first lady rula ghani: yes. it is the luck of the fact that i left afghanistan just before the war. i left during its heyday. i lived for years there. i lived within the family of my husband. i lived with my in-laws and extended family. and i saw that the situation was and what the afghan culture really was. it is a culture that is very harmonious. of course there were problems, like any society. people lived in harmony with each other and knew what their faith was. they knew what was expected from them. there was no gap, for example between city and province. members of the family that lived in a province would come and stay for an extended time, sometimes two weeks or three weeks. with us, we would go back and stay with them. there was a back and forth all the time. sometimes we spent weekends in our closest province. this is what i call our culture, in which women were respected. my mother-in-law, my husband's grandmother, were powerful women. and yet they were women that stayed at home. there were other memb

rula ghani: i'm very proud of them. [laughter] [applause] they are taking part in defending their country. they are doing very well. we do have funerals in the afghan army. i met once in the academy. >> i want to thank you for coming out this evening began with us. my question is very simple. >> if you see corruption don't look the other way. unfortunately, i think foreign advisors see corruption and are worried to step on people's toes. and particularly in the -- that you can enforce the respect of women because unfortunately, it does not exist in this country. >> we didn't touch on that much corruption. do you see that getting better? >> yes. i think people are -- engaged in corruption. i'll tell you an an nick dote an neck doteecdote anecdote. i don't know if it's true or not. corruption is systemic and i think what my husband is trying to do is make a system that is less optimal for corruption. >> time for one more. >> i want to ask this question -- >> can you talk slower and louder? >> sure. i just wanted to ask th

the attacks came as parliament approved all of ghani's cabinet picks. it took six months to get here. ghani said that it may take a long time, but they will create a strong government. >> well, jennifer joins us live now. jennifer claims can't be verified at this point but who might be behind this attack in the eastern city of jalalabad? >> well, president ghani is saying that groups related isil claimed responsibility, and this would mark really a very big shift in afghanistan. it would be the first attack by anyone related to isil in afghanistan. president ghani said that he has been warning the international community for several months that isil is trying to gain a foothold here in afghanistan and it's a world problem and not just a problem for afghanistan itself. afghanistan does not have the sectarian issues that are rife in iraq and syria where isil has more of a food hold. nobody thinks that's it's going to be a very big group but this is a startling development for afghanistan. some people believe that maybe anyone saying they're affiliated wit

ashraf ghani, we were together. we came to america together and finished high school, in other words. and dr. abdullah at least since the soviet war, which is 30 years plus. and i think they've been witnesses to the tragedy of recent afghanistan where this not accepting each other, wanting all for oneself, nothing for the other side, has produced great tragedies for afghanistan since there have been witnesses to the recent history. i think the agreement between them was not easy. but i know that in the discussions prior to the election both had talked about this concept of a jemaa, a consensus, the need for consensus on some issues. that's part of the platform of dr. ashraf ghani but also even dr. abdullah and his group talked about this. that they needed to accept each other and the winner take all approach would be disastrous for afghanistan given the complexities of the place. i agree with ron that our role was indispensable in helping bring them into agreement at the tail, but i think the principle of wanting to

. >> ghani called this a new war. he asked afghans to unite against what he called international terrorists. >> we have more details on the attack from kabul. >> it was a very devastating attack at the height of morning rush hour in jalalabad. the target was apparently civil servants lined up to get their salaries. this attack could have been much worse. they found two others bombs and defused them before they went off in jalalabad. president ashraf ghani has said that groups affiliateed with isil have claimed responsibility for the attacks. this will be the first time that isil groups have done anything like that in afghanistan very far away from their base in iraq. president ashraf ghani said this is a real problem there is potential for isil support tours launch attacks and try to destabilize afghanistan. he said it's not a problem just for afghanistan. it's a problem for the whole world, and he called on afghans to stand together against whey what he calls foreign terrorists. >> the united nations launched an appe

first lady rula ghani: there certainly must be. i do not know. but because my children are older, so i don't move in circles of very young people. but i think there might be things they can do or with organizations that take care of young children, or even if ever they have a specific thing that they like, for example, they like art. we can get them with artists. or they like photography. we have photographers associations. or if they want to go in the provinces, we can find maybe some midwife to shadow. [laughter] first lady rula ghani: i mean, i think possibilities are immense. at this point, i don't know. i have only been first lady for four months, so bear with me. nina easton: you have your work cut out for you. i want to thank you for being so insightful but so inspiration for a lot of people in this room. thank you. [applause] kathleen hicks: thank you everybody for coming, thank you so much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its cap

