The taliban has condemned a decision by President Trump to cancel secret afghan peace talks at camp david, warning that america has the most to lose. Its a sudden halt after nine rounds of talks to try to end nearly 20 years of war in afghanistan. Our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet reports from kabul. A busy kabul junction. The attack said to have changed President Trumps mind. A young us soldier died here, a romanian, ten afghans, aged ten to 70. The president vented his fury on twitter. There is not a day without violence. Taliban struck this kabul neighbourhood last week, the very day last week the us said it had reached a deal in principle with the taliban to start bringing its troops home. Theyve been negotiating for nearly a year in the gulf state of qatar, and the taliban almost hit the diplomatic jackpot a trip to camp david to talk to President Trump, his classic high stakes summitry. But now, its off. A taliban spokesman sent us their response. A few days ago, the Peace Agreement was concluded with the us negotiation team, and it was initialled by heads of both negotiation teams. The tweets by President Donald Trump is astonishing, and i think it harms his reputation. A Peace Process that may have consequences. The Afghan Government the taliban still refuses to meet welcomed the move. I think it was the right move at the right time, and a genuine reflection of the concerns that not only the Afghan People but many in dc raised, of the threats, of the consequences of any deal that could be harmful to all of us. Was it this one terrible attack in kabul which provoked President Trumps dramatic move, or was it the rising chorus of anger and anxiety in kabul and in washington over peace talks which only seem to bring more war . Americas longest war has lasted 18 years, launched to topple the taliban, doing battle as they rebounded with growing strength. All sides are fighting hard now, their casualties mounting. Many fear taliban at the table dont speak for fighters on the ground. Until they put down their guns, their commitment to peace wont be clear. Lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. So why did donald trump cancel the meeting with the taliban . Murid partaw is the former Afghan National representative to us centcom, now at the school of global studies at the university of south florida. Well, the cancelled camp david talks appear to have been an effort by President Trump to bring the taliban leadership and the afghan president together, since the taliban has been not accepting to talk with the elected government of afghanistan. This so this was a pretty momentous occasion, had that occurred, without any doubt, because that would have brought the taliban negotiators, as i mentioned, with the afghan president , or perhaps afghan chief executive, the Political Leadership of the unity government, and that would have paved the road for an intra Afghan Dialogue in the future. Yes, you say it would have been a momentous occasion. It would have obviously brought a lot of hope to people in afghanistan, who have obviously been enduring bombings on an almost daily basis from the taliban. What does this decision mean now for afghanistan . Unfortunately this decision now means that the election is going to be happening, as it is scheduled, on 28 september, and that the violence will continue to rage across afghanistan, because as it was reported in your report, the taliban have said that we will continue our fighting, and it will be the americans who will suffer. For afghanistan, it will mean that the violence will continue to rage across the provinces well, the violence never ended, but it will continue to rage, unfortunately. Yes, you say obviously that the violence has continued, and it really has, even during these talks. Even when there was a Draft Agreement in place, the taliban were still carrying out these bombings. Do you think there was ever really a chance of a peace deal . I think the decision to call off this Peace Agreement was definitely bigger than that. There were internal political constraints that President Trump faced at home, here in washington. There was a lot of scepticism over the deal, and there were also other voices, like a few days ago, former government officials voiced their scepticism over this deal. It was wider than that. It was something that, although the us kept asking the taliban to renounce violence and to agree on a ceasefire, at least for the period of this negotiation, but the taliban did not accept those dialogues, and continued on theirfight. And it had an impact on cancelling, but it was not the major factor in calling off this Peace Agreement. Lets get some of the days other news. Around 1600 flights, scheduled to depart the uk on monday and tuesday, have been cancelled because of a strike by British Airways pilots. Passengers have been offered refunds or alternative bookings. The strike is expected to cost the airline around a0 million a day. The world could be free of malaria one of the oldest and deadliest diseases to affect humanity within a generation, according to a major report in the lancet medicaljournal. The devastation caused by Hurrican Dorian has left the bahamas looking like theyve had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, according to the head of a Us Aid Agency. A huge relief operation is now under way but theres growing anger that not enough is being done. At least 43 people are confirmed dead but that figure is expected to rise significa ntly. The bbcs Gareth Barlow reports. This is the devastation wrought by hurricane dorian. The mud, a shantytown built over decades. It took the storm just hours to rip it to shreds. Across the archipelago, 70,000 people are said to be in urgent need of food and water, the basics of life, a week after dorian hit. There are parts of abaco and the bahamas that dont show a great deal of damage, and then there are clusters of communities that are devastated, almost as though Nuclear Bombs were dropped upon them. Aboard this caribbean cruise ship, they are making sandwiches as fast as they can, all part of a massive effort to get supplies to those who bore the brunt of the storm. In some areas, virtually every building has been damaged, if not destroyed. 