to the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people and behind the death of many more exceptional access to some of its key players reveals the inner workings of an organization telling the known to many as the blood alliance. inside this in a la carte house part 2 of a 2 part investigation, people and power on al jazeera. ah, i'm getting vanelle and go home to top stories on al jazeera international. don't as a promise more than a 1000000000 dollars and emergency a to i'm going to stop the big urge to turn those touches into cash. as soon as possible of the medic edited james bay's records, the un secretary general came to geneva with the aim of getting the international community to provide at least $606000000.00 to help are going to stop before the

end of the year. the people of afghanistan need a lifeline after decades of war suffering as insecurity. they face perhaps their most perils hour. just over a week ago, the un humanitarian coordinator martin griffith visited afghanistan and met with the taliban leadership. you know that some countries will be reluctant to get money because they'll be worried about the money going into taliban hands. what do you say to them? well, i've kind of still, it's not the only place where humanitarian agencies do direct delivery through our national partners. we have 156 partners agencies working enough, kindest, on many, most of them. in fact, africa, at the news conference, the secretary general said he was pleased by the international response to his flash appeal. but he said there was still real risks ahead. secretary general, how serious now is the possibility of a complete economic collapse in afghanistan? it is serious and economy doesn't work without the blood. and the blood of the

economy is cash. and so, as i said, i think it is important to avoid the collapse of the economy and i think the international community to find the ways to do it without violating international rules and norms. the un says during the meeting, receive pledges totaling more than a $1000000000.00. however, almost certainly not all of that. his new money and some of the funds are being directed, not just the afghan stone, but to the wider region. james bays al jazeera at the u. n. in geneva. guineas military chief, the meeting political and religious leaders to discuss a transitional government following last week's qu, they african union and regional blog echo all of suspended, get a health special water seized on september 5th. the military leave is promised to form a government of national union to oversee a political transition. i'm at interest has moved from outside to parliament in

concrete. people expected foster developments a quick government military government in place, probably working with severely as to charge a course a transitional course. but 10 days after nothing is happening, but the military is also isn't in a tight spot. they keeping president alpha can be who they deposed 10 days ago in detention. they haven't released him despite caused by international community and international institutions like the united nations african union. they can, i'm a community of west african states. they haven't released him. this is a man who still has a significant number of followers in this country, so powerful you can say, because he's made me to pass president russian president vladimir bruce and is self isolating of the members of his in a circle, tested positive for covered 19 he said to canceled trip to, to just on this week, i bought the crime and says he is in good health. fuson has me fully vaccinated with the russian may just be russia recorded 17000 infections and more than

700 deaths. in the past 24 hours earlier, president putin received his syrian ally of a thought in moscow. the 1st time i've met since early last year and discussed how the forces will gain control of theory as last rebel held areas. a trial in ramallah for 14, the palestinian 40 security officer is accused of being an activist to death has been adjourned. nissan, yvonne died in june after being arrested at home. okay, nicholas is made landfall along the texas coast, lashing the us state with powerful winds and heavy rain. the strong picked up strength and the gulf of mexico on monday, becoming a category one hurricane. apple has really software to fix a security flaw that allowed hackers to infect iphones and other devices without a single click from uses research, you say they captured the malicious code from pegasus spyware, made by the israeli company. and so group, those that headlines,

the news will continue on al jazeera, off to south africa, toxic city. ah, at 1st glance they could be the remains of an ancient civilization, ah, all, and catching natural phenomenon. these strange hills surround johanna is the largest city in south africa, but their beauty is deceptive. and talk. in fact, the jews made up the mining ways, the leftovers south, africa, of gold and within them lie. some disturbing hunger now is led by

french journalist has uncovered the shocking truth of exactly what's in the mind. and just how deadly they may be. all me all o sunrise in america river basin. one of south africa, the largest fresh water reserved. ah, bridget corrigan is a botanist and a specialist in the regions. biodiversity. this is a very special catchment for

a lot of reasons. it's quite a unique by diversity from not just the terrestrial, but also the 1st. what about diversity is very special. it's got about 14, be the fish and a lot of really and demick species of invertebrates and credit. and that's contrary to the health of the, of the service system there about $202.00 species in america. i'm 17 of them all 3 and about 400 and 33rd. it is a national treasure and the northwest doesn't have a lot of these are. a lot of the systems in this province. heavily degraded. the crown jewel of this natural treasure lies just a few pedal strokes upstream, a sanctuary hidden at the heart of the result. ah, this is america. i or the american river and the

