the environment is not very pleasant for the taliban. only three countries in the world recognize them --, including saudi arabia and pakistan. they had cut off unicef aid. no materials were allowed in. this was a baby that had died due to exposure. this is the father of the baby and this is the entourage to the cemetery. everyone hundred feet, another person would and offer to carry the baby to be gray said. seven months away from 9/11 -- to the grave site. context is important here. in may 2001, the same journalist, anthony davis, and i managed to get through the taliban lines to the northeast part of the country. he had the remaining 10% of the country under his control. 90% of the country was controlled by al qaeda and taliban. the arab fighters mixed in with the taliban were about 40 miles away in a precarious, geographic area. in this area along the oxus river. the story was how the bad tag force was able to maintain any kind of defense. -- ragrag force was able to maintain any kind of defense. he has two emerald mines. he allowed h

the environment is not very pleasant for the taliban. only three countries in the world recognize them --, including saudi arabia and pakistan. they had cut off unicef aid. no materials were allowed in. this was a baby that had died due to exposure. this is the father of the baby and this is the entourage to the cemetery. everyone hundred feet, another person would and offer to carry the baby to be gray said. seven months away from 9/11 -- to the grave site. context is important here. in may 2001, the same journalist, anthony davis, and i managed to get through the taliban lines to the northeast part of the country. he had the remaining 10% of the country under his control. 90% of the country was controlled by al qaeda and taliban. the arab fighters mixed in with the taliban were about 40 miles away in a precarious, geographic area. in this area along the oxus river. the story was how the bad tag force was able to maintain any kind of defense. -- ragrag force was able to maintain any kind of defense. he has two emerald mines. he allowed h

the taliban denied the attack. a spokesperson for i.s.i.l. and afghanistan took responsibility for it. since the past several months we have been witnessing sporadic attacks. we don't have hard evidence of i.s.i.l. activities it's too early to say it was done by i.s.i.l. because the afghan government - still we have presence of u.s. in afghanistan. no one has evidence of i.s.i.l. presence in afghanistan. >> the state department of the united states obviously has condemned this and, in fact, last month spokesperson for the state department said this when asked about the possibility of i.s.i.l. being present in afghanistan. she said we believe the nai sant presence of i.s.i.l. in afghanistan represents a rebranding of a few marginalized taliban, but we are taking the threat with a dangerous rhetoric seriously, and said the potential emergence of i.s.i.l. brings an opportunity to bring the afghans and pakistanis together to confront a common threat. what could de the motivation for the government of afghanistan to say there may be a presence - a

how do you view the prospects for a agreement with the taliban? what priority should the united states give to this strategy of finding terms on which we can hope that the afghan government and the taliban can agree on. and if in the course of your remarks you could indicate where you think pakistan figures in this please do. ron, you want to -- >> i'm going to try to keep this really short because i know my colleagues are going to have something to say. i agree that a political solution is highly desirable. i think we should stop saying there's no possibility of a military solution you can lose. i think it is very important for americans to understand that a political solution comes -- or negotiation that leads to a solution comes when everybody more or less decides they can't win. it does not come by running around with your tongue hanging out chasing a political solution which suggests desperation. we have almost nothing with which to negotiate anymore. except we could betray the afghan government and leave them on their own. so negotiations are

they also don't like the taliban but the afghans want security and if the taliban will come into a rural area, not the urban areas, they will be willing to accept them. and so will the police. and so will the army, who have family in that location. so, it is more of a matter of compromise. how are specific provinces particularly ones contiguous to pakistan going to remain neutral or pro-government when the taliban are breathing down their neck? they control the farms they control the opium they control the roadways. they consider this as survival. they don't like the taliban. they barely get 10% of the vote. when you hear this report that specific areas of afghanistan are folding keep in mind that a lot of journalists can't go to these areas and it is over the phone chatter and anybody who represents journalism, if he comes out with two specific information, they will target that person's family. they find out who gave that report. there is a lost suspicion and suspense in getting that report out. but that is the way i expect certain provinces to collapse. but what does that mean? short-

they gave two ultimatums and that is why i firstly believe that the taliban, for the first time. came up with the biography. a 6,000 word biography, released by the taliban. it happened because they want to show it is alive. it is a power struggle. i.s.i.l. is trying to gain strength by hijacking taliban. >> a saudi-led military coalition conditions air strikes against houthi rebels. iran says it placed forces in the region to protect the oppressed. in a bid to allow more aid in. saudi arabia has been asked to take control of air space and maritime territory. >> reporter: another day of provision decisive storm in yemen, air and ground battles have been serious. in the capital ammunition depots were targeted. strikes targeted the house of former vice president of the ousted president in aden. on ground houthi militia shelled a neighbourhood in in tiaz fierce battles left more than 10 killed along with others from the local resistance. 10 other houthi fighters were killed and injured in an ambush. a saudi soldiers was killed in skirmishes raising the numbers of casualties to seven

