. >> afghanistan's president ashraf ghani promised to find who is responsible for the brutal killings of seven members of the minority community. we have this report from kabul. >> thousands of afghans marched through kabul in the largest demonstration seen in recent times. people say it doesn't matter who did it, they blame the government for not providing security. >> the irresponsible acts of the government, that's the reason for the blood shed of our matters. the people of afghanistan are here in away united front to demand justice for the bloodshed of these matters. >>> >> a girl was beheaded like the others. >> there is no government. we want people to stand up for their rights. we want justice for the blood of the girl. >> how much longer will the blood be spilled? how much longer will the government ignore us? the government has to act on our demands today otherwise the demonstrations will continue. >> calling fortress i go nation of president ashraf ghani and his chief executive, abdullah abdullah. >> we want justice and security. this government destroyed the system. want co

demonstrators converge at the gates of the presidential palace calling for the resignation of ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah. >> the country is asleep. there is no work. all you can see is crime and killing. there is nothing else going on. >> addressing the people on tv, president ghani said that the nation's pain is his pain. >> like you i will not stay calm until the perpetrators are brought to news. i have ordered the security forces to avoid this in the future. >> the police fired shots in the air to stop them. but the scale of the demonstration may send a strong message to the government that the people are frustrated by the lack of security and the weak economy, and they want their leaders to do something about it. jennifer glasse, al jazeera. kabul. >> dozens of palestinians are injured in fighting with israeli forces at check points in the west bank. >>> israeli products sold in the european union must show if they were made in occupied land. if they're produced on land illegally occupied by international law. they insist that the law is technical and not political. we have mor

otherwise this demonstration will continue. >> the demonstrators calling for the resignation of ashraf ghani and hi abdullah abdullah. >> the country is asleep. there is no work. all you can see is crime and killing. there is nothing else going on here. >> addressing his people on tv. president ghani said that their pain is his pain. >> itch ordered security forces to take all possible security measures on the high ways to avoid such incidents in the future. >> the government has declared an official day of mourning and has promised to launch an investigation into why afghan forces failed to rescue the victims. >> when protesters tried to climb the wall, police fired shots in the air to stop them. but the scale of this demonstration may send a strong message to the government that the people are frustrated by the lack of security and weak economy. and they want their leaders to do something about it. jennifer glasse, kabul. >> the national league for democracy continues it's march towards parliament, continues it's par towards a very big win for this election. one of the latest results to be

ashraf ghani called for calm after protesters tried to force their way into his palace. they are demanding justice for those beheaded by islamic militants. the taliban briefly seize control of the northern city of kunduz in september. reporter: police opened fire in protesters from afghanistan's minority after they stormed some government buildings. protesters rushed to hospital. thousands marched kilometers to the presidential palace, angry at the beheading of seven members of their community by islamist militants, one of the biggest demonstrations in kabul in years. twoseven dead included children. hase -- this minority regularly faced persecution. many were massacred by the taliban with al qaeda in the 1990's. a series of kidnappings and killings this year has reignited those fears. for many of those gathered wednesday, president ashraf ghani has failed these people. >> we asked the president to come here and tell us why these people were killed, why there is no security in the country. he has not made the -- he has not fulfill the promises he made during his campaign

. >>> afghan president ashraf ghani has promised to find out who is responsible for the killing of seven members of a minority community. jennifer glasse reports from call bull. >> they have been held hostage for months and are suspected to have been killed isil or the taliban. they blame the government for not providing security. >> the irresponsible acts of the government. that's the reason for the bloodshed of the martyrs. >> they are angry that a nine-year-old girl is among the dead, beheaded like the others. >> we don't want justice for government. there is no government. we want people to stand up for their rights. we want justice for the blood they shed. >> the government has to act on our demands today. otherwise this demonstration will continue. >> the demonstrators converged at the gates of the presidential palace calling for the resignation of ashraf ghani and chief president abdullah abdullah. >> we want justice and security. the country is asleep. there is no work. all you can see here is prime and killing. there is nothing else going on here. >> addressing his people on tv,

increase in kidnappings, in crime, in abductions and people are very frustrated with president ashraf ghani. >> there were calls for the two men to step down. if they can't keep the roads and people safe, they say they are not a government at all. they're inside negotiating right now with the government, but there's been fighting throughout the country in the north, south, east and west, a very difficult security situation here. >> here in the u.s., investigators are still on the scene of a plane crash in ohio. the small jet hit an apartment building, causing a huge fireball that took hours to put out. no one on the ground was hurt. authorities say nine people were onboard. >> the plane became engulfed in flames which ignited the residence that it originally struck and continued on to another residence that was behind that house. >> authorities have not confirmed how many died, but family members say a florida real estate executive was onboard. the plane was flying from dayton to akron when it crashed. >>> a texas grand jury indicted more than 100 bikers involved in a minuteout at a waco re

there were chance calling on president ashraf ghani and his chief executive abdullah abdullah to resign, calling for security saying the roads were not safe. these people were hostage for a number of months and was the latest in a series of abductions of hazara. people saying if the roads are not safe, the government should follow up on election promises to bring afghanistan safety and security. it's been a difficult year in terms of security. the scale of this demonstration, a clear sign to the government, of unhappiness of afghan people. >> syrian and government forces broke a long siege from an air base. it's the first significant gain. the airbase had been surrounded for nearly two years. as the fighting shows no sign of letting up, the push conditions. world powers have been urged to build on efforts to end the 4-year conference. kristen saloomey has this . >> reporter: the back and forth between government and opposition forces continues days before international players gather in vienna to talk about the political solutions for a syrian 4-year war. at the u.n., battle lines are d

