nicole johnston has this report from the air base. >> it's the type of the text that the taliban is known for, but it has not carried out one like this all year. early in the morning fighters attacked a guard post. some of them wore suicide vests. they force their way in and start shooting. many were killed. most of them from the air force who lived inside the base. >> they're targeting. they were trying to attack the children, attack the mosques. >> the fighting between the military and the macstan any taliban continued all day. it was the first major vaul assault since the response force designed to respond to attacks like this. >> the tackers came from afghanistan. thioperation was planned in afghanistan. controlled and executed in afghanistan. >> this is a significant attack on the military. the fact that the pakistani taliban was able to get into a base behind me and into a mosque at a time when the group was under pressure shows the ability and resources to strike. the last time the taliban attacked was in december of last year. it's fighters killed 150 students and teachers at an a

s prestigious refugee award for her work and as nicole johnston says getting the men in the village tort her wasn't easy. ♪ the start of another school day, these girls are afghan refugees living in a remote community and it lies close to the mountains of south and their family left afghanistan over 30 years ago when the soviet union invaded. the school principal also fled here to a refugee camp in the middle of no where. the first thing she noticed was there was no school for girls. >> translator: we struggled to convince people they should allow their girls to go to school, i started with one tent and there were no books, pens, penci pencils, nothing. >> reporter: at first it was only a few students, now there are 140 girls. there are not enough rooms, some classes are even taught in a hot stuffy alcove. >> the children were backwards and didn't know about respect, dignity, hygiene and rights and earlier they were treated like animals and not asked if that i wanted to marry a particular man or not and now they give the girls the opportunity to decide. >> reporter: afghan refugees hav

nicole johnston has the latest from the air base. >> reporter: it's the type of attack the pakistanis known for, but it hasn't carried one like this all year. early in the morning, fighters attacked a guard post outside of an air force base on the out skirts of town. some of them wore suicide vests. they forced their way in, entered the mosque and started shooting. many people were killed. most of them from the air force who lived inside the base. >> we are getting the [ inaudible ] so they were trying to attack the children, attack the mosque. >> reporter: the fighting between the military and the pakistani taliban continued all day. it was the first major assault since they got a rapid response force designed to respond to attacks like this. >> the good news is that they are engaged and they have been killed. the moment they tried to enter into the area, security forces were very much alert they engaged them, and did not allow them to move from their location. >> reporter: this is a significant attack on the military. the fact that the pakistani taliban was able to get inside the b

nicole johnston has the latest from the air base. >> reporter: it's the type of attack the pakistanian is known for, but it hasn't carried out one like this all year. ing early in the morning, fighters attacked a guard post out of an air force base. some wore suicide vests. they forced their way in, entered a mosque and starting shooting. many people were killed most from the air force who lived inside the base. >> [ inaudible ] they were trying to attack the children, attack the mosque. >> reporter: the fighting between the military and the pakistani taliban continued all day. i was the first major assault since there was a rapid response force designed to respond to attacks like this. >> [ inaudible ] the moment they tried to enter into the area security were very much alert. they engaged them. they allowed them to move from their location. >> reporter: this is a significant attack on the military. the fact that the pakistani taliban was able to get inside the base behind me and into a mocs at a time it is under pressure shows it still as the ability to strike. the last time it tac

nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> greeks are heading back to the polls on sunday for a third time last year. the prime minister who resigned last month hopes that he'll receive a new mandate to go back to office. but there has been a huge effect by the refugees and that might keep people from going in to vote. >> they watch in their city. in a square elderly greeks outnumbered by numbers of afghans. most of the afghans plan to move on. but a few will stay in greece and build new lives here. like this man who came 14 years ago. he said greeks are generous, but he worries that the political instability will change that. >> we're afraid because of that election and this crisis that maybe this will be changed. maybe extremist groups will use this continue on benefit of themselves for th. that's why we're afraid. >> this is what he fears. the neo-nazi golden dawn who gather just a few blocks away. foreigners out of greece, they chant. golden dawn has no chance of winning this election. but according to opinion polls they are the third most popular party in greece. for them the refugee crisi

