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terrorists july 2002. >> megyn in october the obama justice department indicted a guy from the afghan taliban from material support to terrorism for supporting the activities of the taliban and its partners the haqqani network -- >> i got to go. i got to ask you a quick question before i go. >> yeah. >> you said the real danger in releasing those five guys. and now they're back to it, or at least some of them are, is what? >> recruitment. when people commit terrorist acts against the united states or are imprisoned by the united states, they become stars in the jihad. as far as recruitment as far as fund raising that's what they do. they're effect is exponential. >> they're going to go get a hero's welcome. good to see you both. >>> the fight between the american president and the israeli prime minister took an ugly new turn today. brit hume is here with the fallout. and colonel keane is live. and what happens when a man shows a little support for the police department in st. louis missouri. >> [ bleep ]. oh yea, that's coming down let's get some rocks, man. health can change in a minute. so
terrorists july 2002. >> megyn in october the obama justice department indicted a guy from the afghan taliban from material support to terrorism for supporting the activities of the taliban and its partners the haqqani network -- >> i got to go. i got to ask you a quick question before i go. >> yeah. >> you said the real danger in releasing those five guys. and now they're back to it, or at least some of them are, is what? >> recruitment. when people commit...
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. >>> the afghan taliban says it carried out a shooting that killed three american contractors and ann man. witnesses say the gunman was dressed in police uniform. an investigation is now underway. >>> the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste have renewed their call for his freedom. they have just returned from egypt where peter has been held in prison for 398 days. he was wrongly accused along with two other al jazeera journal lists, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. wayne haye reports from brisbane. >> reporter: by now they thought they wouldn't have to be doing this. the family of peter greste spoke to media in brisbane australia to talk about their son and brother still locked up in cairo, egypt. >> it has been a long time of anxiety and stress largely because we feel very sad that in fact we have come home empty handed. >> reporter: peter greste mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were arrested in cairo on december the 29th 2013. in a trial widely dismissed as a farce, they were sentenced to between seven and ten ye
. >>> the afghan taliban says it carried out a shooting that killed three american contractors and ann man. witnesses say the gunman was dressed in police uniform. an investigation is now underway. >>> the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste have renewed their call for his freedom. they have just returned from egypt where peter has been held in prison for 398 days. he was wrongly accused along with two other al jazeera journal lists, mohammed fahmy, and baher...
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. >> reporter: afghan taliban says it carried out a shooting that killed three american contractors and man, gunman entered the military section of the international airport in kabul and opened fire and say he was dressed in afghan police uniform, an investigation is now underway. and the national day of mourning observed in the philippines for 44 police officers. they were killed fighting separatists on sunday. the families of those killed say the government failed to protect them and demanding answers. from the capitol manila we report. >> reporter: a somber farewell to heros is what philippine president called the 44 police officers who were killed last sunday in a fire fight in the southern philippines. >> translator: this symbolizes that they lived and died not for themselves but for the sake of the philippine people and we recognize the heroism and their sacrifices and offer our condolence to the family and relatives who lost their loved ones. >> reporter: his words offered little consolation to newly-married rachel whose husband is now among those honored. like many philippines s
. >> reporter: afghan taliban says it carried out a shooting that killed three american contractors and man, gunman entered the military section of the international airport in kabul and opened fire and say he was dressed in afghan police uniform, an investigation is now underway. and the national day of mourning observed in the philippines for 44 police officers. they were killed fighting separatists on sunday. the families of those killed say the government failed to protect them and...
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. >> well, even watching the pentagon officially try to split hairs between the afghan taliban and the pakistan taliban and which ones are technically arm an insurgency which ones are technically terrorists it's been a tap dance we've been watching. right now, we have -- i understand we have, have a package, our packages ready. >> fire. >> 13 years of war and billions of taxpayer dollars spent training the afghan army and police. now for the first time since the war began, the inspector general for afghan reconstruction is accusing the u.s. military of hiding information by classifying details about the size and strength and desertion rates of the afghan military whose training is the corner stone of the obama administration strategy to end the war and leave afghanistan. inspector general john sopko whose audit team delivered the quarterly report to congress today issued the following statement. quote, for the first time ever, we were unable to publicly report to the american taxpayer on the status of a large portion of their over $60 billion investment. i'm deeply concerned with the i
. >> well, even watching the pentagon officially try to split hairs between the afghan taliban and the pakistan taliban and which ones are technically arm an insurgency which ones are technically terrorists it's been a tap dance we've been watching. right now, we have -- i understand we have, have a package, our packages ready. >> fire. >> 13 years of war and billions of taxpayer dollars spent training the afghan army and police. now for the first time since the war began, the...
