this sixth one being successful. >> jane ferguson in kabul. jane. >>> talks on iran's disputed nuclear program are about to start in gentleman never a iran's new president has signaled he may be ready for a new start. he wants to end the crippling sanctions, but the u.s. and the american partners are cautious. well, our diplomatic editor james bays joins me live from geneva. significant day, james, what is on the agenda? >> reporter: significant debuts remember just a few weeks ago in new york that very new mood that, phone call between president luja rouhani and prest owobama and john kerry and his iranian counterpart. now really the start of the test, the concrete negotiations on the details of iran's nuclear program. a short time ago i was speaking to a member of the iranian delegation they are not giving anything away, but we understand that iran has a new proposal it's going to put to the international community. we understand that the iranian foreign minister will make that proposal when the meeting starts about 20 minutes from now. >> so

jane ferguson, what have you learned? >> they captured him and he is in u.s. custody here in afghanistan. afghan forces are telling u.s. media outlets that yes, there was a joint operation but afghan intelligence agents had him in their custody and he was seized by u.s. soldiers and taken to bagram air base. normal for them when it comes to a foreign prisoner to allow the americans to interrogate him, to get whatever they need. something of a defensive line there, saying we would have allowed them to talk to him anyway. this all comes to the bigger debate about sovereignty, handover of combat operations to the end of this year and next year, of course. it seems like u.s. troops were involved in this but who gets to keep the prisoner afterwards is what is most crucial today and being debated. >> in terms of the relationship between the united states and the afghan government we are expected to hear very soon in a joint press conference fro from hamed karzai and john kerry. >> it is likely pakistan will be evolved, he is a senior member of the pakistani taliban.

jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >>> a man has been seriously injured in a shark attack off australia's south coast. it's the second time greg pickering has been mauled by a shark, something experts say defies all the odds, although i don't think it takes an expert to figure that one out. andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> reporter: greg pickering is either the unluckiest man in australia or the luckiest depending on whether you think being attacked by a shark is unlucky or surviving an attack twice makes you extremely lucky. he was diving for shells very prized off the southwest coast of australia when a shark thought to be a great white attacked. he was hauled into a nearby boat and transferred by plane to perth where he's being treated for massive head, shoulder and neck injuries. this isn't the first time mr. pickering has been attacked. in 2004 another shark attacked him. at the time he said that wouldn't put him off getting back in the water. >> the shark grabbed me and sort of struck by. i felt the teeth go right into the bone when it was happening. i thought i

jane ferguson, al jazerra, kabul afghanistan. >>> more than a century ago germany colonized the areahern africa now known as namibia. tens of thousands of africans were killed and all opposition was crushed now the government is trying to mover the country on from its rather bloody colonial past. here say report. >> reporter: nine dye disting tiff dress is a reminders of what is considered the first genocide of the 20th century. 10s of thousands of africans were killed by the german colonizers. by copying their style, they believe they assume their former enemies' power, although germany has not formally apologized and calls for compensation about havbeen unanswered it isn't something they dwell on. >> who will be responsible. who will say our grandfather was wrong? who will say that? no one. so something you have to accept and live with it. >> reporter: the government wants to assert a more indigenous identity by renaming some german-named places but the people in the port town have fought back so hard the government has backed down. he says his hometown would have lost valuable tou

jane ferguson reports. >> reporter: a life lived here is one of the toughest in afghanistan.s camp some of the pourest people in the country, struggle to survive. most have lead the fighting in the south. a camp elder says finding help from the government is impossible. >> translator: it has been five years that i have been struggling to help these people. i have not stopped. for god's sake come here and see the situation of the people. a wealthy person wouldn't even let a dog live in theses. >> reporter: as foreign forces move out, continuing aid has been promised by though international community. but over $60 billion has already been poured into the country, much of it wasted, and very little of it having gone to people like this. this doctor is an economist who leaves aid money has been wasted. and as instability increases as the forces leave -- [ technical difficulties ] -- >> the pouring of millions of dollars on [ inaudible ] if the afghanistan government will not become a responsible partner, we have to bring the mechanisms that would ensure accountability. >> reporte

jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul afghanistan. >>> in a moment we'll cross live to jane.ut for the moment we'll look at some of the candidates that have already registered. dr. abdullah, abdullah served from 2001 to 2004. and ash rarah gani. and again abdul rahim wardak. the prime minister zalmai rassou rassol. jane is in the commission in kabul. i know you have a guest with you, jane, but tell us briefly what is happening today. >> today here in the independent elecelectorial commission we hae seen several candidates come in with their large entourage. there are high-profile candidates likely to come in. the government has said in the last few days over 20 officals in the government have resigned. that is what they have to do constitutionally to run. there are a lot of people running in this race. here at the elec electoral commn this is inside of a heavily fortified compound. when the voters go to the polls they won't be able to enjoy so mansomuch security. thank you so much for joining us. no problem. >> can i start by asking you about security. you have over 8000 poll

. >> i am jane ferguson in kabul and i will be reporting on the high-profile assassination on the firste muslim holiday. >> back to the negotiating table world leaders arrive in geneva to discuss the future of iran's nuclear program.

jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >>> now across many parts of europe, attitudes towards immigrants are turning more and more hostile, but a british filmmaker tries to offer a different perspective on what it's like to be a child seeking asylum in a foreign country. we have the report from the london film festival. >> can you show me where afghanistan is on the map? you look at the map. you tell me where afghanistan is. >> reporter: britain is still primarily a country of first world problems, so perhaps that makes this film important. it tells the stories of a group of children who have had to travel to london by themselves to escape whatever horror they or their country have gone through. some of them come in hope and in the belief they'll be trusted. what they see is a system which is more like a machine. >> i experienced sexual abuse, forced marriage, circumcision. >> reporter: they often don't believe them. >> can you be more precise? >> reporter: shown the london film festival this year, he wanted to sub vert the wisdom here that britain is a soft touch for outsider

jane ferguson went to one camp. >> a life here is one of the toughest in afghanistan. in the camp some of the poorest people in the country struggle to survive. most fled the fighting in the south. a camp elder says finding help from the government is impossible. >> translation: it's been five years that i have been struggling to help these people. i have not stopped. for god's sake, come here and see the situation of the people. a wealthy person wouldn't let a dog live in these conditions. >> as foreign forces move out of afghanistan in a final push, continuing aid money has been promised by the international community. analyst say over $60 billion has been poured into the country, much wasted. little of it having gone to people like this. dr mohammad asisi is an aid worker. you. >> it will be difficult for the international community to pour in billions in afghanistan if the government is not a responsible partner. they have to bring mechanisms to ensure accountability >> accountability doesn't exist. >> translation: things are not given to us. money that comes to th

jane ferguson reports from kabul. just off the jalalbad road?abul is the green village where a lot of nato contractors stay. it's well known as somewhere where western civilians stay for their accommodations and their ofoffices. at 5:00 local time here in kabul, it's believed a 4 x 4 full of westerners came out of the compound down this street and it was immediately attacked by a suicide bomber in a smaller vehicle. we are hearing from the police that the vehicle itself was completely destroyed and there are likely to be high casualty figures both western and avenue began. avenue -- afghan. , there is a concern that this could turn into complex attacks where the fighting is on going. there is a heavy police and military presence. >>> police have raised uganda's security after maximum level after reports of an imminent attack. places of worship are where they have ben deployed. al shabab has threatened to strike uganda unless they pull troops out of somalia. guinea's party took 53 seats. they hold a clear mage. majority. the opposition say the re

