a convoy was targeted near kabul's international airport. taliban says it planned the bombing. >>> the u.s. government says it's deeply concerned by an egyptian court's decision to sentence mohamed morsi to death. >>> and thousands of refugees are believed to be stranded in the andeman sea most ethnic rohingya. indonesia, malaysia and thailand have all turned back boats. >>> more than 130 rescued in indonesia are due to be returned to myanmar on sunday. some 130 men trapped on a life of labor on fishing boats. >> even the simplest thing gives this man pleasure. he's away from his loved ones who he thought he'd inner see again. >> translator: when i was in indonesia, i was always thinking: when will i be able to go home to see my family? >> reporter: he returned to myanmar several days ago together with 124 others and got this reception. they are some of the hundreds of men who were held captive and forced to work in appalling conditions on fishing boats only rescued by indonesian officials in april. it is not unusual for workers here to go t

locally in kabul. and we have a reporter from kabul on the phone with us. hello.can you tell us? mike. yes. go ahead. mike, we're listening to you. we're live in new york. so go ahead from kabul. all right. we lost the connection over there. so a lot of chaos. 2:45 in the morning. jim, afghanistan, we're supposed to be winding down over there. >> yeah, well, the world is a mess. afghanistan is one of those countries. syria. iraq. there are a lot of conflicting religious and political groups. this will -- this will spark a renewed debate among all the presidential candidates who have -- who have announced as to what we should be doing differently. what we've done right. what we've done wrong. but this is a surprise. it's negative. it's going to play out. it probably won't have a happy ending. >> mike baker is on the line with us. hello. what do you know about this kabul attack? >> well, i mean, it's a developing situation as you've correctly pointed out. the problem is that, you know, afghanistan, you know, has kind of slipped from our collective conscience and inc

and we have reports from kabul that number is expected to increase. >> he came to kabul six years agoutal fighting between the taliban and nato forces forced him out of his village in helmand province. >> i believe we're safer here. there is no fighting. it is calm here. no one will bomb us. but life is very hard here. >> he said that there isn't enough work to earn enough to feed his family. the common problem in this sprawling camp on the edge of the capital. most here thought it would be a temporary stop, like this man who has been here for five years. >> i didn't think we would be here for long. i thought i would be for a month or two. we hoped that our village would be peaceful so we could go back. now we don't even think about going home. >> there is no school. most of the children are illiterate and for many this is the only home they've ever known. 850,000 afghans are displaced because of war. and the continued fighting means that more will leave their homes this year. >> this woman fled with her family from the fighting. and at the same time in northern afghanistan, hundreds

there has been heavy gunfire and several explosions in central kabul. the target is a heavily fortified guesthouse. jennifer glasse joins us from kabul. what more do we know at this stage? >> well, they attacked again two and a half hours ago. we saw lots of gunfire and explosions. it seems to be over. eyewitnesses tell me that they are on their way to that guesthouse. police tell al jazeera that they believe as many as six attackers were involved, including a suicide-bomber at the gates. other attackers tried to get inside. two weeks ago not far away a couple of miles away 14 people were killed in another guesthouse in town. but this had obviously been a complex attack, a very concerted attack. very well guarded and with taking a lot precautions to try to prevent something like this from happening. the police were on the scene for several hours. they broke street lights to make sure that the attackers could not see them coming. eyewitnesses say it seems to be winding down right now with ambulances head together scene. >> jennifer glasse on the line fro

. >> i'm jennifer glasse in a camp for displaced afghans in kabul. some 850,000 people displaced by war and that number will continue to grow. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. maryland governor larry hogan lifted the state of emergency after a week that. >> i'm asking the department of justice to see if our police department has engaged in a pattern of stops searches and arrests that violate the fourth amendment. i'm asking that they investigate what systemic changes or systemic changes exist within our--challenges exist within our police department that can contribute to excessive fourth and disin a tore and discriminatory policing. i would hold those accountable if change is not made. we cannot be timid in addressing this problem and i'm a mayor that does not shy away from our city's big challenges. at no other time in our city's recent history has any administration brought this level of resources to the table. >> yesterday attorney general loretta lynch went to baltimore where she pledged to help the police

