A law to completely dismantle any trace of former president Omar Al Bashir is regime. And Europe Space Agency unveils plans to discover new secrets about the red planet. U. S. President donald trump has amounts peace talks have resumed with the Afghan Taliban the news came as trump made a surprise visit to afghanistans bad ram air base where he met with president ashraf ghani and u. S. Soldiers stationed there wasnt jordan as more. The u. S. Commander in chief celebrates thanksgiving with troops at Bob Graham Air base in afghanistan a tradition going back to the start of the conflict against the taliban in 2001 but after 18 years its a war washington is struggling to finish and donald trump says hes lies in the hands of the taliban the taliban wants to make a deal well see if they want to make a deal its going to be a real deal but well see but they want to make a deal and they only want to make a deal because youre doing a great job the chillers they want to make a few trouble now. Back with the 1st time the taliban is interested in reaching a Peace Agreement with the government in kabul this after they released 2 western hostages and 10 Afghan Soldiers in exchange for 3 of their senior leaders. These are the 1st signs of progress since broke off talks in Early September after the taliban killed a u. S. Soldier in a bombing but Officials Say theres still no sign the taliban are ready to give up their weapons permanently 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 do senators meet still colony joined trump on stage at bob graham in tweeted out highlights of the moment apparently keen to show he is still relevant in the Peace Process for donald trump the priority is cutting the number of u. S. Troops in afghanistan from about 13000 to about 8600 and to helping the afghans handle their security on their own were breaking it down very substantially and will be down in a number thats very its a good number and were going to stay until such time as we have a deal or we have total victory and they want to make a deal there is a promise for peace made by 2 previous president s with the 3rd hoping his will come to fruition rosalyn jordan aljazeera washington what its going to come down in washington d. C. He served as an adviser to nato seen a civilian representative in afghanistan i think what do you think is behind this trip by trump and was he doing this now. I think this is truly a surprising visit here in d. C. People didnt know back in afghanistan people didnt know that hes coming and visiting however its expected that the u. S. Leader will raise a detours during the holidays but this come as a very secure was it and i think the statement he has had i think it was more of a holiday gift for the Afghan People because he has revived the peace talks ending go shish and that he himself killed that and he called that deal with the taliban but now he has reopened that window of hope for negotiations and talks but meanwhile he also went against his initial statements and against the lies that he have heard saying that the u. S. Will fully withdraw from out from afghanistan and this visit he did not mention any word about full withdrawal instead he has mentioned that use what about one 3rd of the troops so i think that was a good visit and surprising as well because you say trump says the u. S. Is now resumed those talks with the taliban but what is the taliban strategy Going Forward given the collapse of the peace talks last september and trump canceling that proposed secret visit to camp david i mean do they do the taliban even trust trump. I think they have no other options and no other choice and they have short so many time a willingness to negotiate and come to an agreement but the real bottleneck in this process is president ashraf ghani who has been all posing he has lobbied hugely in washington d. C. Against the present trends decision and he was the main force behind everything that the negotiation has failed because he does not see a lot of personal interest in peace talks and unfortunately at this moment with the country is in deep crisis and as were speaking probably in several hours there will be a nationwide protest in kabul against rigged elections and fraud in elections so he does see you know his continuation and power more in a chaotic situation than having a peace deal where he has to share the power with the taliban and trump also talked about substantially reducing u. S. Troop numbers on the ground that he says no u. S. Troops will stay in afghanistan until he either gets total victory or a deal with the taliban but Current Issue i think he has neither of those objectives. Youre right but meanwhile one good thing is that you know its such a clear message to the taliban or the enemies of afghans and the Coalition Forces the trump is not sticking to his initial statements or his desire that he wanted to pull out the troops without any condition because now hes under huge pressure in washington d. C. After his decision for drug from syria and middle east by the congress he was strongly opposed now i think he has learned the lesson that he may not make any bilateral sorry unilateral decision especially when it comes to afghanistan saw he understands the pressure from washington d. C. The situation on the ground and i think he will he has learned so much during this chart trip as well because he was unfortunately not even able to visit to the kabul city which is a couple city of afghanistan duty deteriorating security situation so that will tell him a