the president, ashraf ghani, has backed it. in fa ct, ashraf ghani, has backed it.new cards himself. you have called these new id cards are legitimate. why did you do that? if you are talking about the elections, let me be clear on one point. this electronic id was not meant to be for the afghani elections, not even for the presidential elections. and we are not sure if it will be carried out in the upcoming five years. the reason i in the upcoming five years. the reason i express in the upcoming five years. the reason i express my reservations about it, it became a controversial issue. a divisive issue. simply along ethnic lines? yes. because you have a very strong base in b tanjit community. it seems to many afghans that you are playing politics with this and deepening divisions afghan society. i am sure that the research donein society. i am sure that the research done in that respect is not based on fa cts . done in that respect is not based on facts. my point is very clear and simple. it is the issue of national identity of every citizen of the country. if we s

the president, ashraf ghani, has backed it. i've got one of these new cards myself. you have called these new id cards illegitimate. why did you do that? if you're talking about the elections, let me clear one point. this electonic id was not meant to be for the upcoming elections, not even for the presidential elections, and we are not sure if it will be carried out in the coming five years. the reason that i expressed my reservations about it — it became a controversial issue, a divisive issue. my point was... simply along ethnic lines. yes, and... you have a very strong base in the tajik community. it seems to many afghans that you are exp... you are playing politics with this and deepening the divisions in afghan society. i'm sure that the research done in that respect is not based on facts. my point is very clear and simple. it's the issue of national identity of every citizen of this country. if we start in a situation that part of the population are saying that we have reservations about it, some ethnic groups — small or

and afghanistan's president ashraf ghani. unconditional ceasefire with the taliban coincides with the end of ramadan the taliban has made no comment on the offer. up to date on the top of it you can get this news and information around the clock on our website that's. how good. we make up over three quarters of us because the under the types. of services. they want to shape the continent's future it's part of it and joining our youngsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seventy seven percent of these platforms for africa charting.

remain about what will happen when the ceasefire ends at midnight local time critics say president ashraf ghani had committed a grave mistake by allowing taliban fighters to end to areas under government control two world cup favorites of kicked off their bid for the top prize in football brazil's opener against switzerland is still on the way but as already been a shock result after germany suffered a one mil defeat to mexico. midfielder lozano scored the winning goal in the

we end today's show in afghanistan, where afghan president ashraf ghani has announced an unconditionalsefire with the taliban to last until june 20. this was president ghani's first unconditional offer of a ceasefire since his election in 2014. the u.s. has said it will honor the cease-fire against the taliban. we go to chicago where we are joined by kathy kelly, co-coordinator of voices for creative nonviolence, a campaign to end u.s. military and economic warfare. she has made many trips to afghanistan and just returned from afghanistan this week. kathy, if you can explain what has just taken place. how significant is this cease-fire? >> it is very difficult to imagine a cease-fire with the multiple groups of insurgents in afghanistan today. thetaliban are certainly strongest, but there one group amongst many insurgent groups who have made steady attacks all through the year. it is a very tense time. that a lasting peace in afghanistan would require a way to deal with the destitution, with the unemployment, with the inability of people to feed their families because -- in part becaus

with the taliban to come inside for the festival of aid which marks the end of ramadan president ashraf ghani made a surprise announcement after a meeting of his nomic clerics this week declared a fatwa a ruling against suicide bombings this is the first time president gandhi has offered the taliban unconditional cessation of hostilities the taliban has made no response. to move from a freelance journalist to france a martyr who joins us from the afghan capital kabul welcome to g.w. what's behind this offer and why is it just for a week. thanks fred you have told us you said eight marks the end of i want the. president those go need tweeted that he it's my sister readiness to ask a government. to the will of the people for peaceful reconciliation so it is for one week into hope that it will this could be some violence and that it will get the response from the party boat that might tweet more so in this sense it is a confidence building measure that is hold more in peace negotiations but it's hard to tell a lot fact it will have right now so this is just a generous offer what happens if the t

