checking some other news now the afghan taliban says it's releasing the 1st group of 20 afghan government prisoners on sunday as part of an agreement between the armed group and the u.s. the announcement coincides with the release of a 3rd group of taliban prisoners by afghanistan in total more than $300.00 detainees have been let go asked month afghan president signed a decree to release $1500.00 taliban prisoners it was a move to launch direct talks with the armed group and the 18 year war a court in yemen run by who 3 rebels has sentenced for journalists to death they were part of a group of 10 journalists accused of spying for the saudi coalition and mr international says the men are being held on false charges calling for immediate release. still ahead on al-jazeera. after spending so numb trying to have a child for what has to not be able to be together was devastating pain of separation we'll look at how people are trying to bring their families back together. on the world's biggest water fight is called off in southeast asia. hello there another day of very nice warm sunshine acro

well, by now, there should have been weeks of talks between the taliban and an afghan delegation. escalating. there were some exchanges of prisoners this week, far fewer than were expected under the us—taliban deal, but at least a few steps, but there's huge, huge worry about a nightmare scenario in afghanistan as they deal with a stalled peace process, taliban attacks escalating, political infighting in kabul over two rival presidents and then the threat looming of the coronavirus. that sounds challenging. isabel, what is your story of the week other than virus? well, the story of the week, i think, happened yesterday in hong kong with the arrest of a number of veteran civil liberties people, including the lawyer, martin lee, who actually helped to draft to the basic law at the time of the handover, and jimmy lai, who is apple media's apple daily media tycoon. about 17 very senior peaceful civil protesters or civil rights campaigners who have been arrested, and this is a major escalation in hong kong, which followsjust a few days from the new leader, the new chinese representative

special envoy for afghanistan is welcomed the release of prisoners by the afghan government and taliban called it an important step in the peace process about 100 taliban prisoners were released and on sunday the afghan taliban released 20 government prisoners so part of an agreement with the u.s. the handover happened in the province libya's internationally recognized government has ordered airstrikes targeting waldgrave for half the forces the strikes struck the cities of sodom and west of the capital tripoli after us forces have been trying to capture the capital and overthrow the government there for the past year . easter sunday celebrations have been disrupted by powerful tornadoes that carved a path of destruction through several southern u.s. states at least 6 people were killed and about 13 twisters swept through mississippi the governor has declared a state of emergency storms also destroyed hundreds of buildings and caused power blackouts in parts of louisiana texas and alabama. as we've heard this the sunday celebrations around the world were muted because of the pandemic la

with the release of a group of $100.00 taliban prisoners by afghanistan last month the afghan president ashraf ghani signed a decree to release $1500.00 taliban prisoners as a move towards direct talks with the armed group to end the 18 year long war. is a national security analyst he says is not clear whether the taliban release of prisoners is related to the agreement signed in castle earlier this year. the stigma and doubt has come from the taliban is. the deal releasing 20 prisoners but it does not say why we have had about 200 prisoners released from the government like the african government has released 200 taliban prisoners and you're about to release a 100 more but be statement that has come from the government is that it's based on age health conditions. it does not refer to be u.s. taliban and that was signed on february 29th of this year so none of these sides are actually going to be agreement the government has only be to releasing $5000.00 prisoners that they were supposed to release before march to be in charge of going down or could be initiated. or. it happening a top

thank you the afghan taliban has released 20 afghan government prisoners as part of an agreement between the group and the u.s. to handover happened in kandahar province and follows the release of a 3rd group of around 100 taliban prisoners by the government last month the afghan president bashar gotti signed a decree to release one of the half 1000 taliban prisoners as a move towards direct talks with the armed group effort and the 18 year war. is a national security analyst he says it's not clear whether the taliban's release of prisoners is related to an agreement signed earlier this year. this deep mn dot has come from the taliban is. the deal releasing 20 prisoners but it does not say why we have had about 200 prisoners released from the government. released $200.00 taliban prisoners and you're about to release a 100. but the statement that has come from the government is that it's based on age health conditions. it does not refer to be u.s. the taliban. was signed on february 29th of this year so none of these sides are actually going to be agreement the government has only be to r

