the fighting is in helmand province and centered around the regional capital lashkar gah the u.s. has been carrying out air strikes to defend afghan security forces it's the 1st major taliban offensive since peace talks with the afghan government began last month and it could complicate the united states plans to bring home remaining forces by christmas let's go live to work kabul contre foolery joins us from there what's happening right now in helmand province. well adrian it seems that the fighting that began just a few days ago doesn't seem to be winding down in the last few hours we've been getting reports from local sources that several afghan security outposts around the last car got area where the fighting has been most of the fighting has been happening have been all the run by the taliban and if it's any indication about how serious the situation is down there is that the afghan acting defense minister arrived in. earlier where he wanted to personally assess the situation and he also met with senior locals in order to come up with new security rules at the same time we ha

live from doha also coming up thousands of families forced to flee fighting in afghanistan's helmand province. israel approves the construction of thousands of new illegal settlements in the occupied west bank . a great courtown say long sentences for the leaders of the far right golden dawn party victim of running a criminal gang. we begin with the growing differences between regional powers russia and turkey over the ongoing violence in the corner kind of are a call by moscow for the armed forces of armenia and azerbaijan to abide by a russian cease fire has been ignored smaller than $500.00 people have been killed since fighting broke out last month the region is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but controlled and inhabited by ethnic armenians russia's foreign minister criticized turkey over its unconditional backing of azerbaijan suggest doesn't it of course on the brutal we do not agree with the position voiced by turkey that was also expressed several times by president so it is not a secret that we cannot agree with a statement that a military solution to the conflict e

the capital of helmand province in recent days. government forces have launched a counter offensive to stop them with u.s. airstrikes supporting afghan troops on the ground this coincides with talks being held in qatar to end america's longest war and could complicate president plans to have american soldiers home from afghanistan by christmas. and then another blow for the government to defense force helicopters crashed into each other earlier while setting off for home and killing 9 people on board journalist ifill country foolery is in the capital kabul she says health services are overwhelmed in the area where the fighting is. they main trauma hospital in provincial capital. has been operating at full capacity cannot treat anymore people and the m.s.f. supported another m.s.f. supported hospital in the area has been serving as an overflow facility with over 20 people have been at it there in the past 24 hours and among them are even pregnant women and children in terms of the displaced according to the u.n. and local sources 35

the wounded from the battles which began in southern afghanistan on saturday the fighting in helmand province is centered on the regional capital lashkar gah u.s. airstrikes have supported the afghan security forces on the ground this major taliban offensive there coinciding with the talks being held here in casa try to find peace between the sides and could complicate don't try as plans as well to have american soldiers home by christmas reporter video come to 40 years in the capital kabul and says health services stretched in an area where the fighting is. they main trauma hospital in provincial capital. has been operating at full capacity cannot treat anymore people and the m.s.f. supported another m.s.f. supported hospital in the area has been serving as an overflow facility with over 20 people have been admitted there in the past 24 hours and among them are even pregnant women and children in terms of the displaced according to the u.n. and local sources $35000.00 people have been forced to flee their homes a lot of them with nothing but their clothes we've seen pictures of them trying t

thousands of families forced to flee fighting in afghanistan's helmand province. i'm a very unfit again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up huge numbers of early ballots cast in the lead up to the u.s. election signs that voter turnout could be the highest in a century. anger on the streets of bangkok thousands of ties vent their frustration over the country's electrical system. at a corruption crackdown with mexico's president abolishing trust funds there's criticism for groups most reliant on the cash. tens of thousands of people have been displaced up to days of heavy fighting between government troops and taliban forces in southern afghanistan it's been happening in the province of helmand particularly around the regional capital lashkar gah it began on saturday when the taliban launched coordinated attacks on several areas fighting has flared up since with the u.s. carrying out air strikes to defend afghan security forces dozens of taliban fighters are reported to been killed hospitals are overwhelmed it's the 1st major taliban offensive since pe

displaced as government forces battle to stop taliban fighters closing in on the capital of helmand province and flooding and landslides kill or least 36 people in central vietnam with more heavy rain forecast. we begin this news hour in europe where many countries are seeing coronavirus cases surged to their highest levels in months and with that comes a wave of new restrictions france will reenter a state of health emergency on saturday with weeks of nightly curfews imposed on paris and 8 other cities you know the 23000 new cases were recorded in the past day but president mccrone insists the outbreak is not out of control meanwhile in the u.k. a new 3 tier alert. system has come into force in england only one city is in the highest level but with almost $20000.00 new cases in the past 24 hours other areas look set to join it is in the meanwhile has seen its highest daily increase yet with more than 7300 new cases it's infection rate has more than doubled in the past 2 weeks and germany hit a 6 month high in new infections which passed 5000 for the 1st time that live reports from paris on

