past ten years and i don't think that pakistan will change its policy regarding supporting the afghan taliban. until two thousand and fourteen so that's why dissolution lies inside afghanistan good to say it has to understand that the key solution to that is to strengthen the afghan government and also the afghan national security forces to enable them and not just to prevent the return of the taliban and defend their country against them i'd also after two thousand and fourteen definitely do well be a level of insurgency happening in that region so there is a need of at is a to all u.s. forces something maybe between twenty thousand which should continue contacting the counterterrorism operations against the taliban and also helping the afghan national army which is not able to defend against the taliban on its own exactly where we're going to go back to the pakistanis saying they're not going to go to the bonn conference i mean how much of a slap in the is a real slap in the face or do something symbolic at this point in time because pakistan is very confident that there will be some kind o

reporter: afghan president hamid karzai is so distrustful of u.s. efforts to reconcile with the taliban that he pulled out of those efforts recently after hearing the u.s. was pushing to allow the taliban to open an office in the gulf state's capital. jennifer griffin, fox news. >>> imagine coming back from war only to find a struggling economy and high unemployment. that's exactly what our veterans face. in california department of veterans affairs is working with community colleges to make sure veterans don't get left behind. fox's anita vogel has the story. reporter: corporal aaron ariza served in iraq 3 1/2 months before an ied attack cut short his tour in 2007. the next year the purple heart recipient was out of the marines and facing a problem thousands of vets know all too well. >> the biggest thing was the economy took a dump on me right when i was getting out of the service. reporter: but california's veterans affairs department is simplifying the transition from combat for the classroom. after signing up vets get an e- mail list of colleges in their zip code with financial aid

you can use them for the afghan taliban they're not really use for that purpose or use the the fighting with the taliban it's pretty much by soldiers on the ground backed up by extensive air support because that's the nato coalition advantage sometimes the air strike score arrived as they happened on november twenty sixth or i think she thought from the hudson institute in washington d.c. thank you. and you run the world. french quarter next president jacques chirac guilty of diverting funds and abusing public confidence the charges date back to his term as mayor of paris he was convicted of pay go to salaries to former party members for municipal jobs didn't exist the french politicians repeatedly denied the charges she was in court to hear the verdict because of poor health he's been given a two year suspended sentence. the american flag has been lowered in baghdad in a ceremony marking the war's end in iraq and the withdrawal of u.s. troops a small contingent of u.s. soldiers remains in baghdad for now but they'll soon leave after the ceremony america claims to have left behind a sta

officials have been in secret talks with afghan taliban insurgents for the past ten month. and now reportedly the u.s. is offering to transfer taliban prisoners from guantanamo in exchange for actions by the taliban leadership. that reportedly includes denouncing international terrorism and a willingness to enter into former political talks with the afghan government. >>> this morning there are new concerns about the stability of the korean peninsula. after the death of north korean president of kim jong il. carroll han is in our washington, d.c. newsroom now. for carol. >> reporter: the white house is closely monitoring the situation on the korean peninsula especially after reports that north korea has test fired a short range missile on the same day the country announced the death of leader kim jong il. they cannot confirm the report right now but that country is on high alert this morning. around midnight eastern time president obama spoke over the phone with south korean president and both agreed to monitor all the developments. part of their concern there is very littl

under the taliban, afghan women were trapped at home. there were uneducated and unemployed. fast forward 10 years and now they make up half of the work force. at this design company, they toiled alongside men. this woman says that she is proud to be the bread winner for her brothers. founder is's concerned about the outlook if there is a reconciliation with the taliban. >> none of them have come forward to say that they are moderate and they believe differently. if their mandate has changed, their view has changed, because they have not claimed that they have changed and they will be different. >> there are big plans for this business. they hope to begin exporting to the u.s. and europe and eventually to create a few hundred jobs. all of that might be possible in the future if the future is not shaped by the taliban. in areas under their control, women are still voiceless and defenseless. this woman is 25. her final moments are captured in this footage which emerged in january. for the crime of adultery, she was stoned and then shot dead. this is another of their targets. sh

