abdullah abdullah says no go. what happens now? >> reporter: abdullah abdullah said he's reflecting the will of the people. they met and say it was was the last chance to form that unity government. abdullah abdullah addressed the people in a national address covered by most of the networks, and he said that the unity talks did not go well in. >> today respectfully i say the political process has reached a dead-end. the people of afghanistan have a right to ask us why during this long time of this technical process what was achieved? we stay patient to today for the sake of our people, of our country. people who were robbed of their rights. >> the question is what will abdullah abdullah do next? he said he rejects the outcome of the election. he said he won both rounds of the presidential elections but basically the process has been rigged against him. he said he'll continue to carry out a dialogue with the people. we don't know exactly what he's going to do moving forward. the election audit process is almost over. we're expecting

abdullah abdullah says it was the last chance abdullah abdullah and ghani ran has candidates, but abdullah abdullah said it was rigged. he wants a re-election. jennifer glasse is in kabul new. so what next steps will the abdullah abdullah camp take? >> that's what we are waiting to hear. the two candidates spoke today but did not reach an agreement. abdullah abdullah is to hold a press conference in a few hours time. he's meeting with supporters to find out what his next steps will be. an audit count has been going on for two months after the second round of presidential elections failed to yield a result that either candidate thought was acceptable. abdullah abdullah alleged widespread fraud in that. i spoke to one of ghani's supporters. he said if abdullah abdullah were to declare a parallel government, that he threatened to do two months ago, he said what does it mean. who will they be ruling. the position seems to be that they'll wait to see what the audit count comes up to, and are expecting final results in the next week or so. >> if a rival parallel government is declared, what will

abdullah abdullah says it was rigged. now talks on a tentative power-sharing deal appear to be falling apart. jennifer glasse is in kabul. we under the meeting is ongoing. any indication of how it is going? >> well, we learnt in the last couple of minutes that the meeting is over. there has been no conclusive agreement. we know that one of the sticking points between the candidates is what the role of the chief executive will be. that's a new position created after this whole dispute over the election has been going on for three months, that whoever is not declared president will be chief executive, what the chief would do will be discussed. that has been the sticking point. the two candidates met today. we understand that that meeting is obvious, and christian abbiati supporters said that this would be the last meeting, there had to be a deal, or they would do what they needed to do. it is a critical time with no agreement. we are expecting to hear from dr abdullah abdullah today. >> what happens next. what is it that ab

enter abdullah abdullah presidential candidate number one.residential candidate number two ghani and said they were the best choice to replace karzai and then afghans came out to elect their future leader and abdullah abdullah won by a narrow margin and had to go to a runoff and it happened in june and this time ghani took the lead. >> what we are concerned about is once again continued fraud. >> reporter: ghani agrees to a recount but it takes almost a month of back and forth on details how to proceed. and finally both candidates agree on a process for the vote audit with the help of the u.s. secretary of state but it takes time and john kerry returns to ensure the pressure is on. >> both parties now agreeing to the rules of the road. both parties have agreed to stay at it. both parties have agreed to live by the outcome. >> reporter: but an outcome is proving hard to find. and so five months after millions of afghans went to the polls there is still no agreement on who will run afghanistan, stephanie decker, al jazeera. >>> we can get now s

abdullah and ashraf ghani. the votes were audited under u.n. supervision. it was turned to chaos with both sides accusing each other of fraud. after months of wrangling, a power sharing agreement was signed. >> the taliban described the unity deal as a u.s. orchestrated sham. it was explained how the group would explain a role in the evolving political landscape. >> i think the rhetoric is expected. they have to oppose the system in kabul and afghanistan. that justifies their existence. at the same time both men, especially dr ashraf ghani has repeatedlily done his campaign, indicated that he wants to look over the peace process, and come up with more innovative ways to reach a peace agreement with the taliban, and - and all the afghans, they are tired of this, and i think there'll be efforts, some new efforts towards extending a hand towards the taliban, but, of course, the issue of the taliban does not depend on the afghan government, it depends on the international community on washington, and most of all on