the blast came as president ashraf ghani announced an extension to the government's weeklong ceasefire with the taliban it's a blow to an otherwise happy day which has seen dozens of an armed taliban fighters entering the capital kabul and other cities to celebrate the holiday. the new u.n. envoy to yemen is expected to propose a deal to end fighting over the port of call data the saudi led coalition launched an offensive to take the poor from who the rebels earlier this week well over two thirds of yemen's food enters via the port and the u.n. fears fighting over it could lead to a humanitarian disaster if there is the closure of the port even for just a few days many people will suffer we are also greatly concerned about the possibility that civilians may be hurt by air strikes. greece's government is facing an imminent no confidence vote in parliament over a deal to change the name of neighboring macedonia to the republic of north macedonia greek police of tear gas on protesters outside parliament in athens nationalists on both sides see it as a humiliating defeat. france has agreed

the result: angry protestors in the capital chanting "death to ashraf ghani." ou can't secure the capital, how are you going to secure the rest of the country? >> ghani: you tell me. can you prevent the attack on new york? can you prevent the attack on london? >> logan: we're not talking about one attack. a series of attacks right here on your doorstep, a bomb that blew out the windows in your palace... >> ghani: absolutely. >> logan: ...that has turned this city into something of a concrete prison. >> ghani: what do you want? what's your alternative, ma'am? >> logan: what is the alternative? >> ghani: the alternative is resolve. >> logan: resolve has come at a heavy cost. in just four months last year, more than 4,000 afghan soldiers and police were wounded. another 2,500 killed. since then, ghani has refused to reveal casualty figures. as you'll see, it's a sensitive subject. your soldiers and your policemen are dying in unprecedented numbers. >> ghani: indeed. >> logan: how long can that be sustained? >> ghani: until we secure afghanistan. >> logan: how long

war started in two thousand and one so it's it's a very good move if it comes after president ashraf ghani proposed an eight day cvs are in fact he's he installed it. and this seems to be a reaction to that were the taliban are offering a three day cease fire the interesting thing in both cases is that the president said that cease fire would only apply to the taliban and not to isis rather fighting groups and the taliban said there ceasefire would only apply to the government forces but not to what they described as the occupying forces and the meaning of that is that both of the was signalling that the enemy isn't the other so they're saying the taliban are saying their enemy isn't the government as much as it is the foreign forces and the government is saying that they don't regard the taliban as an enemy but they do regard i still on another as an enemy so i mean how does that tie in there with the taliban the kind of targets the taliban have had me just recently in the last day or so the killing police officers presumably are a lot of those were afghans what ad is that tie in with tha

hoped i needed to take selfies with the soldiers and civilians that the fighting afghan president ashraf ghani said he would extend a parallel cease are announced by his government and choose day but did not say how long it would be in place for. well joining me now is annie le t. fi who's a journalist in kabul he's been following the story for us ali off to years of fighting against each other suddenly we're seeing afghan soldiers and taliban fighters hugging it's very rare to see what's behind the ceasefire. well you are right it is a rare scene something unprecedented something we haven't seen in our history pretty much an ever. what's behind the ceasefire that is a multiple number of factors one thing is that the one thing that everyone keeps stressing is that there's no longer a military solution to this war and i think the truth is now that the government the u.s. and the taliban are all coming to this realization we've seen the taliban try and the lawyers for privileged capitals recently for instance in the western province of assad but that you know obviously did not work out and the t

celebration on saturday after the taliban announced a surprise three day cease fire afghan president ashraf ghani said he would extend a parallel cease fire announced by his government on tuesday but did not say how long it would be in place. a historic moment taliban fighters embracing afghan soldiers and civilians. the taliban has temporarily stopped attacks on civilians of tait announced a three day cease fire friday. on the streets of gansey stunned residents blocks traffic to take pictures with the religious fundamentalists. and of course on us we are glad to be here with the afghan soldiers our hope is peace at the end of fighting in afghanistan. for some the news was simply overwhelming but i thank them for that but the taliban ceasefire comes three days after afghanistan president a shotgun he announced as the station of hostilities now gunny has ordered a prolongation of the first truce in seventeen years it was. the fourth day of the event of what i will or the extension of the ceasefire is to afghan security forces . but the. shakes. a suicide bombing that killed over twenty civilians

government officials welcomed the unprecedented move which comes just two days after president ashraf ghani announced a week-lon taliban during the holiday. the taliban cease-fire specifically excludes foreign forces. the festival me eid al-fitr at the end of ramadan and is celebrated with family gatheringseasting. high temperatures and dry conditions in the west are helping to spread wildfires. firefighters in southwestern colorado are battlg a blaze that grew 40% larger in one day, forcing a total of 1,500 homes to be evacua federal agencies are now tracking two dozen wildfires in eight states. and forecasts warn of "above- normal significant large firen potential"june for southern california and the four corners region of colorado, new mexico, arizona, and utah. meet a "conversion therapy" survivor who helped to spur canada's first ban on the practice. visit pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: when it comes to student misbehavior, many schools across the country hav"" zero therance" policies wh often lead to suspensions. these policies disproportionately affect students of color. tht now,