thousands of families forced to flee fighting in afghanistan's helmand province. israel approved the construction of thousands of new settlers in the occupied west bank. and the greek courts handstand long sentences for the leaders of the far right golden dawn party convicted of running a criminal gang. and on time the hamas now have all the support the atlanta braves to take it to a nothing lead in the national league championship series. but we begin this new sorrow with the growing differences between regional powers russia and turkey over the ongoing violence in the goal of karbala a call by moscow for the armed forces of armenia and azerbaijan to abide by a russian cease fire has been ignored more than 500 people have been. since fighting boko last month the region is internationally recognized as part of as are by shan but controlled and inhabited by ethnic armenians were russia's foreign minister criticized turkey over its unconditional backing of azerbaijan he just. doesn't you know thoughts on the brutality that we do not agree with the position voiced by

thousands of families flee just safer areas after days of intense fighting in afghanistan's helmand province israel approved the construction of thousands of new illegal settler in the occupied west bank heavy rain triggers flash floods and landslides bringing the latest from both vietnam and cambodia. first of all the fighting on the ground and in words as well between the 2 sides and their allies both armenia and azerbaijan continue to accuse each other of ceasefire violations but it's russia calling for an immediate end to the fighting moscow wants the dispute settled through diplomatic means its defense minister spoken to both sides and urged them to abide by the cease fire which came into force on saturday. so let's hear from both sides armenia 1st of all a russian ally has a defense pact with moscow but president putin says that actually doesn't apply to nagorno-karabakh i mean his prime minister is accusing azerbaijan of not wanting to stop the aggression until it takes over the normal kind of a region that began a separate us though tom what you mean by zhang didn't keep the ceasefir

'd thousands of families forced to flee fighting in afghanistan's helmand province. hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al-jazeera live from doha also coming up clashes continue in nagano color back and it's civilians who are paying the price. huge numbers of early ballots cast in the lead up to the u.s. election signs that voter turnout could be the highest in a century. and anger on the streets of bangkok thousands of thais vent their frustration over the country's electrical system. tens of thousands of people have been displaced following days of heavy fighting between government troops and taliban forces in southern afghanistan it's been happening since saturday when the taliban launched coordinated attacks on several areas hospitals are becoming overwhelmed the fighting is centered mainly around the regional capital lashkar gah the u.s. is carrying out airstrikes to defend afghan security forces it's the 1st major taliban offensive since peace talks with the afghan government resumed last month and it could complicate the united states plans to bring home remaini

the violence does continue in the province of helmand in what it's been for many many years one of ghana's stands most of western provinces and a taliban stronghold in the past few hours we've been getting reports from locals that yesterday several outposts so the afghan security forces have been run by the taliban around the last. provisional who venture capital area and if it's any indication of how dire the situation is down there the acting afghan defense minister did arrive in the area earlier to personally assess the situation and discuss with senior local members new security measures at the same time again like you mentioned. there also seems there is a dire humanitarian situation unfolding in helmand and around last car got coding to the u.n. and several local local sources about $35000.00 people have been displaced in just a few days since this fighting started and about 200 have been killed and injured the hospitals cannot cope with all the injured some of them have been forced to scale down the operations just so that they can treat the injured i did speak with a un office for

displaced tens of thousands of people it began when the taliban launched coordinated attacks in helmand province on saturday u.s. troops are helping to defend afghan security forces video contre 40 reports from kabul. there's still a lot of violence that we've been witnessing taking place down in the south in the public. and last night at another incident where 2 afghan military helicopters crouse and the afghan ministry of defense confirm just earlier that all night. according to local sources the helicopters were there to evacuate. afghan soldiers and since the fighting has been ongoing and defense forces have been moving in more rain force means more commandos to deal with the situation russia is calling on the armed forces of armenia and azerbaijan to abide by the cease fire in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh intense fighting overnight as followed repeated violations since the cease fire brokered by russia came into force on saturday. region is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic armenians israel and lebanon have met to discuss control of mari

news thousands of families free to safe areas after days of intense fighting in afghanistan's helmand province israel approves the construction of thousands of new illegal settler homes in the occupied west bank. and spikes in covert 19 cases across europe and the u.k. have governments scrambling to figure out how do you bring those numbers back down . now time to how much now have all the sports yes atlanta braves they take it to nothing in the national league championship series. so we're starting with a fight over not going to cut about both on the ground and in words between the 2 sides as well as their allies but the media and as about john continue to accuse each other of ceasefire violations but it is russia that is calling for an immediate end to the fighting moscow wants the dispute settled through diplomatic means its defense minister spoke to both sides and urged them to abide by that cease fire which came into force. on saturday the armenian is a russian ally and has a defense pact with moscow but president vladimir putin says that does not apply to nick on account of our manias pr

