of are fighting f, harness on one another. so you were the defense minister and $996.00. i was the spokesperson for the defense ministry. and later on i was, i was the chief of staff for that minute stuff defense and also the spokesperson for the ministry of defense. and later on, the minister on her face in earlier indeed is a sense in your heart that gives the soviets. so they took up, she had a provision of on that to see different envision of suffering of our people, to see the countries which we helped to achieve. peace like tajikistan upon the sun was instrumental and to in achieving that settlement between, between 2 sites in project or start and to see them develop, developed and to see the opportunities which are that for the people of afghanistan and for the region. and we cannot utilize it because of the continuation of the what it is disappointed. one day more as one missed one more missed opportunity. but it takes what sites it cannot happen with the goodwill in intention of one site. that's what i was going to come towards because it takes 2 parties to reach. so you say that you've presented the options mil

now in back these for the 1st time since 2001 left kind of sounds, ministry of defense as it's forces of kills one and 2000 taliban sizes this week. yes, it's still losing significant territory. charlotte bellis has this reports. the taliban fighters rolling through color, you know, the capital of the province in north western afghan stone. they claim to have briefly taken control of the town. the 1st provincial capital of attempted to overrun since the us and nato withdrawals again, was the last bag, decent governess in government forces pushed the fighters out of the city. although not before they broke into the regions central prison and rescued these telephone fighters over the sounds of heavy gunfire. beyond governor had this message for afghans was a woman who i am that i want to assure our people that all the security forces, including the special forces a here and defending the city of color in on the enemy who has engaged with us in some parts of the city is facing resistance and also facing a lot of casualties and to fate. the afghan government has lost significant territory

the africa ministry of defense says it's killed nearly $200.00 taliban fighters in the past 24 hours in its efforts to retake captured territory. of him said that to the heads of international relations at cardon university and joined us by skype. from coppel just started off with what you think the taliban is trying to achieve here with this latest takeover of the border crossing. how big a victory is this for them? thank you. ha. i think that's this. the battle field games particularly would be economic choke points. we'll have 2 important messages, one for the government and the other for our neighbors, for the government. the bonds are i thing trying to control the economic point. so to pressure the government and as well as the population that is in the domain of the government because we're controlling the border crossings, there will be difficulties in the resupply and supply of a lot of things to do. people with that with the external dimension, i think now they are managing or controlling because the, the crossing in this with a rod in far i'm in the not with with condos or h

the afghan ministry of defense says it killed nearly $200.00 taliban fighters in the past 24 hours in its efforts to retake captured territory for use alons as a professor at couple university and executive director of the democracy piece and to philip the think tank. he says the taliban control of more border crossings is tightening the noose on the government's budget. spin bullock is the door to pakistan 1st. so it is a very it a venue. busy venue for government. secondly, my house especially kinda hard. it's the book list for the taliban. the spiritual leaders was stationed throughout the year from $994.00 till 2001 was staying there. so. busy busy taking over the place, getting back to a place where they started the resistance and the inception. i think that is what it strategic for taliban. a 3rd public opinion with the. busy recent development, the international aid information is i've gotten the listen list by time and some of the nation are getting my condition to going to government grip over the country . so it will also create more pressure on cobble regarding managing the

well, any of those lies is, or any of the deal they gave has to be agreed upon by the ministry of defense. now it seems that the really government is going to look into that a bit more closely. a committee probably is in the words to see out, to review really all the life of how the licensing process goes on and to review. really, the scope of these companies, whether they should be able to sell that kind of software to any country in the world or not. and saturday, it says it's intercepted and destroy drones. launched by emens, whose rebels towards the kingdom south. saudi coalition has shut down dozens of drums in recent weeks. yemen has been engulfed by a civil war since 2014. saudi arabia supports the exiled government. the war has killed more than 130000 people and created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. russia has held its annual show of naval strength, displayed as state of the art war, ships, submarines, and weaponry, and a parade on the never river in saint petersburg and the gulf of finland. president putin attended the event. ne, today is a public holiday, but there are

i mean, he has ministry of defense as the violence broke out in the province of that. it says there's been, there have been some casualties on the, as a bizarre side, racism from football fans in the united kingdom could soon be punishable by law. the prime minister boris johnson has told the u. k. parliament, the fans who make racist comments online could be issued match bands while social media companies will be fined. if they don't remove hate, speech should fall as the racist abuse towards 3 england players in the euro. 2020 final the trio had missed penalties in the shoot her defeat to italy after the condemn and of all the race, the start pouring that we saw on sunday night. and so what we do is today taking practical steps to ensure that the football batting order regime is changed so that if you are guilty to speak of racist abuse on line, then you will not be going to the match. know if you say the us vice president has met a group of democrats from the state of texas, they're hoping to stop a republican bank bill that would make it harder for people to vote.

