airstrikes the operation by afghan forces happen in the most a kind of region in helmand province helmand official says the afghan army was targeting a taliban hideout close to a wedding celebration the u.s. military command says explosions from a kind of weapons and suicide vest likely killed many people following the strikes as always plenty more news on our web site at al-jazeera dot com coming up next year it's a stream stay with us. young people are in the vanguard of efforts to avoid a climate catastrophe as global temperature is wrong lights but how is the activism different from the green movements of the pasta and how they compel well would lead us to act welcome to the stream and i'm well they could be in the final show of our special series tied to the covering climate now initiative we meet youth activists bringing fresh energy to the fight against climate change join the conversation through twitter and you tube.

40 civilians have been killed in what's believed to have been an as strike the attack happened in helmand province there are reports that a wedding party was heads just a few days ago 30 civilians were killed by a u.s. drone strike let's bring in our correspondent in kabul rob mcbride rob what more can you tell us about this latest attack. that's right further we are still getting details this attack was said to have happened last night sunday in the district this is a taliban stronghold deep in helmand province in the south of the country now we know from the governor's office in helmand they are confirming that there was an air strike a coalition air strike against what they describe as 6 foreign fighters 3 of them being senior commanders people who they say were killed when down just as we've gone on air had confirmation from afghanistan's ministry of defense that there was a coalition air strike against what they describe as being a militant target that at least 2 militants were killed but we understand from a provincial council in helmand that in addition to these fighters who were t

strikes the operation by afghan forces happened in the most a kind of region in helmand province of helmand official says the afghan army was targeting a taliban hideout close to a wedding celebration the u.s. military command says explosions from al-qaeda weapons and suicide vests likely killed many people following the strikes you're up to date with the headlines here on al-jazeera coming up next it's the witness documentary the minister of garbage to stay with us. al-jazeera is swept every single. one of the. in. the modern issue to get. the. country secular victim in sickness some. kind of visit by the way she. it. is good to see caution is going on.

presidential election no one has yet certain exactly what happened in the most a color region of helmand province on sunday night the government says the army was targeting a taliban training base where they killed fighters and arrested others the question is why so many civilians died let's go to our correspondent rob mcbride who joins us live from kabul rob there seems as i mentioned that to be a tremendous amount of confusion about the death toll and what exactly the intended target was what more do we know. that's right i mean all sides it seems are still trying to ascertain exactly what happened on sunday night what everybody is agreed on of course is that there has been a substantial loss of life part of the problem here is mr color district is a taliban stronghold deep in helmand province it is very remote area but the ministry of defense says it is trying to launch an investigation to find out exactly what happened but it is sticking with what he was saying yesterday monday that this was a targeted action against what he calls foreign al qaeda operatives it says that around $22.0

says strikes the operation by afghan forces happened in the most a kind of region in helmand province of helmand official says the afghan army was targeting a town about hideout close to a wedding celebration the u.s. military command says explosions from al qaeda weapons and suicide vests likely killed many people following the strikes let's get the latest from our correspondent in kabul rob mcbride so rob they've been conflicting reports about the death toll for us in this attack and also what happened exactly. that's right foley yes i mean officials here are still trying to work out exactly what happened obviously what it's obvious is there has been a large loss of life as you mentioned there in the musicality district this is a taliban stronghold deep in helmand province in the south of the country the country's ministry of defense says it is trying to investigate trying to get to exactly what happened but it is sticking with its original statistics that some 22 foreign fighters it's now calling them fighters were killed in a further 14 captured but it does say that it is investig

that's right martin this was a major operator operation in the most a color district of helmand province this is a stronghold of the taliban now we know from a ministry of defense statement they are treating this very much as a military success they say that there was a combined operation it seems that they were both ground forces and an air strike involved that some $22.00 foreign taliban fighters as they have described them were killed in this attack a further 14 were captured and a large cache of weaponry was seized and destroyed but the governor's office in helmand has said that a number of civilians were also caught up in this attack and this is where we have conflicting reports and we do know it does seem as though many of these civilians were attending some sort of wedding party and that women and children were among the dead as far as numbers go though this these numbers vary widely the taliban has issued a statement saying tens of civilians were killed we have reports other reports though putting the number of dead at 14 and then one report from a provincial councilor in helmand