water bubbles up from big, underground water. kevin, at that point of the day, the water is care is anything very low conductivity, which means there's no so it's not pollutants in the, in the system. it's really very, very pure. the water is crystal clear, but it might not stay that way. recently the mining industry has become interested in the area sub soil, which is full of precious minerals because it is about 10 mining payments for things like copper, silver, gold in the region. so despite the risk, yeah, the place is different yet risk and it's, you know, we would like to see the status of an absolute no go for money. if you pollute the, this area that the underground i prefer you can't get that back. it's not going to come back. so could the america river basin one day resemble the other desperate

landscapes left behind by the south african mining industry? use like these flat lands died? read by chemicals. ah, or these mind tailings in the midst of south africa, or township? some of them date back to 1886. when gold was 1st discovered under a small town hall, gentleman from that point on the mining industry began to deposit its debris all around the city. in more and more waste piles had often only a few dozen from residence. some of them may look as innocent. this sunday, but they all mind dealing dislike sheeps, the use of extraction and digging for gold.

did a consider an additional? it's a really was the date i bought in a comes out to civil and i don't even supposed to either. there's one in order for us to do so. what does it mean for those living next to these genes? like here at the so those will come from the mine stating it flows. this size is still is this i or this size and you cycle tiny de la mimi is a mother of 5. she spent all her life in the shadow of one of the largest mining dumps in the country. it's residue is everywhere. lucky in the sun, the neighborhood has become one huge sam had to meet you. 22. does your call from

the coughing you sometime? yeah. your eyes become easy. ok. this is not right. if you go to detailing them, this floyd has some, it's some chemical image. so i'm advising you today not to go to the main temp because it's very dangerous to all day. it's unhealthy at the same time to go the you mustn't go the, it's all about to go. busy a few months ago, tiny de la mimi wanted to find out how many people in her neighborhood over a 1000 residents were unwell. so she knocked on almost every door. this house is keeps while coughing. this house here, the mother, the owner of the house. when you come here to coughing here isn't as we men are we men with child around you is coughing, has a problem of coughing is appropriate for his skin. some of them are for me. thing

he them, i wanted to know question one more question. i now question i need over one and a half 1000000 south africans live in townships like this at the foot of mine tailing mountain book that the self it gets into our food. we eat this past week, drink this that. so that is why so many people i see kids. this is the silent sheila, this dust doesn't just make people vomit or cough several children in the neighborhood suffer from severe neurological disorders data. now another

tando is 6 years old. martin, she suffers from the paralyzing brain. you doing my lady. however, her family st. tonda was born perfectly healthy. the problems arose soon after the roof and the house with under repair at the time. from the mind keeps cotton test like this. test you put your head on the test before you sleep, you much fell and blanket. yeah. a few weeks later, the 1st sign of illness appeared in the sense that tanden has been unable to how you communicate with her. when she she was to be changed. and then she, she keeps in, okay, oh maybe you into a to, she wants to go outside, which you know, cuz they, you know, she wants to go outside,

but you want to go outside. poverty has always prevented the family from being able to prove a link between attendance, illness and the mind dust, but they are and no doubt there are other like room with the same symptoms, same health issues. yeah, i do know and then the them the filling, the only problem in that dashing their kids. they don't want anybody knowing about their kids in the situation there took them open colors in the, in the century, the show them 2 of them. so many of them, you know, 1st met personally 20 something to take me to only finding this if i sent to the main to, to the my, to detailing them to the, to detailing thing. so but if you go outside, often in distance from here, i believe you may never find this key. ah, to find out whether the dust from the nearby mine tailings really is the cause of

these illnesses matter, must climb snake park hill. it had been abandoned ever since the mind was closed, access is supposedly submitted and nobody guarding the fight which extends over the full square kilometer was $4689.00 from us was financial and immediate addition was to me to take 500 grams of the sun the dust that's blowing over the village. no. on the way down, he finds a green lake at the foot of the slope. it's used mostly to irrigate adjacent

farmland residence, also give it to their livestock, sometimes that children even bay than it. okay. well, thank you for that, and i'll do ms. reynolds on them today. the regular killer, pre always posted on the senior police officer when frank linda is professor of environmental studies at northwest university in south africa. can you see me? linda is also an expert on mining the world health organization. all right, with your help, muska has developed a scientific protocol at test catch for different water pollutants. yes, so on the bottom of the mine jelly, there's some water all around. i was wondering which parameters do you think i should analyze 1st in the water mining? nobody has a signature. whenever you have elevated sulfate, which has been translated into,

