the taliban know that. i think this year, reality is changing. to this year compared to this time last year than the taliban's stamina to fight face—to—face against the afghan national security forces, it's much lower compared to last year. it's politically that they are pushed to a high level. that's because of the us- a high level. that's because of the us — taliban talks which naturally boosted their political position. the back—end field is not matching their political position. politically, your problem is not just the taliban of this major boost because they are now direct negotiation, communication with seniorfigures in the negotiation, communication with senior figures in the american administration, the other political reality is, your president, ashraf ghani, a man who used to criticise until he gave you a job, ashraf ghani is deeply unpopular amongst many afghans and that is a huge problem for the credibility of your government. i don't think we can claim that. i think the election is just five months away and the election will approve

people in condos are often caught between a taliban offensive and the military's response. briefly to the taliban in twenty fifteen the only city to do so since two thousand and one. in recent months u.s. and afghan special forces have for hard to hold the taliban off here a night raid ended with two american and four afghan soldiers killed in march the government is bracing for further taliban pressure now that fighting season has begun. kabul facebook instagram and whatsapp have restored services after going down earlier on sunday down detector dot com a site the monitor has outages said there were reports of problems in the us europe and parts of asia has tags about the outages were at the top three trending topics on twitter facebook which owns instagram and whatsapp had another major outage a month ago. prescription drug prices in the united states are among the highest in the world and members of congress are under increasing pressure to lower the costs . salumi spoke to one family struggling to pay for a life saving medication. hunter sego went off to college to stud

people in condos are often called between a taliban offensive and the military's response. briefly to the taliban in twenty fifteen the only city to do so since two thousand and one. in recent months u.s. and afghan special forces have for hard to hold the taliban off air the night raid ended with two american and four afghan soldiers killed in march the government is bracing for further taliban pressure now that fighting season has begun. kabul. tens of thousands of intonations took part in a final day of campaigning before wednesday's election and a repeat of the two thousand and fourteen election presidential. running against the former army general. when he reports from jakarta. after six months indonesia's election campaign came to a large colorful end in jakarta on the final day that campaigning was allowed hundreds of thousands streamed into the last rally for president djoko widodo the man they call jacoby is running for a second five year term in office and. he has brought equal development all around indonesia in villages in remote areas like other presidents i wo

that the taliban can't do anything here the ministry of defense said special forces killed several taliban and destroyed weapons in one of the group's headquarters but the taliban full back through the night forcing a major highway to close and taking police checkpoints inside the city. this police officer tells us that the taliban were firing on them from this tree line into police and soldiers filled wards and condos hospital most hurt when the taliban attacks the checkpoints and. a mortar came in exploded and it affected my eyes i couldn't see anything i shouted a lot and no one answered me or came to help the. people living here reported heavier strikes before dawn broke on saturday many close their shops and started to flee the city. want to go to a mortar hit that area until now no one could move forward from here security forces or civilians the situation is very bad here in a statement the taliban says it's spring offensive will target foreign occupying forces and it will fight until afghanistan is cleared of american occupation it also called on afghan police and soldiers to defec

not the taliban which are. those groups which are of put a long war in afghanistan well let's talk about the taliban the u.s. and the taliban have now held five rounds of direct talks an october do you agree with the national security adviser when he says there's no point in talking to the taliban that the u.s. is simply legitimizing the taliban by sitting down with them do you agree with that view. which are fighting the taliban which are still having contacts with the terrorist organizations including al qaeda when you have a problem with the group you talk to them but at the same time when it comes to the decision or far country in our nation it will be decided between the afghans if the taliban say we would like to be able to run in the next election we want to participate in the next round of afghan elections are you ok with that. yes of course absolutely if taliban give up the day give up the uprising in violence in. groups in turned into a political entity and fight for their cause politically enjoying t

