the resettle refugee camps around kabul and 3 times a week and robbi a visit the local children with other coaches to teach circus arts they like to say they're looking for flowers between the stones and they invite the most talented that they find to join them with parental permission of course. with the muppet. show hold. a grudge about how far she. can buy those books. that. so you like not just the tunnel. vision. but i didn't. feel like. i'm living. in a. little joke. getting you lead to believe that they have yet. to get busy. to see the social. aspect of the job. the senate doesn't show. because they got me just a moment some good of them are going to mobilize it is just been fun but this is just to move on but you need more of a course in a. moment to have. those issues. backed up by the company but surely there must come by the. jocund enough so that afterwards they say stuff it's a great family yet. i manage them. but none * of the whole political campaign modeled after evidence. that i didn't know yet today would be good but on the same message it took us a while but i'm n

everyone is slightly on edge in kabul big crowds often become targets for terrorist attacks. which is why the show cones run longer than often our. visual. example of all of this up 4500000. dollars that. was given to go in the city where you are going to go without a permit well it doesn't really get me because the local made i'm not a public i'm going to come up to what. people really want to spend money to animal i'm not a. legal . you don't know what the make up of the stuff you know. if. i feel. like. hitler was going to touch a. goddamn . line and that's the time that the public. believes that. the number soon lose such a loser to the movie. was. often just half an hour the sound of gunfire echoes once again around kabul and yet another huge explosion shakes the city live. us. secret prisons are not usually what comes to mind when thinking about europe however he even the most prosperous can be deceived within this 0 song there were too few houses were. prison was located and the only. access to the story for investigators sure hell they uncovered the darkest dealings o

were out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day. women journalists i'm tragedies are gunned down in the street no one feels like. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. person but i'm frightened the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere were afraid that they'll attach magnetic bombs to them their attacks everywhere and we're afraid of being kidnapped. afghanistan is a nation at war even city streets are patrolled by heavily armed forces and anyone traveling across the country passes military vehicles and checkpoints. only able to film them from the car because the soldiers also fear prevalent attacks. shut up never think is on the street long things have to be quick. she's afghanistan's best known model and appears before the camera withou

we're out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day women journalists and judges are gunned down in the street no one feels safe. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. if i'm frightened of the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere we're afraid that they'll catch magnetic bombs to them. there are attacks everywhere and we're afraid of being kidnapped. afghanistan is a nation at war even city streets are patrolled by heavily armed forces and anyone traveling across the country past us military vehicles and checkpoints. we were only able to film them from the car because the soldiers also fear revel the tax. shut up never think as on the street long things have to be quick. she's afghanistan's best known model and appears before the camera witho

we're out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day women journalists and judges are gunned down in the street no one feels safe. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. customer i'm frightened the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere afraid that they'll attach magnetic bombs to them their attacks everywhere and we're afraid of being kidnapped. not gonna stand as a nation at war even city streets are patrolled by heavily armed forces and anyone traveling across the country passes military vehicles and checkpoints. we were only able to film them from the car because the soldiers also fear revel in attacks. set up never thinkers on the street long things have to be quick. she's afghanistan's best known model and appears before the camera without

we're out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day women journalists and judges are gunned down in the street no one feels safe. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. with us there but i'm frightened of the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere we're afraid that they'll attach magnetic bombs to them there are attacks everywhere and we're afraid of being kidnapped. afghanistan is a nation at war even city streets are patrolled by heavily armed forces and anyone traveling across the country passes military vehicles and checkpoints. we were only able to film them from the car because the soldiers also feared rebel attacks. showed up never thinkers on the street long things have to be quick. she's afghanistan's best known model and appears befor

were out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day. women journalists and judges are gunned down in the street no one feels safe. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. first i'm frightened of the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere we're afraid that they'll attach magnetic bombs to them there are attacks everywhere and we're afraid of being kidnapped. but gonna stand as a nation at war even city street suffer trolled by heavily armed forces and anyone traveling across the country past us military vehicles and checkpoints. only able to film them from the car because the soldiers also fear revel the tax. shut up never think is on the street long things have to be quick. she's afghanistan's best known model and appears before the camera witho

