the money into the hands of some others taking money out of the hands of other workers everyone goes to their king after he becomes a us versus them this is the deal about constraining your nuclear program the bottom line the big questions on out is they are understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the board the timely taking will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. and dig america's longest war the u.s. president's timeline for getting troops out of afghanistan. or in afghanistan was never meant to be a multigenerational. but there still doubt about taliban talks with the afghan government the armed group says it won't take part until all foreign troops leave. the whole romney watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha coming up in

the next 30 minutes charged with manslaughter the police officer at the center of more anger in the u.s. over another shooting of an unarmed black. and a notorious fraudster who's estimated to have cost invested tens of millions of dollars has died in jail. but into the program after 20 years in afghanistan the u.s. and nato say the time has come to end their military campaign leaders made the announcement on wednesday saying after 2 decades it no longer makes sense to keep thousands of troops in afghanistan for white house correspondent kimberly halkett begins our coverage from washington d.c. . after a generation of war in afghanistan u.s. president joe biden says it's time for american soldiers to return home we cannot

continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan and hoping to create ideal conditions i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan to republicans to democrats i will pass this responsibility on to a 5th the withdrawal of u.s. forces begins may 1st and ends by september 11th the 20th anniversary of the attacks on new york's twin towers and the pentagon the u.s. invaded afghanistan in 2001 attacking al qaeda training camps where osama bin laden coordinated the attacks but biden says since then security threats have evolved osama bin laden was gone that was 10 years ago and my direction my team is refining our national strategy to monitor and disrupt significant terrorist threats not only in afghanistan but anywhere they may arise and there in africa europe the

middle east and elsewhere the united states has roughly 2500 soldiers in afghanistan as part of the nato alliance currently we have speaking from brussels the nato secretary general and now it's those forces will also begin drawing down may 1st we went into afghanistan together. we have adjusted over together and we all united in leaving together who know america's longest war has been costly 2 trillion dollars more than $2300.00 american lives. why did traveled to arlington national cemetery to honor those lives lost biden's decision honors the agree. for withdrawal put in place by his predecessor donald trump both men have been criticized for ignoring pentagon advice to remain in the country the last of the day the u.s.

presence in the coalition's presence could be a very a further destabilizing question on the ground in the region on capitol hill biden's conservative critics and some members of his own democratic party oppose the move arguing it will put u.s. and afghan lives at risk it undermines our commitment to the afghan people particularly afghan women senator jeanne shaheen said in a statement adding the biden administration must make every effort between now and september to protect the progress made the united states intends to keep a diplomatic presence in afghanistan what is less clear is just how many claim destine forces and u.s. security contractors will remain to monitor and meet future threats can really help at al-jazeera the white house. reaction has been mixed in afghanistan with some

saying that told between the prospect of peace and concerns about future instability the taliban has repeated warnings that it won't engage in talks until after all foreign troops have pulled out others of the taliban to return to negotiations in good faith. the withdrawal of the foreign troops is our people's demands and this is something that we've fought for for the last 20 years this was always our objective at the end of the day the withdrawal must take place changing the date is disappointing and unfortunate because we had an agreement with the united states and it was supported by the united nations as well as neighboring and regional countries this was an agreement in the open and despite all that happened we're still asking for all the foreign troops to withdraw on the date that we all agreed upon and that will lead the way to so. all the problems are heated if not we will face more problems for sure butyrate should any of kuwaiti cottagey the people of afghanistan want their rights and freedoms protected they don't want the

destruction of ghana's done and this is the decision of afghan people and we should find a way to take people out of this destruction the only way that i have that the taliban may take the wrong calculation in wants to impose peace the way they want after the us withdrawal well is take a look at america's presence in afghanistan president george w. bush ordered an invasion after the september 11th attacks and swept the taliban from power none of the attackers were afghan but the u.s. said the country harbored al qaeda and some of bin laden in 2003 of march u.s. forces invaded iraq and 2 months later declared an end to combat activity in afghanistan by the end of 2007 there were 25000 u.s. troops as the taliban began to rebuild itself and 2 years later then president barack obama announced a troop surge the number would rise 210-0000 in may 2011 u.s.

