both in terms of the afghanistan national police but also the local police. i want to do a pr pitch. this event is also to launch papers that we have done on the police. the most recent being the afghanistan national police in 2015 and beyond by mitchell h hueghs and happy to have her. and you look at the afghan local meeting from the people who have joined us. prior to that a year ago we published this with bob who is in the room and john is on the panel. so we will get an opportunity to hear them present it and discussion following it. it is a great honor to introduce the guest of honor here. the minister of in interior in afghanistan from 2005-2009. he is a profester at the southeast asia for strategic studies at ndu. he had a 20 year career with voice of america covering the middle east and prior to that he served as a colonel in the afghan army. we are anticipating the publication on the military history he has been working on for years. with that i welcome him. >>> thank you very much, andrew, and good afternoon. i am pleased to open this sessi session.

national army. published widely and all anticipating. working for several years, the military history of afghanistan. fest. [applause] >> thank you very much. police to open the session. i am sure that we have a panel of distinguished efforts and later on, national security forces in afghanistan. the afghan national police, from the days that it was first established, to the -- today when we saw the successful protection and security of the first round of elections. always had been very successful for example the security of the constitution. and the prevention. this will not tell you about the overall capacity of the afghan national police, the forcible do the kind of job at the same time . actually, afghanistan national police. the police action became of fighting force. most of the box of police were certain. the traditional police. being forgotten. before that additionally, helping to function. the section of the population. security and growth. they were all combined together in the center. with the war and violence, guns, security, and the role of law in charge of local governments, the criminal investigation police and security forces. so a

national police. it is time to clarify the blurred vision of the role of police in afghanistan. i highlighted in that paper some key areas that i thought were key to success in police reform. first and foremost, the need to develop a shared vision and strategy for the afghan national police. we had a major counterinsurgency operation in the south and certainly from the u.s. perspective and other troop contributing forces in the south, a desire for more boots on the ground. they wanted more of a civilian police force and then you have the afghan government with its own strategy which was to rarely for police reform and afghanistan. you could arguably say that there was a quite efficient .olice force in terms the competing visions were never clarified. i think that still remains an issue today. the second point was how to make toor assistance conditional ministry interior reform. the home ministry was addressed and a common mission and if we did not have political well, it would be hard to see a lot of the reform object is moved forward. prioritize quality over quantity. quick fixe

police station demanding the release of dozens of prisoners. >>> a young boy survives the landslide in afghanistan as a nation mourns. >> i'm innocent of any involvement in any conspiracy to abduct, kill or bury jean mcconville. >>> police release gerry adams, released and no charges laid. >>> and a high-flying circus act goes terribly wrong. >>> good to have you with us. we begin in ukraine where pro-russian activists stormed the police headquarters in odessa. protesters barged into the station, securing the release of 60 people, two days after violence left 40 dead. jonah hull has the latest from odessa. . >> to cries of "our heroes", they emerge from the police station. more than 60 pro-russian protesters arrested for taking part in extreme violence on friday night. for hours riot police simply looked on from behind their shields, the crowd shouted "freedom", demanding the release of those inside. some forced their way into a vehicle entrance to the police station. once inside, they seemed to be on the brink of complete control. and then from somewhere an apparent police decision to aqueous. >> this is a city in which great violence was done on fri

afghanistan. even as that process started in 1, the police working to point out that in 20% of the districts, the police have always been in charge because neither the coalition or the afghan national army has ever had and it during presence in 20% of afghanistan. art, ande were a mock always have been in charge of those areas. establishment the of security privacy is increasing. police are still present in every single district and precinct of afghanistan. that is not something that can be said by any other security force. institutionalme, capabilities need to be established between a coalition provided or underwritten to enduring afghan capabilities. a few of those areas, human resource management. that is the key to this police force. they are establishing and taking ownership of end to end processes. they are reforming their own processes to building coalitions that they had not thought of. it is tough because they do not have an automated system. while it is being implemented, there are still challenges. connectivity, and lamentation, and execution down to the lowest levels. strategy plans and policies, another area of progress. as the afghans themselves, only with coalition g

plus a nation on the brink of war, violent clashes in ukraine as a police station comes under siege. he >>> helping thousands of survivors in afghanistan after a massive landslide almost buried an entire town.

