france germany. industrial complex starts october twentieth on g.w. . this is news coming to you live from berlin the killing of a powerful police commander sent shock waves through afghanistan the murder casts a shadow over parliamentary elections this weekend as general is laid to rest voting is suspended in kandahar province his death is also a major blow to the afghan and u.s. counter-insurgency campaign also coming up more bad news for. a new poll

shows support for her government plummeting to new lows. so i'm terry martin welcome to the program we begin in afghanistan where parliamentary elections in ten hard province have been pushed back one week after the killing of one of the country's most powerful security figures the funeral has been held for general abdul razzaq who was shot by a gunman along with two others at a high level security conference the deaths calm as a blow to the western backed government and raise questions over stability in the south of afghanistan parliamentary elections will go ahead across the rest of the country to morrow despite the killing. for more let's bring in. zain me who has. it extensively from afghanistan was what the vote has been delayed

for a week and come to horror how much of a setback is this killing for the election well i think it's a huge setback for the whole election process because people have been waiting for this election for years now it's been three years the election has been delayed over and over again and you can of course also say that this has been a major blow for the security situation in the south khandahar is one of the major provinces isn't an afghanistan it's the second most important city in afghanistan it's also called the heartland of the taliban so killing the police chief of khandahar is a big deal and this wasn't just any police chief he was a very important figure for stability and i understand he's faced dozens of assassination attempts and survived them this sends a message how afraid are people going to be now about going to the polls of course people are asking themselves if this important figure and he's one of the key

figures he was one of the key figures in the south of ghana son gets killed what does this say about our situation about our security situation of course he was very important he is hailed a hero now in afghanistan but of course a lot of people also forget that he was accused of a lot of human rights abuses us. stay with us we're going to come back to you in just a moment with all the uncertainty and potential for more violence that's surrounding understands planned elections candidates have reason to be concerned ten have been assassinated in the last two months alone but. so the. afghan american who was born and raised in the u.s. is undeterred she left behind her life as a businesswoman in the los angeles and moved to galveston six years ago and now she's campaigning for change. miriam is not a typical candidate but she sees her mix of american upbringing and afghan family

traditions as an advantage in a modern afghanistan that's looking for change. could she elders are standing behind me and every time i sit with them they tell me that the men were able to bring these changes but we have faith that women are women are able to feel our pain and see. the corruption and see what's wrong she takes us along on her campaign trail to jalalabad here she meets with the local leader of her tribe the kuchi they are nomads for whom a certain number of seats in parliament are reserved as a circle langkow has a good chance of being elected the tribal elders are dissatisfied with the male opponents who they see as only looking after their own personal interests in contrast salamanca listens to her often discriminated against in afghanistan and have little opportunities to advance socially. but the ones who don't have schools they don't have water they don't have roads on one hand they're being killed by the

taliban and used as shields and on the other hand the government accuses them of being taliban so they're stuck in between two rocks jalalabad lies in the east of afghanistan where the taliban still stage attacks when merriam's of the main colors here she brings a bodyguard with her she's already received many threats if i said i wasn't afraid i would be lying i am afraid but i am more afraid for these people who are coming and visiting me. so the man killed voices her support for the direct peace talks currently being negotiated between the u.s. and the radical islamists even if the talks could lead to the taliban partially coming to power in afghanistan and i think that now that women are included in the peace process it's really a big step but at the same time i think that the taliban from what i hear realize that women and inclusive eighty in the government is really important for afghanistan in the future. and even if she doesn't win the election so the manco wants to stay in afghanistan instead of returning to the u.s.

she says regardless of the outcome there's much work yet to be done. a courageous candidate indeed once all of how unusual is it for women to be involved in politics in afghanistan it really depends on whether you have the contacts whether you have the money or not if you have all these things and the influence inside the right circles you can of course run for a seat in parliament actually around sixteen percent of the candidates are female and sixty eight seats of over two hundred forty seats are reserved for women ok it's not just women there are a lot of young people women and men who are getting involved in this election to understand yes recently i spoke to the independent election commission in afghanistan and they told me that they don't have exact numbers but they estimate around. sixty to sixty five percent of the candidates are below the age of forty so this is a record number and of course i mean afghanistan is one of the youngest countries

in the world i think it's the second youngest country in the world so of course they need people who represent them and there's a lot of hope for these young candidates even though there's all the corruption and yeah but there's this hope for them what about the hope for afghanistan's future i mean this is this election going to give people a sense of of change or a new beginning i don't think so because i think it's a test for their upcoming elections next year for the presidential elections but i can sense that people already are very disappointed by what happened in the past weeks ten candidates have been killed today was a lot of violence polling stations still are closed two thousand polling stations from fifty five thousand which is a huge number. thank you so much for filling us in there was a lot nicer out me from d.w. . now let's look at some other stories making headlines around the world today turkey will host for country summit on syria in istanbul later this month supposed

person for the turkish president edge of time to once said that the leaders of russia germany and prince will also take part among the issues will be how to politically resolve the conflict in syria and coordinate efforts. european union's top court has ordered poland's right wing government to immediately suspended decision that effectively imposes early retirement on judges appointed under the previous government last month the european commission said the controversial move was in violation of poland's obligations to the e.u. treaty. and an official memorial ceremony is being held in the russian an extent crimea for the victims of a school shooting that left twenty people dead the region is observing three days of mourning russian media are calling the attack in the black sea port of capture by an aide. teen year old gunman the russian call him by.

