ashraf ghani has been sworn in as afghanistan's new president. in a first democratic transfer of power. he'll head a unity government following the power-sharing deal with abdullah abdullah. >>> pro-democracy protesters in hong kong vow to stand their ground in the financial center. riot police are withdrawing from the center for now, after firing tear gas overnight. >> let's go to the director of china's national association of international studies. >> pro-democracy protests are gathering critical mass. how worried are the chinese authorities by what they are seeing there? >> ever since 1997 when hong kong returned to mainland china, hong kong kept a list of people in hong kong. they have the right to protest and demonstrate. the current demonstrations are a reflection of the fact that democracy exists in hong kong. i urge people in hong kong who do the demonstrations and protests to do so according to law. they cannot do such protests and demonstrations by violating freedom of other people that want to go to work and get along with their lives

ashraf ghani was taking over power from hamid karzai. the first time ever that a democratically elected leader has passed power to another democratically elected leader, leading a new-type of government, a unity government and be joined by his political rival abdullah abdullah, and he was sworn in as c.e.o. the first act was to create the job as c.e.o. abdullah abdullah will take over that post. he was speaking and his first words as c.e.o. he promised to make the changes 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. afghanistan needs unity, prosperity, economic development and administrative forms, as required by the nation of afghanistan - we are committed. >> one of the ongoing challenges for the new president will be security. reports of major attacks in ghazni and an attack on the airport this morning. >> that's right. there was a bomb near the airport in afghan kabul. a suicide attack impacting the pro

ashraf ghani will be the president. abdullah abdullah will pick the chief executive christopher gibson. >> military jets have been deployed in sanaa, the fighting continues despite a peace deal being reached on saturday. >> 67 people decide in a nairobi siege in a shopping mall. questions remain about what happened. the incidents raised concerns about the security situation in kenya. let's go live to katherine soy in nairobi. this was a terrible event. how are people coming to turns with it a year on? >> let me again start by saying that what is going on today is - there's a difference, private function, ceremony. they have been organised. vigils until wednesday, and people are remembering those who died. those who survived. people are remembering the brave men that went into the westgate mall with nothing but firearms, and just the will to save the thousands there. some of those men that went in in the early stages died while trying to rescue thousands. this is what people - kenyans are remembering, and the resilience

ashraf ghani has been sworn in at a ceremony in kabul. it comes after months of fierce arguments over who actually won the elections. in his first remarks as president, mr. ghani said he was committed to bringing change, and said the country was entering a new era. mr. ghani also thanked his rival dr. abdullah abdullah, who's agreed to take part in a national community government, but the new president took the opportunity to make it clear who's in charge. >> translator: we want to assure you that after this, we will try -- that politics don't become the reason for instability. i want my team, i want everybody who participated and supported my team and who have helped dr. abdullah's team as well to thank you. afghan people showed a victory the national government was a necessity. it doesn't mean sharing of power, but it means working together. i am thanking dr. 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

president ashraf ghani endorsed the pact a day after taking office. why the political change of heart? >> it's not a political change of heart at all. both president ashraf ghani, as we have to call him, and his rival, c.e.o., dr abdullah abdullah said that they would sign the bsa as soon as they took office. to be honest, apart from hamid karzai, and a few people around him, i would say that most of the political elite here support signing the bsa, and support continuing military help from america and from n.a.t.o. because if the bsa with america was not signed, n.a.t.o. would not be supporting the afghan state and security forces. >>> if raises a question - can 10,000 american troops cover the whole country, effectively? no, they can't, and they are not intended to. the war moved on. this is an afghan versus afghan fight. you have got the afghan national security forces pitted against the taliban. n.a.t.o. and the american forces have largely withdrawn. those that are still fighting - it's almost entirely in support of the afghan security forces, an

one of the challenges that ashraf ghani will face as he moves forward. also a difficult economy here. we understand that the government is having a major shortfall, the establishment of its workers. as ashraf ghani takes power, afghans see it as a historic day, a jubilant day. the government will face many challenges as afghanistan buts the economy on its feet. the security fighting taliban, renewed fighting gaz christopher gibson, a prolonged fight down the south as the security system, the new government takes care of the security situation. a lot of governments ahead. houthi rebels signing a deal. restoring power, but there's little evidence. we have this report from sanaa. >> it's an agreement that is supposed to end the conflict in yemen. the appendix stipulates that the fighters withdraw from sanaa and other areas, and hand over weapons to the central government. >> translation: we were not attending to have the appendix signed because it's an integral part of the document that you have signed already. this is to allay confusion. >> but the minutes

