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star gazers across the world get a rare liner treat. let s begin, though, with a developing story coming out out of afghan that where there has been they have fighting after taliban fighters carried out an early morning raid. they have entered the northern city from four different directions. it s said to be in lockdown. as afghan security forces attempt to fight back. joining me now on the phone line from kabul. what s the situation there right now? who is in control? reporter: well, sammy, taliban have launched their attacks at 3:00 a.m. overnight from western northeastern southern parts of the city. somehow security forces managed to push back the taliban from the city, however sporadic gunfire still continues and we also hear reports that there are clashes between afghan forces and taliban in three other districts. now, officials and police in k unduz are not confirming any casualties, but we are hearing that there are a number of taliban and afghan force th ....
decorations but the outlook of business is less than festive. the israeli government has unveiled tougher security measures to tackle a wave of unrest in israel and the p palestinian territories. security forces have been deployed throughout the public transport network and military units will help police cities. since the start of october, 30 palestinians and seven israelis have died in the unrest. earlier, thousands of pal t palestinian israelis have held a protest regarding visits to the a al come / mosque compound. let s take a closer look at the new security measures put in place by the israeli government. the government called up reservists to help police cities. security forces have been deployed. police have new authority to impose block aides in palestinian neighborhoods. they can have their right to live in the city revoked and property confiscated. the government has authorized demolition of houses belonging to those responsible for attacks. let s go to ....
crisis, the e.u. has a plan, but needs turkey to agree. and why surviving snakebites may be more difficult in some parts of africa. so the u.s. president barack obama has just announced a major shift in policy in afghanistan, staying more troops will now stay on the ground there through 2017. mr. obama says afghan forces are doing relatively well, but they are not strong enough. there are currently 9,800 u.s. troops in afghanistan. most were to be withdrawn by the end of next year, this u.s. now expected to keep 5,500 troops in the country when mr. obama leaves office in 2017. military leaders have been pushing for more u.s. support especially after taliban fighters captured kunduz city. obama saying the only way to withdrawal fully is through lasting peace. i do not support the idea of endless war, and i have repeatedly argued against marching into conflicts that do not serve our core security. given what is at stake in afghanistan and the opportunity for a sta ....
german chancellor angela merkel was in turkey to push a plan that offers aid to ankara in exchange for stemming the flow of refugees into europe. hopes to the prime minister and both sides agree there can be no lasting solution to the refugee crisis would you want resuolvin the conflict in syria. turkish officials say nothing has yet to be agreed. turkey and germany and europe as a whole will need to tackle the refugee crisis. they have considered these matters and it is our agreement to work together to prevent mattus getting worse in syria to prevent the further influx of refugees from that location. i have said this in the german parliament: german is ready to open chapter 17 regarding participation in european assembly. turkey is participating actively in discussions as a european candidate. we will strengthen cooperation with turkey on this. al jazeera s bernard smith sent us this update from istanbul. reporter: angela merkel, who incidentally has been on ....
this is al jazeera america live in new york city. i m del walters. at this hour u.s. and european officials are taking steps to remove sanctions against iran. that nuclear deal is now in effect. this weekend iran pledging to make major changes to its facilities. the sanctions won t be lifted fully until iran complies. al jazeera s andy gallagher has more on what the country must do next. it took years of negotiations between iran and a group of world powers known as p5+1 to put together a deal the obama administration says will be based on verification, not trust. the landmark nuclear agreement will mean that iran will curtail its nuclear program. a move that will significantly reduce its capability of nuclear weapons. in july when the agreement was reached, u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that it was a deal worth fighting for. it is a step away from the specter of conflict. and towards the possibility of peace. in iran, engineers begin what is thought t ....