thousands of families forced to flee fighting in afghanistan's helmand province. hello i'm adrian from again this is 000 live from doha also coming up millions of early ballots cast in the lead up to the u.s. election signs that voter turnout could be the highest in a century. anger on the streets of bangkok thousands of ties vent their frustration amid calls for an overhaul of the country's electoral system. the shaky cease fire between armenia and azerbaijan holds but only just and civilians caught in the middle of paying the price. tens of thousands of people have been displaced after heavy days after days of heavy fighting between government troops and taliban forces in southern afghanistan it's been happening in the province of helmand particularly around the regional capital lashkar gah it began on saturday when the taliban launched coordinated attacks on several areas fighting has flared up since with the u.s. carrying out air strikes to defend afghan security forces dozens of taliban fighters are reported to been killed and hospitals are overwhelmed as the

says at least 35000 afghans have been displaced in just over a week in the southern helmand province many are now struggling without adequate shelter as lower birdman the reports. say 100 cool and his children this whole foods marketplace provides a safe haven for now along with tens of thousands of other afghans from home and he fled his home without any belongings not even food and headed to go city younger. i was only able to get our children out as my house was burned down we fled from our area because of the fighting i don't want to stay here even for half an hour we can't live in this place. she's worried for her children because they don't have anyone pollutes to protect them from the cold who are not here she let other words are just the taliban asked us to leave our home and we did not take any belongings now we are here with nothing and it's called we don't even have a blanket and i. attacks by the taliban in several districts of home and opponents of neighboring come to her province have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in the past few days. local offici

thousands of families forced to flee fighting in afghanistan's helmand province. oh i may very unfit again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up huge numbers of early ballots cast in the lead up to the u.s. election signs that those a turnout could be the highest in a century.

thousands of afghan families the splay sisters government forces a battle at taliban fighters in helmand province and few signs of a ceasefire as are many of the as and azerbaijan continue their battle over nagorno-karabakh and the desk top keeps rising. hello welcome to the program of france will reenter a state of health emergency on saturday with weeks of nightly curfews imposed on paris and 8 of the city's ily 23000 new cases were recorded in the past day but president mccrone insists the outbreak is not out of control at tesh about the reports from paris. french president emanuel macross that france was in the grip of a 2nd wave of coronavirus he urged people to be more responsible and announced a nighttime curfew for paris and 8 tell the cities the could last until december 5th. if we stick to this curfew for 6 weeks if we take collective responsibility for reducing our contacts we think it will be able to progressive the reopen at that stage. if you move the curfew adds to a raft of restrictions already in place in the countries big cities where cases of new infections are rising rapidly i

recent fighting between the taliban and government forces in afghanistan's helmand province has forced thousands to flee their homes it's also casting doubt over the prospects for peace despite growing talks in doha between the 2 sides for new calls for 40 reports from kabul. it is a place of nothingness no food no clean water no electricity a camp with thousands of displaced people mostly from home and were children even ripe tomatoes to survive. and the men try to help new arrivals like this widow from those whose husband died in the fighting a bag of flour is all they could buy for her the pieces of bread are all she has to feed her 2 children and they're not the only ones was that there was a lot of the people here are a lot of money to the owners of the shops nearby city took food from them during the current team people were selling their households to buy food now these people don't even have a blanket for themselves. and has been stuck in this kabal camp since it was built 16 years ago like most unable to go back to home and and powerless to get a normal home here dozens of fam

been forced to escape days of heavy fighting between government troops and taliban fighters in helmand province it's the 1st major battle since peace talks began in. failure come to fully has moved from the capital kabul. the main trauma hospital in provincial capital. has been operating at full capacity cannot treat any more people and the m.s.f. supported another m.s.f. supported hospital in the area has been serving as an overflow facility with over 20 people have been admitted there in the past 24 hours and a mob of them are even pregnant women and children in terms of the displaced according to the u.n. and local sources 35000 people have been forced to flee their homes a lot of them with nothing but their clothes we've seen pictures of them trying to load as much as they can and some model bikes and try to escape the fighting now are you in assessment teams are on the air in the try to assess the situation and it's extremely difficult to get information and a lot of the infrastructure of the telephone lines have been damaged so it's hard to assess what exactly what the exact needs are pre

thousands of families forced to flee fighting in afghanistan's helmand province. hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up clashes continue in the gotoh cutback and it's civilians who are paying the price. huge numbers of early ballots come.

