As president has announced peace talks have resume with the Afghan Taliban the news came during a surprise visit to afghanistans air base where he met with president. And u. S. Soldiers stationed there as more. The u. S. Commander in chief celebrates thanksgiving with troops a dog room 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 if you trouble announced for 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 and 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 over a promise for peace made by 2 previous president s with the 3rd hoping his will come to fruition rosalyn jordan aljazeera washington initial as a republican strategist and political analyst she believes the taliban seen a truck presidency as an opportunity to strike a deal with us. I think the taliban understands that this president is a very unconventional president and that things in washington are not just chaotic but often able to be written rules the forms of us aside youre able to be written almost overnight and thats thats how i think expect your i dont think that they lost confidence that they can get somewhere and present chum but i think this that represents a moment frankly this this this announcement by the president of reopening hes taught. Me and i think that there are people who are part of a republican savvy class here in washington and theyre pretty angry because they were pretty angry when it was announced as the president when its you break the taliban over again david so there are people here were going to be critical of the president matter what and the taliban sort of sees us as a window of entry and theyre also going to operate the same rules that our president is lets just put anything out there and see what sticks i think you know all that sort of sense from the fact that this president has been genuinely interested in our military operation since before he even launched his campaign and throughout his campaign he took office we see but he doesnt care to want to understand how certain things are really done and he said just want to criticize your Previous Administration says that in the street he was able to get anything done so leave it to a guy like me who the business deal maker and let me try to get something done i think thats exactly what hes operating with right now is a sense that people who were blessed him because he comes from another sector and could perhaps bring that expertise to deal making. Sudans government has approved a law to dismantle the regime of former president Omar Al Bashir the countrys Prime Minister says the decision was not an act of revenge but and it preserving the dignity of the sudanese people and the law was passed in a joint meeting of Sudans Sovereign Council and cabinet a share was removed from office in april after months of antigovernment protests to morgan as a latest from khartoum. Theres the creech basically embodies the demands of the sudanese people sense december last year when they took to the streets demanding a change in government demanding that former president i wouldnt be here as parts each be removed from power now that is something that we have seen repeatedly over the past few months specifically 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 followers who are often in power now asked for this decree members of the former ruling party 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 protesting for the past few months demanding a change in government demanding new figures to take the place of those who have been running for the past 30 years the Prime Minister issued a statement or via twitter saying that this is not an act of revenge that this is something that was reflects the will of the people who have been out on the streets for months but theyre also very cautious about the response of those who have been loyal to the former ruling party for the past 30 years people are quite worried the government specifically is quite worried about the reaction of those who are loyal to the formerly party lets not forget that they have been in power for the past 30 years so you have the the around in every single Governmental Institution including military institutions that we are concerned that there will be a backlash. Security forces have opened fire on crowds in a Southern City as antigovernment protests worsen at least 33. 00 people are reported dead after the protests in syria and another 11 deaths and in shot off the army earlier dispatched commanders to the provinces with instructions to restore order on wednesday the iranian consulate and fire bombing 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 the issue 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 as if we were burning iraq as a whole the riot police fired tear gas canisters intensively on the Security Forces ranges heavily with live bullets of protesters say iran is exerting too much power in iraq and they want their 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 iraq 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 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 issue a new electorial roll for the best of the people to hold early elections off to be rocky polman 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. But that doesnt have to many as have been welcomed back home from jail in saudi arabia as part of a prisoner swap the group of 129 men were flown in to sanas International Airport on board red cross aircraft it comes during a new push to end a 5 year war as more from santa for the 1st time in nearly 4 years a passenger plane touching down at Sunrise International port 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. Heroes by large crowds into an airport building that has to empty since 2016. We are here today to receive our prisoners so far who are coming from the countries where detained. Us time and we would like to convey to the road to our suffering starts to people here in yemen suffering a lot because they cannot 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 son was not among the retired nice as he admitted that 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. Even when time with. The houthi is on the solidly qualified side a United Nations brokered deal in stockholm last december but it has yet to be implemented both sides who have released 17000 prisoners or who are the who are these have so far who are least 600 this group from saudi arabia was released as a sign of good will of god i laid out. The un has not played its role well it should have put more pressure on stalking