right down to the me. the news this is al jazeera. ah hello from dough home. i'm how them hitting the to see read user coming up for you in the next 60 minutes. the taliban hostess 1st press conference promising women's rights media freedom and them the see for government officials. but human rights concerns are being raised in the group consolidates its hold on power. make sure shelters are shattered. people in haiti are facing a flash floods brought on by a tropical storm and fuel shortages in lebanon. the last

many going hungry hospitals in critical condition. and i am german ash with sport have got sounds paralympic, team chief appeals to the international community to help us out. please get one of those is ticonda. find the care. could daddy haven't given up type of competing despite being stuck in cobble? ah, but taliban has held its 1st press conference and taking control of afghan has done . it's been keen to show a new face to the world's pledging inclusion and education for women and religious tolerance. group insists that will offer amnesty to anyone who works with governments or foreign forces, but report so fair rule and cities captured during their advance of raised fears

about those promises the move on to hum food opportunity. we have pardoned anyone. all those who had fought against us, we don't want to repeat of war. we want to do away with the factors of conflict. so these nomic emerett of african stand does not have any conflict with anybody. we want the fighting to end this money amount of money ahead that these nomic emerett of afghanistan is committed to the rights of women within the framework of shari'a . already have the same rights. they can work in different sectors on the basis of our rules and regulations. in education and health and other areas, well then there are going to be work and shoulder to shoulder with us, what we want to assure the international community. there will be no discrimination against women, but of course, within our religious framework. well let's go to cobble and correspondence, rob mcbride's role. that was a fairly astonishing press conference, really. but the taliban, keen to reassure the international community and also reassure the women of afghanistan. yeah, i think there was

a couple of messages here. they really wanted to get across a couple of different points of focus. it was very significant. i mean, this really was almost like a key note having setting out the tone and the china for the, for the forthcoming taliban government. and i think what we were getting with what the taliban want to do to get was the softer, more acceptable face of taliban rule. and they actually started with in quite a triumphal it's way quite uncompromising. talking about grand terms about the emancipation of the country after 20 years expelling the forward as, as it was put, talking about this being a proud moment. i think actually given a sudden collapse of the government and the suddenness with which the taliban suddenly found themselves inheriting this country, i think they could be excused to crow. but very much this was been aimed. i think not only at the afghan journalist and reassuring people here,

but really beyond just kind of stand the international community here. work, strangely skeptical, even cynical about the taliban as an organization that with memories of what happened 20 years ago, with more recently the way it's acted in negotiations, for example, meant to have had negotiations directly with the government device dropped gunny, which didn't happened, although the taliban said it's not their fault, they were acting in good faith. there is a lot of suspicion about the taliban. and then more recently, in the conflict that we have seen the some of these really nasty, isolated incidents by groups of taliban fighters allegedly involved in war crimes. which international organizations, human rights groups said should be investigated. so it was really the international community which i think needed to be convinced. so in addition to these very important messages, which we were expecting about assurances on the rights of women about maintaining a healthy media media culture for example. although all be within the framework

or dictates of sharea, whatever that means and all who defines exactly what those are. so that's more problems for the future. there were also these assurances, i think the international community wanted to hear, such as the guarantee that afghanistan would not be used to harbor fighters, which would threaten the international community in particular countries in the west. the very reason that the west came and intervened here in afghanistan all those 20 years ago. and then also this reassurance of the amnesty that the people linked to previous me being here, the united states and nato forces north of the government themselves. some of those people who are just a couple of kilometers away clamoring to get into the airport terminal assurances they don't have to do that. go home, said the spokesperson, they will be no interrogation, no knock on the door. but given all of the animosity and mistrust and distrust over recent years, that is really