. >>> four afghan men sentenced to death for in a camp kabul. some of the 850,000 people displayed by war in afghanistan, and the continued fighting means that number will continue to grow. >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. the u.s. is asking saudi arabia to stop its air strikes in yemen. overnight, more than 30 air strikes hit two northern provinces right near the border with saudi arabia. the saudi coalition says the strikes are in response to houthis firing mortars and rockets at a saudi town. in washington there was a pledge of $68 million for humanitarian support for aid agencies in the region. >> reporter: the saudis are not against the idea of some kind of lull in the fighting in some areas, but when we look at the situation now and the latest developments, as the houthis have been able to strike inside saudi arabia and inflict damage in civilian areas for the first time it is unlikely that the saudis will accept to stop the air strikes across yemen. they may accept to do that in some parts. the

the woman was killed by a mob in kabul. al jazeera's caroline malone reports. >> the murder trial has been closely watched in afghanistan. the trial was broadcast live on national television. 49 people, including 19 policemen were accused, four of them given the harshest punishments. >> we have sentenced each of you to capitol punishment, death. our decision on these four people is not definite. they have the right to appeal. >> she was wrongly accused of burning a a koran boot ally attacked in central kabul in march. they beat and kicked her then set her body on fire. hundreds of people watched. some people even recorded it on their phones. that evidence was used in the case. her family were in court. her brother told al jazeera that justice happen not been served. human rights activists agree saying not everyone was brought to trial. >> the real criminals are still free. i don't believe that it was a fair and free trial. announcing the death penalty or impress sonning but letting free most of these people of a hasty decis

a convoy was targeted near the kabul international airport. the taliban said it planned the bombing >>> the war in yemen is representing. the u.n. representative says the agency reached and helped some families during the 5-day truce but a longer ceasefire it imperative. >> whatever we bring in, planes or ships, it cannot replace fuel food that 6 million require. some ships are getting into the country. however, yemen is cut off from the vast majority of imported goods. and yemen can only exist if it has access to imports. our humanitarian assistance can never deal with that issue. it can treat the wounded. it can provide assistance to the vulnerable, but it will not be enough. we need a pause to be continued. during the last weeks yemenis have not been vaccinated. vaccines have been destroyed. if we are not able to reach and vaccinate the children in the months to come there'll be endemics in yemen, and we risk things like polio, if it gets into yemen, it affects all its neighbours. and the issues of poor water and endemics will feed into mal

let's go straight to skwr*e jennifer glasse who is live for us in kabul. more about these verdicts. >> reporter: well, nick this has been a landmark trial in afghanistaned 11 police policemen sentenced for failing to do their duty for a horrific crime in the sent of kabul in march. thousands watched while she was beaten to death with sticks, stones and kicked. eight other policemen were set free. this is the second set of sentences on. on may 3rd we saw four men sentenced to death and eight sentenced to 16 years, 18 others set free. all of these sentences can be appealed. but what is so remarkable is that trial was televised. afghans have been fixate odd what will happen here. the murder striked demonstrations across the world. critics at the courthouse are saying the sentences aren't heavy enough. and that such light sentences will mean that violent against women will continue here but certainly a step forward for the afghan justice system trying to be open and transparent and trying to find some justice for some of the murderers. >> a stope forward may b

kabul. jennifer glasse has the story. >> european union convoy, four wheel drive vehicles. they confirm here that one member of their staff is killed and three injured two afghans also killed in that attack and 18 afghans injured. now brevitying in their statement claiming responsibility for this attack the taliban say there were no civilians nearby and foreigns were the targets of this attack. butt clearly women and children are among the dead. this the latest in the series of astacks of the taliban's attack they have dubbed asm attack. around the one as the taliban try and put pressure on the afghan security forces under ashraf ghani. >> how much pressure is the taliban able to put on ashraf ghani and his government? >> quite a bit of pressure. we were in the north our team was up there and there are static front lines first time we've seen this kind of fighting but because the afghan security forces don't have the kind of air power and forces that nato has the first year afghan security forces are fighting on their own they're finding it very difficult certainly less of

this is an independent lawyer joining us from kabul. we appreciate your insight on this. this particular trial with nearly 50 people is about something horrific that happened to a woman. what is the significance of something like this going to trial in afghanistan? well i believe that it has a lot of significant things along with it. i see it as a positive sign for the judicial system in afghanistan. we have been complaining that the judicial system is not funning. this is a tart of it functioning. the trial went for two days, and hopefully we'll have more hearings. the judge will make sure he understanding everything about the case. the judge is understanding that his duty... >> continue. >> the judge has to understand his duty. and deciding to see during the last part of the law, from the police higher ranking officials, very have a lot of respect from the courts. they come back because they were subpoenaed by the judge to appear before the court. they are significant. >> what does it say about the future of afghanistan in the future something horrific that happened, th

