u.s officials-- led by afghan native and former ambassador zaay khalilzad-- and the alliban had closedon a peace o end the 18-year american war in afghanistan. as part of that tentative deal, the u.s. would remove 5,000 troops in return for a taliban pledge to reduce violence and prevent the terr groups like isis and al-qaeda from operating in the country. taere would also be follow up s between the taliban and afghan government.th , in three tweets saturday night, president trump announced the camp david talks with the taliban, and said he had "cancelled the meeting and called off peace negotiations." he blamed a taliban attack last thursday that killed a u.s. soldier-- an attack he said proved the taliban wereib negotiating in bad faith. secretary of state mike pompeo on sunday defended the president. >> when the taliban tried to gain negotiang advantage by conducting terror attacks inside of the country, presiden rtrump made t decision to say that's not going to work. >> reporter: in kabul, afghan presidential spokesmanediq seddiqi welcomed the breakdown af the deal. than government

special envoy zalmay khalilzad has also been recalled he'd been negotiating with the taliban in qatar for nearly a year the afghan government says peace will only be possible if the taliban stops killing people and holds talks with the country's leaders tony brooklier reports now from kabul. president trump's early morning tweet canceling the meeting with the taliban surprised many including the afghan government but it has actually welcomed the decision the main goal of our piece is is a ceasefire and indicted negotiation with the taliban so these 2 components are very important. the taliban refuses to talk directly with the afghan government who she regards as illegitimate and corrupt but it did agree to negotiate with the u.s. these forces invaded afghanistan 18 years ago after the 911 attacks on america there have been 9 rounds of talks it's october last year but during that time taliban fighters have carried out numerous attacks and suicide bombings and america has also continued its air campaign who just hit the taliban but this year has also caused the biggest number of civilia

special representative for afghan by conciliation zalmay khalilzad even sit a peace agreement had been finalized in principle. one of the most important points a gradual draw the 14000 american soldiers. to the u.s. quitting the negotiating table 10 peace be achieved in afghanistan and if so what would it take. the taliban's political spokesman to do so hail shaheen took to al-jazeera. will come. we have here with with us in the studio today mr mohammad so insane the spokesman for the political office of taliban and the member of the negotiating team here in doha thank you for being with us thank you very much let me start with the negotiations that the president announced. the end of it did that come as a surprise to you. so you know when you're him yes it was. it was astonishing for us. because we had a crew did the peace agreement with the american a you negotiation team. and we had to do the talks for are almost one year and in the end we concluded a peace agreement and also we concluded the dian exists and implementation framework of the peace agreement then both heads up that it

met with afghan president over the draft of a peace agreement with the taliban last month zalmay khalilzad met with taliban representatives in qatar to complete a 9th round of talks to end the ongoing conflict said both sides were on the brink of striking a deal president donnie is expected to share his views on the peace deal draft with the u.s. negotiator within the next 2 days britain's prime minister has met conservative party allies that his country residence before a parliamentary showdown over the brics a crisis members of parliament will reconvene after their summer break on tuesday those are the headlines on al-jazeera inside story is coming up next stay with us. thank. you. indians no more almost 2000000 people in the state of assam become stateless that's off though they were excluded from a controversial register of citizens so is it a means of cracking down on illegal migrants just a ploy to target list lives and how much is it just plain politics this is inside school. thanks . thanks. hello everyone i'm hasn't seek a welcome to the program imagine living in a country or your

>> woodruff: they had been in these discussions with ambassador khalilzad and they thought this wouldsomething that's open. >> at a minimum, they thought the meetingould an invitation to presidenti ghan's questioned as to what was the intention of this meeting given the investigations takenn so far have been ly been on a narrow issue beeen the u.s. d the taliban. >> woodruff: let's talk about what was in the agreementhe wed jane fergen vered 5,000 troops out of te 13,000 in the coalition, a follow-up with taliban talks with the afghan govnment, what do we know more about what was in this deal? >> not a lot more. the administration and others, the very, very few peoplalwho have act seen the text o tf the agreement haveen extraordinarily tight-lipped about it. we know about the first phase of drawdown, the 5,000 over 135 days that you referred to, veryl little detbout what the rest of the drawdown of american forces would look like.no we there would be a commitment to starting afghan talks, and that there would be some kind of assurances from the taliban that they'd break with al quaida

