khaled hosseini >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. . >>> your three novels have dealt with an afghanistan that particularly people in the west don't know? >> uh-huh. >> haven't appreciated and you have talked about the tension between being an artist, being a writer, and being an advocate. i think you said it was quote, a kind of an onerous burden to one interviewer. how do you square the two? >> you have to be honest with what you are, what your limitations are and what your influence can be. i am a person who has lived outside of afghanistan now since 1976. and so to portray myself as an expert in all things afghan is disingenuous. when i am ask

. >> the son of a diplomat fath , father,hos hfather, hosseini moved and he could not return. his family sought and were granted political asylum in the . >> we knew that essentially, we had to start life all over again. >> hosseini is a good will ambassador to unhcr, the un refugee agency and established a foundation to provide aid to the people of afghanistan. >> this year in particular, every year but this year in particular is a very good time for people around the world to take a step back, to think about the millions of people whose lives have been disrupted through no fault of their own. >> hosseini's debut novel was a phenomenon. it spent 100 weeks on the "new york times" best selling novel. >> your third novel is coming out in paperback as we speak, favorite? >> your last book is always your favorite. it feels to me the -- in some ways, the most personal of my three novels. it feels to me in some ways the most ambitious of the three and maybe the most accomplished. >> why? >> i felt this is a novel that challenged me the most to write. it was more complex than the oth

. >> the son of a diplomat fath , father,hos hfather, hosseini moved and he could not return. his family sought and were

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for hishomeland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america ♪ this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i am thomas drayton. let's get you caught up on the stories this hour. clashes in jerusalem as palestinians bury a teenager they say was killed by a register attack. >> a protest in murietta, california over undocumented immigrants being bussed into town. we will talk to one of the youngest members of the u.s. soccer team, d

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for hiseland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america ♪ ♪. >> israeli troops move towards the gaza border as the funeral of a murder palestinian youth is delayed. ♪ ♪. >> you are watching the al jazeera news hour. live from london. also coming up. the president of iraq called for a referendum on an independent state. protests egypt mark as year since the overnow of mohammed morrissey. and the hurricane grows in strength as it bears

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for hisomeland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera > talk to al jazeera >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. israel vows hamas will pay for the killing of three teenagers, and the u.s. locked in a heated battle to move onto th on to the next round of the world cup.

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for his homeland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. >> thousands calling for their freedom. >> it's a clear violation of their human rights. >> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime. >> al jazeera america presents a self portrait of generation now... >> so many of my friends is pregnant... >> i feel so utterly alone... >> you need to get your life together >> i'm gonna do whatever needs to be done... >> ya boy is lookin' out to becoming a millionaire... >> an intimate look at what our kids are facing in schoo

. >> the son of a diplomat fath , father,hos hfather, hosseini moved and he could not return. his family sought and were granted political asylum in the .

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for his homeland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >>> welcome back. we're discussing the latest mind-blowing advances in artificial intelligence. facial recognition software has been around, but with recent advances we're seeing effective results of use in law enforcement and other sectors. this month a chicago man became the first person to be convicted for a crime as a result of the technology. here to talk about the various ways facial recognition software is permeates the lives on skype from san francisco is jessica lynch. she works on transparency and privacy issues in new technology. from ames, iowa, brian meinke from iowa state university. thank you for joini

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for his homeland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> this, is what we do. >> al jazeera america. holiday weekend, wenyy about a dream that has been shared by so many little boys to grow up and be like john wayne, or to be like dad. to our american treasure series with a rough and ready icon trying to pass on a special part of the american culture. i have seen things and been maces that people would pay millions of dollars to go see, and lived it. cowboying that's all i have ever known. i try to rope bears and deers, elk. if it moves or run i like to try to get a rope on it. >> i ride a lot of colts. outside people i do some of my own. but if somebody calls and needs

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for his homeland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> nature is wondrous but it can also be brutal and horrifying. our next guest wrote a book about it, nature is trying to kill you. a tour through the dark side of the world. the host of monsters inside me on animal planet. great to have you with us, dan. >> great to be here. >> you start the book with the really disgusting thing that happened to you. which i don't want to get into. the title of the book how is mother nature trying to kill me? >> everybody has the idea that it's a loving kind thing that wants to make us healthier, if things are balanced they must be good for you. that's kind of true but mother nature

