there's news coming to you live from the taliban and carnage on kabul several are dead and scores are injured in a bombing claimed by the militant group the attack comes despite promising peace talks to protect civilians also coming up. russia's losing battle with a massive wildfire as it's been called a climate catastrophe and prosecutors believe some of the fires were started deliberately by illegally. and the family lancing locked on. a high security alert after india's contentious mall to scrap the special

communications are cut off political leaders are under arrest and many residents say they are running out of fresh. blasts what's going to stop car reads from dying we go under water and released to take a look at how. working to keep their alight. we begin in the afghan capital kabul where at least 14 people have been killed in 145 wounded in a suicide bombing the taliban has claimed responsibility for the explosion which sent a plume of smoke into the air above the city the car bomb detonated outside a police station and a military school bus. the majority of victims are reportedly civilians the attack

comes as a thaw had been holds peace talks with the u.s. to redraw its troops from afghanistan. draw in a correspondent. in kabul now we would just think that this is one of the biggest bomb attacks in recent days kind of more about it. so this is yet another attack that took place during morning rush hour in an easy area of the city . continue to claim that they're targeting either police headquarters or military training facilities or any kind of facility having to do with the afghan national security forces or the government but what made a deal to date is that these facilities are always in i.e. traffic 1000000 heavy areas morning rush hour in another busy area of the city so one bomb explodes there you're basically targeting civilians 3 and this is the

problem this is how you end up with a 100 people wounded and more than a dozen and more than a dozen killed is the fact that they're targeting areas that they're so busy in such a busy time they're not having actual sort of strikes that would actually target specifically state security forces which is what they claim and of course their claim is that what they ended up killing were security forces and the taliban has been really quick to claim responsibility for this attack with all these casual casualties what is it trying to achieve given that it's in the midst of peace talks that the u.s. representatives in doha and says that it wants to protect civilians. right so so this is exactly the problem obviously what they're trying to show is that you know they're so powerful while they're arguing while they're debating with the u.s. they can show that look they can still stage attacks so their demands have to be met you know it's i would imagine it's seen as leverage or that what their top instantly not admitting to and what they're not saying is that these areas are not

being submissive they unfortunately in afghanistan none of these areas aren't specifically porton doc places where civilians were in the where there wouldn't be stores where they were going to school where they were in the hospital and i was in the call of long would know this is their target these attacks. and so on the one hand the trends and the message that we're strong you know we can take on your security forces we can attack the heart of the capital anytime you want but on the other hand really what they're all going is the fact that what they end up doing constantly is killing civilians so what are you hearing about this peace talks which are going on between the taliban and u.s. representatives in the oha they even some reports that there may be a breakthrough ahead of either. well this is the thing is that my on paper when you came to kabul about a month ago the u.s. secretary of state key gave the taliban and the u.s. representative there the juggling of the beginning of september so that's why

they're really pushing to get some kind of a deal through and before they even holiday because i'm sort of the holiday in. the here and they're really trying to show that they're making progress but that progress actually is very difficult to gauge because all are hearing that was rumors you know one sources saying that another sources saying that there's really no accountability no visibility from these discussions there's no one really allowed in the room obviously there's no one from the on government there's more from civil society there's no you know women no nothing it's literally just the u.s. representatives and the taliban talking about you know what has been the same sort of issues that they've been talking about in the last 7 rounds and that has been the taliban will not allow on the song to become a horrible safe haven for terrorists which it hasn't been able to do any teen years and probably would never be able to do again and taliban is talking about you know foreign forces withdraw and these are the 2 points of the keep going back to and

the fact that these 2 points are the one keep getting the go to shows that really this whole discussion is about washington and its vauxhall avant it's not about the on people and it's definitely not about on the island yemen has had to see how this latest attack came from the taliban really play into those talks and if you thank you very much for that update from the afghan capital kabul. now to russia where firefighters are struggling to contain massive wildfires the air forces join the fight to die as the flames raging across siberia the area that's ablaze is growing with some 45000 square kilometers affected officials say they've even given up their efforts in some of the most remote areas the gender prosecutor in moscow says some of the 5 have been deliberately started to conceal illegal logging. these crews are fighting a losing battle about the vast expanse of the spear in forest that qualify as that

