mohammed: justice denied in sri lanka. the u.n. says@@ the country is failing to pursue crimes from the civil war, but sri lanka's leaders reject this. will they ever find out the truth about what happened? this is "inside story." welcome to the program. it has been 12 years since the civil war in sri lanka ended. more than 20,000 people disappeared. government troops and the tamil separatist they were fighting were both accused of murder and torture, particularly toward the end of the conflict. since then, the un's is little has been done to find out what happened. the humans rights achieve says victims have been denied justice and aused the government of further eroding human rights. the leaders rejected the accusations. we will bring our guests in the moment. at first, this report. reporter: nearly 12 years after the end of the civil war, the pain is still raw for those who sons, daughters and husband's disappeared. this is a protest earlier this month. they want answers, accountability, and justice. they are not getting any bec

justice denied in sri lanka the un says the government is failing to pursue crimes from the civil war but sri lanka's leaders reject this so will the conflicts victims ever find out the truth about what happened this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. it's been 12 years since sri lanka civil war ended about 100000 people died and more than 20000 disappeared government troops and the thomas separatists they were fighting were both accused of murder and torture particularly towards the end of the conflict since then the un says little has been done to find out what happened human rights chief says victims have been denied justice and she's accused the government of further eroding human rights sri lanka's leaders reject the accusations we'll bring in our guests in a moment 1st this report by bernard smith. 12 years after the end of sri lanka's civil war the pain is still roll for those whose sons daughters and husbands dissipative. this was a protest earlier this month they want answers accountability and justice. but don't get any because the united nations human rights

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in sri lanka taking the train is an experience in itself but. the trade has a right to know why india in a region that's about 2000 metres above sea level its main attractions of the tea plantations a legacy of british colonialism today sri lanka is the world's 3rd biggest t.v. producer after india and china its specialty is the variety named after the british name for the island of salaam. to speak ill of what you learn about the entire process is that what this is what we used to make the young leaves just that. there's no charge to visit the plantations the french tourists are happy to go on a walkabout but they guide worried about the picture postcard image the authorities want to convey then stops the group of french tourists. caught up in packing on stop filming that's not good for t.v. . let's get the wicker baskets for. you just as. all of a sudden the picture appears to be a family's sente one. of the pictures on the plantation are all tamil women they work 6 days a week and here the work is done by hand. and also from harming his women

as you can see, sri lanka is a beautiful country. yes, it is.pollution levels are going and so the level of diseases are going high there so i thought, you know, as an engineer, i would do my best to sort of contribute to bringing emissions down in sri lanka. what do you think it would take to get your conversion kit up and running, you know, produced on a mass scale? because it is quite high and tuk—tuk is a low—cost product, so the conversion price has to be as low as possible for the drivers to afford it. so i have been doing so many research so i can downsize the battery, so that will reduce the cost. yeah. the issue of affordability will decide whether electric tuk—tuks are ever developed on a mass scale. the spirit of innovation and a smattering of political will might be just enough to clear the air in colombo. definitely fun but one thing that i will be happy to leave to the professionals in the future. and that might also be what henry was thinking back in 2016 in india's coastal state of kerala, when he got to find out the hard wayjust

taking on the tuk—tuks in sri lanka.t thing about driving a tuk—tuk is that you can take in all the gorgeous scenery. climbing for coconuts in kerala. this is tough. and a journey of a lifetime in pakistan. it feels quite serious now. i don't know what condition my friend is in. hello from greenwich park in london. now while we all keep dreaming of the travel we will be doing when things return to normal, today we are taking a look back at some of our best trips to south asia. over the years we have had plenty of adventures and for me, personally, one of the highlights was a trip to the beautiful country of sri lanka in 2020. on the streets of its bustling capital city, colombo, the tuk—tuk is king of the road. numbers havejumped eightfold in 15 years and i went there to see what impact it is having on the city and how tourists are nowjumping in the driving seat. so there is actually over1 million tuk—tuks here in sri lanka and it definitely shows because these things are everywhere. that's a pretty high number for a cou

