afghanistan's president happened -- had hamid karzai, said he will ban -- after a joint operation killed 10 in the northeast. karzai says international support must now stop. >> i will issue a decree tomorrow that no afghan security forces under any circumstances can ask for foreign planes to carry out operations on our homes and villages. >> thousands of protestors have gathered in tunisia's capital in support of the country's ruling ennahda party, rejecting a proposal for the government's technical specialists to take over. >> they show support for tunisia's ennahda party. thousands converging on the focal point of the 2011 revolution. they are taking aim at secular parties, blaming them for the rising tension and growing divide between conservatives and secularists. >> i'm here to show my support for legitimacy in islam. we are opposed to injustice, dictatorship and violence. >> they've come from different regions of tunisia to show their support, with black flags on the avenue denouncing what is described as plots to discredit islam. >> we are targeted by remnants of the former regim

the afghan president hamid karzai has ordered u.s. special forces to leave the key battleground province of wardog troops there were accused of torture and the murder of civilians and just as kabul is preparing to regain control of security politics professor patricia doesn't r.-o. believe that karzai also needs to regain support of his people. the wardak province is you know the family is strong the place isn't volatile and i think they're kind of tired as well as most afghans having u.s. forces going in that people's houses that are and comment karzai president karzai needs to take care of his own situation but seeds definitely president karzai is trying to make a statement and that respect they haven't come to an agreement yet they you know there is there's still a little i'm sure power play going on between the u.s. and the president as to who's going to stay who's going to be in charge you know what kind of numbers they want and how they're going to work but absolutely you know an afghan leader is going to have to show that he ha

. >> oo hamid karzai taking troops out of a crucial region. karzai ordered special forces to leave the pro dense and killing. >> hamid karzai made these allegations among afghan linked to u.s. special forces in the providence. the afghan claims some of that misconduct includes the beheading of a stew p dent. it is a key location for insurgency efforts. certain armed individuals linked causing insect and instability. in a statement gaven stan national security council claims u.s. special forces stationed in that providence are quote engaging and harassing annoying torturing and even murdering innocent people. the afghans further state that misconduct is causing local public resentment and hatred. in addition it goes on to saying bombing intelligence officials which is nearby providence as well. claims u.s. special forces are discussing the providence. they want the u.s. to handle individuals allegedly involved in the actions for misconduct and stating for the u.s. special forces get out of that area in the next two weeks. u.s. forces are basica

officials were shocked today when afghan president hamid karzai ordered all u.s. special operations forces out of a taliban strong hold. he says torture and other serious allegations have been leveled against afghans working with american forces in the area. u.s. officials strongly deny any suggestion that u.s. forces condone the kidnapping, torture or murder of afghan civilians or suspects. roughly half the u.s. force in afghanistan is set to withdraw by the end of the year. it's not clear whether today's development will change that timeline. >>> john kerry landed in london tonight on the first leg of his first overseas visit and the nation's top diplomat. kerry and foreign ministers from europe and the middle east set to meet with the syrian opposition on wednesday in rome. but some of the syrians are threatening to boycott that meeting. u.s. ambassador to syria is headed to cairo tonight to meet with the opposition in hopes of getting the talks back on track. >>> meanwhile, the violence continues as the syrian conflict approaches the two-year mark. this amateu

. >>> afghan president hamid karzai ordered all u.s. force opes to leave within two weeks. >>> south african olympic oscar pistorius sunt the only one accused of killing someone. oscar's older brother carl is charged with culpable homicide. the equivalent of negligent homicide. his attorney maintains that he's innocent. >>> pope benedict gave his final sunday blessing in st. peter's square before abdicating friday. he's not abandoning the church but will serve it in a way that's more supportable for his age and strength. >>> business news. the dow opens the week at 14,000 after closing 119 points friday. the s&p 500 rose 13. >>> overseas markets also saw gains. the nikkei gained 277. the nikkei is at 53-month high. the japanese government plans to n nominate him to head the committee. >>> earnings for lowe before the bell. after today's bell caesar's will weigh in its quarterly report card. >>> we'll see how hertz is farg. >>> keep an eye on yum brands. they're going to crack down on quality control. the company said that china sales wh

