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joining us now from kabul is al jazeera's jennifer glasse. jennifer, thanks for being with us. let's begin with most dangerous. >> 2014 has been a pivotal year for them. they seem very concerned about security, and a lot of them breathe a sigh of relief when of a raff gandhi signed agreement with united states. they're aware that it's going to be a very small force. only 12.5000 troops, a far cry from the 140,000 troops who were here at the very height of the surge in 2011. people are secured about their security, and it's kind of ironic, ray, that these troops have pulled up the u.s. marines, and pulled out of heilman province. there are 350,000 afghan security forces here, but they've had a brutal fighting season taking very heavy casualties. i was there on saturday, and in northern heilman province, the taliban still control large areas of land. nothing in the cities. nothing in the towns, but a lot of the rural areas. we've seen copy production skyrocket this year. there is a lot of security that afghan security forces will have to take care of as they take full control of
joining us now from kabul is al jazeera's jennifer glasse. jennifer, thanks for being with us. let's begin with most dangerous. >> 2014 has been a pivotal year for them. they seem very concerned about security, and a lot of them breathe a sigh of relief when of a raff gandhi signed agreement with united states. they're aware that it's going to be a very small force. only 12.5000 troops, a far cry from the 140,000 troops who were here at the very height of the surge in 2011. people are...
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jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the target of the taliban attack is a symbol of afghanistan's justice system. the prosecutor's office. they fought against the attackers for hours as they defended the city. the use of taliban method, suicide-bombers getting past the front gate, and then the fighters moved in, firing as they win. the policemen and prosecutors moc among the dead as well as the attackers. they attacked the building because they believe that punishment against their fetterers unfairfight fighters unfair. >> the taliban is testing with tactics like this one as well as on the battlefield. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> still to come on al jazeera, pro western parties dominate ukraine's party after a big election win. >> i'm rob mcbride in china with wine makers who are making a big splash on the world stage. with al qaeda. >> since 9/11 the us has spent has spent billions of dollars on domestic counter-terrorism operations. >> i wanted to be in on the big game and to be paid top-dollar for it. that's it. >> many of these involved targeted informant led stings
jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the target of the taliban attack is a symbol of afghanistan's justice system. the prosecutor's office. they fought against the attackers for hours as they defended the city. the use of taliban method, suicide-bombers getting past the front gate, and then the fighters moved in, firing as they win. the policemen and prosecutors moc among the dead as well as the attackers. they attacked the building because they believe that punishment against their...
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. >> i'm jennifer glasse in kabul where hundreds of afghans are able to hear for the first time in their lies. -- in their lives >>> at least 10 suspected al qaeda fighters have been killed in a u.s. drone strike in southern yemen. it happened in mraba city where shia houthi rebels are trying to seize territory held by al qaeda. the situation is deteriorating and there's fears the country is sliding into civil war. and now live to omar al saleh, in the south of the country. tell us what happened in the drone strike. >> we spoke to a number of sources and they are telling us that at least 10 people were killed in a number of attacks in and around the city of radar. we believe some of the attacks took place to the east of the city in el-mann areasa. some tell us they are suspected al qaeda fighters, others say they are tribesman. conflicting reports with regards to it. we know that al qaeda united with tribesman with fighting off the houthis. it's escalating. they are fighting the houthis, and with the drone attacks it will make things worse. to give you a wider context, the city is al qae
. >> i'm jennifer glasse in kabul where hundreds of afghans are able to hear for the first time in their lies. -- in their lives >>> at least 10 suspected al qaeda fighters have been killed in a u.s. drone strike in southern yemen. it happened in mraba city where shia houthi rebels are trying to seize territory held by al qaeda. the situation is deteriorating and there's fears the country is sliding into civil war. and now live to omar al saleh, in the south of the country. tell...
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jennifer glasse, aljazeera, kabul. >> testing a patient in hawaii for the ebola virus. if confirmed, it will be america's second case. a man in dallas has tested positive. and as many as 80 people have had contact with him. and meanwhile, in liberia, one of the hardest-hit, 50,000 will be delivered. and a foreign minister told aljazeera nobody saw the crisis coming. one of the reasons that the virus spread so quickly, initially, cases were difficult to diagnoses. >>> the world health organization said that for the second week in a row, the reported cases have fallen, but its pointed out that cases are being underreported from several cases effected. and overall, there are no signs that the epidemic in west africa is under control. >>> all of this is being discussed in britain as the foreign minister makes a plea for help. >> a few pledges i can tell you, the cuban government is here, and they said they're going to be sending 63 doctors and more than 100 doctors to sierra leone, and australia is going to be giving $10 million. and the finnish government is giving money,
jennifer glasse, aljazeera, kabul. >> testing a patient in hawaii for the ebola virus. if confirmed, it will be america's second case. a man in dallas has tested positive. and as many as 80 people have had contact with him. and meanwhile, in liberia, one of the hardest-hit, 50,000 will be delivered. and a foreign minister told aljazeera nobody saw the crisis coming. one of the reasons that the virus spread so quickly, initially, cases were difficult to diagnoses. >>> the world...
