they afghan taliban are also but the pakistani taliban are more so. the afghanistan taliban are far more dangerous and lethal. they have moved far closer to al qaeda and in fact today if you ask in many experts how do we define and analyze them today you will not be able to explain to them and ask without explaining the dynamics of the pakistan taliban. that's the kind of proximity that has taken place. this brings me to the point i was referring to about iraq. the belief is there are around 300 pakistani taliban and some other religions from the affiliated groups. from syria they move into iraq. some of the new slogans mostly in parts of iraq, there are these pakistani taliban who are beginning. the pakistani taliban are also interesting and not homogeneous in terms of the pashtun identity. they are sick. groups in punjab the americans who have infiltrated or who have joined the ranks of pakistani taliban in a very big fashion. the number of in terms of the threat by the pakistani taliban all you need to see is read about the major terrorist attack a

they afghan taliban are also but the pakistani taliban are more so. the afghanistan taliban are far more dangerous and lethal. they have moved far closer to al qaeda and in fact today if you ask in many experts how do we define and analyze them today you will not be able to explain to them and ask without explaining the dynamics of the pakistan taliban. that's the kind of proximity that has taken place. this brings me to the point i was referring to about iraq. the belief is there are around 300 pakistani taliban and some other religions from the affiliated groups. from syria they move into iraq. some of the new slogans mostly in parts of iraq, there are these pakistani taliban who are beginning. the pakistani taliban are also interesting and not homogeneous in terms of the pashtun identity. they are sick. groups in punjab the americans who have infiltrated or who have joined the ranks of pakistani taliban in a very big fashion. the number of in terms of the threat by the pakistani taliban all you need to see is read about the major terrorist attack a

afghan taliban tried their level best.ovely the vote, they are joined in terms of joining together as guards at the future of afghanistan. hope for afghanistan. they said there against elections. they're probably waiting, in this case a lot of work by the afghan police and intelligence as well as american intelligence. there was a lot of support with which kept some of the taliban away. i was talking to the one of the gentlemen who think research on this, saving the and i'm reminded that if you look at all the incidents, the number of attacks in afghanistan by taliban, yes, not as much of the the kind of attacks but we know what happened recently. summit of attacks in recent days, but the overall, those effects of that decline. they were able to have a successful election. but we still have to see where all this goes. if this continues and credit should go to secretary kerry and others were able to bring -- telling them that they have to figure out how they will build a national unity government. because as this crisis con

supports them or not, the fact remains that they have not done anything so far to stop the taliban, afghan taliban, from remaining a significant factor in afghanistan so when the taliban do make a play, pakistan will definitely be drawn in. it's unlikely that pakistan will clamp down on the afghan taliban. in fact, i think that zawahari's attempt to talk about india is to try to get the hard line elements among pakistani jihadis to think about them as a potential ally. that's his play. i don't think he will get much traction, but basically what he's trying to do is appeal to the entire indian sentiment that is there every day and hoping to get recruits for his cause. i think we will see problems in afghanistan and we will continue to see problems in pakistan. i just wish that the sharrif government would have been able to reach out to india, make peace with it, and at the same time get pakistan out of afghanistan. the best future would be one that the afghans determine without the medaling of pakistan and without al qaeda. i think we are not looking to a very positive future. >> fascinating insigh

al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> the taliban was planning another attack against the afghanational army. >> while he was waiting for the fighters to gather, i asked the taliban commander - leesan - about how he felt about killing fellow afghans. >> i asked him if the taliban today was changing its approach. >> i was driven to the outskirts of town to film a large gathering of over a hundred taliban fighters. this was undoubtedly a show of strength for the camera. and a reminder why so many are concerned about what will happen when the nato troops withdraw later this year. >> as you can see, some of the commanders are planning their attack today. they're planning to attack an afghan national army base. >> the key us war aim was to prevent al qaeda from being able to operate out of afghanistan. before they went on their raid, i asked them whether they would renounce ties with al qaeda - something that the taliban's leadership has so far refused to do. >> being present at a gathering of armed taliban in these numbers was terrifying - this was a potentially a prime target for a

