ah, you want to know their story, migrants terrifying and reliable information from the was who's? this is the w news coming to live from berlin. germany is less soldiers leave afghanistan for almost 20 years. berlin ends its mission in the war torn country. but there are fears over what will happen once all international troops are gone. also coming up with revenge decades in the make in england be the old rivals germany,

kicking them out of the european football championship. plus a deadly heat wave and goals, western canada, claiming dozens of lines. people struggle to stay cool. as the mercury hits a record smashing 49 degrees celsius. ah hello, i'm terry martin. welcome to the program. the last german soldier station to that kind of stand have left the country marking another milestone in the international troop withdrawal. german soldiers have been on the ground in afghanistan since 2001 most recently, they were engaged in a nato led mission aimed at training and advising afghan security forces and supporting with ariel recognizance. 1100 german soldiers were still stationed in the country making at the 2nd largest military contingent in afghanistan. after

things over more now joined by political correspondent hahn's blood in berlin and reporter on the tv in cobble hands. germany's troop withdrawal from, from afghanistan came earlier than expected. what's behind that? basically i think they were tactical considerations. the german authorities, the defense minister did not want to announce an exact plan of withdrawal in order not to allow the taliban to make plans of regarding this withdrawal. possibly for a tax on german troops as they are withdrawing and so on. even in the last few days when everybody basically knew that this was going to happen within the next couple of days, the defense ministry was not going to confirm when exactly it was happening. so that was the reason trying to get out of time as quickly as possible. and in fact, it seems that the american truth is also following a similar strategy. there are reports that they will be withdrawing within the

month as well. how or ask ends reacting to the international troop withdrawal? i mean, you know, if you think about it, the germans were highly responsible for the security situation in the north. they were, they were condos there and other northern cities. and if you look at what's going on right now, it's really the north that suffering. so yes, the german troops are able to get out without any harm for themselves. but we have thousands of families, you know, fleeing cities like condos, too far to my god to call. and so it's, you know, again to sort of question of what was accomplished over the last 20 years. and you know, as much as these foreign soldiers and the foreign forces are able to secure themselves . how much are they really considering the safety of the people, you know, who they were supposed to be helping over the case of the germans the last 10 years . hence, the german defense minister has announced additional support for local staffing, dentist and that helped german troops. there were talking about interpreters,

etc. what exactly are they being offered? well, these people have been helping germany over the last 20 years, basically. and for some years already that have been given, easy entry into germany, they're allowed to come to germany and settle here with their families some several 100 together with their families in total, maybe $3000.00 people have already done so. but there are others who are still waiting and who are still waiting to leave off. got his son, the biggest hitches that they have to pay for the flight from the canister to germany themselves. and they really are afraid that they are not going to be persecuted, that their lives are in danger from the size of the taliban, for their role in helping german troops while they were in this gunston. where did things go from here? can we expect the taliban and warlords to just take over afghanistan now, or is there a reason to believe that the afghan government can actually assert its authority

moving forward? you know, this is really an issue for the i want to never meant to prove itself. now is the time for them to come out to the people and say we have a plan, this is what we're doing going forward. ready and to have their actions prove that as well. it's also a time for these countries who are with the drawing to also show their political well to show that they're willing to support the government. and to put pressure on the countries that are harboring the total bon, you know, focus on the official recently admitted it, the or on you denied it, but there's plenty of proof that they are just as much helping them. all of on the puck sundays are so if we want to see the government succeed, you know, the government, you think this is an imposed war. so it would be really valuable. and really interesting to see these international partners that continue to say things like we are committed to the cause and we want to help going forward to see if they can

actually put real political pressure on the countries or as much responsible for this war as phone or any other place in the world at the moment? that was all in the tv and cobble and hands. brian here in berlin, talking to me a short while ago. well, let's catch up on all things. euro 2020 germany have been knocked out of the soccer tournament by arch rivals, england. it's the 1st time the 3 lions are beaten germany and a knockout game and 55 years. england now advanced to the quarter finals to play ukraine. ecstatic english fans have been celebrating the historic victory the 3 lions road and england sword. a to know when against germany, finery break, because it's the best interest base. recons. 966. june would be germany loss and lockout. coleman. to invoke up is the fact that, you know, 10 minutes or so, another company, we put it through the box,

talking is brilliant. i get out with the gym and found that when the stadium tried to make the best of it, both teams played sandy defensively. and i think it miller had put it in, we would have sub job in the end of the bio munich for 2 months. mila gave pounds in germany a moment of hope. if only for a few seconds, the channel, the english fans honest, thinks of ecstasy despite elia doubts of catch goth southgate strategy on this day . so i pulled out earlier and i thought, you know, 11 penalty that we wanted to know know if you minutes a could not believe it or