jamie: the afghan government is going to fund it or the taliban? >> u.s. taxpayer ultimately fund it, whether the u.s. taxpayer funding through the afghan government, taxpayer giving money to pakistan which in turn gives it to parts of the taliban. at the end of the day i think we're really holding the bag. one of the objectives holing any meetings in the persian gulf region they're hoping that those sunni countries, saudi arabia, united arab emirates, any of those countries might kick in a little and help them and potentially be the donors if the united states leaves. jamie: all right, it struck me the rumor you bring to the table that president obama may want to withdraw even sooner. we'll keep an eye on that. great to see you. >> thank you, jamie. jamie: jon, back to you. jon: an infamous group of computer hackers is back at it again. anonymous setting sites on some new targets in what that group says will be a week of hack attacks. a live report of the dangers coming out of washington just ahead. >>> plus the justice department folding on its position a

under the taliban afghan women were trapped at home, uneducated and unemployed. to move forward 10 years, they make up half the workforce and is booming. a kabul design company where they toil alongside men. she says she is proud to be the breadwinner for her two younger brothers. but the company's founder worries about the outlook if there's reconciliation with the insurgents. >> none of the taliban have come forward to say i'm a moderate and i believe differently. we're fooling ourselves if we believe that taliban has changed their mandate and their view has changed and their philosophy has changed, you know? because they have not said they have changed and they are going to be different. >> there are big plans for this business. the hope so begin exporting to the united states and europe and eventually to create a few hundred jobs here. all of that might be possible in the future if the future isn't shaped by the taliban. >> in areas under their control women are still voiceless and defenseless. this is sedeka, 25 years old. her final moments are captured in t

under the taliban, afghan women were trapped at home, and educated and employed. move forward 10 years and they make up half of the work force at this company where they toiled alongside men. this woman says she is proud to be the breadwinner for her younger brothers. the company's founder worries about the outlook if there is reconciliation with the insurgents. >> none of the taliban have come forward to say i am a moderate and i believe differently. we are fully ourselves if we believe that the taliban have changed their mandate, their view has changed, their philosophy has changed. they have not changed. -- we are fooling ourselves if we believe that the taliban have changed. >> there are big plans for this business. they hope to begin exporting to the u.s. and europe and eventually creating a few hundred jobs. all of this might be possible in the future of the future is not shaped by the taliban. in the areas under their control, women are still voiceless and defenseless. this woman is 25. her final moments are captured arfthis footage which emergedfoe rfo the

under the taliban, afghan women were trapped at home, and get educated -- uneducated and unemployed. over 10 years, they have made up half of the workforce. at this design company, they toil alongside men. this woman says she is proud to be the breadwinner for hurt two younger brothers. but the company's founder worries about the outlook if there is reconciliation with the insurgents. >> none of the taliban have come forward to say i am a moderate and i believe differently. we are fooling ourselves if we believe that the taliban has changed their mandate, has changed their view or philosophy. they have not claimed they have changed or will be different. >> there are big plans for this business. the hope is to begin exporting to the united states and europe and hopefully create a few hundred jobs here. all of that may be possible in the future, if the future is not shaped by the taliban. in areas under their control, women are still without a voice and defenseless. this woman is 25 years old. her final moments are captured in this footage, which emerged in january. for the crime of ad

the intel was pronounced that troops like the afghan taliban in pakistan would come across and tried to disrupt them because they did not want this affirmation of a relationship with the united states, and they did not succeed. the security was robotic afghan national security forces, police and military. that did not happen. that is a pattern that has proven lucrative for them in the past and will remain lucrative in the future. it will turn -- what will turn the afghan campaign is not that high-profile attack. it is what happens out where our soldiers and sailors and marines are walking in. . you tend to find more optimistic than those who stay in kabul. at the local level, they can turn things. that is what it haidas profile attacks, we tend to see them as one off rather than indicative of an attack on the entire mission. >> pakistan was a special area responsibility, sometimes a special havoc for your predecessor, admiral mullen -- a special headache. give us your assessment of the military will issue, starting with what ever you can say today about what happened that night up in