had made with the taliban under the terms the afghan government was supposed to release taliban prisoners in exchange for pro-government forces jailed by the taliban the problem is the afghan government was not included in those initial talks now over more discussions though afghan president ashraf ghani how to greed to release 5000 taliban prisoners in different phases but when push came to shove ghani said he would not yet release 15 senior taliban commanders implicated in large scale attacks the breakdown comes 2 weeks after u.s. secretary of state mike pump a.o. told rivaling afghan leaders to make a deal with the taliban or face a potential withdraw of u.s. troops from the country the u.s. is also cut $1000000000.00 in financial aid to afghanistan. the trump administration of course wants this deal to happen because it would be a major achievement for it especially in an election year but the strategy isn't working the taliban and afghanistan government are still at war make your prediction jesse do you think this conflict going to end soon because of this pressure from the u.s. no i

had a global moment which was the september 11 attacks of 2001, and the united states and the afghan taliband have been weeks of talks between the tell about and weeks of talks between the tell aboutand an weeks of talks between the tell about and an afghan delegation. it has stalled, tell a man to attacks are escalating. there were some exchanges of prisoners this week, far fewer than we were expecting under the deal, but at least a few steps, but there is a huge worry about in nightmare scenario in afghanistan as we deal with a peace process , afghanistan as we deal with a peace process, tax escalating, two rival presidents and the threat looming of the coronavirus. that sounds challenging. isabel, what is your story of the week other than the virus? the story of the week, i think, happened yesterday in hong kong with the arrest of a number of veteran civil liberties people, including the lawyer, martin lee, who actually helped to grant to the basic law at the time of the handover, and apple media's apple daily media tycoon. 17 very senior peaceful civil protesters or civil rights campaign

also making news the taliban says its releasing the 1st group of 20 afghan government soldiers on sunday is out of an agreement with the u.s. the announcement coincides with the release of a 3rd group of 100 taliban prisoners by the afghan government news continues after rewinds. counting the cost from the health of. the world for. jobs at a faster pace in the great depression. is falling through the cracks. and welcome to this week's rain wind. if you've seen the show before you know that we're taking another look at some of the very best documentaries we've made of the past decade here. this week rewinding back to 2011 when al-jazeera swiss.

afghan officials say taliban fighters have killed $29.00 soldiers in a series of attacks on checkpoints the group hasn't claimed responsibility for sunday's attacks which come at a sensitive time for both sides the afghan government and the taliban are in the process of exchanging prisoners that's part of a deal the taliban signed with the us in the qatari capital doha 2 months ago. the death toll in canada's worst mass shooting has gone up to 19 including the gunman police are investigating a series of crime scenes scattered across the province of nova scotia the gunman had driven more than 100 kilometers shooting at people along the way and setting homes on fire then you lack reports from toronto. this was a crime as elaborate as it was horrific police believe just one gunman was involved and that he's dead shot by heavily armed officers after a 14 hour spree of gun attacks and arson across central nova scotia among those known to be victims of the gunman a 23 year veteran of the royal canadian mounted police the r.c.m.p. others killed were a teacher 2 nurses and a family of 3 includi

statement that has come from the taliban is that they are releasing 20 prisoners but it does not say why we have had about $200.00 prisoners released from the government like the afghan government has released 200 taliban prisoners and they are about to release 100 more but the statement that has come from the government is that it's based on age health conditions and it does not refer to the u.s. taliban agreement that was signed on taghreed 29th of this year so none of these sides are actually laughing to the agreement the government has allegedly vetoed revealing 5000 prisoners a day were supposed to release before most and so that the interim afghan dialogue could be initiated. all this from a more news for you along with video analysis of the websites take a look at al-jazeera dot com what's it from it is all about i'll be back in just a couple of moments with a full listing of news in which will take you live to london and washington c n n. rewind returns with a new series i can't bring your people back to life i'm sorry i'm brian new updates on the best of al-jazeera documentaries they has been a number of reforms put in kies since the private land was full re

