dr. abdullah. in the western province, the official from the governor and district level have been fired. >> people are tired. they are very much tired of waiting for the developing government. the question in afghanistan is about the cabin and. -- the cabinetet. >> will the strength and the taliban? >> -- strengthen the taliban? >> this man said he would take his boat back and the barber did not vote and blamed were security on the failure of the government. a man with a haircut said the government was suffering because of political failure. it is a hard time for those in the front line. >> they are fighting the tell a ban on their own without u.s. and international support and without the backing it needs from a strong government. amid political paralysis, in the army takes a heavy casualties in a war that has not stopped because foreign horses are gone. bbc news kabul. >> you are watching bbc. the mexican president comes to the white house. the economy and immigration is on the agenda. a firewor

dr. abdullah abdullah. mr.as pledged that his first reforms will improve the rule of law and tackle corruption. that is a key element in his plan to boost afghanistan's weak economy. now, another uphill task is to improve security in the country as nato combat troops withdraw. and a final challenge surrounds the role of women including that of his very own wife who has had an unusually high profile so far. the bbc's david loyn reports from kabul. >> reporter: now that the u.s.-led forces have formally handed over combat responsibility to afghanistan, i join the head of the afghan army on his first trip out of the capital since the handover. our destination, close to the volatile border with pakistan. general carimi is tipped to be the defense minister. >> to pick up the right people to select individuals that are good for their job professionally and from other point of view, you know, to be the right person, it takes time. >> reporter: taking a long time. >> well we agree with you. i agree with you that it is

dr. abdullah abdullah, to share power after a bitter dispute over fraud in the presidential election.neral campbell's job to stay close to both men. he's now invited to attend their national security council meetings here in the palace, and says the new government is on the offensive. in our interview, president ghani had strong words for the nation's enemies. >> ghani: do not ever threaten an afghan with violence. we will rise as one, and we will face every threat the way we have taken on thousands of previous armies and conquerors. this is the moment of destiny. work with us to transform asia. but should you threaten our existence, everybody will be destroyed, not just us. >> logan: you say that with a smile at the end. >> ghani: well, because i want to make sure people understand who they are dealing with. >> logan: who are they dealing with? >> ghani: the bones of my ancestors guide us. this country was not the gift of anyone. it is the results of millions of people sacrificing. what did we have? our bare hands. >> logan: one of president ghani's biggest challenges is something jo

dr. abdullah. i think he's made a good start.ever i think the taliban is going to try to come back and it look like al qaeda and pakistan now trying to come back in to averages. i'm not i'll be very candid, i'm one of the democrats that doesn't see a rapid pull out of american troops as being beneficial. the president has added some troops to the 9000 i guess up to around 10,800 remaining i think that is good. but i think they have to be very cognizant. a, of the taliban and b of al qaeda coming back. >> schieffer: and back to the middle east, do you envision we might have to put more -- have to put ground troops back in to the middle east? >> this is one thing that i tried to follow carefully. particularly with respect to syria. and i don't see what we're doing making a difference. so, i think we need to relook at this, and if we are going to tolerate asad as mccain said, i tend to agree, looks like is the case, that's a problem. initially the point was to do this to the extent that you got both iran and russia to help us bring

dr. abdullah. government across the country is paralyzed.ern province officials from the governor down to district level have been fired, but no one appointed in their place. >> people are tired. very much tired of waiting for the development of the government some cabinet, for example. the question today in afghanistan is about the cabinet. >> so are they losing hope? >> they're losing. every day they're losing hope. >> do you think this will strengthen the taliban? >> of course when you have weak government, the taliban is getting strong. >> everywhere, people are talking about the failure to form a government. this man said he would take his vote back if he could. the barber didn't vote but blamed worsening security on the failure of the government. and the man having a haircut said the economy was suffering because of the political failure. it's a hard time for those in the front line. this force is now fighting the taliban on its own, without u.s. and other international support, and without the backing it really needs from a strong gov