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Why al-Qaeda are still a threat 20 years after 9/11 | Start Here

Two decades since the September 11 attacks, the world has changed and al-Qaeda have changed. Who are al-Qaeda today? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #11September

Thousands of Afghans flee as violence increases

There has been a spike in the number of Afghans fleeing the country. The UN says at this rate, 1.5 million may leave by the end of the year. As Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis reports from Kabul, many are leaving everything behind. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Afghanistan #AfghanExodus

Taliban seizes key districts in Afghanistan as gov’t forces flee

The Taliban has made significant territorial gains in Afghanistan in the past weeks, as US forces count down to their final withdrawal. Fighters have captured Panjwai in Kandahar, the group’s birthplace and former stronghold, and are inching closer to the regional capital, Kandahar city. Panjwai is the fifth district in Kandahar province to fall to the armed group in recent weeks as the Taliban offensive gains momentum. They claim to have seized more than 100 out of nearly 400 districts in the country, with a strong presence in the north. Al Jazeera’s Homara Choudhary reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our […]

UK, Russia escalate war of words over Black Sea warship incident

Russia has warned it will target foreign warships that test its territorial claims in waters off Crimea. It follows a tense confrontation in the Black Sea on Wednesday. The Kremlin says it fired warning shots at a British warship that entered its waters. The United Kingdom insists it was acting legally. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #UnitedKingdom #BlackSea #Warships

Europe’s most bombed hotel: The Europa Hotel in Belfast | War Hotels

For three decades the Europa Hotel in Belfast hosted more journalists than tourists, survived 33 bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army and held the dubious honour of being Europe’s most bombed hotel. It was both a target and a reporters’ refuge during the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. One of the reasons the hotel became a focus of attack was that it was a base for the world’s media and reporters covering the conflict. Some of these journalists – Martin Bell, Robin Walsh, Henry Kelly and Gerald Seymour – recall those grim times, while Professor Kenneth Morrison and Martin Mulholland, who worked at […]

Michoacan turf war: Mexican town on frontline of cartel conflict

The Mexican state of Michoacan is at the centre of a turf war between a powerful drug cartel and self-ascribed defence groups. The state – like other parts of the country – will vote in local elections next month. And it has been a violent run-up. At least 80 candidates have been killed. Al Jazeera’s John Holman looks at how the government seems to have left people to fend for themselves. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Mexico #Michoacan #War

Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan conflict leaves disastrous trails

Kyrgyzstan’s president is promising compensation for families whose homes were destroyed in fighting along its disputed border with Tajikistan. More than 50 people were killed and 60,000 forced to leave. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford went to Ak—Sai in southern Kyrgyzstan to see what’s left behind. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Kyrgyzstan #Tajikistan

Fear grows in Ukraine over Russian troop build-up

People in eastern Ukraine are worried about what a Russian troop build-up on the border may mean for them. And as Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Kyiv, concern is growing about an escalation of hostilities. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Ukraine #Russia

No timeline as US to move remaining combat troops out of Iraq

Iraq and the United States have agreed on the withdrawal of all remaining US and coalition combat troops deployed to fight ISIL (ISIS) in the Middle Eastern country – but they did not provide a timeline and said the foreign forces would still provide training to the Iraqi army. After a first “strategic dialogue” under President Joe Biden’s administration, the two countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday that the Iraqi military had made substantial improvements. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from Washington, DC. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #US #Iraq

Syria — is it a war without end? | Start Here

0 Ten years since the start of the war and things in Syria have never been worse. Millions have been internally displaced or have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. Cities and historic sites lie in ruins. So who’s still fighting who in Syria? Can its people ever return home? And is there an end in sight? Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #AJStartHere explains #Al_Jazeera_English #Start_Here #Al_Jazeera_Digital_Shows