reservations about this, though. their main priority is the establishment, they say, of an islamic system in afghanistan, so they are reluctant to discuss a political road map with a government which wants to project a different system, which has an elected parliament elected president and is now. what is existing in afghanistan now. lyse doucet reporting. other news now. thai police have used force to break up a protest against the government s handling of the covid crisis. infections are currently running at record levels in thailand, putting pressure on the country s hospitals. protestors defied rules prohibiting gatherings of more than five people, to call for the resignation of thailand s premier prayut chan 0 cha. south africa s president cyril ramaphosa has joined in a clean up operation following days of violence that left more than 200 people dead.