he has a number of fighters, tribal militias, fighting isil in eastern afghanistan. his son also is a member of the provincial council in that area. it's interesting that eastern afghanistan and mainly the province and its capital city of jalalabad is volatile. the government is fighting the taliban and the government fighting isil. you have isil fighting the tab ball, so the security situation is very very volatile. >>ed founder of afghanistan research for policy studies joins us. why is isil making gains in jalalabad? >> isil has been active in jalalabad for the past several months. they first tied to establish their base and consolidated their bases during the summer and fall of last year and now they are entering the operational phase. they have taken responsibility for a number of suicide attacks in jalalabad. jalalabad is key for them. if you are able to establish their base in the mountains of jalalabad and because they have access only to pakistan and many pakistani talibans have become members of daish and also link to the mountains of eastern afghanistan. i

he has a number of militias fighting in eastern afghanistan. his son is a member of the provincial council in that area. what is interesting is the government is fighting the taliban on the one hand and the government fighting i.s.i.l. and i.s.i.l. fighting the taliban, security is volatile. >> thousands of members of indonesia's largest indonesian organization rally to denounce violence, days after attacks in jakarta. eight died, including four assailants. step vaessen reports. >> a strong and important message here, it's not only the largest muslim organization, but with 40 million members, they are one of the largest in the world. a few thousands are here, making a stand against radicalization, terrorism and i.s.i.l. after thursday's attacks it has become more important than ever. >> i'm sad that it happened. >> reporter: after years of being silent, the largest organization is taking a stand against radicalization, a powerful message in the world. a popular country. taking a stand on the streets may not be enough to win the battle of ideolo

a tribal force, a militia if you will, fighting the islamic state in iraq and the levant in eastern afghanistan. him as well as other tribal leaders have called for national uprising against the islamic state fighters which are gaining ground in eastern afghanistan. it has a strong presence for i.s.i.l. and not far from pakistan. that could be one of the reasons why he is targeted. also another reason that his son is a member of the provincial council which is based in jalalabad. that could be another reason. as i said, he is a very influential tribal leader >>> what clues are emerging about who was behind this attack? >> reporter: until now there hasn't been any claim of responsibility yet. the taliban through its spokesperson said they denied carrying out the attack. what happened is it is could be i.s.i.l. behind it. we don't know yet. this is my speculation. judging from previous attacks over the last week or so, i.s.i.l. has claimed another attack near the pakistani consulate and they are vowing to carry out attacks against anyone who fights them. remember the province has i.s.i.l. and the

in eastern afghanistan. his son also is a member of the provincial council in that area. what's interesting that eastern afghanistan and the capital city of jalalabad is very volatile. you have the government fighting the taliban on the one hand and the government fighting i.s.i.l. on the other hand. you have i.s.i.l. fighting the taliban in that area. so the security situation is very, very volatile >>> in yemen medical supplies have reached thies for the first time in five months. the aid group doctors without borders managed to get the much needed shipment into the besieged city. yemen's second largest city has seen some of the worst fighting. meanwhile, saudi-led forces have carried out a wave of air strikes on the rebel held capital of sanaa. the national tv compound and a military camp were hit. they also targeted tribal areas. forces loyal to the yemeni government say they're gaining ground against the houthis in the two provinces. they have made gains in mountain areas according to them within sanaa province itself. thousands of members of indonesia's largest musl

and it seems that a group affiliated with isis is trying to carve out a small part of eastern afghanistan... that's near the border with pakistan. they're doing radio broadcasts, trying to recruit new members - and threatening to kill journalists in that country. those journalists say they recognize the voice - as a former colleague who knows their names and where they work. the danger of the recruiting work is that in this part of afghanistan, not many people have access to the internet - so the radio is their primary source of information. a dashcam in brazil captured video of a scary rollover - when you see it you you can see the truck flipping a couple of times .. a passenger is flung out the window and flips... before landing on the ground. that person only it is a dramatic reminder why seat belts are so important. search teams are looking through the rubble trying to find any missing or injured people after an earthquake rocked china. the quake registered a six point four in the richter scale. the impact shook more than 30- homes were destroyed but thankfully no reported. spain are

not the first foreign terrorist organization to try and establish a base in the mountains of eastern afghanistane tora bora cave complex is in the province where i.s. now operates. and tora bora is, of course, where osama bin laden built his stronghold. justin roulac, bbc news, afghanistan. war, theyer years of find that they have islamic state fighters on their doorstep. today, there was increased security around cairo as egypt marks the fifth anniversary of the protests which toppled the former president. dozens of policemen were deployed in the square. a warning from the new regime that demonstrations will not be tolerated against the current president, abdul. critics say that the president is an autocrat who has betrayed the hopes of those who took to the streets five years ago. we have a report. into here square, a show devotion to egypt's latest strong man. the president. the turnout was low. the security forces were there in numbers to prevent any new -- stirrings of unrest in the birthplace of the revolution. a familiar face of a police state on display. while the authorities have done t