simmer under the canopy. helicopters also ferry and reinforcements to combat the smoldering fire on the ground. the difficult thing with these fires is that they cover huge areas and the hard to reach the most effective method is a comprehensive one. planes pull water from above while firefighters on the ground extinguish all the small small drink points. dropped into the wild the firefighters move through the haze in search of flames fed by the foliage. smoldering planes are continuing to appear we're also using machines to dig them up we're doing our best to extinguish the fires and see what. the russian government has climbed up the fires have been reduced by a quarter but the aerial force protection service admits that its given up on 2400000 hecht is the forest are you monitoring the fires in those areas from space greenpeace meanwhile has sounded the alarm over the environmental impact of the

wildfires. it's official. this represents a climate catastrophe. so if the fires are releasing as much c o 2 into the atmosphere as $36000000.00 cars a year. the fires are also having a direct impact on people in the region the village of bugger chinee lives around 100 kilometers from the blaze but heavy small has shrouded the village creating a health hazard for residents or when the way of crime it's been a long time since we've seen smoke the fate around for so long more. is that that we can't breathe anymore. even in our apartment or we can smell the smoke. it's the feeling that never leaves you there it's really hard to breathe. with all this chronic cough sapir in both children and adults. 10500 have been

dispatched to siberia but with fires still raging in vast tracts of land villages like this will not have a clear view of the sun for some time yet. joining me now is emily shipman from our moscow bureau and what is the latest situation why are firefighters having such a hard time getting these this is under control. well there are reports today amrita that actually the fire in the cross and our region has increased by 30000 hectares overnight meanwhile there are other reports from the air quotes reason region from the ministry of defense which was sent to put out fires there from the air last week and they said that they've put out 30 kind of fire hot spots the problem with these fires that rita is that they are just so huge by some estimates this fire is burning on an area of the size of belgium and the other problem is

that the areas are so hard to reach many of them are uninhabited many of them are very remote and firefighters say they just are too hard to reach to be able to put out the fire if you also hear in this piece that in some areas another 2 and a half years with the government and the regional authorities handling of the situation what are they saying. that's right well last week hundreds of cities across the region were choked by smoke and people were sharing images on social media of kind of smoke and smog and how they couldn't see of their problems breathing there's also a petition circulating online which has garnered over a 1000000 signatures right now which is calling for a state of emergency to be called across the entire region where the fires are raging and not just across a few regions which is currently the case now there is some debate about wildfires

forest fires in general not just in russia but internationally and here in russia as well these fires rage every year and according to russian law actually russian authorities can ignore blazes that are too far away and so-called control zones which are uninhabited they aren't obliged to put those out and also if the cost of fighting the fires actually exceeds the damage that they could do russian authorities are also not obliged by law to put those fires out release is describing these fires as a climate catastrophe can give us an idea of the scale of the environmental damage that's being caused by these days is well i just described to you the scale of the actual fires you have to imagine that they're also emitting a huge amount of c o 2 which is obviously a very bad for the climate plus there is the problem of black carbon which is being released and can settle in the arctic and that actually accelerates the melting of

ice caps in in the arctic so it's understandable that green that greenpeace is sounding the alarm and been in moscow thank you very much. and i wanted to look at some other stories making news around the violent danish authorities and vesta getting an explosion that druck the headquarters of the national tax agency on tuesday night the police said they were treating the blast as an attack 2 people were inside the building when it happened but no one was injured. british airways this councillor on a 100 flights off his check in system failed to set back as effective thousands of passengers calls in long lines at heathrow and gatwick airport the airlines this is the major computer failure in 2 areas. a un report says north korean cyber experts have circumvented sanctions to raise $2000000000.00 for

the use of the country's weapons program the report alleges north korean hackers have stolen funds from crypto currency exchanges such as bitcoin and f.r. ways to make illicit bank transfers online the philippines department of health has declared the country's outbreak of dengue fever to be a national epidemic it said about 150000 cases have been recorded this area and this comes after a severe outbreaks of the mosquito borne disease in bangladesh and one to us. now to syria where a monitoring group says they've been more clashes after damascus scrap to ceasefire agreed on last week government forces have reported to have captured 2 rebel towns in the northwest the truce was meant to protect the 3000000 people living in the region they have already and deal months of deadly bombardments which have now resume many who previously fled risk returning home when the truce was agreed.

