i'm going to tell you the story luker into privileged and happy nights in the new district of kabul afghanistan that's one thing. that's nothing new to do with your family nor with any afghans living in peace and acceptance of all cultures and religions. father's life and force that girl and her family kind of there's thirty seven and dangerous and sort. of chemist my name is my chinese and i am. and of course it wasn't one thing into five of that that he fled afghanistan she's sitting here with me today a mother of. my head if the taliban bought a time to do you think many women would make the same journey that you made all those years ago. again it is really an assumption that we would be if we answer that question without knowing what is happening behind those closed doors it is very very difficult to make an assumption and. women will have to we will have to come together solidarity is extremely important at the moment although as you know there's been some articles that have come out and some very condescending wording of you know putting the onus on women and these articles saying that fo

studies organization which works to improve women's inclusion in the security sector and in kabul afghanistan the g.n. the seam executor. rect out with the group when for afghan women it's good to have him hey ladies now it may be difficult to get your voices heard in politics but definitely not on social media many indeed so i want to start with a member of our community who use the hash tag i mentioned just a little earlier this is kabul soofi using that hash tag afghan women will not go back she writes women are an integral part of the entire society and country and they should have equal say at the table in order to share partnership for peace and ensure that their rights are not sidelined ambassadorship area is this something that you see is happening already this being an equal say the table. i would love to see it at that unfortunately said it's the there is no women around the table to talk. not only about women's rights but it's about afghanistan about human rights that are too human being we women are more than out of the population enough to establish and this is our right to know

tell you the story of the girl she had a privileged and happy night in the northern district of kabul afghanistan with her three sisters her mother. one of the country's most prominent political figures it's one thing to absolutely nothing to do with your family nor with any afghan living in peace and acceptance of cultures and religions that was the beginning of a series of wars which have devastated the country and its people for years. and forced that little girl and her family to kind of there's thirty seven movies and dangerous journey and sort. of chemist. and i am. not your personal story that you're sharing but one that many afghans have experienced of course and that violence that you say caused your family to flee it is continuing to the state we see in such an optic and violence in the past two years in particular what is needed for a peaceful solution how should peace negotiator it i think when the time comes for the real peace talks because these these what we call the so-called peace talks and the moment is supposed to lead to actual negotiations the negotiation team the composition

khan came to new zealand twelve years ago seeking safety, a refugee from kabul, afghanistan. the gunfire, on new zealand's darkest day, at a second mosque just minutes away. khaled al shdokhi was inside al noor mosque when the bullets began flying there. khaled al-shdokhi: "some of my friends died yesterday, some this morning and one is still in the hospital because he got shot in his leg."al shdokhi a p-h-d candidate from saudi arabia, says he recently told his saudi friends he thought new zealand was the safest place on earth. to him, it was. khaled al-shdokhi: "then suddenly we saw the bullets on the wall. the man came inside . i was sitting next to the window, i smashed the window and escaped through the window, and then many people ran after me. we went to the backyard."sue harrison, heard the shots ring out across the yard.sue harrison: "we got in the stairwell and started hunkering down with panic feeling in our hearts just describing the sound."finally, there was silence.sue harrison: "after the gunshots stopped for a few minutes, we peaked out the window, we could se

khan came to new zealand twelve years ago seeking safety, a refugee from kabul, afghanistan. his afghan uncle, killed in the gunfire, on new zealand's darkest day, at a second mosque just minutes away. khaled al shdokhi was inside al noor mosque when the bullets began flying there. khaled al-shdokhi: "some of my friends died yesterday, some this morning and one is still in the hospital because he got shot in his leg."al shdokhi a p-h-d candidate from saudi arabia, says he recently told his saudi friends he thought new zealand was the safest place on earth. to him, it was. khaled al-shdokhi: "then suddenly we saw the bullets on the wall. the man came inside . i was sitting next to the window, i smashed the window and escaped through the window, and then many people ran after me. we went to the backyard."sue harrison, heard the shots ring out across the yard.sue harrison: "we got in the stairwell and started hunkering down with panic feeling in our hearts just describing the sound."finally, there was silence.sue harrison: "after the gunshots stopped for a few minutes, we peaked