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. >> also the afghan taliban taking credit for an attack that killed three american contractors at a military base at kabul's international airport. the attack days after obama administration official bent over backwards to explain that the taliban is not considered a terrorist group. we'll discuss all these verbal gymnastics with general robert scales. >>> the obama administration setting a date for the start of the president's amnesty plan. legal experts lis wiehl and rebecca rose woodland will stop what the gop calls a presidential overreach. >>> and guess what? two days away from the super bowl. if you're more interested who will win the battle for the best super bowl ad we've got you covered. sports marketing legend and budweiser executive is here with us. we begin with mitt romney, surprising the political world with the announcement he will not be running for president a third time. fox news chief political correspondent carl cameron has our report. >> reporter: three week to the day after saying he was seriously considering a third presidential run mitt romney held a national
. >> also the afghan taliban taking credit for an attack that killed three american contractors at a military base at kabul's international airport. the attack days after obama administration official bent over backwards to explain that the taliban is not considered a terrorist group. we'll discuss all these verbal gymnastics with general robert scales. >>> the obama administration setting a date for the start of the president's amnesty plan. legal experts lis wiehl and rebecca...
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the al qaeda come back in and also, the impact on pakistan with the pakistan taliban and the afghan taliban working together would be rather dramatic and clearly it's not in u.s. interests or regional interests to have pakistan implode with nuclear weapons, so when we think about afghanistan, we also have to think about the impact of it on pakistan. >> yeah, it's so convoluted. final question for you, general a lot of people, kribts who say the u.s. just needs to get out, say it is just time for the afghanis and their own security officials and own army et cetera to take control. where do you fall on that? >> well, you know war, as sun suh su taught us is fundamentally a test of wills a protracted war, more than any other kind of war does test the political and moral resolve of democracy and particularly one like ours. i understand why people are voting let's get out of there it's been going on too long. but the issue is simply it is still in our national interest and the president of the united states, i think unfortunately, has never chosen to explain to the american people why afghanista
the al qaeda come back in and also, the impact on pakistan with the pakistan taliban and the afghan taliban working together would be rather dramatic and clearly it's not in u.s. interests or regional interests to have pakistan implode with nuclear weapons, so when we think about afghanistan, we also have to think about the impact of it on pakistan. >> yeah, it's so convoluted. final question for you, general a lot of people, kribts who say the u.s. just needs to get out, say it is just...
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we are creating a vice for the both pakistan and the afghan taliban in that region and squeezing themight now is high. 1200 in the last week. >> ever does this put the border region back on the ra bar in a way that it is costly. >> it's back on the map of concern. it never left the map. it is heightened because we have cooperation with pakistan that we evaporate enjoyed for years. this is happening at the exact time that troops are being drawn down. we have with drawn for many parts of afghanistan. a lot of those forces have been part process of squeezing them and keeping the biggest problems contained. we will rely on air power and drones and have a distant hand. i suspect we will be increasing that and as long as they are not scream being the drone attacks, i don't think it will be a big deal in the u.s. because it came along with a drawdown of u.s. military presence. >> one thing we have been hearing from officials is there a lot of tweaks being made to that withdrawal. what are you hearing? >> they have already assigned according to the "new york times," secret findings that the c
we are creating a vice for the both pakistan and the afghan taliban in that region and squeezing themight now is high. 1200 in the last week. >> ever does this put the border region back on the ra bar in a way that it is costly. >> it's back on the map of concern. it never left the map. it is heightened because we have cooperation with pakistan that we evaporate enjoyed for years. this is happening at the exact time that troops are being drawn down. we have with drawn for many parts...
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if we go back al qaeda in iraq and al zarqawi and the afghan taliban, they've been spewing this rhetoric for over ten years but the context is difference in terms of globalization and in terms of the ability for people to travel across the world easily and travel through europe through porous borders in terms of social media, the internet access to internet in sort of places which historically haven't had that type of infrastructure to be able to do that. and this is what the islamists, the radical terrorists are picking up on in their ability to be able to sort of get that rhetoric across. going to the intelligence communities they've been doing this for a long time steve. we just don't hear about it. what we hear about are the raids and the failures. they've been working behind the scenes for a decade and trying to ameliorate the threat. we're seeing it froth to the surface a little bit. in terms of what the intelligence community has been doing, we shouldn't underestimate the work they've been doing up to the "charlie hebdo" event and what you see now is a more proactive posture to ev
if we go back al qaeda in iraq and al zarqawi and the afghan taliban, they've been spewing this rhetoric for over ten years but the context is difference in terms of globalization and in terms of the ability for people to travel across the world easily and travel through europe through porous borders in terms of social media, the internet access to internet in sort of places which historically haven't had that type of infrastructure to be able to do that. and this is what the islamists, the...