to put off him ismail has decided to go back home to province despite the recurring asteroids. 3 days ago he and his family moved back into their home. they had fled to northern syria where fighting has ceased but when the cease fire was announced last week they decided to come back here. we're not counting on the ceasefire we know what the russians and our side can be like they are traitors but we couldn't stand that anymore in the north when the ceasefire was announced we came back to our home with their children out of their need to do you know. he has good reason to be skeptical for civilians the laws in fighting are mostly short. a day after he came back home bombs fell on a neighboring area just 20 kilometers away. the syrian government canceled the

ceasefire because terrorist groups had launched multiple attacks including against the syrian army. but every him is staying put despite the recent attacks. describe how i felt when i got back when you're away you miss your home you missed it earth and the trees i missed everything. ibrahim hopes that his family will be spared and that the war will finally come to an end. it was obvious coming up ahead offering some current support be find out how billy's brings it celebrated close to reefs back from the brink. to hong kong where hundreds of people have staged a protest outside the city space museum demonstrators shown elisa bins against the walls in 2 tests at the arrest of a student on tuesday the student had been in possession of louisa pointis which the

priest regard as offensive weapons leases have been widely used by protesters in recent weeks to secure the vision of police. earlier this week a spokesman for the beijing government office in hong kong made a veiled threats to protest says young warns that what he called criminals should not mistake beijing's restraint for weakness those who play with fire perish with it the punishment is only a matter of time he said does he mean it this is what autist and activists i really have to say they are really bluffing you know they are. much beyond they can you imagine and. i know those young people are not scared they're not. you know to be. forward or you know this is a life struggle that we have more of that interview with me on the news asia that's

right off the scale graeme. his son is downgrading is different magic relations with india as a result of the indian government's move to revoke the autonomy of the part of me that it controls baucus on is also suspending creed and wonder paul says it's expensive india's envoy to islamabad. remains in lockdown for a 3rd day with security forces on alert but many shops closed residents say they are running out of fresh food telephone and internet connections have also been cut and indian security forces imposed a curfew with the region over the weekend the indian parliament has approved legislation to divide the state of jammu and kashmir into 2 union territories. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in delhi and i asked her what the indian government was hoping to achieve by does reorganization bill and how have people reacted to it rank and file off the ruling b.g.p.

party in the many supporters of prime minister marines aboard the across the country have really and to see acidly welcomed this move just put me off it's autonomy you know they've been spontaneous street celebrations in some parts of the country and we have to remember that and repeated election manifestos the b.g.p. the ruling hindu nationalist party has really played to scrap bush meets special status you know they've long this is a party that has really long argued that guaranteeing special status this article $370.00 which guarantees special status of kashmir has long been the biggest obstacle to integrating this region with the rest of india this say that this move now will you know slow much needed investment growth and development of the country but critics of slanderous move as unilateral father called it as an assault on democracy the been you know they've been solidarity protests and marches and some thirty's they've been quite small i attended one just morning in davie and the ordinary question is i spoke to their 4 kids off a sense of betrayal and anger really at the indian government. that was. in

delhi. the gaza strip is some extraordinary velux from over 5000 he has a human history dating from the bronze age to the 20th century but decades of fighting mean that heritage is at risk of being destroyed. alison's are now taking it upon themselves to see if god the traces of agents past. this point decades of conflict and looting treasures like the remains of this by centime church still survive conserving it is a big project funded by foreign aid. but palestinians have started their own individual collections. by parties from people who collect them because this museum was established by personal efforts and at the expense of my children's bread more than one piece and i put them in this museum to protect them . lead began storing artifacts in 1975 he runs one of 5