has displaced tens of thousands of people it began when the taliban last chord made attacks in helmand province on saturday u.s. troops are helping defense the afghan security forces filio control frooty has more now from kabul. in the last few hours with getting reports from local sources that several afghan security outposts around the last 5 area where the fighting has been a most of the fighting has been happening have been all over run by the taliban and if it's any indication about how serious the situation is down there is that the afghan acting defense minister arrived at an. earlier where he wanted to personally assess the situation and he also met with senior locals in order to come up with new security rules. a member of the far right golden dawn party in greece has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a rap artist 7 years ago and the head of the party no considered a criminal organization has handed a 13 year sentence israel and lebanon 2 nations technically at war have met for the 1st time in decades to discuss their maritime borders the delegations are in southern le

taliban fighters have been battling their way towards flushed out a gal which is the capital of helmand province in recent days the government has launched a counter fence of to stop them supported by u.s. airstrikes journalists feel your country for e is in the capital kabul. they main trauma hospital in provincial capital. has been operating at full capacity cannot treat any more people and the m.s.f. supported another m.s.f. supported hospital in the area has been serving as an overflow facility with over 20 people have been admitted there in the past 24 hours and among them are even pregnant women and children in terms of the displaced according to the u.n. and local sources 35000 people have been forced to flee their homes a lot of them with nothing but their clothes we've seen pictures of them trying to load as much as they can and some model bikes and try to escape the fighting now you an assessment teams are on the air in the try to assess the situation and it's extremely difficult to get information and a lot of the infrastructure of the telephone lines have been damaged so it's hard to

attacks by the taliban in several districts of helmand and points a neighboring country a province haverced tens of thousands of people from their homes in the past few days local officials accuse the taliban of teaming up with the tide of fighters in order to strengthen its position but as a new media who are present it is clear that helmand is a strategic province the system works location for the taliban regarding the presence of al qaeda the governor of help on has told the media that al qaeda is directly and indirectly supporting the taliban fighting our forces in helmand the u.s. has been supporting afghan forces with as strikes in taliban positions since tuesday on friday is announced would see strikes in order to maintain the peace agreement it signed with the taliban in february that would include troop withdrawal. the taliban is agreed to suspend its attacks for now he owned already control 80 percent of helmand province and said it was fighting to regain land the belongs to us but there are concerns the recent violence could undermine peace talks between the taliban and the a

any other foreign fighters have been fighting in the province of helmand all the the taliban fighters there at the moment are local fighters from her mind and there is not even fighters from other provinces in terms of the security situation down there according to the local government the afghan security forces have been conducting air strikes to words. areas they have been able to retake some areas and even clear our highway but they're still not allowing citizens to go through because they say the taliban have planted mines all along the highway and that makes it even harder for thousands of people adrian who have fled their homes in recent days to go back to their homes back to you truro preferred reporting live from kabul for many thanks indra. hundreds of prisoners who've been on the frontlines of yemen the civil war are continuing to return to the capital sanaa planes carrying who to fight says they've been held by the saudi u.a.e. led coalition of been arriving in the city on friday this will proceed as a trust building measure aimed at reviving peace talks local leaders in th

says taliban attacks are threatening to derail peace talks this comes as tens of thousands in helmand provincea fled increase fighting between the taliban and government forces the taliban blames excessive u.s. air strikes for violating negotiations those are the headlines coming up next the war in october stay with us. here. new york. saturday the 6th of october 1973. the waldorf astoria hotel. in the early hours american secretary of state henry kissinger. is woken in his suite with the news of military activity in the middle east. 2 hours later at 2 pm middle eastern time. egypt and syria launched a war against israel on 2 fronts. after 3 years in power egyptian president anwar sadat had grown tired of peace initiatives that seemed to be going nowhere. we don't fear mediators has not been successful and so and and the united states was the main supporter of the surge so it was clear that if you want to solve the problem you would have to do 2 things either go to war. or try to convince the americans to move in the right. 2 weeks into the war and with the opposing forces locked in a stalemat