afghanistan has led to the death of thousands of civilians caught in the middle - killed either by the taliban, afghanecurity forces or international troops. it's impossible to know the exact figures - but the un estimates that the majority of those civilian casualties are caused by the taliban. i had heard that the taliban, who had previously bombed state-run schools and murdered teachers, were now allowing them to reopen. i wanted to see what education looked like now in taliban-controlled charkh. >> at this boys-only school, there was an emphasis on religious studies, and the taliban prohibits all literature and textbooks they perceive as immoral. but i was also led into a chemistry class, and another class where the students were learning math. i asked the teacher a few questions. >> before i arrived in charkh, i had heard that some taliban leaders had softened their stance on girls' being educated in state schools. >> when they held power, the taliban severely restricted girls' education and shut down a a majority of the schools, mainly because of their opposition to co-education. during the insu

the afghan taliban says it carried out the attack. >>> coming up later in the news hour, stronger ties big investments, china's president is the this sri lanka. >>> i'm in the nuclear submarine base outside of glasgow. what happens if an independent scotland demands withdraw of nuclear submarines. >>> and level pool prepare for their return to the champions league after a five-year absence. ♪ >>> the u.n. is warning $1 billion is needed to fight the ebola outbreak in west africa, fearing cases could double every three weeks. nearly 2.5 thousand people have died from the virus, close to half of all of those infected. there have been 2,000 new cases in the past three months. it is now warning of an unparalleled crisis. >> deaths at 2,461, and an important point i hadn't made of that 4,985 case, fully 50% of them occurred in the last 21 days, and that reflects the concern in the escalation of the cases. the numbers can be kept in the tens of thousands, but that is going to require a much faster escalation of the response. >>> president barack obama set to unveil new measures to tackle the

at the same time, qatar hosts ex-island leaders of the afghan taliban. in syria, qatar aims to unseat the regime of bashar al-assad. it's a goal that the united states endorses, but qatar's methods drew intense criticism. that is because it directed support not just to groups opposed politically to the regime, but critics say to armed islamic extremists. >> it is clearly that qatar supported some of the more hard line groups. >> the u.s. treasury accused qatar of hosting terrorist financiers. last year treasury identified two private individuals it accused of funnelling money from qatar to al-qaeda affiliates in syria. white the treasury didn't say the two ever acted on behalf of the qatari government, it criticized qatar's:. >> qatar denies supporting terrorists, but it works with other nations, including the united states, britain, germany and france, along with six countries in the region, to provide support to syria's armed opposition. >> there are those that are quick to point out that qatar supports all kinds of groups, and oven kinds those who are

taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to be plagued with desertions, and with low morale. >> "these are kabul's last line of defense; all that stands between the city and the taliban. the question is: will this army be strong enough when the international troops leave? >> the task of the ana is to provide an environment of security that can allow the communities and economies education all to function. so creating that environment is tough. >> their commander insists they're ready for anything: >> at the end of the day, the afghan army does have greater fire power. they do have greater resources. even if troops aren't on the ground they are still being supported by american patronage and all of those factors i think will mean that the afghan army is going to be able to control major population centers like kabul, like provincial capitals. >> after three days, we received the call we had been waiting for. >> at the moment we are crossing the last checkpoint, leaving kabul and driving

the afghan taliban says it carried out the attack. >>> fighting between yes, ma'ammy forces and houthiebels has killed at least 16 people. they have been protesting against the government for more than a month. demonstrators have also been calling for fuel subsidies to be reinstated. those are the headlines. it's "the stream" now. >>> u.s. participate barack obama is expected to announce a plan to help stop the spread of ebola. you can get the very latest on all of those stories and more on aljazeera.com. i'm sammy, thanks for joining us. [ audio difficulties ] >> and that's a fundamental fallacy in everything you are presenting this committee today. secretary hagel, was the president right in 2012 when he overruled half of his security team, and trained his opposition team at the time -- >> i was not there at the time -- >> well, i'll ask general dempsey. >> i'm sorry? >> was the president right in 2012 when he overruled his secretary of state and refused to train and equipment the moderate opposition forces in syria, which according to your testimony we're joining today. >> senator y

