strengthening withdrawal negotiations with the us well a spokesman for afghanistan's president ashraf ghani says the attack shows the taliban doesn't want peace. the taliban's attack on couldn't use contradicts what it's saying in doha the attack shows that the taliban still isn't ready for peace they continue to fight well into sarcasm is the director of the center for peace and development studies and a former advisor to the afghan high peace council he says the taliban is trying to show strength in the hope it can get more out of those peace negotiations taliban would like to give 2 important signals to the united state. analysis shows that the cut the negotiation for the time to get started going very well for example the taliban knew she would like to cancel the strategic partnership between afghanistan and the united states maybe the united states includes are the envoy who will accept that but maybe with different conditions not happening for the time being sickened in the south of afghanistan i think there is some terrorism or very number of. soldier are just raising their heads. wo

president ghani has tweeted saying he condemns the attack his heart goes out to family members he laid blame on the taliban saying that they provide a platform for such attacks to occur and he did order and extra security extraordinary security meeting with his ministers and top aides to prevent and review such security lapses now he is under a lot of pressure right now because there's a big celebration a national holiday tomorrow if independents stay a lot of people looking forward to that and then also this elections coming up in just over a month so he's under a lot of pressure to respond to this quite a strong and swift manner he laid blame with the taliban the taliban came out in a tweet they said we strongly condemn this explosion targeting civilians they said such barbaric deliberate attacks against civilians including women and children forbidden and unjustifiable so they also came out very strongly against this historically this group shia minority muslims in afghanistan have been targeted in this area historically by eisel now talking to people this morning outside hospitals

about how to address this threat in afghanistan michael what about afghanistan's president ashraf ghani would a deal put him on a stronger footing or would it make him more vulnerable politically. well in reality nobody quite knows how it will all fade outs are a president gunny has argued that to reach the right political deal with the taliban and that is a deal which happened after the us signed up the on the issue of the troops and we moved towards political talks to get the right deal and that ronnie has said that there should be a strong afghan president who can mandate a negotiating team who can reach reach the right deal now. as others have been working on this idea that early on in the political process there will actually be an agreement in the amongst the negotiators for an interim government which would essentially replace ostrog ronnie's government now i mean those are 2 totally different vision visions of how they the political talks will play out so i think i think we should be very clear here that although it is possible in coming days we will see the sign off on a and an

afghanistan's president ashraf ghani house committees government to eradicating and destroying islamic state in his country the 63 people were killed and we can't win a suicide bomb exploded that's why they will bombs on monday dozens of people as the gun is comes comes the united states and they go seats with the taliban to end the 18 years of fighting. in a policy shift under prime minister barak jumps in britain says it will end freedom of movement for the nationals immediately after breakfast mr johnson has said that the u.k. will be ready to leave the e.u. deal or no deal on the current departure date the 31st of october. wildfires are raging across the spanish island of gran canaria authorities have moved about $8000.00 people to safety since the places broke out on saturday hundreds of firefighters more than a dozen planes and helicopters are battling the flames emergency services of war the situation is very serious the fires remain out of control. and french president emanuel macro's hosting a rare bilateral visits to a major e.u. now the russian president vladimir putin and p

some criticized government officials, including president ashraf ghani, for failing to put an end to the violence. >> ( translated ): the president and his chief executive must resign. they cannot serve the nation, and they should apologize to the people. ghani promised to bring security during his campaigns before becoming the president, but he couldn't. we have had the highest number of civilia term.lties under his >> yang: the islamic state group claimed resplity for saturday's attack on a wedding celebration. it came as the united states pursues peace talks with the taliban. meanwhile, the state department announced chief negotiator g zalmay khalilzad is headck to qatar to resume those talks. dozens of migrants made ate attempts today to reach the southern italian coast. the migrants, most of them from africa, have been stuck on a rescue ship for 19 days, as italy refu dock.let the vessel at least 15 jumped overboard today, hoping to reapedusa island. more than 80 remained on board, in worsening conditi hours later, a sicilian prosecutor ordered the ship seized, and the migrants

