most of the pakistani talibans actually cut their teeth. they learn from the afghan-pakistaafghantaliban. they swear allegiance to the pakistan taliban but at the close people i would just say they are all the same. they certainly talk the same. when you need them, they say we have the same names. we might do different operations but we believe in the same thing, which is a very radical islamist -- they swear allegiance to mullah omar and have this weird relationship with the pakistani intelligence which is they are all actually -- which the word? they are children of the pakistani intelligence services. they were raised by them. and, of course, they do have relations with others. i would say you could put them all in the same basket. and have relations with al-qaeda. [inaudible] >> well, you see people try to make that argument. i don't really buy that actually, but i think the afghan taliban have to be a bit more, i would not call them nationalist as their islamist or cannot nationalist, but they do keep themselves -- have done a great deal of international terrori

there is no way the afghanistan can defeat the taliban, afghan taliban. there is no way the taliban can gain control of afghanistan, they won't receive foreign aid as they have in the past. therefore the only way to stabilize the area and keep terrorists out, is through a political settlement, outwe have devoted -- yet we have devoted very little effort to that or do the things we need do for that settlement, such as releasing afghan taliban detainees from guantanamo. this report is kind of reflecting the dominant view you get out of officials, the military side of what is essentially a political industrial, which will be saved militarily and not politically. >> as you look at a country you are deeply attached to yourself and its future, i wonder when we leave these elements unresolved, how can there be much hope that things can go forward in a constructive way? >> i think it depends a lot on the international community and judge especially the united states of america. -- and especially the united states of america. because the u.s. has the power to seek

partner with the afghans to prevent the taliban resurgence for many reasons. first, this election and continued u.s. engagement with the country is particularly important for women and ethnic minorities, unlike when the taliban ruled the country and prevented women from going to school, let alone participating in the economic and political life of the country. one of the election candidates had a woman on the ticket as a vice presidential candidate, and early results are showing 30% of voters were women, so this is a remarkable a compliment for women. -- accomplishment for women. second, preventing a taliban resurgence is fundamental to combating the global terrorist threat. we have seen the impact of the u.s. completely withdrawing forces from iraq, where al qaeda had made a comeback. i think this should serve as a warning to the u.s. on the risk of leaving afghanistan too soon. i would simply say if we can afford to have ready thousand -- 30,000 u.s. troops stationed in korea 60 years after the war ended there, surely we can afford to keep 10,000 troops in t

online @ajamstream. >>> the history of the taliban is rooted in politics, the result of determined factions vying for the attention and support of the afghanple. the taliban's path has been challenging and strongly challenged ever since it came on the scene two decades ago. for better understanding of the taliban then and now, here is sheila macvicar. [ gunfire ] >> retreat! >> reporter: taliban. for nearly 13 years u.s. and nato soldiers have done battle with them with deadly consequences. a war that began in 2001 after osama bin laden and al-qaeda launched their attack on the united states. >> this is a different type of enemy than we're used to. their network is extensive. >> reporter: to understand the fundamentalists taliban it is important to look at what was happening before the taliban began. muslim war lords armed by the west, including the u.s. who fought against the soviet union in 1979. ten years later the soviets withdrew leaving a weak government in place. the war lords and the government were corrupt and violent, the rule-bound taliban seemed to offer a safer option to many afghans. >> what afghans will say, the taliban were

afghanistan has led to the death of thousands of civilians caught in the middle - killed either by the taliban, afghanecurity forces or international troops. it's impossible to know the exact figures - but the un estimates that the majority of those civilian casualties are caused by the taliban. i had heard that the taliban, who had previously bombed state-run schools and murdered teachers, were now allowing them to reopen. i wanted to see what education looked like now in taliban-controlled charkh. >> at this boys-only school, there was an emphasis on religious studies, and the taliban prohibits all literature and textbooks they perceive as immoral. but i was also led into a chemistry class, and another class where the students were learning math. i asked the teacher a few questions. >> before i arrived in charkh, i had heard that some taliban leaders had softened their stance on girls' being educated in state schools. >> when they held power, the taliban severely restricted girls' education and shut down a a majority of the schools, mainly because of their opposition to co-education. during the insu