already to respond to the challenges posed by the pandemic libya has 19 confirmed cases so far the afghan taliban says several parties are trying to thwart its peace deal with the united states it was signed into law and february but the armed group says a prisoner exchange agreed to by washington hasn't happened yet the taliban also accuse the afghan government of trying to undermine the deal by delaying talks in order to stay in power there 3 minutes meant to pave the way for the withdrawal of foreign troops and america's longest running war. the vatican has welcomed the decision by australia's high court to overturn a senior catholic cardinals conviction for child sex abuse churchill was jail last year for abusing 2 choir boys many of these victims say they are devastated at the decision to release him but the vatican says he waited for the truth to be ascertained reports from sydney. after one year behind cardinal george pell leaves big tory is ball in prison on to touch security bought a free man is truly his highest court ordered his release after overturning his convictions for abusing 2 q

time of need sunny diagonal al-jazeera london some norman coronavirus related stories now the afghan taliban has released 20 afghan government prisoners ahead of a happened in kandahar province the announcement coincides with the release of a 3rd group of $100.00 taliban prisoners by afghanistan aboard aka's a national security analyst he says it's not clear whether the taliban's release of prisoners is related to an agreement that was signed earlier this year. the statement that has come from the taliban is. the deal releasing 20 prisoners but it does not say why we have had about 200 prisoners released from the government. released $200.00 taliban prisoners and you're about to release a 100. but the statement that has come from the government is that it's based on age health conditions. it does not refer to me you have the taliban. was signed on february 29th of this year so none of these sides are actually going to be an agreement the government has allegedly beat to releasing $5000.00 prisoners that they were supposed to release before much to the interim afghan dialogue could be initiat

armed group says a prisoner exchange agreed to by washington has not happened yet the taliban also accuse the afghan government of trying to undermine the deal by delaying talks in order to stay in power agreement is meant to pave the way for the withdrawal of foreign troops and america's longest running war. the state of wisconsin will go to the polls on tuesday after the supreme court rejected its last minute on elections decision or raises the question as to whether it's safe to be voting in person and a pandemic more than 1000000 people requested absentee ballots but only half of them had arrived the day before the vote john hendren reports. wisconsin is doing what no health authority is advising and what critics call undemocratic is the coronavirus pin demick has 3 in 4 americans are in some kind of lock down the dairy state home to milk bearing counts she's in now an out of control viral outbreak is going forward with its tuesday election some mayors say wisconsin is asking people to choose between their health and their right to vote the legitimacy of elections or are pretty sacred saying in

seaman faced i'm struggling to understand why the taliban would ban the work of a humanitarian organization especially one that helps disabled afghans. it's too risky for us to ask the taliban in person so we called a spokesman you recently revoked the security guarantees for the red cross why did the taliban decide to do that. says the red cross has failed to deliver the medicine and services it had promised the red cross says they can't respond because they're still negotiating with the taliban. and what we do know is that the organization supports clinics across afghanistan in areas where it's difficult to access any of the health care most of the people that work at the red cross and certainly all of the patients are afghans including members of the taliban and your families are you hurting your own people by taking this step i mean i don't. want to. go. but just weeks after this phone call the taliban did attack an american aid organization in kabul killing at least 5 people all of them afghans. back at the red cross there's no sign of things flowing down the need is simply too great afghanistan has one of the highest rates of

the release nearly didn't happen 48 hours earlier the taliban the afghan government couldn't agree on the final details the taliban accused the government of intentionally causing delays and walked out on the talks an agreement signed in qatar between the taliban and the us in february paves the way for the withdrawal of american troops from afghanistan ending 2 decades of war while the afghan government wasn't included in those negotiations it did call for the swap of thousands of prisoners as a precondition to his own talks with the taliban the personal release exercise is very significant it's a major confidence building. step. but it's one step in many steps to be taken in order to bring full confidence. the prisoner release. will also pave the way for the draft talks. of 2 weeks of pressure from american diplomats present a new greed to a phased release of 5000 taliban prisoners but despite that the face several hurdles along the way. or no wonder you visit to afghanistan 2 weeks ago u.s. secretary of state compared to live it is clear message from president donald trump to afgha

