outlets in india and pakistan covered a bilateral relationship - the answer is not very well. two years in the making - a time lapse look at austria >>> when russian war planes entered syrian. air passion and dropped their bombs, there was plenty of questions - where did the bombs fall. the kremlin's security was scrutinized. it came from further to the west, including media outlets in the u.s. like cnn and the "new york times", which is interesting, since that channel and newspaper had another story, the bombing of a medecins sans frontieres hospital by an american gunship in which more than 20 were killed. the approach that cnn and the times took to that story, the terminology and timeline revealed much about the way the u.s. media covered war planes compared to the zeal that they brought. this is a media story with multiple date lines, motorcycle coe and afghanistan among them. our starting point is syria >>> the weather forecast for syria, delivered from moscow on the state-owned news channel. partly cloudy with a chance of collateral damage. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this is pa

states cannot be trusted. >> president obama meets with pakistan's minister calling for a stronger relationship with a key ally. and how a search for oil and gas is drawing the military to the arctic. >> governments secretly paying ransoms. >> we were told never to disclose that they actually paid. >> are they saving lives or putting more at risk? >>> a school attack in sweden - a man in costume stabbed students and teachers with a sword. first stories making headlines across the u.s. in the american minute. the environmental protection agency blamed for a toxic spill in august turning rivers yellow. the department of superior said the clean up was botched. despite knowing it was at risk of a blow-out. congressman paul ryan is running for speaker of the house. the republican made it official with a letter to the house republican conference. ryan said he would run if the conference united behind him which, apt this point. they have not done so you nam mousily. ryan said "i am ready to be speaker." >> president obama invited the reporters to watch him veto a defense policy bill, it s

much a fault line there so pakistan, afghanistan have witnessed quite a number of earthquakes over the years. luckily it's not in a very populated area so we are not getting any reports right now of any heavy casualties but it's too soon to say because as i said it certainly was felt very clearly here, cars were rocking back and forth, but it is a very mountainous terrain and a lot of damage anvd villages and towns made of mud and wouldn't withstand terrible damage and hoping not too much damage and too early to say but one of the most powerful quakes afghanistan felt and no one here on the al jazeera team can recall as anything as powerful in their resent history. >> leave it there for now and thank you for the update from afghanistan and we will talk to a geo physicists on the line from colorado, a reporter in afghanistan describing the earthquake cause extremely powerful, how big was it and what is your analysis? >> we have a 7.5 right now. we've got reports of it being felt from afghanistan all the way to new deli and northern india. it's about 215 kilometers deep and it's a pr

won't happen again. >>> later leader of pakistan heads to washington for talks. pakistani officials are livid over allegations by the u.s. connecting them to the bombing. the prime minister will meet with president obama at the white house, they are expected to talk about limiting pakistan's nuclear programme. our guest from the center for peace and security joins us from washington. we appreciate your joining us. going into this visit, how would you rate the u.s. government's handling of pakistan, the relationship with pakistan? >> well, it's - it's terrible, to be blunt about it. the united states does not have a strategy on how it can get pakistan to cease and desist, supporting a range of terrorists that kill ind yanls, afghans and americans. we have given them about 33 billion. we have 27 dead american soldiers, 1500 dead european allies and tens of thousands. and many of those deaths are due to pakistan and proxies. i think there's another grim reality is that that 33 billion that we have given pakistan since 2001 has gone in some measure or another to subsidise the growing nuclea

kashmir. more than 80,000 people died. mostly in pakistan administered kashmir. and an estimated 4 million people were left homeless just before the start of the harsh himalayan winters. >> reporter: the magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck at 10 to nine in the morning. it was centered here in pakistan administered kashmir and was felt right across northern pakistan, afghanistan and india. more than 70% of those hurt or killed are believed to have been in the regional capital sitting on one side of the fault line a town nestled on the other side. when the quake hit the shallow fault ruptured the surface both were almost completely leveled. more than a thousand remote villages also suffered major damage, 600,000 homes were destroyed. along with 6 1/2 thousand schools, 800 hospitals and medical centers and almost 6,000-kilometers of road. that's in addition to the more than 80,000 people who died and another hundred thousand who were injured. outside aid poured in, more than $5 billion, but getting help to people in remote areas was difficult in an area plagued by aftershocks. and bad wea

