it's good to have you with us we begin today in jalalabad in eastern afghanistan the capital of mungana province it looks like any ordinary city in south asia traffic people going about their daily business. all that changed today increased security on the streets soldiers manning checkpoints all after the bomb attack that killed at least sixteen violence is not new to the city over the years it's witnessed attacks by both islamic state and the taleban but can. those present at this meeting may have the answer representatives from the taliban and the united states are meeting in doha to discuss the would draw of u.s. troops from afghanistan but absent from the talks is the afghan government refuses to speak to them and there's no commitment that they will in the future for now though the taliban are clearly a key player in the future of about. malawi calum again once wielded enormous power he led the enforcement of taliban regulations during their rule of afghanistan from one thousand nine hundred ninety six to two thousand and one now he's hoping for a comeback as the taliban and the u