lot more of lost 18 years of war let me squeeze in one final question we know that trump has got big domestic political troubles back home with the impeachment inquiry but how much could this trip be seen perhaps as a way of taking back the domestic news agenda i think certainly this is also if they think that he has been using and this is a good line and that this is a good thing that he can sell for his upcoming election and to get more support from the congress from the politicians and d. C. As well as among the lobbyists and major advocates for ending the afghan war or continuation of having troops and afghanistan so on both sides i think he has played a good rule in this case and he has done a very good calculation visiting afghanistan in this very critical time should he come down thank you very much indeed for talking to our deserve. Saddams government has approved the north to dismantle the regime of former president Omar Al Bashir the countrys Prime Minister says the decision was not a matter of revenge but kind of preserving the dignity of the sudanese people nor was posturing a joint meeting of Sudan Sovereign Council in the cabinet bashir was removed from office in april after months of antigovernment protests in a moment as the latest from khartoum is the creech basically embodies the demands of the sudanese people since december last year when they took to the streets demanding a change in government in manning that former president i wouldnt be here and artsy be removed from power now that is something that we have seen repeatedly over the past few months because typically on the 21st of october when people took to the streets even after a Transitional Government was formed and people saying that members of his former ruling are still in power now as it is the greek members of apollo really are to cannot stand in a political position for the next 10 years and all assets that were on by the former ruling party will be seized by the government so this is quite significant and to a certain degree it does fulfill the demand of the people who have been existing for the past few months demanding a change in government demanding you think is to take the place of those who have been running for the past 30 years Prime Minister issued a statement or via twitter saying that this is not an act of who claims that this is something that is in the flux the will of the people who have been out on the streets for months but theyre also very cautious about responsible those who have been loyal to the family bought it for the possibility of those people are quite worried the government specifically is quite worried about the reaction of those who are loyal to the only lets not forget that they have been in power for the boss that he is so you have the. Around in every single Governmental Institution including minutes ran situations that we are concerned that there will be a backlash. To iraq now where Security Forces have opened fire on crowds in a Southern City as antigovernment protests worsen if these 33 people are reported dead after the protest in nasiriyah and another 11 deaths in the jeff well the army earlier dispatched commanders to the provinces with instructions to restore order and on wednesday the iranian consulate in the jeff was set on fire. Reports from baghdad. In iraq a dramatic escalation hundreds of antigovernment protesters storming the compound of the iranian consulate Late Wednesday in the Southern City of najaf setting parts of the Diplomatic Mission on fire replacing an iranian flag with their. Share of how to go when the consulate was set on fire all the right police in their job and the Security Forces started firing and as if we were burning iraq as a whole the right police fired tear gas canisters intensively and the Security Forces rangers heavily with live bullets. Protesters say iran is exerting too much power in iraq and they want their Iraqi Government to take action to limited. According to analysts its not just this attack that significant but also the symbolism of where it took place this is the city where the Ayatollah Khomeini used to live its considered to be you know the heart of the shia muslim world and iran thought that it had the population the iraqi shia population on its side in terms of its you know regional policies clearly thats not the case on the this is the 2nd time this month that an iranian consulate in a shiite majority city has been targeted by iraq the demonstrators 3 weeks ago Security Forces killed 4 demonstrators who stormed the consulate in the city of karbala both attacks feed into the wider antigovernment protest movement thats engulfed at uk since october. Hours later violence in yet another shiite majority Southern City dozens killed or wounded in nasiriyah when Security Forces opened fire with live rounds and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters. Military announced the troops would be dispatched to southern iraq to restore order. Antigovernment demonstrations have been raging in iraq since early october with protesters accusing the government of corruption and demanding a complete overhaul of the countrys political system since the unrest began at least 350. 