> >>> a new era for afghanistan, ashraf ghani ready to be sworn in as president. >> you're watching al jazeera, live from doha. pro-democracy demonstrators continue a sit in in hong kong as police try to break up the demonstration. >>> spy chiefs underestimate the threat of i.s.i.l. >> i'm here at the home of particle physics, where a leading scientific project is turning 60. >>> hello, it is a historic day in afghanistan. the country is about to inaugurate the first new president in a decade. ashraf ghani will be sworn in as head of a unity government as part of last week's deal to share power with abdullah 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

a new era for afghanistan and ashraf ghani sworn in as government. >> translator: dear people i'm yourlder and leader but not better than you. if i do good things support me. if i do wrong things please stop me. >> reporter: and six feet we look at how a workshop advances our understanding of the world. ♪ welcome to the program, a second week of protests in hong kong led to falls on the international financial markets, the student-led demonstrations began as a campaign against beijing plans, but quickly escalated. this is the scene now in the financial district, thousands of people remain on the streets despite the use of tear gas by security forces, around 70 arrests have been made and some banks and schools have stayed closed and transport problems across the island, china opposed the protest because a greater democracy is out of the question. >> they cannot do such protests and the demonstrations by violating the freedom of other people who want to go to work and get on with their life in a normal way. therefore i would say to do such protests by disregarding police warning and refu

ashraf ghani will be the new president-elect. no numbers, no idea how big the gap was, between the two men. distrip sis over the votes, and how many were fraudulent. there are allegations of fraud on both sides. the election commission saying it might announce numbers at a later date, but not now. >> in terms of bilateral security agreement between the united states and afghanistan, the signing of this was delayed month after month after month because of the political stalemate. give us a sense - i gather it will be one of ashraf ghani's first jobs. what will it mean. >> it will be one of the first things signed. what it will do is lay the ground work for u.s. forces to stay beyond the end of 2014, where the mission ends. president obama expectation, 9, 800 troops to remain. it's the first step for n.a.t.o. to sign an great. security fors node interringal help and finance. that has been a big sticking point of this political process, concern about the delicate security situation. the taliban and others took advantage of the polit

. >> ashraf ghani has been sworn in as the new president and it's a historic day as this is the firstocratic transfer of power in the country. ghani will head a unity government regarding last week's abdoullah-abdoullah with vote recounts and departure of karzai who has been president since the invasion in 2001. >> translator: if you want to have a 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 for all those cases we will reform to review them. >> jennifer glasse is in kabul with more. >> reporter: historic day in afghanistan as ashraf ghani is sworn in as the nation's new president taking over from karzai, the first democratic transfer of power in afghanistan history and ash ghani promising to fight corruption and bringing peace and prosperity to afghanistan and knows it will be a big job and doing it in a brand-new type of government. he will be ruling alongside his presidential rival, abdoullah-abdoullah and first he was to create the chief officer of abdoullah-abdoullah and still dividin