nicole, johnston, al jazeera, pakistan. >> time for us to look at the sport news now.e's farrah. >> thank you so much. we start with football and later on tuesday, the stages of club competition. manchester city in top form, winning their opening five league games. they fail a side that failed to win so far this season. >> i think city are one of the favorites to win the champions league this year. we need to make a distinction between europe on one hand and syria on the other. tomorrow is one of six group games we are going to play. it's a tough group and we want to qualify from the group. >> i think we are against a very strong squad. that's why they won four years in a row. in italy, it is not easy to play the final. they continue to have a very good player, so i'm sure that if tomorrow we want to win, we need to play very well. >> real madrid will start their group campaign at home. it will be the first match with madrid in the champions league. rinaldo hit five goals in his last game, one of the few round players to have started all three league games. he admits h

nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: it's the type of attack the pakistani taliban is known for.ighters attacked a guard post outside of an air force base. some wore suicide vests, forced their way in, entered the mosque and started shooting. many were killed most from the air force who lived inside the base. >> they were trying to attack the children, attack the mosque. >> reporter: the fighting between the military and the pakistani taliban continued all day. it was the first major asult since they got a rapid response force designed to respond to attacks like this. >> [ inaudible ] security forces were very much alert, they engaged them, did not allow them to move from their location. >> reporter: this is a significant attack on the military, the fact that the pakistani taliban was able to get inside the base behind me and into a mosque at a time that the group is under pressure shows it still has the ability and resources to strike. the last time the taliban attacked was in december last year. it's fighters killed 150 students and teachers at a public school. the military the

let's cross live to hartsfield-jackson nicole johnston who is outside the base in peshawar, nicole ist attack still underway and the operation to repel it? >> reporter: yes, it is, it is continuing. just in the base behind me we can hear helicopters overhead and security forces passing by on the road and out here it has been relatively quiet and we know inside the pakistani taliban and the airforce backed up by the military are continuing their battle. >> nicole, security had been high in peshawar after an attack back in december last year. how was it that the taliban able to mount this attack? >> we had been expecting some kind of blow back from the taliban for the last nine months and they have been under a great deal of pressure, the military has been cracking down on them all over the country as you said ever since the last attack they carried out in peshawar in december and in the attack they killed 132 students so the military has been cracking down in them in the karachi and in the tribal belt and has been a big operation in an area called north wizarstan and in h the agency cl

nicole johnston, al jazeera, karachi. >>> fighter jets from the saudi-lead military alliance have bombedts in sana'a. witnesses have described the attacks as the most intense in the city since the offensive began. the air strike hit houses of political leaders of the houthi rebels, as well as military bases. there are no immediate reports of casualty. >>> south sudan has received billions of dollars in aid since it gained independence. but there are concerns about where the money at gone, natasha ghoneim reports from juba on one project that has been held as a success story. >> reporter: this is south sudan's first and only paved highway. since it was completed almost three years ago, it has become a vital trade route. it leads to the border of uganda and is the quickest way to reach the border. about 50 kilometers in, drivers can stop at this tiny store for a drink or even a diaper. >> translator: before the highway was built, i used to make 50 sudanese pounds aday, now i make 200 to 300 a day. >> reporter: this was funded be the usaid. not $0.01 was given directly to the south sudanese

nicole johnston is there. what's the latest? >> the latest is the reports are that 16 people have been killed inside a mosque inside that air base. so this really ramps up the scale and intensity of the attack. a few hours ago it looked like the military wrapped up the attack. but it is now ongoing. it's a blow to pakistani military that the taliban was not only able to attack the guard room of this air force base, they were able to get inside, into the mosque during morning prayers. three security forces have been killed and the pakistani military is saying they have killed 13 fighters. the pakistani taliban has a different story. as i said, they are saying their operation is still ongoing against the military and that one of their fighters has been killed. a morning of high drama, a city that has been relatively quiet up until this point. there has been helicopters hovering above the city all morning, that area is locked down while the operation continues. and we are waiting to see now how long it will take for the military to