how do you view the prospects for a agreement with the taliban? what priority should the united states give to this strategy of finding terms on which we can hope that the afghan government and the taliban can agree on. and if in the course of your remarks you could indicate where you think pakistan figures in this, please do. ron, you want to -- >> i'm going to try to keep this really short because i know my colleagues are going to have something to say. i agree that a political solution is highly desirable. i think we should stop saying there's no possibility of a military solution you can lose. i think it is very important for americans to understand that a political solution comes -- or negotiation that leads to a solution comes when everybody more or less decides they can't win. it does not come by running around with your tongue hanging out chasing a political solution which suggests desperation. we have almost nothing with which to negotiate anymore. except we could betray the afghan government and leave them on their own. so negotiations ar

they gave two ultimatums, and that is why i firstly believe that the taliban, for the first time came up with the biography. a 6,000 word biography, released by the taliban. it happened because they want to show it is alive. it is a power struggle. i.s.i.l. is trying to gain strength by hijacking taliban. >>> we are getting reports that a u.s. drone attack in shabab province in southern yemen killed members of al-qaeda. other fighters were injured >>> meanwhile the saudi-led coalition conditioned tricks for a 24th day in yemen. iran says it placed forces in the region to protect those it called the oppressed. in an attempt to allow aid into yemen, saut hermes has been asked to take control of some of the country's air space and maritime territory. >> reporter: another day of operation decisive storm in yemen, air and ground battles have been serious. in the capital, strikes targeted specific places including the ammunition depots. strikes targeted the house of former vice president of the ousted president in aden. on ground, houthi militia shelled a neighbourhood in in tiaz fierce bat

isil and the taliban with are not natural allies even though they share a common enemy in the government of afghanistan. they both draw on different political-religious differences. whereas isil fights very hard against shia muslims. taliban, while also a sunni group, has been fighting primarily against other sunni muslims that's divided from for ethnic linguistic, and other reasons. it would be very hard for them, really, to gain a foothold in afghanistan. >> you say that, but then the taliban leaders has not been very visible in the last few years, has he. and we know the taliban leadership is somewhat fragmented. so would it be difficult--would there be some members of the taliban that would be persuaded to take on the i.s. label? >> there might be. certainly what is much more likely are tactical accommodations as we saw in the attack with the taliban leaders at a tactical level willing to work with isil groups, and willing to also take advantage. isil may have better access to funding. better access to things like prop began at a videos. strategic communications. so there may be coop

it isn't just the taliban. there are some dark forces. hey are moving in the right direction, but they will need us for some time to come to ensure that they don't back fighter part in a way that threatens both our security and calls into questions the what we really hold us american. >> i totally agree with my colleagues and therefore i won't say anything and so i will try not to. i think brian's point about the moral implications is really important. president obama in the last six has made a number of incremental decisions that i would call positive and correct in terms of slightly extending the timeline for forces and allowing air support for afghan and then extending the time for deployment. those are all in my judgment very correct decisions. the way we are making them however, robs them of much of their psychological value. ryan and zal we have all made the point about the need for americans to remain a long-term partner. a big piece of bad if the afghan and regional police that is so. the incremental way in which we approach policy

and the taliban emerging. the northern alliance fighting the taliban. there is a history of not coming to agreement on key issues. the politics of helping of the united states in the aftermath of 9/11 play a critical role with the help of the united nations. they played important roles to get an agreement on the constitution and participating and getting the various groups. i know that some may ask about the taliban not being a part of that process at the time, and i would be happy to engage on that as to what exactly happened and did not happen with regards to the taliban participation in the early political process. it was a high point, that i felt myself, and there were so many of them. the school opening was an emotional day that i will never forget and till i die. all the adults in the audience, including a couple of foreigners were in tears the day the schools reopened. both my colleagues, remember that march is the opening of the school year even after so many years. the first time when a cap the president was the chairman. that was a high point.

