this is deja vu news live from berlin counting gets underway in afghanistan's presidential election it took place in the shadow of violent threats by the taliban and several people were killed and dozens injured in last near polling stations also coming up. protesters mach 5 years of demonstrating for democracy in hong kong also on the streets as they have been for the last 4 months but this time marking the anniversary of the so-called umbrella movement. at zimbabwe's former president

robert mugabe has been buried in his home village of foreigners we saw frankly in between the government and his family over his final resting place. hello i'm christine want to welcome to the program polls have closed in afghanistan's presidential election with people voting amid a wave of violence and concerns about digital mysie the last elections in 24 scene where my had an allegation is a fraud and ended with the u.s. stepping in to appoint a polish sharing agreement peace talks between the taliban and the united states collapsed earlier this month the islamist group thracian to disrupt the election with violence and they have been several attacks across the country. they went to vote and ended up in hospital. joy after the polling station

open some voters came in and cast their votes and suddenly there was an explosion i don't remember what happened after that i got wounded in one of. here in kunduz in afghanistan's north as well as in kandahar in the south voters were left injured after attacks on polling stations votes are now being counted after a tense polling day marred by violence or threats of it from the taliban for many voters peace security and corruption of the most pressing concerns. that doesn't get iraq the hasek as a would i demand of the leader i voted for is that he provides security throughout the country. and also that he make peace with the taliban a long lasting peace. the 2 lead candidates each claim they are best suited to address the country's problems one of them is current president ashraf ghani.

they will as peace is the 1st demanded of our nation. and this election i mean it will give us the legitimacy we need to bring peace to this nation that want to stand with. the other is up to a lab the country's chief executive the 2 have been in an uneasy government of national unity since 2014 when they both claim victory in elections marred by fraud whoever wins this time will have to find a way to deal with the taliban the are you sure the taliban forces who have threatened this election process i would like to say as a citizen of this country and as a voter that threatening innocent people is not a demonstration of strength on your part. and that casualties among innocent civilians will not benefit you all the more you know. after decades of war and

misery and a number of fraudulent elections voters will be demanding bold action from the new president in a country that continues to face very difficult conditions. ok let's bring in our correspondents under pieces one she's reported extensively from afghanistan good to have he has andras so we have president ashraf ghani and his main rival abdullah abdullah saying the election was a success you've been watching very closely how did it go well there wasn't a major attack that was something that a lot of observers presumed would happen today we haven't seen yet but i would be a little bit careful to give it you know any kind of stand this was a good election yet because we don't have the complete picture yet information is just trickling in and also if we had as we have seen in other elections before authorities were kind of keen to suppress information if it came to a texan civilian casualties so we don't have the complete picture yet ok so we don't have a clear picture but it's all about the 2014 election this compay these 2 polls in

terms of security an organized. what can you say at this point well 2014 did see major attacks but again we only learned about it much later what we know right now is that they have been up to 70 attacks country white smaller explosion spam shoot outs so that of course is a concern and to the main difference that i pick up right now is the voter turnout you know in 2014 there was still a lot of enthusiasm and in the end close to 8000000 people cost their vote right but today that doesn't seem to have happened because we saw a lot of empty ballot boxes by the time that polling centers were closing down and there was a slow trickle of people approaching polling centers especially in vola thai regions we don't know in what areas polling stations really stayed open throughout the day so that we always still need to learn and you know the government had said if we reached the benchmark of 4000000 that could be considered

a success but some up service now say we could be glad if we had reached maybe a little over a 1000000 and that is quite telling that's that's telling indeed but sandra let's look at where things are in the country right now so you have talks between the taliban in the united states essentially collapsing that's just one thing in the context of it help us understand if this poll would make a difference it could make a difference if it would lead to a stable government the past 5 years haven't seen a stable government now the 2 main contenders see a honey and a dolla are the main contenders now they were basically the heads of government they couldn't succeed in really working together so if they could manage now then it could be considered a success because that remains to be seen we might go for a 2nd round of elections now with results trickling in there is the face that would see election complaints probably from both camps so that's again a very volatile time for afghanistan and it could potentially make things worse but