for understanding various events that we've been monitoring over the last week on monday zalmay khalilzad the u.s. on voice of the talks with the taliban had said an agreement in principle had been reached with the taliban for the withdrawal of u.s. troops then on thursday we had bad bombing in kabul 10 afghan civilians dead 2 nato service personnel killed including one american and shortly after that colors are returned suddenly to qatar for more talks with the taliban that have been previously scheduled also on thursday we began hearing reports that the afghan president was going to make a sudden visit to washington but over the course of the day we started hearing that he was going to postpone that visit and now we have the tweets the questions in washington are firstly was this really about the car bombing or were other more serious problems with the negotiations perhaps even within translated ministration itself not to mention the afghan government's opposition to the way that the negotiations were going and secondly is that all trump really going to give up on this when he desperate

for understanding various events that we've been monitoring over the last week on monday zalmay khalilzad be us on voice for the talks with the taliban had said either greenland's in principle have been reached with the taliban for the withdrawal of u.s. troops them on thursday we had bomb in kabul 10 afghan civilians dead to nato so of us personnel killed including one american and shortly after that. return suddenly to qatar for more talks with the taliban that have been previously scheduled also on thursday we began hearing reports that the afghan president was going to make a sudden visit to washington but over the course of the day we saw. hearing that he was going to respond visit and now we have the tweets the questions in washington firstly was this really about the kabul being a well the most serious problems with the negotiations perhaps even with the interim sort of ministration itself not to mention the afghan government or position to the way that the negotiations were going and secondly is the interim really going to give up on this when he desperately feels he needs a forei

envoy zalmay khalilzad briefed the afghan government about a draft peace deal with the taliban.cial correspondent jane ferguson is in kabul, and ins us now. hi, judy. this is just the latest of a series of escalating attacks by the taliban in recent days. designed to keep up pressure on both the united states and the e timing is very significant. the u.s. special envoy to those peace talks between the united states government and the taliban that have been taking place in qatar, zalmay khalilzad justa arrived this weekend back to kabul where he is presenting president afghani with initial details of a proposed agreement between the unitedtates and theaiban. it's believed they are close to agreeing on a u.s. drwdown in afghanistan but have yet to finalize that agreement. in the meantime, the taliban have marched on two major cities in the north ofafghanistan just over the weekend as well. >> woodruff: that's specialco espondent jane ferguson reporting from kabul. thank you, jane. >> woodruff: in ng kong, tens of thousands of students boycotted their first day of class to join ant

united states had been result of the us special representative for afghan but conciliation zalmay khalilzad even said a peace agreement had been finalized in principle. one of the most important points the gradual withdrawal of the 14. 1000 american soldiers. to the u.s. quick to the negotiating table can peace be achieved in afghanistan and if so what would it take. the taliban's political spokesman to do so hail shaheen talks to al jazeera. a lot will come. and we have here with with us in the studio today mr mohammad swaging in the spokesman for the political office of taliban and the member of the negotiating team here in doha thank you for being with us thank you very much let me start with the negotiations that the president donald trump announced. the end of it did that come as a surprise to you. yes it was. it was astonishing for us. because we had a really kind of crew did the peace agreement with american a you negotiation team . and we had to do the talks for are almost one year and in the end we concluded a peace agreement and also we concluded the dynamics and implementation fr

the weather zalmay khalilzad will return to qatar to meet with his taliban counterparts is something that remains to be seen and then of course in the meantime rob the the war drags on and the death toll continues to mount more than 2400 u.s. service members killed since the war began in 2001 and the death toll for afghan civilians afghan army and fighters over 100000 to date well thanks very much indeed the british government insists it will stick to prime minister baathist johnson's plan to exit the european union by october 31st despite multiple setbacks in parliament and the resignation of a senior minister on saturday rudd who was work and pensions secretary says she no longer believes the government is actually trying to get a deal she voted to stay in the european union in the referendum 3 years ago meanwhile france's foreign minister is rejecting another delay of bragg's it and says the u.k. needs to show the way forward. with how things are now it's still no to pushing back to break that deadline the u.k. says they want to push forward alternatives to avoid a no deal but we