people in condos are often caught between a taliban offensive and the military's response. briefly to the taliban in twenty fifteen the only city to do so since two thousand and one. in recent months u.s. and afghan special forces have for hard to hold the taliban off here a night raid ended with two american and four afghan soldiers killed in march the government is bracing for further taliban pressure now that fighting season has begun at dallas' al-jazeera. thousands of opposition supporters in serbia as capital are protesting calling for the resignation of president. and alliance of about thirty activists and organizations calling itself the alliance for said yeah has been holding regular demonstrations in belgrade protesters want democratic reforms. in venezuela opposition leader who is in the oil rich state owes only aware they've been demonstrations against power outages his trip came as president nicolas maduro called on more than two million militia members to defend his government the sea and human has more from. a show of bravado on the tenth anniversary of venez

between a taliban of prince of and the military's response. briefly to the taliban in twenty fifteen the only city to do so since two thousand and one. in recent months u.s. and afghan special forces have for hard to hold the taliban off here a night raid ended with two american and four afghan soldiers killed in march the government is bracing for further taliban pressure now that fighting season has begun. voting has begun in finland's general election where climate change is one of the main issues it's the first time the planet's rise in temperature has dominated the campaign the anti immigrant offend audie and opposition social democratic party as some of the parties in the race elections will be watched closely fibrous awls where finland is expected to take over the rotating presidency of the european union. thousands of opposition supporters in serbia's capital are calling for the resignation of president alexander full search and alliance of about thirty activists and organizations calling themselves the alliance for serbia has been hol

forces continued to battle taliban insurgence.ar sometimes danger came too close. >> steve explain once again who is shooting at whom behind you. >> the positions are about -- >> get down over there. when president barack obama entered the white house, he promised to add resources to afghanistan where u.s. casualties were increasing. >> it is in vital national interest to send additional 30,000 u.s. troops to afghanistan. >> six months later general david petraeus architect of the surge took command of forces replacing general stanley mccrystal. when the war hit its tenth year u.s. troop levels peaked at attack navy seals killedr the osama bin laden. bret baier spoke with general at headquarters about obama's and nato's intention to draw down surge forces. >> matters to have afghans forces in the country by the end of 2014. >> and they did, on december 28th, 2014 the united states and nato forces formerly ended their combat missions in afghanistan. >> america's longest war is taking a tremendous cost, more than $1 trillion spent,

people include or often call between a taliban offensive and the military's response. briefly to the taliban in twenty fifteen the only city to do so since two thousand and one. in recent months u.s. and afghan special forces have for hard to hold the taliban off here a night raid ended with two american and four afghan soldiers killed in march the government is bracing for further taliban pressure now that fighting season has begun. couple. of mark the one hundredth anniversary of a mass are committed by british soldiers during cloning a war happened in the northern city where british troops opened fire on civilians gathered for a pro independence rally the british high commissioner to india was among those who pay their respects to the victims corneal era records show about four hundred people were killed but other estimates but that number closer to one thousand earlier this week british prime minister theresa may expressed regret but stopped short of a full apology. tens of thousands. of part in a final day of campaigning before wednesday's election presidential de

briefly to the taliban in twenty fifteen the only city to do so since two thousand and one. in recent months u.s. and afghan special forces have for hard to hold the taliban off here a night raid ended with two american and four afghan soldiers killed in march the government is bracing for further taliban pressure now that fighting season has begun at dulles al-jazeera. voting began in finland's general election where climate change is one of the main issues it's the first time the globe that global warming has dominated an election campaign the anti immigrant phin party and the opposition social democratic party some of the passes in the race elections will be watched closely by brussels where finland is expected to take the rotating e.u. presidency feathers wayland's have been marking the seventeenth anniversary of a failed coup against the former leader hugo chavez thousands of government supporters lined the streets today of president nicolas maduro speak since chavez's death venezuela has been going through a political and economic crisis forcing many to seek refuge in

people in condos are often called between a taliban offensive and the military's response. briefly to the taliban in twenty fifteen the only city to do so since two thousand and one. in recent months u.s. and afghan special forces have for hard to hold the taliban off here a night raid ended with two american and four afghan soldiers killed in march the government is bracing for further taliban pressure now that fighting season has begun a. couple. members of the minority has.

