the weather sponsored by cattle airways, boated world's best airline of 2021. ah! when ever you? ah ah! this is al jazeera ah. hello marlene. this is the news ally from hall coming up in the next 60 minutes. the taliban is carrying out a security operation in the eastern city of de la bod. off the series of attacks claimed by and so enough got some political parties. fine for the heart of

germany's merkel generation nice young voters proposed to make their voices had in some days election. to canadians have been released from prison in china on now back home. it follows a u. s. decision to drop charges against one way executive. a new rivers of lava ski that way down la palm is volcano. the intense falling eruption has grounded flights in the region and it has all the de sport in the premier league right now. it lead lead is versus champions help against manchester city that and much more coming up later in the program. ah. hello and welcome to the program. we begin this news out in afghanistan where the taliban says it's rounded up dozens. a site is linked to iso. the detentions

a part of a major security operation launched by the new taliban government in the eastern city of july. the bad, the campaign follows a series of attacks claimed by iso linked fighters in the country. well, the chief spokesman for the taliban says it's a continuation of the security operation against iso in the capital daisha. when we took over the country last month, some iceland afghan extent operatives moved to cobble and july the body. we've launched an operation in couple and arrested many another operation is underway in july about were hunting down those who were sewing k awesome, and those who are behind the recent attacks we've caught, doesn't so far as go straight to correspond to a summer ban. jade who live for us in campbell a summer. what is the latest on the security operation? will have you heard there? this was the statement by the taliban spokesmen. lumber had to out there thing that a security operation is underway not just in july about but in the why didn't and

the hard region. there have been the rest in cobble on the outskirts of cobbled and according to be along with you. i had these are i still in going to son fighters who escaped from various prisons as taliban came to power does not abundance insisting they are going to continue their crack down. they're going to go off to the perpetrators of the attacks. as you mentioned in the last week or so, where on fighters have been targeted, there have been multiple attacks of their vehicles on their convoys, on their gatherings, especially in the general about the area. and that's where the security operation is focused. i thought about saying that they are adamant they are going to continue the drive to push out all of these elements who are going to disturb that piece of gone is done because according to the thought of the son has not seen this a peace and security in the last few decades after they came to power and they are saying that they are elements within who wants to disrupt it and they will not be allowed to do so. and also that they are committed to their commitments to the

international community. that soil is not going to be bused by any group inside the sun for not just attacking off guns, but neighboring countries and the why that international community as well. so thought about insisting that this is under control. they're saying their forces are in control of the board, is the thing that they will be allowed to attack the son unilaterally. and they're also saying that they are rounded up dozens of these. i suki, i still hold us on our isolated blood on fighters who they say are going to be brought to justice and they are not going to be allowed to disrupt the peace and security. okay, many things that are correspondent in couple of summer been jade. let's bring in obey duleigh, but here he's a lecture at b american university. if i got installed, he joins us on sky from couple many thanks for speaking to us on the news out. let's start with a little bit of background. first i saw in august on have vowed to spread their own ideology in the country. what exactly is that idea?

ology. and how is it different from other groups like al qaeda and the taliban? hi, thanks for having me. there is quite a bit of studies done with regards to the identity and what separates to isis or i key from groups like that in the bottom. one of the major differences, the fear off the near enemy end up our enemy. so with regards to the, initially with a group that was obsessed with the far enemy, which was the west and making the united states and its allies paid for its policies within the region on the other end groups like dice, really care for the near enemy as well, so for them, it is not just bringing down the united states or the greater enemy, but they also care for cleansing their own area. locality from anyone who does not follow their strict definition of islam. so them being

a sectarian minority as well as the group within upon the spawn. already separates them from the pilot by movement. and they're acting as a group that is like a met catching any defectors from the call upon. which is why there are dangerous, which is why there exists actual enemy to the power button as well, because both of them occupy the same space and they're fighting for dominance over it. so how big is the current threats in afghanistan? off i saw, and all the taliban equipped to deal with it. there is a very famous quotation that says every day the government does not. when it is losing every day, the insurgents has not losing it is winning. what that means is when you are an insurgent, grew up to you as long as you are not absolutely eradicated. and you can conduct one operation every a week or 2. you're still alive and you're still appealing to your group. but on

the other end, if you are a government, you'd really have to maintain absolute security. and here's where the tricky part comes in. when the upon repub lake worth its $350.00 odd soldiers, with its support from the united states and the sophisticated intelligence bodies, they couldn't maintain absolute security then for the thought of bon and the current circumstances with them barely managing to consolidate or move toward the consolidation effort off their own security apparatus. it's going to be very difficult for them to contain even a small group. so the i s k fighters, which estimates very from 40026000 fighters. there, there is an opening though, despite the aggressive operations, but the thought of bon are committed to. there also needs to be a driving out of the well, there also needs to be better governance from the power button 5 to make sure their own fighters are the general pop of the do not find the i s k message appealing