the battles are part of the taliban spring offensive. the islamist militants have been targeting troops in the northern part of the province. people accuse the government of deserting them. >> we asked the president to take the situation seriously. militants will take over this province if the situation remains as it is. >> international peacekeeping troops withdrew from the province in 2013. since then, security has deteriorated in the region. this offense of -- offensive will prove that the afghan army can live up to its obligation. >> a call for more illegal immigration from africa and the middle east. the commission chief is urging mission states to take in more migrants so that fewer die in the mediterranean. >> he won the support of the european parliament for the idea on wednesday. he wants a quota system for distributing asylum seekers across member states. >> the parliament's decision is expected to run into resistance from national governments especially those struggling with high unemployment. >> i see the looks on the faces of

my question is about the taliban. you upset if there's not much progress with regard to the peace talks. -- you have said. but as someone who is live in a telephonic dominated province. -- taliban dominated province. is there more hope for the future, given the power of the telegraph? -- the taliban. rula ghani: my husband's duties to bring security to afghanistan. i have confidence in him. he knows how to think outside of the box and how to solve problems. i hope that eventually the situation will get much better. nina: any specifics? rula ghani: no, i don't know. >> thank you for your time. what is your opinion of freedom fighters? -- kurdish female fighters? rula ghani: i'm very proud of them. [laughter] [applause] they are taking part in defending their country. they are doing very well. we do have funerals in the afghan army. i met once in the academy. >> i want to thank you for coming out this evening began with us. my question is very simple. >> if you see corruption don't look the other way. unfortunately, i th

my question is about the taliban. you started out saying there was not much progress with regard to the peace talks. as somebody who has lived there in a taliban-dominated province, are their prospects for a more peaceful country given the strength of the taliban? first lady rula ghani: i don't think i say something that you don't know, but the first priority of my husband is to bring security to afghanistan. i have a lot of confidence in him. i think he knows how to think outside the box and how to figure out how to solve problems. he is a problem solver, too. i hope that eventually the situation will get much better. nina easton: any specifics moving forward that you want to reveal? first lady rula ghani: no. we don't have each other in each other's pockets. nina easton: back here. guest: thank you. what is your opinion of kurdish female freedom fighters? first lady rula ghani: i'm very proud of them. [applause] first lady rula ghani: they are taking part in defending their country, and i think they're doing very wel

connected to the taliban. lot of times these are disgruntled afghan soldiers. the afghan military has improved significantly in recent years. corruption, there are a lot of problems still remaining with afghan security forces. this is the most that the u.s. officials say it is under investigation. they don't know if it was a lone wolf attacker or somebody with ties to the taliban and a true insurgent bill. bill: conor powell, thank you on the breaking news from our middle east bureau. martha: big day for senator rand paul. he is campaigning in new hampshire after announcing his presidential run yesterday. he delivered his message against big government in a bid to win over the tea party and more. >> if we nominate a candidate who is simply democrat-light, what's the point? why bother? [applause] we need to boldly proclaim our vision for america. we need to go boldly for the under the banner of liberty that clutches the constitution in one hand and the bill of rights in the other! [cheers and applause] martha: t

the taliban translates and that's the direct link to i.s.i.s. and the second reason is they've posed him, and they are emphasising - naturalism. he doesn't talk about trying to become the leader of the muslim world. this kind of re-establishes if you like jihadist nationalist tendencies at a time when there's speculation that it will hope. >> could we see this as a reflection of the fact that taliban leadership is concerned about divisions within the taliban itself. >> yes, i think so. there has been a lot of complaints by the top taliban commanders. they have never herd from him. and it's a way to tell detractors that he's alive and well. he's able to come up with the biography et cetera. this is a way to build - rebuild some of the bridges and divisions that have been broken within the taliban >>> good to speak with you. joining us there from lahore in pakistan. thank you >>> u.s. president obama defended a framework nuclear agreement. the deal was reached in switzerland. he told the "new york times" it was an opportunity to bring security to

but things have improved greatly since the taliban were ousted. afghanistan made the fastest progress with 87% of girls in primary schools. moving on to the third level of education, though remains a challenge, but the learning curve has taken a turn for the better as jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> reporter: morning assembly at this school shows how far afghanistan has come. in 2002 there were 37 students here. now there are more than 3,000 nearly half girls. this man founded the school. 13 years ago he went door-to-door to convince parents to educate their sons and daughters. >> now my students they are practicing freedom -- freedom of talk freedom of expression and [ inaudible ] with their families in a very good way, but that has come all with the support of the community. >> reporter: the community spirit is obvious here. there's an elected student council, and a student committee to maintain discipline and in the classrooms there is a real hunger for learning. >> it is important in this time and this world that we should learn educatio

>> as zal noted, we were both engaged in afghanistan after the fall of the taliban. i reopened our embassy there in the beginning of january 2002. and i couldn't even land in kabul. the runways were completely inoperative. we had to come in at bagram. ford a river go through miles of devastation to get to what was left of the capital. that perspective left me with a sense that the glass was really at least half full. when i returned subsequently. and then as ambassador in 2011. given the absolute nothing with which the country started, the achievements always seemed to me even greater than the obstacles. it also left me with a deep sympathy, and affinity to the afghan people generally, and to president karzai in particular we certainly had our rough innings with him. but given what he went through, absolute nothing with which he started, and what he was able to oversee, i think history and i hope this country is going to look at him in a more kindly light than maybe the case now. so we fast forward to my time there. the achievements that occurred on my watch for which