and accused of failing to hold abusers to account sri lanka's government defends its human rights record during the civil war with the tamil tigers. i'm joined again just go with the sports 15 time major gold champion tiger woods is awake and responsive up to surgery on a broken leg or in his car crash. myanmar's military appointed foreign minister is in thailand for talks after this month's coup and so part of regional efforts to try to resolve the crisis which began when the army seized power on the festa february protesters are continuing to demand the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi and rallies across the country scott heil has more now from bangkok. anti coupe protesters gathered in front of the indonesian embassy in years gone only for regional involvement as tensions grow across myanmar. this is the military appointed foreign minister visited bangkok for crisis talks meeting his tie indonesian counterparts as well as thailand's prime minister prime general job that's all part of stepped up efforts by the regional group of nations called on to find a way out of the c

protest spicer lanka's tunnels are growing. thousands took to the streets for 3 days in early february demanding the government clarify what happened to the countless missing for lanka's current president got a buyer rajapaksa declared all missing persons to see east and 2020 including the daughter of j a when he took us apply rajapakse that was the defense minister during the civil war the un commission after human rights lays the blame for alleged atrocities committed during that war on rajapaksa current army chief. the women simply want to know what happened to their children so far no sri lankan government has offered to help them. and for some perspective on this i'm joined now from colombo by ambika south going out on a former member of the human rights commission of longer welcome why is it so hard for victims of a civil war that tore the country apart to get any justice. well i think it's difficult for the big teams to get any justice because this government in particular the guy that was unity. hence the recall is a bo

pakistan's prime minister has arrived in sri lanka his 1st visit since taking office in iran can was welcomed by prime minister mahinda rajapaksa the leaders are expected to discuss bilateral trades let's bring in our correspondent me now fernandez who is live from sri lanka's capital colombo so just how significant a visit is this and what is true lanka hoping to get out of it now. well again the significance is all down to who you talk to folly for the muslims of this country the minority numbering a little over 10 percent here their hopes are riding on imran khan to sort out a burning issue they've been dealing with that is the government's folly policy of force cremations of corbett 19 victims the muslim sort of minority has engaged with the government at multiple levels essential ie what they have said is their religion sort of bans the cremation of those who die and that this is not something in keeping with their beliefs they have urged the government to stop this and allow them to go ahead with the burial of those in their community but the government has sued for. choosing t

female drivers remain a rare sight in sri lanka but times are changing. so the horn is my friend?s. i think i am ready for the road. thank you. you really feel the lack of suspension. and there are so many potholes here. once you reach that level of comfort with driving, the best thing about driving a tuk—tuk is that you can take in all the gorgeous scenery and on my left is the beautiful ocean. but the gentle ocean breeze is not enough to disperse the emissions produced by the millions of vehicles on sri lanka's roads. air pollution in its capital city regularly exceeds levels recommended by the world health organization. ten years ago, the government banned the import of the most polluting rickshaws, the 2—stroke engines. but several hundreds of thousands remain on the roads. pollution definitely is not as bad as i thought it would be but it is definitely palpable. in fact i think ijust ate some. as part of the global fight against climate change, sri lanka has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030. sasiranga de silva won a un reward for creating a simple

protest spicer lanka's tunnels growing. thousands took to the streets for 3 days in early february demanding the government clarify what happened to the countless mr sri lanka's current president got a biologic hoxha declared all missing persons to ceased in 2020 including the daughter of giovanni to supply. rajapakse that was the defense minister during the civil war the un commissioner for human rights lays the blame for alleged atrocities committed during that war on rajapaksa current army chief. during the women simply want to know what happened to their children so far no sri lankan government has offered to help them. let's speak more about the story now with now about the un deputy high commissioner for human rights thank you so much for joining us here on w let's talk 1st of all about the measures that you are seeking in sri lanka what sort of sanctions are you calling for and what are they supposed to achieve. well 1st of all i mean i think the big worry is that these and by nations with unity without any sign of a

the report says tamil and muslim minorities a being increasingly marginalized sri lanka's government accuses the council of meddling in its domestic affairs when a smith reports. only 12 years after the end of sri lanka's civil war the pain is still warm but those who sons daughters and husbands disappear. this was a protest earlier this month they want answers accountability and justice. but not getting any because the united nations human rights council says the highest levels of sri lanka's government is in denial about past crimes the spaces were seen as and that and the media which have grown significantly is now rapidly shrinking the independence already the story the human rights commission of. the national police commission another key warning has been the plea eroded by the recently adopted prentiss constitutional amend the. president got a bye rajapaksa was defense secretary at the end of the civil war is brother mahinda was president 100000 people were killed in the 26 year long war between tamil separatists and the government both sides are accused of crimes including mur