and basically dry our recruits make sure that no people are available for i s k to recruit either from the pilot bon group or from the general of fun. and how do they do that? failed states, fragile states have an absence of basic needs. when you don't have basic needs, people tend to choose radicalism and with a toddler, but not really carrying arms anymore or not being on more active jihad, there are going to be groups out there that are going to offer money. this is going to be, these are job opportunities as well at the end of the day, and the money coming in from syria. and that is going to be an incentive for these people and all you have to do then his narrative for them and tell them that the bottom have somehow colluded with the west or that they have given up on the

grander jihad, or the legitimacy lies with escape for being a larger palace law, missed him or it or empire. so all of those are narratives that the i s k can project and use them to undermine the government and further the stabilize their operations of trying to govern. so the thought of button really need to have enough . there are governance and more into a more policing role rather than an active fighter or insurgent identity that they hold cards. interesting to get your perspective, obey duleigh, but here lecture at american university of african, it's on speaking to a staff, a couple. thank you. a car bomb in the somali capital has killed at least 8 people and injured dozens more. witnesses say it happened at a security checkpoint in the hummer when district of southern mobile d shoot. they say the attack targeted several cars as they tried to cross the

security barrier, which was located about 2 kilometers from the presidential palace. also bomb has claimed responsibility for the attack. now, someday marks germany's most unpredictable election in years. more than $60000000.00 registered voters will cost a ballot to decide who will succeed. chancellor angler merkel after his 16 years in office and the policies have set their sights on the youth vote. we have a team covering the story with all the above. mead in austin at a center, ryan cd rally. first let's go to step voss and who's in some out a central left s p d, rally step, still many undecided voters just one day before the election. what does b s p d can do that? all of sholtes. what is he trying to achieve with this very last rally me well. 2 i'm sorry, you lex fluids here, and i have to say at the last rally the dating party, the social democrats,

the asked me here in germany. but i wonder if candidates all our shows is this relaxed because it's just a week ago. it seems like a run res, already he was where you have in the polls. he was the most likely next time slot for america. but that has changed just in a couple of days. now. i'm or so have to wait, be i her candidate office, have you pocketed christian democrats in law. so now i shall have to sort of adjust to some baby has been some painting on the ability and being a sort of new angle, american as calm as modest as on the la merkle, he is finance man, admit, administered, and also the vice chancellor. but now he's the last couple of days. he's complaining on chain. she's as if germany wants change and i know germany wants to

change. they have vote for me. and if they both, they will have a new tribes. but as never before the elections in germany have been dis exciting. and so this race on sunday, the people here in germany will decide if they do want. they've changed one thing, the same money. thanks for that. that vessel in the, in pulse, down enjoying the music behind her. let's go to hold the dummy who is an option. what is the situation where you are, hold on. well, actually the rally has now wrapped up, but earlier today, well, we still angle america. here she 1st had a little walk, we so bakery and speak to some people. and then she joined the center right candidate, i mean, lashes on stage. now she wanted to stay away from the raise. so she didn't really participate in much of the electro campaign,

but this past week she said she put his full weight really going down to the streets as speaking to people just yesterday she was a barrier. now she is an african, which is the home of lasha. and it's also where lasha is also part of a node, ryan based lash. it is the governor of the say. now her message was very clear and very simple. if you want stability, basically, if you like the way i'm handing over this country day and you need to vote for lasha, you need to vote for d. c. d. you, again, is the only one who can bring the financial policies needed with this countries the only party that can be properly with europe. but that said, yes she is. i think the problem of all the candy this is that the outgoing chancellor is still very popular among many germans across the board. they do agree that she left behind as stable and prosperous country that she was

a very good crisis manager. there are, however, this generation america, the young people who are all the way up to, i would say 2022. i know no other chancellor in this country, but i'm going to america. they have been putting pressure from the street. they think she hasn't been progressive enough and not far reaching enough, and now they are putting pressure on all these candidate in the last election effort, green party candidate anal in a bad book, tries to convince voters that she is best suited to become germany's leader. targeting maybe young people, i look as vitamin guess who feel disgruntled by the status quo and their calling for change. i had some context with that with the classically more classical, older parties. and i was a little bit disappointed because i thought like that that's not how i want to play politic side and that's not, i don't feel that i really can make

a difference. i can only participate in continuing the same same thing over and over climate change, social justice and equality among top concerns for generation that grew up in the air of globalization and the internet. the youth represent less than 15 percent of the electric and among them. first time voters who have no no deleted and angle america, but they are trying to have an impact on the outcome of the election. they're the so called medical generation one that most he thinks the outgoing chancellor wasn't progressive enough. and it grows more demanding, maintaining pressure on the streets with climate protest groups like the friday for future movement. this is also their last ditch attempt to make their voices heard less than 48 hours ahead of what the risk alarm breath calls a historic election. she has put her future the whole thing, they are more pressing issues to be dealt with 1st. exactly because of your tests

