to the taliban and other groups mr mattis is in kabul where he's meeting the afghan president ashraf ghani and the nato secretary general again stoltenberg. thailand's highest court has sentenced the former prime minister yingluck shinawatra five years in prison for corruption she was found guilty of negligence over a loss making rice scheme but was not in court having escaped last month. to south africa where tens of thousands of people are taking part in a nationwide strike against government corruption and unemployment it's being led by the country's biggest workers' union and a local branch of the governing african national congress which says the party is suffering from leadership failures the trade union has threatened to shut down. in the country as it marches on city holmes banks and the chamber of mines is demanding that the president jacob zuma step down and open an investigation into state corruption tanya pages our correspondent there at one of the demonstrations in johannesburg tanya this union is huge but give us a sense of how powerful this. show one of those one point eight

president donald trump now which president ashraf ghani from artistic vision all. troops that have been sent are to enhance their assist support its vice mission and that is playing a very crucial role victory political and military is within our state. us both took pains to stress this is no longer a u.s. fight so i think it's important to understand that the afghan soldiers are doing the fighting we're training and we're working with them very closely but it's the afghans that are doing the fighting but this new report from the inspector general says that training program has huge problems right in the u.s. didn't understand just how hard it would be to train afghan forces overestimated their abilities and didn't have enough staff the mission it says is chronically understaffed by more than fifty percent and many of the staff it has were not trained mean a helicopter pilot was teaching afghans how to patrol and it says one u.s. officer turned to the. crime dramas from television to learn how to teach being a police man this is just the latest report highlighting

rather than nation building following the war mattis is expected to hold talks with president ashraf ghani and other ministers women will be allowed to drive in saudi arabia for the first time from june next year king solomon issued a decree ending the kingdom status as the only country in the world where it's forbidden. we're happy we're certainly happy to hear that if saudi women are now able to drive certainly here in the united states we would certainly welcome that so i think we're just happy today with the steps that they are taking and i think that that is a very positive sign they are not a nation says the number of ranger refugees escaping violence in may and must recalling state has risen to four hundred eighty thousand more than forty thousand the fled to bangladesh in the past two days not to put a strain on resources that that's the shelves are needed for about six thousand children but those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after india's lady cop station and so watch it live it up. why. it is the barber and women who. have been a lot of. the public even

forum organized and hosted by the asia society, i had the opportunity to talk to afghan president ashraf ghaniue relationship with president trump. welcome, pretty ghani. >> translator: it's a pleasure to be with you. >> you are one of the few world leaders who has generally been happy with the trump administration. >> i am. >> and have you had any personal interactions -- >> yes. >> -- with the pretty? >> absolutely. >> how does he strike you? >> we have had wonderful conversations. flowing. >> just give me a sense of your perception of him from those phone conversations. >> engaged, informed, and determined to see and hear. but it requires immense preparation. if you want to keep him engaged, you better be informed and communicate everything significant in two minutes. it's the standard thing, when one comes on your program, you know, the first training that i got was if you have a message, don't take more than two minutes to deliver it. it's the same with president trump. >> i will take that as a compliment. >> it's meant as one. >> is his strategy significantly different from president oba

defense secretary is in afghanistan where he's told president ashraf ghani that america and nato forces won't abandon afghans to the taliban and other armed groups james mattis is visiting kabul with nato chief stoltenberg. we will suffocate any hope that al qaeda or. kani or the taliban here by killing i want to reinforce to the taliban that the only path to peace and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement we welcome those who commit to a peaceful future for afghanistan we support an afghan led reconciliation is just solution to this conflict and the sooner the taliban recognizes they cannot win with the sooner the killing will end thailand's highest court has sentenced former prime minister yingluck shinawatra five years in prison for corruption she was found guilty of negligence in a rice subsidies scheme government set up to know what if the country lost money bringing the refugees you've escaped a military crackdown a man accusing the army of raping women and girls four hundred eighty thousand have fled to bangladesh in the past month government denies the

