i think the main issue is that the taliban has to reduce violence, taliban has to negotiate in good faithliban has to break all ties, has to stop supporting international terrorist groups like al qaeda. >> reporter: ultimately, nato troops will follow whatever decision the ite house makes. >> as you know, we went into afghanistan together-- nato allies, partners, and the united states-- after 9/11. we have made decisions on adjusting our presence together, and we will also make the decision when the time is right to leave together. >> reporter: the biden administration has yet to decide how to make peace with the taliban but keep fighting al qaeda. >> i think there's not a lot of enthusiasm for continuing to keep u.s. forces in afghanistan, but there are a few factors and dynamics that pull towards maintaining troops and not pulling forces out of afghanistan. >> reporter: laurel miller is a former special representative to afghanistan and pakistan for the ate department. >> one is what biden himself has said as a candidate and previously, which is that there are still concerns about terro

this was whe the taliban and u.s.deal that would end nato involvement in afghanistan after 20 years of conflict. under the deal, the u.s. and nato agreed to withdraw close to 10,000 troops by may 1 this year and in turn, the taliban promised to cut ties with al qaeda and end all violence in afghanistan. at the time donald trump touted it as a huge win for all parties. well, as with all trump policies, the biden administration is now reviewing the details of this agreement. and this concern about whether the taliban is keeping its side of the bargain. here's ian jens. jens: the taliban must renegotiate in good faith, reduce the high level of violence and stop cooperating with international terrorist groups. ros: so let's look forward of the issue of violence. despite this deal, it's still a significant factor of life in afghanistan and increasingly its targeted. in january, two women judges working for the afghan supreme court was shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike. at the start of the year, an afghan journalist was sh

the afghan government released 5000 taliban prisoners. it's basically agreed to remove the taliban's major enemy from the battlefield which is the u.s. military and the taliban were required to do very very little and in the last year since the agreement was signed they've been gradually and systematically and quick cleverly ramping up the war so if the foreign troops leave now that that lead that takes the main deterrent from the taliban from afghanistan but as your correspondent said if the foreign troops stay in the taliban may well up the ante and it's not so much attention from foreign troops although they would be the the stance it will target to the taliban they have been attacking them for the last year but they could for example retentive major terrorist atrocities. in the urban areas for example for tri-state printshop potential sentence. ok so upping the ante you say could really really have a human cost in fact we know that you've reported from afghanistan indeed for a while you were. the only western journalists who were stat

-taliban deal, but now the taliban is threatening that if the united states does not pull out its troopsis kind of devastating assault could happen again. that has created even more fear among afghans in the city. ross: this conflict reaches back to 2001. instead, more than 150 thousand people have been killed. it began in response to the 9/11 attacks in washington and new york. the taliban had been ruling afghanistan sin the 19 90's and al qaeda leader osama bin laden planned the 9/11 attacks. a nato-led international security assistance force arrived, and the aim was to defeat the taliban in the long term and to help rebuild ce institutions in afghanistan. what followed was a long, long fight between the taliban and the afghan government along with its foreign backers. in october, 2000 six, nato had assumed responsibility for security across the whole country. in 2008, the u.s. temporarily increased its presence to try to prevent further taliban attacks. by the end of 2014, nato had officially ended its combat mission, but troops stayed in place. security leadership was handed over to

it goes on to say that the taliban have -- expand on that, the role of the taliban and what it means not only for security, but reconstruction efforts in that country guest: the taliban are the main insurgency group and have been. you have to remember why we went to afghanistan. it was because of the attack on the u.s. we went in there to take the terrorists out, to fight them. and kick them out of that country and to help create a stable government that could rule that unruly country for the future and would keep the terrorists out. that is what we have been fighting there. we lost 2000, over 2300 americans, american servicemen and women. 20,000 injured. we spend all of that money to try to keep them out. now, the taliban met with an negotiated with our government for a withdrawal agreement and as part of that agreement, they would stick out with the afghan government and negotiate a peace treaty. that is going to be very difficult. my agency is not part of the peace negotiations, nor do i have jurisdiction over that. i look at reconstruction, not peace. if there was peace, it would