. >> reporter: khan came to new zealand 12 years ago seeking safety, a refugee from kabul, afghanistanafghan uncle among those killed in the gunfire on new zealand's darkest day at a second mosque just minutes away. khalid was inside al noor mosque when the bullets began flying there. >> some of my friends died yesterday, some of them this morning, and one of my friends is still in the hospital because he got one shot in his leg. >> reporter: he's a ph.d. candidate from saudi arabia, saying he recently told his saudi friends he thought new zealand was the safest place on earth. to him it was. >> i saw the bullets on the wall. the man came inside. we couldn't do anything. just i looked -- i was sitting next to the window. i smashed the window and escaped through the window, and many people run after me. we went to the backyard. >> reporter: sue harrison heard the shots ring out across the yard. >> got in the stairwell, you know, started hunkering down with panic feeling in our hearts, describing the sound. >> reporter: finally there was silence. >> after the gunshots stopped for a few m

kahn came to new deeld 12 years ago seeking safety, a refugee from kabul, afghanistan. his afghan uncle, among those killed in the gunfire on new zealand's darkest day, at a second mosque, just minutes away. ka lied elshado was inside the mosque when the bullets began flying there. >> some of my friends died yesterday. one of them this morning. and one of my friends is still in the hospital because he got one shot in his leg. >> reporter: a ph.d. candidate from saudi arabia, says he recently told his saudi friends he thought new zealand was the safest place on earth. to him, it was. >> i saw the bullets on the wall. the man came inside. and we couldn't do anything. just, i looked, i was next to the window, i smashed the window and escaped through the window, and many people run after me, and we went to the backyard. >> sue harrison heard the shots ring out across the yard. >> we got in the stairwell. and sort of hunkering down, we were panicked, a panicked feeling, describing the sound. >> finally, there was silence. >> after the gunshots had stopped for, you know, a fe

in turkey as well as the chief of staff for a combined joint and interagency task force in kabul, afghanistan. in his current position with the national defense university, he contributes to the education of future generations of our service members. among his many distinction, colonel osborne has three defense service medals. five bronze star medals, defense mare tourous service medal. combat infantryman's badge, and other awards. awards cannot express how thankful i am for his service. he's a great example of someone who has dedicated his life to serving his country and i am proud to honor him today. congratulations on your retirement, colonel. madam speaker, i rise today to remember garey jones, a good friend and -- gary jones, a good friend and dedicated police officer who passed away earlier this month after a long battle with cancer. gary and i both grew up in taylorville, illinois. after graduation he went on to serve in the army and army national guard. eventually became a police officer in our hometown. he was proud of his job and always loved going to schools to teach students about

and at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says at least twenty three others were injured in the blasts. while new zealand's prime minister has moved swiftly to make changes to gun to was just days after the mass shootings that two mosques all military style semi automatic weapons and assault rifles a band effective immediately when hay has more. less than a week after fifty people were murdered the prime minister just announced changes to gun laws that she says will make new zealand safer today i'm announcing that new zealand will ban all military style seamy order magic we fans we will also ban all assault rifles we will ban all car capacity magazines we will ban or pads with the ability to convert seeming automatic or any other type of firearm into a military style seamy automatic weapon i just don't expect the laws to be passed in three weeks and in the meantime the weapons have been reclassified meaning owners will have to apply for new licenses the message from the prime minister to those gun owners is don't bother tryin