false premis iothe major condthe taliban had from the outset of the talks -- i've spoken to zalmay khalilzade on this te-on-one. i read portions tentative agreement that was not nalized. the major issue in the agreement was from the beginning, they insisted on a complete u.s. withdrawal of trps by the end of 2020, or they wouldn't discuss anything. s weuld've got up from the table at that point, but we didn't, and we negotiated away just about everything. they are trying to tell us, the taliban is trying to tell us, that if you leave entirely, we uarantee that the ice i safe -- isis safe havens in afghanistan will be destroyed. laura: would you ever take the word of the taliban as a military man k gene: absolutely not. the liban -- just this week we have evidence that they have been giving resources and explosives, major article about it this week, to the al qaeda. just three weeks ago, the spokesperson for the taliban denied that the al qaeda did the 9/11 attack when the al qaeda have claimed that attack as their epic event in the hiory of radical islam. laura: do you see u.s. troops or the

even as the taliban was claiming responsibility for thursday's attack zalmay khalilzad the u.s. chief negotiator was only way to katter for further talks that were later described as positive but the afghan government said the talks gave the taliban recognition the taliban has responded angrily to trump canceling the talks in a statement released on its website they said the agreement was finalized on saturday both sides agreed to all points they talked about intra afghan talks to begin on september the 23rd but warned that their struggle will continue and the u.s. would suffer more the u.s. has been criticized for offering the taliban too much for raising fears that the country could descend into civil war once the bulk of american forces withdraw if there is a new agreement between the problem in the united states government about the role of the party fighting forces from afghanistan that will be devoid of worth and not only part of pakistan that will be there for the world situation part of that region and the international community and that is something that troubles many

meeting at camp david even as the taliban was claiming responsibility for thursday's attack zalmay khalilzad the u.s. chief negotiator was on his way to katter for further talks that were later described as positive but the afghan government said the talks gave the taliban recognition the taliban has responded angrily to trump canceling the talks in a statement released on its website they said the agreement was finalized on saturday both sides agreed to all points they talked about intra afghan talks to begin on september the 23rd but warned that their struggle will continue and the u.s. would suffer more the u.s. has been criticized for offering the taliban too much for raising fears that the country could descend into civil war once the bulk of american forces withdraw if there is a new agreement between the problem in the united states the government. supporting foreign forces. that would be devoid of worth. not only part of that would be the way the world situation part of that region and the international community and that is something that troubles many afghans thought about going as

president, mr trump, should listen to his negotiation team, the head of the negotiation team, mr khalilzadask the report from him but i know there are lobbies and some people which are against peace in afghanistan because they see their business in the war in afghanistan and we hope that mr trump should not listen to to those people to continue the war in afghanistan because the war is not in their interest and as well it is not in our interest. the american say that the negotiating process is dead. what do you say? from our side, our doors are open for negotiations. so we hope the other side also rethink their decision regarding negotiations. but they say they need more proof. why not show that you can stop your fighters from carrying out attacks? why don't you make a gesture? you see, this applies to both sides. why the foreign forces cannot stop the fighting? every day there are tens of air raids and bombardments and target killings and civilian bombardments, and these things are going on from both sides. why are you going to russia, and we understand to china, what are you trying to do

and it was of course being negotiated by zal khalilzad who worked for the secretary of state. the dmz meeting, was not there at the zmz meeting and objected to this very high profile proposed camp david meeting the week leading into 9/11 with the taliban for a peace deal that had not been negotiated with the afghan government and was not agreed to by the afghan government. your reaction to all this as we are now covering this in breaking news mode? >> it's crazy, andrea. for the first time in my life i feel sorry for john bolton. he was right. the politics and the pop ticks of having the taliban which we've been at war with for 18 years that has been harboring our deepest and truest enemies at camp david where as you know a hallowed ground where roosevelt and church hill figured out world war ii, bringing the taliban there was perhaps the worst idea i've heard in politics in a very long time. john bolton said the right thing, disagreed, and in the ongoing soap opera that is the trump white house, he seems to have been thrown out for disagreeing with the secretary of state and