a taliban call to arms.s, that foreign forces must be out by may. if not, they'll be attacked. 0n the streets, there's already a wave of targeted killings. every day, a blast or more. no one claims them, many blame the taliban. 18—year—old ramin survived a horrific taliban suicide bombing. translation: now when i leave home, i say - goodbye to my family. you don't know if you're going to make it home alive or dead each day. 20 years after us forces came in, there's no easy way out. violence may surge whether they stay or go. there is still talk of peace and plans for war. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. facebook is to block australian users from sharing or viewing news content amid a dispute over a proposed law. australia wants tech giants like facebook and google to pay for the content re—posted from news outlets. the social media giant said the proposed law "fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers. 0ur correspondent phil mercer explains the reasoning behind facebook�

are taliban willing to piece? if not, then taliban should know that the international community will remain. a huge storm sweeping across the us state of texas has killed at least 21 people and left millions without power. the united states charges three north korean computer programmers of conspiring to steal more than $1 billion in a global hacking spree. buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh, who's 99, is in hospital, as a precaution, afterfeeling unwell. and, facebook blocks users in australia from sharing or viewing news content, in a dispute over planned social media laws. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. nato defence ministers are meeting to discuss the future of the alliance�*s 10,000 troops in afghanistan, in what will be a critical decision with profound implications. hanging over them, a deadline of may the first, which was agreed between the taliban and the us, for troops to leave the country. that move by donald trump has been described as premature by critics and

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and the taliban closes in on afghanistan 2nd largest city kandahar putting the peace process and tens of thousands of lives at risk. we begin in myanmar had a serious escalation of violence against protesters security forces have killed 2 people in the 2nd largest city of mandalay the european union has condemned the violence and called a meeting to discuss a response tony chang reports. shots ring out as protesters in mandalay flee from the police and water cannon tear gas and sling shots also used to disperse the crowd casualties taken from the scene by ambulance as the security services attempt to break strikes that are shut down shipyards on the or what the river in the capital naypyidaw marches commemorated the death of a 20 year old student shot in the head during a demonstration last week determination amongst those present that they would continue to march against the military coup despite the danger until a civilian government is restored i know there are possibilities of many more people dying and we ourselves can even know whether we will die or not but we need to fight unt

coming up today fears for the future under the taliban. women in afghanistan why do you they lose their freedoms if the taliban enter government in kabul to go people's concerns and the expectations from the international community. fighting to stay open japan's old school video game our kids struggle to survive. i'm british manager welcome to the. glad you could join us nato defense ministers are meeting their counterparts from the united states for the 1st time since president biden's inauguration the future of the alliance in afghanistan is an important point of talks over 2 days nearly 10000 troops from 36 nato nations including the united states currently support afghan forces in the country and whether these forces can secure without nato is a key concern. with the taliban to trumpet ministration agreed to withdraw all u.s. troops by me that decision is now being reviewed by the biden team. but even if that review is all. also discussed with nato partners levels of beilenson continue to increase in. attacks often unclaimed but attrib

taliban are on the rise of that's left particularly afghan women concerned about a future where the taliban could play an important role. aided doesn't stay long on the street she wants to get inside quickly afghanistan's best known model poses for the camera without a veil embodying the lifestyle of many of today's young afghans. the 26 year old has found fame as an influencer with more than 200000 instagram followers it's an image of the modern woman which the taliban cannot accept and i do receives regular death threats. that person has only that i worry that if the taliban become part of the government all the progress we have made in the last few years will be lost i studied abroad and returned home to set up a modeling business that if we lose our freedoms and women have to stay at home again then i will be forced to leave my homeland as well. once done. ringback nothing in kabul can be taken for granted especially not a yoga class factory of montana's wants to bring in a peace to a country which has been shattered by war for the last half century. korea opened her own studio 5 years