>> you are watching france 24. rescuers struggled to reach areas in afghanistan and pakistan, worst hit i monday's earthquake. stands at over 300. beijing slams the u.s. after it sends a warship close to china's man-made islands in disputed waters. china is transforming reefs into artificial islands with potential military use. riots andfter the flamed the paris suburbs, many residents say nothing has changed. up, is china trying to sing its way to economic success? state media has published a music video to explain it five-year plan. we will be crunching the numbers behind the notes in our business updates. and baconor sausage lovers. a new study says processed meats has a direct link to cancer. more on how bad it is, on the way. first, more on our top stories. rescue workers are racing to get relief aid to victims of monday's massive earthquake. it struck in the mountains of northern afghanistan, not far from the border with pakistan. the devotee -- the death toll stands at over 300. >> it has been a long night at the hospital. thestan wakes up to aftermath of the 7.5 magnitude ea

report in 2016, kimberly with al jazeera, washington. >>> the u.s. and pakistan are calling for renewed peace talks between the taliban and the afghan government. the pakistani prime minister sharif is visiting washington d.c. and here is our white house correspondent patty. >> with the world watching the leaders of the u.s. and pakistan promised their relationship is only going to get better. >> we are looking forward to using this meeting as an opportunity to further deepen the relationship between pakistan and the united states. >> it is my endeavor to further strengthen and solidified this relationship. >> reporter: the same pledge president barack obama made when he first took offices but big setbacks like when they killed bin laden in pakistan and the government wasn't told and u.s. officials accuse pakistan of supporting the taliban in afghanistan. members of congress have been pushing the president to use his leverage to push prime minister zarif to do more. >> i think he has leverage but he has to use it not publically but privately and i think that's the key, the key t

>> a powerful earthquake kills more than 150 people in afghanistan and pakistan. hello every, i'm kamal santa maria. this is al jazeera. a gun battle in southern turkey as two police officers and suspected isil fighters kill. >>> al jazeera uncovers strong evidence of genocide of the myanmar government against the rohingya people. >>> and processed meat can cause cancer. hedge everyone, massive earthquakes in afghanistan thon monday, which has shaken parts of asia. the impact felt in neighboring pakistan and northern india as well. so far more than 150 people have been killed over 800 others injured. caroline malone has the latest. >>> it was the strong earthquake is an epicenter in afghanistan, but it caused damage in parts of pakistan and felt hundreds of kilometers away in the indian capital of ne new delhi. there were fears that aftershocks could shake foundations even more. >> it was it was a severe earthquake. there were extremely severe shocks after five minutes and the buildings suffered severe damage. there were crux in walls. >> power lines cut and phone lines down in pa

around the globe. hundreds have died in afghanistan and pakistan after an earthquake struck the region. they include 12 afghan schoolgirls who were crushed as they attempted to flee to safety. efforts continue to reach those in remote areas. the quake had a magnitude of 7.5. tremors were felt in the capitals of india and pakistan. john khalil reports from kabul. >> it was a regular school day until the powerful earthquake hit in the northern afghan city. 12 schoolgirls died as they tried to escape. others were rushed to hospital. in the eastern city of jalalabad, people were trying to come to terms with the destruction. hospitals were scrambling to cope with the flow of injured. >> my wife died in the earthquake, and my son was injured. my sister had injuries to her hands and legs. >> in neighboring pakistan, there were similar scenes of devastation in pet shower -- peshawar. it's not just the damage but the reach of this earthquake as it hit people in india, pakistan, and afghanistan. there were no reports of mass casualties in the afghan capital kabul. >> my grandson was injured when

. >> reporter: in the district of fremont, one of the places people with ties to bask in the -- pakistan elevated stand are monitoring developments. as a traditional is being baked at the market in fremont neighborhood, but was come in as they always do a but store owner says he and his customers have spent plenty of time today talking about the quake. >> and customers that come in are worried about loved ones in worried about family and they do not know if they are good or not. so a lot of people are concerned. >> he just returned from pakistan last week and says he had the worst fears when he heard about the quake. >> my first reaction was i remember i it -- almost tenures back, the same disaster, same area. it's coming again. >> reporter: he runs of foundation focusing on education outreach and disaster preparedness in pakistan. the quake was in afghanistan, he says the ktk province of pakistan is where most casualties have been reported so far. the also immediately called his brother and sister in pakistan. spread by -- >> i called my elder brother and apparently he was not picking t