presidential election no one is yet certain exactly what happened in the most a collar region of helmand province on sunday night the government says the army was targeting a taliban training base where they killed fight is arrested others the question is why so many civilians died robert bryant has more from kabul. both sides it seems are still trying to ascertain exactly what happened on sunday night what everybody is agreed on of course is that there has been a substantial loss of life part of the problem here is mr cuyler district is a taliban stronghold deep in helmand province it is a very remote area but the ministry of defense says it is trying to launch an investigation to find out exactly what happened but it is sticking with what he was saying yesterday monday that this was a targeted action against what he calls foreign al-qaeda operatives it says that around $22.00 foreign fighters were killed a further 14 or so were captured in what seems to taken place is a ground offensive but also an air strike so we're possibly a double attack now everybody seems to accept that a number

to have been an air strike there are reports that a wedding party was hit the attack happened in helmand province in the south of the country on thursday 30 civilians were killed by a u.s. drone strike. 7 schoolchildren have been killed in kenya after their school collapsed at least 64 other students are in hospital family members have been gathering outside the school as rescue workers search for children who may be trapped in the rubble iranian president hassan rouhani is on his way to the u.n. general assembly in new york where he says he'll detail his gulf security proposal tensions a simmering after a series of attacks most recently a drain and missile strike on saudi oil facilities. muscly man. regarding the issues in the region they are exaggerating what has happened to iran because what is the reason for that the reason is that americans want to keep control of the whole region now they say they want to bring patriot defense systems into the region it's clear they want to keep control of saudi arabia's oil that comes from the eastern part of this conflict is not about us it is ab

province this is known messick allah to be a taliban stronghold helmand is in the south of afghanistan we know from a statement by the afghanistan's ministry of defense that this was a combined night operation of ground forces also incorporating an airstrike it seems they are claiming that 22 fighters most of the most of them apparently foreign fighters were killed in this attack a further 14 were arrested and that they seized and destroyed a large cache of taliban weapons now the minister of defense statement also says they are investigating claims that civilians have were also caught up in this we know from the governor's office they have confirmed that civilians were also affected and caught up in this attack and we are hearing from some provincial council is just about the extent of this now this is where we have conflicting reports some reports talk about a wedding party also being caught up and targeted with a number of people at this wedding party including women and children being killed some reports put the number of civilians killed at around 14 but we are getting other accou

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this seems to have been a major military operation in the mussa color district of helmand province this is a known taliban stronghold involving both it seems ground forces and also an airstrike now the ministry of defense here in kabul is talking about this in terms of being a successful military operation saying a number of foreign taliban fighters as it describes them were killed in this attack others were captured and a large cache of taliban weaponry was seized but it does seem according to various reports coming from helmand province including the governor's office. number of civilians were also caught up in this attack particularly from a wedding party that was happening nearby that was caught in this airstrike now the number of civilian casualties varies the taliban has issued a statement saying tens of people have been killed others injured other figures differ to that but what we do know it does seem as though a large number of civilians once again have been caught up in a battle between taliban and coalition forces and a number including many women and children this comes of c

forces that attack by afghan forces happened in the most akala region in helmand province of helmand officials said the troops were targeting a taliban hired out nearby. well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera to inside story stay with us. is it too late to stop climate change scientists warn time is running out as millions of young people demand weald leaders act now but will that passion turn into political action this is it's our story. hello and welcome to the program on iran con we're running out of time to stop climate change that's the warning from the united nations where the agency as well and leaders meet in new york from major u.n. climate conference the world meteorological organization says carbon emissions increased 20 percent in the past 4 years which are on track to be the hottest on record and ice sheets are melting faster than before causing sea levels to rise by 5 millimeters a year scientists warn that even if every country meets the carbon emission cuts agreed in the paris climates agreement in 2015 the world would still be 3 degrees wa

airstrikes the attack by afghan forces took place in the most a color region in helmand province the governor of helmand says afghan special forces killed 14 taliban fighters and 6 foreigners in a raid but the raid also hit a wedding celebration killing mostly women and children but mcbride has more from kabul this seems to have been a major military operation in the movie the color district of helmand province this is a known taliban stronghold involving both it seems ground forces and also strike now the ministry of defense here in kabul is talking about this in terms of being a successful military operation saying a none.

