deal reached in february would be the basis of negotiations of a deal between the us and taliban has paved the way for the so-called interim afghan talks under the agreement foreign troops would be pulled out from afghanistan by may but that is in exchange for security guarantees by taliban fighters nato has about 11000 troops in afghanistan it's secretary general un stoltenberg welcomed the breakthrough. agreement today is you can discuss whether it's a big or small step but the important thing is that it's the 1st step is the 1st time actually it tal a ban on the afghan government are able to sign a document agreeing on the framework the modalities for negotiations addressing a long term peaceful solution hard to reach peace in afghanistan where as one comes as the u.s. is set to cut down its troop levels in afghanistan to 2 and a half 1000 present donald trump has ordered the drawdown to take place by mid january just days before president elect joe biden is expected to take office there have been calls for biden to review the peace process with the taliban whose fighters have bee

but they're telling us that now the taliban is legit. how has the taliban changed? was all this talk of human rights women's rights? democracy was a just a game. made us not the only one outraged by these negotiations with the taliban under the hash tag, $909.00 women, a taking to social media to defend their rights. my bomani eggs are now falling, cut this off my has with the hash out, i think that i got them manukau about me. got cut. the subcommand also idea by animals, but money ads like this, but the athletes, musician, it's money that is all coming together to make it clear that they free dominicana be traded. but in a country so scalloped by a women's rights, a luxury that only affluent afghans can afford to care about that obeidi agency at the of what the so come to find out i to the northern province of bottle down on the amount sharif is a much smaller there are definitely no bowling alleys here. and in public, at least many women still wear the blue top. can you come here to meet the crushing her it is easy to talk about my fellow the articles i will play

basis of the condition reality of afghanistan this is something that has been also stated in the us taliban agreement that the withdrawal will be based on the conditions on the ground but. in reality we know that there will be a major reduction up to 15 january our hope is that the new administration will clarify more in terms of you know how are they going to deal with the situation of their troops in afghanistan because the presence of the troops actually singles out or gave a single message which afghanistan which is an important geographical location and could be potentially a risk for the world if things go wrong as it did in 2001 will not once again be abandoned in a way that it's once again a challenge for the world a security challenge so therefore will we hope that things will move on or shape itself in a situation where the neighboring countries the regional countries or those who are having an eye on the situation to reshape their politics will not use this ability but he said at the time that if u.s. troops withdraw your government will simply collapse. i hope that they will dra

but they're telling us that now the taliban is legit. how has the taliban changed? was all this talk of human rights women's rights? democracy was a just a game. made us not the only one outraged by these negotiations with the taliban under the hash tag line women a taking to social media to defend their rights. now fawn, cut this off, lay has become quite mad that i money. i cut out and got money academy got cut, the star command also idea by on. and that's why i'm on ads like this. all the athletes, musician and state money that is all coming together to make it clear that this can't be traded. but in a country, so sky by a women's rights, a luxury that only affluent afghans can afford to care about the agency at the of what the saw come to find out i head to the northern province of down town mazhar sharif is a much more low much of it gives you a city that there are definitely no bowling alleys here. and in public, at least many women still wear the blue collar worker. can you come here to meet moira nigeria. sidique to catching her isn't easy. is a bit of info a

leaving in may, and the basis of this negotiation is the agreement between the taliban and the americans. so what are you telling us what are you telling the taliban? you are telling the taliban wait until may, and then you will talk to your brothers, but in the post levitical framework. so it's easy to get in or outside powers, even as strong as the united states it is easy to get. it is complicated to get out in the right manner. so i think the united states and the administration would have to think very, very seriously of what is it that one in afghanistan for themselves before thinking of the countryman, but also perhaps give a little bit of thought to what happens to the afghans, you know, the afghans did not invite them here they came in, they helped a lot, but before they leave they give a little bit of thought tohat the league behind. >> let me jump in very quickly to second the point that locked on race. one of the core dtinctions is going to be the extent of foreign suprt for hezbollah which probably doesn't exist in the same way the talan. the relationship between hezbollah and say was convenience for p