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crossing over to kaboul and speaking to jennifer glasse who just got back from the scene of the firstack against the army convoy. jennifer. >> reporter: that's right. the attack this morning was against an army shuttle bus. the thousands of afghans who worked in the afghan army and security forces have transport to work and early this morning on a very, very far outskirts of town it really is a village on the outskirts of the capital this shuttle bus was targeted the suicide bomber tried to get on board, detonated his bombs and killed three members of the afghan security forces. it's the sixth attack here in kaboul since monday of 17 people have been killed. the taliban saying they are stepping up their attacks because of the new afghan government, that was inaugurated on monday, on tuesday he signed a security agreement with made owe and the united states. mean that go international forces will stay here until 2016. the taliban say that that really means that there will be no peace talks with this new government and they will step up attacks against afghan security forces and western
crossing over to kaboul and speaking to jennifer glasse who just got back from the scene of the firstack against the army convoy. jennifer. >> reporter: that's right. the attack this morning was against an army shuttle bus. the thousands of afghans who worked in the afghan army and security forces have transport to work and early this morning on a very, very far outskirts of town it really is a village on the outskirts of the capital this shuttle bus was targeted the suicide bomber tried...
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let's go live to jennifer glasse who in kabul live for us.hey have held a press conference not long ago. what have they said? >> reporter: that's right. david cameron on his 13th visit here to afghanistan mentioning that there is still -- there is only one british force troop base left here. he will visit those troops later today. in three months all of the british combat forces will be leaving afghanistan, he says just because the combat force are leaving afghanistan that doesn't mean that britain won't support afghanistan. in the president conference he outlined some of britain's accomplishments here. >> we have been very clear about what we have been trying to achieve in afghanistan. and that is to build an afghanistan that is capable of looking after its own security without the need for a large number of foreign troops. and i think you can see in an afghan army now 340,000, that is responsible for security across the country, that it is capable of delivering that security. but as ban ki-moon i think put it so well, a missile might kill a
let's go live to jennifer glasse who in kabul live for us.hey have held a press conference not long ago. what have they said? >> reporter: that's right. david cameron on his 13th visit here to afghanistan mentioning that there is still -- there is only one british force troop base left here. he will visit those troops later today. in three months all of the british combat forces will be leaving afghanistan, he says just because the combat force are leaving afghanistan that doesn't mean...
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j jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kaboul. >> what does china expect when it comes to security concerns andecurity for chinese investments? >> reporter: that's right. there is a mutual security interest here just as afghanistan is looking to china to have some influence over its ally, pakistan, so china is looking very concerned at the ongoing concern in pakistan, and the possible resurgence of the taliban. it sees it as having a knock-on effect of the western region. and with concerns that some of the uyghur separatists who have been involved in attacks earlier this year, could have had training in afghanistan itself. so for china stability in afghanistan is being seen as having an ip pact on its own security situation at home. >> all right. thanks for that. >>> much more still to come here on the al jazeera news hour. including senior politicians in spain among the dozens of suspects arrested in the country's biggest corruption case in year. >>> and naming and shaming, we'll tell you which countries seem to be falling in the push for gender equality. >>> and south african police push to f
j jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kaboul. >> what does china expect when it comes to security concerns andecurity for chinese investments? >> reporter: that's right. there is a mutual security interest here just as afghanistan is looking to china to have some influence over its ally, pakistan, so china is looking very concerned at the ongoing concern in pakistan, and the possible resurgence of the taliban. it sees it as having a knock-on effect of the western region. and with concerns...
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let's now go to jennifer glasse, who joins us live in kabul. the taliban is claiming responsibility for this latest attack. what has been the government response? >> reporter: they've been busy with this attack all day. it's been six hours to dislodge those attackers, a terrible blow for the of a gab government. six prosecutors killed, nine injured including one woman. they were all killed in the prosecutors office. a blow that these fighters could get into the government building. those buildings are heavily protected and heavily guarded to try to keep these kinds of attacks from happening, so a very difficult day for the afghan forces fighting against the suicide attackers. the taliban has kept up the pressure on the afghan forces across afghanistan all year now. the afghan forces, 350,000 of them are in the lead here in afghanistan. nato's forces are we drawing very quickly. we saw the forces leave hilman province. >> this comes a day after british forces hand over a military camp to military forces. no doubt there will be some nervousness i
let's now go to jennifer glasse, who joins us live in kabul. the taliban is claiming responsibility for this latest attack. what has been the government response? >> reporter: they've been busy with this attack all day. it's been six hours to dislodge those attackers, a terrible blow for the of a gab government. six prosecutors killed, nine injured including one woman. they were all killed in the prosecutors office. a blow that these fighters could get into the government building. those...
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jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the policy of afghanistan's justice system, the prosecutor's and appeals court in kundu city. defended the facility, used a familiar taliban method: a you is suicide bomber to get past te front gate. police and prosecutors among the dead as well as all the attackers. the taliban said they targeted the court building because they believe governments are unfair. fears resistance across afghanistan and they have taken heavy casualties. nato is withdrawing. its troops have left and while a small nato contingent will remain until 2016 afghan forces are in charge here and the taliban is testing them with attacks like this one as well as on the battlefield. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> the pakistani military is continuing its operations against taliban forces, foicials are saying that the offensive which start ed in june has driven hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. around 700,000 people are living in campletio camps for internaly displaced. al jazeera's kamil hadyr reports. >> it has been several months, most of these people have
jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the policy of afghanistan's justice system, the prosecutor's and appeals court in kundu city. defended the facility, used a familiar taliban method: a you is suicide bomber to get past te front gate. police and prosecutors among the dead as well as all the attackers. the taliban said they targeted the court building because they believe governments are unfair. fears resistance across afghanistan and they have taken heavy casualties. nato is...
