this is the right here to report on the people often ignored, but who must be heard? how many other channels can you say? we'll take the time and put extensive thought into reporting from under reported areas. of course we cover major global events, but our passion lies in making sure that you're hearing the stories from people in places like how is fine lydia young men beside region and so many others. we go to them, you make the efforts, we care, we stay ah, i'm roberson, and doha, the top stories on al jazeera, an armed group in afghanistan linked to i so says it's behind a bomb attack on the largest shia mosque in the southern city of kandahar at least 41 people are said to have been killed and dozens more have been wounded. stephanie decker reports from couple the explosions ripped through friday. prayers. reports suggest several suicide bombers were involved in the attack. this alamo,

there were 3 people. the 1st one entered and killed the gatekeeper, and the remaining 2 entered, the must hit. they were armed, they opened fire 1st, then all 3 detonate themselves together. many of my family members were killed there, then. wow! ambulance crews rushed to the scene. casualties mounted. this is the largest shia mosque in kandahar the province is taliban heartland in the south of canister on the groups birthplace and stronghold. and this significantly the 1st attack of its kind here. but it's the 2nd on a she a place of worship in 7 days. last friday, she a mosque was attacked in conduce in the north east of the country. more than 60 people were killed as they to attended friday prayers. and i so suicide bomber entered and detonated his exclusive among them. there appears to have been an increase in pace and geographical scope and attacks carried out by iceland, afghanistan over the last couple of weeks. now the taliban is always said that it

is the only group able to maintain security across the country. but that premise is now being challenged. and despite the taliban saying it had the idle threat under control just a few days ago, the interior ministry giving a press conference asking taliban fighters to be cautious among their ranks, hinting at concerns of infiltration. the holiday de la de la barry said that if someone is found in any of army unit sling to isolate, let it be known that the unit commander will be interrogated and the unit will be dissolved. assault below, it's 2 months since the taliban took control of the country, having to adapt from insurgency to governance. and despite a diplomatic push abroad, millions of dollars of much needed international donor money are still being withheld. as the international community demands a more inclusive government. and the protection of women's rights and those of minorities agencies or warning of the humanitarian catastrophe, as the country is running severely low on cash salaries haven't been paid in months . millions of people don't have enough to eat. and winter is coming. all this

compounded by an unpredictable security situation with new dynamics at play. stephanie decker, al jazeera couple of former taliban commanders appearing before a u. s. court on terrorism charges. as soon as you, bola is facing indictments in relation to an attack of canister in 20 await it led to the death of 3. your soldiers and the interpreter is also accused of kidnapping, an american journalist and to afghan civilians. for his police say the fatal starving of u. k. politician that david amos is a terrorist incident. the 69 year old was meeting members of the public in his constituency when he was attacked. a 25 year old who's been arrested on suspicion of murder. i think all our hearts are full of shock and sadness to day add to the loss of the david. a miss m p who was killed in his constituency. surgery in a church after almost 40 years of continuous service to the people of essex and

the whole of the united kingdom. and the reason i think people are so shocked and saddened is above all. he was one of the kindest, nicest, most gentle people in politics. and he also had an outstanding record of passing laws to help the most vulnerable citizens have been protesting against ongoing power outages in the u. s. territory of puerto rico, but demanding that the private company, which took control of the islands electrical grid and june stands down. people say they've had to throw up medicines because that'll be more pockets in recent months . funerals have been held for the 7 people killed in bay. ruth's worst street violence in more than 10 years. the city was rocked by gunfire for several hours on thursday, which began after snipers targeted a protest march. it was the headlines. denise continues. he had an al jazeera after blood and tears,

french di colonization. good bye. ah, ah. aah! france once had a vast empire covering over 11000000 square kilometers of the world. by the 1913, it comprise over a 100000000 people. but after the 2nd world war, national independence movements rule and pressure mounted on france in asia, africa, and the americas to let go of many of its colonies. pressure that it resisted

often violently. uprisings in algeria, the middle east and madagascar were subdued with brutal force trouble. also, simon, in the caribbean and ivory and indo china, full scale war broke out. how long could france hold out against the tide of history? it was living in a new world now. in which the new global powers of the united states and the soviet union were locked in the cold war. and in which old empires, what crumbling. this is this story of the collapse of one of the biggest empires the world as ever seen. and how the blood and tears shed decades ago, a still felt in the world today.