president ashraf ghani has called it a new war in a country struggling to beat the taliban. >> reporterthe suicide-bomber detonated his vest in a crowd of people lining up outside of jalalabad's bank. government salaries are paid here and the apparent target was civil sur fans. passersby try to help the injured and move the dead. >> i saw many people with dead bodies and injured people on the ground. ambulances arrived very late and many people died of their wounds. >> two other blasts around the same time targeting a shrine and high lighting a difficult security situation. president ashraf ghani said that groups affiliated with isil are to blame. >> today the taliban did not take responsibility. daesh took responsibility. international terrorists are responsible. they are not our people. if you're afghan or muslim, stand with us. if you're influenced by foreigners, then this is a warning. >> ghani called this a new war against what he called international terrorists. >> analyst and author said that isil won't find it easy to advance in afghanistan. >> isil and the taliban are not natur

came as ashraf ghani proved the cabinet picks. he said it may have taken a long time, but it will be a strong government. there's no nominee still for defence minister. >>> earlier we spoke with a senior advisor at the u.s. based asia society, and the author of "the taliban revival" and says i.s.i.l. is not a force in afghanistan, but is trying to win over elements of the taliban. >> i.s.i.l. or i.s. or d.a.e.s.h. as we call it is interested in expanding support pace and network in afghanistan. at this time i think they have no infrastructure. they are on the run from that. they are moving back. i doubt that at this time they can expand or have the infrastructure or resources or human resources in afghanistan and south asia there's much to remember while making the analysis that they had the potential to do so. their narrative, unfortunately is attractive to some of the young. i heard the rumour from friends in south asia that i.s.i.l. gave an ultimatum to show up because they are trying to gain support, and they will not show up.

if you're afghan or muslim, come stand with us. >> ghani called this a new war. he called for afghans to unite against what he called international terrorists. ghani said it may have taken a long time, but they'll have a strong government able to implement the reforms he has promised. jennifer glasse, kabul. >> saudi arabia has announced a package of emergency aid money. saudi official news agency said that $274 million will be provided. of a of yemen's population is short of food. >> reporter: aid workers in aden say this is as much as they can do for now. there isn't enough food to go around. >> we have given food to several families who have been displaced from surrounding areas. the aid we received was not enough for all internally displaced persons. we're hope forgive more support. >> aid someone the main sea port used to provide a lifeline to yemen. 90% of the yemen's food is import: recently residents have watched their city turn from the commercial capital to this. some gather around a bombed out car they say belonged to a houthi official. aden was the go

president ashraf ghani says groups associated with i.s.i.l. are to blame. >> today the taliban did not take responsibility. d.a.e.s.h. took responsibility. international terrorists. they are responsible. they are not our people. if you are afghan or muslim, stand with us. if you are influenced by foreigners, this is a warning. >> ashraf ghani called this a new war, he asked afghans to unite against what he called international terrorists. the attacks came as ashraf ghani ap proved the cabinet picks. he said it may have taken a long time, but it will be a strong government. there's no nominee still for defence minister. >>> earlier we spoke with a senior advisor at the u.s. based asia society, and the author of "the taliban revival", and says i.s.i.l. is not a force in afghanistan, but is trying to win over elements of the taliban. >> i.s.i.l. or i.s. or d.a.e.s.h. as we call it is interested in expanding support base and network in afghanistan. at this time i think they have no infrastructure. they are on the run from iraq. they are moving bac

ghani said it may have taken a long time.ll be a strong government able to implement the reforms he nominated. there is no nominee for defense minister. jennifer glasse, kabul. >> a lot package of emergency aid money has been offered by saudi arabia: $274 million is being provided by the saudis to help those displaced by yemen's war, the exact amount the u.n. requested. saudi arabia is leading coalition airstrikes in yemen o saturday 20 howe howe fighters were killed in the city of taiz. some died in gun fights. while in the southeastern province tribesmen are in control of the area's biggest oil field. earlier, the saudi military released video of the latest attacks and shows the presidential palace in taiz on friday. saudi arabia says the howe hows were using it as a storage depo for munitions and fuel and they have given an update on the movement of aid supplies. >> today, the republic has opened up airspace for coalition forces to use. we will use it, sea and airspace. this will reinforce our aid work. we will be able to

there is a point but it's also a point that is important to the ghani side of the government. collapse of this government is going to be i think potentially fatal to both of them. we need to keep reminding them of that and hope to god that they can sort things out between themselves. it's there. we have to work on it. it's not automatic. >> i started this afternoon's program by likening the three ambassadors to the three tenors. whatever the differences may be i'm sure you see the connection here in that we have had this afternoon three gentlemen with strong voices clear voices and most of the time in harmony. let's join me now in thanking them. [ applause ] >> now i can eat. >>> with congress out this week for their spring recess we are featuring american history tv in primetime. up next a seminar on the closing of the civil war in 1865. this took place at longwood university in farmville, virginia and was co-hosted by the university and appomattox courthouse and national historical park. chris calkins talks about the battles that took place as part of the appomattox campaign

