Will likely soon be tested. And. For more on the story we can speak now with Marya Suffolk shes an international Relations Advisor and an expert on afghanistan welcome to g. W. What do you think that withdrawal of international forces will mean for afghans well for afghanistan the withdrawal will mean the complete responsibility of all security measures on the shoulders of the afghan national security forces who are already stretched very thin let us not forget that in 2001 when the international community entered afghanistan they were fighting one terrorist group now theyre reportedly over 22. 00 a terrorist organization with both regionally nationally and internationally operating in afghanistan and thats going to be quite a challenge. Afghanistans president has said the Countrys Military is fully capable of providing security do you believe that i think that the afghan national security forces are capable unit however they continue be continued to be limited due to lack of resources due to lack of Weaponry And Support particularly Air Support so while they are capable of fighting. And the rate of terrorist organizations operating in afghanistan in addition to the. Border between afghanistan and pakistan and have not addressed the issue of taliban sanctuaries in pakistan means that while youre fighting an enemy within afghanistan they are continuously being replenished on the other side and so regional diplomacy has not been very successful in the last 20 years and therefore doesnt create a conducive environment for the afghan national security forces who remain very optimistic more and i want to ask you what this means for afghan citizens in particular women we know that theyve made important strides of the last 20 years weve seen enrollment in education explode more women in the workforce more access to Health Care what will happen to these gains that have been made. Well having the drawl of u. S. Troops without any conditions whatsoever is very dangerous and it risks the possibility of of having that strong leverage to ensure that the taliban come to the table that they remain on the table and that they remain committed to their promises but also it takes away a key leverage that international community had which was to ensure that the taliban would continue to. Would continue to respect the afghan constitution or a but have revisions in the constitutions that still uphold womens rights and a fundamental rights of all people of afghanistan now the women of afghanistan and civil society actors very recently and the national Peace Gathering that brought over 1300. 00 civil society actors together articulated that their continued foreign presence in afghanistan was not the will of the afghan people but what they did demand was that when withdrawal was taking place that it be condition based that it would be done responsibly and and that it would be done in a very structured manner to ensure that the talks continue and they continue in a manner that can bring about a sustainable Peace One that reflects the aspirations of the people of afghanistan and with this sudden announcement of a troll it puts all of that at risk and these sentiments are echoed by many in the United States as well well have to leave it there maryam sassy and international Relations Advisor an expert on afghanistan thank you so much for joining us here and you debbie. Among the nato troops who will leave afghanistan by september are more than 1000 german Soldiers Germany provides the 2nd highest number of troops on the ground after the u. S. They offer Training And Support to the afghan forces earlier this Year Germany agreed to extend its military deployment because of the worsening Security Situation but when the u. S. Led forces pull out so well the german contingent. And we can talk more about that with thomas on hes the State Secretary in the german Defense Ministry and a member of parliament for chancellor merkels conservative Bloc Mrs Abel hunt thank you very much for joining us here on the w. Is now really the right time to pull out of afghanistan. You always served we were in afghanistan together and we will go out together so we have been in some consultation in recent weeks and so we were not surprised about this decision taken by the need to come so we are well prepared for this withdrawal and for the redeployment of our troops youve also always said that it wasnt about dates or timetables but about the situation on the ground and we just heard that the situation isnt good the Security Situation the taliban is resurgent there are real concerns about what might happen to womens rights that have been won over the last 20 years so what support can germany offer that going forward. Well 1st of all of the core military goal to deploy troops of ganesan was to avoid future threats for us from afghan soil this core military goal has been accomplished but the political goes beyond this military perspective of course have not been fully achieved and its remains of the question of for the political leaders for all actors in afghanistan how to find to reconsideration to a peaceful development to new elections and to stabilization in this society which is suffering for 4 decades already from civil war german forces have been offering Training And Support to afghan security forces as was sad do you think that afghan security forces are now in the position that theyre well trained enough to provide security for the afghan people. Well they are much better trained than before and our approach has been in full line with all our nato partners sue we did a brilliant job i think our soldiers deployed to afghanistan are engaged until the end of april this mandate yes it will be close and finish but we accomplished what we had to do from our military standpoint and of course. The threats remain in the civil society and in this. Dualism between illegitimate government of afghanistan and the taliban forces who are still set on by allowance and this ground for violence and civil war in afghanistan has to be has to end has to lead to a political process of Reconciliation Civilization and i think this