hamid karzai ordering all u.s. special forces troops out of the key afghan province and only giving them two weeks to leave. more on that after the break. after as john kerry starts his first overseas trip today president obama's former envoy george mitchell is here. i will ask him about reports that kerry is determined to get israelis and palestinians to reach a peace agreement. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> we are following developing news in afghanistan right now. a spokesman for president hamid karzai said the u.s. special forces have two weeks to leave the wardak province. karzai says he is ordering the u.s. troops out because of allegations of quote, harassing, annoying, torturing and murdering innocent people there. the force that kwoerdinates in afghanistan sa

general joseph dunford reacting to hamid karzai's decision to ban on security forces from speaking -- seeking nato air support following the death of the 10 people last week. we are amicable with more. nato andw commander of american forces here, general heredunford says he understands hegen. joseph dunford says understands the new policy. he is meeting this afternoon with his afghan counterparts to work out the modalities of victory on the ground. under afghanistan is afghan security force's lead. we have a lot of joint operations going on. this is after an air strike on wednesday left 10 afghan civilians dead. president karzai said it was called in by his arm afghan security forces, his own intelligence forces, and that this is intended to stop those kinds of things from happening. ineral dunford says this is line with what general allen, his predecessor, implemented over one year ago. the general says protecting civilians is what it is all about and he is working with his afghan counterparts to implement this new presidential decree as tens of thousands of nato forces will be leavi

welcome back you're watching our team the afghan president hamid karzai has ordered a u.s. special forces to leave the key battleground province of wardog troops there were accused of torture and the murder of civilians well for more analysis on this we're joined live by brian becker of the antiwar answer coalition sir thanks for taking the time to chat with us of course we do know that nato troops will be pulling out by two thousand and fourteen so why this push now to ban u.s. special forces from the wardak province what's behind this decision. well the u.s. joint special operations efforts started with mcchrystal and then patrol yes especially had the idea of four men team a kind of civil war at the local level in villages by the creation of these civilian based militias in addition to that the joint special operations commission operations. created secret cia led militias of afghan soldiers to now it's been a real problem for the afghan government because these forces are in fact outside the control of the afghan army or the afghan police and they are identified by the

hamid karzai has tried to reign in corruption. it's clearly not been made. after an aid conference in tokyo last july, the countries agreed to continue supporting afghanistan on the condition that the government tackle corruption. the u.n. report estimates $3.9 billion of bribes exchanged hands in afghanistan last year. that's equivalent to the annual aid that donor nations have promised to the country until 2015. the report highlights lax government discipline and the questions whether foreign aid is being properly distributed. the report warns that the situation is getting worse. cases of bribery of officials increased compared with previous survey in 2009. the u.n. representative says corruption undermines trust in the government and strengths support for the taliban. >> the more corruption you have, the more corruption available, the less the population will connect with the government. that might not necessarily bring directly -- might not necessarily lead directly to insurgent as such but definitely towards aggravation, frustration. >> reporter: stoppi

afghan president hamid karzai says it's time his country security forces take over, but some analysts say when the u.s. pulls out the war torn country will once again be overrun with violence. >>> the burned remains found in a cabin where police believe they cornered christopher dorner, the ex-l.a. cop wanted for a killing spree earlier in the month. police believe they tracked him down yesterday to the cabin near california's big bear ski area and during a furious shootout one law officer was killed and another wounded. the cabin caught fire, burned down. in the basement officers found a charred body and reportedly found id belonging to dorner. >>> the virginia state senate passed its version of a plan to raise money for roads, bridges and mass transit and it tiffs a lot from the plan passed -- differs a lot from the plan passed by the house of delegates and the governor. the plan raises the tax on gasoline rather than eliminates it. the bill heads to the house, then likely a conference committee and both chambers will try to hammer out a deal and the governor has to sign on as well.

president hamid karzai is asking nato forces to carry out air strikes on neighborhood areas. he will issue a decree in response that killed 10 civilians last week. afghan forces have requested the air strike during a joint afghan operation that was targeting tal ban forces in the northeastern part of afghanistan. >> eric: the supreme leader of iran insisting his nation has no intention of developing nuclear weapons but he did add if it did wish to build an atomic bomb he claims the united states would not stop it. how close is iran from getting a bomb? is he to be believed? joining us this sunday is former united states ambassador john bolton. good morning. >> good morning. >> eric: do you buy it, you can't stop it? >> in law, it's pleading in the alternative. devil made me do it. that is what he is saying. really, it's very revealing repeating their standard line that their program is peaceful and they don't want nuclear weapons but indicating what is really going on. they feel very confident under current circumstances that they have time. they have faith and going to conti

