p the taliban attacks appear air base in afghanistan as afghanistan and pakistan meet to discuss security. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. coming up in the next half hour, freed from boko haram, hundreds of hostages are rescued after a military operation in cameroon. >> what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for condemnation from home and abroad after presidential hopeful donald trump calls for a ban on muslims entering the u.s.

lights, camera but no action, why thailand is struggling to maintain its hollywood connection. in afghanistan where taliban are holding hostage in a compound compound. at least 22 people have been killed and nine attackers have died. the area is one of the most heavily fortified in the country. al jazeera's correspondent has more. >> reporter: the attack started almost 14 hours ago and it was the second attack in the past 24 hours. we talked to the senior afghan military official at the scene. he told us that the reason that this operation is going very

slow is because they are holding hostages and they're careful any fast movement could cause civilian casualty. he confirmed that afghan special forces have been deployed to that location and they are fighting with taliban attackers at the scene it happened as a major conference in security in afghanistan began in pakistan. it is committed to renewing the afghan peace process. it brokered failed talks with the taliban in july. more from our correspondent. just take us through the agenda of the day for the summit. >> reporter: first of all, this grouping of 14 countries known as the heart of asia conference has been going on for a number of years. this is the fifth conference that is happening here in

pakistan. the president arrived early in the morning. he was given a 21-gun salute, the heads of the ministry all there. everyone was focused on how to find a settlement to the conflict, something which is of grave concern not just are for pakistan but the region at large as well. so focus is, of course, on how to restore stability and peace in afghanistan and how to improve economic coordination and economic dealings with each other. the president is touching upon the fact that the indians have been a port in iran and talked about the future of the gas pipeline which will, of course, benefit pakistan and eventually india as well afghanistan struggles with-- if the country struggles with taliban, how is their forces

coping? >> reporter: the pakistan military says it is going as planned, but the president spoke about the operation saying that it had unintended consequences for the country that 350 to 500,000 people were affected by this conflict, crossed over to the other side. he mentioned that foreign fighters were escaping the pakistani offensive have also gone to the other side. they are, of course, saying that the operation is going according to plan. there are problems because the bord border, they're involved with the taliban and they're not able to focus on pakistani taliban, but pakistan is saying it is committed to a settlement. it wants to facilitate talks

with the other taliban and there are signs that the government may be prepared for a second round of talks in the near future thank you. on the heart of asia conference. a syrian activists say the first bus load of people have lost the city of homs. it is part of a cease fire deal which will see about two thousand rebels and their families leave the neighborhood. that's the long stronghold in homs which has been under siege for about two years. russia's defense ministry says it has fired missile towards syria from a submarine for the first time. it says the strikes hit weapon stores and oils. areas. world leaders are planning to neat in new york next week to

discuss the war in syria. u.s. secretary of state john kerry made the announcement after talks with u.n. chief ban ki-moon. they're aiming to push for formal talks between rebels and the government by january 1. >> the need for the u.n. negotiations to be able to begin and hopefully for a cease fire to able to take effect russia has cast doubts over the talks about to take place in new york. >> i've heard some announcements, but as far as i'm concerned this meeting has not yet been agreed on. what needs to be done is the things which were agreed during the vienna 2 meeting, they need to be accomplished first and there must be two lists. one list of the opposition, members of the opposition who will par taste patent in the talks with the government-- participate in the talks with

the government and the minister will play a leading role in putting that together russia has criticised the presence of turkey troops in the country. in baghdad hundreds of people have rallied outside the turkish embassy calling on the forces to leave. more now on russia's reaction from u.n. headquarters in new york. >> reporter: russia considers the presence of turkish troops in iraq without the expression consent the iraqi government illegal under international law. turkey is claiming it had permission to be there but russia, of course, is very upset about the shooting down the its jet by turkey on the northern border in syria and russia wanted to bring up these issues in the security council to register its discontent. on the sidelines of the meeting the iraq ambassador was saying his country were trying to work out the differences with turkey and come to an agreement.

he said at this stage his government was not scathing for the intervention of the security council. the united states is hoping it won't come to that. they have also encouraged the countries to come to an agreement hundreds of people rescued from the armed groom boko haram will be reunited with their family soon. they were freed near cameroon's border with nigeria. nigerian have an a final push against the group. >> reporter: the boko haram captivity, they are finally free. these are some of the 900 hostages, mainly women an children, who have been freed freed. >> translation: i was taken away from my village. i was then put in a prison. >> reporter: soon he and others

will be on their way home. >> translation: we've received strict instructions from those above us to support them, to repatriate them to their countries. there is already a push for them to get a rest and support including food. >> reporter: the government has already deported thousands of nigeria refugees. it says it is concerned about potential boko haram fighters hiding among them. dozens of its citizens have been killed. thousands of young men and women across the region have been taken by boko haram over the last five years. many of them have been forced to join the armed group. >> reporter: there has been a growing sense of frustration that after 19 months there has been no news of more than 200 school girls kidnapped, an aadult that has drawn international attention. this man is related to 23 of the

missing girls and campaigns for government action to rescue them. he says they aren't giving up hope >> i have not seen anything difficult in negotiating the release of these girls for the government. i am hopeful because it is not just possible to have over 276 girls taken under the government and from school, disappearing like flies. >> reporter: troops are under pressure to end the boko haram violence by the end of the year. as the fighting intensifys, emergency relief agencies are preparing for another wave of displacement persons venezuelan president maduro is to begin an immediate cabinet reshuffle after a defeat in the elections. his government lost control of the national assembly for the first time since 1999.

