people were injured by explosions that hit close to the attorney general's office in downtown kabul taliban says its target was the counterpart international aid organization. is a producer with al jazeera in kabul we spoke to him on the phone earlier. could not have come out of the casualties up at the moment but he looks different here different probably that special forces arrived at the scene in charge of the operation right now they are also told that. hundred and fifty employees of the organization it was related by special forces on the other hand. the responsibility for attacks and bases that counter counterpart international organization is if they're treated with a. fan as well the supreme court has ordered the prosecution of seven politicians who supported last week's call for an uprising by opposition leader one point zero on tuesday fido addressed the opposition controlled national assembly six days after failing to persuade the military to change sides and turn on president nicolas maduro military police stopped journalists from entering the assembly. the u.s. is lifting sanct

the taliban this time responsibility for the target of not a stone's capital at least nine people were injured by explosions that have close to the attorney general's office in kabul the taliban says its target was the u.s. based aid agency counterpart international. a producer with al-jazeera in kabul we spoke to him. could not have come out of the at the moment but he looks different here the compartment that special forces arrived at the scene in terms of who operation right now. fifty employees of the organization related by the special forces on the other hand part of the responsibility.

there now the taliban has time responsibility for the time kind of not a stone's capital at least nine people were injured by explosions that close to the attorney general's office in kabul where the taliban says its target was the u.s. based aid agency counterpart international. is a producer with al-jazeera in kabul we spoke to him earlier. i cannot have the exact number of the casualties up at the moment but the ministry of interior department that we are going to special forces arrived at the scene they are in charge of the operation right now they are told that. hundred and fifty employees of the organization is iraq related by special forces and other hand. responsibility for and bases that counter counterpart international organization is there for there to be with the usa i. venezuela's supreme court has ordered the prosecution of seven politicians who supported last week's call for uprising but opposition leader one voice on choose to address the opposition controlled national assembly six days after failing to persuade the military to change sides until president nicolas maduro military police stopped jenison entering the assembly and reportedly harassed opposi

troops should withdraw that the taliban should have a political office in kabul or a city of their choosing on afghan soil as opposed to in doha and that any legal demands by the taliban that. should be accepted by the afghan government they also discussed a prisoner swap so this is something that we started to use today from the committee members that they would like taliban prisoners to be released from afghan government. gandhi saying that he would accept that and in fact he had taken it one step further by saying that he will release one hundred seventy five taliban members that he wants to speak with the taliban about where he. wants to head. with dignity and on a use it is a trust building mission and that he hopes the taliban reciprocate with a gesture of cheering the muslim holy month of ramadan so while the loya jirga was going on there are talks happening in doha between the taliban and the u.s. charlotte what do we know about those. so. the talks are happening as we speak between the us and tell about and they made about six weeks ago or where they tackled the first two steps if

the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack in afghanistan's capital at least nine people were injured by explosions at close to the attorney general's office in kabul the taliban says its target was the counterpart international. a question was a producer with al-jazeera. we spoke to him earlier he could not have come out of the at the moment but he looks different here is a compartment that special forces arrived at the scene in charge of operations right now. fifty employees of the organization is related by special forces on the other hand. the responsibility. of the counter counterpart international organization is. venezuela's supreme court has ordered the prosecution of seven politicians who supported last week's call for an uprising by opposition to one point zero on choose to address the opposition control national assembly six days after failing to persuade the military to change sides and turn on president maturer. meanwhile the us is lifting sanctions on venezuela's former chief of intelligence after he broke ranks with the president it is time for the supreme court in venezuela to return to its founding purpose if the supreme court of v

and the taliban from kabul. we understand in this round sources tell us that they will be discussing a cease fire not just a couple of days we're talking a number of months now this all happens while the loya jirga is hosted here in kabul the loya jirga a grand assembly of more than three thousand people who have been brought together here in kabul behind me to talk about should these talks go well with the u.s. what would the afghan government's position be what would their negotiating position be what do these people think they should prioritize what should they read line speed in talks with the taliban joining me now is the head of the loya jirgah also the secretary of the high peace council mr dowd side thank you for joining us thank you charlotte nice to meet you so you must be watching these talks and or how closely starting today what are your thoughts on them. the afghan government is still supporting the u.s. going direct talks and we are still hopeful through new shiela these talks would leave to face

