taliban and the americans however want to see a ceasefire between the taliban and the government of ashraf ghani in kabul now that is something the taliban have not agreed to yet but many of the issues that really depend on that one point that the taliban spokesperson has said that the government currently in office in afghanistan is quote habit of the west and they don't recognize that as a legitimate government so the talks are continuing this wrapped up this is day four between the two sides just wrapped up about twenty minutes ago for the day will see when they come back tomorrow what more they have to say and do so i suppose remains an open question as to how much progress they can make in these talks if the afghan government are excluded from. yes absolutely what we do know has them as in the past two days or they've had a break between the two sides has been sub groups that have been meeting on the side as sort of a committee is if you will to discuss smaller issues and i think one of the things that they've been discussing is the idea of possibility of having some kind of a coalition bec

relationship between the taliban and the current government in afghanistan the taliban don't recognize ashraf ghaniand his government as legitimate in the country and they refuse to hold any discussions with them so these negotiations with the americans are taking place without any representation from kabul and the government there the taliban spokesman has said here that they are making progress with the americans they are working out on the specifics and the details of when you cream and and they are hopeful that some kind of a green meant it will be reached in the coming days. but in afghanistan the violence continues the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on army base which killed at least twenty three afghan soldiers shot about base in helmand province is shared by afghan and american troops the afghan defense ministry says twenty years her accusing clued in a suicide bombers who were killed. has more from kabul. this is tech began at two o'clock on friday morning and lasted some sixteen hours information was incredibly difficult to get out of home and about what exactly was goin

involved on any level according to the taliban spokesman here they don't recognize the government of ashraf ghani in kabul as legitimate so they are not having any discussions with them at the moment but that is of course something the americans want to see happen eventually and that is one of the main points for the americans here they want the taliban to first declare a cease fire with the current government in kabul and then bring the two sides to the table so they can have a discussion about what the future of over thirty five million people will look like in their country or a dose of thanks for the. but in afghanistan the violence continues the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base which killed at least twenty three afghan soldiers you sure about base in helmand province is shared by afghan and american troops the afghan defense ministry says twenty attackers including eight suicide bombers were killed sharla ballasts has more from kabul this is tech began at two o'clock on friday morning and lasted some sixteen hours if mission was incredibly difficult to get out

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before the latest round of talks ended, i spoke with nader nadery, a senior advisor to president ashraf ghani. what level of input has president ghani or your government had in ambassador's talks with the taliban? >> our level of input what we would like to see increased andq expanded, the nce of the different processes, and also we want to see that the differen elements, which is the withdrawal of the troops, reduction of the troops, not using afghanistan or taliban cutting ties with the terrorist groups, then theti negot with afghan government and cease fire. of these are interlinked and the afghan government wants to see, being at the center of the table, backed and helped and facilitated by the united states and i think ambassador khalilzad is walking ard that direction. e> these talks are between the united states and aliban, and you said you would like our input expanded.ed i tao a lot of people in kabul who are frustrated with ambassador assad. is the government receiving enough information about what he is talking to the taliban about? >> i wldn't point to the person. the process is d

country the other main issue is the taliban does not recognize the current government in office ashraf ghani as legitimate they are not negotiating with him they're not being represented here and that is something the americans hope they can work on to bring the two sides together to have a dialogue that will discuss the future of their country with all parties involved up to two hundred thousand people have marched through the italian city of milan against government policies they say promote racism and discrimination there was a festive mood as the crowd snakes towards the door move cathedral seen an increase in racially motivated attacks since the fall riot five-star led government came to power last year. conservationists on the kenyan coast say poaching is first in turtle species at risk they're working with local fisherman to try to stop the endangered reptile being caught on purpose or in their nets but the turtles are also losing their breeding grounds to erosion and construction al-jazeera as katherine sawyer reports from what tommy a green tart all carefully covers eggs she's just

from doha the other main issue is the taliban does not recognize the current government in office ashraf ghanias legitimate they are not negotiating with him they're not being represented here and that is something the americans hope they can work on to bring the two sides together to have a dialogue that will discuss the future of their country with all parties involved . but inside afghanistan the violence is continuing the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base which killed at least twenty three afghan soldiers the base in helmand is shared by afghan and american troops the defense ministry says twenty attackers including a suicide bombers were also killed. at least seven people have died as india and pakistan continue cross border shelling in the disputed kashmir region has down's military says indian fire overnight killed two civilians and two soldiers along the line of control indian officials say a mother and her two children were among civilians killed when pakistani military hit a house in india's minister of kashmir kurdish forces in syria say i still has al