those talks says he's close to making a deal with the taliban aimed at ending the 18 year war zalmay khalilzad is in kabul for consultations with afghan government leaders to see what they think of the proposals. turning our attention to europe a far right party is expected to gain support in germany in 2 state elections voting is underway in brandenburg and saxony the alternative for germany or d. has one more backing for its anti immigration message in states that used to be in communist east germany. correspondent dominic cain joins us live here on the news from brandenburg in germany what's at stake in these elections. peter to be quite clear about this 2 parliaments in key east german state some tanning in front of one of them here in potsdam the capital of brandenburg let's be clear here these 2 states they have a population of electorate anyway 5 and a half 1000000 east germans who will be going to the polls today and of course it means therefore they might choose new governments these 2 states are governed by a combination in separate in the separate states of the christian democrats i

meeting at camp david even as the taliban was claiming responsibility for thursday's attack zalmay khalilzad the u.s. chief negotiator was only way to katter for further talks that were later described as positive but the afghan government said the talks gave the taliban recognition the taliban has responded angrily to trump canceling the talks in a statement released on its website they said the agreement was finalized on saturday both sides agreed to all points they talked about intra afghan talks to begin on september the 23rd but warned that their struggle will continue and the u.s. would suffer more the u.s. has been criticized for offering the taliban too much for raising fears that the country could descend into civil war once the bulk of american forces withdraw if there is a new agreement between the problem in the united states government about the role of the party following forces. that would be the wedding worth. not only part of that would be the what he what situation part of that region and the international community and that is something that troubles many afghans thought a

even as the taliban was claiming responsibility for thursday's attack zalmay khalilzad the u.s. chief negotiator was only way to katter for further talks that were later described as positive but the afghan government said the talks gave the taliban recognition the taliban has responded angrily to trump canceling the talks in a statement released on its website they said the agreement was finalized on saturday both sides agreed to all points they talked about intra afghan talks to begin on september the 23rd but warned that their struggle will continue and the u.s. would suffer more the u.s. has been criticized for offering the taliban too much for raising fears that the country could descend into civil war once the bulk of american forces withdraw if there is a new agreement between the problem in the united states government about the role of the party fighting forces. that will be devoid of worth and not only put up can stand that would be good for the world situation part of that region in the international community and that is something that troubles many afghans. we know

even as the taliban was claiming responsibility for thursday's attack zalmay khalilzad the u.s. chief negotiator was only way to katter for further talks that were later described as positive but the afghan government said the talks gave the taliban recognition the taliban has responded angrily to trump canceling the talks in a statement released on its website they said the agreement was finalized on saturday both sides agreed to all points they talked about intra afghan talks to begin on september the 23rd but warned that their struggle will continue and the u.s. would suffer more the u.s. has been criticized for offering the taliban too much for raising fears that the country could descend into civil war once the bulk of american forces withdraw if there is a new agreement between the problem in the united states government about the role of the party fighting forces. that will be devoid of worth and not only part of pakistan that will be there for the world situation part of that region and the international community and that is something that troubles many afghans. we know

even as the taliban was claiming responsibility for thursday's attack zalmay khalilzad the u.s. chief negotiator was on his way to katter for further talks that were later described as positive but the afghan government said the talks gave the taliban recognition the taliban has responded angrily to trump canceling the talks in a statement released on its website they said the agreement was finalized on saturday both sides agreed to all points they talked about intra afghan talks to begin on september the 23rd but warned that their struggle will continue and the u.s. would suffer more the u.s. has been criticized for offering the taliban too much for raising fears that the country could descend into civil war once the bulk of american forces withdraw if there is a new agreement between the problem in the united states government about the role of supporting foreign forces. that will be diverted worth. not only put up can stand that would be the way the world situation part of that region in the international community and that is something that troubles many afghans. we know the

