>> an air strike on an afghan hospital kills aid workers, the u.s. military may be responsible. hello. you are with al jazeera live from doha. also to come on the program -- >> an attempt by russia and iran to prop up assad. >> barack obama says russian air strikes in syria are a recipe for disaster and calls for a political solution. and a frantic search for the

missing as 30 people die in a landslide in guatemala. plus -- >> time in kenya. this futbol field has been turned into a rehabilitation center because of an alcohol problem that has gotten out of hand. >> at least three aid workers have been killed on an air strike in a hospital in an afghan city. this is what's left of the trauma center which was run by doctors without borders. it's investigating the air strike which was carried out by u.s. forces. at least 50 people were injured, another 30 people are missing. heavy fighting has been going on in this northern city since the taliban attacked on monday. nato issued a statement following the death of three doctors in that hospital bombing.

the spokesman said u.s. forces conducted an air strike against individuals threatening force. the strike may have resulted in collateral damage to a nearby medical facility. this incident is under investigation. we can go live to our correspondent. bring us up to date. we are saying at the moment that three doctors have been killed. around 50 people are injured. >> that's the number that we are getting, too, here, that at least three doctors killed, 50 injured arrived at a government hospital and 30 still missing. now, the residents of the area just arrived telling us that they don't know who should -- the bullets come from

everywhere, artillery guns and bombardment. it's almost impossible to continue living there. the taliban told them this morning to leave the area because taliban are telling them they are going to stay and fight. the residents have a problem, all the shops are closed, many markets have been burned and also shortage of no water, no electricity. >> so the battle is raging, isn't it. given that nato is calling this possibly collateral damage, do we know whether this hospital facility was a direct target by the air raids or was this an unintentional consequence of targeting another area? >> well, we know that the small city and taliban are living in the residential area even close

to this hospital. what the government officials are telling us, the taliban have some movement near the hospital when the bombardment happened. it is very clear that no one knows what is the target because taliban and government are now mixed. they are close to each other. like one in three controlled by government. seeing that, it could be a mistake, it could be a target nearby. it's hard to tell for now. >> now it's normally a city of around 300,000 residents. how many people, roughly, would you say remain there today? >> well, since yesterday, a big number of people started leaving the area. and now today we are hearing the taliban also telling them to leave because they going to stay and fight. people that stay, some left

behind because they cannot afford to leave the area. to rent-a-car to take you out of the city is very expensive. and also living there, as i said before, is almost impossible, no water, no food, shops are closed. bullets come from everywhere, they don't know where the taliban area, where the government area. no front line. so people are confused. only the poor people left behind. only those who have enough money to rent-a-car have left already from the city. >> how big a challenge is this battle for the afghan forces themselves? >> afghan government were telling us last night that they would launched a big offensive, they were very optimistic they will get control of con door

city. we are hearing from the afghan security forces officer, the lack of management and lack of coordination, lack of leadership, that's why they are struggling to get the control. in the meantime, remember, taliban, when they capture capte city, they are well equipped now and the area helps them to survive longer there because it's all surrounded by residential area. afghan government keep telling us they are trying to avoid civilian casualties, that's why they are not going fast, trying to go slow. but it is clear that afghan government itself, it's the sixth day to recapture the city. >> thank you very much. giving us the latest on that battle for that significant northern city. the u.s. president barack obama says his country will not

be drown into a proxy war with russia in syria. moscow's air strikes are only strength being isil and driving the moderate opposition groups into hiding. the best way to achieve peace would be for the syrian president to step down. >> mr. putin had to go into syria, not out of strength, but out of weakness. because his client, mr. assad, was crumbling and it was insufficient for him simply to send them arms and money. now he's got to put in his own planes and his own pilots. and the notion that he put forward a plan and that somehow the international community sees that as viable because there's a vacuum there, i didn't see after he made that speech at the united nations suddenly the 60 nation coalition that we have

start lining up behind him. iran and assad make up mr. putin's coalition at the moment. the rest of the world makes up ours. the top line message i want everybody to understand is we are going to continue to go after isil, we are going to continue to reach out to a moderate opposition, we reject russia's theory that everybody opposed to assad is a terrorist. we think that is self-defeating. it will get them into a quagmire. it will be used as a further recruitment tool for foreign fighters. >> many feel that moscow's military action is serving to prop up president assad. >> the russian defense ministry says it is destroying isil command and control centers along with arms dumps.

