this is deja news asia coming up today taliban prisoners released in afghanistan. the government begins releasing the last batch of president has asked for the time to for us thought a bond deal but will this lead to peace in the war torn country kabul for answers. and crisis in bangladesh the country is experiencing its worst flooding in more than 2 decades leaving families scrounging for food and sustenance we ask how much . welcome to the. glad you could join us afghanistan has begun releasing the 1st of 400 taliban prisoners as part of a deal agreed between the u.s. and. the release of the prisoners was a sticking point holding up eventual talks between the government and the taleban many of the prisoners are accused of serious crimes and the only released after the council of prominent elders called by president bush of cannae gave the go ahead. even though gani signed the eventual order approving the release he called the prisoners a danger to the world here's what some of them had to say as they left prison. you know that. i was detained here for kidnapping

this is deja news asia on today's program we look at developments around the issue on the court all of us spend every. day in china this man lost his father to the corona virus now he's blaming the government for withholding information about the pandemic that could have made the difference between life and death also coming up . the philippines president volunteers himself as a guinea pig for a new claimed russian backed seen one to finish peano's make up the office and how are they coping with the pandemic. for answers. and in vietnam authorities moved quickly to control of results of the virus after many months without faces. i british manager welcome to news asia glad you could join us u.s. health secretary alex asada has accused china also resisting information sharing and failing to warn the world on the covert 1000 pandemic speaking on a visit to taiwan he said this had led to increasing costs for the rest of the world it isn't a new allegation from the united states and some other countries but inside china 2 stories out of mud. of people who've paid the price for the alleged l