thanks. for first starting may third on t.w. . this is it every news live from girl and deadly blasts in afghanistan coordinated suicide bombings leaving a trail of bloodshed and weak traffic in the capital the two blasts rocked kabul's diplomatic quarter killing at least twenty five people and injuring many more in a separate in a separate suicide attack in the south eleven schoolchildren were killed also coming up this gaping syria's notorious prison system news talks with

a former inmates who's now speaking out about her harrowing ordeal. thanks for joining us everyone well we start in afghanistan that country still reeling from a string of bombings at least twenty five people have been killed and scores injured in two back to back suicide attacks in the capital kabul a third blast in khandahar province had in the south left eleven children dead on nine journalists and four police officers are among those killed in the twin bombings in kabul they rushed to cover the scene of the first explosion and got caught in the second blast police say the first bomber was on a motorbike on the second was on foot disguised as a journalist. the so-called islamic state group claimed responsibility for the

blasts and a separate incident the b.b.c. says one of its of the reporters was killed in an attack in the eastern cost province. freelance journalist and below lesser worry is in kabul and joins us right now is good evening bill all of bloodshed is continuing today in afghanistan tell us a little bit about the attack in khandahar that killed eleven children and more can you tell us about that today was a very bloody day we had attacks across several provinces kabul kandahar ending are in the east in the province of kandahar a suicide attacker targeted a convoy of international forces we're being told remain in forces as a result of that at least eleven children were among at least nineteen people killed it just sort of shows you that the front line in afghanistan is now everywhere it's hotels it's mosques it's highways and the people of afghanistan

really don't feel safe anywhere today was also a very bloody day for afghan journalism at least ten afghan journalist work killed including my colleague in the south eastern province of post and side a major provincial capital last week another journalist was killed assassinated in the province of kandahar so colleagues there have decided that they will not cover the news but on the part of the afghan government as well as the militants i think what you're looking at is a continuous weakness in terms of the afghan government and its international allies failing to protect afghan lives and everyday life in afghanistan salat point there below are going to talk about that a little later on as well but i want to focus again on these reporters in the first responders that seemingly were targeted in today's second attack in kabul is i.a.s. actively going after members of the press in afghanistan.

well. is a mystery dice show of which invented which i mean this is a question that's lingering but what is for sure that there is a militant group that's quite brutal and in the statement in the arabic language that the issued this said that they had really targeted the apostate media now. free media and press is one of the major achievements of post on afghanistan hello t.v. was targeted by the taliban almost a year ago so it has its enemies it's also warlords in many other corrupt politicians who really fear the truth but today was indeed a very deliberate attack because these were the forest responders and the attacker or the militant groups would have clearly noticed cameras and microphones and we're being told by the spokesperson for the police chief of kabul afghanistan exactly that the attacker had some sort of an id he introduced himself as

a member of the press corps so the questions are being asked that after many many years of these attacks why has the afghan government not come up with a strategy where they can hold off the area where they could have a home sort of an s.m.s. service providing. information in as a member of the afghan media i have been to these areas quite often be allowed to that point though in very briefly if you can what does all of this mean for elections that are scheduled to take place in the fall is authorities just keep continuing to fail and secure the country the capital for its people. that process of parliamentary elections is already delayed for four years many afghans fear because of security issues but they also feel that their vote really didn't matter so why you have a very slow voter registration process that has been affected by these bloody attacks the attack in kabul that killed at least sixty people so no doubt but every

day life in afghanistan is not protected and i think you're talking about a lot of coffins that afghanistan can simply not afford her. reporting from kabul afghanistan thank you. human rights groups estimate that more than seven thousand women are behind bars in syria's new tier notorious prison system the exact numbers aren't known but what ports from female prisoners who've been released are disturbing they talk of systematic humiliation beatings and the use of electric shocks t w correspond yuan went to the turkish city of ghazi untyped to speak with a syrian refugee who shared with her what happened to her when she was locked up for months in a syrian jail. she put a plastic bag over my head to impeach me. but then he had me up by my feet from the ceiling.

story is hard to listen to. in the n.h.s. once he came and said i've got a present let me show you. yet she still wants to share it. it was a stun gun that's going to go all the details. and he asked know where your heart. hole here i said and he electroshock right there. for months i was locked up in a syrian detention center for that and i saw a woman with her daughter and into she cannot forget what happened there. their lives their cell was very small and dark the girl cried all the time the. kind of the love and try to catch something like below the door.