remember that violence is carried out by taliban who use it tactically against certain targets.ometimes, still, international forces when it is needed. it is a step, it opens the door for the next stage. that is to talk about what items we can discuss down the road. it is to set the agenda. this is going to be another difficult stage in my opinion. i think both sides have gotten to know each other. they are well-versed in some of the issues. it is going to take a bit of time and effort. it is important that the environment around them, outside of the room also be conducive to helping peace process move forward. >> it has taken since september and lots of painstaking talks to get to where we are. is that something positive to see out of the first agreement between the two sides in 19 years? >> not in 19 years but let's say in the last four decades. they are sitting across the table from each other. that is progress. as we all know, that is the first step and a very tiny step considering the size of the issues that are in front of the negotiating teams. they will be discussing the

taliban feels betrayed but it will attack u.s. bases. it will neuter the -- it could also have us pulled into an open-ended war with the taliban. this is my last comment. we are using the term forever wars. but for some it's a derogatory term. i would rather use the term, open-ended. war over to michael. >> thanks. let's go into a second round. i would like to invite each panelist to respond based on with her from each other. that is part of the next phase of discussion. i would like to tweak the order slightly. because chris i want to begin with you again, then, justin then ask madea and rhonda about the peace process, those are only everybody can comment on the whole region. chris, begin, you began with a current strategic level with your analysis. i think the push a little further to ask you where you would like to see the u.s. military presence in the middle east reduced, or any other form of u.s. application no power. you might, know because you are a good u.s. scholar, and have navy experience, we have a big air force space in kits, her big army and logistics capability and some army capability in kuwait. we've got smaller

taliban is launching more attacks. many people say it's too dangerous to talk to us because the taliban controls this area.is no security here. there is no peace here. their former president said that the taliban may bring a role in bringing peace and they are war weary as well. he said he believes that the taliban can push al-qaeda out of the country. >> we don't want the taliban having any relations with al-qaeda or any foreign terrorist organization on our soil. that was the cause of the misery in afghanistan. the taliban must learn and not do that again. >> there are still many skeptics. the taliban have not yet disowned al-qaeda but there is a lot of hope in this country right now. >> harris: love to hear that word, hope. we will cover the news. thanks for watching "outnumbered overtime." the "daily briefing" starts now. >> dana: president trump calling the election rigged and promising to push forward with his campaign's league battle. i am dana perino and this is the "daily briefing." >> ♪ >> ♪ >> dana: president trump campaigning over the weekend in georgia where 2 tight run offs will decide which

> many of the people that we speak to here say it's too dangerous to be seen talking with us because the taliban control so much of this area. they attack this area almost daily. you can see here, the bullet holes from the recent attack. there's no security here. there's no peace here. that's all these people want. research shows that people remember commercials with exciting stunts. so to help you remember that liberty mutual customizes your home insurance, here's something you shouldn't try at home... look, liberty mutual customizes home insurance so we only pay for what we need. it's pretty cool. that is cool! grandma! very cool. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. i'm still clear, five years now. cosentyx works fast to give you clear skin that can last. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infectio

> many of the people that we speak to say it's just too dangerous to be seen talking with us because the taliban control so much of this area. they attacked this area almost on a daily basis. you can see her the bullet holes from a recent attack. there is no security here, that's all these people want. >> bret: benjamin hall on the ground. here's what some of our other fox affiliates around the u.s. are covering tie. fox richmond in virginia as the virginia military institute removes a prominent statue of confederate general thomas stonewall jackson. the board voted to remove the statue in late october after "the washington post" published a story that described what it called an atmosphere of hostility and cultural insensitivity at the school. fox 23 in portland, maine, as utility workers restore power to more than 125,000 homes and businesses in the state after a weekend nor'easter. that still leaves tens of thousands of customers in the dark. the storm brought heavy snow, sleet, rain, powerful gusts saturday and sunday. and this is a live look at new york from our affiliate fox 5. one of the

they are war-weary, and many tell us they would welcome the taliban taking over.ve brought them security. at the end of the day, all they want is peace and civility. they don't mind who gives it to them. for better or worse, the u.s. draw don is happening. it's all hands on deck to reduce the numbers from 5,000 to 2,500 by january. president trump had hoped to get all u.s. troops home by christmas, that is not going to happen. but there were 13,000 troops in afghanistan just at the beginning of this year. this is a decision that has been criticized by many, but peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban to agree on a power-sharing deal are still under way in doha, and secretary pompeo has recently met with taliban representatives to try and encourage a political path forward. there are also reports they may be able to announce an initial ceasefire later this week. the big question is whether or not the taliban will disown al-qaeda. this not had to do so yet, and there are reports from people including the u.n. that al-qaeda leadership is being prote

