♪ phil: this is "dw news." venezuela expels the german ambassador, declaring daniel kriener a persona non grata. despite this, jijimmy says -- germany says that they will still support quite a. and despite the bombing today, 17 deaths, the united says talks with the taliban in qatar are making progress. and new satellite images from north korea suggest it is a

rebuilding one of its rocket launch sites that it dismantled last year, as part of peace moves with united states. and in the next half-hour, breaking to booze in -- taboos a conservative miramar. the talk about sexuality taking center stage as the vagina monologues makes its debut. ♪ phil: welcome to the program. i'm phil gayle. the venezuelan government has ordered the german ambassador to leave the country after he exexpressed support for the opposition leader. daniel kriener was one of a number of ambassadors to great the self-declared interim president when he landed at the airport on monday. the governmement accuses daniel kriener of interfering with ininternal affairs, that has gin him towar -- they have given them 48 hours to leave. we look at the latest from melinda crane.

welcome, how has the german government reacted? melinda: the foreign minister said a short time ago that he finds the decision taken by madero's regime in cover has a bow that it would -- regime incomprehensible, and that they must understand that germany and europe will continue to have unwavering support for the opposition leader, as the interim president. so strong words. beyond that, the government has confirmed that the ambassador was declared persona non grata, they said they are calling him back for consultations, which is presumably an attempt to remain flexible in what is a developing situation. the german government said that it is also talking to other eu member countries to try to understand what is happening and where to go next.

phil: we have been looking at pictures of ambassador daniel kriener standing next to guiaid. is miss what has enraged venezuela? melinda: if we look back, germany did recognize did recognize guaido as the interim president and since then there have been statements by the ambassador there were quite supporortive of him, and criticl of nicolas maduro and his regime. but none of that provoked this kind of an action, so the fact that this action was taken today, only two days after daniel kriener and other eu diplomats, went to the airport to meet guaido, with the purpose of ensuring his safety and freedom from arrest, i think that we can presume that that is

probably the reason that nicolas maduro's regime chose to a act nonow. theyey said that in their statement, know only wawas he accused of meddling in venezuela's internal affairs, that the ambassador also had associated himself with extremist sectors in the political spectrum. so again that would indicate that he is very clearly supporting guaido, and he expressed that support in interviews, that is probably the reason for this action. phil: you mentioned he was one of a number of ambassadors to great -- greet opposition leader, but as far as we can tell no other ambassador has been sanctioned in this way. melinda: that seems to be the case. again, it is a developing situation, so we do not know what will come next, but one possible explanation, and

certainly that is something being discussed in berlin, is whether germany is being set up as an example, as a warning. one person who seems to see it that way is guaido himself, who said that daniel kriener would have to leave the country. and he said that this is an illegitimate government taking illegitimate action, but undoubtedly to put pressure not only on germany, but on other countries as well. phil: thank you so much. now, afghanistan has been hit by a wave of balance -- wave of violence with 70 people killed in one eastern city. this began on wednesday with militants detonating suicide bombs before storming a construction company near the airport. the five-hourur shootout saw afghan security forces call in assistance from u.s. troops. all five assailants are now dead. this comes as talks between the taliban and the u.s. aimed at

ending the violence continued in qatar. the taliban is trying to win over its former enemies and the international community, but there are concerns about whether past might mean for the country's future. >> maulawi oncee welled in norma during the role of afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. now he is hoping for a comeback, as the taliban and the u.s. . hd pepeace talks. after years of warfare, the taliban want to be in charge again and he says it is long overdue. >> all afghans want to live under the law again. the holy war was not in vain. all afghans want sharia law again.

>> afghanistan under taliban role. everything considered d western was s strickland for a bit in. m- strictly forbidden.n. women were e forced to wewear burqas. infractions met with death or prison. today, t there is a different sn on the oppression. >> we never punished anyone back then. we gave people advice. and if we threatened anyone, it was not because we wanted to. it is one of god's commandments. those who wanant law must accept these rules. >> afghanistan is a conservative, islamic society. but the country has changed in recent years. more than half the population is under the age of 18. most young afghans want the war to end, but they reject the idea of others telling them how to live their lives.

>> at least there is not censorship of ththe interne not yet, anyway. >> i am afraid of the taliban. it is not just free internet, we would lose all of our freedoms. >> the taliban present themselves as more moderate than before. maulvi allauddin premieres on talk shows to promote islam, but analysts consider this a charm offensive, not a long-term change. >> it is vital to secure individual and democratic rights. this is doubtftful with the taliban. teh haveve not presented -- they have not presented clear ideas on how they see the future of afghanistan. >> compromises are inevitable to end the war with the taliban. these are likely to come at a high price. phil: graeme smith has many years of experience in afghanistan and is a correspondent for the globe in