a very big ask to to get people to believe that they will be no retribution. so remains to be seen. if people will hear that, just finally again, get on a thoroughly note the press conference ended with calls for more press conferences that this might become a regular feature. as this new government takes shape and takes power that this is the taliban. it seems embracing. open government. oh, quite well. we will wait to see what that brings in the days and weeks to come. but the immediate situation, right? no, i mean he did say that press conference is still an emergency situation. on the grounds, there was talk of marcia more at one stage of believe what are things like right now in carpool, especially around the airport area. it does remain volatile. it is very throughout the day, certainly this tuesday we have had far more stability compared with the chaos of monday and also sunday. but it does vary earlier today. our colleagues were that

there were small groups, but that didn't seem to be many problems later in the day. our colleague from out there arabic with that. and again, it was very chaotic, large groups of people very heads up trying to get inside the terminal. taliban fighters on the other sides of various firing in the trying to disperse them. so it remains very volatile situation that there isn't anticipation that maybe commercial flights will start again. that is getting people very agitated in a fact, even the, the, even the prospect of a plane taking off that you can get a ticket onto is enough to get people just to swarm to the airport. so we could be in for more days of confusion and chaos at the airport if and when the commercial flights do resume. because our colleagues were telling us they were told the people outside the terminal and quite many of them had no paper that told no passport, no ticket. it was just the possibility of getting on a flight which made them rush to the airport. so we will see what the coming days

will bring, but we do know that the military operations of the americans and other, other the military to get that people out in other countries to lay on their own charter flights that has resumed. and he's continuing now. ok, my bright that bring is the very latest form cobble frankie. well, her own rainy is an assistant professor at the university of afghan stone. he says it remains to be seen whether the taliban can support their statements with actions . the significance of this prince conference was that before it was made statements made by different actors. but now it's the formal spokesperson for the movement that he's making the, the statement. so it is adding credibility to those statements. but those payments have been heard before, but despite the fact that those statement have been heard before, there were also contradictory reports. mostly he'll say, i should, i like that. but because there was a chilling effect on journalism. so we had

a hard time verifying or they were coming out, but i mean, the statement had been accompanied by as some divergent report from the ground underground. now the question is whether this printer just reinforcing those messages will be accompanied by actions and whether those examples of divergent behaviors. i mean, people who have been reporting abuses will be actually held accountable and control . he seems that is that it would, it's just to make the see what is clear is that a large part of the people, the honest on, is still do not bind even if it is credible. and that's why you being rushed to the door and repeat it because for example, the promise of amnesty or something to be credible to a lot of people as to why that is. i think it has to do with some of the fear environment. it has to do with the brutality. tell you that about some people need to be hard to change because the hon. recently they use

a brutal report. there's also contradictory report report of contradict these pronouncement coming out right now, especially from provinces where we don't have a lot of independent media present because it's been a challenge the head of the taliban political office in concert capital. doha is heading back to afghan stone. will of doing gone the but other lead the groups negotiations and peace talks with the u. s. and african governments. he departed after meeting with customers foreign minister earlier today. turkey and pakistan have agreed to work together to help bring stability to afghanistan. turkey has already taken measures to prevent an influx of migrants arriving to iran, including this wall on the puerto foreign ministers, said the turkish government welcomes the positive message is given by the taliban, and has proposed to meet with the ons groups. leaders for talks. there are a huge points over the scanners found where the taliban is joyce support and certain ethnic groups. it's all come forward across the was talk,

histone is one such place. it has no reopens and this no rush of people trying to please come. all hyder explains the man border. crouching red rain, i'll run at dawn and budgets on the door is now open for business truck, have been travelling and board direction. there were apprehension that as the talib honored wants across the country, tens of thousands of refugees, red bar across the border, and to budget on the ground reality is ready. different people living floated up august on the border all the way from hillman province to noticed on up into not mostly pushed to tribe. they have got radical dollar bond. they have a dollar bond roland bought. and what we saw at this border crossing that instead of tens of thousands of on coming across the border, we saw hundreds of off ones eager to cross the border and go back to the country.