announcement to end the presence of the international troops should give new Motivation And Pete to the Negotiation Process is ongoing in afghanistan this is a behind you just said it yourself that the rats remain and we have heard from afghans who say theyre extremely concerned about what might happen in the country after troops withdraw we did not be better to put some sort of conditions upon this withdrawal to give the taliban for example some incentive to take part in peace talks or not to start violence once again. I think its true. The taliban forces. Will have to. Be in close contact to the international community they are in no way capable to finance their government and visions and to finance their forces so this society in afghanistan as a whole will depend on support from the international community and this has some preconditions so when it comes to the redeployment of troops its now time based and no longer condition based but when it comes to the future development of ghanas turn some more conditions have been have to be met. In order to ensure additional international support and this should be the momentum for the political actors in afghanistan in particular for the taliban to come to the table thomas everhart State Secretary in the german Defense Ministry thank you very much for joining us here and. Lets take a look at some other headlines now germany and the u. S. Are backing calls for russia to halt its troop build up along the border with ukraine kiev says moscow has sent thousands of soldiers to the frontier there are fears that the 7 Year Conflict between Russia And Ukraine could flare up again. The editors of a russian Student Magazine that covered nationwide protests supporting jailed Opposition Leader Election of only have been charged with incitement the charges stem from a video documenting intimidation and threats against students the editors could face 3 years in prison. And germanys highest court has ruled that a 5 Year Rent kept here in the Capital Berlin is unlawful that decision is a blow to millions of tenants the upper limit was a Flagship Policy of the citys left leaning administration many residents now face having to pay back rent rebate. Well not just india thats struggling to get the pandemic under control here in germany new cases have risen to a 3 month high just under 30000 new infections have been registered in the last day almost 300 people have died taking the total number of deaths in germany to almost 80000. 00 the government to seeking to push through fresh Measures Health Ministry and spawn says new restrictions are inevitable. Right seems in testing alone will not be enough to break the 3rd wave it will take decisive action and hard as it is further restrictions. We can already full see that if we dont stop this trend our Health Care system will reach its limits thats why the situation in the intensive care units is one of the most decisive factors because our main goal in this pandemic is to prevent our Health Care system from being overwhelmed. By our chief political Editor Michelle a christmas following the latest on this for us weve seen in the last 24 hours the highest number of new cases in more than 3 months what is behind this big growth in numbers. Well behind that is that 3rd wave that is clearly driven by the the 117 known as british mutation which makes up almost 90 percent of the cases that are being detected here in germany right now its very alarming its also the younger age groups that are being particularly hit and that means open schools and people going to work as an increasing factor as older people are much safer now because there is this vaccination going on but vaccinations currently just over 16 percent here in germany are simply not happening fast enough to break this wave and thats why were hearing this appeal both by louise have you know if someone like the german doctor. Germanys Health Minister Yen spahn to those 16 states to take immediate action now which shows that at this moment the federal structure of germany is disadvantaged at best policymaking is lagging behind and at worst its failing to tackle this 3rd Wave Head on well the government is working to try to centralize this response is it coming too late. Yes that would be the plain answer after having listened to this Press Conference at this national Emergency Break that is in the making in the german parliament as we speak almost would hit an Incidence Rate of 100 per 100000 people within the space of 7 days while the german average already is at 160. 00 and we also heard from the head of the whole bad Call Institute that the 200. 00 Incidence Rate which is supposed to then trigger an automatic closure of schooling would not be reached because there would be so many cases in Schooling Today so policy is being made by the virus by facts on the ground and not by policymakers to prevent germany hitting the full brunt of this 3rd wave so its a very alarming situation here right now our chief political editor with the latest there thank you. India has set another new record for Corona Virus cases 200000 in the last 24 hours and just in the 1st half of this month 2000000 new infections have been reported experts are blaming Complacency And Frustration among the public for the surge many states have started re imposing restrictions like curfews as the cases increase so too does the demand for vaccinations many of the child reports from gaza. At the small private hospital people who are struggling to register the nation against 90. That the show is one of them almost 70 he has pushed short with the girls good soup. And really sick even if they become well are. Getting prepared or at least i want to. Do. With the crowd is larger than usual. One Staff Member called it. This hospital and that one point had to turn people off because they had. The pa few days off many hospitals in this area including the one right behind me face up over 1000 Vaccine Shortage while some offical had done on the number of people they were vaccinated every day others had to stop the Vaccination Process entirely for a few days these are both came at a time when several states in the country are facing a pub in 1000. 