jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> clearing the air.retary of state john kerry hosts china's top diplomat as tensions mount over the south china sea and hacking. tertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> you as charleston mourns the dead after the shooting at emmanuel ame church, we look at why. a former white supremacist said that when he looks at dylann roof he sees his own past. >> 21-year-old dylann roof, whose hateful manifesto and photos paint a picture of a white supremacist bent on revenge, murder. >> i was very angry. i had myself convinced that there was a conspiracicy against the white race perpetrated by jewish people going on for thousands of years. i felt it was my duty to fight that supposed genocide. >> he was once just like him. he says that the country is getting it wrong. when it tries to describe roof as a terrorist, a racist or mentally. he said that he's all of before grow i think its racism,-- >> he said that he's all of the above. racist a terrorist and mentally ill. >> the hate groups promot

jennifer glasse has more. >> the parliamentary session was just getting under way when this happened.creaming ] >> there is confusion. it's just an electrical problem said the speaker as mps fled from the claimer. but it was a taliban bomb going off outside of the gate leaving cars in flames. other fighters took up positions in a building across the street firing on the entrance to the parliament. police and special forces quickly arrived to move the mps and senators from the building and fight the attackers while people looked on. taliban attacks aren't limited to the capital. in northern afghanistan the armed group now controls two districts, just outside of the provincial capital of kundu city and also 40 kilometers away. dozens of taliban fighters are involved, and the government has september in 7,000 soldiers and police. tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced in two months of fighting. that's when the taliban so-called spring offensive has started. it has launched assaults all over afghanistan and afghanistan security forces are struggling without nato support they h

jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the parliamentary session was just getting underway when thisned. there was was confusion it's just an electrical problem officials say but it was a taliban car bomb going on outside. firing on the entrance to the parliament. parliament. >> translator: today there were two specific agendas one was the introduction of the defense minister and the other about money laundering. that's what we were discussing. the minister of defense was also in the parliament at this time, and wanted to come to the session, when the explosion happened. >> reporter: police and special forces quickly arrived to move the mps from the building while are observers looked often. >> a car bomb detonated. the parliament security forces pushed the taliban back so they couldn't get in. all six astackers were killed. >> reporter: taliban attacks aren't limited to the capital. in kunduz provincial capital about 40 kilometers away. thousands of taliban fighters are involved, and the government has sent in more than 7,000 soldiers and police. tens of thousands of civilians have

jennifer glasse, al jazeera kabul. >> barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to bashar al-assad.everal people were also injured in the attack on rebel held areas in the northern city of aleppo. syria's government has repeatedly denied using the large containers filled with explosives. the attack comes as comes as the northern army launches an offensive to take full control of aleppo. >>> country's most notorious prison now holds more than twice that. they includes high profile priz managers with alleged links to armed groups in nearby syria. a warm that you may find some of the pictures in omar al saleh's report disturbing. >> reporter: these pictures of inmates being beaten in lebanon's prison may shock. feaxtion of the prisoners and the muslim selafi movement is shocking. some rights groups say what was revealed in the prison shows the level of abuse that goes on in prisons. >> translator: there's a prisoner who lost his sight because of torture. there's an inmate who was forced to rape his fellow inmate. the majority of lebanese do not know these things. >> lebanon's governmen

jennifer glass glasses that had report from kabul. >> the parliamentary session was under way when this happened. there is confusion. it's just anally trical problem electrical problems. but cars were on fire across the street. >> today there were two specific agenda. one was the intersection of the defense minister and the other about money laundering. that's what we were discussing, the minister of defense was also in the parliament at this time and wanted to come to the session when the explosion happened. >> police and special forces quickly arrived to move the mps and from the building and fight the attackers while people looked on. >> a car bomb came into the streets south of the parliament and detonated. when the car bomb exploded parliament security forces pushed back and they couldn't get in. all six attackers were killed. >> in northern afghanistan the armed group now controls two districts, just outside of the provincial capital. thousands of taliban fighters are involved and the government has sent in 7,000 soldiers and police. tens of thousands of civilians have been displa

