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groups and hundreds of to guy and women and girls have been used as weapons of war . any c o p putting fire with whatever the golf, the desperation to save homes and lived in isolated tyria and hungry to hold more trophies. football superstars, reno met the mission of the signing a 2 year deal with higher than me kind of. and again, making more gains across afghan, astonish diplomats from several countries. try to get the talks back on track here in color. the afghan government is arming local groups as well as trying to push back the taliban offensive. the interior ministry has told al jazeera the force of the rules of trying to secure main highways, large cities and border crossings. charlotte bellis has this exclusive report. the 5 weeks ago general abdul sat mercer quelled stepped into the role of asking

sustan's ontario, minister in all he commands a force of 130000 people. today he is driving toward a province west of cobble, much of the provinces controlled by the taliban. government personnel travelling by road is rear and requires an escort of special forces. in the last 3 months, the taliban has more than doubled its territory. and in the last week started to take provincial capitals. what's going through your head at the moment about those provinces? how? how worried you and how to use the room? looks cool. we are working in 3 phases. the 1st is to stop the defeat. the 2nd re gather our forces, security rings around the city with all those soldiers that abandon their posts were bringing them back to their posts. so the 3rd is to begin offensive operation . the moment on these trips are about boosting morale. he admits that is suffered

with the advances the taliban has made. also the telephone attempt to assassinate the defense minister and promised to target other government leaders, security around minutes to move. the quote has never been tied to. a simple task of visiting checkpoints requires this meeting special forces. you survived multiple taliban assassination attempts, and his previous jobs as the governor of turner and condos. i'm a soldier, a soldier never gets frightened. when we wear the uniform, it means we are ready for death. i'm not worried about it. he says a lot of the governments losses are as a result of them losing control of roads and highways. many areas must be resupplied by air. and after the us withdrew, they lost a lot of that type ability. but that's fun. unfortunately, with their withdrawal, the fighting started in 400 areas of the country and we have very limited air support and helicopters have been busy with moving supplies and vacuum waiting are

dead and injured forces are they are delegating to local leaders, empowering them to recruit within the community to rise against the taliban. billy car millions paloma the. there are concerns from the international community about these uprising forces. at the moment, all their members will eventually merge into the afghan national security forces. would ex governor says he already has 300 men fighting in one 4th, but he complained he could only provide weapons for 2 thirds the rest. he said he cannot provide with water, let alone money or arms. for the last few months, people are waiting for the weapons, but unfortunately the promises i made to these people were not fulfilled, but there is no doubt and a loyalty and desire to help outside the room. the minister's min wage wouldn't police and soldiers joined them. this talk of last night's gains and

losses, where they may be st next and how the many injuries are healing. some briefly leave to push off the taliban assaults. thousands of police officers have abandoned their posts some recent months. the interior ministry says they are returning and will be retrained and sent back to the provinces. they say 5000 people have signed up for the police force and just the last 3 weeks with another 2000 and graduating this weekend. ah, the government strategy is slowly becoming clear, but its implementation is still fraud and the stakes have never been. hire the telephone. it was. what would you say them to do? i know i'm asking the taliban to stop their brutality. leave killing. sit down with love and we should find solution. i'm asking them not to destroy buildings or are chief minutes and let's come and sit together and make a coalition. government is one that would be acceptable to all sides of the sooner

we do this, the better yet they need leverage on the battlefield to force a group to make political compromises. and every day, with every loss that leverage weakens. charlotte bellis al jazeera warder, afghanistan. so let's get more now on the flight of taliban advances. rob mcbride has that from couple this the ever changing map of who controls what in afghanistan really not looking good for the government after. what's been another very heavy day of fighting? you know, more than 25 years ago when the taliban 1st emerged largely from the south of the country, it found resistance to it in the north. what eventually became known as the northern alliance? well, you know, we seem with this latest resurgence that resistance simply being swept away with the gains of these territories and provincial cities really leaving only bizarre e sharif. ms. r e sharif. is the only the city holding out against the taliban in

