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tie: president of the international committee of the red cross, emphasising as so many humanitarian leadersd a way to work with new taliban leadership, for both sides to understand each other because tens of millions of afghans desperately need some kind of humanitarian assistance. these are the challenges as a new caretaker government takes office here in afghanistan. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a primordial rock crashes to earth, turning one family's driveway into a scientific landmark. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough. applause. translation: the difficult | decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free!

work for governments like in gola and certainly own and this became controversial and the international committee stepped in and said you can't hire executive outcomes. so another company called van line international out of london. so ended up taking on some of those contracts. federline is a company that provides military consultancy services for governments or large corporation or. ready at some time, the idea was to get very posh english officers on top of these private military companies. and tim spicer was an officer in the military. british military got out and was asked to come help with a company called san line. executive comes row going to be unless we think they're extremely good, extremely professional in a very good track record. there are no. ready skeletons in the cupboard as well. i mean, we think we're doing a human rights record and we would use the hires the same people to south africa, but now they're legitimate because they're working under a contract to spoken to rival gave an almost instant of respectability to what had previously been a muslim world and i didn't personall

and this became controversial and international committee stepped in and said, you can't hire executive outcomes. so another company called fair line international out of london. so ended up taking on some of those contracts. fedloan is a company provides military consultancy services for government, all logical operation. or at the time the idea was to get very posh english officers on top of these private military companies. and tim spicer was an officer in the military. british military got out and was asked to come help with a company called san line law executive outcomes role going to be in this we think they're extremely good, extremely professional in a very good track record. there are no. ready ready skeletons in the cupboard, i mean, we think that during the team writes record and we would use a higher as the same people to south africa. but now they're legitimate because they are working under a contract. ready ready to spices arrival gave an almost instant fangled of respectability taught previously be unless the world, i mean i didn't personally have any difficulty with a

that they are a government rather than insurgents, they are going to have to deal with the international committee. the money is running out, the food supply is running out. how does the world deal with a government led by a man on the fbi's most wanted list? this is a difficult question and it will probably be in such -- in a gray area. to fully indulge -- engage with such a government, it is very difficult because it is illegal to have certain dealings with those people but some aid will contin to flow because the international community says if this aid would be cut, it would hurt normal civilians, normal civilian populations. there will probably be one important thing to note, aid might not be as important as the outside world things. they a following what they see asod's will weather in property or in richness. this is more important to them than having progress and welfare in this world. their wodview is much to the afterlife true to their interpretation of islamic belief. despite facing military opposition, the taliban are still facing opposition from civilians. just hours before announcing

we have worked with the international committee. more than half the world's countries. all of the most important leaders have signed onto the idea that the taliban must uphold their commitments of safe passage. that was job one. we had to make clear to the taliban that should they not uphold that commitment, the international community would be in a position to hold them accountable to that. number two, working on these potential routes for the porter. -- for departure. i mean that literally. we had talked about overland routes. also, well before the last military plane left, we had engaged in diplomacy with countries in the region and brought in the private sector to do an assessment of the airport. our support of the safe reopening of this airport just as soon as we can, for two reasons. number one, to allow for the precision of humanitarian supplies to the afghan people. you need a functioning civilian airports do that. number two is to provide a means by which those to whom we have a special commitment to depart the country. that is what we are working on as quickly

. >> that was the president of the international committee of the red cross emphasizing as so many humanitarianrs are, they have to find a way to work with the new leadership or both sides to understand each other because tens of millions of afghans desperately needed humanitarian assistance. these are the challenges as the new caretakerovernment takes charge here in afghanistan. >> leaders of a pro-democracy group that holds the annual vigil to remember the massacres in tiananmen square have been arrested. arrested in support of patriotic democratic movements were detained and three other standing committee members were arrested. one of the largest confederate statues still on public display in the united states has finally been removed after a new court battle in cheering crowds watched as cranes began dismantling the monumento general robert e. lee that has towered over the virginia state capitol in richmond for 130 one years. it became the focus of angry protests after the killing of george floyd last year in minneapolis by a white police man. officials in mexico say that one person has bee

