography, released by the taliban. it happened because they want to show it is alive. it is a power struggle. i.s.i.l. is trying to gain strength by hijacking taliban. we are getting reports that a u.s. drone attack in shabab province in southern yemen killed members of al-qaeda. other fighters were injured meanwhile the saudi-led coalition conditioned tricks for a 24th day in yemen.
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iran says it placed forces in the region to protect those it called the oppressed. in an attempt to allow aid into yemen, saut hermes has been asked to take control of some of the country's air space and maritime territory. >> reporter: another day of operation decisive storm in yemen, air and ground battles have been serious. in the capital, strikes targeted specific places including the ammunition depots. strikes targeted the house of former vice president of the ousted president in aden. on ground, houthi militia shelled a neighbourhood in in tiaz fierce battles left more than 10 killed, along with three others from the local
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resistance. 10 other houthi fighters were killed and injured in an ambush. a saudi soldiers was killed in skirmishes on the border, raising the numbers of casualties to seven. >> yesterday there were ongoing clashes until the late hours of the night in nasreen, resulting in a death of the saudi ground forces. >> reporter: looking to allow more aid into yemen, the government gave permission to saudis to manage and monitor the territorial water and air and space. >> this is an order to facilitate the movements of several planes loaded with food and relief and allow air violations by houthi militias and forces loyal to the president. >> aid urgently needed, but an end to the war is more needed
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iran's president criticized saudi arabia for leading the air offensive. hassan rouhani said saudi arabia will harvest the hatred itself showing in yemen. it denies accusations of providing military support, he was speaking at the national army day parade. >> translation: the other nations should learn from the iranian army should not hatch a plot they shouldn't attack children and all people and women in yemen. attacks on the innocent are a disgrace for the aggressors. the fighting is adding to the hardships felt by millions of yemenis. we have more on the suffering in the southern port city of aden. >> reporter: aid workers in aden say this is as much as they can
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do for now. not everyone can be help. there's not enough food to go around. >> translation: we have given food to several families who are displaced from surrounding areas. the aid we received was not enough for all internally displaced persons. we are hoping for more support. >> aden is the main seaport that used to provide a life line to the rest of yemen. 90% of the nation's food was imported, and much coming through here, before the war. recently the residents watched the city turn from a commercial capital to this. some gather around a bombed out car they say belonged to a houthi official. aden was the government stronghold before the leadership left for saudi arabia. it's seeing some of the worst fighting. many in this group have lived through conflict, this is yemen's second civil war in two decades. with little or no activity in the aden port, food and medicine is needed. drinking water is hard to come
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by. charities warn the public water services could collapse. saudi arabia says it will provide the amount needed by the united nations to give emergency assistance across the country. we just released the humanitarian flash appeal. it calls for almost $274 million, to urgently meet the lifaving and protection needs of 7.5 million people. >> that is a third of the population. i.s.i.l. fighters look set to capture the city of ramadi, and are in control of 75% of the province, the advance coming after the u.s. led coalition began last week. this is video of the jets flying over the position in ramadi. >> thousands of families have been forced to flee ramadi because of the fighting. many residents have been making
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their way towards baghdad. ministry of migration says tents, food and other aid is sent to them. thousands of foreigners that made south africa home are living in fear of violence, attacks are continuing against immigrants in the poor neighbourhoods. shops were looted. charles stratford has more from johannesburg. >> reporter: this man came to inspect what is left of his shop. he came to south africa six years ago to earn money for his family in ethiopia. >> they take everything, money. it's tough. yes. lost it. >> he says his shop was attacked by people who accused migrant workers of taking their jobs. they stole everything he has,
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including all his savings. >> i don't know, these people is coming. they take the stuff, and in the fridge, money, clothes, this put - everything is took. i have children. i have wife. through my people i support me. why kill me? you kill me, you kill jesus, i kill you. no fighting. >> reporter: the other south african landlord says he's ashamed about what happened. >> criminality. nothing else but that happened. >> it's very obvious the level this neighbourhood. and people have real needs in terms of lack of jobs and the those grievances with the government. that man decided to stay and save more money before returning to ethiopia.