he has vowed to veto plans for an many amnesty law for jailed people brazil's supreme court has been tasked with the issue of whether to impeach dilma rousseff. on tuesday there were scuffles in the brazil parliament as politicians voted to set up that committee. dilma rousseff is accused by the opposition of mismanaging the budget. the poorest in brazil say that the political infighting is stopping any prospect of an economic recovery in the country. reporting from the capital. >> reporter: there are no welcome mats here. the words on this door say, always fight. you could say it has become a mantra for this family. the young parents are joblets and homeless-- jobless. they're squatting here that was once a luxury hotel. >> translation: i would like to

offer something better to my daught daughter. >> reporter: about 300 homeless people are now using their wits to survive. this is just miles away from the congress. the family say the government might be ignoring their misery, but they're well aware of the woes facing dilma rousseff. brazil is in the midst of an impression. the infighting has become a roadblock for resuscitating the economy. the president hasn't been able to get a congress to support her measures >> i think the most important thing is to approve or deny the impeachment. theic this out of the agenda. -- take this out of the agenda. then we can concentrate on more problems. >> reporter: meanwhile, the family had to keep their

daughter home from school because they couldn't afford the bus fare. >> translation: i wish they were here in this place. i'm here because i have to be here. >> reporter: the family says they have no choice, but to put their faith in their politicians because of their power to help poor people like themselves still to come coca-cola's christmas blunder. why an ad to convey a sense of cheer ended up in controversy. an inspiration in paris.

welcome back. a recap of the top stories. the afghan taliban is holding a number of hostages after storming the airport. at least 22 people have died. it happened as a major security conference gets understandway in neighbouring pakistan. russia's defense ministry says it has fired missile at syria from a submarine for the first time. january kerry says that world leaders will be meeting in new york next week to discuss the syrian conflict. the u.n. is calling on turkey and on iraq to resolve their dispute over the deployment of turkish soldiers in iraq. in baghdad hundreds of people

rallied outside the turkish embassy calling for forces to leave. israeli soldiers have shot dead a palestinian protester in the west bank. he had come to protest against the arrest of two men when he was killed. the israeli army said it opened fire after they were attacked by pipe bombs. >> reporter: the confrontations that ensued between the israeli army and palestinian youth followed the funeral of the young man who was killed in an overnight raid by the israeli army in a refugee camp close to bethlehem. following his funeral, there was a march and confrontations ensued. this street has become a flash point of these kind of confrontations where palestinian youth vent their anger, their

frustration at the ons occupation. when you speak to them, many of them will tell you that the world has forgotten them, that nothing seems to be on the table to try to push israel to end the occupation of the occupied west bank and occupied east jerusalem. so there is a simmering frustration here that is becoming the norm. the protest is something we see almost on a daily basis, also an incident of stabbing, alleged stabbing, car rammings, all becoming something that is happening on a day-to-day basis. certainly a very tense street, a lot of frustration, even in the words of the u.s. secretary of state who had been trying to get both sides to the table over the last few years to try and find a solution to this conflict. he said he hadn't seen the mistrust as high as it is now between both sides republican presidential hopeful donald trump is facing a back lash from across the political spectrum after calling for muslims to be banned from entering the united states. republicans, democrats and

foreign leaders have criticised his comments as dangerous and devisive >> i am officially running >> reporter: from the moment he announced he was running, he has tested fellow republicans with his rhetoric. many say he whos gone too far now >> this is not conservativism. this is not what this party stands for and more importantly, it's not what this country stands for >> reporter: ryan says there are many members of the congress and armed forces who are assisting the americans. donald trump is still standing his ground to close the borders until threats are contained. >> a total shut down of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is

going on. >> reporter: donald trump's comments were met with applause on monday. not all conservatives support the proposal. many republicans are christians who believe religion must be protected. one southern baptist leader criticised donald trump saying: the white house is calling donald trump's comments unrealistic, even grotesque. >> what he said is deeply offensive, and as a secretary of homeland security said, has consequences for our nation security, but the real question for the republican party and the republican candidates is are they going to be dragged into