>> jennifer glasse, live in kabul, thank you. trial is underway for the former prime minister of thailand, she was deposed years ago in a military coup. >> a washington post reporter detained in iran will go on trial next week. he has been behind bars for 10 months. he was detained along with his five and two photo journalists. >> in the accident, warnings there could be more violence after sunday's biker gang shootout in waco. 170 gang members face murder related charges. nine were killed. police say they are ready to handle whatever happens next. >> we will just say that we are prepared and able to handle any threat that comes towards us. >> the twin peaks restaurant where it happened has been shut down. its parent company says the owners have been stripped of their franchise. >> opponents of arctic drilling are getting a boost from the city of seattle. the local government will fine shell oil for not having the right permits to work on a drilling rig in the port. protestors tried to block the entrance monday. many others have

beat her in brood daylight in kabul.that and their failure to carry out police duties meant 11 were sentenced to jail and 9 others were set free. >> translator: after thur roarly investigating the documents, in keeping with the constitution and police law, the officers know their rights and have been given time for defense. >> reporter: this was the second round of verdicts. in the first four men got the death penalty, and eightors 16 years for taking part. all of the defendants can appeal. the court case is unique in afghanistan for its openness. it was tell viced live and it was the first time police have been prosecuted. there were also some irregularities. not all of the accused had defense lawyers. instead each was given a chance to speak for himself. and some of the most prominent murders easily identifiable from cell phone footage haven't been caught. those in court to watch the case they are disappointed with the trial and the verdicts. >> the whole thing was designed how to calm people's mind to say okay. she wa

a sign was put up in central kabul with the attack happened and a shrine built on the riverbank. afghan women carried her coffin at the funeral - breaking with tradition. thousands demonstrated, calling for justice. many were angry not only at the crime, but that it happened in public while the police were present. 19 policemen were on trial. some say they called for back up, but none came. their verdict and possible sentencing is due on sunday >>> a member of the murder investigation commission, a woman's rights campaigner, joins and says despite flaws, it's an historic trial. >> actually, it's an historical case and has a big influence on the public perception. it was a case that it was taken seriously. everybody was just watch and nobody would bet brought to justice or give justice to the victim. actual it has a positive influence, but still we have objection on the procedure and some part of the justice. >>> iraq's capital baghdad, six were killed by a car bomb in a business distribute in the center of the city. police say the bomb kenned off in the karada area including rest

jennifer glasse is following the trial from the capital, kabul. talk us through the sentencing and the response. >> that's right. the judge today sentenced four men to death. eight to gaol and sent 18 free for lack of evidence in the case that really captured the attention of the nation the trial which started on saturday has been televised live. the 17-year-old was wrongly accused of burning the koran and was killed by a mob in kabul. she was beaten with sticks and stones. dozens participated in the murder and hundreds watched. 19 men are still to be sentenced. they are police. it's an interesting part of the trial. afghan law number 354 failed to render assistance. what happens is unclear. we are in court this week, and the police said we tried to do our jobs we called for reinforcements, they did not come. video showed them standing by while she was beaten by the crowd. this is a case that rioted the afghan nation and a test of the justice system. >> i was going to ask you why this case in particular is important. we have seen a lot of violence