the north. another city conduce which is very important in the north, fell to the taliban at the weekend. and now we know that the airport, which had been holding out to conduce that is also full. and their reports are very heavy fighting around conduce. and that is significant because given its importance, the government has promised a will. we take this city and we have been expecting a counter attack. so that's a real test because if it fails that test, if it doesn't, we take that safety. that's going to be very telling on which direction this whole conflict is moving. so you have all of these gains in the north. and then of course, that's the continuing violence in the south in helmand and kandahar the strongholds of the taliban in the city of laska guy which is heavily contested. there has been a massive car bomb. this was a humvee packed with explosives that was trying to get to the main police headquarters. it was intercepted, the was detonated, causing a number of casualties. meanwhile, in neighboring kandahar city, that city has been under attack from all 4 sides. so the fighting in the north and

the fighting and advances made in the south. it really puts a psychological pressure on the center here in cobble. and now more from the pistol is going on here and don't with mamma jumped him very few concrete details emerging from day 2 of the ap can talks here. and how, what we do know is that there was a meeting of the extended troika that is comprised of russia, the us, china, and pakistan. the extended troika is a moscow initiated group that conducts consultations on ways to support inter afghan negotiation to help the parties reach a political settlement in afghanistan and to reach a ceasefire. now all the diplomats that we've spoken with thus far have said that of paramount importance during these talks is to try to come up with a joint solution for the rapidly deteriorating situation in afghanistan. the fact that these talks are being held, it all really goes to show just how much urgency there is. how much impetus there

is for the international community to try to come up with some kind of a solution. and to also try to get the intra african piece talks and dialogue back on track. of course the inter app can piece process the last time they help talks and how was in mid july, and it's really come to a stalemate. so one of the things that diplomats want to see out of this is they want to see a way for the afghan government and the taller bond to resume their negotiations to try to come up with a cease fire at such a critical juncture. and to really do all they can to improve the situation in afghanistan onto other news. and an ethiopian armed group says it has reached an alliance with the forces in tig right. that is the ticket in people liberation from the left and the aroma liberation army. so the only solution is a military overthrow of the government. the alliance is a sign of the whitening cig conflict that began in november. the group has continued to make gains in the northern region earlier this year. the government

data to the group, to its terrible, brutal acts of sexual violence have been systematically used as a weapon of war in take those findings from a new report from amazon international. it's mainly ethiopian and our train soldiers, right? hundreds of women and girls objecting some to sexual slavery and mutilation. hey, morgan has covered the 2 great conflicts extensively for al jazeera and has this report. they faced conflict and displacement, but the women and girls in the gray region of northern european have also been subjected to rape other sexual violence and slavery. amnesty international interviewed more than 60 victims and inner report. they soldiers from the european and returned armies. i'm harris, special forces, and militia, as are the main perpetrators. we met to come at the refugee camp in neighboring sudan in may. one of more than 60000 to grands who fled the fighting in northern european. she says she was raped at the thought of the conflict in november

for military soldiers from i'm horror got me and took me to a house there. 2 of them read me 4 days. they refused to give me food or water. they beat me when i tried to run away to the point i still suffer from back pain. i begged them to stop and ask them why they were doing this to me. they said that it's because i'm from t grey. i get a booster can told us she's still haunted by her ordeal. i miss these reports as the acts of sexual violence constitute where crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity and were intended to terrorize and humiliate the victim and their ethnic group. some survivors have had to have surgery after being raped, some have since tested positive for h i v. others reported physical trauma including bleeding back pain and immobility . we are now 9 months into, into the t great conflict and really statements to condemn the atrocities no longer suffice. and the un secretary general must send to

t grey as soon as possible. if team of expert on sexual violence in conflict, any special representative on the say misuse the conflict integral has displaced nearly 2000000 people and left more than 5000000 in need of 8. according to the united nations, rape has been used as a weapon of war with more than 500 cases of rape and sexual violence recorded between november and made. several reports have been released on sexual violence in particular conflict, some of which also accused to grand people's liberation front, or t p, a left over trophies, aid groups working with victims in the refugee camps in sudan. se the known cases are just the tip of the iceberg. you know, and the report thing is everywhere. and you know, there is many parts fixing the, like the feeling of shame of the park thing may be the same way with both know what the service of that is said. will you be able to give you

