as long as the filipino army is putting out fires in other places they have less they have less forces to concentrate on these groups as well so there is a reason to believe that in the wake of this of this autonomy law that was passed in that referendum maybe these groups want to destabilize that region. a bit further and you. se asia correspondent thanks so much. negotiations to end america's longest war may have made significant progress the u.s. special envoy will brief the afghan government in kabul today about his peace talks with taliban rebels amid reports of positive steps being made towards a deal so may held six days of talks with the taliban representatives in the qatari capital doha key sticking points on negotiating a cease fire and a timeframe for a withdrawal of foreign troops from afghanistan. and the u.s.