-flopped. >> i haven't said it. i haven't said it. afghanistan is a different thing, next to pakistan and pakistan has nuclear weapons. okay? >> so you think it was okay -- the afghanistan war you do support? >> that's a different thing, a whole different kettle. one of the reasons i wouldn't have gone into iraq, the two reasons, number one they are no weapons of mass destruction. bush wanted to do that are his father maybe. actually his father did a good job. he went and knocked the hell out of iraq but didn't get in. he didn't get into the quagmire. the whole middle east is a quagmire. it's not going to change. it's not going to change with syria either. it's like a quagmire, being in sick sand, you can't get out. in the meantime, we have to to build our own country. afghanistan is next to pakistan. pakistan has nuclear weapons. >> how do you feel about the afghanistan war? do you think it was a mistake going into afghanistan? >> do i love anything about it? no. i like -- i think it's important that we number one keep a presence there and ideally a presence of pretty much what they're t

. >> good. i like that. >> now in the ninth day of his captivity here in pakistan. his whereabouts -- >> hey. >> my brother calls me up and says i'm not going. >> peter, what do you mean you're not going? >> he goes it's not to turkey. it's to pakistan. daniel pearl just literally got kidnapped a couple of days before. no one wants to go to pakistan. >> don't worry. i'm going call him right now. >> -- we will kill daniel. these demands include -- >> peter won't go. >> you need to get your brother to do it. you recommended your brother. you vouched for him. and now it's just going to cost me a lot of money. >> peter won't do it. >> you are putting me in a bad place, erik. >> i'm not a pushover at all, but i definitely don't like to let people down. >> okay. >> i took his place. >> i'll do it. i'll go. >> believe me, erik, you'll have a great time. >> if i knew then what i know now, i would have killed rai. i would take that man's life and not feel any regret about it whatsoever. i get into the airport, and there is guy there, and he is holding a sign that says erik aude, like he just drew it

struck northern pakistan as well. reports of it being felt as we said in afghanistan's capitol kabul. we hope to get a report from the afghan capitol from our correspondent there in a moment but we will keep you up to date with the latest, we are also hoping to go to our correspondent in islamabad kamahl to get the latest from him but indications at the moment is this is quite a powerful earthquake that is being felt across the region so for the latest on that stay with us. a comedian turned politician won't guatemala presidential election and jimmy marales has 70% of the vote and first lady sandra torres considered defeat and we are in guatemala city with the latest. >> former television comedian jimmy morales has taken the second around of election on sunday and jimmy morales was with the conservative fcn party and not a career politician and no political experience whatsoever but what you might think may have worked against him has worked in his favor. now that is because people here are tired of politicians, they say that the political elite has done nothing but talk at money and

consumers to spend rather than leave money in the bank. >>> pakistan's prime minister is visiting washington, d.c., white house correspondent patty culhane reports. >> reporter: the leaders of the u.s. and pakistan promised their relationship is only going to get better. >> the pakistan merge relationship has stood over 70 years, and it's my endeavor to further strengthen and solidify this relationship >> reporter: there have been big setbacks, like when u.s. special forces sound and killed osama bin laden in pakistan and the government wasn't told. u.s. officials also accuse pakistan of supporting the taliban in afghanistan. members of congress have been pushing the president to use his leverage to push prime minister to do more. >> i think he has leverage, but he has to use it, not publicly, but privately, and i think that's the key -- the key thing that he has to do, because he has got to tell the prime minister from pakistan who is here now, look, we have had enough of this stuff. a lot of the aid we give you, you are just not going to get anymore. >> reporter: the obama admin

and pakistan at least 190 people are dead. also evidence of genocide coordinated by the myanmar government against the rohingya people, an al jazeera exclusive. >>> a gun battle in southern turkey. two officers and several suspected isil fighters have been killed. and a food warning as a report finds processed meat can cause cancer. >> so let's start with that massive earthquake that has shaken south asia. the epicenter is in northeast afghanistan. the geological survey said that it was magnitude 7.5. the chief octobertive has appealed for doctors, local businesses and international aid groups to help. >>> well, the quake's impact has been felt in neighboring pakistan, india. so far at least 190 people have been killed in over 800 injured. caroline malone has the details. >>> it was a strong earthquake with an epicenter in afghanistan, but it caused damage in parts of pakistan and was felt hundreds of kilometers away in the indian capital of new delhi. buildings were damaged across the region and there were fears that africa shocks could shake foundations even more. >> it was a

