. >> now we're linked up with our reporter, hideki yui in islamabad. as the fighting intensifies, more and more people in afghanistan are forced to live in evacuation camps. does this mean that security is degenerating even further? >> reporter: yes, it's getting worse. u.n. data shows that the record 2,777 victims fell victim to fighting and terrorist attacks last year. for this year, from january to june, civilian deaths were up 15% from the same period last year. this sets a new record and can't be blamed on worsening security. but the u.s. government claims that taliban controlled areas are shrinking. however, even in the capital, which has better security than most places, a series of taliban attacks earlier this month killed 16 police officers and civilians. the u.s. embassy and the headquarters of the international security assistance force were among their targets. and in august, the taliban attacked the british council compound and their june strike against the russian hotel also caused heavy casualties. so as far as afghanistan civilians are

nhk world's hideki yui reports. >> reporter: this is a camp in the capital of kabul. more and more people are coming here and fighting fights between international forces and the taliban. most people here fled from the south where fighting has intensified. >> translator: look at this. i got hit when a bomb exploded. >> reporter: even in the camp, some children die of malnutrition. this man lost his two young children. >> translator: i am very sad. the death of my sons is too much to bear. i really want these terrible conditions to be improved. >> reporter: the afghan government provides no help to evacuees in camps. they survive only on bread and soup from charities. this is 8-year-old shafrin han. his father, a construction worker, was killed in the attack by the international forces. to escape the fighting, he and his brothers moved to a camp in kabul in july along with their uncle's family. jumaha is shrafin's uncle. he is 18 years old. he looks for day's work but comes up empty. more and more evacuees stream into the city looking for job. on this day, he cannot ag

hideki yui reports from islamabad. >> translator: the statements from the high-ranking u.s. officials were a matter of surprise to us. they were in total contrast to the sacrifices made by pakistan and our successes in the war against terrorism and extremism. >> reporter: prime minister yousef raza gilani invited representatives from all of pakistan's political parties to the talks in islamabad on thursday. this sort of meeting is normally held only in the case of a national security emergency. it has not been called for two and a half years. the u.s. government has criticized pakistan for not taking meaningful action against the pakistan-based taliban group called the hakani network said to have conducted an attack on the u.s. embassy in afghanistan. america's most senior military officer publicly accused the pakistani government of supporting the militants. bilateral ties have been deteriorating. pakistan has denied the allegation saying there is no evidence that the group is based on its soil. pakistan says its army cannot afford to take action in light of the high casual

nhk world's hideki ui has more. >> rpg. get down!a building under construction on tuesday from where they fired rockets at the u.s. embassy. they also fired on the headquarters of the nato-led international security assistance force. the attacks soon developed into gunfights between the fighters and afghan security troops. at least nine people were killed and 23 injured in the attacks. a taliban spokesperson told nhk that the group was responsible for the assaults. the attacks ended after 20 hours, when afghan security forces killed the last of the six insurgents in their stronghold. >> translator: we've killed six fighters who launched attacks from this high-rise, where they'd been holed up. as you can see, this was a good location for them to launch the attack. >> reporter: president hamid karzai has released a statement condemning the attacks. he said this will not stop the transition of security from international to afghan forces. with the u.s. and nato planning to withdraw from afghanistan, the reappearance of the taliban in ka

hideki yui, nhk world, islamabad. >>> and in thailand about 95% of the population is buddhist. but down in the south near the border with malaysia, nearly 80% of the people are muslim. around the world, religious extremists have gained influence in recent years, and thailand is no exception. the south is regularly hit by bombings and deadly violence. an nhk crew visited the region of this forgotten war. in the second of our two-day special we look at efforts to stem the cycle of violence. >> reporter: the economy of southern thailand has largely been left behind as other places like bangkok steam ahead. monthly income per household is about $500. one-third the amount in the capital. the thai government is working to shore up the region's economy and improve social welfare. but the worsening security situation means many areas deep in the mountains have no choice but to rely on the military, even for public services. >> translator: such assistance does help us a lot. >> translator: i hope that peace will be restored soon. >> reporter: some residents are taking action by themselv

vice environment minister hideki miamikawa made the announcement on wednesday. >> translator: we'd like to quick liu decide on the locations of storage facilities. that will allow us to make progress in removing radioactive substances. and not just fukushima. other prefectural governments should also provide storage. local governments have been trying to removed radioactive materials since the crisis began at the fukushima daiichi plant. but they're struggling to find places to store mud and sludge generated by the decontamination. the environment ministry is planning to build the facilities in tokyo and four other neighboring prefectures, and in three prefectures in the tohoku region. the ministry says it will soon explain the plan to each local government. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout if the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis." and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recove

scoreless with the mariners in the 4th until cliff pennington drills the pitch down the line to score hideki matsui and des jesus. that was plent for brandon mccarthy, who pitched the 3-hit shutout. this wooz pro-football count dyne and college football and we'll have that t-all tonight on sportswrap at 10:00. >> thank you, joe. >>> coming up on the 10:00 news, if you are planning to enjoy this holiday weekend you have plenty of company on the roads. law enforcement is looking for drunk drivers and tonight we'll go along with the chp as they crackdown, tonight on the 10:00 news. >> that is our report. >> i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes and for joe and mark and all of us, thanks for joining us tonight. our next newscast is the 10:00 news. hope to see you then.