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jennifer glasse reports. >> british forces and u.s. marines handed off their last bases in hellman province to afghans. operation enduring freedom effectively began in october 2001. there were once more than 30,000 attorney soldiers on these bases alone. nato's combat mission is over at the end of the year and most troops are going home. the british foreign secretary says they have achieved their mission. >> there is a better chance for a stable condition in afghanistan because we have a government of national unity and an army separated by the all parts of afghanistan. >> but afghanistan suffered heavy battles with al qaeda in afghanistan. security situation remains difficult and that's one of the reasons why some 12,000 nato forces will remain in afghanistan until 2016 to support the afghan forces but their role will be vastly different than in the past. they will train, advise and assist the 350,000 afghan security forces. for britain and the u.s. marines the handover means their role in afghanistan is over. jennifer glasse, al jaze
jennifer glasse reports. >> british forces and u.s. marines handed off their last bases in hellman province to afghans. operation enduring freedom effectively began in october 2001. there were once more than 30,000 attorney soldiers on these bases alone. nato's combat mission is over at the end of the year and most troops are going home. the british foreign secretary says they have achieved their mission. >> there is a better chance for a stable condition in afghanistan because we...
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. >> jennifer glasse - joining us on the latest attacks that seem to target the police and the army. >> that's right. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks over the past week. there has been six here in kabul. they have mainly been security forces. the taliban telling al jazeera, that it stepped up its attacks since the security agreement was signed on tuesday. that's a security agreement between the new afghan government of ashraf ghani, and the united states and n.a.t.o., that will allow international forces to remain in afghanistan, past the end of 2014, until the end of 2016. the taliban says the signing of that agreement rules out any sign of peace talks with the new government, and they will target international and afghan security forces because of the signing of this agreement. we certainly have seen an escalation of attacks here in the afghan capital - six since the inauguration on monday, killing 17, and the attack down south on the kandahar, helmand highway, killing five police men. >> and the president, ashraf ghani, what is he planning to do about this, and
. >> jennifer glasse - joining us on the latest attacks that seem to target the police and the army. >> that's right. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks over the past week. there has been six here in kabul. they have mainly been security forces. the taliban telling al jazeera, that it stepped up its attacks since the security agreement was signed on tuesday. that's a security agreement between the new afghan government of ashraf ghani, and the united states and...
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jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kandahar. >>> in a few hours preliminary results expected in tunisia landmarke parliamentary vote is a vital step in the democratic transition since the overthrow of the president in 2011. elections that year brought in a party inspired by political islam to power. under that government a new constitution was introduced in january. and new rights of freedom and subjecting the government to parliamentary oversight and sunday's election sets the stage for a presidential election next month and we are in the capitol tunis for us and uncharted territory today in tunisia. >> yes, it is and it's a lot of excitement and talk in the cafe in tunis and around the country and this is a person from i-watch monitoring the elections and the newspapers are full of news about the high turn out, 60%, were you surprised by this figure? >> positively surprised actually and we are expecting the boycott containing to be of an interest and to be like somehow in the ground and we have 10% more than 2011. it's funny that some news outlets consider this as mediocre turn out and i don't
jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kandahar. >>> in a few hours preliminary results expected in tunisia landmarke parliamentary vote is a vital step in the democratic transition since the overthrow of the president in 2011. elections that year brought in a party inspired by political islam to power. under that government a new constitution was introduced in january. and new rights of freedom and subjecting the government to parliamentary oversight and sunday's election sets the stage for a...
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and jennifer glasse is live for us in kandahar and what does this mean, the closing of the bases. >>he bases were not closed, they are handed over to afghan forces and there are two of them, the british base and a u.s. marine force base and handing over of these two bases really marks the end of the nato mission in the providence and this is a sprawling base and 50 kilometers outside of the capitol the capitol of helman providence and leave behind to the afghan country $200 million in assets, buildings, roads and there are two landing strips there, the afghans apparently considering that making that now a commercial airport because they don't have airforce planes to put down there, a very large base handed over and still some troops down there but leaving in the coming days and weeks and as you said the current nato mission end at the end of 2014, about a little about 30,000 troops still in the country and still a little less than half of that next year when the new division has support with a mission to train, assist the afghan security forces but no combat missions involved in that
and jennifer glasse is live for us in kandahar and what does this mean, the closing of the bases. >>he bases were not closed, they are handed over to afghan forces and there are two of them, the british base and a u.s. marine force base and handing over of these two bases really marks the end of the nato mission in the providence and this is a sprawling base and 50 kilometers outside of the capitol the capitol of helman providence and leave behind to the afghan country $200 million in...
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jennifer glass, al jazerra, kandahar. >>> the u.s. ambassador to the u.n.amantha power has arrivd in guinea beginning a west africa tour to increase support against the ebola outbreak. much more needs to be done to combat the outbreak, but she also criticized how u.s. authorities are treating american medical professionals returning from the region. tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: samantha power is the highest ranking an ranking t pro time american coming here. before leaving for guinea she said she wanted to increase pressure other countries to provide moredock tours, beds and money to fight ebola. but power also criticized the new mandatory quarantine protocol that his three your honor states, new york, new jersey, and illinois have impose odd returning medical volunteers. she called them, quote, haphazard and not well thought out. >> all of us need to make clear what these health workers mean to us and how much we value their service, how much we value their contribution. we need to encourage more, we need many more than are going right now and we nee
jennifer glass, al jazerra, kandahar. >>> the u.s. ambassador to the u.n.amantha power has arrivd in guinea beginning a west africa tour to increase support against the ebola outbreak. much more needs to be done to combat the outbreak, but she also criticized how u.s. authorities are treating american medical professionals returning from the region. tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: samantha power is the highest ranking an ranking t pro time american coming here. before leaving...