the international committee has done it in syria, in yemen, in other parts of the world. and we bags, and we pledged the and we urge the international community to apply the same principles of generosity that we have applied elsewhere in the world. that's where we are appealing for our, for i've got this done today for the children. if i've got some scottish done already has one of the price child mortality rates in the world without international help. the u. n says many of the estimated 10000000 children here who rely on humanitarian aid to survive will die. charles stafford al jazeera council, international atomic energy agency chief rafael garcia, county holding a news conference in vienna following his meeting in iran on sunday. let's listen and that the iranian side has indicated that a technical level, they are going to be exchanging information with our teams so that we can perform all the activities that need to be performed. we still need to see the degree of, of, of gap that, that there may be. but as you know, that redundancy said there are ways to reconstruct

the international committee has done it in syria, in yemen, in other parts of the world. and we beg and we pledged the and we urge the international community to apply the same principles of generosity that we have applied elsewhere in the world. that's where we are appealing for our, for i've got this done today for the children. if i've got his stuff i've gone is done already has one of the price child mortality rates in the world without international help. the u. n says many of the estimated 10000000 children here who rely on humanitarian aid to survive will die. cha stafford al jazeera council of the country and french foreign ministers met in doha to talk about afghanistan, saying slight will continue out of cobble airport. mohammed had been up there. i'm on a 30 says cutter has asked the taliban to respect women's rights. giving examples of muslim countries where women play an active role. he's urge the leadership to engage with the international community or the secretary of state has defended the handling of the military withdrawal from afghanistan, anthony, blink

taken hold until, of course, july this year on the actions of the side, the president of the international committee watching tennis. yeah. very closely because of all those reasons because of the history of the last 10 years. there's another reason that the new year is washed at the moment very closely. and that's because trinity is serving all the un security council. that's one of the 50 members of the security council. it's currently the arab member of the security council. that's an important and significant role. he mentioned in his speech the situation across the board in libya and the security council key i think and trying to nudge that country towards democracy. and clearly if you have the one our member of the security council that was seen as a success story on democracy, now, fumbling on democracy. that is not a particularly good example. also worth noting that he spoke about the situation with regard his security council role. the situation with regard to israel and palestine making the point to would stay a champion for palestinian cause is what it's worth. me reminding you that june

the international committee has done it in syria, in yemen, in other parts of the world. and we begs, and we pledge the and we urge the international community to apply the same principles of generosity that we have applied elsewhere in the world. that's where we are appealing for our, for i've got this done today for the children. if i've got a scottish done already has one of the price child mortality rates in the world without international help. the u. n says many of the estimated 10000000 children here who rely on humanitarian aid to survive will die. charles stafford algae, 0 council. well, the situation in afghanistan has been on the agenda talk soon, caught us foreign minister and his french counterpart. they discussed how to coordinate humanitarian aid and future evacuations. they confirmed flights. we'll continue out of cobble airports, had been dockman. tony says katara has asked the taliban to respect women's rights by giving examples of muslim countries where women play an active role. he's urged the leadership to engage with the international community. as we

i believe that it was announced to meet an external condition imposed by the international committee or expected by some members of the international community as a precondition or normalizing relationship. and then it was maybe under imminently, as you pointed out in a meeting with an bassinger, which tells you who the audience this announcement is. and i do believe with the correspondence that is basically an olive branch extended to the world community. although the content and the significance of, as i think is vague, much in doubt, given all the, all the limit that come to it given that a critical review made given that it would be no bill of rights. institutional that would accompany the adoption of the constitution. but it seems like it is just meant to need some external conditions imposed by some country. and i think that explains why it was made in that context. and why would may go on permanently in a meeting with one of the major internal policy. you're not going anywhere else. you is suggesting that it's designed for international audience, but what would ordinary afghans

we discussed humanitarian issues with the president of the red cross international committee. he's been visiting medical facilities and his also met with the new african government the on the one side, you will see all that these are remnants of war. you see these camps, these vehicles, military vehicles. you see this traction where fighting has taken place, including in some of the cities like lasker, gar, and others. and on the other hand, you see an normality of life and normal life. you see that this country is and has been affected by 40 years of war and by poverty and the 2 together create enormous human period need. what i can see is that this is a country in bad need of your many terry and assistance of help to stop realize, infrastructure and basic services. it needs international support and when and how political lack there's states will recognize the new i've gone. government is of course, up to them. our interest is that international support comes to have gone east on to the people of i've gone east and in a way which is respectful of the geneva conventions of be

