most of the attacks that are happening in kabul are being planned in low guard because logar shares a small border with pakistan and that's from where he they have intelligence them they say that's where for foreign fighters come and they collaborated with the taliban and this is how they planned attacks here in kabul which is only an hour's drive from logan so again thank you so much for your country for reporting from kabul the scottish national party is hope of securing a majority of the country's parliament tang's in the balance several key seats are yet to be declared the party leader nicola sturgeon wants to seek a 2nd referendum on scottish independence if it gets the seats the u.k. prime minister boris johnson says a 2nd vote would be irresponsible and reckless scots rejected independence by a 10 point margin in 2014 jonah how is in edinburgh he says the s.n.p. looks set to push for a referendum. it is still just about possible for the s.n.p. the scottish national party to secure an outright majority even if by only one seat it is more likely that they will but this election

many professionals targeted on friday a powerful car bomb killed at least 24 people in the eastern logar province of the no claims of responsibility for conjure free reports now from kabul. for afghanistan it's a cycle with nowhere and body after body lying next to each other this time the victims of a powerful truck bomb many were high school students staying in a dormitory nearby several buildings collapsed in the blast trapping dozens of people. are treated my own family members wounded in the incident and we spent the night to my neighbor's house i don't know when this country will be peaceful i beg everyone for the sake of god to please stop it. a hospital was severely damaged several of those injured were transferred to kabul and recalled what happened. was at 1st i heard a blast and right after the blast all the windows shattered and i don't know what happened next such actions don't exist. violence is increasing across the country fighting between the taliban and government forces is fierce according to the un more than $500.00 civilians many of them children have been killed in

at a guest house while preparing for exams no group has yet claimed responsibility for the last in logar province which struck as people broke their fast during the islamic holy month of ramadan the attack comes as u.s. and nato began formally withdrawing troops after $820.00 here more with the taliban . let's bring in journalist ali latif he who joins us now from kabul hello to you ali good to see you so now that international troops are withdrawing from afghanistan do you anticipate that there will be more attacks like the one that just took place on friday in logar province so ability but what we have to remember is that these attacks took place throughout the 20 years that the international forces were in of honest on. god has been victim to these kinds of attacks repeatedly over the years. has also been one of the least 6 provinces in afghanistan over the last 20 years especially facing. a very deteriorated security situation over the last 5 years where and even districts used to be able to go to previously have now become no go zones and there's a very important because a lot is on

statements are anything to go by you heard the taliban spokesman there talk about investigating the logar attack which in which civilians were killed and you heard from the afghan president saying that the taliban were responsible so it is going to be a continuation of competing narratives in a very divided space in a gonna stand as u.s. forces prepare to leave their formal the drawl has begun from may the 1st and cording to the u.s. president will be completed by september the 11th and this is this to mainz to be the sticking point the taliban saying that because they signed an agreement and committed that they will drop by may the 1st and the other side saying that the taliban has not really shown enough progress in severing ties building bringing down the level of violence and negotiating in good faith with the afghan government and there's a lot of frustration doing the rounds not just on part of the afghan government but other officials as well who've been trying to tone down the taliban's rhetoric in saying that you are a party to the conflict in the sun is not going to look like wh

afghanistan has killed at least $21.00 people it happened and clearly alarm city in the capital of logar province south of kabul a truck was parked outside a building offering free accommodation to the needy and a crowd had gathered to break their ramadan fast the government has been the taliban for the explosion which is one of the deadliest and recent months. of the protests when them it was evening we moved breaking our fast and after we finished evening prayers we set back down to 8 and suddenly the explosion happened and all the doors windows and the roof fell down on us with a squad to be a vital point the diggers are working at the site of the incident searching for survivors we don't know for going to find any more wounded victims or if there are all that failure contra furies in kabul and explains why the timing of the attack is key. these are extremely tense kinds here in afghanistan just because foreign troops have actually began there was a troll from again the stand and amber that you mentioned is the official number that keeps rising almost by the hour because locals they d

in afghanistan has killed at least $21.00 people that happened in poorly alan city the capital of logar province south of kabul a crowd had gathered to break their ramadan fast the government has blamed the taliban for the explosion which is one of the deadliest in recent months. that attack amos talks resume to try and resolve the 20 year conflict representatives from the u.s. russia china and pakistan met with the taliban and this is happening as the u.s. begins a gradual drawdown of its remaining troops in afghanistan osama bin laden is here in doha with more on the talks this is the biggest concern that all parties have who are engaged in these talks that the violence is going to increase in of going to stand in less than 48 hours when the deadline expires asper the agreement between the taliban and the united states that all foreign forces will leave the united states has indicated with its new administration that the u.s. forces are going to be withdrawing gradually that they would draw will begin from may the 1st but it will not be completed at that time which has been a longstan