hideki matsui. weekes comes home. 1-0, oakland with the early lead. smokes it to right. three-run home run, 4-1, seattle. and the 15th of the season. and the a's fall by the final of 4-2. >>> monday, the golden state warriors named 58-year-old rick welts as the chief operating officer. welts coming over after nine season with the phoenix suns as he served as president and c.e.o. for the last two years. with acceptance of the job, welts is the highest ranking executive to publicly acknowledge he is gay. that will do it in sports. back to you. will be introduced be tomorrow at warriors headquarters in oakland. >> we'll be ragt back. it's a new totino's pizza stuffer. [ male announcer ] give your kids the new totino's pizza stuffers. new, minimum mess, maximum fun! you want that? you want a warm, super-delicious strawberry toaster strudel yeah but now i have nothing to eat sure you do. hey! you can have the pop tart! pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat >>> a small dog had the city of portland tied up in knots in the evening commute. cars over a 20-block area

hideki matsui. dejesus scores 4-1 oakland. top of the ninth 8-5, ass. miguel olivo swinging hitting nothing. ass win 8-5. tennis, anyone? flushing meadows u.s. open style rafael nidal beat david nalbandy handily in sets. bandy in double faults giving nidal the win. after his win he cramped in post-match interview from the apparent leg cramp. he should be fine, though, for the fourth round. that will do it for sports. diane, back to you. >> all right. that looked like it hurt. poor guy. thanks a lot, damon. >> absolutely. >> thanks for choosing the bay area at 6:00. we've got the nbc fall preview coming up next. we've got warm weather coming up this week. >> yes, we do. starting tuesday. >> we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. until then, have a good night.

hideki matsui continues to crush the ball, just like that.emore slicing and dicing to right to score matsui and makes it 5-2. cliff pennington had one hit in the game. that is making it count. a three-run jackass the a's bust it open and roll to the 9-2 victory. a program reminder, we have the early newscast at 4:00 p.m. and then oregon versus lsu, college football in prime time, followed by the season premiere of lexus after the game. hope to see you then. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >>> coming up next, bay area workers now being trained in new careers in a world where employment opportunities are in short supply. and oakland's acceptance of medical marijuana and the unprecedented event taking place there this weekend. that proves it. >> president obama o'clock president obama is using his labor day address to extend the funding that expires the end of the month. >> in congress doesn't act, fund fourth the roads and bridge will expire. this will put a stop to road constructions and mass transit projects that keep our cou

hideki matsui continues to crush the ball, just like that. scott sizemore slicing and dicing to right to score matsui and makes it 5-2. cliff pennington had one hit in the game. that is making it count. a three-run jack as the a's bust it open and roll to the 9-2 victory. a program reminder, we have the early newscast at 4:00 p.m. and then oregon versus lsu, college football in prime time, followed by the season premiere of lexus after the game. hope to see you then. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> nicks at 6:30. bay area workers now being trained in new careers and where employment opportunities are few and far between. oakland's acceptance of medical marijuana and the unprecedented event taking place there this weekendddddddddddddddddddddddddd [ cherie ] i always had a job, ever since i was fourteen. i could not make working and going to school work. it was not until the university of phoenix that i was able to work full-time, be a mom, and go to school. the opportunities that i had at the university of phoenix, dealing

1500 homes have been hideki with five undertaker's burned. dry brush his feelinfueling mess.e willp you posted on this developing story. dueling-fueling mthis. >>catherine: casey anthony was acquitted of murder but she was acquitted on line to officers. on the lying-two officers she was lying to officers. found guilty. the city of orlando is still trying to decide weather to charge her in the investigation financially. >>catherine: this car ran a red light and hit that suv driver was a arrested. >> a powerful earthquake off the coast of alaska. it was a 6.8. no serious problems but is 7.2 earthquake almost the exact same location in the month of june. bans of rainfall from tropical storm leave will be a very wet holiday weekend. forecasters are predicting this for the entire weekend. in the new orleans them governor of mississippi declared a state of mississipa state of an emergencn seven counties. >>jacqueline: certainly we have more mild temperatures and that of the fog returned. if this post to stay near saw monterey but it surged up. we will have coastal fog tomorrow. alo