but taliban surrounded the unit i radioed for reinforcement by the taliban fighter rockets that hit them. and some of my comrades to. the bloodshed in couldn't as begun just hours after the taliban announced a launch of their spring offensive the attack comes despite ongoing negotiations backed by the u.s. to end the war taliban and afghan representatives are due to meet next month for a new round of peace talks but so far those talks have led nowhere. in geneva the world health organization voiced concerns the taliban recently barred them from entering the territories they control we have knowledge this statement of local leaders are not going to start on temporary banning of the church t.v. to use obviously we are concerned that peace will negatively impact delivery of health services to the affected population many inhabitants have now fled embattled could induce the military has sent in broome force minutes but the taliban have already announced plans to extend their offensive to other parts of afghanistan. chinese artist ai wei wei has unveiled a new exhibition in mexico city this w

what was the situation like for the taliban. or did i say. i still arriving at our house and there was a big fight and we were not able to survive so we came here the whole mountain was under eisel control we were not able to live there they kept coming down to our village there were so many bullets flying. all those who fled told us they were more scared of i saw than the taliban but that they are the better of two evils the priority now finding a place for their children to raced til they feel safe to return home charlotte dallas al jazeera. european union leaders are heading to brussels for an emergency summit on briggs it britain's prime minister met the french president and german chancellor on tuesday to request a delay in leaving the blog series a may once an extension to the end of june france signaled the u.k. could stay until march next year but would have to meet strict conditions one of the major sticking points in reaching a deal on break that has been the irish backstop clause to resume agreed with the e.u. to prevent a hard bor

no i didn't join the taliban. but i want to live under them and i lived for several months and i think i got my eleven and i. probably have to stay there for a lot longer. my views on the taliban were not formed by the media that's one thing that i wasn't going to do and that's one reason why i want to see things for myself the talk was all that the afghan taliban are not allowing female education so when my friends told me actually that's not technically true they are allowing schools for girls as long as they are of an islam and he thought we helped to set up curriculums we helped to buy a playground equipment and computers and all of that from britain to afghanistan. to. tell of my experiences of the taliban of course living in afghanistan. made me question. who they really were about what they were really about. i remember once when i was driving through kabul center and there was a crowd of people gathered at one of the major roundabout so you couldn't drive through. and so i had to get out to walk to see wha

and the taliban because. we are not. even the first step which is opposed to the principle on two sides of the table i understand that majority of the idea in principle. in principle when do you have. a peace process which which is a good upon from. this part of that part. one it cannot happen without it but sometimes there are calls for an interim government for the sake of having an interim government understand. that your title is chief executive of the afghan government but it's an afghan government that controls according to one u.s. government study betting fifty five percent of the country's districts less than two thirds of the afghan population that's the devastating reality isn't it you caught wish the taliban away they control vast chunks of your country there is a serious challenge. out our people are given casualties in our people are suffering and. that should come to an end and taliban also understand that. if they want to continue the war forever that's their choice if they want to come in said in talk ab

meant spring go all the way to a default this is what we call it the taliban all signs where the government loses the districts to do is visit you and perhaps sometimes for a short period of time provincial capitals but i have to forward and put that went into mid spring this is the high but it mission be good for taliban and this is where the african national security forces the u.s. led coalition to engage in and night operations and most of the time did it in a lot of good luck to you dommage i mean i can recall a police three of these kinds of night both petitions on my very own and wardak where there's all to them casualties of woman children and young men who had nothing to do with the taliban yeah that example is when we have how does night and helmand province just a few weeks ago and the afghan government got along themselves a few women into kabul citing that they are members of the al qaeda when local pressure started mounting they were eventually released which was for the first time so during winter this is where the u.s. the collation the african the african national forces th