despite the breach, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, wants the ceasefire to continue.ce forces to extend the ceasefire from monday, the fourth day of eid. more details of the ceasefire will be shared with the nation soon. i also urge the taliban to extend their ceasefire. the war—weary afghans want an end to the cycle of violence. for the moment, the temporary ceasefire has raised hopes of permanent peace. in june 1993, the israeli military was forced into changing its policy on gay and lesbian soldiers, granting them equal access at all levels of the institution. before that, high ranking officers who were found to be gay were barred from access to sensitive material, or more often than not, demoted to a morejunior rank. uzi evan is a former colonel in the intelligence wing of the israeli defence forces. he was also the country's first openly gay member of the knesset. he's been telling our history programme witness, about how he forced change on the military. ijoined the military and i served in the formal service and then as a reserve officer for almost 20 years. i

they say the truce will end on sunday evening, despite afghanistan's president, ashraf ghani, unilaterallyasefire, which was due to end on wednesday, by another ten days, though afghan security forces will be allowed to return fire if they come under attack. at least 20 people have been injured ina gun at least 20 people have been injured in a gun attack in an in the american state of newjersey. 0ne in a gun attack in an in the american state of newjersey. one of the suspects were shot dead, another attacker is in custody, and a teenager in a critical condition. the wife of a cambodian prince and former prime minister has been killed in a car accident. princess 0uk phalla was travelling with her husband, prince norodom ranariddh, when they were involved in a head—on collision with a taxi. the prince is seriously injured but is expected to recover. he is half—brother to the current king, and leads a political party that is contesting next month's general election. this video of an electric car on fire in los angeles has prompted its manufacturer, tesla, to launch an investigation. the foota

the three day muslim festival of aid together in cities across the country critics say president ashraf ghani had committed a grave mistake by allowing taliban fighters to end to areas under government control but then there's a saying that there are signs of hope from the cease fire israeli military says its warplanes have struck a vehicle in gaza which belong to someone who was sending burning kites into israel palestinians have been sending kites carrying burning rags across the border as part of weekly protest against israel a kite set ablaze more than a dozen locations on saturday no one was injured in the strike. but the final weekend of campaigning in turkey had of next sunday's parliamentary and presidential elections the present rise of type two on the proca h.p.p. have been holding separate rallies in istanbul and new has this update from a rally. i present tagged on to the states and got to stop the list of love is everything tried to show how important the city is for the specific prayer and also for i feel like shit that is going to take place to which to for an easy transition f

they say the truce will end on sunday evening despite afghanistan's president, ashraf ghani, unilaterallyxtend the ceasefire, which was due to end on wednesday, by another ten days, though afghan security forces will be allowed to return fire if they come under attack. officials in nigeria say a group of female suicide bombers were behind the attack in the north east of the country in which at least 20 people died. eyewitnesses in the town of damboa say the women, who are suspected of working for the militant group boko haram, fired rocket—propelled grenades into a crowd before setting off explosives. at least 20 people have been injured in a gun attack at an all—night arts festival in the american state of new jersey. a 13—year—old boy is among those hurt. one of the suspects, a man in his 30s, was shot dead, and another attacker is in custody. four of the injured, including the teenager, are in a critical condition. the wife of a cambodian prince and former prime minister has been killed in a car accident. princess ouk phalla was travelling with her husband, prince norodom ranariddh, wh

present ashraf ghani made the announcement on facebook saying with the cease fire announcement we have pitched in my eyes the strength of the afghan government and the will of the people for a peaceful resolution to the afghan conflict the ceasefire he said is an opportunity for the taliban to introspect but violence campaign is not to winning the hearts and minds but further alienating the afghan people from the cause for glass joins us now live from kabul to jennifer a bit of a surprise announcement can you tell us how it might have come about. well you know on monday we had a gathering of religious leaders here in kabul they condemned the violence against muslims saying that it was an islamic and they had called for a cease fire this seems to be in response to that but it did come as a very much a surprise that announcement on facebook by president ghani a cease fire that will last for a week ending at the end of it only though applies to the taleban not to i saw and other fighting groups here in the afghan sorry here in afghanistan but the cease fire of being called by the presiden

