Believe it probably work trumps admission their meeting with the taliban comes after the president abruptly broke off talks in september following the killing of a u. S. Soldier in a bombing claimed by the taliban talks had been making progress up until then the taliban has confirmed to al jazeera that some meetings have been taking place to pave the way for the resumption of talks the group also recently released 2 western hostages and 10 Afghan Soldiers in exchange for 3 of its Senior Leaders but Officials Say theres still no sign the taliban is ready to give up its weapons in exchange for a role in afghan politics demilitarization is a key demand from afghan president ashraf ghani but hes been sidelined while u. S. And taliban negotiators meet still ghani joint tromp on stage by graham air base and tweeted out highlights of the moment apparently keen to show he is relevant in the Peace Process for donald trump the priority is cutting down the number of u. S. Troops in afghanistan fr
To not only does a lot to him sanction people in hong kong and china but if that special trade status that could be so critical if the secretary of state was to come back and say no china is not going along with the policy hong kong doesnt have enough independence they could basically take that status away that would have a huge impact on trade but bigger than that it could send a signal to a Financial Markets to investors that hong kong is not a safe place to park your money so that is the big concern it does seem unlikely that theyre going to take these steps the other bill that the president signed or concretely it stops American Companies from giving or selling any thing to hong kong authorities that could be used against crowds such as tear gas canisters or rubber bullets so that really what the president is going to do its not clear congress has given him this authority he has sent the signal that he doesnt want to use it so well wait to see what the secretary of state says but f
Whats left of their base in the eastern city of benny while a 2nd compound nearby became tuesdays target weve come here today to see if these u. N. People are still here we will be in it again and more places specifically the movie base. It was too dangerous to film near the movie base as an angry mob confronted u. N. Forces and congolese troops. Go as its known is the biggest peacekeeping mission in the world its been in the diaz say for the past 20 years and protesters say thats long enough for the u. N. To have defeated various rebel groups active near the border with uganda including the allied Democratic Forces or i. D. F. Accused of widespread atrocities as they fight for control of the mineral rich region in that is it incredible it is legitimate for people to wonder why this peacekeeping force persists in the d. R. See weve had good success. But now its time to sit down and talk honestly about what could be done better because cannot stay in the d. R. C. Forever. This latest ng
A Border Control drill a preparation for fending off large masses of refugees. Its a scary scene for you matt a con from afghanistan and twenty fifteen he was part of the flow of my grants thats made their way to europe and found a place to stay in austria but not a whole the mood in austria is changing of the country wants to keep refugees and other my grants at bay open borders and Free Movement are part of the trademarks of the European Union but at the border between austrian slovenia banal sans offense many residents find that disgraceful. Give the hope has never been one to give up for years she fought for this hiking path and in the end help to make it a reality. The path lies along the border between austria and slovenia. But three years ago a fence was built here to prevent migrants from crossing. Plus were involved in it used to be open always there was never a fence or guard towers or things like that when yugoslavia was on the other side and not after it became slovenia rig
When news broke of the kidnapping of schoolchildren and others in Kagara, Niger State, I felt my chest tighten. I later thought it strange, as one would think after Chibok, Buni Yadi, Dapchi and Kankara, a sort of jadedness would have set in. But that’s the thing about heartbreaking, avoidable tragedy: You never get used […]