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as trees cut down, while chimpanzees lose their habit it often chimpanzees had been sent to centuries . like the tech will go my chimpanzee sanctuary for protection. but even he ex, let's say porches, loggers and powerful individuals hungry for land. i. encouraging on the last secular habitat for these primate. how many trees? i just either one sonia or the sierra leone. ah, look at the main stories now. it's been a week since the african capital cobble felt the taliban and tens of thousands of people is still scrambling to board evacuation flights from the cities airport. at least 20 people reported to been killed in the chaos at the airport in recent days . almost 6000 us and foreign troops are guarding the airfield and there's more and more concern about security threats. taliban fighters have been mining checkpoints
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and blocking people without documents from entering the airport. while us president joe biden has dressed his nation as he faces more pressure over the evacuation f, as in cargo, he again defended the withdrawal timeline. so for the tale bon has not taken action against us forces. so far they have by and large followed through what they said in terms of allowing americans to pass through in the like, i'm sure they don't control all their forces. it's a rag tag force. and so we'll see. we'll see whether or not what they say turns out to be true. but the bottom line is this folks look at the end of the day. if we didn't leave afghanistan now, when do we leave? another 10 years, another 5 years, other years. i'm not about to send your son or your daughter to fight
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against will enter all the headlines. tropical storm henri is battering a stretch of the northeastern coast of the us, just hours after being downgraded from a hearken. more than a 100000 people in new england without power, millions of people along the coast have been told to prepare for violent winds and the possibility of days without electricity, even before making land for the storms out of bonds, both rack or rainfall to new york city and israel is bomb parts of the gaza strip of the night as strike. it says it targeted mass sites on saturday and hit a weapon storage facility. the attack was in retaliation for cross border clashes earlier in the day. which last and his writing for the police officer seriously injured. next venezuelans evade the country's military. is it smuggles fuel into columbia? that story in risking it all? which is the program coming up next? september honor era,
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as morocco records would be impacted with 19 the country votes and parliament elections that will shape the future life, listening to the media, how they operate, the stories they cover. and the reason why the 911 attack all the world, 20 years on the war that followed, finally ended, and i've done it. but that's what caught, this didn't real, obviously, unique, attractive on us can help you in history. through the eyes of the fearless and vision we will make it. germany, go to the polls in election. the puts the angular merkle replace up to 15 years in power. what will the results mean for german and european union? september on al jazeera, me i i use
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use um, ah, ben is whaler a country in crisis, hyperinflation, elliptical instability,
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severe debt and chronic food and medicine shortages. once the wealthiest country in the region finished whaler is mud and the worst economic crisis and its history almost exclusively dependent on oil revenues. venezuela, silent with severe economic recession, after oil prices dropped in 2014. the economy contracted by over a 3rd between 201320. 17 inflation increased by more than 1000000 percent. the cost of basic commodities, like flour and milk skyrocketed. some venezuelans turn to the trafficking of fuel to make a living. they found a good source of accomplices and buyers here in neighboring columbia fuel costs $1.00 cent per liter. in venezuela, its re sold for more than 30 times its original price and columbia. a real opportunity for traffic. as the colombian village of one free lies near the
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venezuelan colombian border here, the smuggling of the trade passed from generation to generation. carlos and his cousin, a 20 years old. every day they picked the same route through patty fields just a few kilometers away. by crossing had they can reach the venezuela buddha. while i'm waiting to leave me carlos and his cousin are meeting the venezuelan accomplices. you will be arriving
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with containers filled with fuel, granite doors and i got here for those kind of a light to see me. again carlos film from a distance, he's worried he hasn't told the other traffickers that we are with him. he also just found out that there are soldiers patrolling the area using gestures. he explains that the police could shoot at us once we arrive at the meeting point, carlos worries that it was
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a mistake to bring us. what i think i want to send him a go i guess. but what i me i what we side in the bushes, but we don't have to wait long. 20 minutes later, a few silhouettes appear at the edge of the cliff. first 5, then 10, then 20, then 30. all these men nervous and exhausted. they have taken huge risk to deliver this fuel.
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oh yes. yeah. really. yeah. i think this is the only thing with them because you know, the only way as well. i well i is telling me that someone is i someone will, is going to plan until the leader of the venezuela traffickers arrived. he does not believe that we are going to have the
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you know, need to know me here was was, you know, i look you know what, you know, you know that no, no, no, no, no, no. i got i oh, the they just got out of the traffic is crowd around us to stop us from leaving mine and i will be out of the off to 2 hours of arguing. we managed to come the traffic is down. they finally understand that we're not here to turn them into the authorities. oh, i don't,
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i don't want it. i was going to go and i've got the death threats of forgotten. the traffic has continue their march each carrying almost 50 liters on his back. in just a few moments ago, a ton and a half a few illegally crosses over from venezuela to columbia. and my mom i was although there is still another field to cross, the group has now out of the soldier's range. the venezuelan traffic has begin to transfer the fuel to the columbia county the, you know, the some individuals weren't even able to afford plastic containers.