defense secretary is in afghanistan was told president ashraf ghani that american nato forces won't abandon afghans to the taliban and other groups james mattis is visiting kabul with nato chief. thailand's former prime minister yingluck shinawatra has been jailed for five years she was convicted of negligence of a rice subsidy scheme that cost the government billions. she fled the country last month. i believe the results will be announced any time soon about the session referendum being held in iraq's kurdish region let's listen. to. rush. ok. that's. the name of the. benevolent everyone. and. in this historic moment. i'm going to announce. the results to put independence referendum. to carry out. dependents referendum. and. despite a lot of bills. to provide. technical support. related. according to the international convention. protocol. after. the contribution from. time. management of the commission we appreciate their contribution and thank them to carry out such a project is not an easy task. for. an international. and. we carried out. in the most appropriate way. achievement and th

honest unexpected visit to the afghan capital kabul today flanked by against altenburg and also ashraf ghani the afghan president and the chief of nato you can see there taking questions from assembled journalists mr mattis saying we stand united for peace in afghanistan he was basically saying that the new approach as rolled out by the from white house and the defense secretary in washington is a holistic approach based on a regional framework they want to suffocate those people who kill and the path to peace is from negotiations stoltenberg a saying nato doesn't quit we keep promises and he welcomed the idea of law u.s. troops thirty minutes about is your world news in about oh three and a half minutes. determined to live life to the full. i have very limited sight. but i can distinguish objects big and small and realize their ambitions. and i was hungry for but also. because i'm married. i still. follows for inspiring people in istanbul as they seek to prove that seeing isn't everything at this time. october on al-jazeera. as the state clamps down on catalans will the struggle pay off and

groups rather than nation building following the war matus is expected to hold talks with president ashraf ghani and other government ministers women will be allowed to drive in saudi arabia for the first time from june next year king solomon has issued a decree ending the kingdom status as the only country in the world where it's forbidden the un says the number of ranger refugees escaping violence in myanmar rakhine state has risen to four hundred eighty thousand more than forty thousand have fled to bangladesh in the past two days. kenyan police have used tear gas that a person disperse protesters in the capital nairobi opposition supporters were demanding the removal of electoral commission staff accused of vote rigging in august presidential election supreme court invalidated president kenyatta victory citing irregularities well those are the headlines the news continues here on al jazeera after the listening posts that you're going to watch. too often on the streets of india where you are victims but a new force is at play. female police officers are combative sexual assault and domestic a

groups rather than nation building following the war that is expected to hold talks with president ashraf ghani and other ministers. the un says the number of ranger refugees escaping violence in me in my state has risen to four hundred ninety thousand more than forty thousand the fled to bangladesh in the past two days it's put a strain on resources that extra shelters are needed for about six thousand children who cross the border without their parents with a range of prices affecting areas across meanwhile the military crackdown in a kind state is making international companies reconsider their investments scott high the reports i'm in miles largest city and commercial center young go. like this abandoned fun park in central europe gone much of the country is still waiting for the development and foreign investment many hoped would come hopes were high when sanctions were lifted and the country was reconnected to the world after nearly five decades of military control the west has started to invest here but remains limited the main trading partners are still myanmar's neighbors. hoping to ch

hours after mattis arrived at kabul international airport for a meeting with afghan president ashraf ghani. speaking to reporters, mattis said the trump administration will add to the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> i prefer not to go into the specific numbers right now. we are bringing in more coalition forces, non-americans who are coming in. i don't want to tell the enemy exactly what we are doing, but the whole point is to make certain that we have a compelling battlefield advantage over anything the taliban tries to mask against her forces. amy: in uganda, presidential guards and special command soldiers forcibly ejected lawmakers from the chambers of parliament when they tried to vote against a change to the country's constitution that would let long-ruling president yoweri museveni run for reelection after age 75. after a fight broke out in the chambers, ugandan opposition mp was taken to the hospital. the proposal stirred widespread resistance and protests around uganda. on wednesday, the uganda communications commission barred radio and television stations from broadcasti