0ne family there told us they had lost everything. Went back the day, the morning after the storm, and the waterjust would appear that it went over our roof. The whole house, the interior is gone. Its just completely gone. I lost everything my childrens clothes, everything. I mean, everything. Its only a shell of a building. The building is standing, but everything is gone. Others are scrambling to escape as conditions deteriorate. Some have already been evacuated to the capital, nassau, leaving behind an island without water and electricity, where the stench of death is filling the air. Hundreds and possibly thousands are still missing. When i see that the people who used to live here or were here before me, and they call me and they tell me everything is back in order, then ill be back. But prior to that and theyre saying itll be 7 10 years, ill be back. And that is how long it will take to rebuild this once scenic part of the caribbean. Dorian brought the sea to the land and the land to the sea, its nearly two day rampage the worst hurricane people here can remember. Having weakened since then, dorian has now reached canada, bringing heavy rain to nova scotia. From there, it is due to head out to sea, to the relief of those unlucky enough to have found themselves caught up in its destructive path. Jenelle eli is with the International Federation of red cross and red crescent societies, and she joins us now from nassau. Have you ever experienced destruction might this before . have never seen anything like this in my life. I was in Marsh Harbour today and there were some parts of it today that were just completely flattened to buildings that were twisted in ways i had never seen or did it this is seriously a heartbreaking situation for the people who experienced this. I met a lot of people who are obviously going through a really devastating time and they are relieved they were able to make it out of time, make it out alive with their families and seeing that, i understand. And can you describe the focus of the relief effo rts you describe the focus of the relief efforts that the red cross are involved in . Right now the relief effo rts involved in . Right now the relief efforts are a team effort so it is humanitarian agencies from red cross through to many other agencies doing work right now. At the red cross, aid has arrived in the form of Emergency Shelter kits, Water Purification items, hygiene items. Jerry cans for carrying clean water. Yesterday in marsh harbor there were lots of people waiting to be evacuated. Today there were so many people who are already off the island. They are staying with family members in nassau or in the us. This isa members in nassau or in the us. This is a constantly evolving situation. Today in nassau, the bahamas red cross received lots of people who just did not have anything. They we re just did not have anything. They were handing out things like hygiene items and food parcels. And there are evacuation centres run by the government in nassau as well where the red cross is distributing aid and also taking in people s details, taking in whether people have been able to connect with their family members did it as one service we are glad to be offering in the coming days and weeks, just being able to figure out who needs to connect with a loved one, who does not have any information and get that to them. You speak about thousands of people fleeing to nassau. Can the city cope . It is the capital of the country but is there enough aid and relief therefore all these people . Right now it is early in this situation. I have heard many people are staying with family members and one man i met yesterday lost his entire home, he did not even have shoes on but he told me that he has sisters in nassau and he knows they will take him in and take ca re of knows they will take him in and take care of him. I think many people just dont know what the next step is. That is the hard part in a disaster. Without the house and their livelihood and the under certainty is taking a emotional toll. So it will be a long road ahead for people and the red cross is here in the bahamas and the International Federation of the red cross as well. Here to help people. As you say, it is a constantly evolving situation. Is all we have time for now but you very much. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come 0ur thrill seeking security correspondent Frank Gardner swaps his wheelchair for a wetsuit and waterski George W Bush freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible. Bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. We say to you today in a loud and a clear voice enough of blood and tears. Enough translation the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. Its an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. Iam free this is bbc news. The latest headlines the taliban says the us has the most to lose after President Trump pulled out of peace talks aimed at ending the afghan war. British government ministers have dismissed the accusation of a former senior colleague that too little effort is going into securing a new Brexit Agreement with the european union. Amber rudd, who resigned from the cabinet last night, said today that the vast majority of brexit focused work was going towards no deal and that there were no formal negotiations with brussels. 0ur Political CorrespondentJonathan Blake reports. Out of government and free to speak her mind, amber rudd walked away from the cabinet no longer convinced that getting a brexit deal was the Prime Ministers priority. This morning i am joined by the now former work and pensions secretary, amber rudd. She explained she could see little evidence of efforts to Reach Agreement with the eu. There is this huge machine preparing for no deal, which is fine. You might expect, in the balance between getting a deal and no deal, 50 50 in terms of work, but its not that. Its about 80 90 of government time going into preparing for no deal and the absence of actually trying to work to get a deal is what has driven 21 of my colleagues to rebel, and i need tojoin them. Throwing out these mps who voted against government was an act of political vandalism, according to amber rudd clearly, for her, a step too far. I knew i couldnt carry on in the conservative party at such a high level and see 21 of my colleagues, who are good, moderate people who also want a deal, excluded from it, and ijust needed to move and stand by them. And tonight, one cabinet minister who is staying put urged the party to forgive and forget. I hope that we can find a way back into the party for some of those who had the whip withdrawn last week, and i very much hope that we can then come together as a party to deliver brexit. Here we go. While Boris Johnsons been campaigning this week for the election he wants, 0pposition parties wont support until a no deal brexit is ruled out, talks between the uk and the eu continue in brussels. There is little sign of progress, but the government insists it does want a deal. I am absolutely clear that we are working wholeheartedly, straining every sinew, to get a deal, and the Prime Minister is personally putting in all the significant effort you would expect from a leader to get this deal done. Its as plain as ever tonight that the Prime Minister has no intention of asking for an extension to the Brexit Process if he cant reach a new deal with the eu by the summit in mid october. Tomorrow, though, the bill passed in parliament this week forcing him to do so is due to become law. The government has made it clear that although it will follow the law, it will look for a way around it. What we are going to do with that is test very carefully what it does and doesnt require. And thats not only the lawful thing to do, i think its the responsible thing to do. Despite the assurances, 0pposition parties are worried that the Prime Minister wont play by the rules. I dont trust him an inch, and i dont think anyone does. I think weve got a Prime Minister now whos saying he wont even abide by the law by the law ive never heard that before now. Were in a situation now where no one can trust, while he is in place, what could happen. At the governments country retreat of chevening in kent, the Prime Minister met his closest advisers to work out what to do next. The promise still to deliver brexit by the end of october. The unanswered question how . Around a Million People have attended an open air mass in madagascar, celebrated by pope francis on the final day of his visit there. He called for the protection of the environment and against privilege and elitism in society. 0ur religion editor Martin Bashir sent this report from madagascar. Braving blustery conditions on the outskirts of the capital, antananarivo, crowds were overflowing for an open air mass. Quoting from the gospel of luke, pope francis said christ demands respect for both people and the planet an urgent message for this part of the world. Translation this demand encourages us not to delude the gospel message, but instead, to build history in fraternity and solidarity in complete respect for the earth and its gift as opposed to any form of exportation. Across the landscape of this country, the worlds fourth largest island, 40 of its forest has disappeared in the last 60 years. The environmental danger is aggravated because 80 of madagascars plant and animal species are not found anywhere else on the planet. And it isntjust Foreign Companies who see money in hacking down madagascars trees. Conservationists say local businesses are also to blame and welcome the popes intervention. It was a very good and strong message. The Civil Society was there. Felt very encouraged and invigorated in listening to the pope. This visit has come at a moment of rapid growth for the Catholic Church in africa. The popes trip to africa was intended as a pastoral visit to encourage the growing churches here. But it quickly became political, with his condemnation of the plundering of natural resources. And for the thousands who came out to greet him, they encountered a pope who is as much a conservationist as he is a christian. Time for some sports now. Rafael nadal has won a classic us open final to bolster his claim to be the greatest mens player of all time. 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