on al-jazeera, if you want to help save the world, enduro 23 incidents of alleged unlawful killing of 39 people and a straining army investigation finds evidence of multiple war crimes committed by special forces deployed in afghanistan. and again, i'm a star. this is al jazeera live from doha, also coming up 95 percent effective drug company pfizer to seek emergency approval for its covered 1000 vaccine. as the u.s. death toll tops a quarter of a 1000000 deadly clashes in uganda after opposition. politician bobby wine is

arrested by campaigning for the upcoming presidential election and world cinema takes center stage as a film festival. and cats are aiming for inspiration and hope during the pandemic. now a long awaited inquiry into the conduct of australian special forces in afghanistan has found credible evidence of multiple war crimes. the report contains details of $39.00 unlawful killings of civilians or prisoners and the cruel treatment of a father to allegations and food weapons being planted on bodies to conceal the wrong justice. burgeon considered in detail 57 allegations of incidents and issues. he found there to be credible information,

to substantiate 23 incidents, of alleged unlawful killing of 39 people by 25 astroland special forces personnel predominantly from the special air service regiment correspondent has all the latest from canberra. this is been a very long running inquiry, and it has been extremely critical of the culture within a strongly is forces unit in afghanistan, the inquiry looked at allegations and incidents that occurred between 252-0168 said that there was a warrior culture that had been created. one of deceit and coverup, and that is clear by the number of cases that are being referred to, the a stallion, federal police for prosecution. but the inquiry also said that it found evidence that senior leaders in offices actually knew of any wrongdoing that was occurring

in these remote locations in afghanistan. but they are still responsible as well because it happened under their watch. but many of the allegations in this report will be extremely confronting to many people, including the families of alleged victims in afghanistan. some of them include june, new soldiers being encouraged to execute prisoners, just to get what they call their 1st kill. and it also includes weapons being planted on bodies to conceal some of this alleged criminal activity. so from here, because this was just an administrative process, a special investigator will be appointed to gather evidence to try and work out which cases can be brought to the legal system and the chief of defense force in australia. angus campbell has said that he wants any of these crimes to be dealt

with domestically in now u.s. drug maker, pfizer says it will request emergency approval for its covered 1000 vaccine in the coming days and strain consistent results across broad demographics with no major side effects. care about us and our has more for us from new york. it's safe, 95 percent effective and ready for final approval. that's what pfizer and its german partner by in tech are saying about their corona virus vaccine, which they expect to submit to the f.d.a. for authorization within days. in trials the company said side effects from the vaccine were mild, boston based moderna has said its vaccine still in the final stage of trials is also showing over 90 percent effectiveness. u.s. health officials said both could be rolled out as soon as next month. by the end of december, we expect to have about 40000000 doses of these 2 vaccines available for distribution,

pending f.d.a. authorization. enough to vaccinate about 20000000 of our most vulnerable americans . and production of course, would continue to ramp up after that. but president elect joe biden said on wednesday that while the vaccine news is positive, he's being hampered by donald trump's refusal to acknowledge his election victory, or allow the biden harris team access to important information about developments. there's a whole lot of things that are just, we just don't have available to us, which, unless it's made available. so we're going to be behind by weeks or months, being able to put together the whole. and this should do both vaccines using new technology called messenger r.n.a. . that is being praised for how well it seems to work. dozens of drugmakers and research groups using a variety of approaches, are racing to develop a covert vaccine with astra zeneca and johnson and johnson also likely to release

results of trials this year. it can't come soon enough with copd surging around the world with the united states, still the global hot spot. now averaging around 150000 cases and over 1000 deaths a day. rural states are being hit particularly hard with south dakota in iowa, recording over 50 percent positivity rates higher than new york during the peak of the pen demick in the spring. and while the vaccine appears to be closer, most experts still say it won't be widely available until early to the middle of next year. gabriel's al-jazeera, new york. well, that's not return to our top story about a strain report on war crimes in afghanistan. we can now speak to harvey mara fats . he is the director of the afghanistan human rights and democracy organization, and he joins us now from kabul. thanks for being with us, hadi. i was taking a look at this report. $465.00 pages. big chunks of it have been redacted, but