agreement signatories to fill their pledges we hope more serious action will be taken by this important world body up many of the returning prisoners told. That they have been detained for over a year and a half and had been tortured. With the arrival of these prisoners many hold this will be stripped to her as Building Trust between warring parties and put them on path to peace after 5 years of flyting. Bob. From sun our International Airports. And activists around the world are abandoning school on friday to protest Climate Change students in australia have already gathered as part of the 4th Global Climate strike or demonstrations are expected to take place in canada chile and yet the rallies come ahead of the uns Climate Change conference in madrid that is next week. Still ahead on aljazeera why has a young new president take a closer look at if he can deliver on his election promises and your experience Agency Unveils plans to discover new secrets about the red planet. Hello there my goodness what a very unpleasant picture it has been weather wise across much of the United States for the last couple of days its not been too bad into the southeast in the way the bulk of the weather in terms of snow has been out towards the west some pretty strong winds as well this is actually interstate 5 its the the road that takes you right in Northern California into oregon and just look at this a major interstate just completely blocked people up to 17 hours in some very very deep snow as to what comes next well as we go through friday it does care away from that so clearing through much of oregon washington down into Northern California but a massive snow out across the west rain of course further to the south its not about day friday either really through much of the southeast right the way up into new york 7 degrees celsius but then as we head to saturday that system in the southwest that pushes way up into the plains the upper midwest and look at this another system just waiting in the wings that so by sunday it doesnt look too good to we could also and south of the house and thunderstorms down into texas is much milder there and the rain could be heavy at times maybe some scattered showers stream eastern sections of the caribbean the bulk of the rain as usual further to the south coast rica and also into panama city the story on suffered a bit sunny skies of mexico city. As flames engulfed me on this and the world watched in horror but behind the smoke screen a marquee will does devouring the forest and its inhabitants the killing to the person always standing up im defending the force back elian sends a message to everybody in the community fold lines meet those on the front line of defending their environment and asks who stoking the flames in both scenarios Brazil Amazon burning on aljazeera. Rushing out there lets recap the top stories right now says the u. S. Has resume talks with the Afghan Taliban announcement came as the u. S. President made a surprise visit to afghanistan where he met with president ostroff ghani. Sudans government has approved a law to dismantle the regime of former president Omar Al Bashir the countrys Prime Minister says the decision was not an act of revenge but aimed at reserving the dignity of the sudanese people. Iraqi Security Forces have killed at least 33. 00 protesters in the city of nasiriyah as antigovernment demonstrations worsen the army earlier dispatched troops to the provinces with instructions to restore order. A poll has emerged as the winner after the 2nd round of voting in europe was a president ial election the conservative edged out his rivals by promising to turn a rally a slowing economy and tackle the countrys rising crime rate its possible reports. Hes the youngest president in your wise history at 46. 1 the 2nd round of the president ial race in this tiny south american nation. Even though the elections took place last sunday the results have only just been confirmed in what was a tight race between paul and then. A 62 year old engineer from the center left party brought front. Porch or say it was time for a change. A change is needed for all your requirements we cannot continue to be like we were unfortunately really this changes for all europe why happy happy release this. For 15 years the Broad Front Party with figures such as former guerilla turned president hossein was implemented a series of liberal policies like legalizing marijuana and abortion was but a slowdown in the economy and rising crime is what allowed a conservative party to return to power. Even though the new might have been a spare in most votes in the 1st round in october in the days that follow confirmed an alliance with other right wing parties that helped him gain victory how much i believe we are very satisfied with the work there we did all those months and for the support we received from across the country and the people from all Political Parties that make up this multicolored agreement. Comes from a political family his father is a former president. And his mother was a senator or. Even though many countries in latin america are in turmoil why has been considered a country of stability in recent years the main challenge will be to gain at consensus after such a tight victory to ensure that stability continues. A key witness in the us impeachment inquiry into president all trump has been accused of Sexual Misconduct 3 women have made allegations against gordon song hes the u. S. Envoy to the European Union someone has called the accusations concocted as testimony linked president trumps decision to withhold aid from ukraine with investigations into his political rivals and personal lawyer has been accused of pursuing lucrative business deals with ukraine officials while pushing the president s agenda youre going to get as many as a morning Rudy Giuliani explore deals worth hundreds of thousands of dollars thats why he pressure of ukraine to dig up information on democratic president ial contender joe biden solely on he says he never accepted a penny. Former maldives president abdullah a maine has been handed a 5 Year Prison Sentence for Money Laundering the court really a main had taken 1000000. 00 in state money collected for land fees is also been ordered to pay a 5000000. 00 fine the president s are 5 years until a surprised if the last year it follows an aljazeera investigation which expose corruption within the multiuse government. Guinea and court has agreed to temporarily release a group of opposition leaders from jail arrested 1st asian protest