women in afghanistan why do you they lose their freedoms if the taliban enter government in kabul to go people's concerns and the expectations from the international community. fighting to stay open japan's old school video game our kids struggle to survive. i'm british manager welcome to the. glad you could join us nato defense ministers are meeting their counterparts from the united states for the 1st time since president biden's inauguration the future of the alliance in afghanistan is an important point of talks over 2 days nearly 10000 troops from 36 nato nations including the united states currently support afghan forces in the country and whether these forces can secure without nato is a key concern. with the taliban to trumpet ministration agreed to withdraw all u.s. troops by me that decision is now being reviewed by the biden team. but even if that review is all. also discussed with nato partners levels of beilenson continue to increase in. attacks often unclaimed but attributed to the taliban are on the rise and that's left particularly afghan women concerned about a futur

to the kabul government, what biden decides to do will determine their fate. >> my hopes for presidentct joe biden is define the american interest. define the interest of the trans-atlantic alliance, define the interests of the global institutions which have been created primarily with the united states leadership, championship and resources. because if united states backs off from some of its responsibilities, it will be a political earthquake for the whole world. >> reporter: the recent messaging coming from the white house could simply be threats meant to pressure the taliban into conceding more to the kabul government. if the group calls biden's bluff, then he will have to make a decision fast-- end america's involvement in the war at the cost of abandoning its allies or let the nation's longest war continue. the former option could throw the country into a devastating civil war, one vice president saleh views as preferable to surrender. and even if surrender to a terror ideology prolongs your life, but it shatters your soul. >> sreenivasan: for more than 30 years, musician stephen

so news from afghanistan where 5 people have been killed in 3 explosions in the capital kabul police say improvised explosive devices were used no one is claimed to be behind the attacks but at least 70 people have lost their lives in similar incidents in the past month targeting high profile figures like politicians judges and journalists and then more violence as well across the country despite a month long peace process between the government and taliban leaders with intense fighting in the southern kandahar province now which in the outskirts of its main city but seeing tens of thousands of lives at risk the neo-cons are furry has more from kabul here in rural kandahar the war has barely stopped since it started nearly 20 years ago. but now it's coming closer to the main city afghanistan 2nd largest after the capital kabul heavy fighting between government forces and the taliban is now only 8 kilometers away from kandahar city. of. mines in 1st the roads while the taliban destroys others some politicians warn if security continues to deteriorate it could be a matter of time befor

turkish authorities have accused kabul of both supporting leftwing terrorism and plotting an islamist coup. initially the public prosecutor accused of having bankrolled the 2013 gezi park protests but no evidence was ever presented to back this up even so the turkish president everyone is convinced that kabul is guilty. all through tellin their foreign forces seeking to spark unrest in other countries. the man who acted on behalf of these people in turkey. is now behind bars. couple was arrested in 2017 and held for nearly 1200 days in this prison just outside of. the european court of human rights demanded couple is release and when a turkish court complied his wife i should headed for the jail to collect but within hours authorities issued a new warrant for his arrest. the closest you stop believing in justice when you experience something like that. there's no justified reason to keep. up in jail not a single reason. but they can fabricate one at any moment no. more. supporters view him as a cultural philanthropist to forge understanding between peoples the turkish authorities howe

. >> this should be a relatively safe neighborhood of kabul, and one of the effects of these killings is to remind everyone, especially professional women, that they are not safe anywhere in this city. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: our u.s.-based customer service team is on hand to help. to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the united states senate has made history today, prosecuting a past president for the first time. the first order of business was voting 56 to 44 that putting donald trump on trial again , is constitutional. congressional correspondent lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> desjardins: for the second time in just over a year, the senat

we have to tell the truth and say that actually the security situation was very good in kabul during the taliban era. they were very successful in terms of security there was no theft all murder throughout the country and especially not in kabul. the mullah longs for a return to a society based on strict islamic law where many acts like tattooing the body are forbidden hj for the miller sakhi sadat studio is a scene and an expression of the west's devastating influence he says that implements is why afghanistan is so violent now not everyone agrees for some like luke fuller tattoo simply expresses freedom. joining us as journalist in kabul ali give us a sense of how uncertain things feel in the city it's a big city so if an attack happens in one place for people in the rest of the city life goes on and we just saw some pretty normal street shots of pedestrians and cars. that's the reality of it is that you who a lot of times unless you're really paying attention to something happened on one side of the city you might not know but but the issue is that you know everyone you know like