a lot of it is incredibly confronting. i'm guessing the contents didn't. here's the surprise you. yes, r. well, as you mentioned, the inquiry has established 23 incident which has involved the unlawful killing off 39 civilians and 2 prisoners of war, but cruelly treated 25 got into and form an australian defense members have been involved in this incidence 9000 of these personal have been deferred for criminal prosecution, about 28, incidental allegations were not substantiated and 11 cases where discontinued war all, it is a very good good report. establishing a number of important incidents, identifying the type of war crimes, allegedly committed methods of killing and torture, used and provide in significant detail about come on dispensed responsibilities across what were our earliest military units and defining doublet, a legal framework, and bringing it also,

examples of prosecution of war crimes from other countries, including history of war crimes, committed by australian military, and become ending witness stand well if your support program, what is actually the deportees badly missing? 8 at a commendation of support to victims and, and families of the victims in afghanistan. i want to ask you more about that. how do you, yourself work with the 10s of for one and some of the behavior described in this report is really horrific. the initiation executions, children being held and all of that, these trauma, i know this report on the identifies 25 individuals, but how is training troops broadly viewed in afghanistan? while it is profoundly shocking and a shocking for all of us in afghanistan in particularly shocking and traumatizing for the families of the victims. and we know that that has been cover up. and as far as you know,

the killings and murdock's off of this is severely and our concern and eventually is how they're going for a long, long time. you need to know what are, what actually the reality is and the truth. and what is important at this stage is you know, that they have to know more about the truth. and they expect with securely, nothing more than a thorough and transparent and credible investigation into all this alleged war crimes that happened in afghanistan. and also didn't want to be provided an opportunity to take part in the, in the stipulation process. obviously the transfer apparency and the crew to béla team integrity off the investigation is very key and essential to the victims' families. and they want just want to be completely an independent and independent off the office of the special in the state getter. but also that defense has to be meant tent and they have to seriously investigate it. you know, just to discuss this. and you also want at the victims to be eventually

participating in the lead up proceedings. and not only in this investigation, but also more importantly, indeed, legal, deliberate proceedings and ultimately in their will is decision of justice. how do you have a director of afghanistan, human rights and democracy organization? speaking to us from kabul, great to have a with us here, an officer. how do, thanks for being with us. now at least 3 people have been killed and protests in uganda. following the arrest of presidential candidate bobby, while his supporters blocked roads and tires on the capital, calpol are prompting place to fight. take us bullets or batman reports the anger in uganda's, capital kampala, as word spread of the rest of it is protesters who want as part of the oath that message was clear, i think to face images of normal time leader. while the 70 security forces

responded by car and tear gas and arresting dozens of demonstrators the for the police. this moment to put them on to the street. about 100 kilometers away. the poster who turned politician who's campaigning in luka when he was arrested, a bundled into a police security forces, cited repeated violations of covenanting restrictions, the following his arrest. bobi one tweeted the resistance is a duty only say he's gaining popularity among young people who hoping to bring change to a country ruled by president with 73 and a half decades. the 70s party insists the president is still popular. i think we have to look at that at the end of the day that demographic shifts. i'm not in simple president 7435 years so it's very important that people are looking for

a change. one has been in politics since 2017 when he won a seat in the national assembly. the presidential hopeful has been arrested many times since this is what security forces did to this call all of the submitted nomination papers to run for president, one since he's been repeatedly beaten and tortured, while police continue to crack down and supposin people have a right to demonstrate, demonstrate peacefully any excessive use of force by security forces anywhere is of concern to us. and it is important that there is a space provided for people to express themselves whether in demonstration or through a democratic process. uganda has never witnessed the peace through transposed power since independence in 1962 to the present election set to take place in