a taliban call to arms.on the streets, there�*s already a wave of targeted killings. every day, a blast, or more. no one claims them. many blame the taliban. 18—year—old ramin survived a horrific taliban suicide bombing. translation: now when i leave home, i say goodbye to my family. _ you don�*t know if you�*re going to make it home alive or dead each day. 20 years after us forces came in, there�*s no easy way out. violence may surge whether they stay or go. there is still talk of peace and plans for war. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. last night we reported from a hospital in north wales on the staff who are maintaining urgent medical care which is not related to the pandemic. tonight, we talk to some of the support staff at ysbyty glan clwyd in denbighshire, whose work is essential in keeping the hospital going. staff say the pandemic has brought them all closer together and that medicine will never be the same again, as our correspondentjeremy cooke reports. a hospital at the heart of a rural community, a

talks with the taliban was how they were conducted. group were welcomed in five- star hotels in qatar, greeted for photo ops and mullah abdul ghani baradar, one of their top leaders, was even given a direct line to trump. >> they brought president trump over the phone to speak for 45 minutes with who? i couldn't imagine that. i could not imagine. >> reporter: did you get a heads up about that? >> i'm glad i didn't. i don't thk bringing the united states president to the level of a non-entity insurgent group was a good idea. >> reporter: the february 2020 deal with the taliban resulted in an unofficial cease fire, with the group agreeing to not attack u.s. forces. since that point there have been no u.s. casualties, but deadly assaults on afghan troops escalated. >> some time back i read a statement by secretary of state mr. pompeo saying that no american was killed in afghanistan. we are glad that no american was killed, but he forgot how many afghans were killed. the way he put that statement, that's not how you treat your allies. >>

a taliban call to arms. kept their commitments, that foreign forces must be out by may. if not, they'll be attacked. 0n the streets, there's already a wave of targeted killings. every day, a blast or more. no one claims them, many blame the taliban. 18—year—old ramin survived a horrific taliban suicide bombing. translation: now when i leave home, i i say goodbye to my family. you don't know if you're going to make it home alive or dead each day. 20 years after us forces came in, there's no easy way out. violence may surge whether they stay or go. there is still talk of peace and plans for war. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. the brutal winter storms across the south and east of the us have left millions without power and more snow is on the way. nowhere has been hit harder than texas — nearly three million texans are facing a third day without light or heat. a blanket of snow has fallen across northern parts of mexico, and southern us states from texas to north carolina. at least 21 people are reported killed.

the taliban will countdown to zero. allow what joe biden as the candidate, the vice president has always consistently said, that he wanted not a big u.s. troop presence, but a counterterrorism force, say around 1500. you can reinforce your presence in neighboring countries as well when you need to intervene, either to fight against groups like al qaeda, islamic state, or indeed to tell about if there is not a peace deal. there is an agreement with the taliban. if the united states going to respect that? they have posted to their followers for years, we have defeated the american empire. the foreign forces are gone. there is a sense in which people think, if there is a power-sharing agreement, maybe then they will say we are in power now, we will make an agreement with united states and nato. but that zero goal is still in play. katty: fascinating. thank you very much. myanmar's military are calling it anarchy, but demonstrators are turning out in ever bigger numbers to protest against t military coup a few weeks ago. it

we report from inside taliban territory as the u.s.roop withdrawal deadline remains in doubt influential former secretary of state george shultz passes away at 100 years old. and much more. >> woodruff: the push to reopen schools is growing, even as some parents, teachers and families are concerned it's not safe enough yet. president biden reiterated his goals for doing so over the weekend. just yesterday, chicago and san francisco, both involved in contentious battles, reached tentative agreements to re-open gradually. but even doing that in a limited way is challenging. amna nawaz looks at plans being made for a bigger reopening in baltimore >> nawaz: judy, baltimore city public schools have reopened 27 that means that of the roughly 80,000 students who attend public schools there, 2,000 kids have returned to in person learning. the city recently delayed expanded reopening for its youngest students by two weeks, to march first. that will allow more time to address the concerns of teachers and educators. for a look at the challenges a