at the same time qatar hosts leaders of the afghan taliban.syria, qatar aims to unseat the regime of bashar al-assad, a goal that the yate's endorses. kat -- united states endorses. its methods have caused criticism, because it supports the regime and arms islamic extremists. >> it's clear that qatar supported some of the hard line groups. >> the u.s. treasury accused cat are of hosting terrorist financiers. treasury identified two people it accused of funding money from qatar to al qaeda affiliates in syria. the treasury didn't say the two acted on behalf of the government, it criticized qatar's permissive terrorist financing. qatar denies supporting terrorists, but it works with other nations, including the quaits, britain, germany and france, and six countries in the region to provide support for the armed opposition. >> there are those that are quick to point out that qatar supports all kinds of groups, and oftentimes those who are critical have been competing for foreign policy. qatar's policies clashed with larger neighbours saut hermes.

. >>> afghan taliban has asked f for an unity government.has met sunday for a power-sharing arrangement with abdullah abdullah. >>> the houthi are a significant off shoot of the shia, but the group has found support across sectarian lines. >> reporter: yemen's houthi movement has gone from being on the periphery politics to center stage. it is a small fraction of the country's 9.5 shia muslims, but they are the most active in yemen's political affairs. >> you see people signing up to support the houthi movement politically, and because they feel that they can create the change they see, that they're not part of the status quo here in yemen. >> reporter: the houthi say they have been marginalized, and have no choice to take up arms against the government. the group moves from this area, and it's influence is growing elsewhere. members of the houthi tribe descended on the capitol this summer. there was an ultimatum of the government to resign or face the consequences. >> the time has come for the third stage of this popular escalation, which f

we're hearing pledged loyalty to afghan taliban leader seen by some as a snub to the islamic state group. >> back at home, the federal investigation in ferguson, missouri about to get larger about a month after that shooting death of unarmed teenager michael brown. >> the justice democratic is set to announce a probe into the ferguson police department. we have more. john, what do investigators want to know? >> the attorney general went to ferguson, said things would change. this maybe the first indication of the realization of those words. what they're looking for is police training and practices, including patented stops, arrests and the use of force. they want to know if there is a history of discrimination against mines. there is a civil rights probe. the shooting leading to days of violent protests. the missouri governor declared a state of emergency. that order was quietly lifted on wednesday, as things slowly returned to normal. a state grand jury is looking into criminal charges for officer wilson. some, including michael brown's family want him charged with murder. as for michae

responsible for military operations in afghanistan, at the same time qatar hosts exiled leaders of the afghan taliban. in syria qatar aims to unseat the regime of bashar al-assad. that's a goal that the united states endorses. but qatar's methods have drawn intense global criticism. that's because it's directed at support not just to groups opposed politically to the syrian regime, but critics say to armed islamic extremists. >> it is clear that qatar has supported some of the more hard line groups. >> reporter: tony, the question about qatar is whether the benefits of friendships outweigh the risks of pursue it's own agenda which at times conflicts with what the west and united states is looking for. >> ali, is one of those arrested line groups the islamic state? >> qatar said it does not support the islamic state and, in fact, calls themselves criminals. it denies supporting any of the terrorist groups but said it works with other nation including u.s. britain, germany france to support opposition. exactly what the president is going to ask congress to do. one of those groups is an islamic faction

control -- some were still sympathetic to pakistan but that fight also, wherever pakistan needed afghan taliban, the old guard, had to go off to pakistani taliban. so they responded to that old reach by not coming out against pakistani taliban. so your question is very valid. the other question -- and i'll takemont, but that a very profound idea you have, and i'm absolutely not making a suggestion that from the -- from outside as a tool to -- i am interested because sunni and shia, but one thing is in common, these are the points in punjab, or whether these are shabaab -- i start my book there. they had some common ideas which were -- which was complete nonviolence, which was always honoring the poor and giving them hope and was also nonenforcement. you'd be surprised go to sharif, a shrine, and you would be amazed at times more hindus than muslims there. why? becausecpa they never forced ane to convert. and those who -- i don't want more investment, more political support for them bump their tradition provide a bridge to different muslim sects and not only tolerate each other -- if you tolerat