so our translator who had close ties to the taliban he said, you know, what are we going to do? they said don't bring a woman. we said you had figured out because i'm going. and so an explanation of the very early and he said i know we will say you are mr. dexter's wife and he can't leave his wife alone in a strange city and you must come, and we said okay, fine. so we dressed all up and i was completely covered. you couldn't see an ounce of my skin. we got in the car and to go there. and when we arrive at a house the men go inside and ask permission from you to come and. it's very awkward to bring a woman into this situation because most of these men have never even spoken to or met with a woman who was not either their wife or a blood relative. and so i was given permission and i sort of stumbled in. i could barely see. it was a very small room full of about 20 15 to 20 taliban fighters and they all had their guns and rockets and weapons and they're just sort of lounging around. and i sat down, and dexter said thank you for letting my wife come. this is my wife. by the way my w

the taliban often deny attacks that kill civilians. a very grim warning in jalalabad. it could have been much worse. just after that first attack that targeted the kabul back at about 8:00 o'clock this morning local time here they were people lined up outside. that attack killed 33 people. the interior ministry said they found and dismantled two bombs on bicycles and that the death toll could have been much higher. in the just the last half hour or so another car bomb has gone off killing two people. it is a bank as you said that is responsible for paying government workers and this is the end of the month when the salaries come in. >> what kind of message do you think is being sent by those who carried out these attacks? a sustained attack by all accounts on this eastern city of ofof jalalabad. >>reporter: this is the time of year when the attacks ramp up. last week 30 afghan army soldiers were killed in a taliban offensive. this a very bold attack in the center of town at a busy part of day. there was an attack earlier this year -- late last year. it is the bank that

president ashraf ghani has called it a new war in a country struggling to beat the taliban. >> reporterthe suicide-bomber detonated his vest in a crowd of people lining up outside of jalalabad's bank. government salaries are paid here and the apparent target was civil sur fans. passersby try to help the injured and move the dead. >> i saw many people with dead bodies and injured people on the ground. ambulances arrived very late and many people died of their wounds. >> two other blasts around the same time targeting a shrine and high lighting a difficult security situation. president ashraf ghani said that groups affiliated with isil are to blame. >> today the taliban did not take responsibility. daesh took responsibility. international terrorists are responsible. they are not our people. if you're afghan or muslim, stand with us. if you're influenced by foreigners, then this is a warning. >> ghani called this a new war against what he called international terrorists. >> analyst and author said that isil won't find it easy to advance in afghanistan. >> isil and the taliban are not natur

the taliban filled the vacuum in some areas. in ghazni province, the taliban and murdered three men. villagers came to the execution and said the taliban group is needed because taliban courts don't work. other than the i.s.i.l. claim of responsibility for the jalalabad attack there's no evidence that the armed group has a widespread support apart from this attack. there's potential for it to grow. the building blocks of d.a.e.s.h. exists in afghanistan. we have radicalized youth, a spread of weapon and ammunition in afghanistan. it's easy to recruit people for d.a.e.s.h. even if there is recruiting going on, some say afghanistan doesn't have the sectarian history allowing i.s.i.l. to flourish in iraq and syria. afghan security forces are facing the first fighting season where they are fully in charge. a small nato presence remains, mainly to train afghan troops. the afghans received new helicopters this month, but the small air force covers a fraction of the country, they need to improve intelligence, logistics and medical skil

in some areas the taliban has filled the vacuum. in gag ni province the tabtable tried and shot three men it says were guilty of murder. villagers came to the execution and said the taliban justice system is needed because government courts don't work. other than the isil claim of responsibility for the jilalabad attack there is no evidence the armed group has widespread support here there is potential for it to grow. >> the building blocks of da 'esh exist in afghanistan. we have the radicalized youth, a spread of weapon and ammunition in after beganstan. so, it's easy to recruit people for da 'esh. >> even if there is recruiting going on, some say afghanistan doesn't have the sectarian history that allowed isil to flourish in iraq and syria. afghan security forces are facing the first fighting season where they are fully in charge. only small nato presence remains, mainly to train afghan troops. the afghans received new helicopter did this month, but they are small air force covers just a fraction of the country. they still need t

the taliban have vowed the kill her and her father if they return. many think she shamed their country. she has traveled around the world promoting education and speaking out against the human rights abuses, such as the kidnapping of 200 women and children by boko haram. she spoke at the headquarters of the united nations in new york in 2013. >> we must make a global struggle against i will lit razz poverty and terrorism. let us speak up. let us pick up our bookings and our pens. they are are our most powerful weapons. >> last year, she became the youngest ever winner of the nobel peace prize. al jazeera. >> time nor an update on the world weather with which chard. dust storms are across asia. >> that's right. you can see this area of cloud active towards the west pushing on through. that's quite an active weather system with the cold front and hit it, china's northwest province we've seen quite a bit of dust. we can see how nasty that was looking there. moving toward beijing friday, we will find dusty conditions further to the east, but let's hope t