around a world. 10 years ago world leaders met in germany with the hope of ending the afghan war and brokering a post-taliban government. they will be meeting now in bonn. another estimated 90% of the afghan budget is funded by foreign donors. foreign ministers from 90 countries are attending. neighboring pakistan is boycotting the meeting in protest at the killing of its troops in a recent nato air attack. the afghan president hamid karzai said that his country will need foreign assistance another 10 years, but there has been clear improvement since the first bonn conference. >> the past 10 years have brought opportunity for pakistan and improvement in people's lives on a scale never before seen in our history. we have created an exclusive political forces, brought afghans together in unity, and ensure that afghanistan once again becomes the whole of all afghans. >> on the ground, regions are being handed over to afghanistan's forces one by one. our defense correspondent is in helmand province where british troops are helping to train local forces. >> british soldiers have been living and working with polic

is offering for the head of the afghan taliban.he man who replaced osama bin laden as the leader of al-qaeda has a bigger price on his head. for $10 million, the u.s. wants al-suri's location inside iran. >> once we receive information to handle that information and decide how to act. >> the reward is just the latest example of u.s. concerns about iran's interference in pakistan and afghanistan. at a recent breakfast meeting, the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan made clear he's closely watching growing iranian influence. >> the message they're sending to the afghans is watch out. little muscle flexing, but we can do worse. >> crocker again warns iran not to cause trouble. >> they're wise not to do that because i think they'd get a pretty punishing response. >> now, the hope here is by exposing this al-suri network, they cannot only bus it up, but again, at least try and control iran's meddling in pakistan and afghanistan, but wolf, they have tried this before and it hasn't worked. >> thanks very much. after a series of violent protes

is considering the transfer of an unspecified number of taliban prisoners into afghan government custody as part of a confidence building measure in secret talks with the taliban. u.s. officials tell reuters that talks have reached a critical juncture. >>> in pakistan, more than 30,000 protesters rallied against the u.s. in the eastern city of lehor demanding islamabad cut off ties with washington. the protest was in response to last month's nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. >>> egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rue clashed on the streets of cairo today. at least ten protesters have been killed and 441 others wounded the. >>> and england's prince harry reportedly leapt into action after hearing a friend being mugged over the phone. the prince searched the streets of south london before catching up with the victim at a police station. he really is perfect. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,866 after losing two points friday. the s&p eased up three. the nasdaq gained 14. taking a

is considering the transfer of an unspecified number of taliban prisoners into afghan government custody as part of a confidence building measure in secret talks with the taliban. u.s. officials tell reuters that talks have reached a critical juncture. >>> in pakistan, more than 30,000 protesters rallied against the u.s. in the eastern city of lehor demanding islamabad cut off ties with washington. the protest was in response to last month's nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. >>> egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rue clashed on the streets of cairo today. at least ten protesters have been killed and 441 others wounded the. >>> and england's prince harry reportedly leapt into action after hearing a friend being mugged over the phone. the prince searched the streets of south london before catching up with the victim at a police station. he really is perfect. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,866 after losing two points friday. the s&p eased up three. the nasdaq gained 14. taking a

it has the hallmarks of an afghan taliban attack. they say they were not behind it. is a lot of suspicion that a group from pakistan, where shiite-related violence is often happens over in pakistan there is a lot of evidence, and people's speculation that pakistani taliban groups may be behind this. there are reports in the pakistan media that a pakistani taliban offshoot called last car j u.n. lee which is a taliban faction out of pakistan may be behind this. it is unclear. we know the shiite muslim community in afghanistan was targeted and it was a very deadly day. jenna: interesting connection, reports connecting this to pakistan and obviously a developing story, connor. thank you very much, conor powell for us live in afghanistan today. jon: fox news alert updating you on a manhunt in northern new england. police are now searching for an escaped prisoner who is said to be armed, dangerous, and out for revenge. david glen hobson escaped from the caroll county jail in new hampshire last week. he climbed over a razor wire fence. police believe his relatives helped h