jennifer glasse joins us liver from kabul. bring us up-to-date.re can you tell us about this explosion. >> reporter: the interior ministry says that's target appears to be a convoy of of cars carrying foreigners the interior ministry are believes 15 people are wounded and it's likely to include foreigners because they say there is one very badly damaged vehicle on the scene. we heard the explosion just within the last hour and it could be heard around the city. it sounded like quite a large explosion, the interior minute city thinks it may have been a suicide car bomb. >> all right jennifer glasse there in kabul jennifer, thank you. >>> pope francis will canonize two palestinian nuns on saturday. they are the first palestinians to become saints in modern times. an explanation as why it's viewed as part of the vatican's attempt to support christies in the middle east. >> reporter: a song of praise in honor of sister mary a palestinian nun built this church and fountained the congregation of the sisters of the most holily jerusalem convent in the ot

citizen was killed in an attack in kabul. they stormed at guest house and dozens of americans and fighters were trapped by government rescuers. and jennifer is on the phone. what else do we know about this particularly attack? >> well, tony, a very harrowing and long night for the afghan security house for those inside of the guest house. a small hotel attacked late last evening here. it's almost 4:00 in the morning here in afghanistan as the siege lasted for five hours. they somehow got into the restaurant of this hotel which not only had the guests of the hotel in the restaurant, but they were election hosting a concert. so another 50 or 60 people in the compound. the afghan police chief spoke to us, and five have been killed, including one american, and 6 injured and 54 people rescued in a siege that went on for five hours. hours it in the tree line, you could hear gunfire and one explosion that went on during the siege that lasted for five hours. the security forces, the afghan crisis responded to the scene and the police

scene home to a number of international guesthouses and hotels and jennifer glasse my colleague in kabul join us on the phone. i think you're close by, jennifer, tell us what is happening. >> government officials tell us that forces are in the guesthouse and they're clearing the guesthouses room by room. gunmen had moved into this hotel that is used by afghans and foreigners about three hours ago. 20 people this official has been told has been evacuated. we've heard four volleys of gunfire inside the building right next to an united nations compound. right now this street is full of afghan police and security forces, special forces, and the afghan they use a trillionth response team. they did deal with it very quickly, an after the gun fair wasgunfire was going on. >> thank you very much, jennifer glasse in kabul. at least 35 people have been killed near the iraqi city of fallujah. a suicide-bomber detonated the device northeast of the city. the place has been ambushed by fighters from isil who managed to seize military tanks and equipment. the department leader of isil has been killed b

we tested it in an extreme environment, which was kabul. two weeks ago, we were there. in 15 days we managed to get about 3500 problems identified. they go from lack of electricity to dangerous issues, floods, and other things. once i came back from france i realize the application could be very well used in an emergency situation. genie: is it being used now in nepal? lorenzo: we are testing it in nepal. we received the first signals in nepal a few days ago and we are launching it in nepal in the coming days. genie: how concretely does it work -- someone sees an issue and they report it? lorenzo: yes, for instance, if you are in kabul, or a different parts of france, there are problems that you can report. you choose the category of problems in the context of where he is, and then it is sent. and the sending elements are then centralized. once that is centralized the software is accessible to the coordinating body. in the case of nepal, they can observe what is happening. genie: how does it work in poor countries in nepal or afghanistan where not everyone has a smartph

. >>> a suicide bombing downtown kabul has killed four people. taliban has claimed responsibility. the explosion went off at the peak of rush hour. smoke could be seen for several miles. it follows a handful of similar explosions in the past two weeks. >>> 11 police officers have been sentenced to jail for failing to stop the beating of a woman. her murder was captured on camera. four men were sentenced to death, another eight given long prison sentences. jennifer glasse has more. >> reporter: in this latest round of sentencing 11 policemen sentenced to a year in prison for failing to do their duty and failing to render assistance as she was beaten to death in brood daylight in kabul in march. eight other policemen were set free for lack of evidence. this is the second set of verdicts we have received. earlier this month, four men were sentenced to death. this trial has been remarking in its openness. it has been televised live. it has gone over several days. afghan lawyers say really a larger more detailed trial than many they have seen. critics

jennifer glasse joins us live from kabul. jennifer, we understand other people involved have also been sentenced. >> that's right, 40 men in all were accused in court this week. in addition to the four given the death penalty, eight men given 16 years in prison, and 18 men were set free for lack of evidence. that leaves 19 policemen still to be sentenced. we are expecting that to happen on sunday. it's really critical, because they are accused of failing to do their jobs, failing to protect her during this pour risk attack in central kabul in march. dozens took a part in the killing, hundreds of others watched and under afghan law that is illegal. afghan law number 354 makes a failure to protect somebody a crime here, and if the judge actually sentences the policemen, there's video of them shown in court that they were standing by. some policemen did try to protect her but the crowd did get her and they watched as she was beaten to death by this crowd. if the judge convicts this policeman under this law it will be the first t