. ♪ >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for hisand. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. >> as if college students don't have enough debt, starting tomorrow interest rates go up on new federal loans. the

. >> khaled hosseini thank you for talking to al jazeera. >> thank you. >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm michael yves with a look at today's top stories. israel's army calls up 40,000 troops as it launches deadly new airstrikes against gaza. president obama asked for $4 billion to deal with minors illegally crossing the southern border. >>> and the stone center brazil, germany dominating on a path to a potential world cup championship. >> the israeli government today authorized the army to call up an additional 40,000 reservists on top of the 1500 reservists mobilized. at least 16 people were killed. 8 were civilians, including four children. and more than 100 people have been injured. the airstrikes are part of what could become a long-term offensive. fighting has increased over the past few hours. nicnick schifrin has the latest. >> reporter: right behind me is gaza. over the last few hours we've heard a huge barrage of rockets leaving da gaza and for the first time won of them fired at 150 miles north of here. the r-160 rockets that is crossing a red line

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for his homeland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america fans >>> and now everyone can go back to work, millions of americans slipped out a little early to watch the u.s. face belgium in a nail-biter. big effort. tim howard, the goalkeeper had 16 saves, most in half a century, and 19-year-old substitution julian green made a goal to give the u.s. hope. it was not enough. belgium leading to the u.s.'s death in overtime. gut-wrenching. 123 minutes, u.s. fans in washington d.c. but there was jubilation among the belgians, even the ambassador got in on the celebration. also was correspondent jay gray watching with thousands of fans as they watched in chicago at soledier field

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for his homeland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> th. >> al jazeera america. >> th. >> atlantic city has been on a real losing streak lately. just last week, the supreme court struck down the sports betting. that followed news that the revel, the $2 billion hotel filed for bankruptcy and will close in august. last year, the show boat and it's hotel will shut down august 31st. once touted as vegas by the sea, atlantic city seems to be going bust. and where does the city go from here? a reporter for the daily news, he covers atlantic city, and he joins us from philadelphia. chuck, this is not -- atlantic city is a big deal. and what has happened? >> well, what happ

. ♪ >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for hisd. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy. >> hold on, there's some room to offend people, i'm here. >> we have a right to know what's in our food and monsanto do not have the right to hide it from us. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> watch the stream. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. >

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for his homeland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> right now there are four and a half million job openings in america and they can't find enough people with the skills to fill those jobs. others are getting creative when it comes to tapping new sources of talent. they're now looking to autism. sap is looking at people on all parts of the autism spectrum with an ambitious goal. by twenty20 it plans to have autistic people make up 1% of its global workforce but it's motivation is notal truis nota altruistic. >> he's making his first presentations to managers at sap. he's showing them a robot he has programmed part of his training for autism at work initiative. >> t

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. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for hisd. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> this saturday. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> freedom at risk. >> your agency deceived the american people. >> tracking every move. >> the nsa's actually doing this on a universal scale. >> could you be next? >> if helping kids with their homework is terrorism activity, then... i guess so. >> faultlines. al jazeera america's hard hitting, >> they're blocking the door... >> groundbreaking, >> we have to get out of here... >> truth seeking, award winning, investigative documentary series: "collect it all". saturday, 7 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> in the five years since the recession ended, housing price

. >> khaled hosseini author of the best selling novel "the kite runner" talks about his hopes for hiseland. >> no change will come to afghanistan unless it's initiated by the afghan's themselves... >> and the inspiration for his latest novel. >> the idea for the book came from painful acts of sacrifice. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >>> look, it's the american dream to own your own home, but for the middle class finding an affordable home is harder to do. the share of affordable homes tightened. this is a report put out. in san francisco america's most expensive area, 14% of the homes are in reach of the middle income, and we adjusted middle income, so only 14% are available. a year ago it was 20%. half the houses in denver are available, down from 67% a year ago. and atlanta it's 72% within reach of the middle class. that is not bad, but it's down from 779% a year ago. predictably the most affordable markets for the american middle class are concen