that's term briefly to some other news and the taliban has released 20 afghan government prisoners in the 1st phase of its historic deal with the u.s. that marks the 1st handover by the taliban since the deal was signed in february since wednesday the afghan government has released 300 taliban prisoners present our exchanges are part of a pact between the taliban and the us which aims to withdraw american forces from afghanistan in return for security guarantees the war's america's longest having lost almost 2 decades have a boys act as a national security analyst he says the deal is in limbo despite this release. we have seen the taliban attacking and different government in different districts across the country and i did operations that were conducted by the afghan government which big limbed did it killed the governor for what our problems and center of congress under the taliban i was rejected but not the less you see of things operations despite the good 9 can been demagogued and i think i look at the beach due to being in the limbo we are we have very much. sort of lacking behi

important step in the peace process as the taliban released 20 government prisoners in the province. both sides to accelerate efforts to free more the afghan government's released food 100 taliban in 3 handovers as part of an agreement with the u.s. towards talks to end the 19 year war libya's internationally recognized government has ordered air strikes in targeting war 3 for half the forces the strikes hit the cities of. man west of tripoli after his forces have been trying to capture the capital and overthrow the government there for the past year easter sunday celebrations have been disrupted by powerful tornadoes which carved a path of destruction through several southern u.s. states at least 6 people were killed in about 13 twisters went through mississippi storms also destroyed hundreds of buildings in parts of louisiana texas and alabama where as we've reported christians found themselves celebrating easter far away from churches and cathedrals on sunday journal reports on how they and followers of their faith have adjusted the way they worship. welcome to the kitchen of our home on easter day the archbishop of canterbury as you've

up as one of the 1st major steps to implement the peace deal the taliban agreed to release 1000 prisoners and the afghan government agreed to release 5000 in multiple phases the taliban called for the release of its top commanders 1st saying they were needed to identify others however the afghan government said it would release the top commanders 1st but only if they went back to prison after helping to identify members when 100 taliban prisoners were released earlier this month the group argued it had no way to verify who they were or of their release was legitimate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the threat it poses to prisoners and close quarters has increased the fear that the deal could fall through if there is a break out in prison and a significant number of taliban fighters die now that he still has also been thrown into chaos by rivaling leaders in the afghan government attempting to claim power in addition to threatening to cut more than $1000000000.00 in financial aid as the coronavirus threatens to spread across the country secretary of state mike pompei a claim the trump administration

coronavirus concerns will it get the full picture april on al jazeera it's a tough time for the afghan security forces taliban attacks have increased their suffering heavy casualties and the prospect of a withdrawal of u.s. forces hangs over them yet young men are still joining up some for patchy arctic reasons for others is the only way to get a job despite the risks midway's carry me was an army bomb disposal engineer in helmand province he knew the risks he was blinded in both eyes and lost a leg when a roadside device exploded as you try to defuse it always aware of the danger of seeing friends wounded while working on mines i wasn't scared to lose an arm or a leg is to sacrifice we have to like to serve this country. us governors need for help as a number of coronavirus desk is 5000. but i'm fully back to go this is al jazeera live from doha with contin. coverage of the corona virus pandemic a shift in pattern in europe as a number of deaths continues to rise in spain while it's in the mosques as slow down in case it's. in the next few days we will reach one.

. >>> the taliban say they have released the first group of afghan prisoners as p part of peace deal gned with the united states in february. under the deal, the taliban are required to free up to 1,000 pro-government captives in exchange for the release by the government of as many as 5,000 taliban fighters and other prisoners. taliban officials told nhk they released 20 afghan troops and civilians on sunday. they said the move was meant to apply pressure on kabul to steadily implement the agreement. afghan officials say the government has already freed 300 taliban prisoners and that the releases will continue. kabul is calling for prisoners to be released in stages, while the militants are demandings the swift release of all taliban prisoners. attention is focused on whether the latest move by the taliban will lead to further prisoner swaps and progress in creasefire talks between kabul and the taliban. >>> myanmar's detack tore leader aung san suu kyi has been an icon of democracy and people see hope in her. four years after she came to power young people and others who used to bac

