Numbers from part about here thats an important point to make rob because were just hearing on our wires here that ambulances who are responding to the explosions certainly in power one outside the capital have said that women and children are among those whove been killed and injured and that most of the victims seem to be civilians so indeed as you say civilians always seem to be caught up in the crossfire here rob just very quickly in terms of the 2 separate incidents the one at the u. S. Embassy reports of an explosion there and possible gun which cant be confirmed yet and then also the bigger explosion earlier in part one is a sense perhaps that these 2 incidents might be called latent. Well i mean it just happens that they have happened within the same hour but on any given hour in any given day throughout afghanistan you get a number of incidents happening i think it has to be said that obviously there is far more attention paid to all of these incidents especially when they take place at a rally attended by the president of afghanistan in the run up to a controversial election like this but i think it is true to say that there has been an increase in Violent Attacks in events all around afghanistan the concern for the authorities here is that you know were still 2 weeks away from the election is it going to be get worse or are they with the deployment of thousands of security personnel as they are deploying around the country going to be able to keep a lid on this and be able to give afghanistan at least a chance of a free and Fair Election at least in the roughly harf of the country that the government seems to be in control of there just talk us through sort of broader security concerns as the run up to elections starts because we were talking to you earlier you were telling us that literally thousands tens of thousands of troops security personnel are to be deployed in the run up to the election. Thats right theyre putting out Something Like 72000 security personnel from police paramilitaries the army are being deployed across afghanistan to keep these polling stations open the concern is of course just how much of afghanistan the government is still in control of it certainly the security situation is far worse than it was in the last election back in 2014 in that election the government was able to open 7000 polling stations across the country they had been hoping for a similar number this time but it is quite telling that already they have conceded that only around 5000. 00 polling stations will be opened come polling day and of course polling day is still 2 weeks away. Rob the taliban always seems to increase its attacks and its threats before president ial elections in afghanistan just think this is likely then to affect voter turnout on the ground. Thats the concern especially in the areas where the taliban are in control you know they have said told people to boycott this poll they didnt want this poll to go ahead it was their firm expectation in fact that this election day would be postponed if they had signed a preliminary Peace Agreement with the americans that as part of that agreement this poll would be pushed back possibly for some power shape sharing arrangement to be brought in so just as the Afghan Government is committed that now this peace deal isnt going to be signed and that they will go ahead with this election to boost their legitimacy and give the people of afghanistan afghanistan at least a chance of a Fair Election the taliban seem to be as firmly committed that it wont go ahead and of course there are much more areas of the country that are controlled by the taliban and they do carry out so they make these threats which they do carry out that anybody that attends a poll that goes to vote they get their index finger marked with indelible ink and it is the threat which with that we know is being carried out by the taliban that of those people could be killed or at the very least have that finger chopped off and that is as you would expect a huge disincentive to People Living out in parts of the country where increasingly the the face of all storage see is the taliban they dont see the Security Forces and the police and they will say look what else do you expect us to do you know of course were not going to vote it simply isnt worth our lives down. There in the Afghan Capital kabul rob come back to you throughout the morning as you get more details on this but lets just recap for our viewers who are perhaps just joining us here on aljazeera about the breaking news out of afghanistan 2 explosions the 1st blast killed we understand 24 people injured 31 near an election rally held by the afghan president ashraf ghani. The Central Power one province on tuesday thats according to Health Officials there we understand that the afghan president ashraf ghani is safe were not sure if hes still at that election rally but hes been moved somewhere but he is safe hospital sources are saying that women and children are among the victims of that initial blast in central pa one province at the election rally on tuesday the 2nd incident happened in the Afghan Capital kabul were getting reports of an explosion near the secured area where the u. S. Embassy is housed and there were reports of gunfire which we havent confirmed yet but reports of a 2nd explosion were not sure yet if theres any coordination between the attack in power and the attack in kabul but the live pictures youre seeing on your screen are the latest pictures youre seeing on your screen of that attack outside the u. S. Embassy in the capital kabul so there you have it breaking news out of the out of afghanistan one explosion at an election rally being held by the president a 2nd explosion and possible gunfire outside the u. S. Embassy more on that of course as we get it here