despite the breach, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, wants the ceasefire to continue.end the ceasefire from monday, the fourth day of eid. more details of the ceasefire will be shared with the nation soon. i also urge the taliban to extend their ceasefire. the war—weary afghans want an end to the cycle of violence. for the moment, the temporary ceasefire has raised hopes of permanent peace. 31 may not be a milestone birthday for most, but it's a big dealfor one giant panda in mexico. shuang shuang is the world's longest living giant panda outside of china, the offspring of two pandas given to mexico by china in 1975. although officially considered a geriatric in panda years, shuang shuang didn't seem at all fazed about getting old, enjoying a relaxing day with plenty of snacks on hand. if only i were that hampered by the bbc. -- if only i were that hampered by the bbc. —— pampered. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. time for the weather. on saturday, the weather was a little hit and miss across the north. we had some dow

despite the breach, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, wants the ceasefire to continue.xtend the ceasefire from monday, the fourth day of eid. more details of the ceasefire will be shared with the nation soon. i also urge the taliban to extend their ceasefire. the war—weary afghans want an end to the cycle of violence. for the moment, the temporary ceasefire has raised hopes of permanent peace. students from a school in the us state of florida which saw one of the worst ever shootings in the country have begun a national tour aimed at advocating gun law reform. 17 people died when a former student attacked the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. campaigners have now embarked on a bus tour to try to register young people to vote for and advocate tougher laws on gun control. parkland students! how are you doing, chicago? isaid, how y'all doing, chicago? isaid, how y'all doing, chicago? isaid, how y'all doing, chicago? all of your voices come ina doing, chicago? all of your voices come in a matter where you come from, your community, your economic background,

heur ceasefire surprises the world," ashraf ghani said. ashere is no need for fighting anymore." but the taliban rejected his request, so the group's fighters are ready to resume attacks on s e u.s.-backed government and foreign troops. critics of the ceasefire say it allowed thousands of armed taliban fighters to enter cities around the country. now the fear is that they could launch new attacks. elaine? >> quijano: roxana saberi, thank you. here at home, much of the midwest is sweltering in a dangerous heat wave. chicago, st. louis, and kansas city are broiling in high humidity with temperatures well into the 90s. as the severe heat pushes east tonight, powerful storms will threaten the central u.s. through tuesday. akming up, the maker of a popular vape device responds to growing concerns that teenagers are getting hooked. later, the last play of the game, and perhaps the only one that really mattered, was the hug. shouldn't drive us apart. but when you experience sudden, frequent, uncontrollable episodes of laughing or crying that are exaggerated or simply don't match how you

despite the breach, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, wants the ceasefire to continue.asefire from monday, the fourth day of eid. more details of the ceasefire will be shared with the nation soon. i also urge the taliban to extend their ceasefire. the war—weary afghans want an end to the cycle of violence. for the moment, the temporary ceasefire has raised hopes of permanent peace. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. now for the weather. on saturday, the weather was a little hit and miss across the north. we had some downpours and thunderstorms. we are not expecting that on sunday. however, sunday is expected to be a cloudy day across much of the country. it may remain overcast right through the afternoon and into the evening across some western areas with a bit of light rain or drizzle. through the early hours, you can see the clear skies across some parts of the uk and as a result, quite chilly in rural spots. but this cloud will be over us on sunday but at least it won't be pouring with rain. through the early hours, you can se

despite the breach, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, wants the ceasefire to continue.o continue. translationzlj ghani, wants the ceasefire to continue. translation: i have ordered afghan security and defence forces to extend the ceasefire from monday, the fourth day of eid. more details of the ceasefire will be shared with the nation soon. i also urge the taliban to extend their ceasefire. the war weary afghani population wants an end to the cycle of violence. for the moment, the temporary ceasefire has raised hopes of permanent peace. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. at least 17 people have been killed in a stampede at a nightclub outside the venezuelan capital of caracas, after a key gas canister was donated. at least eight of the dead are children. the club was packed with students celebrating the end of the school year. there has been more violence in nicaragua a day after the government and opposition agreed a ceasefire to end nearly two months of unrest. in the worst incident, at least six members of the same family we r