been killed and the parliament was in session in kabul at the time and let's get more now from jennifer glasse joins us from the afghan capitol and we start with casualties and where do things stand now? >> 21 people injured and five women and three children and one child is in critical condition and police tell us five were killed in the dramatic attack on the parliament building this morning and watched it live on t.v. and it was heavily attended session when the bomb went off outside parliament and the building shook and the parliament chamber filled with smoke and they said it was just an electrical problem but m.p.s were fleeing the building and the taliban quickly claiming responsibility for that attack. >> jennifer the attack may be over but a lot of questions left over about how the attackers got this far. >> reporter: that's right, not least of all the parliament building is one of the most protected buildings in kabul and you have to pass a number of check points in the city just to get to that area and today, today was a big day for parliament and the government was expected to intr

jennifer glasse has the latest from kabul. >> this is the front line in kunduz. afghan aerlz, the talibantable otter. the talibantable controls district. just a few kilometers from the kandu city. it's the first time it has been able to sees an entire district. the army has sent reinforcements. this is the first year afghan forces are fighting on their own, without nato support and they are struggling. >> we don't have air support. we only have ground troops. we don't have proper weapons. we only have m-16s. if you fire three bullets, the gun jams. we will fight until last drop of blood. >> the fighting threaten kundu city, home to thousands who fled from nearby villages. the take overcame hours after a roadside bomb killed several people in southern afghanistan. many of them church. those who were killed were my family members, including my nephews, my niece and my brother'swives. >> no one has claimed responsibility for this attack but the talibantable routinely plants bombs along roads. the talibantable also attacked a police checkpoint in gazni in central afg

jennifer glasse al jazeera kabul. >> joining us is captain matt del err. zeller a fellow at the trueman national center. always good to have you matt. >> thanks for having me. >> cimg people atkilling people at hotels how badly is the security? >> very poor. kabul was referred to as ka kabubble. problems weren't mefg manifesting themselves in kabul . it shows all the appearances they want to have. for all intends and purposes they are winning in afghanistan. that's why they won't negotiate with afghan government. >> this is only about the distance that you are from me in washington here the distance between d.c. and new york. we're not talking about very far from the capital. what does this say about the afghan security forces and their ability to keepfully kind of control there especially if american troops end up leaving? >> it says a great deal. by my estimate, the afghan security forces are currently being degraded to such an extent that they will not be able to conduct combat operations amongst the taliban in a couple of years. they can't replace troo

jennifer glasse joins us live from kabul. ifer, security forces very concerned about the presence of the taliban fighters. how significant is this advance by the taliban? >> reporter: welt, it is a very significant event fauziah the district took over last night is only acouple of kilometers outside the kundu city the province provincial capital. this latest attack of the taliban taking over 12 checkpoints in chardarra again just outside the provincial capital. three police have been killed six injured. provincial authorities put that number much higher. captured 12 checkpoints and with them police vehicles and weapons. local police who fled area told al jazeera that they did so because there were not enough government forces to fight off the attack. >> what can you tell us about the helmond attack that killed nine children and ten adults? remind us again of the unrest in the province. >> reporter: the fighting in helmond has been teld for terrible for a year now. this particular incident was vehicles traveling back to their d

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jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >>> a new u.n.ort lays blame on both sides of last year's gaza strip conflict. the israeli army and palestinian immigrants broke international law, and it says their actions may amount to war crimes. >> reporter: should there now be war crimes charges following the gaza war? that's the key question posed by the released report by the u.n. commission of inquiry into the war, a conflict that killed well over 2,000 people. the panel's findings criticize palestinian armed groups for extra judicial executions. but there was particularly strong condemnation of israel's indiscriminate bombardment. >> the attacks on homes and families which lead to large numbers of family members dying together when their homes were instruct -- struck in the middle of the night. these had particular consequences for children. approximately 551 children died last summer. >> reporter: in the israeli parliament, prime minister benjamin netenyahu attacked the commission. >> the united nations human rights council has a singular