how they can be applied to the ongoing peace process between the afghan government and the taliban. joining us today is an esteemed panel of experts, among his many shots is the former arab league such special envoy for lebanon, and former un special and envoy for afghanistan. doctor patricia, the regional director of the middle east and north africa division at the international republican institute. and doctor daniel, associate professor of political science and of international public affairs at columbia university. we thank you all for lending us your time and expertise today. just to give a quick run down for our viewers of how this conversation is structured, we will start by discussing some general lessons that we can take away from the agreement. regarding the field of conflict resolution more generally, then we will discuss how these lessons both can and cannot be applied to the ongoing peace process in doha. then we will move on to some questions from the audience. so for our audience, please summit your questions through the queue and a box, and we will try to get to as many as we c

but for many people that's not a terrible concept, they are war weary and many tell us they would welcome the talibanf it brought them security. at the end of the day, they want peace and stability. they don't mind who gives it to them. >> for better or worse the u.s. drawdown is happening, the aim is to, though, go from 5,000 u.s. troops to 2,500 in end of january. but there were 13,000 troops here at the beginning of the year. this has been heavily criticized by many people but peace talks between afghan government and taliban are ongoing. secretary pompeo urging for political settlement and, indeed, some hopes that cease fire may be announced in the next week or so. that being said the big question whether taliban will renounce al-qaeda. there's evidence to suggest that al-qaeda leadership is in areas and u.s. intervention was to prevent country being used to launch attacks against the west. without that security guaranty, many people feel this is just too early to be believing, arthel. arthel: a lot of lingering questions, benjamin hall live in afghanistan, kabul. >> people saying that russia was

senior figures in the afghan taliban have warned the us against breaking a commitment to withdraw troopsto the bbc, they said they would retaliate by resuming attacks on international forces. during the election campaign, joe biden spoke of retaining a small force in afghanistan. the trump administration had agreed to withdraw forces. google says it had restored most of its services that were affected by a massive outage in many countries. users around the world reported problems with gmail, google drive, the android play store and maps. google said the problem hit its authentication system, which is used for logging in and similar functions, and lasted about 45 minutes. the eu's chief negotiatior, michel barnier, briefed ambassadors of all the eu nations on talks with the uk over brexit negotiations. movement and talks on both sides are in agreement. the british side said the talks remain difficult and both sides have not made significant progress in the recent days. not made significant progress in the recent days. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, we look at the us senate race

a member of afghanistan's parliament she says the taliban is trying to use these kinds of attacks as leverage. by increasing that's why no one help us to resolve our differences and try to find try to increase the number of why then to get to more arguments and indices i think this is a pretty strong technique used by by product on maybe to say that money bus the activist group which exists in the region mike take advantage of such a situation doing to just want to make up the pressure that gov the government and also create like to provoke the people against the government that look this government cannot maintain the security of. its cities around so this is not 2nd best option was to nobody support such a government neither does the international community support or the public of afghanistan but be turned off by having such an act in afghanistan i think even with stocks and freight and support. i think as i said it's a very drunk i drive effectively today and also one has the peace process because you cannot resolve our differences. but i think the best of travelers are just peop

seniorfigures in the afghan taliban have warned the us against breaking a commitment to withdraw troopsing to the bbc, they said they would retaliate by resuming attacks on international forces. during the election campaign, joe biden spoke of retaining a small force in afghanistan. the trump administration had agreed to withdraw forces. google says it had restored most of its services that were affected by a massive outage in many countries. users around the world reported problems with gmail, google drive, the android play store and maps. google said the problem hit its authentication system, which is used for logging in and similar functions, and lasted about 45 minutes. the authorities in north—west nigeria say they are negotiating with a group of gunmen for the safe return of hundreds of children abducted from a boarding school on friday night. some 800 pupils were enrolled at the all—boys school in katsina state, and almost half remain unaccounted for. it is not clear how many ran away durng the attack, and how many were abducted. from kano, our correspondent mayeni jones sent thi