january. tensions are high with one with god. this isn't a 70 strongest challenge to his decades in power and money. al-jazeera hostile ahead here on out as they're breaking with tradition. my pump air is set to become a fast talk. u.s. diplomats to visit an illegal israeli settlements and the occupied west bank. i'm and a scene of grain and supporters of the argentine president's move to change a strict abortion how is that? we've got some rain in the full cost of the middle east over the next couple days. northern parts, in particular, fire amounts of cloud around the black sea,

the caspian sea, some wet weather in the top 10 around georgia armenia, azerbaijan, pushing into northern parts of the i wanted to shout was too into central areas of iraq. and here comes out next, batch of wet weather spilling out into the eastern side of the mediterranean cyprus, saying some heavy and sundry down poles could see some localized flooding, and that will spill its way into the levant. then so syria, lebanon, jordan, israel, the palestinian territories, saying some west or whether line a cloud and some wet weather into northern parts of saudi arabia. but south of that is fine. and dry plenty of sunshine, around, pleasant sunshine, here in doha temperatures around 27 degrees celsius. the sunshine runs down into the horn of africa setting want to watch over the next couple of days because just offshore, we have a developing system here. keep an eye on that one as we go through thursday into friday makes this well little closer. more than possum monica see some wet weather coming early. part of next week. possibility of some flooding. heavy showers continue across central parts of africa, showers

a stand down into southern parts of africa, and it's warming up in cape town this week. but an invitation to band witness to that life office behind us. the numbers, the trials and tribulations and everything miracles in just a cease little finance. they tend to carry and past the 2 weeks with these documentaries, with a delicate touch on the inner roof over

well again i'm a saucy attainder. let's remind you of our top stories here. the south, along awaited inquiry into the conduct of a strain in special forces in afghanistan, has found credible evidence of multiple war crimes. the report contains details of $39.00 unlawful killings of civilians or prisoners and the cruel treatment of a father to do us drugs will apply for emergency authorization for it's grown a virus vaccine within days pfizer says late stage trials of its kind that showed it was 95 percent effective, an improvement on initial results published last week. the u.s. secretary of state mike compare is expected to become the fast top u.s. diplomat to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied west bank. he's held a joint press conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and bahrain's foreign minister together. they praised the normalization of ties between

israel and bahrain, the u.a.e. and sudan. all of those deals brokered by the u.s. force. it is investors from forest. it is a significant visit in the last weeks of the trumpet. ministration might pump a 0 here and saying fairly normal things in his press conference, but obviously later doing something pretty extraordinary. with this visit 1st, the press conference we heard from benjamin netanyahu welcoming the bahraini foreign minister here the 1st time. an official ministerial visit had taken place, saying that these normalization deals were proceeding with real pace and unleashing economic force, thanking donald trump once again saying that it would not have been possible without the u.s. president's leadership. there was similar language from pompei who also mentioned iran, which is a very much alive issue after those reports that donald trump was looking at military options in regards to iran's nuclear program in recent days. and those reports also suggesting that pump pump

a was one of those who argued against taking such an option. but the israelis are very concerned about what might happen under the biden administration with regard to potentially taking the u.s. back into the iran nuclear deal. as for ability, if any of the bahraini foreign minister, he also welcomed the warming ties talking about the very soon to be formalized establishment of embassies in each country reciprocally. he also was the only of the 3 men to talk about the palestinians at all, saying that he had emphasized the need for israel and the palestinians to get back to the negotiating table and for a viable 2 state solution to be reached. now, large crowds have gathered in argentina as capital, supporting a person by the president that would legalize abortion. the move has reopened a controversial debate in the catholic country. failed ports from what

it was a competing promise made by president albert of the farm. and this vowing to change the strict abortion laws in argentina. this week, he sent a proposal to congress to legalize the procedure activists celebrated. but they know there's a tough battle ahead, and i'm admitting, i'm going to have my head on. we believe we have to be on the streets to continue with the sea of green as we see it. because we cannot be defeated again in the senate. and we don't know how many senators will vote in some cases they may adopt their decision to the situation on the street. so we need to be here. abortion is only legal in argentina in cases of rape, or if a woman's lives is at risk. i'm in 2018, a bill was passed in the lower house but failed to get senate approval. a motion to the controversial. 2 issue in the catholic country and there are some sectors of society, not a whole fit, but this is what many here say that you're sick of it happening in atlanta from the