from eastern afghanistan. >> thank you for that. speaking to us from kabul. >> an australian couple has been kidnapped in burkina faso. it is not clear whether the abduction is linked to an attack on a hotel and cafe in the capital. french and u.s.-back said special forces entered the scene at the splendid hotel in ouagadougo, and rescued 186 people, including many foreigners. 23 were killed, and four of the spec attackers. the armed group al qaeda claimed responsibility. >> now, thousands of members of indonesia's largest organization rally to announce the attacks in jakarta. eight died in the attacks. including four of the assailants. step vaessen was at the rally and filed this update. >> a strong and important message here, it's not only the largest muslim organization, but with 40 million members, they are one of the largest in the world. a few thousands are here, making a stand against radicalization, terrorism and i.s.i.l. it's not only here, they are complaining nationwide in their schools. they have tens of thousands of sch

. >>> a polio vaccination center became the sight of a bombing in eastern afghanistan. so far no group claimed responsibility but al-qaeda has been linked to previous attacks on centers there. militants claim that the polio vaccination programs are used by western countries to spy on them, as a way to sterilize muslims. >>> crews in oakland, california are working to free a plumber trapped in a 10-foot trench for more than 12 hours. fire officials say that worker went 13 feet underground to work on a sewer line. plywood holding back the dirt gave way and caused the dirt to cave in. vacuums are being used to remove the dirt. >>> last night president obama delivered his final state of the union address at the u.s. capitol. he laid out his agenda for what he hopes is a busy eighth year in office. >> the president also warned election year fear mongering could put the country's economic and security progress at risk. >> reporter: president obama spoke for about an hour here at the u.s. capitol, struck an upbeat tone about the current state of our union and the future but a

journalist who is scared by the news that the islamic state of iraq and the levant gaining ground in eastern afghanistan. he is a muslim shia minority who were the first victims of i.s.i.l. and before them the taliban. >> we're disappointed, the government is not paying attention to us. it makes everybody think of leaving. it is our last option. we're very concerned. >> reporter: last year a series of kidnappings and murders fueled fears that the hazara are being targeted. the overall situation in afghanistan is worsening. most troops ended combat operations in 2014 and left. last year was the bloodiest for taliban forces, fear of total collapse and insecurity. the violence led to an unprecedented exodus o of afghas seeking refuge asylum status ine about main reason why people are leaving are lack of security and job opportunity. afghanistan's problems are decades old. the economy is shattered, corruption is rife, and unemployment rates are high. young afghans are leaving the country at an alarming rate. unofficial estimates 70% of those who fled were young afghans. government leaders are concerned that

journalist who is scared by the news of the islamic state in iraq and the levant gaining ground in eastern afghanistan he is a muslim shia minority who were the first victims of i.s.i.l. and before them the taliban. >> translation: we're disappointed the government is not paying attention to us. it makes everybody think of leaving. it's our last option. we are very concerned. >> reporter: last year a series of kidnappings and murder fuelled fierce that the hazara were being targeted. most troops ended combat operations in 2014 and left. last yeah was the bloodiest-- year was the bloodiest. increased violence led to an unprecedented exit of afghans to europe. about 2500 afghans have crossed from greece into macedonia during the first four days of this year. the u.n. estimates more than 190,000 afghans have reached you're last year and-- europe the last year and the reason is because of security and lack of opportunity. problems are decades old. the economy is shattered, corruption is rife and unemployment rates are high. young afghans are leaving the country at an aalarming rate. unofficial estimates s

i met osama bin laden in eastern afghanistan in march of 1997. >> reporter: peter bergen, a cnn consultantuthor of "the osama bin laden i know." this documentary is based in part on his groundbreaking reporting. >> he is the son of a billionaire who lives a frugal, simple life. he's sleeping on a floor. he's not using air conditioning. won't even drink cold water. >> reporter: an heir to one of saudi arabia's wealthiest families, he did not want to stand out. at least not yet. >> he doesn't like really to be a leader. never put himself in a position to be a leader. >> reporter: but that would soon change. bin laden was about to be swept up in a movement that would carry him from student to the leader of a holy war. it was a religious movement, one that would pit young muslims against the establishment. it was called sahwa, or the islamic awakening. >> it was the sahwa, at that time it's all about religion and about how to practice islam. >> the sahwa was the islamic awakening of the 1970s. it was particularly appealing to somebody like bin laden who's already very religious. islamic awaken