several explosions go off during a ceremony in afghanistan's capital kabul. and i missed and this is. al jazeera live from doha also coming up a thai opposition party is dissolved ahead of upcoming elections trying to make the case it's candid it. chinese tech giant ways through the u.s. government for banning its products plus. the. attacks in yemen disobedience a new push from politicians in washington to end america's involvement in the yemen . multiple explosions have been heard in afghanistan's capital kabul where dorothy's believe the attackers targeted a large gathering of shia muslims attending a commemoration ceremony on the tenth anniversary of his death let's go live now to our correspondent charlotte best who is in the capital for us walk us through what we know. so we started to get information about this about ninety minutes ago around twelve o'clock local time we do have confirmation that military vehicles are hitting to the same in the ambulances leaving but we do not have confirmation that the attack is ongoing. at a protest kind of a gatheri

and again you're watching i just did a reminder of our top stories in explosions in western kabul in afghanistan all thora te's believe the target was a large gathering of shia muslims attending a commemoration ceremony one person so far in the west. thailand's constitutional court has dissolved one of the country's main opposition parties charge was found guilty of violating election laws for nominating princess who won rod as their candidate for prime minister. weiwei is suing the u.s. over the government's ban on its products u.s. considers the chinese text giants products a security threat why why denies the allegations. president donald trump has been fighting a trade war with china and others since coming to office promising better deals that the u.s. trade deficit this month has blown up to its highest level in ten years kimberly how can. the report by the u.s. commerce department stands in stark contrast to what president donald trump said just days ago. you saw a trade deficits went down last month edwards trying to find out why well would take in a lot of tariff money and it's going ri

breaking news from afghanistan where there have been several explosions and kabul and it appears the attack is still going on let's go live to or charlotte ballasts who's in afghanistan for us in the capital charlotte oh i believe we'll be coming back to charlotte shortly and we'll be bringing you updates on that as and when it happens. still ahead on al jazeera. accused of a cover up a catholic cardinal francis case is a vatican a major abuse scandal and racing is suspended as a top u.s. track after the deaths of more than twenty horses. well we're back to normal back to average at least in the western half of the of the huge amount of cloud has come in recently it's dropped a lot of rain particularly portugal is also drawing some much colder and now given that we broke records only a week or so ago it's interesting to see temps are back down to average eleven in london eleven in paris even madrid with ten to twelve now this cold air really shows itself actually just north of your charges northern part of scandinavia even stockers and imagine about five whereas central and eastern eu

people have died and dozens injured after explosions at a large gathering in western kabul authorities in afghanistan believe shia muslims attending a commemoration ceremony were to target huawei is taking the u.s. government to court the chinese tech giant challenging a federal law banning u.s. government agencies from using its products because of security concerns thailand's constitutional court has dissolved one of the country's main opposition parties tire oxer chart was found guilty of violating election laws for nominating a princess as their candidate for prime minister a court in france has found a catholic cardinal guilty of failing to act on allegations of child abuse in his diocese tasha butler is in legal. well after the verdict was read out the lawyer for victims association here in said outside the courtroom that this was an historic occasion and that's because it involves one of france's top catholic clerics the cardinal phillip been found guilty by this court of failing to report child sexual abuse he has been handed a six month suspended prison sentence now the cardinal decided not

or prime minister imran khan's suggestion also caused outrage in afghanistan kabul lambasted the idea as an interventionist policy and it disrespect to national sovereignty and recalled its ambassador from pakistan pakistan says khan's comments were taken out of context and that the reaction was unwarranted we heard from a pakistan based politics and strategy expert who says the u.s. warning makes no sense in light of its ongoing negotiations with the taliban. as a matter of fact the u.s. investor who won his son was simply lying because a little clue zog the so-called peace and why it has been negotiating with the taliban which is something known as a surrender deal and they're only dealing with the government in kabul so then they're asking pakistan that box that it will arms or should not have made a comment that there has to be an internal government that is what they are discussing with that of their own taliban's the out of town taleban is have simply are dictating americans their tones and conditions officer under do all of this dean is basically focusing on two points to draw