also coming up to stay and fight or abandon the war against the taliban in afghanistan nato defense ministers take up that crucial question in a summit today with no end in sight to violence in the country. and street protests erupt after a spanish rapper is arrested for his controversial lyrics and tweets did he cross the line into terrorism or was it just free speech plus millions are left without heat in record cold temperatures after a rare snowstorm knocked out power in the u.s. state of texas. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us demonstrators have returned in force to the streets of myanmar's biggest city and gone to protest against the country's military coup they've been holding some of the biggest street demonstrations yet to oppose the power grab carried out by the country's military on february 1st some have started what they're calling a broken down car campaign to block security forces vehicles from patrolling the streets. well for the very latest let's bring in activist pew pew tall in yang dawn thanks for being with us 1st of all the human rights expert on myanmar h

show coming up today feels for the future under the taliban. women in afghanistan why do you didn't lose their freedoms if the taliban entered government twitter in kabul to hear people's concerns and that expectations from the international community plus. the fighting to stay open japan's old school video game our kids struggle to survive coronavirus small towns. welcome to news asia glad you could join us nato defense ministers are meeting their counterparts from the united states for the 1st time since president biden's inauguration the future of the alliance in afghanistan is an important point of talks over 2 days nearly $10000.00 troops from $36.00 nato nations including the united states currently support afghan forces in the country and whether these forces can secure without nato is a key concern last year as part of a deal with the taliban to trumpet ministration agreed to withdraw all u.s. troops by me that decision is now being reviewed by the biden team. but even as the preview is also discussed with nato partners levels of ballan

a taliban call to arms.ts, there�*s already a wave of targeted killings. every day, a blast or more. no one claims them, many blame the taliban. 18—year—old ramin survived a horrific taliban suicide bombing. translation: now when i leave home, j i say goodbye to my family. you don�*t know if you�*re going to make it home alive or dead each day. 20 years after us forces came in, there�*s no easy way out. violence may surge whether they stay or go. there is still talk of peace and plans for war. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. healthy young volunteers are to be infected with coronavirus in the world�*s first human covid trial — which will begin in the uk within a month. it aims to provide a greater understanding of the virus. our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. this is where trial volunteers will spend just over two weeks, in en suite rooms at the top of the royal free hospital in north london. there�*s quite a view and all meals provided, but the stay includes being deliberately infected with coronavirus

to end the war and _ the hope for the taliban to end the war and engage the hope for the taliban to to end the war and engage in meaningful peace is not _ war and engage in meaningful peace is not yet _ war and engage in meaningful peace is not yet being seen and felt by the people and that hope is diminishing. let's take a look at the background of the conflict. we did this yesterday but it's important to understand the significance of the discussions. the war began in afghanistan in 2001, and more than 150,000 people have been killed since. it started when the us invaded afghanistan in response to the 9/11 attacks in new york and washington. the taliban had been ruling afghanistan since the early �*90s, and had been shielding the leader of al-qaeda, 0sama bin laden, who had planned the 9/11 attacks. the us—led invasions removed the taliban from power. in 2002, we saw the first deployment of foreign peacekeepers, the nato—led �*international security assistance force'. the aim of the foreign troops was to defeat the taliban in the long—term and rebuild core institutions. what's fol

a taliban call to arms.y may lest this war get worse. kabul, january 2018 — one of the last large—scale attacks the taliban claimed. an ambulance packed with explosives. hundreds dead and injured. ramin was 15 then. translation: when i came out, i could see every body part. - i could see arms, hands. it was a really bad attack. i was so scared. the biggest threat now — targeted killings. every day, a blast or more. no—one claims them. many blame the taliban. translation: so, now, when i leave i home, i say goodbye to my family. i we don't know if we're going to make it home alive or dead each day. these kind of large—scale attacks in the heart of kabul have stopped because of the us—taliban deal, but now the taliban are threatening that if the united states doesn't pull out its troops on time, that this kind of devastating assault could happen again. and that's creating even more fear among the afghans in this city. we wa nt we want to speak with her in the next hour on outside source. the uk is to be the fi