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

preliminary results showed ashraf ghani in the lead. the two candidates accused each other of electoral fraud and pulled out of a u.n.-backed audit. saturday they accepted a unity deal to end the power vacuum. let's talk to a political analyst live from kabul. the political stalemate has run for months. will it end the political deadlock, do you think? >> first of all, i have to say that it's a good moment for the afghans. at least the two candidates decided they'll form the national unity government, and it's good news. we can see it on the streets in kabul, and the two different media channels, local channels talking with the people. people are expressing their views that they are hope with the situation. likewise, if you go to social media, twitter, facebook, everywhere, the majority are showing confidence. canned baits showed their political maturity, and people are hopeful and optimistic about the future of the government formed. hopefully soon. >> the devil is in the detail. what concessions do you think has been made which both s

security is tight, ahead of the inauguration of ashraf ghani, who will replace hamid karzai. glaz christopher gibson has more -- jennifer glasse has more. >> the bombing with was attached to the underside of a military truck. it exploded at the edge of the presidential compound, a gate leading to the main gate of the presidential compound 24 hours before the inauguration to be held inside the presidential compound, and while it was a small bomb, one person was injured. i am sure it will put afghan security forces on higher alert. we expect it to be mainly shut down tomorrow, as signatory arrived for the inauguration of ashraf ghani as a long-time leader. hamid karzai hands over power in the first democratic transfer of power that afghanistan has seen in its history. it will be an historic day. security is one of many changes that the unity government will face. also a difficult economy here. we understand that the government is having major shortfall, trouble paying the salaries of its workers. as ashraf ghani takes power, afghans see it as a historic day, a jubilant day, but

and interests of the afghan people, ashraf ghani amhadzai is sworn in. ghani swore in his first and second vice presidents then a new job, chief executive to be filled by his former rival, abdalla abdalla. now they must work together in a unity government. abdalla 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 in his inauguration speech echoed, that the government will serve the people. >> translator: if we want to have a rule of lie the high level officials who are involved in corruption should be removed, so that we can have a transparent judicial system and for all those cases which are still pending, a committee should be formed to revie

this is not a constitutional arrangements that an arrangement that is conditional upon ashraf ghani, the new president. the other is that this is happening in the context of budgets that will shrink. both of those things make it dave to see this working well in the near to long term. >> what is on the line in this does not work? >> well, from the perspective of the united states, but i think also our european allies and the afghan people, there's a lot at stake. afghan stability matters for the afghans, and matters more widely for the future of militant groups that have or may take shelter in the region. and a fractured central government, one that is driven to infighting is much more likely to lose significant parts of territory and create safe havens. from the perspective of washington it's a significant concern, and from afghans, after decades of turmoil they won is government that works. >> and you say a government that works, what further changes need to happen to have a government that works. no longer candidate, what do the leaders need to do? >> well, like most political deal

ashraf ghani ahmedzai was sworn in. creating a new job chief executive to be filled by his former rival, abdalla. the two have been locked in a dispute over the election that delayed the inauguration for nearly three months. now they must work together in a unity government. abdalla 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 in his his inaugust ratioinauguration spee. >> we have a huge economic challenge that needs to be tackled immediately. but overall i think a rule of law is something that needs immediate attention. >> reporter: before the ceremony hamid karzai reviewed the presidential fard last ti

felt that ashraf ghani needed abdul rashid dostum . risen, -- on the show, he was skeptical the u.s. special forces were involved in the massacre. reported agent findings from guantÁnamo to his bosses in washington, and was told do not continue investigations, do not file reports. he refused to buckle, and the system finally gets another report, even under threat from superiors. i feel it is a great shame that obama -- we thought we understood bush would want to hide as much as possible. be fresh. obama might it does not been the case. he, too, has not gotten involved . abdul rashid dostum is now the vice president. it is quite bizarre. he actually apologized for his war crimes last year in the run-up to the election, an example of pragmatism. he apologized, but was not specific. he tried to give a general apology for all the terrible things he has done and the afghans seem to have bought that. >> in 2011 wikileaks published a classified cable from then u.s. ambassador to afghanistan karl eikenberry about dostum's return to afghanistan