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jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >>> pakistani forces continue in tribal areas near the afghan border. pakistani officials say it has driven hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. an estimated 700,000 people are living in camps for internally displaced people and as winter approaches more supplies are now needed. al jazeera's kamal hydr has the story. >> it was peak summer the people of the area had no early warning and had to move out on an emergency basis with what little they could carry. however, it has been several months, most of these people have been living in camps which have been erected on the outcirts of banu. which is close to the border of north waziristan. what to remember is the fact that soon it will be peak winter and these people will need winterized tents, they will need warm clothes and they will need medical care for their children. however because of the ongoing crisis in islamabad which is of a political nature and the fact that there was a recent flood in the pun jab, it appears that the government's priorities have change. the people in north wazir
jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >>> pakistani forces continue in tribal areas near the afghan border. pakistani officials say it has driven hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. an estimated 700,000 people are living in camps for internally displaced people and as winter approaches more supplies are now needed. al jazeera's kamal hydr has the story. >> it was peak summer the people of the area had no early warning and had to move out on an emergency basis with...
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jennifer glass, al jazeera, kabul. >>> he's been leading the country since 2009 took the oath of office at parliament in the capital. he is facing difficult times ahead as tanya paige reports from the capital. unemployment is high and demands for diamonds which is botswana's main export are down. >>reporter: they're among the one in five people here who are unemployed. some have children to support and are desperate for full-time jobs. trains rumble in the background and building projects here are signs the economy has grown. despite their hardship, most still support the bdp. >> i've always voted for them and i can't change because my tribe always has. it's the president's tribe. i believe i will benefit in the future although i have not yet. >>reporter: botswana consistently ranks among the best-governed countries in africa but still struggle where the economy. they rely too much on diamonds and simply there are just not enough jobs for the growing number of unemployed. but the mood here is up beat. the president has just been re-elected for another five years. but the bdp's majority
jennifer glass, al jazeera, kabul. >>> he's been leading the country since 2009 took the oath of office at parliament in the capital. he is facing difficult times ahead as tanya paige reports from the capital. unemployment is high and demands for diamonds which is botswana's main export are down. >>reporter: they're among the one in five people here who are unemployed. some have children to support and are desperate for full-time jobs. trains rumble in the background and building...
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jennifer glasse reports from the afghan capitol, kaboul. >> reporter: the five men were hanged at theon the outskirts of kaboul. in very swift retribution after an attack in and it will august where the men were accused of robbing and gang raping a number of women. the trials were very, very quick, very, very swift, and human rights organizations accuse them of being ripe with irregulariti irregularities. the accused men were paraded in a public press conference before they even went to trial. the former president then called for the death penalty for the crimes, and the death penalty was very, very quick to come. two very, very fast trials. the first one lasted only a few hours, the second not much longer than that, as the men appealed their fate. the five men being put to death, one of the last things that karzai did before he left office was to sign the death war rent. human rights groups called for him to stay the execution so the men might at least have the trial looked at again. in that has not happened. the five men being convicted and hanged at a prison on the outskirts of kab
jennifer glasse reports from the afghan capitol, kaboul. >> reporter: the five men were hanged at theon the outskirts of kaboul. in very swift retribution after an attack in and it will august where the men were accused of robbing and gang raping a number of women. the trials were very, very quick, very, very swift, and human rights organizations accuse them of being ripe with irregulariti irregularities. the accused men were paraded in a public press conference before they even went to...
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jennifer glasse has more from kandahar in southern afghanistan. >> reporter: the handover of these two basis in hellmit province marks the end of the nato come backgrounds mission in that prove incident. two large basis handed over to the afghan security forces. the british base, last british base here and last american u.s. marine base here, camp baston, camp leather neck, the marine base but this marks a big transition for the nato force here as it winds down it's 13 year mission here in afghanistan, 13 years of combat coming to an ends, about 12,000, the bulk of the americans, about 10,000 american troops will remain and their main goals will be to support, train the afghan security forces to mentor them as they move forward. 350,000 afghan security forces across the country in northern hellmit prove incident the. they control a lot of rural areas there. afghan officials point out they haven't been able to take any of the district centers, any of the towns and the cities that they had tried to take but they still do control a lot of the rural areas. afghan forces doing their very be
jennifer glasse has more from kandahar in southern afghanistan. >> reporter: the handover of these two basis in hellmit province marks the end of the nato come backgrounds mission in that prove incident. two large basis handed over to the afghan security forces. the british base, last british base here and last american u.s. marine base here, camp baston, camp leather neck, the marine base but this marks a big transition for the nato force here as it winds down it's 13 year mission here...