leaders met at the first bonn conference ten years ago shortly after the collapse of the taliban regime. afghan president hamid karzai, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton, and u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon are among the representatives. the focus on how to restore order in afghanistan as the taliban increase their influence nationwide. western leaders invited taliban chiefs to the talks. they hope to promote a dialogue. the tall bab refused. pakistani leaders are also refusing to take part. they're protesting the cross-border air skriks last month by nato-led forces. the multi-national forces based in afghanistan killed 24 pakistani soldiers. >> australia's prime minister told the conference of her party exporting uranium to india is in her country's interests. >> -- strong relationships in this the asian century is good for trade, it's good for jobs, it's good for our nation, and that's why today we should determine to change our platform and enable us under safeguards to sell uranium to india. thank you, delegates. >> however, some cabinet members expressed concern uranium may be us

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pakistani-based militant group that has never attacked here in afghanistan, and actually the afghan taliban. hamid karzai said today he would confront pakistan about these attacks. pakistani officials have said they had nothing to do with this attack and they say they have nothing to do with this terror group based in pakistan. a lot of bad blood between afghanistan and pakistani leaders here. most afghans believe that pakistan fuels the insurgency here in afghanistan. and this latest sectarian attack is proof in their minds that pakistan is interfering in afghanistan. one thing should be noted sectarian violence here is very rare and many afghans hope this will be just the only case of sectarian violence. they feel they have enough going on here in terms of violence and war, they really don't want to see sectarian violence flame up here, jon. jon: there has been 30 years of war in that country. conor powell, thanks. jenna: a ph-pbgs on the water, jet setting the globe, nice if you can swing it, but we're not talking about a regular couple. someone that has taken welfare hand outs, how long

afghan forces. but the power struggle between the taliban, local leaders, and kabul is it increasingly leaving scars on the country. what will happen once international forces leave? >> there is the possibility of some insecurity in the country, but i think the afghan people have to be empowered to take responsibility themselves. >> the international community cannot repeat the colossal mistake it made after the withdrawal of the soviet troops. >> the whole afghan region is still traumatized after the experience of being abandoned in 1990's. i think we have learned from that. >> i hope and i am sure that this promise is fulfilled, things will get slightly better in the future. >> afghanistan has a new infrastructure. boys and girls now go to school. power plants have been built. elections have been held. the next generation stands to benefit. what has been achieved in the last 10 years? >> would think there have been very significant achievements in the past 10 years. of course, the problems, the insecurity that is still there, the terrorism, the nature of the insurgency. we have to remember there's

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taliban. >> the people here are extremely angry. there have long been tensions between afghan cities and that she is, but this kind of sectarian violence is unprecedented. >> tension in moscow -- demonstrators called for vladimir putin to go. 70 years after the u.s. was attacked at pearl harbor, we look back on that fateful day with some of the veterans who were there. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. is this iraq all over again? that's the question being raised in afghanistan after a day of unprecedented sectarian violence. at least 56 people were killed and hundreds injured when a suicide bomber targeted a crowd of shi'ite worshipers. the country have not seen a tax like this since the fall of the taliban. from the afghan capital, we have this report. >> afghan's a beat themselves and a traditional mourning ritual. then this. [explosion] a massive explosion and the suicide bomber peers through the crowd. it chaos. hundreds are injured. at a city hospital, they struggle to cope with wave after wave of victims. on the pavement outside, a mother