killed at least 13 people in the western province of gore on sunday and tens of thousands in helmand province have fled increased fighting between taliban and government forces so the exit is the afghan president's spokesman he says the taliban should react or evaluate its violent approach if it wants peace. i think it's an unfortunate masters that they are trying to send and i would just violence despite the fact that the international community the atman people are now ready to talk to this group but the continent ration of these kind of violence and brutal attacks on the average people and really pose a serious threat to the peace process that millions of americans are hopeful of war so i think it's time for the taliban to actually look at the their. behavior in this look at they have to reassess what they are doing and and the they should not just revise the kind of deportment which is there for ending this war well 1st of all they are behind you that look at the office of the deliberate opens up a price on helmand all look at these. regular packs that the photo of these b. goes with expl

and government forces aid agencies say hospitals are becoming overwhelmed by the wounded in helmand province . israeli governments approve the construction of thousands of new illegal settlement homes in the occupied west bank and is the 1st such go ahead since the united arab emirates and behind normalize their relations with israel israel and lebanon 2 nations technically at war have met for the 1st time in decades to discuss their maritime borders the delegations are in southern lebanon for what are being called indirect talks both sides claim parts of the mediterranean coastline where oil and gas fields have been discovered a member of the far right golden dawn party in greece has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a rap artist 7 years ago the head of the posse which is now considered a criminal organization 13 years in jail and the european union is imposing sanctions on 6 people over the poisoning of kremlin critic alexina valmy the asset freezes and travel bans reportedly target people in the defense ministry in the spy agency involved is recovering in berlin after bei

have been forced to escape days of heavy fighting between government troops and the taliban in helmand province aid agencies say hospitals are the coming of a well known that's the 1st major battle since peace talks began in doha. china is accusing the u.s. of undermining peace and stability by sending a navy destroyer through the seas ep orating taiwan and mainland china the u.s. says the passage through the taiwan strait is routine but the chinese military has called the move provocative fighting continues to escalate between armenia and azerbaijan despite a russian brokered cease fire these areas say they have destroyed missile launchers inside on niña that were targeting their cities the armenian government denies its forces have been firing into it as a by john protests are continuing in cyprus against government corruption the follow on al-jazeera investigation of senior politicians who are willing to sell cypriot passports to convicted criminals the scheme was run to attract financial investment in exchange for citizenship. so those are the headlines the news continues on. c $100.00 it s

allegations they're violating their agreement with the taliban by carrying out air strikes in helmand provincea taliban spokesman says the u.s. are engaging in provocative actions and bombing non combat zones but the u.s. says it's acting in the in the defense of the afghan security forces. you know today with headlines more news coming up right off what i want to ease. the. pain. all. over. this man after the full debate. as coach at 19 continues to ravage america another epidemic is imaging. harassment and hate crimes against asian americans on the rides in the race on the planet where the kids go back to whatever country you bomb ok really. this is not your place fueled by fear of the virus and about how it spreads. may believe this santa fe be a is coming from the very top. comes. some people going to chinese flew to china why do you keep calling this the chinese virus injury it's just it's not racist at all whether it comes from china. this is a message that's being echoed across the country. that's why i didn't catch. one. investigate. to 19 and the asian americans. a summer afternoon in

recent fighting between the taliban and government forces in afghanistan's helmand province as forced thousands of people to flee their homes but it's also costing dalla over the prospects for peace talks this but which are still going on in doha it's not clear when families will be able to return home but it might not be a soon as many hoping for the oh contre ferry reports now from kabul. it is a place of nothingness no food no clean water no electricity a camp with thousands of displaced people mostly from home and were children tomatoes to survive. and the men try to help new arrivals like this widow from those whose husband died in the fighting a bag of flour is all they could buy for her pieces of bread are all she has to feed her 2 children and they're not the only ones was that there was. a lot of money to the owners of the shops nearby as it took food from them during the current team people were selling their households to buy food now these people don't even have a blanket for themselves. and has been stuck in this kabal camp since it was built 16 years ago like most unable

it is clear that helmand is a strategic province this is an important location for the taliban regarding the presence of al qaeda the governor of help on has told the media that al qaeda is directly and indirectly supporting the taliban fighting our forces in helmand the u.s. has been supporting afghan forces with air strikes in taliban positions since tuesday on friday is announced would see strikes in order to maintain the peace agreement it signed with the taliban in february that would include troop withdrawal the taliban is agreed to suspend its attacks but now the owned group already control 80 percent of helmand province and said it was fighting to regain land the belongs to us but there are concerns the recent violence could undermine peace talks between the taliban and the afghan government in doha back in the market place in lashkar gah people here rely on handouts just to survive. like many others they don't move if they see their sick and newer version manly and theory. still ahead here a non-zero countries across europe hit a new daily record to cope with 19 cases with senio

