nhk world's hideki yui reports. >> reporter: this is a camp in the capital of kabul. more and more people are coming here and fighting fights between international forces and the taliban. most people here fled from the south where fighting has intensified. >> translator: look at this. i got hit when a bomb exploded. >> reporter: even in the camp, some children die of malnutrition. this man lost his two young children. >> translator: i am very sad. the death of my sons is too much to bear. i really want these terrible conditions to be improved. >> reporter: the afghan government provides no help to evacuees in camps. they survive only on bread and soup from charities. this is 8-year-old shafrin han. his father, a construction worker, was killed in the attack by the international forces. to escape the fighting, he and his brothers moved to a camp in kabul in july along with their uncle's family. jumaha is shrafin's uncle. he is 18 years old. he looks for day's work but comes up empty. more and more evacuees stream into the city looking for job. on this day, he cannot ag

hideki yui reports from islamabad. >> translator: the statements from the high-ranking u.s. officials were a matter of surprise to us. they were in total contrast to the sacrifices made by pakistan and our successes in the war against terrorism and extremism. >> reporter: prime minister yousef raza gilani invited representatives from all of pakistan's political parties to the talks in islamabad on thursday. this sort of meeting is normally held only in the case of a national security emergency. it has not been called for two and a half years. the u.s. government has criticized pakistan for not taking meaningful action against the pakistan-based taliban group called the hakani network said to have conducted an attack on the u.s. embassy in afghanistan. america's most senior military officer publicly accused the pakistani government of supporting the militants. bilateral ties have been deteriorating. pakistan has denied the allegation saying there is no evidence that the group is based on its soil. pakistan says its army cannot afford to take action in light of the high casual

. >> now we're linked up with our reporter, hideki yui in islamabad. as the fighting intensifies, more and more people in afghanistan are forced to live in evacuation camps. does this mean that security is degenerating even further? >> reporter: yes, it's getting worse. u.n. data shows that the record 2,777 victims fell victim to fighting and terrorist attacks last year. for this year, from january to june, civilian deaths were up 15% from the same period last year. this sets a new record and can't be blamed on worsening security. but the u.s. government claims that taliban controlled areas are shrinking. however, even in the capital, which has better security than most places, a series of taliban attacks earlier this month killed 16 police officers and civilians. the u.s. embassy and the headquarters of the international security assistance force were among their targets. and in august, the taliban attacked the british council compound and their june strike against the russian hotel also caused heavy casualties. so as far as afghanistan civilians are

hideki yui, nhk world, islamabad. >>> and in thailand about 95% of the population is buddhist. but down in the south near the border with malaysia, nearly 80% of the people are muslim. around the world, religious extremists have gained influence in recent years, and thailand is no exception. the south is regularly hit by bombings and deadly violence. an nhk crew visited the region of this forgotten war. in the second of our two-day special we look at efforts to stem the cycle of violence. >> reporter: the economy of southern thailand has largely been left behind as other places like bangkok steam ahead. monthly income per household is about $500. one-third the amount in the capital. the thai government is working to shore up the region's economy and improve social welfare. but the worsening security situation means many areas deep in the mountains have no choice but to rely on the military, even for public services. >> translator: such assistance does help us a lot. >> translator: i hope that peace will be restored soon. >> reporter: some residents are taking action by themselv

hideki yui, nhk world, islamabad. >>> gunmen in pakistan have ambushed a school bus filled with childrena teacher died in the attacks on tuesday. the shooting occurred outside the northwestern city of peshawar. the group opened fire on the bus using guns and a rocket launcher. police say the boys and girls on the bus were between the ages of 8 and 15. >> translator: the bus was taking the children home after classes at the khyber model school. the terrorists opened fire as the bus was passing. >> reporter: he said at least 17 others were injured and that some are in critical condition. a spokesperson for the pakistani taliban, the largest islamic fundamentalist group in pakistan, told nhk that it attacked the school bus in retaliation for hostile actions taken by local residents. the pakistani taliban has been targeting government forces over the past several years. the group has also staged a series of attacks on schoolchildren and civilians. >>> the u.s. special envoy to myanmar has called on the government to take further concrete steps toward democratization. derek mitchell was speak