>>reporter: ghani called this a new war. he asked afghans to unite against what he calls international terrorists. the attacks came as parliament approved all of ghani's cabinet picks. ghani says it will be a strong government able to implement his reforms. >>> in iraq and syria, united states and its allies launched 20 air strikes against isil on friday. iraqi ground forces secured the country's largest oil refinely after heavy clashes with the group. this after they briefly took over a small part of the complex. thousands of those iraqi families have nothing more than the clothes on their backs. the islamic state fighters clashed with the iraqi troops in the capital. >>> one of five teenagers arrested in ausa made a brief court appearance. he was charged with planning an attack during a war remembrance ceremony to be held next week. he'll remain in police custody while awaiting an upcoming court date. the prime minister says that terror threat in australia had escalated within the last six months >>> today in the war in ye

this is a warning. >>> ghani called this a new war against international terrorists.nd of course these claims that isil-affiliated groups have launched this attack in afghanistan would be the very first time we've seen that here. president ghani said that he has been trying to tell the international community for six months that this is definitely a problem, that there had been some fighters dedicated to isil, declaring their affiliation to isil here in afghanistan and it is not just an afghan problem. president ghani said that he's hethis is a threat for the whole world. >> we'll have more in this news hour. >>> it's been a week since saudi arabia has launch airstrikes against houthies in yemen. there have been more calls to resolve the conflict. saying more effort must be made to create a diplomatic resolution to the situation. and saudi pledges $274 million and there are calls for an immediate cease-fire. let's go to saudi arabian which is close to the border mohammed, this situation with the money. this is what the u.n. asked for $275 million. saudi arabia said it

this though, president ghani saying that i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility for the attack in jalalabad, killing 33, injuring more. it's worrying as the summer fighting season starts we saw fighting between the taliban around the country. last year was difficult. everyone wonders what this summer will look like. >> there's more to dig. >>, jennifer glasse live in kabul. later we'll speak to a security analyst about whether the new attack may serve as an avenue for the new afghan government to ask for help from abroad. >> saudi arabia announced a package of aid money. $274 million will be provided the amount that the u.n. asked for on friday. half of yemen's population is short of food. we have this report. >> reporter: aid workers in aden say this is as much as they can do for now. not everyone can be helped. there isn't enough food to go around. >> translation: we have given food to several families who have been displaced from surrounding areas. the aid we received was not enough for all internally displaced persons. we are hoping for

president ashraf ghani says groups affiliated with i.s.i.l. to blame. >> translator: today the taliban did not take responsibility, dash took responsibility international terrorists are responsible and are not our people. if you are afghan or muslim come and stand with us. if you are influenced by foreigners then this is a warning. >> reporter: ghani called this a new war. he asked afghans to unite against what he called international terrorists. the attacks came as parliament proved all of ghani's cabinet picks and taken six months to get here and ghani says it may have taken a long time but it will be a strong government to implement reforms he promised but still no nominee for defense minister. jennifer glasse al jazeera, kabul. >>> the latest on the fight against i.s.i.l. united states launched 20 strikes yesterday and 7 in syria and 13 in iraq. iraqi ground forces secure the largest oil refinery after clashes with i.s.i.l. fighters and battle days after they captured a small part of the complex. heavy towning is forcing people to flee and

i think it was president ghani's arrival that was the more immediate impetus to the policy decision. vago: should we expect to see -- i think dr.arter is more forceful on arming ukrainian rebels. there are places where he wod be more like his mentor, to be muscular on some things. are we goingng to see him changing the administration's path in the coming years? should we expect that? >> i think he wants to create that legacy as part of his job. in many cases so far, it is where congress is going and is on the record to arm ukrainian forces. but you still need a secretary that can be a bridge between the legislative branch and white house to make a forceful case behind closed doors and present that case to the american people. secretary carter should get credit for that. vago: let me go to china. harry harris talked about the great wall of sand. thes are rock outcroppings that chchina is building these runways a bunch of things. it is a very expensive project. a lot of folks in the region are nervous about this because a lot of these are contested territory or in other nations' waters

