what does it take to change the course of history. raising the iron curtain starts september 30th on d. w. . oh. this is deja vu news live from berlin violence in afghanistan as voters go to the polls to elect a new president several people have been killed and dozens injured after blasts near polling stations security concerns ahead of the vote meant election was canceled twice also coming up. pro-democracy demonstrations are on the way in hong kong marking 5 years since the start of the so-called on brother movement we'll

take you to hong kong for the latest. plan zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe is to be buried in his rule one town later today it follows weeks of wrangling between the government and his family over his final resting place. i'm rebecca races thanks for joining us people in afghanistan are voting today in presidential elections amid a wave of violence and concerns about the genesee the taliban is support is opposing the election and has vowed to attack polling stations that's off the peace talks between the taliban and the us collapsed more than $100.00 civilians have been killed in a spate of bombings in recent weeks the last elections in 20 foot forte in allegations of fraud and ended with the us stepping in to appoint a power sharing agreement they may can. the incumbent president and long time rival

abdullah abdullah other candidates have already alleged the process has been manipulated and warned of chaos and violence if this election result is discredited . on earlier i spoke to journalist in the afghan capital kabul i asked him how the reports of violence of polling stations have affected voting the issuance has definitely affected voting and it's going to affect places where people who are already i'm sure whether they should vote or not but one thing that we have to take in consideration that's really affecting voting right now is the logistics. i went to vote earlier this morning for me you know the polling center was supposed to open at 7 it didn't end up opening until closer to 8 and even then people had issues you know getting to the booth they were supposed to get to understanding how to vote where to put their votes and now the biggest problem is you know i've been to 4 different polling centers and in the last few hours and everywhere i go

there's dozens of people who say that their names aren't on the list at all and they're essentially being told you know you can't vote so they either have to go to the independent election commission and file some kind of a complaint or somehow try to reregister their which is not as easy as it sounds or essentially just go home. and this has become a big issue and you know the one thing people are saying if this is what's happening in kabul in some of the most well known neighborhoods of the capital city what's going on outside in the districts and in the provinces why attacks on polling stations and these technical issues and these concerns of fraud everything you've been saying at these really free and fair elections. this is exactly the question of people are asking you know i was at what a couple polling centers and the people who were turned away who were being told you know your name is not on the list and you can't vote this is what they're saying you know they're like how is this not fraud they feel as if they're being kept from their vote which they see as an issue of fraud and so what will happen

now is you know they've extended the voting by about 2 hours but people are fearful that starting tomorrow all the questions will iraq which team will claim that there was fraud which team will claim that there is irregularities and what will happen from there you know because they don't want to read 2014 where the entire process took months and months and president danny has said the most important issue was finding a leader who could bring peace to the war torn nation can any of the candidates likely achieve this it's not easy i mean because what we know is that the taliban are very unhappy with the president and he himself so he will have to find a way to try and convince them to trust him. as for the other candidates you know the taliban keep saying that any government now promised on in the issued statements against the election saying it's a stooge of government saying that you know the election is fraudulent so any government that comes to form will have to somehow prove its legitimacy to the

talat and have to prove that the taliban you know should negotiate with them because the taliban right now is of the stance that any government in kabul doesn't matter what matters is the decisions made in washington and in this heathy reporting for us from afghanistan thanks very much. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world nigerian police have rescued more than 300 people held in chains in a building in the northern city of qom doona most of the captives were children a police spokesman said the building houses an islamic school and that several teachers have been arrested. british prime minister boris johnson has been referred to a police watchdog over allegations of corruption during his time as london met the investigation concerns his links to a u.s. business woman whose companies were allegedly awarded state funding. the urban climber known as the french spiderman has been arrested after he scaled

a high rise building in frankfurt alone robert is known for climbing some of the world's tallest structures without safety equipment or permission police in the german city were waiting for him when he came down again. pro-democracy demonstrations are taking place in hong kong today marking the 5 years since the start of the so-called umbrella merchant it was back in 24 tane we 1st saw images like these hong kong residents were protesting reforms which let the chinese government select the candidates for the post of the city's chief executives students led the protests and among them joshua won't then aged 80 he was later imprisoned for his activism protests quiet quiet and for several years but they flared up again in march this year in response to reform which could ease extraditions to the country including china. well let's go to hong kong now where correspondent charlotte chosen pill is standing by for us charlotte

you've seen several weekends of protests now like these ones is it a sense that this one holds a special significance. that's why right these prices are now in their pool of money and yet your price has. you know we can and has been anticipated a long time a lot of fear is violence over the next few days and that is of course because today marks the 5th anniversary of the start of that umbrella movement monday she's a rather than a month the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china 2 big anniversaries taking place is that a lot of people are going to be taking to the streets on both sides to make their feelings had no right now we are in a very significant symbolic area of hong kong this is hala court right just here behind me this is where the umbrella movement occupied the 79 days the protest is

