the taliban, high level taliban, has been visiting him all the time. so contact is there. that's not the issue. and i think there could be a settlement with the taliban. but the political issue is bigger. so it's not only about the taliban and the government. that could be settled, possibly. no, it's a regional conflict which cannot be ignored. and the taliban cannot act independently. they are dependent on -- and supported by the neighbors. and so you have to take in account what their interests are. peter: at the peace conference earlier this week, the president said the afghan people will be victims of bloodshed but will survive they will fight on that kind of spirit, we've got three examples of that spirit. let's have a look at that. >> we are tired of war. that's why i wanted to do something different. something cool. i love riding bikes and want to inspire others. i also want to do something to promote general equality in -- gender equality in afghanistan. >> this is our country. we have to rebuild it. nobody is going to do it for us. maybe i'll go and study abroad f

perpetrator belonged to the taliban or had linked to that. this is this is you know when we had the previous attack in that chain. posted photos and said. that perpetrator that attacker was one of them but in this case they have their side and the only prays that he was. he was a true muslim and praise the attacker but to be to tell you of the background of what these attack happened or why they were happening twenty twelve and thirteen when the record of the internet. was at its peak you know there were several motivations for afghan forces one was the infiltration where afghan afghans were sent to carry out these attack the second was co-option where serving military police were recruited by the taliban for whatever motivation sometimes because their family were living under taliban area or they were provided some and incentives the second best personal grievances which i believe in today's attack it could be that personal grievances and i remember when i was studying into the similar cases in twenty thirteen and twelve you know there were

the next day we meet the taliban's spokesman.tan, responsible for many deaths. but they claim their approach to governance has changed. the taliban has a separate committee for education, health and local government. we don't only have military setups but also administrative systems. the taliban have captured huge territories in helmand, and now they have to govern them. the next challenge is how much they join the modern world and how much they will reject it. auliya atrafi, bbc news, afghanistan. the parents of a terminally ill baby are said to be devastated after losing a legal battle in the supreme court, to take their son to the united states for treatment. chris gard and connie yates want ten—month—old charlie gard, who suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage, to undergo experimental therapy. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, is at the supreme court. a terribly sad story, is this the end of the road for the parents? almost. the supreme court has said doctors should continue life support for charlie

the next day, we meet the taliban's spokesman.ible for many deaths. but they claim their approach to governance has changed. translation: the taliban has a separate committee for education, health and local government. we don't only have military setups but also administrative systems. the taliban have captured huge territories in helmand, and now they have to govern them. the next challenge is how much theyjoin the modern world and how much they will reject it. auliya atrafi, bbc news, afghanistan. the qatari foreign minister has said that the dispute between qatar and several arab states, most notably saudi arabia, threatens the stability of the whole region. qatar is seeking russian help to resolve its escalating crisis with other gulf states over its alleged connections with terrorism. moscow says the qatari foreign minister is expected there for meetings at the weekend. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports from the qatari capital, doha. the harshness of the language by qatar's critics has been stepped up, neighb

the taliban has denied that it was involved.or the daily beast, it only shows they were definitely involved and they don't want to cop to it. if you look at the taliban pattern, they launch deadly attacks and then leave the islamic state group to claim responsibility afterwards. it was the case last year when a military hospital was bombed by the taliban but the attack was claimed by the i.s. group. the strategy is propelled by power gains between the various organizations for control of certain regions, in this case the asian subcontinent. genie: the french open is currently underway. a former australian champion is making waves for all the wrong reasons. the first woman to win all four grand slams in a calendar year in 1970. she holds the record for the most grand slam titles. her latest comments have drawn outrage. to announced in a letter australian newspaper that she would boycott national carrier qantas because it supports same-sex marriage. she went on to call homosexuality a lust of the flesh and setting gay marriage act