afghan people going forward should the afghan government get to talk with the taliban shiela bellis live in the afghan capital kabul thank you very much indeed for now. right now workers and activists of gathering in cities around the world for the annual may day celebration now around eighty countries around the world has this kind of celebration which focuses on the rights of workers that's the situation live in red square in moscow and they can see lots of species lots of people have turned out on a bright sunny day it's been going for about eighty years i believe it started off after there was a strike in the united states and the police crackdown ended up with about eleven to fifteen workers being killed that see origins of may day i did not know that in the philippines meanwhile in the capital manila protesters there are taking the opportunity to criticize the government for its relations with beijing which the unions say has led to an influx of cheap labor from china they're also demanding an increase in the minimum wage. and a may day rallies also underway in taiwan's capital taipei where it's designated a

the right hand man of leading with omar and that many operations the taliban until he was captured in twenty ten show the palace in kabul has more on america. in a great turban taken during the u.s. television talks this is one of the few photos that exist of taliban co-founder turned political chief abdul ghani baradar in his fifties baradar has worked in the shadows his entire life we are schoolman taliban commanders about their new front man. for alongside miller baradar they first met in the eighteenth. going to the most of the of the got more laboratory and i spent time together during the jihad time we had a council and we were doing military operations in kandahar together he's a very honest and good man i think you can help the peace process baradar also has powerful connections outside the taliban he's from the same tribe the publicize his former president ahmed karzai among five to nine eleven because i was in the mountains near bardos birthplace and when he was nearly killed baradar saved his life. yes yes you see it how. well that was probably. october two thousand and one. two months later because i became

you think he really wants peace the taliban are false or do who are seeking peace have paid a price with their lives for it or imprisoned. in an underground bunker kabul university lies an archive of taliban and government newspapers here baradar holds the title of taliban deputy and surgeon commander in many ways now the possibility of peace maker for the man whose image goes on printed charlotte ballasts al-jazeera kabul. to the u.s. now where special counsel robert mueller has complained about how his report into russian meddling in the twenty sixteen election has been portrayed a justice department official says miller road to the attorney general after william barr said there was no evidence that president trump obstructed justice lester said that didn't fully capture the contents nature and substance of the investigations conclusions bar is due to testify before the senate judiciary committee in the coming hours. at least fifteen security personnel are being killed in central india after their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device police say the attack was carried out by maoist rebels in the harassers god surely district. when say mo

place in kabul thousands of regional leaders have been meeting in the afghan capital to discuss peace for their country they'll make their recommendations to president on negotiating with the taliban shallot bennis is in kabul for us where this noir jirga is taking place so charlotte what's going to happen then in the next few hours. good morning well the president danny has just arrived he just flow in a convoy of helicopters security is very tight that afghan if force helicopters patrolling this area. heavily this morning ahead of his arrival he is here as you said to him the recommendations from more than three thousand people meant to represent the afghan population from every district different ages different tribes different religions have their recommendations on how they want the afghan government to proceed in talks with the taliban he can he can hear these recommendations and then he can either approve them and say ok yes this will be a formal position or he could not which would be very controversial some of the things that we saw the committee started presenting yesterday amongst themselves and some of the things that keep coming up involve say u.s. troops they want u.

in kabul, they have been assessing priorities for peace processes by the afghan people we arerently, negotiating with the taliban in the series of discussions they have had on protecting u.s. national security interests from terrorism in afghanistan. the u.s. ip has been deeply since 2008.kabul also worked on programs, research, and ideas to produce -- reduce the violence in the country and produce stability going forward. the support of the afghan peace process is our highest priority right now. we are working with the u.s. and afghan government, but are also mindful that these do not last if people in a country are not behind it. therefore, it is essential to have civil society, women, youth, and other groups included in the process so that it will be successful. we have great panel of -- have great panelists here this morning that will be moderated by johnny wash, who has worked for the last two years on a piece -- on peace processes in afghanistan. he will be working with the special representative for afghanistan as well as -- on peace issues. you for coming. welcome to u.s. ip, and thank you to everyone on