had been working, as i recount in the book to open a line of communication with the head of the afghan taliban, and we had good partners in europe who working with us on that as well. and we were setting up a meeting with a contact to verify that he was a representative authorized by omar. so there was a lot of potential in the moment that we were exploring. and he and i were having a scheduled meeting on a morning after a lot of this had been happening, and i was there with one of my aides, and his chief deputy, and he was a little late because he had been at the white house and he had been meeting with others who were involved, and he came in in a hurry, as he often was, sat down. we began going through what do we know now, what's our next step. and i was looking at him, as i'm looking at you, and all of a sudden i saw his face just turn a scarlet, a deep purplish read. i said, richmond, what's wrong? he said, i don't know itch don't know what's happening to me. i said, well, you're getting up immediately. we're going down to the medical unit in the state department. he said, oh, no -- i sai

process, and come up with more innovative ways to reach a peace agreement with the taliban, and - and all the afghans, they are tired of this, and i think there'll be efforts, some new efforts towards extending a hand towards the taliban, but, of course, the issue of the taliban does not depend on the afghan government, it depends on the international community on washington, and most of all on neighbouring pakistan, whether they will continue to support the taliban as a destabilizing factor in afghanistan or not. >> more protesters gathered in hong kong after riot splits fired tear gas. thousands of demonstrators are calling for electoral reforms, and they are camped out in the busy financial distribute. outline in a number of locations. he's calling on activists to pull back. >> i urge the people blocking the roads to leave peacefully as quickly as possible so as not to affect the traffic and every day life of the community. i urge the organizers to stop the occupation. >> scott heidler joins us live from hong kong. bring us up to date with what is happening on the streets behind you there. >> they

attacked about a month ago, and the forces say almost overrun by 300 taliban fighters, trying to surround and capture the 16 afghanoldiers manning it. >> the taliban fighters armed with a rocket propelled grenade was there. there was one with a machine gun there, too. another soldier and i were sleeping here. they hit us, they tried to attack but we opened fire. >> this is the valley where the terrain works against afghan forces and in favor of taliban fighters. it was easier here where there were nato planes overhead. >> if we had air cover, not even one of the enemy would be alive, because they didn't run away and they didn't go far. people called us with their seasons to tell us the taliban were still around. >> the local commander learns that taliban are trying to take control of a major road. he calls in his biggest guns. this isn't enough to hold back a resurgent taliban. the best to hope is to keep the roads open. they don't have equipment to protect them during patrols so really on check points. the locals say it isn't working, that the taliban control 90% of the district. >> the government is only on the

taliban fighters. trying to surround and capture the 16 afghan soldiers manning it.e were sleeping in here, they hit us, they tried to attack, but we opened fire. this is the valley, where the mountainous and in favor of fighters. it was easier here when there were planes overhead. >> if we had air cover, not even one of the enemy would be alive, because they didn't run away, and they didn't go far, people calledtous tell us the taliban was still around. the taliban are trying to take control of a major road. he called in his biggest guns. but this air tillry isn't enough to hold back a resurgent taliban. the best forces can hope for is to keep the roads open, they don't have new surveillance to protect them during patrols so they rely on chien points. the locals say it isn't working that the taliban controls 90% of the district. >> the government is in the cities and towns. the rest of the area is controlled by the taliban. >> afghan forces face over challenges too. their food budget has been cut in half to about two u.s. dollar as day, per soldier. not enough fuel

peace process, and come up with more innovative ways to reach a peace agreement with the taliban, and all the afghans are tired of this. and i think there'll be some efforts, some new efforts towards extending a hand towards the taliban, but, of course, the issue of the taliban does not depend on the afghan government, but depends on the international community, on washington, and most of all on neighbouring pakistan, whether they'll continue to support the taliban as a destabilizing factor in afghanistan or not. >> thank you for talking to al jazeera. >>> now, thousands of defiant protesters in hong kong vowed to stand their ground after facing a night of tear gas. demonstrators are camped out. riot police have withdrawn from the area, protesters are demanding open nominations for upcoming elections in 2017. >> translation: i urge the people blocking the roads to leave peacefully as quickly as possible so as not to affect the traffic. i urge the organizers of occupy central, for the benefit of society to stop the occupation. scott heidler is there for you. >> well into monday, thousands of protester