the moment than licensing for any of these sort of cyber weapon companies are given by the ministry of defense and all any contract that the company like. and so there are several others that are based here in israel. they do exactly the same thing. well, any of those lies is, or any of the deal they gave has to be agreed upon by the ministry of defense. now it seems that these really government is going to look into that a bit more closely, a committee from the, unless it is in the words to see, to review really all the like how the licensing process goes on and to review really the scope of these companies whether they should be able to so that kind of software to any country in the world or not. french president manuel macro is in tahiti for his 1st official trip to the overseas territory of french polynesia. he visited healthcare staff and praise him for they work during the pandemic. later, he's expected to discuss the legacy of french nuclear tests carried out in the region from the 1960 to the 900 ninety's. a recent study showed from vastly under estimate to the impact on island health

here, with the ministry of defense having closed its ufo desk, peers demanded reassurance. ufos have been dismissed as fantasists. but now the us the director of national intelligence, who oversees 17 intelligence agencies, has published a report saying the data on ufos is inconclusive. the report offers several possible explanations and does not rule out that these could be military aircraft with very advanced capabilities or even extraterrestrial phenomena. the mod deals with actual threats substantiated by evidence and the government continues to take any potential threat to the uk seriously, the integrated view of the defence white command paper published in march set out the mod's assessment of threats we face and how we will meet them. my lords, unidentified does not mean suspicious. - and does my noble friend the minister recognise . that the us report referred to says there is no clear i indication that there is any nonterrestrial explanationl for the 144 sightings that it specifies? - and the idea that in an era of mobile phone cameras, | drones and frequent travel,

and ministry of defense as many of the casualties resulted from s tribes. the fighting coincides with the departure of the last remaining american and nato troops from the back room airbase outside the capitol cobble, despite reports from the battlefield this weekend, many afghans fear the military will struggle to repel a resurgent taliban without us support that can move from afghanistan with marian soft a. she's the founding director of the organization for policy, research and development studies. i pro democracy think tank in cobble 9. thanks for joining us with these farm for post forces pulling out. can we expect the taliban to retake afghanistan including the capital cobble well, that's a question that's actually on everybody's mind right now. we have last about a quarter of a jonathan districts to the taliban. since approximately end of april and me when the announcement of the withdrawal had taken place, not up by the 29th of june alone, we had about a $127.00 districts that have holden to the total intent had been re taken by the national securit

the ministry of defense is its troops have killed more than 2000 taliban fighters and less week. brothers and sisters, there is no will to surrender. today is the day of honor, dignity or and support. if the taliban thinks we are surrendering, that will never happen. local militias are joining forces to bolster their ranks. this district in northern province fell to the taliban last week, since may 1, the taliban has more than doubled the number of districts it controls. >> we militia forces often -- most districts have fallen. now we have created lines from the taliban reaching the city. reporter: the offensive has regional allies concerned. turkey and russia have closed. iran has restricted activities, although they did host a meeting between taliban meters -- leaders and some politicians. back east, fighters pushed out. day after day, the pressure builds. anchor: kidnappers who have adopted more than 120 schoolchildren have demanded food for hostages. this as security forces step up efforts. they were taken by attackers on monday. local officials say they have spoken to student

the afghan ministry of defense says many of the casualties resulted from strikes. the fighting coincides with the departure of the last remaining american and nato troops from bag room airbase outside the capital cobble. but despite those reports from the battlefield this weekend, many africans fear the military will struggle to repel a resurgent taliban without us to get more from afghanistan with marian suff issues, the founding director of the organization for policy research and development studies. i pro democracy think tank in cobble 9. thanks for joining us with these farm for the post forces pulling out, can we expect the taliban to retake afghanistan including the capital cobble well, that's a question that's actually on everybody's mind right now. we have last about a quarter of a jonathan district to the tele band since approximately end of april and me when the announcement of the withdrawal had taken place. not up by the 29th of june alone, we had about a $127.00 districts that have holding to the total band and tent had been re taken by the national s