in sri lanka press freedoms are under threat. and some stories can only be told by those who will not compromise on the truth. news from jaffna part of the viewfinder asia series on al-jazeera. but again you're watching our visitor from out of our top stories and facebook says it has banned me and military from using its platform and social media giant says it's a necessary response to this month's could have the police presence in yangon or some protesters have been arrested. china's president xi jinping says the country has created a miracle by eradicating poverty nationwide he said almost 100000000 people in rural areas have been helped by the campaign. the trials of johnson and johnson's one shot covert $1000.00 vaccine have shown it's highly effective against severe cases the product is also proving effective against new a variant it's yet to be approved for use. well chile is leading latin america with its vaccination campaign it was the 1st country in the region to start immunizing the population now has the 5th highest va

sri lanka's government defends its human rights record as its accused of failing to hold abusers to account. hello thanks for joining us me on mars military appointed foreign minister is in thailand for talks after this month's coup it's part of regional efforts to resolve the crisis which began when the army seize power on the 1st of february protesters continue to demand the release of elected leader and rallies across the country scott haidar has more from bangkok. protesters gathered in front of the indonesian embassy calling for regional involvement as tensions grow across me and mark. this as the military appointed foreign minister visited bangkok for crisis talks meeting his tie and. indonesian counterparts as well as thailand's prime minister pay a general job that's all part of stepped up efforts by the regional group of nations called aussie on to find a way out of the crisis following the february 1st coup and i'm not going to be as a man must adjusted i'd like to see on countries not to recognise the queue government if they do recognise that the will be eroded it is reported to

now pakistan's prime minister has been meeting in sri lanka's president go to buy a rajapaksa on the 2nd and final day of his visit imran khan has been discussing a joint efforts to fight religious extremism and how to help poor countries whether the pandemic and later on wednesday sri lanka is expected to face a strong criticism at the un human rights council meeting that's jew in part for its failure to bring accountability to those involved in its 25 year long civil war . for peace to say to discuss all of this i'm joined now by the sri lankan foreign minister going to whether he's in the capital of colombo foreign minister welcome to al-jazeera 1st up this important visit by the pakistan prime minister i'm running outside his fight are you with how it went to given the controversy over how he was due to speak in parliament but then didn't. thank you from me being in touch as foreign minister nor for leader of the house of parliament i could say that the government had indeed on health and requirement and the priorities all. see imran khan prime minister of pakistan's visit he had

well still ahead here on al-jazeera wise sri lanka's muslim community hope a visit by pakistan's prime minister could help her. and health experts line diggity on the search for a silent killer we'll have more on the efforts to halt the a bowl of outbreak straight after the break in. places a normal service has been resumed across the united states with warm weather coming through a same norma's actually very much on the mall side for the deep south dallas touching 19 celsius shippy about 60 at this time of the year but after a race and it's really cold record breaking cold weather pleased to say some of this milder rest are to push its way through it continues to nudge further north which as we go on through tuesday dallas touching $23.00 degrees by choose day so what's going on is largely quiet actually we've got some wintry flowers around the pacific northwest around the cascades and snow there snow there too into the rockies but for many it is fine and dry and a bit of wintry weather over towards the northeast 3 pennsylvania upstate new york pushing into new england as we go on thr

nearly 12 years after the end of sri lanka's civil war the pain is still whole for those who sons and daughters of husbands disappeared. this was a protest earlier this month they want answers accountability and justice but aren't getting any because the united nations human rights council says the highest levels of sri lanka's government is in denial about past crimes the space personal side and the pan the media which have grown significantly is now rapidly shrinking the independence on the free the human rights commission of. the national police commission and other key warnings as mean diddly eroded by the recent the apprentice constitutional amendment the. president got a buyer rajapaksa was defense secretary at the end of the civil war is brother mahinda was president 100000 people were killed in the 26 year long war between tamil separatists and the government both sides are accused of crimes including murder and torture. and now the u.n. says minority groups are facing more discrimination this protest in february was a rare combined march of muslims and tumbles with a long lis

