A few hours time the u. S. And Afghan Taliban are due to sign a preliminary deal that could eventually end americas longest running war its the result of 18 months of talks but once its there is still a long way to go and the 1st stage will be a 135. 00 day period of whats called a meaningful reduction in violence that said to include the exchange of some 6000. 00 prisoners the deal is being described as a precursor to a Peace Agreement between the warring sides within afghanistan its hope this will lead to talks between the taliban and the government in kabul as well as the withdrawal of foreign troops leading up to the signing theres been an initial weeklong reduction in violence mostly held will though there were still some attacks aljazeera as some have been devalued has spoken exclusively to taliban spokesman soho shahid he asked him what made this deal convincing given the taliban still carried out attacks in the past week. Percy it was a deduction in war lintz as we call it to p
Coronavirus cases have been detected with no known origin. Sport it is canceling International Football friendlies because of coronavirus the lympics are also in downs but were in senegal where africas best boxers still trying to qualify at the 2020. 2 to the news that the u. S. And Afghan Taliban are due to sign a preliminary deal in the coming hours the could eventually and americas longest running war is the result of 18 months of talks but once its agreed to go the 1st stage will be a 135. 00 day period of whats called a meaningful reduction in violence to include the exchange of 6000. 00 prisoners now that deal is being. Described as a precursor to a Peace Agreement between the warring sides within afghanistan itself its hoped that this will lead to talks between the taliban and the government in kabul as well as the withdrawal of foreign troops now leading up to the signing theres been an initial weeklong reduction in violence and that mostly held although there were still some a
Borders of europe are open to migrants. Innovations can appoint a new Prime Minister but the power struggles may be far from over. And the fight for which u. S. Democratic president ial hopeful will face off with donald trump turns to South Carolina which is holding its primary. In sports 5 top league games in italy have been postponed because of coronavirus restrictions the olympics are also interrupted and will be in senegal where africas best boxes off still trying to qualify for tokyo 2020. 5 to more than 18 years of war a deal between the u. S. And taliban has put afghanistan on the path to what many hope will be a Permanent Peace assigning to place here in qatar a few hours ago and in 18 months of talks one of the key components of the deal plans for a complete withdrawal of all u. S. And nato troops within 14 months if the taliban sticks to its parts the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o flew in for the signing he says the agreement is a crucial 1st step toward peace. This
Understandable anxiety many people have as it relates to this novel virus. It is natural to feel concerned but i want people in california that weve planned for this Public Health event. Our goal is to take every precaution to protect californias health and safety. It will disappear. Like a miracle it will disappear. From our shores it could get worse before it gets better. Maybe go away. Well see what happens. Ed Jonathan Hunt is up early. The latest from los angeles. Good morning, jonathan. Good morning to both of you. Two major developments here in california that make the state the center of focus for the fight to contain the virus. At Uc Davis Medical Center in sacramento doctors continue to treat the woman with coronavirus but no known recent travel to china and no known contact with anyone who had been there. Questions also being raised about why the woman wasnt tested sooner at the first hospital she went to. She apparently didnt meet the cdcs guidelines for testing. The guidel