we just entered taliban territory. more than 100 british soldiers died here, now it is just rubble guarded by taliban fighters. we push on, we are heading for their capital, musa qala. this river, the river helmand is what separates sangin district from musa qala district over there. one of the most important centres for the taliban, the heartland, in other words the taliban's kabul. we are here for four days. the first international journalists in years to see life under their rule. our ever—present taliban minder drives just ahead of us. as we enter town, the weekly travelling bazaar is taking place. on the surface, it could be a bustling market anywhere in afghanistan, but there are some tell—tale signs we are in taliban territory. the men are all wearing traditional clothes, their beards grown long. the women are nowhere to be seen. and there are some stalls you would only find here. these ammunition captured from the national army, 25 cents each, ak—47, 25 cents each and supply and demand here in the bazaar, this

been minimal as you say in your report taliban the taliban's presence is extending isis have opened up. a new front if you like in afghanistan during that period and really interesting the as well that the places that have been the focus of u.s. bombing raids in afghanistan on isis have largely excluded those areas in the north of the country isis training camps in the north of the country where you're moving closer to. further closer to russia so there is there does seem to be a number of things going on including an attempt to kind of drive isis up. woods to encourage them you know towards in the direction of the direction of russia and leaving those training camps closest to russia. affected so there's a number of things going on but i don't think any of them relate to actually trying seriously to defeat isis or the taliban expert analysis as all is done please bring political writer and journalist thanks for joining us this hour. now a moscow court has found five people guilty of killing the russian opposition politician boris nemtsov back in twenty fifteen let's cross live to d

the taliban used to burn schools down.is notjust schools that the taliban are running. this is the local hospital, it is also funded by the government but lack supplies. there is no female doctor or a child specialist, you can't even have a chest x—ray here. the next day we meet the taliban's spokesman. they remain a deeply controversial organisation in afghanistan, responsible for many deaths. they claim their approach to governance has changed. translation: we want friendly relations with the world. we don't want afghanistan to be the cause of any problems for our neighbours all of the world. the taliban proved very effective in terms of fighting, now they have captured territories in helmand and now they have to govern them and that is the next challenge for them. how much they willjoin the modern world and how much they will reject. auliya atrafi, bbc news. helmand province. green ketchup. electric shock beauty treatment. perfume made by motorcycle mechanics. they‘ re all examples of corporate creativity which didn't i

with these four thousand troops they cannot defeat i saw and the taliban in afghanistan they just won the fighting to continue so they can achieve their goals. with more american troops in afghanistan people will get more frustrated and insecurity will increase you know looking at the taliban spring offensive strategy for twenty seventeen it's the key element within their new strategy for spring offensive you know there were several motivations for afghan forces one was the infiltration where afghan afghans were sent to carry out years attack the second was co-option where serving military or police were recruited by the taliban for whatever motivation sometimes because their family were living under taliban area or they were provided some into. the second as personal grievances which i believe in today's attack it could be that personal grievances what afghans are really asking is two things one is push for peace process and second pressurising the pakistani taliban sanctuaries are actually terror so i think i would agree with many afghans in this because troop surge in the military

our taliban minder always with us.ing market looks like any in afghanistan, but there are telltale sounds that we., then -- telltale signs that we are in taliban territory. the women are nowhere to be seen. maybe the market and head for the local high school. it is religious studies and only boys get an education. insists thatinder there are other lessons, and that girls can go to school, just not here. schoolsban used to burn down. now, they are running them, funded by the central government. >> the government and inspectors do the supervision. the telegram don't have any problem with it. >> and the playground, the main attraction seems to be our cameras. most of these children have never seen anything like them. it is a reminder of just how isolated these communities are. it is not just schools that the taliban are running. this is a local hospital. it is also funded by the government, but lacks supplies. >> there is no female doctor or top specialists. you can even have a chest x-ray here. leaving,he surgeon is too,