ghani promised to bring security during his campaigns before becoming thedent, but he couldn't. we have had the highest number of civilian casualties under his rm. >> yang: the islamic state group claimed responsibility for saturday's attack on a wedding celebration. it came as the united states pursues peace talks with the taliban. meanwhile, the state department announced chief neor zalmay khalilzad is heading back to qatar to resume those talks. dozens of migrants made desperate attempts today to reach the southern italian coast. the migrants, most of them from africa, have been stuck on a rescue ship for 19 days, as italy refuses to let the vessel dock. at least 15 jumped overboard today, hoping to reach.ampedusa isla more than 80 remained on board, in worsening condition hours later, a sicilian prosecutor ordered the ship seized, and the migrants evacuated to shore. meanwhile, italian prime minister giusepp after his far-right coalition partner quit the populist government. interior minister matteo salvini d his league party have pushed the hard-line policy against migrants

discussions with afghan leaders about how to structure a future political system within afghanistan ghani is being briefed along the way he was briefed before and after u.s. president trump had his meeting with michael on friday he has been very tight lipped about what has been discussed and what the u.s. negotiators have told him and what might be expected of him going forward with in traffic and talks and speaking directly with the taliban afghans themselves are very frustrated that they remain in the dark and they are very unclear of what is being negotiated on behalf of them for their future with a lid on the 6 weeks away the war in afghanistan was launched in 2001 by president george w. bush in response to the september 11th attacks the u.s. led campaign put in. the rule of the taliban which had been in power since 1906 but the group remained active and u.s. and nato forces were deployed on the ground after nearly 8 years of fighting president barack obama increased u.s. troop numbers to about 100000 and pledged to begin withdrawing american forces in 2011 but that withdrawal was slo

afghanistan's president ashraf ghani condemned the bombing saying.argeting of our people in such events indicates the atrocity of a terrorist group who is determined to kill innocent people. even the taliban condemned the attack.ù but isis, after losing their so-called caliphate in iraq and syria, look to exploit the chaos in afghanistan in order to spread their reign of terror. the attack comes as american and taliban officials try to negotiate a deal that would see us troops withdraw from afghanistan.ù in exchange, the taliban would ensure that the country wouldn't be used as a terrorist base. elaine. >> quijano: ian, thank you. president trump returned to washington today after spending ten days at his new jersey golf club. before boarding air force one, the president made a point to push back on the risks of a recession facing the u.s. economy. paula reid is traveling with the president. >> reporter: president trump tried to reassure americans after a rollercoaster week on wall street. >> i don't see a rescission. the world is in a rescission now

taliban were killed 3 civilians are reported dead well a spokesman for afghanistan's president ashraf ghani says the attack shows the taliban doesn't want peace. the taliban's attack on couldn't lose contradicts what it's saying in doha the attack shows that the taliban still isn't ready for peace they continue to fight but well into his art is the director of the center for peace and development studies and a former advisor to the afghan high peace council he says the taliban is trying to show strength in the hope it can get more of peace negotiations. folly one would like to give 2 important signals to the united state. analysis shows the cut the negotiation for the time biggest are going very well for example the taliban usual would like to cancel the strategic partnership between afghanistan and the united states maybe the united states includes are the boy who will accept that but with maybe with different conditions which is not happening for the time being sickened in the south of afghanistan i think there's some terrorism or very number of. soldier are just raising their heads. woul

the meeting to review would prevent such security lapses ashraf ghani had earlier insisted the taliban bears responsibility because it provides a platform for terrorists. were outside emergency hospital in central kabul where dozens of people are waiting for years of loved ones people are being firies here all night the wounded and also they did people caught up in this explosion at about 1040 last night it was at a wedding for one on the street by waiting. list was his are awaiting which is the shia minority here in afghanistan we understand that the suicide bomber at the wedding and himself near the front near the stage in the main section. says one of the deadliest explosions in kabul this last year we talked to one man who has sat outside this hospital. waiting to. hear people back and forth all night and he was in shock. i was at the back of the wedding hall when suddenly an explosion happened it was very big i fell down where i was when i stood up i saw tables and people were scattered everywhere the scene was awful my brother was injured most of my friends were killed no one has

learned about how to address the threat in afghanistan michael what about afghanistan's president ashraf ghani would a deal put him on a stronger footing or would it make him more vulnerable politically. well in reality nobody quite knows how it will all fade outs are a president gunny has argued that to reach the right political deal with the taliban and that is a deal which happened after the us signed up the on the issue of the troops and we move towards political talks to get the right deal in the short run a has said that there should be a strong afghan president who can mandate a negotiating team who can reach reach the right deal now. as others have been working on this idea that early on in the political process there will actually be an agreement in the amongst the negotiators for an interim government which would essentially replace ostrog ronnie's government now i mean those are 2 totally different vision visions of how they the political talks will play out so i think i think we should be very clear here that although it is possible in coming days we will see the sign off on a and