at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says twenty three others were injured in the blasts at a ceremony to mark the persian new year which is celebrated in parts of afghanistan . an explosion at a chemical facts released in china has killed at least six people and injured thirty others last happens in jumpsuit province. a senior aide to venezuela's opposition leader has been detained by intelligence agents one quarter as chief of staff was arrested in a dawn raids on his house in caracas and other opposition politicians says his property was also raided by intelligence agents. nicaragua's government says it will free all jailed protesters within ninety days and seven hundred opposition demonstrators were arrested during the unrest last year. democratic senators in the us are calling for the release of detained human rights activists in saudi arabia including an american citizen in a letter to king solomon senators denounce what they called systematic discrimination against women religious minorities and the mistreatment o

at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says at least twenty three others were injured in the blast at a ceremony to mark the persian new year police say the explosions were caused by three remote detonated devices. well domestic violence is on the rise in iraq and women's groups are hoping that this is the year they'll finally be able to push the parliament to pass a law making it a crime al-jazeera as natasha going to aim has this report from baghdad. this iraqi woman we're calling lina fought to ever has been prosecuted for domestic violence instead she was the one who spent over a year and a half behind bars. how. they won the case devastated a woman and he feels she'll be afraid of him for the rest of her life he's now living happily ever after this experience has left it puts innocent side of me. oh lida was battered wife number three after beatings caused her to miscarry twins and left her unable to walk properly for weeks she escaped she hoped filing a police report would ensure her husband would never be a woman ag

at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says at least twenty three others were injured some official said mortar bombs were fired into west kabul improvised devices exploded but those are the headlines i'll be back with more news after inside story. it is murder when you throw a fire bomb into someone's home and meet it. actually you know. not insignificant in numbers that significant ideologically that is significant is it. down very significantly by the government and the fact the policy. of the radicalized series on al-jazeera. for almost three decades now. suddenly resigned surprising but does that signal a shift in the central asian states and how is it being viewed regionally and globally this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan he's the only leader many council acts of ever known and the first and only president of an independent. now seventy eight year old assault on those upon affairs unexpectedly stepped down but although he's brought his thirty year tenure as president to an end he's

sunni and shia not fighters killed by them just the same challenge ballasts al-jazeera kabul floods in southern afghanistan have killed at least twenty people every rain hit kandahar city and six districts on friday the un says two thousand homes were engulfed in water some families have been taken to secure areas but up to five hundred people are thought to be stranded meanwhile across the border in pakistan the death toll from heavy rain and flooding has exceeded thirty in the last ten days. kurdish forces in syria are closing in on the last remaining i saw fighters in the village of backhoes are expecting what they're calling a decisive battle on sunday. u.s. backed syrian democratic forces launched the final push against their own group on friday the last remaining civilians were evacuated just hours earlier thousands of people of left in recent weeks they're being taken to a county near the iraqi border and thousands of syrians who fled to neighboring lebanon when the war began are going back home and you minister in charge of lebanon's millions of refugees is an outspoken supporter of syria's governm

right now at least 17 people are dead in a suicide bombing near kabul, afghanistan.re active in the region. u.s. troops are assisting afghan troops in securing the area. >>> president trump approved disaster aid in alabama in the wake of the tornadoes. i will tour lie county on friday. 10 of them coming from the same family. right now about a half dozen people are still missing. the strongest tornado was on the ground for an hour with winds reaching up to 170 miles per hour. >>> congresswoman rashida tlaib will join protesters as democrats call for president trump's impeachment. a michigan democrat will deliver remarks on need to present the crisis of the donald trump at administration. they will head to office of unnamed lawmaker. democrats want impeachment calls to stop until the russia mueller probe is released. >>> this is crazy, a man caught on camera sleeping behind the wheel of his tesla. look at this. the electric car on autopilot going 75 miles an hour down a busy highway in los angeles. the man is slouched back in the seat with his hands off the wheel. it i