nicole johnston has more. >> reporter: this is the air force base behind me, where the pakistani talibannched its attack against the air force. it is in the middle of a residential area where there are many officers from the military living. it's a significant attack, because not only did the taliban strike at a guard post, they were able to get inside this compound, into a mosque and kill people while they were praying. lately the pakistani taliban has under a great deal of pressure since it last carried out an attack in december of last year, where it killed 132 students at an army public school. since then the military has cracked down on the group all over the country, and specifically in the tribal belt. in the north, and in the nearby agency which is very close to here. it had appeared as though the group had been forced to disperse, but it has now broken a long period of calm in the city. >>> thousands of security forces have been deployed near the alquestion and answa alquestion and answa alquestion and answer >> mosque in jerusalem. the u.n. security council has called for calm.

soldiers and taliban attacked a mosque in the compound and 16 people there have been killed and nicole johnstonore. >> reporter: the reports are that 16 people have been killed inside a mosque inside that air base so this really ramps up the scale and the intensity of this attack by the pakistani taliban, a few hours ago it looked like the military ramped up the attack in two hours but reports are now it's ongoing. it's a real blow to the pakistani military that the taliban was not only able to attack the guard room of this airforce base but they were able to get inside, into the mosque during morning prayers. we also know that priest security forces have been killed and the pakistani military said they killed 13 fighters, the pakistani taliban has a different story and they said their operation is still on going against the military and that one of their fighters has been killed and really a morning of high drama in peshawar in a city that has been relatively quite it up until this point and there have been helicopters heavying in the city and that area is locked down while the operation conti

taliban fighters have died and rescue workers have taken at least 20 wounded to hospital and nicole johnstonore outside that base near peshawar. >> reporter: this is the airforce base behind me where the pakistan taliban launched attack against the airforce and it's not operational but it is in the middle of a residential area where there are many offices from the military living and it's a significant attack because not only did the taliban strike at a guard post they were able to get inside this compound into a mosque and kill people while they were praying. now lately the pakistan taliban has been under a great deal of pressure since it last carried out attack in peshawar that was in december of last year it killed 132 students at an army public school. >>> the u.n. security council expressed grave concern over the continuing standoff of jerusalem's holliest site and compound in pocket pied east jerusalem and thousands of security personnel were deployed to the area ahead of friday prayers. the compound in jerusalem's old city is one of the most contested religious sites in the world and

nicole johnston, al jazeera, peshwara. >> in turkey, they are warning visitors that the numbers are downhis year because of problems with security. the ageean coast to find out why perception, only perception, is damaging the tourist business. >> reporter: for tedecades, guaranteed sunshine and beautiful scene ry have drawn tourists to southern turkey. regional instability is putting people off. for example, the number of british tourists is down 25,000 this year. toe telliers are feeling the heat. >> there is alternates to do. first, we have to manage this crisis successfully. our image isn't good. the world thinks we are notice middle of the war in the middle east being marred by tourist. look, here on the aegean, everyone is having fun on the beach just like last year and the year before. the tourism ministry should be working with us to do something. ♪ >> reporter: the government which wouldn't give al jazeera an interview has launched a t.v. and online advertising campaign. turkish school holidays were extended by two weeks to try to boost tourism revenues. >> the tourism industry i

nicole johnston, al jazeera, islamabad. >> three beggars in nigeria say that they're prepared to be prosecuted for defying a new ban on begging. the government said that the new law is needed for security reasons. but those who rely on begging to survive say that they have not been given any alter native. >> she said he's unemployed and has seven children to look aft after. >> the reason. >> i'm begging is because i don't have food to eat. that's why i'm begging. i'm praying one day i'll be able to stop. >> this woman is begging, too. she's three months pregnant. she has been abandoned by the baby's father and said she has no place to listen. >> i need help for money for rent so i can stop begging. >> the ban on begging has been imposed by the state government. all these people are defying it. barack obamboko haram attacked this area, but we spoke to those who say they have nothing to do with the armed group. hundreds who live here, it's called the beggar's colony, said that the government did not create jobs, now they must defy the ban to survive. >> they will come out to make provisions. i w