that happened in june, this time, ashraf ghani was the winner. ghani agrees to a recount bit takes almost a month of back and forth on the details of how to proceed. and finally both candidates agree on a process for the vote ordered with the help of the u.s. secretary of state. but it takes time and john kerry rushes to ensure the pressure is on. >> both parties now agreeing that the rules of the road, both parties have agreed to stay at it. both parties have agreed to live by the outcome. >> but an outcome is proving hard to find. and so five months after millions of afghans went to the polls, still no word on who won. stephanie decker, al jazeera, kabul. >>> widespread audits of the 8 million votes cast in the second round of presidential elections. now he says he's not going to respect the outcome of that audit. he says the audit process has been biased against him. he says he's acting in the interest of the people that he won the election fair and square but the process is not working in his favor. this throws an already difficult political s

ashraf ghani is sworn in. ghani swore in his first and second vice presidents then signed a decree creating a new job, chief executive. to be filled by his former rival, abdalla abdalla. the two have been locked in a dispute, that have delayed the inauguration for more than three months. now they must work together for a unity government. >> based on the agreement of national unity government we are in the government of the sake of reforms in all political and social sectors 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 echos. >> if we want a rule of law, the high level officials who are involved in corruption should be removed so we can have a transparent judicial system and for all those cases which are still pending, a committee should be formed to review them. >> and promised a new type of relationship with

oxford. >> thank you. >>> afghanistan has had its first ever democratic handover of power, with ashraf ghani being sworn in as the country's new president. he replaces hamid karzai, who led the country for 12 years. after months of bitter arguments, it was agreed that president ghani would head a government of national unity with abdullah abdullah, who was the runner-up on the vote. dav david loyn reports from kabul. >> reporter: it has taken almost six months, the most exhaustive election and long negotiations brokered by the u.s. to get to today and the swearing in of ashraf ghani as the afghan president. his first task was to appoint abdullah abdullah, the candidate he defeated, in a new role as choef executive of the government. the government of national unity is a new idea, but this is all uncharted ground. never one has one elected government stood aside for another. president ghani said he would end poverty, cut corruption, reform the courts, and care for widows and orphans. but he knows he can do nothing without security. he warned about the threat from the islamic state, saying thi

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

ashraf ghani will be the president. abdullah abdullah will choose the new chief executive, the equivalent of prime minister. it's the final day of sierra leone's lockdown to curb the spread of ebola. thousands of volunteers are still going door to door to educate the 6 million residents, and to find patients. those testing positive with the virus are being taken to an isolation center near freetown. >> exactly a year ago, al-shabab fighters attacked a high end shopping mall in kenya's capital nairobi, killing 67 people in the course of the next few days. questions remain about what exactly happened. katherine sawyer reports. >> it was as dramatic as it was lethal. by the end of the four day siege at the westgate mall, there was death, injuries and destruction. the mall stood but inside it was ruins. a year later rachel is about to get a prosthetic foot. this is what a hand grenade did it her right leg. >> i'm recovering day by day. it's not been an easy journey since i lost my husband, 2012, on november 9th, after 14 da

. >> ashraf ghani will be the country's next president.announcing these long awaited results, the election commission did not give out any numbers. of course, ashrafghani will prove with his unity government. >> the two rivals now partners side-by-side they signed the deal to give afghanistan a unity government soo you can be in the service of the afghan service and complete the jobs we couldn't fulfill so we can continue with a happy and steady life in our country. two men's party will share the ministry in the new admission stration that by news and bad news. the good news is it is an end to a long time for some, the unity government isn't the answer they were looking for. we are disappointed it was not our vote that decided this. they could have made the deal six months ago. >> politic stalemate has hurt the economy and inflamed a del indicate security situation. one of the newer president's first tasks will be signing a security agreement to allow u.s. and security forces to remain in afghanistan to train and support afghan str

ashraf ghani will become the president. and abdullah abdullah the chief executive. >> now, exactly a year ago al-shabab fighters attacked a hi high-end shopping mall in nairobi much. 67 died. questions remain about what happened, and the incident raised concerns about the security situation? kenya. >> let's go to kathryn sawyer. this is a terrible event that shook kenya. one year on, how are people coming to terms with it? >> let me start by first telling you that right now kenya is on a high terror alert. the inspector general of police yesterday, saturday, warned people here to be very vigilant, especially this week, and next week. i did speak to several survivors, and those who lost their loved ones, and they are trying to come to terms with what happened on that day last year. there's a lot of questions that remain unanswered. there's - police have been heavily criticized for how they handled the whole situation. they seem to be coordinated. there appeared to be a fallout between the press and the military. a lot of pol