president donald trump now which president ashraf ghani. troops that it's been sent. to enhance that assists support it vice mission and that is playing at a. victory. politically it. is within our sight both took pains to stress this is no longer a us fight so i think it's important to understand that the afghan soldiers are doing the fighting we're training and we're working with them very closely but it's the afghans that are doing the fighting but this new report from the inspector general says that training program has huge problems right in the u.s. didn't understand just how hard it would be to train afghan forces overestimated their abilities and didn't have enough staff the mission it says is chronically understaffed by more than fifty percent and many of the staff it has were not trained mean a helicopter pilot was teaching afghans how to patrol and it says one u.s. officer turned to the. crime dramas from television to learn how to teach being a police man this is just the latest report highlighting problems with the training program the strategy the u.s. i

he had already gone to a meeting with president ashraf ghani, where he urged the taliban to stop fighting i want to reinforce to the taliban that the only path to peace and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement. we support afghan-led reconciliation as the solution to this conflict, and the sooner the taliban recognizes that they cannot win with bombs, the sooner the killing will end. >> woodruff: afghan officials say that one woman was killed, and 11 other civilians were wounded in the attack. in iraq, the outcome of an independence vote by kurds is now definite. the election commission there announced today that more than 92% of voters approved the move in monday's referendum. that word came as iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi ruled out using force to keep the kurds from breaking away. but, he insisted he will enforce baghdad's authority. back in this country, the university of louisville placed basketball coach rick pitino on unpaid leave. it came after news that the men's basketball program is part of a federal investigation into alleged bribery of recrui

defense secretary is in afghanistan ways told president ashraf ghani that american and nato forces won't abandon afghans to the taliban and other groups james mattis is visiting kabul with nato chief stauffenberg. rights groups are welcoming a decision by saudi arabia to lao woman to drive king someone issued a decree ending the kingdom status as the only country where it's forbidden women will be able to drive for the first time in june next year several women have been jailed or fined for defying the banned. ring or refugees have escaped a military crackdown and are ques in the army of raping women and girls four hundred eighty thousand fled to bangladesh in the past month the chief of the un's refugee agency has just returned from bangladesh and heard the stories of sexual violence. the combination of. limited health facilities who are sanitary and hygiene the conditions and the overcrowded sites you can well imagine he's a recipe for disaster in terms of possible epidemics unicef and probably a char working with the government to the ministry of health in stepping up. immunization ca

ashraf gaun -- ghani met with the president in new york city. and calls for more u.s.roops in afghanistan. >> it's a difference of day and night. the cloud of uncertainty has been lifted, but equally important is your commitment to a political solution at the end of this process. lou: and now to take up afghanistan, north korea and the success of trump diplomacy, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, fox news contributor, john bolton. john, great to have you. >> glad to be here. lou: it is remark to believe to see, xi xinping as part of personal diplomacy on the part of the president and afghan president praising the united states. when would we in the world, certainly not during eight years of the obama administration, and now xi xinping is acting like a true strategic partner? >> it is the mark of the success the president has had, despite all the criticism he has gotten this week is a triumph. i thought his speech on tuesday at the u.n. general assembly was top of the line and what china has apparently done, although we need to see their performance, in the

ashraf ghani. let's see what he has to say. >> good morning.leasure to have president said very of afghanistan with us. we are working very well together, working very hard. our military as you know it's over there right now doing really an incredible job. leadership in fighting, bleeding a lot of wonderful afghan troops who are fighting very hard. we were just discussing that. great progress is being made. so it's an honor to have you in all of your representatives with us. thank you very much. >> i would like to pay tribute to soldiers, officers and civilians, particularly those. that sacrifice can now result. i thank you on behalf of the government for making a decision that is historic. u.s. very fundamental questions. you made this decision on the courage and determination. we salute you. since this issue, there's been an immense change on the ground. i've been too sick so my seven army cores in the american soldiers and officers who fought shoulder to shoulder with it. it's a difference a day and night. the cloud of uncertainty has been l