discussions with afghan leaders about how to structure a future political system within afghanistan ghani is being briefed along the way you was briefed before and after u.s. president trump had his meeting with mike on friday he has been very tight lipped about what has been discussed and what the u.s. negotiators have told him and what might be expected of him going forward with in traffic and talks and speaking directly with the taliban afghans themselves are very frustrated that they remain in the dark and they very unclear of what is being negotiated on behalf of them for their future with a lid on the 6 weeks away the war in afghanistan was launched in 2001 by president george w. bush in response to the september 11th attacks the u.s. led campaign put in. the rule of the taliban which had been in power since 1906 but the group remained active and u.s. and nato forces were deployed on the ground after nearly 8 years of fighting president barack obama increased u.s. troop numbers to about 100000 and pledged to begin withdrawing american forces in 2011 but that withdrawal was slowed as

celebrations the bombing at a wedding reception killed 63 people at a small ceremony the president ashraf ghani promised revenge for the saturday night attack in kabul eyesores claimed responsibility most of the victims are from afghanistan shia minority to god he said all safe havens for the islamic state will be eliminated. with more. it's a day for celebration 100 years ago afghanistan gained its independence from britain in kabul reminded safer. where. we are very happy that we became independent on this day a 100 years ago and that's why we are celebrating it. i'm celebrating independence day to day i'm happy i like the flag. children also celebrate with cricket calling it the great game it's a hangover from british colonise ation in the region yet these children are unaware of another great game played when the modern history began. in the 19th century afghanistan was caught between russia pushing south and the british expanded waste from india afghans for to retain the sovereignty but were peaceably occupied by the british to the treaty was signed in 1919 decades later during the cold wa

us troops and paves the way for the taliban to enter talks with the government of president ashraf ghanil security adviser, john bolton, has threatened that the us is ready to impose sanctions on any company anywhere in the world that does business with the venezuelan government. at a summit in peru, he said the us was acting assertively to cut off president nicolas maduro financially and accelerate a change of government. in response, venezuela's foreign minister said the united states is a thief. the minister in charge of preparing the uk for a so—called no—deal brexit — leaving the european union without any agreement in place — has claimed the eu is refusing to engage in fresh talks on a new deal. european officials have described as "unacceptable" britain's insistence on scrapping the backstop, the measure intended to prevent any return of physical checks on the irish border. here's our political correspondent ben wright. almost two weeks after becoming prime minister, boris johnson met his first eu leader today, his counterpart from estonia. reporter: prime minister, have you given

president insists agreements made during the doha talks will have to be vetted by his government ashraf ghani says afghanistan shares the u.s. goal of drawing troops as soon as possible but he says they will have to be comprehensive discussions before any deal is signed. it's years ago a $5.00 earthquake hit the u.s. state of virginia and it was strong enough to crack the washington monument called $20000000.00 in damage to the national cathedral well here's one man who paving the gulf thanks to work that was. my name is sean callahan i'm a stonemason stands down carver at the washington national cathedral in washington d.c. by bases knock on the door one day and ask for a job and that's how i ended up here as an apprentice could have been 187. when i 1st came here i relished the opportunity it was very exciting and unique and over time it becomes who you are. when i came here vince plummer was the master carver i think the last one hired actually. over the years you build up a breath of dollars like a repertoire of shapes and skills so each piece you do will inform the next piece you worked

take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world afghanistan's president ashraf ghani has committed his government to eradicating and destroying the islamic state group in his country at least 63 people were killed there could be kept in a suicide bomb exploded at a wedding hall bombings on monday dozens of us and guns comments come as the united states negotiates with the taliban to end nearly 18 years of fight. an iranian oil tanker seized after bolter in july he said santa after being released by a court in the british territory of the great swan was held on suspicion of smuggling oil to syria in contravention of a new sanctions iran has warned the united states not to try to seize the tac. wildfires are raging across the spanish on the ground canary thirty's have moved about 8000 people to safety since the places began on saturday and hundreds of firefighters and more than a dozen planes and helicopters are battling the flames emergency services of one of the situations very serious the fires are out of control. now to a historic milestone on the road to german reu

