Its good to have you with us the United States and the taliban are set to sign an agreement on saturday aimed at ending nearly 2 decades of conflicts in afghanistan and sending American Forces home it follows it all together and a half of talks between both parties. The u. S. Said it would go forward with the agreement as long as the taliban kept a promise to reduce violence in the week before the signing the details of the accord have not been published but at its heart is a commitment by the u. S. To start a phased withdrawal of its remaining troops from afghanistan set to number between 12 and 13000 ton the taliban has promised not to allow. To be used as a base for terror attacks against the west the deal also envisages the start of peace talks between the taliban and the government something the taliban has refused to take part in up to now has more on nearly 20 years of full that the United States hopes will soon be a thing of the past. The 1st bombs rained down on afghanistan on the night of october 7th 2001. The opening salvo in the war of attrition that would last almost decade. On my orders the United States military has begun strikes against al qaeda terrorist Training Camps and military installations of the taliban regime. An International Alliance followed in the subsequent weeks carrying out an intensive. Taliban Training Camps. Underpinned by advancing Taliban Forces on the ground the taliban stronghold kandahar fell in november. Celebrations as locals a marriage from the york of repression. That im so happy that until now it was like a prisoner of my beard and im free meanwhile saw was Osama Bin Laden the man the u. S. Desperately wanted remained elusive escaping from the tora bora cave network between the battle lines the violence unleashed on anniston afghans was beginning to a marriage of family homes bombed in the chaos of war. When were in a situation. Where were in a combat zone. Unfortunately sometimes mistakes are made. In 2014 most foreign troops withdrew. Into the vacuum stepped our results in taliban who mounted a ruthless Guerrilla Campaign retaking territory and stepping up its use of suicide attacks by the end this long war had left 40000 civilians dead. After the blast it was a horrific scene many people were on the ground and i managed to get myself to the ambulance. I dont know what happened next no phone. When the 1st hints of a truce were revealed enemy fighters how on the street. To lecture one after so many years of violence and vengeance. A month now since of it from did up a new issue joins me now for more. Lets just talk about the deal us President Donald Trump gets to show hes getting u. S. Soldiers home in an Election Year the taliban are free of u. S. Troops what do the of gun people get. Well there will certainly get uncertainty because we dont know what the next step the intra african talks will be like we do mostly we do not know what stance the taliban have on elections womens rights and freedom of speech so far the group has given general statements about these and other important topics but the taliban leaders say that these topics will be discussed in detail during the in traffic and talks with the students also giving some hope to afghans that the war in their country will end everybody seems to be tired of war ordinary of conserve talk to people posting on social media want peace the fighting has been going on for 40 years with nearly 2 decades of the socalled war against terror but civilians suffer the most as they can protect themselves from western are strikes and taliban get really a tactics they are caught between american politics and taliban power spirit its in their opinion the bloodshed must be stopped and there should be a permanent ceasefire this war has become useless after declaring the taliban a diplomatic entity with more or less legitimate demands and focusing on al qaeda and isis right now you talk about the intra of god talk which is supposed to be the next step but of course a component of that is of course the Afghan Government itself but how stable is it i mean you havent gone but president of ghani has been declared winner of last septembers election but his rival of the law says there were irregularities and he has refused to accept the result. Well officially afghanistan has a government but it is very weak when he was elected but he was not able to integrate as president as this ceremony was postponed the reason is that his main rival of the tool is contesting the results and has threatened to form a parallel inclusive government this puts the knee at a very difficult situation because he has to form of negotiation. Because he has to form a Negotiation Team and in the meantime present his administration a strong because the african talks with the taliban will begin after the us taliban deal meeting both of these objectives has become very difficult because his legitimacy has been questioned by abdullah and his allies the most important of them warlords that have been part of a legitimate government and therefore again want their share right and what about the taliban i mean do people trust the father baba keep its promise of not allowing of god had a traitor to use for terrorism and to actually talk to the our god government a government that they have described as illegitimate. Well as i said before people in afghanistan are cautiously optimistic they hope that these developments will result in a permanent reduction in violence and where this is a unique situation the taliban have never been a put in a position like this and also the Afghan People so people are willing to give it a chance because they are tired of war and bloodshed just yesterday we spoke with the Afghan Government and taliban officials who gave us conflicting statements about a potential meeting between government and