, when the taliban hasn't been beaten by all of the international norses and the afghant together? >> that's a very good question, but the last couple of years the afghan forces have been on their own 99% of the time over the last year, and have done very well, not only protecting but also making sure the taliban are not able to hold and secure territory under their control. now what we need is -- and it's quite clear to everyone that afghanistan forces, both police and army, need more training, better equipment, maybe even an air force that is more effective to help the forces on the ground, and for that, we need u.s. assistance, nato assistance, in order for the f afghans to be able to take charge of these activities two to three years from now. >> what about the future for the two men who have now signed a pact. a new chief executive and president of the country, two rival camps if you would like, trying to over come their differences and take afghanistan forward. will they be able to bury their differences and lead afghanistan toward what it is parliamentary election

base was attacked a month ago, and the forces say almost overrun by 300 taliban fighters trying to surround and capture the 16 afghan soldiers manning it. >> a taliban fighter armed with a rocket-propelled grenade was over there. another soldier and i were sleeping in here. they hit us, tried to attack, but we opened fire. >> this is the kumar valley, where the mountainous terrain works in favour of the taliban fighters. it was easier when there was n.a.t.o. planes overhead. >> if we had air cover, not one of the enemy would be alive. they didn't run away or go far. people called us to tell us the taliban was around. >> the local commander learnt that the taliban is trying to take over a major road. this artillery is not enough to hold back a resurgent taliban. the best the forces can hope for is to keep the roads open. they don't have another surveillance to help them. locals say it is not working, taliban control 90% of the district. >> the government is only on the paved roads, cities and towns. the rest of the area is controlled by the taliban. >> reporter: afghan forces face other challenges. the food budget ha

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istanbul and we are pleased the pakistani government sent emissaries in to try to persuade the afghan and taliban>> we're seeing almost daily anti-u.s. demonstrations here. there are 14 islamic groups here lling for not to get involved with the united states. president musharraf is getting pressure not to go to the united states. the face of tear srror is not e true face of islam islam is peace. >> this was a war against extremists. it was not a war aainst islam. >> so that's why he went to the islamic center. was to demonstrate, look, we are not looking to have a ligious war. >> as w are officially closed one of its worst shellackings ever. what happened? many ceos, and donald trump, almost there. >> i have news for you, just tting the market opened with the devastation that's downtown is incredibly a patriotic act. >> i bieve he's out there somewhere. the questi is, whe? >> and put the flyers up in hopes that maybe sewhere they'll find them in the rubble. >> we just watched a couple of busloads of firefighters walk back into the site there, ceainly hope fading, ough, of finding any of their thi

on the paved roads and in cities and towns, the rest of the area is controlled by the taliban. >> reporter: afghances face other challenges too. their food budget has been cut in half to about 2 usd a day per soldier, not enough spare parts for their vehicles. and yet morale among the men is high. it is one of the steadiest jobs in afghanistan, and they say they are proud to be serving their country, but they know they need more than patriotism to fight off an aggressive enemy. >>> a police building an and intelligence in afghanistan were targeted with car bombs. most of the victims are police and intelligence officers. more than 70 others were also wounded. the governor says all 19 taliban fighters were also killed. >>> fast-food workers in the united states are holding mass walkout demanding better wages and health care. police have arrested demonstrators in detroit for what they say are acts of civil disobedience. organizers say employees in 150 cities will be participating. gretchen joins us live now from new york. kristin what are the workers doing to try to rally support for these demands? >