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at a guest house while preparing for exams no group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast in logar province which struck as people broke their fast during the islamic holy month of ramadan the attack comes as u.s. and nato begin formally withdrawing troops after a 20 year war with the taliban. let's bring in journalist who joins us now from kabul hello to you ali good to see you so now that international troops are withdrawing from afghanistan do you anticipate that there will be more attacks like the one that just took place on friday and look our province billeted but we have to remember is that these attacks took place throughout the 20 years that the international forces were in afghanistan. little guy has been victim to these kinds of attacks repeatedly over the years. has also been one of the least 6 provinces in afghanistan over the last 20 years especially facing. a very deteriorated security situation over the last 5 years where and even districts used to be able to go to previously have now become no go zones and there's a very important because a lot is only 40 minutes s

at a guest house while preparing for exams no group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast in logar province which struck as people broke their fast during the islamic holy month of ramadan. it's also comes as u.s. and nato troops begin to formulate withdrawing after a 20 year war with the taliban. western military involvement in afghanistan began nearly 20 years ago when u.s. led forces went in just days after the september 11th 2001 terror attacks. the mission of the u.s. and its allies to make the world safe from terrorism by removing the taliban which had allowed osama bin laden and his al qaeda network to operate from afghan territory. the taliban regime was quickly overthrown but achieving peace in afghanistan has proved elusive. with international assistance a civilian government was set up in kabul led by president hamid karzai. but the taliban regrouped and began carrying out attacks and regaining control of parts of the country. despite a peak of 140000 nato troops in 20 a lot of an international and afghan forces have been unable to defeat the taliban . in 2014 nato ended

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killed in a truck bomb attack in afghanistan it happened and pulled the alarm city the capital of logar province where a crowd had gathered to break their ramadan fast the government has been the taliban for the attack one of the bloodiest in recent months for your country for use in kabul and explains why the timing of the attack is key these are extremely tense kinds here in afghanistan just because foreign troops have actually began there was girls from again the stand and amber that you mentioned is the official number that keeps rising almost by the hour because locals they do put this number and they have been putting this number much higher when they attack has happened and it is expected to rise further there is efforts underway with the being under the rubble for even more people who have been injured or died in the attack and we're talking about civilian students and even take people who are the hospitals that it was the area of the attack according to the head of the guards the provincial council there was a mini truck that drove in that area where the dormitory in the hospit

at least 24 people have been killed in a car bombing in afghanistan's southern logar province more than 100 others were wounded in the attack comes as the u.s. and nato allies begin formally withdrawing troops from the country after a 20 year war with the taliban. and we go to kenya now where one of reporters has been injured after police fired tear gas canisters at a crowd in nairobi a moment captured on camera. our east africa correspondent miller was covering a protest over coronavirus restrictions job losses and police brutality with her cameraman when she was hit twice mariel was interviewing a demonstrator at the time you have used director general the local journalist organization for the region and amnesty international have condemned the incident and as to his calling on kenyan authorities to investigate. let's go straight to our correspondent. just tell us what happened. yes so my cameraman and comer colleague john to and i we were together. a little square in front of the national archives here in nairobi which is in the central business district it's a popular gathering peop

army begins its final withdrawal under president biden a powerful car bomb that killed 24 people in logar province has underlined how fragile the situation still is. we begin with this report from failure in kabul. for afghanistan it's a cycle with no end body after body lying next to each other this time the victims of a powerful truck bomb many were high school students staying in a dormitory nearby several buildings collapsed in the blast trapping dozens of people. are treated my own family members wounded in the incident and we spend the nights my neighbor's house i don't know when this country will be peaceful i beg everyone for the sake of god to please stop it a hospital was severely damaged several of those injured were transferred to kabul and recalled what happened. was at 1st i heard a blast and right after the blast all the windows shattered and i don't know what happened next such actions don't exist and. violence is increasing across the country fighting between the taliban and government forces is fierce according to the un more than $500.00 civilians many of them children