your time and tell me about the difficult situation to integrate elliana yankee from the international committee. the red cross. thanks a lot to lead here and i'll just talk to us ministry mysteries, critique failure enough going is done and tells congress he wanted to keep a small forster. i'm adam rainy on an olive farm and central italy at hundreds of young environmentalist and international delegation gathered a conference in milan. we look at how italy is facing is changing, climbing around, up of tuesday's champions league actually ah ah, we are typhoon to watch. as you know, type in mean dooley. it's always way apparently northwards towards japan and it's sort of engaging with what is the end of the plumb rains. the 2 are coming together, so friday is not looking a good day. but what's left behind a fairly dry picture for most of china attempt is coming down to date where they should be still human sherry and hong kong. but what about this tie fee? well, let's look at the full cost tokyo, which brings the worst of it in on friday. but i've only written here normally winds or gale force, o

i'm the head of the international committee of the red cross, the i see in somalia, pleased to be with you. thank you you're going on. hi, am i saying good isn't tour? i am a writer editor and journalists based in east africa. i've been here for the past 6 years. great. and i'm going to bring him one more voice here from the top. this is a video comments sent in from someone in our community named dr. andrew t who sets up the problem for us. so see if we have that the increase of climate change or the if a vast effects of climate change can also contribute to displacing communities. and as a result makes more come committees more vulnerable and respectable to on group recruitment as well. we find that on groups like ash about can take advantage of climate change . climate change impacts by positioning themselves as, as, as a way of providing services and relief to communities because of the impacts on trucks and floods. but typically in areas where the government or the state might not be present enabled to be able to deal with the situation as well. great, merciless, going with you. w

for the simple reason is that the international committee, remember, emitted back in the past few weeks were saying that we want a strong entering government that represents the different ethnic groups the, the big the targets also represents member of the former establishment that have key positions in the interim government, the reason being is that the international community wants some clear signals from the taliban. that those who are going to be part of the interim government will be representing women. the she has a lot of times you can do this when do the draft and you can still use when the draft and you election laws. so to ensure that after 6 months, one year, a year and a half from now, what is the call for new elections? those elections will be genuine multi party system elections that would in a bio run democracy in afghanistan, whether tardy, but obviously going to have a bigger se for the time being. the international community is far from being convinced that this, in some government is unfitting. the needs of the people and the international community that i have to sa

the international committee has done it in syria, in yemen, in other parts of the world. and we bags, and we pledged the and we urge the international community to apply the same principles of generosity that we have applied elsewhere in the world. that's where we are appealing for our, for i've got this done today for the children. if i've got some scottish done already has one of the price child mortality rates in the world without international help. the u. n says many of the estimated 10000000 children here who rely on humanitarian aid to survive. die. charles crawford al jazeera, called to lebanon. now where the newly formed cabinet is holding its 1st meeting at the presidential palace in battle. on friday, the new prime minister and president michele own signed a decree forming a government, the billionaire business men, nat geo. mccarty took charge. after 13 months of deadlock, which plunged the country deeper into an economic crisis, that's riggins in a harder who's in beirut for xena, lebanon is paralyzed, and in the next few days, subsidies will be lifted. the ma

the international committee has done it in syria, in yemen, in other parts of the world. and we bags, and we pledged the and we urge the international community to apply the same principles of generosity that we have applied elsewhere in the world. that's where we are appealing for our, for i've got this done today for the children. if i've got a scottish done already has one of the price child mortality rates in the world without international help. the u. n says many of the estimated 10000000 children here who rely on humanitarian aid to survive. will die. child stafford al jazeera, called yes, extra state entity blinking has been testifying before the house. foreign affairs committee on the u. s. withdraw from afghanistan. that's getting from us in jordan who lives in washington d. c. question to think and faith. while the secretary of state has been facing basically, generally supportive questioning from his, from a, from democrats to support the bye and administration. but as you might expect, he's getting a lot of harsh criticism from republicans, but for the most pa

