the taliban attacks an air base as pakistan and afghanistan meet to discuss security. hello, this is al jazeera. also ahead on the program, russia fires missiles at targets in syria from a submarine for the first time as diplomatic disagreements with the u.s. continues. freed from boko haram, hundreds of hostages are rescued after a military operation in cameroon. an inspiration in paris is art

inspired by the global summit springs up across the city. we begin in afghanistan where taliban fighters are holding a number of host age after storming the airport. afghan forces are still locked in a gun battle with the the fighters in the residential part of a 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. it happened as a major conference on security in afghanistan began in neighbouring pakistan. afghan president is there and met pakistan's prime minister. it is said they're committed to renew the peace process. kamal talk us through the agenda

of the what's on the table? >> reporter: first of all, just to give you background, the heart of asia conference is a part of the process which started about five years ago. this is the fifth conference which, of course, is being attended by at least ten more than ministers and also the delegation from four other countries. there are 14 members in all. 17 countries who are supporting the peace and reconciliation as well as finding a peaceful solution to the problem. talks were being held in july, but everything was cancelled and there were no more meetings. the two countries were trading allegations. the conference was spoken about

the military operation, its unintended consequences and the need to restore peace because he said that pakistan in an energy-deficient country. they're talking about the pipeline and the president also touched on the indian investment in iran. a lot to discuss, but, of course, the problem is not going away as you see with that attack yes, of course. what are the expectations? >> reporter: well, people would be expecting that somehow pakistan is able to facilitate a second round with the taliban talks which are crucial because the government has also expressed a desire that at some stage it wants to renew those talks. the military solution is not working. so, of course, there is going to be a-- it is going to be a difficult proposition because

the taliban has gone through a major transition, after the rumour of mullah akhtar mansoor being wounded, but he is still alive and the taliban is strong. the important thing is that what pakistan want is an owned process and the decision will have to be made as to whether there is one regime, is interested in a second round of talks with the taliban thank you. syrian activists say the first bus load of people have left the city of homs. it is a cease fire which will see people leave the neighborhood. it is the last rebel stronghold in homs which has been under siege for about two years. the city's governor says syrian government police will enter in the coming months when the eau vacuum ewe invitation is complete. -- evacuation is complete.

>> translation: some people have left. we are steadfast on the front lines. neither armed groups have left. there is no mass departure. this is our neighborhood and we should defend it world leaders are planning to meet in new york next week to discuss the war why syria. u.s. secretary of state made the announcement after holding a discussion with ban ki-moon. >> we talked about syria and the need for the u.n. negotiations to begin and hopefully for a cease fire to take effect russia has cast doubts over the new york talks >> i heard some announcements, but as far as we are concerned

the meeting ahas not been agreed upon. we have stated that first of all what needs to be done is the things which we are agreed during the vienna 2 meeting need to be accomplished. there must be two lists. one list of the opposition, members of the opposition who would participate in the talks with the government, and we expect a leading role to be in putting that list together russia's defense ministry says it fired missiles from a submarine for the first time. it hit weapon stores and oils areas. hubs of people rescued from boko haram will be reunited with their families soon. they were freed after an operation. nigeria troops have begun what they begin a final push to end the six-year fight against the

group. >> reporter: after boko haram activity, they are final free. these are some of the 900 hostages, mainly women and children, who have been freed after days of fighting between boko haram and regional forces near cameroon's border with nigeria. >> translation: i come from nigeria. i was taken on my way to my village. i was put in a prison >> reporter: soon he and others will be on their way home. >> translation: we have received strict instructions from those above us to support them and to repatriate them to their countries. there is support and there is a place for them to rest and get food >> reporter: the government has already deported thousands of other nigerian refugees. it is concerned about boko haram fighters hiding amongst them.

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 about the girls kidnapping. for the girls and their families, their freedom could take longer. this man is related to 23 of the missing girls. 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 very hopeful because it is not just possible to have over 276 girls taken under government and disappear in the air like flies