real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> the taliban was planning another attack against the afghanational army. >> while he was waiting for the fighters to gather, i asked the taliban commander - leesan - about how he felt about killing fellow afghans. >> i asked him if the taliban today was changing its approach. >> i was driven to the outskirts of town to film a large gathering of over a hundred taliban fighters. this was undoubtedly a show of strength for the camera. and a reminder why so many are concerned about what will happen when the nato troops withdraw later this year. >> as you can see, some of the commanders are planning their attack today. they're planning to attack an afghan national army base. >> the key us war aim was to prevent al qaeda from being able to operate out of afghanistan. before they went on their raid, i asked them whether they would renounce ties with al qaeda - something that the taliban's leadership has so far refused to do. >> being present at a gathering of armed taliban in these numbers was terrifying - this was a potentially a prime target for a

al jazeera america. >> the taliban was planning another attack against the afghan national army. >> whilee was waiting for the fighters to gather, i asked the taliban commander - leesan - about how he felt about killing fellow afghans. >> i asked him if the taliban today was changing its approach. >> i was driven to the outskirts of town to film a large gathering of over a hundred taliban fighters. this was undoubtedly a show of strength for the camera. and a reminder why so many are concerned about what will happen when the nato troops withdraw later this year. >> as you can see, some of the commanders are planning their attack today. they're planning to attack an afghan national army base. >> the key us war aim was to prevent al qaeda from being able to operate out of afghanistan. before they went on their raid, i asked them whether they would renounce ties with al qaeda - something that the taliban's leadership has so far refused to do. >> being present at a gathering of armed taliban in these numbers was terrifying - this was a potentially a prime target for a us drone strike. as you

afghans want democracy. they don't want what the taliban has to offer. i think in this way, this is a blow to the taliban and as ambassador samad said it puts a dent in their narrative. i am not saying that the taliban is going to disappear and peace will break out in afghanistan tomorrow but this will put pressure on the taliban and it has been a blow to them. so these elections should also restore a sense of optimism among americans and it should remind us why the u.s. went to war in afghanistan in the first place and what is at stake for u.s. national security interests and what could happen if we withdraw troops too quickly. unfortunately american popular support for the war has dipped considerably. some of the latest polling says it's below 20% and they think this is due in large part because of the western media biased toward reporting on violence and the bad news coming out of the country but i think it's also a result of president karzai and his continuous criticism of american policies there despite the massive amounts of assistance in blood and

taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to be plagued with desertions, and with low morale. >> "these are kabul's last line of defense; all that stands between the city and the taliban. the question is: will this army be strong enough when the international troops leave? >> the task of the ana is to provide an environment of security that can allow the communities and economies education all to function. so creating that environment is tough. >> their commander insists they're ready for anything: >> at the end of the day, the afghan army does have greater fire power. they do have greater resources. even if troops aren't on the ground they are still being supported by american patronage and all of those factors i think will mean that the afghan army is going to be able to control major population centers like kabul, like provincial capitals. >> after three days, we received the call we had been waiting for. >> at the moment we are crossing the last checkpoint, leaving kabul and driving

taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to be plagued with desertions, and with low morale. >> "these are kabul's last line of defense; all that stands between the city and the taliban. the question is: will this army be strong enough when the international troops leave? >> the task of the ana is to provide an environment of security that can allow the communities and economies education all to function. so creating that environment is tough. >> their commander insists they're ready for anything: >> at the end of the day, the afghan army does have greater fire power. they do have greater resources. even if troops aren't on the ground they are still being supported by american patronage and all of those factors i think will mean that the afghan army is going to be able to control major population centers like kabul, like provincial capitals. >> after three days, we received the call we had been waiting for. >> at the moment we are crossing the last checkpoint, leaving kabul and driving

the afghan taliban has vowed repeatedly to disrupt saturday's elections. ghan police have often targeted foreign soldiers, and this year taliban fighters have singled out westerners, notably at an attack last month on a hotel in kabul. the ap says she was one of the few western reporter allowed in the country in the 1990s. in a note to staffers the corrector of photography said . . . on the last day of her life, she has a front page photo in the international "new york times" showing a giant image of president karzai on display. courtney leely, al jazeera. >>> she was one of more than a does earn journalists who lost their lives while on duty this year. of the 70 journals killed in 2013, 28 were working in syria. >>> it is being called one of the worst measles outbreak in years. coming up at the bottom of the hour, how big a role some parents refusing to vaccinate their children is having on the outbreak. >>> now to the fort hood shooting. tonight the army says his mental health was not a main factor in the assault. heidi zhou castro is following the invest

taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to be plagued with desertions, and with low morale. >> "these are kabul's last line of defense; all that stands between the city and the taliban. the question is: will this army be strong enough when the international troops leave? >> the task of the ana is to provide an environment of security that can allow the communities and economies education all to function. so creating that environment is tough. >> their commander insists they're ready for anything: >> at the end of the day, the afghan army does have greater fire power. they do have greater resources. even if troops aren't on the ground they are still being supported by american patronage and all of those factors i think will mean that the afghan army is going to be able to control major population centers like kabul, like provincial capitals. >> after three days, we received the call we had been waiting for. >> at the moment we are crossing the last checkpoint, leaving kabul and driving

and clearly to the fact that afghan security forces have reached a certain level of capacity that was not observed in the 2009 elections. i think the message sent to the taliban is that the afghan people have chosen to support a democratic future, that this strategy of trying to intimidate and so forth is not going to dissuade afghans from a better future. it also sent a message that the policy needs to be reviewed, the -- that now they are facing the afghan people and afghan forces. there are other ways of trying to come to terms, and i hope that is heard loud and clear. then there was a message to the international community. a message to especially those who have been on the side of the afghan people, and that includes the united states at the top of the list. we are not as backwards as some people pretended. we are not as primitive in that this democracy is not bad or wrong. we are going to embrace it. all your efforts, all the blood and treasure that has been spent in afghanistan, has not been in vain, so we look forward to continuing to work with the international community. i think the message is clear the are not yet ready to take care of everything t

afghan people. what we'll see in the lbz is a strong rejection of the taliban, a massive turn out of the afghan people in the election because they want to choose their own people. we'll see a security force protecting the elections better than analysts thought. it's unfortunate that people in the united states only get a small slither of what is going on in afghanistan, giving them a false picture, the picture of violence and a failing society that many americans have of afghanistan is 180 degrees different from what most afghans see themselves. 60%, over 60% of after gans think society is going in the right direction. over the last 12 years, they've made more progress in any social indicator than anyway in the world. these are stories that americans don't know about. on saturday, when the afghans go out to elect a new president. we'll see young people waving their fingers in the air with ink on the fingers, daring the taliban to cut them off. this is where the american people can be proud of their progress, and the leading candidates, dr abdullah abdullah, and others have made it clear they are prep

partner with the afghans to prevent the taliban resurgence for many reasons. election and continued u.s. engagement with the country is particularly important for women and ethnic , unlike when the taliban ruled the country and prevented women from going to school, let alone participating in the economic and political life of the country. one of the election candidates had a woman on the ticket as a vice presidential candidate, and early results are showing 30% of voters were women, so this is a remarkable a compliment for women. second, preventing a taliban resurgence is fundamental to combating the global terrorist threat. of the seen the impact u.s. completely withdrawing forces from iraq, where al qaeda had made a comeback. i think this should serve as a warning to the u.s. on the risk of leaving afghanistan too soon. i would simply say if we can afford to have ready thousand u.s. troops stationed in korea 60 years after the war ended there, surely we can afford to keep 10,000 troops in the country from which the 9/11 .ttacks originated third, we must cons

thank you. 7 million afghans went to the polls today to elect a new president, a remarkable display of democracy made all the more striking by taliban threat to target those voting. charlie d'agata is in kabul where he spoke with some of the voters. >> reporter: by the millions, afghan voters deified taliban death threats to take part in a vote to set the path for their country's future. the high turnout caught election planners off guard. polling stations ran out of ballots, and voting hours had to be extended to meet demand. heavy security surrounded the polling station we visited in kabul. it was packed with voters like ismat mohib. >> it is our duty to vote. >> reporter: your duty to vote. >> it won't stop us if we get threats or if we get suicide bombs. >> reporter: it still won't stop you? >> it still won't stop us. it won't stop any of us. >> reporter: the taliban threatened to do everything they could to disrupt the elections, but they were a virtual no-show. regardless of who comes out on top of these elections, if there's a big voter turnout, as is hoped, it will be seen as a victory against the taliban, and a message that