most of the people that we spoke to were half elated and uber learned read the fact that that's all a bond back and follow they on the other hand, do not agree with the international community. and they see a rail vote for a lodging of launch, settlement among norma, and forgot to what we welcome to taliban back in african. it's done as they are the true heroes of the country. and none of them can bring a lasting piece to this water country destroyed by many, long, shallow, i've counted down as in ruins from the last 4 hears. firstly, we were made homeless by russians and then the americans. but thank god, finally we've got freedom from their invasions, we trust the taliban and hope they will bring peace, stability, and progress to this country. while the situation on the border was not returning back to normal, there was a frantic diplomatic effort. you're trying to port the leader on the same day, but red atalla bon, the former foreign minister of runners dance allowed in rub bonnie,

it didn't budget on a long way. you're not gonna need a head of the parliament and walk amongst that group here. present the minority community, what buckets on i'd be telling the dollar bond that that should be in the government, which would include all the new group cover. it's done, therefore to offer the rail bulb for the 1st time and do decades for a lot of people do the conflict. what the budget done is i've been saying that dollar bond did have to be an inclusive government dollar bond voluntary and now i'm there. and said that there will be no retribution, even for those people who been working with the american. let's take a closer look at how the taliban became a prominent group in afghanistan and fort ultimately wants some of the job. it says more. the dollar bon 1st emerged in the early 1990 s pledging to improve security

and fight corruption in god, fearing its religious traditions were the threat. it also promised to protect them at any cost enforcing its version of islamic law. it's fighters had been fully equipped at times, but highly motivated by their mission to declare what they call and islamic emerett of, of guns done develop on controlled much of the country from 1996 to 2001. the armed group was familiar with the gun to thumbs drug terrain and use this knowledge to outsmart its enemies. right? why? when u. s. forces overthrew the taliban 20 years ago. it managed to survive and continue to launch attacks. again, i've gone forces and the rest in our lives. when it was in power, members of the taliban carried out public executions and that petitions, commanders been women from booking, goes from going to school and listening to or playing music fell upon the to say the recognize the society has changed. and they've promised to respect people's

rights was enough more time. and that should be worth before. we didn't have as much responsibility as we do today, because now we are all tested by god. day by day we will get to the fault of the service of our nation in providing them with security and hope for the future not yet largely funded by taxing landowners and opium. the taliban has been welcomed in some areas of the country while despise them. feed and others, the legitimacy the on group wanted was denied time and again, but peace negotiations and others capital gave it a seat at the table. now with the taliban, fully in control of honest on the world is watching and waiting to see how it will govern the country and its people. some of a job, aid on their plans. he still has on his knees are including europe feels the heat. so the climate change from france decrease the latest on the grounds of faith

in india. so in a waiver called 19 infections that hit the west country months ago sandstone. my only soccer breaks down in tears at a press conference ahead of her later tournaments. explain why enforce ah survivor resolve a powerful earthquake in haiti? you know, having to cope with the tropical storm. heavy rain lashed, makeshift shelters, and the southern city of lake k. when the worst areas, $1400.00 people are known to have died and saturdays earthquake phones is more relaxed homeless than he say. they're still waiting for guffman fee to arrive for john holeman is in the capital puerto prince jones is no more form that george spring us up to date on the situation. it's a double whammy really, very 1st that devastating earthquake. and there were

a tropical storm. definitely, although the impacts of the tropical storm, which is now larger, all over the country could have been worse. it seems at the moment than, than transpired. in the end, we've been speaking to people on the ground, including our colleagues over in the u, which is one of the major cities that was hit by this. and in the end, it seems that that was and as far as we know so far, too much flooding or lines slides, which was the big worry about this. but we still have, as you mention, a lot of people sleeping out in the open even because they're worried about what might happen in terms of off the shots food because that houses with damage and destroyed. we've also got a lot of people in hospitals about 6000 people injured apart from the more than 1400 people that side in the crate. so the relief efforts ongoing, as you want to tell you as well, we're actually at the airport now in full to print and we're here because this is basically the hub of everything that's trying to get to that region at the moment.

