Following the recent string of violence both President Trump on the commander of u. S. And nato forces in afghanistan John Nicholson said washington would spare no effort to defeat the insurgents and to bring peace to the region the taliban the responded threatening more attacks in retaliation to what it called a policy of aggression. The u. S. Has considerably stepped up its campaign in the country over the past year and twenty seventy washington dropped more than four thousand bombs on afghanistan between august and december of last year the u. S. Carried out as many as strikes as it did in the previous two years combined security and political analysts believes even though military action is important in the fight against extremists this alone will not bring peace to afghanistan. A military offensive is always needed because you have to keep the militant groups from the main cities and from or from taking over the country in different provinces in different parts of the country but
Lets take a quick look at the markets after a long weekend not after a long weekend. A week. Nasdaq up 25 points and the s p up. A longer weekend than usual. It was longer for me because i wasnt here friday. Here are the big stories. Greek banks reopening three weeks after they close. Capital controls remain in place including limits on withdrawals and no word yet on when the stock market might reopen. Although some are trying to play this with the etf and trades here. Increases in value and a tax agreed to on the new bailout terms have now taken effect on things like coffee and tea. Well hear more from Michelle Carusocabrera pulling double duty. Lets take a look at asia. It was another volatile session. The shanghai stocks closing higher. But closed up just shy of 1 . There have been a media report earlier in the session suggesting the government was studying how to end its bailout. Well continue to watch the ongoing volatility in china. Every day there seems to be a new story there.
States. A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privatelyrun facilities deplorable. We will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a Family Detention Center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. Always says to me mommy i am here. He asks me are we going back to room number 108. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In turkey, the military has carried out its heaviest assault on kurdish militants in Northern Iraq since air strikes began last week effectively ending a two year truce. Turkey has launched combat operations on two fronts. One against the selfproclaimed Islamic State in syria, and another against the kurdish workers party, or pkk, inside turkey and in Northern Iraq, where the pkk has been fighting against isofor the past year. During an emergency session in brussel
Turkey as turkish jets launch their heaviest assault on kurdish militants in Northern Iraq since air strikes began last week, ending a two year truce. Turkey is now bombing both sides of the same war, attacking militants from the Islamic State as well as kurdish fighters who have been fighting isil for the past year. Well get the latest. Then we turn to what could be a major victory for human rights advocates here in the United States. A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privatelyrun facilities deplorable. We will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a Family Detention Center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. Always says to me mommy i am here. He asks me are we going back to room number 108. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In turkey, the military has carried o
Turkey as turkish jets launch their heaviest assault on kurdish militants in Northern Iraq since air strikes began last week, ending a two year truce. Turkey is now bombing both sides of the same war, attacking militants from the Islamic State as well as kurdish fighters who have been fighting isil for the past year. Well get the latest. Then we turn to what could be a major victory for human rights advocates here in the United States. A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privatelyrun facilities deplorable. We will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a Family Detention Center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. Always says to me mommy i am here. He asks me are we going back to room number 108. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In turkey, the military has carried o