>> important he says when the afghan taliban took over, it fires all of the interpreters. said anyone that work with the coalition, was accused of being a spy. the u.s. congress has set aside more than 800 special visas. but today is granted only about 2,000 roughly 25% of the visas available. mat debtor the former officer who personally intervened in his case to make sure he made it safely to the u.s. it's a promise he made after he saved his life on the battlefield, and dozens of others. he says there are hundreds like him, still waiting, that the united states is letting down. people were made a promise. they were told if they gave one year of service, they would be able to come to the united states safely and find refuge. well, that's a promise we made them, and it's our duty. >> the u.s. state department won't say how many applicants are still baiting for visas or how long the process takes. but it says it has the responsibility to ensure that none of the applicants is a threat to the united states. it says in many cases applicants have failed to prove it has put them

but the afghan taliban has vowed repeatedly to disrupt saturday's elections.his year taliban fighters have singled out westerners. this is t this is the -- first time afghan police are known to have attacked journalists. the ap says she was one of the few western reporters allowed in to the country in the 1990s. she had covered conflicts all over the world and shared a pulitzer prize. in a statement the ap said . . . on the last day of her life, she had a front page photo in the international "new york times." it shows a giant image of president karzai on display. >> courtney you have reported from war zones in iraq and afghanistan and i know it is a difficult day because you have been connecting with people who knew her. what are they saying? >> i put notes down today because i knew how emotional this would be. there -- her obituary in ap today said, she has a body of work that won awards and broke hearts. and today they are just speaking about the heart break about the loss of her. i said how do we pay tribute to such a courageous person, and they called her

the afghan taliban vowed to disrupt the elections. afghan police targeted foreign soldiers, and taliban fighters singled out westerners, notably in an attack in kabul. this is the first time afghan police are known to have attacked western journalists. the ap says she was one of few western reporters allowed into the country during the taliban rule in the 1990s. anja niedringhaus covered conflict all over the world and shared a pulitzer prize for coverage of the war in iraq. in a note the ap director said: >> on the last day of here life anja niedringhaus had a front page photo in the international "new york times." showing an image of hamid karzai on display outside the defence ministry in kabul. >> coming up in the next half hour, the prospects of democracy in afghanistan after the elections. whelm speak with the director of the afghanistan and central asia program of the institute of peace. >> 11 protestors, palestinians, were injured in the west bank. they were angry at the israels refusal to release prisoners. chief palestine nego

taliban. that certainly afghans have complained of pakistan sheltering. due to some of the afghan how i make him open the border and make pacts. so i think the negotiations is all depends on what the deal look like and that the question has always been led to the taliban who have been very clear that they do not want democracy would actually come out and accept that accepted kinds of rights for women that time. i mean talk about i was listening to alot of stitching. excuse me for saying this with messing up his selection. yesterday on acne me begin with k i think it would be not easy for them to back down for all of them some of them. you know it's not it's not in uniform i grew a very different factions within the taliban as well so. but i think that that the leadership has never really been willing to back away from the original tenants to crossing at the outset of our show. you describe the enthusiasm that you witness traveling across afghanistan the last few weeks. what about the taliban would you say that their influence is waxing or waning still ext

. >>> millions of afghans are defying taliban threats and bad weather to vote in national elections. war-rear which citizens went to the polls in heavy numbers to pick a new president. hamid karzai cannot run for re- election because of term limits. the government is so unstable it's considered a victory that the election is even taking place. >> people in afghanistan today shows that they are going for the ballot rather than for bullet. >> partial results may be in by tomorrow but the final tally may not be known for weeks because 3,000 donkeys are making a slow trek carrying some ballots back from mountainous areas. >>> still ahead, late night drama unfolds at a bay area convenience store. we get to see how clerks successfully fought off an armed robber. their reaction on whether they would do the same thing again. >> the bay area still on a lucky streak. someone in union city strikes it rich playing lotto. >> we are having pretty good luck, too, with some pretty warm weather. the forecast is coming up. first, though, we'll take a break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, how the workers fought back >