it was in color in helmand province that's in the south of the country people have now gathered outside local hospitals where the wounded are being treated the authorities are investigating reports that the airstrike actually hit a wedding celebration our correspondent rob mcbride has more from the capital kabul . this seems to have been a major military operation in the mussa color district of helmand province this is a known taliban stronghold involving both it seems ground forces and also an airstrike now the ministry of defense here in kabul is talking about this in terms of being a successful military operation saying a number of foreign taliban fighters as it describes them were killed in this attack others were captured and a large cache of taliban weaponry was seized but it does seem according to various reports coming from helmand province including the governor's office. number of civilians were also caught up in this attack particularly from a wedding party that was happening nearby that was caught in this airstrike now the number of civilian casualties varies the taliban has

presidential election no one has yet certain exactly what happened in the most a collar region of helmand province on sunday night the government says the army was targeting a taliban training base when they killed fighters and arrested others the question is why so many civilians died time and c. is a former afghan deputy defense minister he says high sufficient villian casualty numbers are mainly caused by the taliban using people as human shields as well as poor government intelligence methods. this civilly and casualties who has been going on you know sense to us as been documented since 2006. often what happens is because both sides would like to intensify the war and pressure each other. on the battlefields they end up targeting areas where there's a lot of collateral damage even though the afghan government and the coalition forces have very stringent standard operating procedures or so he says it is called where they are whereas if they see and if they have intelligence both through the eyes are of human intelligence that there are you know possibilities of human civilians basical

in helmand province said the victims were attending a wedding party on sunday evening when they were attacked as the rescue was attended to the dead and injured a crowd gathered at a local hospital waiting. for any news the should be unless i get a plane arrived and bombarded the wedding ceremony and some nearby houses including my own around 50 to 60 people in market and 5060 others are wounded 0 1 this attack follows another last week in eastern province when a strike is said to be targeting an iso hideout killed dozens of villages working nearby afghan civilian deaths in coalition operations have long been a contentious issue particularly because of the sophisticated weaponry used by nato and u.s. forces even with them having with all the precision. weapons and all the you know up to date latest technologies the civilian casualties were unavoidable of course the underlying. requirement for all of this is good intelligence if you don't have good intelligence often what happens that you end up you end up targeting civilians. the u.n. says that more civilians have been killed this ye

a multiple strike both by ground forces and also an air strike and increasingly local sources in helmand including local officials are reporting that a wedding party was hit with the deaths and injuries of tens of people attending that gathering now pictures that have been picked up by one of the news agencies in which is reaching kabul do seem to show a number of civilian bodies on the ground quite harrowing pictures other pictures of wounded children it is difficult to vouch for the veracity of the pictures but if these pictures are authentic then it would seem to confirm that there has been an extreme loss of life of civilians amongst this wedding party this comes as the country's ministry of health has just released figures showing that in the past year some 3300 civilians have been killed in the fighting here with a further 16 in the hof 1000 injured and it's in 2019 that the united nations say that more civilians have been killed by actions by the afghan forces the coalition and the u.s. that have been killed by the groups of fighters they've been fighting against including the tal

province this is a district that is known to be a stronghold of the taliban in helmand which is down in the south of the country now a statement from the country's ministry of defense has confirmed that last night sunday they was a combined ground and air operation that seems to have also been an air strike in this area and they say that this was as far as the ministry of defense is concerned a successful operation there claiming that 22 fighters were killed mostly they say foreign fighters and also a further 14 taliban were said to have been seized and arrested also that a large cache of taliban weapons was also seized they are they do say also that they are investigating these claims seeming to accept that a number of civilians have been killed and this has also been confirmed by the governor's office now this is where 3 the accounts tend to conflict with each other we are getting some reports from from this district that 14 civilians from a wedding party that happened to be very close to where this airstrike took took place were killed in this action other reports for especially f