the challenge here is: will the taliban want to have a conflict with isis? e going to see maybe some sort of strategic alliance where if mutual shared interests develop, again, the space that we are creating about our exit makes these kind of conversations and dialogue possible. >> horace cooper thank you very much indeed for your perspective. thank you very much for joining us on al jazeera. >>> three people have been killed in violence which broke out in one of mexico's largest cities after a leader of a prominent drug cartel was arrested by police. roads were blocked with burning buses as gang members and security forces exchanged fire. the peace process in colombia is at risk after 11 soldiers were killed in an armed ambush. the president responded to the violence with air raids on rebel camps. as llesand reports, both sides do not want the talks to collapse but military esclation risk bringing the process to an end. >> the soldiers were ambushed in this village as they slept, apparently sur prized by an attack in the middle of the farq cease-fire. >> we

the ground. nato believed that taliban fighters were among crowds near the vehicles.ic kane reports. >> reporter: for nearly six years this man has been in poor health and had psychological problems. his family was in the air attack in 2009. his two sons were killed. >> translator: the people who died were all civilians, up to 100 people were martyred. we want the people who bombed us and the men who ordered the bombing to be put on trial. the law should be implemented on them and they should be put in prison. >> reporter: the attack on the tankers was filmed. people can be seen milling around the vehicles. they have come to take away some of the oil, but among them two are supposedly taliban fighters. for that reason the german ground commander ordered a u.s. air strike. the force of the blast killed dozens of people instantly. in the aftermath, the german public was shocked by the incident. questions were asked about whether german forces should be used for military offensive action overseas. the following year the german government offered the relatives a $5,000 pa

this is the first year afghan troops will face the taliban without support from a full nato-led coalition. european leaders are repeating their pledge to end the crisis on the mediterranean. >> we have to improve our sea rescue operations. we also talked about the need to address the distribution of refugees in europe fighting illegal trafficking and improving the situation in the southern part of the european union. >> today more than 1,000 migrants rescued off the coast of italy were brought to shore and officials say they have arrested hundreds of people planning to make that voyage. we have more now. >> the publicity surrounding the migrant disasters that have been taking place i mean, this was the biggest single sinking of the whole past three years. but there have been numerous others involving hundreds and hundreds of victims. it just doesn't seem to be deterring the desperate migrants who are setting off not just from north africa but also from tunisia and also from turkey as well. we had a chip shipwrecked off the coast of rhodes. court cases have begun against them 37 they'll be

in some areas the taliban has filled the vacuum. this week, the taliban tried and shot three men it says were found guilty of murder. villagers came to the execution and said the taliban justice system is needed because government courts don't work. others in ice sill claim responsibility. there's no evidence the armed group has widespread support here but there is potential for it to grow. >> the building blocks of daish exist in afghanistan. we have very radicalized got youth, a spread of weapon and ammunition in afghanistan so it's easy to recruit people for daish. >> even if there is recruiting, some say afghanistan doesn't have the sectarian history that allowed isil to flourish in iraq and syria. afghan security forces face the first fighting season where they're fully in charge. only a small nato presence remains to train afghan troops. the afghans received new helicopters this month but their small air force covers just a fraction of the country. they need to improve intelligence logistics and medical skills. >> the u.s. sta

some people believe that maybe anyone saying they're affiliated with isil is disgruntled with the taliban but president ashraf ghani calling to ban together against foreign terrorists. >> you mentioned that afghanistan does not have that same sectarian dimension that we've seen in other countries in the middle east that has allowed isil to flourish. what will likely be the response to from the public top ashraf ghani's call to unify in this way? >> afghanistan has seen three decades of war. many people just want peace. the kind of attacks that we saw in jalalabad today targeting civilians really made afghans upset. they're really proud of their security forces. they know that the security forces are still very young and are under resources. president ghani was upset today because last week there were fighters when were overhemmed, murdered 18 of them, and beheading some of them. the afghan people are doing their best to try and support the security forces. they don't want to see the kinds of attacks that we saw in jalalabad today but it's very hard to protect against. it was a busy, crowd