decapitating the leadership has not, it seems, force the taliban to the negotiating table.at, and will taking out their leadership ever work because they seem to be able to replace them with no problem? >> keep in mind, i think a lot of people question this, we have to keep the taliban on the back foot. that means keeping their leadership awake at night whether a bomb is going to be coming through their window at night. if the taliban take over afghanistan again, you can bet that al qaeda and isis will be in their wake. once i have control of territory in afghanistan there will be plotting against the united states. to the specific tactic of targeting their leadership, they enjoy sanctuary in the western parts of pakistan. that's one of the reasons we have not been able to get at them. we have to do that in the short term. in the longer term we need to get the afghan government to a better place so it's can support its populace. a broader strategy that counters of islamic extremism and reduces these groups ability to recruit. is somewhat like what we did with communist. why

since then large swathes of territory have fallen to an taliban. most of helmand where so many british soldiers lost their lives is now in taliban hands. so is much of the province of and is has established a presence. the americans have over 8000 troops, the uk 500, commanders are now asking for thousands more. we were asking for thousands of military boots on the ground and that did not weaken or destroy the taliban so a few thousand more today is not going to be a solution. yes in the short term it will give some support and better training to the afghan government and security forces but the insurgency will still be there. intelligence are blaming an affiliate of the taliban network but no group has admitted to carrying out one of the west attacks kabul as ever seen. malaysia airlines plane had to turn back after a passenger said he had a bomb and right into the cockpit. the man was arrested by the airport security. malaysia airlines said the sri lankan passenger had a battery. the correspondent was there. passengers stood up at some device. he

mr early reports that american soldiers had been killed the taliban says it was responsible although that claim has been disputed here's what we heard from a journalist in kabul earlier today and afghan soldier used a rocket propelled grenade during a military exercise on the way to the shooting range or the shooting range and according to this officer several u.s. soldiers were wounded this comes. along after a commando killed at least three u.s. soldiers in the eastern province of. the base where the incident today took place is where at least ten attackers killed more than one hundred forty army soldiers in april and what was a massive security breach you have to remember the taliban are expanding their area of recruitment from where the afghan police and army recruits so the risk of afghan soldiers or new recruits being turned into taliban infiltrators is really high and we also heard from a research analyst at the center of the conflict in pace studies. you know looking at the taliban spring offensive strategy for twenty seventeen is a key element within their new strategy for s

an increasing pattern of the taliban's ability to infiltrate into kabul and to attack very sensitive sites. we're also seeing now the signs of the taliban being able to affect or bring on some of these attacks on american soldiers as well. so i think the overall condition of afghanistan and our desire not to see a collapse of the government, not to see the taliban return to power, i think that's producing a decision on the part of the administration to increase our presence. now, that's the first part of your question. the second part of your question is, will it be enough. the short answer is, obviously, the combination of increasing our troop presence -- even though we're not going to suddenly take on the bulk of the fighting, we're till going to be in more of a training and support role. but at the same time, we are also increasing the use of our air power. i do think it may be enough to change what is a deteriorating set of circumstances. the bigger question is will it be enough to transform afghanistan, and here i think the answer won't be found by the military forces we provide

afghan police and army recruits so the risk of afghan soldiers or new recruits being turned into taliban infiltrators is really high as well as a below the said there this was the latest in a string of similar attacks we heard from a research analyst at the center for conflict and peace studies he told us what is behind these incidents you know looking at the taliban spring offensive strategy for twenty seventeen it's the key element within their new strategy for spring offensive you know there were several motivation for afghan forces one was the infiltration where afghan afghans were sent to carry out his attack the second was co-option where serving military police were recruited by the taliban for whatever motivation sometimes because their family were living under taliban area or they were provided some in. the second as personal grievances which i believe in today's attack it could be the personal treatment is what afghans are really asking is two things one is push for peace process in second pressurising the pakistani taliban sanctuaries. actually there so i think i would agree w

this san area overrun by many insurgencies, including the taliban. they claimed credit for the attack earlier today but u.s. military officials are saying they don't really know who was behind this, whether this was a taliban fighter who infiltrated the military with this intent of attacking u.s. military forces. whether it was someone who turned. at this point we just don't know. >> nbc's courtney kube, thank you. >>> joining me is nbc's kelly o'donnell in bramsburg, new jersey, where president trump is spending the weekend. the president has been briefed about this situation. what is the white house saying about it now? >> well, limited information, frances. we've been told in a couple of instances today that the president has been with his national security team getting the initial reports and then updates through the day. but we don't have any more specifics about that. we do know the president has members of the national security staff who are with him while he's here for the weekend in new jersey. and that would be a standard part of the team t