abdullah abdullah didn't want the numbers made public. after the second round of elections, ashraf ghani was a million votes ahead, and the allegations of electoral fraud stalemated the country for months, since the elections in june. we'll wait and see what the election commission comes out with. it's almost certain that ashraf ghani is afghanistan's next president. >> thank you. >> about 60,000 kurdish refugees from syria crossed into turkey in a day. they are trying to escape an advance by fighters from i.s.i.l., islamic state of iraq and levant. they have been massing on the border as fighters ceased villages. >> al jazeera demands the release of its couragists. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in the first interview, egyptian president has had this to say about the continued imprisonment. >> translation: i have said this before, that if i have been responsible at the time, it would not have gone this far. i would have deported them. now it's in the case of the judiciary system. flooding has devastat

enter abdullah abdullah presidential candidate number one. and presidential candidate number two, ashraf gandhi both insist they were the best man to replace mohamme hamid karzai. abdullah abdullah won by a narrow margin, which meant it had to go to a run off. that happened in june. this time it was ashraf gandhi to take the lead. >> he agrees to a recount, but it takes almost a month of back and forth on the details of how to proceed. and finally both candidates agree on a process of the vote audit with the help of the secretary of state. it takes time and john kerry returns to assure that the pressure is on. >> both parties agree to the rules of the road. both parties have agreed to stay at it. both parties have agreed to live by the outcome. >> but in an outcome is proving hard to find, and so five months after millions of afghans went to the polls there is still no agreement on who will run afghanistan. stephanie decker, al jazeera. >> jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> abdullah abdullah said he rejects the results of the election. h

sa second round between ashraf ghani, and abdullah abdullah. that was widely contested, considered to be corrupt by both men. that triggered international involvement. the u.s. secretary of state came in and the two men agreed to have all 8 million ballots reviewed and recounted. looked at to throw out the ballots. we are not sure what form at that will take. abdullah abdullah has been asking because the review i don't say didn't do what he wanted it to do. he said it didn't throw out the unvalid votes. he wants a winner and second-place candidates. we are not sure what the election commission will do, but a big day here in afghanistan as the weeks-long political wrangling and deadlock porappea to be at an end. stay with us for a second. the outgoing president spoke at the signing ceremony. here is what he said. >> i would like to congratulate everyone. today we pray that afghanistan, with the help of allah will have peace and prosperity in development. and with their effort and the governance, afghanistan enriches prosperity, which is the hope

>> abdullah ii: our borders are extremely secure. >> pelley: king abdullah told us forcing isis out of iraq is the easier part. but he estimates digging it out of its base in eastern syria could take two years. he supports u.s. air strikes as essential to overpowering isis. >> abdullah ii: the difference with isis, i think, compared to any other organization is that they are self financing. they can produce within a year, in a year cycle, up to almost a billion dollars worth of oil derivatives that they are obviously selling at a low price, about 30 dollars barrel, which means they can pay a lot of foreign fighters to come to their country. they can buy weapons. >> pelley: would a billion dollars a year give them a seat in opec? >> abdullah ii: you would imagine if you had that capability, which i... what they have to have is about a third of the production of the united arab emirates. in a way, technically, they'd be asking for a seat in opec. >> pelley: now, according to the king, all countries in the region face a choice. >> abdullah ii: isis, i think, has triggered an understanding

this is abdullah elshamy. >> i have won. and everybody who is a freedom worker or anyone doing his has won. this experience has changed my life. determined than before to carry on with the struggle, not just the cousin of me, but for everyone to be able to do their jobs freely. willays of hunger strike be an expense, of course, i will never forget for the rest of my life. everyone who is ever done the battle of a hunger strike has always won. >> that was june 17 when abdullah elshamy, the al jazeera journalist was released after 10 months in prison. today you are here in new york, and so is the egyptian president , under whose regime you were held. government, and before you were held. he has met with former secretaries of state henry kissinger and madeleine albright, then he met with former presidents clinton and other clinton, secretary of state, who may be running for president. your thoughts about this and what you are calling on president sisi to do and why you're here in the united states? >> i am here to lobby for my