has the taliban left? how many taliban are in afghanistan? >> our best estimate and this comes from the military is approximately 60,000 taliban are active not including the other terrorist groups. >> 60,000 taliban? >> that is correct. >> this notion that we have eradicated them and they are gone and if we leave they might come back sounds a little dubious to me if there are 60,000 of them still there. >> congressman that is a tough question. >> i ask it every 18 months. we get the same tough answers. another question is the war on drugs we are conducting over there every time you ask how much have we spent eradicating poppy and then they ask how much poppy are they making or to what effect has our eradication efforts been effective? >> eradication has had no effect on the amount of poppy being produced. i think we briefed you or your staff when we came out with this lessons learned report. as a matter of fact none of our programs, not one has been effective in afghanistan on fighting narcotics. >> what is the price tag so far cumulative sin

people in condos are often called between a taliban offensive and the military's response. briefly to the taliban in twenty fifteen the only city to do so since two thousand and one. in recent months u.s. and afghan special forces have for hard to hold the taliban off here a night raid ended with two american and four afghan soldiers killed in march the government is bracing for further taliban pressure now that fighting season has begun. kabul. the new palestinian government has been sworn in and with it a new prime minister but it's facing the same old problems and reports from in the occupied west bank. this is the first flight to lead the government in more than a decade and has sixteen new ministers out of twenty one but many familiar faces that even in positions of power and the challenges they face are huge the palestinian authority is struggling for cash and the divide between fatah and hamas that i build group that runs gaza is as white as ever culture minister out of a safe was recently transferred to the west bank from gaza for treatment he is a federal official

but the taliban also say they've changed.that question is being asked by women who have broken through the thickest of glass ceilings. nargis nehan is a senior government minister. a growing number of women are now in topjobs. they're anxious to preserve this progress in any taliban talks. they're coming as a political group, there is no fear, and we are fully ready to discuss with them and all the differences that we have negotiate with them. but if they're coming for a political capture only, that they will come and capture and arrest people and take us backward, it is of a big concern for us. women insist they must be at the table. former mp fawzia koofi is one of the only women who attended the first round of talks. how did it feel to meet the man who once stopped girls, including her, from going to school? so i felt powerful, and i felt visible, and i felt also, i think they listened. yes, they did not agree to my view perhaps, we did not share many things in common, but they listened, and i think that was the moment tha

but the taliban also say they've changed. question is being asked by women who have broken through the thickest of glass ceilings. nargis nehan is a senior government minister. a growing number of women are now in topjobs. they're anxious to preserve this progress in any taliban talks. they're coming as a political group, there is no fear, and we are fully ready to discuss with them and all the difference is that we have negotiate with them. but if they're coming for a political capture only, that they will come and capture and arrest people and take us backward, it is of a big concern for us. women insist they must be at the table. former mp fawzia koofi is one of the only women who attended the first round of talks. how did it feel to meet the man who once stopped girls, including her, from going to school? so i felt powerful, and ifelt visible, and ifelt also, i think they listened. yes, they did not agree to my view perhaps, we did not share many things in common, but they listened, and i think that was the moment that i

soldiers filled wards and hospital most hurt when the taliban attacks the checkpoints and. a mortar came in exploded and it affected my eyes i couldn't see anything i shouted a lot and no one answered me or came to help the. people living here reported heavy years strikes before dawn broke on saturday many close their shops and started to flee the city. got a mortar hit that area until no no one could move forward from here security forces or civilians the situation is very bad here in a statement the taliban says it's spring offensive will target foreign occupying forces and it will fight until afghanistan is cleared of american occupation it also called on afghan police and soldiers to defect to taliban writes the ministry of defense responded by saying the taliban is using propaganda to boost morale after a series of recent defeats. the united states is in a difficult position as it's in gauged in talks with the taliban in qatar the u.s. envoy in charge of the talks zalmay khalilzad tweeted this spring offensive is reckless and will not advance peace if its. people in co