. >> this should be a relatively safe neighborhood of kabul.nd one of the impacts of these killings is to remind everyone especially professional women, they're not safe anywhere in the city. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ announcer: major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years consumer cellular has been offering wireless plans, no contract to do more of what they like. we can help you find more of what you're looking for. cellular tv. johnson & johnson. bnsf railway ♪ >> jonas and james knight foundation. announcer: wand the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ >> this program was made possible for the corporation for bub broadcast ling and to from contributions to your pbs news station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the united states senate has made history prosecuting a past president. the first order of business was voting 56-44 putting donald trump on trial again is constitutional. our congressional corporate lisa desjardins begins our coverage. lisa: for

i was in that province which is south west of kabul and i was talking to people who were saying that the taleban in part in pox on had allowed for girls to go to school but the taliban on the ground in law that weren't allowing it so this is kind of the issue that it can become very ad hoc depending upon where you are in certain places you know they'll be there they'll let you get away with more and in other places the be much more brutal and then there are also places where people you know turn to them to solve things like legal disputes land conflicts things like that that otherwise if you went to the court system would mean you're stuck in endless bureaucracy and paying bribes and just years of complication so it's really complex issue with that situation being on the ground middle ministers are meeting here in brussels to discuss the future of nato troops including u.s. troops in afghanistan do you get a sense that of cons want them to stay. that i want people just want a solution right 1st thing they want is peace whatever will bring peace for over an end of the war and then bey

resumption of talks between the taliban and afghan government trio contravariant reports now from kabul here in rural kandahar the war has barely stopped since it started nearly 20 years ago. but now it's coming closer to the main city afghanistan 2nd largest after the capital kabul heavy fighting between government forces and the taliban is now only 8 kilometers away from kandahar city. was mines in 1st the roads while the taliban destroys others some politicians warn it security continues to deteriorate it could be a matter of time before the government loses control as i see the last movements of taliban where the are focusing a lot on come to her. as i know they are inviting their fighters from a different part of afghanistan to kandahar and it will be difficult after months for afghan government to continue war the main hospital is full of those who have been wounded with one coming after the other every day thousands are displaced from their homes because of the heavy fighting and look for refuge in flimsy tent cities jungle wonder that such we lived our homes in a situation with

kabul.health care workers in bolivia have gone on strike they say that the action will not affect covert patients they're demanding the government repeal a new health emergency law which bans strikes during the pandemic and allows foreign staff to be hired live as health unions as the law is unconstitutional and restricts the right to protest. argentina's health minister gonzalez garcia has resigned following reports that at least 10 people skip the queue for covert vaccines among them was a journalist who said he'd been vaccinated after speaking directly with the minister country's only just started inoculating people over the age of 70 prioritizing health care workers before that earlier this month peru's health and foreign ministers resigned as well after it emerged that hundreds of officials have been vaccinated before health workers. now the last warrior from a once thriving indigenous community in purcell's amazon has died from cover 19 it spells the end of the chin the people as a dis

we're out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day women journalists and judges are gunned down in the street no one feels safe. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. customer i'm frightened of the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere we're afraid that they'll catch magnetic bombs to them there are attacks everywhere and we're afraid of being kidnapped. afghanistan is a nation at war even city streets are patrolled by heavily armed forces and anyone traveling across the country passes military vehicles and checkpoints. we were only able to film them from the car because the soldiers also feared rebel attacks. showed up never thinkers on the street long things have to be quick. she's afghanistan's best known model and appears before the came