00 shortage including maharashtra which at the moment is the worst Hit State the hospital did receive its stock of Vaccine Today after having gone for nearly a week without people hopefully they can get the job. Well there was some have the density to get vaccinated earlier the past few weeks have seen demand increased rapidly. We didnt have the Rock Scene available imported short i dont know why we werent getting supplies. Started boat people have started coming. Before their wars and. India is recording an alarming number of new coronavirus cases every day and infections are now spreading much faster as hospitals crumble to increase capacity there are clear signs the indian Health Care sector is again coming under severe strain. Is dr. Who founded a chain of hospitals offering affordable Care Cause to say can be a tsunami the numbers are mind boggling the medical infrastructure is completely orbited struggling to get medicine struggling to find oxygen patients are struggling to find birds. In different ways 7. Birds and other humans they could never use the doctors needed to provide the facilities that are. Necessary to combat this pandemic but john says he is disappointed that the lessons from the past year have not been learned adequately. For the people waiting here there is some really at least for now. They are getting their short. Hoping that will give them some protection against the corona by this. Lets check in on some other developments in the pandemic now brazils richest and most populous State Powell says its ability to care for seriously ill cope with 1000 patients is on the verge of collapse as it runs low on key drugs a top japanese official says canceling this years olympics in tokyo remains an option if the 4th wave of infections becomes too serious when say marked 100. 00 days till the Opening Ceremony and Cambodias Leader one send says his country is on the brink of Death Valley and urged people to work together to avoid calamity from the latest coronavirus search. Security forces in myanmar have arrested one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule and it comes after the army reportedly opened fire on medical workers who were taking part in a prodemocracy protests in the city of mandalay hundreds of people have been killed and many more injured since a military coup in february overthrew the elected government this week marks me and marse traditional new Year Festival but instead of celebrating many are opting to continue the protests. They should be celebrating the new Year Festival of 10 jan instead theyre marching against a coup. That saw the overthrow of their elected leader aung san Suu Kyi and replaced her with a military dictatorship. Across me and my protesters holding flowers are using this week as a rallying cry. But they know the Risks Security forces roam the streets. Dissent is quickly and brutally stamped out. Just ask these people ling Power And State forced into hiding in paves after the military join tech carried out as strikes in their region. The military seems intent on intensifying its pitiless policy of by and against the people of myanmar using military grade and indiscriminate weaponry. More than 700 people have died since february according to a local monitoring group. But that hasnt stopped the protesters as they continue their fight for freedom. The u. N. Security council has stopped short of considering sanctions on myanmar with both China And Russia against the move earlier we spoke to political scientist ever had sanch snyder and asked him if the threat of sanctions is pushing me and mark closer to China Miramar is in chinas arms even without this military coup it would be closely connected to china but the problem is what else could we do we could condemn it equips to step you sanctions this leads us to this old and familiar debate about sanctions sanctions do have effects but most of the time as we can see in russia and in many other cases they do not have the intended effects they are created for so i would have my doubts whether strong words from western countries even military economic sanctions would really change the behavior of this brutal military regime in the end it will be up to the people of myanmar they take the courage to do the streets they risk their lives they dont need only start strong grades they will need anything else but this is what we do not. We are getting. Majority support but thats it in the end that has been the case in the past and unfortunately it will happen this time as well. Political scientists ever had a speaking to us earlier there now its been 2 years since a fire ripped through the most famous cathedral in paris and shocked the world now the question is when Notre Dame can open again french president Manuel Mccall visited the Building Site to offer some hope and to show the french heritage has not been forgotten amid the coronavirus crisis. Moments from April 15th 2019 etched forever in the minds of persians. Of all the french. Of anyone whos visited the city of light or wants to some day. If you look so this is awful its sad its terrifying the citizens its dramatic its the most beautiful monuments in paris. Its been burning for an hour. And now its a glorious. Thing on this emotional news report. But from the dramatic scenes turning the beautiful monument ugly to the dramatic felling of an enormous Oak Tree in western france the 1st of a 1000 hand selected to rebuild the Spire And Roof of the cathedral. And make it beautiful again. The wood from the trees is being dried some of it on Site Part of a 5 Year Reconstruction Plan that has 3 years and many miles to go in fact the work so far has mostly been to secure what was left after the fire not quite i mean up. Till there we are all gather and mobilize through to restart get it all then to give the jewel of french architect of god he got to take her back to the wall. The french president toured parts of the Restoration Site on this anniversary of the fire telling workers. Each and every one of us remembers where we were 2 years ago the emotion that was the motivation of all the catholics watching and of all of us in paris and all of france the people in it and i believe that we can see here the immensity of the work he accomplished in 2 years. 