a taliban call to arms.their commitments, that foreign forces must be out by may. if not, they'll be attacked. 0n the streets, there's already a wave of targeted killings. every day, a blast or more. no one claims them, many blame the taliban. 18—year—old ramin survived a horrific taliban suicide bombing. translation: now when i leave home, i say goodbye to my family. _ you don't know if you're going to make it home alive or dead each day. 20 years after us forces came in, there's no easy way out. violence may surge whether they stay or go. there is still talk of peace and plans for war. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. facebook is to block australian users from sharing or viewing news content amid a dispute over a proposed law. australia wants tech giants like facebook and google to pay for the content re—posted from news outlets. the social media giant said the proposed law "fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers". australia previously called facebook�*s threats of s

the afghan government and the taliban have stalled. peace process fails, there is a serious risk of the country's war splintering, and smaller conflicts between fighting groups erupting for control of territory. the afghan civil war of the early 1990's after the soviet retreat, was devastating, with gangs of fighters plundering the country. that chaos was what eventually led to the taliban's se in popularity, as communities begged for order. hopes to avoid repeating history lie with current talks on doha between the afghan government and the taliban. but even if a deal happens, there is no guarantee that various ethnic and social groups in afghanistan would support it. the hazara community is predominantly made up of shia muslims, making them a target for the taliban's sunni extremism. if a deal is done between the afghan government and the taliban, it would be men like this, who have been targeted by the taliban for years, who get to decide. several hours away from alipur's hideout, in rural bamiyan province, people live in the shadow

>> i would say let's review what the taliban agree to.ey cut the relationship with the terrorist. a telephone call to arms. they insist they have kept their commitments. every day more. she survived a suicide bombing. >> when i become i say goodbye to my family. reporter: 20 years after forces came and there is no easy way out. violence may search whether they stay or go. there is still talk of peace and plans for war. laura: reporting on whether nato troops will stay. in the united states, the brutal winter storms have left millions without power. texas has been hit hard. and striking that these power outages happening in a state with such abundant energy soreporter: another day of wintr misery for texas. millions of texas -- people are still without power. this storm has generated an energy crisis. it is freezing cold, and people are seeking warmth wherever they can find it, even in this furniture sre. getting food has also become a mission, rationed out in places. that catastrophe has triggered the politics of climate change. the repub

begin a 2 day virtual summit to diffuse side whether to continue the fight to withdraw their troops taliban violence increases also on the program protesters in may and motto not for some of the biggest true demonstrations yet calling into question the general's claims to have widespread public support for ats power grab. the nigerian government and launches a rescue operation after gunmen stormed the northern school of ducting dozens of boys it's the 2nd mass kidnapping of children in the last 3 months. and street protests erupt in spain after a catamaran doctor is arrested for his controversial lyrics and tweets and did he cross the line into terrorism films is just free speech. i'm phil gal welcome to the program. nato defense ministers meeting virtually today will discuss whether to withdraw from the afghan war it's the 1st such gathering since the us election meaning the may deadline for withdrawal set by the trump white house is now in doubt so here's a closer look at the situation on the ground including what's at stake for the major players and for the people of afghanistan. and tac

set to pull out in april this year that was an agreement made with the government in kabul on the taliban but with the country's security situation still unstable that's no longer likely to happen peace talks of proof slow progress large parts of afghanistan are under taliban control many experts fear the government would succumb to pressure from the islamist group should foreign soldiers pull out of the country terror attacks like the recent murder of 2 female judges have left many here fearing the worst. were out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day. women journalists i'm tragedies are gunned down in the street no one feels like. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. person but i'm frightened the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere were afraid that they'll attach magnetic bombs to them their attacks eve

set to pull out in april this year that was an agreement made with the government in kabul and the taliban but with the country's security situation still unstable that's no longer likely to happen peace talks of proof slow to progress large parts of afghanistan are under taliban control many experts fear the government would succumb to pressure from the islamist group should foreign soldiers pull out of the country terror attacks like the recent murder of 2 female judges have left many here fearing the worst. we're out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day women journalists and judges are gunned down in the street no one feels safe. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. if i'm frightened of the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere we're afraid that they'll catch magnetic bombs to them. there are attacks eve