afghan people ahead of this election. >> absolutely extraordinary to see here with every taliban attack, the afghan determination to make sure the taliban do not succeed in stopping the polls is a reality. therefore, we're expecting a very large turnout tomorrow. we're also expecting violence. we're also expecting exceptionally tight security. one leading afghan journalist said to me, this is not just a very historic election to replace a president who has been in power since the fall of the taliban, it is also a referendum on the taliban. in voters, just in hours time for a new president, they will be voting against violence and hoping very much, it won't be a perfect election and it will be not be a peaceful election. afghans hope against hope that it can be an election that somehow moves this country forward. >> once more what's at stake in this campaign, i spoke to a former american ambassador to afghanistan. a lot has been made of the critical nature of these elections. how important are they to the country? >> well, it's very important, the elections. it is a key transition, the first time in afghan history that a

in a suicide bombing at the entrance gate to the interior ministry in kabul killed six afghan policemen. the taliban to assert its control over the country as afghans head to the polls. nbc's richard engel is following it all in kabul. richard? >> reporter: presidential elections are scheduled for afghanistan this coming saturday. despite all of the violence that has increased over the last couple of weeks, officials in this country say the elections will go ahead on schedule. there are three leading candidates. abdullah abdullah, a former foreign minister who ran in presidential elections in 2009. he believes he was cheated in that presidential election by president karzai. many people, including the united nations, accuse president karzai of stuffing ballot boxes and of his campaign manipulating the votes in order to secure his victory. abdullah abdullah is coming back again, and he hopes to have a much better showing this time. the other main candidate is well-known to the international donor community. he is an economist. he taught in the united states. he is taking somewhat of a hard line natio

twenty by shootings the taliban had threatened to derail the election at any cost but officials say there was a huge turnout no molests you see caffein off is incapable. millions of afghans to find a taliban threats to cast their ballots and there was no major security incidents six people did die in a rocket attack on a polling center there were some clashes in provincial areas but those are places that had already been fighting a taliban insurgency so nothing even remotely resembling the violence that we had seen in the run up to the historic vote one that many are calling a triumph of determination over intimidation the counting of votes will last for a while but officials do say that about seven million afghans cast their ballots out of some twelve million eligible voters that's nearly sixty percent much higher than what we saw in the last election one of the biggest concerns that some urged this time around was the shortage of ballots across the country this could be a result of the high voter turnout it also could be a result of ballot stuffing and it's going to take at least a week to get the official results even longer to investigate the fraud complaints and of

in a luxury hotel before the election, and i was speaking to a friend of mine where the taliban killed several afghannd that helped to drive up the vote in the cities, and people do oppose the taliban. >> and is this the message that the taliban will get? >> no, this is what we face with extremists and insurgencyies to have suicide bombers and attack a convoy today. you don't always see in the attacks what the average afghan wants, and you are seeing it here. to me, afghan is two countries, a world component that is more conservative and mortalban, but the country has changed dramatically, and urban afghans want to be part of the world. they love the technology, and they have iphones and they watch the indian soap operas, and they are proud of the muslim afghans, but they want motiv mod dernity wel well. >> and tell us about the results affecting hamid karzai. >> well, the election results won't be in for a few days, but in the next days we will get a better indication of who is in the lead. the indications so far the two main candidates abdullah abdullah and ashrah rawny, and if so, they will possib

this want to prevent themselves as a future of a modern afghan state, but when they travel to areas like this, 13 years since the fall of the taliban, there is not a single woman in this crowd. he was educated in europe's finest schools. his legacy as a desendant of the old royal family is seen as an asset. if afghans decide they want more of the same style of government, then he standings a very strong chance of leading it. jane ferguson, al jazeera, afghanistan. >>> scott smith is the afghanistan director for the united states institute of peace. he joins us live. when discussing afghanistan corruption always comes to mind. so will these elections be free and fair? >> i think everybody is expecting there will be a certain amount of fraud. it's an extremely difficult environment to hold elections in. but in 2009, which was marred by -- by a significant amount of fraud. the first thing is, indications are of a fairly high turnout. and the more legitimate votes there are, the harder it is to change the election with fraudulent votes. so if there is a high turnout, the effect of fraud will be minimized. in 2009 the fraud was largely