security is tight in kabul, ahead of the inauguration of ashraf ghani. let's get more for us from jennifer glasse. this attack is a day before the inauguration, what do we know about it? >> it was under a military vehicle, going off in the square before the gate to the compound. it snarled traffic in the center of town, it came 24 hours before the inauguration of ashraf ghani. it will make security forces on high alert. we expect dignitaries to arrive in the next few hours, before the inauguration. security very tight here in the capital as they anticipate the first democratic peaceful transfer of power in afghanistan's modern history. despite the political agreements, there are big security problems as you say. particularly in ghazni as well. >> that's right. ghazni there's heavy fighting going on. taliban say they control a number of checkpoints in the area. this is western ghazni, ajeerize stan, 220km west of the provincial capital. it's difficult to get to. the government sint in 100 afghan -- sent in 100 afghan helicopters to back you have the polic

as ashraf ghani takes power, africans see it as an historic day. they'll face many challenges as they try to put afghanistan's economy and put the security situation fighting the taliban, renewed fighting. prolonged fighting in helmand as the new government tries to take care of the security situation. it's a lot of challenges for the government ahead. >>> a million people, most young men, leave tajikistan to work in russia. they rely heavily on the money sent home. their absence is leaving many at a loss. >>> it's wedding season in tajikistan. celebrations is if full swing. this young man returned from russia to get married. once highs bride is settled -- his bride is settled, he plans to go back. community groups that work with the families of migrant workers warn of tough times. >> translation: migrant workers learn russia, go to the big cities. this is a big problem. particularly for those looking for the perfect partner. they have been trying to find a husband for three years. with 80% of tajiks, men, between the ages of 18 and 25, working in

after months of turmoil, ashraf ghani was sworn in as the president. both sides claimed fraud in the hotly contested election. ashraf ghani swore in his political rival abdullah abdullah as a chief executive. after the deal was done, abdullah abdullah threatened a boycott because of a dispute over office speak and whether he could speak. an agreement was reached and the two appeared united at the ceremony. on tuesday president ashraf ghani is expected to sign the bilateral agreement, allowing 10,000 troops to remain in afghanistan, to train and advise afghan security forces. former and president hamid karzai refused to sign that agreement. next we head to new york, where israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu addressed the united nations. he mocked what he called iran christopher gibson's crocodile tears over -- iran's crocodile tears over i.s.i.l. comparing them and hamas to the narzies. >> the narzies believed in a better race. they disagreed who would be the master of the master faith. >>> three days ago palestinian authority mahmoud abbas accuse

. >>> in afghanistan there were low-key demonstrations in the capital kabul after ashraf ghani was named the president-elect. 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 wh

in the near term there's two things that ashraf ghani needs to do.ne is he needs to adopt posture towards abdullah abdullah, to give him powers, to give him real discretion in implementing the agenda of the new government. and, two, i think that as a team, they need to adopt a conciliatory and outreach posture to pakistan. if they feel like this arrangement in kabul is not in its interests or problematic, pakistan could be a trouble maker in afghanistan. no one wants that. >>> despite the deal the final ballots from the run off election are waiting to be released. that will take another few days. >>> the ukranian military says pro-russian separatists and russian forces are firing at ukranian forces despite a ceasefire. there's a buffer zone, but the ukranian government says it will not go ahead with the plan until the truce ceases. >> reporter: the ukranian military claims it lost two soldiers, and eight wounded in the past 24 hours, as a result of firing from the separatist positions. the separatists saying that the ukrainians breached the ceasefire