canada. welcome. what do you think will come out of these u.s. talks with the taliban? >> well, with any luck we will get the andd of the largest war in the world. more people are dying now in afghanistan than in syria and yemen combined. last year, the total was 44,000 dead, by some guesses. and so when you think about the huge human toll in this conflict, you could understand why there is so much appetite on all sides for an end to the war. it is true, there is a lot of anxiety in the urban parts of the area, because they fear what will happen when the people who live in the villages have a voice, politically, in the political future of the country. that is understandable, because a lot of the people in the rural

areas didisagree with those in e urban areas. but t we have to find a way forr everyone to o live together, to have a shared future together. and the battles need to be had politically. phil: can it end peacefully if the government is excluded from these talklks between ththe u.sd the taliban? >> right now, we havave a presesidential election campaign season gettingng underway in kal , so y you have not justt the current president seeking reelection, but a number of political opposition figures vying for power. you did see a number of those political opposition figures presented in recent talks with the taliban in moscow, butut its true that the president's team was not represented. there needs to be a format for the inter-afghan talks and we are likely to see more wrangling before that happens, because everybodyy hasas their own idedn how ththe talks should happen.

and, um, it is going to be tough getting to that format. phil: let's speculate. let's look into your crystal ball and say that a deal is struck, what do you think the country would look like, and what sort of democracy, if any, would it have? >> it is worth noting, even if the taliban arar a absorbed into the govementnt in some form, it was still be a country, because the talaliban is at war withth a local isis affiliate. and the taliban are also at war with other small extremist groups, as is the government, so the expectation would be that together they would fight to tackle the scourge of international jihadist him. -- jihadism. in terms of policies, well, probably there would be some modification with the constitution, probably some modification of state institutions, we do not know.

it would have to be negotiated. bubut that is a a conversationot has to happen between afgfghans, and itit cannot be somomething t i or any other foreigner can dictate. phil: good talking with you. very clear. and this is "dw news." still to come, renewed concerns over attacks on people in the east african country of mullally. -- miley. we will talk about what they are doing to protect them. ♪ ahead of that come a look at other stories breaking around the world. germany says it will extend its ban on arms sales to saudi arabia until the end of march, because of the conflict in yemen. berlin rescinded existing permits last year in response to the killing of jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in turkey. and the u.s. trade deficit surged to a 10 year high last

year to 621 billion dollars, that despite the administration imposing tariffs on a range of imported goods. slowing global growth under a stronger dollar, last year the u.s. and posted record trade deficits with china, mexico and the european union. . and carlos ghosn has been released in japan after posting bail of $9 million. he is charged with underreporting his salary and passing on personal losses to nissan. he was detained for more than 100 days, but maintains his innocence. and italy has opened up for i is nenew citizens income scheme. those who earn less thahan 780 euros a month will receive a prepaid debit card to pay for groceries and r rent. the initiative fulfills a campaign promise of the five star movement to reduce poverty and boost employment. and israel's hebrew university

has unvnveiled more than 100 manuscript pages written by albert einstein. they include handwritten mathematical notes that have never been shown before. the german born physicist who won the nobel prize in 1921 the cleaved -- gave his personal writings to the university. and north korea is reported to be rebuilding its long-range rocket launch site following the collapse of the summit last week with the u.s. president. work on dismantling the satellite launching station began last year. the satellite images from u.s. think takes and south korea intelligent services above the site show evidence of reconstruction. the u.s. has warned the north that it will face sanctions if it fails to denuclearize. we have a senior fellow from the german council on foreign relations who is an expert in asian affairs, especially with regard to north and south korea. welcome.

start with this rocket site,e, , what is it and what does its reconstruction tell us? >> i think that kim has returned from the summit with quite a bit of confusion about what is going on. donald trump has changed the agenda and everything that was discussed during the consultations before the summit, they were no longer valid, and donald trump has set a new agenda. he wanted to get complete denuclearization. it something that failed in past negotiations. and when that was not accepted, he went home and broke up the negotiations completely. now leaderships are trying to set up stakes for future negotiations. phil: the story that came out after hanoi was that this was down to complete

denuclearization in exchange for a complete removal of sanctions. you are saying, behind that there is an economic push, because there was talk of the it non-being held up -- vietnam being held up as a country doing its own thing now. >> the economic sections that haveve existed since 2016 could have been lessened for denuclearization, but it was -- wahat was to be agreed was that experts would come together to find a peace process, and there would be denuclearization, which would take many years. there has been change with the donald trump's input. phil: does this mean that there are no negotiations? is this kim going his own way? >> at the moment, both went home

and it remains to be seen how they will come back to the table. the thing that needs discussion out is how the future talks could look like if this top-down approach will continue with donald trump giving orders to his emissaries or whether they can have some real team that is negotiating with the north koreans, a team of experts. then there is the question of perhaps mediation would be useful, because at the moment they are not getting anywhere. phil: ok. the world feels a little more unsafe tonight. brent, thinking for joining us. we will turn to the challenges confronting people with albinism. it causes hair and eyes to have little pigmentation. and people with it have faced discrimination on the african continent, with many becoming victims of horrific crimes. some activists calling their government to do more for those