into an elevated electron connectivity. if this isn't come tonight, but a no ph in, you know, probably because she said it was to drink really gum volume. so don't glide should see maximum. so for me to, i'm telling you louise, in the korean dash to do it because i see the awesome nick, which is a mental 9. we did him come minus elevated chrome as well as the building and let all the usual people who liked it much since he was thankfully led though, vigorously committee. com valid authentic. you know, if we don't pull up with his older group and maximum, no data to meet the person and it's impossible to analyze everything there. and

then from often takes another sample to check from the pollutants later. ah, cobble were acting africa on foreign minister on may or com will talking is speaking. let's listen is invited to a conference in geneva. we explained to the envoy of the united nations that the emirates of is lamb in afghanistan. and the are in the meeting. they pledged to extend relief a to have gotten a stand within the scope of $1000000000.00. and we are thankful to this. why are

we sure to the international community that we are pleased to hear about the job and leds committed to have got to stand at the same time we promise on our part that all the relief aide will reach deserved in afghanistan. it is our responsibility to hand out the relief a to all that again is all across have again, is then every corner of the country we are capable of handing out the relief, aid to old enough for that deserved one. nothing. we are keen on preserving the rights of the poor and those in needs.

meanwhile, it is known that the people of afghanistan have been for 40 years, reading under the bronze of walls, during which we have faced all sorts of trouble. that's why we hope that the international community will lend a helping hand to. i've got to stand on various domains. this relief, a bank is no doubt considered to be human italian assistance. we also hope that the international

monetary fun to also consider providing assistance to afghan is sad, especially many sectors are gravely affected from health, health care to education. all this look, assistance on all forms of pledges committed to have gotten a stan will be channel towards the ongoing development projects, which if you come to a halt, they will have grave repercussion on afghanistan. and they have gotten people. we simply wish to keep all these projects running

the government of afghanistan doing all what they can in order to provide job opportunities to all the guy, the people and those willing to leave the country and seek their future elsewhere. they are free to go. however, they have the opportunity to remain in their homeland and be off help. so they're federal, i've got a citizen. at the same time, we are doing all what we can to provide them as safe and positive atmosphere to all investors, domestic and foreign. because this is at the end of the day, going to be beneficial to our guy. not,

i've got any people in terms of security. we can all see that all daughter and security are maintained and this is a positive scion and a good assurances to all investors, domestic and foreign. we also call on all dev guy and he expands our living abroad to return home. and we will lend a helping hand to their home country and their fellow of gad, these citizens also those who have fled and the past requested. so go back

to their own property by some claim that their relief aid will be conditional on taliban dealing with the world community to this end, we say that the moment we are faced with many problems from health sector to the occasion and the flight of them again, a talent so we should not confuse political issues with him and eternity. and once they get any people is in a dire need for heaven. so these have here,

monetary and forms of aid should not be linked to any political reasons. as we all know, that security i'm older, have been restored in each and every province within the country. there is no fighting, there is no insecurity, and there is no form of violation. this is a clear assurance that our country is safe and it is open for investments. those are willing to come, they are welcome. at the same time, old people who are then who are willing to leave are free to go, provided they're cutting the valid documents.

we have maintained order and security and we are looking forward to continuing to live in peace and security and witness the positive trans transformation of our country. here, i would like to drive some examples at the time of the evacuation of the u. s. and falling troops from afghanistan, we provided them with all the conceivable means the time and the tools to enable them safely leave afghanistan. unfortunately, instead of thanking the eh, but it's of, i've got

a stan. they handled our property in a very malicious way. they destroyed our property before they had before they left. the united states is a civilized country and they should deal with others based on mutual respect. we are willing to deal with all the world countries, based on mutual respect, including the united states. we are not prepared to get dictated to not or be subjected to any pressure from any country in the world. we have no problem in dealing with any country in the world without being pressured

or dictated to us. we cannot allow any threats of embargo or sanctions be imposed on our country. we are ready and up into old forms of friendly relations and friendly talks with the old world of the old, the world countries. now we open the floor to questions you made a statement a while ago that the inter him government and as you demanded the world countries

to recognize your government as a local, have you received any positive response to this demand so far as we speak, we have not seen any of the world countries openly recognizing the efforts of thought of as a lawful redeem. as they said, we had the several of joint meetings with the u. n and vo and representatives and officials from reason the countries i'm other neighboring countries they are respectively have

expressed some concerns and we should listen to them. however, we are still receiving officials and representatives from our muslim and reasonable countries. each and every country have its own policy, its own foreign policy. if they are willing to recognise the n minutes of taliban or the merits of his lamb as a ruler, redeem their welcome. on our part, we are in total control of our own home soil. there is no insecurity or any form of fighting or in fighting within our home soil.

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