not, but before it comes to, the english team has to go on the road and is now off to rome. the dangerous moment for us with a warm success and the feeling you know around the country that we've only got to turn up to when the thing and we know it's going to be an immense challenge from here on while police tried to disperse the cheering crowds the magic is far from the sea, like some of the other stories making headlines around the world. today. french lawmakers have legalized patillo to treatment for all women. under the previous law. in vitro

fertilization was only available to have a sexual couples, single women and same sex couples now also be able to access treatment until now. many french women would travel abroad for 5 years. florida officials had pledged to conduct multiple investigations into the collapse of an ocean front apartment building near miami. the death toll roads to 12. with $149.00 residents still unaccounted for. the states emergency management division has requested an additional search and rescue team from the federal government. it's been a year now since china's hong kong security law was passed. beijing says it will bring stability to a city that was home to massive democracy protests. the law criminalizes acts of subversion, succession collusion with foreign forces, and what it calls terrorism, all can be punished by life in prison. critics say the legislation gives beijing

the power to silence critics and punish pro democracy activists. dw phoebe call has met one of the very few young activists still speaking of writing his politics and his love of hong kong into his skin still be with one yet chin even in the darkest days. solving hawk. i hope i hope they remind me of the beliefs i started with, even if i'm jailed in the future. one started the group student politicize isn't last may just after hong kong or is heard about the national security law. at 20, he's one of the oldest in the group. there is young as 15. there's some of the few still visible on the streets. many other groups are gone. sorry is not all lord officer. hope all is well. i decided not to go to college last year. he got, so i wanted to dedicate myself to activism while i was still free on her though i

still got no many political influences, seldom speak in public people. they could be coughed under the national security law with all else, especially with it being so uncertain gallia. how we feel like we have to step out . especially when prominent figures are either in jail or in exile, all hyper why one has been arrested 4 times in the last year. twice just this month. marches are banned under pandemic rules. he and his group hand out leaflets instead, but it's enough to get him into trouble. the pressure is intense. he knows national security officers are watching him. he doesn't go to sleep until 7 am, so he's awake at dawn. that's when police arrest people at home. he's part of what paging says is an extremely small minority that the national security law targets to preserve stability. one thing has the stability brought

by the national security law. it's just an illusion and is built on people's fear. there's no reason for further retreat. what if, even the terms freedom and democracy become to be one day, i won't compromise on my speech or that if you will. he and his groups support those already in jail. they take supplies to protesters behind bars on where your handle, hong kong future is more important than my one future gaining. when the political prisoners are released in years or decades to come. i don't want them to return to worst hong kong hong kong without hong callers and all the and we have many see we are the kids chosen by the time. but i think it's, we have chosen this iraq since the symbols on his skin state, his certainty, the tattoos,

or messages of defiance to his future self. l to canada were an extreme heat wave is sweeping across the west of the country, claiming dozens of lives as people struggle to keep cool. the unprecedented heat smashed kennedy's temperature record when the mercury hit 49 degrees celsius. cooling centers had been set up to give residence some respite from the sweltering heat, which is set the last for several days. yet. it's been described as a prolonged, dangerous, and historic heat wave. people are being encouraged to go to cooling centers. after dozens of mostly elderly people died in the vancouver area in the record smashing heat wave engulfing western canada. temperatures have exceeded 45 degrees in some places, feeling close to 50 degrees in the humid conditions. many have been doing what they can to get away from the heat, some taking to the water,

others helping the vulnerable, distributing food and drink to provide relief from the effects of the extreme heat . officials are clear and pointing to this the in cost of the wider problem. in this instance, i think the that the big lesson coming out of the past number of days is that the climate crisis is not a fiction. that is absolutely real. and if you look, i had a briefing from the wildfire service yesterday and again today the entire west coast of north america from baja to alaska is red hot. this is not a british columbia problem. it's not a candidate problem. it is a global challenge and we all need to have citizens of the world coming together. school and college classes have been cancelled in british columbia. and while that means place to some other concerned, it's just on bearable it's, it's impossible to be out. so never seen anything like this. i hope it never

becomes like this. her again, it's not really pleasant. this is too much too much summer for us here. too much summer, too much heat and a problem that doesn't look like it's going away. you're watching d. w news from berlin. coming up next, we've got a documentary for you pakistan journey across a land of contrasts on terry morrison from me and all of us here at the w. thanks for watching the the goal was right in front of them. they gave it. then suddenly we agreed to postpone the or didn't the games that tokyo with 2020 throne. of course, during the qualifying ground for sports heroes down during

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