the new president agreed to the deal after hamid karzai refused to support it. rosalind jordan reports. >>> with the inauguration of ashraf ghani as president, the people of afghanistan are getting more than a new leader. they are getting a military presence in 2015, something washington says will help make the afghan people safer. >> this one is afghanistan and the international community to maintain the partnership we have established to ensure that afghanistan maintains the gains of past decade. that is the plan. we look forward to having that signed. >> reporter: under the terms. bilateral security agreement, bsa, 9800 u.s. troops will train afghan forces and support them as they conduct patrols, gather intelligence and lead attacks. they'll not lead combat operations and will be deployed for about two years. washington wanted the agreement signed in 2013, to allow the pentagon time to reassign soldiers and marines and remove combat equipment from afghanistan before the end of the year. the former president hamid karzai delayed signing the bsa, and finally r

ashraf ghani was sworn in by outgoing president hamid karzai, the head of the supreme court. he then signed a decree creating a position of chief executive officer, and abdullah abdullah, his former presidential election rival, now the chief executive officer of afghanistan, that's a new position, darren, and he was the first to speak to the nation, thanking everybody who took place in the process, saying that the government will work together. ashraf ghani speaking to the nation in his first speech as president of afghanistan, saying that the past is behind the afghanistan of yesterday, it's not the afghanistan of tomorrow. and that the government paved the way for a prosperous future. he repeated a scene that he saw throughout the election campaign, that he as a politician, and his ministers and government will be servants of the people, they'll serve the people and take care of the people of afghanistan. their responsibility is to the people of afghanistan. he reassured that the unity government will work together, it's not about a government of division or dividing power.

both achievements that hamid karzai mentioned. tv programs debate his legacy. opinions are mixed, debatesar a testament to a free press. >> the media, the freedom of speech and freedom of expression contributed to the critical maturity of the afghan people especially, to the young generations. >> it has not been an easy tenure. there were a number of attempts on his life. most notably in 2002 and in 2008. hamid karzai reach out to the taliban, establishing a high peace council to try to bring it close to the government. it failed. critics say he didn't make enough of early international support. corruption was prevalent and he failed to build a sustainable government. >> he empowered but did not invest in the afghan state institution. he does not believe in the new afghan or the modern situation. >> his relationship with the yats and n.a.t.o. -- united states and n.a.t.o. is punctuated by the killing of civilians. [ speaking foreign language ] >> he refused to sign a security agreement with the united states, leaving it to his successor. his final year in power

. >>> nonow hamid ftc karzai will give his final speech on monday. jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> it's been a you the multious 12 years. -d tumultuous. >> poverty lawlessness and involvement of our people with foreigners had destroyed this country and the country's history. and we didn't have a currency and we didn't have unity. at this time my efforts were to make afghanistan a united home for everyone. so that afghans could have ownership of their own country. >> reporter: hamid karzai says it will support ashraf ghani, with his former rive rival abdaa abdalla as a minister. hamid karzai in his farewell address, wishing his country well, laying a concrete foundation for a prosperous future and he promised he would play a new role as a private citizen. monday will mark the first time that a sitting president will hand over to a newly elected president in afghanistan, the first peaceful democratic transfer of power, it will be a very historic moment, hamid karzai has said his farewell to the afghan people but promised he would stay here and

it really was hamid karzai who held this up. was not a case with a lot of intrigue about who was against it or in favor. president karzai himself that is much. this was not a case where the u.s. was holding back.i don't think it took any big advance by isis to schock the obama administration into wanting to deal, but they could not push karzai. karzai for whatever reason decided he would not been done this. the good news it gives his successor a positive note to begin the new administration so i think we still have time to make the military logistics work and discuss the new regime and get off to a good start. >> thank you very much for joining us. in other news, iraqi kurdish forces reportedly recaptured a strategic border crossing with syria from islamic state militants, after fierce resistance from i.s. at least five suicide car bombs killed a number of kurdish fighters. british warplanes made their first attacks in iraw. car bombs hit several districts in baghdad, killing at least 25 people in mainly shia areas. it is not kn