>> at least 13 people dead after a suicide bombing at the home of a prominent politician in eastern afghanistan. a guest house on the compound was full of guests for a family event, to group has claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> the da who decided against charging bill cosby with sexual assault more than ten years ago will testify for the comedian's defense, he has a hearing next month to determine whether the current criminal case should get thrown out, his attorneys will call montgomery county bruce castor to testify. defense attorneys say cosby's testimony from a 2005 deposition was unfairly used against him. castor is expected to testify that he promised cosby he would never face charges from that deposition. current da kevin steel says he has no evidence of a signed immunity deal. >>> a 16-year-old boy sentenced to prison time for setting another boy on fire in west philadelphia last summer. a judge sentenced him to serve three and a half to seven years after he was tried as an adult. he prayed hand sanitizer on his 11-year-old victim and used that lighter to set the boy on fire.

the local leader is from a prominent tribe in eastern afghanistan. he has a force fighting islamic state of iraq and the levant. he and other tribal leaders called for what they called a national uprising against isil. jalalabad is the provincial capital of the province in northeast afghanistan, bordering pakistan. isil has made gains there. last week, its followers carried out an attack near the pakistani consulate in which seven members of the security forces were killed. the security situation is volatile. isil is fighting the taliban and both groups are fighting the kabul government separately. sunday's attack is another reminder that the war could be entering a new phase. al jazeera, kabul. >> the founder of afghanistan's center for research and policies studies says the situation has gotten more complicated and bolt afghanistan and pakistan face threats from the taliban, as well as isil. >> the afghan government has been under tremendous pressure during the past two years and particularly this year, the taliban have been attacking in many front

. >> folks in the pentagon mentioned that, air strikes in eastern afghanistan. want to share with viewers the previous rules of engagement or current ones until changes are made, and basically that the u.s. can carley guess out at or affiliated groups if there's hostile intent and un forces, close air support to afghan forces so the new changes at the pentagon described to as would mean they could kill isis for showing up at a picnic. how helpful is this? >> we should have been doing this all along. we have been fighting isis in syria and to say we are not fighting isis in afghanistan is nothing short of ludicrous. we are and we should have been. it is an embarrassing revelation if we are now finally going to say isis is isis and al qaeda is out, no matter where on the planet. martha: is this a game changing in helping troops on the ground? >> at this point my frustration is so high with rules of engagement i don't know. i would hope we can pursue them and go after them with tenacity now that the rules have been lifted and embarrassment. martha: the special forc

. >>> now isil says it was behind an attack in eastern afghanistan that killed seven security personnelnmen barricaded themselves inside a government guest house in jalalabad was killed after a shootout. earlier an accomplice blew himself up next to a police vehicle. >>> the world economic forum has revoked its invitation to north korea to its upcoming meeting. after north korea's claims of testing a hydrogen bomb last year, there have been quick reaction. >> reporter: on the day when south korea says it fired warning shots to deter a drone, diplomats did their best to reach out to seoul, promising tough sanctions for the nuclear bomb test. earlier south korea's president said the fourth nuclear test required a tougher international response than in previous years, and she said she expected china to act accordingly at the u.n. >> translator: i'm certain that china is very well aware if such a strong will isn't followed by necessary steps, we will not be able to stop [ inaudible ] and sixth nuclear test and we cannot guarantee true peace and stability of the peninsula. >> reporter: she a

journalist who is scared by the news of the islamic state in iraq and the levant gaining ground in eastern afghanistan he is a muslim shia minority. >> translation: we're disappointed the government doesn't pay attention to us. it makes people think of leaving. it's our last option. we're very concerned >> reporter: last year a series of kidnappings and murder fuelled fears that the haz were being targeted. the overall security situation in afghanistan is worsening. hazara. last year was the bloodiest in years for afghan forces. recent taliban battle field victories and increased attacks provide fears of a total collapse in security. increased violence led to an unprecedented exodus of afghans seeking status in europe. about 2500 afghans have crossed from greece into macedonia during the first four days of this year. the u.n. estimates more than 190,000 afghans has reached europe last year and the main reason why people are leaving are lack of security and job opportunity. afghan's problems are decades old. economy is shattered, corruption is rife and unemployment rates are high. young afghans are lea