registered private collections in gaza people running their museums are monitored by causes tourism ministry. see how they gave us a document noting that we own these collections that we have the right to preserve them and add to the collection but with no right to trade them. more outside of the ministry has opened a public museum with several 100 pieces on display they have plans for a national collection but the own going blockade of gaza means the project is on hold. but the ministry has plans to build a large national museum for all these archaeological pieces that the political and economic situation and the siege on gaza are preventing this. was a hell of a. until that changes conservation work is vital at every level to help preserve the heritage stretching back more than 5000. skateboarders in

cuba do not have an easy ride with no official support and the equipment often confiscated by police they rely on donated boards and practice with homemade drums but they're hoping that the year limping debut for the sport at the took in 2020 olympics will flip their fortunes. they finally have a place to skate it's been 9 years now since local skaters here started posting videos with a view of raising funds for a skate park they received donations from south america europe and the united states and have now built their own sanctuary in an abandoned building. you can't skate on the streets you're only allowed to do it here if you get caught on the street the police put you in jail well into this park is the only place they leave us alone the. skate parks in cuba are few and far between

and they're mostly in a state of disrepair but that is not the only stumbling block. i want to ensure there aren't any shops or. sell skateboards so i tried to build them myself and hope for donations. equipment can only be bought on the black market and prices are high but audio gomez hopes that skateboarding's olympic debut at tokyo 2020 will help get the government on board. it makes me think that we could improve if the government gave us some attention our community is still small but it can grow and even now we already have some real talent. for now it's still a pipe dream but in the future one of these skaters may represent cuba to the limbic games. the was demeaning value need. that's according to a recent court action by unesco which says warming sea temperatures tied to climate

change are taking a massive till now believes as one country that is making some progress off its coast lies the 2nd largest coal reef in the it has passed laws to safeguard its reefs and cons of nations that have found the painstaking work can nurse the underwater world back to have. with its breathtaking beauty is a paradise on earth that was almost lost. the country's most prized possession lies under water the incredible biodiversity of its 7000 year old coral reef the 2nd largest in the world the reef was dying but it's now gradually being brought back to life monique vernon is one of those fighting on its behalf. well i feel like when i look at work it's like. when they call me and say all right

we're going to all do this laughing work here check the corals here whatever it is i'm like all right let's do this let's let's wrap this let's wrap today beneath the surface it's clear why the reef is struggling the corals have been dying off the sea water is too warm too acidic and the frequent hurricanes have wreaked havoc here climate change is turning everything gray together with marine biologist lisa and the fragments of hope organization monique is rebuilding the corals. overdue and so there's no time to waste right now our roads are basically like the forest of the seas so just like the trees in the forest provide have attacked shelter for so many other animals on the coral didn't seem on the reef very meticulously after much research and careful selection they take a few fragments of some especially hardy quick growing corals and they plant them

in new places several times a week they placed the coral pieces in the prepared cement as they need to secure foundation. around 80 percent of the fragments of these ones have been growing for 18 months life is returning and attracting more life with it the reef protectors work is financed by project money and donations they proudly show us the results of 8 years' work the corals here have increased from 6 percent to over 50 percent all the hard work is worth it the reef has been able to recuperate. this is not solving the climate change craze it obvious to you is a little bit ended binah some time for the cause of the people here i see it's all about political will i think we can do this if we have all if we have the people behind us hurricane season is about to begin from on each that means that the coral

has to be established enough to withstand any storm that comes its way. and we see it with marine life new research has found that human activity is not the biggest factor affecting shark populations a report by the logical society of london says that human activity has pushed sharks away from coastal towns and cities and further out into the ocean research has also found that sharks body size is significantly smaller in communities that live near human activity they discovered remote locations where the marine predators congregate but they said that these habitats are often not in protected areas and are under threat from the fishing industry. coming up next on news asia protesters in hong kong intensified their battle on the streets of beijing warning of consequences chinese the artist and dissident i raise

me talks to deal. and the problem of china even afghanistan richer than 10 years old and younger of course to work to support their families. the other stories coming up on the job news asia i do stay with us a bit about if you can. hold

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