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carried the bundle that i bought. it was for someone how are you in and i know that i got a little yes yes. yes, i thought, oh yeah that honestly, i don't believe that the carriers and $11.00 per trip of food in today's venezuela just put me on. but am i going to buy them? i'm like, oh man, oh my god. oh me. if you call me later medical, mom, i'm a lawyer. yeah. you
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know the, the food, the crisis through counts in venezuela. all of these young people had a bright future animal. but you did that allows you to have my law. now, the only thing was learning is resourcefulness, and it's not without risk. if you go me annoying, she ended up going to an end. but i would papa not better than what i am calling. i did not get the name on the meal, but a little while these traffic was carry the fuel on their backs. some have found
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more elaborate ways at the foot of the mountain between columbia and venezuela is a small village. it lies on what has been described as one of the most high risk borders in latin america. quest is tita a village where few containers live side by side with the estimated 4000 inhabitants that everywhere. tons of petrol sold illegally on most roadside per se, luis has a faster way to transport his contraband model than i'm a home or not. i've been put on a bottle of video going off again, and then it was wonderful what what all of our okay. well i thought it was but i guess i don't know. know
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which are you in a company that they will not allow me? maybe you'll only that if one of them out is that it's a lot of again, you know, without the the identical he's leaving to collect 4000 liters of fuel in venezuela. the video that is all right. hold on one minute. let me do one more
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thing on what they want to get up on the battle. if i'm off the list that got, they got to get a lot on the, on the policy, we arrive at the border to collect the load of contraband fuel waiting for him. unfortunately, police everywhere. he takes a side road. this route is much safer. it's here that tropical place to look out if somebody just if i really think of the name of what i
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can do with the i don't know if this is the only thing. i love you by doing this, jose luis risks a 7 year prison sentence and the confiscation of his vehicle was almost $5600.00 the but i don't know go some for lemme get that. i got one of the lookouts is missing from his post, carefully moving forward, jose luis spots another. he wants them to police patrolling the area
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in a cause a louise turns back. he's not willing to take the risk. the 1st minute i was in minnesota. yes. men and women are part of the family is more time, traffic is summer, they don't understand why the police are jeopardizing their business to them. this is the only way i live in the family that i've always, you know, be by $0.15. i don't know why don't i said i don't know what i don't know who still rules toys, so someone can go there. must y'all get on the money 1st?
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almost all of the are going. i'm going to local minister seems for me or somebody in the selected. so last me why is that? they've been here all morning. the group of police officers and soldiers began their operation at dawn. this river was turned into a makeshift pool crossing. it separates venezuela from columbia to sing or follow me? don't look at some other. i'm going to some moment just a few hours ago, a small stretch of rocks linked to the 2 short together w because this passage everyday. the
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ammonia i'm going to switch up all of the most commonly let something entirely consists in. what's wrong with him? do you know him solomon and i never got a lot on i don't know whatever they don't get. i don't like the
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the poconos and say the contraband of choices fuel 25 year old and the rest traffic's gas across the border and various doesn't know which side of the border he comes from. he's nicknamed laurel the parrot because he is very talkative. laura is an experienced trafficker young bed that i for the last got dorsey. i knew that up at all. now forget about it. they went to look at those anywhere in the us the at the heidi, is he go marlo gaze. yet these are joining the roger
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every day, a loyal and his accomplices make the round trip to venezuela. but today there is a problem that just wanted some men in uniform on the opposite shore. when soldiers loaded cold, one of these accomplices on the other side of the border where we went over to be ended by now, but i was gonna say, i'm a part of the team of smugglers. a worried along with the usual soldiers. there's a man, they don't recognize a senior officer, the man on the left with a red scarf venue. but
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normally the traffic has offered the soldiers a bribe in order to cross over the presence of an off. so who they don't know complicates things that i'll have when i come in as well. if i that's another look what i this year me those you've got one star seat guidelines on the opposite shore nose a complex indicate that the coast is now clear. the soldiers are gone. no, no, it's free to go and collect his gas bottles from venezuela. the smugglers also take this opportunity to cross some of them carrying unexpected goods like this car engine.
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many things have now become hard to get and venezuela, even chicken poetry trafficking can become lucrative. but it's not always easy about this. my drives nearly a 100 chicken day across the border. he owns almost a $170.00 for a minute to calculate. and if you will give him a minute to look it up on your list and i got to see if you get a minute company called me and also also the the, the, the small trafficking business allow the dozen people to earn a living. he left just 2 hours ago
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but lot or is already back with his gas bottles. he's exhausted a very yoga when it was in there. and i'm like me for them. like when you have a love where you where they done so you see i don't are you press ok, but i don't what is a rank them in business? 9 dollars and he sells them for double that price. the profit will allow him to support his wife and then you will baby
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stuff will get you. they will miracle. yeah. they allow me okay. your game, but i so i got press or e base case all our restaurant he's yeah, kilo gotten it in. i want to give us all of them when they go to be completely fine. you know, they're needing a last because of the nino router loaded on meal the were the he's assistance, main job is to push the motorcycle. i know
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i've had enough in the area where, you know, i don't i didn't really know then it didn't give us a whole lot and we already use
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almost all of the inhabitants of the villages along the border have turned to trafficking work is scarce in this region and unemployment overwhelming. they see no better options, but to smuggle for this month at least laura will be able to feed his family. or to the loo? yes. put you in a kidney. not so much hutch or the yeah, but my i, you know,
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the be a rich and diverse culture explored through its music and songs of the city now to 0. she does with it very glamorous. it's part of our whole job to, to our very, very special occasion. and for that people who spend money, everything you see on the wall they do is going to be longevity. they don't have to come in and turn things around my, my on our do their journalists and government panic. they didn't have the infrastructure they needed. they promised results in 5 days. but it's been a year examining. the headline. is this another potential flashpoint for conflicts voices from different corner?
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every house here has someone who has made it to the top of ever. it's not just one, but several time program that has been you know, kind of to you today on alex ah, we have a long way to go and a lot could still go wrong. turbine says the evacuation of us citizens and vulnerable afghans is being stepped up. but warns of hurdles ahead. carols continues at a couple of port, at least 20 people with di trying to leave afghanistan and reason. ah, 11 o'clock this is out there in life and also coming up strong winds back to.

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