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there are more migrant workers in south africa that have decided to leave. south africa's president visited a camp in durban where migrant workers are getting ready to return to their home countries. >> those that want to go home. they must know that when we arrange everything when they stop violence they are welcome ag they came. >> these people are heading back to malawi by bus. zuma's words mean little to them now. >> we are feeling good. they stay safe. we fret for this group. how i must stay here. i can't manage to save the country. >> reporter: he says he has no choice but to take the risk. he can't go back to his family in ethiopia empty-handed
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and there has been more anti-immigrant violence on saturday night, forcing police to fire rubber bullets. officers kept a crowd at bay at a johannesburg motorway, and a crowd attacked shops owned by foreign nationals in a poor area of the city. still ahead on al jazeera - tribal communities in pakistan are defying primitive justice traditions. and inside a lab where they can make a human ear in just a few hours. >> the peninsula, in arabic, is aljazeera. our logo represents courage. fiercely independent quality reporting. >> to take as much aid as possible... >> and standing up for the voiceless. when you see this symbol respected around the world it means you too can now count on all the things we stand for. aljazeera america.
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welcome back, a reminder of the top stories, and the afghan president says fighters linked to i.s.i.l. are claiming responsibility for a series of bomb blasts. 35 people were killed in jalalabad including government employees collecting salaries from a bank. the saudi led coalition conducts air strikes in yemen. targeting positions in sanaa. the iranian president is accusing saudi arabia of sowing hatred in yemen. iran says it placed forces in the region to protect those it called the oppressed. south africa's president jacob zuma calls for calm as hate crimes against migrants continue. some migrants jeered at dispoouma saying they had already lost everything and wanted to return to their countries. >> in pakistan many in tribal
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areas rely on local councils, known as jirgas to rule on disputes. in some cases the guilty have to give the daughter to the victim's family as compensation. some tribal leaders are saying that age-old justice tradition should be scrapped. >> reporter: this girl is paying the price for her father's crime. when she was five he killed that man in their village during a dispute. a meting of tribal leaders, known as a jurga agreed she'd be handed over as compensation for the crime. >> translation: i was struggling with my husband, was it her fault. you killed someone, not her, i told him you should go. >> reporter: the father defied the council's order and kept his daughter. >> there was pressure from my
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wife. my daughter was a child. i realised it was brutality towards her. >> reporter: she is afraid the victim's family will try to kidnap or kill her. campaigner says she supports the tribal councils as long as they don't violate the lives of girls. >> people don't want to admit that a girl and is ultimately going to go to an enemy's home to pay the price of her father's crime or her brother or her uncle, she's going be mistreated. she's going to be treated like a slave for the rest of her life. >> reporter: the culture for giving daughters away as compensation for murder is changing. many communities no longer support it, it is not acceptable. when it happens, families do it in private, they don't want the police to find out.
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four years ago it became illegal in pakistan. since then hundreds of tribal elders and families have been arrested and charged. >> it has been exaggerated. people thing jirgas are resoefing issues in this way. it is rare. >> reporter: these men say the tribal councils are changing with the times. what do you think of this system? >> it's very bad. >> reporter: they say they now no longer give girls away permanently. >> we symbolically present the girl. behind the scenes it's agreed they'll return her with honour and respect. >> reporter: this was a little girl when the council promised her to another family now she says she wants to study law and make the tradition a thing of the past
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floods that hit north-east malaysia were the worst in decades. thousands of homes were destroyed by the monsoon rains. four months after the deluge a lot of people don't have a place they can call their home. building in the ruins of their home. these workers are helping people who lost just about everything in the floods last december. they are the lucky ones because they own the land they are building on. many don't. this is a day labourer. his rented house was inundated. everything they had floated away. >> i'm worried, we don't have a house. my wife is pregnant. due in september. we want to be settled quickly. >> reporter: there's dozens of
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villages. people salvaged what they can. aid agencies are dealing with people displaced from villages like this one, ghost villages - homes washed away by the force of the water, swept off their stilts. all that is left are the steps to a house. >> our may concern is shelter and the holy month of ram addan is approaching much we hope to move people to temporary housing. >> reporter: safe and secure the communities are kept together. >> the government pledged to rehouse those in a state like this. the state like this are not confirmed. many can't rebuild because they occupied public land illegally. it's estimated 160,000 need safe secure accommodation that can withstand the elements.