the lessons that com all these talks contributing. so, and the report thing if you p as government has previously described the allegations as propaganda, but in me it convicted 3 therapy soldiers and indicted 25. others were rape and other forms of sexual violence from any survivors. just as far from being therapy. he will morgan algebra around the world, whether is next. and then we look at how the turkish lake has gone from being home to doesn't speaking of animals in just a few mom and china sentence as a canadian business been to 11 years in prison, it's in what is being condemned, hostage to play. ah ah hello

hut, sunshine and high temperatures. it's really the name of the came across the middle east. so come let me show you what we're dealing with on thursday. we've got 50 degrees and barked at on $38.00 and that is well above average. next i did want to take you to pakistan where toward the south, it is settled, but further toward the north we're dealing with that much sooner moisture so impacting places like is the warm about with the height of 33 degrees. we do have big concern over a disturbance hanging over the black sea. this could intensify to a tropical life cycle and look, it's going to throw rain to turkey's northeastern black sea region. this is an area still recovering from flooding. places like our hobby, hundreds of people have been forced from their homes. so 1st the fires, and now we're going to be dealing with some flooding brains. speaking of flooding rains toward the tropics of africa, these storms are really getting going in particular through can maroon and jerry

a. we have seen some very heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours further toward the south. we do have a lot of sunshine for places like botswana habit, only $29.00 degrees, but toward the eastern cape. it is unsettled and we've got to deal with gusty winds to 55 kilometers per hour at sharp the sea. soon. the news cut out one of the fastest growing nations in the world, ah, the customer needed to open and develop it into national shipping company to become a team, middle east, and tough or trade and money skillfully enough out 3 key areas of develop, filling up from it connecting the work future they cut out cut to gateway to whoa trade. ah,

the me, you without the or and these are the tell stories afghan stones, interior minister has told us that government forces pushing to secure main highways. large cities and border crossing local groups and being given arms as well as they tried to fight back taliban offensive at the taliban. taken another 3 provincial capitals and i've got it done at 9 in under a week. the latest for the country and finds about in the north and 50 in the south . historic. so go on for a 2nd day in don't need to group says it's reached in alliance with particular people's liberation front, the roman liberation army. the only solution is to overthrow the government.

militarily, to groups were added to ethiopia, terrell as well, the wildfires in algeria, they have ripped across its mountainous regions, killing at least 65 people, 28 of them. soldiers who died during the rescue operations have a look at this map. the orange dots showing where the individual fires have effected at least 16 provinces. since monday, the majority are in the forests, flat me inland from the coastline. the largest fire, though near the city of des, use who in the caribbean region, and also the jail where the fire had started spreading more from laura manley. the it's a desperate situation from branches to plastic containers of water locals using whatever hand to smother the flames. but you know, we have fighting fire to protect, at least the houses we evacuated the elderly and we stayed, as you can see,

all of the state of all i took a moment catch mission as you see there, a fire everywhere. we've not seen the government here. the people are acting as the government long lived. the civil protection team was jerry, as kabir region is known for its lush mountains and forests, but scorching summer temperatures have reduced the trees to kindling if one of 16 provinces in the north african country that's been hit by wildfire since monday. but many villages are isolated, difficult to reach and suffer from severe water shows just as home burn and cause disintegrate. many people of a scape to shelter in hotels and schools. some soldiers sent into help were reportedly cut off from safety by the fires. answer comes to the flames.

