Violence has surged in the Afghanistan this year, with Nato struggling against a resurgent Taliban.
As always, it’s the civilians who are suffering. Many have been forced to flee and find a new home wherever they can.
Zeina Khodr reports from Kabul.
Factional fighting in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley has left at least three people dead, making it the deadliest outbreak of violence since a peace deal brokered by Qatar last week to break Lebanon’s political 18-month-long deadlock. Zeina Khodr reports on how the violence serves as a reminder of the dangers if reconciliation is not forged.
Factional fighting in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley has left at least three people dead, marking it the deadliest outbreak of violence since a peace deal brokered by Qatar last week to break Lebaon’s political 18 month long deadlock. Zeina Khodr reports on how the violence serves as a reminder of the dangers if reconciliation is not forged.
Security has been tightened in the Lebanese capital ahead of the vote for a new president. General Michel Sleiman, the Lebanese army commander, is expected to take up the role which has been vacant for the past six months. As an important step is taken in trying to resolve Lebanon’s political divisions, the question of who could disarm Hezbollah still lingers. Zeina Khodr reports from southern Lebanon about the issue.
Rival leaders in Lebanon have cast aside their differences to end an 18 month political feud that had driven the country to the brink of civil war.
Arab leaders in Qatar helped forge a deal between the western-backed government, and the Hezbollah-led opposition.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports on the Lebanese reaction to the deal.