with the united states the announcement coincides with the release of a 3rd group of 100 taliban prisoners by the afghan government last month the president ashraf ghani signed a decree to release 1500 taliban prisoners to help launch direct talks with the armed group. as a national security analyst he joins us from kabul hobby good to talk to you again so does this mean that the deal as signed in the cattery capital doha is back on track. i would say no absolutely not because the statement that has come from the caliber is. that they are releasing 20 prisoners but it does not say why we have had about 200 prisoners released from the government site the african government has released 200 taliban prisoners they are about to release 100. but this did meant that has come from the government is the it's based on age health conditions and it does not refer to any us the taliban. was signed on february 29th of this year so none of these sites or don't actually need. to be agreement the government has only be to releasing $5000.00 prisoners that they were supposed to release before much time so the. dialogue

across the country the taliban hasn't claimed responsibility for the attacks which come at a sensitive time for both sides the afghan government and the taliban are exchanging prisoners as part of a historic deal signed by the u.s. and the armed group 2 months ago. the number of people killed in canada's worst mass shooting is increased to at least 18 the rampage began late on saturday in the province of nova scotia when a 51 year old man disguised as a police officer started shooting people in their homes and setting houses ablaze he was eventually killed a policewoman was also among the dead such a tragedy never occurred. has no place. we still with you and we grieve with you and you can killed in our government full support during the incredibly painful at least 12 people including police officers have been killed after flash floods left a trail of destruction in west kenya at least another 22 people are missing and thousands displaced homes schools marketplaces and the police station have been destroyed catherine soy has more now from a gay american whetted west kenya she says 60 people were killed by landslides

taliban's peace deal the afghan government has released 100 low risk taliban prisoners just today and this comes after the taliban threatened to walk away from talks with the afghan government and possibly the u.s. as well afghan officials say they freed prisoners based on their health age and length of remaining sentence. ok let's head over to the sports h.q. with regina hamm it is just barely spring everything seems to be on pas but there is one sports league planning for later this fall fall seems to be the big time for everybody especially the national football league they're insisting it's 2020 season is going to go on as planned despite concerns about the current of ours so teams are using this offseason time to make tweaks to their style before the boys the fall take to the field in what can really only be described as music video like tip of the buccaneers debuted a fresh new look ahead of the start of the season now held by recent 6 time super bowl champion quarterback tom brady the buck showed off a fresh red set for their home look at for the 1st time ever in all pewter pan

there should have been weeks of talks between the taliban and an afg ha n of talks between the taliban and an afghane taliban attacks are escalating. there were some exchanges of prisoners this week, far fewer than were expected under the us— thailand deal, but at least a few steps. but there is huge worry about a night where nightmare scenario taliban with political infighting in carnival over two rival presidents under the threat of the coronavirus. that sounds challenging. isabel, what is your story of the week other than the virus? the story of the week i think happened yesterday in hong kong with the arrest of a number of veteran civil liberties people, including the lawyer, martin lee, who actually helped to draft the basic law at the time of the handover, and jimmy lau, alpha media's media tycoon. about 17 very senior, peaceful civil protesters, or civil rights campaigners, have been arrested, and this is a major escalation in hong kong which follows just a few days from the new chinese representative in hong kong advocating a return of the security legislation which kicked off the whole prot

. >> reporter: combating the coronavirus is a sharp turn for the taliban, which has been against american and afghan forces for nearly 20 years. yet, in afghanistan the taliban want to be seen battling covid- 19oo. publ a this one have taken place in i recent weeareas they ontrol; the group keen to showcase some fomedical preparedness. ordered our medicaams tonces and reach each and every house quickly and bring any suspectedn coronavirus pato a place for quarantine," says this taliban health official in rural wardak provinc afghan journalist d filmmaker naseer rahim travelled to the taliban-controlled tangialley, about 60 miles south of the capital kabul, for the newshour afghanistan.f the groupsacrossl much of these efforts are largely public relations, staged for the cameras. social distancing remains a foreign concept. officials meet in small rooms together, and mosques are open to large congregations, yet for a group that so often shows disregard to civilian lives in its bombing campaigns, there is a sense of growing concern. in litifacirural afisanarghn ta basic, and if the virus rages rough h