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the process may take a year or more. >> we will met to understand that the problem is implementation. we do not know the real issue. we leave it to the federal government to sort it out. we are focused only on our sigh. >> state and central governments decide what their responsibilities are, it's left to charities to build homes like this. it's a slow process identifying land that is safe and legal to build on. badly damaged infrastructure is being repaired. life is getting back to normal. many hope it will be completed been six months before the next monsoon. >> a province in the philippines notorious four its glum culture is undergoing an image make over. they are hoping to use a cattle festival to change their image.
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>> reporter: this is home to thousands of acres of beautiful pastures like this one. it's land perfect for cattle ramping, and its people, herders and riders from many generations. that is not the only reason why it is called the wild wild west of the philippines. it has a long history of political violence. for decades it had one of the highest number of election-relied killings. the province long notorious for guns boots and globes is changing. it's because of this. the festival began in the early '90s. it's the only known rodeo in asia and something seen by many as uniquely theirs. despite the western origins.
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the game is raw and violent much like their political landscape. the festival helped to rebuild its image. hundreds come here to participate in the annual festival that is said to be the largest sports festival in the country. >> for us cowboys, it's nice to have something like this. it's an extension of our own, it's nice to have a rodeo festival that is appreciated. >> the popularity grew significantly. it's helped to boost the economy and tourism. organizers make sure the festival is apolitical. >> it is known tore two things - -- for two things - one, the political violence during elections, and the industry. the purpose is modified to include the promotion of our tourism industry. it is to unify the people.
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still, politicians do not shy away. hard which anybody wins seats unless they don't play the same became. in a land where the residents are poor, they are grateful. the rodeo kept the province together - long a game of the rich and the powerful. about 200 central american migrants marched through mexico city protesting abuses against them. it was in response to a programme aimed at stopping people crossing to the u.s. the mying ants say -- migrants say they suffer at the hands of had police officer and government officials. >> 11,000 migrants have been
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residued by the italian coast guard. numbers crossing the mediterranean sea is unprecedented. many escaping war and persecution. authorities are asking for more help to rescue them and catch the traffickers. paul brennan has more. >> the first migrants here continued. a boat pulled in to palermo bricking more than 70 men, 19 women and three children. the sentiment of the people of sicily is one of compassion. perhaps it's not shared on mainland italy or the rest of europe. it's expressed here. the fishermen in the port of catania say it's a horrible experience when they pull up the corpse of a dead migrant caught up in a net. not a pleasant experience. matteo renzi, the italian prime
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minister scribed it not just as a security concern, the migration from north africa but a matter of justice and human dignity. there's a glimmer of hope. in the past 24 hours, there's not been distress calls or may days and they are not bringing migrants in on boats. not that they know of. that would appear to be a welcome respite. will it continue? probably not. more will set sail setting to see from north africa in the coming address. it's a breathing space a welcome breathing space for the overprecious overstretched authorities in sicily it may sound like science fiction, but custom made human organs are a reality, ears can be artificially made in a few hours, and it's hoped that complex organs like the heart and liver can be constructed.
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andy gallagher is in north carolina to see the technology. >> reporter: it's something people would not have thought possible. here, they enter new territory, the key is 3d bioprinters to build organs, it takes about five hours for this machine to manufacture a human ear. >> this is made out of a biomaterial called pcl. >> reporter: pcl is used as a scaffold on which to infuse living human cells, a technique used to build bladders, heart valves and muscle. much of the work done is funded by the u.s. department of defense. the implications for patients everywhere is never far from researchers minds. >> we get the message that everything we do here will move toward human trials and hopefully enhance their life
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through the work that we are doing. >> reporter: luke benefitted from early research, given a new bladder and lives a healthy life. the application for this technology is limitless. doctors say it may be a few years before bio-3d printers are in hospitals. it's the human impact of the research that keeps scientists pushing and breaking barriers. in the future it's hoped the work will pioneer procedures that may lead to construction of organs like the heart, liver and kidneys. the lab's director says despite the progress there's a long way to go. you are ner fully satisfied with what is done, because there's also so much ahead. that needs to be done so more can benefit from the technologies. >> but the strides made here by
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