Saturdays attack in kabul was widely condemned donald trump has reacted by saying the u. S. Is committed to a secure afghanistan that is free of terrorists however the spike in violence comes as america intensifies its Bombing Campaign in the country i joined the last year the United States dropped over four thousand bombs on afghanistan and since august the u. S. Has carried out twice as many as strikes as in the previous two years combined. We discussed the issue with assault on me with holly a former Pakistani Air force captain im afraid the president has no realisation of the intensity of the situation in afghanistan he has there not been able to read the picture clearly not has he been able to get a reality check of what is the real problem in afghanistan i dont think. Theyre physically threw their bombs through the. Threats overcome this situation and more threats are only going to create more than mayhem but it is not going to bring peace input into the region so president reaga
The far right the two sides remain optimistic about a deal. Those are the headlines the news continues in about twenty five minutes here on aljazeera after inside story by phone. Seven turkish soldiers are killed in the Northern Syrian district of a green turkey it says the operation is crucial to defeat what it calls terrorists and establish a buffer zone but how much of a challenge is that and could this lead to a quagmire for ankara this is inside story. And i welcome to the program jane the war in syria has lasted for nearly seven years and in that time many regional and International Players have had a direct impact on whats going on on the Ground United States russia and iran have all been involved in some way or another is in the middle of a military operation in Northern Syria it wants to push out kurdish fighters from the area closest to its southern border but it hasnt been an easy fight on saturday seven of its soldiers were killed in an operation in the town of for in thats
Along so rahman you want your deserved life my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next thirty minutes at least seventeen killed after a former student opens fire at a u. S. High school. Russia can push the regime to commit to seeking a real peace in syria the u. S. And russia are again trade blame the u. N. In response to a chilling report from the special envoy for syria plus. A currency under pressure why iran is cracking down on unlicensed money traders. Could have you with us welcome to the program jacob zuma has resigned as south africas president reluctantly heeding orders from his ruling party the a. N. C. Will go with immediate effect bringing to an end almost nine scandal plagued years in power the a. N. C. Told him to quit on choose stay there when he had to go by wednesday the party and. Back moves in parliament to force him out for me to miller has more from johannesburg. A reluctant announcement from an embattled president i have therefore come to the decision to r
For healthy food. A small explosive device has been thrown from a bridge to a peer in bangkok a day after a huge bomb exploded in the city center. [explosion] at least 20 people are known to have died in mondays explosion which went off next to a popular shrine during rush hour and Police Released images of a man they suspect in connection with the bombing and the pictures were captured by closed circuit cameras in the area and we are live from bangkok and do we know anything more about the suspect, wayne . No, we dont. The Prime Minister of thailand did make a very brief statement several hours ago when he was asked about that footage. He said that the person in the footage appears to be the man but the quality is poor and requires further investigation and what he said at the time. He has since been in a Cabinet Meeting the Prime Minister and made a statement after that to the nation where he spoke about the need for the nation to be united but he did not make any further mention in
Bloody trail of civilians which may amount to war crimes. Srilanka waits on official results from the country election. I have all the day sport including spanish football giant barcelona is 51 as they win their first title in three decades. The worst ever attack on thailand, that is how the countrys Prime Minister described the blast at the shrine in the capitol bangkok which killed at least 20 people. Police have released cctv footage of a man they say could be the bomber and pictured at the scene just minutes before the explosion. And in a moment we will be crossing live to wayne hay in bangkok where the situation remains tense and first lets hear from the Prime Minister. Translator in our country there are individuals or groups of individuals who are seeking to destroy the country. The ongoing attempt of destruction might be politically motivated targeting the economy, tourism or whatever reason and we will work to find the perpetrators and bring justice on networks involved as soo