. >> afghanistan now has a new president ghani. how different might life be for women under his presidency compared to karzai's. and could we expect changes? >> it was interesting, president ghani was in washington last week. i was there for that visit. and he talked in congress and at the state department and in almost every speech he gave about the role of women, and not just lip service but really the centrality to the afghan development exercise three is undertaking to bring his country into the modern era. and that is a really critical point, that he is absolutely trying to push his country into modernity. he's trying to build on the gains these past 13 years with the help of human rights activists, with the help of entrepreneurs, a whole budding class of educators, young people who have graduated from college in the last five to seven years, really trying to push the country into a whole new era. >> we did mention there was that global outcry when the rape was made public, and as a result she was give and pardon. what more ca

the attacks came as ashraf ghani proved the cabinet picks. he said it may have taken a long time but it will be a strong government. there's no nominee still for defence minister. >>> in iraq, and syria, the united states and its allies launched 20 air strikes against i.s.i.l. on friday. seven in syria, 13 in iraq. iraqi ground forces secured the largest oil refinery after clashes with the group. it comes days after i.s.i.l. fighters entered a refinery taking over part of the complex. heavy fighting has iraqis fleeing for safety. thousands of those families have noing more than the clothes -- nothing more than the clothes on their back. i.s.i.l. captured three villages on wednesday tents food and other aid have been sent to 2,000 people who fled ramadi >>> the latest on a terror plot in australia much one of the five teenagers arrested made a brief court appearance in melbourne. the 18-year-old is charged with planning an attack during a war remembrance ceremony next week, and will remain in police custody awaiting an upcoming court date. pri

ashraf ghani, we were together we came to america together since high school, in other words. and dr. abdullah for a lease since the soviet war 30 years plus. and i think they have been witnesses to the tragedy of recent afghanistan, where this not accepting each other and wanting all for oneself and nothing for the other side. has produced great tragedy for afghanistan since they've been witnesses to the recent history. i think the agreement between them was not easy but i know that in the discussions prior to the election, both talked about this concept of a consensus a need for consensus on some key issues and part of the platform. that they need to accept each other and the winner-take-all approach would be a disastrous for afghanistan given the complexity of the place. i agree with ron that our role was indispensable in helping bring them to agreement, but i think the principle of wanting to work together was there. that makes me in that recognition makes me hopeful but it wouldn't be easy. it would require constant work on the part of the two leaders. they are i very com

in particular, while president ghani and dr. abdullah can work together and engaged together, that is probably less true as you go down the line in their respective camps. we will have to be alert to that. fundamentally, we have to be clear. we are in this relationship for the long run. without it this in typical forces will take over -- the centrifugal forces will take over. this is particularly important in pakistan. i served on both sides of the drawn line. and the greater middle east to account for my presence somehow. so i folded them in. when things are going badly and fingers are pointing at us blame the british. [laughter] for the pakistanis to understand, this is not going to be 1990 all over again where they go from being the most allied of allies to the most sanctioned of enemies overnight. they did the confidence that we are a long-term strategic factor on their border and in their country. that is if we want them to stop hedging their bets. i take from the remarks that all three of you agree that neither we nor the

we are hearing that from president ghani. the games have been made. president ashraf ghani went to assess the situation last week. 30 afghan army soldiers were overrun. he says d.a.e.s.c.h, or groups groupslinggroups linked to i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility. international terrorist groups are trying to build bases in east afghanistan, and he's been trying to convince the international community that it is an international problem and called on the afghan people to unite and not let foreign fighters get a foothold here in afghanistan. >>> thank you >>> the united states has condemned a car bomb attack next to its consule it in erbil. that's the capital of iraq kurdish territory. security forces say the blast was in ankowra district. no consulate staff were harmed. i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility >>> in western iraq i.s.i.l. fighters in ramadi looked set to take the city. they've been in control of 75% of the province despite air strikes by the u.s.-led coalition and an iraqi offensive announced last week. this is video of a military jet flying over su

ghani is not just one person who makes a decision. he is not the only decision maker. two leaders with two deputies and in total, there are six people. so they talk a lot on everything. two different mentalities. how can they work under one umbrella? >> reporter: this has had an impact beyond parliament. provincial governors have all been told they're only acting in their posts until their new appointments. here in jalalabad, elders med to try to encourage their governor not to stand down. one said that he was one of the only people who was taking on the criminal mafia. but the ex-governor said he could not remain acting. he was powerless. >> we request the president to end the system of people acting as soon as possible. the longer it goes on the damage will go on. the country will slide towards instability. people will lose faith in government and corruption will increase. building a democracy that works after more than three decades of war has proved hard to do and enormous challenges of poverty and conflict and international donors whose patience cannot last foreve