taliban fighters have been battling their way toward the capital of helmand province in the past through days. government forces have not -- have lines and offensive to try to stop them. this coincides with talks being held in qatar to and -- to end america's longest work. -- long as war. in another blow to the government, two defense force helicopters crashed into each other, killing nine people on board. a journalist is in the capital. she says health services are overwhelmed in the area where the fighting is. >> the main trauma hospital in hoelmand provincial capital has been operating at full capacity. another hospital in the area has been serving as an overflow facility with over 20 people admitted in the past 24 hours. among them are even pregnant women and children. in terms of the displaced according to the u.n. and local sources, dirty 5000 people have been forced to flee their home -- 35,000 people have been forced to flee their home. we have seen pictures of them trying to vote as much as they can on motorbikes and try to escape the fighting. u.n. assessment teams are on the s

been forced to escape days of heavy fighting between government troops and taliban fighters in helmand province aid agencies say hospitals are becoming overwhelmed it's a 1st major battle since peace talks began in doha. fighting continues to escalate between armenia and azerbaijan despite a russian brokered ceasefire is very say they have destroyed missile launchers inside armenia that were targeting the cities the armenian government denies its forces had been firing into as a by john. headlined stay with us here on out as. guinea is getting ready to vote out the condé defunct months of violent protests to change the constitution now he has defined his critics to seek a. kind of divided opposition come together long enough to stop and give me election 2020 on al-jazeera viewfinder fresh perspectives through the lens of local filmmakers around the globe. your story from under you are also much more while i'm not sure you can overcome a gun legal. seguin's or any of. your if you are a terrible. in seem to be marking me or you are no mean or born here and any time and going and going abroad into

government troops taliban fighters have been battling their way towards lashkar gah the capital of helmand province in recent days the government has launched a counter offensive to stop them supported by u.s. airstrikes. to protest or leaders have been arrested in thailand an hour after the government announced an emergency decree banning gatherings of 5 or more people earlier thousands marched through bangkok demanding political reform some then set up camp outside the prime minister's office they want him to resign plus a complete overhaul of the electoral system and reform nation of the monarchy more on that and all the other stories that we have been covering here on al-jazeera the address. dot com and you can see our top story there in nigeria they continue to protest. about the police. squad that was the stand that faultlines is coming up next more news at half an alibi. guinea is getting ready to vote for condi defined months of violent protests to change the constitution now he's defined his critics to seek a. kind of divided opposition come together for a moment after the stop and give me

conflict thousands of families for safer areas after days of intense fighting this is afghanistan's helmand province heavy rain triggers flash floods and landslides we bring you the latest from both vietnam and cambodia. so let's begin with the coronavirus pandemic as the number of infections continues to surge again across europe many countries seeing their highest levels in months let's run through some of them germany where the daily number of cases is now at its highest level in 6 months chancellor angela merkel is pushing for states to impose tougher local measures france is declaring a public health state of emergency starting from saturday hospital admissions there are at their highest level since june and the u.k. well it's hit nearly 20000 new corona virus infections in a day which is its 2nd highest number so far england has already introduced a new 3 t. . lockdown system to try to curb the worsening outbreak now at the moment the city of liverpool and its surrounding areas are under the toughest rules and we've got journo hold there for us at about 7 in the evening hi jonah how are they t

in afghanistan recent fighting between the taliban and government forces in helmand province has forced thousands to flee their homes is also casting doubt over the prospects for peace despite ongoing talks in doha between the 2 sides failure contre free reports from kabul. it is a place of nothingness no food no clean water no electricity a camp with thousands of displaced people mostly from home and were children even ripe tomatoes to survive. and the men try to help new arrivals like this widow from those whose husband died in the fighting a bag of flour is all they could buy for her stale pieces of bread are all she has to feed her 2 children and they're not the only ones was it that was fed up with the people here are a lot of money to the owners of the shops nearby as it took food from them during the current team people were selling their households to buy food now these people don't even have a blanket for themselves. and has been stuck in this cab camp since it was built 16 years ago like most unable to go back to home and and powerless to get a normal home here dozens of famil

against taliban in response to clashes between the taliban and government forces in the capital of helmand provinceen the days of fighting. these images show civilian fleeing. the un's as as many as 35,000 people may have been displaced. bear in mind, a month ago, the taliban began negotiation's with the government. those talks were in doha. the fact they were happening at all is important, but they failed to make a breakthrough so far. re is a lead member of the government negotiating team speaking to bbc. >> the burden of this war is so heavy on our people, and we want to end it yesterday. the sense of urgency is felt not only among our members of the negotiation team, but across the country. but that urgency shall make us also be careful not to rush things through, that it will undermine a sustainable peace. so t balance between urgency, a sense of urgency, and rushing it through must be thought carefully. ros: the fact america continues to be militarily involved in afghanistan is remarkable. remember, this began in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on new york and washington in 2001. al qaeda l