. >>> hamid karzai ordered u.s. special forces out of war dack an important province in the eastern part of the country stemming from allegations that afghans working with u.s. troops will be abusing afghan citizens. so far though nato has found no evidence of misconduct by american special forces. >>> in cuba raoul castro accepted a new term but says it will be the last term. 81-year-old castro announced yesterday he will step down from power in cuba in 2018. he named miguel diaz kannell add his lieutenant and possible successor. he led cuba since 2006 when he replaced his brother fidel castro who ruled cuba since 1959. >>> the stalemate between president obama and congressional republicans has come to a deadline friday when automatic spending cuts go into effect. susan mcginnis tells us about the cuts. >> welcome. >>> reporter: president obama hosted the governors at the white house last night. he did not specifically mention the sequestration deadline but he did ask leaders from both parties to work together. >>

hamid karzai shocked top military brass yesterday alleging our troops are torturing and killing innocent. karzai wants all u.s. special forces to leave wardak province within two weeks and stop all military operations there immediately. this area the gateway to the capital of kabul, it has been a prime target for the taliban, it's where where a lot of trains going on as well. why are these allegations only surfacing now? what's all behind this? retired major general bob scales is a fox news military analyst, and as we said, no evidence of this at all, but the karzai government saying our troops are harassing, annoying, torturing and murdering innocent people. what's this all about? >> well, a little bit of history here, jenna. the alp program is a program that we've often used in the past. we used it in vietnam, it was called the strategic village -- jenna: al -- i'm sorry, general scales, if i could stop you because you're going to make an important point, i'm sure, but alp stands for what? >> that's the afghan local police, alp. that's these small militias that are loyal to village chi

have got a stance president hamid karzai has ordered the u.s. special forces out of a crucial province the americans were linked to the torture and murder of local villagers in areas seen as liable for defending the capital kabul the move comes as nato prepares to one hundred sponsibility for security to local forces by twenty fourteen and politics professor patricia additional rose says afghanistan will struggle on its. the wardak province is you know the family is strong the place isn't volatile and i think they're kind of tired as well as most afghans having u.s. forces going in and out of people's houses that are and comment karzai president karzai needs to take care has and the seeds definitely president karzai is trying to make a statement and our fact they haven't come to an agreement yet they you know there is there's still a little i'm sure power play going on between the u.s. and the president as to who's going to stay who's going to be in charge you know what kind of numbers they want and how they're going to work but absolutely you k

afghan president hamid karzai is saying all u.s.pecial forces must be out of a key eastern province within two weeks. the u.s. military rejected any suggestion that its special forces carried out such crimes. last month the president met with karzai about possibly keeping about 9,000 troops in afghanistan passed the 2014 withdraw bait. >>> transit officials say solo drivers will be able to pay to use car pool lanes on interstate 80, 580, 680 and 880 by the end of 2015. the 90 miles of express lanes will be the first phase to create a 550-mile network of car pool toll lanes. drivers who car pool will still be able to use the lanes for free. >>> sal, you probably know more than anybody else is that because not many people are using the car pool lanes? they want to at least open them up? >> yeah. and also they want to give incentives to those other people who have the cars that are very gas efficient. it will be interesting to see what happens. good morning, everyone. let's go out and take a look at the commute now. westbound 80 traffi

hamid karzai has armed agents have been responsible for torture and murder there. he did not say it was americans doing such things, but he's holding the u.s. responsible for hiring afghan personnel to conduct those operations. >>> and john kerry is on his first visit, the first stop of a ten-day drip through europe. his mission, to get an idea how other nations few world conflicts. >>> back in washington, congress returns to work tomorrow with a giant deadline ahead of them. on friday, $85 billion in automatic across the board budget cuts kick in, unless they can agree on an alternative. so what are the prospects with just five days ago? abc's david kerley reports from the white house. >> reporter: for a change -- bipartisan agreement in washington tonight. but it's acknowledgement that those automatic cuts, which just about everyoobably start friday. >> unless the republicans are willing to compromise and do a balanced approach, i think it will kick in. it will kick in, but you're not going to see $85 billion all of a sudden shrink from the federal government. >>