nicole johnston, al jazeera, peshawar. >> tens of thousands of people took to the streets of hong kong to protest because they wanted a say in how their leader is chosen. now the leaders of those protests say they will find new ways to demand reforms and won't stop until democracy is achieved. we look at what's become of their umbrella movement. >> known as umbrella square, this section of highway was the spiritual home of the movement. now, just a memory, all signs of the community that flourished here for 79 days gone. on the wall of defiance, post it notes the only signs are the ones saying no signs. protests have continued sporadically with students being prosecuted. still waiting to be prosecuted, the police officers filmed beating up this activists. one year on, opinion polls show the hong kong police force is not quite as revered as it was. >> most people now, we don't trust the policemen or even the legal system, as well. >> claims, too, of discrimination of the supporters of the umbrella movement with the alleged blocking of the promotion of a law professor at hong kong univer

nicole johnston, al jazeera, islamabad. >> richard's here and we've got severe flooding in parts of vietnam, richard. >> yes, we have, this is a result es tropical storm moved in from the china sea. it's a nasty feature. i'll talk about all the bad effects of rain, but some parts, this region need the rain very much. thailand, central northern parts are in drought, so the rain welcome. if you look at that satellite imagery, you can see it covering much of vietnam through parts of cambodia and on into thailand. we have had very significant amounts of rainfall over the last day or so. further south, we have rains reported, and then to put it into some sort of context, 318 millimeters in eight days. that's quite a bit of rain coming down in just three days. june towards the south, ho chi minh city and in the surrounding provinces, looks like that rain is going to be an ongoing thing over the coming days. you can seep the circulation still affecting much of in dough china. you're going to see heavy rain affecting vietnam all the way into cambodia and i think for parts of thailand, we'll see fur

nicole johnston, al jazeera, peshawar. june the president of the global fund for women joins us litsch from the u.n. headquarters in new york. tell us something about the importance of today's event focusing on women and gender inequality at the u.n. >> we have worked really very hard. the women's movement, the social movement connected with several other people to ensure that there is a separate, individual gender equality sustainable development goal. the reason for that is so that we can shine light on the inequalities that continually discriminate women and make girls not go to school and make classes of employment pay women less salaries and places of decision making not have women in decision-making places, so having, being in new york today, where 17 sustainable development goals have been adopted, among which goal number five is on gender equality. >> how will that sustainable development goal translate into opportunities for women around the world? >> the first important thing as a u.n. contract cool, it shines li

nicole johnston, al jazeera, karachi. >>> the first minister of northern ireland has resigned.s northern ireland's probritish party is stepping aside. mr. robinson wanted london to take over after allegations the [ inaudible ] party was linked to recent violence. >>> an official opinion poll in the spanish region has put proindependence parties slightly ahead of those wanting to stay part of spain. the poll suggests separatists parties would win nearly 70 seats in regional elections this month. but that would be just short of the majority in the parliament, something independence politicians say they need in order to break away from spain. >>> south sudan has received billions of dollars in international aid since it gained independence four years ago. but there are concerns about where much of that money has gone. in the first of a four-part series on charity said, natasha ghoneim reports on one project that is being hailed as a success story. >> reporter: this south sudan's first and only paved highway, since it was completed almost three years ago, it has become a vital trad

nicole johnston, al jazeera. >>> military leaders who seized power in a coup re-opened the borders. they released the president and two ministers captured in the take-over on wednesday, but the interim prime minister is still being held. we have the report. >> reporter: uproar on the streets of wagadudu. gunfire rang out as people protested against the coup. >> translator: people started to come out. in front of us we saw a military vehicle that drove directly into the people and started to shoot and kill people. >> translator: if we're here today, it's to stand up against want egotistical interest of the guard killing civilians and threatening people. >> reporter: it's a dramatic turn of events after a popular uprising last october. he tried to extend his 27-year rule. a transitional government had been preparing for elections next month until the elite presidential guard took over on wednesday. the man in charge now says the vote will take place but at a later time. >> translator: we have to discuss it with the concerned actors, reply cal parties and civil society in order to esta