Prisoners. Well have the winner of the 2022 Winter Olympics bid will be announced on friday. Were in both of the cities later in the show. The Afghan Taliban has confirmed to al jazeera that its spiritual leader mullah omar is dead, it has also announced his replacement, akhtar mansoor. Well have the latest from kabul in a couple of minutes. Reporter mullah omar was the spiritual leader and military commander of the taliban. Only a few photographs of him exist. The fbi offered millions of dollars for information on his whereabouts. That remains a mystery in the final years of his life. Communications from him came through the talibans website, usually on holidays or anniversaries. It was never clear if they were really his words. As a young man he was a fighter, battling the soviet armys occupation of afghanistan during the 80s. His confident described to he became the self proclaimed emir of afghanistan. When the taliban was arising the need to have a leader eventually the taliban chose him because he had 30 people and he had some weapons to use. The second reason he was a famous [ inaudible ] person. Reporter his 30 fighters become thousands. The taliban took over afghanistan in 1996. Under omars command, the taliban established security and order in a country ravaged by chaos and violence. Stability came at a cost. The taliban strict interpretation of islam meant harsh punishment was meted out towards the people as he worked toward implementing his verse of a sharia based society. He allowed Osama Bin Laden a refuge and freedom to operate in afghanistan. It was a close relationship. Bin ladens son married omars daughter. The september 11th attacks in the u. S. For which alqaeda claimed responsibility shifted american attention firmly on to afghanistan. The u. S. Demanded the taliban give up bin laden, omar refused in october 2001 a coalition launched a fullscale war with the aim of destroying alqaeda. They quickly drove the taliban from power, but failed to capture omar. After four quiet years still in hiding omar directed an increasingly violent war against the newly appointed development of karzai then his successor. Roadside bombings became their hallmarks. The taliban made areas of afghanistan virtually impossible to govern. In cent years there has been political overtures, giving representatives a Political Office in qatar, and after years of saying they would never negotiate with what they called a puppet government taliban representatives sat down with Afghan Government officials. Omar was nowhere to be seen, but an online message suggested support. There has been reports that he was dead but now the taliban has a new leader,. The new leader has been an active and Senior Member for some years. He served as minister of Civil Aviation in the taliban regime until 2001. Recently he has been asserting his position by writing an open letter to isil leader. He told him to back off from afghanistan. Jennifer glass is live in kabul. Jennifer what will be a new leader mean for the taliban . Well shiulie, thats a very good question. If you listen to the Afghanistan Government this new leader is actually the old leader, because the government believes that omar has been dead for more than two years. There have been a lot of changes over the last couple of years in the taliban, most notably the fact they have moved more towards the political sphere. So its unclear what kind of changes the new leader will have if any. We are seeing though shiulie, lots of fighting around afghanistan in the north. The taliban taking dozens of villages and yesterday, taking in hellmann province so very fierce fighting. So even as they make a move towards the political sphere they still continue very very heavy fighting and how much this change in leadership now endorsed by the taliban spokesman, saying that omar is dead and there is a new leader how much that will change on the ground is uncertain. Yeah although there were peace talks that were due to begin shortly, brokered by pakistan they have now been canceled. Where what is going to happen with any kind of Peace Process with the Afghan Government . Reporter well afghan Officials Say they are still opt misic that they will go forward at some point. They were delayed with the announcement of the death of mullah omar but we understand the first round there were representatives of mansoor at that first round of peace talks, people close to him, so i think afghan officials are optimistic that a next round will go ahead at some later date. The taliban have declared three days of mourning now that they have admitted that he is dead. But afghan officials are hoping anticipating that these peace talks will go forward, and we know that members of the Peace Council are hoping whoever represents the taliban in those peace talks will have a brood representation of the taliban. Also the fighters on the ground that have been fighting so fiercely this fighting season in afghanistan. Jennifer thank you. Jennifer glass in kabul there. The taliban were in power in afghanistan until 2001. Neave barker reports on the rise and fall of the taliban. Reporter a conservative Movement Born in rural afghanistan, the word taliban means religious student. In the power struggle that followed the soviet withdrawal from afghanistan in the 1980s, they became the foot soldiers in a war that would lead to the creation of a new pure tancall state. Among them a young Osama Bin Laden. They wanted to rid afghanistan of corrupt war lords, vying for power, and to restore security, a message greeted with optimism at first but in reality meant strict laws. Music and television were banned and girl schools closed. Violent punishments and executions were a regular occurrence and afghanistan ancient buddhist past was erased. By the