for a 2 day visit the 2 countries are expected to sign several economic agreements which are lanka's muslim minority has high hopes for a different reason and often and as reports now from colombo. sri lanka imports more than half of its onions and the dangers from pakistan they are part of the range of food items including vasant vihar rice and mandarins that are brought in from pakistani ports up a market to go to pakistan pakistan is a big help to our market we can get what we need quickly and easily and at a good price driven commissary media focus of prime minister imran khan's visit to colombo but that's not all he's been urged to discuss sri lanka is my knowledge and resume community has complained of being marginalized in recent years it seems cool that 19 has made things much worse with the government forcibly committee on victims disregarding it's a practice for big meanie. prime minister khan who is for treat is a champion of islamic rights has been asked to help in the practice when community members politicians civil society big games themselves have appealed to muslim c

protest spicer lanka's tunnels are growing. thousands took to the streets for 3 days in early february demanding the government clarify what happened to the countless missing so long because current president got a biologic declared all missing persons to ceased in 2020 including the daughter of j a when he took a supply. rajapakse that was the defense minister during the civil war the un commissioner for human rights lays the blame for alleged atrocities committed during that war on rajapakse this current army chief. the women simply want to know what happened to their children so far no sri lankan government has offered to help them. and for some perspective on this i'm joined now from colombo by sucking a lot of former member of the human rights commission off for a longer welcome why is it so hard for victims of a civil war that all the country apart to get any justice. well i think it's difficult for the victims to get any justice this government in particular the guy that was unity. hence the root cause of those of the co

the un human rights council says sri lanka is unwilling to be held to account over its international crimes and rights violations highly critical report says tamil of the muslim minorities a big increasingly marginalized sri lanka's government accuses the council of meddling with its domestic issues bennett smith reports. only 12 years after the end of sri lanka's civil war the pain is still roll for those who sons and daughters of husbands disappeared. this was a protest earlier this month they want answers accountability and justice. but aren't getting any because the united nations human rights council says the highest levels of sri lanka's government is in denial about past crimes the space force inside and the panda media which have grown significantly is now rapidly shrinking the independence on the story the human rights commission of. the national police commission another key warning as the neatly eroded by the recently about the apprentice constitutional amendment the. president got a bye rajapaksa was defense secretary at the end of the civil war is brother mahinda was pre

commissioner for human rights has urged member states to consider prosecuting alleged crimes in sri lanka to try and get answers for the thousands of people like lila bernard smith. israel has stopped the sale of local fish after an oil spill along its coast in southern lebanon a great company denies one of its oil tankers is responsible for israel's public broadcaster reported that the minerva helen was the suspected source but manages say the vessel is now in spain and has no deficiencies israel's nature and parts of already so the spill is one of the worst ecological disasters on record jonathan eichenbaum is israel director for greenpeace and he says authorities are closer to identifying who is responsible for the spill. i seemed a continuity with b.s. to be scary so i mean the company can maybe try to yank sometimes but doubt so many technology co disability to do dots by ourself through our also trying to see where this came from and it's really just seems off easy note and once we have new elements we also released them and israel has has the resources but not the print brownnose t

sanctions against sri lanka as former top generals for war crimes during the country's civil war for almost 3 decades for tests lot for an independent state for the ethnic minority more than 100000 people were killed in the war many of them the most civilians thousands more disappear. this is the number of days these mothers have been protesting for 4 years they've stood on the side of the road in the town of a junia and an officer lanka. the women want to know where their children and husbands are they've been missing since the end of the civil war in 2009. jail when he took us in poli has also been here every day for for us she's looking for her daughter. that will learn a lot about it but that we need each other my suffering is also felt by these other mothers because of that i keep on fighting it not only for my child but for only children and husbands who went missing we have to find out what happened to our children that all these mothers believe that their children and loved ones will return they can't lose that hope. 52 year old says she recognized her daughter in this photo

still ahead here around 0 the beginning of a new chapter why sri lanka's muslim community open today a visit by pakistan's prime minister could help. on blogs why facebook has agreed to reverse its news ban on a string inside. it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point qatar airways however we've had some balmy conditions across china and the korean peninsula recently sunday afternoon temperature in beijing got up to 25.6 celsius that's the 1st time we see the temps to get above 20 degrees celsius in the month of february or greco so some exceptional heat in northern parts of china and across the korean peninsula normal conditions will be received as we go through the next couple of days temperatures a back near where they should be at around 5 celsius there for basic we got some wintry weather sliding into central and northern parts of china right on the southern flank of that and that will continue to make its way further eastward push across the yellow sea as we go on through thursday we'll see some western weather coming into south korea southern parts of japan somethin