basically the main road out to full, to prince, to get air in the south west of the country. there's 2 gangs baffling, over at close to port to print. i'm not smith, it's really hard to get down that road since that it's being flo name. we've seen the u. s. coast guard. we just saw actually quite a big playing coming from the air force of chile. so different countries of bringing their right into the pool. and then it's been taken out by the full in shop as helicopters for in plain to try and get to that region. well, that's what i was going to ask you. i mean, how much of that age is reaching people? it's good to see that it's finally making its way in bed. i mean, how many days have passed since that earthquake? it must be desperately needed. yes, definitely not. obviously just 3rd son, it's very material. that's well the u. s. a rescue. same search and rescue team

member the i just spoke to just minutes go said and he said not just in the cities obviously that schools are in the villages around where it's quite like saying now another plane that's coming in the land. it's a thing called back and forth, so that trying to get to those villages and those towns around. and as you said, it's just difficult because it's more of a drip drip by a helical from flight, rather than a steady traffic as it would be by roads, even the united nation folks. but came out and said, we are trying to negotiate that they both traffic, right. they're not getting sick, but i understand it's been pretty difficult for them to not to remain the challenge . 3rd week in the country, people continue to be in the hot water continued as a result, but we'll have very real impacts on the civilian populations in the hazy,

but for that show in the home and their life for as in port to friends. jones. thank you. lebanon seal shortage is endangering patients and source bristles struggle to cope. businesses have been forced to scale back or shut down as the country goes from its worse economic crisis in recent years. then harder has more from favorites. there is bread only when there is fuel a resource that is no scarce lebanon's economic crisis is getting worse. the state barely provides electricity. many bakeries that can't afford the rising cost to power generators have had to close. lack of lesbians in them is all there is no bread, few diesel electricity, no medicine, but the officials who are fighting for their interests live in homes that are live there. generators are working. they have humiliated to people a lack of fuel when

there are difficulties pumping water and distributing it. every aspect of life is affected by what is being described as living, worst, financial, and political crisis. but there is no work in the country you work one day and sell a couple of things that as other days we sell nothing and nearly bankrupt state, it's failing to secure people's basic needs. there isn't enough imported fuel and a corrupt system is blamed for allowing what is available to be smuggled across the border into syria. even hospitals rely on generators. a few days ago, they almost ran out of fuel further stretching the little medicine and resources. they have patients' lives are at risk if machines stop working, make sure that we have identified 3300 critical items that are critical for life saving and 25 percent out of stock and the country. and we cannot find any

of those items in the country. we cannot treat people without energy. we cannot 3 people if we don't give them the right medication. what is happening now is totally unacceptable and unbelievable. businesses in factories have also been effected on the left he got about sometimes there's no diesels or private generator, so we can't work. and when there's diesel, we only get 3 hours of electricity today with the united nation says at least 78 percent of the $6000000.00 people are now poor. the economy has all but collapsed. so how basic services? yes, politicians continue to struggle for power 11 on has been without a function in government for more than a year. oh, there is pressure to address the financial collapse. people have started to attack officials, homes, incidents of violence are becoming more common. as lebanon's tragedy continues to

unfold. the fear is worsening conditions could lead to a security breakdown that there else is eda bailed for the 1st time. the u. s. has declared a water shortage in one of its western reservoirs. lake needs sits along the nevada . i was on the state border and is the largest reservoir in the us. it supplies water for around 40000000 people across 7 states. official say some farmers and families should expect mandatory costs in their water supply. as early as of october. moving incident comes a south western state struggle with severe drugs and record high temperatures. under the foreign fighters are trying to extinguish wildfires, devastating parts of the french riviera. thousands of people have had to leave their homes flames for count on monday. you know, the coastal city or too long official say they spread through some 5 funds and hector as a forest plains and helicopters to being used to put out fours and emergency