and afghan women are not just same as the ones the taliban faced 20 years ago we saw nice. back the only way to stop us is to kill us. you know every lunchtime mom turns cooks at home with her family her 5 children and her husband support the 43 year old's work her mother is also proud of the fact that her daughter is well known even beyond the borders of afghanistan. but the yoga teacher only agrees to be filmed at home or in the yoga studio and not out on the street. we had arranged to meet her once before a year ago but then she suddenly received death threats from the taliban and had to close her studio temporarily. there and that eva on her my sash and also men and very prominent religious people began to comment on our work. so. i had to fight for it and on our photos. there's a well known declare jihad holy war on us it's angle map that i make sang it to the a.t.m. . a photo on the wall shows for us doing yoga exercises as a child yoga has become a family ritual she practices with her mother every day. the 73 year old likes to be inspired by new ideas. in the center

a taliban call to arms. claimed. an ambulance packed with explosives. hundreds dead and injured. this man was 15 then. translation: when i came out, i could see body parts. _ i could see arms, hands. it was a really bad attack. i was so scared. the biggest threat now — targeted killing. every day, a blast or more. no—one claims them, many blame the taliban. translation: now when i leave home, i say goodbye to my family. _ we don't know if we're going to make it home alive or dead each day. these kind of large—scale attacks in the heart of kabul have stopped because of the us—taliban deal, but now the taliban are threatening that if the united states doesn't pull out its troops on time, that this kind of devastating assault could happen again. that's creating even more fear among the afghans in this city. a stark snapshot of a gathering storm — the national police hospital. doctors tell us they have never seen so many patients. there is fighting in so many provinces have now. the taliban are taking a hit too.

set to pull out in april this year that was an agreement made that the government in kabul and the taliban but with the country's security situation still unstable that's no longer likely to happen peace talks have proved slow to progress large parts of afghanistan are under taliban control many experts fear the government would succumb to pressure from the islamist group should foreign soldiers pull out of the country terror attacks like the recent murder of 2 female judges have left many here fearing the worst. we're out and about in kabul with. the city is one of the most dangerous places in the world the taliban carry out attacks practically every day women journalists and judges are gunned down in the street no one feels safe. the 26 year old still drives her car herself but the businesswoman and model knows that she could become a target. customer i'm frightened the security situation has deteriorated so much it's become much more dangerous to drive through kabul especially for women if we leave our car somewhere afraid that they'll attach magnetic bombs to them their attacks everywh

the yoga studio continues to receive threats from the taliban who say you. yoga is an islamic and afghan women should not be doing exercise anyway. but these women are not frightened away by the threats and for him on task refuses to be intimidated. by me i am. here to quote show afghan women want to decide for themselves what jobs they do. they want to decide what they learn where they travel and who may marry. afghan women want to determine their own futures. and afghan women are not just same as the ones the taliban faced 20 years ago we saw the ship at least. the only way to stop us is to kill us. in need you know every lunchtime mom tells cooks at home with her family her 5 children and her husband support the 43 year old's work her mother is also proud of the fact that her daughter is well known even beyond the borders of afghanistan. but the yoga teacher only agrees to be filmed at home or in the yoga studio and not out on the street. we had arranged to meet her once before a year ago but then she suddenly received death threats from the taliban and h