2 years of work on a massive stunningly detailed Paris Institution dating to the 12th century with 3 years to go to resurrect the french national treasure. Thank you for watching. The bolt. From. The be. Above. The story of 2 sisters who were never actually to blame and submit the story of 2 women in search of their origin or and. The story of an Adoption Scandal that rocked the netherlands the be the focus on europe. D. W. Into the Conflict Zone to sebastian. Despite 1st of the month of talks the 6 Year War young shows little sign of ending my guest last week from the yemeni Capital Sanaa essentially shot up foreign minister. So. These forces stand accused of committing shocking crimes. Just to the. Conflict at. 60 minutes. Lets get right to the. Post this time to our group for the. Former doesnt do. Well. In the street is control your thoughts the great books of the 20th century. The present day hoaxes. Recent memory. New york may 3rd. Hello and welcome to this weeks focus on Europe Liz Show adopting a baby is often the last means for childless couples to fulfill their dream of starting a family but waiting lists are long and thats why many europeans decide to adopt children from other countries like indonesia they want to have a child and to give a home to those whose parents gave them up for adoption out of Poverty Or Hardship children like these ones here in the slums object hard up at such adoptions bad the danger of turning the young ones into commodities. Authorities in the netherlands have currently suspended all international adoptions even from indonesia the move comes after an official inquiry uncovered Adoption Abuse like forged birth certificates the report also shows that some children were bought or even stolen from their birth parents Media Boy beck a man and a man have fought to reveal the scandal and the role of the dutch state but its difficult for the 2 women to live with the truth about their past. I think its important for everybody to know where they come from. That everyone has a basic right to know their roots. It defines your existence taking you to stand. Up north i always have the Feeling Miriam and i were not biological sisters that we didnt have the same parents who like always. Its very strange to have people tell you that your biological sisters when somehow you know its not true indonesia september 979 its Adoption Day and 2 little girls are being picked up from a childrens home by a dutch couple. Theyre given new Names Miriam and do it supposedly their sisters but 41 years later a d. N. A. Test would prove this was not true. I had done so when you have the information in black and white it really hits you hard because i didnt expect that it really affected me according to the test the 2 are not even distant relatives just as do it better human had always suspected for years she poured over her adoption papers desperately searching for information about her true identity but instead she found forgeries irregularities and lies another. File i see another signature also from her father slow met he can see they dont totally match at all i showed it to everyone else you can see it yourself and they say but at the jets looked at it then it is all right even my mother said i showed it to her thats who they want the thing over the years has made many other out of t. s in the netherlands most have similar discrepancies in their Adoption Paperwork among them is lawyer d. V. D. Oh yes she helped convince the dutch government to set up a commission to investigate the Commissions Report has now been published and reveal shocking abuses in cases of international doctrine from Brazil Colombia Indonesia Sri Lanka and bangladesh before 998 it lists cases of baby farms human trafficking and forged documents they confirms what we are seeing for years now. Perhaps i also was hoping that they would say well it wasnt so bad but now its actually a confirmation that it is a very bad day every day you now represents a group of out of g. s who demanded that the dutch state funds their research for their biological parents so for now the government has admitted to its mistakes turning a blind eye for too long over the state did not do what was expected of it. It should have been more active in preventing this abuse. This is the painful truth. Apologies are needed and therefore today on behalf of the cabinet i apologize to those impacted. The report warns Todays Adoption System is still vulnerable to dubious practices and proved so damning it prompted the government to suspend international doctrines d. V. De years adoptive mother welcomes the decision she trusted the dutch authorities when she adopted her daughter missing you. Dont know maybe her biological mother is still searching for her we never knew what was going on. Excuse me. It makes me really sad to know there might be someone out there still looking for their child. Place look its a terrible thought that were 40 but imagine you take your daughter to daycare and when you come to pick her up they say theyve given her away to someone who can take better care of her on the basis of a sort of. Show. Since the 1970 s. Around 40000 children have been adopted from abroad into dutch families the investigative report shows how private into media organizations profited from the adoptions and per took in abuse several of these organizations refused our interview requests for those affected this comes as no surprise. After us especially in the big periods lets say in his ninetys there were approximately 2500000000. 00 a year was turning or over in a country that invested in the street or road. Are you going to tell me that we could not have used percent of this money to help the families in this country i dont believe so i think we could have held them all to date doritos and miriam are both happily married and have children of their old but the idea that they may have been kidnapped or sold still haunts them their adoptive parents have to pay several 1000. 