>> translator: to avoid hitting civilian targets, the russian have determined after reconnaissance whether they belong to terror structures. >> but on the ground it says russian air strikes have been targeting civilians and armed groups opposed to assad and that the aerial campaign is part of preparation to recapture lost territory. >> translator: air strikes could affect the opposition, but not that much. it's been hitting the north for months. the strikes without ground troops won't be successful. now there is information of a possible land preparation. >> they have concentrated on front line areas that surround president assad's heartland area. one target was captured by opposition forces. it had been one of the last

government strong holds. it is not only close, but an important hub for sending government reinforcements to the province. further east, the plains and countryside have been a battle ground. here the government struggled to maintain a grip on a region that leads to the sea and further south, the northern countryside, it's a last rebel strong hold. the kremlin made it clear, it said the aim of the air strikes is to help the syrian armed forces in their weak spots. the syrian opposition believes that is exactly what the russian military is doing, but it is not clear if the air strikes will be able to change the balance of power on the ground if it is not accompanied by a ground operation. but there are those who believe the west, including the united states, is quietly supporting russia's actions. >> translator: washington doesn't want to end the war and

the situation is more complicated. in fact, the west is colluding with russia. what's happening is efforts to end our revolution. >> reporter: russia's intervention could give the government an advantage and they believe that is the objective. to use military force for diplomatic gains whereby the president could negotiate the political settlement from a position of strength. >> john kerry has warned that russian attacks may an taking nice other countries in the region. >> we have made it clear to the russians, do not attack the legitimate opposition. they have said they understand that. what we are looking for is not a military victory. we are looking for the political resolution that we always looked for in the context of geneva.

so they don't have to fear that we are somehow building up a takeover military. what we are trying to do is have a legitimate transition now in order to save syria. and to have a unified secular whole syria going forward. but if the russians insist on fighting against them, there could be serious consequences, the most serious would be that other nations supporting those people will have no choice but to double down and russia itself will become a target of those people. and that's why i say what they have done if they are not there, to actually fight dash is very dangerous for the long term. >> john kerry has been meeting his iranianan counterpart on the side lines at the u.n. general assembly in new york. this is the second time that the two men have met within the space of a week. they talked about syria, of

course, tensions continuing over take ron's backing of president assad and washington reports of some of these opposition rebel groups. they also talked about the implementation of july's nuclear deal. the number of dead from a landslide in guatemala in central america has risen to at least 30. as many as 600 people remain missing in a town southeast of the capital of guatemala city. david mercer has more. >> reporter: what's been said by the disaster management center here, they have actually talked about the municipal authorities and how as far back as 2008 they had told the municipal authorities that this particular neighborhood in this town was in

a very high risk zone. it's at the bottom of a steep ravine. since 2008 they have been telling the municipality they shouldn't be allowing people to build in the area. they have gone to the neighbors, the people living there, and warned them they were living in a risk zone. now there are hundreds of thousands of people around the municipality who are living in similar areas. but right now, as i say, the real focus is not on blaming anybody, but on trying to pull people, trying to pull survivors from the slide. and there's also a big effort being made right now to provide emergency relief, food and blankets. >> we have got a lot more to come on the program, including israel begins construction of a fence along its border with jordan. it says it's to keep out refugees. plus, fifa president seth

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>> hello again. let's have a look at the top stories at al jazeera. at least three doctors have been killed on an air strike on a hospital. nato says it's investigating the air strike which was carried out by u.s. forces. at least 50 people were injured, another 30 are still missing. president obama warned russia

that its air strikes in syria are a recipe for disaster. president obama says moscow's air rides will only help isil and push the moderate opposition groups underground. rescuers in guatemala are trying to find people trap in a mudslide. 30 people have died, hundreds others are missing. a picture is emerging of the nine lives cut short during thursday's shooting in a community college in roseburg, oregon. the victims ranged from 18 to 67. the oldest was a teacher. the six guns used by chris harper mercer along with seven others found in his home were all bought legally. the killings are the latest in a series of shootings across the country.

>> reporter: the president says mass shootings are becoming routine. but this was a day like no other. the flags fly at half staff. after the horror comes the reality, pain and questions. sarah was in the room when the shooting started. >> i feel numb. mix of exhaustion. like denial, did this really actually just happen. >> the shooter was chris harper mercer. they found guns a hate filled note. >> i continue to believe that those media and community member whose publicize his name will only glorify his horrific actions. >> they are going through his apartment. they want to know what drove him to such dreadful violence. >> this will not change until the politics changes and the

behavior of elected officials changes. and so the main thing i'm going to do is i'm going to talk about this on a regular basis. and i will politicize it. >> they join others where mass shootings took place and were left scared. in australia the fatal shooting of a police employee by a teenager is being described as an act of terrorism. the 16-year-old gunned down a worker in sydney. the boy of ira iraqi, kurdish dissent, was shot dead by police. >> it is a shocking crime. it was a cold, blooded murder, targeting the new south wales

police service. it was doubling shocking because it was perpetrated by a 15-year-old boy. and it underlines the importance of families, communities, leaders being very aware of whether young people are becoming radicalized. it is also important that to remember that the australian muslim community will be especially appalled and shocked by this. israel is building more separation walls and fences along its borders. the government says it's a security measure. others believe it will further isolate the nation from its neighbors. >> reporter: israel is often criticized for its separation wall between what it considers its land and the palestinian territories. in some cases drawn borders are not internationally recognized. its leaders say it was done in the name of security.