you think he really wants peace the taliban of all sort to who are seeking peace have paid a price with their lives for it or imprisoned. in an underground bunker a kabul university lies an archive of taliban and government newspapers here mullah baradar holds the title of taliban deputy insurgent commander in makes now the possibility of peacemaker for the man whose image goes on printed charlotte dallas zira kabul. we're getting founder julian assange has been sentenced to fifty weeks in jail for breaching bail conditions in the u.k. the protesters outside the courtroom in london where the forty seven year old made an appearance was given asylum in the ecuador embassy for almost seven years before he was a victim last month will face a separate hearing on thursday to determine whether he should be extradited to the u.s. now he mamma has the latest from london. well there was plenty of support outside coat here for julian our son's well inside his defense lawyer handed out a letter from julian assange in which he apologized unreservedly for disrespecting anybody who felt they'd been disrespected in the way he conducted himself over the last few years

kabul. the afghan army and the taliban and have been fighting for control of the area. people are hungry and frightened, and afraid to leave their homes. dr. niazi: i always ask ththe women who come and see me what problems they're struggling with. poverty, sickness, fears related to the war. most of them feel a deep sense of hopelessness. reporter: many of the women she sees can't read or write, and aren't familiar with the idea of their illness being connected to the war. dr. niazi: with many of these women, body and mind, behaviors and physiological symptoms are interlinked. reporter: jamila's shoulder was injured in a rocket strike. she now suffers from acute anxiety. jamila: i jump whenever i hear a loud noise. i think it's another misissil. sometimes i faint, and when i wake up again i can't remember anything. dr. niazi: there is no awareness in afghanistan of these problems. anyone who seeks psychological help tends to be stigmatized. reportererand that i is why may people suffer alone, behind closed doors. dr. niazi often wonders if women's mental health issues

should withdraw that they should be a ceasefire as soon as possible that the taliban should open a political office in kabul or a city of their choosing as long as it's in afghanistan and they should be moved from door where currently is that any legal demands of the taliban should be accepted during negotiations and that this should be a person of swap so this started to come out of the committees yesterday that this was something that was important to them and ashraf ghani saying that he did agree that taliban prisoners should be released from afghan government jails and vice versa and he said he's already started that agreeing and ordering the release of one hundred seventy five taliban prisoners from the afghan government jails he said i'm willing to do this wherever the taliban would like i just want to hand over their prisoners with honor and dignity he said that it should be a trust building measure and that he hopes that the taliban reciprocate with a similar similar gesture during the muslim holy month of ramadan meanwhile in doha u.s. and the taliban amazing is the sixth round of negotiations the

afghan forces have fought with taliban militants who killed at least five people on attack in the capital kabuldozens more were wounded. the assault came as u.s. and taliban officials were forming peace talks in qatar. european elections are just over two weeks away. several countries are likely to see mainstream parties lose ground to populist. hungary's party is expected to capitalize on anti-immigrant sentiment and antipathy to brussels. but as dw's max zander found out, many young hungarians are looking for a different vision. max: they want to their future to be in the eu. these are the lead candidates for a young hungarian movement. they are set to challenge the far right party in the upcoming eu elections. >> they are destroying the unity of europe. they are fighting against our shared accomplishments. they want to create a europe which is less stable, organized and powerful. i think europe needs to be reformed in order to fight against these populists. max: a majority of young people have joined the march here today to mark the 15th anniversary of hungary joining the bloc. after all, it

in kabul more than three thousand prominent afghans discuss peace for the country it's day two of a national assembly called a lawyer which will stay. the government in its negotiations with the taliban. in kabul. full painted concrete bulls holding up the hopes of a nation they call this the loya jirgah taint it's with three thousand afghans a gathering in a ridge national assembly to define what peace looks like in a country that hasn't seen it for a generation we have to back for it because you know we have spent forty one years of war in this country we have lost the family our sons our husbands our sisters our brothers all together and know now this is the this is the chance for us sufi acidic he is hopeful she was elected head of the committee she says it's a sign that gender equality is improving the government says thirty percent of the delegates are women but this is still a country where women and men have separate entrances as of women at the african method this is a responsibility just to talk about peace and to believe in that the government has started the diversity of this crowd the young and old from various tribes and religions despite the taliban condemning the gath