special forces killed asama bin laden in pakistan the troop number has gradually reduced to 3500 since then and in september 28th teen peace talks between the taliban leaders and u.s. diplomats began in qatar so far 2300 troops have died as well as at least 44000 afghan civilians but brune is a former director of global engagement at the white house under president obama he says the withdrawal is far too premature. we are not completed our mission is not secure afghanistan for people or afghanistan for our allies and most importantly for our own national security interests that's why we went in to afghanistan 2 decades ago and unfortunately i fear that we are selling the seeds of the next crisis with today's decision our mission is going to be severely hammer strong starting in september 12th we're not going to be able to have the same ability to

move around the country to gauge with people outside of the capital so what i have done i would have significantly increased the grounds that we are investing in whether it's for economic development for out of humanitarian purposes that is always all in short whether it's not going to start or when i was working on a provincial reconstruction team in iraq i was there in 20082009 when president obama chose to leave iraq unfortunately so after that. communities around the u.s. city of minneapolis bracing for a full thought of protests after the police shooting of dante right that's when officer kim potter has been released on bail after being charged with manslaughter overwrites death that sounds the defense continues to make its case in the meadow

trial of the former police officer derrick cho but now he's accused of murdering george floyd by kneeling on his neck from all the 9 minutes she had returned see reports now from minneapolis. there are cravens defense called a form of forensic pathologist who argued that floyd's history of hypertension disease on drug use but it couldn't be all good conclusively but the cause of his death was being 68 by the officer and he says he's in a situation where he's been restrained in a very stressful situation. and. then creased his. reaction and that could. be considered a homicide and you put all of those together it's very difficult to say which of those is the most. i would back to and unlike the prosecution which has to prove chauvinist guilty of murder or manslaughter but the

fence just has to raise a reasonable doubt in at least one juror's mind the true will is responsible for floyd's death fall even suggested that carbon monoxide from the tailpipe of the police car a drink to floyd while he was being knelt told not going to help but it's may have been a contributory factor to his death something the prosecution seized upon did you see any here monitoring data that actually would give you getting information as to what amount of carbon monoxide it would have been in just a few weeks breedings i. know because it was not tested it was a yes or no question you haven't seen it happen i have not seen you need it the prosecution suggested fala had misled the jury about the science of his fixation pointed out that follow made money out of his medical testimony probably himself is a controversial figure he's being sued by the family of a 19 year old black man in maryland who died after being smothered by police they

accuse him of helping cover up police wrongdoing i was the trial continued in downtown minneapolis i'm not like case of a black man killed in a police encounter this time 16 kilometers away in the suburb of brooklyn something 20 year old dante wright was shot dead. on sunday the officer who pulled the trigger kim was charged with 2nd degree manslaughter those representing the right family ridiculed the idea the poster had reached for her gun thinking it was a taser when you look at the fact that you didn't know what a 26 year veteran. if she did know in 26 years the difference in sadness and weight of a gun as opposed to a taser then how was she a veteran in police how was she even on the force that long haul has been released on bail the reverend sharpton also raised the fundamental point connecting the killings of george florida down to a right why were the police so keen on arresting the 2 black void for allegedly

using a counterfeit $20.00 bill and rights for a minor traffic violation would police have confronted white people in the same way . many of us. now before were found on c.n.n. convicted fraudster bernie madoff has died in a u.s. federal prison aged $82.00 he was handed a 150 year sentence for defrauding tens of thousands of people the billions of dollars christensen he reports now from new york. from a finance industry legend to a man the tabloids described as the most hated new york bernie madoff was convicted in 2009 of orchestrating the largest ponzi scheme ever it's virtually impossible to to violate rules his promise to clients of 11 percent returns each year simply too good to be true instead investment money from new clients was paid as profits

to established ones all while eluding regulators for years don't forget also that the largest bank in the world j.p. morgan paid $2000000000.00 in fines because it turned a blind eye and assisted for decades. this ponzi scheme so it this isn't just some rogue individual this was at the heart of what of course became the 2008 financial crisis it's estimated the scheme cost his investors individuals and institutions nearly 60 $5000000000.00 from celebrities like hollywood director steven spielberg to charities like the foundation started by nobel prize winner ellie b. cell which lost $15000000.00 and there was a human cost as well made our oldest son mark took his own life on the 2 year anniversary of his father's arrest he took advantage of seniors that he should

never of god and if his old family property from what he did resident peace. didn't do the right thing and heard a lot of people made off had requested release from prison for medical reasons but was refused bernie madoff leaves behind no fortune 170000000000 dollars in assets seized by the government there's only his wife ruth and what he described at sentencing as a legacy of shame his name now synonymous with wall street. kristen salumi al-jazeera new york. well still ahead here on al-jazeera the corporate coalition taking a stand against laws restricting voting rights in the united states. 5 years old and living with cancer how a drug shortage in mexico is putting this boy's life and sounds of all those risks those stories after the break.