the tuft bin of history along with donald trump? >> reporter: those who study politics believe republicans will not. >> what you're actually seeing is that people are starting to rally around everybody but him; in other words, in some strange way he is unifying the party against him. >> reporter: and against a branch of the republican party that right now appears angry, anxious and amplified a roman catholic church cardinal says if climate talks stall, pope francis may weigh in. he criticised fossil fuel companies. >> last sunday, he has expressed deep trust from the capacity and the of the companies, to

overcome difficulties like this. i guess he may alter a statement or make a comment or whatever while the focus in france turns to climate change talks, parisians are struggling to return to normal ality after the attacks. some are taking inspiration from the fact that the conference and all its associated events are taking place as planned. >> reporter: across paris art installations have sprung up from those representing rising sees in a park in the south of the city to the melting ice caps outside the panthian. it is still the focus of international media. here are the new york times, covering the climate change conference, there it is in real life. the blue whale, 1500 different

parts of wood and metal, a wonder of the world's biodiversity. >> this whale represents size and strength, also the living being, the animal, everything which is beautiful and giant. it also represents the franklying ility of our-- fragility of our world. >> reporter: these were commissioned before the attacks and the pain of that night is still raw and the climate conference is no more than a diversion for some. >> it is a bit out of tune with the occurrence. it would be a positive thing, it would it's not what's on people's minds. >> reporter: others hope this conference is the point at which the world turns a corner towards a cleaner and safer future for millions of people and that the right decision raz made >> just because of what

happened, people that take part, like, you know, the delegates, will strive harder to reach an agreement because we need more unity around the world. >> reporter: the grant palaiis, ideas that could change the future. >> of course, we are anxious around paris that we all want to build a new world to help what happened. >> reporter: the fact that this conference was not cancelled following the attacks, despite staggering security challenges speak volumes for the character and resilience of this city. it was, most people felt, just the right thing to do. a spirit, perhaps, that in the final days of discussions, may inspire delegates and ministers as they seek out a strong climate agreement that could forever be positively associated

with paris a coca-cola christmas advertisement in mexico that was meant to inspire joy and unity has done the opposite. the company was forced to pull the campaign of a rights group complained it was racist. >> reporter: coca-cola meant this to be their latest heart warming christmas add for mexico. white hipsters hanging a tree and handing out cokes to people here. it was meant to inspire unity and joy. instead it has inspired furry on line and a complaint from rights group saying the ad is race afloat >> there are two types of people in there. people who are happy and white, that these people go to an indigenous town and they give happiness with coke and with the

christmas. the people from the community only have capacity. >> reporter: the black lash has been so great that the company has pulled the commercial entirely. in they sent this statement: reaction might be a surprise to coca-cola, but from the times of the spanish conquest through to the popular soap operas of today, dark-skinned indigenous mexicans have been portrayed as subservient to white-skinned mexicans. despite the outrage on their behalf, the people featured in the commercial said they were happy coca-cola came. these two are among those who featured in the ad.

>> translation: when they took it down i was disappointed because people were saying things that weren't true. they said we're being humiliated and it was the opposite. we were proud to be recognised. >> reporter: coke is easily the country's biggest selling soda. it has been here for decades, even as diabetes and obesity rates have seared. -- soared the producers of some block buster films from james bond to star wars have used thailand as a backdrop to tell their stories. sometimes the country itself has been in the leading role, but as our correspondent reports from bangkok, that trend appears to be in decline. >> reporter: from its stunning national landscape to the confused man made beauty of bangkok, thailand has served as the living set for dozens of

international films. but that number has been shrinking the last few years. partly industry leaders say because the country does not have a film incentive program. one where studios get a rebate from the money spent on location in thailand. chris lone has been lobbying to pass a film incentive program for 10 years. he has worked on dozens of holly holm woulded wound other international film productions here >> a lot of thailand's neighbors have film incentives in place, malaysia, korea, new zealand, australia, have great incentives. even if it's cost effective and if producers might pick your country to film in, without the film incentives, you only don't make the short list. >> reporter: more frequently thailand has not been making the short list. last year the number of foreign film productions in thailand was down nearly 12% from 2013.

this year so far it's shaping up to be even worse. the number is down over 33% from last year. if film incentives are approved, the program will provide a boost to the indigenous film industry too as local thai productions, like the ones that are filmed here, will also benefit from the rebate program, and small independent films can use that money to kick-start financing. that will build the abilitys and capacity of the local film studs and their-- studios and their thai professionals. some films can act as an international gateway from thailand. >> we have been waiting for a long time for the world to understand the differentiation between countries and culture in this area and what can be the better tool than movies. >> reporter: so for now the

decision rests with thailand's government and the film industry waits for rebates to be approved. looking for a more prosperous second act all the latest news on our website at aljazeera.com is north carolina. >> they made me the scapegoat because they had no one to blame. >> at his trial, an fbi scientist testified that hairs found at the crime scene were 'microscopically alike' to joseph's. just months ago, joseph was released from prison, after serving almost forty years behind bars.