voice of america is the route central africa, eastern europe, afghanistan, asia, indonesia. it's really a global use. >> host: what kind of news is reported? >> guest: voice of america has a mission to tell america's story around the world but to be clear all of the bbg entities including voice of america are engaged in professional journalism and our daily 3000 journalists around the world that are working every day to tell stories whether it be inside of the country as a surrogate rod caster meaning they tell the stories within a particular country that may not be reported because of their repression of the press and certain parts of the world or terry -- telling america's story. >> host: john lansing i know you to start in september but the question you get us quite a bit, with all the new technology available has the mission become obsolete for the broadcasting board of governors? >> guest: i think quite the opposite. never been more critical. with the growth of propaganda around the world whether it be russia, china or isis the world is awash in information much of that

voice of america is throughout central africa, eastern europe, afghanistan, asia. indonesia. it is really a global media platform. peter: what kind of news is reported on these channels? john: voice of america has a mission to tell america story around the world. but to be clear, all of the bbg entities including voice of america are engaged in professional journalism. , 3000 euros around the world are working every day to tell stories whether it is inside of the country as a surrogate broadcaster, meaning that they are there to tell the stories within that particular country, they may not be being told because of the repression of the press in certain parts of the world, or we are telling america story around the world. a justjohn lansing and edited september, but the question that you get asked quite a bit and has been asked for several years now, with all the new technologies, that are available, has the mission become obsolete for the broadcasting board of governors? john: i see quite the opposite. it has never been more critical, i think with the growth of propaganda aro

pieces, the the fact that i escapee, the islamic state is firmly trying to rid itself into eastern afghanistan with external support, the pakistan military is forcing terrace into that part of the country, just a follow-up on senator mccain's point on general which is a very distinguished chief of staff, he has announced his resignation which i think that is correct? is that correct? >> sir, as i understand his normal tour of duty would and and this fall in november i believe. as i understand from the open source media he has it announced his intention to the part of his normal tour duty. >> that can be another dynamic but let's put that aside for the moment. the counterterrorism mission seems to have expanded, if nothing else has changed then the argument for the capacity in afghanistan would be simply the fact that there are many more al qaeda, pakistan tell a man and others in the areas that a fair assessment. >> it's fair as you have said in your opening. by escapee, the presence of al qaeda in the subcontinent inside the district of kandahar, both of these are clear attempts by transnatio

various moving pieces, the fact that iskp, islamic state is firmly trying to root itself into eastern afghanistanith extee extee external support. to follow up on senator mccain's point on the general who is a very distinguished chief of staff he announce pd his resignation, which i think is correct. >> sir, as i one his normal tour of duty would end this fall in november, i believe. and that he as i under from the open source media has announced his intention to depart at the end of his normal tour of duty. >> that could be another dynamic. let's put that aside for the moment. the counterterrorism mission seems to have expanded, if nothing else has changed then an argument for capacity in afghanistan would be simply the fact there are many more al qaeda teeth, pakistan, taliban, haqqani in your area of operation is that a fair assessment? >> sir, i think it's fair to say, as you said in your opening statement, sir, the presence of iskp, islamic state province and southeast angahar, presence of al qaeda in the southern continent and in kandahar, both of these are clear attempts by a transnational

afghanistan. donated to v.a.'s eastern colorado health ls isstoday. this device is called the exo skeleton, aawearable robotic suit that helps with lower extremity injuries. >> kind of get used to just being, you know, like, sitting in a chair all the time, so to be able to stand up and look across the room and i love --. group soldier strong, and it's part of a commitment to donate 80 of these suits nationwide. developments in the search for the missing hiker near grasher. the 50-year-old man that crews are looking for is todd muscleman, muscleman disappeared on saturday in high wind gusts and blowing snow have slowed efforts to find him. officials believe he may have been in an area where there was an avalanche. >>> nasa says last year was the warmest on record when it comes to global temperatures. 2015 shattered the record previously held by 2014. and local climatologists say the warming trend has been going on for decades and if it continues, it could cause more extreme weather in the future. >> more high temmeratures, more heat wave s, more droug

nobody will help us >> reporter: the asylum seekers, many fleeing wars in afghanistan, syria and iraq have been in north-eastern norway. frustrated and angry they've started a hunger strike >> everybody here, including the kids, nobody is eating. >> reporter: forway has been getting tougher on refugees. around 30 pakistanis who have been hoping to claim asylum were deported in november. they, like many others, has travelled what has become known as the nordic route. oslo also said it would send back refugees who used a loophole that allowed them to enter riding bikes. the hunger strike here is a desperate attempt to stay in one place. >> translation: to the extent that there is a hunger strike, this will be assessed against the return of people. this hunger strike is nothing to give reason to halt a return. >> reporter: as norway tightens its immigration laws, the number of deport ees is likely to increase >>> iraq's oil rich province is starting to feel the impact of the falling price of crude. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: flames like these represent the engine of the kurdish economy providing jobs