the taliban has condemned the attack but afghanistan's president ghani says the taliban cannot absolve as they provide a platform for terrorists. richard forrest reports. this is the aftermath inside the wedding hall. it had been packed with people celebrating a marriage in a minority shi'ite neighbourhood in the west of the city. eyewitnesses said the bomber detonated his device in the men's reception area. translation: i was in the kitchen, and was coming to the hall when i heard the huge sound. my ears couldn't hear anything, and there were lots of injured people. everybody was running away. several of our waiters were killed or injured. most of the victims were men or boys. the injured taken to hospitals across the city. there were so many, they were crowded into corridors. people rushing to the hospital trying to find missing relatives. translation: i was in the wedding party when the blast occurred. it was very powerful, and the situation was terrible. i saw many children and people hurt. these wedding halls have become big business in kabul as the afghan economy slowly picks up

afghan president insists that agreements made in doha 4 need to be approved by his government ashraf ghani says afghanistan shares the u.s. goal of withdrawing foreign troops as soon as possible but he says there will have to be comprehensive discussions before any deal is signed the government of chad has deployed the military to 3 provinces where states of emergency has been declared dozens of people have been killed in fighting between farmers and herders in the landlocked african nation aleksey o'brien reports. the city of other shares about 900 kilometers from the chadian capital in jamaica and surrounded by grassland making it an important cattle raising center. but the battle for lending resources between its farmers and a medic herders has seen it put under a state of emergency the region's governor has been meeting with tribal and religious leaders to try to end recent unrest in which dozens of people have been killed and not to be any head of a civil administration or tribe must arrest criminals in his area because it is their job and responsibility to take care of the people oth

next president new president next mom 16 candidates vying for the job including currently the ashraf ghani but there are concerns that violence may derail the vote shallop balance reports from kabul. president boy by his status the front runner just a month from afghanistan's presidential elections this campaign really is targeting the private sector. are here is played a role in the battleground but the 500 financial freedom and independence through the private sector the private sector is fighting this fight. it's gone these 6 through one have been inside this highly secured building is the loya jirgah taint of 16 candidates fewer. campaigning openly because of security threats. the campaign season started on july 28th within hours the taliban launch an attack on the office of gandhi's running mate. more than 20 people die because that was that the taliban has warned people they may also target campaign rallies calling the vote a sham talks between the us and tell of a pitch to stop such attacks. a threatening elections if the deal is agreed many candidates are skeptical elections will g

reception killed $63.00 people eisel claimed responsibility for it at a small ceremony president ashraf ghani said his government is committed to destroying the group most of the victims were from afghanistan's shia minority and support from charlotte ballasts. it's a day for celebration 100 years ago afghanistan gained its independence from britain in kabul remind us if we where. we are very happy that we became independent on this day 100 years ago and that's why we are celebrating it. right i'm celebrating independence day to day i'm happy i like the flag. children also celebrate with cricket calling it the great game it's a hangover from british colonise ation in the region yet these children are unaware of another great game played when the modern history began. in the 19th century afghanistan was caught between russia pushing south and the british expanded waste from india afghans for to retain the sovereignty but were pitted li occupied by the british to the treaty was signed in 1919 decades later during the cold war afghanistan was again stuck between 2 world powers russia and the uni

the taliban has condemned the attack — but afghanistan's president ghani, said on sunday, that the talibande a platform for terrorists. this report by richard forrest. 0ur correspondent, shoaib sharifi joins me now from kabul. thank you for speaking to us. all of this comes on the backdrop as the us and the taliban are in talks about the withdrawal of us troops and peace talks with the government, as well. but this damage those talks? well, not necessarily. the talks between the taliban and american, will are continually and in fact they have reported some progress and are about to make some significant progress. there attack has been claimed and, in fact, the taliban condemned the attack, saying they we re condemned the attack, saying they were not behind it. this was claimed by the so—called islamic state, and campbell. in the past, attacks like this and bake gatherings has been claimed by the so—called islamic state group. but overall, it has affected the image of people. the level of expectations in the last two days when i was positive news coming from doha, the taliban have a politic