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when you go to their website, what you find is the afghan taliban is listed under terrorist groups. so people can parse the language all they want but i think people know a terrorist group when they see it. >> yep. when they kill americans and others like the treasury department has them on the global list, too not the state department, part of the controversy of course with this administration. as always, deeply meaningful insight from catherine herridge on this. >> reporter: thank you. >> another victim of radical islamic terrorism, we are sad to report to you. >>> we are going to get more now on this with k.t. mcfarland. fox news national security analyst and former deputy assistant secretary of defense in the reagan administration. k.t., how does this change the game? >> we are going to have more and more and more of these. you can't negotiate with terrorists. you can't pay ransom for hostages. you can't swap prisoners for hostages. why? because all you're doing is encouraging this to continue, to be escalated. eric said a few minutes ago they are playing us. you bet they're pla
when you go to their website, what you find is the afghan taliban is listed under terrorist groups. so people can parse the language all they want but i think people know a terrorist group when they see it. >> yep. when they kill americans and others like the treasury department has them on the global list, too not the state department, part of the controversy of course with this administration. as always, deeply meaningful insight from catherine herridge on this. >> reporter: thank...
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it lists the afghan taliban under terrorist groups, megyn. >> catherine thank you. >> you're welcome.eporters wanted to follow-up with eric schultz on that but he had to go off to his junior prom so they had to leave it at that. looks like he's 14 years old. also tonight, speaker john boehner fielding new questions over the controversy that erupted when he invited the israeli prime minister to speak to congress about the threat from iran. neither mr. boehner nor the israelis consulted with the white house which accused them of a breach of decorum. within days israeli media was quoting unnamed administration officials here as saying "there will be a price to pay" for doing that. earlier tonight bret baier questioned the speaker of the house all about it on "special report". >> are you surprised about the pushback by your invite of the israeli prime minister to speak to congress? >> oh, not really. i believe that the prime minister of israel has a strong voice. he believes that the threat of the iranians having a nuclear weapon is a very serious threat. israeli prime minister can also t
it lists the afghan taliban under terrorist groups, megyn. >> catherine thank you. >> you're welcome.eporters wanted to follow-up with eric schultz on that but he had to go off to his junior prom so they had to leave it at that. looks like he's 14 years old. also tonight, speaker john boehner fielding new questions over the controversy that erupted when he invited the israeli prime minister to speak to congress about the threat from iran. neither mr. boehner nor the israelis...
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taliban control much of the countryside. it's a similar story in the east. the afghant can't move more than a few kilometers from its bases because of the taliban. it says al jazerra is rebuilding its training camps on the mountain tops nearby. all signals of a difficult year ahead for a country asserting its sovereignty. >> and the afghan president has been speaking to the security forces as they take over from nato. jennifer glass is in kabul for us. and what did he have to say? because this is another indication of how big of a battle the afghan national forces have in front of tell. >> reporter: that's right martine a forceful speech by the president in a ceremony still going on at the presidential palace celebrating the fact that afghan security forces have taken overcontrol of security for the country, that will happen about 12 hours ago when the nato mandate ended. the president con garage congratulated the african security forces and made promises to them, programs using the local ranking soldiers that they would all skip up a rank, promising them accommodation
taliban control much of the countryside. it's a similar story in the east. the afghant can't move more than a few kilometers from its bases because of the taliban. it says al jazerra is rebuilding its training camps on the mountain tops nearby. all signals of a difficult year ahead for a country asserting its sovereignty. >> and the afghan president has been speaking to the security forces as they take over from nato. jennifer glass is in kabul for us. and what did he have to say? because...
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this was during fierce fighting between afghan soldiers and taliban militants. one of the brides relatives said that the rocket struck the house and nine of the children are missing. world health organization published its final ebola figures for 2014. the worldwide told stands at 7905. the british nurse who contracted ebola has agreed to be treated with an experimental antiviral drug. she is also receiving plasma from survivors of the disease. here is our health editor. >> this was the first roberts report seen here with volunteers before leaving for sierra leone. she tested positive for ebola on monday and only yesterday was airlifted from glasgow to london where she is now being treated at a specialist isolation unit. >> she is sitting up and talking, she's able to read, she has been eating a bit drinking, she has been in communication with her family. >> she was being treated well -- with blood plasma from a patient that had been treated with ebola. >> obviously very good reason that it will help her otherwise we would not be using it at all but we simply do
this was during fierce fighting between afghan soldiers and taliban militants. one of the brides relatives said that the rocket struck the house and nine of the children are missing. world health organization published its final ebola figures for 2014. the worldwide told stands at 7905. the british nurse who contracted ebola has agreed to be treated with an experimental antiviral drug. she is also receiving plasma from survivors of the disease. here is our health editor. >> this was the...
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a former taliban commander is said to have joined the movement. >> afghan forces are on high alert in their headquarters. there have already been several taliban attack since revision american forces left the base last month. now the afghan troops may be training to fight a new enemy. a former taliban commander has changed sides. the his merchants -- the emergence of the so-called islamic state is a disturbing sign of how much there was yet to do when they left. tribal elders were called in for an afghan military parade, a show of strength. they told of gun battles between the taliban and the new groups leaving many dead. one said that the new group were flying islamic state black flags and they took down taliban flags. separately, a video has emerged online of pakistani taliban fighters across the border pledging allegiance to the islamic state. there is a link. some are from afghanistan. the video displays the crude is to mince favored by the movement. this is a large conventional army trained by western forces including britain and america. such an army crippled the -- crumbled in
a former taliban commander is said to have joined the movement. >> afghan forces are on high alert in their headquarters. there have already been several taliban attack since revision american forces left the base last month. now the afghan troops may be training to fight a new enemy. a former taliban commander has changed sides. the his merchants -- the emergence of the so-called islamic state is a disturbing sign of how much there was yet to do when they left. tribal elders were called...