were out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day women journalists and tragedies are gunned down in the street no one feels safe. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. i'm frightened of the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere we're afraid that they'll attach magnetic bombs to their attacks everywhere and we're afraid of being kidnapped to afghanistan as a nation at war even city streets are patrolled by heavily armed forces and anyone traveling across the country passes military vehicles and checkpoints. we were only able to film them from the car because the soldiers also fear a rebel attacks. showed up never thinkers on the street long things have to be quick. she's afghanistan's best known model and appears before the camera without a

i was in that province which is south west of kabul and i was talking to people who were saying that the taleban in part in pox on had allowed for girls to go to school but the taliban on the ground in wa that weren't allowing it so this is kind of the issue that it can become very ad hoc depending upon where you are in certain places you know they'll be there they'll let you get away with more and in other places will be much more brutal and then there are also places where people you know turn to them to solve things like legal disputes land conflicts things like that that otherwise if you went to the court system would mean you're stuck in endless bureaucracy in pink bribes and just years of complication so it's really complex issue with that situation being on the ground mr ministers are meeting here in brussels to discuss the future of may to approach including u.s. troops in afghanistan do you get a sense that of cons want them to stay. that i want people just want a solution right 1st thing they want is peace whatever will bring peace for over an end to the war and then beyond

politically significant for the group it's also a strategic province and a geopolitical gateway to kabul and the broader region as spokesman of the ministry of defense told al-jazeera that if you months back the afghan security forces stopped a major taliban plot to attack kandahar he says that if the armed group is planning another similar offensive the afghan army is fully prepared to fight back a piece that for now seems to remain out over everyone's reach for your country for al-jazeera kabul. iran says it still studying a new proposals to hold an informal meeting between the u.s. and other participants in the 2050 nuclear deal u.s. president joe biden says he's willing to rejoin talks to try to save the agreement his previous as a donald trump withdrew from it in 2018 re-impose sanctions iran has been winding back its compliance ever since and the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog has arrived in tehran ahead of a deadline that iran set for u.s. sanctions to be lifted rafael gross able to scott's his agency's ability to continue inspections as set out under the deal iranian legislati

politically significant for the group it's also a strategic province and a geo political gateway to kabul and the broader region as spokesman of the ministry of defense told all jazeera that a few months back the afghan security forces stopped a major taliban plot to attack khandahar he says that if the armed group is planning another similar offensive the afghan army is fully prepared to fight back a piece that for now seems to remain out over everyone's reach for your country for al-jazeera kabul. so i mean where anger is still simmering months after the end of the conflict with neighboring azerbaijan protesters say the prime minister nicole betrayed the country when he signed away land in exchange for peace the fighting was over the long disputed territory of i'm going to cut about. the reports. of the rain and snow didn't deter this rally against armenia as prime minister protesters say nicole pushy me and is a traitor who should resign. they accuse him of mishandling last year's war with the servers on and off forgivable action they say that deserves consequences the peace deal ended

kabul, january 2018, one of the last large-scale attacks the taliban clmed.e packed with explosives. hundreds dead and injured. he was 15 then. >> when i came out, i could see body parts. i could see arms, hands. it was a really bad attack. i was scared. >> the biggest threat now? targeted killings. every day a blast or more. many blame the taliban. >> so now, when i leave home, i sa goodbye to my family. i don't know if i will make it home alive or dead each day. >> these kinds of large-scale attacks in kabul had stopped because of the u.s.-taliban deal, but now the taliban is threatening that if the united states does not pull out its troops on time, this kind of devastating assault could happen again. that has created even more fear among afghans in the city. ross: this conflict reaches back to 2001. instead, more than 150 thousand people have been killed. it began in response to the 9/11 attacks in washington and new york. the taliban had been ruling afghanistan sin the 19 90's and al qaeda leader osama bin laden planned the 9/11 attacks. a nato-led inter

be very high spring in eleanor zinah here she is the country director for the congo foundation in kabul thanks for being with us 1st of all nato defense ministers will discuss their mission in afghanistan today one key point will be whether u.s. troops should withdraw from the region or not what's your take on the well i think currently everybody expects that the united states would delay their troops withdrawal beyond the 1st of may deadline they have agreed with the taliban so we get ready to get to 12 for the scenario that the troops would stay for a wife and a couple of months but we are currently in a very serious situation because the violence has increased and type on have warned that they will increase even more violence in case the united states will not stay committed to the agreement of the doric 3 months. the taliban have positioned themselves around key cities in afghanistan for months despite attempts by afghan security forces to drive them away how much of a stretch do the taliban pose to stability and peace in that country well they definitely pose a serious military thr

