have confirmed it's because a 1000 taliban prisoners haven't been released last week president bush afghani agree to free 400 so-called hardcore prisoners but only 80 have been released so far. protestors in thailand of planning another large rally for sunday's they continue the push to remove the government and reform the mauna kea one of the main student leaders organizing the rally faces sedition charges but has now been released on bail so rewind is coming up next taking us back to one of afghanistan's biggest moments in cricket. on the counting the cost how powerful banking and political plans destroyed the. controversy over from steroid to oversee loved america's recovery from the. company awarding billions for a gas plant that wasn't even good. counting the cost on al jazeera. hello and welcome again to everyone i'm come on santa maria you're on rewind we're revisiting some of the best the most influential programs for more than a decade of documentaries in the al-jazeera archive as well as bringing you news of how the story has moved on since. i can $979.00 the world woke up to news

approved the release of floor 100 taliban prisoners the decision has been endorsed by president bush afghani who is seeking peace talks with the militants to end the 19 year war the taliban says it's ready to start negotiations with the government after the prisoner exchange is completed . u.s. health secretary alex as our has met taiwanese president sighing when in taipei it's the highest level u.s. visit to taiwan in 4 decades as ours said he was there to convey a strong message of support from u.s. president donald trump the visit has been strongly condemned by china which claims taiwan as its territory. gunman have killed 6 french citizens along with their tour guide and a driver the group had been visiting a wildlife park east of the capital in the may french president of my own mccall condemned the attack and said french backed efforts to fight jihad is in the region would continue. now to belarus where the election commission says president aleksander look at shankar won a landslide 80 percent of the vote in sunday's election but the opposition candidates atlanta to kind of sky are sa

have confirmed it's because a 1000 taliban prisoners haven't been released last week president bush afghani agreed to free 400 so-called hardcore prisoners but only 80 have been released so far. protestors in thailand of planning another large rally for sunday's they continue the push to remove the government and reform the morning one of the main student leaders organizing the rally faces sedition charges but has now been released on bail so rewind is coming up next taking us back to one of afghanistan's biggest moments in cricket. banking and political destroyed. controversy about. to oversee latin america's recovery from the. company. that wasn't even. counting the cost on al-jazeera. hello and welcome again to 31 santa maria here on rewind we're revisiting some of the best and most influential programs from more than a decade of documentaries in the al-jazeera archive as well as bringing you news of how the story has moved on since i can 979 the world woke up to news that the russian army had swept across the border into afghanistan.

afghanistan's president has agreed to release 400 taliban prisoners afghani made the decision on the recommendation of the loya jirga a traditional assembly of tribal elders the release was a precondition from the taliban to agree to hold peace talks with the government. has more thank you for centuries of understands traditional grand assemblies known as is and solve problems by consultation within 3000 elders and community leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president danny has honored the agreement between the us government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before intra of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners have been government says these 400 are wanted for media crimes and some even face the death penalty they want to ensure that these men do not return to the battlefield the ben. grimm today i will signed a decree that i did not have the authority to sign before now i will sign the decree

reminder of our top stories of goddess stones president is back in the release of 400 taliban prisoners afghanis says he respects the decision of the loya jirgah consultative body to proofing so-called hardcore taliban fighters their release is a taliban precondition for peace talks with the government. international leaders will hold virtual talks to raise money for lebanon the wake of an explosion that killed 158 people bus demonstrations have been held in beirut to call for justice and political change the prime minister has called for early elections and polls open in belarus his presidential election has its longtime leader 66 the main opposition candidate has gone into hiding hours before the vote after her top aides were detained by police. when the rajapaksa has been sworn in as prime minister for the 4th time his ruling party won the parliamentary election in a landslide he'd been serving as interim prime minister after being appointed by his brother who's the country's president 2 thirds majority means they can push ahead with promise changes to the constitution but critics fear that w

it's because one foes and taliban prisoners still haven't been released last week president bush afghani agreed to free 400 so-called hardcore prisoners and what's seen as the final hurdle to launching talks but only 80 of them have been released so far. iran will be able to stop buying conventional weapons again in october after the u.s. failed to get a 13 year ban extended just one other nation back to it and a vote at the u.n. security council the dominican republic france the u.k. germany and 8 other members abstained the white house is threatening to find other ways to bring back sanctions but iran says the us has never been so isolated bad oh yeah but the us has worked for months to prepare a resolution to his iran and it could only get one vote supporting it from a small country the dominican republic you see how they've been humiliated the recent 11 countries abstained into voted against it was because they believe the preservation of the j. c.p.o. a is essential for the interests of the region and the world yesterday was a political achievement for iran and a political failure f