attempt to suppress black voters. ♪ emergency teams in afghanistan and pakistan scrambling to reach people trapped by monday's earthquake and get aid to those in need, so far at least 347 people have died. the quake was centered in northeastern afghanistan's province but it has effected a wide area of mountain terrain that is difficult to get to, some of it controlled by the taliban. 4,000 afghan houses were damaged but most of the casualties reported so far are in pakistan in kiber province, at least 1600 people have been injured in pakistan. victoria gatenbee reports. >> reporter: this hospital in the pakistani city is crowded with injured people after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocked northern afghanistan and pakistan on monday. rescue efforts are complicated by patchy communications and rural mountain regions which are hard to access. >> translator: according to the latest information received so far the highest death toll is there and help copies and c 130 aircraft sent to the effected regions. >> reporter: in the city of peshawar they scratched scrambled as they are rushed to

chinese to spend rather than leave money in the bank. >> the u.s. and pakistan calling for renewed peace talks between the taliban and afghan government. white house correspondent patty calhane reports. >> with the world's press watch, the leaders of the u.s. and pakistan promise their relationship is going to get better. >> we use this meeting to further the relationship between the u.s. and pakistan. >> the relationship spans over 70 years and it is my intention to strengthen this relationship. >> it's the same pledge president obama made when he first took office. there have been big setbacks, like when u.s. special forces found and killed sam bin lot in pakistan and the government wasn't told. the u.s. accuses pakistan of supporting the taliban in afghanistan. members of congress have pushed the president to use his leverage to push the prime minister to do more. >> i think he has leverage, but he has to use it not publicly, but privately. i think that's the key, the key thing that he has to do, because he's got to tell the prime minister from pakistan is here now look, we've had eno

in a compounds. all three of these cities are in pakistan. we cannot solve the problem of afghanistan without recognizing that the insurgency against the government has opinion accused of being shaped, aided and armed from across the border by one of world's most powerful army. someone inside or outside the u.s. government points this out. no one knows quite what to do so it's swept under the carpet and policy stays the same. this is not an incidental issue. unless it's confronted the taliban will never be defeated. this case many experts believe the insurgents, rebels have a nuclear armed sponsor. pakistan has mastered the art of pretending to help the united states while supporting it's most deadly foes. take for example the many efforts american officials have made to start talks with the taliban. it turns out they were talking ghosts. all the while pakistani officials have been facilitating contacts and talks with him. this is part of a pattern. pakistani officials from former president categorically deniy i that bin laden was living in pakistan. the pakistani army has

commitment. pakistan is waiting for a u.s. decision while hedging its bets with individuals and groups that are hostile to our interest. seeingiban is waiting to if it merely needs to wait until the united states draws down to an end this eccentric presence to have the battlefield to themselves. then there are the thousands upon thousands of american troops and families who have served and are serving in afghanistan waiting to see if their sacrifices will be put at greater risk because we have abandoned afghanistan by blindly timetablean flexible for withdrawal. the consequences of the indecision and their own decision are beginning to emerge. growing instability, terrorist safe havens, an increase in direct threats to the united states. we cannot turn back the clock on decisions made four years ago and iraq. the decisions made now will determine the nature and scope of the future challenges we face in afghanistan. the world walked away from afghanistan once before. it descended into chaos that contributed to the worst terrorist attack ever against our homeland. we cannot afford to repeat t

. >>> and in other news, the united states and pakistan have issued a joint appeal to the taliban to hold direct peace talks with the afghan government. patchari raksawong at our bureau in bangkok has been following the story. >> u.s. president barack obama was hosting pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif at the white house on thursday. pakistan is believed to have a certain level of influence over the taliban. the call for talks comes after the taliban's dramatic but temporary seizure of the city of kunduz last month. nhk world's fumio sugaya reports. >> reporter: u.s./pakistan relations have sometimes been characterized by mistrust. but on thursday, the country's leaders tried to show a friendly and united front. >> let me just say that it's wonderful to welcome back prime minister sharif and his delegation to the oval office. obviously the united states and pakistan have a long-standing relationship, work and cooperate on a whole host of issues. >> thank you, mr. president, for inviting me to washington once again, and also thank you for the generous hospitality you extended to