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police are investigating reports that the shells were fired by the afghan army which is currently fighting the taliban in that area. though the mission has ended in afghanistan, 13,000 foreign troops remain in the country to help train and support that afghan army. but early in the morning soldiers climb aboard a helicopter as its georgian politics way to take off. the captain is among this group. we fly on the way to animate -- an afghan army camp. he is an advisor around of 150 german shoulder -- soldiers here to provide support to their afghan colleagues. >> for me it is especially satisfying when i see how committed the afghan soldiers are to building a safe afghanistan. >> 5000 afghan soldiers are based here. they take part in combat missions throughout the north of the country. afghanistan is at war and has been so for decades. the soldiers have never seen peace and they want to make a difference. but they also have to be prepared for the worst. 2014 alone, the afghan army lost as many soldiers as the isaf forces did in 13 years. the german military base at the other end of the city looks desert
police are investigating reports that the shells were fired by the afghan army which is currently fighting the taliban in that area. though the mission has ended in afghanistan, 13,000 foreign troops remain in the country to help train and support that afghan army. but early in the morning soldiers climb aboard a helicopter as its georgian politics way to take off. the captain is among this group. we fly on the way to animate -- an afghan army camp. he is an advisor around of 150 german...
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this is afghan taliban sanctuaries in pakistan and specifically the hut on the networks should be targeted just like al qaeda. in targeting them he will disrupt the command and control and disrupt their operations. then we begin to have a chance. secondly, we cannot pull out our counterterrorism forces of 2016. these are the guys who take down high-value targets. when we do that in iraq it was a disaster. when al qaeda began to rise as we pulled out we could not see it and we could not hit it. if we do that in afghanistan, it is a death knell for afghanistan. yes, 13 years is a long time to be there, but to squander those gains in the face of what we are dealing with makes no sense to me. i don't know how long we would need to keep those troops squander there right now the plan is the full amount after 2016. we are talking likely, a number around 10,000 troops, most of them would be in the train, assist and advise role. a small portion of them would be in combat and that is our direct action. if we educated to the american people what this really is, i think they could possibly support it
this is afghan taliban sanctuaries in pakistan and specifically the hut on the networks should be targeted just like al qaeda. in targeting them he will disrupt the command and control and disrupt their operations. then we begin to have a chance. secondly, we cannot pull out our counterterrorism forces of 2016. these are the guys who take down high-value targets. when we do that in iraq it was a disaster. when al qaeda began to rise as we pulled out we could not see it and we could not hit it....
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this is afghan taliban sanctuaries in pakistan. specifically, the haqqani network should be targeted just like al qaeda. we -- in targeting them we will disrupt it disrupt their command and control, and disrupt their operations. then we begin to have a chance. secondly, we cannot pull out our counterterrorism forces in 2016. these are the guys that chased down high-value targets. when we did that in iraq in 2011, it was a disaster. when al qaeda began to rise because we pulled out the intelligence capability to see it, we didn't have -- we couldn't see it and we couldn't hit it. if we do that in afghanistan, i think it's a death knell for afghanistan. yes, 13 years is a very long time to be there but to squander those gains in the face of what we're dealing with makes no sense to me. i don't know how long we would need to keep those troops there. right now the plan is to pull them out after 2016. we are talking likely a number around 10,000 troops most of them would be in the train assist and advise role, which means they're not in
this is afghan taliban sanctuaries in pakistan. specifically, the haqqani network should be targeted just like al qaeda. we -- in targeting them we will disrupt it disrupt their command and control, and disrupt their operations. then we begin to have a chance. secondly, we cannot pull out our counterterrorism forces in 2016. these are the guys that chased down high-value targets. when we did that in iraq in 2011, it was a disaster. when al qaeda began to rise because we pulled out the...
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taliban controlling much of the countryside. a similar story in the kunar province in the east. the afghan army can't move more than a few kilometres because of the taliban. it says al qaeda is rebuilding training camps on the mountain tops. all scenes of a difficult time ahead. >> we have a lot more to come on the al jazeera newshour. including after the floods in malaysia villages try to salvage the little left in their homes. >>> in new york and many other cities around the world, celebrations herald the start of 2015. manchester city's boss aims to make this year even better. sanaa with all the details in sport. >>> and north korea's leader is proposing low-level talks with the south. kim jong un made the offer during his traditional new year's eve speech. harry fawcett is gauging reaction in seoul. >> reporter: for the second year kim jong un used his new year's eve speech with a conciliatory tone mentioning a summit with his south korea summit. >> translation: if the atmosphere and environment is there, there's no reason not to call the highers level summit. we'll make every effort t
taliban controlling much of the countryside. a similar story in the kunar province in the east. the afghan army can't move more than a few kilometres because of the taliban. it says al qaeda is rebuilding training camps on the mountain tops. all scenes of a difficult time ahead. >> we have a lot more to come on the al jazeera newshour. including after the floods in malaysia villages try to salvage the little left in their homes. >>> in new york and many other cities around the...