ah, the war in indo china began in december 1946. and after 4 years stuck in the quagmire of vietnam, the french were forced to take stock. they sent for reinforcements from now on half of their troops would come from morocco synagogue. and even algeria, as in 1939, the colonies had to come to the rescue of the colonizing power. and as in madagascar, 3 hears before, they were forced to fight other colonized people. little bit little voluntarily. if after that, i'm, if one says papa turning bushy lila mit this, it's vicky sheets with volunteers should divulge if it's like saga is what it is

from home. fisher was as long as a london isn't unto it. comedies him of fissile a propaganda faucet is to come in for one of the buses. it's you delacour when aliya ganga is an all clear cur because it emblem on julia and bon plump. well it boy timothy his id. young french volunteers did not necessarily commit themselves out of patriotism, remote younger brit all day. they follow la bell? no, no, not yet. go. yes or says it's julie, could you she be gen no particular level. you level keel. eric and i'm a huge goose assist you about the lazy. despite military inferiority north vietnamese leda, hoshi men stuck to a simple but effective class guerrilla warfare. he compared his army to a tiger facing an elephants. the cat needed to strike fast and hard before disappearing back into the undergrowth. convertible luca hood were had to reassure

nash nasha nash casual. right. nash currently is, you know, critical imminent yarboro to her. i'm going to meet your project and get her on paul shortly in finish on pleasure nailer. sorry, mcculler, schuler, dorothea, t from 0 to defeat the french. the forces of the north vietnamese coalition, the viet men had conventional weapons at their disposal. as well as newspapers, propaganda was everywhere than the uncle was a clearly who if they did it, they may believe a year. lo locust. yes. the, the, the so love jose, also mayor combos a boy. am you fair play because you open to you up. they play live and they be

segment. he said there live noel song, they, they young. no l song, gary young, said la foot to the column. a gently she ad theory. no build this on there is on key taylor only. if jose is all again, you know, to the whole shame i've got with luck in the north of the country, the situation became more complicated in china, the communists had ceased power. so now who she mean had the support of a much bigger and more powerful neighbor. in response, the united states decided to support france. indo china was no longer a simple colonial conflict. it was a new front in the cold war. in

october 1950, the fighting on the chinese border hits new levels of intensity. the french army lost 5000 soldiers. but above all, they lost their sense of their own invincibility of yet mean to control of the north of yet nom white chinese aids, now arrived unhindered caught by the throat, the french government despatches most prestigious general john de alotted, his destiny hero of the liberation of france in world war 2. they called him king ashanti, and in january 1951, he swung into action. and the french army inflicted successive better defeats on the north vietnamese. in the thick jungle,

the french used every means at their disposal. and that included a highly flammable petrol jelly, maple whose elderly let than those of you last o. yeah b b will lady bull libby, lady will lay. they go showing her eliza up and couldn't up out recently. and then seen deadly. now. i really young viet nam laura the there are no come no lee. toro romania. casey court. dead thought the no letter i nor ever been? yeah. right there. he should know like why another love, you know,

haitian take i killed, i'll get on or yom or if i hated. but back in france, most people appeared indifferent to events in indo china. only a 3rd of the population supported continuing the war in order to preserve the empire. the french communists campaigned fiercely against what they called, quote, a dirty imperialists war. their slogan was not a man, not a penny for the war. in indo china at the ports, their cameras secretly filmed what no one wanted to see the coffins of growing numbers of french soldiers stocking up on the key side. the m p. p r. mendez pulse was one of the few to foresee the tragedy that lay ahead . he called for the start of negotiations. but the government remained