airstrikes the operation by afghan forces happened in the mussa collar region in helmand province of helmand officials said the afghan army was targeting a taliban hideout close to a wedding celebration while the u.s. military command said explosions from al qaeda weapons and suicide vests followed precision airstrikes robert bryant has more from kabul. this seems to have been a major military operation in the mussa color district of helmand province this is a known taliban stronghold involving both it seems ground forces and also an airstrike now the ministry of defense here in kabul is talking about this in terms of being a successful military operation saying a number of foreign taliban fighters as it describes them were killed in this attack others were captured and a large cache of taliban weaponry was seized but it does seem according to various reports coming from helmand province including the governor's office. number of civilians were also caught up in this attack particularly from a wedding party that was happening nearby that was caught in this airstrike now the number of

this seems to have been a major military operation in the mussa color district of helmand province this is a known taliban stronghold involving both it seems ground forces and also an airstrike now the ministry of defense here in kabul is talking about this in terms of being a successful military operation saying a number of foreign taliban fighters as it describes them were killed in this attack others were captured and a large cache of taliban weaponry was seized but it does seem according to various reports coming from helmand province including the governor's office. number of civilians were also caught up in this attack particularly from a wedding party that was happening nearby that was caught in this airstrike now the number of civilian casualties varies the taliban has issued a statement saying tens of people have been killed others injured other figures differ to that but what we do know it does seem as though a large number of civilians once again have been caught up in a battle between taliban and coalition forces and a number including many women and children this comes of c

least 30 civilians have been killed in what's believed to be and as shrike the attack took place in helmand province there are reports that a wedding party was heads on thursday 30 civilians were killed by a u.s. drone strike we'll bring you more information on this breaking news story when we have it. the interior ministers from 4 european countries are seeking a common approach to handling the influx of migrants from north africa they're meeting in malta which are long with it to the says it's sold during too much of the burden both have turned away migrants rescued by charity vessels representatives from out italy germany and france are being joined by e.u. presidency holder of finland and the e.u. commissioner for migration sonia gago is covering the meeting for us she joins us now live from sunny what are the parties there intending to achieve in this meeting . well essentially it is to try and find some kind of solution that they can all agree on in terms of what they can do in terms of read ok to refugees and migrants asylum seekers that come to europe wind up on european shores from

this farmer from helmand still leave a devastating impact.sferred here after stepping on a landmine. he doesn't know whether his legs can be saved 01’ know whether his legs can be saved or whether they will need to be amputated. civilians are not the only ones paying a heavy price. in a hospital morgue, the body of a policeman killed in a taliban attackjust a few hours ago. waiting outside, his grieving family. a short while later, another ambulance pulls up. this is the second body of a policeman that has arrived this hospital in the space of a few hours. the government no longer releases figures on how many members of the security forces here are dying because of the sheer volume stop in the operating theatre, he has put under —— the farmer has been put under anaesthetic. it is looking like he will need an amputation and for the surgeons, it is never an easy decision to make. do you feel that psychological trauma yourself? for this baby, there appears to be some good news. his wounds have gradually been recovering with the help of spells in

been killed in afghanistan in what's believed to have been an strike it happened in the southern helmand province there are reports that a wedding party was hit in kenya 7 children have been killed after the school building collapse at least 64 other students are in hospital rescue workers are searching for several children who are trapped under the rubble. and iran's president hassan rouhani is on his way to the u.n. general assembly in new york way says he will detail his golf security proposal tensions are simmering after a series of a tot's most recently a drone and missile strike on saudi oil facilities. now the world's oldest travel company thomas cook has gone out of business leaving huge numbers of people stranded 600001 holiday worldwide with a company there mainly from germany the u.k. finance and scandinavian countries all thomas cook fries have been grounded and 20000 jobs are at risk the u.k. civil aviation authority says it's beginning the mammoth task of getting 150000 travelers home and delays are inevitable. but if you're going to be stuck in the 4 to 7 o'clock i think y