. >>> and an army soldier shot and killed with two afghan troops. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks. the gunmen were shot and killed by other troops and it has raised fears of increased taliban violence. >>> he almost resigned when he was commander of the war in afghanistan because of president barack obama's decision to draw down forces but he thought resigning would be selfish. this is the military service before becoming director of the cia, general david petraeus was a general before he oversaw the war in iraq and afghanistan. >>> allison burns is in our washington d.c. room with some are calling move your move day. >>reporter: they believe it could mean bad news for one of the largest registrars in the world. today is the day protesters are targeting go daddy for its initial support of the piracy act. go daddy says they no longer seem to support the bill but we have found plenty of talk about a boycott. they are promising special deals for those who use the company. girlly mac just transferred her doesn't many. when these protests impa

obviously, some afghans to have it. >> let me ask you a question. one school of thought is that the taliban want two things. they went out and that they is the one bit of leverage that we have and may also want that. they argue that the real problem is that guys were supporting. this is really, really rich. and the moment they cut a deal with the taliban, and this money, his gravy train is going to stop or everything will slow down. and so, there's so many people getting so rich. some are from afghanistan as well. in some views i do what we need to do is we need to set a date of our own and save three years, all of our troops out of five years. and he said at that point, everybody knows they've got signed a deal. karzai in all these people around him at that point will say okay, reach out to our brothers. [inaudible] they start cutting deals, which is why afghanistan deal. until you put a date certain, they'll just written stringers on forever and get very, very rich. all you have to do is go to divide and see where the money is. so how do you see? >> i agree with that. as i have said, gorb

there is new information on possible peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban. s is reporting that the afghan government is laying out the ground rules for any negotiation as they look to end the ten-year-long war. david piper is streaming live from kabul with the latest on this. >> reporter: hi, rick, yes. afghan politicians are pushing to end the taliban's international isolation and perhaps nudge them to those very important peace talks. but, of course, it's a long road before you could get that militant group around a table. now, according to a latest report by the reuters news agency, afghanistan's high peace council sent a note to foreign missions setting out the ground rules for engaging the tbanl. they say -- taliban. they say they will not accept a taliban offer anywhere else but in the gulf state of qatar. but there are preconditions if any negotiations with the taliban are to begin. now, the peace council says talks could only start after they stop violence against civilians, cut ties to al-qaeda and accepted the afghan constitution which guarantees ci

troops and afghan forces have reached a turning point in the fight against the taliban. karzai said the safety of the afghan people is still at risk. the to the gulf of mexico where the first time since the deep water horizon disaster, today the u.s. government was auctioning off rights to drill offshore. it doesn't seem the worst oil spill in u.s. history diminished the interest. for more on the process, i am joined in loss angeles. you would think that after deepwater horizon, offshore drilling might be a little more of a risky venture. >> it will be expensive in terms of the environmental regulations being put in place that will be enforced by the government. but what it suggests is that the company's very much want to be a part of the oil-drilling in the gulf. they feel these standards are being lifted by the companies themselves and the government is ensuring that they are following them. it is very profitable to take oil out of the gulf even if they have to follow these very strict guidelines. 20 companies, including be peahen, and this is the beginning of the proce

troops and afghan forces have reached a turning point in the fight against the taliban. karzai said the safety of the afghan people is still at risk. the to the gulf of mexico where the first time since the deep water horizon disaster, today the u.s. government was auctioning off rights to drill offshore. it doesn't seem the worst oil spill in u.s. history diminished the interest. for more on the process, i am joined in loss angeles. you would think that after deepwater horizon, offshore drilling might be a little more of a risky venture. >> it will be expensive in terms of the environmental regulations being put in place that will be enforced by the government. but what it suggests is that the company's very much want to be a part of the oil-drilling in the gulf. they feel these standards are being lifted by the companies themselves and the government is ensuring that they are following them. it is very profitable to take oil out of the gulf even if they have to follow these very strict guidelines. 20 companies, including be peahen, and this is the beginning of the proce

