omar al saleh has the news from kabul sphwhrp the meeting was described as significant.rom afghanistan, pakistan, united states and china but none from the taliban. they will be invited later if a framework deal is eventually agreed. the aim of monday's talks was to agree on a road map to achieve peace with taliban. pakistani leaders say the aim is to get the most powerful group in the country to negotiate after given incentives to abandon violence. >> it is therefore important that preconditions not be attached to the start of the negotiation process. this in our view will be counterproductive. secondly proper sequencing of the actions, should be significant in paving the way with direct talks from the taliban group. >> in kabul, the taliban group says the meeting is important. >> open to all those groups, that are willing to come to the negotiation table. but with those who do not come to the negotiation table, both countries have already agreed to work out some very practical and significant steps in fighting. all available means. >> despite a relentless multinational

omar al saleh reports from kabul. >> 20-year-old afghan journalist who is scared by the news that the islamic state of iraq and the levant gaining ground in eastern afghanistan. he is a muslim shia minority who were the first victims of i.s.i.l. and before them the taliban. >> we're disappointed, the government is not paying attention to us. it makes everybody think of leaving. it is our last option. we're very concerned. >> reporter: last year a series of kidnappings and murders fueled fears that the hazara are being targeted. the overall situation in afghanistan is worsening. most troops ended combat operations in 2014 and left. last year was the bloodiest for taliban forces, fear of total collapse and insecurity. the violence led to an unprecedented exodus o of afghas seeking refuge asylum status ine about main reason why people are leaving are lack of security and job opportunity. afghanistan's problems are decades old. the economy is shattered, corruption is rife, and unemployment rates are high. young afghans are leaving the country at an alarming rate. unofficial estimates 70%

omar al saleh, al jazeera, the afghanistan pakistan border. >> coming up the zika virus, how fast they could spread across the country. and muslim brotherhood supporters take to the streets of giza five years after protests led to the ouster ever egyptian president hosne mubarak. are disappointed with the results. >> growing global concern about the zika virus is the subject of tonight's incontext segment. the number of cases of the illness has exploded as have the cases of brain disease in babies. a concern tonight a possible rapid spread throughout the americas. more from al jazeera's marianana haunt. >> the zika virus has been around for years, in the last nine months there have been half a million cases of contagion of the virus and a dramatic rise of birth defects in babies. >> normally, zika is thought a very dangerous disease, self limiting with mild symptoms but what we see in brazil right now is that in lots of the areas where we have zika infections, women are also -- have born babies with microcephaly. >> microcephaly is a condition in which a baby's brain and head don't ful

. >>> as al jazeera's omar al saleh reports the tables's talis participation is not guaranteed. >> delegates from afghanistan, pakistan, united states and china but none from the taliban. they'll be invited later if a framework deal is eventually agreed. the aix monday's talk was to -- aim of monday's talk, the main objective is to get the most powerful group in the country to negotiate by given incentives to abandon violence. >> it is therefore important that preconditions are not attached to the start of the negotiation process. this in our view will be counterproducproductive. secondly, proper sequencing should be significant in paving the way for direct talks with the taliban group. >> reporter: in kabul the afghan group says the meeting is different and important. >> peace is going to be opened to all those groups that are willing to come to the negotiation table. but with those who do not come to the negotiation table, both countries have already agreed to work out some very practical and significant steps in fighting those groups with all available means. >> reporter: despite a relent

omar al saleh, al jazeera, jalalabad. >> the last thousand, one school's promise in a nation of war. it's an amazing story of a progressive school in afghanistan, how it could face it's biggest challenge the departure of the american military. good to have you with us. the marafat school, most of the 4,000 students are members of the often persecuted hazara minority. it is special and unusual in many ways. >> yeah, that's right, it's a really unique place i mean almost a singular place considering the environment it's in. it's in a really poor slum overcrowded and of course it is in kabul which has seen its fair share of conflict yet this really unique place has really thrived over the past ten years. >> thrived educating girls and really trying to make girls be able to take control of their lives and their futures. >> yes, exactly. one of the things that the head master, as you saw, was of course women had been basically banned from education for years and years under the taliban. but also, i mean that was affecting in his eyes everyone. he'd seen men in afghanistan do not very good

omar al saleh has more details from kabul. >> the meeting in islamabad has been described as significantlegates from afghanistan, pakistan, united states and china, but none from the taliban. they will be invited in the future if a framework is agreed. pakistani leaders say the main objective is to get most powerful group in the country to negotiate by giving incentives to abandon violence. >> it is therefore important that preconditions are not attached to the start of the negotiation process. this in our view will are be counterproductive. secondly, should be significant in facing way for direct talks with the taliban group. >> reporter: in kabul, the afghan group says the meeting is different. >> to all those groups, that are willing to come to the negotiation table, but with those who do not come to the negotiation table, both countries have already agreed to work out some very practical and significant steps in fightin fig those groups with all available needs. >> contained by nato for past 14 years the taliban has recently increased attacks and seized more territory. most foreign g

omar al saleh, al jazeera, kabul. >>> you're watching the al jazeera newshour. stay with us, we have this coming up poop spanish royal scandal, where this princess may find herself in jail. and the final closure of a prison camp in goodman bay. >>> and we have action from the tournament of champions. stay with you, if you can. surf's up! >>> mexico's government has released footage from moments before the capture of el chapo. joaquin guzman was finally arrested on friday after escaping from a maximum security prison six months ago. he faces possible extradition for trial to the united states. in a moment we're going to go and talk to our correspondent adam rainey about that. first united nations as we said. and here is the syrian ambassador. bashar jafari. >> talking points about the humanitarian situation in besieged areas. here of course i'm referring to my country, syria.the syrian government reiterates its intention to cooperate fully with the office of icrc to deliver the humanitarian assistance to all the civilians affected in all the syrian territories wi

the taliban has recently stepped up its campaign against the government and as omar al saleh reports,t's not clear if the new leader wants peace. >> the stadium was the symbol of fear for afghans, where the rule carried out its executions. >> during the taliban rule that's where they used to hang the people. >> reporter: 14 years after the military campaign that removed it from power the taliban is still active. its fighters are engaged in a continuing battle with local and foreign forces. most foreign troops have left and their combat operations ended in 2014. leaving behind 14,000 mostly u.s. troops in an advisory and training capacity. but local afghan security forces can't defeat the taliban on their own. the taliban's strategy is to take advantage. their propaganda video shows some of its fighters celebrating recent victories. analysts say the rise in attacks is a war tactic to gain a stronger negotiating position. >> they will pursue two completely strategy, a strategy of fighting on the battlefield and whatever they achieve on the battlefield say they would reinforce their posi