mourners thirty for two years she's been living in turkey the untaped has become a place of refuge from many syrians. like city here in the busy markets she doesn't attract attention. in syria she used to teach music but in twenty twelve she was arrested because she joined the protests in dera sore against president assert. she was released after a while but then detained again and brought to damascus to military intelligence branch two one five detainees call it the. hell branch because torture there is a daily routine. if you order that what i told you is only half of what happened in the prison especially to women

there are many rape victims i many have been tortured some are tortured to death all the people in the world should know about these things that he loves them how did he. know was released in an amnesty decree and managed to escape to turkey but thousands of women are still in torture prisons says fired it up to her knee he documents human rights abuses in syria now all sides in the war use violence against women he says but not to systematically as the syrian government but charlotte's suds forces target women to intimidate opponents and spread fear. so using the woman or capture of the woman or a being or doing sexual harassment against them this is not individual this is a strategy actually and when she goes to speak to the source site the what's happened to her that will deter

a society to do anything to even to speak one word against this kind of of a regime this is the regime. more now mohammed experienced all of this she wrote down her story and she's collecting the reports of other victims of torture she runs a support group where she helps women from syria she calls it project recovery. i haven't seen you sat down at the foot of aman the fact some women refuse to talk about their arrest. they don't want to talk about anything that happened to them and present the side of the heart of others break down and cry all the time. that we try to convince these women that they are strong and what was done to them is not their fault. i tell them start in your life was a big one how that is i would venture higher than this to the. moon as new life is

here in turkey but one day she hopes she can help bring her torturers in syria to justice. all right when we have today i was on the other stories making news around the world. a monitoring group says twenty six people have been killed in missile strikes on military facilities in the north of syria the blasts are reported to have hit a syrian army base where iranian backed forces are also stationed iran has denied reports that its base in the country was hit u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo has urged palestinians and israelis to resume political engagement america's top diplomat made his comments during a visit to jordan today responding to questions about recent violence on the israel gaza border mr palmdale is that israel has a right to defend itself canada's prime minister justin trudeau has joined thousands of mourners and remembering the victims of the toronto van attack people

lit candles and held hands at a vigil for the ten killed and more than twenty who were injured when a man drove a van into a pedestrian walkway last monday. a u.n. security council team investigating me and marse treatment of its were hensher minority has met with the country's leader aung san suu kyi and its military chief the army launched counter insurgency sweeps on range of villages last august after attacks on security personnel as a result around seven hundred thousand people fled to neighboring bangladesh where they've been living in makeshift shelters on the way to me in march the security council team visited a refugee camp. tears flowed freely as rwanda refugees shared stories of rape and murder speaking to members of the un security council they told of how they were forced to flee their homes in myanmar following a violent military crackdown last august. i think it shows that

a little shouting hey i got you i'm sure i assisted you counsel to find some way to do that enable people to go. in their first ever visit to the camps the un security council members observe the living conditions of the displaced muslim minority group some seven hundred thousand have fled myanmar in the past year most of them live in this dusty camp in cox bazaar bangladesh where refugees have built their own shelters out of scrap and where water is limited while many hope to return home they are afraid that they would be killed in myanmar yet as are they but most of them want the support of the un so that we can get justice for torture carried out by the myanmar military if we get back our properties and land then we will go back to them that they were added during their visit the security council promised to quote do all they can to bring an end to the crisis after years of silence about

the plight of the rotunda me and my leader aung sun suu kyi says she will cooperate with the un and help the refugees come back to myanmar. when and how they will return remains unclear. in other news an armenian opposition bloc has formally nominated protest leader nichol to become prime minister the day before a crucial vote in parliament. the protest movement that alsa the country's former leader surges circassian last week he's the only candidate currently running for from the air and insists only he can rid armenia of corruption poverty and that because of you still needs a handful of votes from the ruling republican party which has a majority of seats in parliament to seal his victory in a vote by lawmakers on choosing a. it's all right to stay now or barcelona were crowned champions on sunday after beating deportivo la coruna four two while fans spilled onto the streets of the cadillac capital to celebrate until the early hours of the morning this is worse want to seven's title in ten years and twenty fifth overall in despite

a disappointing european campaign barcelona still managed to secure the domestic double winning the king's cup just last week. and just a reminder of our main story this hour at least twenty five people have been killed and scores injured in two back to back suicide bomb attacks in kabul as diplomatic quarter there's ahmed state group has claimed responsibility a third blast in the south killed eleven children. on little rock n roll it on behalf of all of us thank you so much for spending this part of you did with us. we make up oh but we want times of the underdog that you might we all miss several surfaces. a month to shape the continent's future. part of enjoying some serious because they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seven percent platform for africa chars.