spring fighting season that started at near the end of april and is still ongoing afghan president ashraf ghani hoping the ceasefire might slow the fighting we're just going to have to wait and see what happens ok jennifer glasper has the latest from kabul thanks very much and from. jordan's new promise says he's closer to withdrawing contentious tax changes that people have been protesting against for days. the demonstrations forced the previous prime ministers sat down earlier this week has promised to take immediate action to form a new tax law that suits everyone and says he hopes to have a clear vision on the reforms by the end of the day. we started this morning and we will go through all of the stages we don't have any prior positions it will all be based on dialogue and we're going to listen to our partners these are well established civil society organizations with a clear voice and a clear right and this is what the king has asked us to do today to have an active dialogue with the people based on the law in a legitimate way this dialogue will make people comfortable. iraq's top judici

afghan politicians security forces and taliban fighters joined to celebrate the holiday present ashraf ghani announced extensions of a ceasefire and a televised address there was a lane that. but at pool because of the significant signs of peace in afghanistan and seeing the strong desire of afghans for peace i'm announcing the extension of the cease fire by afghan security and defense forces still ahead hang on al-jazeera and deal to end the crackers political violence for the pot just al is off to its announced. and we look at the challenges facing the conservative candidate for colombia's presidency faces get ready to head to the polls. allergies and surprisingly drive from pakistan's or iran towards the levant there are clouds around in turkey went to showers in the eastern med and if you're lucky and you're looking at that way from beirut you'll see him coming your way keep your nice pleasant twenty degrees obviously it's hotter in the land and the breeze has been something of note recently picking up the sand from the euphrates least the dry bit and bringing it science was now it's not

afghan politicians security forces and taliban fighters joined to celebrate the holiday present ashraf ghani announced the extension to the ceasefire and a televised address. book at pool because of the significant signs of peace in afghanistan and seeing the strong desire of afghans for peace i am announcing the extension of the cease fire by afghan security and defense forces. still ahead head on al-jazeera we take a look at the challenges facing the conservative candidate for colombia's presidency spaces get ready to head to the polls. and cheering up the children what's being done to give syrian orphans something to celebrate. and it is great fun in the street. the weather sponsored by cattle. allergies and surprisingly drive from pakistan's or iran towards the levant there are clouds around in turkey when two showers in the eastern med and if you're lucky and you're looking at that way from beirut you'll see him coming your way keep your eyes pleasant twenty degrees obviously is hotter inland and the breeze has been something of note recently picking up the sand from the euphrates least

gathered in mosques across the country for each prayer as in an address to the nation president ashraf ghani welcomed a three day ceasefire with the taliban is the first such truce since the us led invasion of two thousand and one. and migrants are refugees at the detention center in the libyan capital tripoli they're also celebrating need many of them were intercepted by coast skulls as they tried to reach it's only by boat they gathered to listen to a speech delivered by their mom highlighting the importance of unity and home for palestinians in gaza it is also a reminder of being under siege this holiday melissa beginning of the twelfth year of israel's blockade and rank on has been to meet some of the families who are struggling to celebrate and the such difficult conditions him out of bed he gets his children ready for the religious festival of eden that follows a month of thought sting they headed to pray and to listen to speeches by representatives of the mass the defacto power here in gaza. imad lives near the border with israel but has never left. since march thirtieth he has taken

remain about what will happen when the cease fire ends at midnight local time critics say president ashraf ghani had committed a grave mistake by allowing taliban fighters to enter areas under government control kate plock is the director of the afghanistan analysts network she spoke to us earlier about the significance of the temporary ceasefire. it was unprecedented it was remarkable and i think it was better than anyone it hoped for though there was some worry that the ceasefire wouldn't hold it was a mutual cease fire for three days by both afghan and taliban and actually american forces for three days it held but i think this it these scenes of of afghans both taliban and government soldiers and civilians embracing each other celebrating prayers to get enough playing cricket eating ice cream as you say that the pictures of tell about giving government soldiers roses this was unprecedented and i think only wholly unexpected except that i think for many of us think we've that there there is a deep yearning for peace among afghans but civilians and foot soldiers and if this could be harnessed