00 euros in placement fees to make the adoption happen dont reject miriam grew up believing that their biological parents were poor sick and im able to feed their children they say looking for the truth can be a painful process are you already to know that you wont find them that also your papers are false if you are ready for that then i would say go if youre not ready dont do it because it well its only painful for you and well we are 40 years old and in you need people wont get really or so maybe there are. Already death maybe so and if youre happy now you can choose for it to stay happy. Or it and miriam have given up their search for their relatives in. Nisha. Those fundamental questions about their heritage origins and ancestors may never be answered but what remains is a common history to life in the netherlands and their promise to always support each other as sisters when we talk about 1000 victims we mainly mean those who have died from the disease or those who have fallen severely ill yet one group often gets forgotten people like sheba who didnt get infected with the coronavirus then officially recovered but was still experiencing effects even months later experts call this condition long cope now one common symptom is that patients find it difficult to breathe a clinic in the u. K. Even is now working with opera singers who are teaching patients how to breathe properly the project has become so successful that it will be rolled out in all clinics across the u. K. Blowing bubbles to come. Quick. Susie simple is a trained singer and for some of them its a bit too hard work at the moment but what it does is it just allows your voice a little bit of a chance to unpressed. Shes developed special breathing exercises for patients. Thanks to Susie Sheba is once again healthy and to pursue new hobbies a year or 2 she contracts to severe case of course at 19 and was put on oxygen 3 months on i remember feeling so fatigued breathless. I mean literally from my bed to the bathroom i would just get breathless her g. P. Didnt know how to help her its a dilemma that many other patients suffering from long whove it are faced with by chance she heard about a scientific study involving different therapy methods. The but she never dreamed that singers use the english national opera of all people whod be able to help her. I was totally skeptical i was like ok how do thing how i did i didnt know the science behind it and also my trepidation was that im not a single or im not even a native English Speaker so how am i going to sing the lyrics and sing in front of people who i dont know but it was such a nonjudgmental environment that everyone was but that live. And theyre living is he today her breathing strong enough for a spontaneous and good performer. She trains for this once a week to receive. Arms down to shoulder height. The sessions focused on the better Question Relaxation and above all conscious breathing and just hope that for a moment we think a lot about breathing down because if youre over the breathing youre taking in lots of air and actually tend not to be expelling the air so just giving people tools to slow things down and get them in the moment is really helpful. Here she shoes how to write your name with your voice fabulous and that sound that Energy Sound allows our vocal folds to just stretch a little bit without the full impact of singing. Birds. Its not really that were teaching people lots of new techniques its rather trying to strip away things that were coping mechanisms during a time that was a terribly anxious time and get back to what. Breath feels like. Singing together during the sessions also creates a sense of community. I could have never imagined coming out of that darkness all by myself so its been a huge Support System for me its like my family now we had i guess you can say a common purpose to get better and more beautiful way to think. Out and heal them at the same time the. Dream is to perform on a real a pristine beach with the others. And her dream come true as soon as the condemn it subsides. Because then the english national opera clowns esteemed your very special production. Patients. d the turkish government is aiming to have the majority of the population vaccinated against the Corona Virus by june but there is still a long way to go and infection rates have been rising dramatically for weeks reaching remote regions like the village of close to the iranian border is a challenge for health workers its her dedication that keeps doctors say growing her goal is to convince people of the benefits of a vaccination and to fight some common misconceptions. Its not often that strangest undertake the ology is journey into the mound. Thats why there is always a little sensation here and now today. For the worse when the medical team comes from town but says. The local. Is responsible for coronavirus vaccinations in the area people know her now because everything she says that it was more difficult when she 1st came here sure know how many people always think on the nose they believe that only men can be docked is women cannot but by now they have gotten used to me and they trust me on the. Feast in turkish village of the tin that is located nearly 2000 meters high a few 100 people live here most of them are ethnic kurds. Its been months since any coronavirus cases have been reported in altan data thats one of the reasons why some residents dont understand the importance of being vaccinated. They have been to her team have gotten used to the skepticism and to the climbing they do before him. Every home visit. They are convinced that their mission is important. People in the villages lives close together if there is an infection here it will spread very quickly and many dont like coming to the hospitals in nearby towns so we have to come to them. Or are. Getting his 2nd Dose Today when the Doctors 1st came here a few weeks ago he almost kicked them out. I was afraid at 1st here in the village they set the doctors were coming to kill the old people are. I hurt the elderly die from the vaccine