, or some taliban offshoots, claim responsibility. laura: in this case, afghan intelligence is suggesting is the work of a group linked to pakistan. what do you think of that? >> i think this is a credible assessment. if you look at the manner under which this was carried out, the signs of their footprint is not there. i believe they, who are affiliated closely to the linked to pakistani security establishment, they wanted to send a message. this message comes at a time that is very critical. thehe one hand you have u.s.-nato politicians who are going to decide on the fate of the afghan mission. laura: can we know that u.s. generals have said they want 3000 to 5000 troops. would that make a difference, especially if this is a work of that network? does that change the equation? >> from the afghan perspective, yes. these advisors and trainers are absolutely needed in afghanistan in order to make sure such attacks will not happen. i think we have been lax a little bit and the afghan government needs to do a better job of making the secu

while pakistan is fighting the pakistani taliban, it allows the afghan taliban or what it refers to as the good taliban to operate freely in its territory. let me try to explain this. there is the pakistani taliban, operating in pakistan. the pakistan government goes after those people because they are causing crimes in pakistan. but there is the afghan taliban that operates out of pakistan that is supported by i.s.i. and works in afghanistan to kill nato forces, including america. pakistan says, oh, we are going after terrorists. they are only going after those terrorists that operate in their country against pakistanis, not terrorist groups that operate in other parts in the world against america. after the u.s. invasion in pakistan in 2001, osama bin laden and many senior al qaeda leaders fled to pakistan. many of them are still there. pakistan facilitates arms purchases for al qaeda as the war continued. since 2004, eight major terrorist plots against western countries were planned in pakistan. 2008, the g.a.o., the folks that take care of our money found that the pakistan governme

it is fairly clear that if you want the afghans to survive and bring the taliban to the table, we arealking well beyond 2020. it does that have to be the presence we have now, but we have had a strategy up to now based on leaving as quickly as possible. to make this work, you have to have a strategy that is contingent upon how well the afghans actually do. that is not just a matter of troop levels. it is a matter of money and airpower. it is a matter of the civil dimension of the war. the: let's hear from independent line. caller: good morning, sir. big fan of c-span and your program. i just want to address the issue of being there. iraqsonally feel, being an war veteran, i think it is high time we get out of afghanistan. we have spent too much time and money over there. incidenceseen high of waste, fraud, and abuse on how the money has been spent. i do not know if you have heard this phrase made by a guy named general butler, a decorated marine corps general, he said that "war is a racket." i think the only reason we are there is for the with industrial complex to keep making money o

here but the taliban infiltrator turned his gun on coalition troops injuring seven american soldiers everyone who knew him or was friends with him is now under investigation being questioned though the base itself is still operational and training continues what we can safely say is that from now on after this latest incident american troops will be looking at their afghan allies with just that little bit more suspicion. green on blue attacks when afghan forces either infiltrators or defectors purposefully fire on coalition troops it's been a taliban tactic for years this is an achievement for the mujahideen who have managed to create mistrust among the enemy forces such attacks peaked during a bomb as troop surge it got super bad that the rewrote the book on security. oh. you know that the. first american soldiers training afghans were assigned body gods then all coalition troops were ordered to have their weapons looted at all times afghan recruits were made to go through an eight step vetting process while an inquisition like body purged to anyone it deemed radical yet here we are