. >>> a suicide bomber in afghanistan has targeted a pakistani consulate in the eastern city of jalalabad least seven people were killed in a blast and a gun bat that will followed it. >> translator: i was sitting here and saw two people arrive on a motor bike. one of them got off and opened fire on the police. they were dressed in police uniforms and carrying ammunition. we were lucky to escape. >> after the bombing, gunmen barricaded themselves inside a nearby house and exchanged fire with security forces. last week, another set of gunmen tried to storm the indian consulate in the northern city of mazar-i-sharif. they were locked in a standoff with afghan special forces that lasted 24 hours. no one claimed responsibility, but experts suspect the taliban. representatives from afghanistan, pakistan, china and the united states met on monday to discuss a road map to peace in afghanistan. afghan government officials held direct talks with the taliban for the first time since last july. the process stalled later the same month after reports taliban leader muhammad omar was dead. the current

. >>> coming up, we're on the front line with afghanistan's army as it tries to push isil out of an eastern province. >> a cold nap sweeps through east asia bringing with it record low temperatures. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >>> syrian government forces recaptured what they say is the last rebel strong hold coming as diplomats try to iron out the details of piece talking about in geneva. the dispute over who should attend should be resolved soon. >>> south sudan's former vice president said a deal to form a unity government hit a deadlock because the president wants to divide the country into 28 states instead of 10. >>> ran 18 president rumani arrived i

eastern. u.s. forces suffered casualties today while fighting the taliban in afghanistan.attle took place in the southern province. one american soldier was killed and two were wounded. a separate report says a u.s. helicopter went down while rescue troops. top officials from denmark, sweden, and germany will hold talks about the refugee crisis. checks onroduced id all people traveling to denmark. denmark tightened border controls on its border with germany. caused morects airline deaths than accidental crashes last year. eight accidental crashes killed 161 people. that is the lowest total in 70 years. crashesle died in two deemedrd deemed -- were "preventable." ceremonies were held to remember the 17 people killed a year ago in islamic extremist attacks on satirical newspaper "charlie hebdo." french president franÇois hollande unveiled blacks around the city to commemorate -- plaques around the city to commemorate the victims. around the world. betty: thank you. economic wonks are coming together in san francisco. atndan greeley feels right home at the american economic a

the gratitude of a family -- three days after a son of eastern iowa was laid to rest -- after a suicide bombing in afghanistan. plus, waterloo police release the dramatic audio of a shooting early on new year's day outside of a downtown nightclub. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at 10 . three days after a funeral touched new york city - and the nation - the family of airman and police detective joseph lemm

afghanistan today. a tuesday bomber killed more than a dozen people. it happened in an easterny during a celebration of a home of a prove tphapbt politician. the family was celebrating his son's release when that suicide bomber detonated explosives at a crowded guest home there on the property. the son was among those killed. no terror group claimed responsibility. >>> attention is turning to mozel. one of iraq's largest cities that is still under isis control. john hutty looks at what could be the iraq's military's most difficult battle yet. >> once it is secure the spotlight will shift on northern iraq and the fight to retake isis capitol. but, one leader says he does not think that iraq's military will be up to the task. at least not yet. despite recent battlefield victories, the government deputy prime minister said hahe doubts iraq's military will be ready to launch an offensive this year. the kurds have been successful fighting isis in northern iraq with the help from u.s. led coalition forces. the u.s. release thursday video showing a recent air strike on an islamic cash

the va eastern colorado hospital just received this exskeleton. one man that was paralyzed in afghanistan says it's life changing. the suit was donated by the group called soldier strong. they plan to donate 80 of these suits nationwide. happy ending thanks to the generosity of a stranger. world war ii paratrooper was dying of cancer and he will spend his last days with his wife. she is at the university park center which is not covered by the va. someone stepped in to pay for ten days of care so elmer could be with her. the couples son ys th conntions stan andou shld see. unlievle. ey iwi . ey re sgingsos tother >> e peon ping for elmes ca fod out out eir story after it ran in the pueblo chiefton newspaper. came in and paid for all ten of those days. isn't that awesome? >> that is so sweet. that is great. they get to spend the end of liar lives together for -- of their lives together after >>> we want to take you out east. so we can show you everything that we're seeing. we will start in fort morgan. this one is just a screen graph. so you will notice a mix of sun and clouds. not as much