earlier, us envoy zalmay khalilzad said the american troops would be withdrawn from five bases durings. he said president trump must first approve the deal, concluded after nine rounds of talks in qatar. shortly after he spoke on afghan tv, at least five people were killed and 50 injured by a car bomb in kabul, an attack claimed by the taliban. the us coast guard says that four bodies have been recovered and up to 30 people are still missing after their boat caught fire off the coast near los angeles. a fierce fire broke out in the early hours on the twenty—metre scuba diving vessel when it was anchored off the north of santa cruz island. five crew members on deck when the fire broke out were rescued by another vessel. courts in russia have rejected a request by prosecutors to strip two couples of their parental rights after they took their children to protest rallies. the parents were given a warning instead. the prosecutors had argued that the couples had endangered their children's lives by their actions. the move had caused outrage in russia. the us anti—doping agency, has withdra

meeting at camp david even as the taliban was claiming responsibility for thursday's attack zalmay khalilzad the u.s. chief negotiator was on his way to katter for further talks that were later described as positive but the afghan government said the talks gave the taliban recognition the taliban has responded angrily to trump canceling the talks in a statement released on its website they said the agreement was finalized on saturday both sides agreed to all points they talked about intra afghan talks to begin on september the 23rd but warned that their struggle will continue and the u.s. would suffer more the u.s. has been criticized for offering the taliban too much for raising fears that the country could descend into civil war once the bulk of american forces withdraw if there is a new agreement between the problem in the united states government about the role of the party following forces. that will be the wedding. not the only part of that would be the way the world situation part of that region and the international community and that is something that troubles many afghans a lot of

the us envoy, zalmay khalilzad, says they will leave in the coming months, subject to president trump'stesters who risk losing their children because they've taken them to demonstrations have won a reprieve in court. prosecutors had threatened to take the children into care. the anti—doping agency in the us has withdrawn its case against the sprinter christian coleman, the fastest man in the world this year. he'd been charged with missing three drugs tests and was facing an automatic 1—year ban. usada officials says the charge was withdrawn on guidance from the world anti—doping agency. throughout history, art has responded to contentious issues in wider society — you could certainly say that of a new exhibit at the phillips collection in washington. it brings together artists from around the world and it focuses on the experience of migrants and the global refugee crisis. co—curator natalie bell walked us through the warmth of other suns. the warmth of other suns is an exhibition that is looking at global stories of migration and displacement. within the show, you are going to encounte

the us envoy zalmay khalilzad said the deal still needed president trump's approval.r bomb killed at least five people in kabul. officials in texas say a gunman who killed seven people on saturday contacted the police and the fbi shortly before his attack. seth aaron ator had been sacked on the morning of the mass shooting. an fbi agent said the gunman made "rambling statements" in a phone call to a tip—off line. two russian couples who risked losing their children for taking them to an unauthorised rally in moscow have won a reprieve in court. prosecutors had threatened to take the children into care prompting a public outcry. judges warned the couples not to take their children to protests again. eight people are now confirmed to have died in a fire on a diving boat off the coast of southern calfornia. thirty nine people were on board the vessel — five have been rescued. the authorities say hopes are fading for the missing people. peter bowes reports from los angeles. a fierce fire in the middle of the night. the coastguard was alerted to the inferno by and mayday c

president, mr trump, should listen to his negotiation team, the head of the negotiation team, mr khalilzadome people which are against peace this in afghanistan because they see their own business in the war in afghanistan and we hope that mr trump should not listen to those people to continue the war in afghanistan because the war is not in their interest and as well it is not in our interest. the americans say that the negotiating process is dead. what do you say? from our side, our doors are open for negotiations. so we hope the other side also rethink their decision regarding negotiations. afghans are asking why the taliban say they don't target civilians, but civilians die. the majority of civilian casualties are related to afghan and foreign forces in afghanistan. but you also need to take... because the foreign forces, most of them are in the quarters bases are in the cities and villages and that is where the civilians live. they are not in the mountains so it is natural that civilian casualties will occur. but we are trying our best to restrict it just to the we are trying our best