she was brutally attacked in kabul in march. they beat and kicked her and set her body on fire. hundreds of people watched. some people even recorded it on their phones. that evidence was used in the case. her family was in court. her brother told al jazeera that justice has not been served. human rights activists agree saying not everyone was brought to trial. the real criminals are still free and i don't believe it was a fair and free trial. and announcing the death penalty or letting free most of these people was a very hasty decision. >> despite it's failings the trial has successfully convicted some people involved in mob justice against women in afghanistan. >> and it had a big influence on the public perception. this case was taken very much seriously that there are lots of cases where women were publicly stoned and killed, and people would just watch and nobody was brought to justice. >> a sign was put up in central kabul where an attack happened, and and a shrine was set up where she was burned. women carried her coffin during the funeral. breaking away from tradition.

at night here, the lights. >> logan: when i came into kabul for the first time with the... the afghan forces, when they took the city from the taliban in 2001, there wasn't a single light. >> campbell: just take a look at the highway lights. >> logan: but millions of people across afghanistan are still without power, and the lack of security threatens whatever progress has been made. last year was the deadliest of the war-- more than 5,000 afghan soldiers and policemen killed. at this memorial down south in kandahar, general campbell paid tribute to some of their fallen. afghan major general abdul hamid was at his side. he lost close to 200 of his men this past year. you believe that the afghan security forces, particularly the afghan national army doesn't get the credit it deserves. >> campbell: it's the number one respected institution in afghanistan. couple years ago, i probably wouldn't have said that, but today it is. they've taken this fight on, they've gotten them through two very, very tough fighting seasons, and the last one, predominantly, all on their own. >> log

he shot everyone >>> we can bring in jennifer glass, live for us in kabul. sounds horrifying and a lot of unanswered questions. >> that's right, paramount among them is how the attackers got into the hotel with so many guns and ammunition. the eyewitnesss told us the one attacker they saw had a pistol and six magazines. it's heavily fortified hotel in the center of town with three gates with guards on each gate. an eyewitness thinks that there may have been somebody inside that police are looking into as well. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack saying they targeted the guest house because it was home to foreigners including americans, and they were partying there. they wanted to show that they could attack them anywhere there was nowhere they could hide. an audacious attack in a safe part of kabul, a block from the united nations compound, not far from a foreign-run hospital. hundreds of police and security forces were on the scene all night. >> what does it say about the status of the security forces? >> well i think it shows the kind of chal

this is an upmarket part of kabul, home to a compound and inside the ring of steal security zone. >> our investigative teams are working to find out about the attacks. it did not start with an explosion at the main gate or killing of guards. it started inside the hotel. >> reporter: the police chief said the investigation will focus on how the men got into the building with weapons, and how to protect an attack like this again >>> india's prime minister arrived in the chinese president's home town on the first leg of a 3-nation visit. narendra modi is on the first leg of his issue. they have a number of issues >>> the vatican has officially recognised the state of palestine in a treaty. it's the first legal document between the catholic church and the palestinian state, signalling the beginning of diplomatic recognition, and comes three days before the palestinian authority is due to visit pope francis at the vatican >>> health experts say super strains of diseases are making current antibiotics useless. the world health organisation says 10 million people could die in the next 35 ye

that's some breaking news, there are reports of heavy gunfire, and multiple explosions in central kabul be uh the target is not yet clear. we will bring plenty more on that as we get it. malaysian peace are continuing the grim task of dozens of suspected people, trafficking victims. they were discovered in the northern malaysia state florence has been to one of those camps and sent us this report. >> in a shallow unmarked gray a team is carefully trying to unearth what is buried here, they soon find something. human remained wrapped in what was probably once a white cloth, now yellowed can dirt and time. we are zillion digging out the grays so we still can't tell you how many bodies they are, except for the ones we found today p the police suspect there are 40 graves in the area. they don't know yet about 200-meters from the site is a camp. it's inhabitants long gone. >> authorities say they belief this camp has been abandoned for at least two years. now much of the structure is already in ruins. you can see it is probably big enough to hold 200 people. all around the camps there are si