a back here again on the streets now they have just started throwing rocks at the government complex behind me we have seen water cannon on the street there is really the sense now that that this could descend into the chaos that so many people had been for this week and we're actually seeing the live pictures there of what's happening behind you if that chaos that you speak of now these recent protests have many similarities to the umbrella movement of 5 years ago what kind of lessons of protest was taken from those protests. who crucially the umbrella movement ended back in 2014 without any concessions from beijing so protesters back on the streets 5 years on want to see that change they have 5 key demands that they want to see filled by the old story here including democratic reforms and a full investigation into the police now i think what a lot of protesters have learned from what the people that we've spoken to over the

course of those 5 years what they've learned from the umbrella movement is the need to stay united as sticks together in this their common cause and they've also learned to try and diversify that tactic for the bat while this street was all keep in 2014 it was a mostly tactic protest movement. this year though what we've seen is protests cropping up all across hong kong we've seen great to see the via 2 different tactics to try and hold the wild 8 attention including human chains images of that going around the world so it does appear that the protesters have learned some lessons and diversifying their movement and today's rally is just one of many protests planned this weekend tell us a bit more about what's ahead. we've got more protests planned every day over the coming days the one that people are particularly looking out for though is the protests on october but now huge numbers of people are expected to take to the streets that day of course marking the 70th anniversary of the founding

of the people's republic of china at the moment the protests have not been able to ride by police that hasn't stopped people in the past they taking to the street there is a real concern that this could be an extremely violent day. in hong kong thanks very much. bob ways former president robert mugabe will be buried in his rural home today it follows weeks of wrangling between the government and his family over his final resting place the funeral will be held at his birthplace the village of thomas where his body was taken last week he died in c. and a singapore hospital earlier this month he was 95 years old he's a controversial figure many revered him as a freedom fighter who helped bring about zimbabwe's independence from britain get his 37 year rule as president was defined by brutal repression repression and economic chaos. and we're joined now by our correspondent privileged mission of it

here e who's in could tom a village in for the burial now how many people have come to show their respects today. so. it's quite it's quite a more dissed crowd. the fitting may be for. the request for a private ceremony at. residence right now they have just brought out of the body for the fight now. rights you find that it is not as big as what could have been expected even what was what we witnessed when this state funeral was held in the capital harare but it's quite a sizable crowd just this close family members and also friends and family that have been invited to come and witness the final resting place of the late former

president robert mugabe well the decision to have his burial here is causing conflict between the family and the government how did they finally come to an agreement. but. i think one thing that is clear at the moment is that. clearly the man when he passed on he did not want to be. at the place where most of the heroes that. defined in father's office and very because of what happened in 2017 so there was a lot of tussle between the family where the state wanted him to be buried at the national you know it's true given that he's given true national heroes but then he's wishes way to be buried at the family home because. even say that he didn't want to go to the national heroes because of what happened in 2070 so i think it

was a huge compromise for the family and even the government to agree to bring his body to his family or how they be remembered by those in his hometown. in terms of what he believes is a legacy you know a lot of people would be very him is a liberator who liberated zimbabwe and also he played a role in most of some of the african states that were fighting for. colonialism but he is you know most people witnessed a lot of brutality in the country and saw the use it divided opinion in the country some revere him is a leader is a is a is a year old and where is take him is of delay. privilege miss fun here in khatam a village thanks very much for that. welcome support now and at the rugby world cup

hosts japan pulled off one of the tournament's biggest ever shocks as they downed island in group a are among the tournament favorites for japan brought on by the home crowd produced a gutsy display to come from behind to win tomorrow penalties sealed the points for the hosts who now have a huge chance of reaching the quarter finals. and some formula one news and ahead of sunday's russian romp rain mclaren has announced a new deal that will see it return to say these engines from 2021 the british manufacturer has been in the doldrums since experimenting with honda and rhino engines it hopes the renewed partnership with the german powerhouse can see a return to the glory days when mika hakkinen and lewis hamilton winning the championships. and as a reminder of the top story we're following for you. polls are about to close in afghanistan's presidential election which is being overshadowed by taliban threats

and attacks me of polling stations several people have spanked killed and dozens more injured and. you're watching date over the news up next a documentary comparing a multi-day far right groups with those of the obama era more headlines at the top of the hour don't forget you can stay up to date with all of our stories on our web site state of new dot com i'm rebecca ridges in the many thanks joining us. it's all happening children coming. surely news from africa the world cup joining 2 exceptional stories and discussions to no one will come to the debut suffocating program tonight from one germany was easy to go out with say deputies come.