even if we get the taliban to come to kabul and run half the government, if not more, does that mean peace or not? the very recent attack in kabul, which took the entire city of 5 million people hostage for more than half a day, was claimed by daesh. taliban said they had no role in it. so what argument is this? the taliban is the underlying reason for instability in afghanistan. so this is the biggest step towards peace. but this is not the only step that afghanistan requires towards getting a lasting and sustainable and inclusive peace. there are so many factors, social factors, reasonable factors, and political factors, not necessarily linked to the taliban, which contributes to the ongoing conflict in afghanistan. about peace in afghanistan is not just talking about the taliban, but i think this is just one step forward. i will stop here. >> thank you. >> thank you. thank you so much for having me. it is always a pleasure to be at usip, and it i have been asked to provide a justification, a defense, an apology for a u.s. led these process and asking me to defend the current admin

should withdraw that they should be a ceasefire as soon as possible that the taliban should open a political office in kabul or a city of their choosing as long as it's in afghanistan and they should be moved from door where currently is that any legal demands of the taliban should be accepted during negotiations and that there should be a person of swap so this started to come out of the committees yesterday that this was something that was important to them and saying that he did agree that taliban prisoners should be released from afghan government trails and vice versa and he said he's already started that agreeing and ordering the release of one hundred seventy five taliban prisoners from afghan government jails he said i'm willing to do this wherever the taliban would like i just want to hand over their prisoners with honor and dignity he said that it should be a trust building measure and that he hopes that the taliban reciprocate with a similar similar gesture during the muslim holy month of ramadan meanwhile u.s. and the taliban amazing is the sixth round of negotiations the last time they met was

afghans have gathered in kabul to discuss peace for their country is a rare national assembly called a lawyer which will steer the government in its negotiations with the taliban shot a baetis reports from kabul. painted concrete walls holding up the hopes of a nation they call this the loya jirgah taint it's with three thousand afghans a gathering in a ridge national assembly to define what peace looks like in a country that hasn't seen it for a generation we have to back for it because you know we have spent forty one years of war in this country we have lost the family outsiders our husbands our sisters our brothers all together a new now this is the this is the chance for us sufi acidic he is hopeful she was elected head of a committee she says it's a sign that gender equality is improving the government says thirty percent of the delegates are women but this is still a country where women and mean have separate entrances as of women at the african whether this is a responsibility just to talk about peace and to believe in the government has started the diversity of this crowd the young and old from various tribes and religions despite the taliban condemni

jirga it ended with danny ordering the release of one hundred seventy five taliban prisoners charlotte ellis reports from kabul. afghan your forces helicopters buzz the hoofs of whist in kabul a sign the loya jirga was coming to an aide and the president was about to arrive more than three thousand afghans meant to represent every sector of society ready to present him with the recommendations a guideline on how to negotiate for peace with the taliban i the loya jirga is a centuries old afghan tradition mean to decide issues of national importance this was the largest if. after five days of debate delegates presented their requests to the president they included in traffic and talks the withdrawal of foreign troops a political office in afghanistan for the taliban the release of prisoners by both sides and a sustained cease fire the immediate demand people. and in the sparks that represent their. immediate cease fire. danny had to decide whether to accept the recommendations as the government's formal position. that i know made i have heard your demands from now on these are not just recommendations this will

led air strike in helmand province southwest of kabul the attack happened during a battle with the taliban just outside the provincial capital of lashkar gah afghan officials say they're investigating the incident. the end is near 7 week long election is drawing to a close official campaigning ends on friday with the 7th and final phase of voting to be held on sunday the governing b j p's campaign has been highly focused on prime minister narendra modi seeking a 2nd term in office the opposition has accused him of stirring up hainsey nationalism. reports from viral nassi one of the prime ministers strongholds 6 like. it's loud it's passionate and it's drawing crowds to the city about an hour saying they've come to see priyanka gandhi for the indian national congress party drum up support her party wants to unseat the income but m.p. that's prime minister narendra modi for the moment it's more about political celebrity and less about politics. but analysts say a resurgence of the opposition is countering modi's record his personality and hyper nationalism what has happened is that modi has