increase in kidnappings, in crime, in abductions and people are very frustrated with president ashraf ghaniey're inside negotiating with the government enough but there's been fighting around the country throughout this fighting season in the north, south, east and west, a very difficult situation here. >> parts of the u.s. are getting ready for ryany skies. let's bring in nicole mitchell for more. >> a few different systems we're monitoring across the country, the one in the midsection bringing more snow now as it transitions rookies to the plains. this will get into some warmer terrain and lower at her rains, so that will become a little more rain, but also cause severe weather problems and then we have one on the northeast and another in the northwest. so a lot of activity, hopefully, it's not ruining your veterans day and i wants to happy veterans day to all the veterans out there because some places will be impact by this. not only the snow and wind sites, but there is a severe risk for today especially for damaging winds, but could be a couple of isolated tornadoes. witness we get to

they called for the resignation of president ashraf ghani and his chief adviser. >> we want security. the government has it destroyed the system. the country is asleep, there's no work, and all you see here is crime and killing. there's nothing else going on here. >> reporter: the government has declared an official day of mourning and has promised to launch an investigation as to why afghan officials failed to rescue the victims. when they tried to get into the compound, the police fired shots in the air to stop them. but the scale of this may send a message to the government that the people are frustrated by the lack of security and the weak economy. and they want their leaders to do something about it. jennifer glasse, aljazeera, kabul. >> next up on the program. democracy in myanmar. the opposition party is declared the winner of the elections and now the transfer of power games. and battle over the flag. why an attempt to put a confederate symbol failed in a texas county. >> an historic turn in myanmar, where the opposition party was declared the winner of sunday's election by an

were killed - the people were outraged over the deaths calling for the resignation of president ashraf ghani, and chief abdullah. it's one of the largest protests, and is a sense of the anger of people. and it wasn't just the hazara demon straiting. along side them members of the pashtun, tajik's standing in unison. the people were held hostage for months before brutally murdered last week, and their bodies discovered in the province not far - a couple of hours south of here, and brought to the afghan capital last night, and as i said, brought through the streets today. the the demonstration dispersed. it's a sign to the government of the frustration and anger of the people who feel the government is to blame for the murders because they didn't provide security and afghan security forces failed to rescue the hostages >>> frustration and anger from the people. any reaction from the government? >> the government has, as you said, declared today a day of mourning. also, has promised an investigation into what happened to the people, why they weren't able to be rescued. forc forces tried and fai

it is worth pointing out, however, that the afghan president ashraf ghani said he's satisfied with the outcome of the report conducted by the u.s. military. one other report, even though reporters were asked repeatedly whether there should be an independent non-u.s. government investigation into what happened into the doctors without borders in kunduz. they said if there was going to be more investigation it would be by the u.s. government, basically saying that they were not inclined to go in with an independent probe. >> we do know that some people have been suspended from their duties. >> that's right. they say that the special forces commander, who was overseeing this operation, as well as the people who were taking part in the operation, have been suspended. but they don't want to obviously identify them. they don't want to say whether they're going to be court-martialed for their actions, or if some lesser punishment might be? coming. they also refused to address questions during the press briefing in kabul a few hours ago about who ultimately would be taking responsibility for t

asadula zamir is the youngest member of president ashraf ghani's government.ct-finding mission to uc davis california and other states learning about the best agricultural practices to share with his company. he's the minister of agriculture, irrigation, and livestock and is on a trip sponsored by the u.s. agency for international development. >> without investing in agriculture we'll not be able to have long-term stability. agriculture is the backbone of our economy. >> we had a group of uc berkeley students visiting today. and the minister zamir enthusiastically answered their questions about afghanistan and agriculture. >> wonderful to have him here. >>> coming up next on abc 7 news at 9:00, birth control pill mix-up. >> the women coming together to file a >>> customers returned to chipotle restaurants in the pacific northwest today. 11 chipotle stores had closed after an e. coli outbreak sickened about 45 people in oregon and washington. health officials haven't found the source of the outbreak despite testing but now the portland oregonian says there was

the demonstrators called for the resignation of president ashraf ghani's government, accusing him of inadequately responding to violence against civilians in afghanistan. in the united states, protests against racism on college campuses have spread across the country. following the resignation of two top officials at university of missouri, students rallied on the campus of smith college in massachusetts and yale university in connecticut, where more than 1000 people packed into a forum on race wednesday evening. at ithaca college in upstate new york, up to 2000 faculty, students and staff staged a , walkout to call for the resignation of president tom rochon. the students laid down on the rainy walkways in a mass die-in. they expressed solidarity with students on other campuses across the country. >> all over the nation, both on and off college campuses, we of seen both young and old fighting against injustice. we stand here in solidarity. our hearts are heavy with the yale andizzou and every person of college on a college campus something because of the color of their skin, the tex

police opened fire, wounding at least ten people, and president ashraf ghani called for calm. >> ( translatedmitted to taking revenge for our countrymen's blood. in this way, we will not spare any effort. but you have to remember that anything can happen if we don't control our feelings. we should avoid reactions that could result in anarchy. >> woodruff: the protesters demanded that ghani step down if he can't ensure security. >> ifill: the european union pressed african leaders today to help curb the flow of migrants. the two sides met on malta, where the europeans offered incentives, as we hear from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> tasked with protecting the holy land, a new champion. the e.u.'s leaders still finding theifindingtheir way in the daro help the desperate and protecting themselves. their focus tonight is not syria but africa, with 1.8 billion euros now at the ready to buy the cooperation of african leaders, some of it to make sure migrants turned down for asylum really do go home. david cameron visited hms back in malta, you need ladder to reach the upper-mos