. >> ( translated ): 100% this was the taliban.s time tnow, all attacks are carried out by them. all people are targeted, police, prosecutors, she was a judge. what will the international community do? they are leaving, while the talin is still here. >> reporter: it's not clear if the assassinations are ordered by the taliban. no group has formally claimed responsibility. according to a deal signed between the taliban and the trump administration a year ago, the last american boots on the ground here leave in less than 100 days. in the meantime, peace negotiations between the taliban and afghan governments are not making progress. journalists, judges, human rights activists, anyone with a voice and a role to play in building civil society here is now marked for death by nameless assasss. since the deal was signed, over 150 have been murdered. a new, cold fear has descended here. no one knows who will be targeted next, or why. this should be a relatively safe neighborhood of kabul, and one of the effects of these killings is to remi

and tens of thousands of lives are in danger in afghanistan as fighting with the taliban escalates. place to say they basically cold weather across north america is in the process of rich tracing away from the deep south so temperatures in dallas about 8 celsius surfaces say off new and rising as we go on into sunday getting up into the mid teens and you can see have as warmer yellows continues to just edge their way further north with as we go on through the next cop that still cold enough cools across the rockies but so the cold reckoning confined to wards the high ground and up towards the northwest we got some snow here coming in 7 northwest western parts of canada basi seeing some snow some snow to just around the planes heading towards the midwest and of rain just to the south of that but nothing to us as we go on through sunday and on into monday the rain will pack pop around the appalachians will snow coming into pennsylvania upstate new york easing up into new in doing this we go on through the course of monday the rain will be on the heavy side for the eastern seaboard as

the taliban closes in on afghanistan 2nd largest city kandahar putting the peace process and tens of thousands of lives at risk. at a russian court rejects alexa to me is appeal in one case and finds him guilty in another he faces several years in prison. i'm generous red sports and many a soccer selected have grand slam tracy she beat jennifer brady to win the australian open for the 2nd time. we begin a serious escalation of violence against protesters security forces have killed 2 people in the 2nd largest city mandalay the european union has condemned the violence and has called a meeting to discuss a response after serious study chain as the latest. shots ring out as protest as in mandalay flee from the police and. water cannon tear gas and sling shots also used to disperse the crowd casualties taken from the scene by ambulance as the security services attempt to break strikes that have shut down shipyards on the air what he written in the capital naypyidaw marches commemorated the death of a 20 year old student shot in the head during a demonstration last week determination amo

by the taliban.rmerly claimed responsibility. according to a deal signed between the taliban and the trump administration a year ago, the last american boots on the ground here leave in less than 100 days. in the meantime, peace negotiations between the taliban and the afghan government are not making progress. journalists, judges, human rights activists, anyone with a voice and a role to play in building civil society mere is now marked for death by nameless assassins. since the deal was signed, over 150 have been murdered. a new cold fear has descended here. no one knows who will be targeted next or why. >> this should be a relatively safe neighborhood of kabul. and one of the impacts of these killings is to remind everyone especially professional women they're not safe anywhere in this city. >> she refuses to bow to that pressure. a well-known tv reporter for afghanistan's talo tv heading out on a story is more dangerous for her now than ever. the afghan intelligence services say militants plan to

at various levels a senior afghan official a taliban official told us that the taliban has not committed any attacks against civilians it says it remains committed to peace and for the 1st time they've laid out in detail on how free in phases one government and their u.s. allies were supposed to abide by the agreement and they say they haven't they haven't released the prisoners this is the bombardment drone attacks night raids all of them are continuing in taliban areas the taliban insists that there have been no attacks on western targets they say that there are no intelligence reports of any foreigner attacking any or planning to attack any other country using afghan soil so they say that they're holding their end of the bargain and nato ministers as well as the united states says that it is continuing its intelligence gathering on the ground and a decision is imminent about what is going to be the future course of action with regard to not just a troop withdrawal but a permanent cease fire and peace in afghanistan now pakistan's prime minister is now in sri lanka for a 2 day visit th

tens of thousands of lives are in danger in afghanistan as fighting with the taliban escalates we'll tell you. it's time for the perfect jenny. sponsored point qatar airways. springs bursting very nicely now across the good parts of east asia so some loss of pleasant sunshine coming through was attempted getting up to 21 celsius in tokyo just 70 in found hot woman off to across the korean peninsula 15 degrees a little further west get up to 80 in beijing and a bit of fair weather cloud around here but bright skies as we go on through monday quite as warm but in light winds still feel quite pleasant to ourselves is that the solace well it's warmer in tokyo with a high of around 12 so 22 degrees the further north we have got some rain sleet and snow into northern parts of honshu easing up into the chance of want to see showers too into southern parts of china chance of wanted to showers too into southern parts of india over the next day or so much of india is settled and fine but some heavier downpours down towards dashed was done will not it could see some localized flooding in here s