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. >> the pressure comes from logar. the taliban have foreign advisors like pakistanis and arabs.e here. they are giving them training. they are making the car bombs for them. the western world is saying we finished the job. we killed osama bin laden, and now we are going. and they are leaving behind a war which fought for 20 years. all these people trained in warfare and bomb making and lots of other things. they are leaving. the international community is leaving afghanistan to go into chaos. >> while the government says they keep conducting operations against what it calls terrorist groups near the border, shopkeepers in the capital are trying to rebuild their shops. it will take them days to restore their businesses and money that no one will compensate them for. >> security is deteriorating day by day. we cannot run our business is properly. we are working in fear. it is too difficult to have a shop here. i insist we have a stable piece for our country. >> that peace is the one thing everyone longs for. >> kurdistan's leader is calling for a cease-fire to be respected as disp

at a guest house while preparing for exams no one has yet claimed responsibility for the blast in logar province which struck as people broke their fast during the islamic holy month of ramadan the attack comes as u.s. and nato troops begin withdrawing after a 20 year war with the taliban. western military involvement in afghanistan began nearly 20 years ago when u.s. led forces went in just days after the september 11th 2001 terror attacks. the mission of the u.s. and its allies to make the world safe from terrorism by removing the taliban which had allowed osama bin laden and his al qaeda network to operate from afghan territory. the taliban regime was quickly overthrown but achieving peace in afghanistan has approved the elusive. with international assistance a civilian government was set up in kabul led by president hamid karzai. but the taliban regrouped and began carrying out attacks and regaining control of parts of the country. despite a peak of 140000 nato troops in 2011 international and afghan forces have been unable to defeat the taliban. in 2014 nato ended its combat missio

formally begins its morning comes a day after a truck bomb killed at least 24 people in the eastern logar province on friday it's the latest incident in a recent uptick in the number and scale of the attacks u.s. army general scott miller says he retains the ability to respond forcefully to any attacks on the military donald trump had promised all u.s. troops would leave by saturday but president joe biden extended the deadline india has become the 1st country in the wild report more than 400000 new covert infections in a single day more than 3 and a half 1000 people have also died as the country's outbreak continues to grow the health system is coming under quite a strain with 12 people dying at a new delhi hospital when critically ill patients were left without oxygen meanwhile a fire in a covered ward in state killed another 18 patients all adults over the age of 18 are now eligible to be vaccinated but many states are saying they don't have enough doses. the delis leader like many other regional leaders around the country has said that they don't have enough vaccines to expand the vac

at least 24 people have been killed in a car bombing in afghanistan's logar province more than 100 of those a wounded the attack comes as the u.s. and nato allies begin formally withdrawing troops from the country after a 20 year war with the taliban. in paris clashes have broken out between police and protesters demanding stronger labor protections thousands of demonstrators are in the streets to mark international labor day although many rallies have been scaled back to the pandemic. and all star teams in germany have deployed thousands of police officers across the country in preparation for possible violence may 1st demonstrations so far gatherings have been peaceful with people marching for and against issues spanning the political spectrum in berlin 5000 people are on the streets where rallies have turned violent in the past particularly after nightfall. and delhi is at one of the rallies in. judea tell us how are things looking way you are . it is looking peaceful right now the demonstration has started just a few minutes ago it took some time for it to start moving because pol

were waiting to take their university entrance exams has been levelled the taliban has been active in logar for years and the government has blamed it for those devastating car bomb attack but the group has yet to respond to the accusations. governor says they have evidence the taliban carried out the attack he believes despite the foreign troop withdrawal the afghan defense forces can continue to fight the group and he says he's more concerned about foreign fighters that use the 14 kilometer border separating from pakistan. the pressure. comes in from logan than they. live on half foreign advisors like pakistanis like arabs like. people from was request from. you who are people they're here they're giving them trainings they're giving them they're making the car bombs for them the western world saying ok guys we finish the job successfully. and now we are going in they are leaving behind a war which fought for 20 years all these people trained in guerrilla warfare bomb making and lots of other things they are leaving international communities living of honest on to go into chaos. while the

officials said a car bomb went off near a guesthouse in pul—e—alam, the capital of logar province.e attack. a study has found the brazilian part of the amazon released 20% more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in the past decade than it absorbed. large scale logging and deliberately lit forest fires are being blamed. police in houston, texas have found more than 90 people crammed into a 2—storey suburban house and suspect it was being used in a people smuggling operation. the victims, most of them men, were found huddled together in different rooms and many hadn't eaten for days. some were showing symptoms of covid. police say there weren't any children in the house. the us will restrict travel from india next week to try to stop the spread of covid—i9. the measure will come into force on tuesday. vice president kamala harris said at the same time the us would send more than $100 million worth of supplies. mark lobel reports. grasping valuable oxygen, receiving care in a car. others still urgently seeking it. translation: we are waiting here in the hope _ they will help us a bit.