peace agreement with the taliban the deal reportedly does include a ceasefire special envoy zalmay khalilzad held talks with taliban representatives here in qatar last week to complete a 9th round of negotiations. well yesterday and today the president met with the ambassador. and he came and he briefed the president on what he has done. and what was his mission for the past 10 months in terms of working on a peace process that would eventually take us to turn next stage our next phase that will be a direct negotiation between the afghan government and the taliban. so he today when he came. he talked about the details of of that potential agreement or framework of the agreement that is going to be signed any time in the future or near future because crisis is entering another critical week speculation that the prime minister boris johnson is about to call a snap election as early as weapons day ahead of the october deadline to leave the e.u. . thousands of hong kong students skipped class today to help keep pressure on the government change protest organizers of call for today's strike to fu

afghanistan says he's close to making a deal with the taliban into ending the 18 year war zalmay khalilzad and taliban representatives have completed their 9th round of talks here in cats are. heading to cabo for consultations with afghan government leaders to see what they think of the proposals but hopes of peace during the talks have been overshadowed by an attack by taliban fighters in the northern afghan city of clinton as they took over several buildings early saturday morning before the military deployed reinforcements by evening the government said it had repelled the fighters killing at least 56 of them 7 civilians and 20 soldiers also diets bharata gopal a salmi is a senior fellow at the observer research foundation and was a member of zalmay khalilzad survives or a group and he says the talks will be successful if they end on washington's terms you know what goes into the context of the us going into elections next year and president and think of something like president trump would want to script a victory speech or something like this so essentially if you have that as a start

for understanding various events that we've been monitoring over the last week on monday zalmay khalilzad the u.s. on voice for the talks with the taliban had said agreement in principle had been reached with the taliban for the withdrawal of u.s. troops them on thursday we had about bomb in kabul 10 afghan civilians dead 2 nato so us personnel killed including one american and shortly after that return suddenly to cutoff for more talks with the taliban that have been previously scheduled also on thursday we began hearing reports that the afghan president was going to make a sudden visit to washington but over the course of the day we sort of hearing that he was going to postpone that visit and now we have the tweets the questions in washington firstly was this really about the kabul bank or what other more serious problems with the negotiations perhaps even with interim sort of ministration itself not to mention the afghan government's opposition to the way that the negotiations were going and secondly is that all trump really going to give up on this when he desperately feels he needs a

with the afghan president over the draft of a peace agreement with the taliban last month zalmay khalilzad met with taliban representatives in cats and to complete a 9th round of talks to end the ongoing conflict president danny is expected to share his views on the peace deal draft with the u.s. negotiator within the next 2 days britain's prime minister boris johnson has met conservative party allies at his official country residence checkers before parliament for a showdown over the ongoing crisis m.p.'s will reconvene after their summer break on tuesday you are right up to date with all the top stories up next remain here people power more news in 25 minutes see that. lol there. then you know what i'm going to let you know. once the most corrupt country in the european union romanian society is engaged in an unprecedented fight against corruption. on the 31st of january 2017 the biggest protests since the fall of romanians communist dictatorship broke out in the streets of book arrest. the newly sworn in government had secretly passed to the creek that would grant its members immunity f

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for understanding various events that we've been monitoring over the last week on monday zalmay khalilzadthe u.s. on voice of the talks with the taliban had said and agreements in principle have been reached with the taliban for the withdrawal of u.s. troops then on thursday we had that bomb in kabul 10 afghan civilians dead 2 nato so us personnel killed including one american and shortly after that colors are returned suddenly to qatar for more talks with the taliban that have been previously scheduled also on thursday we began hearing reports that the afghan president was going to make a sudden visit to washington but over the course of the day we started hearing that he was going to postpone that visit and now we have the tweets the questions in washington are firstly was this really about the car bombing or were other more serious problems with the negotiations perhaps even within translated ministration itself not to mention the afghan government's opposition to the way that the negotiations were going and secondly is that all trump really going to give up on this when he desperately

