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there are periodic attacks in kabul. the frequency is vastly less. >> the general speaks of expanding security out from kabul using the metaphor of an oil spot that grows larger and larger on the map. >> the oil spot if you will is a term in counterinsurgency literature that denotes a peaceful, secure area. what you're trying to do is always extend that, to push that out. of course what we sought to do was to build an oil spot that would encompass the six provinces including marjah and others and keep pushing that out ultimately to connect it over. kabul is a huge entire province and not just the city. all but one district in kabul by the way has afghan security forces in the lead. >> petraeus is greeted warmly by the governor. security is vastly improved here and now officials see the area as an emerging model for development projects and good governance. counterinsurgency at work. the general's visit was in part to undermine the importance of that security bubble being expanded. even during this afternoon's meeting wit
there are periodic attacks in kabul. the frequency is vastly less. >> the general speaks of expanding security out from kabul using the metaphor of an oil spot that grows larger and larger on the map. >> the oil spot if you will is a term in counterinsurgency literature that denotes a peaceful, secure area. what you're trying to do is always extend that, to push that out. of course what we sought to do was to build an oil spot that would encompass the six provinces including marjah...
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little and nine otr members of the medical team were flown to kabul sunday. the taliban claimed responsibility for the massacre, accusing the medical workers of spying and trying to convert muslims to christianity. just governmt officials strongly deny the charges. >> these were selfless volunteers who devoted themselves to providing free and much-needed health care to afghans in the most remote and diffult parts of your country. >> reporr: abc news. >> carolyn: this killings have created fear and concern among local medical aid workers. if the talibans planning to execute anyo traveling with a faith-based organization it could mean much less care for the afghan peop. >> i'm not religious but i went with a faith-based organization because nobody else was there. >> reporter: he is a local pediatrician who taught daughters in kabul in 2007. he was with a christian aid group but states that didn't they were there to preach. >> regardless of where the money ca from or who we are, the medical care we're delivering is no strings attached. >> reporter: he acknowledg
little and nine otr members of the medical team were flown to kabul sunday. the taliban claimed responsibility for the massacre, accusing the medical workers of spying and trying to convert muslims to christianity. just governmt officials strongly deny the charges. >> these were selfless volunteers who devoted themselves to providing free and much-needed health care to afghans in the most remote and diffult parts of your country. >> reporr: abc news. >> carolyn: this killings...
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she's coming here to kabul. the only reason she wasn't on this trip in east afghanistan is that the couple's oldest daughter is about to have their first gran >>> the criminal situation in pakistan is growing more desperate. downpours are hampering efforts to help the millions of people left homeless by the record flooding. it could take billions of international relief to help the country recover. sonia gallego joins us with the latest. good morning, sonia. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. these are the worst floods in pakistan in its history. entire villages have been engulfed by the floodwaters. around 14 million people are believed to be affected by them. at least 2 million others are left homeless. pakistan rescued people in the waters. the flooding has also affected control in kashmir. around 500 indians are believed to be missing. the u.n. warned that getting aid into the affected areas is slow because of the massive damage and the continuing bad weather. they're unable to use helicopters and having to
she's coming here to kabul. the only reason she wasn't on this trip in east afghanistan is that the couple's oldest daughter is about to have their first gran >>> the criminal situation in pakistan is growing more desperate. downpours are hampering efforts to help the millions of people left homeless by the record flooding. it could take billions of international relief to help the country recover. sonia gallego joins us with the latest. good morning, sonia. >> reporter: good...
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anthony. >> mandy clark in kabul tonight. thanks, mandy. elsewhere in afghanistan, the military command says three american soldiers were killed yesterday in the south, along with two danish soldiers. and in iraq a u.s. soldier was reported killed yesterday south of baghdad. here at home, the end of the gulf oil well crisis may finally be at hand. b.p. could take its next step toward a so-called "bottom kill" of the well as early as tonight. mark strassmann is watching the preparations in grand isle, louisiana tonight. mark? >> reporter: good evening, anthony. b.p. may be ready to resume drilling that relief well, but distrust of the b.p. has never stopped around here. and the new worry is that b.p. is now ready to declare victory and go home. so little oil now floats in the gulf b.p. has had nothing to recover for more than a week. on the surface, this disaster seems over. >> clearly we feel like it's moving to a new phase. >> reporter: a phase that, to patrick shay, sounds like a quick b.p. getaway. >> it's corporate greed. they want to g
anthony. >> mandy clark in kabul tonight. thanks, mandy. elsewhere in afghanistan, the military command says three american soldiers were killed yesterday in the south, along with two danish soldiers. and in iraq a u.s. soldier was reported killed yesterday south of baghdad. here at home, the end of the gulf oil well crisis may finally be at hand. b.p. could take its next step toward a so-called "bottom kill" of the well as early as tonight. mark strassmann is watching the...