others badly injured with burns. the more we have 3 deaths here and for the village. the hospital is full of jury's prison, abdomen you tear. boone tweeted, condolences to the soldiers, families the interior minister has blamed often is for the fires, but so far haven't provided details of the fuel fuel and in bitter which with which i can tell you for beating the fire. we're fighting it with all that we have as a thick blanket of snow consumes could be of mountains and the skies tint amber. residents via crew and soldiers continue to battle the destructive force of the fires, nor by the manly out to 0. while high temperatures and strong winds the feelings wildfires across the mediterranean. this is this lee fires burning in calabria and

the southern island of 555 to say they've been called to at least 150 different locations on wednesday. also, while fives continued to burn across greece, the 2nd largest island, if you at least 50000 hector of land have been burned in the past week, destroying homes and forcing thousands to leave. and then you got turkey, which while they were wildfire there, but it's been seeing the growing effects of climate change in recent years like alco, which used to be home to dozens of species of animals, including flamingoes, is dried up. the situation is raising concern among the people who live in the area in cost us more now from the eastern city of van. if you came to this area 2 months ago, you would have found a 407 hex tear like a good. instead, there is now a giant, dried up land, were dozens of species of fish, and fleming goes once made their home. growled, has been

a major problem here in turkey, especially in its eastern city is like van. as is yellows. family has lived near like a go for more than 70 years. he's not happy with the change. the wall of each mess . we don't have drinking water. we have access to the city water. but even before we tab, they cut off. you see the animals, you see the grass, we have no barley, no grass. if it continues like this, we will all die. our animals will die. we may need to leave this village, but go where we are waiting for god's mercy lake. i was on the migration path of various types of birds and featured several suspicious of flamingoes, like many other lagoon and lakes in the space in watching them used to be a visual feast, aka lake has a mind kilometer called slide, but after this years lego frayne the lake has shrunk and dried up. here is a closed basin, meaning there isn't any other water source to feed the lake. experts sworn after

the sears dry up, the lake may never be full of water again. professor morales tend to rec, is head of the agriculture faculty at the university of van. he says less and irregular precipitation and higher temperatures are the reasons for the drought in the basin. we'll alicia mother takes longer. i'm characteristically, the temperature is $3.00 to $4.00 degrees higher this year on the lake van basin, generally wheat and barley, a dry farm tier, plans that are supposed to be 60 centimeters long, came out, is only 20 centimeters this year. we used to have big harvest, but this year it's down a lot and all of it became photo we'll ground water in aquifers is an important resource for crop irrigation and turkey. but crop production could be threatened if drought conditions persist. livestock raising will also be effected some irrigation methods in this part of turkey caused 60 percent of water loss with a steady them as it will lead the food prices to increase. this means costs will go

up for livestock raising and agriculture and a couple of months. what we as citizens need to do is 1st of all, save on water. the local authorities also should reuse, surface borders for irrigation damage. lake van is the largest body of water in turkey, and the 2nd largest in the middle east is switch, and sodium carbonate and other salt. according to nathan earth observatory lake van is evaporating because it has no outlet to release water. sina castillo al jazeera from turkey, and then you've got northern turkey where, well, it's a little different. heavy rain has hit the area and cause flash flooding. the black sea provinces has been hit, especially hot homes have been destroyed and vehicles swept away. this video shows at least one house collapsing in the flood port. these 10 people have been killed in a landslide in northern india. several vehicles were hit when bold as tumbled down

onto a highway, was in a mountainous area in the state of him. a child pradesh, rescuers have been working to free around 25000 people who are still trapped. now china has sentenced a canadian businessman to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of spying. he was arrested back in 2018. the canadian government has described the case against michael spurs hostage politics khatri reports from begging the verdict sentencing. canadian, michael spafford to 11 years in prison, was delivered behind closed doors in a courtroom in the northeast in chinese city of dun don't. the city had been home to the businessman, who organized tools to north korea until he was detained in december 2018 and charged with sharing state secrets. for the canadian diplomat, michael harvard was also arrested and charged the spying. both men were tried in march after more than 2 years in detention. savage sentence was condemned by