jennifer glasse filed this story. >> this is just out of kunduz city. they control the government offices and the police headquarters there. in their attack they captured police checkpoints and police vehicles and police weapons, we understand that there are casualties up there. the front line up there, chardory is a couple of kilometres outside the capital. they've been fighting out there since the taliban launched their offensive. but there's a late defensive by the government. intercharter represents the fact that the army sent reinforcements up there, heavy weaponry and one tank. they say they'll be able to take the territory back the distribute back from the taliban. but the people have spent the last two months as the fighting intensified, and in some villages we saw afghan villages taking up arms on their own. this is the first fighting season that afghan forces are on their own, with the exception of a few n.a.t.o. jizors to train and assist them. they do not have n.a.t.o. air power, and that's why we are seeing these movements. notably right no

jennifer glasse is following developments. >> reporter: taliban fighters are at the gates of the city. people are worried that fighters could attack meaning business could be beside. >> we have to pay the rent from savings, no one buys anything from us. everyone has left. they have gone somewhere else. >> in a field they are harvesting the fields. this person fled once from the district. >> translation: the taliban game after us destroyed everything we had. i was injured. they hit me we came here to life our lives in the city. we are farming here to survive. all we want is peace. >> the government sent thousands of soldiers and police to fight the taliban, and they have driven the armed group from the district. >> afghan forces are starting cleaning operations. the fighters are being chosed house to house by forces. we found 85 dead body including foreign fighters so far. >> the military's progress is no consolation for the civilians of kunduz. tens of thousands have been displaced from villages. many are leaving kunduz city carrying what they can >>> hundreds of armenian protesters s

let's get more from our correspondent jennifer glass who is standing by in kabul.xplain to us how closer the taliban to the regional capital. >> well they are just about 5 minutes drive outside the capitaling kunduz city where the front lines are with the taliban. it began yesterday, late in the evening they took control. the police headquarters under taliban control, and captured 12 checkpoints, police vehicles and weapons. the deputy chief of the army says three police have been killed, and six have been injured. provincial officials say the number is much fire, but this is a serious offensive by the taliban, at the gates. >> how are the authorities planning to respond to this? the army is up there, the deputy chief of the army is up there, and the troops working out how to make an offensive, a counter offensive. they'll take the district back from the taliban, the northern afghanistan has been a problem for the last month or so. they launched an offensive there in early may, coming to the gates of the city as well displacing thousands of afghan families this is

jennifer glasse reports now from kabul. >> the parliamentary session was just getting under way when this happened. there is confusion. it's just an electrical problem said the speaker and mps flee from the chamber. but it was a taliban suicide-bomb going off inside the gates leaving cars in flames. other fighters took up positions in a building across a street firing on the entrance of the parliament. >> today there were two specific agenda. one was the introduction of the defense minister and the other about money laundering. they asked the parliament to come to session when the explosions happened. >> they would move the senators and mps from the building. >> it would come to next to the ministry of trade and detonated. when the car bomb exploded the attackers wanted to enter but the parliament security forces pushed them back. all six attackers were killed. >> taliban attacks aren't limited to the capital. in northern afghanistan the armed group now controls two districts, thousands of taliban fighters are involved, and the government has sent in more than 7,000 soldiers and poli

jennifer glass reports now from kabul. >>reporter: afghan officials traveled by helicopter because the taliban controls many roads and checkpoints in the area. they've come for a security meeting to discuss how to push out the taliban from two neighboring districts. it's a battle that involves foreign fighters of the taliban including some who claim allegiance to the islamic state of iraq and the levant or daish as the locals call it. >> there's no doubt in the past two to three days several foreign fighters have been killed. >>reporter: the deputy chief of the army says his forces have new powers in this fight. >> the president of afghanistan, the head of the forces has given us the authority for night operations. we can enter any house. >>reporter: it's not just the army fighting. afghan local policemen like these are on the front line and they say they cannot compete with an enemy that's better armed and equipped. >> for two nights and three days they fought with us. the government didn't support us. the enemy surrounde

thousands have already been displaces now many are leaving the city carries whatever they can jennifer glassjazeera. >> in the united states, a senior mississippi politician has said he is in favor of removing the con fed rate emblem from the state's flag this following the governor of south carolina call for the removal of the flag from state grounds the man charged with nine african-american people last week, posed with the flag in pictures posted online and as the debate around the emblem intensifies wal-mart which is the world's largest retailer, has said it will remove con fed rate flag merchandise from it's stores. in the south carolina cap can toll where the debate about the banner is intensifying, chris, we are hearing politician come out on this issue, but just how devicive is it with ordinary people? well, it is a very devicive subject here and, in fact, most of the state has been enduring with this for the last 50 years south carolina started flying the flag on it's state grounds at 1 point flying it above the dome for the last 50 years or so, and ever since that time, it's been a

jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: taliban fighters are at the gates of this city pushing the afghaninto the provincial capitol. this normally bustling city is largely deserted. people are worried taliban fighters could attack here and that means business is bad. >> translator: these days we have to pay the rent from our savings. no one buys anything from us. there is no one in the market or town. everyone has left. they have gone somewhere else. >> reporter: in a nearby field, they are harvesting the eggplants early, rather than lose the crops to the righting. mohammed has already fled once from a neighboring district. >> translator: the taliban came after us destroyed everything we had there. i was injured. they hit me. then we came here to live our life in the city. we are farming here just to survive. all we want is peace. >> reporter: the government has sent thousands of soldiers and police to fight the taliban, and they say they have driven the armed group from the district. >> translator: afghan forces are starting cleans operations there, and the fighters are being chased hou

let's get more from jennifer glasse, live from kabul. when we spoke last hour there was a gun fight continuing. what is the situation now? >> that gun fight is over as you said all six attackers have been killed according to the police chief. there's a bit of crackling and popping of gunfire outside the building. it's an ammunition depot by the parliament security police that is burning and some of that is burning off. it was a dramatics morning in kabul. we watched it live on television the parliament speak are was speaking when the camera and building shook. parliamentarians ran from the building. as you said 21 people were injured in the taliban attack, the taliban fighters taking a position in a building across the street preventing police getting to the area for a little whileful special forces came in in large numbers, and police forces afive people have been killed in a bold attack. >> it is bold. one wonders how a car bomb gets that close to parliament from the afghan government. >> it is that will be under investigation. as we m

jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: inside the ministry of interior this police accountant is taughtroll system, to be rolled out to police headquarters around afghanistan. >> it's online now, and wasn't online before. what would happen was that our users would input the data in the system and deliver it to us in compact discs. some say that led to corruption including allegations of non-existent police officers on the way roll with salaries going to supervisors. the new system should stop that. >> this internet system for salaries is good. it sped up salary payments, and that made us happy and it stops corruption. >> six months of negotiation between the afghan government and the united nations brought a new deal. the u.n. will teach procurement. administration skulls -- skills to the afghanistan and train them. allowing them to take over the $600 million a year fund in 18 months. >> it's a new and strong start with the international community. for our professional police. >> reporter: it's a big job with about 150,000 police men and border police across the country. they are often

afghan police say seven attackers were also killed and jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >>> the parliamentaryon was just getting underway when this happened. there is confusion and it's just an electrical problem says the sneaker as m.p.s flee from the champ chamber but it was a bomb going out and they went across the street firing at the entrance to parliament and police and special forces quickly arrived to move the senators and m.p.s and fight attackers as people looked on. taliban attacks are not lemented to limited to the capitol and northern afghanistan they control two districts just outside the preventel capitol and 40 kilometers away. thousands of taliban fighters are involved and the government has sent in more than 7,000 soldiers and police and tens of thousands have been displaced and more than two months of fighting where the spring offensive started with assaults all over afghanistan and afghanistan forces are struggle without the air power and heavy weapons and logistical support they had last year and it has seen a direct challenge to the afghan department who was scheduled to

more from jennifer glasse in the afghan capital. an attack at the heart of the afghan government. what is happening now? >> well the gun fire is going on, the chief of police at kabul says taliban fighters are firing from a building across the street from parliament. police and afghan special forces are moving in. all senators are safe and have been evacuated. it's a huge explosion, the taliban gaming responsibility. we have seen cars pushing outside the building the ministry of health told us that 18 people have been brought to hospital so far. among them women and children. because not only was it a big day in parliament we expected the minister of defense nominee to be introduced so it was a full parliament session. the parliament is on a busy road in kabul. and so many civilians, as i said 18 according to the ministry of health, have been taken to hospitals. the taliban claiming responsibility for the attack. >> absolutely and on the same day we hear of a second district captured by the taliban in the north of the country in kunduz. >> that's right. it is the second district i

