peshawar is surrounded by the tribal belt. there has been operations in areas like south waziristan. it's difficult for the taliban to launch the attacks. >> it's been quiet in peshawar. the state of alert had been increased. many expected that some kind of attack was in the offing. that has taken place. the response by the military is quick. something introduced. it was the introduction of forces. we see the rapid response forced quickly. we got to that area. two hours, it was over. >> nicole johnson joining us live from peshawar. >> the block of west african nations, trying to negotiate with burkina faso to negotiate a peaceful way out of the crisis. discussions with the army general who has taken over the government. he's said to have close ties to blaze cam paing na. three were killed, many wounded after hundreds took to the streets to protest the coup. >> translation: people started to come out. we saw a military vehicle, they shot. killing people. >> translation: they started the whole thing. we don't like that. if they

tens of thousands of people have fled to camps like this one ton outskirts of peshawar. but the idea of keeping women inside and uneducated have remained strong. >> these women are waiting inside peshawar. >> now our eyes are open and i'm trying educate my daughter as well as any son. >> she says the displacement of more than a million people from the tribal belt has had one positive benefit. >> they have seen the lifestyle of the other people of the certain area. they are seeing that men, families are allowing their daughters to educate and seeing the difference between the educated girls and uneducated girls. >> as more women are speaking out they are becoming braver and bolder. in the past some have been killed for demanding rights. >> my family opposes girls education. i struggled for it and they tortured me like hell. i still feel the pain. >> translator: if there's a chance for education the boy gets it over the girl pez they will send their ton to a good school in peshawar. >> now they have found an individual in the community who has given them the courage to dem

. ♪ taliban gunmen stormed a former airforce base near peshawar in northern pakistan and fighters stormedrd house and a mosque inside the compound. the base hasn't been in operation for years but it is used as a barrix and # 43 people killed including 21 members of security forces and 14 taliban fighters have died and rescue workers have taken at least 20 wounded to hospital and nicole johnston has more 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 gra

as nicole johnson reports from peshawar. some demand the right to education. >> this woman from the tribal belt. there's a major difference between this and other women that live there. her father wanted her though be educated, rare from the federally administered tribal area. >> here there is no education system. they don't know their basic rights, that education is their right. decision making is their right. >> for the last few years pakistan's military has been fighting against the taliban and other groups inside the tribal belt. tenses of thousands of people have fled to camps like this one on the outskirts of peshawar. the tradition of keeping women indoors and uneducated remained strong. all these women are living in the regional capital peshawar, waiting to return to their homes. >> when we were in the tribal belt we were blind and didn't know anything. now our eyes are open and i'm trying to educate my daughter and son. >> the displacement of more than a million people has had one positive benefit. >> they have seen

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

tenses of thousands of people have fled to camps like this one on the outskirts of peshawar.he tradition of keeping women indoors and uneducated remained strong. all these women are living in the regional capital peshawar, waiting to return to their homes. >> when we were in the tribal belt we were blind and didn't know anything. now it's open and i'm trying to educate my daughter and son. >> the displacement of more than a million people has had one positive benefit. >> they have seen the lifestyle of other people, seeing that men, families are seeing the difference between the educated girl and uneducated girl. >> as more women speak out. they are becoming braver and bolder. in the past some have been killed for demanding rights. >> my family opposes girl's education, i struggled for it, and they tortured me like hell. i still feel the pain. >> if there's a chance tore education, the boy gets it over the girl. they'll send their son to a good school and say to the girl, no more education for you after five years. >> now they found a woman from their own community giving the

. >>> gunmen have attacked a pakistani air base in peshawar in the country's northwest. patchari raksawong in bangkok is following the story. >> the gunmen killed at least 17 people at the air base. a spokesman for the pakistani taliban said the group was behind the offensive. it is the deadliest attack on a military facility this year. police say the insurgents stormed a mosque inside the base killing 16 people as they offered morning prayers. a captain also died while leading the counterattack. 13 of the gunmen were killed. >> translator: the taliban attacked the base. and the soldier who was in front of the bunker immediately opened fire. the army controlled the situation for well. >> the offensive is believed to be retaliation for a major operation by the army against insurgents in a mountainous area near afghanistan. last december, members of the pakistani taliban attacked a military run school in peshawar. at least 150 people, mostly students, died. the government responded by stepping up anti-terrorism measures. >>> security authorities in thailand are investigati

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, 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

we have more from peshawar. >> this is where the pakistani taliban launched its attack against the air force. this place is not operational, but is in the middle of a residential area, where there are many officers from the military leaving. it is a significant attack. 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 pakistani taliban has been under a great deal of pressure since it last cord out an attack in peshawar in september of last year. it killed 132 students at an army public school. since then. the military cracked down on the group all over the country from crashy to lahore and specifically in the tribal belt. in north with a decide tan and the nearby agency which is close to here, it appeared as though the group had been forced to disperse but now has regrouped enough to carry out this attack, ending a period of relative calm in the city. >> airstrikes have targeted the city of palmyra, controlled by isil. the london based monitoring group said government fight

stormed the compound in the northern city of peshawar.the 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. >> trans

there has been a deadly attack at a pakistani air force base in peshawar. a group attack add guard post trying to force their way onto the base. this is from after the attack. it shows security forces clearing the area. >> a judge in chester county will continue to hear arguments on the financial future of the chester upland school district. those hearings started yesterday. this week leaders filed a recovery plan to help the district climb out from under more than $20 million in debt. at the beginning of the school year the district couldn't meet pay roll so they are now getting paid. >> some parents in delaware demand the right to opt their kids out of the new smarter balance assessment test. the parents protested in dover yesterday afternoon, state lawmakers voted to let families opt out of the test that gauges critical thinking and math ability. in july the governor vetoed the bill arguing the students should have to take it. families say the test is a waste of time and time that could be better spent in the classroom. >>> in pennsylvania the state got