the taliban has e-mailed the media, announcing afghan family in on friday, the first time the talibanas launched its annual campaign without having to face nato troops. the taliban appears no closer to its goal of overthrowing the afghan government. that is a look at top stories we are following. coming up, the u.s. supreme court hears arguments in a challenge to the government passes raising marketing program. our agricultural reporter will have the latest. tom petri joins me from denver with analysis of oil prices and the latest inventory report. at 2:45, i will speak with the godmother of fashion are at all that and more when we continue in a moment. ♪ mark: welcome back. the u.s. supreme court heard arguments today in a challenge to the agricultural department's raising marketing program designed to stabilize raising prices by requiring part of the crop to be set aside during high production years. luby's agricultural reporter is in washington. what is the issue here and how did raisins and up before the united states supreme court? >> what is at issue is a sickly a program design

eight on two stranded oil tankers was ordered by german fors on the ground. taliban fighters write a among crowds. he has been in poor health, and had psychological problems. his two sons were killed. >> after 100 people were martyred we want the people that bombed us and the men whord oared the bomb put on trial. the law should be implemented on them, and they should be put in prison. >> the attack on the tankers was filmed. people can be seen milling around the vehicles. but among them two are supposedly taliban fighters. the german grand commander ordered a u.s. air strike. the force of the blast kills dozens of people instantly. in the aftermath, the german public was shocked by the incident. questions were asked about whether they should be used for actions overseas. $5,000 each, without accepting liability. this was not enough. they took their fight for compensation to court in germany. the possibility of filing an appeal at the federal court against the higher regional courts decision. the victims lawyer has explained that his clients will appeal this ruling.

. >> the taliban vowed to unleash a new wave the violence across afghanistan. starting friday it will ramp up attacks on foreign embassies government officials and military targets. this is the first year afghan troops will face the taliban without support from a few nato-led coalition. >>> the flow of migrants making the perilous journey from africa to italy is not slowing down. today, 1,000 refugees rescued off the coast was brought to shore. another two arrived in sicily and lampedusa italy's employmentprime minister is calling for more help from european leaders. >> well, the 446 migrants who were brought ashore down in augusta, a port here in catania they now be looked at medically and then taken to a reception center to recuperate. we understand that they were a party of migrants rescued yesterday in the boot of italy and brought here to sicily to rescue centers here. the other thing that is on going at the moment is the court proceedings against the captain and the ship's mate from the boat which went down at the weekend with the loss we believe of as ma

filled the vacuum and in the providence this week the taliban tried and shot three men it says were f murder. village's came to the escushion and execution because the government courts don't work. other than i.s.i.l. claim of responsibility to jalalabad attack there is no evidence the armed group has any kind of widespread support here but there is potential for it to grow. >> the building blocks of dash against in afghanistan where we have the very radicalized youth and spread of weapon and mission in afghanistan so it's easy to recruit people for dash. >> reporter: even if there is recruiting going on, some say afghanistan doesn't have the sectarian history that allowed i.s.i.l. to flourish in iraq and syria and afghan forces have the fighting season where they are fully in charge and a small nato presence is there mainly to train afghan troops and received helicopters this month and covers a fraction of the country. the u.s. state department says i.s.i.l. presence here is a rebranding of marginalized taliban and it's working with the afghan government to monitor any threat. presi

. >> and it's a problem in many other places around the world but hopes were high when the taliban was deposed after 9/11 but afghanistan is still ranked one of the worst countries in the world for women. >> after the fall of the taliban in 2001 there were advances for him for education, voting. we saw a modest decline in violence against women but unfortunately in the last number of years we've seen an increase in violence against women and a backlash globally against women claiming their rights so as they access more of their rights they're more likely to become targets of violence. >> three quarters of afghan women despite being able to enroll in school they're still illiterate today and the majority of girls end up as child brides in afghanistan. do you expect to see progress in the near term? >>reporter: education of women and girls is a critical step forward for that and the forced marriage of girls is a huge human rights problem and a violation and there's multiple steps that the afghan government needs to take to ensure that not only do women and girls not experience violence l

the taliban was involved in the attack. a very brazen attack in the heart of a busy city in the middle of morning rush hour. >> all right. thank you for that jennifer glass. >>> meanwhile, in the southeast of the country, five men have been beheaded. they were kidnapped wednesday and they were bodies were later found. they're from an ethnic minority community which is often targeted. no group has claimed responsibility for their deaths either >>> now, the united states has condemned a car bomb attack which went off close to its consulate in iraq's kurdish territory. the blasts kill at least three people but the u.s. is saying that no consulate staff were harmed. isil has claimed responsibility. >>> meanwhile, in western iraq isil fighters have prepared to take the entire city of rhamadi. this is video of a military jet flying over suspected isil positions in rhamadi. thousands of civilians have fled in the last few days because of fighting >>> lots more to come here at al jazeera including christians in iraq racing to save