our correspondence jennifer glasse is with us and just arrived on the scene and jennifer what are yourter: we see police and ambulances racing to the scene and happened 15 minutes ago in kabul. this is on the airport road the road that runs from the american embassy to the airport. this is a very very busy residential area and many people snarl traffic through the town and many people and bystanders are watching and cutting off the road and we will go down and look at the scene and eyewitnesses say the target may have been a convoy international convoy which is often the case because many convoys travel here. >> jennifer i'm not sure how close you are to the actual scene but what kind of damage are you able to see? >> reporter: i'm as close as we can get to the vehicle. there are lots of police and army already on the scene keeping people away and i cannot see the actual blast but it's a kilometer and a half away and this is a very big explosion. >> we will check back in to you as you many to gather more information in kabul, reports of a huge blast in kabul near a busy shopping area

jennifer glasse al jazeera, kabul. >> a suicide attack has been launched it has set off a car bomb. heavy exchange of gunfire followed during which two stackers were shot dead. the third was a suicide bomber. somali secure forces were injured. for years, northern mali has has been suffering a devastating drought. this week the country's government and alliance signed a long awaited peace deal. a report for the hundreds of thousands that face starvation securitianding survival are closely linked. >> one who can't stand up doesn't have long to live. he knows the chances of survival for one of his last cows. there is no hey or grass for his cows to graze on. he has watched helplessly as they have died one by one. two years without rain in this part of northern mali has killed his only source of living. a young nomad like him is facing the challenge different. he roams the land in search of less drought-stricken areas. >> we go back and forth searching for grazing land. we know there is no grass. we look for green trees. >> after each strip in the scorching heat his wife puts up the fam

jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. isil fighters have stormed several kurdisheld villages close to the northern syrian town of kobane a day after kurdish forces announced they had pushed isil out of the town which lies on the turkish border for the second time this year. they are not going door-to-door searching for any isil fighters who may be in hiding. three people are dead and 16 injured after a double suicide bomb attack in the northeastern nigerian city of nmaidugri. two blew themselves up. a by stander was killed. bur underi will be holding its delayed parliamentary elections on monday. polls are due to be held next month. boycotting both elections. meanwhile the plically related violence continues. two were killed. a report now from the capitol police say this man was killed by opposition supporters who accused him of spiting for the government. it's alleged they beat him and stacked him several times with a machete. >> theseis fighting doesn't make sense. i have lost my son. >> in a separate incident an opposi

already controls large parts of areas and now making inroads in to neighboring provinces jennifer glass from the capital kabul. >> reporter: afghan officials traveled by helicopter because the taliban controls many roads and checkpoints in the area. they have come for a security meeting. to discuss how to push out the taliban from two neighboring districts. it's a battle that involves foreign fighters of the taliban including some who claim allegiance to the is lame being state of iraq and the levant or die ear as the locals call it. >> there is a strong continues flick between taliban and aisles, web not confirm icing is fight ago long side the taliban here, but there is no doubt in the past two to three days several foreign fighters have been killed. >> reporter: the deputy chief of the army says his force have his new powers in the fight. >> the president of the head of the armed forces has given us the authority for night operations. we can enter any house shame on the foreign fighters, they brought their women with them and at the last moment they flee with their women. >> reporter

jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the parliamentary session was just getting under way when thishappened. there is confusion. it's just an electrical problem says a speaker. but it was acal ban suicide-bomb outside of the gate, leaving cars in flames. we were discussing money laundering. the minister of defense was in parliament and wanted to come to the session when the explosion happened. >> police and special forces quickly arrived removing mps and people from the building. >> the car bomb came in south of the parliament next to the ministry of trade and detonated. when the car bomb exploded. >> in northern afghanistan the armed group controls two districts. thousands of taliban fighters are involved and the government has sent in more than 7,000 soldiers and police. tens of thousands of civilians had been displaced in nearly two months of fighting. that's when the taliban so-called spring offensive started. it has launched assaults all over afghanistan. and the afghanistan security forces have been struggling. the attack on parliament seemed a direct challenge to the afghan i