afghanistan had paled because the afg ha n in afghanistan had paled because the afghan president ashraf ghaniace offer for the taliban which was responded to a few weeks down the line by a spring offensive. but this is a practical measure for the first time. it is only three days, but it is the first timea only three days, but it is the first time a practical measure is hoped to be incremented in afghanistan. this is seen as a very practical measure towards a ny is seen as a very practical measure towards any piece and making the taliban sit at the negotiation table. so there are hopes that this may trigger some sort of big step towards peace talks in afghanistan. shoaib sharifi, thanks very much. we talked earlier in the programme about the honours list being published today and we have been speaking to some of those who have been recognised. professor dame mary beard told me how she felt about being made a dame. i mean, it is terribly nice because you feel that someone has recognised you and appreciated it. but i also think it's great for the subject. to be able to get an honour for studyin

afghan p president ashraf ghani has announced an unconditional ceasefire with the taliban to last until june 20. the ceasefire comes after muslim clerics in afghanistan issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, against suicide bombings after an attack on claimed by isis monday killed 14 people o had gathered for a clerics' peace summit in kabul. this was president ghani's first unconditional offer of a ceasefire tie 2014. the white house says president donald trump may hold a second day of talks with north korean leader kim jon-u-un when the par meet for an unprececedented sumt hotel in singe trump will meet in washington today with japanese prime minister shinzo abe to d discuss north korea a before both head o canada for a g-7 summit on friday. the preparations come as trump reportedly held a testy phone call wednesday with canadian prime minister justin trudeau, tling hd't you guys are down tte hhise?" it was an apappearance reference to the war of 1812 when british forces, not canadian, torched the white house. meanwhile, a spokesperson for dennis rodman said wednesday the former nba bas

it was first proposed for ten days by afghan president ashraf ghani and then joined by the taliban forter period. the u.s. said it would not stop counterterrorism operations during the cease-fire and has systematically targeted taliban leaders in pakistan with drones to fervent pakistanly local opposition. they recently cut off aid with pakistan's neighbor over what the u.s. called assistance to militants in the pakistani border areas. fazlullah was infamous before he became the pakistani taliban's leader in 2013. he preached hate on the radio and lid the taliban in the suwat valley in 2012 when yousafzai was shot in the head for advocating female education. many see the drone strike as ultimate retribution for inciting that cowardly attack. an attack that actually worked against its dark aims, catapulting her message of peace to the world stage. many will feel a sense of justice. fazlullah led the pakistani taliban when they attacked a school in 2014, leaving 141 children under the age of 11 dead. the worst such attack in pakistani history. it turned many hearts that harbored vestiges

month of ramadan this follows the afghan president announcing a ceasefire until the twentieth ashraf ghani says security forces will not attack taliban fighters but will respond if provoked. more evacuations are being ordered me a guatemala's volcanic eruption which has now killed at least one hundred nine people volcanic material and contaminated water from mt waco are still threatening homes five days after erupted david messer is not far from the site. as painful as his burns might be gar knows how lucky he is to be alive he his wife and father in law were at home in a moment one of mollusc where the volcano erupted that didn't his wife managed to escape but the memories of that day will haunt them forever. was falling inside the house when we were running out my father in law was swept away the ash was boiling mud mixed with people were running in the hardish came down on top of them killing them people were trapped inside their houses and couldn't escape they were cooked inside. six children with severe burns were airlifted to the united states where pediatric burn center offer state

in afghanistan, president ashraf ghani announced a week-long cease-fire wh the taliban. it coincides with the holiday marking the end of the islamic holy month of ramadan. it also follows a string of attacks by taliban a islamic state militants. the cease-fire applies only to the taliban. in iraq's capital, baghdad, at least 18eople died overnight, when a weapons depot exploded inside a shiite mosque. the blast also wounded 38 people. iraqi officials launched an investigation into illegal stockpiling of wpons by shiite militias. meanwhile, iraqi officials launched a recount in last month's election amid complaints of rampant fraud. nato defense ministers rolled out new military plans today to deter russian aggression. defense ministers from the alliance met in brussels and agreed to a system of rapid-fire reinforcements across europe. it's to be ready by 2020. meanwhile, during al-in show in moscow, russian presidentvl imir putin argued his country is no threat to the west. >> ( translated ): we must defend our interests and d.it consequent not in a rude manner, but stil

the blasts came as president ashraf ghani announced an extension to the government's weeklong ceasefire with the taliban it's a blow to an otherwise happy day which saw dozens of the taliban fighters entering the capital kabul and other cities to celebrate the ied holiday the new un envoy to yemen is expected to propose a deal to end finding over the point of the day that the saudi led coalition launched an offensive to take the port for who the rebels earlier this week over two thirds of yemen's food enters via the ports and the u.n. fears that fighting over it could lead to a humanitarian disaster. there is the closure of the port even for just a few days many people will suffer we are also greatly concerned about the possibility that civilians may be hurt by air strikes. the greek government has survived a no confidence vote it was called following an agreement athens is preparing to sign to recognize a new name for its northern neighbor in macedonia earlier police fired tear gas at opponents of the deal protesting outside parliament france has agreed to take in some of the migrants