that's five years held by the taliban. ma administration know, based upon the initial investigation by the ncis this was a troubled guy who did some serious things against his country even if he was a loan he still did them. why would they make such a big dog and pony show out of this. >> i was briefed on some of the initial elements back when i was asked to help out on the bergdahl recovery back in 2012 bill. more to come on this. let me be very clear. there is indications that senior leaders who were in constant contact with the white house did know these details we just talked about. >> they had to know. >> and then they -- there is no way -- there is no way could not have been shared with the white house. >> the commander and chief president obama is the commander and chief of the armed forces. are you telling me is going to make a trade for five top taliban commanders and he doesn't know all the facts about who he is trading for? >> no, there is no way. this information had to be provided why we make such a big deal ou

now it must be remembered that the taliban in pakistan has taken responsibility for this particular attack. >>> kamal hyder for her. >>> we'll visit annen during memorial to the vietnam war. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. it is 10:48 eastern, taking a look at today's top stories. nasa is watching a russian cargo spacecraft spinning out of control around the earth. it suffered a malfunction shortly after takeoff. >>> police in germany have arrested two people in frankfort accused of having chemicals that could be used to make an explosive. investigators are trying to determine if the two were trying to carry out an attack. >>> and faa documents show a german wing's pilot was initially denied a medical certificate in 2010. he did eventually receive the treatment after receiving treatment for depression. he deliberated downed the plane last month killing all 150 people on board. >>> today marks the anniversary of the end of the vietnam war. jamie macintyre has a look at the legacy of that war. >> reporter: on this beautiful spring day in washington there would be no touching discover

now it must be remembered that the taliban in pakistan has taken responsibility for this particular attack>>> that's kamal hyder in islamabad. >>> in nigeria military officials say they have rescued more people from boko haram. they were found in a boko haram strong hold in the northeast part of the country. just yesterday the army said it has liberated nearly 300 women and girls in another nearby operation. >> they are hostages who were in the forest against their own will and with profiling information from our intelligence we're finding it useful. at the moment they moved through the forests, and what -- you know trying to see them relieved from the trauma of living in the forest for that long. >> officials say it does not appear any of those rescues include the girls taken from the chibok school last year. >>> a retired fbi agent has been arrested on perjury charges. robert fitted patrick was once second in come mapped of the fbi's boston office. he is accused of lying on the stand during bulger's trial in 2013. prosecutors say fitzpatrick exaggerated claims to sell copies of a book he

now it must be remembered that the taliban pakistan had taken responsibility for this particular attack> syrian government forces have hit parts of idlib and aleppo with barrel bombs. >> reporter: these women and children appear to have been held by rerl groups in syria, since august 2013. there are about 90 of them. rebels say they want a prisoner swap. they filmed the prisoners appealing to the president. >> translator: please go quickly to negotiation. >> reporter: rebel fighters have made progress through idlib province this week. the go retaliated with barrel bombs. there is a new alliance of rebel groups including al-qaeda's nusra front, gaining ground. >> al-nusra estimates the number at 15,000, they had been working very professionally on three axis and using double tactics, one of them guerrilla war fair and the other like a tactical army. they had tanks and artillery. >> reporter: the government has recently intensified its attacks on rebel-controlled areas of aleppo province. once a financial capitol, has now been reduced to rubble. even just outside of the capitol, damascus

"we only recruit people with a military background in the government or the taliban. the moment we have no leader, but talks are going on to choose one for us in afghanistan." isis is only just beginning here, but the timing is good. they're fighting hard or thinking about talking peace, and the young and angry have only known war might save the neolism appealing. even washington has heard that isis may slow the u.s. troop withdrawal. >> it is critical that we understand the terrible threat that the allied forces pose. from the west, they're already sending advanced guards to southern, western afghanistan to test our vulnerabilities. >> reporter: yet, whatever their strength in the swirling chaos of post america afghanistan, even these homemade flags portray a purpose in brutality ripe for blooming. nick paton walsh, kabul. >>> another big story we're following for you coming up. one of the top journalism schools in the u.s. is blasting "rolling stone" after their review found numerous failures in reporting an alleged rape story on a college campus. we'll show you the

is it kind of the new taliban in afghanistan? extent which isis established a foothold in afghanistan and pakistan. we had seen evidence of recruitment, propaganda and militant commanders rebranding themselves as isis. partially it's believed as a way of drumming up funding and new support. but what we now see seems to be a shift to actual operations actual planning execution of attacks. in addition to this attack we also saw an attack karachi, leaflets left claiming responsibility by isis. we've also seen evidence from the u.s. coalition side that they're deeply concerned about this they're watching this closely. the top u.s. military commander here has said that he's very concerned about it and they're keeping an eye on. as we said before the main threat at this point, the afghan government is still the taliban, they're the main opposition here the main armed opposition here. but there's a lost concern that as this sort of new isis brand appears here with the particularly violent ideology and very sophisticated use of the media