abdullah. nato allies are preparing to with draw their troops from the country by the end of the year. >> 1700 soldiers from the german bundeswehr are still in afghanistan. most in the north of the country. we have this report. >> up to 400,000 people live here in the far north of afghanistan, on the edge of the hindu kush mile range -- mountain range. it is a pilgrimage destination for many. it is also the only city and afghanistan with a railroad. a connection to neighboring is pakistan -- was pakistan -- uzbekistan offers a connection to russia. the presence of foreign troops is had a big impact on local improvement. the thousands of local jobs could be gone by the end of the year when international combat troops leave the country. locals are worried, not only for their jobs. they say they are also being targeted because of who they work for. he has worked as a translator for the german and u.s. armies. >> even some of my relatives are not ready to shake hands with me, because i shake hands

abdullah abdullah announced violence. he called on his followers not to embrace violence or mix politics with demonstrations that might go on tomorrow. he promised to continue to have a dialogue with the people of afghanistan and whatever future decisions he makes will be in the interest of the people of afghanistan. but nobody really knows what concretely that means, and in the meantime afghanistan is stuck in this uncertainty. uncertainty that has paralyzed the economy. uncertainty that has jeopardized its security. many people are fed up, and we're hoping to see this process move forward, for afghanistan to have a new president very soon. right now it seems further away than when abdullah spoke today. >> jennifer glasse reporting from kabul. >>> to the latest developments in iraq now. parliament has met to vote on a new government. it's a key moment for iraq. the country is in desperate need of stability as they try to stop the spread of the islamic state group. al abadi has been trying to put together a parliament but

abdullah abdullah was asking that no numbers be released. that a winner and a second-place finisher be announced rather than the numbers. because they say the election audit was not fair, and wasn't done correctly. that has been a big sticking point between the two camps in the final days leading up to the agreement. we are not sure what the election commission will do. it's an independent body on its own. it is responsible for releasing the results. expected this evening. this evening kabul time, a few hours from now. afghans will be watching and waiting to see whether - what the results, and whether they feel they reflected the votes they cast in the run off election in june. >> a final thought. what does the new deal mean for the wider political and security situation, particularly how this plays out with a potential deal with the taliban. >> well, we are not sure what the platform will be. it's been a different summer for afghan security forces, with taliban and other attacks across the country. security forces are fighting hard. it's th

then signed a degree creating a new job chief executive to be filled by his former rival abdullah abdullah. now they must work together in an unity government. abdullah says it will make the changes that afghanistan needs. >> based on the agreement of national unity government we are in a government for the sake of reforms. in all political and social sectors of the government we are together. afghanistan today needs national unity, security, and prosperity based on the agreement for national unity and economic development and administrative reforms as required by the nation of afghanistan we are committed. >> gandhi in his inauguration speech that the government will serve the people. >> if they want to have rule of law, the high level officials who are involved in corruption should be removed so that we can have a transparent judicial system. and all those wh involved. >> and promised a new relationship with international partners. the new president acknowledged that his government had much to do and the job won't be easy. >> we have big security challenges. we have a huge economic chall

ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah's team accuse the other of fraud. jennifer glasse joins us live from kabul. what more do we know about the details of this, and how much - how power will be shared here? >> hassam, there are two different agreements. the political deal, which really divides what this new unity government will look like. it will include - the winner of the elections will be president. abdullah abdullah's team considered that that would be ashraf ghani, and the runner-up is c.e.o., chief executive officer - this is a new position. and a council of americans will be formed. the talks late into saturday night - it divided up who would be in charge of what, who will have power to what and who will appoint each ministers. that haseen initialled, we understand, by the two men, and they are supposed to sign it today. afghans will hold their breath until the moment the deal is signed. they have come very close before, and the deals have fallen apart. it looks solid. until the paper is signed by the two candidates, afghanistan's will really bec

abdullah abdullah who helped this process to be successful. today's afghanistan is different to yesterday's afghanistan. >> ashraf ghani there, the new president, of course, of the country. i spoke to our correspondent in kabul david lloyd. >> reporter: this was a speech that was full of promises to end corruption. at one point, he said, we will end poverty. reforming the judiciary. looking after widows and orfans. development change. a real sort of sense of the kinds of things that any new government would promise. and you would want to see a new government in afghanistan promising those things. but he knows that he can't do anything without security being resolved. and this is the year when the tall been have made their most concerted effort to disrupt the afghan state since they fell from power in 2001. and ashraf ghani said very clearly in this speech, we don't want any foreign fighters in afghanistan. we don't need lessons from foreign fighters in jihad. now the jihad that afghanistan remembers was the struggle against the russians in the