though not. human rights lawyer, mac says the company operates with the approval of israel defense ministry. they have to deal should be a total facility about and it's a walk and about the light and policy of the ministry of defense in effect. so want to give it any, any response. they should start with their client, least he felt the case against any so on sunday, for its role in the killing of the journalists. jamal shows in 2018 and they're so denies because it was used to track or monitor the saudi journalist. but the software was found on his fiance's phone and unfolds of other members of his family . more details are due to be released in the coming days, but the ready, the investigation has led to cold for more accountability in the cyber weapons industry. heard that the meet elders either had to leave in israel. dozens of palestinian muslims have gathered outside the ox, a mosque in occupied east jerusalem. mark the 1st day of her many which on 2nd solidarity with all the palestinians who are also living under israeli occupation. for the 2nd year in a row, only a limited number of

that the base, the human rights lawyer, mac says the company operates with the approval of israel defense ministry they have to deal should be a total facility about a little walk and about the light and policy of the ministry of defense in effect. so want to give any any response they should start with their client least he for the case against and the so on sunday, for its role in the killing of saudi journalists demo shows in 2018. and as so denies, because it was used to track or monitor the saudi journalist. but the software was found on his field, phase bone, and unfolds of other members of his family. more details are due to be released in the coming days, but the ready, the investigation has led to cold for more accountability in the cyber weapons industry that meet al jazeera hercules in israel. china has rejected allegations by the us and its allies that it hangs microsoft earlier this year. the u. s. u. k. a strictly and other lives are accusing china of protecting hackers, engaging in global global fiber espionage separately on monday for chinese nationals were charged with targeting s

the ministry of defense is many of those casualties resulted from s drive. the fighting coincides with the departure of the last remaining american and nato troops from background base. despite reports from the battlefield this weekend, many afghans fear that the military will struggle to repel a resurgent taliban without support from the u. s. this is the sound of us troops leaving us gone down to its fate in 2001 after the 911 terrorist attacks us troops stoned bugs into a key military base to hunt down militant groups responsible for the atrocity. now the afghan government is getting control back, even though talks between them and taliban militants have made no headway. president biden believes that can work. look, we're in that war for 20 years. 20 years. and i think i met with the african government here in the white house in the oval. i think they have the capacity to be able to sustain the government. africans do not have as much faith in their government as biden as military truth depart. day to are looking for a way out people are flocking to passp

furthermore all the military operating bases outside of kabul have been fully transferred to the ministry of defense and afghan security forces. a small contingent of predominantly military personnel but some civilians and contractors along with the department of state remain in afghanistan to provide security and bolster our presence in kabul. the forces are key to achieving the tasks the secretary laid out comments. a major component of sustaining a diplomatic presence in kabul is to maintain a functioning and secure airport. we continue to secure the embassy and international zone and for our diplomats and personnel and continued support to the government of afghanistan. the future afghanistan in the hands and i want to emphasize a negative outcome. we will continue to monitor the situation closely and make adjustments as necessary. additionally we will maintain the capability of self defense and we possess thens military means and have several options at our disposal to fully protect our forces in afghanistan and throughout the region. in centcom if needed the uss cap reagan streicher was on sta

client that the base human rights lawyer max says the company operates with the approval of israel defense ministry. they have to deal should be a total facility about it's a walk and about the light and policy of the ministry of defense in effect. so want to give any any response they should start with their client lease. he felt the case against and so on. sunday for its role in the killing of saudi journalists demo casualty in 2018. and they're so denied because it was used to track or monitor the saudi journalist. but the software was found on his field, phase phone, and unfolds of other members of his family. more details are due to be released in the coming days, but already the investigation has led to cold for more accountability in the cyber weapons industry. what does that mean? al jazeera hercules in israel? ok. let's stay in the same general area because china today rejecting allegations from the us and its allies, that a hacked microsoft earlier this year. the us, the u. k. australia and several other allied countries are accusing china of protecting hackers, engaging in global cyber e