late 1990s, the taliban controlled almost the whole country. But the 9 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 lead to u. S. Air strikes against alqaeda and the taliban who had given sanctuary to the airline hijackers. As taliban fight rs were pushed into the mountains, the regime quickly collapsed. In cent years as the u. S. Lead war continued key taliban leaders have been killed. And there are reports that the group has fractured. But their presence in neighboring pakistan has grown, such as here in the port city of core raw inch. The death of omar is being seen as a blow to their organization but the naming of ta new leader ensures their network of influence remains. Lets speak to a pakistani diplomat and now professor at the department of islamic studies at the american university. Good to have you with us. We know that omars death has been reported several times, but it has now finally been confirmed. What do you make of the timing of all of this . I find the timing curious to say the least. It was announced on the eve of this second round of these crucial peace talks where for the first time the taliban were included around the table with the United States and china were all participants, and there was some hope of a break through where peace would finally come to the region. I found the announcement very curious. Now whether the Peace Process can once again get together to begin the process, im not very sure but i i hope that happens, because if it doesnt, in a sense were back to square one, and we are back to a time of uncertainty and violence. They have a new leader of course akhtar mansoor. Do we know if he backs the peace talks . As i understand it [ inaudible ] were represented by the taliban. The taliban represented main stream taliban, the main stream movement. At the same time there were other elements that were kept out of this Peace Process, because its such a delicate and sensitive issue, that had it become public there would have been a debate. There is no unified command. And now that the announcement is formal that he is no longer with the taliban, the vacuum will make ensure the fact there will be a scramble for leadership conflict within the taliban, the society has always been very fractious in terms of leadership. You may recall the incident when the king of afghanistan in the 19th century escaped kabul, arrived in a british settlement and said i would rather be a grass cutter in the british camp than the king of afghanistan. So its a bit like that for the leaders of the Taliban Movement and anyone filling the shoes of omar is going to find it a very, very difficult exercise. We know isil has tried to get the taliban to join with it, in its fight. Is that a possibility, do you think . I think in a very brood sense these are common enemies, but in fact theres very little practical advantage for either. If people imagine as some commentators do that isil are hardened fighters. They are support the taliban and teach them to fight, they dont know the history of afghanistan. The fighters in the hills and valleys are the best fighters in the world. They have seen [ inaudible ] many great thousand in the past couple of centuries. So theres very little beside they dont speak arabic and they would be like fish out of water in these areas. Thank you very much for your thoughts there. Now Israels Parliament has legalized the forcefeeding of prisoners on Hunger Strike. The bill was passed with this majority of just six votes. Israels medical Association Condemns the move. It considers force feeding a form of tollture torture. Translator israel is gen continuing with crime against palestinian prisoners. It is threatening the prisoners lives and this is even against the ethics of the medical procession. Even the Doctors Association in israel called on their doctors not to deal with it. Stephanie decker has more from west jerusalem. This hugely controversial bill is now law, and what it means is that security prisoners these are prisoners that israel has convicted or suspects of what it calls terrorismrelated charges. Also the bill allows for a certain amount of force to be used by jailers if the prisoners refuse to be force fed. It has to be said most on Hunger Strike are in administrative detention. That means they are being held without charge and that is renewable under a military court. Most of the cases we have seen of Hunger Strikes are those that havent been charged. And opposition members said to solve this rather than force feeding hungerstriking prisoners, either charge them or release them. And a huge backlash from israels medical community. They say this amounts to torture. It goes against their beliefs, and they are urging doctors not to do it. One doctor actually equated it to rape. We put this to one of the men involved in drafting the bill. He said this is about medical help. We dont want these prisoners to die. But if you look at the numbers on the ground no prisoner has ever died from a Hunger Strike but there have been cases where prisoners have died because they were force fed. The World Medical association has called forced feeding of Hunger Strikers inhumane and unethical. It says that the autonomy of the person should be respected. It is done by putting a feeding tube down a persons nostril or mouth and can be very painful, can lead to bleeding and could spread diseases. In the early 1900s in the u. K. Force feeding was used on female protesters. The practice was used again against the irish republicans. And by the United States in Guantanamo Bay prison. Al jazeera spoke to a former palestinian prisoner who went on Hunger Strike in israels prison in 1980. He was protesting about jail conditions and here is how he describes his experience with force feeding. Translator they