he then signed a decree creating a position of chief executive officer, and abdullah abdullah, his former presidential election rival, now the chief executive officer of afghanistan, that's a new position, darren, and he was the first to speak to the nation, thanking everybody who took place in the process, saying that the government will work together. ashraf ghani speaking to the nation in his first speech as president of afghanistan, saying that the past is behind the afghanistan of yesterday, it's not the afghanistan of tomorrow. and that the government paved the way for a prosperous future. he repeated a scene that he saw throughout the election campaign, that he as a politician, and his ministers and government will be servants of the people, they'll serve the people and take care of the people of afghanistan. their responsibility is to the people of afghanistan. he reassured that the unity government will work together, it's not about a government of division or dividing power. words of encouragement, support to the afghan people, watching to see how the unity governments can and w

abdullah. two have been locked in a d discussion and now they most work together in a unity government and abdullah abdullah says it will make the changes afghanistan needs. >> translator: based on the agreement of national unity government, we are in a government for the sake of reforms. in all political and social sectors of the government we are together. afghanistan today needs national unity, security and prosperity. based on the agreement for national unity, economic development and administrative reforms, as required by the nation of afghanistan, we are committed. >> reporter: ghani and his inauguration speech echo themes of campaign that the government will serve the people. >> translator: if you want to have a rule of law the high-level officials involved in corruption should be removed so that we can have a transparent judicial system and for all those cases which are still pending matters should be formed to review them. >> reporter: promised a new type of relationship with internati

and certainly the new president and the new chief executive abdullah abdullah. dr.raf ghani, the new president, sworn in on monday in this new government alongside abdullah abdullah. their very first official act was to oversee the signing of this document between the u.s. and their new national security adviser, and then the nato deal that followed it. and both of these deals signed very quickly in the presidential palace today. now, these deals allow american forces to remain in afghanistan after the end of this year, supported by a small force of nato troops to continue to train and advise and assist afghan forces not to carry out combat operations. and in his speech welcoming this deal, what was really interesting about president ghani's statement was not that this is seen as some sort of continuing suppression. this is some sort of imperial relationship. but a completely new relationship with the u.s. and this is more than just a symbol. it's real substance. he says that today afghanistan has regained its sovereignty as a power and that american and other force

one is that he needs to conduct a conciliatory posture towards abdullah abdullah, to give him powers and discretion in implementing the gander of the new government. two, as a team, they need to adopt a conciliatory and outreach of posture to their neighbour pakistan. if pakistan feels the arrangement and kabul is not in its interests or problematic, they can expect pakistan to be a trouble make are in afghanistan. no one wants that, they have a key domestic political agenda, and a key agenda with their neighbour next door. >> a lot of incentive and motivation for this. thank you joshway lit with the stenson institute. >>> pope francis called on muslims to turn their backs on extremism. he praised albania as an example to the world. he received a warm welcome to the state as pope. >>> still to come - residents of sierra leone have been ordered to stay in their homes for three days. they are waiting to see if the lock down will be lifted. sanctions imposed from russia appear to be working. it's not stopping russia from fighting back. >>> the ukranian military says pro-russian separati

we'll govern alongside his former rival abdullah abdullah. the former foreign minister will take on a role similar to prime minister as the country's chief executive. ghani and abdullah had been locked in a fierce political struggle. the tension is now focused on whether they can overcome the deep rift to jointly run the government. in monday's inauguration ceremony, they agreed to share power to try to end the turmoil. >> translator: all people of afghanistan are heroes and the national unity government will represent everyone. >> translator: as a team in the form of the national unity government which is based on political agreement, we are committed to taking important steps in bringing change to all levels of the political and governmental infrastructure of the country based on cooperation, mutual trust, honesty, and acceptance. >> ghani beat abdullah in the runoff election in june, but abdullah raised the allegation of mass fraud and threatened to establish an alternative administration. a possible split in afghanistan prompted u.s. secr