. >> as expected expect a press conference within the next hour, jane ferguson in bagram province. coming up on this program: this is what happens when a million people lose their water supplies. we report from the capitol of senegal where the taps are running dry. >>> in defense of drones, why officials say these small aircraft have a big future. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >> they share it on the stream. >> social media isn't an after-thought, it drives discussion across america. >> al jazeera america's social media community, on tv and online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations. >> post, upload and interact. >> every night share undiscovered stories. >> top stories here on al jazeera with me david foster. cyclone phailin is expected to make landfall on saturday evening the most powerful storm to hit india in 14 years. >>> many are missing and feared dead, off the coast of tilt, believed to be from syria. about 200 have been rescued from the scene. >>> u.s. forces in afghanistan have captured a senior commander of the pak

jane ferguson has more from baghdad province in northern afghanistan.oojohn kerry pushed the point t the u.s. has military bases across the word from germany to a japan. he could not make an exception from this point of immunity from prosecution for u.s. soldiers. they have not come up with a grand agreement. both side have managed to edge slightly closer on certain issues and not on others. the only real way that can be solved is in the coming weeks and months. >>> talks to raise the us debt ceiling appeared to have collapsed days before a deadline that could cause washington to default on the money they owe. the bail has been rejected by the senate which has the majority of democrats. if the solution is not reached the us will default on loans for the first time in history. >>> millions of muslims are in making the pilgrimage to the hajj. what has been done to prevent an out break of a virus that kills half of the people it affects. >> this is one of the biggest gathering of people in the world. millions of muslim fateful converge here i here in mecca

jane ferguson, al jazerra kabul, afghanistan. >> now the latest works by british artist damien hurtshere in doha. 14 huge cup the tuesday show the moment from conception, the growth of a fetus in a woman's womb and a newborn child, they are inspired by family health guides that hurts saw as a child himself. they form the center piece i've public campaign to get art in to the national psyche. much more news on our website.

with six months to go before the april elections, jane ferguson looks at the men who would replace hamid karzai, and the dangers they face. >> when presidential candidates arrived to register a show of force is important. they must prove political and tribal support. ambitious candidates face serious threats from the taliban. most say they know there'll be attacks, but the elections will go ahead. >> i think they cannot do this. they can bother us in the period of the holding election, but they are not able to stop it completely. >> while politicians and ex-warlords can mobilise private security, ordinary voters don't have that luxury. the taliban said it will target the elections, and as usual in afghanistan, it is likely that civilians will suffer the most. just trying to organise the democratic process and vote in it. as voter registrations continue across the country afghan forces stepped up security checks around registration centres. in areas like ghazni and kandahar, where there's a strong taliban presence, being able to run facilities like this is a challenge. if people in some a

the governor of a province has been killed in an attack while addressing worshippers, from kabul jane fergusoneports. >> reporter: it was a dangerous job from the start. provincial governors have been targeted by the taliban many times before. this man has survived five previous attempts on his life. in 2008 he said he knew he was under threat but would never stop traveling. >> i did not reduce my travels around. it is my job. sorry to travel, yes, but i have to travel more cautious. >> reporter: back then he was the governor of a province, and deputy campaign manager of president karzai's presidential lack shun campaign in 2009. he had only been the governor for six months when he was killed. on the first day of the eve holidays he attended prayers in the main mosque. >> translator: it was about 8:30 when he finished his speech and invited the governor to speak. while the governor was speaking, we heard a bang, and as a result he was killed. >> reporter: violence across afghanistan continues 12 years after the war began. it expands beyond military fighting to the deliberate killing of afghan

. >> that's jane ferguson live for us near kabul. >>> syrian government warplanes are bombarding rebel areas in the southwestern city. they're trying to stop fighters from advancing into the city. on wednesday rebels seized a crossing on the jordanian border. activists are reporting government shelling of a downtown neighborhood in the capitol of damascus. >>> well, the influx of syrians fleeing into narrowing lebanon is putting a lot of strain on the economy there. the lebanese said they will not close their border to the refugees but they'll enforce stricter rules. we have the late fes latest fro. >> reporter: in lebanon alone, it registers 3,000 syrians today. many syrians are not looking for assistance. they believe refugee status is a ticket to europe or the united states. >> we believe this will allow us to go to a foreign country. it is a better future for my family. as a syrian you're looked down upon in lebanon. >> reporter: syrians are blamed for lebanon's failing economy and volatile economy. all right 80 thundershowers syrian versus registered with the u.n. but there are 1.

jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >> worldwide book sales are on the decline with e reedersart phones and tablets except in india where book sales are going strong. we have reports from new delhi. >> you can't beat a good book or so the saying goes. demand for books as such that even in an outdoor market one can find the famous, infamous, and a selection of homegrown titles. while people across the country have embraced e books sales of trillion books continue to rise. >> tradition in india is not so much about the immediate. >> reporter: this author said book sales are strong today because before the middle class could only read about stories written about the elite, the past, or about people in foreign countries. >> today they're seeing lives that are lived that they can understand, and they want to read those books. >> reporter: and that's driving young readers to pick up a book. but don't let the high tech dad jets fool you. ththe demand for printed books is high. unlike other countries where selling books may be an endangered industry here in india sometimes they don't

jane ferguson, al jazeera.ghanistan. >>> an iconic artifact from the titanic sold for a record price. the violin was auctioned for $1.6 million. it's the highest price paid for any titanic memorabilia ever. the auction house says it probably fetched such a large such because the movie made the violin legendary. the buy is anonymous. at the end of our first hour, here is what we are following this morning: two convicted felonies who used forged documents to get released from prison are back hind bars. they were captured on saturday at a motel. >>> j.p. morgan chase reaches a $13 billion settlement with justice department and a wide range of issues related to the fail of bad mortgages. >>> the u.s. navy is being rocked by bribery scandal. federal investigators say it involves massive over billing by an asian defense contractor that allegedly provided prostitutes and other kickbacks. >> i am mark morgan. the national title picture remains in flux. we will tell you which teams are licking their wounds later in spor

jane ferguson has more from the capital kabul. >> kabul rarely rings with the sound of live music. afghans rush to buy tape cassettes of favourite singers. live concerts can be dangerous for the fans and performers. arian saeed is a western based sippinger, singing all over the world. performances in her home town are risky. >> when i'm in afghanistan, i'm almost a prisoner. in fact, my room, in my hotel room. i cannot get to go outside like normally we do. i have to lock myself inside. if i have a show on tv or a concert, i have to take body guards with me, a proper car and everything. >> she sings about issues important to her. >> i had some for women, for women's rights and things like that. in fact, i'm working on another one right now. because, you know, my concentration is on that now, on afghan women, their rights, things like that. i worked on something like that, which got popular in afghanistan and and ladies in particular, they love the song and i'll perform it. >> the event brought together meeuwsicians from afghanistan and surrounding countries, with the songs carrying

jane ferguson has more from kabul. >> kabul rarely rings with the sounds of live music. africans rush to by tape cassettes of singers, but live concerts can be dangerous for fans and performers. this is a western based afghan singer, singing over the world. performances in her home town are most risky. >> when i'm in afghanistan i'm almost a prisoner in my hotel room. i cannot get to go outside, you know, like normal when we are outside afghanistan. i have to lock myself inside. whenever i have a show on tv or a concert, unfortunately i have to take body guards with me. proper car and everything. a. >> she sings about issues important to her. >> i have songs for women, for women's rights and things like that. do you know what, i'm working on another right now. because my concentration is mostly on that right now. afghan women, you know, they are right and things like that. i work on songs like that which is not popular in afg, and ladies in particular love the song. i'll perform it tonight. the event brought together musicians from afghanistan and surrounding countries,

jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >>> still ahead on al jazeera, why music lovers in guinea hope the new government will revive traditions in dangerous of being lost. >>> we here from sebastian buddle from formula one. jo is here with sports next. >>> now years of dictatorship in begin new have taken the toll on recent music. with recent democratic elections many hope the new government will focus on developing music, art and culture. yvonne reports from the capital. >> reporter: he's teaching students how to play traditional guinean instruments at the arts center. some of these instruments are hundreds of years old. he's one of the few young people trying to make them popular. >> many young people don't interested in traditional because they hear everywhere hip-hop, reggae music and many kinds of that, you know? for me, i love every music. i don't want it to be aloss or finished, you know? i want it to continue from generation to yen rags. >> reporter: thousands of musicians abandoned playing traditional music in guinea, and the ancient dances that go along with it because