at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says at least twenty three others were injured in the blast at a ceremony to mark the persian new year. whether it's next but still ahead on al-jazeera there's been no letup in protests in algeria as anger grows against the ruling party. and fierce competition as gulf states are vying for control of trade along the horn of africa. we've got some rather disturbed weather coming in see parts of japan over the next day or so you can see this area cloud which has been making its way away clearer skies to come back in behind for a time within the next weather system starts to push a mool see some clouds drifting through the east china sea running across japan twenty celsius some sunshine around as we go on through friday but then we start to feel the influence of a northerly breeze temperatures fall back to around the one celsius in tokyo pieces of cloud and rain coming in at this stage clear skies come back and behind seven itself is across the korean peninsula just thirty degrees the in

people have died and dozens injured after explosions at a large gathering in western kabul dorothy's in afghanistan believed muslims attending a commemoration ceremony were the target. hallway is taking the u.s. government to court the chinese tech giant challenging a federal law banning u.s. government agencies from using its products because of security concerns thailand's constitutional court has dissolved one of the country's main opposition parties tired oxer chart was found guilty of violating election laws for nominating princess. as their candidate for prime minister a catholic cardinal in france has offered to resign after being convicted of failing to report a pedophile priest in his diocese phillipa barbour a prominent church figure and five others stood trial accused of not protecting children from sexual abuse in the one nine hundred seventy s. and eighty's he's been handed a six month suspended jail sentence. at least one person has been killed and twenty nine injured in a grenade attack on a bus station in indian administered kashmir the device rolled under a bus and exploded at the

at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says at least twenty three others were injured in the blasts at a ceremony to mark the persian new year police say the explosions were caused by three remotely detonated devices. there has been an explosion at a chemical factory in eastern china the blast happens in young chen in jumpsuit province there is no word yet on any casualties. forces in thailand's head to the polls on sunday for the country's lone delayed general election after five years of military rule millions all the young people will be voting for the first time. scots hardline reports from bangkok many want change. for decades thailand's youth has been politically active like in this parade held before the end you will rival football match between thailand's top two universities it satirizes politics here and one of this year's targets the general election to be held sunday many taking part have become old enough to vote since the last election eight years ago. and with nearly seven million voting for the first time a

at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul there of ministry says at least twenty three others were injured at a ceremony to mark the persian new year for the city exposes were caused by three remotely detonated devices. thousands of people are being moved from northern parts of the straight ahead of a powerful cycle and many people living along the northern territory's east coast are being relocated to the city of darwin cycling trevor is expected to make landfall on saturday officials say it will bring heavy rain and a storm surge. now speaking of whether he has ever said ever so what's the latest with this cycle trevor then welfare has actually lost a little bit of strength. in the process of making its way back out into the gulf of carpentaria so it's regaining strength take a look at the satellite picture you see how it is now becoming organized once you get in it is set to become a large powerful and extremely dangerous system as it makes its way towards north east and parts of northern territory sustained winds at the moment of around ni

further than the she is of jews at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says at least twenty three others were injured those are the headlines and i'll be back with more news here after the strain to stay with us on march twenty fourth thailand or for its first general election since the two thousand and fourteen military coup most thais are hoping for political stability but after years of military rule will this election year join us for live coverage as thailand vote on al-jazeera. and i'm one hundred seventeen in from a legal battle or psychedelics the new wonder drugs there's only about the benefits of hallucinogenics and twitters and you can leave a comment. and you can. learn the story. what people want to. understand better be on the way we are inside the brain. even based. in recent years researchers have been studying the potential benefits of micro dosing psychedelic drugs such as l.s.d. and m.d.m.a. also known as ecstasy as treatments for p.t.s.d. schizophrenia and depression associated with cancer treatments last year the

at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says twenty three others were injured in the blast site a ceremony to mark the persian new year which is celebrated in parts of afghanistan . and explosion at a chemical factory in eastern china has killed at least six people and injured thirty others the blast happened again showing a young two province. a senior aide to venezuela's opposition leader has been detained by intelligence agents one quite as chief of staff was arrested in a don't raid on his house in caracas another opposition politician says his property was also raided by intelligence agents but he hasn't been arrested becker argo's government says it will free old jail protesters within the ninety days more than seven hundred opposition demonstrators were arrested steering the arrest last year freeing them made demands all the opposition for continuing talks with the governments goes the headlines witness is back next. it will kill scuffles of look as good of it but sticks quickly out of calls to the . bank because the