also making news the taliban says it's releasing the 1st group of 20 afghan government soldiers on sunday is part of an agreement with the u.s. the announcement coincides with the release of a 3rd group of $100.00 taliban prisoners by the afghan government news continues after rewinds. counting the cost from the health of. the world for. jobs at a faster pace in the great depression. help. is falling through the cracks. and welcome to this week's rewind i'm elizabeth purana and if you've seen the show before you know that we're taking another look at some of the very best documentaries we've made of the past decade here. this week we rewinding back to 2011 when al-jazeera is witness series follow the remarkable story of a young palestinian boys emotional journey from sharing a bed with his grandmother and 2 brothers in a wrong down lebanese refugee camp to a place at 8 in college one of the most exclusive private schools in the u.k. founded more than 500 years ago by the endless king henry the 6th it's the rich and famous friends as william and harry were both. educated there as with 19 f

it's a tough time for the afghan security forces taliban attacks have increased their suffering heavy casualties and the prospect of a withdrawal of u.s. forces hangs over them yet young men are still joining up some for patchy arctic reasons for others is the only way to get a job despite the risks midway's karimi was an army bomb disposal engineer in helmand province he knew the risks he was blinded in both eyes and lost a leg when a roadside device exploded as you try to defuse it always aware of the danger of seeing friends wounded while working on mines i wasn't scared to lose an arm or a leg is to sacrifice we have to like to serve this country. 10 days after testing positive for covert 19 the position prime minister is being treated in hospital. i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we will overcome it queen elizabeth makes a rare televised address to the public as the u.k. fights the pandemic. i'm sam is a band this is out to syria live from.

in total more than 300 detainees been let go the taliban has accused afghanistan's government of stalling the process last month afghan president bush of only had signed a decree to release 1500 taliban prisoners as a move to launch direct talks with the armed group to end the 18 year war a court in yemen run by hooty rebels has sentenced for journalists to death they were part of a group of 10 journalists who were accused of spying for the saudi u.a.e. coalition amnesty international says the men are being held on false charges it's calling for their immediate release in jerusalem worshipers are unable to gather for easter sunday and passover services or cultural sites have been closed regardless of their religious affiliation and the easter service has taken place behind closed doors at the church of the holy sepak or one of christianity's most sacred sites or a force it is live for us in occupied east jerusalem sir harry even for a place which is no stranger to trouble like jerusalem this is a particularly somber easter. that's right i mean and of course jerusalem is very much the focal point of easter around the w

it's a tough time for the afghan security forces taliban attacks have increased suffering heavy casualties and the prospect of a withdrawal of u.s. forces hangs over them yet young men are still joining up some for reasons for others it's the only way to get a job despite the risks. was an army bomb disposal engineer in helmand province he knew the risks he was blinded in both eyes and lost a leg when a roadside device exploded as you try to defuse it i was aware of the danger of seeing friends wounded while working on mines i wasn't scared to lose and legace to sacrifice we have to mike to serve this country. hi i'm molly could be that and here in the stream we know our community is all over the world but chances are you know or have heard of an american singer named dolly parton she's peak pop culture all over again the 73 year old superstar is the subject of a popular podcast a netflix series and has a number one song on the dance charts impressive achievements for anyone but particularly for an artist who has been performing for more than half a century so what keeps her relevant dolly

come again the taliban has released 20 afghan government prisoners and the 1st phase if it's historic deal with the u.s. it marks the 1st handover by the taliban since the deal was signed in february since wednesday the afghan government has released 300 taliban prisoners the war as america's longest having lost it almost 2 decades have a bardach as a national security analyst he says the deal is in limbo despite their release. we have seen the taliban attacking in different government blues different in different districts across the country you had nygard operations that were conducted by the afghan government which dig blamed did it kill the governor for what our programs in central kansas are done about has rejected claims but nonetheless you see these of offensive operations despite the good one can been demagogued and i look at the peace deal being in the limbaugh we ordered we are very much. short of lagging behind you don't mind and then you have the us commitment to withdraw from a constant within the next 14 months israel's president is refusing to give political leaders mor