taliban representatives in doha the Afghan Government told us that a delegation was sent to do harm to establish 1st contact with the taliban but the taliban said they are not real to meet the afghan officials this shows that even at this stage the Afghan Government and the taliban are not on the same page with regard to interact can talk sense a real peace treaty for the war torn country regarding the al qaeda and i says these groups were never a major threat to afghans the difference is that these groups rather have an International Agenda where the taliban are focused on their own country these are groups who are a bigger threat in combination with the taliban insurgency if the taliban can strike a deal with the Afghan Government the u. S. Animating other groups will be relatively easier because it can Security Forces will not be challenge thats much like it is seen now right now since i will relieve there for the time being thank you so much for your time. The death of this man dr livan liang prompted an outpouring of sorrow and grief in china dr lee was one of the 1st frontline doctors who sounded an only alarm about the coronavirus outbreak authorities silenced him for his efforts now his death has become a trigger for demands for Greater Transparency and free speach. It is of course a provocation few people in china would dare to walk around with openly demanding freedom of speech yet since the outbreak of the coronavirus is far from alone in taking issue with chinas censorship. I think in the whole world you wont find a better example an example thats happening here and now and concern so many people if the communist party and state media had not tried to cover up the operation we would not be suffering like this. Boy. Who has signed an open letter by some 700 citizens demanding freedom of speech the letter was drafted after the death of me when young a doctor who want other Health Care Professionals in chat groups about the disease and was silenced by the police later he died of the virus his death triggered an outcry on social media and led to demands for an end to censorship the police made him sign a pledge not to talk about the disease again a copy is circulating on the internet to get how many cattle who remember him who are posting demands for freedom of speech on social media see themselves and lee went beyond that. They say were what i would have done the same i would have signed and kept silent and now we are seeing this huge crisis so remembering him has become an act of resistance. She said of god i dont fuckup. Speaking up is not without risk for whom he has spent 4 years in prison and has been warned repeatedly that he might be sent back any time most likely for many years who is suffering from Liver Disease and thinks he might not survive another sentence. So you know they also told i was that your parents are already 83 years old theyre in poor health so if you go to prison again your whole family will perish. But who has decided not to comply he is under constant Surveillance Police guard the entrance to his apartment and he had to sneak away from them to meet. The doctors are saying when there arent many people around you can take off the mask. Take a deep breath. Who is a marathon runner but recently has been mostly staying in people are advised to stay at home in some cities they even forbid him to leave their houses after signing the letter was confined to his apartment by the police now the restrictions have been eased but he never knows whether the next day he will be allowed to go out again. Its been quite a while more than 40 days its so depressing for you most people have never experienced this suddenly theyre experiencing something we dissidents have known for a long time just bakes parents what it means to be locked at home and not able to go out at all. So now he hopes to get back to regular training and things get back to normal he wants to run another marathon. And thats it for today were going to go with images of gun celebrating the reduction of violence in that country ahead of the expected signing of the deal between the u. S. And im the father bob have a good weekend and see you on monday about. Qatar. Im not laughing at the germans well i guess sometimes i am but i said nothing with the cup and thinks deep into the german culture yet you dont seem to take that as groundhog day out to you because its all about who play no time rachel join me for me to get a bunch of course. The. A new virus wipes 5 trillion dollars of Global Financial markets this week hopes of a quick recovery shock as the number of international cases spiral around exchanges shows no signs of slowing. And when the going gets tough investors flee pandemic tons of financial instrument designed to help low Income Countries deal with the spread of disease. And business its a bloodbath on global exchanges despite all the warnings investors are doing exactly what were not meant to do when a situation like this panicking the dow jones had its worst one day point drop in history tumbling almost 4 and a half percent yesterday and scared to look today like so many people who hold stocks the virus has well and truly infected exchanges shanghais composite down by 3. 7 percent a similar case for the nikkei in tokyo considering that they could be calling off the olympics were not sure yet its planned for july august and hong kongs hang seng closed down by almost 2 and a half percent ive been hearing stories all day of panic lots of travelers have been canceling holidays people in some parts of the world stockpiling food others stashing away medicine or hoarding protective masks chemists here in berlin a been running out disinfectant is in high demand and supply chains in general of the urgency on financial markets
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