successful but once again it seems civilians including women and children became casualties sources in helmand province say the victims were attending a wedding party on sunday evening when they were attacked as the rescuers attended to the dead and injured a crowd gathered at a local hospital waiting for any news should be unless i get a plane arrived and bombarded the wedding ceremony and some nearby houses including my own around 50 to 60 people were martyred and 5060 others are wounded 0 1 1 this attack follows another last week in eastern province when a strike is said to be targeting an iso hideout killed dozens of villages working nearby afghan civilian deaths in coalition operations have long been a contentious issue particularly because of the sophisticated weaponry used by nato and u.s. forces even with them having with all the precision. weapons and all the you know up to date latest technologies the civilian casualties were unavoidable of course the underlying. requirement for all of this is good intelligence if you don't have good intelligence often what happens that you end up yo

presidential election there's uncertainty about exactly what happens in the most a calorie region of helmand province on sunday nights the government says the army was targeting a taliban training base where they killed fighters and arrested others question is why so many civilians died but mcbride reports from kabul. afghanistan's military says the attack against foreign fighters was successful but once again it seems civilians including women and children became casualties sources in helmand province so the victims were attending a wedding party on sunday evening when they were attacked as the rescuers attended to the dead and injured a crowd gathered at a local hospital waiting for any news. a plane arrived and bombarded the wedding ceremony and some nearby houses including my own around 50 to 60 people were martyred and 5060 others are wounded. 1 this attack follows another last week in eastern province when a strike is said to be targeting an iso hideout killed dozens of villages working nearby afghan civilian deaths in coalition operations have long been a contentious issue particularl

a multiple strike both by ground forces and also an air strike and increasingly local sources in helmand including local officials are reporting that a wedding party was hit with the deaths and injuries of tens of people attending that gathering now pictures that have been picked up by one of the news agencies in which is reaching kabul do seem to show a number of civilian bodies on the ground quite harrowing pictures other pictures of wounded children it is difficult to vouch for the veracity of the pictures but if these pictures are authentic then it would seem to confirm that there has been an extreme loss of life of civilians amongst this wedding party this comes as the country's ministry of health has just released figures showing that in the past year some 3300 civilians have been killed in the fighting here with a further 16 and a half 1000 injured and it's in 2019 that the united nations say that more civilians have been killed by actions by the afghan forces the coalition and the u.s. that have been killed by the groups of fighters they've been fighting against including the tal

least 40 civilians there's uncertainty as to exactly what happened in the most a collar region of the helmand province on sunday night rob mcbride reports from kabul. afghanistan this military says the attack against foreign fighters was successful but once again it seems civilians including women and children became casualties sources in helmand province say the victims were attending a wedding party on sunday evening when they were attacked. as the rescuers attended to the dead and injured a crowd gathered at a local hospital waiting for any news the spin message in a plane arrived and bombarded the wedding ceremony and some nearby houses including my own around 50 to 60 people were martyred and 5060 others are wounded 0 1 this attack follows another last week in eastern province when a strike is said to be targeting an i saw hideout kill dozens of villages working nearby afghan civilian deaths in coalition operations have long been a contentious issue particularly because of the sophisticated weaponry used by nato and u.s. forces even with them having with all the precision. weapons and al

presidential election there's uncertainty as to exactly what happens in the most a color region of helmand province on sunday nights the government says the army was targeting a taliban training base where they killed fighters and arrested others the question is why so many civilians died right reports from couple. months well afghanistan's military says the attack against foreign fighters was successful but once again it seems civilians including women and children became casualties sources in helmand province so the victims were attending a wedding party on sunday evening when they were attacked as the rescuers attended to the dead and injured a crowd gathered at a local hospital waiting for any news. a plane arrived and bombarded the wedding ceremony and some nearby houses including my own around 50 to 60 people were martyred and 5060 others are wounded. 1 this attack follows another last week in eastern province when a strike is said to be targeting an iso hideout killed dozens of villagers working nearby afghan civilian deaths in coalition operations have long been a contentious issue