an end game in afghanistan he met yesterday at the white house with visiting afghan president hamid karzai and announce that the u.s. military transition is already underway this is one of the military bases that will no doubt be affected as the u.s. military continues to wind down its presence here in afghanistan here's what the announcement means for the most part up to now american and afghan soldiers have been fighting the taliban side by side in the mountains in the valleys basically wherever the taliban are hiding well that is now changing as of this spring it's afghan soldiers that will be in the lead they will be the ones initiating the combat with the taliban while the american soldiers will only be here to advise and assist when they are requested to oh great i guess we can always disregard the strategic agreement between obama and karzai over the extended u.s. presence in afghanistan through twenty twenty. or which conveniently is not mentioned by the corporate media i wonder why look the fact of the matter is that the u.s. military operates around the world and it's more widesp

an end game in afghanistan he met yesterday at the white house with visiting afghan president hamid karzai and announced that the u.s. military transition is already underway this is one of the military bases that will no doubt be affected as the u.s. military continues to wind down its presence here in afghanistan here's what the announcement means for the most part up to now american and afghan soldiers have been fighting the taliban side by side in the mountains in the valleys basically wherever the taliban are hiding well that is now changing as of this spring it's afghan soldiers that will be in the lead they will be the ones initiating the combat with the taliban while the american soldiers will only be here to advise in . when they are requested to oh great i guess we can all just disregard the strategic agreement between obama and karzai over the extended u.s. presence in afghanistan through twenty twenty four which conveniently it's not mentioned by the corporate media i wonder why but the fact of the matter is that the us military operates around the world and it's more widesprea

time for a world update and we begin with afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai has ordered u.s. special forces to leave the country is wardak province within two weeks the decision was made due to allegations of murder and torture of civilians a presidential spokesman said the troops were responsible for instability and insecurity in the region the move comes as nato is preparing to hand over responsibility for security to local forces by twenty fourteen. senate dick has delivered a final blessing before his resignation to thousands of people gathered at st peter's square in the baton city has announced are you going to step down earlier this month becoming the first pontiff to do so nearly six hundred years you were citing health reasons however critics of the catholic church claim the move could be a result of the brewing sex and scandals. and also pile up at a nascar rally in the u.s. has left at thirty three spectators injured at least two critically and they were hit by debris that was launched into the stands the accident happened at the last lap of the florida race course

an end game in afghanistan he met yesterday at the white house with visiting afghan president hamid karzai and announced that the u.s. military transition is already underway this is one of the military bases that will no doubt be affected as the u.s. military continues to wind down its presence here in afghanistan here's what the announcement means for the most part up to now american and afghan soldiers have been fighting the taliban side by side in the mountains in the valleys basically wherever the taliban are hiding well that is now changing as of this spring it's afghan soldiers that will be in the lead they will be the ones initiating the combat with the taliban while the american soldiers will only be here to advise. the system when they are requested to oh great i guess we can all just disregard the strategic agreement between obama and karzai over the extended u.s. presence in afghanistan through twenty twenty four which conveniently is not mentioned by the corporate media i wonder why but the fact of the matter is that the us military operates around the world and it's more wide

welcome back i'm lucy catherine of the afghan president hamid karzai has ordered u.s. special forces to leave the key battleground province of wardak troops there were accused of torture as well as the murder of civilians earlier i spoke to brian becker from the antiwar answer coalition who told me that it's not just security kabul will now have to worry about. well you know the problem with the afghan army and the afghan police is that it's the creation the proxy the client of a foreign occupying force which is despised really by the people of afghanistan including many who may hate the taliban but who realize that the foreign occupation forces especially these special operation commandos commit any kind of atrocity kill the people torture the people set afghan against afghan without any accountability and so of course that leaves the afghan military in the police even if they were doing pristine work which of course they're not they have many they've committed many crimes on their own but that would leave them in a position of having no credibility with the local pop

