[gunfire] afghanistan taliban fighters firing missiles at the airport in the northern city of kunduz lted on the way to the city debating on who should lead the retaliation. the u.n. secretary-general is condemning air strikes in southern yemen which reportedly killed up to 135 people at a wedding, the saudi-led coalition which has been bombing yemen for months denies involvement and these pictures are from houthi t.v. and we are unable to verify them. u.s. president barack obama and russian president vladimir putin held their first formal meeting in two years, came on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly dissolving the syrian conflict was top of the agenda. let's return now to afghanistan as the fighting continues in the northern city of kunduz and the president also have to contend with growing discontent among people, it's a year since he took power and unemployment is increasing, security is weakening, as jennifer glasse reports many afghans are not happy with the government's performance. >> reporter: his brooms sell for about 80 cents a piece and business is terrible and m

next, the battle to retake afghanistan in a strategic northern city. on monday, the taliban seized government buildings and freed hundreds of militants from jail. reporter: they took the city of kunduz in a day. while the soldiers are under orders to treat the population well, it has not stopped them from robbing banks and leaving town. while local security forces were treated monday, they are now -- retreated monday, they are now on the offense again. biggest the taliban's victory since the collapse of their rule in 2001 has been a huge embarrassment for a government just one year old. >> i want to assure all of my countrymen that this is under our control. therefore, we should not be worried about any plans of stirring fear in the area. it seems as though many underestimated divisions within the militants ranks. >> it is very high despite the recent announcement of the death might be taliban confused for a few days, but then forces will be able to retake it. reporter: there are questions around the ability of the afghan military to handle the insurge

special forces reach the northern city of kunduz. they are there to bolster the army. fighting remains focused around the city's airports. >> russia's upper house of parliament has approved the use of military force abroad, as moscow builds up the presence in syria. the involvement will be limited to air strikes. syrian president bashar al-assad had asked russia for military help. >> and a court in india sentenced 5 people to death for planting bombs on a commuter train in 2006. 189 people were killed in the attack, several others had been sentenced to life in prison. >> 16 turkish workers kidnapped in iraq almost a month ago have been released. they were potted in the town of badel province, the security forces have taken them to the turkish embassy. two hostages were released this month. the u.n. human rights chief says the latest wave of fighting in the central african republic could prove catastrophic. days of gun battles killed 37 people. >> looets go back and look at what started the conflict. a congregation of groups took over towns in the north and central regio

air strike trying to recapture a northern city that fell to the taliban one day ago. uz giving the taliban the strong hold north of the city. let's bring in our correspondent nic robertson with more. afghanistan has been out of the headlines every day for a bit now. now it's back in the headlines, especially as we are seeing the taliban gain a greater foothold there. this situation is changing hour by hour. >> reporter: it is. the government is trying to take the town of kunduz. the first time they have taken a town like this since 2001. it a major city to the north. kunduz is a well off agriculture area. there are more troops and police than the taliban had with the 500 fighters that came into town. they came in early yesterday morning and went to hospital and searched for government troops and went to the local university and the jail and freed 500 prisoners. took control of the town. the government forces forced outside. now the government on the forward foot and rushed in reinforcements. they will try with the help of the air strikes try to retake the town. the key

nato special forces have now reached the northern city of kunduz in afghan that.y are there to bolster the afghan army who have been staging a counter attack against the taliban. fighting remains focused around the airport. a court in india have sentence the five people to death for planting bombs on trains in 2006, 189 people were killed. seven others sentenced to life in prison. >>> world leaders meet on this sidelines of the u.n. general assembly have agreed that a long-term campaign is needed to defeat isil. the u.s. believes a new leader is needed in syria to defeat the armed group but our a disagrees. russia's upper house of parliament has proved the use of military force abroad. it comes as they are building up their military presence in syria about it supports president bashar al-assad. let's bring in peter sharp live from moscow for us. tell us about this decision, what is it about and why now? >> reporter: iit was announced y president putin after his meeting with president obama a couple of days ago at the u.n. that russia was prepared to commit aircraf