in neighboring afghanistan the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack in the capital kabul at least nine people were injured in explosions near the attorney general's office the taliban says its target was a u.s. based agent agency count of international. now a top u.s. general says is need for a long a military presence in afghanistan joseph dunford says counterterrorism forces need to be kept there until they are no armed groups left in the country his comments come as washington is holding talks with the taliban to seek an end to the nearly eighteen year long conflict. in turkey the main opposition party is calling for last year's general and presidential elections to be an old the appeal comes two days after the election board decided to rerun istanbul's mayoral election present or shift party lost a vote there who has the latest from istanbul. turkey his main opposition republican party c.h.p. or submitted a request to the supreme electorial boards to cancel last series general and for his national elections as well as the march third two one. stumble districts and the

taliban's reading of islam. and, if you talk to other islamic scholars i debated it a couple of weeks ago, with massive in kabul, he had a totally different look at it. so, i think it is important for people lex i have, with a totally different view, and the taliban, to sit together, when we come to a common understanding of what islam says about women. on media, i think the taliban have used the privilege of media in afghanistan for the past three years probably sometimes too much. we have been criticized by our government in afghanistan for giving the taliban too much coverage. but, that was entirely an editorial decision by the free press in afghanistan. so, i think on the political side, to be honest, it really depends on what kind of a deal we get. if we get, let's say -- i'm just guessing, if the future political system in afghanistan includes a body above the government which is intelligible let's say, then it would be difficult for us, difficult for the future of media in afghanistan to really talk about that. i am not saying that is coming, nothing i've heard from credible sources but i'm just guessing,

it ended with president ghani ordering the release of 175 taliban prisoners. and >>rt from kabulrea -- from kabul. >> at sign the -- this was assigned the conference was coming to an end. president donnie -- president ghani was arriving. him with presenting recommendations, a guideline on how to negotiate the peace with the taliban. it is a centuries old afghan tradition meant to decide issues of national importance. this was the largest ever. after five days of debate, delegates presented their request to the president. they include inter-afghan talks, the withdrawal of foreign troops, a political office for the release of prisoners by both sides, and a sustained cease-fire. >> the most immediate demand of the afghan people, dan irvin and remotest parts are represented. their demand is immediate cease-fire and prolong the cease-fire. to decide whether to accept the recommendations as the governments position. >> i have heard your demands. these are not just recommendations. this will be the roadmap for the afghan government. >> he addressed the taliban directly. >> we have fough

is expected to when but by a smaller margin afghan taliban says its fighters were responsible for an attack on an international aid organization in kabul four civilians were killed and twenty four others injured after explosions and gunfire that lasted more than six hours the taliban says its target was a u.s. based aid agency the vice president of venezuela's opposition controlled national assembly has been arrested and doesn't brando's being prosecuted for high treason along with six other national assembly members following last week's attempt to remove president nicolas maduro from power well those are the headlines on al-jazeera al-jazeera world lost cities of palestine continues next thank you for watching. thank you. nineteen thirty s. and early forty's life in the cities of palestine was full and active. typified by jaffa with its busy port and commercial center. the cultural scene was also strong with movie production theater going and a variety of writing. and i will now go. through felicity into method. and if you will for your farmer to put up a year for this to me are not going to get the item in an order in for the. gun f

troops should withdraw that they should be an immediate cease fire that the taliban should open a political office in kabul or a city in afghanistan of their choosing as opposed to in doha that any legal demands of the taliban during negotiations should be accepted and that they should be a prisoner swap so that was something that we started to see come out of the committees yesterday that they wanted to see a prisoner swap the taliban prisoners should be released from afghan government jails and. agreeing with that and saying that in fact he's taking it one step further and already agreed to release one hundred seventy five taliban prisoners from his jail. happy to here where the taliban would like to do this i just want to hand over the prisoners with honor and dignity he said it is a trust building measure and that he hopes that the taliban reciprocate with a gesture of their own sometime of the muslim holy month of ramadan so you did mention. the future of afghanistan is tied to what is happening here in doha there has been talks between the taliban and the u.s. what do we know about what progress has