abdullah supporters will do.ar afghans are just impairme impatient because this has stalled the afghan economy. >>> there is a protest against a lack of proper equipment to deal with the ebola outbreak. at least half of the health-care workers who contracted the disease have died. >> reporter: a protest against poor conditions outside of this medical center in monrovia, these health workers are on the front line, risking their lives on a daily basis to treat patients, but they say they don't have enough equipment, they don't get paid enough, and there is no insurance if they get sick. >> we need more salary. we need our proper equipment to work with, and we need insurance benefit. we need [ inaudible ] to [ inaudible ] us. because our lives are at risk. >> reporter: the ebola outbreak has put pressure on already poor health systems, killing more than 120 health workers. in guinea where the first cases were detected in march there are around 10 doctors per 1100 people. in sierra leone there are just two doctors pe

and abdullah abdullah has met with americans a lot.ave met with both of them on occasion and i think they are the new generation. karzi was a bridge between the old afghanistan, if you will and the post-taliban but these are people who are very, very much at home a few bumps. they agree to enact broad changes in the coming years they represent all of the main faxes there. whether it will happen action obviously we don't know how people are going to governor until they get there particularly ghani, a seasoned diplomat who has been with the world bank, i think he is the type of person who can do this abdullah, abdullah, in 2009 when really he did not get a fair shake, the fact that he stepped back for the last, you know, four to five years tells me really wants to put afghanistan first we appreciate your time this evening. >> thank you for having me. >> 46 hostages held by the islamic state office in iraq in lavant. the circumstances are still unclear. al jazeera's joe he will has the latest. reunited with their families after three mont

>> reporter: no, all eyes are religion abdullah and waiting to see what he is going to say today andll speak to the press in about three hours time and we will know what his next move is and everyone is quite concerned about what can happen next. he threatened to form a parallel government and could be more civil unrest, a meeting this morning went on for about an hour and a half with no conclusion. really they are at adds on what this new unity government would look like and it was an agreement the two came to two months ago when there was a political standoff with the results of the second round of presidential elections in june. abdullah would like to see a proper power sharing government with the new role of chief executive having more powers and the ghani campaign wants the campaign because it's not a power sharing government and whoever comes in second will have some authority in the government but the breath of that aut think are what the men are at odds and it has been a standoff for several months and now seeming to reach a critical phase as all eyes are on abdullah. >> as y

abdullah. now they must work together in an unity government. abdullah said he'll make the changes that afghanistan needs. >> based on the agreement of national unity government we're in a government for the sake of reforms. in all political and social sectors of the government we're together. afghanistan today needs national unity, security, and prosperity based on the agreement for national unity, economic development, and administrative reforms as required by the nation of afghanistan we are committed. >> gandhi in his inauguration speech echos the themes of his campaign, that the government will serve the people. if they want a rule of law, they should have a transparent judicial system, and for all those wh. >> and he promised a new type of relationship for international partners. he acknowledged that the government has much to do and the job won't be easy. >> we have a huge economic challenge that we need immediately. but overall i think rule of law is something that needs immediate atten

his rival abdullah abdullah will assume the newly created position of chief executive.ennifer glasse as more. >> reporter: the two rivals, now partners. side by side they signed a deal giving a unity government, with the president sharing power with a newly created role of chief executive. it took weeks for the me to get to this point. . >> translation: may god press you. you so you can be in the surface day and night, and complete the jobs we couldn't full: so we can continue with a happy life. >>> the two men's parties will share the ministries in government positions. >> today a mix of good and bad news. the good news is there's an end to a long-time political crisis. the bad news is a huge setback to democracy in afghanistan. >> for some afghans, a unity government is not what they were looking for. >> translation: we are disappointed. it was not our vote that decided this. they could have mad a deal six months ago. >> the political stalemate hurt the economy and inflamed a security situation. one of the first tasks will be to sign a security agreement to allow forc