so we have spoken with president ghani, i spoke to him on friday night, or friday morning.e are speaking with the opposition, the folks not in the government. we are speaking with taliban officials. the ambassador has worked all across afghanistan. when i was there last, i met with ngo's, women's groups, a broad swath of afghanistan. we want them to take their country back. and we want to reduce what is for us a tens of billions of dollars a year in expenditures and enormous risk to your kids and your grandkids who are fighting for america. we think there's a path to reduce violence and achieve reconciliation, and still make sure that the american counterterrorism effort in afghanistan has the value and the potential to reduce risk here in the states. david: for the next presidential election in the united states, would you expect we will reduce our troops in afghanistan? sec. pompeo: that's my directive from the president of the united states. he has been unambiguous. and the endless wars. drawdown and reduce. it won't just be us. resolute support with countries from europ

president insists agreements made during the doha talks will have to be vetted by his government ashraf ghani says afghanistan shares the u.s. goal of withdrawing troops as soon as possible but he says there will have to be comprehensive discussions before any deal is signed. yet you said remember that at this the taliban out of part of this country but they cannot determine the fate of the country election is the legitimate right of the afghan people they must decide to have a legitimate government i am not the want to go to break the taliban i will negotiate with the taliban powerfully and with dignity by syrian government airstrikes have killed several civilians and opposition control tells in north western province the syrian army is continuing its offensive along the strategic m 5 highway which runs from the north of the country to the south government troops are already in control of parts of the highway after opposition fighters withdrew from the town of on monday and syrian government forces have also been reportedly targeting areas close to turkish military posts bernard smith has mo

discussions with afghan leaders about how to structure a future political system within afghanistan ghani is being briefed along the way he was briefed before and after u.s. president trump had his meeting with mike on friday he has been very tight lipped about what has been discussed and what the u.s. negotiators have told him and what might be expected of him going forward with in traffic and talks and speaking directly with the taliban afghans themselves are very frustrated that they remain in the dark and they very unclear of what is being negotiated on behalf of them for their future with a lid sions on the 6 weeks away the war in afghanistan was launched in 2001 by president george w. bush in response to the september 11th attacks the u.s. led campaign. put an end to the rule of the taliban which had been in power since 1906 but the group remained active and u.s. and nato forces were deployed on the ground after nearly 8 years of fighting president barack obama increased u.s. troop numbers to about 100000 and pledged to begin withdrawing american forces in 2011 but that withdrawal w

63 and wounded nearly 2st the islamie group claimed the kabul attack, and afghan president ashraf ghani vowed revenge today, in a televised address. >> ( transled ): unfortunately, the enemies of our country are very cowardly and weak that they carried out a brutal terrorist attack on a wedding part they targeted a completely civilian place and attacked our children and women. and in a brutal way they shed the blood of our countrymen. >> brangham: all of this came as afghanistan today marked 100 years of independence from britain. air strikes in northwestern syria struck a turkish military convoy today, fueling new tensions in the region. syrian officials accused the turks of shipping guns to a rebel to the last rebel stronghold in syria. turkey said the convoy was boun turkish outpost inside syria.an an irauper-tanker sailed for greece overnight, after being held for a month in gibraltar. the british territory had t detained tker for allegedly shipping oil to syria, in violation of european sanctions. iran denied any such intention. u.s. officials wanted the vessel seofed again, but ir

afghan president ashraf ghani has vowed to take revenge.n: unfortunately, the enemies of our country are very cowardly and weak that they carried out a brutal terrorist attack on a wedding party targeting a completely civilian place and attacked our children and women and in a brutal way they shed the blood of our countrymen. we will avenge the mass killing and bloodshed of our innocent countrymen. a local affiliate of the islamic state group claimed responsibility for saturday's attack. the us special envoy for peace talks in afghanistan tweeted "we must accelerate the #afg hanpeaceprocess including intra—afg han negotiations. success here will put afghans in a much stronger position to defeat isis." crucial point to note, the us isn't negotiating with is — but it is with the taliban. the taliban has condemned the attack as "forbidden and unjustifiable". and the negotiations continue. here's one former afghan mp on that process. caliban are not the only violent extremist group in afghanistan. more than a0 years of war and conflict have pav