eastern colorado hospital. it's called the exogt skeleton, it hes the veterans who suffer lower extremity injuries. one man who was paralyzed in afghanistan says it's life changing. >> especially after being told by doctors and nurses and stuff that you know, you're never going to walk again. actually make it possible is a great way and i want to go scombak be like, hah, you were wrong. >> soldier strong, part of a commitment to donate 80 of these suits nationwide. >>> can there really be another dark truth to tanning? first cancer and now this. your teen's time in the tanning booth could be linked to other risky behavior like rugs and alcohol. researchers at cu surveyed 12,000 colorado high schoolers and say they have found a direct link between indoor tanning and substance abuse. both activate addictive pathways in the brain and cause thh brain to release chemicals that trigger the brain's pleasure center. >> if you're the parent of an indoor tanner, you might want to be thinking about indoor tanning and recreational drug use going together. >> researchers also found a strong association between an bollic steroid use and indoor tanning

afghanistan is only two countries that has the disease now. we're getting reports of intense fighting between security forces in the eastern afghan city of jalalabad. there was a sooudz attack which left at least four people dead. more from the capital kabul. >> reporter: a statement from the afghan ministry of interior here in kabul said that around 8.50 local time a number of attackers detonated a suicide attack against the police vehicle outside the pakistani consulate in the eastern city of jalalab jalalabad. at least two policemen were killed in the attack. it also went on saying that a number of attackers entered the guest mouse and that the-- house and that the afghan forces in the area cordoned off the area and there is still ongoing fighting. other official sources in jalalabad, in the city of jalalabad, are telling us that at least four people have been killed so far and the fighting is ongoing, heavy clashes going on. jalalabad is a city and the wider province has the presence of islamic state fighters of islamic state in iraq and the levant and so far no-one has claimed responsibility >>> u.s. navy commanders want the return of two ves

. >>> an explosion and gun battle in afghanistan killed seven members of the afghan security forces. this happened in the eastern city of jalalabad and began when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the pakistani consulate. two others were also killed, a branch of i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility for the attack which is comes amid efforts to restart stalled peace talks with the taliban. >>> in pakistan a suicide bomber killed 15 people outside a polio vaccination center. the attack appeared to attack security forces who were there to protect the facility while a door to door vaccination drive was being prepared. two separate groups have claimed responsibility for the blast one with ties to i.s.i.l, another to the taliban. >>> pairs cafe reopened, the karillon cafe was one of a handful of public place instruct by the group. two others have already reopened. the french capital is trying to revive tourism after a decline of visitors following the last akerrs. >> president obama spoke with russian president vladimir putin on the phone today, the 22 leaders discussed the need for a diplomatic solution to a five y

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> from afghanistan, brigadier general wilson schaffner updated reporters at the pentagon on military operations. he reviewed the changes and progress over the course of 2015 and talked about the challenges that continue for u.s. and afghan forces, especially in the southern province of helmand. this is just under 50 minutes. >> we're pleased to be joined today by brigadier general shofner from the resolution support in addition afghanistan for an update on operations there and what we hope is going to be the first of a series of regular briefs that we'll be doing to provide greater insight on our operations there to support the afghan national security and defense forces. general, if you can hear us we'll turn it over to you for your opening comments. >> i can hear you, jeff, and thanks for that introduction. good morning to those of you in washington and thanks for making time to join me today. what i would like to do is start by giving you an update with the situation here in afghanistan and then move to your questions. i'll first start

afghanistan. staff sergeant joseph lemm was also a new york city police detective. lemm is being remembered in eastern iowa for his service to his country, and his ties to dubuque. staff sergeant lemm grew up in dubuque, before attending high school in nebraska. this is video from wednesday morning in new york city as fellow officers, family, and friends remembered lemm at his funeral inside st. patrick's cathedral. kcrg-tv 9's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann met lemm's family as they returned home. on friday afternoon joe lemm's request for people to greet lemm's parents at the airport. 24 hours later, they were surprised with the number friends family and strangers who showed up to honor the fallen solider. as the private plane touched down on the cold dubuque runway, there was a warm welcome inside the airport as lemm's mother, shirley and his father chuck arrived back home. "it's breath taking and it's such and honor for people to come for him for his respect. " complete silence filled the crowded terminal as police officers and military veterans saluted the family. "their son didn't die in v

here on the al jazeera news hour we are on the front line with afghanistan's army as it tries to push i.s.i.l. fighters out of the easterne. back to business iran welcomed by the international community as rouhani sets off on a tour. the top seed to tumble out of the australian open. ♪ ♪ welcome if you are just joining us you are watching this from doha and top stories, syrian good evening forces recaptured what they say is the last rebel stronghold in latakia and which groups will attend and talks in geneva will be resolved soon. south sudan's former vice president says the deal to form a unity government has collapsed and it failed because the president wants to divide the country into 28 states instead of ten. egyptian security forces are reported to have used tear gas to dispurse protesters in the city of alexandria and this is in the cairo city of el nusra and there is a band to mark five years since the beginning of the revolution in egypt. pentagon wider authority for u.s. troops in afghanistan to hit targets linked to i.s.i.l. and afghan government reporting progress against the group after they attacked the paki