more money and cash leaves the kabul airport out of afghanistan than the afghanistan budget.rian: where does it go? capt. hoh: it goes to dubai, new york, local banks. brian: who is doing this? capt. hoh: everyone who is somehow connected to the war. that includes the highest levels. brian: are you talking about americans? capt. hoh: no. the americans get the money through what others would say is -- others outside the united is becaused say corruption is cooked into the system. as i said, 40% of every dollar that the congress appropriates for building bridges in afghanistan stays here in the u.s. it goes for the corporation overheads. brian: do you have any idea how the physical money gets from here to kabul, then physically gets from kabul to places offshore? capt. hoh: i had this in iraq. it is very similar. when i was in iraq running my reconstruction programs, one program i had was $50 million. it was all done in cash. the most money i ever had was $26 million in my possession. i get that in safes in my bedroom, and we paid that money out in cash. it came right from the

killed or wounded of the dead nine hundred with children joining me now via skype from afghanistan's capital city kabul is my lai joy she is a former afghan m.p. who has risked her life to speak out against the nato occupation of our country but i thank you for coming on the show so britain sending more troops will it help things in your country democracy you never class that by massacres by my best of our own specially democracy now but by more of a morning interview thought democracy peace and justice that wonder why our president create our own air for eighteen years. but there must be that's why situation dave by it is getting more disastrous and after all by a team we asked our one on terror why us tonight we're not spending got. all of our hundred billions of dollars that leaves the lower branches concert out on the list . what on track reduce our laps and happy and while that you know side is going on in my pantry is not less and that was kind of.

national women's jirga was the result of a grassroots movement that began in kabul in august and spirit to all of afghanistan's thirty four provinces influential women from each province late the meetings the format included a question and answer session where they discussed women's legal and constitutional rights their role in islam and afghan culture then each province wrote a statement of their demands for peace these declarations blind what they want and will fight for should the u.s. and taliban agree to a deal or seen a sufi is the acting minister of information and culture the government backs the woman's jirga but she denied they were all president danny supporters they were not all government. they were all women who believed in who have analyzed their involvement from different social economic political and nonpolitical government non-government civil society addresses where they would. see that we have federal there is concern the taliban could roll back hard for. women's rights but many women say it's conservative afghan values that they're rallying against and need protection from the provincial m

driv with children joining me now via skype from afghanistan's capital city kabul is my light joy as she is a former afghan m.p. who has risked her life to speak out against the nato occupation of our country but i thank you for coming on the show so britain sending more troops will it help things in your country democracy never come by cluster bombs by my because by my just thought i don't belong and specially democracy never by itself a flaw in any thought democracy peace and justice the one last was brought in crete off and on and on for eighteen years they let the must of democracy these wars to invest in a lump was gone to the last one that's why situation the sun's gone by the getting more it is not so and after all by a few us office who want gen y. us tonight when a spending got. out or five hundred million dollars that lee said i'm frankly response to that on the list. was done jack not do so well out there i'm happy and while i think that unifies it going on in my country is not less and that with time if i'm tired and a day they come here or don't want to sack you did you

afghanistan. compromises are inevitable to end the war with the taliban these are likely to come at a high price let's go back to journalist latif in kabul eliot the u.s. is negotiating with the taliban even though secretary of state might this week called the taliban terrorists how do ordinary people in afghanistan feel about negotiating with the taliban. i mean a thing is the ordinary person wants peace there's a very small majority minority people who may be anti peace at this moment but everyone wants this war to end because everyone has seen that the very real human cost of this war the biggest problem with these negotiations is that there is no up on president other than that all of what the negotiations are between the taliban and the united states which is exactly what the taliban has one thousand and once you know the trump administration has sent. as their representative to doha but he's not there as an eye on he's there as a u.s. representative you know you have to remember that under the bush administration he was u.s. ambassador to afghanistan also later to iraq so there's really no indication that he is there to represent a