. >> reporter: in the notes given to his friend robin ghani robin gandy he expresses difficulty understanding a formula known as liebnitz formula. breaking the nazi code, rather his other passion laying the foundations for computer science as we know it. >> this is a great example of like this man is working on saving the world during the day and then he comes home and in his down time he's work on pure mathematics. >> welcome to enigma. >> greatest encryption device in history. the germans use it for all communications. >> also under auction one of the very machines turing and his colleagues worked to crack. he's considered the father of modern computing and today the impact of his work can be seen all around us. >> turing's notebook however resigned us that even the most remind us that even the most sophisticated ideas had humble beginnings. >> go to our website aljazeera.com. zeera.com. >> ten public school educators cheated on their students' tests, now they're in jail. >>> a police camera captures the shooting of an african american. the family wants answers. it's been almost a year sinc

a challenge of the six month old government of ashraf ghani. to do that he needs to build a tax base. but it looks like that may not be easy. jennifer glasse, al jazeera kabul. >> the white house is answering critics of the framework nuclear deal with iran, press secretary josh earnest says for now sanctions against iran would stay in place. >> we would envision a scenario where after iran has already demonstrated sustained compliance over a -- over a long period of time then we would contemplate a situation where we would dismant it will dismantle the architecture. of sanctions. >> it wouldn't be a good idea he says to stop sanctions on day 1. >>> the jury in the boston marathon bombing could begin deliberationdeliberations later today. the judge spent several hours instructing the jurors. the attorneys admit he played a role but was radicalized by his older brother tamerlan. >> trying to show older brother influence and trying oshow the motive had more to do with that than terrorism. >> one expert testified that tamerlan tsarnaev's fingerprin

the shutdown is a new challenge for the six-month-old government of ashraf ghani. who has promised to reduce the amount of aid that they have lived on for years. with that they need a tax base. >> taking matters in their own hands to prevent human trafficking. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this was a storm of the decade >>...hurricane... >> we can save species... >> our special month long focus, fragile planet >> hello again. a reminder of the top stories in yemen. government forces are said to have captured the air base north of the port city of aden from houthi fighters. but they've been cornered in the district of aden, home of the presidential palace and government offices. >>> turkey's president erdogan has arrived in iran for high-level meetings. he's hodding talks with his iranian counterpart. erdogan's president comes despite recent tensions from the coalition operation in yemen. >> the u.n. official is describing the situation in. sy

up trying to get this pay at this very delicate time in afghanistan just six months into president ghani's presidency. he still doesn't have a new parliament. today they're voting on new ministers. so they're very concerned about what direction afghanistan will take. >> jennifer glass, live in kabul >>> staying in afghanistan, five people have been beheaded in the southeast of the country. the men were kidnapped on wednesday. they're part of a minority group in afghanistan and are often targeted. no group has claimed responsibility for this attack >>> the united states has condemned a car bomb attack next to its capital in iraq's kurdish territory in the north country. it killed at least three people. u.s. officials said no consulate staff were harmed. isil has claimed responsibility for the attack >>> meanwhile in rhamadi in the western part of iraq isil fighters are holding on to their recent gains despite air strikes by the u.s. coalition and a new iraqi offensive launched last week. this is video of military jets flying over suspected isil positions. >>> iran's president has addressed

president ghani said he has warned for months about a fledgling ice isil pressence here but says afghans won't allow the group to grow here kabul. >> security officials in afghanistan say 19 have been kidnapped taken by unknown gunmen. the police chief said they have been working there for weeks without any difficulties. >>> tens of thousands of indian farmers are protesting in new deli on government rules on aexpiring their land. it was a tended by the vice president gandhi who hasn't been seen in public for two months. his mother who is the party president and the former prime minister was also there. they are angry about the governmentts plans to extend laws making it easier for land to be seized and for owners to be relocated. al jazeera's jamil was there. >> reporter: farmers have gathered here from several states around new delhi against the proposed land bill by bus, train, arrived to this valley to show the strength of their opposition. the central government the bjk came to power on the promise of development throughout the country. it said to build the roads, the housing, infra

the parliament right now voting on ministers for ghani's government. he's been president for six months but still doesn't have a complete cabinet in place. only eight of 25 are in place. there's still no nominee for the minister of defense and of course that's a crucial position for security here. >> and perhaps the most difficult job in afghanistan today. no one so far having claimed responsibility jennifer? >> that's right. not only has no one claimed responsibility we spoked to the taliban spokesman who specifically denied the taliban was involved in the attack. a very brazen attack in the heart of a busy city in the middle of morning rush hour. >> all right. thank you for that jennifer glass. >>> meanwhile, in the southeast of the country, five men have been beheaded. they were kidnapped wednesday and they were bodies were later found. they're from an ethnic minority community which is often targeted. no group has claimed responsibility for their deaths either >>> now, the united states has condemned a car bomb attack which went off close to its co