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afghanistan by looking at the u.s. role and ongoing efforts for maintaining security in the region. that's live at 10:30 eastern over on c-span. and former president bill clinton is in new hampshire today campaigning for his wife hillary. one of his stops includes an event in the town of exeter. we'll have it live at 5:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> c-span takes you on the road to the white house and into the classroom. this year our student cam documentary contest asks students to tell us what issues they want to hear from the presidential candidates. follow c-span's road to the white house coverage and get all the details about our student cam contest at c-span.org. ♪ ♪ >> from the annual techcrunch disrupt in san francisco, a demonstration of ibm's artificial intelligence computer system known as watson, the founder of the instant message service used by isis, and a conversation with rapper snoop doug about his new can -- snoop dogg. >> thank you for that unenthusiastic welcome back. [laughter] [applause] appreciate that. it's monday, so you guys are

afghanistan the taliban says it will resume peace talks with the afghan government only if it's removed from a u.n.-backed balance list. the u.s., china and pakistan urged negotiations to resume last week. eastern u.s. cities, including new york and washington dc are at a standstill after a blizzard. travel has been disrupted, flights have been cancelled or delayed and people have been urged to stay home. a state of emergency has been declared in new york and other states. >> reporter: the fast-moving blanket of snow has kept outdoor activity to a minimum. winds as high as 90 companies an hour persuade-- km/h persuaded motorists to stay off the roads. those who did venture out found more than they had bargained for. in kentucky thousands were stranded on the road. the red cross set up a shelter for those without heat >> if you're running into the ditch we will probably be in the ditch trying to get you. >> reporter: washington dc's metro train service was shut down for only the third time in its history. further north the storm caused major flooding on the atlantic coast >> there was significant water on the streets and ice floating up the streets, it had got over the wall that was supposed to

afghanistan by the u.s. military and the challenges of providing medical care and conflict zones. we'll hear from a former naval flight officer. that discussion scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. eastern time. president bill clinton will make his first campaign trip for hillary clinton. we'll have live coverage

afghanistan. in iraq you know about the war there. isis primarily in eastern syria and western iraq.al, we haven't even talked about what's happening in libya. you believe in the eastern part of this country already there are some 10,000 isis fighters that are assembling there today? is that what you report? >> yes. what is happening because that sanctuary exists, isis has been able to expand into nine other countries. the largest expansion has taken place in libya. we have anecdotal reports now saying there are as many as 10,000 fighters there. we have to confirm those reports through intelligence sources but that is reality. we know that isis has a huge footprint in libya. there are going to be three more other countries that they will have affiliations with and just going through the final stages of document approval. so this is an expanding threat. bill: that takes you to a dozen. now the key point that you make repeatedly, and to emphasize this, if you have territory, you can plot and you can plan and right now it does, correct? >> yeah, absolutely. i mean syria is a safe haven

eastern, on q&a. a senate committee recently examined issues concerning u.s. strategy in afghanistan. witnesses include richard olson, a former u.s. ambassador to pakistan, and now the state department special representative for the region. this senate foreign relations committee hearing is about 2 1/2 hours. >> foreign relations committee will come to order. we want to thank our witnesses for being here and certainly all of our committee members. i think in lieu of reading my normal opening statement, i just want to make a general statement. and that is that yesterday we had a classified briefing. what we hear in classified briefings about the direction and signals and all the things that are occurring in afghanistan directly contradict some of the rosy public statements that are made about what is happening within the country. i think it's actually alarming to go to a classified session and then to hear reports about those discussions in the armed services committee itself. so, with that backdrop, i just want to say to each of you, all of us obviously want our nation to be successfu