the international committee has done it in syria, in yemen, in other parts of the world. and we beg, and we pledge the and we urge the international community to apply the same principles of generosity that we have applied elsewhere in the world. that's where we are appealing for our, for i've got this done today for the children. if i've got some scottish done already has one of the vice child mortality rates in the world without international help. the un says many of the estimated 10000000 children here who rely on humanitarian a to survive will die child stafford al jazeera council. well, i've canister with also on the agenda ad talks between the cattery and french foreign ministers. they discussed how's a coordinates, monitoring aid and future evacuations, and they confirmed that flight will be continuing out of couple airport. mom had been under rahman, i thought he says the counter has off the taliban to respect women's rights. and they've edge the leadership to engage with the international community. as we started from the beginning, the position of state of put t

the international committee has done it in syria, in yemen, in other parts of the world. and we begs, and we pledge the and we urge the international community to apply the same principles of generosity that we have applied elsewhere, newell, that's where we are appealing for our, for i've got this done today for the children, if i've got it. so i've got this done already, has one of the price child challenges rates in the world without international help . the u. n says many of the estimated 10000000 children here who rely on humanitarian aid to survive will die. charles crawford al jazeera, called kat, our foreign minister has met with taliban leaders to address humanitarian and security problems. enough. ganawe's, mom had been under a man l. funnies, the most senior official from any country to visit since the group stake over. he also met former president time because i and former chief executive of de la de la chatter has helped in the reopening of company or allowing flights to resume and back signing to national airlines has become the 1st commercial flight in chica

the international committee has done it in syria, in yemen, in other parts of the world. and we bags, and we pledged the and we urge the international community to apply the same principles of generosity that we have applied elsewhere in the world. that's where we are appealing for our, for i've got this done today for the children. if i've got to stop, i've got it done already has one of the price child mortality rates in the world without international help. the u. n says many of the estimated 10000000 children here who rely on humanitarian aid to survive will die. cha stafford al jazeera council. russia says it's working on sending food and medical aids to afghan. his son, the countries humanitarian insecurity. challenges were discuss when cut on foreign minister med taliban leaders in cobble. mom had been germano, finding the most senior official from another country to visit. i've gone on since the taliban to take over. he also met the former president, me because i inform a chief executive abdulla de la cat eyes house. reopen campbells, a port allowing aid and passen

the international committee has done it in syria, in yemen, in other parts of the world. and we begs and we pledged in, we urge the international community to apply the same principles of generosity that we have applied elsewhere in the world. that's where we are appealing for our, for i've got this done today for the children. if i've got some kind of stone already has one of the price child mortality rates in the world without international help, the u. n says many of the estimated 10000000 children here who rely on humanitarian aid to survive will die. child stafford al jazeera cancel your sexual state entity blinking has been testifying before the house. foreign affairs committee on the u. s. withdraw from afghanistan from ers and jordan, who live in washington dc. what was, what sort of questions did we can face while the secretary is still testifying at this hour, there are nearly 50 members of the house foreign affairs committee, and the chairman gregory makes of new york has promised that all of them will have a chance to ask the secretary of state about the us dec

and the international committee can support an all inclusive dialogue of non on so that people act as such as register political parties, civil society, religious groups, women school groups can come together and tap and find the path forward that takes away from this ethnical part by system. so that you can feel equal and regardless of what part of the country that they live in would have, would have all the issues is a part by system where you have a good feeling that they have to compete against one another. and so, so long as we have this, we're going to can have, i'm going to continue to have the stability in this, in this country. so this is one of the weight of the internationally international community can support, you know, you'll get to move forward. i'm just looking at my laptop at the sacrifice an open call by african intellectual urgent action on the field. i'm just wondering if, with in ethiopia, people are asking for the war to stop. who are the high profile people? who are the intellectuals who are the, who are the influences, influences who are saying this war needs

the international rescue committee we've worked and i've gone on since $988.00. so we've been working with our communities through cycles of crisis over the decades that we've worked there. what we see today is a crisis that's compounded by the history of conflict of displacement of under development, more recently by the colored crisis. and of course, by drove and food insecurity. fighting in the last several months displacement called, but i find in the last several months have only added to the, to the burden of humanitarian need in the country. what we see today were government services are not functioning at the level that they were for international financing. for much of those government services has been suspended. and where aid organizations have not yet fully resumed organ operations, means that for many afghans who are already in a very precarious situation, there sliding further and further into and to really desperate need and will continue to do so, unless we're able to find a way to reverse some of those trends. so how many, how many flights? so ju