allegations they're violating their agreement with the taliban by carrying out airstrikes in helmand province a taliban spokesman says the u.s. are engaging in provocative actions and bombing non-combat zones the u.s. has categorically reject in claims its violating the agreement spokesperson says the airstrikes are soley in defense of the afghan security forces that the taliban are attacking and the latest incident of violence a car bomb has killed at least 12 people in central afghanistan dozens. others were injured in the city of pharaohs call thoughts the capitol of gore province no one has claimed responsibility and 8 afghan security officials were killed in a taliban attack in clinton's province afghanistan government has described the taliban's attacks as despicable and they're a continuation of the war against afghan people thousands of protesters are gathering in paris following the be heading of the teacher on friday to this is the scene in the middle of the capital but similar rallies are taking place across the country in a show of solidarity the school where the teacher a toddler

allegations they're violating their agreements with the taliban by carrying out airstrikes in helmand province taliban spokesman says the u.s. are engaging in provocative actions and bombing non-combat zones but the u.s. says it's not violating the agreement isn't acting in the and is acting in the defense of afghan security forces fighting has increased in recent days in a n. zer voting in a tense election that follows months of unrest the incumbent president of a calm day has cast his ballot in the capital cannot carry on sunday morning he's running against 11 others but the main rival is his former prime minister etc down then. thousands of protesters gathering in paris right now following the beheading of a teacher on friday the school where the teacher taught is believed to have received multiple threats after he showed a controversial image of the prophet muhammad's in a lesson about freedom of expression. those are the headlines on al-jazeera more news coming up after at listening post by. line for the code 19. asian americans suffering an epidemic of violent attacks and abuse. one east

troops taliban fighters have been battling their way towards lashkar gah which is the capital of helmand province in recent days u.s. airstrikes have been supporting a government counter-offensive to stop them. the european union has reportedly agreed to impose sanctions on 6 russian officials allegedly responsible for poisoning the kremlin critic alexei navalny the new york times says 2 deputy defense ministers and the head of the domestic spy agency are among those that the e.u. will target in a valley is now recovering in berlin russia denies being behind his poisoning right i'm going to have more news for you in half an hour i hope you join me then coming up next it's the stream exploring the magical world of washrooms. hey welcome to the stream i'm josh rushing sitting in for femi ok and look if you're watching on you tube i need your help to see that box over there could be more important in this episode than ever before i need questions from you know we have a live stream producer in that box that you to chat there if you get him her questions to get him to me during the show so i can ask

in afghanistan a spokesman for the governor of helmand province is accusing the tell about of working with al qaida and other foreign faces. that the armed groups are supporting taliban attacks against government forces the taliban denies that fighting escalated in recent days raising concerns that stalled peace talks may collapse filio contraflow the reports now from kabul with more on those allegations. the spokesman for the home and governor's office met his walkie confirm to us all the governor's claims that al qaeda and other foreign fighters have been supporting the taliban offensive in helmont and now when we asked what where are they basing these claims he said that they have all the evidence however it's sensitive information that they cannot release at the moment at the same time the taliban spokesman here in afghanistan. the head he denied all those claims say he said it's government propaganda and he said all the taliban fighters that are in the area and are conducting the offensive they are local fighters and there's not even any fighters from the other provinces now the

bomber killed at least 13 people in the western province of gore on sunday tens of thousands in helmand province of lead increased fighting between the taliban and government forces chief palestinian negotiator katz is in a medically induced coma while being treated for coronavirus complications he was taken to hospital on sunday doctors say he's in a critical condition after contracting covert 19 in 2 weeks ago there are reports a senior white house official travel to syria for talks on the release of at least 2 u.s. citizens and wall street journal says cush patel a deputy assistant president trump syria's president in damascus earlier this year and that's your state keep it here on al-jazeera inside story is up next. rising anger on thailand's streets and an unprecedented challenge to its monarchy protests against politicians and generals before but with demonstrators now also criticizing the king is this time different this isn't a story. welcome to the program. thailand's king is facing his biggest challenge since ascending to the throne 4 years ago pro-democracy protesters are demanding cu