afghan government. to not allow the taliban and pro taliban forces to take over. almost all dunno what are some of russia's current interest there in afghanistan and what is its policy toward the country. the system though it is the eu number one concern. then there's concern with the afghan narcotics and arrow in the mass are we being moved into the shed. and the rational side is striking back. we are cooperating on different projects with the afghan authorities traditionally there was a lot of aggression. picking growing in influence and technical presence in afghanistan. that was before the rush and the war that began in seventy nine. dennis promise though is the kind of russian soviet incredible for buffer state between india and pakistan. british india as it was then and the soviet union so we were always present and again this time and basically always trying to have good relations promote economic growth ensure stability. his bubble filled in allah from moscow thank you for your perspective on that. and still to come here on cctv news will bring in the late

and clearly to the fact that afghan security forces have reached a certain level of capacity that was not observed in the 2009 elections. i think the message sent to the taliban is that the afghan people have chosen to support a democratic future, that this strategy of trying to intimidate and so forth is not going to dissuade afghans from a better future. it also sent a message that the policy needs to be reviewed, the now they are facing the afghan people and afghan forces. there are other ways of trying to come to terms, and i hope that is heard loud and clear. then there was a message to the international community. a message to especially those who have been on the side of the afghan people, and that includes the united states at the top of the list. we are not as backwards as some people pretended. we are not as primitive in that this democracy is not bad or wrong. we are going to embrace it. all your efforts, all the blood and treasure that has been spent in afghanistan, has not been in vain, so we look forward to continuing to work with the international community. i think the message is clear the afghans are not yet ready to take care of everything t

militia force, not the afghan army to defeat the taliban back in 2001ose issues are still there. let me say this very clearly. one of the unk sung heroes is the current commander there. he has taken one of the worst possible situations and has continued to make it work. the question now is it sustainable because underlying all of this are the economic interests of the afghan people. right now much of their economy is based on foreign aid and drugs. 30% of the economy is based on the illegal sales of poppies and all the things that go with that. ultimately the security issue. these elections were held under a very big security blanket. something which will not necessarily be there after december. i think both candidates, all three candidates, have said they would look at signing this multi-lateral bilateral security agreement which karzai refused to sign. the other option is the zero option which is really what's going to happen in december if we don't sign the bilateral agreement. the security will continue. the afghan militia, military has done well. i

these are the top stories - yes to democracy, no to the taliban. afghans turn out in big numbers to choose a new president. >> plus, a ship looking for the missing malaysia airliner detects a signal in the indian ocean. >> and from london with the latest from europe - see you in court. ukraine threatens russia with legal action over a steep increase in gas prices. >> five years on from italy's earthquake. why much of a town is damaged. >> the artistic side of george w. bush, how he really sees russia's vladimir putin and other leaders around the world. >> despite all the threats from the taliban, afghanistan has carried out historic presidential elections. more than 7 million turn out to vote. that's 58% of the electorate, higher than in the united states. afghans had three main voices, abdullah abdullah, ashraf ghani ahmadzai, and zalmai rassoul. we probably won't know who has won for several weeks. as bernard smith reports, this is a proud day for many afghans. >> the queue started forming well before kabul's polling stations opened. despite the taliban

overall and inspiring and exciting day despite that threat of violence by the taliban despite the bloody run up to this election afghan men and women came out in droves to cast their ballots we did hear from the independent election commission earlier the official tally is for civilians killed forty three wounded in taliban attacks in the past twenty four hours for afghan security forces seven soldiers killed nine policemen and i have to say for afghanistan this is a relatively bloodless day we won't know for the exact count for quite some time several weeks perhaps but a. record turnout seven million afghans cast their ballots out of some twelve million eligible voters that is of course nearly sixty percent much higher than what we saw in the last election one of the biggest problems however not violence that emerged from today's election has been the shortage of ballots across the country this is likely a sign of either high voter turnout but ballot stuffing could also explain it and this is of course a huge concern here because if a large number of afghans feel they've been deprived of the right to vote they could

afghans risking their life. it points out that despite the threat of the taliban and, 58% of afghans went to the ballot box on saturdayt is about the same turnout as during the u.s. presidential election in november, 2012. it is a very interesting article that asks the question, would you risk your life to go vote? in the u.s., voter turnout is dropping and a lot of people wonder is there any use in going to vote. this article says it says a lot about our democracy. >> speaking of votes, the confidence vote in the french parliament today -- that is with the new prime minister, also giving an important speech ahead of that. >> giving his very first major policy speech before that confidence vote. the left-leaning paper does not is going toat he say. there are a lot of details about the government policy that he will not address. a lot of papers are focused on this confidence vote and says has the majority in the lower house of parliament, pseudo-he is likely he has to rally the left around him. the question of confidence, because the left is very divided over valls. a lot of people on the left think he is too far to th