00 people have been killed and thousands wounded. Political analysts say the only way for the government to find a solution is by pushing for reform to what was going to issue a new electorial law for the best of the people to hold early elections off to be rocky parliament dissolves itself and the government resigns but many protesters say much more needs to be done day after day the demonstrators that we speak with be they in baghdad or other cities tell us they dont feel the government is taking their demands seriously they say that no matter the risk they will continue to come out and press for the rights and opportunities they say they deserve. Woman dizzier but that dozens of yemen is a been a welcome back home from jail in saudi arabia as part of a prisoner swap the group of 129 men were flown into some International Airport on board red cross aircraft it comes during a new push to end the 5 year war mom tab has more from santa fe for the 1st time in nearly 4 years a passenger plane touching down at sunrise International Airport the 1st of 3 to arrive from the saudi capital aboard the planes 129 yemenis that the International Committee of the red cross called prisoners of war they were welcomed like heroes by large crowds into an airport building that has to empty since 2016. We are here today to receive our prisoner so far who are coming from the odyssey countries who are detained. Time and we would like to convey to the road to our suffering stock to people here in yemen suffering a lot because they can not travel because of the discrimination of the countries order not to allow the people to travel a lot of people are sick here. But for this woman there was only disappointment has a son was not among the retired names as he admitted i hope i see my son in the next prisoner swap over you never know who is being released and who is not they are all our sons. Men went on. The who thieves on the saudi that qualify the United Nations brokered deal in stockholm last december but it has yet to be implemented both sides should have released 17000 prisoners or who are these have so far who at least 600 this group from saudi arabia was released as a sign of goodwill. The un has not played its role well it should have put more pressure on starcom agreement signatories to fill their pledges we hope more serious action will be taken by this important world body. Many of the returning prisoners told us. That they have been detained for over a year and a half and had been tortured. With their arrival these prisoners many hold this will be stripped through as Building Trust between warring parties and put them on path to peace after 5 years of fighting. Al jazeera from sun our International Airport. To come here now to syria including after calling nato brain dead the french president comes face to face with secretarygeneral. Fears of an escalation on the Korean Peninsula as the north museum is testing missiles and sport police in london stop frankfurt fans from getting into assholes emirates stadium at the Europa League game details coming. Back to us in hong kong are calling on World Leaders to follow the u. S. After President Trump signed a bill backing prodemocracy protesters the law allows the u. S. To sanction chinese and hong kong officials guilty of human rights abuses beijing is accused Trumps Administration of sinister intentions and has vowed to respond so it has more. In Central Hong Kong i gather to say thank you to the United StatesPresident Donald Trump signed into law the hong kong human rights and democracy act on wednesday the prodemocracy protesters embraced it as a sign of support i think. Given the special. How do you see that the baby economic. Situation on the front part. China actually yeah. I think it was affecting. The whole situation im very nice to be a part of hong kong and stay standing here. Im not saying the word celebrate but to to. To share one delightful moment of being here yes for this reason of course that thank you mr speaker i thank the legislation had really broad bipartisan support in both the u. S. Senate and the house of representatives and for the people of hong kong it allows the u. S. To introduce economic sanctions against hong kong and withdraw the city special trade status if it believes the government is failing to protect democracy and human rights prodemocracy activist joshua wall held the legislation as a victory for the protest movement which is paralyzed parts of the city since june it just encourage World Leaders around the world and politicians aware that its time for them to the hong kong but the Hong Kong Government rejected the legislation accusing us of interfering in the citys internal affairs and sending the wrong message to violent protesters critics included the citys former chief executive after all these years interest me as to why people in the west are going to happen. Opening the mobs of the countries as if they had done better dealing with their own domestic problems china echoed that message describing it unnecessary and more into it and some of the u. S. Ambassador in beijing jungle Hong Kong ChinasHong Kong Hong kong affairs are purely chinas internal affairs no Foreign OrganizationForeign Government and foreign individual has the right to interfere which ongoing the us legislation comes less than a week got to blow Democracy Party secured a landslide victory in the citys District Council elections that too has been a morale boost for these protestors but so far the government is showing no signs of compromise in meeting these demands for political reform sarah clarke how does iran contra. North korea says it successfully tested super large multiple rocket launches earlier south korea said it tracked what appeared to be 2 missiles fired into the east sea it comes days after the north ordered artillery drills near the disputed marit