istanbul and we are pleased the pakistani government sent emissaries in to try to persuade the afghan and taliban>> we're seeing almost daily anti-u.s. demonstrations here. there are 14 islamic groups here calling for not to get involved with the united states. president musharraf is getting pressure not to go to the united states. >> the face of tear srror is noe true face of islam. islam is peace. >> this was a war against extremists. it was not a war against islam. >> so that's why he went to the islamic center. was to demonstrate, look, we are not looking to have a religious war. >> as we are officially closed one of its worst shellackings ever. what happened? many ceos, and donald trump, almost there. >> i have news for you, just getting the market opened with the devastation that's downtown is incredibly a patriotic act. >> i believe he's out there somewhere. the question is, where? >> and put the flyers up in hopes that maybe somewhere they'll find them in the rubble. >> we just watched a couple of busloads of firefighters walk back into the site there, certainly hope fading, though, of fi

afghan's massacre -- the convoy of death ." the film looking at how abdul rashid dostum will distribute 4000ng of 2 -- up to taliban pows. ashid dostum was sworn in as vice president yesterday. jamie doran, what does this mean for afghan relations with the united states? a bilateral security agreement will be signed today, something that will keep soldiers there, something that, karzai will not -- was not willing to sign. they want him on board is largely the vote, and also his representation in the north. ashraf ghani is well-known among the past few population -- passion population. in that way, he has very little choice. the real power in northern afghanistan [indiscernible] abdul rashid dostum is a middleman that can keep it together. shocking state of affairs when a man who has been accused of being a murderer by his own president is now vice president. it is beyond my own understanding. jamie doran, thank you for -- >> jamie doran thank you for being with us. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. email your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to: demo

fighting between the afghan government and the taliban is expected to intensify with most of the international forces scheduled to leave by the end of this year. radical islam surged in iraq after the withdrawal of the u.s. troops there. the united states is trying to ensure the same does not happen in afghanistan. it is hoping the new afghan government will sign a security pact that will allow some of its troops to stay on. ghani has made security his top priority. >> translator: you voted for me wishing for peace and stability. i will do my best to build a safe society. >> reporter: will the president bring stability to afghanistan and stop it from becoming a terrorist safe haven? the new government is burdened with very heavy responsibilities. masaki suda, nhk world, kabul. >>> more and more people across japan are finding work. government officials say in august, the labor market showed signs of recovery. officials at the internal affairs ministry say the unemployment rate fell by 0.3.235%. it's the first time in three months it has gone down. the number of people with jobs rose by 530,000

taliban. >> well, we are not sure what the platform will be. it's been a different summer for afghan security forces, with taliban and other attacks across the country. security forces are fighting hard. it's the first in the lead for security across the country. the nato force is scheduled to leave by the edge of 2014. the new president wanted a signed security agreement allowing n.a.t.o. and u.s. forces to stay beyond 2014 to support the 350,000 afghan security forces and police across the country. that will be one of the first tasks moving forward, and whether they'll negotiate with the taliban, i don't think we have gotten to that point. it has taken so long to get a political deal on the table. now they need to work on the reforms they make, and the platform going forward. >> thank you. >>> now, there are reports of a huge explosion and smoke rising above a hospital in a yemeni capital sanaa. there has been renewed fighting despite a deal reached by the government and shia rebels on saturday. >> reporter: the u.n. brokered deal holds the promise of peace. many worry it will not

we opened fire. >> this is the valley, when the mountainous terrain works against the afghan forces and for the taliban fighters. it's easier to see when particular planes overhead. >> they didn't run away, and they didn't go far. people called us with their phones to tell us that the taliban were still around. >> the local commander learns that the taliban are trying to take control of the major road. if 24 artillery isn't enough to hold back a resurgent taliban. the best that the forces can hope for here is to keep the roads open. they don't have enough for the patrols, so they rely on the local checkpoints. the locals say that it's not working, the taliban control 90% of the district. >> the government owns all of the roads in towns. and the rest are controlled by the taliban. >> the food budget has been cut in half, to 2 u.s. dollars a day per soldier, not enough spare parts for their vehicles, and most cars are filled with bullet holes. yet the morale among the men is high. it's one the steadiest jobs in afghanistan. and they are proud to be serving their country, but they need more than painttism