led air strike in helmand province southwest of kabul the attack happened during a battle with the taliban just outside the provincial capital of lashkar gah afghan officials say they're investigating the incidents. and mediation talks of wraps up in norway between the venezuelan government. the opposition they were aimed at ending the country's 5 month power struggle perhaps and sensible position the quiet so have no left norway while venezuela's foreign minister thanks. for helping he cold. well let's get more from. joining us live form. what happens with those norway talks it seems they ruled for before they even began. yes that's a very good question we don't know if they've stalled or whether they've stopped or whether they're just on a break right now it's everyone is being very very secretive especially the opposition the foreign minister has been speaking no hark at nasa not only back to his store reaching counterpart for bartering what he calls a dialogue but also repeated just a few moments ago that he believes that if respecting each other and speaking to each other he is sure t

expected to win but by a small a margin the afghan taliban says its fighters were responsible for an attack on an international aid organization in kabul four civilians were killed and twenty four others injured after explosions and gunfire that lasted more than six hours the taliban says its target was a u.s. based agency the vice presidents of venezuela's opposition controlled national assembly has been arrested at a prison brown who is being prosecuted for high treason along with six other national assembly members for in last week's attempt to remove president nicolas maduro well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after football rebels stay with us. al jazeera it's swept every. component of. this i'm going. to munch on it all set to compete. but you don't see. this. there is also a substitute. in washington but at the same. body different about. this all. the eyes. look the border sit back and. say that was. the. chemical be a dumb game. it was a nice addition. going down a bizarre my they got me good look at all the embattled imposter couldn't one she was at me on the floor as she. she did all but i feel

top and close to the attorney general's office in downtown kabul and there are also reports of gunfire and a faction of the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for a bomb blast at a popular shrine in the city of lahore at least eight people including five police officers have been killed in that explosion darbar that's one of the country's oldest sufi shrines it was also targeted by suicide bombers and twenty time killing more than forty people at that time let's speak to she's a security and political analyst is joining us live from islamabad via skype what can you tell us about this faction of the pakistani taliban that's now claimed responsibility for that attack that faction being has been. it's thank you it's very unfortunate a shrine has you know that couldn't hold us night all the people affected and this is the this attack as it is ours and that you let us off that much enjoy it that's not the responsibility as you mentioned disclaimed by a fact you know that you get all the fun stuff it's fun and i first knew you think that there's been a confrontation with this section of the thought of on ever since the

it's ever had before the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack in afghanistan's capital one of several happened close to the attorney general's office in downtown kabul and there are also reports of gunfire. and a faction of the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for a bomb blast at a popular shrine in the city of lahore at least eight people including five police officers have been killed in that explosion of data darbar one of the country's oldest sufi shrines it was also targeted by suicide bombers in twenty ten killing more than forty people when i lamas a security and political analyst based in islamabad here's what she had to say. i personally think that there's been a confrontation with the section of the follow up on ever since the pakistan army to be jihadist. that they have been and i think some elements all. the movement here in pakistan which is another political party so it did has been the sort of confrontation with the finest done in recent days we've also seen some serious commissions along the pocock on board. and as it is art of which she had three of our soldiers but also mark to dispose of our own two weeks ago from now

officers have been killed in an airstrike in the helmand province southwest of kabul the attack happened during a battle with the taliban just outside the provincial capital of lashkar gah it's not clear yet who is responsible 9 gunman suspected of being involved in the attack in pakistan have been killed during a police raid in southwestern but not just on province at least 4 officers and several others were injured after a bomb exploded outside a mosque in the provincial capital. the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack well at least 15 people have died in flash floods caused by heavy rains overnight and mollie's capital city bomb ago 10 were killed after a bridge collapsed the government has deployed teams to bring residents to safety and rescue efforts are ongoing. well in a few minutes we'll have the weather with everson foxtrot still ahead on al-jazeera wrecks that battle lines are drawn once again as campaigning bid begins in the u.k. the european elections plus. harvard law reporting from the lebanese shipyard were held in rio expedition proof that reportedly probably broke through your t

top and close to the attorney general's office in downtown kabul and there are also reports of gunfire and a faction of the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for a bomb blast at a popular shrine in the city of lahore at least eight people including five police officers have been killed in that explosion darbar that's one of the country's oldest sufi shrines it was also targeted by suicide bombers and twenty time killing .