in the capital kabul 2 lethal bomb attack on sunday authorities say it targeted a police car killing the driver and a child close by and wolf i'm afraid of a group remark at the know suddenly there was an explosion on the other side of the street. a police vehicle was hit it's lucky it was on a side street if it had been on the main street we would probably have witnessed many casualties that much more damage. because you're going to. there have been no claims of responsibility for the attacks. the people of afghanistan have experienced a sharp rise in violence in recent weeks as peace talks between the government and taliban insurgents lie stormed a life in peace and safety that still seems like an impossible dream for the people of afghanistan a country caught in an ongoing crisis of outside interference and internal struggles for palla. a new investigative report claims that one of the largest tobacco companies in the world could be attracting a new generation of nicotine addicts through an advertisement campaign for the cigarettes and vapors british american tobacco as marketing

years later, kabul collapsed, and afghanistan was plunged into a civil war.talks about the lessons of history. nato knows that there are lessons of history. and in trying to emphasize a peace process, it is trying to avoid a repetition of that -- either a collapse of kabul or a dissent into civil war. so the peace process is what divides this period of history from the last. but re-energizing is a very -- it's a lovely energetic and dynamic word to use, but there is skepticism that for the taliban, for whom the most important thing is the deal that they reached with this superpower, the superpower they've been boasting to their fighters they've defeated and that superpower has said to them, if you want us to leave you better commit to theeace process. the commitment is in question. although they say they're committed to peace, but the taliban believe they have won the war and believe it's just a matter of time before they return to power. ♪ ros: now, if you've been on twitter today, you know the hashtag delete facebook has been trending. it's a competition be

we have to tell the truth and say that actually the security situation was very good in kabul during the taliban era. they were very successful in terms of security there was no theft all murder throughout the country and especially not in kabul that. the mullah longs for a return to a society based on strict islamic law where many acts like tattooing the body are forbidden. for the miller sakhi sadat studio is a scene and an expression of the west's devastating influence he says that implements is why afghanistan is so violent now not everyone agrees for some like look further tattoo simply expresses freedom. joining us as journalist allie latif in kabul ali give us a sense of how uncertain things feel in the city it's a big city so if an attack happens in one place for people in the rest of the city life goes on and we just saw some pretty normal street shots of pedestrians and cars. that's the reality of it is that you a lot of times unless you're really paying attention if something happened on one side of the city you might not know but but the issue is that you know everyone yo

portraits of kabul or adorn his empty office. for over 3 years the turkish human rights activists has been behind bars in the meantime a senate you know has been running problems on a dollar couture foundation on his behalf. it promotes intercultural understanding and human rights projects even if that is becoming increasingly challenging. they fight people like us who advocate closer integration with the european union amicable ties with one's neighbors democracy and peace or living in a paranoid atmosphere with dissidents are condemned and simply branded terrorists. turkish authorities have accused kabul of both supporting leftwing terrorism and plotting an islamist coup. initially the public prosecutor accused of having bankrolled the 2013 gezi park protests but no evidence was ever presented to back this up even so the turkish president everyone is convinced that kabul is guilty. all through jellied there are foreign forces seeking to spark unrest in other countries. the man who acted on behalf of these people in turkey. is n

today also warned that the peace talks between the government in kabul and the taliban didn't make enough progress yet and when you talk to nato officials there they also would tell you that a hasty and rushed withdrawal could lead to a collapse of social structures in afghanistan it could also put nato forces on the ground at risk however we also have to add that after 20 years of military presence in afghanistan allies are growing tired of fighting without and and this estate case with the us of course so now everyone is waiting for the new u.s. administration to conduct its policy review because in the end the u.s. is still the main this isn't me here let's talk about how this is the bible ministrations 1st nato meeting so beyond tode what differences in policy and practice we expect. well i think it's clear already now that they knew you as an inspiration a using this meeting to draw a line. under the trump administration and to make clear they commitments to their partners in his opinion piece in the washington post secretary of defense austin said that the you as was going to lead a