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. >> the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack in afghanistan yesterday. an afghanys the taliban fighter had infiltrated the ranks of afghan forces to stage the attack and wore an afghan police uniform. >>> a scary story. a man with a gun forced his way into a television studio in the netherlands. the man threatened a security man to get the tv studio. he was carrying a handgun with what looked like a silencer. he demanded to be put on the air and he was briefly before the station quickly shut down the broadcast. police officers stormed the set. you can hear them in the background. the man dropped the gun and he was arrested. it turns out the gun it was fake. the man claims he was from a hackers collective but he didn't give any details on that. >>> com cast is apologizing after an employee changed a customer's name on a bill to say a word that we cannot say on television. i want to show you a copy of the bill posted on elliot.org. lisa brown of spokane, washington says she called com cast to cancel her cable subscription. a retention specialist tried to get her to
. >> the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack in afghanistan yesterday. an afghanys the taliban fighter had infiltrated the ranks of afghan forces to stage the attack and wore an afghan police uniform. >>> a scary story. a man with a gun forced his way into a television studio in the netherlands. the man threatened a security man to get the tv studio. he was carrying a handgun with what looked like a silencer. he demanded to be put on the air and he was briefly before...
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the deaths came and misreported fighting between afghan forces and taliban militants just days after the afghan military took over formal security control from the u.s.-led nato occupation force. the afghan military says it is investigating. the u.s. has expanded sanctions against north korea following the recent hack of the media giant sony pictures. on friday, president obama signed an executive order targeting north korean entities and individuals in what the white house called a first step in its retaliation. north korea has denied responsibility for hack, which released tens of thousands of sony emails and files. the new sanctions come as private experts are raising doubts about north korea's responsibility. the security form norse says the attack could have been the work of a former sony employee working with other pro-piracy hacktivists. norse reportedly briefed the fbi last week. but the fbi says it stands by its assessment north korea was behind the hack. the fbi reportedly has begun helping mexican authorities with an investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in me
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taliban control much of the countryside. it's a similar story in the east. the afghan it can't move more than a few kilometers from its bases because of the taliban. it says al qaeda is rebuilding its training camps on the mountain tops nearby. all signals of a difficult year ahead for a country asserting its sovereignty. jennifer glasse, al jazerra kabul. >>> in indonesia more coffins carrying victims of the air asia plane crash have a required for identification. the bodies were removed from the crash site by ship. and then fairied to land by helicopter. at least eight bodies have so far been recovered. >>> the parents of 43 missing students have been holding a new year's vigil in mexico city. they went missing in september after a confrontation with police in the state of guerrero. david mercer spoke with some of the families. >> reporter: while people around the world are celebrating the start of a new year the parents of mexico's 43 missing students are back in mexico city close to the president's house determined not to let their children be forgotten. it's been
taliban control much of the countryside. it's a similar story in the east. the afghan it can't move more than a few kilometers from its bases because of the taliban. it says al qaeda is rebuilding its training camps on the mountain tops nearby. all signals of a difficult year ahead for a country asserting its sovereignty. jennifer glasse, al jazerra kabul. >>> in indonesia more coffins carrying victims of the air asia plane crash have a required for identification. the bodies were...
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afghans. police are looking into exactly what happened, though it is likely it was government artillery that rocket fire, because the talibanon't have that kind of heavy artillery but really a sign of how difficult things are for the afghans here, that there is fighting at the beginning of the year in january in the province is usually very rare. by this time usually the fighting has died down, but it is very fierce down there. i was at the hospital where the wounded were taken just last week and their words were still full. it's been the hardest year ever or afghan civilians, 10,000 in 2014 were killed or injured. >> you mentioned you were at the hospital, and the images we're seeing now are quite striking, so what's the national message around this? i know that afghan's president spoke at a ceremony honoring the troops as they take over security, but what exactly was the message to them in a time of crisis? >> this was a big day for afghanistan and the president marked it at the presidential palace giving a speech to the nation. he can congratulated the afghan security forces saying the honor of the nation is now in their
afghans. police are looking into exactly what happened, though it is likely it was government artillery that rocket fire, because the talibanon't have that kind of heavy artillery but really a sign of how difficult things are for the afghans here, that there is fighting at the beginning of the year in january in the province is usually very rare. by this time usually the fighting has died down, but it is very fierce down there. i was at the hospital where the wounded were taken just last week...