jennifer glasse joins us from the capital in kabul. how major is this advance, the taliban advance? a. well it is a significant advance for the taliban, it's the first time they've tape over and control the area and controlled the headquarters. it is a couple of kilometres outside of kuehned use city. the apprehend line, the river, the charter brim the afghan army sent courses up there. including a tank. they say they'll retake the territory, taking over 12 police check points and cap fewering police vehicles and weapons, the head of the army says three police have been killed and six wounded. that number could be as high as 16 police wounded, and it's unclear. the army officials can't get in it's under taliban control. we wouldn't have seen this a year ago when n.a.t.o. was helping out the forces. this year was the first year that the afghan forces were on their own, we are saying established lines. this closed to couldn't us. >> explain what will happen if it falls into taliban hands? >> well there are thousands of people there, tens of thousands in the capital. the fact that the

jennifer glass has the latest from kabul. >>reporter: this is the front line. afghan army and police on one side of the river. the taliban on the other. the taliban controls charter district just a few kilometers from the provincial capital. it's the first time it's been able to seize an entire district. the army has sent reinforcements. this is the first year afghan forces are fighting on their own without nato support and they're struggling. >> we don't have air support. we only have ground troops. we don't have proper weapons, only m-16s. you fire three bullets and the gun jams. but whatever we have we'll fight to the last drop of blood. >>reporter: this is now home to thousands of family who fled from nearby villages when the taliban started fighting in the province in april. the taliban takeover came hours after a roadside bomb killed several people insouthern afghanistan. many of them children. >> those killed in this incident were my family members including my nephews, niece, and my brother's wives. >> no one has claimed responsibility for this attack b

jennifer glasse has more. >> reporter: taliban fighter are at the foot of kunduz city. this bustling city of 300,000 is largely deserted. people are worried taliban fighters could attack here. meaning business is bad. >> these days we have to pay the rent from savings. no one bys anything from us. there's no one in the market or town. everyone has left gone somewhere else. >>> in a nearly field they are harvest of vesting the egg plants early. the taliban came after us destroyed everything we had there. i was injured. they hit be we came here to live life in the city. we are farming here all we want is peace. >> the government sent thousands of soldiers and police to fight the taliban. >> currently afghan forces are starting cleaning operations there, and the fighters are chased house to house by our forces. we have found 85 dead bodies including foreign fighters so far. >> reporter: the military's progress is no consolation for the kunduz people. tens of thousands have been displaced. many are now leaving the city carrying what they can >>> rwanda's foreign minister sa

and jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the parliamentary session was just getting underway when this happened. there was confusion, it's just an electrical problem says the speaker, and the np police flee from the chamber but it was a taliban suicide bomb going off outside of the gates leaving cars in flames. other fighters took off position on the streets. >> today it's a specific agenda. one the position of the defense minister and the other about money lopped ring, that's what we were discussing. the minister of defense was in parliament at this time when the explosion happened. >> the police and special forces quickly arrived to move the senators and mps from the building while the people looked on. >> the car bomb came into the street south of the parliament, next to the ministry of trade and detonated. when the car bomb exploded, the car bombs wanted to enter but the security forces pushed them back and they couldn't get in. all six attackers were killed. >> car bombs are not limited to abyou'll. in northern afghanistan they control two districts just outside of the capital cit

jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> afghan officials travelled into this province by helicopter. the taliban controls roads and checkpoints in the area. they came for a security meeting to discuss how to push out the taliban from two distributes. it's a battle involving foreign fighters including some that claim allegiance to the islamic state of iraq and levant,ar d.a.e.s.h. as the locals call it. >> there's a strong conflict between taliban and i.s.i.l. we can't confirm i.s.i.l. is fighting along side the taliban. there's no doubt in the past 2-3 days several foreign fighters have been killed. >> the deputy chief of the army says they have new forces in the fight. >> the president in afghanistan, the head of the forces gave us the authority for the operations. we can enter any house, shame on the foreign fighters bringing the women with them. >> it's not just the army fighting. afghan local police like these are on the front line and say they can't compete with an enemy that is better armed and equipped. >> translation: for two nights and three days they fought with us. the gov