a farmer from helmand province has just bee transferred here after stepping on a landmine. it is not know whether his legs can be saved or whether they will need to be abrogad. -- amputated. secunder: civilians are not the only ones paying the deadly price in this war. at the hospitalor me, the body of a policem killeda just a fehours ago for the waiting outside, his grieving family. a short while later, another ambulance. this is the cond body of a policeman that has arrived at this hospital in the souce of a few. the government no longer releases figures on how many members of the security forces rehere dying because of the sheer volume. in the operating theater, he has been put under anesthetic. it is looking like he will eventually need amputation. for the surgeons, that is never an easy desion to make. >> this kind of case are growing in numbers and affecting our mental status. secunder: do you feelt t trauma yourself? >> exactly. it is affecting my family. secunder: for this baby at least, there appears to be some good news. his burns have gradually been recovering, w

in afghanistan in what's believed to have been an air strike it happened in most a color that's in helmand province in the south of the country people have gathered outside local hospitals where the wounded are being treated your stories here investigating reports that the airstrike hit a wedding celebration 7 schoolchildren have been killed in kenya after their school collapsed at least 64 others are in hospital family members have been gathering outside the school as rescue workers were searching for children who may have been trapped under the rubble. the world's oldest travel company has gone out of business leaving tens of thousands of people stranded there all 600000 people currently on holiday around the world with the company all telescoped flights have been grounded 20000 jobs are at risk the u.k. civil aviation authority says it's now beginning the mammoth task of getting british travelers back home and that could be delays all right up to date those are the very latest headlines from there to stay with us there because we're keeping you right across the climate summit taking pla

killed and a number were injured elsewhere the taliban launch more attacks to north of kabul one in helmand and one in one the hard province no casualties were reported but a number of people were injured in a blast at a kandahar polling station it didn't deter some others from voting a lot of them despite all the hardships and violence we haven't lost hope we have to vote and think about future generations this is afghanistan's falls presidential election the government officials maintain the use of advanced technology and highly trained personnel are making these the freest elections to date but there were reports of some polling stations failing to open and voters complaining that they hadn't been registered i came here to choose a person who can help the poor of this country but they say i'm not registered to vote it's not right at the last presidential election 5 years ago there were queues of people waiting to vote at this polling station in central kabul on saturday it was a trickle and voting had to be extended it's. we'll have to see. has extended for couple of hours we hope that p

killed and a number were injured elsewhere the taliban launch more attacks to north of kabul one in helmand and one in one the hard province no casualties were reported but a number of people were injured in a blast at a kandahar polling station it didn't deter some others from voting a lot of them despite all the hardships and violence we haven't lost hope we have to vote and think about future generations this is afghanistan's falls presidential election government officials maintain the use of advanced technology and highly trained personnel are making these the freest elections to date but there were reports of some polling stations failing to open and voters complaining that they hadn't been registered i came here to choose a person who can help the poor of this country but they say i'm not registered to vote it's not. right at the last presidential election 5 years ago there were queues of people waiting to vote at this polling station in central kabul on saturday it was a trickle and voting had to be extended its slow we'll have to see the has extended for couple of hours we hope tha

killed and a number were injured elsewhere the taliban launch more attacks to north of kabul one in helmand and one in one the hard province no casualties were reported but a number of people were injured in a blast at a kandahar polling station it didn't deter some others from voting a lot of despite all the hardships and violence we haven't lost hope we have to vote and think about future generations this is afghanistan's 4th presidential election the government officials maintain the use of advanced technology and highly trained personnel are making these the freest elections to date but there were reports of some polling stations failing to open and voters complaining that they hadn't been registered i came here to choose a person who can help the poor of this country but they say i'm not registered to vote it's not right at the last presidential election 5 years ago there were queues of people waiting to vote at this polling station in central kabul on saturday it was a trickle and voting had to be extended 70 slow we'll have to see. has extended for couple of hours we hope that people

government forces official said the reading was taking place there a house used by taliban militants in helmand province over 100 civilians have been killed in attacks in afghanistan in recent weeks in spain police have counted downgrades and arrested 9 people suspected of plotting violent attacks this is the raid started an organization that supports scotland independence police say they found material that could be used to make explosives it comes ahead of a verdict in the trial of pro independence politicians. you're watching the news coming up ahead germany's blind foot 14 taking on the best sides of the continent at the european blind or championship. the trust we have some breaking news for you interior ministers meeting and mortar say they've reached a deal on how to redistribute refugees rescued at sea interior ministers from germany france italy and mortar have been meeting to try and trash out a deal for resettling refugees pushed from the mediterranean both malta and italy have blocked n.g.o.s rescue ships from docking in the past often leading asylum seekers stranded on board for we