cease-fire, she face-to-face with taliban fighters. >> the taliban we have in this time is not likeast. they are really scary. lyse: do you think the taliban will let you work here? >> don't think they will give us permission to working in media. lyse: they won't? >> they won't.se what will you do? >> so i have to fight with them, because it is my dream, and i ive to work for my sisters. lyse: even now, lilike a prison for many afghan women. this woman is hiding om her own family and petrified. her ather threatened gunpoint when she refused to marry. >> iant to be a doctor, and the independent, get a job, then get married. but my father chained me in a dark room for one and a half months to force me to marry. he said, "i will bthy you." lysesame story told again and again in the country called the worst place to be a won. >> i think women should resist. when girls like me face cruelty, they should make the families understand, they should raise their voices. lyse: and war itself darkens many lives. it pushes women into men's work. this woman's husband is too ill to support their fam

he sells goods in the rural areas still in taliban hands.ers for music, phones with cameras. translation: the taliban are sons of the soil. they are our brothers. we are not sad for their return. security will improve. our economy, our politics, everything will be solved. if only peace were so easy. until a few months ago this was a frontline until government forces pushed the taliban are back beyond this river. but so now this city feels peaceful. but this province has the strongest presence of taliban anywhere in afghanistan. 70—80% of the districts either controlled or contested by them. which means, wherever you go, the war isn't far away. i met the elders at this camp on the edge of the helmand river. forced to flee here years ago. they've lived through it all. the youngest among them has only known war. translation: when there is war in the country i can honestly say whatever dreams you have you can't reach them. i have graduated from school. i want to be a doctor. but if this war goes on my dream will not come true. and today security

but the taliban also say they've changed. by women who have broken through the thickest of glass ceilings. nargis nehan is a senior government minister. a growing number of women are now in topjobs. they're anxious to preserve this progress in any taliban talks. they're coming as a political group, there is no fear, and we are fully ready to discuss with them and all the difference is that we have negotiate with them. but if they're coming for a political capture only, that they will come and capture and arrest people and take us backward, it is of a big concern for us. women insist they must be at the table. former mp fawzia koofi is one of the only women who attended the first round of talks. how did it feel to meet the man who once stopped girls, including her, from going to school? so i felt powerful, and ifelt visible, and ifelt also, i think they listened. yes, they did not agree to my view perhaps, we did not share many things in common, but they listened, and i think that was the moment that i realised, you know, they

this province has the strongest presence of taliban anywhere in afghanistan. 70- 80% of the of taliban them. which means, wherever you go, the war isn't far away. i met the elders at this camp on the edge of the belmont river. forced to flee here yea rs belmont river. forced to flee here years ago. they have lived through it all. the youngest among them has only known war. translation: when there is war in the country i can honestly say whatever dreams you have you can't reach them. i have graduated from school. i want to be a doctor. but if this war goes on my dream will not come true. and today security is tight. early this morning a bomb exploded under an afghan's journalist's. afghan government forces secured the city where british troops were on spaced. us forces still do battle in this province. there is more talk now of peace with the caliban. but on the grounds, the war goes on. —— taliban. we take you back to that story from algeria that president boote flickr is standing down after 20 years in power, he is 82. he had announced he had planned to stand for a fifth term. he has

have the taliban left? how many taliban are in afghanistan? kicking and, you know -- >> our best estimate, and this comes from the military, is approximately 60,000 taliban are active. that's not including the other terrorists, but taliban- >> 60,000 taliban in afghanistan. >> that's correct. >> so this notion that we've routed them, and they're all gone, and if we leave they might come back, that sounds a little dubious to me, if there are 60,000 of them still there. i wasn't asking for an answer on that. >> congressman, that's a tough question. >> tough question. i ask it every 18 months. no. and we get the same tough answers. another question is on the war on drugs that we're conducting over there. every time you come, i ask how much have we spent eradicating poppy. and then i ask how much poppy are they making or to what effect have our eradication efforts been effective? >> our eradication has absolutely had no effect on the amount of poppy being produced. we said that. and i think we briefed you or your staff when we came out with this l