>> reporter: they are under pressure to complete the violence. aid agencies are preparing for another wave of displaced persons a third gunman who took part in the attack on a concert hall in paris last month has been identified. many of the 130 people killed in the attacks died at the bataclan music venue. more on this from jacky rowland. what do we know about this third man? >> reporter: well, if you recall, all those people who were killed at the bataclan were killed by three attackers according to the police. the first two were identified and named very soon on. these were men who - two of the men blew themselves up with explosive vests. a third man was killed by police

anti terrorist squads who stormed the concert hall. early in the first days the first two were named, but there had been big question marks hanging over the identity of the third attacker. police, obviously, had a body, dismemorandum-- dismembered by the vest. he was a 23-year-old man, originally from the east of france b but that he, like many other young men who have been implicated in attacks or planning attacks recently in europe, he is reported to have travelled to syria towards the end of 2013 with a brother and with some other friends. that's the information we've got about him at the moment, although the paris prosecutor is likely to speak later quite a significant development there, but what

about other findings as far as the investigation is concerned? >> reporter: this has been and continues to be an investigation almost on an unprecedented scale in france. the last time that the prime minister gave an update on the investigation, he gave details of hundreds of search operations, hundreds of people who had been questioned. of course, france is now working under a state of emergency and in the direct aftermath of the attacks, parliament adopted new anti terror laws which give the police a lot of power to stop and search, to raid premises, to halt people for-- hold people for extended periods of time for questioning. there has been some setbacks in the investigation in that the number one suspect who escaped from the attacks, who has yet has not been found, salah

abdeslam, the latest reports was that he had, in fact, managed to get back to syria, which is, obviously, prompted a lot of questions about how the number one wanted man in europe to cross all these borders and get back to syria. there are other details that have emerged suggesting that the man who was assumed to have organized the paris attacks, abdel hamid abaaoud, this attacker who was killed in the raid in st denis earlier this month, he was apparently being tracked by greek police as early as january this year. they failed to catch him. he was wanted in suspicion of plotting attacks in belgium. there have been security slip-ups, people passing through the net, not just in france but also in belgium and even in greece thank you for that jacky. coming up on al jazeera, on the u.n.'s international anti

corruption day, we're in kenya where the majority of people believe the problem has got worse. camping out in a former luxury hotel, why young families in brazil want politicians to do more for the poor.

mellow again. the top-- hello again. the top stories. afghan taliban is holding a number of hostages after storming the airport of the at least 22 people have died. it happened as a major security conference is underway in

neighbouring pakistan. russia's defense ministries has fired a missile at raqqa. world leaders will meet in new york next week to discuss the conflict. the third gunman who took part in the attack on a can certain hall in paris last month has been identified. he is a 23-year-old. the united nations has declared wednesday international anti corruption day to highlight the problem that it has on communities worldwide. it is massive. some estimates place the financial cost at about 5% of the global economy every year. that amounts to 2.6 trillian dollars. somalia has the highest rate of

corruption in the world. denmark, the least corrupt nation in the world where people live on average 25 years longer and danes are among the mosted indicated in the world. kenya has called corruption a threat to national security. this year he has lost a third. but many kenyans believe corruption in the public sector is on the rise. catherine soi reports. >> reporter: these protesters are demanding answers from their government. they often wake up to reports of new corruption scandals. this girl and her friends travelled from far away to join in the demonstration. >> translation: we don't want corruption any more. we want everyone to benefit. i don't have any money and i want changes. >> reporter: kenya's anti corruption commission has taken more than 350 people to court

this year, six cabinet secretaries which is a third of the cabinet have also been forced to resign because of corruption allegations. many kenyans are angry about the corruption, especially in the public service. the president recently declared corruption a threat to national security, but these people want to see more action. >> where are these transactions done? >> reporter: if in this forum some of the economic think tanks discuss the latest scandle. last year money was borrowed from investors to place on the stock market. it is not sure where the money has been used. >> the president has made any statements against corruption. however, in terms of action, that doesn't - we haven't seen action that is commensurate to

the statements, which demonstrate a lack of political will. >> reporter: earlier this year the disappearance of close to 8 million dollars outraged kenyans and prompted investigations. parliament is being probed for diverting millions and alleged fraudulent payments. many have than accused of his appropriating public money. the government spokesman acknowledges corruption exists in government but says all is being done to deal with it. >> 70% of it is related to procurement. procurement is in the private sector and government players. principally, before we have only been able to deal with the government side of that. if we can now allow for the private sector people to also take responsibility for what is obviously criminal, then we are heading in the right direction. >> reporter: these protestors have no faith in the government's fight against

corruption. they are yet to see any outcomes for those accused of stealing their money brazil's supreme court has suspended a committee which is deciding to impeach president dilma rousseff over a corruption scandal. a committee was voted to set up. opposition politicians accused the president of mismanaging the budget. the political infighting is stopping any possibility of a solution. >> reporter: there are no welcome mats here. the words on this door say always fight. you could say it has become a mantra for the silver family. these parents are jobless and homeless. they're in this sky scraper that was once a luxury poelgts. >> translation: - hotel.