abdullah abdullah -- form at. abdullah abdullah wanted a winner and a runner-up, whether the numbers will be announced we are not sure what the election commission will do. but you need a new president before having an inauguration. >> jennifer glasse, a pleasure to have you with us. >>> this deal will put an end to pondeds of violence and uncertainty in afghanistan. preliminary results in july put ashraf ghani ahead, but abdullah abdullah supporters questioned the tally saying there was massive fraud. the dispute led to an increase in violent attacks. supporters were from the ethnic tajic and haz ra communities. ghani is supported by the pashtuns, the largest group. both pledged to accept the results and form a unity government in the process. a third day of clashes in yemen between houthi rebels and government forces. four were killed in sanaa, the capital. fighting continues as both sides agreed to a u.n.-led peace deal. many are fleeing as the violence conditions. >> the u.n. brokered deal holds a promise of p

he'll govern alongside his former rival abdullah abdullah. the ex-foreign minister will take the new role of chief executive. a post similar to prime minister. ghani and abdullah have different ethnic support bases and they disagree about how to deal with the taliban militants. abdullah advocates a hardline stance, ghani favors negotiations. people in afghanistan are hoping that the former rivals can work together to bring stability to the country as most foreign troops are preparing to leave. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk world "newsline." >>> thousands of students in hong kong have begun a week-long boycott of classes. they're protesting china's stance on electing the city's leader. a student federation says members from 24 schools are expected to join. the group says about 13,000 people gathered for a rally at the chinese university of hong kong. ch

. >> al jazeera am abdullah al shami was held for ten months.e says the attack against journalists continues. >> we have dozens who are still in prison, forced to flee the country, others who have been killed. and al jazeera english who have been in jail over eight months now. >> the white house said president obama called for their release when he met with president sisi, it's clear for now journalism remains a crime in egypt. shia britanzi, al jazeera, new york. >> and abdullah al shami joins us in the studio in new york. it's good to have you. >> thank you it's good to be here. >> you spent ten months in prison. cu describe what this is like? >> it was a lifetime experience for me, it was like hell if i could use that expression, there was always that constant fear of you spending the rest of your life there. i remember the very first day when we were moved to the prison and then the guards locked up the doors of our cell i thought well i think this is it. i'm going to stay here like a lifetime, 25 or 30 years of my life. it was very painful

abdullah.n carberry of npr has been covering the drawn out drama throughout, i spoke to him a short ago about how the deal came about and what it means for afghanistan and the united states. >> woodruff: sean carberry, well come first of all, is this real? we were told once before they had a deal and it turned out they didn't. and if it is, what made the difference? well, yes, this one is real, they did sit down yesterday and signed the documents together. so it's finalized. after that the election commission did announce that ashraf ghani will be the next president. and it is not entirely clear what finally broke through, there had been increasing pressure by the u.s. over the last couple of weeks saying that if they did not reach a deal it was putting u.s. support in jeopardy. that was certainly one element of pressure but the two candidates had been continuing negotiations and it is down to a few key details and within the last week seemed to finally break through, get those details sorted o

abdullah. it marks the end of an era with hamid karzai, who has been president with the u.s.-led invasion in 2001. >> the taliban launched an attack on a local government headquarters. eight people, and four attackers were kill. it happened when a suicide bomber detonated a car of explosives at the gate of a compound. >>> let's go live to jennifer glasse in kabul. what do we know about the attack? >> well, as you said, it happened early morning. it is a kind of attack we have seen the taliban take on the hours across the country, a suicide bomber, followed by fighters on the ground. it took the place over an hour, two hours to kill the four attackers, but also killed in that attack four police, two men bers of the intelligence -- members of the intelligence service, and two civilians. these are the harassing attack. we have seen the taliban attacking in larger numbers. afghan security forces are kept busy. the defense minister says it's the most difficult year for them. the first year in the le

we know abdullah abdullah asked that no numbers be announced. simply the winner. the two men have been at ads, forcing a united nations led recount and review. that has taken two months. we are expecting the results of that. the question is will there be numbers of votes or just a winner? >> jennifer glasse in kabul. thank you. >> about 60,000 kurdish refugees from syria crossed into turkey in a day. they are trying to escape an advance by fighters in i.s.i.l., islamic state of iraq and levant. they have been massing onned boarder since thursday as fighters seized dozens of villages in a lightening offensive. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of three of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been detained for 267 days. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in his first interview with foreign media. egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi had this to say about their continued imprisonment. >> translation: i have said this before, if i had been responsible at the tim