this fight is brutal and say it's very personal, that this is a taliban revenge attack against village's and checkpoints run by the afghanolice that have hindered taliban progress in the area. homes have been burned down as you mentioned, people have been brutally murdered, at least 70 people we understand are dead and taliban says they have hundreds of fighters and two suicide bombers did attack the headquarters trying to get into that headquarters, the provincial governor tells us he is confident that afghan forces will be able to defeat the taliban eventually and waiting for reenforcements from the provincial capitol and it's very remote in the mountains and very difficult to get to. deputy police chief sent 400 reenforce. s from the capitol and it's difficult and terrain difficult and the taliban control some of the roads there and planted under ground bombs and explosives and saying they killed 40 policemen so very brutal fighting going on in ajeerstan and western of gazna and bordering on key low guessic and stroo tweakic area and if the taliban took over it would give them movement in the center of afghanistan. >>

you have got the afghan national security forces pitted against the taliban. n.a.t.o. and the american forces have largely withdrawn. those that are still fighting - it's almost entirely in support of the afghan security forces, and that will end by the end of the year. the american military says less than 1% of operations are unilateral, to do with false protection, getting rid of i.e.d.s, and withdrawal. this war has changed. the 10,000 american troops will be supporting the afghan forces, with a few social forces who will be engaged in pursuit of al qaeda. so very specifically an anti-ray allen operation, not anti-taliban. >> we know that hamid karzai refused to sign the deal until a peace process was underway with the taliban, if the taliban is not included, doesn't it mean security will be a problem in the country? >> well, we'll see. it takes both sides to do a peace deal. so far the taliban said that they weren't interested until the americans leave. and we had a big signature attack here in kabul as the in august ration went ahead. at the moment they are not pla

taliban. he said afghan civilians were paying the price. >> afghanistan's first-ever democratically elected president is standing down. he was presented with a service appreciation award, but after 13 years in office, he can point to little progress. he suggested the u.s. and pakistan were largely to blame for that, and he had some advice for the incoming government. >> they should tread a careful path with america and the west. we want to have friendship. we absolutely want it, but they have to keep the interests of afghanistan in mind, accept us as a nation. then we will have friendship with them. >> but the new president-elect, due to be sworn in on monday, has already pledged to work with the u.s. he is set to sign a security agreement that will allow some 10,000 americans support groups to stay on the year. karzai refused to sign the deal. the u.s. has lost well over 2000 soldiers in afghanistan since 2001 and spent more than $100 billion in rebuilding the country. some 8000 afghan civilians have also died over the past five years alone, mostly in in certain attacks. many afghans say all they wa

you know, i think it was also an answer to those people who think that the taliban presented an agenda that is appetizing to afghan people, you know. what these elections say to me is that the taliban vision for the future of aftghanistan is nt shared by the majority of afghan people >> that they want their voice heard, that they want to be part of the political process, and however imperfect and fragile that democracy may be, they want to be a part of it. and they want to have a voice in the future of the country. it does not include going back to the days of extremism that we saw under the taliban. it seems to me the country has turned a corner and that there are some things now that ought to be treated as untouchable and as a red line. >> i am roslyn jordan speaking with author and let the journalists live. . >>> your three novels have dealt with an afghanistan that particularly people in the west don't know? >> uh-huh. >> haven't appreciated and you have talked about the tension between being an artist, being a writer, and being an advocate. i think you said it was quote, a kind of an onerous burden to one int

this fight has been very brutal going on for nearly a week now, and the taliban have been launching revenge attacks against afghanolice, villages where the police have been protecting them against the taliban, and the taliban have been burning down many of those homes, brutally murdering any civilians they feel have acted against them jfshgs the taliban trying to take over the district headquarters and gain control of the area. we understand they attacked four check points along the road. they say they killed many police with improvised explosive devices planted in the road. the governor says he believes afghan forces will prevail but he is waiting for reinforcement and it's difficult to get there. 400 reforcements have been sent but are running into trouble among the mountainous roads. it is a very difficult fighting season for the fighting forces. the new president is set to be inaugurated on monday. afghans hope this will bring more stability to the country. the taliban have been using the somewhat of political some a couple to launch more attacks. >>> air travel at chicago's o'hara airport is slowly returning