blindly stubborn. the empire must not be sold off, and communism must be prevented from spreading. by the spring of 1951, the number of troops sent to vietnam had grown to more than a 140000. the war continued regardless. oh, francis problems in indo china were married in north africa. in algeria, morocco and tanisha. people demanded more and more freedom, while the colonizers living there looked the other way. the whole problem is an excellent doesn't do that. i did actually couldn't yet do moist claim, like a low vive, on to cheer dish in your last sure. the middle items, you men initially daddy bellville? false keep it. i said, well, we always fun. they will miss will. i pity kids? is it is in your proposal. the secret message jojo entries as purely on

it on the bundle. if you could switch to the bus, you'd look a little. while the local colonizers averted their eyes, people's misery fed nationalism, indonesia, the pro independence leader. happy boy gibber had continued his fight. since the 1930 s, a young lawyer had come, a long way, had been arrested several times, but continued to demand his country's independence. his public speaking electrified large crowds. but the colonial authorities here were no more disposed to bland tonisha autonomy than anywhere else in the empire. and france then made a bad mistake rather than negotiate with bookkeeper. in january 1952, they arrested him and imprisoned him on the island of marguerite. far

from calming tensions, this simply exacerbated them. anti french attacks increased that initial reaction was swift. the situation quickly became explosive and the army and police intervenes. there were many debts and these enraged the arab world. the protests quickly spread to morocco. wagon must get to the point clinic as knockout did lpa valley thought you might hear the look. ah, is it your the david good? all is also the deluxe illnesses. you know, what have you, my w solar. go lose your that really, really money lemon of all. that was is it, these are the nobody though it's more solid. it emerged, or the de blasio has no source interested market. ah,

mortality only thing that it isn't puzzle. loss. no. did you draw autopay? don't assault that the 2nd drop it cubic will give you the what do your visit to do football, if i did, do you do for years? quality video, but even though he did, he, he shall tauriel for fall. do you should milka dodgy missile? oh, do, do new bob? the french authorities wanted all the independence movement leaders gone. after bookkeepers, exile they put his moroccan counterparts under house arrest and then removed the sultan of morocco. a future king hamad the 5th they replaced him with a weak old man with no political legitimacy. but by attacking the sultan, france created a motive. the initial moroccan rise turned into a major armed struggle. grounded marketplace of casablanca is a scene of horror as

a bomb explodes in a dense crowd of the height of the business day. 19 were killed instantly. as in denisia, the french were unable to deal with a crisis other than by force. at the united nations in new york, france was immediately put in the dark 4 years earlier. the french foreign minister habash man had affirmed frances commitment to the un declaration of human rights. this time he ignored them and said, the un should not meddle in an internal french matter. let us just rob the left, only. good officer, yes. and sat the mcneil donald to submit. you can the princess lavish, most of you gave the compliment impact if yet good luck was all to please on

that if you know the french colonial issue had entered the public arena and a new front had opened up over north africa in early 1954 france froze, the catholic priest abbey pierre launched a major appeal for the homeless, torn between a domestic housing crisis and imperial conflict abroad. the french government needed to act decisively after 8 years embroiled in indo china, it sent in a new commander general on he never with a plan to strike a major blow against of yet mean

his forces in stole themselves in the den, been food basin, a strategic position surrounded by mountains, his objective to force the enemy out of the jungle and engage in direct combat. the french still considered themselves invincible, but they would be proved wrong. ah . the french army was unaware that in the silence of the hills, the north vietnamese coalition forces of yet men where preparing a major assaults they carry tens of thousands of tons of equipment and artillery to the top of the hills overlooking the french camp. while trucks carried the majority of the heavy weapons, 2 wheels also came in useful or a bag, gar,