. >> let's go to neighboring pakistan now, caroline malone reports on the impact there. >> there were extremely severe shocks after five minutes when we went up the building had stopped it's severe damage. there were cracks in the walls. >> people also felt the effects in indian controlled kashmir where 500-year-old structures were badly damaged. >> starts oparts of the trainline were halted in new delhi. it's a seismically active ridge. ten years ago an earthquake hit northern pakistan. 75,000 people died then. this time the quake was deeper, 200 kilometers down. but even so the damage is clear above ground. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> let's return to kabul and bring us up-to-date with the impact of where ou you are. >> well, we've just had a dramatic jump in the death toll here in afghanistan. 64 now confirmed dead. in this earthquake. more than 348 injured. more than 2400 buildings have been damaged or destroyed in the quake. and then the injured across 11 afghanistan's 34 provinces. so it is felt far and wide this very strong earthquake as you said here in kabul in the early a

♪ earthquake aftermath rescuers scramble to reach those trapped in the rubble in northern pakistan. ♪ hello, this is al jazeera live from doha, also on the program, landslide voting in congo to allow a third presidential term. china warns war ship entering the waters in the disputed south china sea. helish life and syrians from aleppo who lost their homes and facing a harsh winter ahead. ♪ hello, authorities in pakistan and afghanistan have intensified their rescue and relief operations in earthquake-affected areas, the death toll of that magnitude 7.5 quake has now risen to over 300, most of those casualties around 260 were in pakistan where rescuers are still searching the rubble for survivors and struggling to reach those in mountain areas and hospitals across the valley region are inundated, across the border in afghanistan the site of the quake's epicenter and 4,000 houses have been damaged and 80 people have been killed and hundreds injured and in india the affects were also felt mostly in the north of the country but casualties have been followed and victoria reports now

cia and special forces as the taliban will run out of afghanistan and into pakistan? that the effort to get them and to eliminate the taliban did not take place because america became distracted by the iraqi war? will that be a historic decision that will forever be part of afghan history? dr. abdullah: that will be a part of afghan history. at the same time, at that time and pakistan, the president was ruling, and from one side he was acting as being in the front line of the war against terror. from the other side, he was the one who is providing sanctuary to the summa bin laden. charlie: i never understood why. they wanted to have someone who could play a role in the future of afghanistan? dr. abdullah: they did not believe that afghanistan would stand on its own feet. secondly, the true policy there has been unfortunately to use terrorism and extremism as a means of achieving former -- foreign policy objectives. taliban, they consider that an asset rather than a liability. that was also an important factor. within afghanistan, the policies of my colleagues, my former boss from the

of afghanistan and into pakistan and mullah omar was in pakistan, that the effort to get them and to eliminate the taliban did not take place because america became distracted by the iraqi war, will that be an historic decision that will forever be part of afghan history? >> that was a decision which is part of the afghan history and, at the same time, at that time in pakistan, president musharraf was acting in the front line of the war against terror. from the other side, he was the one providing sentries to mullah. >> rose: why? because they wanted somebody to play in the role of the future of afghanistan? >> first of all, they didn't believe afghanistan would be able to stand on its own feet. secondly, the policy there has been, unfortunately, to use terrorism and extremism as a means of achieving foreign policy objectives, and in taliban they consider that an asset rather a liability. that was also an important factor. within afghanistan, also, the policies of my colleague, my former boss, former president, to divide and rule and also to weaken the local indigenous forces -- >

commitment. pakistan is waiting for a u.s. decision while hedging its bets with individuals and groups that are hostile to our interests. the taliban is waiting to seeing if it merely needs to wait until the united states draws down to an end this eccentric presence to have the battlefield to themselves. then there are the thousands upon thousands of american troops and families who have served and are serving in afghanistan waiting to see if their sacrifices will be put at greater risk because we have abandoned afghanistan by blindly following an inflexible timetable for withdrawal. the consequences of the indecision and their own decision are beginning to emerge. growing instability, terrorist safe havens, an increase in direct threats to the united states. we cannot turn back the clock on decisions made four years ago in iraq. the decisions made now will determine the nature and scope of the future challenges we face in afghanistan. the world walked away from afghanistan once before. it descended into chaos that contributed to the worst terrorist attack ever against our homel