military planes have hit taliban fighters on the outskirts of afghanistan's northern city of kunduz, nato spokesperson said the strike was to eliminate a threat to coalition troops and afghan forces. taliban fighters seized the city after an early morning raid on monday, afghan special forces are still advancing towards the city despite having been ambushed by the taliban, local hospitals have received 16 dead bodies and treated 172 injured and afghan soldiers are set to have retaken the city's main jail and the police headquarters. let's get an update from the story from bagland in afghanistan south of the city of kunduz and what is happening in the city of kunduz right now? >> the latest update we are getting is reenforcement security forces and special forces they were trying to advance kunduz city and turned back because simply they said there were too many ambushed on the road and suffered one dead and one injured and they turned back now it seems like it will be very difficult for them to advance to kunduz city and we are also hearing from kunduz city the forces there are in one

they have entered the northern city from four different directions. it's said to be in lockdown. security forces attempt to fight back. joining me now on the phone line from kabul. what's the situation there right now? who is in control? >> reporter: well, sammy, taliban have launched their attacks at 3:00 a.m. overnight from western northeastern southern parts of the city. somehow security forces managed to push back the taliban from the city, however sporadic gunfire still continues and we also hear reports that there are clashes between afghan forces and taliban in three other districts. now, officials and police in k unduz are not confirming any casualties, but we are hearing that there are a number of taliban and afghan force that his have been killed. but no one is confirming any details. k unsuz is one of the volatile provinces in northern afghanistan in the past one year taliban have managed to control three districts in the past three months. the roads have been blocked from several directions afghan officials say more forces are on their way but have not reached the cit

. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in afghan that where nato says its special forces have now reached the northern cityuz the troops there are to help bolster the afghan army who have been staging a counselor attack against the taliban. fighting is focused arm the city's airport one of the few remaining places in government control. u.s. air force has launched airstrikes close to the airport trying to keep it in government hands, stephanie dicker reports. >> reporter: there are no government troops left here. taliban fighters are now in control of large parts of kunduz city. here they are symbolically raising their flag in the city square. this battle is not over, the afghan government has announce aid major military operation to recapture kunduz. >> translator: in the first place we should take care of the civilian casualties. we have already paid attention and will continue. the enemy has conceded heavy damages including the airstrikes and operations. i don't want to go in to the detail of the operations. >> reporter: special forces have been brought in and the u.s. military confirmed an air strike o

matthew, thank you. >>> afghan security forces trying to recapture a northern city that fell to the taliban one day ago. the fall of the city of kandu is a critical blow to the afghan government. i want to bring in nic robertson. nic, this is a taking of a city being able to get a foothold. we have not seen this in a long time. >> reporter: this is the biggest taliban gain since 2001. the first time they have taken the city since then. it is a major highway linking afghanistan to the north. it is significant economically because kunduz is a well off, affluent farming community. it is a blow to the morale of the government. the government on the ground has more troops in the army and more police as well. what we understand is they pulled out of the town when the taliban were advancing. this is a batting that has been coming for some time. taliban have been building strength to the north of kunduz since the spring of this year. they moved in and the army moved out. that raises questions. the way the taliban operated in the past, when they take cities like this back in the old days, it is beca

. >>> large numbers of people leaving the northern afghan city of kundaz after the taliban seized control there. the army is now supported by u.s. and nato special forces as it tries to take back the city, about the afghan security forces say that the fight has been tougher than anticipated. >> as reinforcements arrive and heavy fighting continues, afghan security forces struggle to regain control of kunduz from the taliban. >> they have put the mines in the roads. >> they have not been able to reach their target yet insisting because taliban fighters are hiding amongst civilians the fight so far has been much harder than anticipated. even here south of kunduz, these forces have been repeatedly ambushed by improvised bombs. afghan government forces backed by airstrikes and nato are desperate to regain control of the northern city from taliban fighters. the loss of kunduz is seen as a major setback for afghanistan government and seen as a visit since the overthrow of the taliban government in 2001. raising questions once more about the strength and effectiveness of afghanistan's army. now