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jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> reporter: the twin suicide bombings had one target, the afghanrmy, going to work in buses in the morning. the attack comes a day after the new afghan government signed security agreements with n.a.t.o. and the united states, ensuring that the n.a.t.o. force stays for two years. it will be a sharply reduced force. over 11,000 soldiers who sprained and assists the forces. a challenge to the new government the the president was sworn in on monday. in his inauguration he called for peace talks with the taliban. they have told al jazeera that there'll be no peace talks soon. they will not talk to the new government. they called them puppets of the west for signing the agreements. so not good news that peace talks that ashraf ghani is hoping for could happen at any point in time. these attacks by the taliban in kabul - not only the two suicide attacks today, but one carried out as the president was inaugurated, a challenge it the afghani president, ashraf ghani, as he works to deal with the security changes and to get the economy on its feet. afghanist
jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> reporter: the twin suicide bombings had one target, the afghanrmy, going to work in buses in the morning. the attack comes a day after the new afghan government signed security agreements with n.a.t.o. and the united states, ensuring that the n.a.t.o. force stays for two years. it will be a sharply reduced force. over 11,000 soldiers who sprained and assists the forces. a challenge to the new government the the president was sworn in on monday. in...
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the handover means their war in afghanistan is over jennifer glass, al jazeera, kandahar. >> an egyptianourt has sentenced 23 activists to three years in prison under a controversial anti-protest law. amnesty international has described her as a quote prisoner of conscience. al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of three journalists who have been detained in egypt for 302 days. they were convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. theyjected charges and are appealing goods their convictions. two decades have now passed since jordan signed a piece treaty with israel. the packet remains unpopular among many in jordan but both improvements seem determined to protect their strategic partnership. >> reporter: whether jordan and israel signed a piece treater 40 years ago, they put behind them 46 years of war and mistrust. since then, the two neighboring countries have had an unease relationship king abdulal once described his relationship with benjamin netanyahu as cold and unpleasant. this is how he feels now. >> today, we have both islamic extremism and zinistic extr
the handover means their war in afghanistan is over jennifer glass, al jazeera, kandahar. >> an egyptianourt has sentenced 23 activists to three years in prison under a controversial anti-protest law. amnesty international has described her as a quote prisoner of conscience. al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of three journalists who have been detained in egypt for 302 days. they were convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. theyjected charges and are...
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jennifer glass has more from kabul. >> reporter: china is afghanistan's biggest business invest or thanks to the $3 billion deal to this copper rich area outside kabul. there are no chinese miners here, the promised roads and railways haven't been started. security concerns have stalled the project. the in china the afghan president is hoping to revive this deal and chinese investment in his country's minerals worth an estimated $1 trillion. a kabul businessman says those minerals mean the two countries need each other. china wants raw materials and afghanistan wants chinese products. he travels to china once a year to buy goods that are shipped through neighboring pakistan. he hopes some day they will arrive by truck. >> we can't make a street, make a route from there to china. this is the first we need and we hope in the future. >> reporter: by the border is in a remote corner of afghanistan and it could be 10 years or more before any road is built. this used to be kabul's version of china town with dozens of chinese business and workers here. they left last year over the uncertainty of
jennifer glass has more from kabul. >> reporter: china is afghanistan's biggest business invest or thanks to the $3 billion deal to this copper rich area outside kabul. there are no chinese miners here, the promised roads and railways haven't been started. security concerns have stalled the project. the in china the afghan president is hoping to revive this deal and chinese investment in his country's minerals worth an estimated $1 trillion. a kabul businessman says those minerals mean...
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. >> jennifer glasse in kandahar >>> the u.s. coalition forces launched five air strikes against i.s.i.l., near kobane. the strikes hit several vehicles belonging to i.s.i.l. and a building. bernard smith has more from the turkey syria border. >> all that separates turkey from syria here is just a little bit of barbed wire. most of it pushed down. on the other side of that, syrian kurds. if they wanted to, they'd be allowed to cross. they don't want to leave behind cattle or vehicles. they are don't want to bring those over. most elected to stay there. they have been there for weeks on end, since i.s.i.l. started to encircle and push on kobane. in the distance over there is kobane. this entrance to the area is one of two that could potentially be used by the iraqi peshawar when and if they come to kobane. you can see how close we are just hearing the gun fire and the artillery in the distance. the other border crossing right in the center of kobane is where i.s.i.l. forces have been shelling with mortars, because they want to sto
. >> jennifer glasse in kandahar >>> the u.s. coalition forces launched five air strikes against i.s.i.l., near kobane. the strikes hit several vehicles belonging to i.s.i.l. and a building. bernard smith has more from the turkey syria border. >> all that separates turkey from syria here is just a little bit of barbed wire. most of it pushed down. on the other side of that, syrian kurds. if they wanted to, they'd be allowed to cross. they don't want to leave behind cattle...
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jennifer glasse is in the capital kabul >>> the end of silence. he has been deaf since birth. his hearing aid, low cost, low power model will allow him to hear for years. he can't wait to show his parents. so many dreams could be fulfilled, a new life for the hearing impaired afghans. >> it would mean a better education, learning skills, you know. communicating, which is basic, communicating with the rest of society. it would be life changing. >> it's expected many will benefit. most from kabul's two schools for the deaf. >> for years, the hearing impaired lived in a world of their own. this opportunity gives them an opportunity a chance to rejoin society. until now, all they have known is sign language. with hearing aids, they could learn to speak. something afghanistan's overloaded health care system couldn't offer them. >> we have so many problems, lots of challenges, and priorities, child mortality, immunization, malnutrition. and this is one of the examples we are non for profit organizations can do. >> an organization brought their equipment here at the invitation of an
jennifer glasse is in the capital kabul >>> the end of silence. he has been deaf since birth. his hearing aid, low cost, low power model will allow him to hear for years. he can't wait to show his parents. so many dreams could be fulfilled, a new life for the hearing impaired afghans. >> it would mean a better education, learning skills, you know. communicating, which is basic, communicating with the rest of society. it would be life changing. >> it's expected many will...