. >>> now, the new president of afghanistan ashraf ghani is due to sign a long delayed security deal which will allow some u.s. troops to stay in the country beyond the end of the year. mr. ghani's predecessor hamid karzai refused to agree to the deal, saying there was still much anger over civilian deaths. a little earlier, i spoke to a correspondent in kabul david loyn and i asked him how keen the u.s. is now to sign this deal. >> reporter: the u.s. certainly wants to keep troops here after the end of this year and there could be no more symbolic way of resetting relations with the international community and restoring a broken friendship with the united states, than to sign these two security deals. what happens today in the presidential palace is that the new national security adviser, he headed ashraf ghani's negotiating team in forming the new government, a former government minister educated in the united kingdom, very much a friend of the west, he will sign the deals on behalf of afghanistan and jim cunningham, first the american security deal will be signed. the bilateral se

live pictures here of the inauguration ceremony in kabul as ashraf ghani replacing long-time presidentid kar i karzai. the president-elect there on the left of your screen. after a disputed election, ghani will share power with his opponent, abdullah abdullah, who will become the 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

has a real and reliable ally in ashraf ghani as opposed to hamid karzai? >> i think that both ashraf ghani and his chief executive, abdullah abdullah, supported this agreement, and both of them have been quite consistent in their views. so i think that they will represent the interests of afghanistan, which are not always the same as the interests of the united states. but they will be easier and more reliable to deal with. >> and i suppose looming question for a lot of people as we watch what goes in iraq is what lessons have or should u.s. officials learn from that when they look at our afghan policy now and develop that? >> i think one lesson they should learn is not to compare iraq and afghanistan because in the past falsely the bush administration drew the conclusion from the rather rapid collapse of the taliban in afghanistan that they could have a similarly easy victory in iraq, and that was totally wrong. iraq is a middle-income country with oil revenue. afghanistan is an extremely poor country. i think of course the jumble lesson that you should t

>> well, ashraf ghani will be the president.s new agreement, this national unity government agreement creates a new position of executive c.e.o.. it's not quite as powerful as a prime minister but it still has a fair amount of executive powers. the c.e.o. will sit on the national security council, will chair a cabinet of ministers meet on a weekly basis, will have other powers. so it is a significantly empowered position. now abdullah abdullah presumably will take that position but it's up to him to nominate someone for that position. he's yet to make an announcement who he will nominate for that position. in addition, this deal does divide up some of the national security posts, some of the key cabinet positions, so it is a significant sharing of power between the abdullah and ghani camps. >> woodruff: what about their respective political coalitions, the powerful figure supporting each one of them. are they on board with this? >> apparently they are at this point because that seemed to be one of the main sticking points over t

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 peace. many worry that it will not last. in the fighting between the shia rebels, and government forces - it will not inspire confidence. it comes less than 24 hours after the united nations announced a breakthrough in the peace process. >> translation: after intense consultations with all political party, we reached an agreement to soef the current crisis, based on results of dialogue. we are making preparations for signing. this agreement wi

ashraf ghani promised that they would lead the country, and urged afghans to leave the past behind and focus on the future. >>> there are reports the three afghan soldiers that went missing in cape cod have been found trying to cross the border into canada. they arrived at camp edwards this month to take part in a training exercise. they were seen at the cape codd mall on saturday. the men were taken into custody at the border crossing near niagra false, and told customs agents that they were refugees. the soldiers may be trying to defect. >>> sierra leone is calling the ebola lockdown a success. there was a 3-day curfew over the weekend. there are more than 5,000 ebola cases in five countries. there's progress. the world health organisation says the virus in sepah gal and nigeria is -- senegal and nigeria is pretty of contained. >> reporter: students at this secondary school spent the morning sweeping and cleaning the classrooms, a first day school tradition in nigeria. children in most parts of the country returned to classrooms after dedate on how to cope them safe -- debate on how