if it goes well, afghanistan is looking to be doing sort of semi okay. >> and the afghan national army, the policeltration into the police force. we've seen a lot of attacks on the u.s. forces and others. how is the army? how capable are they? >> better than expected. anderson, the desertion rate is very high. you reported on the blue attacks, they're taking heavy casualties. the afghan army doesn't publicize it, but they're taking heavy casualties. but we know anecdotally that they are fighting the taliban, taking heavy casualties. people have been pleasantly surprised about their ability to hold territory. >> you have also made the point that afghanistan is not iraq. explain what you mean. >> well, if you go to iraq, the violence is three or four more times the earlier levels. you're more likely to be killed there was a civilian than during the afghan war. in iraq, the violence is really going back to some very bad places. and afghanistan is remaining pretty stable. it is not perfect but it is not like if you went to kabul today you couldn't go to a restaurant and basically have some semi-reason

plus a nation on the brink of war, violent clashes in ukraine as a police station comes under siege. he >>> helping thousands of survivors in afghanistan after a massive landslide almost buried an entire town. >>> sometime today, shinn fein leader gerry adams is expected to be released from jail, after questioning him over the 1972 murder of a bell fast mother of 10. he denies being involved in that murder. tim friend is in northern ireland. give us a bit of background here i understand gerry adams actually turned himself in for questioning but that under the terrorism law, police only had until 8:00 o'clock tomorrow to either charge him or release him. so what happens next? >> reporter: you are right about that. he arrived here voluntarily but he was under arrest during his interrogation here at antrim police station mind me. the latest is that he is being released as we speak there is word he may decide to come out the front door, perhaps say a few words. we don't know that. and that may not take place because, of course, as you can probably see behind me. there are some loyalist protesters who are adamantly against gerry adams and t

afghanistan. the president visited wounded soldiers there and he received a briefing from commanders on the ground. 2200 americans have died serving in the war and many are buried at arlington national cemetery. >>> police in walnut creek says it appears a gunman who attacked a couple last night deliberately targeted them. the shooting sent one man to the hospital. investigators say the two just left a performance when a person pulled up and opened fire. the gunman then got out of his car and kept on shooting. >> looks as if they may have known each other or some connection there. we are not sure right now. doesn't appear like a random act. >> witnesses say the 36-year- old man was badly injured. the 23-year-old driver was his girlfriend and she took him to the hospital. police are looking at traffic cam rues to see if they could give them clues to help them catch the gunman. >>> for the first time tonight we are hearing from the man who launched a social media scavenger hunt. he is behind the twitter account hidden cash and he is leaving money for people to find all over the bay area. ktvu's allie rasmus talked to him about why she doing -- he is doing this. >> came up here. >> reporter: what would com

police station demanding the release of dozens of prisoners. >>> a young boy survives the landslide in afghanistan as a nation mourns. >> i'm innocent of any involvementin any conspiracy to abduct, kill or bury

nation on the brink of law. clashes in ukraine as the police station comes under siege. >>> helping thousands of survivors in afghanistan after a massive land slide buried an entire town. >>> and saving the past for future generations. . >>> good to have you with us. ireland sinn fein gerry adams was just released from a gaol a short time ago. he was arrested on wednesday, questioning him over the 1972 murder of a belfast mother of 10. he de nice involvement. >> allegations against me in the killing of jean mcconville is based almost exclusively on hearsay from unnamed interviewees. i reject all the allegations made against me in these matters. >> al jazeera's tim friend joins us by phone from northern ireland. adams had the opportunity to dress the media a short time ago. what did he have to say? . >> reporter: he said there were dark forces at work that had no from in pass in northern ireland, and he called them the old guard. the tapes made were dubious, and the people that made recordings for the academic from the college, on the basis they wouldn't be used until after their death - subsequently they've been release