government forces officials said the reading was taking place near the house used by militants in helmand province over 100 civilians have been killed in attacks in afghanistan in recent weeks spanish police have gathered downgrades and arrested 9 people suspected of plotting violent attacks they say the raid started an organization that supports independence police say they found materials that could be used to make explosives it comes ahead of a verdict in the trial of independence politicians. in mortal interior ministers from you countries including germany france and italy are meeting today to decide where to resettle refugees rescued in the mediterranean italy and more to have been preventing rescue ships from entering their ports mortared cephus in the shop increase in refugees over the sama former refugees among those trying to help them our correspondent. sent us this report. do some mama train 6 times a week in the hot maltese sun. he is a sprinter and his goal is to compete in the olympics. when he's not training dose of volunteers with spark 15 a nonprofit set up to help integ

he mohammed and his wife and 4 children have just arrived in kabul after fleeing the fighting in helmand province he's having to build a shelter from mud and rebuild their lives but he's not expecting saturday's presidential election to bring any improvements for those that were not a little more so we need shelter water plastic and food there are people in this camp that don't have food for tonight president danny has made promises in the past but nothing changed that's why many have lost belief in elections they say they only believe in food and survival abdulaziz fled to herat from his home in baggies province because of heavy fighting he and his wife and 6 children survive on handouts home is now a mud hut john. elections are meaningless to us we need security we don't care if it's the taliban or the government or whoever we just need the fighting to stop so we can go home and start our lives again usually elections in afghanistan bring some kind of hope but for many there is now only fear and fatigue they say they are scared of the war tired of the hardships and no election will cha

killed and a number were injured elsewhere the taliban launch more attacks to north of kabul one in helmand and one in one hard province no casualties were reported but a number of people were injured in a blast at a kandahar polling station it didn't deter some others from voting a lot of them despite all the hardships and violence we haven't lost hope we have to vote and think about future generations this is afghanistan's falls presidential election the government officials maintain the use of advanced technology and highly trained personnel are making these the freest elections to date but there were reports of some polling stations failing to open and voters complaining that they hadn't been registered i came here to choose a person who can help the poor of this country but they say i'm not registered to vote it's not right at the last presidential election 5 years ago there were queues of people waiting to vote at this polling station in central kabul on saturday it was a trickle and voting had to be extended 70 slow we'll have to see. has extended for couple of hours we hope that peo

killed and a number were injured elsewhere the taliban launch more attacks to north of kabul one in helmand and one in one the hard province no casualties were reported but a number of people were injured in a blast at a kandahar polling station it didn't deter some others from voting a lot of them despite all the hardships and violence we haven't lost hope we have to vote and think about future generations this is afghanistan's falls presidential election government officials maintain the use of advanced technology and highly trained personnel are making these the freest elections to date but there were reports of some polling stations failing to open and voters complaining that they hadn't been registered i came here to choose a person who can help the poor of this country but they say i'm not registered to vote it's not right at the last presidential election 5 years ago there were queues of people waiting to vote at this polling station in central kabul on saturday it was a trickle and voting had to be extended it's a very slow we'll have to see. has extended for couple of hours we hope

forces officials said the wedding was taking place in a house used by thought about militants in helmand province over 100 civilians have been killed in attacks in afghanistan in recent weeks. tens of thousands of indian americans were at a rally in houston texas as president dollars trump joint indian prime minister and the danes are more the the mega event was overdyes by moody's supporters it comes as the indian prime minister is facing international criticism or a recent clampdown in disputed kashmir. while leaders are gathering today in new york for an emergency climate summit ahead of the general assembly would start and tuesday the u.n. is calling it a race to limit climate change a risk the world says it can win but for those living on the frontline in the arctic circle for example this a greater urgency the norwegian occupation go off spotted by is home to the once northern most town people there are experiencing various consequences of climate change for us 10 and residences some lives have already been lost. the cracking sound of the carving place yet was never unusual here an