the taliban used to burn schools down. central government. it is notjust schools that the taliban are running. this is the local hospital, it is also funded by the government but lacks supplies. there is no female doctor or a child specialist, you can't even have a chest x—ray here. the next day we meet the taliban's spokesman. they remain a deeply controversial organisation in afghanistan, responsible for many deaths. but they claim their approach to governance has changed. translation: we want friendly relations with the world. we don't want afghanistan to be the cause of any problems for our neighbours or the world. the taliban proved very effective in terms of fighting, now they have captured huge territories in helmand and now they have to govern them and that is the next challenge for them. how much they willjoin the modern world and how much they will reject. a japanese fugitive who has been on the run for 45 years has been arrested. left—wing revolutionary masaaki osaka was arrested and charged for murdering a poli

according to afghan officials, taliban fighters first detonated a car bomb outside the front gate of the police tape and then six militants rushed in. several of the taliban were killed quickly by security forces, but a few barricaded themselves inside the kitchen on the compound and continued the attack for hours. ultimately all the insurgents were taken out. in addition to the six police officers that were killed, dozens of others including civilians were also injured. today owes attack comes after seven u.s. troops were wounded on saturday. five afghan soldiers in an apparent green-on-blue attack in afghanistan. these are the few mini violence attacks taking place. the pentagon is escape -- expected to send four extra troops to afghanistan to defend the deteriorating situation. most will be going there to help train the forces, others will be there to battle the taliban alongside afghan troops. jim mattis has said the goal of these extra troops going to afghanistan is to reduce the threat to the afghan government and to a zero level. in jerusalem connor powell fox news. >>> the st

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the taliban kidnapped king from the american university in kabul last year. he is a teacher at that university and in the video he's seen with an australian colleague, it's the first time they've been seen since january when the taliban released a similar video. >>> an air national guard pilot is recovering this morning after his f-16 fighter jet caught fire and crashed. it happened yesterday at ellington airfield in houston. the pilot on a norad training flight managed to eject before the crash but nearby neighborhoods had to be evacuated as the team worked to secure the air-to-air missiles that plane was carrying and no one on the ground was hurt. the pilot got away with only minor injuries. >>> meanwhile, on the west coast a dramatic rescue caught on camera as three men were plunged into san francisco bay after their catamaran capsized hatching just five minutes before a ferry was able to rescue one of them. five minutes later the coast guard scooped up the other two. the thing is all three men were not wearing the proper life jackets or even the proper cl

the taliban in afghanistan just want the fighting to continue so they can achieve their goals. with more american troops in afghanistan people will get more frustrated and insecurity will increase afghans a pessimistic they've heard it all before promises of security victory at the end of the day how do you win a war when you can't even tell which of your allies is going to shoot you in the back where. from kabul afghanistan. the muslims around the world are celebrating the end of the holy fasting month of ramadan russia is home to some twenty million muslims has the largest muslim population in europe around two million today thousands of moscow's main mosque for morning prayers. several thousand people have gathered here at this cathedral mosque behind me it's one of the biggest mosques in europe however it is still not big enough to accommodate everybody who wants to celebrate the feast of picher it's so one of the most important holidays in islam and it marks the end of the holy month of ramadan for war shippers it is a time when the holy book of khurana a was introduced to

he's afraid to show his face for fear of the taliban from whom he fled at the time. >> the taliban murderedy father because he was a famous general. that is why i fled. if they find me they will kill me. i can't go on the streets. i'm afraid for my life. it's not safe here. >> he looks at pictures from germany. he misses his friends from the school he attended one has asylum application was rejected. migration did not believe his story and they deported him. >> it's not fair. after six years we were integrating. i learned the language. i did training. it was never easy but we did it. i think it is wrong they would kick us out. >> today he has an appointment, its founder went back to afghanistan a few years ago. he's helping deportees providing counseling and emotional support, helping them find work. >> they are in a situation they don't know where to go. they don't have a family or network here. they don't have to find work. they are afraid of security. you are sending people back to nothing. because they don't have anything, they don't find means of survival, as soon as they are deported