she was killed by a mob in kabul as caroline malone reports. >> reporter: the murder trial has been closelyched in afghanistan. the trial was broadcast live on national television. 49 people, including 19 policemen were accused. four of them have been given the harshest punishments. >> translator: we have sentenced each of you to capital punishment death. our decision on these four people is not definite. they have the right to approve. >> reporter: this 27 year was wrongly accused of burning a quran. she was brutally attacked. they beat and kicked her, and then set her body on fire. many people watched on and some recorded on their phones. her brother told al jazeera that justice has not been served. >> translator: we real criminals are still free and iing don't believe it was a fair and free trial. announcing the death penalty or imprisoning or letting free most of these people was a very hasty decision. >> reporter: however, the trial has successfully convicted some people involved in mob justice involved in afghanistan. >> it had a big influence on the public perception. this case was t

known as farkhunda was falsely accused of burning the koran and then burned her body and more from kabuleporter: in the sentencing of the trial 11 policemen sentenced to a year in prison for failing to do their duty and failing to render assistance to as she was beaten in kabul in march and 8 others set free for lack of evidence and this is the first verdict and the first second this month sentenced four to death, 8 to 16 years in prison and 18 others set free also for lack of evidence. now, this trial has been remarkable in its openness, it has been televised live and gone over several days and afghan lawyers say a larger more detailed trial than many they have seen. critics say it really hasn't followed procedure, the defendants did not have defense lawyer and the family saying they were not happy that not everybody was brought to trial and 49 men were brought to face charges, 19 policemen among them, they say some of the most agree -- agregious and say it has been thorough and defendants can appeal but people were watching it and when farkhunda was murdered it sparked across the count

after gunmen opened fire at the restaurant of the park plaza hotel in kabul. that hotel was hosting a party for foreigners at the time. 54 other hostages were

. >>> it was deadly violence tonight in kabul afghanistan. gunman stormed a restaurant at the park palace hotel as it hosted a party for foreigners. six people, including one american were killed. police did manage to rescue 54 hostages, the taliban had attacked guest houses like this in kabul before. >>> injury any boston has begun deliberating whether boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev will spend life in prison or die by lethal injection. for the the death penalty to be imposed the jury must reach a unanimous decision. three people were killed, more than 200 wounded in the a attack in april of 2013, near the finish line of the boston marathon. >>> house of representatives today voted to change the terms of the patriot act by ending the bulk collection of americans phone record by the national security agency. a new system would search the data held by phone companies on a case by case basis. if the bill becomes law, and then it now goes to the senate, it would be one of the most significant can't changes stemming from disclosures in n

in brought daylight in kabul. that and their failure to carry out police duties meant they were sentenced. nine other policemen were set free. >> after thoroughly investigating the documents in this case, it was announced in keeping with the constitution and police law the officers know their rights and have been given time for the offense. >> this was the second round of verdicts. in the first, four men got the death penalty and others 16 years in prison for taking part in the killing. 18 were freed for lack of evidence. all the defendants can appeal. the court case is unique for its openness televised live and it's the first time police have been publicly prosecuted. there were also some irregular hearts. not all the accused had defense lawyers. instead, each was given a chance to speak for himself. the family says some of the most prominent murderers easily identified from cell phone footage haven't been caught. those in court to watch the case say they are disappointed with the trial and the verdicts. >> it wa

also at program the taliban strikes in southern afghanistan killing five people in kabul and anotherpolicemen and seven soldiers in tell man we'll have the latest on the mass graves found in malaysia, our reporter is on the scene deep in the junkingjungle 123-4678 and does greenpeace india have a future? it's taking on the government in the high court. >>> first, though, breaking news out of ken yeah. the somali armed group al-shabab says it's killed 25 police officers in the east of the country. now, these fighters ambushed them in a village north of the town garissa. some of the policemen died when their vehicle hit a land mine planted by the fighters in last month this group attacked a university in the same area killing 148 people. we'll have much more on this ahead in the program. >>> taliban gunmen are attacking a police headquarters in southern afghanistan. 13 policemen and seven soldiers have already been killed in the siege in the helmand province, the district police chief has appealed for immediate help from the afghan government. jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> re