congratulating the transfer of power, he did not miss an opportunity, martine, to take a swipe at hamid karzai talking about the tensions between the u.s. and afghanistan under his leadership. however, he went on to say that karzai was a nationalist and a patriot, and said that he did what he had to do for out of love for his country. that said the u.s. is much more pleased to be dealing now with the presidency of ashraf gandhi and the chief executive abdullah abdullah, two men that they believe will be much more cooperative especially when it comes now to the imminent change from a command of posture the u.s. military has had in afghanistan to training and supporting the afghan military starting at the beginning of 2015. >> yes, it looks as if the lack of acting signing that really annoyed washington, wasn't it, and we understand that it's due to be signed within hours. on tuesday. local time. trying to get some of the budget savings that would come from shifting from a military combat operation to a training operation. it's much less expensive. and it also under scores the u.s.' concerns abo

[music] >> reporter: before the ceremony hamid karzai reviewed the guard for the last time as afghan leader. the new government has asked for the support of the people. almost everyone has been affected by the economic down turn and politicians have been shaken after months of political deadlock. >> it was all smiles as new leaders promised to leave the past behind. in days ahead there will be a new cabinet t organized and they will show that the new unity government can work together. >> john kerry secretary of state issued a statement saying that it's no secret that our relationship with hamid karzai has been punctuated with disagreements. that has been putting it mildly. why do they think the administration will think these two, ashraf gandhi and abdullah abdullah, who can't stand each other, will be better for the u.s.? >> reporter: it comes down to one thing that hamid karzai ever gave to the united states his signature on a bilateral military agreement, which the u.s. needs to keep troops in the country after the end of this year. those troops with the training and supporting o

security is tight, ahead of the inauguration of ashraf ghani, who will replace hamid karzai. glaz christopher gibson has more -- jennifer glasse has more. >> the bombing with was attached to the underside of a military truck. it exploded at the edge of the presidential compound, a gate leading to the main gate of the presidential compound 24 hours before the inauguration to be held inside the presidential compound, and while it was a small bomb, one person was injured. i am sure it will put afghan security forces on higher alert. we expect it to be mainly shut down tomorrow, as signatory arrived for the inauguration of ashraf ghani as a long-time leader. hamid karzai hands over power in the first democratic transfer of power that afghanistan has seen in its history. it will be an historic day. security is one of many changes that the unity government will face. also a difficult economy here. we understand that the government is having major shortfall, trouble paying the salaries of its workers. as ashraf ghani takes power, afghans see it as a historic day, a jubilant day, but

ghani's predecessor hamid karzai refused to agree to that deal.ny people thought, okay, foreign troops are coming out of afghanistan, certainly combat troops. is this a sign that actually in a way the international mission has failed, that we still need so many foreign troops in afghanistan going forward? >> well, the number of afghan security forces is around 350,000. they are equipped, they are trained, but according to western military experts, they are not ready yet. it still relies on u.s. and nato airplanes and they still need assistance in surveillance. they don't have heavy weapons. and they still need to help in logistics, so that's why they want to keep a few thousand foreign forces for training and for counterterrorism operations, because the u.s. forces will be based in a number of strategically important facilities and areas from where they can have their air attacks. they can assist on security forces if they are needed and they can also trend off on forces for the next few years. >> and looking into the border areas, especially with

. >> kabul, afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai is currently refusing to sign a treaty that would leave a small nato force in the country. if nothing changes, all foreign soldiers will leave by the end of this year. in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over behind the mountain there, is logar. and in logar there's still a war going on. >> i wanted to see what the war looked like from the other side - in the charkh district of logar province - a region which has seen violent clashes in recent years. through trusted sources, we contacted the taliban there. i hoped it would offer a rare glimpse inside the insurgency. we were told we would get a phone call in a few days. >> "i'm on my way to see what the taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to