. >>> large numbers of people are leaving the northern afghan city of kunduz after the taliban seizedtrol. nato special forces have joined a counterattack against the taliban, but afghan security forces have told al jazeera the fight has been tougher than originally planned. mohammed jamjoom reports. >> reporter: as reinforcements arrive and heavy fighting continues, afghan security forces struggle to regain control of kunduz from the taliban. >> government problem is first that civil people, and the second one is that mining -- mines, they put the mines in the road, and a big [ inaudible ] on the road that is full of mine and the explosive equipment. >> reporter: captain and his fellow fighters haven't been able reach their target yet, insisting that because taliban fighters are hiding among civilians, the fight so far has been much harder than anticipated. here south of kunduz, these forces have repeatedly been ambushed and hit by improvised bombs. >>> afghan government forces now backed by u.s. air strikes and nato special forces are desperate to regain control of the northern city

special forces are helping government troops try to retake a northern city there after the taliban seized control earlier this week. all of this is causing u.s. military commanders to possibly rethink the drawdown in afghanistan and try to keep at least a few thousand u.s. troops there beyond 2016. >> obviously this is a setback for the afghanistan security forces. but we have seen them respond in recent week and months to the challenges they faced and they are doing the same thing right now. >> conner powell is live in the middle east bureau with the latest on that. conner? >> the afghanistan security forces have launched a counter offensive and did that yesterday. but in the first 24 hours it made little progress in rooting out the taliban. the taliban is not only holding the ground but appear to be expanding the grip and control all of the major strategic points in the northern city except for the airport which we understand is being held by afghan sources and propped up by american troops. that is the way the afghan government is going to get additional troops in so it is important. u

. >> the taliban fighters took control of a strategic city in northern afghanistan. security forces are fighting back against an attack in the kunduz, including the freeing of hundreds of prisoners. stephanie dekker has the report. >> the moment taliban fighters broke open kunduz prison, around 600 prisoners were behind bars, including taliban fighters. the attack is one of a string of events that left the group in control of most of kunduz city. the people of congress is under fear, they are in fear of the house, no one is in the street orr the city. they are worrying about the attacks. >> reporter: the afghan interior ministry sent special enforcements, and air support. it's an unpredicted situation. the taliban made major games in kunduz since fighters surrounded the city in the early hours of monday morning. government leaders say the stay -- city will be retaken. there has been casualties on both sides, bodies of fighters and a policeman killed in the fighting. civilians are reported to be caught up in the battle for the city. it's the first time the taliban has

the taliban has attacked and is said to be in control of half of a strategic northern city. kunduz was the taliban's northern stronghold until government was overthrown in 2001. afghan security force he are said to be fighting back against a force of taliban fighters. eight police officers said to have been killed and more than 50 wounded. stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: the moment taliban fighters broke open kunduz prison. jail atechnical is a string of attacks that has left open the majority of kundut city . >> monobody is in the streets or the city. they are worrying about the attacks. >> the afghan interior ministry has sent special air informs and ground attacks, fighters surrounded the city in the early morning hours of monday. government forces say the city will be retain. there have been casualties on both sides, bodies of taliban fighters and civilians. caught up in the battle for the city. it is the first time the taliban has taken such control of kunduz since the u.s. led invasion in 2001. the former northern stronghold before their government was overthrown

airstrikes, and nato special forces, are desperate to regain control of the northern city by taliban fighters. the loss of kunduz is being seen as a major setback for the government, and one of the major victories since the overthrow of the government in 2001. realizing questions once more about the strength and the effectiveness of afghan's army. now anger is on the rise in parliament, with some calling on the president to resign. >> we don't want to hear any more lies. government telling us that they are sending troops, but it has been 24 hours since the people inside of the city are suffering with no food, water or electricity. and children are dying inside of kunduz. >> many are fleeing for their lives, and while the number of dead and wounded is still unclear, aid workers fear that many more civilians maybe killed or injured if the fighting continues. >> the house of representatives has approved a bill to keep the government funded until december, nearly avoiding a shutdown. the conservative republicans were willing to shut down the government in order to end the funding for pla

. >>> this morning, taliban moved into the northern city of kunduz yesterday. it was the first in the 14 year war the taliban captured a capital. the u.n. says it carried out an airstrike against the rebels. today the president of planned parenthood addressed congress videos concerns fetal tissue for research. some lawmakers demand that cut payments and threat on the shut down the government to get their way. a just released "cbs news," "new york times" poll, find they would blame republicans for a shutdown. 55% of americans say planned parent shood should seif federal funding. >> planned parenthood president will field questions today from lawmakers on capitol hill. some who are still seething after the release of secretly recorded videos that show employees discussing the use of aborted fetal tissue in medical tissue. >> a lot of people want intact heart these days. >> from testimony prepared ahead of the hearing, richards aggressively defends her organization, saying the practice is just a small part of what it does for millions of women across the country.