taliban fighters will battle afghan forces. the defense military says the crew suffered their worst loss ever. soldiers and civilians. the foreign minister sounded optimistic. >> while this is more challenging, we confident that the new government enjoying the full political security and prosperity. and by extension to the region and beyond. >> international support that included u.s. secretary of state john kerry helped to resolve the political impasse, to resolve the impasse. while that has been dealt with, what has not changed is that afghanistan relies on foreign money for his budget. in order to attract the financial commitment. there's three forms, fighting corruption, bringing good governance. >> the fragile economy is hurting because of the political crisis that dragged on the the government asked the islamic state for $557 million to make up for a budget shortfall to pay for salaries and operating costs. the question on the afghan's mind is whether the two presidential rivals will be able to work together, and can they

the taliban have launched attacks against district centers, some small attacks, some large-scale attacks involving hundreds of fighters really challenging the afghan security forces almost to their limit. while the taliban haven't been successful in taking those centers, it's been a very, very difficult year for the afghan security forces. one of the first things the new government will do is sign a security agreement with the united states and government. that allows 12,500 nato force to say stay here in afghanistan beyond the end of 2014, when the current nato mission ends. the new mission is to train, advise and assist afghan security forces, security one of the many challenges the new unit government will face as it moves forward. the economy being another one and gaining the trust of the afghan people. they want to see if the new unity government can work together after months of political rancor here. >> u.s. officials expect to sign that security deal with afghanistan this week. >> neighboring pakistan, a u.s. drone strike killed four men the government say were militants. all four men were targeted near the border with afghanistan. this is

we learned from a ranger friend that if you are fired on by an afghan, by the taliban member, whateverind a rock, and duck down, when they pop back up from behind that rock, you're not allowed to open fire on them until you can verify they did not lay their arms down behind that rock. so this is the insanity that cost sandrino his life. he was out on the platoon -- on patrol with his platoon and they came under fire by some taliban members. the first thing that the taliban did because they know the rules of engagement is they ran into a building and out the other side of it. guess what sandrino had to do leaving his men? he had to call his forward operating base on his radio and ask permission to engage the men who had just opened fire on them. and guess what the answer was? no. sandrino began arguing with them, these are bad guys, they just opened fire on us, what are you doing, what is going on here? the answer continued to be no until sandrino was shot and killed while he was arguing with leaders sitting in an air conditioned building somewhere, probably sipping a cup of coffee. thi

died in the last few years, alone, at the hands of the allied forces and the afghan forces, not just -- although the taliban have inflicted most of the casualties. so, i think that the government of the -- the co-government of ghani and abdullah will also be trying to make the american or the allied response much more answerable to the afghan government authorities in that respect, in the respect of minimizing civilian casualties. >>> thanks, tom, for joining us from washington, d.c. the united nations says 70,000 syrian kurds have crossed into turkey in just one day. they have been forced to flee because of the advance of the islamic state of iraq in the lavant. the joel has the latest. >> reporter: walking for miles with only the few possessions they could carry, thousands left their homes since turkey opened its borders on thursday. they were fleeing the islamic state in iraq. they struggled to make the journey safety. we. >> we left our homes because we were close to the fighting. the situation isn't safe there. we fear for our safety. so we came here. >> isil has seized dozens of villages close to the

and the afghans obviously became very tired of it. the economy suffered. the talibank advantage of the insecurity and the political discussions and wranglings, but finally i think the afghans came together and realized it's better to have these two men join hands then let the country face uncertainty. >> what are the biggest issues between these two? >> the biggest issue, in relations to the election process was they are very credible and real allegations of massive fraud. as a result abdullah took a stand and said he is not going to accept any type of fraud that is going to invalidate the election all together, and the international community, including the united nations which is somewhat supervising this process, and the united states got involved when they saw that this was heading nowhere, and secretary of state kerry visited kaboul twice. there have been dozens of discussions and phone talks tween president obama and the raf -- afghan leaders, as well as the secretary of state, and eventually they all came together on a plan that means that afghanny is now the e