muslim holy month of ramadan begins, they keep pressure on afghan forces and the government, jennifer glasseal jazeera kabul. >> we look at how the war in syria is affecting a small muslim community living in israeli-opened golan heights. >> i'm in baku where pressure on women to have sons could have great consequences for society. >> going from bad to worse brazilians are losing faith in their national football team. >> to libya now. guards of held after abusing prisoners. let's go to the founder of a civil rights group joining us from beirut. what is your reaction to these videos? >> hello. of course, it's outrage this is unacceptable. i think that the main problem here is that violation of human rights is understood as only being applicable to people who have not committed crimes is the main concern. human rights are sacred, whether you have committed a crime or not, and these are clear violations, and there should be accountability. there should be transparency from the government. now the government has already spoken out the minister of justice has said that these two guards were arres

jennifer glasse has more now from kabul. >> this is the front line, afghan army and police are one side of the river the taliban on the other. the taliban controls the district just a few kilometers from dundu city. it's the first time they have seized an entire district. this is the first year afghan forces are fighting on their own without nato support and they are struggling. >> we don't have air support. we don't have proper weapons only f-16s and you fire three bullets and the gun jams. we will fight the taliban until the last drop of blood. >> it is home toe thousands of families who fled from nearby villages when the taliban started fighting in the province in april. it came hours after a roadside bomb killed people in southern afghanistan, many of them children. >> those killed in this incident were my family members including my nephews my niece and my brothers' wives. >> no one has claimed responsibility for this attack but the taliban routinely plants bombs along roads. the taliban attacked a police checkpoint in central afghanistan, killing six police officers. as ramadan be

died and 31 others injured and afghan police say seven attacker attackers were also killed and jennifer glassets from kabul. >> reporter: parliamentary session was just getting underway when this happened. there was confusion. it's just an electrical problem says the speaker. as m.p.s flee from the chamber but it was a taliban suicide bomb going off outside the gates and leaving cars in flames and other fighters took on positions in a building across the street firing on entrance to the parliament. police and special forces quickly arrived to remove them from the building to fight attackers as people looked on. taliban attacks are not limited to the capital. in northern afghanistan the armed group now controls two districts, outside the capitol and 40 kilometers away. thousands of taliban fighters are involved and the government has set in more than 7,000 soldiers and police. tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced and nearly two months of fighting. >> jennifer joins us with more from the afghan capitol kabul and dramatic morning there in the city there and a lot of questions will b

as jennifer glasse reports afghan forces say that without military helped, they are outmatched by the taliban. >> this is the front line. afghan army and police on one side of the river the taliban on the other. the taliban controls the district hours from the capital city. it's the first time they've seeds and entire district. the army has sent reinforcements. without nato support and they're struggling. >> we don't have air support. we only have ground troops. we don't have proper weapons. we only have m-16s with that we will fight the taliban to the last drop of blood. >> the fighting threatens the city, home to thousands of families who fled nearby villages when fighting began in the province in april. >> as ramadan begins, the taliban is intensifying attacks, keeping pressure on the afghan forces and the government. >> protestors in berlin called for the release of al jazeera journalist. dozens rallied in front of the police station where he is held. he was arrested saturday at berlin airport on a warrant issued by egypt. mansour was sentenced to 15 years in prison for torturing

base of foreign troops and witnesses say at least two military vehicles have been damaged and jennifer glassein kabul with the latest. >> the suicide car bomb went off just here and this is the main road to the airport and busy road and clearly the target this foreign convoy here and a number of civilian cars damage and windows out as well and coronered off the area and not sure what injuries or death there may have been here but this is normally a main road through the heart of kabul leading from the u.s. embassy that way to the international airport that way. >>> the government says it made gains against i.s.i.l. and state television says soldiers have taken residential area in the north of the city days after it was captured by i.s.i.l. forces and kurdish forces control other areas of the city and have come under renewed i.s.i.l. shelling. turkey is worried about the kurdish advance in syria and held a national security council meeting to discuss what it calls a growing kurdish threat on the border with syria and promising to take on all measures necessary to ensure security and that inclu

as jennifer glasse reports today, the attack is raising questions about the readiness of u.s. trained afghan security forces. >> the parliamentary session was just getting underway when this happened. there is confusion. it's just an electrical problem says the speaker as m.p.'s flee the chamber. it was a taliban suicide bomb going off outside the gates leaving cars in flames. other fighters took up positions in a building across the street, firing on the entrance to the parliament. police and special forces quickly arrived to move the m.p.'s and senators from the building and fight the attackers while people looked on. >> taliban attacks around limited to the capital. in the government has 70 in soldiers and police. tens of thousands of citizens have been displaced. the spring offensive started launched assaults all over afghanistan. the afghanistan security forces are struggling without the nato air power heavy weapons and logistical support they had last year. the attack on parliament is seen as a direct challenge to the government. >> we are joined on the phone from kabul