that camp shaheen joint afghan and nato military base it's here there's a taliban infiltrator turned his gun on coalition troops injuring seven american soldiers everyone who knew him or was friends with him is now under investigation being questioned though the base itself is still operational and training continues what we can safely say is that from now on after this latest incident american troops will be looking at their afghan allies with just that little bit more suspicion. green on blue attacks when afghan forces either infiltrators or defectors purposefully fire on coalition troops it's been a taliban tactic for years this is an achievement for the mujahideen who have managed to create mistrust among the enemy forces such attacks peaked jaring a bomb as troop surge it got so bad that they rewrote the book on security. oh. no not that our first american soldiers training afghans were assigned body gods then all coalition troops were ordered to have their weapons loaded at all times afghan recruits were made to go through an eight step vetting process while an inquisition like

is dismissive of the reports that american soldiers being killed the taliban says it was responsible although that claim has been disputed is what we heard from a journalist in kabul early. an afghan soldier used a rocket propelled grenade during a military exercise on the way to the shooting range or the shooting range and according to this officer several u.s. soldiers were wounded this comes not long after an afghan commander killed at least three u.s. soldiers in the eastern province of mangere are the base where the incident today took place is where at least ten thousand attackers killed more than one hundred forty army soldiers in april in what was a massive security breach you have to remember the taliban are expanding their area of recruitment from where the afghan police and army recruits so the risk of afghan soldiers or new recruits being turned into taliban infiltrators is really high well the attack came as the country's defense minister welcomed a decision by the u.s. to deploy four fison more troops to afghanistan a move though many see as unlikely to improve the situ

and then there were fifteen times as many americans in afghanistan and the taliban was losing not so now i understand it's my responsibility we're not winning in afghanistan right now the taliban is resurgent taking over vast swaths of afghanistan islamic state is also spreading across the country the afghan army the coalition a beset by challenges time for another troop surge. some additional forces from the united states will come to afghanistan to take part in training and advising our national forces if one hundred and forty thousand troops couldn't win this war what difference will four thousand make would be four thousand troops americans cannot defeat the taliban in afghanistan they just want the fighting to continue so they can achieve their goals but with more american troops in afghanistan people will get more frustrated and insecurity will increase afghans a pessimistic they've heard it all before the public says of security victory at the end of the day how do you win a war when you can't even tell which of your allies is going to shoot you in the back. guys do you have.

these four thousand troops they cannot defeat the taliban in afghanistan they just won the fighting to continue so they can achieve their goals with more american troops in afghanistan people will get more frustrated and insecurity will increase i think i would agree with many afghans in this what afghans are really asking is two things one is push for peace process and second pressurising the pakistani taliban sanctuaries are actually terror because troops the military solution is no is not a solution for the afghan problem and i think the americans must have realized as well because you see there are similar comments coming from the american officials particularly those from india on policy but you know it's contradicting what they're doing and what they're saying at one hand they believe that it has to be peace process peace settlement that can. work but in the other hand they are sending additional troops. the first day of the confederations cup has come to a close a winning start for a host russia beat new zealand in some petersburg with more in the game plus all the latest from t

the next day we meet the taliban spokesman. they remaina meet the taliban spokesman.itory, it is time to leave. the taliban have proved very effective in terms of fighting, now they have ca ptu red in terms of fighting, now they have captured huge territories in helmand province and now they have do govern them, and that is the next challenge for them, how much they willjoin in with the modern world, and how much they will reject. the emir of kuwait is in doha to try to defuse the escalating diplomatic crisis between qatar and the gulf states. saudi arabia is leading an air, land and sea blockade by arab countries in an attempt to strongarm qatar into cutting alleged connections with terrorism and distancing itself from iran. qatar denies allegations of funding extremist organisations. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins is in doha with more. the harshness of the language by qatar's critics has been stepped up. the united arab emirates for instance saying this country qatar is now a main source of terrorism and of the financing of religious extremism within the