intended to continue peace negotiations between the afghan government and taliban. >>> a new poll shows former massachusetts governor mitt romney and ron paul running neck and neck leading into next weeks iowa caucuses. as alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom another high profile candidate is falling fast. alison. >> reporter: that is right. let's get to the results of this weeks poll of likely iowa caucus goers. 23% say they support mitt romney. 21% for ron paul. 15% for rick santorum. 14% for rick perry. 13% for newt gingrich. and 6% for michele bachmann. it is a dramatic fall for newt gingrich that seems to be move into the lead just last month. here's his campaign stop this morning in wakofda-- in wakonda, iowa. >> if i hadn't been attacked every day and paid for by people that don't care what they do this country. i will ignore that. >> reporter: also happening mitt romney is about to campaign here with popular new jersey governor chris christy. the romney campaign has new momentum. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an att

afghanistan to even the taliban sent out an e-mail condemning the attack, and said the taliban would never attack afghans on the basis of religion, tribal affiliation, or ethnicity. >> still ahead, the hit reality series "fear factor" is back. carrie is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. you can e-mail your questions. >> when we come back, in the insta-weather plus forecast, we will be tracking the rain and the possibility of snow in the seven-day. 60 at the inner ha >> nasa says it has discovered a new planet and there's a good chance it could sustain life. the planet is called kepler-22b. scientists say the surface temperature is 72 degrees. kepler-22b may even host liquid water, and essential for life. studies are underway to determine whether kepler-22b is solid like earth, or more gashes like neptune. those studies might be difficult. kepler-22b is about 600 light years from earth. >> back on planet earth, we are talking about the rain showers happening right now across the maryland areas. most of them are south of 95 in baltimore, but they stretch back into d.c. all this is going to

also today, afghan forces killed three senior taliban figures. be fewer reporting like those if peace talk with the militant bear fruit in 2012. national security correspondent jennifer griffin tells us about one very controversial element in the negotiations. >> in an effort to jump-start peace talks with the taliban, just days after vice president joe biden said the taliban is not our enemy. the obama administration is considering the release of six top taliban commanders among the first prisoners sent to guantanamo bay after 9/11. among them, fazal, whose confession was outlined in a leaked state department cable. detainee is accessed to be a high risk, admitted senior official of the taliban government and served as chief of staff as taliban army. he was wanted by the u.n. for possible war crime including murder of thousands of shiites. >> i'm dubious that the inner circle of omar and other afghan a ban leaders has any interest in compromise. i'm worried that we delude ourselves to think we are headed to successful path or make them think we

is considering the transfer of an unspecified number of taliban prisoners from guantanamo bay into afghan government custody as part of a confidence-building measure with secret talks with the taliban. u.s. officials tell reuters the talks have reached a critical juncture. >>> in pakistan, more than 30,000 protesters rallied against the u.s. in the eastern city of lahore, demanding islamabad cut off ties with washington. the protest was in response to last month's nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers at two army posts along the afghan border. >>> egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rule clashed on the streets of cairo for a fourth straight day today. officials say at least ten protesters have been killed and 441 others wounded. >>> and he saves the day. england's prince harry reportedly leapt into action after hearing a friend be mugged over the phone. the prince searched the streets of south london before catching up with the victim at a police station. >>> now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at

gave on television and it says that if the americans want to create an office for the taliban in qatar, the afghan government agrees for the sake of consolidating peace and stability. the statement goes on to say that they would prefer the creation of such an office in saudi arabia or in turkey but they are prepared to move forward the peace process. they want the office to be created as soon as possible to show the practical steps can be taken towards peace negotiations. this is different from the position a couple of weeks ago when the president was anchored by not being consulted by the americans and had gone behind their back and discussed this idea with the president of the taliban without involving him. >> the russian prime minister vladimir putin has dismissed his country's opposition movement as lacking in goals and leadership. the country has seen its biggest demonstration since the fall of the soviet union. the protesters are calling for the rerunning of elections, this is something that vladimir putin is rolling out. -- ruling out. >> the message from vladimir putin is that he is not in