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. >> jennifer glasse reporting from kabul. outsourcing and how voters feel about outsourcing could change the balance in the senate. >>> and amazon employees want to be paid for the time it takes being screened. their case has gone all the way to the supreme court. >> georgia is one of the key battleground states in the battle for control of the u.s. senate. the biggest issue in that race is now the outsourcing of jobs. david shuster is here from real money. how did outsourcing become such a big issue in this particular race? >> it's fascinating because court documents came out this week involving david purdue, the republican candidate for georgia. while he was leaving dollar general he outsourced thousands of jobs. he admitted that much in court documents. they came out this week. when asked about it, he said, yes. coming up tonight on real money we'll take a closer look at outsourcing. yes, outsourcing in some cases can be wise and shrewd for a business to protect its bottom line. on the other hand yes, it could have a drama
. >> jennifer glasse reporting from kabul. outsourcing and how voters feel about outsourcing could change the balance in the senate. >>> and amazon employees want to be paid for the time it takes being screened. their case has gone all the way to the supreme court. >> georgia is one of the key battleground states in the battle for control of the u.s. senate. the biggest issue in that race is now the outsourcing of jobs. david shuster is here from real money. how did...
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jennifer glass, aljazeera, kandahar. >> in new york city, officials are trying to head off a backlash against med well workers involved in the care for ebola patients. the mayor likened these workers to soldiers on the front line of a battle and said they should be honored instead of beingioned. >> we heard reports in the last few days of nurses being mistreated in our city. when it became clear that they worked at bellevue, being treated differently. we heard reports of people being unwilling to serve them food or treating their children differently. that is absolutelyun acceptable. that is absolutely unacceptable. we are in a tries where we have to all hang together and have to respect four first responders. >> he criticized the treatment of a nurse in newark. he said health workers have a right to be treat fairly. >> the latest ebola death toll numbers are upindicated. 2700 liberians have died, 1300 in sierra leone. goon knee, 926 people have died. 4900 people have been kid, nearly all in west africa. >> we've got to be more -- continue to be aggressive in our educating people to u
jennifer glass, aljazeera, kandahar. >> in new york city, officials are trying to head off a backlash against med well workers involved in the care for ebola patients. the mayor likened these workers to soldiers on the front line of a battle and said they should be honored instead of beingioned. >> we heard reports in the last few days of nurses being mistreated in our city. when it became clear that they worked at bellevue, being treated differently. we heard reports of people...
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jennifer glasse has more from kabo kabul. >> reporter: the two suicide bombers targeted the afghan army. this attack coming a day after the new afghan government signed security agreements with n.a.t.o. and the united states, ensuring that the n.a.t.o. force stays for two years. it will be a reduced force, a little over 12,000 soldiers to train and assist the afghan security forces. a challenge to the new government. ashraf ghani, the new president, was sworn in on monday. he called for peace talks with the taliban, the taliban told al jazeera, that the signing of security agreements means there'll be no peace talks soon. they will not talk to the new government. they called them a puppet of the west for signing the agreements. so not good news that peace talks that ashraf ghani is hoping for could happen at any point in time. these attacks by the taliban here in kaboul, a clear challene to afghanistan's new president ashraf ghani, as he works not only to deal with the security challenges that his government will face, but to try to get the economy back on its feet after months of polit
jennifer glasse has more from kabo kabul. >> reporter: the two suicide bombers targeted the afghan army. this attack coming a day after the new afghan government signed security agreements with n.a.t.o. and the united states, ensuring that the n.a.t.o. force stays for two years. it will be a reduced force, a little over 12,000 soldiers to train and assist the afghan security forces. a challenge to the new government. ashraf ghani, the new president, was sworn in on monday. he called for...
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jennifer glasse is in kabul with more. >> reporter: afghanistan's new president mentioned it was davideron's 13th visit to afghanistan, a sign he said of what a good partner britain has been since 2001 here in afghanistan. david cameron mentioned there is one british base left in afghanistan in the next three months. all british combat forces will leave afghanistan, but he says that doesn't mean that britain doesn't remain committed to afghanistan, and outlined some of the accomplishments britain has made here. >> this is a difficult, unstable, dangerous world, but in well-trained afghan security forces in a national unity government and continued engagement with the rest of the international community with this country we can make sure it isn't the haven for terrorism which is why we came here in the first place. >> reporter: they will continue to have 74 officers here at the training academy, helping to train the future of afghanistan's military officers. and cameron said he is confident afghanistan will be able to stand on its feet in part because of that training. >> the forces nee
jennifer glasse is in kabul with more. >> reporter: afghanistan's new president mentioned it was davideron's 13th visit to afghanistan, a sign he said of what a good partner britain has been since 2001 here in afghanistan. david cameron mentioned there is one british base left in afghanistan in the next three months. all british combat forces will leave afghanistan, but he says that doesn't mean that britain doesn't remain committed to afghanistan, and outlined some of the accomplishments...