senior figures in the afghan taliban have warned the us against breaking a commitment to withdraw troopsbc, they said they would retaliate by resuming attacks on international forces. during the election campaign, joe biden spoke of retaining a small force in afghanistan. the trump administration had agreed to withdraw forces. a joint investigation blames russian intelligence agents for the poisoning of the russian opposition figure, alexei navalny. in august mr navalny was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. investigative journalists at bellingcat and russian news site, the insider, have now published a report implicating a group of operatives from the fsb — the state intelligence organisation — in the incident. negotiators from the eu and uk have continued the intensive discussions in brussels on reaching a brexit deal. the president of the european commission — ursula von der leyen has welcomed what she described as ‘movement‘ in talks between both sides on a trade agreement. but the british side says the talks ‘remain difficult' and that the two sides have not made ‘significant p

9 other people were killed what she is a member of afghanistan's parliament she says the taliban is trying to use these kinds of attacks as leverage. by increasing that's why i didn't want help possibly our differences i'm proud of i'm trying to increase the number of why then i have to get 2 more are there and in this peace track i think this is a very wrong that you would buy a byproduct on and maybe decide that money mostly to rescue the particular this in the region might take advantage of such a situation do you just want to make up pressure that got the government and also could it lead to provoke the people against the government that this government cannot maintain the security of their citizens so this is not like a best option what can nobody supports such a government neither does the international community support or the public understand but if you don't know by having such an act in afghanistan i think people want to talk to the great and support the peace process i think as i said it's a very wrong advice if i feel because i'm also if one has the rights is because you cannot resol

senior figures in the afghan taliban have warned the us against breaking a commitment to withdraw troopsbc, they said they would retaliate by resuming attacks on international forces. during the election campaign, joe biden spoke of retaining a small force in afghanistan. the trump administration had agreed to withdraw forces. google says it has restored most of its services that were affected by a massive outage in many countries. users around the world reported problems with gmail, google drive, the android play store and maps. google said the problem hit its authentication system, which is used for logging in and similar functions, and lasted about 45 minutes. authorities in north—west nigeria say they are negotiating with a group of gunmen, for the safe return of hundreds of children abducted from a boarding school on friday night. some 800 pupils were enrolled at the all—boys school in katsina state, and almost half remain unaccounted for. it is not clear how many ran away during the attack, and how many were abducted. from kano, our correspondent mayeni jones sent this report. abdu

is a member of afghanistan's parliament and former afghan ambassador to canada she says the taliban is using violence as leverage in peace negotiations. by increasing that's why no one help us to resolve our differences and try to find try to increase the number of why then to get to more arguments and indices i think this is a pretty strong technique used by by product on me people say that money bus the activist group with $0.50 in the region mike take advantage of such a situation doing to just want to make up the pressure that comes out of the government and also create like to provoke the people against a government that not discover man cannot maintain the security of. its cities around so this is not 2nd best option was to nobody support such a government neither does the international community support or the public of afghanistan but be turned off by having such an act in afghanistan i think even with socks and slate and support. i think as i said it's a bit easier on advice effectively today and also if one has the resources because you cannot resolve our differences to a binding b

taliban ruling again? >> [speaking foreign language] afghan women will not give in, we have suffered so much to be here. we will not stop the fight. if they want to lock usagain after 18 years of change, than the taliban can forget about it, afghan women have changed a lot. >> just 60 kilometers from the city, the taliban control the seat -- streets. their leaders signed a peace deal with the united states, but do they want to see an endo terrorist activity and dohey want peace in afghanistan? >> [speaking foreign language] non-muslims who have occupied our country must leave, our goal is to have an iamic system in place and have an islamic government. >> the taliban have also changed, there is a new generation of holy warriors. they have press officers and give interviews to western media, but the government rejects them. there are many who fear that if the united states withdraws its troops, afghanistan could fall victim to violence and terror and return to the dark days of its past. brent: firefighters in australia are struggling to contain massive wildfires, devastating a world heritage site. fraser island is the largest sand island in the world, the