just wanted to ask if maybe you could preview the pakistan letter earlier this week. i know that the president kind of vaguely represented the need to end sanctuaries for terrorists or for the taliban and other terrorists, presumably within pakistan, so i'm wondering if there's a specific aspect on that or if there are other kind of agenda items that the president hopes to raise. >> i don't have a comprehensive preview of their discussions at this point. obviously, as i mentioned yesterday, the united states has an important security relationship with pakistan that our security forces have, in a variety of ways been able to effectively coordinate our efforts in a way that enhances the national security of both the united states and pakistan. obviously, there are extremist elements inside of pakistan that have committed terrible acts of violence and terrible acts of terrorism inside of pakistan. and, you know, i have on previous occasions read condolence statements on behalf of the american people to the pakistan people because of those extremist elements. i cite that only to note tha

northern afghanistan near the pakistan border sending people running for their lives. afghan schoolgirls are among the hundreds injured. tremors from the 7.5 earthquake were felt as far away as the capitol of pakistan. >> we have new details at this hour of the number of deaths, injuries and damage. this was a massive earthquake felt by people over afghanistan, pakistan and india. right now, the death toll is estimated at topping 200. that is just in afghanistan. authorities are starting to survey the damage. according to the u.s. geological survey the magnitude earthquake 7.5 earthquake struck in northern afghanistan in the middle of the afternoon. afghan television was on air the moment the earthquake quit. >> you can see a news anchor diving for cover as the shaking intensifies in one of the worst incidents with 12 afghan children killed in the stampede as they tried to escape the school. at this hour, at least 200 people were injured in afghanistan and 600 injured in pakistan. >> in pakistan, a building was ripped from top-to-bottom by the tremor that last add minute acco

able to propose this government >>> when we come back, we report from pakistan. ten years after a massive earthquake devastated parts of the region >>> plus, diamonds are not forever. >>> welcome back. a quick recap of the top stories here. russia has fired cruise missiles at targets in syria in a major display of military fire power. war ships in the caspian sea were involved in the attack >>> violence has continued across the occupied west bank and israel. a palestinian driver was shot and wounded by israeli soldiers at a checkpoint. >>> u.s. president barack obama has called the charity doctors without borders to apologize for the bombing of one of its hospitals in afghanistan. the aid group is continuing to press for an independent investigation into the incident which killed 22 people. >> now more than a million hectors of forest -- experts say the government's approach is ineffective and too late. >>reporter: borneo's forest, a may store supplier of the planet's oxygen is on fire emitting dangerous green house gases instead. the fires ranging inside the thick layers of peat

are from afghanistan, bangladesh and pakistan. there's a push to send them to their home countries, they are viewed as economic migrants. robert forester walk rer reports from the austrian-slovenia border >>> friendships have been forged on this journey. like this man and his new family. from afghanistan, he is 16 years old. aged by a conflict which returned to his home town this month. >> reality was awful. awful situation. i don't have anything. i locraig loston my time. >> -- i lost my way. >> reporter: many afghans are considered economic migrants and wants to make it easier to send them home. >> there's a war in afghanistan, yet there's an intention to facilitate their return. yet it doesn't make sense. >> there's a recognition rate of 40% among the afghans. this would be an individual questioning to see in which situation they live, whether they go back or not go back to see what is happening in the war situation. will it be improving. >> most refugees are from syria. 25% of those are from afghanistan. in many instances i see people from different nationalities coming togethe