forty per day if there is not a skill to support supply provided to them how many cars i'm sorry ashraf ghani himself said the afghan forces will collapse in less than six months i say it's more like six weeks ok so there has to be some kind of capability to keep the afghan security forces operate and able to function so that afghanistan can actually have a free election and they should be totally free to choose their next leader i agree let me ask you this despite all the things you and black would have been accused of some of which we've discussed tonight but this much more you said in two thousand and seven quote i sleep the sleep of the just i'm not feeling guilty just wondering is that still the case today you still have no regrets no guilt no ruined sleep at all over all those innocent lives taken by blackwater employees. look the fact is the company did what it was asked to it was asked to protect protect we saved thousands and thousands of people we saved many many wounded u.s. soldiers well beyond the scope of the contract. ok we did what we were asked any any injury any civilian tha

in moscow you're perceived as being quite close to the russians those talks noticeably excluded ashraf ghani in the afghan government what is your position on that are you an advocate for pushing for the inclusion of the afghan government in any peace talks of the taking place. yes yes yes yes yes we want to even then the afghan government to be there we want president ready to own these talks and to be to be. ineffective contributor and leader in these negotiations we hope that as we reach the stage of the into afghan talks in doha in qatar that who'd have made a lot of progress in this regard by an arrangement with the brothers the taliban beforehand so we can eventually have all of the afghan stakeholders represented and effectively in gauged in peace talks and when in your discussions with the taliban and talking about the future because it's clear that they are included in future arrangements for the country what kind of afghanistan do you envisage with the taliban having a major role in the government again. of course they are part of the country they are the afghan people. but we cann

in doha the other main issue is the taliban does not recognize the current government in office ashraf ghanias legitimate they are not negotiating with him they're not being represented here and that is something the americans hope they can work on to bring the two sides together to have a dialogue that will discuss the future of their country with all parties involved meanwhile the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base on friday which killed at least twenty three afghan soldiers the sure about base in helmand province is shared by afghan and american troops the afghan defense ministry says twenty attackers including eight suicide bombers were also killed. and all the headlines at least seven people have died as india and pakistan continue cross borders shelling in the disputed kashmir region pakistan's military says indian fire overnight killed two civilians and two soldiers along the line of control while in the exchange of fire indian officials say a mother and her two children were among civilians killed and pakistani artillery hit a house in indian administers

country the other main issue is that the taliban does not recognize the current government in office ashraf ghani as legitimate they are not negotiating with him they're not being represented here and that is something the americans hope they can work on to bring the two sides together to have a dialogue that will discuss the future of their country with all parties involved but in afghanistan the violence continues the taliban claiming responsibility for an attack on an army base which killed at least twenty three afghan soldiers shoot up a base in helmand province is shared by afghan and american troops the afghan defense ministry says twenty attackers including eight suicide bombers were killed. this is attacked again at two o'clock on friday morning and lasted some sixteen hours information was incredibly difficult to get out of home and about what exactly was going on afghan military sources were saying is we are taking casualties but we can't tell you how many your sources were saying we do not have any casualties but like the afghans to speak for themselves but then as the day wore on we s

under no circumstance i doubt very much that ashraf ghani will win in the next election but you're waiting for a change of president to get your plan. here's the thing if they don't do a plan like this if there is not a skeletal structure support supporting the afghan forces the next president's going to wind up like knowledgeable that did. the problem is the way you pitched it is giving was helpful to tell the afghans we're going to be quote the east india company which violently ruled india on behalf of the british empire in the eighteenth and nineteenth century was it wise to talk about having a viceroy in charge of the country i mean you know hiding the fact that this is a colonialist project when you use language but here's the thing the united states has no one person that's in charge of afghan policy there's nobody that the president can turn to and say why is afghanistan after this and. yeah sure that doesn't help he doesn't control the military his intro the intelligence funding he doesn't control but if i agree with do you think you know wanting someone a vice or in charge of eas