who live in fear for their lives. >> this younung girl might never see her brother again. she is afraid he has been murdered, because like her, he-. he was abducted from their home three weeks ago. the family fears the attackers could return. >> i am worried about my daughter's safety. i do not know how i am going to protect her. i am really worried. >> the one says 150 people with albinism in the country have been attacked, abducted or killed in the last five years. and -- >> we has people with albinism here have no peace. and we are not protected. >> following the boy's abduction in february, demonstrators took

their concerns to the streets, calling on authorities to address the issue. so far, the response has been slow. >> if you look at what has happened in tanzania, the stories we are hearing are true. they have implemented the death penalty in tanzania on the murders of albinism victims. and the crime, the evil practice has gone way down. perhaps the same could work here, it could be here. >> in an attempt to curb the killings, the government is offering a reward for information about attacks on people without buddhism, but some people -- with albinism, but some people say the move does not go far enough. phil: earlier this year, germany rolled out a plan to tackle a shortage of care workers. they want to train workers, they wanted to be up by 10% in 2023.

so some countries are sending people to germany and other countries for education. in stereo, there was outrage that colleagues forged credentials and it puts people's lives at risk. >> she calls it her dream job. for 12 years, murela has worked in a state home and she loves it. she i is qualified,utut the jobb only pays 500 euros a mononth. >> you have to fininish nursing schoolol and that is not easy. if you want to land a spot to study there, you hahave to have excecellent grass in schohool. then t the training g program ts four years to complete. >> renowned for their nursingg excellence, bosnian nursing staff are sought after a broad in western european countries. but now a scandal has tarnished

the reputation of bosnian schools. investigative journalists discovered that several schools in bosnia have sold almost at people with no training at all. one uncover the fraud by posing as an interested client. >> i called and ii asked if they could d help me with retraining. a man said, sure, a and we met e next day. right here, w where we are city now. he told me to bring 2500 marks and my graduation certificate. and then he would be able to arrange everything. it took exactly y 17 days for me to get t the diploloma, aftftert fit t phone cononversation. >> omerovic and her editorial department secretltly filmed him

and confronted him when he gave her the diploma. the public health employee refused to name his backers. news like that makes mureal angry -- her angry, she knows how experience nurses can even make mistakes, even with fatal consequences. >> it is playing with people's lives. this is a job with a huge amount of responsibility. and an unqualified person taking responsibility for somebody's life, i could never do that, w y on earth would somebody do something like that? >> omerovic and her colleagues didiscovered that t the diplomas not justst a cheat of a real on, it had documentation backingng t up. a foreign employer would never have been ablele to determine et was not authentic. the journalists accused the authorities of being connected to the criminal enterprise. the scandal is a disaster for nursing schools that play by the

rules. >> this is pointless. we study in this school for four years to take a diploma and hopefully find a job, thehen thy come and get the same thing g in two weeksks. it does not make sense. >> the police informed the state prososecutor's office about thte case fouour months agogo, but sr it has not reacted. she says she has never considered working abroad, but for other graduates who dream of a job in western europe, the fraud has made landing one in much tougher proposition. phil: one of the world's best-known pieces of feminist theater, the vagina monologues premiered in new york more than 20 years ago. this week, the first ever burmese language production opened up, breaking new ground in a country where sexuality and

women's bodies are still very much taboo. >> it takes courage to say vagina out loud here. never mind talking about pleasure or periods. but these women are warming up and getting ready to break taboboos. >> we have to start a trend. people will realize it is ok to talk about these issues. i want people to understand there is no problem talking about it. that is why i took part in the play. >> many among the cast say they were taught, growing up, thahat bringing up their bodies, birth control, and especially rape was shameful. >> this play is very powerful

for women in myanmar, because it is putting the spotlight on women, telling their own stories -- women telling their own stories. >> opennes about sexuality is growing, like this continent -- condom ad. warning a red card is men play dirty and it reminds them to use kiss condoms. but women steering the dialogue? in a country where men are born morally superior, there is still some ways to go. >> we are not yet at the stage where feminism is positively accepted in myanmar. people are ready to talk about feminism, people are ready for questions, this is progress for us. >> a a shownd -- and a show

where the vagina is a starring character, a chance to get the conversation started. phil: here is a reminder of our top stories. venezuela's government has ordered the g german ambassssado leave within 48 hours. the foforeign ministstry accused daniel kriener of meddling withh internal affairs a and publicly babacking the oppososition lead. germanyy says the decision is incomprehensible. and do not forget that you can always get dw news on the go, download our app from google play or the apple store. that will give you access to the latest news from around the world, as well as push notifications on any breaking news. you can also use it to watch videos and send photos. and this is "dw news." coming up, hundreds of children charged with terrorism, reports

of iraqi and kurdish officials torturing children to force them to confefess to suspected allegiancece to the islamic sta. ♪ phil: i will have that story in a moment on "the day." i will be back at the top of the hour with the day's world news. stay right there. if not, have a good day. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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