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from kaboul, jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: there's optimism in afghanistan's marketplaces.s flowing again after a six-month slowdown. this man sells tea and milk. since the new government took power and signed the security agreement with the u.s., he says business is better. >> translator: for the past six monks, i haven't been able to get credit. now i can, and the market has improved. >> reporter: traders here say more goods are coming in. afghans are spending and lending. but at the finance ministry, officials say afghans have billions of investment dollars they aren't putting into the economy. >> people are not investing because of lack of security and lack of confidence in the future. the big challenge for the government will be to establish at least relative trust between the people and the government. >> reporter: the political crisis stalled afghanistan's already fragile economy, which meant fewer tax revenues. that along with corruption lead to a $500 million shortfall. in a move to regain the public trust, the president has reopened the investigation into kaboul b
from kaboul, jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: there's optimism in afghanistan's marketplaces.s flowing again after a six-month slowdown. this man sells tea and milk. since the new government took power and signed the security agreement with the u.s., he says business is better. >> translator: for the past six monks, i haven't been able to get credit. now i can, and the market has improved. >> reporter: traders here say more goods are coming in. afghans are spending and...
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jennifer glasse reports from kaboul. >> reporter: the five men were hanged at the prison on the outskirts in very swift retribution after an attack in late august when the men were accused of robbing and gang raping a number of women. the trials were very, very quick, very, very swift, and human rights organizations accuse them of being ripe with irregulariti irregularities. the accused men were paraded before the trials. president karzai called for the death penalty. the first trial lasted only a few hours, the second not much longer than that. the five men being put to death, one of the last things that hamid karzai did before he left office was to sign the death war rent. human rights activists called for president karzai to stay the execution so they could have the judgment looked at again. that did not happen. many afghans, though, are welcoming this swift justice. they say it will serve as a deterrent for any further kind of attacks of this kind. rape of course has a terrible taboo here in afghanistan, and the afghan people were outraged when this crime came to light. >>> a suicide
jennifer glasse reports from kaboul. >> reporter: the five men were hanged at the prison on the outskirts in very swift retribution after an attack in late august when the men were accused of robbing and gang raping a number of women. the trials were very, very quick, very, very swift, and human rights organizations accuse them of being ripe with irregulariti irregularities. the accused men were paraded before the trials. president karzai called for the death penalty. the first trial...
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jennifer glass, al jazeera, kabul. >> protest leaders say they are willing to talk directly to china's government if talks don't succeed. they have been protesting for a month now against the decision to screen candidates for the 2017 elections. organizers have sent an open letter beijing to resolve the issue, but china has called the demonstrations ill heel. the european union has denounced the plan for an internet tax, as bad precedent and a new threat to freedom. the latest now from budapest, where protestors are calling on the government not to go ahead with the plan. it is the second time in three nights that thousands have turned out, here outside the finance ministry to campaign against the controversial plan of their government to impose a tax on their use of the internet. similar my a plan to reduce this country's huge public debt. they say it is an attempt to restrict their access to free information, possibly everybody a strategy to control the free press in this country. they accused of taking it in another tin direction, he spoke of a need to move towards any liberal democ
jennifer glass, al jazeera, kabul. >> protest leaders say they are willing to talk directly to china's government if talks don't succeed. they have been protesting for a month now against the decision to screen candidates for the 2017 elections. organizers have sent an open letter beijing to resolve the issue, but china has called the demonstrations ill heel. the european union has denounced the plan for an internet tax, as bad precedent and a new threat to freedom. the latest now from...
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with ghani at the presidential palace in kabul and due to meet british troops in afghanistan and jennifer glassein kabul with more on cameron's visit. >> reporter: afghanistan's new president ashraf ghani mentioned it was cameron's 13 visit and what a good partner britain has been since 2001 here in afghanistan and cameron mentioned there is one british base left in afghanistan in the next three month and british forces will leave afghanistan but doesn't mean they are not committed to afghanistan and he outlined some accomplishments britain has made here. >> this is a difficult, unstable, dangerous world. but i think in well-trained afghan security forces in a national unity government and continued engagement by britain and the rest of the international community with the country we can make sure it does not become all haven for terrorism which is why we came here if the first place. >> reporter: britain will continue to have 74 military officers here at the officer training academy, helping train the future of afghanistan's military officers and cameron said that he is confident that afghanist
with ghani at the presidential palace in kabul and due to meet british troops in afghanistan and jennifer glassein kabul with more on cameron's visit. >> reporter: afghanistan's new president ashraf ghani mentioned it was cameron's 13 visit and what a good partner britain has been since 2001 here in afghanistan and cameron mentioned there is one british base left in afghanistan in the next three month and british forces will leave afghanistan but doesn't mean they are not committed to...
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. >> they just want to put them on -- >> jennifer wilson of one source medical solutions puts on three big sellers, glassesan isolation gown. >> typically, we have information -- >> it is like people saying i want protection -- >> we do, we have every day people coming in saying i want to have them just in case. just as added protection. and i think they're just concerned. percentage-wise in personal protection items we've seen about a 75% spike. >> well, it makes the pain worse. >> i think if i have something spicy -- >> okay. got it. what makes the pain better, anything? >> no. >> kesha will have further testing for a possible gall bladder condition, but in dallas, there is concern. >> a lot of anxiety? >> frankly there is a lot of anxiety here in dallas, anderson. this is a big international story but also a uniquely local story. this first diagnosis in the united states could have happened in any city, from alaska to maine and florida, and it happened in dallas. people take it personally. if we can go days and weeks without another diagnosis, it will do wonders. >> thank you very much. the nurse, nina
. >> they just want to put them on -- >> jennifer wilson of one source medical solutions puts on three big sellers, glassesan isolation gown. >> typically, we have information -- >> it is like people saying i want protection -- >> we do, we have every day people coming in saying i want to have them just in case. just as added protection. and i think they're just concerned. percentage-wise in personal protection items we've seen about a 75% spike. >> well, it...