so had an al-jazeera why sri lanka's muslim community hope a visit by pakistan's prime minister could help them. and iran wants it could further increase your brain and enrichment as it reduces access to its nuclear facilities. it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored plan qatar airways. however we've got to return to wintry weather for japan over the next couple of days you see temperatures recently getting into the low twenty's we're going to struggle to get into double figures over the next 6 days celsius for tokyo when she's day well too bad because some wintry weather piling back into that western side of honshu across a good part of and that sets in further as we go on through wednesday so 11 celsius the top temperature by this stage temperatures getting up to around 789 degrees there for beijing over towards seoul and some what's a weather snow in the northern flank there for central parts of china sees a very wet weather recently into central areas of the philippines as a tropical depression as now is makes its way through he has been downgraded to fine warning has been

oser lanka is expected to face strong criticism of the upcoming u.n. human rights council meeting that's due in part for its failure to bring accountability to those involved in its 25 year long civil war last year the government announced that was withdrawing from a un resolution signed by the previous administration that promised to promote reconciliation accountability and human rights but rights groups of accused presidents go to buy a rajapakse of waging a campaign of fear and intimidation against rights activists journalists lawyers and political challengers and last month the un human rights chief said she was alarmed by the deteriorating conditions and called for a sanctions were earlier we spoke to foreign minister words and he defended his government's record on human rights. as for a long time government has pledged to the un as well as the human rights commission the programs that we are committed to when we have begun some of the programs our company don't deem binding the lands back to the people and training and so many hard going to the

protest spicer lanka's tunnels are growing. thousands took to the streets for 3 days in early february demanding the government clarify what happened to the countless mr sri lanka's current president got a buyer rajapaksa declared all missing persons to see east and 2020 including the daughter of jail will need to supply rajapakse that was the defense minister during the civil war the un commissioner for human rights lays the blame for alleged atrocities committed during that war on rajapaksa current army chief. the women simply want to know what happened to their children so far no sri lankan government has offered to help them. let's speak more about the story now with another on the sheaf the u.n. deputy high commissioner for human rights must honestly say you so much for joining us. let's talk 1st of all about the measures that you are seeking in sri lanka what sort of sanctions are you calling for and what are they supposed to achieve. well 1st of all i mean i think the big worry is that these and by nations with unity wit

sri lanka's devastating civil war lasted for nearly three decades.il tiger rebels in may 2009. the un and other agencies estimate that more than 40,000 people, mostly tamil civilians, were killed in the conflict. thousands went missing, and the families of those disappeared have held protests demanding answers. following years of international pressure, the government in 2015 agreed to investigate rights abuses and disappearances. but it withdrew from the commitment months after gotabaya rajapaksa, who led the war effort, was elected as president in may 2019. now, britain and other countries want to hold sri lanka accountable. the position of our government, gotabaya rajapaksa's mandate, on which i went to geneva last year and announced that we would withdraw from the core group, the then government of the day. we did not have a mandate to get into such engagement under the constitution. in a scathing report last month, the un human rights commissioner, michelle bachelet, accused the government of backtracking from its promises. but the government is

plus, a victory for sri lanka's muslim community after the government reverses its policy on cremations for covid-19 victims. >> hello once again. we've got some very heavy rain pushing into the deep south with u.s. over the next couple of days. that could cause some localized flooding. also this weather system moving through. easing out to louisiana rolling up toward tennessee, toward mid-atlantic states, virginia seeing some heavy rain. we are looking at snow, but to the south of that, some rain, and it will be heavy at times, particularly as we go through sunday, so you have what weather running right across tennessee, kentucky, pushing all the way up towards new york and into d.c.. we got some snow towards alberta. rain spilling into the pacific northwest. we had largely dry weather across the western side of the u.s. and largely dry weather across parts of the caribbean. some lovely sunshine for the most part. some showers just gathering around the eastern islands as we go through saturday. showers pushing through puerto rico, getting into the dominican republic. might catch a show

looks back at sri lanka's past civil war the country's president discusses the future pakistan's in one column. only 75 inmates he killed in ecuador is gang rivalries lead to prison riot. it's time for the perfect jenny. went sponsored point qatar airways how the weather is going to go downhill for a good part of central and southern china over the next day or it's say we're seeing some cloud of rice lately snow and see which a pattern that seizing out of the way making way for this next weather system which is running towards shanghai some heavy downpours coming through here that could be some localized flooding that wessel weather will move across south korea into q.c. just clipping the fos out of honshu possibility of some snow coming in over the higher ground temperatures in tokyo around 10 celsius 12 celsius there for beijing dakota that has been recently but that is still well above the seasonal average just show a stretch they way down towards southern parts of china might see want to see showers too into southern parts of india but nothing too much to speak of finding try share