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. >> at the time of 9/11, the afghan government, the taliban government, was giving a safe haven to alaeda. and pakistan tended to -- is yemen a safe haven for al qaeda? is afghanistan likely to be a safe haven for al qaeda? are there places like libya that totter on a failed state and are susceptible to that? >> this is an enduring problem this safe haven problem, you put your finger right on it. it was the problem in afghanistan, there was a huge effort thereby the united states and other countries, but the question is, yes, in parts of al qaeda -- in parts of yemen, are groups like al qaeda getting a safe haven to train? >> does the yemeni government have an incentive to stop them? >> they are better than they were. they are a good ally of ours. there is intelligence sharing and operational intelligence of their, but that country and that government has seated problems so the ability of the united states to work with them to build their capacity to be better at counterterrorism has a long-term effort, but it is absolutely essential. you can add to that list mali and parts of north n
. >> at the time of 9/11, the afghan government, the taliban government, was giving a safe haven to alaeda. and pakistan tended to -- is yemen a safe haven for al qaeda? is afghanistan likely to be a safe haven for al qaeda? are there places like libya that totter on a failed state and are susceptible to that? >> this is an enduring problem this safe haven problem, you put your finger right on it. it was the problem in afghanistan, there was a huge effort thereby the united states...
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afghan women, saying no one has suffered more. >> he says he is making progress on a peace process with the taliban. e and his chief executive still do not have a cabinet he promised afghan politician they will name one within a week. but it is now the first time he has promised that and failed to meet the deadline. so first let's talk about the u.s. forces on the ground what does this mean for them. >> well, it's a changing mission, but it's a change's been coming for a while, but i think our forces are prepared for it. the mission will shift from what had been more of a counter insurgency, to being with a bifurcated mission. it is one part of this being to continue our counter terrorism efforts. and it's affiliates and the other part being to focus really on training advising and equipping. >> there's still about 10,000 forces that will remain there, at least for now. >> right. >> and they still face risk. >> oh, very much so, yeah. when they are caught in engangments, and very much zillion in harm's way. >> especially for the afghan forces so what kind of fight do they face fow that the americans
afghan women, saying no one has suffered more. >> he says he is making progress on a peace process with the taliban. e and his chief executive still do not have a cabinet he promised afghan politician they will name one within a week. but it is now the first time he has promised that and failed to meet the deadline. so first let's talk about the u.s. forces on the ground what does this mean for them. >> well, it's a changing mission, but it's a change's been coming for a while, but...
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this is afghan taliban sanctuaries in pakistan, and the haqqani network should be targeted just like al qaeda. in targeting them he will disrupt the command and control and disrupt their operations. then we begin to have a chance. secondly, we cannot pull out our counterterrorism forces of 2016. these are the guys who take down high-value targets. when we do that in iraq it was a disaster. when al qaeda began to rise as we pulled out, we could not see it and we could not hit it. if we do that in afghanistan, it is a death knell for afghanistan. yes, 13 years is a long time to be there, but to squander those gains in the face of what we are dealing with makes no sense to me. i don't know how long we would need to keep those troops there. right now the plan is the full -- is to pull them out after 2016. we are talking likely, a number around 10,000 troops, most of them would be in the train assists, and advise roles. a small portion of them would be in combat and that is our direct action. if we educate and explain to the american people what this really is, i think they could possibly
this is afghan taliban sanctuaries in pakistan, and the haqqani network should be targeted just like al qaeda. in targeting them he will disrupt the command and control and disrupt their operations. then we begin to have a chance. secondly, we cannot pull out our counterterrorism forces of 2016. these are the guys who take down high-value targets. when we do that in iraq it was a disaster. when al qaeda began to rise as we pulled out, we could not see it and we could not hit it. if we do that...
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afghans more than six months ago, and since then has seen fierce fighting between the afghan security forces and the taliban. and we understand that a stray rocket hit the wedding party just as they were about to enter the house in which the wedding was due to take place. unfortunately, most of the victims are women and children. but as you say, perhaps a sign really of how unsettling things could be from now on. >> and we're bound to be focusing on that and looking very carefully to see what impact the taliban might yet have now in afghanistan. how much emphasis would be placed now on relations between afghanistan and pakistan to try to bring some sort of sense of the not closure, at least stability to the situation? >> reporter: well, interestingly enough, david, soon after the attack on that school in pakistan in the city of peshawar last month, pakistan's army chief was here in kabul the following day to hold talks with his afghan counterpart, and a few days later, general karimi was in pakistan to hold talks again with the pakistani army, and both times, john campbell, the general in charge of the nato
afghans more than six months ago, and since then has seen fierce fighting between the afghan security forces and the taliban. and we understand that a stray rocket hit the wedding party just as they were about to enter the house in which the wedding was due to take place. unfortunately, most of the victims are women and children. but as you say, perhaps a sign really of how unsettling things could be from now on. >> and we're bound to be focusing on that and looking very carefully to see...