garcia. i have a great that i can argue that are over both the possible, the loop plus also sankey law dilly liberties up a she says cylinder bushel cinema yo. they produce a b, a c, lip neglect. but while i was lazy news, oh, la, by the old book. they bought it a lot of olive it mol, illness old, or do the level a bus? after 3 months of preparation, on the 13th of march, 1954, the battle of tin, gainful began. hidden deep in case they yet mean artillery was invisible and the shelling, relentlessly powerful. despite being protected, even the medical teams felt the full force of this barrage safety 10 more general

go best so do soft to disobey what his tidily kula or job do about her. oh, just a boy. you don't really see kiva he v. i know attend. if would love your fuss, yell, she feel hubbard cheek, basket, or poor, but to sleep in albertville. ah. several french battalions were soon put out of action. there was no hiding place. the french were tramps stuck deep in the basin, the wounded could not be evacuated. who's

on the 7th of may 1954 after $55.00 days of fierce resistance. the last ranks gave way. the city where you she i told you she better. she just took the place, diaz. maybe she just city fiji. he say to poor will, could please test. will she are put suitable to pussy she'd? you'll have probably she picked the wolf. ah, bill. good. i'm the act on. if i can come cockroach, umbrella. really also be chuckner. a way we fargo do really better. mom co act, jack de la la marquee paint, good walking. i did time you day. my thought took in my doctor all ah,

ah yes okey more do they need us on? if here it was a roll of but the he be as, as they're gone, move one to most as yet they them the law on nick let dongle, there's joy on some i saw presented land. victor landed in the info ran, i know he was up to you from quiet over there now. get dead all. hey, dante calling over. when crumley petroleum league at auto. on the french side, the disaster resulted in more than 3000 dead. and 5000 wounded. the viet mean captured nearly 11000 troops. france had suffered

a humiliating defeat. the worse since the dark days of 1940. the sooner gonna catch oliver sent over fidel gimme me a call. come on, man, i'm here till flushing. jimmy filiano lucian sha motion, bookmark ah, on that window. manuel cornelius. yep. um elder bloom. it too says and i say, yeah, she done them the same, this be up your media, aussie escal and he gets gone into full dra ah, the military crisis soon became a political one. pm and is false. who had been advocating negotiations since 1950 became prime minister. on the 28th of july 1954 in geneva, he succeeded in negotiating

a ceasefire and pulled france out of the indo chinese quagmire. vietnam was divided into 2 separate states. the north returned to the viet mean while the south became a republic placed under american protection. cambodia and laos saw their sovereignty recognize it was the end of french indo. china like domino pieces falling one after the other. the loss of indo china had immediate consequences. it force france to give back to india trading posts. it had administered for nearly 3 centuries in ponti chevy. my god, i can. and yeah, now in october, 1954, france withdrew from asia to the apparent indifference of most french people.

france had lost nearly 80000 soldiers. thousands remains to be evacuated. fighters from the 4 corners of the empire, prisoners, the wounded, damaged for life. ah french citizen suit settled in indo china plus thousands of indo chinese auxiliaries who had chosen to defend the french where repatriated to france often in difficult conditions. they had lost everything ah, reports of the defeats echoed across the whole empire.

soon mother and she still wanted to dollar cool elliptical mall agnew, their lou, slightly more ill. forgot they a pano, could i not? i need to use one blade. no. these jo, east she lives handle. she knew, i forgot that he, me, ah ha backed her locksmith. how is it? what i know in part to with frances destiny turned upside down. the authorities still strive to preserve their colonial power at all costs. more conflict approaches, but the fall of the french empire is now only a matter of ah

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couldn't hide from the truth as a tax on press freedom escalate. i worked the al jazeera because they hold the line . mom drew ambrose mm lou matheson and don't have the top stories on al jazeera, unarmed group in afghanistan, linked to isolate says it's behind a bomb attack on the largest shia mosque in the southern city of kandahar. at least 41 people were killed and dozens more were wounded. a former taliban commanders appearing before the us court on terrorism charges i she and i, she bola, is facing indictments in relation to an attack enough to understand in 20

o 8. it led to the deaths of 3 us soldiers and the interpreter. and she bull is also accused of kidnapping at american journalist and to afghan severely.