security is tight in kabul ahead of ashraf ghani, replacing long-time leader hamid karzai. jennifer glasse has more. >> the bombing was a magnetic bomb attached to the underside of a military truck in the center of kabul, exploding at the edge of the compound. just about 24 hours before the inauguration held inside that presidential compound. and while it was a small bomb, one person was injured. i am sure it would be putting african security forces on high alert. we expect it to be shut down tomorrow as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of ashraf ghani, as president hamid karzai hands over power. it will be an historic day, a challenge that the new unity government will face, and a difficult economy here. we understand that the government is having a major shortfall, trouble paying the salary of its workers. as ashraf ghani takes power, africans see it as an historic day. they'll face many challenges as they try to put afghanistan's economy and put the security situation fighting the taliban, renewed fighting. prolonged fighting in helmand as the new government tries

outgoing afghan president hamid karzai used his farewell speech today to tell us how he really feels all of us, the u.s. he accused the u.s. of never wanteding peace in his country in the first place, and starting the war in afghanistan, quote, because of its own interests if america and pakistan really wanted, peace would come to afghanistan. karzai thanked eight other countries by name for helping afghanistan rebuild. he failed to mention the united states or the $100 billion in aid the u.s. has poured into that country to build schools, upgrade hospitals, train afghan security forces, he also did not refer to the more than 22 hung u.s. service members who died fighting in afghanistan or the thousands of others who were wounded there. the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan called that speech ungracious and ungrateful. as world leaders gather in new york for the united nations summit, we are once again finding foreign diplomats owing the big apple millions in unpaid parking tickets. the wall street journal reports cars with diplomatic plates have racked up more than $16 million in finin

former president hamid karzai refused to sign it as a protest against u.s. air strikes that killed afghan civilians. under the plan, all u.s. troops would be out of the area by 2017. >>> the first clinton grand child is waking up in her new home this morning. charlotte clinton mezinsky. there you see them leaving the hospital. this baby will be busy over the next few days heading to iowa. the -- no, i'm kidding. she has a lot of aunts and uncles. she has 18 first cousins. we have a lot of young parents who watch early start. particularly at this hour. 4:00 a.m. eastern. if you are with a child or about to have one, hello this morning. >> charlotte clinton mezinsky. she never went to bed. >> her first night ever. >>> happening right now, thousands of protesters filling the streets of hong kong demanding change from the government. we are live. >>> the man suspected of kidnapping missing student hannah graham linked to another murdered young woman. you will hear from her family ahead. when it comes to medicare, everyone talks about what happens when you turn s

the outgoing president hamid karzai welcomed the deal and hear is what he had to say. >> translation: i'd like to congratulate everyone. we pray that afghanistan, with the help of allah, will have peace, prosperity and happy possess, and that afghanistan witnesses and reaches the prosperity and security and safety. >>> this is how the deal is supposed to work. ashraf ghani will get the top job but concede some powers to his farmer partner. the election loser gets to choose the chief executive for the new role. we understand the two men would choose a new council of ministers between them. jennifer glasse joins us from kabul. the deal comes after months of political stalemate, is it really going to work. >> there's the big questions the the teams, the men, have had so many differences, the political stalemates. negotiations took weeks and weeks of painstaking sessions to get to this point. the question is now will the two men, will the teams be able to work together. it's a new form of government for afghanistan. the constitution makes the president a strong role. this will dilute that

the book is called a man and a motorcycle, how hamid karzai came to power. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> well, big changes in yemen after leaders there reach a deal with shiite rebels to restore calm. the deal with the hutti group ending days of violence and protests. calling for an immediate cease-fire, a more transparent government and for the current government to resign. houthi supporters have been rallying for at least a month, saying at least 150 people died. yemen's president resigned saying he didn't want to be an obstacle to peace. another country trying to figure it out. >>> trying to work it out. there were these huge demonstrations all over the world on the weekend. this was over climate change. we'll talk about what the world leaders are doing to prepare for the gathering at the united nations. oo muhiringe and not enough time in my kitchen. [ female announcer ] need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 30 of the web's leading job boards with a single click; then simply select the best candidates from o