meanwhile in syria itself, rockets fired by rebel fighters have killed at least 38 people in the northern city of aleppo. three government held neighborhoods were bombarded. that's according to the u.k. based syrian observatory for human rights. 14 children were among the dead. 150 people wounded. >> an opposition rally in the democratic republic of congo has turned violent. more than a thousand people have been out on the streets of the country. they were protesting against what they said are plans by the president to cling to power after his constitutional man date ends next year. >>reporter: at first the opposition rally seemed to be going well. then this. people rushed to save a dangerous situation. one man tries to get away. opposition members chase after him and beat him saying he and other members of the ruling party tried to disrupt their rally. >> we're suffering. we're suffering. we might as well be dead. it's awful what's happening here. >>reporter: opposition leaders in the capital accuse the president of trying to delay next year's election so he can stay in power longer after his

. >>> taliban fighters have taken control of a strategic city in northern afghanistan.urity forces are fighting back against an early morning attack. which included the freeing of hundreds of prisoners, stefanie dekker has this report. >> reporter: the moment taliban fighters broke open the prison. around 600 prisoners were behind bars, including taliban fighters. the jail attack is just one of the string of events that has left the group in control of most of the city. >> the people of one deuce is you were the fear, they are inside the houses. nobody dares enter the streets or the city they are worrying about the attacks. >> reporter: the afghan interior ministry has spent forces. the taliban has made major gains in kunduz since fighters surrounded the city early monday morning. the government leaders say the city will be retaken. there have been casualty on his both sides. bodies of taliban fighters and a policeman killed in the fighting salt civilians are also caught up in the battle for the city. it's the first time the taliban has taken such of kunduz since the u.

. [ ♪ ] >>> we begin in afghanistan where a counterattack against the taliban continues in the northern cityf kund use. fighting is focused around the city's airport, one of the few remaining places under government control. u.s. forces have lunched air strikes close to the airport to protect coalition troops to keep if in government hands. stephanie dekker has more. >> there's no government troops left here. taliban fighter are in control of large parts of kunduz city. here they are raising the flag in the city square. >> in battle is not over. the afghan government announced a major military operation to recapture kunduz. >> in the first place, we should take care of civilian casualties, we pay attention and will continue. they have conceded heavy damages. i don't want to go into the detail of the operations. >> special forces have been brought in, the u.s. military confirming an air strike on the outskirts of the city on tuesday morning. >> it's proving difficult because the taliban has set up booby traps along the way. as part of the takeover on monday. taliban gunmen broke open the pris

the military has carried out an air strike on the northern city ofkunduz. the first city seized since it was overthrown in 2001 and late word this morning that afghan troops have retaken large parts of the city. >> back in this country, a scare at new york's skwlfk airport. hydraulic problems on a jet and came in faster than normal and brakes overheated that caused a small fire in the landing gear quickly extinguished and no injuries. flight 110 bound for ireland forced to turn back after 15 minutes. >>> yet another fender bender for southwest airlines, one of its jets bumped into another as both were about to be towed to gates to pick up passengers. this is at sea-tac in seattle. no one was on board the 737s at the time. not even crew, but the early morning mishap did cause some delays because of the planes taken out of service. >>> a former new york prison employee who helped two murderers escape will spend at least two years behind bars. joyce mitchell made an emotional appeal yesterday and said helping the two convicts was the biggest mistake of her life

. >>> air strikes killed at least 53 people in the northern city of aleppo. the area for human rights says, controlled by rebels shelling government areas in the west of leach. u.s. and russian defense minister et ceters have held tar first time in more than a year, the hour lorchg conversation lon focused on how to avoid military entanglement. rosalyn jordan reports. >> topic users and whether the russians are planning to do any military operations inside that country. the u.s. has been very concerned that if that is to be the case, it doesn't want to get in the way of the russians and vice versa, probably leading to a larger conflict within a country that's already been dealing with four years of civil war as well as with the rise of i.s.i.l. now it's not clear yet whether there are going to be more military to military contact but it is worth pointing out they had been suspended because of russia's incursion into ukraine in 2014 and 2013. that said, u.s. is trying to deal with the problem of i.s.i.l. and live the civil war and move the president bashar al-