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troll they're fighters so as you heard in that sound bite from ashraf ghani afghan security forces remain on defensive positions this only applies to the afghan taliban not the pakistani taliban nor to al qaida or i still carry out operations here in afghanistan so really right now is a wait and see game with all of the taliban continue to battle afghan forces will they continue to carry out of attacks or will they respect the cease fire the afghan president has called and there's been a suggestion of the having been recent to go on the fischel talks with the taliban what do we know about that. well we heard it from general nicholson he is the commander of u.s. and nato forces here he said it in a conference call to pentagon reporters and a little bit after he said that the taliban refuted those allegations that any talks were going on saying that their position were clear the taliban of course have always said that they will not negotiate as long as there are foreign forces here in afghanistan i'm glad that the new nato commander saying that the talks are under way with certain taleban a

remain about what will happen when the cease fire ends at midnight local time critics say president ashraf ghani had committed a grave mistake by allowing taliban fighters to enter areas under government control. well kate is director of the afghanistan network she spoke to us earlier about the significance of the temporary ceasefire. it was unprecedented it was remarkable and i think it was better than anyone had hoped for though there was some worry that the ceasefire wouldn't hold it was a mutual cease fire for three days by both afghan and taliban and actually american forces for three days it held but i think this it these scenes of afghans both taliban and government soldiers and civilians embracing each other celebrating prayers to get better at playing cricket eating ice cream as you say that the pictures of tell of are giving government soldiers roses this is unprecedented.

remain about what will happen when the ceasefire ends at midnight local time critics say president ashraf ghani had committed a grave mistake by allowing taliban fighters to end to areas under government control two world cup favorites of kicked off their bid for the top prize in football brazil's opener against switzerland is still on the way but as already been a shock result after germany suffered a one mil defeat to mexico. midfielder lozano scored the winning goal in the thirty fifth minute and joachim low's team has struggled to convert any of its chances for an equaliser germany have not lost an opening world cup game since nineteen eighty two that. live now to the weddings his following everything in moscow and a sensational victory for mexico only. it was a sensational victory because germany always come into these told moments so strong and yet nobody ever thinks that that the best team and that's a best equipped to what it's like following the y. so throughout this march with mexico definitely the breaded same on the occasion you thought that germany would find a white to score even

president ashraf ghani made the announcement on facebook with the seas foreign and said we have paid some of the strengths of the afghan government and the will of the people for a peaceful resolution to the afghan conflict ceasefires an opportunity for the taliban to introspect that violent campaign is not winning them hearts and minds but further alienating the afghan people from the core of his brand jennifer glass joins on the phone now from kabul to jump a bit of a surprise in the foot but no confirmation yet from the taliban. you come from the taliban i think laura you're right this book everybody by vice president gunny it was a live video message is on the video message streamed on facebook it seems to be the next step after the government strategy to engage the taleban. ghani offered to teach talks without preconditions and political recognition from the taleban so far they haven't taken that off although they had heard that bin laden commanders as you just said there are there are talks going on with certain factions of the taliban but he didn't say who or how many or what

taliban fighters and afghan security officials in the eastern city of the blast came as president ashraf ghani announced an extension to the government's weeklong ceasefire with the taliban it's a blow to an otherwise happy day with so dozens of taliban fighters entering with capital kabul and other cities to celebrate the holiday. the new u.n. envoy to yemen is expected to propose a deal to end fighting over the port of data the saudi led coalition long stone offensive to take the port from who the rebels earlier this week over two thirds of yemen's food enters via the port and the u.n. fears fighting there could lead to a humanitarian disaster if there is the closure of the port even for just a few days many people will suffer we are also greatly concerned about the possibility that civilians may be hurt by air strikes greece's government is facing an imminent no confidence vote in parliament it comes over a deal to change the name of neighboring macedonia to the republic of north macedonia greek police fired tear gas at protesters outside parliament in athens nationalists on both sides see