ashraf ghani will be president and abdullah abdullah will choose the chief executive. a role similar to the prime minister. jennifer glasse reports. >>> the two rivals partners. side by side they sign a deal giving afghanistan a unity government. with the president sharing power with a newly created role of chief executive. it took weeks. >> translation: may god bless you with success and pros pertity so you can be in the service of the african nation. so we can continue with a happy and stable life in our country. >> the two parties share the ministries and government positions in the new administration. >> today is a mix of good and bad news. the good news is it's an end to a political crisis. the bad news is a huge setback to democracy. >> some afghans - unity government is not the answer they were looking for. >> we are disappointed. it was not our votes that decided this. they could have made a deal six months ago. >> the political stalemate inflamed the economy. one of the first tasks is signing a security agreement for forces to remain in afghanistan to train an

then signing a decree creating a new job to be filled by his formal rifle, abdullah abdullah. the two have been locked in to opposition for three months. now they will create the unity government. >> based on the agreement of national unity government we are in government for the sake of reforms. we are together. afghanistan today needs national unity, security, and prosperity based on the agreement for national unit, government and administrative reforms we are committed. >> gandhi, in his inauguration speech that the government will serve the people. >> if you want to have a rule of law, high level officials who are involved in corruption should be moved out so we could have a transparent judicial system, and a council should be formed to review them. >> reporter: and he promised a new relationship with international partners. he acknowledged that there is much to do, and the job won't be easy. >> we have big security challenges. we have huge economic challenge that needs to be tackled immediately. but overall i think rule of law is something that needs immediate attention.

ghani will be ruling with his political rival abdullah abdullah. he made a political deal, a new unity government. >>> the two rivals now partners side-by-side, they sign the deal that gives afghanistan a unity government with a president sharing power with a newly created role of chief executives. it took weeks for the men to get to this point. >> may god bless you, always success and prosperity so you can be in the service of the afghan nation day and night and complete the jobs we couldn't fulfill so that we can continue with the happy and steady life in our country [applause.] >> the two men's parties will share the ministries and governors positions in the new administration. >> today is a mix of good news and bad news. the good news is that there is an end to a long time political crisis. the bad news is a huge setback to democracy in afghanistan. >> first time the unity government isn't the answer they were looking for. >> we are disappointed it was not our vote that decided these. they could have made a deal six months ago. >> the political

a power sharing arrangement with rival abdullah abdullah solved three months of political deadlock. >> translation: we congratulate ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah on the formation of a unity government and hope to have a peaceful government informant future. >>> still to come - victims of crimes by african peacekeepers demand justice. plus date day. >> i'm in punjab, tens of thousands sick with abdominal problems and skin diseases after the floods. coming up, how doctors are coping. hard hitting... ground breaking... truth seeking... breakthrough investigative documentary series access restricted only on al jazeera america hey, jennar fuzz mike troober munny sling... awwwwww scram! i'm crust mike jubby roll bond chow gonna lean up an kiss bet. peas charty get town down. [laughter] ♪ borf a liver tute face stummy wag ♪ pow pam sha-beeps stella nerf berms. saxa-nay nay? badumps a head. temexiss gurrin. juppa left. fluppa jown! brone a brood. what? catch up on what everyone's talking about with the x1 entertainment operating system. preloaded with the latest episodes of the top 100 s

now we're seeing meetings like the one with king abdullah. although that has not bsh formally said that it's going to happen. there's no doubt that a lot of side meetings are happening including the one in morning between king abdullah and the american president. still a lot of attention is being put on what to do about vladimir putin, a lot of back and forth in the last 24 hours. ukraine is not a full -- they have come to possibly an agreement for a cease fire and that if they're able to set up a series of -- i talked to a senior administration official a short time ago, and we have seen this from vladimir putin before, and it's never turned out to be true. something a little lighter, what will be a very closely covered photo-op because the president will be meeting with the prince of wales, charles. >> president obama is now facing increasing pressure to take further action against isis, including from members of his own party. among them democratic senator kay haygan of north carolina who's facing a tough fight for re-election. these comme