killed and a number were injured elsewhere the taliban launch more attacks to north of kabul one in helmand and one in one go hard province no casualties were reported but a number of people were injured in a blast at a kandahar polling station it didn't deter some others from voting a lot of them despite all the hardships and violence we haven't lost hope we have to vote and think about future generations this is afghanistan's falls presidential election government officials maintain the use of advanced technology and highly trained personnel are making these the freest elections to date but there were reports of some polling stations failing to open and voters complaining that they hadn't been registered i came here to choose a person who can help the poor of this country but they say i'm not registered to vote it's not right for the last presidential election 5 years ago there were queues of people waiting to vote at this polling station in central kabul on saturday. it was a trickle and voting had to be extended. we'll have to see the has extended for couple of hours we hope that people

backed by us says fights the operation by afghan forces have been in the most a kind of region in helmand province and official says the afghan army was targeting a taliban hideout close to a wedding celebration the u.s. military command says explosions from weapons and suicide vests likely killed many people following the strikes coming up next here on al-jazeera counting the costs. what guarantees will be given to the people will be attending the workshop we listen i'm supposed to explain apologize for someone who is also terrorizing we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter. hello i'm come on santa maria this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week oil shock not only an attack on the heart of saudi arabia's oil facilities but on global supply the billions spent on air defenses proved to be useless against suspected drones and cruise missiles with an impact what happens next and if the markets are ready. i'm really mohamed on the island of borneo where indonesia's new capital is to be built we'll te

killed and a number were injured elsewhere the taliban launch more attacks to north of kabul one in helmand and one in one the hard province no casualties were reported but a number of people were injured in a blast at a kandahar polling station it didn't deter some others from voting a lot of despite all the hardships and violence we haven't lost hope we have to vote and think about future generations this is afghanistan's falls presidential election the government officials maintain the use of advanced technology and highly trained personnel are making these the freest elections to date but there were reports of some polling stations failing to open and voters complaining that they hadn't been registered i came here to choose a person who can help the poor of this country but they say i'm not registered to vote it's not right at the last presidential election 5 years ago there were queues of people waiting to vote at this polling station in central kabul on saturday it was a trickle and voting had to be extended it's a very slow we'll have to see. has extended for couple of hours we hope

he mohammed and his wife and 4 children have just arrived in kabul after fleeing the fighting in helmand province he's having to build a shelter from mud and rebuild their lives but he's not expecting saturday's presidential election to bring any improvements and was with us when out of that little box that we need shelter water plastic and food there are people in this camp that don't have food for tonight president danny has made promises in the past but nothing changed that's why many have lost belief in elections they say they only believe in food and survival abdulaziz fled to herat from his home in baggies province because of heavy fighting he and his wife and 6 children survive on handouts home is now a mud hut jan worries about elections are meaningless to us we need security we don't care if it's the taliban or the government or whoever we just need the fighting to stop so we can go home and start our lives again usually elections in afghanistan bring some kind of hope but for many there is now only fear and fatigue they say they are scared of the war tired of the hardships and

the country‘s bombed out capital kabul to some of the fiercest fighting against the taliban down in helmandacrifices they‘ve made and how war has changed them. kyle smith is from nottingham. he joined the army in 2005 when he just turned 17. i first met him when he was training to go to afghanistan. five years later kyle was awarded the conspicuous gallantry cross, one of britain‘s top battle honours, for running into heavy gunfire to save two wounded comrades. you see mates getting shot, you got rounds whizzing past, you can hear the crackling tjhumps going above your head and you know they‘re close, but you‘ve just got tokeep moving. how was i not another statistic? h0w wqaws i was not injured, or how are you still alive? exactly, and the only thing i can put that answer is i‘m really short. that‘s the only thing. the mercians had to face countless dangers in afghanistan. i first saw aaron back home in derby. he was giving evidence at his friend‘s inquest. they‘ve both been blown up by a roadside bomb in 2007. the blast shattered aaron‘s leg and killed drummer thomas wright. i knew tom fo