and big data, actually we are not putting our bodies on hold, for example. now, to go on the streets to protest, to try to change something most probably won't help me in 50 years. in mars, you call me will help flops, war and me for geez. so the 60 stuff people. 2 decide about our future. so at some point and trying to convince the old situations of also the young gender ration somehow. this has pushed politicians to listen. the address to concerns of young people says that the legal load, here's the co host of my kimberly, a popular podcast there, links, wrap, and politics. some of the candidates took part in his show, including center left social democrat, leader, or left shows. they need the young people because they see that older people also start to think about the following generations. there is pressure,

the risk pressure from the st. the risk pressure from the young generation of the streets. there is pressure from young journalists. there is pressure from musicians, so i think in the whole society we see that there is a shift, the rate of change. and probably we will also see this change after the election in many ways, angle americans shape german youth. they are minority voters. but in this state race could emerge crucial to ever reaches the finishing line. first. somehow the result of this election will also be part of angle american legacy. will she be able to give continuity to her own party, the christian democrats, or? well, the results show that what, what many young people say that the party is needs to be more progressive needs to open up to the youth and will they actually been under pressure from the st. money, thanks about the bell hamid for us in option in germany. a speak now with mohammed

ta tariq. he is a german youth counsellor. he joins us now from sophia, in bulgaria. many thanks for speaking to us on the program that i met you, i believe 23 years old that you are as we've been describing from generation merkel . let's start with angle america who is now stepping down off to 16 years. what will her legacy be for you? well, thank you so much for having me in your program, but i am relatively optimistic that the selection will change a lot. many of you would see now they realized that if maker was making about standing part of that, they would have bought it for her. so the medical or the mercy, even if she is going away. but he has made her me in the park because

after the 16 year medical government, the youth is going to see a big change in germany. so we can see that the other party r no f to be and green. they're relatively strong focus on the young water like simply to their topics and focus of the actual pain. and the main topic which you are not touched by the american was try mid chain and then did you tell the nation? so basically we have seen that the brightest or future grade in the last 2 years. and we can see we can see now that the youth, especially for example me and my friends. this clearly see that the greens who are very close to this movement and they have made this topic, climate change to this central campaign. and yeah, can i ask where,

why you think the huge interest in politics has increased so much in recent years because i've been many studies done that show that this participation of the younger generation is just over the last few years. yeah. so what united young, what does that indication? you said, instigation with what it did, but in, in a different vehicle. the older or young are no more concerned about the future. so they believe that the nation campaigns of the gordon the go, the parties who are in the government due to an s b g. they are basically lacking in any real idea. so a lot of people basically, especially among the youth, a lot of people are fed up with you and be deep. and because we have seen the last to k, u, n s d had our team after the last election. so and know there's the new desire for

something. and then i asked many students who are with me and even because we are in your counsel nowadays, really want to have a new, a new faith, like the green that i already said that the moon, the full, the green on the top of the leave, like that they're pretty oddity, and then the sd, and then the f, d p. so they, you thing that the parties the dream as to be an f b, i most likely to convey the democratic method. what part would you say social media has played and guessing young people engaged in politics when we all know that certain mediate has played very major roles, especially again the far and i think and part of like we know that these are the i was going to if we, if you read the program, you will see that this one a bad job. they want to bad the woman to go to the school by bidding

a job. and that's what we're convinced we see nowadays that there are not only you have to be an f, b r, lydia various in the back. there are some other parties coming up and a beating. we have already, we have a party name team to do it. and hooper, and it is a completely new party and they have started up a social media campaign. if you see the, i'm not sure who is no candidate for the for the dr. john project, you will see that your only 31 was on the facebook. the, the, the lasher and all it's showing they're not concentrating on the social media. the interest for the green is becoming high. you for that to be becoming high due to only there for sure. we get some pain. if you compare facebook page last year and on the that the green johnson and data more like when you push when i

push me to face to face than on other. so it's playing a very major role of all the messages are shared by a video where it will by twitter like the play, the major or ok. really good to get your thoughts. mohammed terry, a german youth, a counselor speaking to us there from sophia, in bulgaria. to canadian men who have been detained in china for nearly 3 years, have arrived home miko coverage and my course favor have met been met by the canadian prime minister justin to go off the landing. in calgary, the 2 men were arrested in december 2018 for espionage. shortly after candidate detained the chinese tech executive mang one jew as been labeled as a case of hostage diplomacy by western critics. she had time to see how the story about hurley's min one. joe thanked all those you'd helped her since he was 1st