hamid karzai, refused to sign.hite house counselor john podesta praised the new afghan government on monday. >> i encourage all afghans to corporate with the new government. the united states looks forward to supporting the unity government and the afghan people. to that end, we look forward to the signing of the agreement, an important step in strengthening the strategic agreement between the countries. the united states remains committed to a stable, sobran, unified afghanistan, responsible for its own security. -- sovereign, unified afghanistan, responsible for its own security. >> the new vice president of afghanistan, abdul rashid dostum, is one of afghanistan's most notorious warlords who was once described by now-president ghani himself as a quote "known killer." we'll have more on the story later in the broadcast. the islamic state has released a third propaganda video of british hostage john cantlie. cantlie, a photojournalist whose work appeared in getty and other outlets, is shown seated at a table in an

hamid karzai refused to sign that agreement. the long-delayed deal is expected to be signed on tuesday. >>> south korea's capital is struggling to find ways to control the air pollution there. while some blame china for it, there are also domestic factors contributing to it. paula hancocks reports on the search for solutions. >> reporter: a dull haze darkens the seoul skyline. smoke envelopes the top floors of the skyscrapers. some officials in the capital point a finger of blame at gas-guzzling neighbor china. measuring fine dust particles in the air on a daily basis, this facility decides when to issue a public health warning, advising certain sections of the population to stay indoors. yellow dust is completely from the deserts of china says the head of the institute. fine dust is from both china and korea, about 50/50. seoul city says it has almost finished replacing thousands of diesel buses with natural gas, saying it will cut emissions by 30%. a carbon emissions trading scheme kicks off next year, but the government has p

former finance minister ashraf ghani will take over from hamid karzai next week, and he'll inherit a country fractured by ethnic conflicts. ghani was named president-elect on sunday after months of electoral disputes. he's due to be sworn in next monday. he'll govern alongside his former rival abdullah abdullah. the ex-foreign minister will take the new role of chief executive. a post similar to prime minister. ghani and abdullah have different ethnic support bases and they disagree about how to deal with the taliban militants. abdullah advocates a hardline stance, ghani favors negotiations. people in afghanistan are hoping that the former rivals can work together to bring stability to the country as most foreign troops are preparing to leave. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk world "newsline." >>> thousands of students in hong kong have begun a week-long boycott of classes. they're protesting chi

he takes the helm for hamid karzai. there you see him after a month-long standoff over election results. violence before and after the ceremony. nbc news learned an explosion near the kabul airport killed four and injured eight armed taliban fighters and stormed a government compound there. at least eight killed in that attack. back to you. . >>> it is 4:33. an american doctor exposed to the ebola virus is being treated at nih in bethesda. it is still not clear if he actually contracted the disease. right now he is being kept isolati e has ebola, people should not be alarmed. > there is minimal to any risk at all to people in the hospital and the bethesda hospital. we have a special unit designated for this type of infection containment. >> four other american aid workers sicken while volunteering overseas. one remains hospitalized. the other recovered. >>> what travel can expect in the day ahead as airlines struggle to put problems in chicago behind them and get flights back on schedule. >> clear skies. watching live s

presidential candidate number two, ashraf gandhi both insist they were the best man to replace mohamme hamid karzai. abdullah abdullah won by a narrow margin, which meant it had to go to a run off. that happened in june. this time it was ashraf gandhi to take the lead. >> he agrees to a recount, but it takes almost a month of back and forth on the details of how to proceed. and finally both candidates agree on a process of the vote audit with the help of the secretary of state. it takes time and john kerry returns to assure that the pressure is on. >> both parties agree to the rules of the road. both parties have agreed to stay at it. both parties have agreed to live by the outcome. >> but in an outcome is proving hard to find, and so five months after millions of afghans went to the polls there is still no agreement on who will run afghanistan. stephanie decker, al jazeera. >> jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> abdullah abdullah said he rejects the results of the election. he has claimed all along that the process has been weighted against him. it was those initial objections two months ago t

