Taliban. [ ] we begin in afghanistan where a counterattack against the taliban continues in the Northern City of kund use. Fighting is focused around the citys airport, one of the few remaining places under government control. U. S. Forces have lunched air strikes close to the airport to protect Coalition Troops to keep if in government hands. Stephanie dekker has more. Theres no Government Troops left here. Taliban fighter are in control of large parts of kunduz city. Here they are raising the flag in the city square. In battle is not over. The Afghan Government announced a Major Military operation to recapture kunduz. In the first place, we should take care of civilian casualties, we Pay Attention and will continue. They have conceded heavy damages. I dont want to go into the detail of the operations. Special forces have been brought in, the u. S. Military confirming an air strike on the outskirts of the city on tuesday morning. Its proving difficult because the taliban has set up bo
Sparking arguments in mexico, as the government tells people to stop complaining the syrian Army Launched a longplanned defensive in northern homs province, the fighting focused on two areas. Both are part of a rebel area, where a major highway passes through. Zeina khodr is live from beirut. A strategic area with a major highway how is that battle going . Well, fierce fighting on the ground as well as heavy air strikes. According to activists on the ground, they suspect these are russian war planes, and as well as that theres government shelling. This whole rebelcontrolled territory in the northern homs countryside is coming under fire. There are reports of casualties, a number of them fighters, but a number of them civilians as well. This is a populated area. Tens of thousands of people live there. A lot of these people are displaced people that moved from other areas in syria to escape the fighting. What we understand from activists on the ground is that people are afraid. According
Other for more than six years, part after brief reunions. And the sport, the new york mets book their place for the first time. I have the round up from all the action in the m b. A. Begin germ where the u. S. Secretary of state john kerry is meeting Binyamin Netanyahu. They are discussing the latest wave of violence in israel. 52 palestinians and nine israelis have been killed. Barnaby phillips following the talks. John kerry making statements ahead of official talks with Binyamin Netanyahu, what has he been saying. What he has been saying is that hes on a mission to calm the situation. What happened hes hoping is that he can take a message from the meeting to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Leader who hes due to meet in jordan. On saturday, a short time ago, john kerry had this to say. Obviously this conversation that you and i have is very important to help with the steps to be taken that take us beyond the condemnation, beyond the rhetoric. It is critical to end all violence as for
On the field we begin in russia, where officials released satellite images showing a crash site of a plane that went down in egypt. The picture shows places where pieces of metal and fragments landed after the aircraft came apart. A camp set up by workers is visible. More than 220 people died in the crash on sinai peninsula. Peter sharp reports from st. Petersburg, a city in mourge. In front of one of russias potent symbol, the winter palace, hundreds gathered together taking comfort and support at a time of suffering. The dead were known to many. Translation on this flight there was a girl i have known since i was six. Her name was leah, we were at the same gymnastics class. Translation they were mainly our people. Citizens of st. Petersburg. Its not just them, be dont want an aircraft to crash again. Reporter at the crash site search teams are scouring an area of 20 square kilometres, trying to piece together what happened to flight 9268. 171 bodies have been recovered, some nearly 1
The questions of its longterm future. The mayor of the greek island of lesbos says theres no more room to bury people drowning in the agean sea. Crowds of refugees continue to attempt the crossing despite Colder Weather and rougher waters. The u. N. Says a Record Number of people arrived in europe and october. More than the whole of last year, Mohammed Jamjoom reports from lesbos, which has become a gateway for thousands. Reporter with all the tragedy they have seen, the aid workers keep looking. On les works the sea may be calmer, but nerves are on edge. When the refugees make it ashore, the sense of relief is equipped by the growing outrage. I cannot imagine. I feel ashamed that im a european, im from holland. I people a big shame from this European Union. Union. Its not the union. For me its not the union at all. This is one of many here committed to helping. I saw babies dying, elderly people dying. I cannot imagine that you can live with yourself, when this is your responsibility.