problems our world is facing today. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. starting with some breaking news and the united states and taliban at to hold their first face to face talks since the militants seized control of afghanistan in august. the state department said the meeting would take place in doha on saturday and sunday. we are joined place in doha on saturday and sunday. we arejoined by nomia iqbal in washington. officials have been talking about what they are going to be pressing they are going to be pressing the taliban for, so talk us through it. the taliban for, so talk us through it the taliban for, so talk us throu~h it. , ., , through it. yes, that s right, the us through it. yes, that s right, the us state through it. yes, that s right, the us state department - through it. yes, that s right, | the us state department has emphasised this is not about giving the taliban legitimacy by meeting them. i m sure there will be many critic
let us make it more now in the two journalists that have been awarded this year s nobel peace prize. maria ressa from the philippines and dmitry muratov from russia have been recognised for the importance of the right to freedom of expression. for the first time since 1935, the peace prize goes to journalists for their battle to tell the truth at great personal risk. to maria ressa and dmitry muratov, for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. dmitry muratov is a russian journalist who has taken a stand against authoritarian rule. today, he dedicated the award to six colleagues, who, he said, were murdered for their work. speaks russian. naming each one of them, he said the prize belonged to them. their paper, novaya gazeta, has been highly critical of president putin and russia s ruling elite. its investigations have exposed electoral fraud such as the stuffing of ballot boxes as well as official corruption
welcome to the programme. the state department says the meeting between the us and taliban will take place in qatar on saturday and sunday. tamim iqbal reports from washington. yes, that s right, the us state department has emphasised this is not about giving the taliban legitimacy by meeting them. i m sure there will be many critics of the government that will try and argue otherwise. but the state department is very specific in saying this is a continuation of the conversations they ve already been having with the taliban, mainly things that serve the us national interest so this is about trying to get safe passage for the thousands of american citizens that are still in afghanistan as well as their afghan allies, and also making sure that the country does not turn into a hotbed of terrorism. the only time that they do mention the word government in the statement is when they say that they will press the taliban to form an inclusive government. the taliban has not recognise
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is facing today. and we speak to the star of spencer, the new movie about princess diana s relationship with the royal family. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. the united states and the taliban are to hold their first piece talks since the withdrawal. the us state department is really emphasising that this is not about giving the taliban legitimacy by meeting them. i m sure there will be many critics of the government that will try and argue otherwise. but the state department is very specific in saying this is a continuation of the conversations they have already been having with the taliban, mainly things that serve the us national interest. so this is about trying to get safe passage for the thousands of american citizens that are still in afghanistan as well as the afghan allies, and also making sure that the country does not turn into a hotbed of terrorism. the only time that they do mention the word government in the statement is when they