. >> for more on our website at any time www.aljazeera.com. >> afghanistan an pakistan hit by powerful earthquake. that number is expected to rise. a major health warning today ham, sag sausage is suggested to be causing cancer. >> we're live in new york city. i'm del walters. the death toll is climbing in afghanistan at this point. a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck that country right after lunch 2:00 p.m. local time. 227 people across the region are now dead. the tremor was felt hundreds of miles away in pakistan, india as well as in afghanistan's capital kabul. jennifer, what is the latest on the damage and the deaths? >> well, del, the death toll here does continue to climb at 64 now confirmed dead here in afghanistan with 348 wounded. the dead and wounded in 11 of the countries 34 provinces almost a third of the country really a testament to the strength as well as the breadth of this earthquake. which, you know, could be felt across here. in pakistan the death toll is even higher. 189 dead. 1,000 wounded. those numbers expected to climb. the epicenter was in a remote area. i think

afghanistan and into pakistan? them andeffort to get to eliminate the taliban did not take place because america became by the iraqi war? will that be a historic decision that will forever be part of afghan history? charlie: -- dr. abdullah: that will be a part of afghan history. from one side, he was at the -- active as being in the front line of war against terror. from the other side, he was providing sanctuary to osama bin laden. charlie: i never understood why. they wanted to have someone who could play a role in the future of afghanistan? dr. abdullah: they did not woulde that afghanistan stand on its own feet. has beenpolicy there unfortunately to use terrorism and extremism as a means of achieving former policy. that was also an important factor. afghanistan, the policies of my colleagues, my former boss president, to divide in rule and also to weaken the local indigenous forces. charlie: on the effort to do the war or an effort on something else? dr. abdullah: a strong central government to consolidate his position and leading to him being weekend afterwards, because he thought

pakistan killing at least ten people, 12 other wounded in the attack and the blast took place in the village of shalgari in the eastern part of the state and it comes before the shia holiday and pakistan is ramping up security ahead of it suspending mobile phone service in major cities in a bid to foil remotely detonated explosives and the prime minister met with president obama at the white house today and talks focusing on the u.s. demand that pakistan accept limits on its nuclear arsenal and on the sale of 8-f 16 fighter jets to pakistan, president obama stressed the need for stronger ties between the two nations. >> obviously the united states and pakistan have a longstanding relationship, work and cooperate on a whole host of issues not just on security matters but also on economic and scientific and educational affairs and we are looking forward to using this meeting as an opportunity to further deep enthe relationship between the united states and pakistan. >> they plan to sell fighter jets to pakistan needs congressional approval, efforts underway to stop the violence between

with king abdullah and palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. >>> pakistan's prime minister met with president obama at the white house today in talks focused on a u.s. demand that pakistan accept limits on the nuclear arsenal. they fell short of making agreements on that for other issues, and stressed the need for stronger ties between the two nations. >> the united states and pakistan have a long-standing relationship, work and cooperate on a host of issues, not just on security matters, but economic and scientific and educational affairs, and we are looking forward to using this meeting as an opportunity to deepen the relationship between the united states and pakistan. >> the two leaders announced new efforts to support clean energy and education in pakistan >>> president obama said he would veto a spending bill and today he followed through the explanation for shooting down the $600 billion measure. paul ryan has thrown his hat into the ring. a look at the path that brought him though this point. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm b

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the world. i would include pakistan as well and have often said that ii wish we did not have national security interests in afghanistan pakistan. it is a difficult place to work with, but we do, and they are precisely the ones that the chairman said. many different terrorist groups would love to make a safe haven out of the ungoverned spaces and the difficulties that are there. trying to maintain stump -- maintain some stability the challenges are enormous, as the general knows only too well and having any kind of control of the country which is fractious and difficult. the only thing i would conclude, a couple things, i would, i would like to make sure we hear from the general on his view of going forward, what our troop level should be, and what the utility of that, what do we need them for what will be critical the next year or two or three command how many troops do you think we and our nato allies must have to achieve those goals? and also, the issue for the bombing of the hospital, definitely it set us back, the kind of thing we do not want to see happen. what wewhat we

mountainous region near the border with pakistan and regrouped. meanwhile, the afghan people grew frustrated with the government of former president hamid karzai amid corruption and slow economic development. most afghan troops are poorly trained and have low morale. they are powerless to maintain security across the whole country. the taliban has taken advantage of the weaknesses of the government and the military, conducting terrorist attacks and suicide bombings. it has been on the offense in the north beyond its power bases in the south and east. the fall of kunduz exposed how the afghan military still needs u.s. support. but some experts stress obama's review of the u.s. exit strategy is not enough to turn around the situation. nazar ul islam, nhk world, islamabad. >>> ten years ago a powerful earthquake in northern pakistan killed more than 70,000 people. many others were left seriously injured and sometimes physically disabled. women who are disabled face deep-rooted social prejudices in pakistan. nhk world's fumio sugaya reports on a project giving female quake survivors b