at aljazeera. Lets go to some other news now u. S. President donald trump says it looks like iran was behind saturdays drone attacks which crippled more than a half of saudi arabias Oil Production but he says hell wait to see definitive proof before deciding how to respond from said secular state might pompei it will be traveling to riyadh at some point to coordinate a Response Saudi Arabia says the attacks were carried out using iranian weapons but terror and denies this yemens who the rebels say they are behind the attacks and theyre warning more strikes a coming with a full picture of the damage is not yet clear but chinese officials have been told that its all deliveries will be delayed and there are reports of saudi arabia is trying to buy diesel that urgent delivery gable is under begins our coverage from washington. President donald trump says the u. S. Is still collecting and analyzing intelligence related to saturdays attack on Saudi Oil Facilities but says all evidence gathered dust far points to one country when asked if that country was iran this was the president s response which looking that way will have some pretty good to. Have a some very strong studies done but its certainly looking that way at this moment and. Will let you know the spectrum said he does not want war with iran but said his administration would coordinate closely with riyadh and in response the saudis want very much for us to protect them but i say well we have to work there was an attack on saudi arabia and there was an attack on us but we would certainly help them but despite the alliance between washington and riyadh there are doubts about how much clout saudi arabia has to force the u. S. Into military action this has been very interested in the past few months. On many issues so the troubled ministry and the u. S. In general has looked willing to basically fight a war and we have the sultans the who the rebels in yemen backed by iran claimed responsibility for the attacks on monday irans president Hassan Rouhani flatly rejected the u. S. Ascertain tehran was involved saying the who these were behind it and for legitimate reasons. The many people are exercising their legitimate right of self defense the attacks are reciprocal and the main solution is to halt these attacks the solution for the yemeni crisis is also political we believe that. President trump said it was a large attack against saudi arabia but could be met with an attack many times larger this is threatening language trump has used in the past against syria north korea and even iran without following through with significant military action but clearly tensions are escalating trump said secretary of state mike pompei o and other Administration Officials would be traveling to riyadh soon to coordinate a response. Washington. Israelis are voting in their 2nd general election in less than 6 months the Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is hoping for a 5th term he failed to achieve a majority or form a coalition in april and called unprecedented rerun now hes trying to gain more supporters by promising to annex all settlements in the occupied west bank. But we want to support the elections are close i can confirm to you this morning they are very close i call on all citizens of israel to come and vote. And netanyahu his main opponent benny gantz has voted in his hometown of russia ian blue and white party seeking to improve on a vote when it picked up 35 seats the same as netanyahu liquid party but as our force that reports those pledges might not be enough to get an outright majority. Benjamin netanyahu had rarely if ever looked publicly angrier than he did on the 30th of may this year defeated in his effort to form a Coalition Government he rented anyone else from being given that chance by forcing through an unprecedented election rewrite the Global Market unbelievable other door lieberman is now part of the lift the sense of betrayal was at his former political fixer former foreign and defense minister ally and enemy for more than 20 years Avigdor Lieberman professed reason for keeping his secular Rightwing Party out of government with his opposition to Ultra Orthodox Jews being exempted from military service something that in yahoos ultra orthodox Political Partners would not concede. Nurit kadar spent 5 years following lieberman for a documentary released this week finding him a highly guarded interviewee but he says it was clear that whatever the ideological differences between him and netanyahu their divorce was deeply personal the only thing the only sentence. He said was that friendship is something its for life. You know if there is some foundation that it really go through all life and it was broken and it was shattered. The woman hasnt explicitly ruled out joining the netanyahu led government this time around but his policy demands make it unlikely at best and with his secular stance boosting his position in the polls his status as kingmaker has been strengthened netanyahu spent the last week talking in terms familiar from previous campaigns of threats and promises the threat of Irans Nuclear program the threat requiring police at polling stations of palestinian israeli voter fraud the promise to annex the Jordan Valley and parts of the occupied city of hebron all of it designed to motivate his right wing base. But netanyahu reelection offers a better chance to fight off 3 looming Corruption Cases the parliament will knesset could even vote to grant him immunity but the polls suggest there could be a similar outcome to last time with netanyahu is likud Party Running almost even with the opposition blue and white led by former army chief benny gantz as a good chance neither will have enough support from smaller parties to piece together a Majority Coalition some predict months more uncertainty while each side tries and fails to form a government increasing the pressure on netanyahu is an indictment is expected to happen in the 1st half of the summer that would be during the 2nd period of 6 weeks in which a candidate would be given a chance to form a government and if that indictment happens then the likud well then realize ok we dont like overthrowing leaders but now we have no choice israels 2nd election in 5 months is unlikely to be the finish line in the contest to govern the country rather the starting gun for the next round in a fight hurry force at aljazeera west jerusalem but more now from occupied East Jerusalem. One of the biggest fears of all parties is voter apathy and that might lead to a low turnout it was just under 70 percent in april and parties fear less than that may mean more votes going to more extreme parties there was also a lot of security in april some people working in the voting stations complained of intimidation even violence from some people so there are a number precedented 14000 Police Officers on duty and 3000 observers wearing body cameras this election is for about change change the police. State its about change i think it will be divided again yeah because its really close its so its hard it shows that the country is split in so many different ways that its very sad the polls will close at 10 pm local time and soon after therell be an early exit poll which will give a good indication of the way the vote has gone and then there could be weeks or months of political horse trading to decide who will be israels next Prime Minister thousands of firefighters are trying to contain forest blazes in indonesia theyre burning in some are true and the borneo islands the smoke has spread to neighboring countries sparking a diplomatic row over who is responsible in the Nation Police arrested more than 200. 00 people accused of contributing to the disaster forest fires happen every year in the country usually started by farmers clearing land for crops well in the nations president says his country has been negligent in tackling the fives. We shouldnt need a meeting like this every year it should be automatic before the dry season starts everything must be ready but this time weve been negligent again so the smoke has gotten bigger. It has more now from peckham borrow in indonesia. President joker we dont know is visiting the city of peckham bar in the province of freon the island of sumatra to assess the forest fires that have taken over this entire region 49000 hectares of land have been affected in somalia and in reality though where we are its 640 hotspots that the authorities need to contain now in a closed meeting with the president had with his military and the Disaster Management agencies he said that prevention is better than extinguishing and the forest fire should be the responsibility of the local government in terms of operations the president says that ground and need to Work Together to make sure that theyre able to quell the fires efficiently what we know so far according to door in force meant that 370 companies have been listed for allegedly burning land here slash and burn methods are considered illegal in indonesia but this is also very common weve seen them for many years where farmers and companies burn the land to try and clear it for further plantation. This is recap our top story on 0 dozens of people are dead following multiple explosions across afghanistan within the space of an hour as the country pays for a president ial election the latest in the capital kabul happened near the u. S. Embassy the Reuters News Agency says at least 3 people were killed. On the bomb attached to a Police Vehicle exploded at this Campaign Running for president afghani in part of one province dolly we understand was but at least 24. 00 people including children were killed were joining us on the phone now is a security analyst in kabul we understand you know some more details about both attacks what more can you tell us. Yes. You said really added like today. 2 explosions one explosion took place in iran we have president and he had election brayley and the 2nd explosion. Was in kabul and. The 9. 00 to 1. 00 of them in the ministry of defense is burning. In iran and a dictionary president on the west. Reportedly has. A d. N. R. Complected. Reports about scheduling a key some people say 20 people got some said people got killed and. That explosion noted. But yet im of the Health Significance both of these attacks that youve just described in the broader context of the run up to the general election later this month. I think security is a big concern out of the coming election is not allowed to stand and. The reason the majority of the candidates dont travel to provinces and dont hold rallies election rallies in security. These 2 explosions showed that. Security is still a big concern and. These explosions were like. These explosions testified to the. Security real objective. Until elections im a dude i mean nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks but if the taliban was behind them what message do you think that trying to send here. No one has claimed responsibility for these attacks but. Anyone who is behind. To sabotage this whole election and well see who is behind. And whats more cures for x. Im a do that just a just a final thought from you before you go i mean dozens of People KilledDozens Injured in these latest attacks. How do ordinary afghans think about the ongoing security situation because you know the taliban seem to be able to operate with impunity and the government cant guarantee their safety so how do older people think about this and the ones you know 1. Security is a big concern but you see that. From one side we have the security incidents from back from that side. Live th