. >> still ahead - afghan voters to find taliban threats to head to the polls. the outcome of the presidential election - what it means for america's future. >> remembering one of the worst genocides in modern history, how rwanda is honouring those killed in the violence. >> deadly shootings by albuquerque's police - why demonstrators say the officers are not the only problem. >> welcome back. afghan voters turned out in droves defining the threat of violence. a lot is riding on the election including whether american forces remain in the country. our correspondent is in kabul. >> in the end avering's presidential -- afghanistan's presidential election passed on comparatively peacefully. the deployment of 400,000 security it would have helped. there has been comparatively flue allegations of fraud. votes are being counted. it will be weeks before there's a declaration of the winner. the winner needs to win more than 50% of the vote to be dollared winner outright. without that there'll be a run-off, and that is the conventional wisdom. it will not be held until t

taliban attacks. a lot thought it was a victory for of afghan forces. when you look at the future. how concerned are you that the taliban may come back to power and continue with a role in the country. >> there's a huge concern. many people in some provinces did not vote because of the taliban influence. it wasn't so much that they were worried about their own personal security, but the day after when everyone will see you go to the polling center and vote, and say "we saw what you did." we find that example to be illuminating in relation to the reach that the taliban has. and the fact that they are of the people, and that they were there before, and continue to be there regardless. and the less reach the u.s. forces have, the more influence the taliban is likely to have. is the approach for the afghan government to include the taliban in the government, trying to reach out and negotiate. >> we would hope for people process. >> that's a difficult subject for a lot of people. >> we hope for piece throughout the communities. i do need to point out that there is taliban presence, there

afghan war. after weeks of violence today was relatively peaceful. the taliban did not launch any serious attacks. credit has been given to the afghan security force, i asked whether the taliban is wered to take over their own security. >> it proves a lot about their ability to handle short-term operations. there's a lot in terms of overall logistics, eighty to provide medical relief to soldiers, eighty to sustain forces in the field, and strategic direction, creating a campaign plan and following through on it. those are the things, when talking about afghan security forces, they are the questions asked. in terms of standing with the afghan people and that they could set a task and get it done, it was a big win for them. >> still the taliban is a concern, if it turns into a run off it will likely redouble its efforts. >> crews may have caught a break in the search for missing malaysian jet. a ping was detected in the search area, in the southern indian ocean, about 1,000 miles off australia's coast. three crew members heard the ping but did not have time to rec

even by afghan standards kandahar, the taliban strong hold is a very traditional place. women here stay under wraps. before leaving home, she covers herself head to toe. then takes the bus to one of the few places where women here can relax and learn. the kandahar institute of modern studies, a vocational school. the only one in town where women study english, computer skills and management. this is the school's founder and main teacher. what does this institute mean for the women who go there? >> well, it means opportunity. it means freedom. it means hope. it means job. >> reporter: for parwana, it means even more. the school is her refuge. after she married last year, her husband ordered her to stop coming. but she wouldn't give up. she borrowed books and studied in secret. >> i try to middle of night i was studying management and i want to bring my assignment. >> reporter: when her husband's family caught her reading, she says they beat her, starved her, and locked her in a cold room until she had a nervous breakdown. >> they were uneducated people and i was educated

nine taliban insurgency and five so there's that being killed following an attack by the taliban in the eastern afghan province of coffee tea and one soldier was captured during the games and several foreign militants were also when volcanic last post on monday to foreign soldiers were killed as a result of taliban attacks in eastern afghanistan. ample more insight to speak to you against a freelance correspondent in kabul. jim thank you so much for joining us at the entire time as afghanistan with the election at the new president and what a packet this house on a runoff between the two contenders and what is the current situation. across the country camp. like you were working pretty much are effected by kirkpatrick go on the because of the story comes to protecting the and they called it. watching them the people. you're sure to check into fuel. even more than five hundred and ten the king. on tuesday he could collect all. thinking it would look to shrink government and how long that it can live with a book. this in youtube. he informed on collection. and of course in order to get it and keeping it