the 2 countries go back a long way pakistan has stood by sri lanka particularly the rajapaksa know that because they stood by them during the last stages of the war in this country giving them sort of needed munitions and things like that so the muslims are hoping that he would bring that kind of goodwill to use now british prime minister barak's johnson has told this the sector can be more profitable and productive now that it's a free of the shackles of the e.u.'s common agricultural policy he was addressing the annual meeting of the country's national farmers union its 1st since the end of the brics a transition period agricultural organizations have warned some sectors and crisis due to the twin challenges of both threats and the coronavirus. now i want to saudi arabia's most influential oil ministers has died at the age of 90 amid sucking your money helped direct an oil embargo against the us back in the 1970 s. sarkar a takes a look back at his global legacy. and the nearly 25 years he was one of the most powerful and recognizable people in the world they all minister in the world

pakistan's prime minister has arrived in sri lanka his 1st visit that since taking office imran khan was welcomed by prime minister mahinda rajapaksa and the leaders are expected to discuss bilateral trade and elsewhere and as has more now from sri lanka's capital colombo. for the muslims of this country the minority numbering a little over 10 percent their hopes are riding on imran khan to sort out a burning issue they've been dealing with that is the government's policy of force cremations of corbett 19 victims the muslim sort of minority has engaged with the government at multiple levels a centrally what they have said is their religion sort of bans be cremation of those who die and that this is not something in keeping with their beliefs they have urged the government to stop this and allow them to go ahead with the burial of those in their community but the government has sued for. choosing to ignore the guidelines and essentially scientific evidence which basically says that cremations and burials are both acceptable they have gone on a process of appointing different committee

anchor: sri lanka's government has passed laws for people who died of covid to be buried. some protested to demand an end to the forced cremations. reporter: the notification comes almost from out of the blue, the most obvious place to announce it when all eyes are on sri lanka was on wednesday. but this notification coming late tonight has been quite a surprise and it shows the government has conceded allowing burial or cremation. what this effectively means is all covid-19 victims, especially the muslim and christian populations for whom cremation has been an issue, they can now choose which form they would go ahead with in terms of final rights. as much as we heard the prime minister that they hoped to allow burials, the huge reaction from the government which basically backtracked from the announcement gave everyone the impression that the government was not going ahead with permission to allow the burial of covid-19 victims. they said it was up to experts and there was no longer backtracking but this announcement on thursday night obviously comes a time when sri lanka

released a few weeks ago has been quite clear in terms of the concerns that it is voiced about sri lanka it goes as far as asking for targeted sanctions against this country for essentially feeling to ensure justice and accountability even in 12 years since the end of the war with the tamil tigers way back that was in 2009 so having had a number of sort of resolutions the issue being revisited time and again at the united nations this time it seems that the un sort of mechanism has taken a tougher stance warning in pawling for sanctions we had the sri lankan foreign minister actually yesterday in his address to the council this missing it as soon as the report was initially released the public domain sri lanka said they were rejecting the report and even yesterday the foreign minister you know saying that it was unfair and calling on all members to reject any move to bring in a resolution against sri lanka so that's where it stands we'll hear those representation in a couple of hours from now or that's between colombia and often understands what. a man has been jailed for 15 years for mu

the 2 countries go back a long way pakistan has stood by sri lanka particularly the rajapaksa know that because they stood by them during the last stages of the war in this country giving them sort of needed munitions and things like that so the muslims are hoping that he would bring that kind of goodwill to use the taliban is accusing the afghan government of not living up to its end of the peace agreement the group says it's still waiting for the release of more of its members from prisons as it was promised during the doha talks it's also concerned the united states has not removed them from black list status negotiators in the interim afghan talks say the taliban have been disingenuous and. an accusation they deny osama bin job it has this update from. the taliban have been accused of perpetrating the violence that we've been seeing in the last few weeks in afghanistan you've heard from the you know i'm a director there accusing groups of carrying those attacks out and the government of the of the sun has actually leveled the blame at the taliban at various levels a senior afghan of