killed or wounded of the dead nine hundred with children joining me now via skype from afghanistan's capital city kabul is my lai joya she is a former afghan m.p. who has risked her life to speak out against the nato occupation of our country but i thank you for coming on the show so britain sending more troops will it help things in your country democracy you never class that by magic us by my best of our own specially democracy now but by more of a morning if you thought democracy peace and justice that one wire but increased under one error for eighteen years. but the mass of democracy these more send us in a lump was under did not want it that's why situation. by it is getting more disastrous and after all by a team we asked our own why don't share or why us tonight we're not spending got. all of our hundred billions of dollars that leaves the lower ranks of us going to that under our. watch on jack reduce our laps and happy and while that you know side is going on in my pantry is not less and that was one of our high end of day they can hear or get one that did you did you not economy in that boat

war and given the terrible legacy of the taliban in afghanistan how do the afghan people view the prospect of their return we'll have the latest from kabul also coming up. the mess the crisis sweeping through myanmar locals are struggling to cope with addicts into the country's drug. and i. use it to beat champions league title holder real madrid. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program reports are coming in that at least sixteen people have been killed in a militant attack in the eastern afghan city of jalalabad. are said to have targeted a construction company near the city's airport suicide bombers first set off explosives before armed men stormed the building triggering an exchange of fire with security teams. the attack in jalalabad comes as negotiations continue between the taliban and u.s. officials in qatar the talks are aimed at ending more than seventeen years of violence the taliban have launched a charm offensive aimed at winning over the international community in the afghan people but many afghans are worried about the role the taliban might play in their country's future. malawi kalama dean once wielded enormous powe

national women's jirga was the result of a grassroots movement that began in kabul in august and spirit to all of afghanistan's thirty four provinces influential women from each province late the meetings the format included a question and answer session where they discussed women's legal and constitutional rights their role in islam and afghan culture then each province wrote a statement of their demands for peace these declarations blind what they want and will fight for should the u.s. and taliban agree to a deal a scene a sufi is the acting minister of information and culture the government backs the woman's jirga but she denied they were all president danny supporters they were not all government. they were all women who believed in who have analyzed their involvement from different social economic political nonpolitical government non-government civil society addresses where they would. see that we have federal there is concern the taliban could roll back hard for women's rights but many women say it's conservative afghan values that they're rallying against and need protection from the provincial meetin

thank you rain at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says at least twenty three others were injured in the blasts the attack happened after two mortar bombs were fired and west kabul. well britain's prime minister to resign may well defend her request for a breakfast delay in front of e.u. leaders in brussels may once the european union to extend britain's departure date from next week to the end of june but any decision to delay the exit must be taken by all e.u. member states unanimously and it's unlikely they'll be a decision as leaders are expected to wait until a third attempt by may to get to parliament's backing on her proposal. i passionately hope m.p.'s will find a way to back the deal i've negotiated with the e.u. a deal that delivers on the result of the referendum and is the very best deal negotiable and i will continue to work night and day to secure the support of my colleagues the d u p and others for this deal but i am not prepared to delay breaks it any further than the thirtieth of june. has more from b

national women's jirga was the result of a grassroots movement that began in kabul in august and spirit to all of afghanistan's thirty four provinces influential women from each province late the meetings the format included a question and answer session where they discussed women's legal and constitutional rights their role in islam and afghan culture then each province wrote a statement of their demands for peace these declarations lined what they want and will fight for should the u.s. and taliban agree to a deal a scene a sufi is the acting minister of information and culture the government backs the woman's jirga but she denied they were all president danny supporters they were not all government. they were all women who believed in who have analyzed their involvement from different social economic political and nonpolitical government non-government civil society addresses where they would. see that we have federal there is concern the taliban could roll back hard for women's rights but many women say it's conservative afghan values that they're rallying against and need protection from the prevention. m