army still bain a province mostly in taliban hands.dge of the city, a front line just months ago. the taliban are just a short drive from here. w ere told to leave quickly. stay, the more people started appring on rooftops, motorcycles driving by. we were being watched. we are told it wasn't safe. w you never know is who, and the taliban aren't far away. a day later, right in the center of the city, a farmer's fair shattered. dozens of afghans injured or dead. ope.l signs of light and girls at school, some for the first time. >> in the future i want to be someone, either a teacher or a doctor. i have to solve the country. there were no schools because of the fighting, but now i'm veryan happy that iome to school. lyse: forbidding girls' education was one of the worst abuses of taliban rule. now some children are in school where it is safe, even in some taliban areas. in conservative rural afghanistan, security, jobs matter most. the start of peace talks bring ends,but until the war most dreams are on hold. lyse doucet, bbc news. laura:

the taliban refused to meet with the afghan government, the us pushing taliban officials to do so.l reports say the united nations lifted a travel ban against several taliban officials so they can participate in peace negotiations. also today the international criminal court rejecting request to investigate possible war crimes in afghanistan potentially exposing american forces to prosecution. the itc says an investigation would not have served the interests of justice, donald trump called it a victory for the will of law. mike pompeo says the us will only protect american allied forces for what he says is fear of unjust prosecution. >> a big political effort to take on people acting on behalf of the united states in a way that was completely consistent with our laws and hold them accountable. heather: >> reporter: mike pompeo said the administration would deny visas for icc staff involved in investigating americans, the us believe the icc into scrapping the investigation. donald trump points out the united states refuses to join the international criminal court for what he calls b

but the taliban also says they have changed. question is,they changed as much as their society has? that question is being asked by women who've broken through thel thickest of s ceilings. this woman is a senior government minister. a growing number of women are now in top jobs. >> we want to see it in action. lyse they are anxious to preserve this progress in any taliban talks. >>sse are fully ready to dis with them. and all the differences we have, negotiate them. if they are coming for critil capture only, to take us back wards, it is a big concern for us. lyse: women sist they must be at the table. a former mp is one of the only women who attended the first round of talks. how did it feel to meet the man who once stopped girls fromto goinchool? >> i feltowerful, i felt visible to him and -- i felt visible, and yes, they do not tree to my view perhaps. but i think that w moment i realized that they cannot take us back. lyse: women have lost so much in war. they don't want to lose again whenever there is peace. ly doucet, bbc

not the taliban which are.those groups which are of put a long war in afghanistan well let's talk about the taliban the u.s. and the taliban have now held five rounds of direct talks in october do you agree with the national security adviser when he says there's no point in talking to the taliban that the u.s. is simply legitimizing the taliban by sitting down with them do you agree with that view. which are fighting the taliban which are still having contacts with the terrorist organizations including al qaeda when you have a problem with the group you talk to them but at the same time when it comes to the decision or far country in our nation it will be decided between the afghans if the taliban say we would like to be able to run in the next election we want to participate in the next round of afghan elections are you ok with that. yes of course absolutely if taliban give up the day give up the uprising in violence and severe their links with the groups in turned themselves into a political entity and fight

forces have killed more civilians than the taliban. told change on the show and that leaves a grand developments planned for one of the world's most famous avenues. hello again and welcome back to international weather forecast or still has some very messy weather here across much of south western europe and you can see all the clouds on our satellite image extending all the way from the u.k. down through france and they have been peninsula unfortunately the next few days things are going to remain quite wet as well as windy for many locations in the temp is going to be going down to london we're going to start here on wednesday at eighteen degrees for ferrous at eighteen degrees as well the rain continues across much of the area the winds that get worse as we go towards thursday but those temperatures do drop to about fourteen degrees for london and paris at about fifteen degrees for you where are seeing those warmer temperatures though are oh here towards central parts of europe we are looking at berlin at twenty six and vienna at ab