also it could have the potential to make things just a little bit better right. thank you for that. now to hong kong way i'm already these have been taking place to last 5 years since the start of the so-called umbrella movement which sold the beginning off mass protests in the territory pro-democracy demonstrators have been protesting for months a controversial extradition bill that has now been scrapped their demands for direct democracy and autonomy from china. the umbrella movement. glory to hong kong the anthem of the pro-democracy movement thousands gathered in the park in front of the main government offices to mark the anniversary the umbrella movement 1st gridlocked the city in 2014 this year the protests have taken on even more force as the authorities tried to push through a law since scrapped allowing defendants to be extradited to mainland china. from

which the days anti extradition richmond has brought people together 5 years ago people had differing opinions which caused the movement to break up today it's very different. from at back at. 5 years after the emperor in a new movement the hong kong people who had previously been dormant if united jog at home by. the so-called lenin walls have become another symbol of the protests surfaces across the city covered in post it notes calling for democracy often torn down by beijing's supporters one of the best known leaders of the protests joshua was jailed earlier this year today announced he would be standing in local elections. frankly speaking right of all this is the most morally right piece of all a russian a way to express our political beliefs if they blog activists just like me to run for office they need to provide a price later in the day the mood turned ugly as police turned water cannons on the

protesters but 5 years after the umbrella movement began activists to celebrating their victory earlier this year in getting the extradition been scrapped they remained as determined as ever to keep pressing their demands for democracy i now says some of the other stories making news around the world british prime minister bars johnson has been referred to a police watchdog of allegations of corruption during his time as a london mayor the investigation concerns his links to a u.s. business woman whose companies were awarded state funding. the urban climate known as the french spider-man has been arrested after he scaled a high rise building in frankfurters island rubbish is known for climbing some of the world's tallest structures without safety equipment all the mission police in the german city will waiting for him when he came down again. haitian police have

used tear gas and live ammunition to disperse nooses in the capital port au prince at least 4 people have been killed in the latest wave of street violence which is being driven by nationwide shortages of food and feel pressure just as are demanding that the government resign over the crisis. in zimbabwe former president robert mugabe has been buried in his home village it follows weeks of wrangling between the government and his family over his final resting place the funeral was held at his birthplace the village of tama mugabe died in a single or hospital earlier this month he was 95 he is a controversial figure that many revered him as a freedom fighter who helped bring about some bobbies independence from britain. 37 year rule was depicted last president was defined by a brutal repression and economic chaos. ok we're now joined by our correspondent privileged who is rather who had been in time

a village for the burial good to see a privilege so in the end mugabe was buried without the fanfare usually reserved for national heroes yes indeed it was such a low key ceremony and send off which was mostly course that you did by. realty use and close family members. crowd was. to the extend you know you would wonder that you start to mugabe who used to pull such major crowds when ever having a gathering in even when you would have presiding over the city more needs to bury our national heroes it was such a low key event looking at the manner of his teacher when he was to lead a. privilege the decision to bury him at his home village cause some conflict

between his family and the government how did they finally come to an agreement. the contention that we saw in the. past 3 weeks or saw and during the month of september when he died on the 6th of the september i think the compromise only cam when the film really emphasized that it was he's wish to be buried in these rural home at the ceremony there to bury him. their relatives were mentioning that. you say that you didn't want to be buried at the national hero because you felt demeaned by the overthrow we type in in 2017 so it was then his wish for him to be buried at the national you know sick and some. rural home rather you find that some analysts are saying that you wouldn't

have wanted to be buried the national hero because he really wants to shore your books of easter to say that overthrow that happened to him in 2017 it was something that degraded him private as we say to be talking about somebody who means different things to different people but how will mugabe be remembered by people in his home village. it is one village he remains a hero because they saw him being born in the village grew up in the village he became an icon from the village so to them were easy somebody. a big figure and i think nationally as well used to have people who would be very him and would take him as a hero in deliberate

a for for the nation and of course there are some who still hold sentiment to say that he was a dictator so there are divided opinions but still in his village he remains. right that's privilege will be who was at that burial in time and now back in thank you some support now and in football 5 of the 6 saturday games have been completed with buy in munich surviving a big scare at born the bavarians one away while their title rivals lived with base and by a resurgent club also won on the road likewise and. bremen as we speak friday so frankfurt start the winning sequence for the away teams. watching the news up next i'll program reports on the harrowing conditions refugees

face in libya states include that you can stay up to date on our website at state m.p. dot com i'm christine one and i'll be back at the top of the hour thanks for joining . us for all of the berlin wall to go before november 19th non. musically heroes of eastern europe.