know, are not their own who are in poor right to something like theirs to do been using it was to late opera and taliban losing their beer. and that this has been something, it's shameful. at the war that has happened in a sense a month long exit vision on face coverings has opened in japan. it has one of the most developed mask wearing cultures in the world predating the pandemic. it's believed that could have helped to tackle the coronavirus problem brides of 4 pts it's billed as a theme park for masks the maskers fashion statement, a thing of beauty, but also life preserving functionality, requiring maintenance and accessories, and available as festive offerings just in time for the holidays. i think everyone wears masks as are their lindy sethi, but i don't think they have the chance to find and try something new. we hope to provide their kind of opportunity. there's musk chic in abundance, but on this opening day, not that many visitors, perhaps on surprising with japan tackling gets the wave of the coronavirus. it's fitting the mask should be celebrated here, with few countries embracing face cove

many tell us they would welcome the taliban taking over. it brought them security.of the day all they want is peace and stability. they don't mind who gives it to them. for better or worse the u.s. drawdown is happening. president hoped to get all u.s. troops out by christmas. that will not happen. they're still on target to reduce the number from 5000 to 2 1/2 thousand. at beginning of the year this were 13,000 u.s. troops here. nevertheless this is criticized by many, many people. that being said peace talks are underway and moving forward slowly in doha to find a settlement between the two, power sharing between the afghan government and taliban. secretary pompeo has been meeting with taliban representatives to make some headway. we're hearing reports that we might hear of a cease-fire coming this week but the big question is whether the taliban will renounce al qaeda. they have not been made to do so yet. indeed many people say including the u.n., that in some taliban-held areas al qaeda leadership are being protected by them. until they are renounced, then the

he also is trying to use pakistan's influence it seems to bring the taliban to the peace table in afghanistanou think personifies fascism? well, i think perhaps we haven't studied or had the time to look into what fascism he is doing. do you stand by that, do you? i do, i do. there is a fascist government in pakistan. you're trying to mobilise tens of thousands of people on the streets in different pakistani cities even when there a covid pandemic. your message is that we must bring khan's government down by the middle of the year and have new elections. you haven't succeeded so far, what is your next move? i think you haven't seen imran khan doing the same. you see medium gathering starting from the 16th of 0ctober. but you haven't seen in the same. in the last six weeks, you haven't seen the gathering, large gatherings by a mark on himself. large gatherings by imran khan himself. what is your next move? 0urultimate aim and goal is supremacy of democracy in pakistan. the free and fair election which will be transparent and totally acceptable. and that would be the rule of law? the rule of la

i'm british manager welcome to news asia glad you could join us for the 1st time in 1000 yeahs the taliban and the afghan government have come to a written agreement just 3 pages long it is a document that lays out the rules of procedures for negotiations between the 2 sides aimed at ending nearly 2 decades of war the development ends and impasse after nearly 3 months of talks in doha nato is one of a number of organizations to welcome the move saying there's no alternative to such talks. i'm not underestimating the difficulties on the risks for setbacks on disappointments onstream move forward but i'm absolutely certain that the only way it's on going into afghan negotiations and therefore we support them and knowing that it will be difficult from john but that is the only option for all of those who want peace in afghanistan. let's get more on this from journalist leave that the field joins me now from. 3 months to agree 3 pages should you be looking at this as a breakthrough or a sign of things to come in doha. i think it's more a sign of things you know calling it a big breakthrough wa

taliban this is d.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at d w news or visit our website d.w. dot com. traill wife gives us something to live for that is more than just eating drinking survivor. every time there's a crisis creativity comes out. cool art is essential for society. hello and welcome to us 212020 is drawing to a close i'm not a moment too soon i'm sure many of you are thinking but let's cast our minds back to january this should have been a great year for culture. celebrating 250 years of beethoven. a new bond movie was to touch screens. and german metal legends and i'm stein of the us stadium. i was going to attend my 1st ever your vision song contest this year and things began well award season was underway with parasite making history the oscar goes to parasite why is the 1st have a foreign language fail. the 3rd in international film festival in february ended up being one of the last big cultural events to carry on more or less to normal this year and then then came the condiment dominating headlines. ever since and bringing with a virtual standstill in the culture sc