way. and that's why thousands of women are hospitalized every year. most of those women who have forced to go to robert doctor and end up trying to terminate their pregnancies in baton rouge. you see jersey get out unsafe and illegal human rights groups say, legalizing abortion is a matter of public health and that's why they're pushing all forty's to take action by turning public buildings green. the color that has come to represent the call to legalize abortion in latin america to some legislator are already say that they are, they are in favor of abortion. come on, this is there, maybe they don't fight against abortion and it's ok. we know who they are, it's ok, but some it is a, i doubt ng on and we are trying to topple both who are doubting in order that look on me and then to sell them how i think or backward and be nice to finally have the begin, i say somalia face, on a far more fun to angle yanna, are the only latin american countries that permeate pregnancies to be terminated in

the 1st weeks of the bill in argentina would allow women to have an abortion during the 1st 14 weeks of pregnancy the measure is also accompanied by a 1000 days surance policy that will assist women who want to have their babies. but the bill faces strong opposition, especially from the catholic church. both francis compared having an abortion to hiring a hit man, and many in the country agree an orderly. once again, they are taking abortion law. they want to tell us abortion is the solution for poverty. in argentina, we ask all good argentinians to do what they can on the streets to pressure legislators to oppose the bill. the abortion law cannot make it to congress. the law is likely to be debated in december during an extra sessions. these people say they'll remain on the streets pressuring congress to legalize abortion and helping women to get the treatment they desperately need.

meaning as prime minister remains under pressure after his country was forced to hand territory over to azerbaijan, rallies organized by both pro and anti-government. protesters have been taking place in the capital, yerevan, some of those demonstrators, the soldiers who recently force in the disputed region of nick on a pair of us prime minister, nicole personally and is resisting calls to resign. when i was there, as a sum of injured, it has been given exclusive access to a territory recently retaken by azerbaijan. he spoke to us saying, as every official and you're entering in his really after 27 years, there is widespread destruction. what is the plan? and actually we see the destruction, it's in a bundle, is a, but are being committed by the army against the city. and physically was one of the prosperous city of azerbaijan before completion. and azerbaijan has already started, well done planning and city planning process. so what that a constructor,

intercity, or physically, and bring in internally displaced population of facility back to is really an idea, quite aerators of azerbaijan. and once again, international community will see the difference between destruction of armenia and construction of azerbaijan. but of course, armenia as a state bears a responsibility for such an actions of war crimes, crimes against humanity in cordons, in a policy of $1.00 ism. and based on that assessments, of course, we will continue to build international institutions including the international courts. so we are to hew armenia. there is a demand by azerbaijan to include turkish peacekeepers centers where they're going to be based. that's not decided. how many are there going to be? that's not decided. so how are you going to talk about i.d.p.'s coming back to where your theory is, when there is so much still pending? indeed, the return of i.d.p.'s is going to be immediate process. a lot needs to be done, but no infrastructure has been left here, nor solid building has been left here,

and all areas have been contaminated is a mines, and unexploded ordinances absent has been destroyed. therefore, it requires from azerbaijan to start new transfer recent destruction policy. in these areas, the russian peacekeepers are deployed in going to corroborate region of azerbaijan . as regards in a turkish peacekeepers, it's, i was in a monitoring system. and currently with parameters are in the process of discussion . thank you very much. thank you. especially by the to the president talking to us in physically where there is widespread destruction all around. most of the infrastructure in the city has been taken out. locals here tell us that it was a city and surrounding areas which used to have about 140 or 1000 people who were, displaced from this area. and since they were taken out in the 1990 s., there is we nothing but destruction that have happened here. so a lot needs to be done before people can actually come back in canada's vast arctic territory and none of it has gone into

