unexpected it s something that every defense secretary has had to do since the u.s. went into afghanistan back in 2001 but p. and other pentagon officials have been steadfast tammy in saying that the diplomatic issues have to be dealt with by the state department the pentagon for its part is only focused on its 2 missions in afghanistan one training and supporting afghan forces as they try to build up the resiliency of their military and to taking part in the nato led operation to basically not just support afghanistan but to engage in counterterrorism activities as well. and from washington d.c. . the most still ahead on the news hour including. chillies government cracks down on protests we ll find out more on what s called the demonstrators so worked on. feeling inspired why there s a record number of ethnically diverse candidates running in cali this upcoming general election and in school or find out which baseball team is headed for the world series the deal with that s
on social media by the gang $400.00 mobile zone, which is the criminal gained responsible for the kidnapping. now in that video, that was published on thursday, it appears to be a funeral of one of the members of the or of the criminal organization that was shot and killed by police. in that video, the leader of the gang address is arial henri, the prime minister of, of haiti, specifically saying that, say that quote, you have made me cry, tears, i will make you cry blood. now the leader of the gang also said that quote, he s willing to put a bullet in the heads of the 17 hostages. if his demands are not met those demands, of course, being $70000000.00. in exchange for the 17 hostages, tens of thousands of joined rival demonstrations in sudan as tensions grow over his political future. t gas was used and dispersed protest is trying to reach out to him who are calling for greater civilian control of the government. new zealand is prime minister, has strict a coven, 19 lockdown
so again, i am fully battle with the headlines on al jazeera. at least 14 people have been killed in an explosion in serious capital is the worst attack in damascus in years, 2 bombs went off in an army boss, while another one was found to be a by are soon after syrian government forces bombed to the northern province of it live killing at least 13 people, including children, dozens more were injured. the attack violates a ceasefire. find in march. russia is hosting the taliban at an international conference on afghanistan. delegation is in moscow meeting representatives of regional powers, including china, india, and pakistan. to sir mika, luis gucia though, so his skill, the social, economic, and humanitarian problems, the new government and capital have taken on show the current situation in afghanistan cannot be cult stable. first of all, terrorist groups such as idol and al qaeda has to be stopped. they are again trying to raise their heads and all different parts of the
a whopper. $17000000.00. but we do know that there have been a number of pass incidences were individuals who ve been involved have paid the ransom. and while the u. s. does not facilitate that, they don t tend to interfere. in the case of this organization, it becomes an ethical question because this is an organization that brings in about a $130000000.00 a year and donations from all around the world. so it actually has the money likely to make this payment. the question is, do they want to do that? because if they do that, then they tend to feed that kidnapping machine in haiti. but if they don t, they endanger the lives of 70 missionaries that they sent out there to do their work. supporters of pro rainy infections in iraq are protesting against the result of last week s parliamentary election. o. parties linked to the pairing military group known as the popular mobilization forces saw big losses in that election. crowds and baghdad have gathered to demand a recount. floo
of france? as the country prepares to elect a new president bears record levels of apathy and delusion among french voters, a spate of terror attacks has sown in security and has sparked debate. my guest todayis and has sparked debate. my guest today is a writer and public intellectual in the grand french tradition. is france living through an age of decline? pascal, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. we are talking with a french presidential elections very close, does france feel right for the sort of political shock that we ve seen in recent times both in the uk over the brexit vote and in the united states with the victory of donald trump in the presidential election? i hope not, with all my heart i hope we won t face the same electoral results that you had with brexit and that the americans had with trump. so we re doing everything to avoid the passage to the far right with marine le pen. but at the present time we have two opposite candidates, marcha nt, time we have two op