attained at vancouver international airport in 2018 over the past 3 or my life has been can i find out it was reparative time for me. as a mother, i wife and the company exactly. every county has lining it really was an invaluable experience. mung had been under house arrest, pending extradition to the u. s. to face charges that she deceived hsbc bank in 2013 into breaking us sanctions against iran. under a deal with prosecutors, she pled not guilty, but admitted wrong doing. as a result, the u. s. will drop the charges against them. a few hours later, justin today made a surprise advancement to the canadian citizens, michael sparkle, and michael colvin would also been arrested. in 2018, but accused of espionage were on their way home from china. right now our focus is on getting these to canadians,

homesafe. they've been through an extremely difficult ordeal. verities ends a chapter and us canadian chinese relations that had long been dogged by accusations of hostage taking suspicions were often raised that the 2 canadians were being held as bargaining chips. monks lawyer, meanwhile, so harassed as politically motivated. a claim boasted when donald trump offered to intervene and 2018 in return for china signing a trade deal. the americans never should have started this case. the 1st place president trump used me as long as a trade in negotiations with china. the u. s. department of justice maintains this was about justice nonetheless, embassy, a connection between this case and future binding policy. appended most allies i think will work together with other allies in europe and elsewhere to address the security threats related to walk away and other chinese companies. mung. as the daughter of ron young clay, the founder of holloway a year ago highway, was the world's largest maker of small things. and it remains of the full from to 5

g delicate networks. but it's friendship bills have dropped by 80 percent. a us black. this thing prevents the company for obtaining chips and washington as persuaded some they not all of its allies to spend the company, claiming the equipment is a national security risk washing his argument is that hallway is obliged to do the bidding of the chinese communist party. however, it's presented no evidence. there is a precedent for such back doors and telecommunications equipment. in 2014, it was revealed that the us national security agency implanted surveillance equipment in routers from us manufacturers that were exported internationally. she advertise, see al jazeera crypto markets have tumbled after china white into its ban on transactions of digital assets. effectively outlawing all activity. that coin husband among the hardest hit is value fell by more than 8 percent off the new. china's crack, donald digital assets also targets off shore exchanges, making it increasingly difficult for its access 1st citizens to access crypto

markets. chinese officials have cited linked to fraud on money laundering as reasons for the ban. well, the crackdown is also because of the huge amount of energy needed to create these digital assets. a beijing is getting ready to roll out its own digital currency next year, one that is controlled by its central bank that's bring in then on capron, he's director of combination of financial technology research firm. he's also chomping at the bit coin, past, present, and future of bitcoin in china. he joins us from singapore. so them 50, give us some context. what is china's involvement been in the global bitcoin industry? and is that a long history from the very beginning of the coin of being involved in the industry? the 1st people that held the coin treated, the climate and mine for bitcoin were in china. indeed, when i was writing the book in 2014,

the anecdotes were seeing really had changed the lives of a lot of the people that had been involved in crypto current. you know, it's early years because the, the value i've just caught up so tremendously for so many of them and probably up until 2016, 2018 china was really the center of crypto currency. whether you look at mining trading or just holding currencies in general. so why the cracked down by the government? now i think you pointed to some of these, some of these things. i mean, if you look at the government, they're launching their central bank digital currency. the un has already been launched and trials and will be going into for, for you next years. so we want to avoid any problems with that much because the trend is castle because obviously the, the central monetary system or the future of the monetary system in china. in addition, there's been concerns around how green china is. you know, china is fairly aggressive emission goals for the country as a whole,

and certainly bitcoin mining. you know, there are arguments about whether it's efficient or inefficient depending on how you value the coin and other commodities. but certainly it does add onto the pollution in china. so i think those are 2 of the kind of systemic considerations. and then the other one is always protecting the consumer. you know, we're seeing right now with ever ground. so a lot of consumers that are tied up in that saga and the unraveling of that company and the consumers in china tend to go to the government. when there's problems, they don't necessarily go to the companies, they go to the government. and so really, you know, currencies maybe affect a couple 1000000 people pay for china and we're trying to going don't provide a lot of value to the country. so rather than having them there as a risk for all of the factors we just mentioned, better to just eliminate them. okay, so in, in light of this crack down, what kind of impacts are we likely to see on the big coin industry?

not just domestic labor internationally. sure. i mean we've seen the government make this announcement many times. i mean if you, if you look back in 2014, 20152016, there were various announcements government made. and it almost seemed like they were using a fly swatter to, to stop a bigger problem info constantly, you know, the, you know, and i have, i've gotten more aggressive to the point of the one that he has just seen, which is now that anything involving chris the currency and that has really stepped up in china. we've already seen most of the chinese mining players move garage or just shut down operation altogether. the chinese exchanges initially had moved off shore, although they still have some teams that were in china. so now it looks like, i mean, they'll have to beyond just being offshore, but ensure that new chinese, national, they're using the platforms as well. so it certainly have an impact on china internationally when.