our jennifer glasse joins us live now from kabul on what is happening there.r. >> reporter: richelle, there is fighting actually in many places in afghanistan today. the interior ministry tells us that there is fighting in three did districts in helman province that take you said where the taliban forces got in and attacked at least -- captured at least three army checkpoints and surrounded the district headquarters. the interior ministry says reinforcements have been sent in. but the phones there appear to be down. usually basically around afghanistan they use cell phones the phones there appear to be down so would he don't have the latest on what's happening there in helman province. other mayors have been attacked also. but in just the laughed hour. in the last hour a suicide bomber attacked a court. he and two other a side bombers remember killed. two policemen were killed in at that tack. there is a siege in kandahar. two policeman on top of a roof, they have killed at least one woman in at that siege. it's been going on since last night. since late last

let's go straight to jennifer glasse who is live for us in kabul.more can you tell us about the sentencing, jennifer? >> reporter: well, nick, in addition to the 11 policemen sentenced for failing to do their doubt any this case, eight more were set free. this is the latest round the verdicts in the case, two weeks ago the judge sentenced four men to death, eight to 16 years for taking part in that murder. 27-year-old woman was falsely accused of burning the core lan and beaten to death with sticks and stones, kicked her body run over and then burned by a crowd of dozens while hundreds looked on in central ca bum. this case has trans fixed the nation. a lot of the murder was actually videotaped on cell phones and posted on social media. it was used as evidence in the case. this has been very much a landmark case in afghanistan televised live with many people watching. but some in the courtroom today. there were very few in the courtroom today say they were disappoints in the verdict they feel the sentences were too light. >> given this disappointmen

earlier this month taliban fighters attacked another guest house in kabul killing 14 people. nine of them foreigners, including one american. >>> a blistering, dangerous heat wave has much of i india in its grip. officials say more than 750 people have died. on monday, some areas in eastern india recorded temperatures as high as 117 degrees. the hot dry conditions are being made worse by winds blowing in from pakistan. officials say the intense heat is expected to continue for another two days. >>> more than 100,000 u.s. taxpayers have just had their old tax returns stolen. who the i.r.s. suspects is behind the hack and how they did it. >>> also the fight for free an american reporter month faces years in an iranian prison as his trial begins in teheran. >>> president obama urged lawmakers to keep identity parts of the patriot act alive. the senate left no recess saturday without renewing a provision used to justify several nsa surveillance programs, that includes the controversial collection of phone records from millions of americans. the provision expires at midnight sunda

. >>> in neighbors afghanistan a full-scale firefight breaks out in an upscale area of kabul. >>> the u.s. is calling for trans parents see in the controversial case of a "washington post" reporter on trial in iran. he's accused of spying for the u.s., something the white house denies. a trial for the iranian-american got underway in tehran today. >> details about the charges and evidence are being kept secret. we have more now on the controversy. >> reporter: this is about as much as anyone knows about what happened to jason on tuesday. they announced the start of his trial taking place behind closed doors. >> translator: he was active in iran under the cover of a journalist and was arrested last july. >> reporter: he works for "the washington post." his editor calls the allegations absurd and says iran has an ulterior motive. the ongoing talks over the nuclear program. >> iran says this has to do with jason's cutting. i can only believe, though that the timing suggests a connection that there's a close tie in what the iranians are doing to their belief that this would improve their

in cases, yeah. >> logan: suicide bombers are promised an afterlife in paradise, but this is where kabul say many of them are buried-- in a modest cemetery on the outskirts of the capital. the graves are unmarked, we were told, so the taliban cannot celebrate the bombers as martyrs and use their dusty graves as fertile ground to rally even more children to the cause. >> and now a cbs sports update brought to you by lyrica. at the wells fargo championship at charlotte, north carolina world number one rory mcilroy won it by seven shots his second win here in the second, and the second victory in the last three weeks. nba playoffs, the rockets beat the clippers in game seven to advance to the western conference finals against golden state, for more sports news and information go to cbssports.com. this is reporting from charlotte. >> ...served my country... ...carried the weight of a family... ...and walked a daughter down the aisle. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. nerve damage from diabetes causes diabetic nerve pain.