well it's time for a world update now and we begin with of on a stand where afghan president hamid karzai has ordered u.s. special forces to leave the country as a ward of the province well in two weeks the decision was made due to allegations of murder and torture of civilians a presidential spokesman said the troops were responsible for instability and insecurity in the region the move comes as nato is preparing to hand over responsibility for security to local forces by twenty fourteen. at least six people have been killed in a militant attack in northeastern nigeria that is at least according to the country's military no suspects have been arrested yet the region is however frequently targeted by islamic extremists while local reporters putting the blame for the attack on the radical sect boko. pope benedict has a liver to final blessing before his resignation to thousands of people gathered at the same peter's square in vatican city he's announced that he would step down earlier this month becoming the first pope to do so in nearly six hundred years when he cited health reasons criti

an end game in afghanistan he met yesterday at the white house with visiting afghan president hamid karzai and announce that the u.s. military transition is already underway this is one of the military bases that will no doubt be affected as the u.s. military continues to wind down its presence here in afghanistan here's what the announcement means for the most part up to. now american and afghan soldiers have been fighting the taliban side by side in the mountains in the valleys basically wherever the taliban are hiding well that is now changing as of this spring it's afghan soldiers that will be in the lead they will be the ones initiating the combat with the taliban while the american soldiers will only be here to advise and assist when they are requested to oh great i guess we can all just disregard the strategic agreement between obama and karzai over the extended u.s. presence in afghanistan through twenty twenty four which conveniently is not mentioned by the corporate media i wonder why look the fact of the matter is that the u.s. military operates around the world and it's more wi

the afghan president hamid karzai has ordered u.s. special forces to leave the key battleground province of wardog troops there were accused of torture and the murder of civilians actually there are afghan troops under u.s. special forces oversight and just as kabul is preparing to regain control of security politics professor patricia doesn't r.-o. believe that cars i also needs to regain the support of the people. the wardak province is.

an end game in afghanistan he met yesterday at the white house with visiting afghan president hamid karzai and announce that the u.s. military transition is already underway this is one of the military bases that will no doubt be affected as the u.s. military continues to wind down its presence here in afghanistan here's what the announcement means for the most part up to. now american and afghan soldiers have been fighting the taliban side by side in the mountains in the valleys basically wherever the taliban are hiding well that is now changing as of this spring it's afghan soldiers that will be in the lead they will be the ones initiating the combat with the taliban while the american soldiers will only be here to advise and assist when they are requested to oh great i guess we can all just disregard the strategic agreement between obama and karzai over the extended u.s. presence in afghanistan through twenty twenty four which conveniently is not mentioned by the corporate media i wonder why look the fact of the matter is that the u.s. military operates around the world and it's more wi

the afghan president hamid karzai has ordered u.s. special forces to leave the key battleground province of wind back troops there are accused of torture and of the murdering of civilians and just as can bull is preparing to regain control of security politics professor patricia de janeiro believes karzai also needs to regain the support of the people in the water.

afghan president hamid karzai has ordered u.s. special forces to leave the country as wardak province within two weeks so when was may do the allegations of murder and even torture of civilians a presidential spokesman said nato troops were responsible for instability and insecurity in the region for some analysis under the law by patricia de janeiro professor of politics at new york university thank you very much for joining us so afghans anger has been sparked by recent cases of civilians being allegedly tortured or even disappearing but we've heard these allegations before so why is kabul voicing discontent now. well that's a good question and you know it when it when these things go on in afghanistan it's always hard to find out what what's definitely the truth the issue is a. the province of war doc is has been very volatile for a very long time when the taliban are active there so this could also be. you know some kind of impersonate of u.s. forces or are the like like what has happened there before but i think the wardak pr

president hamid karzai has ordered u.s. special forces out of the country's wardak province within two weeks this edition was made after allegations of murder and torture of civilians the move coming as nato is reading to handle responsibility for security to local forces by twenty fourteen patricia de janeiro and a professor of politics at new york university says even though it seems like afghanistan is willing to go it alone the path is unlikely to be smooth. the wardak province is you know the family is strong the place isn't volatile and i think they're kind of tired as well as most afghans having u.s. forces going in that people's houses that are and comment cards like president karzai needs to take care of his own constituents that cedes definitely president karzai is trying to make a statement and fact they haven't come to an agreement yet they you know there is there's still a little i'm sure power play going on between the u.s. and the president as to who's going to stay who's going to be in charge you know what k