mines in 1st the roads while the taliban destroys others some politicians warn if security continues to deteriorate it could be a matter of time before the government loses control or as i see the last movements of taliban where the are focusing a lot on come to her. as i know they are inviting their fighters from a different part of afghanistan to kandahar and it will be difficult after months before afghan go into to continue war the main hospital is full of those who've been wounded with one coming after the other every day thousands are displaced from their homes because of the heavy fighting and look for refuge in flimsy tent cities that jungle when you get there are such we lived our homes in a situation with some men just escaped from the fighting in the families the women and children who lived behind after the fighting stopped for a little while the men came back in risk youth the kids and families all the belongings will live behind. according to government officials at least 20000 families have been displaced in kandahar province since november most of them are farmers who

and they were that the taliban. and here to these conditions to stop putting the security of the united states and their allies at risk to distance themselves from other terror groups like al qaeda and also to participate in peace talks now there is growing consensus that this is not the case the taliban continued to carry out attacks in afghanistan so it looks like that was drawled plans are off the table at least in the short term with that as the backdrop how is joe biden going to sell that shift away from trump's afghanistan policy to his supporters. well joe biden certainly knows that americans are tired of their endless war so it will be a tough sell to explain this to the american voters that he believes that american troops have to stay put in afghanistan. but he will also certainly make clear that this was even a part of the trunk plan and the trump agreement with the taliban that it would withdrawal only takes place if the conditions are met now the pentagon a couple weeks ago said that the taliban do not

at various levels so that a senior official taliban official told us that the taliban has not committed any attacks against civilians it says it's remains committed to peace and for the 1st time they've laid out in detail on how 3 in phases the one government and their u.s. allies were supposed to abide by the agreement and this is they haven't they haven't released the prisoners this is the bombardment drone attacks night raids all of them are continuing in taliban held areas as well as the taliban continues to remain blacklisted by the united nations i also asked them about their involvement not just in targeted killings but this era fear of going to stand that you see right now talks have come to a halt and they say they remain committed to the talks and accuse the afghan government saying that it has been dragging its feet for the last 6 months about how to carry these talks forward and they're still arguing about the agenda so what is the taliban doing in preparation for a possible withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan. well i asked the taliban that it is now seemingly unlikel

in these so-called peace talks between the taliban and the afghan government. again the way forward is still not clear and you know if you talk to on people they all say we want peace you know whatever will bring peace whatever will make it so that we can feel safe walking down the streets make that happen and the government if you talk to people who government they just want to answer they want to know you know are they spinning and if they're staying for how long you know what number and if they're leaving when are they leaving they just want a clear answer because the more precise the answer is the more jackson it is the more they can plan for themselves and figure out what they should do going forward . t.v. always a pleasure to talk to you thank you. every year hundreds of thousands of birds migrate to a nature reserve in indian controlled kashmir the birds usually breed and spend their winter there but this year they're struggling to find food because of extreme weather conditions. they come from all over the world geese malard ducks cormorants and other

the yoga studio continues to receive threats from the taliban who say you. an islamic and afghan women should not be doing exercise anyway. but these women are not frightened away by the threat and for a mom task refuses to be intimidated. me i am. here to quote show afghan women want to decide for themselves what jobs they do. they want to decide what they learn where they travel and who may marry. afghan women want to determine their own futures. and afghan women are not just same as the ones the taliban faced 20 years ago we saw sure nice. the only way to stop us is to kill us. even if you know every lunchtime mom turns cooks at home with her family her 5 children and her husband support the 43 year old's work her mother is also proud of the fact that her daughter is well known even beyond the borders of afghanistan. but the yoga teacher only agrees to be filmed at home or in the yoga studio and not out on the street. we had a range to meet her once before a year ago but then she suddenly received death threats from the taliban and had to close her studio