the taliban in pakistan is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a mosque outside peshawar. 16 people were killed during prayers. the attack happened on a military base early this morning. there was a fire fight with pakistani troops at the base afterwards. and officer and two guards were killed. >>> thousands of migrants are facing a new roadblock now as they try to journey toward europe. mark phillips reports from a border town in croatia where the crisis is tearing families apart. >> reporter: the refugees came to croatia because the route through hungary next door was blocked. the violence seems in the middle of the week when the hungarian us shut the borders started a migration into next door croatia. but the open door policy of the croatian government lasted a day. after an influx of what they say was more than 8,000 migrants in that day, the croatians now say they're closing their border too. he is from iraq. where do you want to go? >> i haven't decided yet. but any country that's safe for me. >> reporter: and even for those who managed to get across to the despire h

gunmen stormed the facility in peshawar, then entered a mosque at the facility and shot 16 worshippers dead. securiny forces killed 13 of the militants. search under way for several others right now. the taliban say they ordered the >>tack. >>> meanwhile, we're watching for developments in south africa. that's why oscar pistorius is waiting for a very important ruling. a parole could decide to let that paralympic runner go home. that's where he would serve the rest of his sentence for the manslaughter killing of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. that would not, however, be the end of his troubles. an appeals court is weighing new murder charges against him. >>> 4:40 right now. still ahead, an important recall for something that could be in your child's lunchbox. >>> plus this morning, we're hearing an explanation from the mother of a high school football player who hit his opponent with a helmet. >>> also ahead, we're going to have weather and traffic on the 4s as we look there at the hamilton bridge. looks like road work under way. >>> 4:43 right now. four thiict to know this morning. t

the military and that one of their fighters has been killed and really a morning of high drama in peshawarcity 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 continues and we are waiting to see now how long it will take for the military to finally wrap things up there. >>> croatia struggling to deal with thousands of refugees who made their way in the country and closed 7 of its 8 border crossings and threatening to close the last to and kcroatia s the main robe from people traveling serbia after hungary shut the border and it's a bottleneck reaching sloviana and ending up in austria and 13,000 people passed in croatia in the past two days and thursday there were chaotic scenes in the country east as hundreds of thousands rushed past police to board buses and it lies along the border with serbia where thousands wait this cues to cross over. people who have made it to croatia are essentially trapped and have been moved into camps and don't know when they will be allowed to leave and

they will send their son to a good school in peshawar and is a no more education to you after five yearsnow they found a woman from their own community who has given them the courage to demand more. but it's likely to take years of struggle to change centuries of tradition. nicole johnston, al jazeera, peshwara. >> in turkey, they are warning visitors that the numbers are down this 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 sho

>> the pakistan taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in an air force abase in peshawar. the attack happened in the same area where the taliban mas massd 145 people most of them children last december. >>> froafortprotesters in burkis coup burned tires. gerald tan reports. >> unrest in ouagadougo. >>> before us we saw a military vehicle that drove into the people and started shooting killing people. >> if we're here today it's to stand up against the egotistic cal interestalrepublican guard. >> blaiz kampare tried to extend his 27 year rule. preparing for elections last month when the elite presidential guard took over last wednesday. the moon in charge says the vote will take place but at a later time. >> translator: i think we have to discuss it with concerned actors, civil society in order to establish a timetable that will allow for legislative action. we don't intend to extend our power or do what shouldn't be done like some think. >> chief of the presidential gaid, long timguard, raising spa political plot. many are concerned the presidential guard does not want an

the military pakistan this morning and killed 16 people in the mosque on the base in the city of peshawar so the a attack triggered an hours long fire fight between the terrorist and other groups, and a officer and two guards were killed, 13 of the attackers also died, it is unclear how taliban was able to get inside that compound. >>> 5:25. a trend of the dylann roof, man accused in the charleston church shooting is now and rest. this is dylann roof, however, charges against joey meeks are unclear. he is suspect of knowing more about roof's intent before the church shooting was carried out in july. not alerting authorities before it happened. meeks has said that roof stayed with him, before the shooting. >>> a hero's welcome at white house for three americans helped stopped a shooting on the paris bound train last month. the president celebrated alex skarlatos and anthony sadler at the oval office. in august they work together to stop a gunman who opened fire on board a train. francis awarded his highest honor and now they are getting praise from our president. >> imagine all of the peop

gunmen stormed an air force base this morning in peshawar in pakistan. they killed 16 worshippers praying in a mosque that's on the base. security forces counterattacked. they killed 13 of the militants, but the pakistanis lost one of their officers, a captain, in that battle. >>> right now reporters are at a prison in south africa to see whether oscar pistorius is going to be able to leave and go home. a parole board could decide to conditionally release the paralympic runner. he would serve the rest of his sentence for the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp at home. the parole board is being tight lipped about what they're going to do. >>> it is 5:10 right now. those faulty ignition switches are going to cost general motors they've agreed to pay a $900 million fine and another $575 million to settle civil lawsuits. despite the settlement, the u.s. attorney is refusing to rule out criminal charges against gm officials. >>> 5:10 right now. ahead, a popular snack is changing its look to show support for gay rights. >>> plus, another controversy for