to the heart of this economic climate this thing and if they want to lock us up again after 18 years of change then the taliban can forget about it afghan women have changed a lot of the one of the. just 60 kilometers from couple the taliban controlled the streets of gaza any province earlier this year their leaders signed a peace deal with the united states but do they want to c.n.n. to terrorist activity and do they want peace in afghanistan with. the poem or live on as the non muslims who have occupied our country must leave our goal is to have an islamic system in place and have an islamic government will was in the get it over with. the taliban have also changed there's a new generation of holy warriors. they have press officers and give interviews to western media but the government in kabul reject them. there are many who fear that if the united states withdraws its troops afghanistan could fall victim to violence on terror i'm returning to the dark days of its past. firefighters in australia are struggling to contain massive wildfires devastating a unesco world heritage site fraser island is the larges

i'm british manager welcome to news asia glad you could join us for the 1st time in 19 yeahs the taliban and the afghan government have come to a written agreement just 3 pages long it is a document that lays out the rules of procedures for negotiations between the 2 sides aimed at ending nearly 2 decades of war the development ends and impasse after nearly 3 months of talks in doha nato is one of a number of organizations to welcome the move saying there's no or ton of to such talks. i'm not underestimating the difficulties on the risks for setbacks on disappointments onstream move forward but i'm absolutely certain that the only way is. going into the afghan negotiations and therefore we support them and knowing that it will be difficult from john but that is the only option for all of those who want peace in afghanistan. let's get more on this from journalist that the few who joins me now from. 3 months to agree 3 pages should you be looking at this as a breakthrough or a sign of things to come in doha i think it's more a sign of things you know calling it a big breakthrough was think

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the you know, our downs, the naacp's there are poor right to something to do being using it was to make opera and taliban leaders and beer. and that this has been something that's chim, all of that. the war that have been in a sense whistleblower in china has leaked documents which show health officials misled the public for months over how serious the coronavirus wards, according to files seen by c.n.n. and verified by 6 experts reported number of cases was lured. it was contained in the internal documents, c.n.n. notes that the documents don't indicated tensional withholding of information, but rather a mishandling of water fish was believed and what was reported to the public could really use in more the report paints a picture of the health system in crisis during those early days of the outbreak and one that was underfunded, understaffed, and bowed down not only by bureaucracy, but also a dysfunctional culture, where officials were afraid to report the extent of the outbreak. it was quite a hefty document that was leaked about 117 pages and it said to come from crew based center for disease control.

taliban and. the atlanta council hosted the afghan ambassador to the us and former united nations special envoy for afghanistan. this is just under an hour. >> good morning, good afternoon, good evening to all of you joining us this wednesday. i'm director of the south asia center of the atlanta council. on behalf of my colleagues here in washington it is a pleasure os

in the case of afghanistan, a security guarantee would be that the taliban wouldn't allow terrorist to use afghanistan. terrorist attacks against united states. somebody who wrote a book but richard nixon's exit from, vietnam have to tell you that all three elements were involved in richardson's strategy visiting vietnam, and his strategy was a fraud. it was designed to make it look like he had succeeded in getting piece with honor in vietnam. all he was getting is called a peaceful interval. a period of the year or two between the day that the last american troops left, and when vietnam finally took over south vietnam. so nixon talked about withdrawing all the troops from vietnam, he tied it to his reelection campaign in meat sure that the trump stayed long enough to keep south vietnam from collapsing before election day which would've revealed the strategy of -- it happened before election day, so he could tell them public he was withdrawing in that would be very credible. he too got a security guarantee from the enemy. in his case it was a vietnam's agreement to withdraw from a trip. an

hands, the naacp's there are more in order to do something like because to do been using it was typically a dog and the taliban baidoa losing their beer and their butts have been something that's chim all out war that happened in a sense. is it possible that crimes like this could have happened? apparently so openly, they were taking pictures of it without higher up officers in the chain of command . knowing anything about this. so when a court introduce guardian reports, you know, we're more senior commanders up australia forces or watching your soldiers, you know, who, making fun of taliban fighters are maybe superman, you know, a simple yes on this issue. lokpal bill and it will make him finally be in the north about nonsocial made or death, but not really listen to that merry officers or the end of the service yet. and don't let this issue. but this is the 1st time that this is the issue as the oval issue. and it's, but it's, there are not only in afghanistan, but of who are now, while authorities have referred some soldiers for further investigation, it does seem that some soldiers implicated in the extra

in peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban representatives from both sides say they've agreed on a framework for negotiations the us military will withdraw all its forces by may if a comprehensive cease fire is in place multiple rounds of talks fail to end fighting in the region nato secretary general the un stoltenberg has welcomed the news nato has around $11000.00 troops in afghanistan but if they go see asians continue successfully at a cease fire is brokered they too will leave by may along with the u.s. forces there today is. we can discuss whether it's a big or small step but important is that it's the 1st step is the 1st time actually it tall a bomb on the afghan government are able to sign a document agreeing on the framework the modalities for negotiations addressing a long term peaceful solution hard to reach peace in afghanistan israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is hitting out at efforts to dissolve parliament and trigger another election the motion was supported by his main coalition partner and the defense minister and against the relationship between the 2 leaders has deteriorated during the

but the big question is whether the taliban will actively reannounce al-qaeda and, of course, one of the key conditions is it not to be usedd for attacks to the u.s. there are reports coming out that al-qaeda has a good relationship with the taliban still and some of their leaders are living in taliban districts. so until that deal is done with the taliban to reject al-qaeda, many allies -- nato coalition in particular -- think this drawdown could be happening too soon. eric? eric: benjamin hall live in kabul, afghanistan. a terrific report, thank you. arthel: eric, we're getting back to breaking news, president trump tweeting about an hour ago that his personal if attorney, rudy giuliani, has tested positive for the coronavirus. mr. giuliani has been crisscrossing the country leading the president's legal challenges to the election results. his son andrew tested positive late last month according to those reports. now, joining us is dr. michelle mcmurray. she's president and ceo of biotechnology innovation organization, and before we talk about what we had you here for, dr. mcmore raw, i want to, first, get your reaction

deep in taliban-controlled territory where there is often limited andss to communication ten the inrmation that does come out is denigrated as propaganda which the television well-known for using more recent years, in fact since the trump administration started to undertake peace talks with the taliban regime in doha that these militias have come back to the fore and been extremely of thein certain parts country and in particular in the wardak province, which you contracted the capital ofardak from where i'm sitting right now in an hour. amy: i want to turn to mike pompeo speaking in 2017. at the time he was the head of the cia before becoming secretary of state. >> we can't perform our mission if we are not aggressive. relentless -- you put the word. every minute we have to be focused on crushing our enemies. amy: this is president trump speaking about afghanistan in 2017. pres. trump: we are not nation-building again. we are killing terrorist. amy: there you have it, pompeo it makes in 2017 and me think about what you write in your piece, the prevalence of voice among those killed in wardak indicates that zero-one was trying to eliminate not only existing enemies, but potent

taliban in february. sothat's happening as we speak.in iraq , the iraqi government once the us military to continue the space program with the iraqi military. we think that's an important thing to do. we think that helps the interdicting and preventing aggression by iran in the region. we also think that is important to continue to sustain the success of the isis caliphate so that it doesn't regenerate and come back. also the president has also made the decision to reduce our force posture in iraq. to 2500, also by 15th of january and decisions after that willcome from the next administration . in somalia, somalia is an ongoing debate right this minute. not so much as to what their footprint is, it'swhat the footprint will look like . the valley is a threat and we know is an organized capable terrorist organization with an extension to al qaeda just like isis was. we have some rich and they could affect some attendance, conduct operations against not only us interests but also against the homeland so it would require attention. we're taking a hard look and repositioning the force the better any loss to condu

and ammunition if we have all these heavy artillery with us we will be able to defend our country in a better way. to base commanders says the taliban often attacks the base from the mountains day and night the base is only levon kilometers from the border with pakistan from where he says taliban fighters can slip into the area. it's good to have you on the street. is here you are. hello everyone or is along they match i am from afghanistan and i'm leading a research think tank in kabul i'm social scientists by training also how would we know if we were in afghanistan that u.s. troops a big contingent of u.s. troops were preparing to leave what we know that might be different. well as a matter of fact for the majority of afghan population nothing really as the friend because afghans have in the main a charge yet or main victim of this war or from the younger generation to all there are 2 children everyone is affected by this war and in the present talks troops and the presence of thousands hundreds and thousands of troops we have the same situation so their departure for an afghan or an average afghan is not going to change the stor