stormed the compound in the northern city of peshawar. he government launched a campaign after the pakistani taliban after it killed more than 150 people at a school in the city nearly a year ago. >>> nepal is finally getting a new constitution. let's take olook at the events that led to this riesh. in late 2007, parliament approved the decision to abolish the monarchy and part of the peace deal. a new constitution had to be written. years of discussions and delays followed, with the other political parties unable to agree on a definitive constitution. finally in november 2013, nepal held an election for an assembly to wry new constitution but was deadlocked as no major party won. the earthquake devastation forced their politicians to get the constitution written once and for all. >> worked as a made mountain middle east for nine years to educate her son but things fell apart last year. an experience so horrible it's difficult to talk about. she says she was raped by a gang of men in kuwait after fleeing from an abusive employer. >> transl

. ♪ first to afghanistan where government forces heading toward the northern city of kunduz have turnedafter they were ambushed by taliban fighters and kunduz was seized by the taliban on the early morning raid on monday and hundreds freed in a jail break may now join the fight we are told and we will be live in afghanistan but now we report. >> reporter: there are no government troops left here, taliban fighters now in control of large parts of kunduz city and here they are raising their flag in the city square and this battle is not over, the afghan government has a major military operation to recapture kunduz and special forces have been brought in and the u.s. military talked about the outskirts of the city on monday morning and difficult for reenforcements to reach kunduz because the taliban set up boobie traps along the way and they broke open from the prison releasing hundreds of inmates and most are taliban fighters and have issued a statement telling residents not to worry and to go about their daily lives and it will be difficult for the major military operation underway. it's

the afghan president else government forces will retake the northern city of kunduz, but what we are hearing points to a bitter, high-stakes battle with tactically smart taliban fighters. they have expanded their offensive and are our reports they control much of the airport. it was there that afghan forces regrouped and launched a counterattack under the umbrella of u.s. airstrikes, but just a few hours ago, the pentagon released a sobering assessment of the situation, describing it only is fluid. >> heavy fighting as afghan forces struggle to take back control of kunduz. the taliban sees the strategic city quickly, taking the military by surprise. the insurgents been secured their hold on kunduz. it's a major blow to the government, exactly year after he took our do it he said more reinforcements were on the way, urging the nation to trust its troop. >> the problem is that this treacherous enemy has used civilians as human shields. afghanistan's government is a responsible government. we cannot bomb our own citizens. the taliban took kunduz in less than a day, raising their flag ov

air support have launch add counter offensive to recapture the northern city from taliban fighters. the sudden fall on monday is a major set back for the government, and raises further doubts about it's ability to tackle the taliban. stephanie decker reports. >> there were no government retreats left here, taliban fighters are now in control of large parts of the city. here they are symbolically waving their flag. >> this battle is not over, the afghan government has announce add major military operation to recapture. >> in the first place we should take care of the civilian casualties. we have already paid attention and ewith h continue. the enemy has conceded heavy damages including the air strikes i don't want to go into detail. >> special forces have been put in and the u.s. military confirmed an air strike on the outskirts on tuesday morning. this proving difficult for some reinforcements to reach because of the taliban has set up bobby traps along the way. >> when their government was deposed by the u.s. led invasion. it coincides with the first anniversary of president, and a

the military has carried out an air strike on the northern city of kunduz. that was captured by the taliban yesterday. it's the first city seized by the taliban since the regime was overthrown in a u.s.-led invasion in 2001, and late word this morning that afghan troops have retaken large parts of the city. >>> back in this country, a scare at new york's jfk airport. an aer lingus flight made an emergency landing with hydraulic problems. the 757 came in faster than normal and brakes overheated that caused a small fire in the landing gear quickly it was quickly extinguished and there were no injuries. flight 110 bound for ireland forced to turn back after 15 minutes. >>> and there was yet another fender bender for southwest airlines. one of its jets bumped into another as both were about to be towed to gates to pick up passengers. this is at sea-tac in seattle. no one was on board the 737s at the time, not even crew, but the early morning mishap did cause some delays because the planes were taken out of service. >>> a former new york prison employee who helped