has a real and reliable ally in ashraf ghani as opposed to hamid karzai? >> i think that both ashraf ghani and his chief executive, abdullah abdullah, supported this agreement, and both of them have been quite consistent in their views. so i think that they will represent the interests of afghanistan, which are not always the same as the interests of the united states. but they will be easier and more reliable to deal with. >> and i suppose looming question for a lot of people as we watch what goes in iraq is what lessons have or should u.s. officials learn from that when they look at our afghan policy now and develop that? >> i think one lesson they should learn is not to compare iraq and afghanistan because in the past falsely the bush administration drew the conclusion from the rather rapid collapse of the taliban in afghanistan that they could have a similarly easy victory in iraq, and that was totally wrong. iraq is a middle-income country with oil revenue. afghanistan is an extremely poor country. i think of course the jumble lesson that you should t

he replaces hamid karzai who has led the country for 12 years.nder the new leadership, afghanistan is expected to ratify the long-awaited u.s. security agreement on tuesday it would permit u.s. troop presence to stay in the country past the end of the year. we have this report from kabul. it has taken almost six months. the most exhaustive election audit carried out anywhere by u.n. and long negotiations brokered by the u.s. to get to ditoday, the swearing in of the afghan president. the first task was to appoint the candidate he defeated in the election in a new role as chief executive of the government. the government of national unity is a new idea. this is all uncharted ground. never before has one elected government stood aside for another in this country that has known so much conflict. would endent said he poverty, cut corruption, reform courts, and care for widows and orphans. but he knows he can do nothing without security. he warned about the threat from the islamic state saying this is an islamic country and no one can teach afghanista

and the nato forces. >> hamid karzai saying he believes the u.s. is responsible for the way things are now in afghanistan. can he influence current events there? >> he said in his outgoing speech yesterday at the inauguration that he would be available to the government if they wanted any guidance, but recognizes that he is an afghan civilian now. if any of the new government feel they need his guidance, he led afghanistan for 13 years, he said he will stand by, but right now, he has no legal role, no active role, he is simply the former president of afghanistan. >> jennifer glasse for us live in kabul, afghanistan, thank you very much. >> it is day two of meetings between president obama and india's prime minister. the leaders were sit done in the oval office today with vice president biden. last night, the two had a dinner together even though india's prime minister is fasting. >> demanding democracy, the sea of people protesting say china must give them the right to elect their own leader. they gave beijing until tomorrow to respond. we'll have

ashraf ghani was taking over power from hamid karzai. the first time ever that a democratically elected leader has passed power to another democratically elected leader, leading a new-type of government, a unity government and be joined by his political rival abdullah abdullah, and he was sworn in as c.e.o. the first act was to create the job as c.e.o. abdullah abdullah will take over that post. he was speaking and his first words as c.e.o. he promised to make the changes afghanistan needs. >> based on the agreement of national unity government, we are in a government for the sake of reforms, in all political and social sectors of the government. afghanistan needs unity, prosperity, economic development and administrative forms, as required by the nation of afghanistan - we are committed. >> one of the ongoing challenges for the new president will be security. reports of major attacks in ghazni and an attack on the airport this morning. >> that's right. there was a bomb near the airport in afghan kabul. a suicide attack impacting the pro

the announcement was welcomed by the outgoing president hamid karzai. >> translation: i would like to congratulate everyone on the honourable ent, and we pray that afghanistan, with the help of allah will are peace and prosperity and development, and with their effort and governance, afghanistan witnesses and reaches the prosperity and security and safety which is a hope of years and years. >> voters in afghanistan first went to the polls in april. neither won an outright majority. they competed in a second round finishing in june. preliminary results showed abdullah abdullah trailing, and they both accused each other of electoral fraud and pulled out of a u.n.-backed audit. but on saturday they agreed on a deal. more from jennifer glasse, live in cab aum. >> the deal coming months after a political stalemate. do we know how it will work? >> we understand the deal has been hard and long fought here. any kind of agreement is welcome. the unity government consists of the government. they'll show that ashraf ghani will win. that means abdullah abdullah can become chief executive himself

. >> reporter: before the ceremony hamid karzai pledged to help the new government in its transition. afghans confidence in plosion politicians have been shaken. new leaders promise to leave the past behind. in the days ahead there will be a new cabinet and a chance to show afghans the new unity government can work together. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. humanity and we are doing it through unique ways. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team of hardcore nerds. i am phil torres, an entymologist. from base can camp, we are on the scene after raging wildfire. the scientists who go directly