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a movie that he wasn't normal but he's now managed by a security company the doorman of egypt on al-jazeera. oh. oh. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera with me said the rama reminder of our top stories the u.s. and nato say that after 20 years in afghanistan ending their military campaign in a speech at the white house joe biden announced all troops in afghanistan will be withdrawn by september 11th demonstrators have been gathering in the u.s. state of minnesota for another night of protests after the shooting of dante wright a female police officer has been released on bail after being charged with manslaughter. also minnesota the defense continued to make its case in the murder

trial of the former police officer derrick trayvon a retired pathologist has testified that george floyd died because of multiple factors including preexisting heart conditions. the u.n. says women have been subjected to sexual violence in ethiopia as northern region of to gride the conflict began in the vendor when the ethiopian soldiers launched an offensive against the regional government now the security council is due to hold a meeting on the conflict on thursday our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the u.n. and. the current president of the un security council the ambassador of vietnam confirmed to me that the council have a meeting on 2 grey it follows a discussion they had over lunch with the secretary general of the united nations and the subject was raised during a security council meeting about sexual violence in conflict zones in the rebuilding mountainous regions of north and central great women and girls arguing

against the sexual balance with a level that's beyond comprehension. ok we're documenting no cases of rape and. that's partly a fear of the prime service and the platform but movement. and community. we as a council must address what. military are abstract. and reports of sexual. refugee camps other information it is the us that's called this latest meeting it's now almost 6 months since the start of the ethiopian military operation in that time the security council has been absolutely silent they haven't managed to agree a single statement on the subject. at least 20 children have died in a fire to school in official say the peoples aged between 7 and 13 were trapped in

a straw classroom when the blaze broke out in the capital of the a.b. the cause of the fire is being investigated the prime minister visited the site promising to punish those responsible if it was started deliberately you're going to do this in the criminal if the file was criminal be assured we will find the perpetrators i am we would do everything to ensure they receive a maximum sentence because this is not acceptable and on the eve of ramadan to lose such young children is really sad and i expressed my condolences to the families of the southern african development community has sent officials into northern big to assess the threat posed by armed groups last month dozens of people were killed her more than 11000 displaced when the town of parma was attacked by ice a linked fighters the u.n. says nearly a 1000000 people face of a hunger in the region heroin tasa has more from the town of pemba. when palmer was

attacked by an armed group that calls itself al-shabaab people scattered many hid in the forest for weeks until it was safe for the end to move this group has just arrived in the provincial capital some of them look traumatized they say they saw the children being killed some mothers say they don't know where they are they just store them being taken away the bishop of pim says he suspects this armed group is holding children as young as 11 in the camps and some analysts also say that they believe this armed group is recruiting child soldiers when families get to this reception center in pain but they are registered and they will stay here until they can be moved to campus for internally displaced people is the stadium that's now a temporary home for them and conditions in here are basic and assistant team is the same by the southern african development community that team is assisting threat levels and it will also see what other countries in southern africa can do

to assist mozambique getting within reports back to african leaders at a meeting on mozambique that's expected to take place at the end of april. turkish diplomatic sources say the u.s. has counseled the deployment of 2 warships to the black sea but they were due to arrive this week the u.s. embassy in ankara notified turkey's foreign ministry on the decision but did not provide a reason russia's navy has started military exercises in the black sea and washington to stay away from the area. ukraine's defense minister has wardrobe is preparing to store nuclear weapons in crimea under attack and request a diplomatic help from the european union that's an emergency nato meeting which discussed russia's increased military activity along ukraine's borders but a spirit has moscow. russia's defense minister sergei schorr use says 2 armies and 3 airborne units have been successfully deployed to the western borders russia those are the borders with ukraine he says there are military exercises and those

exercises will continue for another 2 weeks if there ever was any real threat of some sort of russian incursion into ukraine that has been significantly diminished by the phone call made on tuesday night from joe biden to write him a putin in which president biden offered president putin to meet at a summit meeting later on in the year that is being viewed here in moscow as washington blinking 1st in the standoff over the ukraine it's called a very important step according to the chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the upper house of russia's parliament and the kremlin spokesman says the offer of a summit will be started although vladimir putin has out already called finland's president finland hosted the last summit in 28 teen between russia and the us that was between present donald trump and vitamin pills. i mean years prime minister says he'll resign later this month to laugh a snap elections they call

a passion has faced growing calls to step down since armenia was defeated in last year's war with azerbaijan the country lost parts of the disputed to go to a kind of dark territory which it had controlled for more than 25 years now the fight over voting rights in the u.s. is being backed by some of the world's most powerful corporations amazon google and general motors are among the companies calling on states to stop making it harder for people to cast their ballots under gallaher reports from miami. casting a ballot in the u.s. isn't shrine does both a right and a privilege one activists across the country say is under attack last month georgia republicans passed a sweeping bill that imposed new idea requirements reduces the use of drop boxes and bans mobile voting vans laws that are now being challenged in the courts and by local leaders that is terroristic legislation that is legislation that is laser focused on.