treasury secretary steven nugent will not attend a major saudi investment conference next week that's in reaction to the controversy surrounding saudi journalist jamal called g. turkish state media are reporting that employees of the saudi consulate in istanbul are testifying to prosecutors investigating his disappearance. is a washington post columnist who's been very critical of the saudi government he vanished two weeks ago now the u.s. is sharpening its tone. with the evidence mounting u.s. stance towards longtime ally saudi arabia in the north where they thought gosh she's dead president trump left the room for doubt and threatened to tough response to the saudi leadership is found to be responsible. it certainly looks that way to me it's very sad certainly much oh it'll have to be very severe i mean it's bad.

but we'll see what up a pro-government newspaper in turkey says the mound sokol in these images is the head of a fifteen man hit squad involved in the alleged killing of the saudi journalist. he said to be a. trip a saudi intelligence officer and former diplomat with close ties to crown prince mohammed bin simon earlier this year he was photographed during the crown prince's trip to the united states jamal khashoggi who was last seen on october second entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. took are officials say they have audio and video evidence of his murder state media have published details of that excluding that saudi consul how much tybee can be heard on the recording he left istanbul earlier this week. kushal she had been living in the united states writing for the washington post he was a public critic of the saudi government. now we're going to take you to the thai

capital bangkok which opened its first ever arts be a knowledge today most of the exhibits are not hidden away in art galleries but have been scattered across the city and some are guaranteed to raise. a giant golden dog. inflatable pumpkins hanging from the ceiling of a shopping mall. stroll through bankruptcy day and you'll find the been difficult to miss seventy five just from all over the world after all their work to the city of installing it in unusual places. has covered the floor of a kokoda with hundreds of thousands of tiny porcelain skulls rather than being more but she wants to inspire people to seize the day. in general in the belief that. it's any step could be a lot. and for this installation i want to remind people that any step could be

that last if they could leave something behind it had to do it today. sarah boudreau hopes that the be another to leave the last thing he legacy. bank in are they being the first time be open i see it will bring in lots of people. say i'm not sailing that's not to fly but what if it will make the world aware that we have lots and there was. already famous for its night life by car may soon also be known for its art. tensions star wars fans the force seems to be particularly strong in moscow right now the w.'s only sure one has more. in the galaxy not so far away a group of jet i warriors are honing their lightsaber skills students at moscow's saber fighting school train every week for performances and even take part in official fencing championships oh. daria has been training here since january and

is preparing for her first duel with the nineteen year old has loved star wars since she was a child. that could be it up to my it's a great hobby because it's very physical it increases your insurance even your immunity plus of course we're all big fans of star wars. don't want their institutions there's no going this is the world's first lightsaber fighting school it was founded in the year two thousand around fifteen august just come for lessons regularly and kids get taught for free loving the star wars films isn't a prerequisite for the sport but it certainly helps defies of proportion to pull out a saber fighting is very popular because by taking a lightsaber in your hands and trying to imitate the movements of the characters in the films you can live your dream and become them. the reason i devoted crowd has gathered for the school. performance at the moscow comic convention even though the star wars films weren't officially released here until

the final years of the soviet union many russians say they consider them classics. there are a lot of reasons why i love the films it's memories from my childhood in many ways for me star wars is a symbol of who i've become. the best universe in the world no one has come up with a better one. i've loved star wars since childhood my parents watched it my uncle everyone went crazy for it. i adore it. they're both for with all my heart. the members of moscow's saber fighting school have taken their love for the film franchise to another level daria and her jet i partner have been training for this performance since summer. these fights are exact reconstructions of scenes from star wars. saber

fighting helps distract me from everyday problems in my studies with my parents and so on. i just dive into this amazing world of fencing into the world of star wars. daria is still initiate in the jet i order but patience she must have until then she and the others from the school hope the force will be with them. sure when they're reporting from the moscow comics convention that's all you news for now i'll be back at the top of next hour with another full bulletin thanks watch. we make up over a week watch as i feel that i'm done that you think we are some of. them want to shape the continents future. part of it and join dumpsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seventy seven percent platform for africa chart.