framework for understanding various of them we've been monitoring over the last week on monday zalmay khalilzad the u.s. own voice of the talks with the taliban have said agreements in principle have been reached with the taliban for the withdrawal of u.s. troops them on thursday we had that bomb in kabul 10 afghan civilians dead 2 nato so it was personnel killed including one american and shortly after those returned suddenly to cutoff for more talks with the taliban that have been previously scheduled or came dorrian has left a humanitarian crisis in its wake with thousands of people filling their destroyed homes and the bahamas aid is coming in but it's hard to distribute because of ruined roads friendly and ports joint u.s. and turkish patrols are getting underway in northern syria areas covered by a planned for turkey wants to extend its military presence along the border and allow displaced syrians to return home. u.k. prime minister boris johnson has lost a senior cabinet minister after a week of parliamentary defeats and defections amber rudd who was work and pensions secretary resigned

afghanistan says he's close to making a deal with the taliban aimed at ending the 18 year war zalmay khalilzad and taliban representatives have completed their 9th round of talks here in qatar. is heading to cavil to consults with afghan government leaders to see what they think of the proposals but hopes of peace during the talks have been overshadowed by an attack by taliban fighters in the northern afghan city of. they took over several buildings early on saturday morning before the military deployed reinforcements by evening the government said it had repelled the fighters killing at least 30 of them 3 civilians also died broth gopalaswami is a senior fellow at the observer research foundation and was a member of. advisory group he says the talks will be successful if they end on washington's terms you know what goes into the context of the us going into elections next year and president try and think of something like president would want to script a victory speech or something like this so essentially if you have that as a starting point where you want to put a banner on what a victory s

ghani to discuss the draft peace agreement with the taliban and details about a ceasefire zalmay khalilzad met taliban representatives in cattle last week to complete a 9th round of talks to end the 18 year long war and yesterday and today the president met with the ambassador. and he came and he briefed the president on what he has done. and what was his mission for the boston months in terms of working on a peace process that would eventually take us to turn the next page our next phase that will be a direct negotiation between the government and the taliban. so he today when he came. he talked about the details of of that potential agreement or framework of the agreement that is going to be signed any time in the future or near future ok let's talk now to omar zakhilwal in kabul on skype he is the former afghan ambassador to pakistan omar what has to be in this embryonic peace deal for it to be a success. well. i think 1st the finding of the u.s. taleban. in the ports but immediately got. right groundwork in the media started. but there's nothing as a quid pro quo there's nothing in the

khalilzad had a meeting in doha. nine rounds of talk. how surprised, how shocked you were of this announcement by president trump last night? >> i was as shocked as anyone else is. that's why it is making front page headlines and your show as well today. i didn't know there was going to be this talk. i'm not surprised how it has been called off, though. one of the biggest questions as defense reporters, what is president trump going to leave behind in afghanistan? we know he wants to draw down troops, we know it will be conditions based. we didn't get ahlens on this until the last week and a half or so, going back to the first press conference of the pentagon just over last week. we were able to really put the question to the chairman of the joint chiefs and mark esper about whether or not the u.s. will leave counterterrorism operations on the ground. it comes down to what does america want to do, what's the goal in afghanistan? if the goal is to keep pressure low enough to allow peace in the future to happen, the u.s. has to have a coun

meeting at camp david even as the taliban was claiming responsibility for thursday's attack zalmay khalilzad the u.s. chief negotiator was on his way to katter for further talks that were later described as positive but the afghan government said the talks gave the taliban recognition the taliban has responded angrily to trump canceling the talks in a statement released on its website they said the agreement was finalized on saturday both sides agreed to all points they talked about intra afghan talks to begin on september the 23rd but warned that their struggle will continue and the u.s. would suffer more the u.s. has been criticized for offering the taliban too much for raising fears that the country could descend into civil war once the bulk of american forces withdraw if there is a new agreement between the problem in the united states government about the role of the party foreign forces. that will be devoid of worth to not only put up can stand that would be good for the world situation part of that region and the international community and that is something that troubles many afghans