lotfullah: well, about 18 people are running, including the incumbent president ghani and his coalitionutive abdullah abdullah and another candidates include a former fugitive as well as someone who fought against this government for the irst 17 years of the post 2001 , and one who joined the peace process is running as a presidential candidate which is quite incredible and chem on straits -- demonstrates how far afghanistan has conand a former natitional intelligent chief, a former spy master, spy chief is also running. so it's very crowded. it's a very interesting scene. but one should not forget that the talks -- amy: almost as crowded as the democratic presidential candidate race here in the united states for president. we're going to have to leave it there, lotfullah najafizada. i want to thank you for being >>> this avenue

its new president next month 16 candidates are vying for the job including the current leader ashraf ghani but there are concerns that violence could derail the vote show the best reports from the capital kabul. president void by his status as the front runner just a month up from afghanistan's presidential elections this campaign really is targeting the private sector not just cut out more now you are here is play their role in the battleground but the fight for financial freedom and independence is through the private sector the private sector is fighting this fight. i it's gani 6 throughout all but one have been inside this highly secured building known as the loya jirga taint there are 16 candidates if you are campaigning openly because of security threats. the campaign season started on july 28th within hours the taliban launch an attack on the office of gandhi's running mate. with a 20 people die if that was the taliban has warned people they may also target campaign rallies calling the vote a sham talks between the us and tell about a pitch to stop such attacks yet they are threaten

responsibility well it's actually i saw which says it was behind the attack however earlier president ashraf ghani said the taliban cannot escape blame for destabilizing the country in the 1st place but most of. the targeting of our people in such events like wedding parties schools mosques markets and public places indicates the atrocity of a terrorist group who is determined to kill the innocent people the taliban cannot absolve themselves of blame for they provide a platform for terrorists more now from sean bell us who has been to the hospital in kabul where many of the injured being treated. were outside emergency hospital in central kabul where dozens of people are waiting for any years of loved ones people are being firies here all night the wounded and also to date people caught up in this explosion at about 1040 last night it was awaiting born on the street by waiting in southwest was his are awaiting which is the shia minority here in afghanistan we understand that the suicide bomber at the wedding and decimated himself near the front near the stage in the main section causing many many

responsibility goes it is i saw which is said it was behind this attack in kabul but earlier president ashraf ghanisaid the taliban cannot escape blame for destabilizing the country in the 1st place that most of the bush. the targeting of our people in such events like wedding parties schools mosques markets and public places indicates the atrocity of a terrorist group who is determined to kill the innocent people the taliban cannot absolve themselves of blame for they provide a platform for terrorists. has been at the hospital in kabul where many of the injured are being treated this is her report. we're outside emergency hospital in central kabul where dozens of people are waiting for any years of loved ones people are being firies here all night the wounded and also they did people caught up in this explosion at about $1040.00 last night it was at a wedding for one on the street by waiting in southwest was his are waiting which is the shia minority here in afghanistan we understand that the suicide bomber at the wedding and detonated himself near the front of the stage in the main section causin

next month's presidential election 16 candidates are vying for the job including current data ashraf ghani. there are concerns that violence may d. well the whole china bellus reports now from kabul. president danny boy by his station is the front runner just a month up from afghanistan's presidential elections this campaign really is targeting the private sector not just cut out more now you are here is play their role in the battleground but the fight for financial freedom and independence is through the private sector the private sector is fighting this fight. it's gonna be 6 throughout all but one have been inside this highly secured building known as the loya jirga taint there are 16 candidates if you are campaigning openly because of security traits. the campaign season started on july 28th within hours the taliban launch an attack on the office of gandhi's running mate. within 20 people die if they shot the taliban has warned people they may also target campaign rallies calling the vote a sham talks between the us and tell about a pitch to stop such attacks. 3 elections if a deal is

independence of afghanistan from britain but it's been overshadowed by the attacks, and president ashraf ghanippened. i've lost hope, i lost my brother, my friends who came to enjoy my wedding. the celebration of independence day doesn't matter to me any more. this violence comes amid peace talks between the taliban and the us, which aim to bring a nearly 18—year conflict to an end. us special representative zalmay khalilzad tweeted that the attacks made the talks more urgent. we must accelerate the afghan peace process including intra—afg han negotiations. success here will put afghans in a much stronger position to defeat isis. here's what president trump had to say yesterday. look, we are there for one reason, we don't wawnt reason, we don't want kidding that to be a laboratory. that and we have a very, very good view. i mean, some things are going to be announced over the next couple of weeks as to what happened, who's been taken out. a lot of people have been taken out that were very bad, both isis and al-anda. well earlier i spoke to omar samad, afghanistan's former ambassador to canada