that's why we fought. >> reporter: not everyone in the kabul government can agree on this issue.. abdullah abdulllah, serving below ghani, oversees the negotiations on behalf of the government. he ran against ghani in two highly contested presidential elections. >> finishing term shouldn't be a priority if it is balanced against peace. durable, dignified peace, acceptable for the people of afghistan. and i am sure, while president ghani today has responsibilities, as the president of the government, to perform, lead the government and the state, at the same time, if he sees there is a solution that is acceptable for the people of afghanistan, finishing the term might not be a priority. >> reporter: there is growing concern that the taliban have no interest in peace at all. that they may be simply going through the motions to help america save face as it departs, and could still decide they can topple the government when the u.s. leaves. >> my biggest concern will be, if taliban calculation, or calculus, is based on the fa that "okay, we participate in the negotiations, without ma

really an option for them. >> reporter: jessica donati is a "wall street journal" reporter, former kabulchief and author of "eagle down," examining the u.s.' reliance on special forces in afghanistan in recent years. she says separating the fight with the taliban from the fight with al qaeda, or pure counter- terrorism, has been a challenge for years. >> "counterrrorism" has always been this sort of catch-all phrase to describe what u.s. troops are doing there. in the past, it's meant a broad range of things depending on what the s. posture is. so, when the u.s. has been a little bit more strict on what they've been doing, it's perhaps limited to strikes on targets and even, you know, taliban targets that have links to al qaeda. when the definition has been more broad, you've seen counter- terrorism missions get approved to help the afghans, for example, retake control of major cities or district centers; because the argument is if the taliban regain control of a major area, then al qaeda have a chance to regain a foothold there and then threaten the u.s. so, there's been a really broad

the time of the commander—in—chief in kabul.ter his nato allies confirmed they are not pulling out yet. the nato decision provides a window of opportunity to accelerate the peace process. to shape an enduring, just, and lasting peace. i5 to shape an enduring, 'ust, and testing p_ to shape an enduring, 'ust, and testing peeh lasting peace. is it a question of months — lasting peace. is it a question of months or _ lasting peace. is it a question of months or years _ lasting peace. is it a question of months or years before - lasting peace. is it a question| of months or years before the last of the nato forces and the crucial assets like air support? it crucial assets like air summ— crucial assets like air su . port? , , ., support? it depends on the intensity of _ support? it depends on the intensity of the _ support? it depends on the intensity of the war. - support? it depends on the intensity of the war. my - intensity of the war. my message is those who provide sanctity to the taliban should be talked to very strict. we met

and then, and the reconstruction , i so those houses they made in downtown kabul. they all got burnt up because the taliban have a stake in the reconstruction. there's a war going on. there's not a peace. and it seems that people keep thinking there's no war going on over there. host: we will leave it there. guest: well, i don't know what the reference is to building the fort at the bottom of the hill, other than that it was a great movie that came out about some of our troops who saw combat there. but we have not looked at that. that is not part of my job to look at the actual war fighting itself of the u.s. military, so i can't answer that. i didn't quite understand all the questions that the caller had about the taliban and houses in kabul, so i can't really answer that question. host: let me finish with this, then. when it comes to infrastructure in afghanistan, has it improved because of u.s. efforts? guest: to some extent, yes. the better question, has it improved as much as it should have with the amount of money we have spent there? and the answer is no. we

kabul was a >> place. -- kabul was a wrecked place. have millions of girls not going to school. a period in which there are these waves of targeted assassinations, afghans simply do not feel safe on the streets. one young afghan after another is leaving the country or thinking of leaving. the press -- the question is, under this deal, the u.s. is supposed to pull out all of its are many forces. i heard this from senior american military officers. the taliban will countdown to zero. will they allow what joe biden as the candidate, the vice president has always consistently said, that he wanted not a big u.s. troop presence, but a counterterrorism force, say around 1500. you can reinforce your presence in neighboring countries as well when you need to intervene, either to fight against groups like al qaeda, islamic state, or indeed to tell about if there is not a peace deal. there is an agreement with the taliban. if the united states going to respect that? they have posted to their followers for years, we have defeated the american empi