rockets fired by rebel fighters in the northern city of aleppo killed 38 people. three neighbourhoods were bombarded according to the syrian observatory for human rights. 14 children were among the dead, and 150 people wounded. >> the syrian president has been speaking to russian media about the refugee crisis, saying europe needs to stop supporting terrorists in syria. >> the question is not about whether europe is taking refugees or not, but the necessity to remove the prime cause of the issue. if europeans are concerned. with the fate of refugees, they should stop supporting terrorists. >> 36 palestinians have been injured when israeli security forces stormed the mosque in occupied jerusalem. the site is holy for jews and muslim. for muslims, it's the third holiest after mecca and adina. it's the holiest site in judaism. jews call it temple mount because of the jewish temple that stood there in biblical times. >>> for many, this is israeli forces violating islam's third holiest site. for days they mounted accusations against palestinians inside the mosque. tens

out campaigning in the northern city of sheffield, convincing the public to give up a thousand-year institutioneasy. >> the fact that she has been head of state that long is irrelevant really. without a democratic process what is the point? just living a long time means nothing really. >> reporter: and that pledge made by the queen to serve for a lifetime is likely to be kept, her legacy, perhaps so far, is that the old constitution of monarchy abandoned by so many nations is still intact, and has been steered into a new era of popularity. >>> long live the queen. finally tonight, talk about a photo bomb that is out of this world. the international space station was the cull brit. nasa photographer bill engineerals was not expecting to see the space station when he snapped these picks of the sun. it was complete coincidence. he has only moments to capture this, because the iss orbitz earth around 17,000 miles an hour, that's incredible. he manages to take five frames of a journey almost invisible to the naked eye. that does it for us. stay here the new starts from london right now. >> refugee c

today launched a fierce counter attack against the taliban, in a desperate effort to retake the northern city of kundef. so desperate that for the first time in a year, since american forces ended their combat role in afghanistan, a u.s. f-16 launched air-strikes against a taliban target. 14 years ago the u.s. and afghan military drove the taliban out of town. on monday, the taliban retook the city and raised its flag. some 400 to 500 taliban soldiers swept in in a surprise attack. driving some 3000 afghan military and police out of the city. the taliban easily seized government buildings and freed 500 prisoners, including the taliban from the city jail. there was so little resistance, taliban fighters had time to take selfies with local residents. at the pentagon, officials acknowledged this was a stunning defeat. >> obviously this is a setback for the afghan security forces. >> reporter: the attack raises serious doubts about the ability of afghan forces and president obama's plan to withdraw all american troops from afghanistan. 9800 american forces are still in afghanistan today. half of

. >> among them, the group republic, campaigning in the northern city. convincing the public to give up 1,000 year institution. it's far from easy. >> the fact that she's been head of state. without a democratic process. it means nothing, well and the pledge made by the queen is likely to be kept. the old institution of monarchy is abandoned and steered into a new era of popularity >>> finally from me, sports news. serena williams stayed on course to winning a calendar grand slam. the american is through to the semifinals of the u.s. open after beating older sister venus. a crowd of celebrities came out to watch, including u.s. presidential candidate donald trump. >> yes i think i'll look back on it fondly. it means a lot to me obviously. we are very, very tough competitors on the court. but, you know, once the match is over, the second it's done, you know, we are sisters. we are roommates and all that >>> and don't forget there's a lot more sports news as well as the rest of the day's news on the al jazeera website. there's a lot of opinion, a lot of an

. >> reporter: thousands of family in this northern city depend on the local copper industry. this is it one of those families. he lost his job after the copper prices hit a slump. as a family man i have children going to school. it's hard for me to survive at the moment. >> he's now looking for temporary work, but that does not earn him as much as mining. >> this is a mine are, most people here depend on the mine. before the market, they were running small vessels. the initial period is from the miners. >> reporter: the price of copper is the lowest it's been in six years, and the slow down in primary consumer means a drop in command for the metal. the president says it needs to adapt its policies. if it wants to increase income. what makes zambia vulnerable is it's a commodity country. we depend on one mineral, which is copper, fluctuations do have deep implications for the economy in general. they do have deep implications for the economy in general. >> while higher taxes have impacted the industry, mining bosses are concerned about the country wide electricity shortage. au

astrikes and nato special forces are desperate to regain control from the northern city from taliban fighters. the loss of kunduz is seen as a major set back by afghanistan government and a victory achieved by the taliban since the overthrow of the taliban government in 2001. raising questions once more about the strength and effectiveness of afghanistan's army. now anger is on the rise in parliament with some politicians calling on president ashraf ghani to resign. >> we don't want to hear lies any more. the government keep telling us that they're sending troops. but it's 72 hours the people inside the city have been suffering from a lack of food, water and electricity. children are dying because of hunger. >> many residents are fleeing kunduz, fleeing for their lives. while the number of the dead and wounded in the fighting is still unclear, many more civilians may be killed or injured if fighti fighting--fighting continues. >> still to come on the program. tens of thousands of protesters march against corruption in south africa. >> in london, looking at the fabric of india. >> a r