the ministry of defense is its troops have killed more than 2000. tell a bon fire, who's in the past week. why do not brothers and sisters? there is no deal and no will to surrender. there are 2 choices, either to live with dignity or to live with insult. today's the day of honor, dignity and support. but if the taliban thinks that we are surrendering to them, that will never happen. not in 100 years. local militias have joined forces with the african military to bolster their ranks. this district northern to car province fell to the taliban last week since may 1st, the taliban is more than doubled. the number of districts, it controls to approximately 200 or half the country with the will in you know, that the most afghan security forces deployed on the front line. but we militia forces also stand with them and defend in tech how most of the areas and districts who fall into the taliban. now we have created several lines to stop the taliban, reaching the city. the taliban offensive has regional allies concerned turkey in russia have closed the cons

of descent and target journalists. we received no reply. the defense ministries line on this echoes, and as owes that the government only gives the exporting of pegasus the green light when the country's buying it, use the spyware for security purposes. try telling that to the family of jamal has shoghi the journalist, whose murder at the hands of saudi operatives came shortly after pegasus had infiltrated the phones of people close to the victim. it's a ridiculous arguments and a ridiculous claim. the israeli ministry of defense has to prove every exports of the surveillance technology and has systematically ignored mounting evidence that those technologies are being used to facilitate agree just human rights violations . in the case of saudi arabia, there was a hard in the relation between brianna. so, and saudi arabia, after the murder of saudi geminus, jamal, back in 2018 at the continent. and there's some bull. and according to report, the relationship resumed after a direct intervention from from the israeli government. and if you think about, you know, reg

and massage in a after photos emerged of its female soldiers practicing for the military parade in high heels. these pictures were released by the defense ministry ahead of celebrations next month to mark 30 years of independence. several politicians showed up to parliament with high heels and encouraged the defense minister to wear them to the parade. when i'm p demanded a public apology for humiliating woman, more than 13000 ukrainian women have fought in the ongoing conflict in the east of the country. still ahead and does data in sport, switzerland to pay the penalty and the european championship for the final against pain ah july on the can to festival return to the delights of fans and an industry hit hard by curve at 19 but will travel restrictions and social distance in the shadow on the glitz and glamour across the globe generation change with young activists fighting injustices and demanding radical change. after a year long delay japan hotel in picks, unlike any the world has seen before. mice and bob way showcases personal story offering a fresh look of the changes and challenges. but the bob way face today. just by going tension wit

and the soldier named after photos emerge of its female soldiers practicing for a military parade in high heels. these pictures were released by the defense ministry ahead of celebrations. next month to month, 30 years of independence. several politicians showed up to parliament with high heels and encouraged the defense minister to wear them to the parade. ah, this is not to say that these are the top stories the year on his warning, e c o p. s. government and rebels into good i to respect a cease fire or wisc spiraling further into crisis. more than $2000000.00 people are said to be on the verge of starvation because of fighting, which is lasted 8 months after. so i has the latest from addis ababa was the grand forces have been saying, and they've been showing pictures of men who.

all the military operating bases outside kabul have been fully transferred to the afghan ministry of defense and afghan security forces. a small contingent of predominantly military personnel at some civilians and contractors along with the department of state remained in afghanistan to provide security and bolster our diplomatic presence in kabul. the forces are key to achieving the five tasks the secretary laid out. a major component of sustaining a diplomatic presence is to maintain a functioning and secure airport in kabul. we continue to dedicate security resources to that, to secure the embassy, the international zone, and the international airport in kabul, for our diplomats and continued support to the government of afghanistan. the afghan security forces have the capacity to sufficiently fight and defend their country and we will continue to support the afghan security forces in accordance with guidance from the president and secretary of defense. the future of afghanistan is in the hands of the afghan people and there are a range of possible outcomes. i want to emphasize -- i have

