this is deja vu news live from berlin a powerful afghan police commander is killed in a taliban attack ahead of afghanistan's parliamentary elections this weekend it's seen as a significant victory for the taliban a major blow to the afghan and u.s. counter-insurgency campaign also coming out cameron's constitutional council says no to a rerun after the country's contentious election but both has been marred by violence adding to the ongoing bloodshed between the nation's french and english speaking populations our reporter challenges the local governor about the army's alleged

crimes. they complained about women human rights abuses and this is i was already asked to do that because you don't go into the complaints you are going to address good news for your mother i do this in older evolution. i'm sumi so much conduct good to have you with us afghan election commissioners are calling for a suspension of voting in the province of kandahar in the south of the country after the taliban killed a powerful police commander and a local intelligence chief after a three year delay parliamentary elections are set to take place in afghanistan on saturday the deadly shooting happened at a meeting to discuss security for saturday's vote which would be the first national elections in eight here. a campaign of violence hangs over saturday's parliamentary elections the taliban. has warned voters to stay away threatening to

kill those who take part they've already made good on that threat most recently by assassinating one of afghanistan's most important powerbrokers abdul razak the police chief of the southern province of kandahar was gunned down by his own bodyguard shortly after he met the top u.s. general in afghanistan to discuss election security unfortunately we lost a brave commander but if son of this soil voting is now set to be delayed in kandahar because of the murder still the u.s. hopes that voting will go ahead elsewhere as planned right now you know we're going toward the election and we will continue to defend the again people. the election will be a major test for the country outside observers and afghan voters are hoping that a newly elected parliament can forge unity across the country's disparate regions and ethnic groups something previous elections have largely failed to do.

let's get more on the story with journalist ali latif he joins us from kabul hi ali now how concerned are authorities in afghanistan that the assassinate assassination of general will disrupt the poll why is his murder so significant. very significant is he the century the most powerful man in connaught as the police chief a role he took on since two thousand and eleven he's really taken over control of the city and made sure that it's secure so the fact that he was killed in the governor's office in a meeting where the presence of the top u.s. general in afghanistan all of this raises questions about what kind of security breaches happened that this was able to occur there have been numerous attempts on his it's life in the past including about a year ago when that and there at the ambassador came to visit and there was a bombing at the governor's mansion then and he had narrowly escaped they had just

left just before the bombing so there are these questions of what happened that in the governor's office this was able to happen ali how do afghans feel about tomorrow's election with this uptick in violence are they actually hopeful that this vote will bring about change. i think people are very reticent you know that there are people that are very optimistic and that are going to vote no matter what but i think tomorrow is when we'll really see who turns out and who doesn't because even from the beginning they were issued with this election for instance to register for this election really to get a bigger affixed to the back of your national id form and for a lot of people don't it's too dangerous to do because essentially if you're traveling through the provinces or even within certain districts of kabul and you have that form with you and it has. the voter registration sticker on the back that can create a lot of problems for you especially tall of on or around people who are hesitant to even do that and now with these bombings with the bot there have been several

bombings and also this assassination a little sick the fact that he could be killed the fact that he was anybody could be killed two days before the election will raise a lot of questions for people and it will make people reconsider so i think we'll really have to wait and see what happens tomorrow all right journalist alley la t.v. speaking to us from kabul thank you very much. let's catch up now on some other stories making headlines around the world u.s. president donald trump says it looks like journalist. is dead he threatened severe consequences if the saudis are found to be responsible a turkish newspaper published photos of a man it says led the hit squad that carried out the alleged killing is a saudi diplomats that they have close ties to saudi crown prince mohammed bin sama . an official memorial ceremonies being held in russian and next crimea for the victims of a school shooting that left twenty people dead the region is observing three days

of mourning russian media is calling the attack on the black sea ports of carriage by an eighteen year old gunman the russian columbine. authorities in thailand have charged two tourists with bandolim for spraying graffiti the pair face up to ten years in prison if convicted the twenty three year old from britain and canada were arrested in the northern city of china by they were caught on surveillance cameras painting a wall near the city's old town. the european union says it is willing to extend the brags that transition period after a two day summit of the blocs leaders in brussels here pm council president donald tusk said a decision would be made if and when decisive progress came in stalled talks british prime minister theresa may said the option to extend the transition could help overcome the current impasse over the irish border from and. cameroon's constitutional council has rejected an election rerun after the west african nations contentious presidential election earlier this month it's now likely that

president poll will be reelected he has been in power for thirty six years and he's won each election amid accusations of fraud particularly in the mainly english speaking west of the country in this latest vote turnout in that region may have been just five percent separatists who want independence for the angle phone region had called for a boycott they're upset with the marginalization and neglect of that part of the country by the french speaking establishment but the government of the mainly francophone countries pushing back determined to quell the insurgency four hundred civilians have been killed so far this year as a result. brings us this exclusive report from. home for. its was just nineteen when he was killed at the seminary. student had just walked out of a church when soldiers suddenly appeared and opened fire. the

it is that. it is just i'm just confused i don't even know what i can see. several eyewitnesses say they saw killed it's close range execution style even though he was clearly recognizable as a member of the church. the archbishop of mend is calling for action but fears there will be no response. if you pull out afraid of the army before. nobody. because you are guilty. you're not even going to charge. extra justice. just. exit.

security forces are visible all over but we're not allowed to film them openly nearly every resident of this northwestern city has a story about their violence tactics many blame the president the body of a separatist has been on the streets for three days locals say it's the army's way of warning the population not to embrace independence for cameroon's english speaking region the governor is a close ally of president paul bia he consented to meet us but only if we received our questions before then he rejected all but one of them. of the security of. this crew should be under control all over the region. so. the hot spots.

must situation all over the region complained about with human rights abuses and this is already asked could do that because it. is. read this interview. we venture out of the regional capital to get a sense of people's daily lives and how they're fairing in these tense times so we just left we already noticed the privacy on the road giving each other sign of a car coming from the front you will tell. you can continue if it's safe or if you should be careful possibly stop. we drive through nearly empty villages whose main streets elian. quites after half an hour reached the first separatist roadblock. with these weapons they are fighting for their own state. trying to secure it people saw in their words real issues

because. you know some people so they say. what do you do of the military come. do we have of. we use to manage it and. lease. it to the bridge several separatist groups are active in the region a few kilometers further we observe some of them intimidating local residents as well as people passing through they have threatened us too demanding protection money. the village of number is often caught between france according to a local priest roland tells us that pressure from the separatists forced the school here to close two years ago. so he tries to set up a kind of playground near the church to give children

a place to go. it's difficult because. anything can give you some consolation i also hope to attend these people have to even come around to us to pay money in the group. it is true that you can find is asking these people to make some conditions to give to them to support them other people cannot do anything they just have to give they just have to give. it to run to the boys to go into this because everyone is afraid to go. back once the commercial center of the region now its economy is in ruins fear overshadows everything as a sign of protest against the government so-called ghost town days have been taking place for almost two years every monday most people remain at home and shops are closed it's just. coming out to do some business because they needed just

a wife and many of them told us they're still facing threats from separatists. the archbishop of sees no end to the spiraling violence without a total amnesty. stressed the archbishop appeals for dialogue between the warring parties with the hope of sparing lives. now football superstar lino massi is helping build a new children's cancer center in barcelona the largest of its kind in europe the argentinean attended a ceremony yesterday where he met with some young patients. last by the end this for the brave ones and emotional lionel messi joined several children to lay lego bricks as a symbolic first stone for the new pediatric cancer center in barcelona expected to open its doors in late twenty twenty. you know i know that i'm going to. i hope

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