stories on al jazeera, in afghanistan security forces are fighting taliban fighters who raided the northern citythe city is reports to be in lock down, russia president vladimir putin says they have no plans with troops to syria and due to meet president obama in new york and u.s. secretary of state john kerry talked to sergei fedorov a typhoon expected to hit in a few hours and train services and domestic airline flights have already been suspended and tourists e voc waited from islands. one year after police moved in on demonstrators and they did not want candidates for the 2017 leadership selection to be preselected by beijing but despite 79 days of prosite there was no concession from the mainland and rob mcbride joins us live from hong kong. >> reporter: well, the numbers here have been swelling in the last couple of hours and we are at the spot a year ago today the 28th of september where the occupy movement began, there is something of a carnival atmosphere here and making speeches behind me and giving various memorabilia and the ribbons and the umbrella symbols which are symbols of the m

city. hawaiians of afghan forces, special forces, afghan army, afghan local police, have been mobilized in northernunduz province to take the control of the city. however, afghan forces have tried to enter the city but they couldn't. some of the convoys were ambushed along the way to kunduz. there were booby traps along the entrances to the city and that made it difficult for the forces to try to enter the city. >> abdullah, as you know, kunduz was a taliban stronghold in 2001 before the u.s.-led invasion. what does it say that the taliban has been able to take the city back and does it imply that the residents of that city now support the talibantable? >> well, this is the biggest victory for taliban since being ousted from pour in 2001, but by taking control of the city for the first time, now taliban are trying to send a message to afghan government and international community that they are getting strategic advancements and it is a show of their force. >> all right, abdullah shahood live with us in the latest in kabul. thank you. >>> this morning, the obama administration's plans to defeat isil

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. >>> now large numbers of people are leaving the northern afghan city of kunduz as the tap dan seize seize--the taliban seized control there. afghan security forces tell al jazeera that the fight is tougher than anticipate. >> as reinforcements arrive and heavy fighting continues, security forces struggle to gain control of kunduz from the taliban. >> they put mines on the roads and they are full of mines. >> the captain and his fellow fighters have not been able to reach their target yet. insisting that because taliban fighters are hiding amongst civilians the fight so far has been much harder than anticipated. even here south of kunduz, these force have repeatedly been ambushed and hit by improvised bombs. afghan government forces now backed by government airstrikes and nato forces are desperate to gain patrol of the northern city by taliban fighters. the loss of kunduz is seen as a set back and one of the greatest victories achieved by the taliban since the overthrow of the taliban government in 2001 raising questions once more about the strength and effecti effectiveness of afgha

. >> reporter: we met a group of refugees in the northern city of tangiers, they all say that they faceion every day. a volunteer, she teaches young migrants english. an experience she says has changed her life. >> when i first came the first day i wasn't really in to it. but then we had this close relationship and i felt really different sides of them. that were hidden. we have different ideas about subsaharan people and some of our moroccan people too. but then the more i know them, the more i spend time with them, the more i get attached to them. >> reporter: thousands of immigrants are now legal resident in morocco. which means they have permission to stay in the country, but there are thousands more who say they have been abandoned, betrayed by rich nations. now that europe has stepped up border controls, many subsaharan migrants find they were seven trafficked here in morocco. this is their dream. europe, on the other side of the mediterranean. but to get there, they say they have no other option but to leave at night and attempt the dangerous crossing by boat. al jazeera, tangier