and says it will continue to fight. >> in his first speech as president elect, ashraf ghani promised the unity g.s.t. will serve the country, and urged africans to leave the past behind and focus on the future. >>> so there are reports that three afghan soldiers who went missing in cape codd have been found trying to cross the border into canada. the soldiers arrived at camp edwards this week to take part in a training exercise. they were seen at the kip codd mall. the men were taken into custody. they told customs agents they were refugees. before they were found, the massachusetts government said they may be trying to effect. >>> sierra leone is calling the ebola lockdown a success. a 3-day curfew was implemented to contain the virus. there's more than 5,000 ebola cases in five countries, there's progress to report. the world health organisation says the virus in senegal and nigeria is pretty of contained. rob reynolds has more from abuja. >> students from the secondary school spent the morning sweeping and cleaning classrooms, a first day at school tradition. children in most part

combat troops on the ground, new president ashraf ghani agreed after karzai refused. jennifer glasse. >> reporter: adding a twist to the graduation ceremony and morale on afghan forces is high and recruitment is strong. across afghanistan this year they took the lead, carrying out 90% of ground operations but they know they still need nato's help. >> afghan national security forces are not ready yet in every field so they need continuous support and it would be leaving a half ready force that would have the challenge of an insurgency that is still out there. >> reporter: afghanistan's airforce has a fraction of planes and pilots nato supplied here and needs support and nato will help with intelligence, logistics and officer training as well as teaching budgetary and technical schools. security agreement with the united states or bsa pays nato to keep its own force and shows international long-term commitment to afghanistan. >> the signature of the bsa itself is a broader signal to the region about the clarity and the purpose of our security cooperation after the end o

karzai saying that abdalla abdalla and ashraf ghani are speaking again. >>> david cameron is promising scotland that it will have more powers if it stays in the union. they are voting whether to become independent of the rest of bre britain. >> this is a decision that could rip scotland from the rest of united kingdom. we must be very clear: there's no going back from this. no rerun. this is a once and for all decision. if scotland votes yes, the u.k. will split. and we will go our separate ways forever. >> lawrence lee is in aberdeen where the prime minister has been making his speech. >> reporter: please don't go please don't tear the family apart. that was the central message from the prime minister in be aberdeen often his last visit to the nation. he didn't actually say it directly to them mind you, he said to it his own conservative party in a business center on the edge of aberdeen. but the message really was the same to all scots that on an emotional level it would be disastrous to mr. cameron personally and to many people across the rest of the union for the cots to break away

former finance minister ashraf ghani will take over from hamid karzai next week, and he'll inherit a country fractured by ethnic conflicts. ghani was named president-elect on sunday after months of electoral disputes. he's due to be sworn in next monday. 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 chi

. >> afghanistan's electorate commission says that abdullah abdullah's rival ashraf ghani, one, which was a surprise since abdullah won the popular vote. the process is hopelessly deadlocked. president barack obama spoke with post candidates over the weekend, urging them to implead a power-sharing deal. abdulla says that is no longer an option. >> today our political talks have reached a deadlock. i hereby announce we will not accept the fraudulent announcement of election results. to those who believe we accepted wrongdoing and misunderstood is, i want to make it clear we will not accept a fraudulent government for even one day. >> and that is outgoing presidential candidate abdullah 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

that is what abdullah abdullah is saying about a meeting with afghan rival ashraf ghani. both men ran as candidates in the april presidential vote. 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. w

election afghanistan officially knows who its next president will be, former finance minister ashraf ghanideclared to the winner although the actual vote totals were not. the abdullah abdullah will serve as equivalent of prime minister. >> after the return of 4 49 forr isis hostages to turkey we still know virtually nothing about how their release was won and that raises questions about the drastically different strategies countries use in hostage negotiations. here is charlie d'agata. >> reporter: the turkish government has refused to divulge any details of just what led to the release of dozens of hostages from the grip of isis militants. all turkish president tayyip erdogan would say is it isful it was a covert rescue operation but andrew taylor of the washington institute for near east policy said there has to be more to it than that. >> i think we are probably looking at some kind of trade, some kind of swap for something that isis wanted, others that perhaps the turkish government held, the other possibility is that someone paid a ransom. >> but the family of british hostage alan hen

. >>> afghanistan inaugurated a new president, former finance minister ashraf ghani will lead the country. 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 admini