a spokesman for the taliban, which has been at war with the western-backed government in afghanistan, also condemned today's attack. we'll have more after the news summary. a suspected terror plot in australia has been foiled. authorities in melbourne arrested five teens said to have been planning an attack on police during a world war i commemoration next week. the five teens, all 18 or 19 years old, are all described as isis sympathizers. there has been a sharp spike in terror-related arrests in australia in the past six months. russian president vladimir putin struck a more conciliatory tone toward the united states today. during a television interview, he said the two countries share what he called a common agenda. and putin said russia is prepared to work with whoever is elected president of the united states next year. relations between the two countries have deteriorated since russia's annexation of crimea and the subsequent sanctions imposed against it. california today modified its proposed drought restrictions. the state's water resources control board said the new rules wou

first, the taliban five was not subject to the detail the review process. that was part of a negotiation to get one of our soldiers backed. and somehow that should not be put together with the detainee process. second it does cost over $3 million per detainee in favor in maximum-security in colorado it is 70,000 per year. that is a big difference. third. it is very important to appreciate we are not making friends around though world the way we continue to hold these detainee's do not charge them or convict them because we don't have the evidence and somehow feel it is not being used as a form of propaganda. it is. finally, under the obama administration there has been a review process in place fed has reduced significantly the return to the battlefield of something like 8 percent under the kinds of reviews taken under the obama administration. it was 34% in the previous administration. let's keep figures straight and i yield back. >> mr. chairman first full disclosure guantanamo is not in my district data and other personal interests but it isn't in anyone

they are facing a backlash for helping the taliban's enemies. 's senior international correspondent could nick paton walsh, reports. >> reporter: caught in their wake, the men who let america be understood here. former nato interpreters who say they were fired, blacklisted, and are now unable to get new jobs. they wait for the casual day's labor you might be offered if you join the crowds here. the skill that made them rich yesterday today after the draw-down makes them fear reprisals from the taliban. >> my family is still living there. i cannot go there. i'm living in a market, in one of the empty shops. >> it is not clear why they have blacklisted me. >> my family, everybody give up, they're too nervous. >> right now i sleep around the mosque area. >> we're praising afghanistan. >> reporter: this is a city holding its breath as the void left behind by nato opens up. to learn if its new government will last, if the taliban are tired of fighting, if isis are next. it now has five times more people than when the u.s. invaded and swells still as m

the biography said that's regularly in touch with the taliban. one section describes his personality as charismatic and tranquil. it goes on to record details of his life against the soviet union. if is seen as an attempt by the group to fight against the growing of isil. the u.s. has a 10 million-dollar bounty on omar. some believe he may be operating from across the border from pakistan. >> the influence of isis, islamic state and many rumors amongst it's taliban and the government that isis is trying to set up shop in afghanistan and this is obviously a move to re-establish omar his power and he's the only real leader. one way they've done that is to write extensively about an event in 1994 when he was draped with the cloak of the prophet mohammed. he was then claimed leader of the faithful. which the taliban translates as leader of the pious believers. that's the kind of direct to baghdadi of isis. and i think the second reason is that they pose him as a jihadist but they're also emphasizing his love for nationalism. he does not talk about try

officials say the taliban behind the attack. >> warring groups in the central african republic signed a peace deal in nairobi. the deal was brokered by kenya without the involvement of the u.n. or central government republic. >> the two agreements were signed in the kenyan capitol under the watch of president kenyatta and his deputy. kenyatta final winds the deal by warning the two sides to stick to their ends of the bargain and avoid being thrown off track by outside sources. >> i wish to remind you as leaders of the people of the central african republic, you must never forget and must always be filed by guided by the fact that your principal interest first and foremost is the well being of the people. >> it's been a long road to a peace settlement between two sides. in 2013, the selica over threw the government. then president was forced to leave and rebel leader declared himself the first muslim penalty of c.a.r. he announced a dissolution of the selica, but many fighters refused to disband. a group widely seen as coming to the capitol to fight the selica group and kick out the go

united arab emirates, but the security situation improved since the military operation against the taliban >>> controversial england cricketer kevin pieterson is making a set to start his international career. he refused a place in the he refused a place in the indian premier league team. he was sacked after criticizing management and team-mates in an audio biography. surrey believes if he played well, pietersen can earn a recall. >>> ibrahimo vich is about to find out his punishment for an outburst after a match last month. a disciplinary commission has been meeting to discuss the incident after a team's defeat in bordo the swedish international criticised the french league and france as a nation. he publicly apologised the next day but could be given up to a 5-match ban >>> it's an eagerly awaited third round of formula 1 season in shanghai, where the drivers are preparing for a first practice. lewis hamilton, defending world champion, is in top form. he dominated qualifying in the two races so far, winning the season-opening australian grand prix. sebastien vettel is looking to pull off