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. >> charlie: at the time of 9/11 the afghan government, the taliban government was giving a safe haven thele -- a safe haven to al quaida. >> charlie: and pakistan tended to, north wiz waziristan. are there other places like libya that totter on becoming a failed state and susceptible to that? >> this is an enduring problem, this safe haven problem. you put your finger on it. it was the problem in afghanistan. we have a huge effort there by the united states and other countries but to answer your question yeah, in parts of yemen, al quaida and the aarabian peninsula an joyce a safe haven, freedom to move train and operate. it's definitely true and the biggest problem is syria and iraq. >> charlie: we'll come back to syria. the yemeni government is impotent to stop them. >> they're better than they were and they're a good ally of ours. there's intelligence sharing and operational cooperation there, burks you know, that country and government have deep-seated problems, and, so, the ability of the united states to work with them, to build their capacity to be better at counterterrorism, t
. >> charlie: at the time of 9/11 the afghan government, the taliban government was giving a safe haven thele -- a safe haven to al quaida. >> charlie: and pakistan tended to, north wiz waziristan. are there other places like libya that totter on becoming a failed state and susceptible to that? >> this is an enduring problem, this safe haven problem. you put your finger on it. it was the problem in afghanistan. we have a huge effort there by the united states and other...
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consider it to be in their interest to cooperate with us against al qaeda, their attitude toward the afghan taliband. >> i think i saw a pew poll op countries across the world and what they thought about us. i i think we were at the bottom of the pakistanis. >> they have a very negative impression of us. >> why? >> it dates back decades. virtually everything in south asia. they believe they helped us a great deal to drive the soviets out of afghanistan. then we turned our backs on them pep once . once again we decided that pakistanis were all right after 9/11. now our relationship with them is much more problematic. we've been spending years bombing their territory. great many pakistanis who take exception to that. >> let's bring pat toomey back in to this. pat, one of the great frustrations about the afghanistan war for me why i opposed tripling the troops in 2009 is because every expert we had on here including at the time, richard holbrooke would come on and say why afghanistan? the answer was because of pakistan. >> right. >> i would say well, why aren't we in pakistan then? obviously we can't
consider it to be in their interest to cooperate with us against al qaeda, their attitude toward the afghan taliband. >> i think i saw a pew poll op countries across the world and what they thought about us. i i think we were at the bottom of the pakistanis. >> they have a very negative impression of us. >> why? >> it dates back decades. virtually everything in south asia. they believe they helped us a great deal to drive the soviets out of afghanistan. then we turned...
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afghan government. in that milieu okay, that is how the taliban was able to reconstitute itself. now, if you remember, when we last left the taliban they had surrendered and tried to switch sides. what happened was the taliban tried to switch sides, but the ideology of the war on terror did not allow the u.s., the u.s. military to accept these surrenders. so i'll just give you one example of such a case, and that's an example of somebody else whom i e know. whom i know. he's from kandahar province in the south. he was a taliban commander, mid-level taliban commander who fought in the '90s against the northern alliance, and after 2001 he -- like all of his come raids -- essentially, put down his weapon and switched sides. in early 2002 in a public ceremony, he handed over his weapons to the afghan government. reporters came to this, they took photographs, and he basically swore loyalty to hamid karzai and to the new i order. he gave up his weapons but nonetheless militiamen -- paid for and armed by the united states -- came to him one day in april or may of 2002 and said, hey, you
afghan government. in that milieu okay, that is how the taliban was able to reconstitute itself. now, if you remember, when we last left the taliban they had surrendered and tried to switch sides. what happened was the taliban tried to switch sides, but the ideology of the war on terror did not allow the u.s., the u.s. military to accept these surrenders. so i'll just give you one example of such a case, and that's an example of somebody else whom i e know. whom i know. he's from kandahar...
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many afghan musicians sought sanctuary in pakistan. later, to escape the harsh taliban rule, when music was forbidden. >> i was here within weeks of the fall of the taliban to witness music's revival. now, firmly rooted here again. >> we don't need to go very far to generate interest. the interest exists. i think people are very keen to come and learn about music whether it is performers, traditional music, music in general, or to learn the instrument. >> perhaps nothing reflects the soul of afghanistan more than its music, enjoyed by people today in many different forms. wedding parties in halls like this are big business for the country's bands and singers. at this wedding inside the hall, men and women are separated as has become the custom. but contemporary music is the bridge between them. back at the music school, every sign that a new generation is ensuring that the tradition will continue to flourish. >> you can find much more and all of today's news on our website. for all of us, thanks for watching. have a great weekend. >> make sense of international news at
many afghan musicians sought sanctuary in pakistan. later, to escape the harsh taliban rule, when music was forbidden. >> i was here within weeks of the fall of the taliban to witness music's revival. now, firmly rooted here again. >> we don't need to go very far to generate interest. the interest exists. i think people are very keen to come and learn about music whether it is performers, traditional music, music in general, or to learn the instrument. >> perhaps nothing...