across east and west jerusalem during the fasting month of ramadan the afghan taliban has carried out a car bombing in kabul killing 4 people 7 others were wounded including 4 u.s. service members a bomb targeted a military convoy in the city's western. district. the guard was government has released 50 more prisoners arrested during protests over the past year but a ban against. remains in place safe protesters on the walls of route just the other excel brand as war. police and armed paramilitary forces have spread out across much of the nicaraguan capital to enforce a nationwide ban against public protests or demonstrations that could be considered critical of the country's president daniel ortega a lot i feel pain sadness and outrage because after one year we still don't have justice i. it's mother's day in nicaragua and protesters have gathered at the catholic church downtown demanding justice for the hundreds of men and women who've been killed by pro-government forces since the start of the political crisis more than a year ago this time last year hundreds of thousands of nicaraguan citizens were marc

and afghanistan the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on an international aid organization in the capital kabul the interior ministry said four civilians were killed and twenty four others injured after explosions and gunfire that lasted more than six hours the taliban says its target was the u.s. based aid agency counterpart international. now a top u.s. general says there is need for a longer military presence in afghanistan joseph dunford says counterterrorism forces need to be kept until there are no armed groups left in the country his comments come as washington is holding talks with the taliban to seek an end to the nearly eighteen year conflict. so don's opposition leaders are threatening to launch an nationwide civil disobedience movement after accusing the military council of delaying the transfer of power to civilian rule follows a warning from military leaders that they could hold elections in six months if an agreement can't be reached with the opposition mama vod has the latest from thought . deadlock and threats of escalation marked one is these talks between the opposition and t

the taliban continues to wage a violent campaign against the government in kabul and, more often thann reports, the spirit of one injured boy remains strong. five years old, happy as can be, ahmad loves to dance. this video got more than half a million views in just one day after it was posted on social media. you see, ahmad is no ordinary little boy, he is a survivor of warand an amputee. he was just eight months old when, along with his sister, he was seriously injured in a firefight between the taliban and the afghan army. he lost his leg just below the knee, but this is a boy who never gives up. "i am so happy for him," said his mother, raisa, "that now he can be independent." according to the un, last year nearly 4000 people were killed in afghanistan's ongoing civil war — the deadliest year yet. of that number more than 900 of them were children and another 7000 people were injured. which means a medical centre like this one in kabul plays a vital role. translation: we feel proud when we see an amputee child coming in in his mother's arms but leaving on his prosthetic leg. as fo

hour and a half to get ambulances a facing further delays after the taliban day tonight had one packed with explosives in central kabullast january more than 100 people were killed ambulances another search to check points. it means most afghans choose to use a taxi rather than call for an ambulance everyone in this intensive care unit was 1st brought to hospital by a taxi. was admitted unconscious with renal failure also. i was feeling pain in my body and i was in trouble when i was travelling here by taxi i was not able to sit up properly i was in a lot of pain etc most of the patients were brought here by taxi or in a serious condition coming in a taxi the patient loses 50 percent of the chance to recover because they come from a long distance without oxygen. and it's not a problem limited to the capital kabul ambulance service has 50 vehicles in 3 provinces it afghanistan has 34 provinces and more than 30000000 people the ministry of health admits it doesn't know exactly how many ambulances exist charlotte his ear a couple on wednesday be sure to watch the next story in our 1st responder a series will be covering

should withdraw that they should be a ceasefire as soon as possible that the taliban should open a political office in kabul or a city of their choosing as long as it's in afghanistan and it should be moved from where it currently is that any legal demands of the taliban should be accepted during negotiations and that this should be a person of swap so this started to come out of the committees yesterday that this was something that was important to them and ashraf ghani saying that he did agree that taliban prisoners should be released from afghan government jails and vice versa and he said he's already started that agreeing and ordering the release of one hundred seventy five taliban prisoners from the afghan government jails he said i'm willing to do this wherever the taliban would like i just want to hand over their prisoners with honor and dignity he said that it should be a trust building measure and that he hopes that the taliban reciprocate with a similar similar gesture during the muslim holy month of ramadan meanwhile in doha u.s. and the taliban amazing is the sixth round of negotiations the last