. >> jennifer glass on the scene. >> three american churches are considering divesting from companies supportive of israeli occupation in the palestinian territories. they are in cleveland, salt lake city and kansas city, and considering proposals to boycott products made in israeli settlements. >> united airlines plans to use farm waste and oil from animal faults to power commercial flights. the first eco friendly planes will take obviously from l.a. this summer. >> you can't take self area sticks to disney theme parks. >> record record breaking temperatures forecast in the pacific northwest today dangerous news for those battling wildfires. we have more. >> more extreme weather is expected this week from washington to southern california. in many areas fire crews are battles the flames in triple digit heat. >> fire crews worked overnight to stop a wildfire's spread across central washington at hundreds of homes were evacuated. >> probably a 40-50-foot wall flame. >> 20 miles east of seattle, about two dozen homes were swallowed by flames in the hillsides around town. >> embers were

jennifer aniston jest -- sarah jessica parker. >> talking sunglasses today they look good, but also important accessary to protect yourself from the sun? >> yes, very true. the uva's extremely harmful so glasses much more after medical necessity than just a fashion accessory. >> sure. >> protect your eyes from wrinkles, but more importantly from, you know cancer of the ian eyelid, various things you don't want to talk becomes cataracts. >> not one size fits all f you are laying down decent amount of cash, you want to make sure to get the right ones for you. so a tip how do we pick the perfect scare? >> debra messing one of my favorites, used to visit the set of will and grace. one thing we perfected -- >> you're so fans. >> i smile tells. if you would like to do example of the smile at the time, i will show you what fits or not. so pick this pair right here, kate spade? >> little cat eye action. >> so now smile for me. >> so notice they pinch the cheeks so until the 100% perfect. >> can do better. >> yes. >> go they were really bad fit, though raise right off of your foes bridge here. >> oh? >> so when you smile that's with a would happen. >> so if it does that, then would you not that's not

glasses up. we love that, cheers. it helped launch jennifer. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 76th hunger games. >> oh, my goodness a brief glimpse at the late philip seymour hoffman. we'll see you there. now to amy schumer who recently photo bombed a couple's engagements picture. the photographer was snapping shots of a happy couple when she heard someone say, are you taking engagement photos,let me get in one. the photographer tells "people" she took off her sunglasses and took a quick pick you guys know i'm like really famous. it took a moment for everyone to realize it was amy shumer and the couple started a hash tag amy for flower girl. she has an open invite to the wedding. i'm famous no really. >> i saw her put that on instagram, she said it kiddingly. i can't get enough of her. >> she's perfect. it's one for the ages it's a good one. we're about to hit the 20th anniversary of the classic film that changed our lives, "clueless." alicia silver stone, can you imagine that character being played by angelina jolie instead of silverst

glasses up. cheers! it's the block buster film that helped launch jennifer lawrence's career.ss everdean. let's look at the screen. >> my dear miss everdeen. make no mistake. the game isn't over. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 76th hunger games. >> oh, my goodness. a brief glimpse of the late philip seymour hoffman. the film is out november 20. we'll see you there. now to funny lady amy schumer who photo bombed a couple's engagement picture in central park. the photographer was snapping shots of the happy couple when she heard someone say, oh, my god, are you taking engagement photos is this let me get in one. the photographer said she took off the sunglasses. we snapped a pic and after she said, you guys know i'm like really famous? it took a minute for everyone involved to realize it was amy schumer. the couple has since started a hashtag # amier for flower girl so she knows they have an open incite to the wedding. i'm famous. no i am. >> i saw it on instagram. i can't get if you have of amy schumer now. >> she's great. >> it's one for the ages. that's a good one. w