. >>> abdullah abdullah says he's the winner of the election in afghanistan. and he will reject another outcome of the the results will be announced. abdullah abdullah said talks to form a national unity government is at a standstill. supporters could insight violence if he's not given a share of power. abdullah abdullah urged calm. >>> in beijing, families of victims of flight 370 gathered to mourn. the disappearance led to the largest and most expensive search in aviation history u adrian brown reports. >> reporter: china's mid autumn festival, a time of thanks. for around 30, it was not possible. their loved ones were on board a malaysian airliner that vanished on march the 8th. the 6-month anniversary was marked at this temple, a well-known landmark, despite attempts to talk the group out of it. >> translation: all our tears dried up. all day long we don't know what to do. we feel tortured. we don't have compensation. >> reporter: this woman lost five members of her extended family and said they were physically abused during a recent altercation with polic

abdullah al-shami.t's our story, i'm john siegenthaler, edge of eighteen is next. >> what you want to do? just don't want to go to college, you want to be a drop out? >> my mom don't know what i deal with on a daily basis. i've been shot at a couple of times. i really don't care about college. >> so you just throw your life up in the air, just like your daddy? >> i live in mosca, colorado, aka the middle of nowhere. >> thanks. my quest is to find me and me is not here. going to college is the only way i'm going to be able to get out of here. i'm opening my letter from chapman. it's kind of scary. i might not get acce.

after a disputed election, ghani will share power with his opponent, abdullah abdullah, who will become country's chief executive. a power-sharing agreement helped broker by secretary kerry there after the u.n. monitored the disputed election. but once again, you just saw it. afghanistan has a new president. now we turn to this evolving story in japan. an unbelievable occurrence happened right here on this volcano. look at the search and rescue going on, pulling people from the ash. this happened in central japan after this volcano suddenly erupted. we are being told that a coroner's examination has confirmed the death of at least ten people. that is expected to rise. at least 21 others presumed to have died when mt. ontake, a very popular place for hikers, erupted suddenly on saturday. you're looking at people that took shelter and the video there of this smoke and ash bearing down on them. more than 25 people were injured. it's not clear, though, how many more may still be buried under the deep layers of ash. just before this explosion all that gray ash you see there on top of this mo

ashraf ghani is sworn in as president under a power-sharing deal with his rival abdullah abdullah. >>> japan's second-highest volcano continues to unleash dangerous gases and ash. the hunt for more than 30 missing hikers a suspended. >>> plus on the program, aaron joins us looking at the market and business reaction to those protests in hong kong, aaron. >> it has the sixth-largest stock market in the world, the second largest in asia and certainly one of the biggest hubs for foreign exchange. so far these protests have shut down banks and the hong kong stock market has fallen. so we're going to take a look at how this city can keep its status as one of the top global financial centers. >>> it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 7:00 p.m. in hong kong, where pro-democracy protesters are digging their heels in and refusing to be moved. they're rallying against plans by beijing to vet candidates for hong kong's 2017 leadership elections. thousands now are fanned out across the city, choking the streets and shutting down crucial business hubs. we understand about 3,000

it's king abdullah of jordan who will speak next.when the strikes were carried out on syrian soil, jordan was one of the five countries involved in taking part of the u.s. president. >>. >> the secret heads of delegations, members of the general assembly, what manufactured where is global power? i say, global power is here. manufactured it is ours if our countries work as one. this is the great promise of the general assembly. the times demand we exercise that power now and to the full. in my region, the challenges have grown significantly since i spoke here last year. -0those who say this is not our business are wrong. the security of every nation will be shaped by the fate of the middle east. together, we can manufactured must undertake urge en human n humanitarian solutions for today's crises and provide new opportunities for dialogue, reconciliation, frost parity manufactured peace. terrorists targeting syria and iraq and other countries today are extreme lee flexes of a great global threat. our international community needs a co

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