>> translation: i would like to offer something better for my daughter. >> reporter: about 300 homeless people are now using their wits to survive in a place where only the desperate check in. this homeless encampment is miles away from the brazilian congress. they say the government might be ignoring their misery, but they're well aware of the impeachment woes facing dilma rousseff. the country is in a depression. it is becoming a roadblock for resuscitating the economy. there hasn't been a congress to be gained in revolt. >> i think the most important thing is to approve or deny the impeachment. take this out of the agenda. then we can concentrate on the economic 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 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 u.s., but despite the up roar about the controversial comments, his support among some appears to be unshakeable. >> reporter: when it comes to u.s. presidential elections, few places are as philanthropistal as the state of florida-- pivotal. we've come here today to the

affluent city to talk to two republicans as to why necessity think donald trump is the best man to be president in 2016. >> good to see you. >> reporter: can i come in? reporter: thank you. for this man who has been active in republican party politics for years there isn't any doubt that donald trump is the right candidate at the right moment in u.s. politics >> he has taken a sledge hammer to 30 years of political correctness and just shattered it being safe when you feel unsafe comes way before paying for your college education, and that's what's going on in the country. he is probably going to be the next president and we will be better off for it. >> reporter: he who describes himself as a conserve servetive

doesn't always agree with his rhetoric, but he thinks he will make a strong president, and that makes him a leader >> i think you will see a completely different attitude taken around the world. will everyone love him? no. will everyone respect him? they better. they better. because that's what you need to be. being loved is not the point. being respected is the point. >> we have to figure it out. we p can't live like this >> reporter: he has had out cry over his latest comment. the first primary approaching he remains in a strong position. with the supporterss like ken and sydney, he may continue to dominate headlines around the world australia's coal industry is bracing itself for more job losses after one of the world's biggest mining companies announced plans to slash its

workforce. it is going to cut 85,000 johns as part of a three billion dollar restructure. four of its coal mines in australia are already up for sale. more from sydney. >> reporter: the trouble for australia is that the prices have tom belled for everything in this country has pulled out of the ground. oil is $40. four years ago it was $200. the natural gas and coal. it is not clear how many of the thousands of jobs the company is cutting here in australia, but many will. it won't just be at the coal face. it and other struggling mining companies employ a lot of white collar staff in australia's big cities, especially in perth, brisbane and here in the commercial capital of australia, sydney. there are managers, accountants and lawyers in the office buildings behind me all nervous. the mines themselves, thousands have been made redundant each

year. early this week another big mining company announced that it was cutting four fifths of the staff. chevron announced it was cutting between four and sick thousands. australia isn't reliant on mining. it has a diverse tied economy, but the australian dollar has subject 2% since friday at about 70 u.s. cent it has fallen a lot since 2011. house prices, for years it was up. properties prices in mining towns are half of what they were. in sydney house prices are dropping and falling exports for mining means less tax for the government. that hits revenue and spending is down across the board france is said to present a streamline draft of a global pact to fight climate change in

paris late on wednesday. foreign minister says they worked through the night to prepare the new text which has fewer options in it. leaders from close to 2000 countries have until friday to reach a deal in curbing greenhouse gas emissions. the focus is france turns to climate change, parisians are still struggling to return to nor mallity. they are taking inspiration. the fact is taking place as planned. >> reporter: across paris art installations have sprung up, representing rising seas to the melting ice caps. paris is still very much the focus of the international media. here is the new york times. they're covering darned things. this time it's the climate change, an art installation and there it is in real life. the blue whale, 1500 different

parts of resin, wood and metal, a model of the world's biodiversity. >> translation: the live represents size, strength, animal. everything that is beautiful and giant but at the same time it also represents the fragility of our world. >> reporter: of course, these installations were commissioned before the paris attacks in november 13. the pain of that dreadful night is still vivid and raw for parisins. the climate conference is no more than a divide version for some >> it is a bit out of tune with the current mood of the people, i would guess. it would be a positive thing, it would lift people's feelings somewhat, but it's not what's on people's minds right now. >> reporter: others hope the conference is the point at which the wormed turns a corner towards a cleaner and safer picture for hundreds of millions

of people. >> 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: in the grand pal a, a grand-- palais, things that could shape the future. >> all the things that happened in paris ric, , we want to buil new world and this will help what's happened to disappear. >> reporter: the fact that this climate conference was not cancelled followed the attacks, despite staggering security challenges speaks volumes for the character and resilience of this city. it was most people felt just the right thing to do. the spirit, perhaps, that in the deanol days of negotiations-- final days of negotiation to

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