a 2 week lockdown after coronavirus cases. there the 1st case was reported at the beginning of november, but then this weekend sections doubled overnight, reaching 70 cases on wednesday. alexander via spoke to the territory's premier brings us this report. for months it was one of the few places in the world untouched by the pandemic. well, everyone in a newborn is a little scared or wary about dark overhead right now because we've kept it out for out of newark or 8 months, but now it's here. it's a territory the size of western europe sparsely populated with just $25.00 communities, only accessible by plane. but despite its remoteness, new to hasn't been spared by the coronavirus. the majority of cases are in the hamlet of r.v. at a community of just under 3000 people. most of nineveh citizens are indigenous and you eat. they've faced a legacy of canada's colonial policies and are already vulnerable. jobs are scarce

and a housing shortage means homes are overcrowded. something that's especially dangerous during a pandemic and a lockdown. nothing good comes out of overcrowded house. you have mental health issues. you have health issues, you may have family violence issues. there are only 2 hospitals in the territory, and residents are regularly flown to southern canada for medical treatment. no one's been flown out because of coded 19 yachts, but the health system is nearly at its limit. that's the rationale for bringing these orders in place because everything that newly and do to reduce their contacts, to reduce the size of their social bubble. that helps us that helps reduce the impact of coded 1000 gatherings are restricted schools and non-essential businesses are closed. there's extra focus on students' mental health. it's a young population which for years has struggled with high rates of suicide and

depression. they've been given take home learning packages and teachers and support workers are regularly checking in on of the new york care for each other. they're going to make sure if someone is sick or is alone in the house, that they're going to make sure that you're going to make sure that they have enough food. we're very caring society and we will be to each other and looking out for each other. it's believed many of the cases are linked to isolation hubs in southern canada, where infections are surging. premier's of eco toss says the territory's. isolation is one of its strongest assets right now, and we are going to stop the spread of this virus and we are going to program it may take a little while, but we will. this is a region that's used to being snowed in and cut off. coded 1000 may have gotten in, but the new are confident. it won't stay for long. alexandra buyers al-jazeera. while the red carpet has been rolled out for the film festival and castles capital

there ha ha. films from 46 countries will be screened over a week. if i stay online due to the crown of our spending, 72. i was at the festival. if you're going to just move out of the human spirit women's rights, the environment, just some of the important issues explored in the films on show at the 8th film festival in qatar. it's award winning world cinema meets home grown talent to spend out an amazing way to entertain. but it's an amazing, easy way to get the hearts and minds of people. and this is what we try and now for the last 10 years to show that there is so much you can do with film. it has so much paula to change everything for the better. and we need to use it. but given the events of the past few months, this year's festival is a little different. fewer people are attending the festival this year due to the coronavirus and social distancing regulations. now, the foreign directors, actors and actresses, they would have walked to this red carpet,

will be now attending online. a lot of the films are also going to be screened online. but despite these challenges, as the festival slogan goes, the show goes on to the point. kyra, that young people, i'm going to say, wow, and it's young people who will be judging these films. the jury is made up of 8 to 25 year olds. they will be watching online in groups and then discussing what they've seen to do if there is fun and fantasy. but most of it is tackling serious and difficult subjects for moore to child labor. and the actual festival showcases home grown talent, 16 films, shorts and animations like atari filmmakers, all with a message. this one is called hope. it's about a sea turtle with a slight disability, but he perseveres. it is journey to get out to the sea. having to avoid predators and pollution along the way, perhaps a message on how to face challenges in life and how to take care of life around us . i'm going to show how the activity is gonna affect them and affect their journey

from the day they are born. to be one of the summation, it's all based on reality. reality, all the obstacles are actually because they face, we want to total sanctuaries. we saw how they live, what they are facing, the issues they are having are all conveyed through the phone and ordinances can watch most of these movies online. some are screened in cinemas. and for those who live in doha, they can buy a ticket for an outdoor drive, and at a time when many people around the world face social restrictions, a mix of foreign films, food, provoking issues, reality fantasy. and maybe just a little bit of hope is a welcome escape, even if it's just for an hour or 2. stephanie decker, al-jazeera, doha hello again, says al jazeera is the.