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. >> couric: good evening, everyone, from kabul. as the war in iraq is winding down, the war here in afghanistan is heating up. with the surge ordered by president obama, there are now nearly 100,000 u.s. soldiers and marines here and 40,000 coalition troops. the military reported another death today, bringing the u.s. toll for august to at least 16. as casualties mount, the american public is growing more skeptical. 43% now say the war was a mistake. so why then are u.s. forces here? how long will they stay? and what is the definition of "success?" we've come in search of answers. and we'll begin with the new u.s. commander. we went along with him and headed to the eastern part of afghanistan. the day began early in the capital city. before general david petraeus got an assessment of the war from his top commanders in the field, we got an assessment from him. >> well, we're making progress but we've got to make a lot more, obviously. it's a tough fight. >> couric: after nine years, over $300 billion, 1200 u.s. lives, not to mention
. >> couric: good evening, everyone, from kabul. as the war in iraq is winding down, the war here in afghanistan is heating up. with the surge ordered by president obama, there are now nearly 100,000 u.s. soldiers and marines here and 40,000 coalition troops. the military reported another death today, bringing the u.s. toll for august to at least 16. as casualties mount, the american public is growing more skeptical. 43% now say the war was a mistake. so why then are u.s. forces here? how...
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. >> couric: i'm katie couric in kabul. the prospect of bringing the taliban to the bargaining table is raising serious fears the rights of girls and women could be sacrificed in the process. and the enemy is tattooed on his arm. the molecular structure for explosives. >> nitroglycerin, petin. >> couric: it's his job to find i.e.d.s before they find an american soldier. tonight, special coverage of afghanistan. the road ahead. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone, from kabul. we begin tonight with a number: 3,240, the number of days the war here has gone on. and with each day, the casualties mount. today nato reported the death of three coalition soldiers, including an american. and in helmand province, at least seven afghan road construction workers were shot to death by taliban insurgents. president obama has beefed up troop strength here to nearly 100,000 to try to defeat the taliban, but many foreign policy experts believe the only way to end thi
. >> couric: i'm katie couric in kabul. the prospect of bringing the taliban to the bargaining table is raising serious fears the rights of girls and women could be sacrificed in the process. and the enemy is tattooed on his arm. the molecular structure for explosives. >> nitroglycerin, petin. >> couric: it's his job to find i.e.d.s before they find an american soldier. tonight, special coverage of afghanistan. the road ahead. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs...
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on their way back to kabul, they were ambushed. the taliban claimed credit, but the local police say the attackers were likely criminals. those criminals have combined with insurgents to make a once relatively safe area lawless. u.s. troops pulled out of the area last year. >> lawlessness is spreading. and there's a culture of impunity where people feel they can get away with things because they're not going to be held accountable. >> reporter: tom little's family says he'll be buried in kabul. this was actually his fifth trip to this remote area and usually his wife goes with him. the only reason she wasn't on this trip, dan, is because their oldest daughter is about to have the couple's first granddaughter. >> huge loss for that family. nick schiff rip schifrin, thank you. >>> it's been getting increasingly violent in iraq in recent weeks. just as the iraqi forces are preparing to take over full security preparations when the u.s. combat mission ends, coming up on september 1st. today, the commander of u.s. troops in iraq, genera
on their way back to kabul, they were ambushed. the taliban claimed credit, but the local police say the attackers were likely criminals. those criminals have combined with insurgents to make a once relatively safe area lawless. u.s. troops pulled out of the area last year. >> lawlessness is spreading. and there's a culture of impunity where people feel they can get away with things because they're not going to be held accountable. >> reporter: tom little's family says he'll be...
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they didn't only work in kabul or they didn't have an office only in kabul. but they had offices all over afghanistan in most major cities. >> brown: presumably before they would go on a mission, they would work with the locals in the area to try to ensure safe passage? how would that work? >> most often they used to rely on local contacts. they used to rely on local partners for passage through difficult areas in the country. throughout the course of civil war in afghanistan, most notably they stayed in afghanistan during the taliban era. their offices were open. they were able to work and deliver services . >> brown: we heard rod talk about the question of the prossal sizing which they were accused of by the taliban. as he said this is against the rules there. what are the ground rules under which a group like this, a christian charity, would operate? >> as an ngo. for an ngo to be registered they should not non-political, non-governmental, of course and not for profit. they should not discriminate on any basis against any group in after... afghanistan and
they didn't only work in kabul or they didn't have an office only in kabul. but they had offices all over afghanistan in most major cities. >> brown: presumably before they would go on a mission, they would work with the locals in the area to try to ensure safe passage? how would that work? >> most often they used to rely on local contacts. they used to rely on local partners for passage through difficult areas in the country. throughout the course of civil war in afghanistan, most...