officials said a car bomb went off near a guesthouse in puli alam, the capital of logar province.s found the brazilian part of the amazon released 20% more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in the past decade than it absorbed. large—scale logging and deliberately lit forest fires are being blamed. police in houston have found more than 90 people crammed into a two—storey suburban house and suspect it was being used in a people smuggling operation. the victims, most of them men, were found huddled together in different rooms, and many hadn't eaten for days. some were showing symptoms of covid. police say there weren't any children in the house. the organisers of the grammy awards have scrapped their anonymous voting committees following allegations of rigging. nominations and winners for next year's event will now be chosen by thousands of members instead of small unnamed groups. several big music stars, including zayn malik and halsey, had claimed the selection process was unfairand had demanded transparency. the film and tv industry has sought to distance itself from the british

afghanistan will stress in the $24.00 people were killed 120 wounded on friday when a car bomb exploded in logar province which truck was parked outside a building that offers free accommodation to people in needs people had gathered to break their ramadan fast when the bomb went off the government is blaming the taliban for the explosion one of the deadliest in recent months video contre 40 has more from kabul. this has been a devastating attack that has been sending shock of a shock waves all across afghanistan not only because it happened during the holy month of ramadan but also because it's the skits the scale of something that we have not seen here in quite a long time all the victims we're talking about civilians we're talking about high school students and we're talking about 6 people who were inside that hospital that was in the area where the car exploded and there were injured a lot of them were transferred here in kabul and that's one of the big problems of this war here that there are no front lines anything can happen at any time and it's happening during a moment that it's a very

hospital in afghanistan has killed at least 21 people that happened in the pool the city the capital of logar province kabul the truck was parked outside a building that offers free accommodation to people in the people had gathered to break their ramadan fast the government is blaming the taliban for the explosion it's one of the deadliest in recent months so ahead here on al-jazeera frozen some people are being forced from their homes by a cross border battle between kyrgyzstan and. the philippines baptism on fire as the nation commemorates famous battle we look at how catholicism shaped its past . this present. time for the perfect gentleman who went sponsored point qatar airways it's going to be a wet day in southern france today the cloud is sort of going in this direction from iberia up towards the northeast of europe but iris and it's these little ripples along this line which is the front of difference between the cold air and the warmer air that produces the rain those ripples are going to run up it's like as i said today the south of france was a particularly wet weather the recent

been killed in a truck bomb attack in afghanistan at happened then pull the alarm city the capital of logar province where a crowd had gathered to break their ramadan fast the government has blamed the taliban for the explosion which is one of the deadliest in recent months the president of the democratic republic of congo has declared a quote state of siege in 2 provinces to control escalating violence between armed groups of the mineral rich east this allows the military to temporarily take control to maintain order in north kivu and it's a re provinces more than 300 people have been killed and more than one and a half 1000000 displaced since january those are the latest headlines on al-jazeera more news at the top of the hour that's right after a print thanks for watching by for now. it's a very bleak picture for a lot of americans out there white supremacy impacts all of our patients you're put even more money into the hands of some workers taking money out of the hands of other workers their own goes to their camp it becomes us versus them this is the deal about constraining a nuclear

have been killed in a truck bomb attack in afghanistan that happened then put the city the capital of logar province where a crowd had gathered to break their ramadan fast the government has blamed the taleban for the explosion which is one of the deadliest in recent months funerals have been held for some of the $45.00 people killed in a stampede at an ultra orthodox jewish festival in israel on thursday calls are growing for a public inquiry into the disaster which unfolded at the country's largest gathering since the start of the coronavirus pandemic more news at the top of the hour for you right here on al-jazeera coming up next is inside story. alexina only faces court in moscow again the kremlin critic loses his latest appeal and his political organizations could soon be the cleared extremist so what's next for russia's opposition movement and those who had pinned their hopes on a volley this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. russian opposition leader a dissident kremlin critic alexina only is known by many titles in the west some see him as one of the few people who