in afghanistan a spokesman for the governor of helmand province is accusing the taliban of working withal qaeda and other foreign fighters. the armed groups are supporting taliban attacks against government forces the taliban denies this fighting escalates you don't listen these raising concerns stalled peace talks may collapse a few. reports from kabul with more on those allegations since that this is another war of words between the government and and the taliban like we've seen happening in the past because if it turns out to be true it will be a violation of the agreement that the taliban have signed the peace agreement with the u.s. where they hope for just to cut all ties with al qaeda now the whole governor's spokesman while he did support the governor's claims that al-qaeda has been fighting alongside the taliban in homeland he also told us that the evidence that they have cannot be publicly released at the moment because it is sensitive on the other hand the taliban spokesman here in afghanistan not only he denied those claims but he said that all the taliban fighters that are

denying allegations of violating their agreement for the taliban by carrying out strikes in helmand provincea taliban spokesman says the u.s. saw engaging in provocative actions and bombing known combat zones but the u.s. says it's not violating the agreement is acting in the defense of afghan security forces u.n. arms embargo on iran has expired off to me is it was lifted is part of the 2050 nuclear deal with world powers the u.s. withdrew from the pact in 2018 and its voice strong opposition to any easing of sanctions iranian foreign minister zarif welcome the development code to win for regional peace and security iran has a large domestic arms industry says it can rely on itself a defense. though the headlines more news coming up right after inside story. rising anger on thailand's streets at an unprecedented challenge to its monarchy protests against politicians and generals before but with demonstrators now also criticizing the king is this time different this is inside still. welcome to the program. thailand's king is facing his biggest challenge since ascending to the throne 4 years

taliban and government forces aid agencies say hospitals becoming overwhelmed by the wounded in helmand province. coronavirus case is a surging across europe to the highest levels in months britain has just registered the 2nd highest number of daily infections so far england's introduce new restrictions and france's just announced a public health emergency starting saturday israeli governments approved the construction of thousands of new illegal settlement homes in the occupied west bank the 1st such go ahead since the united arab emirates and bihari normalize their relations with israel. and israel and lebanon 2 nations still technically at war have met for the 1st time in decades to discuss their maritime borders the delegations are in southern lebanon for what are being called indirect talks both sides claim parts of the mediterranean coastline where oil and gas fields have been discovered. in the european union is imposing sanctions on 6 people over the poisoning of kremlin critic alexei navalny asset freezes and travel bans reportedly target people in the defense ministry and spy agency in

killed at least 13 people in the western province of gore on sunday and tens of thousands of helmand province have fled increased fine since in taliban government forces said zeke said the key is the afghan president's spokesman he says the taliban should reevaluate its violence approach if it wants peace. i think it's an unfortunate masters that they are trying to send and which is violence despite the fact that the international community the atman people are now ready to talk to this group burd the continent ration of these kind of violence and brutal attacks on you have been people who can really pose a serious threat to the peace process that millions of afghans are hopeful of war so i think it's time for the taliban to turn and look at the their. behavior in this look at they have to reassess what they are doing and and these should not just revise the current abortion if you were just there for ending this war well 1st of all they are behind you that look at the office of the deliberate oftens upon a pox on him and will look at these. regular pacts that the foam these bigos with explos

began on saturday and aid agencies say hospitals are becoming overwhelmed the fighting is in helmand province centered around the regional capital lashkar gah the u.s. has been carrying out strikes to defend afghan security forces well is the fast major taliban offensive since peace talks with the afghan government began last month and it could complicate the u.s. plans to bring home remaining forces by christmas a reporter fear controversy is in the capital kabul she says health service is a stretch in the area where the fighting is the main trauma hospital in provincial capital. has been operating at full capacity cannot treat any more people and the m.s.f. supported another m.s.f. supported hospital in the area has been serving as an overflow facility with over 20 people have been admitted there in the past 24 hours and a mob of them are even pregnant women and children in terms of the displaced according to the u.n. and local sources 35000 people have been forced to flee their homes a lot of them with nothing but their clothes we've seen pictures of them trying to load as much as they can

began on saturday and aid agencies say hospitals are becoming overwhelmed the fighting is in helmand province centered around the regional kept a lot of sugar the u.s. has been carrying out as strikes to defend afghan security forces but as the fast major taliban offensive since peace talks with the afghan government began last month than it could complicate u.s. president donald trump's plans to bring home remaining forces by christmas mark fitzpatrick is a former u.s. diplomat from washington d.c. he says the trumps lack of clear orders has clouded the u.s. role in afghanistan. it's a great deal of confusion especially when donald trump communicates by tweet which is not the same as orders to his commanders and the chief commander the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley saying that. he will reach withdraw troops from afghanistan in a responsible manner. saying explicitly that the president's national security adviser eric ryan. isn't the one to give him worse so who is speaking the necessary advice or president trump or the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff my mone