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presence, turning against the afghan government and that means you. that is how the talibans able to do harm. if you remember, the taliban had surrendered and they try to switch sides. what happened was the taliban tried to sew sides, but the ideology does not allow the u.s. to accept the surrender. i'll give you one example of such a case and that if somebody else whom i know. he is from contrary district in kandahar province. he was a taliban commander who thought in the 90s to get into the northern alliance. after 2001 he like his comments for tennis weapons and switch sides. in a public ceremony, he handed over his reference to the afghan government. they came and took photographs and you basically swore to hamid karzai into the order. he gave up his weapons and nonetheless come the militia men paid for and armed by the united states came one day in april or may 2002 and said hey come he didn't turn over all your weapons and you're hiding them. no, i don't have any weapons as they arrested him hung him upside down, tortured him, beat him, et cetera. they kept him there f
presence, turning against the afghan government and that means you. that is how the talibans able to do harm. if you remember, the taliban had surrendered and they try to switch sides. what happened was the taliban tried to sew sides, but the ideology does not allow the u.s. to accept the surrender. i'll give you one example of such a case and that if somebody else whom i know. he is from contrary district in kandahar province. he was a taliban commander who thought in the 90s to get into the...
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it is unclear still whether the afghan was the shooter or the victim. the taliban since claimed responsibility. a u.s. official says it appears to be an insider attack. >>> our top story again, the hostage crisis involving japan, jordan and isis a terror group. sit a story that brings together two countries, a terrorist organization three people from different worlds. a fighter pilot, a journalist on a mission in syria to find his friend and a would be suicide bomber on death row. cnn's anderson cooper picks up the story from there. >> the prisoner swap story really begins here in 2005. three hotels were torn apart by suicide bombers. in this one a wedding reception was underway the photo taken moments before the bride and groom were seriously injured. in all, 57 people were killed in the three attacks. two of the bombers were husband and wife. the wife survived. my husband detonated his bomb she says, and i tried to set off mine but failed. an iraqi was captured in the aftermath. she had been sent by al qaeda and iraq the group that would eventually morph into i-s
it is unclear still whether the afghan was the shooter or the victim. the taliban since claimed responsibility. a u.s. official says it appears to be an insider attack. >>> our top story again, the hostage crisis involving japan, jordan and isis a terror group. sit a story that brings together two countries, a terrorist organization three people from different worlds. a fighter pilot, a journalist on a mission in syria to find his friend and a would be suicide bomber on death row....
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afghans. with a failed strategy? but i know with the taliban they are willing to die. so what they say is the only bread maker at home. >> i am still supporting some of the family is. >> natalie deal lose the husband and father but the only breadwinners. >> so how should day oppose the trading? too easy questions. [laughter] >> first with pakistan which we did have all whole other forum but from one perspective by sheer you. pakistan cares about its own interest and i know i sound like a broken record but back here diplomatically 2005 / 2006 it became very clear tune them with off the record discussions with the eventual u.s. withdrawal. not as an excuse but looking at it from pakistan's viewpoint. holding this says they work through a proxy and a surrogate is a key part of pakistan policy. what do we do about it? >> we need to look at the issue of the monetary support for the pakistan a military. we have to be careful. i have sat in many debates and are we truly prepared to either let pakistan become destabilized given the arsenal or make an enemy? how far down that p
afghans. with a failed strategy? but i know with the taliban they are willing to die. so what they say is the only bread maker at home. >> i am still supporting some of the family is. >> natalie deal lose the husband and father but the only breadwinners. >> so how should day oppose the trading? too easy questions. [laughter] >> first with pakistan which we did have all whole other forum but from one perspective by sheer you. pakistan cares about its own interest and i...
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an afghan official said the taliban fighter had infiltrated the ranks of afghan forces to stage the attackpolice uniform. >>> we have video of that explosion in mexico city that killed four people including three babies. this happened yesterday morning when a leak from a gas truck ignited next to a children's an maternity hospital. that explosion caused part of the building to fall down. 56 people were hurt. rescuers are saying it appears there's no one left under all of that rubble. take a look at this photo. it shows a firefighter carrying a newborn baby out of that rubble. he's being called a hero for trying to save that baby but the baby later died. more than00 people were in the hospital at the time of that blast. dozens of people ran to the hospital trying to pull people out when the building collapsed. >>> an armed gunman forced his bay into a dutch tv -- his way into a dutch tv station. the 19-year-old man, you see him here holding a gun. >> threaten a security guard to get into the studio. he was caring the gun. he was pacing the studio. he wanted to on the air to talk about a con
an afghan official said the taliban fighter had infiltrated the ranks of afghan forces to stage the attackpolice uniform. >>> we have video of that explosion in mexico city that killed four people including three babies. this happened yesterday morning when a leak from a gas truck ignited next to a children's an maternity hospital. that explosion caused part of the building to fall down. 56 people were hurt. rescuers are saying it appears there's no one left under all of that rubble....