ashraf gandhi was speaking at a conference where he said 30 years of mistrust has been removed in three days of talks. they have shown the pakistan president that it was in afghan's interest to see a peaceful afghanistan and pakistan. they want to connect south asia to central asia to afghanistan. the president was assured by the country's military leadership that pakistan will cooperate and even train the new army. much improvement between afghanistan and pakistan, however there are security challenges and the most important one will be how effectively the unity government in afghanistan is able to do its business and whether it is able to control an insurgency in many of its provinces. >> a nato soldier has been killed by fighters in morning afghanistan. the shooting happens on friday. 61 soldiers have died so far this year in afghanistan. the majority of them americans. coalition forces plan to withdraw from the country by the end of year. political analysts believe that the afghan forces are ready to provide national security. >> the security forces have shown that they're capable o

during ashraf gandhi' ashraf gandhi first trip to prime minister sharif. >> the trip has gone very well. the 30 years of mistrust have been removed by three days of talks. the afghanistani prime minister has shown the prime minister that it was in their interest to see a stable afghanistan. pakistan wants to create links to central asia. and saying that he wants to connect south asia to central arab t asia to afghanistan. so much improvement as far as relationship between islamabad and kabul is concerned. however, there are challenges security challenges and of course the most important one will be how effectively the unity government is able to do its business, and whether it is able to control an insurgency in many of its provinces. >> still to come this half hour, looking at feeling isolated. why russia's president is finding itself cast out in the g-20 summit in australia. >> again a reminder of the top stories here in ankle. an armed group behind the killing of 30 soldiers has released a video pledging allegiance to isil. they have promised more violence if the military presence in

afghanistan's new president ashraf gandhi is visiting beijing hoping to start a new chapter with china, afghanistan is looking to build better infrastructure for national table. >> in realizing the security, stability, and development of the nation. >> china is looking for further investment. >> it days a lot that gandhi's first trip abroad as president takes him to china. it's it is it's nearest neighbor promising aid . including $330 million for professional training, $5 million for humanitarian assistance, and 500 scholarships for afghans. after a razor close vote, and fraud accusation delayed his office for six months, china comes to afghanistan very much in transition after 13 years of war. this week a major operations to turn over to the afghan force s. ten people were killed. 24,000 u.s. troops are still in the country, but pratt barac president barack obama plans to withdraw half of them by january. joining us now from kabul is al jazeera's jennifer glasse. jennifer, thanks for being with us. let's begin with most dangerous. >> 2014 has been a pivotal year for them. they seem v