a resumption of talks between the taliban of the afghan government failure contraflow as more from kabul here in rural kandahar the war has barely stopped since it started nearly 20 years ago. but now it's coming closer to the main city afghanistan 2nd largest after the capital kabul heavy fighting between government forces and the taliban is now only 8 kilometers away from kandahar city . was mines in fast the roads while the taliban destroys others some politicians warn if security continues to deteriorate it could be a matter of time before the government loses control or as i see in the last movements of taliban where the are focusing a lot on kandahar in as i know the are inviting their fighters from a different part of afghanistan to kandahar and it will be difficult after months for afghan government to continue war the main hospital is full of those who've been wounded with one coming after the other every day thousands are displaced from their homes because of the heavy fighting and look for refuge in flimsy tent cities jungle wonder that such we lived our homes in a situation w

politically significant for the group it's also a strategic province and a geo political gateway to kabuland the broader region as spokesman of the ministry of defense told al-jazeera that a few months back the afghan security forces stopped a major taliban plot to attack kandahar he says that if the armed group is planning another similar offensive the afghan army is fully prepared to fight back a piece that for now seems to remain out over everyone's reach for your country for al-jazeera kabul u.s. president joe biden has approved a major disaster declaration for texas freeing up emergency federal funds millions of people have had to deal with days of power and water cards after a massive winter storm overwhelmed utilities companies power plants are back on line but blackouts persist many people are still having to boil water for drinking . u.s. congresswoman alexandra cortez's raised more than $3000000.00 towards relief efforts the democrat who represents new york in the house of representatives is among several politicians visits in texas. don't try to everyone equally when you alread

aid workers say health facilities are being deliberately targeted in kabul and they can't access huge parts of the province people fleeing the violence in northern most and baek can sometimes only get help when they reach clinics set up in camps for the internally displaced they thought battlefield 1st sent us in their progress is a 455 and 39 offered them they are no more pressure not because they have been of under law used or they have been burned or they have been just to destroy most and because government has fighters affiliated to eisele operating in parts of kabul delgado the militant group stage is 1st attack in 2017 since then the attacks have been bigger in scale and frequency taking on the army and the time seizing entire towns health workers say be humanitarian crisis is getting worse from proton the government just the number of cases has gone up there are many diseases like malaria missing displaced people from where. i'm a commie and districts practically the entire northern area. more than half a 1000000 people have fled their homes many of them are now in the provinc

turkish authorities have accused kabul of both supporting leftwing terrorism and plotting an islamist coup. initially the public prosecutor accused of having bankrolled the 2013 gezi park protests but no evidence was ever presented to back this up even so the turkish president everyone is convinced that kabul is guilty. all through tellin there are foreign forces seeking to spark unrest in other countries. the man who acted on behalf of these people in turkey. is now behind bars. couple was arrested in 2017 and held for nearly 1200 days in this prison just outside of. the european court of human rights demanded couple is release and when a turkish court complied his wife i should headed for the jail to collect him but within hours authorities issued a new warrant for his arrest. to close a list you stop believing in justice when you experience something like that. there's no justified reason to keep the locked up in jail not a single reason. but they can fabricate one at any moment you know. porter's view him as a cultural philanthropist to forge understanding between peoples the turk

in the capital kabul 2 lethal bomb attack on sunday authorities say it targeted a police car killing the driver and a child close by and. suddenly there was an explosion on the other side of the street. a police vehicle was hit it's lucky it was on a side street if it had been on the main street we would probably have witnessed many casualties much more damage. there have been no claims of responsibility for the attacks. the people of afghanistan have experienced a sharp rise in violence in recent weeks as peace talks between the government and taliban insurgents lie stormed a life in peace and safety that still seems like an impossible dream for the people of afghanistan a country caught in an ongoing crisis of outside interference and internal struggles for palla. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making headlines at this hour. 2 news event as marking 10 years a since a devastating earthquake struck the city of christchurch prime minister just and our dan led a tribute to the victims at a memorial ceremony in the city 185 people who lost their lives in the q

lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. year on year, while there were moments of realjoy and hope. of course, afghanistan isn't the same country it was in 2001. but beyond all expectations, no one would expect that 20 years on that the taliban are on the brink of returning to power, either through the negotiations that so many hope will resume again in qatar, where they have been taking place, or on they have been taking place, or on the battlefield. the nato secretary said that their forces would leave, but when the time is right. that's what they're trying to figure out in brussels today and tomorrow — when is the right time? there is no good time to leave afghanistan. the daughter of captain sir tom moore has revealed that he received online abuse in the weeks before he died, aged 100, earlier this month. hannah ingram—moore said herfamily had kept the messages secret from him — she said the trolling, which she descrbes as "horrific," would have broken his heart. this report from john maguire contains flashing images. t

in the capital kabul 2 lethal bomb attack on sunday authorities say it targeted a police car killing the driver and a child close by and were fighting with a bad group remarkable you know suddenly there was an explosion on the other side of the street. a police vehicle was hit it's lucky it was on a side street if it had been on the main street we would probably have witnessed many casualties much more damage. because you have got. there have been no chains of responsibility for the attacks. the people of afghanistan have experienced a sharp rise in violence in recent weeks as peace talks between the government and taliban insurgents lie stormed a life in peace and safety that still seems like an impossible dream for the people of afghanistan a country caught in an ongoing crisis of outside interference and internal struggles for power. and let's turn our attention now to the u.s. state of texas where millions of people are still without safe water following a cold weather crisis the severe cold snap early last week claimed more than 70 lives and cause power outages across the states

lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul.aring or viewing news content amid a dispute over a proposed law. australia wants tech giants like facebook and google to pay for the content re—posted from news outlets. the social media giant said the proposed law "fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers. 0ur correspondent phil mercer explains the reasoning behind facebook�*s decision. this is shaping up to be a real arm wrestle between one of the world's most powerful tech companies and the australian government. from today, facebook says it will be blocking australian news from sharing or viewing news content on its site. the reason for that is a law that passed in the lower house of the australian parliament late on wednesday that will compel— or seeks to compel — tech companies to pay for news content that it re—posts on its platforms. the australian government says it is still in talks with facebook, but we have heard from the australian communications minister, a man called paul fletche

in the capital kabul 2 lethal bomb attack on sunday authorities say it targeted a police car killingthe driver and a child close by and. suddenly there was an explosion on the other side of the street. a police vehicle was hit it's lucky it was on a side street if it had been on the main street we would probably have witnessed many casualties much more damage. because your. there have been no claims of responsibility for the attacks. the people of afghanistan have experienced a sharp rise in violence in recent weeks as peace talks between the government and taliban insurgents lie stormed a life in peace and safety that still seems like an impossible dream for the people of afghanistan a country caught in an ongoing crisis of outside interference and internal struggles for power. germany has started a year of anniversary events to mark 1700 years of jewish life and culture in the country a nationwide celebration and deliberately aims to look beyond the persecution of jews during the holocaust instead the focus is now on the diversity of jewish life in germany's past and its present. c

we have to tell the truth and say that actually the security situation was very good in kabul during the taliban era. they were very successful in terms of security there was no theft all murder throughout the country and especially not in kabul that. the mullah longs for a return to a society based on strict islamic law where many acts like tattooing the body are forbidden. for the miller sakhi sadat studio is a scene and an expression of the west's devastating influence he says that implements is why afghanistan is so violent now. not everyone agrees to some like luke fuller tattoo simply expresses freedom. the international criminal court today convicted a former rebel commander from uganda of war crimes including multiple murders rape and systematic forced marriages judges in the hague found that dominique on quinn's committed those crimes as commander in the lord's resistance army now he's the 1st commander to be put on trial and convicted by the i.c.c. after sentencing he could face life in prison children's drawings of executions mutilations torture making these pictures help