. >> afghanistan has been in existence for 5,000 years. in middle eastern countries you have got problems -- >> sir, i'm going to end this because for one thing there's no microphone to pick up your verier you diet thoughts so the audience at home will be frustrated but let's move to jason and ann. i want to have time for more rounds. anything you want to do by way of comparison, i know you operate in a number of areas. >> i would hazard to make comparisons. i know we have similarly problems of real lack of assistance in iraq, particularly in the areas affected by the fighting and the islamic state-controlled areas so in terms of lack of assistance where it's most needed, sure there's a parallel but i would not enter the fray in terms of comparing the situations. >> on iraq and afghanistan, we're putting out a study tomorrow on research we've done inside iraq and that also looks at how civil society -- the importance of civil society in improving iraqis' feelings of working with the government and that civil society can play an important conflict resolution

eastern on c-span q&a. >> now aa defense department briefing about the ongoing military operations in afghanistan.us we will turn it over to you. >> i can here you. thank you for the introduction. good morning to those of you in washington, and thank you for making time to join me. what i would like to do is start by giving you an update with the situation, and then we will move to questions. i will start with the role of resolute support, the mission is train, advise, assist for the afghan ministry at the ministerial level and ounce of the afghan national army corps. we do that in four out of six cores. that is advising with contact roughly five times a week. itit is what we call level one train advise and assist. the other two,, and i will explain more about this, expeditionary advising is sending out teams that are based year to connect with those in conduct advising on-site for a period days or weeks. i want to stress that resolute support has been in existence for a little over a year. it began on the 1st of january 2015. .. our assessment of their performance in 2015 said they had mixed resu

afghanistan. to the west on top of all of this you have isis in eastern syria and western iraq doing what they have done for two-plus years. adam kinzinger is here to talk about all of this. how did all of this seemingly erupt at the same time? >> look, if you actually look at the history of the world for a very long time. the world war iiera has been the most peaceful in history. post world war ii we were the leader of the world and it was the most peaceful. folks who seek to push the wrong lifestyle and wrong way of life for people is continuing to go around the world. bill: what is u.s. leadership doing to address the concerns and bring down the tensions? >> it doesn't seem like have much. but i think he doesn't understand that america has a unique role to play. he comes from a left-wing ideology. he believes colonialism and american arrogance has caused the problems we have. though america makes mistakes, it many the american leadership of goodness that has helped the world. this send the wrong message to our allies and the whole region is starting to explode. bill: 12 months to the end of this

eastern tour. she was welcomed by the saudi king in his first presidential trip to the region. the tour is part of a plan to raise china's profile. >>> afghanistanthe bigger supplier of heroin to users around the world. large numbers of afghans need help to try to kick their habit. as our correspondent reports from kabul. >> reporter: it was the biggest u.s. military camp in kabul. now it is the largest treatment stern for drug addicts in afghanistan. most of these men are homeless. scarred by long years of addiction. they received three meals a day, new training suits and a haircut. around 600 men are living here. each has his story? >> translator: i have been using drugs for 22 years. i'm tired of this dark life. i want to start a new one. >> translator: when i compare my previous life with the current one, i feel i'm human. >> reporter: many praise the treatment center, but some complain about the quality of food and lack of proper medical services. outside the addicts get fresh air every day, and the chance to exercise. keeping fit and busy is important for their recovery. they are not allowed to leave. visitors come twice a week. the govern

eastern on c-span q&a. corps major isne the author of save our heroes. a tribute to the combat marines of iraq and afghanistan. he discusses some of the heroic actions detailed in his book at the u.s. navy memorial in washington d.c. the hour-long program is part of k series.rs on dec >> thank you for joining us at the navy memorial. today, we are happy to honor the marine corps heroes of iraq and afghanistan. our speaker, sergeant major david devaney, has written a book that compiles the stories of these heroes. we are looking forward to him sharing that with us today. david devaney joined the marine corps as an infantry rifleman in 1983.

afghanistan. and still fighting isil. and drones in pakistan and yemen have seemed to bolster al qaeda instead of irradicating al qaeda. mouth terrorism and on the middle eastern front. over the last period of his presidency, look at the state of the union he gave a year ago. he called for a comprehensive agreement with iran on its nuclear program. and he got it in july, and called for a new relationship with cuba, and the u.s. embaxy opened in havana in august, and a new trade deal and climate deal. the u.s. joined 200 other countries in december. so it's unfair to say that he has been a complete failure on terrorism. yes, syria is a mess, but it hasn't been all bad. >> ray, what are your thoughts on that? what is your critique? >> well, barack obama came to his presidency and then to the white house trying to talk to americans about a different kind of world that was coming in the 21st century where america wouldn't be the country to control events all around the world. and i guess his harshest opponents went on to say that he then went on to prove that point. but it's true, america is still the single largest factor in world politics, and world military aff