the average life expectancy for an afghan is late 50s early 60s particularly if you live outside kabul in the provinces. so the afghans who are in their late 50s early 60s right now were, you know, late teens, early 20s when the soviets invaded in 1979. so in another ten years by and large, you'll have a large segment of the afghan population that has died off that will be the only segment that can actually remember afghanistan at peace. so what happens when nobody can remember afghanistan at peace? how do you arrive at peace? then the act of arriving there really becomes one of sheer imagination. but by that criteria i think we also have to reflect on our own experience as americans in our wars which have now gone on for 15 years, and if they progress much further, the remembering of that peace will become more and more distant. and there's a certain point in the book mumtaz bringing a similar point up to aziz as he's reflecting on his days as a mujahideen. he tells aziz that the future is in the remembering. and that's something i definitely saw amongst my peers who were afghans who

. >>> an american citizen is among five killed in a hotel attack in kabul. three stormed the guest house hotel wednesday trapping more than 50 people inside after a five-hour standoff. afghan special forces killed all three attackers. in the last few hours, the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. the identities of the victims not released. >>> a senior secret service agent implicated in the drunk driving accident is retiring. marc connolly is leaving the agency. this news comes as the inspector general report is being released. the report says connolly and a second agent had been drinking and drove through or by a secure area outside the white house disrupting an active bomb investigation. >>> president obama hosts a summit meeting with leaders from the persian gulf countries today. the president and the leaders will go to camp david for talks. they are seeking more weapons for training from the united states and upgrade to status to non major nato allies. >>> the bill does face a hurdle in the senate. some republican leaders want to renew the nsa

. >>> four afghan men sentenced to death for in a camp kabul.e of the 850,000 people displayed by war in afghanistan, and the continued

. >> the 27-year-old was wrongly accused of burning a koran she was brutally attacked in central kabul in march. they beat her kicked her and set her body on fire. some people recorded it on their phones. that evidence was being presented in court. her family says justice has not been served. >> translator: the real criminals are still free and i don't believe it was a fair and free trial. announcing the death penalty or imprisoning or letting free most of these people was a very hasty decision. >> successfully convictsome people in mass violence. >> this case was taken very much seriously, that we have lots of cases, where women were strongly strong and killed and nobody was brought to justice. >> in central kabul a shrine was put where she was burned. thousands of people demonstrated in afghanistan and he other other parts of the world calling for justice. that it happened in public where the police were present 19 people are on trial some called for backup but none came. their verdicts and possible sentence being are due on sunday. carey loon malone, al jazeera. >> a why in judge in

she was brutally attacked by a mob in central kabul in march. they beat and kicked her and then set her body on fire. hundreds of people watched. some people even recorded it on their phones. that evidence was used in the case her family was in court. her brother said that justice has not been served. human rights activities say that they agree not everyone watts brought to trial. the real criminals are still free and i don't believe it was a fair and free trial announcing the death penalty i imprisoning or letting free most of these people is a hasty decision. >> this has "h" a big influence on public perception. that this case was taken very much seriously that we have lots of cases where women were publicly stoned and killed, and people just watch and none was brought to justice. >> in central kabul where the attack happens a shrine has been built where she was born. women carried the coffin in the funeral breaking with traditional. many are calling for justice. many of them were angry not only because there was a crime but because it happene

this came from the same southwest of kabul.many of the men were on their way to iran in hopes of work. others were shopkeepers heading to the capital to buy supplies of the students returning to school. a number of them are ethnic minorities who discovered and treated with cruelty whenever they had the opportunity. now they were in the western province and therefore very dangerous but this is that was the short because they were short on gas. they met no other cars and traffic. the world around them must have seemed empty but it was not. unbeknownst to them they were being watched and their every movement transmitted across the globe. as the ramshackle vehicles, one kept breaking down people convert across the oceans and continents on who they were where they were going to know what they were carrying and whether they should live or die. unwittingly the group was going towards a detachment in the u.s. special forces patrol dropped them with a supporting cause of the afghan soldiers to attack the nearby neighbors. such were rout

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