. ♪ also coming up for you in the next hour here on live from paris, hamid karzai is urging rival candidateso come together and stop settling and form unity government five months after the elections. it is still deadlocked to we will be getting analysis on what that means for the future. apple fans holding their breath as the tech company is about two ago the new iphone 6, but will it be a change of direction from the founder? first, the latest international news -- the malaysian airlines flight that crashed over eastern ukraine in july was likely hit by multiple high-energy objects from outside the aircraft. that is according to a preliminary report into the disaster by dutch investigators. they also say the plane split into pieces during the flight. these initial findings confirm reports that the plane was shot down by missile fire. >> questions as to why flight mh17 crest over eastern ukraine are finally being answered. a preliminary report by the dutch safety board says structural damage to the fuselage and cockpit section suggests the plane was struck by high energy objects from outsid

. >> before the ceremony hamid karzai reviewed the presidential guard for the last time and promised to help the new government in his role as citizen. >> the new government has asked for the support of the people. while everyone has been effected by the economic down turn, afghans confidence in politicians have been shaken after the deadlock. >> in the days add there will be a new cabinet and a chance to show afghans that the unity government can work together. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> the spanish government has moved to block a planned independents referendum in catalonia region. they called an emergency meeting earlier on monday. the government has asked the constitutional court to declare the vote illegal. >> while it was widely expected that they would take the decision to refer the idea of the referendum here in catalonia to the constitutional court. it has long been the position of the government that the idea is illegal in terms of the 1978 constitution of this country and prime minister mariano addressing a press conference saying it was the government's duty t

it marks the end of an era with hamid karzai, who has been president with the u.s.-led invasion in 2001. >> the taliban launched an attack on a local government headquarters. eight people, and four attackers were kill. it happened when a suicide bomber detonated a car of explosives at the gate of a compound. >>> let's go live to jennifer glasse in kabul. what do we know about the attack? >> well, as you said, it happened early morning. it is a kind of attack we have seen the taliban take on the hours across the country, a suicide bomber, followed by fighters on the ground. it took the place over an hour, two hours to kill the four attackers, but also killed in that attack four police, two men bers of the intelligence -- members of the intelligence service, and two civilians. these are the harassing attack. we have seen the taliban attacking in larger numbers. afghan security forces are kept busy. the defense minister says it's the most difficult year for them. the first year in the lead for security across afghanistan. 18 afghans a day. security and civilians have b

president hamid karzai, the outgoing president offering his support, and the support of members of his government who have been running afghanistan for the past decade or so to help the unity government. a lot of uncertainty about whether the two men and their teems work effectively at a critical time for afghanistan. >> jennifer glasse in kabul. thank you. >> now, explosions are heard across the yemeni capital sanaa. military jets have been deployed. the government and shia houthi rebels are fighting. the rebel advance on the capital killed dozens of people. hundreds have fled their homes. let's get more from hashem ahelbarra. he joins us on the set. this is an extraordinary situation where there's a possible deal on the table, yet the fighting is raging. what is going on. >> it shows the rift between the government and the houthis. the houthis are skeptical, and don't think the government is genuine about implementing the elements of the deal. the government is convinced that the houthis are there to implement a radical shia ideology. the united nations is trying to put together elem

there is no love lost for hamid karzai. in his farewell speech he warned hundreds of cabinet members not to trust the u.s. government. he calls the american mission there a betrayal saying the united states did not want peace. karzai who more than once it there threatened to join the taliban, blamed the u.s. for its own personal interests and agenda. he made no reference to the thousands of american troops killed while fighting to flee that country of militant rule. what? >> this is, again, you know, richard, from 2009 forward whenever people would come on and say we need to trip tell number of troops in afghanistan, they would say prop up this guy's government. seriously, you can talk moms and dads to fight for hamid karzai? this is who they were fighting for. this is whose government they were fighting for. >> partly it remind me of the old days of foreign aid. you used to give it. you had ungratefulness this is just the sort of thing, it's serious in lots of ways that go beyond karzai and afghanistanful people would say w

