from the start of the holiday president gani is offering the taliban a conditional cease fire and if they accept he's prepared to extend their till the birthday of the prophet muhammad in. we call upon the leadership of the taliban to welcome the wishes of afghans for a long lasting and real peace and we urge them to ready themselves for peace talks based on islamic values and principles. that jump while a quarter. at the same time the taliban said that they would release hundreds of prisoners the announcement came after a week of intense fighting the taliban launched a massive assault against the city of cows need some kabul residents on the streets to celebrate the country's independence we're hopeful. that while it's not one that everyone wants to see the end of war in afghanistan everyone wished for a lasting peace all over the country we wish to live a better life. but this is gunny second call for peace this year after a short lived three day cease fire back in june. and journalist attack here called d.d. joins us on the line now from kabul he's been following this story. this

investigators had searching for a 3-year-old boy named abdul gani wahaj believed to be kidnapped by hisher. court documents sayg the father wanted to perform an kper sizz many on the child. they found an arsenal of loaded firearms and 11 emaciated children age 3 to 15. 3-year-old.abdul the during interviews they were told about a small body in a tunnel or toilet room in the compound. >> we discovere his remains yesterday o his birthday. >> a horrificisvery with new chilling details growing more alarming by the day.di schwartz, nbc news. >> a newly uncovered secret recording revealing a page from one republican's play book. in an exclusive clip obtained by msnbc's the rachel maddow show, california congressman devin nunes talking about why hard line conservatives dropped theit bi impeach deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. nunes, wse chairs the h intelligence committee and is an ardent supporter of president trump made the statement during a republican fund-raiser in spokan washington in the the end of july. it was recorded by a progressive member who attended the event. nunes says t

the afghan government appears to be listening president musharraf gani says he will not negotiate with i so that there are talks of a ceasefire with the taliban during the holiday of next week it would replicate and i'm president. ceasefire in june this is negotiations continue between the u.s. and taliban for a long term peace plan but analysts say it may be the prospect of peace that is causing those hard line probably on who are hardliners who believe in fighting rather than be politic groups graham conflict there are making america basically in my view to disrupt the whole grockles and create a future region where the government is going to difficult situation to announce prior. to the stakes are growing with or that's a ceasefire with the taliban or the red acacia if i saw. those who remain say be desperate for change shallot ballasts al jazeera still ahead and al-jazeera will have the latest fallout from a vaccine scandal that's raised fears over the safety of drugs in china plus. it's time to tango an international festival celebrating the latin american dance opens in argentina

fighting with the taliban well some reports suggest could be preparing to challenge president musharraf gani and next year's election his resignation has been accepted by gandhi but he's rejected the resignations of the ministers of defense interior and head of the national directorate of security. francis is due to visit an ira shrine and hold mass in dublin the day after calling the sex abuse of children by members of the catholic church repugnant he met with eight abuse survivors from nineteen minutes on the first day of his trip to ireland the catholic church in ireland has been tainted by multiple scandals including sex abuse by priests. that really. was where he was talking to survivors of. it so he literally referred to. is trying. to clarify. their food. there's interior minister is under investigation after he refused to let one hundred fifty migrants and really leading to a ten day standoff they were allowed to disembark from the coast guard to albania arland and face catholic church agree to take them mateo selvi only had said they could only and to italy if other nations pledge t

gani we're seeing today that we've driven the insurgents out of the city but what so what they are on the outskirts of the city and the group and come back and attack again. in their answer is that the government is failing the security institutions are not managed properly the war is not managed properly or was afghanistan have a lot of resources more than three hundred fifty thousand troops in afghanistan trained and supported by the international community but i'm afraid the government in national unity government is failing to too to do its job. and we see more and more civilians are being killed in the war in afghanistan we see an intensifying insurgency offensive by the taliban there are also other groups now involved as well of course the government it is their responsibility to protect the people but what more support shit that international partners be giving them i think in. our international partners or international allies know what the problem is and i think the expectation is that the put pressure on the roots of the violence and the governments the institutions that are

the afghan government appears to be listening president musharraf gani says he will not negotiate with i saw but there are talks of a ceasefire with the taliban during the holiday of next week it would replicate and i'm president. in june this is negotiations continue between the u.s. and taliban for a long term peace plan but analysts say it may be the prospect of peace that is causing those hard line taliban who are hardliners who believe in by being routed them be politic graham conflict they are making america basically in my view to disrupt the war properly and creatively to region where the government is going to difficult situation to announce prior. to the stakes are growing with or that's a ceasefire with the taliban all the red acacia if isolate. those who remain say be desperate for change shallot ballasts al jazeera. the front seem like to give us a reality check every now and then this is one from last year actually after sixteen years of war in afghanistan at that stage it was a trillion dollars spent and thirty thousand lives lost just as donald trump promised more troop

the afghan government appears to be listening president musharraf gani says he will not negotiate with i saw but there are talks of a ceasefire with the taliban during the holiday of next week it would replicate and i'm president. ceasefire in june this is negotiations continue between the u.s. and taliban for a long term peace plan but analysts say it may be the prospect of peace that is causing war those hardline ballad on who are hard liners who believe in by being routed them be politic with graham conflict they are making america a big victory in my view toward rockville and created your region where the government is going to difficult situation to announce prior. to the stakes are growing with or that's a ceasefire with the taliban or the red acacia if eisel was right. those who remain say be desperate for change shallot ballasts al-jazeera. a boeing passenger plane that skidded off the runway while landing at manila's airport it was raining when the incident happened hundred fifty seven passengers and eight crew on board the ship and men airlines flight coming in from china wer

in a convoy of helicopters prison gani flew out leaving behind a city cut off for days after the taliban assault ended the roads in and out are infested with mines and the u.n. is struggling to get in instead its work is visit the wounded in kabul those brave disparate enough to make the journey shallot ballasts. civilians are fleeing in northwest syria ahead of a planned offensive by government forces as one of the last strongholds held by opposition fighters the un has warned that a military operation would put three million civilians at risk many are taking refuge in camps near the turkish border. the u.s. special counsel investigating possible russian interference in the twenty sixteen election has recommended a former trump campaign aide be jailed george papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to f.b.i. investigators in october he's due to be sentenced early next month special counsel robert muller says he should serve up to six months in prison. sports news is up next and he beat michael phelps at the olympics so now just the schooling is preparing to defend gold at the asian games we

. >> right, 3-year-old abdul gani. had seizures.her took him to new mexico and tried to expel demons from the boy and that's how and where he died. police believe they found his remains at the compound. it hasn't been confirmed by the coroner. they also found a rifle, five magazines and four loaded pistols. the father told the kids to arm up when police showed up at the compound with a warrant. >> underneath some debris and additional stale clothing there was a 308 style sniper rifle with a large scope, a 3030 lever action rifle and i believe a glock or some brand of handgun that was found there as well. >> so after yesterday's hearing, the governor who first appointed the judge to the bench said she strongly disagreed with the decision to give bail. >> julie: thank you so much. >> bill: more breaking news. trump administration standing its ground against iran. what the ayatollah is saying about the u.s. this morning. >> julie: time for paul manafort's team to make their case in the criminal trial. what is at stake today? >> bill: t