policer eprisoners but other abductees. certainly in afghanistan with the taliban when they've taken and kidnapped certain foreign nationalsherever. some of them, we believe, have been released because their governments have paid ransom. so it does happen. the question really is, how straight is this guy, the head of boko haram? the way he appears in these videos, it's really quite a disturbing presence that he's telegraphing. it's very unclear exactly where the red lines are or where his line of negotiational barring ag is. it's clear something needs to be done by the government because it's now really enraged the country. after they, for years, have actually been watching this go on and it really hasn't gotten any traction. now that this hash tag viral campaign to get them back has galvanized so many people, they've been forced to look at this problem. even yesterday, you know, the interior minister, very hard line, said we will not negotiate, will not do anything with these boko haram people. then the governor had to say he was just speaking in a personnel capacity. and now all options are on the table. very confusing w

afghanistan. our combat mission will and at the end of 2014 and what remains are two tasks. the trainingtinue and advising of afghan national security forces. policere over 350,000. we and our nato partners have painstakingly invested in their establishment, their training, and professionalization. i can't tell you from having been there repeatedly that the thosey and efficacy of afghan forces are vastly improved. they are not yet at the point where they can do every function yet independently. interestingly, a lot of what they need to do are the high-end logistic functions, making sure that their supply chains work, that they can pay their forces. level of training and advice now that we are getting. >> that is one aspect. that wether is ensuring are able to support continued counterterrorism actions against al qaeda remnants in afghanistan. the our commanders on ground in afghanistan, in the region and in the attic on in washington made their recommendations to the president, it was they also who said we ought to have a ramped-down plan. at theld continue beginning of 2015 to train and advise the afghans at what they call the core level. level.p

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police department and worked for the fbi as a national spokesperson. as a reporter and anchor for abc news, somehow he managed to connect and get an interview with osama bin laden in afghanistan. he worked for cbs news across the board, including "60 minutes." dr. erroll sothers is the associate director of research transition at the department of homeland security's create. ok, that is a mouthful. that is why we call them foe's. he is also a friend of erroll. he is an adjunct professor and has been here for 10 years. he is involved with security at all levels. formerly served as the assistant chief of homeland security at l.a. world airport. he was an fbi special agent. and as many times as i have interviewed him, i just found out out reading his bio. also a swat team member and the santa monica police department officer. bottom line if you see these , gentlemen on television talking about terrorism, you know you are getting the real deal. the experts who know what they are talking about, not like all the experts we are seeing pontificating about malaysian flight 370. [laughter] welcome. about malaysian flight 370. welcome. the first question i really thought about when i wa

afghanistan. the diplomatic staff escaped unharmed. the attackers were armed with machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. two of the three gunman were killed by police. >> the united nations imposing sanctions against boko haram declaring the group a terrorist organization linked to al-qaeda. it con now freeze the assets and force an arms embargo and close off all he avenues of funding. the group is caused of abducting 300 school girls. >> struggling to remain in business, he used to be one of the leading businessman in the northeast, but five years of violence nearly ended his business. half of his workers have now left. a state of emergency declared last year brought some stability. >> our business border partnerss the borders have stopped coming. >> another businessman sees the state of emergency as a hindrance. >> the state of emergency has not stopped anything. the attacks intensified. i would like the government to send the troops. >> the nigerian president ordered a massive deployment of troops to the northeast. they were ordered to end the wave of violence by boko haram in the region. >> one year on, the fighters are bolder, the attacks deadlier. some want a state

police department and worked for the fbi as a national spokesperson. as a reporter and anchor for abc news. somehow he managed to connect and get an interview with osama bin laden in afghanistan. he worked for cbs news across the board, including 60 minutes. dr. errol so there's is the associate director of research transition at the department of homeland security's create. errol.lso a friend of he is an adjunct professor and has been here for 10 years. he is involved with security at all levels. the assistantd as chief of homeland security at l.a. world airport. he was fbi special agent. swat team member and the santa monica police department officer. if you see these gentlemen on television talking about terrorism, you know you are getting the real deal. the experts who know what they are talking about them and not like all the experts we are seeing pontificating about malaysian flight 370. welcome. the first question i really thought about when i was asked to moderate the panel is, what keeps you guys awake at night? what do you worry about? >> uc san diego does not have a football team. that is because we do risk-based analysis. we are happy to watch you guys at ucla bea