in afghanistan, a suicide attacker detonated a truck bomb in the eastern province of logar on friday,killing at least 21 people and injuring scores of others. the attack targeted a government-run guest house for students. there was no claim of responsibility, but afghanistan's interior ministry blamed the taliban. the u.n. said at least 11 refugees drowned after a rubber dinghy capsized off the coast of libya sunday. the u.n. is calling for urgent action to stop the mounting deaths in the central mediterranean, which has been called the most dangerous migration route in the world. meanwhile, over 800 refugees, including over 100 unaccompanied children, were brought to italy over the weekend after being rescued at sea. in colombia, president ivÁn duque withdrew planned tax reforms after days of mass demonstrations protesting the move. rights groups say as many as 20 people were killed during the protests. duque's plan would have increased taxes on many citizens and business owners, and imposed taxes on utilities and some foods. back in the u.s., republican senator mitt romney was booed

the attack happened in the capital of eastern logar province.o immediate claim of responsibility. it comes as u.s. troops are set to withdraw by september 11. back in this country, florida's state legislature has approved a bill that curbs voting by mail and limits the use of drop boxes. republicans say the legislation will help prevent fraud, but democrats argue it restricts voting rights. republican governor ron desantis is expected to sign it into law. the european economy has fallen back into a recession amid pandemic lockdowns and slower covid vaccine rollouts. economic output shrank .6% in the first three months of the year in the 19 countries that use the euro, but most economists say they believe in upturn is on the way. still to come on "the newshour," a front line look at the struggle to vaccinate a skeptical public. how forced labor in china creates an economic fight. catching massive waves in a new documentary on a female server. and much more. ♪ "this is the "pbs newshour." from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona st

were waiting to take their university entrance exams has been levelled the taliban has been active in logar for years and the government has blamed it for this devastating car bomb attack but the group has yet to respond to the accusations the local our governor says they have evidence the taliban carried out the attack he believes despite the foreign troop withdrawal the afghan defense forces can continue to fight the group and he says he's more concerned about foreign fighters had used the 14 kilometer border separating from pakistan. the pressure. comes in from logan than they. have foreign advisors like pakistanis like arabs like. people from was request from. you who are people they're here they're giving the in trainings they're giving them they're making the car bombs for them the western world saying ok guys we finish the job successfully we can. now we are going in they are leaving behind a war which fought for 20 years all these people trained in guerrilla warfare bomb making and lots of other things they are leaving international communities living of honest on to go into chaos.

also exploded near a school in the province wounding 21 people many of them students or people in logar province meanwhile say they're scared after a powerful car bomb killed at least 24 people last week the attack happened as foreign troops began withdrawing from afghanistan but no group has claimed responsibility for it feel contre foolery traveled to paly alam in loga where locals are becoming increasingly one. the roads in afghanistan have become too dangerous even for the one hour drive from kabul to low gar from the air the southeastern province looks peaceful but on the ground the devastation caused by a powerful drug days ago is a reminder of how volatile the area is. short. the hospital is totally destroyed all the employees are trying to clean the place the broken glass in the rooms the staff are trying to rebuild a hospital from nothing in just a few days because the government is not helping because. a few meters away members of a peace movement set up a tent they are demanding a ceasefire and want their voices heard the guest house next to the tent where dozens of high scho

afghanistan most recently 24 people were killed and 120 wounded on friday when a car bomb exploded in logar province the truck was parked outside a building that offers free accommodation to people in need people who gathered to break their ramadan fast the government is blaming the taliban for the explosion it's one of the deadliest in recent months let's bring in phil of kabul 40 who joins us live from kabul how are people there reacting to this explosion. well you know peter this has been a devastating attack that has been sending shock waves all across afghanistan not only because it happened during the holy month of ramadan but also because it's the skits the scale of something that we have not seen here in quite a long time all the victims we're talking about civilians we're talking about high school students and we're talking about 6 people who were inside that hospital that was in the area where the car exploded and there were injured a lot of them were transferred here in kabul and that's one of the big problems of this war here that there are no front lines anything can happen at

statements are anything to go by you heard the taliban spokesman there talk about investigating the logar attack which in which civilians were killed and you heard from the afghan president saying that the taliban were responsible so it is going to be a continuation of competing narratives in a very divided space in the grandstand as u.s. forces prepare to leave their formal drawl has begun from me the 1st and the cording to the u.s. president will be completed by september the 11th and this is this remains to be the sticking point the taliban saying that because they signed an agreement and committed that they will withdraw by me the 1st and the other side saying that the taliban has not really shown enough progress in severing ties building bringing down the level of violence and negotiating in good faith with the afghan government and there's a lot of frustration doing the rounds not just on part of the afghan government but other officials as well who've been trying to tone down the taliban's rhetoric in saying that you are a party to the conflict in afghanistan is not going to look l