the release nearly didn't happen 48 hours earlier the taliban in the afghan government couldn't agree on the final details the taliban accused the government of intentionally causing delays and walked out on the talks an agreement signed in qatar between the taliban and the us in february paves the way for the withdrawal of american troops from afghanistan ending 2 decades of war while the afghan government wasn't included in those negotiations it did call for the swap of thousands of prisoners as a precondition to his own talks with the taliban the personal release exercise is very significant it's a major confidence building step. but it's one step in many steps to be taken in order to bring for confidence. the prisoner release is will also pave the way for the draft talks. after weeks of pressure from american diplomats president agreed to a phased release of 5000 taliban prisoners but despite that the swap has faced several hurdles along the way. on a one day visit to afghanistan 2 weeks ago u.s. secretary of state might compare delivered a clear message from president donald trum

time of need sonja egle al-jazeera london briefly to some other news now the taliban says it is releasing a 1st group of 20 afghan government prisoners on sunday part of an agreement with the u.s. the announcement coincides with the release of a 3rd group of 100 taliban prisoners by the afghan government police in sudan have fired tear gas to disperse crowds protesting against the high food prices and poor living conditions protestors in the capital khartoum demanding the resignation of prime minister abdullah hum doc for what they say is this failure to reform the economy. and let's take you through some of the stories we're following now spain's reporting a rise in deaths linked to corona virus for the 1st time in 3 days 619 people have died in the past 24 hours that's pushed the total past $16300.00 there are more than 166000 known cases that are there are has more from madrid. he also expressed commented that we will see these figures increasing and going down before these satellites each face we're going to face now what we've seen is that yesterday we were just at the lowest number of their best since the o

every house quickly and brg any suspected coronavirus patient to a place taliban health offial in rural wardak province. afghan journalist and filmmaker naseer rahim travelled to the taliban-controlled tangi valley, about 60 miles south of the capital kabul, for the newshour to discover if the group is capable of stemming the virus across rural afghanistan. much of these efforts are largely public relations, staged for the cameras. social distancing remains a foreign concept. officials meet in small roomsto ther, and mosques are open to large congregations, yet for a grat so often shows disregard to civilian lives in ngs bombing campaigns, there is a sense ofrowioncern. medical facilities in afghanistan are beyond at best basic, and if the virus rages the taliban, long hostile toy. foreign aid groups say it has chged tack. >> ( translated ): our health commissionas said any n.g.o.s that want help from us, we will facilitate that and they should reacout to us. we are trying to coordinate with international n.g.o.s to bring assistance. >> reporter: t greatest fear here is people coming home from neighboriniran,

—led and afghan—owned political process and the main outcome of the agreement between the united states and the taliban it is a hard and long way to peace in afghanistan but the only way to reach that peace is by making sure that afghans are taking responsibility for the peace process themselves. that is the main purpose of the agreement between the us and taliban. a question on turkey. as you well know, they are about to make operational the very sophisticated russian defence system, the s—400 system, against the wishes of the united states and i imagine against your hopes and wishes as well. should turkey, a member state of nato, be punished for making this defence system operational? turkey is an important ally. they have been extremely important, especially against daesh and in syria. should turkey face sanctions, simple question? i realise that it is recognised by all in nato that the turkish decision invest in the russian system s—400 creates problems within the alliance and i express my concerns over the consequences of this turkish decision. i welcome these ongoing efforts to try to solve it. i

agreement signed in february it is also hoped the talks between the taliban and the government will be able to start soon but afghan women fear that their rights will not be respected in any future deal. going to the gym is guys who uri's favorite way to release stress terror attacks a so common in her hometown of kabul they just a part of normal life but there are other stresses too yari is a top official for afghanistan's administrative reform and civil service commission as a female manager in a male dominated society she says she experiences a lot of toxic masculinity she comes to the gym sweat out her frustrations. living in a conflict zone in a country that is struggling so much in different layers i think if a strong woman who woman who are leading i do not take care of them so. lies at the center of physical what is the thing there will not be capable of leading in managing their work. the commission is in charge of reforming the public sector yari heads up a team of men who department deals with complaints mostly about those in power and ineffective bureaucracy. nepotism and corruption are rife in the afgh