. >> reporter: thousands of families in zambia's northern city depend on the local copper industry. of those families is this, but friedrich has lost his job after global copper prices hit a slump. >> i am going through a hard time because as a approximatelily man, i have children that are going to school, so it's hard for me to survive at the moment. >> reporter: he's now looking for temporary work. but that doesn't earn him as much as mining. >> this is a mining area. most of the people here depend on the mind. people in the market in the bars, all those running small businesses the little pay they get is from the minders, so things like it feels like a catastrophe. >> reporter: the price of copper is the lowest it's been in six year old and the slow down in primary consumer china's economy means a drop in demand for the melt. the president of zambia's chamber of mines says the government needs to adapt its policies if it wants to increase income. >> what makes zambia in trouble is we depends on one mineral, which is copper. so fluctuations in that mineral price do have very deep

s forces reached the northern city. the troops are to bolster the afghan army. fighting has been focused around the airport. "techknow" reports. >> reporter: there are no >> reporter: there are no government troops left here, taliban fighters are in control of kunduz city. here they are symbolically raising their flag in the city square. >> the battle is not over. the afghan government has the afghan government has announced a major military announced a major military operation to recapture kunduz. >> in the first place we should take care of casualties. the enemy conceded heavy damages. i don't want to go into the detail of the operations. >> special forces have been brought in. the u.s. military will strike on the outskirts of the city. this has prison guilt yea because the taliban set up booby traps along the way. as part of the takeover taliban gunmen broke over the prison. releasing inmates. most of them former taliban fighters. taliban commanders convinced the president not to worry and go about their daily lives. it will be difficult with a major operatio

engineering support and afghan police officers killed in fighting with taliban forces who raided the northern cityrts to be in lock down after the early morning attacks from several different directions. and we have a former afghan member of parliament who represented kunduz province and a member of the right injustice political party and live from the afghan capitol kabul and looking at attacks and what was relatively peaceful north attacks have now increased, are you worried that authorities are losing control in places like kunduz? >> well, you have heard from the news taliban attacked early this morning approximately 4:00 from four sides to the kunduz city. the area which is very norm under the control of taliban in the past is on scale one side from the district which is in the north of kabul. it is under the control of taliban, the city of kunduz is totally under the grove and the government is not in kunduz at this stage, he is in pakistan and the chief is also not in kunduz, only the chief of the police is there. as far as i received the resent news from kunduz, the talibans are trying to

fox news alert to tell you about because afghan forces battling to regain control of that key northern cityy we reported to you the taliban took it over yesterday. the first time they've seized a city since the u.s. coalition toppled them back in 2001. u.s. air support backing afghan forces in that battle. the taliban saying it sent in reenforcements and vowing to march on the afghan capital of kabul. >>> ann romney is the author of brand new book, "in this together." earlier i talked to her about the planned parenthood fight to foreign policy to life with her husband, mitt romney. >> president obama and russian president putin were in a frost ni meeting at the u.n. three years ago, your husband called russia america's biggest geo political foe and president obama turned into a zinger. listen to this. >> a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest political geo threat facing america, you said russia. not al qaeda. the 1980s are calling to ask for their foreign policy back because the cold war has been over for 20 years. >> when you see that now -- >> it's my blood pressure keeps

it comes as an afghan military offensive is there to reclaim the northern city. it is currently in the hands of the taliban. they are are the first major city to be seized by the insurgent since the u.s.-lead invasion in 2001. the u.s. and russia are facing off on the syrian civil war. president obama and russian president vaw lad vladimir putin both spoke at the united nations yesterday. he needs to stay in power to defeat isis. mr. obama is calling for assad's removal. following the u.n session putin and obama met privately for the first time in nearly a year. the plan to slash taxes for all-americans. the presidential candidate claims it will help the middle class. top income earners will get a reduction. and despite that the tax rue form helps them dig deeper into their own pockets. >> it reduces or eliminates most of the deductions and the loopholes available to special interests and to the very rich. in other words it will cost me a fortune. >> not everyone agrees. some think the rich would pay a lot less raising a deficit and the debt. storms like hurricane

few realize that baltimore played a pioneering role in introducing residential segregation to northern citieswhen the city council of baltimore passed the first ordinance requiring residential segregation in 1910. people from cities all over the country called the city council and baltimore, send us the bill. and baltimore literally topped the rest of the country about how to create invisible ordinances requiring -- municipal ordinances requiring segregation. i want to talk about two under appreciated elements that as you move forward in the fair housing context, i ask you to draw attention to and i do so because they are issues that are current in baltimore today. history oftimore's segregation provides a window into what i think are the unappreciated elements that contribute it to and reinforced housing segregation and you somehow must attend to, and that set of decisions are decisions affecting transportation. i've already talked about the creation of the interstate highway system without which the suburbs would not have been possible. that was a massive, massive transportation investment