the taliban continues to wage a violent campaign against the government in kabul — and more often thanve years old, happy as can be, ahmad loves to dance. this video got more than half a million views in just one day after it was posted on social media. you see, ahmad is no ordinary little boy, he is a survivor of warand an amputee. he was just eight months old when, along with his sister, he was seriously injured in a firefight between the taliban and the afghan army. he lost his leg just below the knee, but this is a boy who never gives up. "i am so happy for him," said his mother, raisa, "that now he can be independent." according to the un, last year nearly 4000 people were killed in afghanistan's ongoing civil war — the deadliest year yet. of that number more than 900 of them were children and another 7000 people were injured. which means a medical centre like this one in kabul plays a vital role. translation: we feel proud when we see an amputee child coming in in his mother's arms but leaving on his prosthetic leg. a5 for ahmad, he keeps on smiling, he keeps on dancing, proof th

kabul. it coincides with talks between the taliban's political leader and the us special envoy in doha.ps and efforts to stop afghanistan from being a base for international militants. that from bbc farsi. for the first time ever, doctors in the united states have used a drone to fly a human organ for a transplant. it's hoped the breakthrough will speed up the moving of organs and save more lives. the king of thailand has married his long—term partner, giving her the title of queen. this is one of the most read articles on our website quite possibly because the new queen used to be the deputy commander of the king's personal bodyguard unit. his coronation will take place this weekend in bangkok. here in the uk, there are growing calls for a police inquiry into the leak of sensitive information blamed on the uk defence secretary gavin williamson. he was sacked yesterday after an investigation concluded that he was behind the leak from a meeting of the country's national security council. they had been discussing a possible role for the chinese company huawei in developing the uk's 5g mob

afghan forces afford to gun battles with taliban militants who killed at least four civilians in an attack on an international aid organization in the capital kabul dozens more wounded more than one hundred fifty staff were led to safety began with a massive car bomb explosion. and i south africa presidential and parliamentary elections are underway president several mark. and his ruling a.n.c. party of been watching their approval ratings plummet as he struggles to make good on promises to fight corruption and revive the economy. every election since the country emerged from white minority rule twenty five years ago this year is expected to be no different than analysts believe the margin of victory will be small. christine has been talking to voters finding out about the issues that concern them most. i'm outside a polling station in so where to about four thousand people are expected to vote here today and these are some of the early risers that you're seeing behind me a few people of course the folks who have told us all process takes about ten minutes once you're actually inside the classrooms where the voting is taking place a lot at stake

afghan forces afford gun battles with taliban militants who killed at least four civilians in an attack on an international aid organization in the capital kabul dozens more wounded more than one hundred fifty staff were led to safety began with a massive car bomb explosion. b.b. the christian woman who spent two years on death row in a blasphemy charge has left the country according to her lawyer she is now in canada where two of her daughters are fought to have already been granted asylum it marks the start of a new safe life far from pakistan's islamist hardliners who want to dead. she's one of the most talked about women in pakistan as a baby pictured here shortly after her conviction in two thousand and ten the christian mother of five sentenced to death for alleged remarks about islam during an argument with fellow farm workers who refused to share their glass of water with the non muslim. she was acquitted in october twenty eight hundred and went into hiding not on death row but still in constant fear for her life and this is why hard line islamists calling for her to be hanged. the supreme court's decision triggered days of nationwide

the taliban has claimed responsibility for a large car bomb blast in the afghan capital last wednesday fifteen people reportedly injured in the attack which. stories in kabul have said was targeting a u.s. funded ngo spreading been reported in the air other today not last wednesday the instant comes as toast continue between the taliban and the us in the withdrawal of american troops groups branch of pakistan's also claimed responsibility for an explosion in the city of low hole on wednesday morning to which is now believed to have killed ten people we brought you that story. so it's been a busy old morning of news there's more to come south to do to download our up for the latest as it states mobile devices a lot happening today we'll cover it for you are not saying we do our next programs after the break in your part of the world but keeping an eye on that media briefing the foreign ministers of russia and the rana likely to be talking to the cameras imminently maybe. a break into those programs bring it straight to you thank you for watching international. join me every thursday on the alex salmond shill and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politi