tied me down and brought a tube shoved it down by nose and pushed. I felt my head exploding. Our stomachs were empty. It hurt. Then they did it again. The spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross Joins now live via skype. Your organization of course one of those that vehemently opposed this bill as it was going through. What do you make of the fact that it is now passed into law . Our position has always been clear since Hunger Strikes started in 2011 here but also internationally, it is always to oppose force feeding. Our position is in line with the World Medical associations physicians on this. It is against medical ethics, and ethics, and [ technical difficulties ] this video is said to show fighters entering syria after receiving training in turkey. Kuwait says it has uncovered a network of isil members who fought in iraq and syria. State media is reporting five are cuekuwaitis. The Iraqi Government is denying allegations that it tortures prisoners. Officials are being questioned by a u. N. Committee, investigating suspected human rights abuses in its jails. Imran khan has this report. The iraqis are facing very tough questions. They have denied the charges of torture in a Statement Issued to al jazeera, they said we do not torture people and there is no evidence provided to contradict that. However, there is a legal problem when it comes to the iraqi constitution. Torture isnt clearly defined. Some would say this has been a deliberate measure by previous governments to allow them to get away with torturing iraqi prisoners. Theres plenty of publicly Available Evidence on this. Over the last ten years we have seen reports from Amnesty International and other groups about these secret prisons. Theres been plenty of testimony from people who have been inside the secret prisons, alleging they have been tortured. When abadi took power, he said he was going to clean house. We havent seen a huge amount of that cleaning house going on particularly when it comes to the ministry of justice. The iraqis as i said have denied all of that but various human Rights Groups have pout evidence to suggest that those torture techniques are still being used. Malaysia says part of a planes wing is very likely from a boeing 777. It is said the debris will be sent to a french city to find out if it belongs to mh370. Reporter on a tony island in the indian ocean this piece of what looks like a plane is getting a lot of attention. Translator we saw the plane. And as we were looking at it i told myself its debris. Reporter aviation experts believes it could be part of mh370. It matched only one plane. It matched the platform in the rear of the wing. Everybody says it fits to the boeing 777. And of course which plane is missing in this area . Reporter for hours after the plane disappeared this flight board just said it was delayed and as distraught family members gathered in malaysia and china, what happened to mh370 became one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history. The 777 went missing with 239 people on march 8th last year. The plane lost all contact over the gulf of thailand around 40 minutes after takeoff. A massive search focused on two possible corridors to the north and south. But no trace of the plane was found. They concentrated off the coast of western australia. Whatever wreckage found need to be further verified before we can further confirm whether it belongs to mh370. Reporter analysis of satellite data showed the plane continued to fly for more than six hours after contact was lost. And it entered the sea in the indian ocean near a deep trench. Its hurricane type of weather down there, and many times wreckage can get dislodged. These are floating devices which can surface themselves and be drifted off thousands and thousands of miles away. Reporter australia says the search will continue and if the find if confirmed would prove the plane is somewhere to be found in the depth of the ocean. But for family and friends, the nervous wait for answers continues. The man convicted for financing indias deadliest bomb attack has been hanged. He was executed hours after his final mercy plea was rejected by the supreme court. A series of coordinated blasts in mumbai killed 257 people and injured more than 700 others. Reporter this body is returned to mumbai his home city that he helped bomb in 1993. He was executed 840 mill only kilometers away after last minute pleas to save his life were unsuccessful the president rejected a mercy request. Translator this matter was discussed in the court in the countrys highest court has given its decision. Action was taken accordingly. So we should all be united on the issue. Reporter in march 1993 a dozen explosions in mumbai killed 257 people and injured hundreds of others. More than 20 years later his execution represents justices for victims. Translator he look the lives of so many people that there is no sympathy towards him now. I think we are very late but it is good the government is doing something. Reporter police are guarding the family home and security has been increased across mumbai. 100 people were convicted of their involvement in the attacks, 11 people including this man, was sentenced to death. He is the first to be executed but those accused of playing a more direct role in the attack are still at large. He is the third person convicted of crimes against the nation to be executed in the last four years. His case has renewed debate about Capital Punishment in india. This man from the daelt penalty Research Project works with people on death row. He worked on his case and says that in india, people from poor and minority communities are usually the ones sentenced to death. I think this case shows the problem with the Death Penalty as answering