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afghan president ashraf ghani says isis has claimed responsibility. back to "cavuto on business." >>> well, it is the war on coal, and it's now in court and if the ceo loses he said it will not just cost him but you. >> he's destroying low cost electricity. he's destroying that, i see it coming. >> he was on fox business, which if you don't get you really should demand. i digress. the ceo of murray energy telling me if his lawsuit against the administration climate push goes south your power bills are going north. charles, is he right? >> absolutely he's right. we were warned by canada they wouldn't necessarily have to go up to do the right thing. the number one issue for the world is climate change. it will be one degree warmer 100 years from now so we must -- >> how do you know that? >> it's proven, already proven. it's settled, the science is settled. we have to take $1 trillion from american taxpayers mostly sma businesses and homeowners and figure out a way to fix this. >> oh you're being sarcastic. i was so slow to pick up on that. i'm sorry. we

president ashraf ghani is calling this a new law, asking people to unite against international terrorists foreign influenced. he said if they are united the foreign groups can't get into afghanistan. he said it was groups affiliated with i.s.i.l. claiming responsibility for the attack in jalalabad. he is in the north-east saying international terrorists are trying to establish camps and a base there, and he has been frying for six months to coninterins the international community that it is not just a problem for afghanistan, it's a problem for the world, and vows that the security forces will do their best to fight the force, but would like to see the security forces have better equipment and money. afghanistan is dependent on international aid. he is calling this a new law. >> jennifer glasse live in kabul, thank you >>> now, more migrants arrive in palermo. 13,000 have been rescued in the past week by the italian coast guard. police try to catch the traffickers. the italian government says the flood of migrants is unprecedented. most are escaping war and persecution in the middle east

the shutdown is a challenge for the 6-month-old government of ashraf ghani who promised to reduce the aid relied on for 14 years. to do that he needs to build a tax base. it looks like that may not be easy. >> india is checking how polluted 10 major cities are. they have 13 of the world's 20 most pol ute and dirty -- polluted. and dirty air is responsible to 620,000 premature deaths. air pollution is a result of the economy and changing lifestyles. countries trying to deal too with overflowing landfill sites the problem in cities, such as mumbai. it is fays jamil discovered. >> reporter: this mountain of trash is a garbage dump one of the oldest and largest in asia it can't take more garbage arrives daily. this is one of several women hired by a nonprofit group to do something about the problem. >> translation: we are helping the garbage service by separating the wet and dry garbage. we can sell part of the dry trash to make money. >> reporter: along with low-tech solutions such as sorting garbage, the city is trying a high tech method. . >> reporter: this is one of mumbai's land fill

. >> the shutdown is a challenge for the 6-month-old government of ashraf ghani. and they promised to reduce the international aid that afghanistan relied on. to do that he need to build a tax base. it looks like that may not be easy >>> in the news ahead thais who have taken matters into their own hands to prevent human trafficking. plus... ..after the street protests african-americans in the u.s. city of ferguson want to make their presence felt in the city council elections. support the offensive but act as india sent a vessel to rescue >>> top stories for you here on al jazeera. fighting rages. we are looking at the aftermath of shelling in aden. houthi rebels were targeted. many civilians lost their homes. the u.n. estimating more than 100,000 people have been displaced >>> the pakistani prime minister called on iran to get involved in discussions on security in yemen. he has been addressing parliament and debating whether to join the campaign against the houthis. turkey's president arrived in iran for high-level meetings met his iranian counterpart hassan ro