fast conviction, but afghanistan has been watching this case very closely, including president hamid karzai wanted to see justice carried out very quickly. and while he normally doesn't approve of the death penalty, in this case he a proves of it. >> are there any concerns about how much of a free trial and fair process those men received given that there were already calls for even some officials to receive the detective bell are penalty before the court has delivered its verdict? >> reporter: i think there are some concerns here. i have spoken to lawyers here in afghanistan, who were concerned of the fact this these accused were brought out in public. their faces shown in public in a press conference, their faces zone publicly in court as well. but many lawyers that i have spoke to still hail this as a large step forward for afghan justice despite the short comings. the police chief himself said the justice system is flawed here and many times the accused buy their way out of a conviction they wanted this to be very public and see it go to court and that's why it's been out in the open an

ashraf ghani will be replacing long-time president hamid karzai. after a much disputed election we reported on for months here, ghani will share power with his opponent, abdullah abdullah, who will become chief executive. security, as you can imagine, is tight in case the taliban were to launch attacks to try to disrupt the transition. the inauguration comes just before most foreign troops withdraw from afghanistan. we'll continue to follow developments there. >>> now to hong kong, where the government says riot police have now pulled back from the pro-democracy demonstration sites around the territory. that announcement from the authorities within just the past couple of hours. o'fishls say they have withdrawn police because they say the demonstrators are currently acting peacefully. but authorities are also urging activists who are blocking roads to allow cars and emergency vehicles to pass. the protests have been causing widespread disruptions in hong kong, one of asia's financial hubs, as you know. let's go straight now to cnn's andrew stevens.

hamid karzai had refused. he will be responsible for advising and supporting security forces as well as counter-terrorism mission. >> new developments in a case of a u.s. marine building held in a mexican prison. tahmooressi in court for a brief hearing as the medical con psychiatrist is sworn in. if he is suffering from ptsd and they agree with the diagnosis he could be let go. >> i believe that the legal foundation for it is available. if the evidence was so compelling he could theoretically just go out and dismiss the case and have this over with if the appropriate evidence is in place. >> it has been six months since tahmooressi was registered really in the u.s. carrying guns. he faces years in prison. >>> extreme weather in colorado temperatures dropping more than 20 degrees in just one day as a nasty storm comes in with heavy rain golf ball sized hail and snow. one car dealership saying more than 500 cars on its lot were damaged. the hail smashing windows denting doors. maria molina is live with a look a

. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: before the ceremony hamid karzai reviewed the presidential guard the last time assidential leader and promised to help the new government in his role as citizen. most everyone has been affected by the economic downturn and afghans confidence in leaders has been shane. new days ahead there -- shaken. >> the unity government can in fact work together. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >>> the white house says a deal with afghanistan to keep u.s. troops on the ground in kabul could come as early as tuesday. >>> training and support role when the imalt mission ends in december. rosalyn jordan has more. >> reporter: the u.s. is finally getting what it has wanted in afghanistan. the imminent transition from a war time footing to a training-and-sport mission in that country. that's because on monday the inauguration of ashraf ghani in that country took place. the u.s. is anticipating the imminent signature of a bilateral security agreement or bsa, it's also looking forward to a presidency in which they believe ashraf ghani will be better positioned to not only deal with

. >> reporter: before the ceremony hamid karzai reviewed the presidential guard for the last time as leader and promised to help the new government as citizen. almost everyone has been affectby the economic downturn and afghan confidence has been shane after political deadlock. it was all smiles as the leaders promised to leave the past behind. in a few days there will be a new government, a chance that the new government can in fact work together. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >>> spain's constitutional court has suspended an independence referendum which catalonia had planned to hold on november 9th. this is a temporary ruling until the court decides if the catalonian referendum actually breaches spanish law. the minister had called for a temporary cabinet meeting. the minister asked for the government to call the election illegal. >> taking the decision to refer the idea of a referendum here in catalonia to the constitutional court. it has long been the position of the government that the idea is illegal, in terms of the 1978 constitution of this country and prime minister m