team says is because 1000 taliban prisoners still haven't been released last week president bush afghani agreed to free 400 so-called hardcore prisoners and what's seen as the final hurdle to launching talks but only 80 of them have been released so far meanwhile officials in afghanistan say a member of their peace negotiating team has survived an assassination attempt the interior ministry says fozzy a coffee was attacked on 5 the afternoon near kabul she's part of a group representing afghanistan in upcoming peace talks with the taliban who he said to be in good condition they armed group has denied any involvement in the attack. iran will be able to stop buying conventional weapons again in october after the u.s. failed to get a 13 year banning stand it just one other nation backed it in a vote at the u.n. security council the dominican republic france the u.k. germany and 8 other members abstained the white house is threatening to find other ways to bring back sanctions but iran says the u.s. has never been so isolated battle yeah but the u.s. has worked for months to prepare a resol

talks between the government and the taliban the taliban can begin it's now up to president bush afghani to make the final decision. there were issues over government to use and also concerns if those released would return back to the battlefield to intensify the fighting bugs and some other similar issues but overall discussions happened in a friendly environment today. 1600 prisoners were released these 400 should be released as well so there is no other obstacle for both sides to reach a peace deal. the president of belarus is facing the strongest challenge yet to his long and controversial leadership alexander lukashenko is expected to declare victory after the final day of polling on sunday which would be his 6th successive win in 26 years the opposition rallying behind and are running behind an unexpected candidate now vying to contest the election result in court step vause reports now from the capital minsk. election observation belorussian style. independent observers have not only been detained but also been barred from entering polling stations nonetheless they have found irre

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vehicle on patrolt at l00 people have died in n.avy flooding in northern and eastern afghanis strong seasonal rains brought mudslides that filled streets, submerged cars and destroyed more than 2,000 homes. bulldozers and volunteers dug back in this country, another day of cooler, humid weather15 helped som00 firefighters battli huge fires around the san francisco bay area. they made more progressg extendntainment lines around the flames. but, estimates of homes and other buildings destroyed, rose sharply, to well over 1,700. u.s. intelligence officials say they've seen no sign that foreign cotries are working to sabotage mail-in voting. they also report no evidence of any effort to commit widespaiad fraud withd ballots. president trump has warned that both problems will fe rampant thl. but several intelligence agencies said today they have n evidencepport the claim. and, on wall street: the dow jones industal average gained 83 points to close near 28,332. the nasdaq rose 198 points, and the s&p 500 added 35. still to come on the newshour: ncerns remain in the u.s. that politics trum

have confirmed it's because a 1000 taliban prisoners have not been released last week president bush afghaniagreed to free 400 so-called hardcore prisoners and what was seen as a final hurdle to launching talks but only 80 of them have been released so far and the afghan government says a member of its peace negotiating team has survived an attempt on her life koofi was attacked on friday afternoon in kabul she's part of a group representing afghanistan in upcoming peace talks with the taliban the armed group has denied any involvement in the attack turkey's president of type one says his country won't back down in its standoff with greece over energy exploration in the eastern mediterranean are due on dismissed threats of sanctions on saturday saying a turkish research vessel will continue its operations for another week to greece are at odds over claims to energy resources in that disputed area between the island of crete and cyprus police in chile have used water cannon against protesters demonstrating in santiago several people demanding rights for the indigenous people were arrested sor

team says it's because 1000 taliban prisoners still haven't been released last week president bush afghani agreed to from 400 so-called hardcore prisoners in what's seen as a final hurdle to launching talks but only 80 of them have been released so far. officials in afghanistan say a member of the peace negotiating team has survived an assassination attempt interior ministry says fazio coffee was attacked on friday afternoon near kabul she's part of a group representing afghanistan in upcoming peace talks with the taliban kofi said to be in good condition the armed group has denied any involvement in the attack. italy says more than 21000 people have landed on their shores in the past year the interior minister attributed the higher numbers partly to cheney's economic and social instability a 3rd of the arrivals have listed as their nationality migrant numbers have been higher in other years but the 148 percent spike from last year's figures as cause concern it's more cases it will meet with china's is president criseyde on monday to discuss the issue. british tourists have been scrambling

as the last step to allow peace talks with the taliban to begin is now up to the president and for afghani to make the final decision that could come as early as sunday michael semple is a professor at the institute for global peace security and justice at queen's in belfast he says the decision could be a significant step in the peace process well i think the only real win for the afghan government and the afghan people will be if we make concrete progress towards peace i'm sure that the president will be confident that this strength of his hand as he tries to set the conditions for the negotiations with revenge and they start to each afghanistan towards peace so yes it will strengthen the president's heart there were some people of course who thought that they could get unconditional release of these prisoners and that there would be negotiations starting next week for anybody who thought that this may be a disappointment but our oath we have to have a show of the of the afghan people ruled least eking it in favor of negotiations and peace process and the afghan president empowered to tr