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afghan president ashraf ghani renewed calls. >> anyone with political differences is an afghan. i call on the taliban to say today is your day to choose. if you are an afghan and believe in islam, come and stand with your government. >> staying in afghan women who are victims of violence are struggling to get justice. a report sis while there's a legal framework in case, it provides limited options and details individual experiences of 110 women who are victims of violence. 5" of cases result in prosecution. >>> police in australia charged a teenager on suspicion of planning an i.s.i.l.-inspired attack. five teens were arrested over a plot to attack an anzac day ceremony later this week. the victorian state president called on people to be unified. >> this is simply evil. we all stand against it. united today stronger and better than this threat. stronger and better than those that would seek to attack the things that make us uniquely victorian, and uniquely australian. let's all come together on anzac day and show that we do prove worthy of the sacrifice that many made. >> the

the shutdown is a new challenge for the six month old government of ashraf ghani who has promised to reduce the amount of international aid afghanistan has relied on for 14 years. to do that he needs to build a tax base but it looks like that may not be easy. jennifer glasse, al jazeera kabul. >> in india they have launched an air pollution index to track the air quality in ten major cities, india being the home to 14 of the world's motion polluted cities. estimate that the dirty area is responsible for 627,000 premature deaths every year. now india's government is also trying to deal with overflowing landfill sites especially in mumbai where there's no official recycling. here is fez jamil. >> one of the oldest and largest garbage dumps in asia, can't take anymore. this is one of the several women hired by a nonprofit to do something about the garbage problem. >> we're helping the city garbage service by separating the wet and the dry garbage. we can sell part of the dry trash to make money for ourselves. >> reporter: along with low tech solutions such as sorting garbage the city's

there is a point, but it is also a point that is important to the ghani side of the government. the collapse of the government is potentially fatal and we need to keep reminding them of that and hope to god that they can sort things out between themselves most of the time. so it is they are. we have to work on it. it is not automatic. >> i started this afternoon's program by likening the three ambassadors to the three tenors. whatever the differences may be, i'm sure you see the connection here in that we have had this afternoon three gentlemen with strong voices, clear voice is and most the time in harmony. let's join me now in thanking them. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> panelists will discuss the challenges of rescuing americans taken hostage abroad in the debate over whether the u.s. should negotiate with hostage takers or pay ransoms. >> the national security agency is building one of the world's largest cloud data centers in a secure mountain facility in utah. it is doing so because its surveillance needs require that degree of storage a

and we heard a passionate speech from ghani this week. and i'm concerned we're still in a calendar-driven status in afghanistan and even though the president has allowed the troops to stay through 2015 we're still talking about kabul only at the end of 2016. do you believe that is going to be sufficient in order to support the afghans? we've made some progress there i would hate to see us pull -- pull out in terms of authorities for air support and train and direct services, so give me your thoughts on that? >> sir, i certainly agree with you, that new leadership in afghanistan causes all of us to be encouraged and optimistic and i think from what i've seen both president ghani do and also abdullah do to reach out to the international community and the folks in the region as well, it is all encouraging. the relationship with the security forces, the support of the security forces, there are statements of common goals with the u.s. i think that is all very encourageing encouraging. so i think this gives us opportunities -- new opportunitie

president ashraf ghani warned for months about an i.s.i.l. and says afghans will not allow the group to grow here. jennifer glasse al jazeera, kabul. >>> police say at least 23 village people died between fishing and farming communities in central nigeria, police spokesperson says the groups were disputing ownership of a fish pond in the state, fighting over grazing rights is common in nigeria and seen unrest between christians and muslims. turkish voters electing a new president. polls put current president in the lead ahead of the six other candidates but he is not expected to win enough support in the first round which means a runoff is likely. only turkey recognizes the self declared republic and international views the government as legitimate government of the whole island. greece's golden dawn party faces a trial to put 18 current and former politicians behind bars and among 70 party members accused of murder and racially motivated attacks and far right party says the case against it is all lies and john reports. >> reporter: he claims

afghan president ash raff ghani blames the bombing on isis saying these people want to destroy us. the taliban denied responsibility even condemning the attack. with most u.s. and nato troops out of afghanistan, the government is on its own trying to reconcile with the taliban and now facing a new threat -- isis. kelly cobiella nbc news london. >>> thousands of miles from afghanistan the war against isis is being felt closer to home. tonight we're hearing from a mother whose teenaged son joined the extremist group. he has a has a powerful warning for o parents. >> reporter: seeing the world as a frightening place through the eyes of a mother who lost her son to isis. >> it's the same as any cult gang you know nazism any form of extremism. >> say cheese. >> reporter: her son damian starting shying away from his family. shortly after this middle-class boy from calgary in canada converted to islam. but it wasn't his new religion that worried his mother. it was that her son was being turned into an extremist. >> i couldn't see him hurting a flea let alone picking up a gun. sorry. >> re

afghan president ghani met with farkhunda's parents today but some critics say he waited too long. does the afghan government have the power, the desire and the capacity to do anything about farkhunda's killing? >> the afghan government certainly has the obligation to do something about farkhunda's killing and the incredible violence against women throughout the country. we need to see more training of police and more female police officers. we also need to see justice in police action as well as the action of people who instituted the silence and killed farkhunda. >> her killing has a lot of afghan women up in arms. how dangerous is it for them to do what they're there to do? >> it's incredibly dangerous for women's rights defenders in afghanistan. on tuesday we're launching a report specifically about -- there have been car bombs, the killing of family members, targeted assassinations specifically at women defending women's rights who speak up about this. so the incredible courage it takes for these women to speak up not only about this incident but about levels of violence and d