taking the brown and black voter. out calm down the backlash from what many see as laws making it harder for communities of color to vote was immediate big corporations in the state spoke out against voter suppression but with similar legislation being proposed in more than 40 states the coalition of big businesses has grown the number of companies now numbers in the hundreds part of the statement reading voting is the lifeblood of our democracy and we call upon all americans to join us in taking a nonpartisan stand for this most basic and fundamental right to all americans legal experts say their stance is an important political shift but i do think what we're seeing is potentially a longer term realignment where corporate interests law i may no longer be. so strong with the republican party and conservatives so that's

a that's the space i think we're going to have to watch in the coming months and years republicans say the new laws are aimed at making elections more secure and corporations shouldn't get involved there's nothing about what the georgia law does that by any objective standards all my complaint about the the c.e.o.'s. a reader down bill politically pivotal states like arizona texas and michigan are proposing laws similar to those passed in georgia critics say it's a reaction to former president trump's false claims he lost because of widespread voter fraud here in florida too there are moves to restrict mail in ballots and make it illegal to hand out water to voters this is now an all out battle with big business caught in the middle what began in the neighboring state of georgia now looks set to spread across the entire nation at stake the right to vote and shape the destiny of an increasingly divided nation and a gallacher al-jazeera miami florida people in the caribbean island of st vincent

are being warned to keep well away from a volcano that still erupting flows of rock and smoking ash have destroyed crops and affected water supply as much as they are and is covered in a thick layer of ash since they were option began almost a week ago. and sure enough nobody entered the red zone because it's a very hazardous. there are checkpoint out mantion however we would be actually iraq to ensure that courcelles. well in the red zone try to get to ensure that you get to the red zone and in the meantime are prevented from coming into the red zone. now the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating a medicine supply crisis in mexico health experts say it's putting thousands of lives at risk including children i will repel reports now from mexico city. a 5 year old at mistletoe has been battling cancer for almost 3 years his mother buys says a nationwide shortage of medicine has made it difficult to guarantee timely access

to his medication yes when they are you arrive one day for the chemotherapy and it turns out there's no medicine they tell you to go back home and come back tomorrow to see if they restocked unfortunately animists is case is far from isolated in mexico. dr mad at us about that says the messages she received from colleagues in other parts of the country are heart wrenching she received one text that reads patients are dying like flies because we don't have anything to treat them and the woman the medical the homeless at them at the moment we run out of medications things become complicated i say this as a doctor and i can speak on behalf of many of my colleagues because we've been the ones who've had to show face on behalf of government authorities you know so just legal experts say that while medicine shortages are not a new phenomenon in mexico the problem was made worse after mexico's president nationalized the country's drug purchasing agency for his part president lopez over

there has promised to end drug shortages adding that the decision to centralize drug purchases was aimed at reducing corruption by big pharmaceutical companies. health observers say that with the corona virus outbreak drug shortages have only grown and so have protests and lawsuits demanding access to lifesaving medicine and at the end whatever the length of those mean this you know way september 29000 was when parents 1st protested outside the health ministry because of a lack of chemo. therapy sexual diversity groups also demonstrated against a lack of hiv treatments. some parents have gone beyond protesting last year low dana has 2 year old son evan lost his battle with cancer due to a lack of medical treatments she has since sued the government and accuse the mexican president of murder and speaking out and will continue to so that more parents will speak out and not stay silent another president cannot give me back my

son that i at least want to avoid one more child missing a single chemotherapy sishen and medical treatment. earlier this year doctors told us that her son's cancer was in remission but recently has discovered a new tumor anatomist his side she says the thought of dealing with drug shortages has multiplied her worries it's estimated that more than 1600 child cancer patients died in 2020 alone with some health experts suggesting a direct link to drug shortages across the country. the al-jazeera mexico city. is there with me so rob a reminder of all top stories the u.s. and nato say that after 20 years if god is on the ending the military campaign in a speech at the white house joe biden announced all troops in afghanistan will be withdrawn by september the.