candidates ambassador to china. we've maintained from the beginning that michael stabber and michael covert are being detained arbitrarily. and we will continue to call for their immediate relief. denouncement came, the chinese executive, one job faces caught in vancouver in a final push to fight expedition to the united states. the former hallway chief financial officer is accused of violating sanctions on iran. relations between china and canada. have soured considerably more junior. should she get money when jose case is purely politically motivated? these 2 canadians are suspected of engender in china. data security, special and cover good attained just weeks after months arrest ottawa has accused paging of hostage diplomacy. canadian prime minister just intruder issued a statement saying the ruling was unjust, and lacked transparency. representatives from 25 countries,

including the u. s. u. k and japan appeared at the canadian embassy in beijing and supporters babel. the chinese court says it's mike to 11 years in prison and ordered his people cation, but it's unclear when that would happen. canadian officials say it's more likely after the jail tend to search, but some say it could be an option used as a bargaining chip with canada. it all hangs on what happens to miss mung and cooper . perhaps later if she is extradited in washington. the verdict follows the upholding of the death sentence of another canadian robot schellenberg. on tuesday, he was jailed in china and 2014 for drug smuggling. it's unclear when the court will give its decision on michael coverage, michael spafford has 10 days to appeal his sentence. but in the country, when 99 percent of criminal cases are felt guilty, the chances of overturning the ruling are unlikely. katrina, you out

a 0 baking who stories in brief now a british national has been arrested in germany after being accused of spying for russia. he said, have sent documents from the british empathy, where he worked to a representative of a russian intelligence service, rushes jailed opposition leader alexson. of all these facing new criminal charges investigated se navarro. these anti corruption foundation acted as a foreign agent and incited russian citizens commit illegal. act by the organization was classified as an extremist group in june. and poland. parliament is to vote on legislation that critics, they would damage media, freedoms. thousands of people have been protesting against the changes to the law, which would strengthen a ban on non european media ownership. opponents say that could leads to the closure of us owned t n, a broadcast, a critical of the polish government. finally, lena, messy is now officially a paris dungeon on foot or after 20 years and about sal ownership,

the continuum was unveiled to roll his crowds at the french club. his mission is to bring the champions league for the very 1st time or race reports from paris. this was the moment leonor messy, turned the page after the tears of his barcelona exit on sunday. the world's biggest football stall was all business focused on the job of winning a 1st champions league title for his new club party songs, your mouth a showing like that. and then i've come to help to get my maximum. i come with great enthusiasm with more desire than ever. many times i've said that my goals and my dream is to win the champions league again. and i think this is the ideal place to have more opportunities to achieve that. people had been gathered outside the park, the prime since the weekend, but it was the arrival of the altars. that was a demonstration, not just of p s g spending power, but the fervor of their supporters after the days of waiting during calling

us tells us that little message has finally come out here. they brought the room to me. the party from the mercy circus will now to the country for the league season, bringing superstar them on another level. 2 provincial towns messy part of a dream line up, including the likes of brazil, stall, naima, and spain's sergio ramos would be crazy. everywhere he would go, it would be like the, i don't know the harlem globetrotters, but times 10 even. you know, the c p s your spouse is not just miss you. actually. you saw the others. you put in preston lawyer. never thought they would have a c then unless you play live and now they have that chance. so. busy it's going to be special for the people to imply because while we did this isn't for ph. d. and she wasn't that the next season receiving that before the messy was offered. the number 10 shirts. he wore a boss, a loaner, but took 30 instead. his 1st squad, number 2 decades ago, p. s g. hope his arrival will mean that number 7, front strike a kilian and bob,

i also stays both and only one in the future to live. killian is very competitive and creates the mentality to when he said publicly that he wants a competitive team. and now i don't think there's a more competitive team than this. and that means that he doesn't have an excuse to do any other thing. the formalities of the medical, his $41000000.00 contract and his unveiling over now it's time for messy to step on the pitch. he should do that, that training this week in a much for real. by the end of the month, pull race al jazeera paris. ah . so these are the headlines on with the we're going to stanz interior minister has told us that government forces are pushing to secure main highways, large cities and border crossings. local groups are also being armed, they try to fight back the taliban offensive. he's promised to push back the taliban.