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glass and a a stun gun. did police officers cross the line? we report and you decide. >> jennifer lawrence going at hackers who leaked the photos. >> one man is willing to trade his phone for -- -- home for an iphone 6. that disease is for older people. not me. i take good care of myself. i'm active. i never saw it coming....it hit me like a ton of bricks. pneumococcal pneumonia was horrible... the fatigue... the chest pains, difficulty breathing. it put me in the hospital. you don't want to go through what i did. if you're over 50, talk to your doctor. you may be able to prevent it. >> police in hammond, indiana, a man says he was tasered with a stun gun for not wearing his seat belt. the family have evidence with their cell phones. the officers say they had no choice. >> this is the cell phone video shot in a back seat of a car during a hammond traffic stop which reunited the debate of force by police. >> are you going to get out of the door. >> people are being shot by the police. >> jamal jones his girlfriend lisa mahone face local and national media after filing a lawsuit aga
glass and a a stun gun. did police officers cross the line? we report and you decide. >> jennifer lawrence going at hackers who leaked the photos. >> one man is willing to trade his phone for -- -- home for an iphone 6. that disease is for older people. not me. i take good care of myself. i'm active. i never saw it coming....it hit me like a ton of bricks. pneumococcal pneumonia was horrible... the fatigue... the chest pains, difficulty breathing. it put me in the hospital. you...
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jennifer lawrence is talented and fantastic. that's one of the differences. >> this is an interesting point of view mainly because it is from me and i am wearing new glasses. >> drudge may have saved her life. if an agent of a foreign country had access to the story before it was broken and before linda trip took it to drudge, they could have taken that story to the white house and said -- say it was a foreign agent for -- >> for china. >> they said we want you to do this. we want this trade deal. whatever it is it is not good for the country and you have clinton who is morally compromised going oh crap, what do they do? there is a possibility he would compromise the safety of the united states and something would have happened to money caw. in a weird way drudge saved her life. >> i would say the clintons already let the chinese have their way with national security secrets and they wouldn't care if that happened. >> why did you give that as an example? i asked for something and you said china. you set me up to make me look foolish. >> i had to put the bait out there. >> he is so self-satisfied. >> former cia guy. >> that's what you call a honey pot. >> w
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[applause] i just started needing reading glasses so i'm going to put them on. i just got into that. i am jenniferbaumgartner interest to thank you for making this book. i think it is meaningful and moving to me to have something that is scholarly but the story of people i know and things that i was a part of and kind of the book that i wish i had when i was young and learning of the feminism i feel like i cobbled together all sorts of things because i was so hungry for the history and to see it refrained in the new information for me and ways for me to think it is just really invigorating. i feel like i have a really -- i do think that feminism generationally a lot. not just that way but it speaks to me because my mom -- it does feel generationally. it was on the coffee table and she said you shouldn't be a cheerleader, you know there was this whole sort of relationship when i was learning about feminism about my mom literally. but there is this visibility issue. the most visible moment and even though i do stabilize this and about the most visible moments in the 20th century feminism or the last
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glass. the officer then tased the father. now, one of the kids was recording all of this and lawyers plan to use this as evidence in court. >>> actress jennifernce is speaking out for the first time since her nude photos were leaked online. the 24-year-old academy award winner spoke to "vanity fair" saying the people who leaked the photos are guilty of a sex crime, not a scandal. she says people who looked at the pictures are perpetuating a sexual offense. lawrence was one of several celebrities targeted in the first wave of cloud storage hacks a few weeks ago. other victims included rihanna, kate upton, and kim kardashian. >>> the new hands-free gadgets in your car could jeopardize your safety. >> abc news reporter karen travers reports on new problems created by new technology. >> reporter: it's ingrained in every driver's head. don't text and drive. don't talk on your cell phone. but what if hands-free technology intended to keep a driver focused on the road is worse? aaa says distracted driving is responsible for 3,000 fatalities each year and their new report out this morning says that hands-free technology may increase drivers' mental d
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jennifer jacobs. you can follow reporting on the website. appreciate your time. >> guest: you're welcome. >> tomorrow lowering glass -- gas and energy prices and potential threat to the u.s. economy. then a discussion on national security issues in campaign 2014. after that a talk about how tech millionaires in silicon valley are using money to change education policy in the u.s., plus phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets all tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> be part of c-span campaign 2014 coverage. you can instantly share your reactions to what candidates say. the battle for control of congress. stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter and liking us on facebook. >> more campaign 2014 coverage now with another debate, one of more than 100. up next, candidates for the new hampshire senate democratic incumbent jeanne shaheen face is incumbent challenger and former massachusetts senator scott brown. successful this is just under an hour. >> tonight a high-stakes debate. >> new hampshire deserves better than fear mongering and grandstanding. >> the current senator from new hampshire verses the former senator fr
jennifer jacobs. you can follow reporting on the website. appreciate your time. >> guest: you're welcome. >> tomorrow lowering glass -- gas and energy prices and potential threat to the u.s. economy. then a discussion on national security issues in campaign 2014. after that a talk about how tech millionaires in silicon valley are using money to change education policy in the u.s., plus phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets all tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span....