killed or wounded of the dead nine hundred with children joining me now via skype from afghanistan's capital city kabul is my lai joya she is a former afghan m.p. who has risked her life to speak out against the nato occupation of our country but i thank you for coming on the show so britain sending more troops will it help things in your country democracy you never i class that by magic us by my desk are our own specially democracy now but by more of a morning if you thought democracy peace and justice that one large why are running on it one error for eighteen hours a day but the mass of democracy these more send us in a lump was under did not want it that's why situation e-vite is getting more disastrous and after all buying t.v. as far as why i don't care or why us tonight we're not spending got. out over a hundred million dollars that's clear that of my pancreas confidant all the stuff that was on drugs reduced a lot i'm happy and while i think that you know size is going on in my country it's not less and that with time if i'm tired and a day they come here but don't want to sack you did you not

sunni and shia not fighters killed by them just the same ballasts al-jazeera kabul floods in southern pakistan and afghanistan are known to have killed at least fifty people i'm usually heavy rain in the last ten days has cut off tens of thousands of people relief workers to say the death toll could be much higher in kandahar in afghanistan the government says it's the worst flooding in seventy years. funerals have been held for some of the victims of the recent gun battles in the disputed kashmir region at least seven people were killed on saturday in cross border shelly between india and pakistan tensions remain high after both sides said they shot down each other's jets on wednesday. which will leaders in kashmir are criticizing the indian government's crackdown against separatist groups in the disputed region one of them. members are accused of supporting an armed resistance against india hundreds have been arrested and the leaders say their work for the region's most vulnerable children will not be affected so how raman reports from new delhi. it's a day early start for the students in srinagar they come

afghanistan in southern pakistan are killed at least fifty people unusually heavy rain over the past ten days also damaged hundreds of homes and left tens of thousands cut off charlotte ballasts reports from kabul. the afghan military flying over flooded kandahar province on a mission to rescue one thousand people trapped by floods there's been heavy rain in afghanistan and southern pakistan for more than a week on saturday flash floods swept through towns and villages across the region we didn't just do your part of the river and that the disaster took place in kandahar as there's no drainage and there is little public awareness which is why so many people were affected most of the affected people were already eternally displaced and living on the river banks so they were hit harder than the others the traditional homes constructed from modern clay stood little chance as the flood waters search through the rose garden. where i'm a poor man the walls of my house have been damaged my two children were injured i'm asking the government to help me by providing tents it was a freelance scene today and they were distributing emergency aid on the advice of the governor we made a list of three hundred

at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says at least twenty three others were injured at a ceremony to mark the persian new year police say the explosions were caused by three remotely detonated devices in china an explosion at a chemical factory in the east has killed at least six people and injured thirty others it happened in the young chang in junk soon the province windows of the neighboring residential area were smashed by the force of the explosion adrian brown has more from beijing. well the investigation into this latest explosion at a chemical plant in eastern china is now underway this was a very powerful blast several hours after it there was still a large plume of smoke hanging over the industrial complex a number of people were injured at least thirty they're being treated in hospital so it's possible the death toll could continue to rise at least thirty people though were rescued many of them workers from this chemical factory now we know that at least ten schools are within a five kilometer radius of this s

reach europe via the mediterranean at least six people have been killed in bomb attacks in afghanistan's capital kabul the health ministry says twenty three others were injured at a ceremony to mark the persian new year police say the explosions were caused by three remotely detonated devices. and the albanian government is launching a large scale construction project on the coast in a bid to develop tourism but ethnic greek landowners say the state is forcibly taking away their land leaving them without any recourse to justice john psaropoulos reports from him in southern albania. edmee only billygoat was barely seven when she witnessed the deaths of six greek soldiers fighting fascist forces in world war two they are buried on her farmstead now she feels she is fighting a similar author of terrorism and the fight is once again over her land but he owns beachfront property in the bay of humor albania's most valued resort area but the government refuses to recognize her title to it it has marked all the beach front property in this valley state owned and plans to hand it over to developers. or perhaps