after a bombing at a wedding reception killed 63 people at a small ceremony today the president ashraf ghani promised revenge for the saturday night attack in kabul i saw did claim responsibility most of the victims from afghanistan's shia minority mr gandhi said all safe havens for the islamic state would be eliminated russia's investigating foreign interference in its forthcoming local election in moscow there are concerns that foreign meddling is encouraging unauthorized rallies a parliamentary committee has now agreed to set up a special commission the police violently broken up big demonstrations of opposition candidates banned from running in the election. the us has given the chinese way another 90 day extension to trade with u.s. companies the commerce secretary it will be a ross says it will give firms time to adjust ahead of a total ban on doing business with wild way washington accuse the phone maker of working with chinese intelligence services talk to al-jazeera is next season. on counting the cost india $1.00 of the biggest defense spend days in the world but the emerging super

earlier before been forced to withdraw well as follows one for afghanistan's president musharraf's ghani says the attack shows the taliban doesn't want peace. the taliban's attack on condos contradicts what it's saying in doha the attack shows that the taliban still isn't ready for peace they continue to fight. well into sarcasm is the director at the center for peace and development studies and a former advisor to the afghan high peace council who joins us now from kabul into their warm welcome to the program from your perspective what is the significance of this attack on. well i think we were hoping that they would come to afghanistan 23 days ago but still he's stuck in qatar talking with the taliban leadership the number of differences the current attack and conducive the turret from 2015 in a think again killings tit for tat a few $100.00 on or die a few 100 console do or die a few kids will be will be losing that if variance in this fight and again the government would be taking control taliban would like to give 2 important signals to the united states ma analysis shows the cut th

strengthening negotiations for foreign forces to leave well a spokesman for afghanistan's president ashraf ghani so the attack shows taliban doesn't want peace. the taliban's attack on couldn't lose contradicts what it's saying in doha the attack shows that the taliban still isn't really for peace they continue to fight. in india nearly 2000000 people have been excluded from a citizens' register in asked salman could be left stateless as a result they will have to prove they're not foreigners or face detention the national register of citizens was created in 1951 state is now on high alert extra security deployed those are your headlines the news continues after inside story see you later. our columbia's fog rebels returning to war former commanders issued a call to arms accusing the government of betraying the $26.00 the beastie can you call it be saved or will pay for the shattered again this is inside story. hello everyone i'm come on santa maria welcome to inside story we're talking colombia today which for the past 3 years has looked to be on the path to peace after more than 50 years of wa

a wedding reception at a small ceremony to mark a 100 years since the country's formation present ghani promised revenge for saturday's attack in kabul i saw has claimed responsibility for the bombing elsewhere in the afghan capital people gathered to mark a century since afghanistan won its independence from the british empire shot at us reports. it's a day for celebration 100 years ago afghanistan gained its independence from britain in kabul remind us everywhere. as a government would you that we are very happy that we became independent on this day 100 years ago and that's why we are celebrating it. jack i said i'm celebrating independence day to day i'm happy i like the flag. children also celebrate with cricket calling it the great game it's a hangover from british colonise ation of the region yet these children are unaware of another great game played when the modern history began. in the 19th century afghanistan was caught between russia pushing south and the british expanded waste from india afghans fought to retain the sovereignty but were peaceably occupied by the british to

afghanistan marks 100 years of independence president ashraf ghani says that his government is committed to eradicating and destroying i saw the armed group has claimed responsibility for days attack in kabul which killed 63 people shot at palace reports. 100 years ago afghanistan gained its independence from britain in kabul reminders are everywhere. we are very happy that we became independent on this day a 100 years ago and that's why we are celebrating it. yes i said i'm celebrating independence day to day i'm happy i like the flag. children also celebrate with cricket calling it the great game it's a hangover from british colonization of the region yet these children are unaware of another great game played when the modern history began. in the 19th century afghanistan was caught between russia pushing south and the british expanded waste from india afghans for to retain the sovereignty but were patiently occupied by the british to the treaty was signed in 1919 decades later during the cold war afghanistan was again stuck between 2 world powers russia and the united states in 1959 e