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heavy fighting in afghanistan today as taliban fighters square off south of kabul. started with a car bomb outside a police base and several gunmen storming the compound. conor powell has more from our middle east bureau in jerusalem. >> reporter: it took almost the entire day to repel the attacks and kill all of the insurgents. taliban fighters first detonated a car bomb outside the front gate of the fleet base and six militants rushed in. several of the taliban were killed quickly by security forces but a few barricaded themselves in a kitchen on the compound and continued the attack for hours, ultimately all the insurgents were taken out. in addition to the six police officers that were killed, dozens of others including civilians were injured. today's attack comes after seven u.s. troops were wounded on saturday by an afghan soldier in apparent green on blue attack in mornafghanistan. these are a few of the many violent incidents taking place in recent weeks. pentagon is expected to send 4000 extra u.s. troops to afghanistan to stem the security training situati

of course there is also a taliban presence there and as you mentioned in the lead-in, the taliban have claimed sponsibility sayin that this wasers who infiltrated to carry out this kind attack. we've seen an uptick in violence specifically in this district area. and just earlier this year, the u.s. dropped a 21,000 pound bomb on a large extensive isis tunnel complex there. and at the end april, two u.s. army rangers were killed during a nighttime raid there this something that the u.s. military later announced was likely friendly fire. so we've seen an uptick of violence there. takes it is a remind he that there is a war going on in afghanistan and not just the problem the taliban.he that there is a war going on in afghanistan and not just the problem the taliban. now there is also this isis presence there in the east. >> thank you so much with that unfortunate that the breaking news. joining us now, keldly oly o'do live in new jersey with the president. and what are we hearing from the white house about this incident is this. >> reporter: we've heard there senior advise hes who say th

has been has been minimal taliban's presence is extending our isis have opened up. a new front if you like. in other news tonight a moscow court has found five people guilty of killing the russian opposition politician boris nemtsov back in twenty fifteen with the details he's done. five people in the dark all of them found guilty now it is important to understand that so far we only know the jury's verdict as for the sentencing the prosecution is set to announce that later on july the fourth now the most high profile man on trial was the dive the jury decided that it was actually him who pulled the trigger it took the jury three days to deliver the verdict and they have also decided that the assassination was very meticulously planned apparently the killers they followed the tailgated boris nemtsov for over a month studying how he moves where he goes just his daily routine all of that of course happened back in twenty fifteen and it happened literally just hundreds of meters away from the studio where i am right now back down boris nemtsov whose political career go

but for the taliban.we risk the threat of having our air base, the largest in the region kicked out of there that we need to use in our fight against isis in iraq and syria? >> they won't kick us out. the reason they allow us to use the base because they see it as a not so subtle indication that the united states is providing a security guarantee to them. that gives them an assurance and license to do what they are doing on the other hand. the key is we need to be the ones communicating to them that we won't continue to use this base. we'll be prepared to develop alternatives. they want this as a source of their security. they need to understand, unless they change their ways they are putting that at risk. you ask the question, will they change their ways? only if they see the real cost with us is the one that begins to raise questions about their security as they dee fine it. eric: the qatar foreign minister said this. we do not support hamas. we support the palestinian people. qatar confirmed a number o

here you have more than 180 million pakistanis in a country where you have not just the afghan taliban the pakistani taliban, remnants of al qaeda, and other regional terrorist groups, all of which threaten the stability of the state. >> a nuclear-powered state. >> and a state which has the fastest growing, the fastest expanding nuclear arsenal in the world. so that very dangerous cocktail of terrorists, extremists, and nuclear weapons is actually probably more of a vital national interest to us than pakistan's support for the afghan taliban. so there's a large array of complex interests here which are at play. >> even if the administration articulates a strategy, do you think that this administration can execute that strategy well, i think right now, they're working with a handicap. and that is while the national security council itself, those who set strategy and over-watch the strategy, is largely in place. the implementers of the strategy are largely not in place because they have a large number of vacancies among those officials who are yet to be nominated and confirmed by the sen