now the nation is upgrading existing and building new barriers on its frontiers with neighbors. the president says it's for security, but also for the sake of israeli livelihood. >> translator: to the extent it's possible, we'll encompass israel's borders with a security fence that will allofence. >> reporter: israel built a 230-kilometer long fence to keep out potential attackers but also african migrants. it took three years to build. hungary and romania are looking into building similar fences. but now the country is focusing eastward, breaking ground on a new border fence a month ahead of schedule. the border with jordan is israel's longest. this fortify case is taking place in the south.

it's expected to expand. the government here says that it won't undermine jordan's sovereignty. but it shows israel is growing more concerned about a security threat from the east. >> in the '70s, the filtrations were from jordan. the east bank to the west bank and there to israel. and there were terror attacks. so israel feels that this thing will resume. >> reporter: many say a physical beabarrier alone won't stop attacks. >> there is no progress. eventually the borders set up with the context, they will once again be turned into inward looking. >> reporter: without that cooperation, those walls and fences could be viewed more as israel sealing itself off from the region rather than protecting its borders.

the brazilian supreme court ruled that police can question former president desilva as a witness in are the petrogas corruption case. the current president has reshuffled her cabinet and announced spending cuts including that of ministerial salaries. it's a move as being seen as heading off efforts to impeach her. four of fifa's biggest supporters are calling on separator's resignation. he has said that it would not be in the best interest of fifa. >> the indictments of several

fifa executives pushed sepp blatter into agreering to end his rain in february. but since the announcement that blatter was being investigated for misappropriation, the pressure for him to go has become intense. coca-cola, one of the organization's biggest and olderolders backers, said he mut resign immediately because every day that passes, the image and reputation of fifa continues to tarnish. coca-cola's demand was quickly followed by similar statements from sponsors, mcdonald's, visa and anheuser-busch. >> there is only one more step, that is to threaten to withdraw their sponsorship completely. and we are talking about mega threats here. >> but blatter's lawyer issued a firm rejection of the call. he said blatter's departure would not be in the best interest of fif fifa.

>> i'm not able to give you a timetable. >> last month the u.s. attorney general who filed the first criminal charges against fifa officials said she expected others to follow. >> i'm grateful for the cooperation and substantial evidence that we have received from all. based upon that cooperation and new evidence, we do anticipate pursuing additional charges against individuals and entities. >> blatter said he will leave following an ordinarily succession. but he's accused of taking a disloyal payment of $2 million from blatter. the former head of fifa's committee urged retired german futbol association president to be named at blatter's temporary successor.

the ken ongovernmen kenyan s started a program against what it considers to be a drinking problem. a futbol field has been turned into a rehabilitation camp. >> this is not an ordinary group therapy session. the men and women here are getting free treatment and counseling to help with their drinking problem. a number of people suffered violent withdrawal symptoms when illegal alcohol dens were shut down in july. the main futbol field has been turned into a temporary rehabilitation camp. he was a policeman for 14 years. he lost his job, his wife and children left two years ago.

>> it became so hard for me to stop drinking alcohol simply because i had drink, i had to drink for me to survive. to do anything i have to do. i had a drink in the morning. >> here they reflect, eat well, support each other and build their confidence. volunteer counselors, medics and teachers are running the camp set up by the federal government. there are about a thousand recovering alcoholics here. hundreds more are registering to get help. most of them are not employed. the concern now is what happens when they leave this place. >> so we are working to make sure that they are strong enough to be able to prevent relapse. i know that you cannot prevent all. but we are looking for if we manage to save 100, that would be a good number. >> up to three months in rehab they will go back to places like

this village center where alcohol is still easy to get. roughlsome have died. this man became blind after drinking alcohol in 2001. this day his nephews came to visit, they were drunk. he says he tries to tell them to stop. but they won't listen. >> translator: alcohol destroyed my life. i cannot do anything. i couldn't even educate my children. it's very sad to see people drinking here so much because they never ahead of themselves. >> back at the camp, these people know too well how hard it will be to adjust to life when they return to villages. but this moment, they just want to stay sober and positive. >> don't forget you can keep up

to date with all the day's developing stories on the al jazeera website, www.aljazeera.com. particularly we are following developments in northern afghanistan. the air raids in the northern city that is being taken by the taliban as attempted to be retain by government. in india, a woman's fate can take a cruel twist when her husband dies. >> they would beat me, both my daughter in law and my son would beat me.