kinser wants taken down and that renunciation, that break from the past is precisely what ambassador khalilzad and my team have been working for months and months now. we have made real progress, but to your point, jake, it's not just about commitments. we have to see them be able to deliver it and proof it's delivered. when we get to that point american national security interests can be protected, and i'm confident president trump will continue the process to get what he's talked about since his campaign. reduction of risk level and cost to the american people both in terms of life and treasure there in afghanistan. >> i don't think anyone begrudges the president or ambassador trying to bring an end to this war that's been going on so long with so many innocent people and so many service members killed but i guess the question is why invite the taliban to camp david? >> we've been having conversations, and the president believed we could further america's national interest by having conversations with the people who have the capacity to actually deliver, jake, on what you just described. tha

for understanding various of those that we've been monitoring over the last week on monday zalmay khalilzad the u.s. on voice for the talks with the taliban had said our agreement in principle had been reached with the taliban for the withdrawal of u.s. troops them on thursday we had a bomb in kabul turn afghan civilians dead true nature so it was personnel killed including one american shortly after those return suddenly to cutoff for more talks with the taliban that have been previously scheduled hurricane dorian has left a humanitarian crisis in its wake with thousands of people fleeing their destroyed homes in the bahamas aid is coming in but it's hard to distribute because of damaged roads one ways and ports joins us and turkish patrols are getting underway in northern syria in areas covered by plans buffer zone turkey wants to extend its military presence along the border and allow displaced syrians to return home u.k. prime minister boys johnson has lost a senior cabinet minister after a week of parliamentary defeats and defections amber ruds who was work and pensions secretary resig

the massive truck bomb rocked kabul as president trump's lead negotiator ambassador khalilzad's interview tentative agreement aired last night on local afghan news. >> we have reached an agreement with the taliban in principle but, of course, until the u.s. president agrees with it, it isn't final. >> the u.s. would withdraw by mid january 5,000 troops of the 14,000 deployed from five bases across afghanistan. but the taliban claims that all u.s. troops will leave afghanistan in the next 24 months, which the president has denied. >> we're going to keep a presence here. we are roofing that presence very substantially. and we're going to always have a presence. we are going to have high intelligence. >> the draft agreement refers to the taliban as the islamic elm rit. a term that gives the afghan government and u.s. service members pause. >> the taliban have been very clear that they are not interested in joining the afghan government. they are interested in overthrowing the government and putting in place an islamic elm rat of afghanistan version 2.0. >> the most recent tragedy sergeant fi

khalilzad had been negotiating for months. but no one else felt a viable deal was actually possible. they have been skeptical. they had been kept out of the talks. the president trump's own military advisers were also saying that this is perhaps too premature, too much ground is being conceded to the taliban. and senator lindsey graham, a close adviser to president trump, has been quite vocal about his concerns about this potential deal. because the taliban were not conceding on any ground. and it was very worrying they potentially were going to maintain their ties with terrorist groups like al qaeda, and that was also sending out alarm bells across the world. >> you pointed out the taliban not giving any ground here. it is important to underscore the taliban and afghan government are still not willing to meet face-to-face. they won't meet and talk. so what would talks like this accomplish? >> well, the afghan government has been willing to talk to the taliban. it is the taliban themselves who refused to negotiate with the kab

afghanis to discuss the draft peace agreement with the taliban and details about a ceasefire zalmay khalilzad met taliban representatives in cattle last week to complete a 9th round of talks to end the 18 year war thousands of students in hong kong have skipped class today to keep up the pressure on the government for change and to reduce chinese control protest organizers have called for today general strike to further those demands there's been another stern warning from china in an editorial published in the state run news agency it says the end is coming for those attempting to disrupt hong kong and antagonize china they should never misjudge the determination and ability of the central government says. the category 5 hurricane dorian is pounding the bahamas right now the powerful storm is leaving huge damage in its wake millions of americans are worried and making last minute preparations in case it heads their way the governors of florida georgia and south carolina have ordered mandatory evacuations of coastline homes. based on the latest forecasts and storm track which we have been fol

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