the program, combing through the rubble of the earthquake in afghanistan and pakistan, as rescuers rush to get to those in need. >>> israeli forces fire tear gas at palestinians protesters marking a day of rage across the occupied territories. >>> 35 years and counting for the republic of congo's president gets the okay to stay in power. ♪ >>> the u.s. defense secretary says washington expects to boost the intensity of the coalition air campaign against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. ash carter also said that russia's military actions in syria won't deter the u.s. let's go live to rosiland jordan who is with us live from washington, d.c. ash carter making it clear that this fight continues. >> that's right. that's because the defense secretary ash carter is telling those members that isil represents a fundamental threat to the u.s. national security interests. so he is promising that there is going to be a deepening of the u.s. air war at least against isil targets. of course he is also getting a lot of robust questioning particularly from republicans on the arms servi

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these pictures are coming from pakistan where the largest number of people have died. that's our main story on al jazeera. you can see the map of affected areas. there is more of that in the news hour on al jazeera. >> dozens of people are dead and hundreds are injured after major acts shake afghanistan and pakistan. the impact is felt hundreds of miles from the epicenter. >>> a tragedy at sea. canadian officials try to find a missing person and try to figure out what caused a whale watching ship to capsize. >>> a powerful storm moves past texas bringing rain to louisiana and alabama. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. we're learning more about the powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake in afghanistan. quake struck near the northern city and more than 100 people have died across the region. it was felt in pakistan, india and kabul where al jazeera's jennifer glasse is live. what is the latest on damage there? >> the death toll here in kabul continue to rise. there is a real sense of destruction. now the epicenter was deep under the hindu cukh moun

pakistan. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazeera live from our head quarters in doha. also ahead, china warns the u.s. after its warship enters the waters near disputed islands in the south china sea. a hellish life. we neat internally displaced syrians from aleppo who have lost their homes and are facing a harsh winter ahead. plus. >> reporter: i am andy gallagher in alabama where state official have his been criticized for closing dozens of driver's licenses offices. civil rights activists say it's an attempt to suppress black voters. ♪ ♪ >>> authorities in pan stack and afghanistan have innocence identified restless crew operations. the death toll of the magnitude 7.5 caught has towns over three hunk the bulk of the casualties were in pedroia pakistan where rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors but struggling to reach those in more remote mountainous areas. hotses are inning undal [ inaud. over in india, the affects were also felt there mostly in the north of the country but casual icasualties have been far lower. >> reporter: this hospital in the pakistani city is prou

pakistan. ron mott has more. a powerful seven-point-five magnitude earthquake rocked parts of afghanistan and pakistan this morning, causing widespread causalities and collapsing buildings. the associated press reported the initial death toll in both countries as at least 46. authorities in afghanistan say about a dozen children at an all girls school there died in a stampede as people tried to evacuate the building. the death toll is expected to rise throughout the day as communications were knocked off-line for some time in the aftermath. witnesses say the shaking lasted longer than a minute, triggering mudslides in some areas and avalanches in some snow-capped mountains in that region. afghanistan's chief executive abdullah abdullah tweeted it was the strongest earthquake felt there in recent decades. the epicenter was about 150 miles from kabul and could be felt as far away as india. s/ ron mott/ nbc news/ london, england :47-:57 "pakistan's non combat-army units were also placed on stand by for emergency relief assignments and already aftershocks are being reported. ron m

panic caused a deadly crash. 42 other girls were rushed to hospital. across the border in pakistan with dozens of people were hospitalized, after at least one large building collapsed. the prime minister has ordered the military to initiate rescue operations. hundreds of people also poured into the street of pakistan's capital. many praying in fear. >> the earthquake was powerful. vigilance was strong. the whole building was shaking. the window glass shook about the earthquake with powerful. >> the quake was also felt as far as the indian capital of new delhi, though no damage was immediately were ordered. -- immediately reported. lara: we are joined by jonathan who is in islamabad. large parts of pakistan have been affected. what is the latest lara? >> we know quite a bit about those areas of the country that are most accessible. there has been a lot of damage in the big city in pakistan, and we know all about that. but news is coming in all the time and as you sit in your report we will continue to have it come in over the hours and days ahead from those less accessible areas, in