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at kabul airport, everything going out is searched. too much of the money that might have gone to feed the starving babies has been stolen from the budget. these are taken by the customs officials, sees as piles of cash taken by afghan officials. the general says taking money out of the country damages us, and he can never track down those really responsible. nine years on, there's not much to show for $6 billion of aid that has been poured into afghanistan. there are even reports that the u.s. money may be directly fuelling the taliban insurgency. forging a congressional report to dispense aid, a congressman said that american money was funding a protection racket. it they found $4 million -- they found $4 million a week are being spent to allow convoys through. secretary of state hillary clinton says this risks undermining the u.s. strategy in afghanistan. with most aid money spent outside the government, most of the corruption is outside the government. >> the security forces, most of them are not helping the afghan community. they
at kabul airport, everything going out is searched. too much of the money that might have gone to feed the starving babies has been stolen from the budget. these are taken by the customs officials, sees as piles of cash taken by afghan officials. the general says taking money out of the country damages us, and he can never track down those really responsible. nine years on, there's not much to show for $6 billion of aid that has been poured into afghanistan. there are even reports that the u.s....
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dan terry from wisconsin had lived in kabul for 30 years while working with poor people from different ethnic groups. cheryl beckett from knoxville, tennessee, spent six years here teaching, impressing her father with her desire to help others. >> her passion and faith, she really did walk with the lord. >> reporter: glen lapp came from lancaster, pennsylvania, as a nurse two years ago and decided to stay as manager of a provincial eye care program. lisa shirk, a professor from the eastern mennonite university which lapp attended saw him in kabul last month. >> he understood the risk and was willing to take that in order to serve others. >> reporter: brian carderelli from harrisonburg, virginia, was a freelance photographer accompanying the medical team to make a fund-raising film. some bodies of the medical team will be going home in the coming days. the families of five of the victims have requested their loved ones be buried in afghanistan. tom aspell, nbc news, kabul. >>> a deadly combination of fire and water is still taking its toll today in parts of europe. moscow's top health o
dan terry from wisconsin had lived in kabul for 30 years while working with poor people from different ethnic groups. cheryl beckett from knoxville, tennessee, spent six years here teaching, impressing her father with her desire to help others. >> her passion and faith, she really did walk with the lord. >> reporter: glen lapp came from lancaster, pennsylvania, as a nurse two years ago and decided to stay as manager of a provincial eye care program. lisa shirk, a professor from the...
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habían caminado horas en terreno difícil luego de viajar 160 millas desde kabul. irán desarmados y sin wa guardaespal guardaespaldas. el líder del equipo un... dio los mejores años de su vida para brindar atención médica a los afganos. una experta en salud en mujeres y niños. dan terry de wisconsin se estableció en kabul en 18980. y el más joven era el bibliógrafo. asesinaron a la doctora británica, karen... y una traductora alemana y 2 afganos. el avenitalibán los acusó a tod ser espías. algo que la organización niega. . >>> >>> por ahora. no piensa retirarse de afganistán dice que son huéspedes del gobierno. eran voluntarios sin egoísmo agregó el embajador allí. >>> se dedicaron a brindar ayuda gratis y muy necesitada a los afganos en las zonas más remotas y difíciles. esta sicóloga recuerda la violencia del país. cuando ci ttó a un amigo voluntario hace 30 años. >>> no podemos avanzar si las personas que dicen, tengo que ayudar a otro. >>> el fbi realizara autopsias, pero 5 de las familias de las víctimas extranjeros, pidieron que los
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in kabul today, the first in kabul t funeral for the doctors and heir aides who had nearly 10 100 years of experience. the at manitarians in one of the worst ever on humanitarians in afghanistan. their deat their deaths show how the insurg insurgency is spreading. they were killed in the north, which has which has only recently become unsafe. the ks on troops based in the north have tripled in the last year. in the same region just this weekend, the taliban executed a we exen they accused of adultery. last month, insurgents destroyed a u.s. aid contractor's office. and last week, the medical team was ambushed while driving back from an eye clinic in badakshan. okene are heartbroken by the of thesethese heroic, generous people, and we condemn in the condemn in strongest possible terms the vicious murders. >> reporter: doctor karen woo was a dancer before becoming a surgeon. surgeon.of the 10, she gave up a lucrative job to help the most eedy. needy. >> if somebody need her help, d her uld be there. she was someone you could rely on. one second. yeah, somebody you could rely somebod >> 32
in kabul today, the first in kabul t funeral for the doctors and heir aides who had nearly 10 100 years of experience. the at manitarians in one of the worst ever on humanitarians in afghanistan. their deat their deaths show how the insurg insurgency is spreading. they were killed in the north, which has which has only recently become unsafe. the ks on troops based in the north have tripled in the last year. in the same region just this weekend, the taliban executed a we exen they accused of...
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we have this from kabul. clacks out in a small garden in a poor neighborhood -- >> in a small garden in a poor neighborhood. moniqa is barely old enough to understand this war, but she is already a victim of it. she was caught in a bomb blast. her leg was blown off. it is at night when she suffered most. that is when the nightmares,. >> a few nights back, i saw the bomb again. the heads, the eyes, the arms, and legs. i get scared every time i see the foreign soldiers that there might be another bomb. >> she is not alone. and new report shows a 30% rise in sid vicious -- civilian casualties, with women and children increasingly the victims. >> by looking at the figures we have in front of us come up we have a number and the tendency and a trend of increases which we have the duty to raise publicly. >> the response came a few hours later, with yet another strike by insurgents. a security firm was attacked. after a brief gun battle, there exploded of suicide vest. it killed two people, but local afghans. it is a
we have this from kabul. clacks out in a small garden in a poor neighborhood -- >> in a small garden in a poor neighborhood. moniqa is barely old enough to understand this war, but she is already a victim of it. she was caught in a bomb blast. her leg was blown off. it is at night when she suffered most. that is when the nightmares,. >> a few nights back, i saw the bomb again. the heads, the eyes, the arms, and legs. i get scared every time i see the foreign soldiers that there...
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you can end up in kabul guarding a private home. the road convoys, you know, those are dangerous but there are also questions do some of these companies pay the taliban not to attack the convoys. being a security guard is a far safer job than being a soldier or policeman in afghanistan. >> woodruff: you would agree? >> it varies from job to job. some of the convoy security can be rather dangerous. it depends on what you're proceed teching. many are proceed feking ngo warehouses. >> woodruff: non-governmental organizations? >> yes. many of the people doing the reconstruction. that's generally fairly safe. as we've seen in recent weeks that can be quite dangerous at times. >> woodruff: what do we think is behind what karzai's office is saying. want to be clear. they haven't issued this decree yet. this is being talked about by a spokesman. >> i mean in the last few weeks we've had another round of kind of karzai government pressing back on anti-corruption efforts that are led by the u.s. and its european allies. one of his top aides w
you can end up in kabul guarding a private home. the road convoys, you know, those are dangerous but there are also questions do some of these companies pay the taliban not to attack the convoys. being a security guard is a far safer job than being a soldier or policeman in afghanistan. >> woodruff: you would agree? >> it varies from job to job. some of the convoy security can be rather dangerous. it depends on what you're proceed teching. many are proceed feking ngo warehouses....
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yeah, somebody you can rely on. >> a team was ambushed as they returned to kabul from an eye clinic in the remote mountain area. the taliban says the volunteers were killed because they tried to convert save begans to -- afghans to christianity. >>> several organizations here in the bay area provide serviceses there, but now some are having second thoughts. thomas roman spoke with aide workers about their earn c. >> i am not religious, but i went with the faith-based organization because nobody else was there. >> dr. albert chan is a local pediatrician who taught doctors in could you r caw biewg in 2007. he was with a christian aide group, but groups there to preach. >> regardless where the money came from and regardless of who we are, the medical care that we are delivering is no strings attached. >> it is the nonreligious groups who stepped up to provide various types of aide to countries lacking resources, especially in the north where the relief workers were killed last week because the at that point claimed they were preaching kris che januaryy too. >> not only am i sad about the
yeah, somebody you can rely on. >> a team was ambushed as they returned to kabul from an eye clinic in the remote mountain area. the taliban says the volunteers were killed because they tried to convert save begans to -- afghans to christianity. >>> several organizations here in the bay area provide serviceses there, but now some are having second thoughts. thomas roman spoke with aide workers about their earn c. >> i am not religious, but i went with the faith-based...
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our world affairs editor reports from kabul. >> david petraeus is not just another american general. he is an a-list celebrity, the man who engineered if not a victory in iraq, at least a remarkable turnaround there. now he has a new word to salvage, and he warns it is going to cost more lives. >> you have to take away the sanctuaries and safe havens at the taliban had been able to establish over the course of those years that they enjoyed the momentum. that will intel tough fighting. >> june and july were the worst month in this war for the deaths of the soldiers on the old command. >> yes, when you take away areas that mean a great deal from the enemy, the enemy fights back. a gets harder before it gets easier. >> out in the streets here, just about everyone thinks the taliban are winning this war. you might find the same thing in the united states, and it is partly because president obama has said that american troops will start to pull out next july. >> that is a date when the process begins been on nothing more, nothing less. it is not the date with the american forces began an
our world affairs editor reports from kabul. >> david petraeus is not just another american general. he is an a-list celebrity, the man who engineered if not a victory in iraq, at least a remarkable turnaround there. now he has a new word to salvage, and he warns it is going to cost more lives. >> you have to take away the sanctuaries and safe havens at the taliban had been able to establish over the course of those years that they enjoyed the momentum. that will intel tough...
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begins from kabul, this week only on the "cbs evening news." begins from kabul, this week only on the "cbs evening news." you'll never go back to your old duster. [ funny voice ] hey, duster! wanna attract dust like swiffer 360 duster? then try the magnet hat! ♪ whoa! wow! [ female announcer ] sorry, duster, but swiffer 360 dusters attract dust with over 500,000 fibers and lock it away to clean better than a feather duster. swiffer's built smarter to clean better. ♪ she blinded me with science >>> in california, two zebras got loose and ran through the streets near sacramento on saturday. the privately owned animals seemed to enjoy their freedom. they created some traffic jams as police tried to catch them. one of the animals was slightly hurt in a collision with a car. eventually they were captured. >>> reality tv actress tila tequila says she was injured at a music festival in illinois. she claims members of the audience threw rocks and feces at her on stage. she finished her performance as body guards shielded her from the flying debris.
begins from kabul, this week only on the "cbs evening news." begins from kabul, this week only on the "cbs evening news." you'll never go back to your old duster. [ funny voice ] hey, duster! wanna attract dust like swiffer 360 duster? then try the magnet hat! ♪ whoa! wow! [ female announcer ] sorry, duster, but swiffer 360 dusters attract dust with over 500,000 fibers and lock it away to clean better than a feather duster. swiffer's built smarter to clean better. ♪ she...
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their bodies were flown back to kabul sunday, three days after police say they were lined up and executed one by one as they returned from a medical mission. >> four sundays ago tom little stood right here -- >> reporter: in upstate new york sunday, church remembers remember the team's leader, tom little, an eye doctor and father of three. little worked alongside his wife in afghanistan for more than 30 years, and that's where he'll be buried. >> it's a family decision. our girls all felt that should happen. he gave his life in afghanistan, and that's where we were called to as a family and that's where he will be buried. >> reporter: the bodies of the other victims will return home. among them, thomas grams, who quit his dental practice in colorado to work full time helping poor children. glenn lapp, a pennsylvania nurse who arrived in afghanistan in 2008 for a short-term assignment but decided to stay. and 32-year-old cheryl beckett, the daughter of a tennessee pastor who spent six years working in the country. u.s. officials quickly condemned the attack. taliban militants say they kill
their bodies were flown back to kabul sunday, three days after police say they were lined up and executed one by one as they returned from a medical mission. >> four sundays ago tom little stood right here -- >> reporter: in upstate new york sunday, church remembers remember the team's leader, tom little, an eye doctor and father of three. little worked alongside his wife in afghanistan for more than 30 years, and that's where he'll be buried. >> it's a family decision. our...
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tom aspell, nbc news, kabul. >>> we learn today, president obama is planning a major address on iraq soon after he returns to washington. our mike vicara joins us from martha's vineyard, where the first family are vacationing. >> the white house announced this morning that the president give a major address next week after he returns here from martha's vineyard on iraq. remember, the dramatic pictures last week as u.s. combat troops traveled south to iraq and over the kuwaiti border. those were the last u.s. combat troops in iraq. the president was largely silent at the time, but his speech next week will be something of a balancing act. he wants to draw attention to the fact that he's fulfilling his pledge to have the troops out by august 31st. but he doesn't want to hang the "mission accomplished" sign as his predecessor did prematurely during the term of george w. bush. and meantime, the president continues on here. they said it was going to be some down time for the president to recharge his batteries and they're certainly serious about that we've seen little of the first family
tom aspell, nbc news, kabul. >>> we learn today, president obama is planning a major address on iraq soon after he returns to washington. our mike vicara joins us from martha's vineyard, where the first family are vacationing. >> the white house announced this morning that the president give a major address next week after he returns here from martha's vineyard on iraq. remember, the dramatic pictures last week as u.s. combat troops traveled south to iraq and over the kuwaiti...
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it is to all the participants, those in kabul, some of us in uniform, again, our civilian counterpart, that we've got to get on with this, that this has been going on for some nine years or so, that there is understandable concern and in some cases frustration. and that, therefore, we've really got to put ore shoulder to the wheel and show during the course of this year that progress can be achieved. and, again, one manifestation of that is out there that you have this date. >> and you can see our entire interview with general david petraeus tomorrow morning, a special edition of "meet the press" from kabul, afghanistan. kate? >> we'll be watching, david, thanks. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this saturday, what the survivors of that deadly plane crash in alaska are telling investigators about the harrowing collision into a mountain. >>> and later, a big celebration for a heroine millions of kids have grown up with. s of kids have groen grown up with. [ female announcer ] it's not always easy to get the calcium we need from our diet. caltrate delivers 1200 mg of calcium plus vi
it is to all the participants, those in kabul, some of us in uniform, again, our civilian counterpart, that we've got to get on with this, that this has been going on for some nine years or so, that there is understandable concern and in some cases frustration. and that, therefore, we've really got to put ore shoulder to the wheel and show during the course of this year that progress can be achieved. and, again, one manifestation of that is out there that you have this date. >> and you...
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these pathologies it is probably the taliban that we will have to deal with because governments in kabul as i say for more than a generation have been just simply too weak to do and either too weak or too involved in the drugs trade themselves to do anything about it now the taliban of course themselves were deeply involved in the drugs trade but when for their own very specific reasons in two nine hundred ninety nine two thousand they decided to control the drugs trade they did actually succeed in bringing it down radically which shows the level of control in the countryside and on a slightly different name russia has recently written off the final portion of afghanistan's debt that some twelve billion dollars do you think that that's more helpful for the country than the never ending nato operations there well yes obviously i mean to spare afghanistan that debt burden is a help but i mean the problem is is the afghan state capable of using the extra money in a useful way is it capable of building up an honest and effective police force for example in the context of the. the war on drug
these pathologies it is probably the taliban that we will have to deal with because governments in kabul as i say for more than a generation have been just simply too weak to do and either too weak or too involved in the drugs trade themselves to do anything about it now the taliban of course themselves were deeply involved in the drugs trade but when for their own very specific reasons in two nine hundred ninety nine two thousand they decided to control the drugs trade they did actually...
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nick schifrin has the latest in kabul. good morning to you, nick. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. we're just learning exactly how that ambush happened. the aid workers were driving in a convoy when they were stopped. they got out of their vehicles to object. and that's when a shooting spree began. the whole team were volunteers all working for free. dr. karen woo called herself explorer kitten, a former dancer and model. she gave up a job as a surgeon to deliver aid to afghanistan's most needy. last year, she fell in love and was supposed to be married in just two weeks. >> so many things i'll miss about her and i'll miss her love for life probably the most. and the fact that anybody who met her couldn't help but smile. the fact that she made people happy. she helped people wherever she could. >> reporter: dr. tom little was the old afghan hand. he lived here for three decades. he knew the language, knew the culture, and he and his wife libby raised their three daughters in kabul. >> my husband felt that jesus really
nick schifrin has the latest in kabul. good morning to you, nick. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. we're just learning exactly how that ambush happened. the aid workers were driving in a convoy when they were stopped. they got out of their vehicles to object. and that's when a shooting spree began. the whole team were volunteers all working for free. dr. karen woo called herself explorer kitten, a former dancer and model. she gave up a job as a surgeon to deliver aid to afghanistan's...
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. >>> in news of the world, in kabul, afghanistan, hundreds of protesters took to the streets today, demanding an end to the occupation by the u.s. and its allies. a united nations report said 2400 afghan civilians were killed last year, the deadliest year since the war began. today's protest followed riots in kabul when a convoy collided with a car, killing one afghan and wounding three others. >>> in israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu planned to hold the hamas government responsible for the latest rocket attacks in israel. a robot hit a community center last night, the coact in a 36- hour period. the israel military carried out an airstrike against hamas after the first rocket attack on friday night. >>> and in pakistan, the northwest part of the country devastated by monsoonal flood is bracing for more mud today. relief efforts into the region have been hampered by washed out roads and bridges. teenage toll stands at 1100, with at least 30,000 people left homeless. >>> iran said three uc berkeley graduates detained a year ago are being investigated for owe breaching the sec
. >>> in news of the world, in kabul, afghanistan, hundreds of protesters took to the streets today, demanding an end to the occupation by the u.s. and its allies. a united nations report said 2400 afghan civilians were killed last year, the deadliest year since the war began. today's protest followed riots in kabul when a convoy collided with a car, killing one afghan and wounding three others. >>> in israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu planned to hold the hamas...
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little and nine members of his medical team were flown to kabul sunday. six of the victims were americans. the taliban have claimed responsibility for the massacre, accusing the medical workers of spying and trying to convert muslims to christianity. u.s. government officials strongly deny the charges. >> these were selfless volunteers who devoted themselves to providing free andans theremo new >>> connecticut governor jodi rell has day of remembrance today for plled tuesday's workplace rampage. hundreds of mourners paid their respects last night during a vigil in manchester. truck driver omar thornton shot eight co-workers to death at a beer distribution company before then turning the gun on himself. thornton had accused his employers of racism. >>> a 14-year-old boy is under arrest accused of starting a brush fire north of los angeles. the fire spread across 40 acres and threatened about 50 homes before it was finally contained. police say the boy admitted dropping his lighter in a field while trying to light his marijuana pipe. the boy and a friend tr
little and nine members of his medical team were flown to kabul sunday. six of the victims were americans. the taliban have claimed responsibility for the massacre, accusing the medical workers of spying and trying to convert muslims to christianity. u.s. government officials strongly deny the charges. >> these were selfless volunteers who devoted themselves to providing free andans theremo new >>> connecticut governor jodi rell has day of remembrance today for plled tuesday's...
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mandy clark in kabul this morning. thanks. >>> now to the manhunt to find two escaped convicts and the whom allegedly helped them break out of jail. one of them was linked to the murder of an early couple. ben tracy is here with more for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. it has been ten days since three convicted murderers broke out of the prison in kingman, arizona. one was caught in colorado but the other two are still at large considered to be armed and dangerous. now they are suspected in a double murder. the badly-burned bodies of linda and gary haas were fount inside their burnt out trailer in new mexico last week. now police say two fugitives, 45-year-old john mccluskey and 42-year-old tracy province may be the ones who killed the elderly couple. >> we have linked one of the subjects through frensices to the crime scene in santa rosa. >> reporter: they are now believed to be near yellowstone national park, somewhere along the montana and wyoming border. >> we consider them extremely armed and dangerous
mandy clark in kabul this morning. thanks. >>> now to the manhunt to find two escaped convicts and the whom allegedly helped them break out of jail. one of them was linked to the murder of an early couple. ben tracy is here with more for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. it has been ten days since three convicted murderers broke out of the prison in kingman, arizona. one was caught in colorado but the other two are still at large considered to be armed and dangerous....
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they were ambushed on the way back to kabul. tom little, an optometrist was kill. >> we are surrounding them with love and support and praying for them. >> while othersremembered what they admired like 32-year-old cheryl becket. >> we are going to miss her a lot and the way she putsmiles on senior citizens face and all the members of the church's face. >> the taliban accused the team of spying and converting muslims to christianity. poli think maybe they were robbed. some of them are calling them martyrs. friends say they believe the work will continue on. john jessup cbn news, washington >>> u.s. secretary of state hilary clinton condemned the taliban and said the murders can't be justifieunder ism. she says it is false and a transparent attempt to justify the unjustifble. >> with these murders the taliban have showed us the lengths to which they will go to advan their twisted ideology. as determined as the extremist are to spread their destructive view of the world,the afghan people along with their partners, including the uni
they were ambushed on the way back to kabul. tom little, an optometrist was kill. >> we are surrounding them with love and support and praying for them. >> while othersremembered what they admired like 32-year-old cheryl becket. >> we are going to miss her a lot and the way she putsmiles on senior citizens face and all the members of the church's face. >> the taliban accused the team of spying and converting muslims to christianity. poli think maybe they were robbed....
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an international conference in kabul earlier this year agreed afghanistan willtaitow security by 2014, an ambitious target. even hamid karzai has said his country will need a long te bere it is capable of defending itself. our reporter visited to see how german and american soldiers are rkg realize an exit strategy. >> the budeswehrbase in northern afghanistan. the group is busy early in the morning. for weeks, the u.s. has bn flying in reinforcements. supplies need offloading. the camp is growing. in addition to the german ntge, 5000 american soldiers will be living here. the presence of u.n. troops will boost the capabilities of the german forces as well. >> regarding equipment, we have made a lot of progress. we need to improve in some aasbu e equipment we have now is up to the requirements of crypts going on missions. we are alwayslenian making improvements were necessary. >> the americans, with seemingly unlimited human and material reurs, wl soon take over command in the north of afghanistan. but cooperation is the watchword, like here at the milita hpil. the u.s. and german med
an international conference in kabul earlier this year agreed afghanistan willtaitow security by 2014, an ambitious target. even hamid karzai has said his country will need a long te bere it is capable of defending itself. our reporter visited to see how german and american soldiers are rkg realize an exit strategy. >> the budeswehrbase in northern afghanistan. the group is busy early in the morning. for weeks, the u.s. has bn flying in reinforcements. supplies need offloading. the camp...
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martha raddatz, abc news, kabul. >> just to underscore how difficult the mission is there. the stats, 95% to 98% of those afghan folks don't drive. 98% can't read. incredible. >> there's been so many reports recently that give us a better idea in terms of corruption. the government is corrupt. there's also a difficulty in terms of imposing laws in this area. or allegedly corrupt, more so. but lots of reports hearing more and more about it. >> interesting training. ♪ bah, bah-bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah-bah-bah ♪ [ female announcer ] scope outlast. it's about time for a mouthwash that lasts even longer. now that fresh-breath feeling / lasts up to 5 times longer. what will you outlast? hó [ female announcer ] fact. when pain keeps you up nothing is proven to help you fall asleep faster than advil pm liqui-gels. rushing real liquid relief to ease you to sleep fast. for nighttime pain, make advil pm your #1 choice. ♪ that's entertainment ♪ >>> you ready for this read? here we go. finally this half hour the anniversary of a book that has had staying power to say the le
martha raddatz, abc news, kabul. >> just to underscore how difficult the mission is there. the stats, 95% to 98% of those afghan folks don't drive. 98% can't read. incredible. >> there's been so many reports recently that give us a better idea in terms of corruption. the government is corrupt. there's also a difficulty in terms of imposing laws in this area. or allegedly corrupt, more so. but lots of reports hearing more and more about it. >> interesting training. ♪ bah,...
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. >>> the bodies of 10 aid workers killed thursday in a attack in afghanistan were flown today to kabul. the group's driver was the lone survivor and says he was spared because he was a muslim. >> reporter: secretary the state hillary clinton is blaming the taliban for the horrifying massacre of 10 workers in afghanistan. they were doctors, nurses and staff returning to kabul after several weeks in a northern province providing eye care and other medical treatment. their bodies were found friday. six americans, one german, one british citizen and two afghans. they've been flown to a military base. local place have said that was robbery, but the taliban claimed responsibility accusing the workers of being spies and preaching christianity. conflicting statements from u.s. officials. the ambassador said we don't know if the taliban were responsible. but secretary clinton said the taliban stopped the workers on a remote road on their journey, led them into a forest, robbed them and killed them. she goes on, we also condemn the attempt to justify the unjustifiable by making false accusations
. >>> the bodies of 10 aid workers killed thursday in a attack in afghanistan were flown today to kabul. the group's driver was the lone survivor and says he was spared because he was a muslim. >> reporter: secretary the state hillary clinton is blaming the taliban for the horrifying massacre of 10 workers in afghanistan. they were doctors, nurses and staff returning to kabul after several weeks in a northern province providing eye care and other medical treatment. their bodies...
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the aid workers murdered in a remote province of afghanistan have now been recovered and brought to kabul. three of the six americans killed, a denver dentist, dr. thomas graham, he left his dental practice in colorado four years ago to give free dental care to children in the war-torn country. cheryl beckett, the 32-year-old daughter of a tennessee pastor, had spent six years in afghanistan specializing in mother and child health and nutrition. and dr. tom little, who with his wife left upstate new york 30 years ago to help. libby little takes comfort knowing that her husband an optometrist, literally changed the way thousands of afghans see the world. >> those who killed these wonderful people were blind, really blind, in a different way. just may god's mercy be on them. >> reporter: the taliban claims credit, accusing the foreigners of spying and trying to convert muslims to christianity. secretary of state hillary clinton disputed that claim calling the group's mission, quote, solely humanitarian and wholly independent from that of any government. libby little also echoed that stateme
the aid workers murdered in a remote province of afghanistan have now been recovered and brought to kabul. three of the six americans killed, a denver dentist, dr. thomas graham, he left his dental practice in colorado four years ago to give free dental care to children in the war-torn country. cheryl beckett, the 32-year-old daughter of a tennessee pastor, had spent six years in afghanistan specializing in mother and child health and nutrition. and dr. tom little, who with his wife left...
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we have to defend our -- and kabul conferences. we have to defend our position. the human toll is heavy and this week it grew even heavier, unfortunately. but i would like each of you to imagine what it would be if we were not there. the human toll. let us not forget what the caliban did in the past -- but the taliban did in the past and the afghans that they continue to kill. it is vital that the afghan government improve their hold on a country. they need to fight corruption, drug trafficking, and offer reconciliation to those who renounce al qaeda and all ties to al qaeda. the afghan government must take serious action to prepare itself to take over the security of the provinces in districts considered stable enough to be transferred to afghan control. our action is support in peace. it is not subject to timetable for the whims of the media. we know what the results of the whims of the media in the 20th century are. those of you in the industry will be aware of this. we have a realistic political objective and thesis political line is a gradual transition with
we have to defend our -- and kabul conferences. we have to defend our position. the human toll is heavy and this week it grew even heavier, unfortunately. but i would like each of you to imagine what it would be if we were not there. the human toll. let us not forget what the caliban did in the past -- but the taliban did in the past and the afghans that they continue to kill. it is vital that the afghan government improve their hold on a country. they need to fight corruption, drug...
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. >> he is a bay area pediatrician who taught doctors in kabul in 2007. he realizes the situation for aid workers has become extremely dangerous, especially those with religious organizations. he was with a christian aid group at the time but states that didn't mean they were there to preach. >> i was there with a faith-based organization about we weren't there to leave behind christianity. i'm not there religious. we were there to leave behind medical knowledge and medical tech knowledge. >> dr. chan acknowledges it's the nongovernmental organizations and religious groups who have stepped up to provide medical aid, teachers and relief workers to these countries, but the taliban believed they were preaching christianity. >> i'm thinking of the hundreds of local afghans on the waiting lists for necessary operations, to correct their vision or have elective surgery who now aren't going to get their operations. that's the saidest thing of all. >> they created the fear, they succeeded. >> he is a president of cal state east expwai was born and raised in afgha
. >> he is a bay area pediatrician who taught doctors in kabul in 2007. he realizes the situation for aid workers has become extremely dangerous, especially those with religious organizations. he was with a christian aid group at the time but states that didn't mean they were there to preach. >> i was there with a faith-based organization about we weren't there to leave behind christianity. i'm not there religious. we were there to leave behind medical knowledge and medical tech...
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is again over our embassy in kabul. to watch occupied afghanistan. now occupy sales at guantanamo bay. it is appropriate to that accords. with the geneva to. face slap stomach slap if you can. so that it shocks them especially if it gets slapped but you don't actually breaking into homes could deter a geisha to. we. think . we believe the transfer is. called as one of the largest and deepest freshwater lakes in the world its unique species of fish and microorganisms are of huge interest to biologists the next research expedition for two deep submergence research vehicles near one in mir two is already being planned. this submersibles are known for their ability to maintain a stable position it any depth and in heavy currents. with manipulators that can perform high precision operations underwater and their crude by top professionals i film director james cameron used mere vessels to do deep water shooting for his movie titanic he also suggested the american government should use these russian submersibles to stop the oil spill in the gulf of mexico b
is again over our embassy in kabul. to watch occupied afghanistan. now occupy sales at guantanamo bay. it is appropriate to that accords. with the geneva to. face slap stomach slap if you can. so that it shocks them especially if it gets slapped but you don't actually breaking into homes could deter a geisha to. we. think . we believe the transfer is. called as one of the largest and deepest freshwater lakes in the world its unique species of fish and microorganisms are of huge interest to...