We begin in afghanistan, where the Resistance Leader Ahmad massoud says he is ready for Peace Talks to end fighting in the pansjhir valley. The Northern Province of panjshir is two hours from the capital kabul, and is now the only region not controlled by the taliban. They claim they have reached panjshir s provincial capital, after securing the surrounding districts. But massouds national Resistance Front disputes this. Posting on facebook, Mr Massoud said that to reach a lasting peace, the nrf is ready to stop fighting on condition that the taliban also stop their attacks and military movements on Panjshir And Andarab a district in a neighboring province. And Andarab A District in a neighbouring province. Its not clear if the taliban are likely to agree to the truce proposal. A heavily pregnant Police Officer in afghanistan has been shot dead by armed men inside her home. Witnesses said Banu Negar had been beaten the previous day, after taking down a taliban flag. The taliban have to
We begin in afghanistan, where the Resistance Leader Ahmad massoud says he is ready for Peace Talks to end fighting in the panjshir valley. The Northern Province of panjshir is two hours from the capital kabul, and is now the only region not controlled by the taliban. They claim they have reached panjshir s provincial capital, after securing the surrounding districts. But massouds national Resistance Front disputes this. Posting on facebook, Mr Massoud said that to reach a lasting peace, the nrf is ready to stop fighting on condition that the taliban also stop their attacks and military movements on Panjshir And Andarab a district in a neighboring province. Its not clear if the taliban are likely to agree to the truce proposal. A heavily pregnant Police Officer in afghanistan has been shot dead by armed men inside her home. Witnesses said Banu Negar had been beaten the previous day, after taking down a taliban flag. The taliban have told the bbc they had no involvement. Meanwhile, acro
We begin in afghanistan, where the Resistance Leader Ahmad massoud says he is ready for Peace Talks to end fighting in the panjshir valley. The Northern Province of panjshir is two hours from the capital kabul, and is now the only region not controlled by the taliban. They claim they have reached panjshir s provincial capital, after securing the surrounding districts. But massouds national Resistance Front disputes this. Posting on facebook, Mr Massoud said that to reach a lasting peace, the nrf is ready to stop fighting on condition that the taliban also stop their attacks and military movements on Panjshir And Andarab a district in a neighbouring province. Its not clear if the taliban are likely to agree to the truce proposal. A heavily pregnant Police Officer in afghanistan has been shot dead by armed men inside her home. Witnesses said Banu Negar had been beaten the previous day, after taking down a taliban flag. The taliban have told the bbc they had no involvement. Meanwhile, acr
To separate them. BIg bens bongs were last heard four years ago wIth the famous bell out of actIon for essentIal repaIrs. Well be fIndIng out how the project Is gettIng on. Hello and welcome to the programme. The leader of the afghan ResIstance Group wagIng an Intense battle agaInst the talIban In the PanjshIr Valley says he Is open to enter peace talks. Ahmad massoud saId he supported a plan, put forward by relIgIous clerIcs, for a negotIated settlement, and called on the talIban to end theIr offensIve. EarlIer, reports suggested the talIban had rapIdly gaIned ground In panjshIr takIng the provIncIal capItal, bazarak. The provInce Is the most promInent example of resIstance to talIban rule. MeanwhIle, across the country, people are adaptIng to lIfe under the new regIme. Our Correspondent Secunder KermanI has travelled from the capItal, kabul, to the provInce of logar, from where he sent thIs report. Theyve grown up along the Front LIne but theIr fIrst taste of peace Is bIttersweet. In
good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. more than 70 people have died, including children, after fire tore through a five storey apartment building injohannesburg in south africa. more than 50 people were injured, and there are fears that the number of fatalities will rise as rescue work continues at the site. the block had been declared unsafe for use, but city officials say it had been taken over by property gangs who rent out the rooms and overfill them. our southern africa correspondent pumza fihlani reports from johannesburg. a warning her report contains distressing scenes from the start. piercing screams as a fire rages through a building in the heart of johannesburg. home to hundreds, residents have described the horror of people clamouring to get to the nearest exit as smoke filled the building s narrow corridors. many were not that building s narrow corridors. many were not that lucky. building s narrow corridors. many were not that lucky. the building