what was the situation like that of the taliban. or did i say. i still arriving at our house and there was a big fight and we were not able to survive so we came here the whole mountain was under eisel control we were not able to live there they kept coming down to our village there were so many bullets flying. all those who fled told us they were more scared of i saw than the taliban but they are the baser of two evils the priority now finding a place for their children to raced till they feel safe to return home shallot ballasts al jazeera. the russian president has asked the international community to help develop the northern sea shipping routes it connects the far east of the arctic to the west and is usually frozen most of the year but because of global warming it's now becoming more accessible steadfast in reports from moscow. nowhere else is the impact of global warming felt as strongly as in the arctic ice is melting at a fast pace the effects of climate change are calculated to be at least twice the rate of anywhere else on the planet a

where it is safe, even in some taliban areas.nservative rural ghanistan, security, jobs matter most. the start of peace talks bring ends,but until the war most dreams are on hold. lyseoucet, bbc news. laura: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program' nato' secretary-general comes calling ouat the white h as president trump p demands members their share. it is a radical you simple idea to end homelessness -- give permanent homes to people who need them without conditions. finland has been doing this for a decade. this report om helsinki. 15.hen i was he was homeless for 20 years, but five years ago he was given this flat for the rest ofis life. what difference has it may to your life having a home that you ican sta forever? >> i don't doubt so much. reporter: do you still? >> sometimes. a lotess. reporter: this is finland's approach to homelessns, give them a home straight away with no strings attached, and letr them tackle otsues in their life. while homelessness is rising on everywhere in euro

no i didn't join the taliban. but i want to live under them and i lived for several months and i think i got my eleven and i. probably have to stay there for a lot longer. my views on the taliban were not formed by the media that's one thing that i wasn't going to do and that's one reason why i want to see things for myself the talk was all that the afghan taliban are not allowing female education so when my friends told me actually that's not technically true they are allowing schools for girls as long as they are of an islam and he thought we helped to set up curriculums we helped to buy a playground equipment and computers and all of that from britain to afghanistan. to. tell of my experiences of the taliban of course living in afghanistan. made me question. who they really were about what they were really about. i remember once when i was driving through kabul center and there was a crowd of people gathered at one of the major roundabout so you car couldn't drive through and so i had to get out to walk to see

adviser when he says there's no point in talking to the taliban that the u.s. is simply legitimizing the taliban by sitting down with them do you agree with that view. which are fighting the taliban which are still having contacts with the terrorist organizations including al qaeda when you have a problem with the group you talk to them but at the same time when it comes to the decision or far country in our nation it will be decided between the afghans if the taliban say we would like to be able to run in the next election we want to participate in the next round of afghan elections are you ok with that. yes of course absolutely if taliban give up the day give up the uprising in violence in. groups in tuned in to a political entity and fight for their cause politically join the political process and the transitional government in all view of the taliban because. we are not. even the first step which is opposed to the principle on two sides of the table i understand that the majority of the idea in principle. in principle when do you have. peace process is whic

no i didn't join the taliban. but i want to live under them and i lived for several months and i think i got my eleven and i. probably have to stay there for a lot longer. my views on the taliban were not formed by the media that's one thing that i wasn't going to do and that's one reason why i want to see things for myself the talk was all that the afghan taliban are not allowing female education so when my friends told me actually that's not technically true they are allowing schools for girls as long as they are have an islamic ethos we help to set up curriculums we helped to buy a playground equipment and computers and all of that from britain to afghanistan. to. tell of my experiences of the taliban of course living in afghanistan. made me question. who they really were about what they were really about. i remember once when i was driving through kabul center and there was a crowd of people gathered at one of the major roundabout so you couldn't drive through. and so i had to get out to walk to see what's goi