under no circumstance i doubt very much that ashraf ghani will win in the next election but you're waiting for a change of president to get your plan. here's the thing if they don't do a plan like this if there is not a skeletal structure support supporting the afghan forces the next president going to wind up like knowledgeable that did the problem is the way you pitched it is giving was helpful to tell the afghans we're going to be like quote the east india company which violently ruled india on behalf of the british empire in the eighteenth and nineteenth century was it wise to talk about having a viceroy in charge of the country i mean you know hiding the fact that this is a colonialist project when you use language like that but here's the thing the united states has no one person that's in charge of afghan policy there's nobody that the president can turn to and say why is afghanistan after this and. yeah sure that doesn't help he doesn't control the military his intro the intelligence funding he doesn't control if i agree with do you think you need someone a vice we're in charge of

country the other main issue is this help on does not recognize the current government in office of ashraf ghani as legitimate they are not negotiating with them they're not being represented here and that is something the americans hope they can work on to bring the two sides together to have a dialogue that will discuss the future of their country with all parties involved . thousands of women have met in provinces across afghanistan to ensure their rights are protected during peace negotiations in the shadow of the taliban u.s. talks they listed their concerns should any deal be successful shala bellus reports . afghan woman a refusing to be left behind in political negotiations they say they want to present a unified front as the taliban in the united states hold talks to end seventeen years of who today there are four women behind them a fifteen thousand other ground they spoke after the largest ever national women's jirga council as the taliban met with the u.s. and doha this was a parallel meeting except men were replaced by woman my good everyone came to see their perspective it was a pr

country the other main issue is that the taliban does not recognize the current government in office ashraf ghani as legitimate they are not negotiating with them they're not being represented here and that is something the americans hope they can work on to bring the two sides together to have a dialogue that will discuss the future of their country with all parties involved . meanwhile thousands of women have met in provinces across afghanistan to ensure their rights are protected during these negotiations and the voice that demands a special conference in kabul. afghan woman a refusing to be left behind in political negotiations they say they want to present a unified front is the taliban in the united states hold talks to end seventeen years of who today they were four women behind them a fifteen thousand. they spoke to the largest national women's jirga council as the taliban met with the u.s. and doha this was a parallel meeting except men were replaced by woman. everyone came to see their perspective it was a proud moment for me among these women we cannot travel to other provinces because

under no circumstance i doubt very much that ashraf ghani will win the next election but you're waiting for a change of president to get your plan. here's the thing if they don't do a plan like this if there is not a skeletal structure support supporting the afghan forces the next president's going to wind up like knowledgeable that did the problem is the way you pitched it is giving was helpful to tell the afghans we're going to be like quote the east india company which violently ruled india on behalf of the british empire in the eighteenth and nineteenth century was it wise to talk about having a viceroy in charge of the country i mean you know hiding the fact that this is a colonialist project when you use language like that but here's the thing the united states has no one person that's in charge of afghan policy there's nobody that the president can turn to and say why is afghanistan after this and. yeah sure that doesn't help he doesn't control the military his intro the intelligence funding he doesn't control if i agree with do you think you need someone a vice we're in charge o

country the other main issue is the taliban does not recognize the current government in office alva ashraf ghani as legitimate they are not negotiating with him they're not being represented here and that is something the americans hope they can work on to bring the two sides together to have a dialogue that will discuss the future of their country with all parties involved . but inside afghanistan the violence continues the taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base on friday which killed at least twenty three afghan soldiers a share about base in helmand province is shared by afghan and american troops the afghan defense ministry says twenty attackers including eight suicide bomb has also killed thousands of women have met in provinces across afghanistan to ensure their rights are protected during peace negotiations their demands were voiced at a conference in kabul shown by this report from the afghan capital. afghan woman a refusing to be left behind in political negotiations they say they want to present a unified front as the taliban in the united states hold talks to end

country the other main issue is the taliban does not recognize the current government in office ashraf ghani as legitimate they are not negotiating with him they're not being represented here and that is something the americans hope they can work on to bring the two sides together to have a dialogue that will discuss the future of their country with all parties involved . thousands of women have met in person says across afghanistan meanwhile to ensure their rights are protected during these to go she actions and their voice the demands of the conference in kabul as this report. afghan woman a refusing to be left behind in political negotiations they say they want to present a unified front as the taliban in the united states hold talks to end seventeen years of who today there are four women behind them a fifteen thousand other they spoke after the largest ever national women's jirga council as the taliban met with the u.s. and or ha this was a parallel meeting except men were replaced by woman my good everyone came to see their perspective it was a proud moment for me among these women we