. >> president ashraf ghani said that groups affiliateed with isil are to blame. >> today the taliban did not take responsibility. daesh took responsibility. international terrorists are responsible. they are not our people. if you're of a gran and muslim, come and stand with us. if you're foreigners call this a warning. >> he asked afghans to unite against what he calls international terrorists. >> jennifer glasse sends us this update from kabul. >> it was a devastating attack at the height of the rush hour in jalal jalalabad. people were lined up to collect their monthly salaries. they say that this attack could have been worse. they found two other bombs and managed to destroy them before they set off in jalalabad. groups claiming a affiliation with isil claimed responsibility for the attack. president ashraf begun any said that this is not a problem just for afghanistan. it's a problem for the whole world. >> just a day after the united nations launched an appeal for the people of yemen, a package of emergency aid money has been offered by saudi arabia. $274million is pledged to h

ashraf ghani renewed calls for unity. >> translation: anyone that has political difference was us is an afghan and must stand in the line of afghans. therefore i call on taliban. today is your day to choose. if you are an afghan and believe in islam, come and stand with your government. >> women who are victims of violence are struggling to get justice. while there's a legal framework in place, says a report it only provides limited options. detailing the experience of 110 afghan women who are victims of violence. only 5% of cases resulted in criminal prosecution. >> in pam stan many people in tribal areas rely on local councils i don't know as jurga, in some cases they have to give their daughter away. some local leaders say it should be scrapped. >> reporter: this girl is paying the price for her father's crime. when she was five he killed that man in their village during a dispute. a meeting of tribal leaders, known as a jurga agreed she'd be handed over as compensation for the crime. >> translation: i was struggling with my husband, was it her fault. you killed someone, not her,

president ashraf ghani will not now the group here. >> a charge could put former and current m.p.'s behind bars, accused of murder and racially motivated attacks. the far right party said the case against it all is a lie. we have this report. >> he claims he is a patriot who fell foul of powerful political interests. the prosecution says he is the head of an army that killed immigrants and opponents. the trial of golden dawn leader and all of his mp's has been almost two years in coming. the indictment includes crime stretching back years. >> there was a political intervention in the justice system. these case already existed. the ruschry believed them to be unrelated. we haven't been charged but there was political intervention and immediate pressure to prosecute us. >> prosecution lawyer says the evidence is overwhelming. >> now that we have access to the full body of evidence, which contains speeches from golden dawn leaders, we can see that they specifically made reference to the migrants and all who were against the goals of golden dawn. >> it was a public outcry over a leftwi

. >> a new challenge for the six month old government of ashraf ghani, who has promised to reduce the amount of aid that afghanistan has relied on for years. to do that he needs obuild a tax base but looks like that might not be easy. jennifer glasse, al jazeera kabul. >> now to our month long series fragile planet. new delhi is the most polluted capital city on the planet, that's according to the world health organization. now indian deposit is trying to do something to change that. today the prime minister launched a national air quality index that will allow officials to monitor pollution levels online. they are starting with ten indian cities and plan to move it out to dozens more. the move comes not a moment too soon. the world health organization says every year, polluted air kills half a million people in india alone. they welcome it as a step in the rite direction but not enough. fez jamil continues the fragile planet series. >> oldest and largest garbage dump in asia. it can't take anymore but garbage still arrives daily. one of several women hired by the government to do som

will continue to partner with president ghani. reporter: is the scale enough -- if it isn't that link the islamic state -- is that enough to change u.s. thinking about dealing with the islamic state with a link to afghanistan in particular? is that so far off from what we have seen in afghanistan? secretary earnest: we have seen previous incidents where there has been individuals who have sensitive propaganda opportunity by aligning themselves with isil and separating from the taliban in doing so. that, frankly, has more to do -- says more about the success that the afghan government has had in taking the fight to the taliban than it does about the success of isil's effort to spread. i don't want to prejudge this claim because it has not been thoroughly investigated at this point. it is why we are going to continue to act in support of the afghan central government that is biting extremists and threats from extremists regardless of the kind of particular extremist threat from which it emerges. reporter: i want to see if you can re