workers in spain scrambling to put dozens of for as far as triggered by a record breaking heat waves, the central problem villa. so some of the worse places, strong winds of recovery efforts in the area. official say more than 5000 hector's of lands may have burns cruise or also battling to new fires near the greek capital . several villages have been evacuated, northeast, and the site, the site, the east and north west of athens. hundreds of wildfires devastate advanced areas of land this month, and what the government has called its worst ecological disaster. in decades. fella had here on al jazeera, after 20 years of conflict, us veterans react with dismay. the taliban takes over and show 50 record finding, explains why he thinks the 2nd club week. even better of coming up in scores later this these are

ah ah hello good to feel hot check, sunny check and high temperatures check. that's what we've got going on across the middle east, but we also have a shamal blowing down from a rock impacting q 8. and also the country of cats are on wednesday, but this is a dry wind so that lowers your humidity. think the higher the humidity, the more saturated the air is and the more uncomfortable it is for you. and i saw the humidity, 70 percent heat index, $51.00, but the winds will shift around on friday. that's an east wing coming off the golf star heat index will dial it up to $54.00. you know, around the arabian sea. we have an on sure of flow here. so that's going to swirl up the sand and does for a huge swath of mine on wednesday, for pakistan, largely finding dry here. and that's allowing the hot sunshine to come through. the

hor, me even hit 40 degrees on wednesday, off to turkey, and it's looking dry here thankfully, which will allow of, for the recovery efforts that we have going on through the black sea region. just a few scattered showers at ward that ne, portion, tropics of africa. heavy rain has been falling through the central african republic, and we will see some more strong storms for bungie on wednesday and further toward the south. what and wendy for cape town, see soon the when i think of my nature, i think of potential. when i think of potential, i think of what would be, what is not. i think of young people literally take them to the island and do something that they can be part of. tell me the possible. i think it on the challenges moving that child recorded. hello. my name is ben. gotcha. so,

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said this is just a recording to over the top story for you know, the child has held its 1st press conference and taking part is promising the fee to government officials, women's rights and media freedom. the group insist said will not allow groups like i feel to operate. the co founder of the taliban is back in afghanistan until gone the broader by tony castle, where he spent monk reading with united states government circle focused on the group to work together to help instability to afghans done took. he's already built a wall along the border with yvonne to prevent an influx of a migraine. well, let's continue with the situation in afghanistan. we can speak now, was that a d t? he's a special immigrant visa ambassador at no one left behind. that's an organization that advocates for up connie and iraq,

he interpreters integrating to the united states and was himself previously an interpreter for the us army in afghanistan, he joined us by scrape from houston, and it's great to have you with us on the user. can i just saw i saw a fi asking you reaction. see that press conference from the taliban. what do you make of this new softer side. they're trying to projects. well, thanks for having me. but you all know that the taliban we cannot believe in them. parts of all their fund, a mentalist, an extremist, and the fundamentalists will never change. i'm worried for my people. the situation is really scary and people are so shocked with that. i'm worried for my democracy and wait for the the, the free speech that we had with them. either you have to be under the rule. if not, that will tell you that you're not prepared to give them

a chance. i'm told they did seem trying to project an image of sincerity, taking some quite challenging questions there for me, particularly local journalists, and also are very on charlotte bellis. whoa, dave unset, different 100 defects of be all know that the 900 subject, when they came into the power, they said the same thing for the 1st 3 months. they were ok. they were very nice with people. and later on, when they got the whole control over the country and they killed many people, we cannot believe in them. you know, they will never change the water people back home. or i've got a son telling you about that. not just the, not just the press conference and what the towel, what they may call the taliban, the chaotic situation in your home nation. what are people telling you? well they, they call us. they surely are kind of turned on a daily basis every day. we didn't even do many calls messages on our old social media.