afghan president hamid karzai was calling for the death penalty before the men went to trial.ne of the defense lawyers says the police violated basic rules of law, and physically abused his clients, who he said are illiterate and poor. >> translation: the security forces and investigative teams didn't respect basic rights to remain slept and didn't explain a right to have a lawyer, against the right of the constitution. >> reporter: and criticized to use tv and media to update the public, making the identities of the me public before they went to trial. photographs of the women were posted as they pointed out the me that attacked them. the men have a right to appeal their sentences. >>> we can talk to an afghan lawyer, joining us from kabul. thank you for being with us. a high profile case, swift and open justice, is this a step forward for afghanistan's justice system? >> i think definitely it's a step forward. there's a lot to take out it of and a lot this i'm disappointed with. first, i think the kabul police deserves admiration for the work they put in. arresting people. i

. >> reporter: before the ceremony hamid karzai reviewed the presidential fard last time as leader. promised to help the new government in his new role as citizen. are confidence has been shane after months of political deadlock. it was all smiles after the new leaders promised to leave the past behind. a chance to show afghans that the new unity government can work together. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> keeping thousands of u.s. troops on the ground when the u.n. combat mission ends in december. this bilateral agreement will protect u.s. citizens from prosecution under afghan law. >>> the trial against mohamed morsi has adjourned. morsi and 35 others are charged with collaborating with foreign organizations like hamas and hezbollah with leaking secrets. toxic gases and ash are still erupting from a volcano in japan. so far more than 35 bodies have been recovered near the top of mount ontake. the volcano erupted without warning on saturday. at least 250 were liking on the mountain when it started smuingg gas and ash. >>> hundreds of flight cancellations in chicago still to

former and president hamid karzai refused to sign that agreement. next we head to new york, where israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu addressed the united nations. he mocked what he called iran christopher gibson's crocodile tears over -- iran's crocodile tears over i.s.i.l. comparing them and hamas to the narzies. >> the narzies believed in a better race. they disagreed who would be the master of the master faith. >>> three days ago palestinian authority mahmoud abbas accused israel of genocide, war crimes in a 50 day conflict leaving palestinians and 73 israelis dead. >> binyamin netanyahu said they did everything, and hamas did everything to maximise them. >> we end in japan, where a massive and surprise volcanic eruption killed three dozen people. mt ontake is a popular hiking destination. at least 250 were on the mountain. smaller eruptions occurred seven years ago, the last major eruption was in 1979. that is some of what is happening around the world. coming up, the mysterious respiratory virus sickening kid, and now some kids could be

earlier today replacing hamid karzai in the country's first transfer of power since the '01 u.s.-led invasion toppled the taliban. the international combat mission still scheduled to end on december 31st. that's the latest from the live desk. back to you. >>> right now, the new d.c. streetcars are running on h street northeast. you can't use them quite yet, however. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live from h street to tell us about the tests that are being started today. megan, good morning. >> you can't ride them quite yet. that's coming probably in another month or so if all goes well. but they are doing some testing today. they're running these simulated services, doing the regular schedule without people on board. and this is the first time they've done this sort of thing during rush hour. while they're in the mix with the rest of the traffic. so far, so good. early this morning, the first trolleys made their way from the depot on bening road out on to the tracks. no passengers yet. this is just practice. but for the first time, the streetcar's mingled in with traffic during

the former president hamid karzai refused to sign it. under the plan, all u.s. troops would be out of afghanistan by 2017. >> big development. >>> happening now, thousands of protesters filling the streets of hong kong. they are demanding change from their government. we are live there. >>> plus, the man suspected of kidnapping missing student hannah graham now linked to the murder of another young woman. we will hear from her family straight ahead. where the reward was that what if tnew car smelledit card and the freedom of the open road? a card that gave you that "i'm 16 and just got my first car" feeling. presenting the buypower card from capital one. redeem earnings toward part or even all of a new chevrolet, buick, gmc or cadillac - with no limits. so every time you use it, you're not just shopping for goods. you're shopping for something great. learn more at buypowercard.com come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror