the same time the ability of u.s. forcesto target individuals will make such operations increasingly tempting. rather than make war on populations, there's a strong motivation to kill or capture leaders to threaten our national security. given the probability of future strategic man hunts it is important to draw lessons learned why some campaign succeed or fail or why it took 13 years to get a bin laden when the average manhunt was only 18 months. based upon 125 years i come to counter intuitive conclusions. although the forces and enjoy a technology it is really decisive ever since general nelson had ideograph stations around the drum a campaign u.s. forces have attempted to leverage their relatives advantage in technology project even in recent manhunt we have incredibly sophisticated intelligence and reconnaissance assets, a technology is only playing a peripheral role. and with that of al qaeda and iraq and their voices are never captured. the reality is fervor technology there is a counter measure that is argued "the re

u.s. turned over the security of the capital to the afghan forces. today, the afghans led the counterattack. they killed this would be suicide bomber who was wearing 15 pounds of explosives. rockets slammed into the u.s. embassy compound, diplomatic personnel took shelter in bunkers as sirens wailed. four afghan civilians were injured in the attack but no americans were harmed. the real goal of this type of complex attack appears to be to destroy the public's confidence in security, even in the capital city. violence in afghanistan has spiked. last year was the deadliest for u.s. troops and afghan civilians since the fall of the taliban ten years ago. and this year is on track to be the same. >> pelley: mandy, i wonder, with u.s. forces drawing down now, does that mean that kabul is going to be less safe? >> reporter: well, that's certainly the perception that the taliban want people to believe. now that the fighting is dying down, it will become a battle of perceptions. you can expect the afghan government and nato to be bragging about how well the a

many afghans say having u.s. forceseir streets makes life better. >> they are like a support to afghan, to afghanistan people. it feels so good. >> reporter: but others want american troops out. this taxi driver says the presence of foreign troops means the fighting will never end. >> as far as how long it's going to take, i don't have the answer to that. i don't know. the only thing i can do is make sure we do our part here. >> reporter: one thing is certain, this won't be the last september 11th u.s. forces will spend here. mandy clark, cbs news, helmand province, afghanistan. >>> this morning on "the early show," country versus city living. find out which is healthier. i'm betty nguyen. this is "cbs morning news." my doctor told me calcium is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. new citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. >>> before 9/11, the worst terror attack on u.s. soil was a

. >> south korean and u.s. forces staged a military drill in south korea amid threats by north korea. the drill at a firing range in the demilitary zone including the mobilization of the u.s. military u.s.-model tanks deploy to south korea in august. featuring attack held coppers. the forces jointly practice launching attackes om the air and ground while approaching targets. the commander of u.s. forces in south korea general james termin observed the drill. he sent in, or rather stressed that the two nations are fully prepared for any provocation by the north. >> the important message is we will stay trained and ready as long as i'm the commander of unc command forces command and united states forces korea. >>> forces say they will remain vigilant against the north as its leader kim jung ill transfers powero his son. >>> north korea released footage to the trial voyage after ship that has been idle since being banned entry into japanese ports. it was crowded with passengers when it left on tuesday. after a gala cerem

u.s. forcessed rocket propelled explosives to blast their way in and once inside, they discovered more boobytraps. >> hey, is everybody all right? >> reporter: the bomb squads paid a high price. two killed, three seriously wounded. but the market was finally cleared. >> what is up? >> reporter: today, it's a short walk for the marines to get into town. the biggest problem now is the crowds. we got a tour from a young marine who the afghans called the little mayor of safar bazaar. 23-year-old corporal robert lamont of the marines. you feel safer with the friendships you've made? >> yeah. i can call through bazaar and now i feel safe. i walk around, i'm pretty sure the guy will tell me, you're in danger, walk out. >> reporter: this is exactly how america begins its exit from afghanistan, convincing people that their families will be better off under the government than the taliban. it isn't working everywhere, but here there is real progress. how do you think it will change when the marines leave,

u.s. forcesw the taliban commander denied that position to shoot, because it would give the position away. host: why did it last week? guest: it lasted a week because they have to hold the line. essentially they call for reinforcements. in the first 36 hours of this battle they lost a platoon leader from a loss the company commander -- they lost the company leader. we were deemed combat ineffective for the time we were there. host: the u.s. soldiers were losing more than the insurgents? guest: they were not sure of how the insurgents they had killed, but it was difficult for them to operate. they had a sense that they were possibly out the end. so they had called for another -- they were sending more troops to reinforce them. the problem was with the troops came in to reinforce them, the chinook crash landed. they were going to go to this mountaintop that was a couple thousand feet up above this battle going on and they were going to march down to support them, but once their helicopter crash lan

today, u.s. forces killed anwaranwar al awe la ki. he was at the top of the american hit list. a terrorist with a proven ability to hit the u.s. homeland. killed by american forces, the war on terror win for president obama. >> this is further proof al qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. al-awlaki died in a base like this. >> i love you more than everything, except myself. >> reporter: the charismatic spoke english. he was born in new mexico, college in colorado, but he hated america, preaching jihad on the web and facebook until he got kicked off. failed times square bomber set al-awlaki inspired him. he sent on a plane to detroit, the underwear bomber and last fall shipping bombs to chicago disguised as printer paper. was it legal for u.s. forces to kill u.s. citizens? barack obama got sued by his father last year after it was reported he was a target. a judge ruled it's part of presidential powers to decide who is a threat to the united states. experts agree, the american anwar al-awlaki posed a threat to america. i'm steve handelsman, news

it will be key to whether it is the yemeni forces or u.s. forcesied out this attack, if true. it is really important to know that u.s. special forces have been in and out of yemen for some time. we know there was a contingent there recently working on training and counterterrorism assistance, if you will, with the yemenis. we don't know if the u.s. troops were involved, but there were u.s. troops there recently. multiple military sources have told us that. as you said, one of the key things about awlaki is his involvement with al qaeda in yemen. they in recent years have proved to be the one terrorist group that essentially could reach out and touch inside the united states through the underwear bomber incident, the times square incident, whether it was inspired by al awlaki or carried out at his orders, still it was this extraordinary influence that he carried in recent years with these very small attack attempts, but yet attack attempts that could reach out and touch inside the united states for one of the few times since 9/11 when these individu

there will not be any u.s. forces> as we reflect on things this is arguably the most important chapter in everything that the u.s. has done, and is doing in iraq from 2003 to present. >> reporter: all of that could be jeopardized if u.s. forces are forced to leave at the end of december. there are 48,000 u.s. troops currently in iraq and many u.s. commander's worry that iran will fill the vacuum if the u.s. is forced to pull out by the end of the year. martha: jennifer, thank you so much. greg: a new warning purportedly from libyan leader gadhafi, a syrian television network has him saying that armed guardsman placed around the country are ready to foyt for him. they will not surrender. this coming as libyan rebels have a massive round up of mostly migrant workers accused of fighting for gadhafi. dominique d-natali is live in tripoli, dominic. >> reporter: yes, finally a message after a ten-day silence from moammar qaddafi on what would have been the 42nd anniversary of his dick tore kwral rule. not much for him to ce

are pursuing. >> the white house said today that this attack notwithstanding the nato forces and u.s. forces will withdraw along the time table that has been laid out so far. what does today's attack suggest to you is going to have been in afghanistan once those forces come on? >> clearly, the afghan forces are not ready to take over. they needed nato's support to eliminate the insurgents from the building. secondly, in wars like this, insurgencies like this, the psychology of the people matters a great deal. the people of afghanistan and particularly cobble need to know they are on the winning side, that the taliban are on the back foot. i do not think they would believe that after today. they are extremely worried that if u.s. and nato forces were not there that the taliban would basically be able to take control of kabul and the rest of the country. >> how is progress with pakistan to try to deal with the taliban? >> relations with pakistan, as you may know, have not been well since the killing of osama bin laden. that is part of the problem. if you do not have forward movement with pakis

was it legal for u.s. forces to kill u.s. citizens? barack obama got sued by his father last year after it was reported that awlaki was a target. experts agree, the american posed a unique threat to america. from washington, wba ltv 11 news. >> the reins are handed over to army general martin dempsey. he credited him with a smaller -- with a stronger military. pepsi takes over at a critical time it has the leadership to succeed. >> for my part, i only have one thing to say and is for my fellow citizens. the men and women at your armed forces are the best we have ever known. they believe in what they are doing. i ask that you continue to believe in them. >> he retires after four years as chairman and more than 40 years of serving in the military. >> the fbi moves to change the definition of rape. the definition has not been changed since 1927. the new definition would aim to provide more resources for victims. the baltimore sun reports that the commissioner supports the change. according to statistics, there were thousands of assault ac

u.s. intelligence forces and u.s. military forces to the point where they had no flexibility and very little reserves and i think we've seen that accomplish and the third goal was to create as much public dissent in the united states as the north vietnamese did during the vietnam war and to strip away. our allies kind of one at a time and i think we've seen many many of our allies just abandon us in the field so from my perspective when osama bin laden died he was a success not only in terms of inspiring. young muslims to fight the west but also substantively and what he laid out is the only way that he thought the islamists could defeat the united states thank you thank you very much and just to remind you that my guest on the show today was michael scheuer the former chief of the us gamma bin ladin tracking units have been cia and that's it for now from all of us here if you want to have your say on spotlight part have someone in mind for us being patient relax time just drop you like you would be back with more firs

they enjoy safe haven. >> u.s. forces have attacked militants in pakistan using unmanned drones while pressuring islamabad to crackdown on insurgents. the pakistani government is reluctant to engage in military action against them. ambassador crocker called for more action to limit the ability of such militant groups who operate from safe havens across the border in pakistan. >>> finally, journalists from around the world, including several southeast asian countries have been recognized at an award ceremony in bangkok. but the reporters have a special reason to be proud. new york based human rights watch recognized 48 writers from 24 countries at the annual awards wednesday. it is given to writers and journalists who have ideas that criticized or offend people incompetent power. this year's award east had journalists from milan, cambodia. >> everything happening to me, putting me in jail and intimidating me won't stop me. i will continue to do it. >> despite the large number of people who won recognition, not all of them

. >> one of the videos released shows how u.s. forces opened fire on iraqi civilians and this caused a public outcry. then came 250,000 american diplomatic cables. the website was to show that this was a more open place. many u.s. documents are floating around the internet now. >> this batch of documents was copied by staff and then was distributed by an known channels. this was copied several times so direct control was lost. >> that was not in itself a major problem. the documents were protected by password. wikileaks accuses a journalist working for the guardian of publishing the password. this endangered the lives of informants. >> and they certainly should not have given of the password to a journalist or these had a time limit on the password. there were two astonishing mistakes that should not have been made. >> the guardian denies responsibility. potential informants might be too frightened to tipoff authorities. >> a sign that germany is winning over eurozone members when it comes to strict limits of that spending. the portugues

this is an important time for this committee to consider the war's. 10,000 u.s. forces will depart from afghanistan to comply with the president aggressive drug on schedule. i have deep reservations about both of these deadlines. the iraqis in safeguarding the country's stability. for this reason, many of us are concerned to see media reports suggesting that they had dramatically reduce the number of troops and was considering the force in iraq as low as 3000 troops. officials have since insisted that this number is not final and that no altman's decision has been made. i hope this is true. everything i have heard leads me to believe that such a minimal presence which jeopardized the real gains that we have made in that country. as they testified to this committee and fannie larry, the iraqi security forces still have major gaps and their capabilities that will persist beyond 2011. this leads to a set emissions were the forces will require sustained military support from intelligence collection and maintenance cooperation and a continued need for u.s. forces in disputed

forces did so there's no grounds for nato commanders to go on trial shaunie. well you must understand that the u.n. resolution what it did it was a no fly zone and if the u.s. and other nato forces had of only implemented the no fly zone then the rebels on the ground could have pursued their the actions that they were doing to overthrow the good that he could regime unfortunately in haste and also in zealousness many of the nato countries wanted to rush that process and make certain that gadhafi was overthrown i believe that gadhafi was not there for the benefit of the libyan people but it was not our decision of hollowed the nato how the rebel forces were to proceed to gain their independence and freedom and another you say the nato forces when acting in the interest of the libyan people how much does a will play a role in all of this. well i believe that oil plays a big part of this because we could see that the nato forces have died gotten involved in other countries that are without would without oil such as in syria and baath reign but oriel you have to consider better already the nato forces are in the process of determining how are they going to divid

u.s. military base in the prefecture. a self-defense forces honor guard saluted ishikawa when he arrived at the defense ministry in tokyo on monday. it's his first visit since assuming the post on friday. >> translator: i will work for an early reorganization of u.s. forces in japan to strengthen the japan/u.s. alliance. i will do my best to get the support of people in okinawa for the relocation of the u.s. marine corps air station. and to reduce the burden on the communities hosting u.s. facilities. >> a japan/u.s. joint statement was signed in may last year. it calls for the relocation of the air station to the henoko district in okinawa. meanwhile, said he would like to meet with okinawians candidly. he said he also told fujimura that he wants to work closely with other cabinet members to produce results. >>> changing gears now, there was a seminar in seoul to re-evaluate a japanese forest ranger for his contribution to reforestation and cultural preservation on the korean peninsula during japan's colonial rule. monday's seminar was sponso

u.s. and coalition forces. what is your overall assessment of how the organization is achieving its three-prong commission to attack this network and defeat the device and train the force? >> i think the joint ied force has been a tremendous success. i am not aware of the investment it has taken. when it was heavily focused although not exclusively on iraq, it had an enormous impact across all three of those missions sets. it is currently led by somebody who is -- who has been in the fight. it is still extremely difficult yet the enemy is shifting more and more to these spectacular attacks on the one hand and a very focused on ied implants. it is a -- it is a different ied said. we need to this organization to be in touch with the fight and to be able to respond as rapidly as we can. i appreciate the efforts on the part of many here in the senate, senator casey leading the effort to continue to put pressure on the ammonium nitrate peace so that we can cut that down as rapidly as possible. there is a view that w

coming down but it was immediately followed by august which was the most deadly month ever for u.s. forces in afghanistan and then followed by the state tech killer text the capital it shows that the military approach in afghanistan such as it works what's happening is that because the united states didn't respond to their primary just occasion for the war being achieved which was the killing of something that has lent credence to the taliban argument with the local people that the united states has its own purposes in afghanistan that has given the taliban even more recruitment abilities be able to say that what's happening is the united states is occupying afghanistan and my prediction is if united states doesn't change course we're going to see continued slide instability in the country and it continued rise of local instability and local power brokers who are going to further stabilize the country we're actually generating the situation in afghanistan right now it was much like the situation that led to the political rise of the taliban so unless the united states gets serious about po

. >> he is the biggest al qaeda figure since osama bin laden to be killed by u.s. forces, today the president called the deaths of american-born answar al- awlaki. a major blow. joined live with the latest on the story. >> president obama would not say if he ordered this attack, but he said it approved al qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. >> he was one of the top global terrorists, america's most wanted list. killed early friday in yemen. >> his death marks another significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat al qaeda and its affiliates. >> president obama called the killing a major blow to the terrorist network. officials said he was involved in a series of plots against the united states. from the christmas day of underwear bombing to a failed attempt to blow up cargo plans last year. he was believed to have links to the 9/11 hijackers and inspired the actions of the fort hood shooter. >> this country is much safer as a result of the loss of awlaki. >> he said he tried to help as long. >> i do not agree with his view. i do

the fight between u.s. forces in afghanistan. >>> a high speed chase that looks straight out of an action film. >> good sa mamaritans jump into action. trying to lift a 4,000 pound car in order to free a trapped motorcyclist, caught on tape. >>> we're also watching a very wild day in the coastal range around the sierra. severe lightning strikes, 269 in cool-down sx hours and big wingho up in the 7-day forecast when we come back. >>> overseas, a deadly coordinated attack. the taliban hit two sites in kabul. >> they hit both the u.s. embassy and nato compound. no one was hurt at the embassy. the attackers launched rocket propelled grenades from the top of a nearby building. in a separate incident a suicide bomber carried out an attack that killed a police officer. secretary of state hillary rodham clinton said theist will do everything it can to combat those who committed the cowardly attack. >> two of the top intelligence officials say the united states has learned a great deal about al qaeda since the 9/11 attacks

u.s. military base in the prefecture. a self-defense forces honor guard saluted ichikawa when he arrived at the defense ministry in tokyo on monday. it is his first visit since assuming the post on friday. >> translator: i will work for an early reorganization of u.s. forces in japan to strengthen the japan/u.s. alliance. i will do my best to get the support of the people in okinawa for the relocation of the u.s. marine corps futenma air station and measures to reduce the burden on the communities hosting u.s. facilities. >> a japan/u.s. joint statement was signed in may last year that calls for the relocation of the air station to theenoko district inago, okinawa. meanwhile japan's new foreign minister koichiro gemba told reports that he'd like to meet with okinawans candidly. he wants to get their understanding of implementing the agreement between the two countries even if he is harshly criticized. he also said he told the cabinet secretary osamu fujimura he wants to work closely with other cabinet members to produce results. >>> there was

-led invasion that no u.s. forces died. >>> the federal election commission has agreed that gabrielle giffords, the congressman wounded in the tucson shooting, can use $2,200 in campaign donations to pay for security upgrades to her home. the panel made an exception due to violence and threats stemming from her work. >>> england's telegraph reports king arthur's legendary roundtable, the place he gathered his knights, may have been found beneath king's knot, a geometric landmark at stirling castle. they have linked the site to the king. >>> in el salvador men throw balls of fire at each other in a tradition marking a volcanic eruption in 1922. amazingly over the years, there have been few serious injuries in the festival. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. after a two-day meeting on silicone breast implants, the food and drug administration has found they are safe and will stay on the market. the agency will consider a registry to track safety problems. last year alone there

. >>> for the first time since the war began in iraq in 2003, u.s. forces made it through a mouth without a single death. there were previous months where there were no combat related deaths but some died in noncombat is situations. all american forces are supposed to be gone by december but they're discussing whether to have a long-term military presence in the country. >>> nearly ten years after the 9/11 attacks, the health issues for thousands of people exposed to dust from the world trade center remain a mystery. doctors say asthma and chronic sinus problems are the two most common illnesses but others complain of skin cancer, strange rashes and nagging coughs and kidney and liver problems. they have not been able to link these with the disaster with any confidence. a settlement was reached with the more than 10,000 workers who spent time clearing ground zero. i invite you to tune in when we mark that somber anniversary. i'll be live at ground zero and garvin will be in shanksville, pennsylvania, it will be following the football game. >>> depression, a

it also calls for cuts of $1.1 trillion in defense spending by pulling u.s. forces out of iraq and afghanistan. some healthcare benefits are targetedor cuts. which the ruling democratic party opposes. >> we have to cut what we can afford to pay for what really matters. it is only right that we ask everyone to pay their fair share. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says a massive tax hike is not a recipe pour growth or even meaningful deficit reduction. confrontation with republicans over deficit reduction measures could affect deliberations on obama's economic stimulus bills worth $447 billion. >>> now a recap of the latest market figures. >>> that is all for business this hour. now it's back to catherine. >> thanks very much, ai. >>> magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed least 60 people in india be a nepal and china. it shook the him him layian state in india. it caused buildings to collapse. 47 people died and more than a hundred others were hurt. the full extent of the damage is not yet known. rain is preventing helicopters from conducting aerial surveys. in

today, afghan and u-s forces fought back >>> in the afghanistan capital of cobble today, afghan and u.s. forces fought back insurgents, but launched attacks on several key buildings. insurgents fired grenades and automatic weapons at the u.s. embassy, nato headquarters and other buildings. seven afghans died and 15 were wounded. no embassy nor nato staff members were hurt. >>> two americans imprisoned in iran could soon be released. >> shane bower and josh fatal have been held for two years on espionage charges. iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad said bower and fatal will be freed in a couple of days. sarah who was arrested with them in 2009 was released earlier on humanitarian grounds because she was ill. her bail was also a half million dollars. >>> thousands of women in california prisons are getting a lucky break. mothers who were convicted of nonserious, nonsexual crimes and have two years or less remaining on their sentences could start going home in a few months. an estimated 45% of the 10,000 women imprisoned would be released under an alternative custody program. >> we aren't talkin

-led invasion that no u.s. forces died.he federal election commission has agreed that gabrielle giffords, the congresswoman wounded in the shooting could use $2200 in campaign donation toss pay for security upgrades to her home. the panel made this exception due to violence and threats stemming from her work. >>> england's telegraph reports king arthur's legendary roundtable, the place he gathered his knights may have been found beneath king's knot. a geometric landmark at sterling castle. they have linked the scottish site to the king. >>> in el salvador, men hurled balls of fire at each other in a tradition marking a volcanic eruption in 1922. amazingly, over the years there have been very few serious injuries at at festival. >>> here's a first look at wall street. the dow opens at 11,439 after falling 119 points yesterday. the s&p lost 14 points, the nasdaq sank 33. taking a look at oversooe seas trading. the nikkei skid 110 points. the hang seng slipped 372. wall street's four-day rally ground to a halt on thursday. it

american officials are now threatening to send u.s. forces over the border to go after haqqani. ere has been some talk of this that the u.s. government would continue a freeze in american military aid to the pakistani military until they confront the haqqani. it is an extreme situation. the u.s. has given more than $10 billion in aid in military dollars since 2001. if they are backing the taliban groups that are killing american soldiers. >> we will leave it there. thank you. in other news, in afghanistan, there are growing calls for an investigation for the circumstances around the assassination of the country's top peace negotiator. professor roy bonnie was killed on tuesday. >> security in the capital has been title weekend many streets across the center will be closed to traffic on friday. the former president will be buried on a hilltop close to this house where he held a meeting on tuesday when he had been searching for peace but lost his life. president karzai has revealed that he received a letter coming from the group that runs the taliban. not ae said that it was messag

general david petraeus, commander of u.s. forcesn and before that, sent come commander, and before that, commander of u.s. forces in iraq retired after 37 years of service in the army as he prepares to take the helm as director of the central intelligence agency. petraeus changed the army, reengineering how troops are trained and how they engage and fight the enemy. most notably led the surge in iraq. admiral mike mullen called petraeus not just one of the most important military figures of our time but of all time. to him and to his wife holly we offer our thanks and gratitude. next sunday on 9/11, "meet the press" won't air as normal. i'll be part of the special network coverage with brian williams, tom brokaw, lester holt. 9/11, america remembers. we'll span the events and critical moments. we look back on that fateful day one decade later. one other programming note, watch the rebroadcast of this at 2:00 p.m. eastern as well as tomorrow for early risers at 6:00 a.m. eastern. that's all for today. if it's sunday, it's "meet the p

bill: where do negotiations stand now for u.s. forces at the end of the year, jennifer? > reporter: right now, it looks like they are on track to leave, even though the u.s. military and the u.s. government would like to leave some behind, to continue with training. but, if you listen to prime minister nouriel al-maliki, he gave an interview this week and he says that u.s. forces will be out by the end of the year, that no u.s. bases will be set up. we heard from a commander, u.s. commander in northern iraq, here's what he said: >> i had served here a couple of years before and you know, as we reflect on things, this is arguably the most important chapter and everything that the u.s. has done and is doing in iraq from 2003 to present. martha: this transition is very significant but, again, there seems to be tension between the iraqi government and the u.s. government about whether u.s. troops will be allowed to stay past december. bill: it will be ongoing. good to have you on it, jefferson griffin at the pentagon. martha: president obama and john boehner tackling over the

. >> reporter: but the showdown isolates the u.s., forcing the president to defend israel against most of the rest of the world. >> one side's actions in the united nations will achieve neither statehood nor self-determination for the palestinians. >> but i think that standing your ground. taking this position of principle which is, i think, the right position to achieve peace, i think this is a badge of honor. >> reporter: his partnership with israel's prime minister is awkward for mr. obama. the last time they met, benjamin netanyahu scolded the president for his middle east policies right in the oval office. this as arab uprisings throughout the middle east have created even more sympathy for the palestinians. so today the president was forced to work the u.n. like an old-fashioned political convention. lobbying unlikely power brokers like nigeria which has a vote on the security council and pressuring the palestinian leader to accept compromise. >> a lot of it depends on what it is that obama comes to the table with. if he's going to reiterate the same formula i don't think there w

they believe it was an air strike carried out by u.s. forcesthat killed him and some of his followers. so al-awlaki is believed to have inspired and plotted recent attacks on the u.s. including a failed christmas day bombing back in 2009. he would be the most prom prominent al qaeda figure to be killed since osama bin laden's death in may. we will continue to follow this breaking news all day. be sure to check our web site abc 2 news .com for the latest updates. you can find the story on a slide show, on our web page, right here at the top, and follow the breaking news story. corinne redman, abc 2 news. >>> millions of americans use a department card and a staple for retail stores and grocery stores and gas stations. if you bank with bank of america, that trusty little card could cost you $5 a month beginning in 2012. and chase bank, they're already doing it. and another bank has a $3 fee. this is nothing new. wels fargo is the one with the $3 fee. and financial experts say banks need to make up lost revenue by putting in the new rules so many

it's been an obstacle for allied forces, u.s. oops, and now is likely to be an obstacle for these new recruits as well, right? >> well, sure. you have the whole air force component of all of this because if you think about afghanistan, it's about the size of texas. very rugged terrain. you've got extreme weather, extreme heat, extreme cold. if you use the roads a lot of times travelers are subject to insurgent attacks, those kinds of things. you've got to have an army, an air force that's flexible and able to move in the sky and get around. they've got pretty old aircraft they were working with previously in the russian age, the soviet age. they are now upgrading to some american aircraft. they have a long way to go, fred, a lot of work to do because as was mentioned before you can't teach someone how to fly until you teach them how to read. and so this is a slow process. they admit, the officials here, that there is a lot of work to be done but they feel like they are making some progress. >> all right. suzanne malveaux in kabul