you know, in a bad lease for the 1st time since 2001 of the phones defense ministry says it's full of kill more than 2000 and taliban fighters the suite. the fenton, bonham reports government troops, the still losing territory. the taliban fighters rolling through the capital about the province in northwestern kenneth they claim to briefly taken control of the town. the 1st provincial capital they've attempted to overrun since the us and nato withdraw again, was the most bad cases. governor says government forces pushed the fighters out of the city, although not before they broke into the regions central prison and rescued the youth taliban fighters over the sounds of heavy gunfire. the armed governor had this message for afghan. the woman who i am, i want to assure our people that all the security forces, including the special forces a here and defending the city of color. you know, the enemy, who has engaged with us in some parts of the city is facing resistance. and also facing a lot of casualties and defeat, the afghan government has lost significant territory in the last 2 months

and these are the ministries of 480 of, as we call them, defense, justice and interior. thus were the powers of the executive are concentrated mostly, and this move should be one of several moves that alex, but the ice remains as paul for those he is now with the military on his side and labor unions on his fight, obviously. and with people in the streets also supporting his decisions. if, if this situation continues, if, if he's able to push all his decisions without major problems, probably he's going to be in charge is going to be able to do what he wants. indeed, i mean, yeah. so yeah, just within the last hour, obviously we heard news that the president was speaking to the unions with this announcements about defense and justice ministers and certainly the defense portfolio and wondering what sort of conversation he's been having with military leaders as well. that's right. i mean, well, still in the realm of speculations about what he said to the labor unions, what they said to him, how much support they offered. usually they spot him. and i mean, to talk about the

the ministry of defense says many of those casualties resulted from it strikes the fighting coincides with the departure of the last remaining american and nationally, troops from background base. despite reports from the battlefield, this, we can, many afghans feel that the military will struggle to repel a resurgent taliban without us support. this is the sound of us troops leaving the gun, histone to its fate. in 2001 after the 911 terrorist attacks us troops, stoned bugs into a key military base to hunt down militant groups responsible for the atrocity. now the afghan government is getting control back, even though talks between them and taliban militants have made no headway. president biden believes that can work. look, we're in that war for 20 years. 20 years. and i think i met with the african government here in the white house in the oval. i think they have the capacity to be able to sustain the government. africans do not have as much faith in their government as biden, as military troops depart. they too are looking for a way out people are flocking to passport offices in c

forces started, their final withdrawal will fall on them is a spokesman for africa, stones, ministry of defense. and he says the taliban took advantage of the government's failure to deploy forces in rural areas. unfortunately, we're all affected. the forces efficient in our up if you to draw up, you might get, we could have the wire in hulu, aria ruler. that's why he told him to take over and capture it was ruling. where are we from the capital june crap. you can do both mountain and country. so we were trying to get in greedy and we are trying to talk why i wanted to talk to you on or be fine. but the situation will lock into you and to talk on are not able to reject it. or did to be taken over by game and we are getting busy and we will watch operations and we will capture there's been a drone attack on the international airport in the northern iraqi city of our bill cutters, security forces, se explosives were aimed at the u. s space on the outskirts of the airport, prompting the suspension of flights, no casualties or major damage will reported. but as far as a rocket and drone attack on a

at least 52 taliban fighters have been killed in air strikes by the afghan government ministry of defense as the strikes targeted taliban forces and 3 districts of helman province. a senior commander was among the dead. a coalition of armed of police groups, excuse me, or suing the us state of minnesota. the group is trying to overturn a law that changed the standard for what's considered justified use of deadly force by officer. the law was rewritten last year after the murder of george for by officer jerry chosen, who now it's on his neck for 9 and a half minutes. children's been sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison. we'll have more news on i'll just 0 coming up right after inside story by, by across the world. young actually basement organizes are on the move. the day we do the work that are in the 1st of a new series to people in new york city use different to me to fight institutional racism and police brutality. this is indeed a wide problem that buyers. a systemic pollution generally can change on the coverage. 19 vaccines allow the u. s. in europe to reopen for business coun

now in, but both of these for the 1st time since 2001 i've gone to fans, ministry of defense says it's forces of killed more than 2000 ton of on fighters this week. yes, it's still losing significant territory. charlotte, but us reports. the taliban fighters rolling through color, you know, the capital of the province in north western afghan stone, they claimed to have briefly taken control of the town. the 1st provincial capital of attempted to overrun since the us and nato withdrawals again, was my bag diesel governess whose government forces pushed the fight is out of the city. although not before they broke into the regions central prison.

at least 52 taliban fighters have been killed in air strikes by the afghan government, the ministry of defense as a strikes target a taliban forces, and 3 districts of helman province. a senior commander was among the dead. the bodies of 2 more people have been found in the rubble of the apartment block that partially collapsed in florida. last week. it brings the number of dead to 22. italy of the missing has been revised down to 126 after some people turned up safe . but there are fears. hurricane also, which is heading towards florida could hamper recovery efforts. those are the headlines on al jazeera. the listening post is coming up. thanks. bye bye. the latest news, as it breaks the level of intimidation over the media over the last couple of days has been met. the most journalists have been beaten with detailed coverage. the ongoing covered 19 health emergency means the border remains close, disrupting the traditional us asylum process. from around the world, miami dade county officials will be inspecting it and other older high rise buildings, hoping to avoid another catastrophe on thi

really just after meeting the concrete ministry of defense, its board, a trip command and other competent bodies. and after visiting parts of the state border and observing what was happening there with our own eyes, we reached the conclusion that things were developing very rapidly. a month ago, members of the taliban, a terrorist organization, outlawed, and russia started taking control of parts of the state border from the side of a dentist. firstly, they seized 3062 kilometers. by the beginning of july, they taken 700 kilometers. by the time we arrived, they take control of almost the entire state border, 1344 kilometers. they seize it by stealth because there was no serious fighting in the north north eastern provinces. adjoining to jake has done years of french nuclear testing, and algeria as part of the sahara desert have left a lasting impact on locals and the environment of 6 decades on and the radioactive off tomorrow still remains with algeria denouncing paris over its refusal to share whether nuclear waste is buried. i hurry for france since this morning is stronger and proud.

with lisa hill, run the reminder of all top stories. trinity as president has now the fact the ministry of defense and the acting minister of justice. after dismissing the prime minister earlier and freezing parliament for 30 days, the biggest political group, the entire party is calling it a coo and security forces dressed in civilian clothing, stormy offices of al jazeera into unit old stuff were told to turn off the phones with then removed from the building press freedom, advocates have condemned the false closure of their offices. springs some of the news from around the world. lebanon's new prime minister designate the g. mccarty has promised to form a new government and implement a french plan to save the country from its crippling financial crisis. it's the 3rd attempt with an ear to form a government. the country is experiencing its was economic crisis in modern history . chicata for 100. why? but when i say why thank his excellency the president john, i'd like also to thank all the members of parliament. i wished to cooperate with those who did and did not name me to find the necessary s

soon as he is president has now stuck the ministry of defense on the acting minister of justice. after dismissing the prime minister earlier and freezing parliament for 30 days, the biggest political group be another party is calling it a qu. the security forces dressed in civilian clothing, stormy offices of al jazeera in tunis. all staff were told to turn off the phone and were removed from the building, press freedom advocate, have condemned the false closer of their offices in the country. the president chi sides says article 80 of as soon as he is constitution essentially gives him the power to push out the prime minister. well, according to the article, the president may take any measures necessary in the event of imminent danger that threatens a nation's institutions, security or independence. however, the clause also states that before extraordinary action, the president must 1st consult with the head of government and speaker of the assembly. it states that after 30 days, the speaker may reach out to the constitutional court, which can then determine if the president's a

i talk now to fill out a man, he's the spokesman for afghanistan, ministry of defense joins us now via skype from cobble good to have you with us. so 1st of all, would you agree that the u. s. withdrawal has left left a vacuum? which the tale bama filling, not the afghan army. hi, thank you. unfortunately, were from a gather affected efficiently and hulu. do you mind if we could have the wire in hulu? area that's why we talk to capture room, where are we from the carnival and we haven't flying to let me jump in that. so because what you said, i think it's very important that the us withdrawal put you in a situation where you are unable to supply your forces in rural areas. why, where you are unable to supply and prepare your forces in rural areas, was the withdrawal not always coordinated with the afghan army? to gather some graph, you can see it's back implicated. mountain is kind of please. so we were trying to getting ready and we're trying to acquire early, i wanted to talk to you on our or be fine . but the situation will lock in to you and to talk on are not able to are you are t