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afghanistan first in the jalalabad area near mullah omar. the issues of al qaeda and what is going right at that point several things one had a sanctuary in afghanistan and the ally. an individual mullah omar who had tense relations at some point but there was a good enough host that allowed bin laden to stay and plan for operations. it also had a somewhat limited targeting structure for the early period and was primarily targeting u.s. military facilities and embassies that killed large numbers of civilians, the uss call, the embassies in tanzania and kenya, and then as we get into my nell irvin it became clear that there was no u.s. strategy at least executed on the ground against al qaeda. so it had a selective engagement

they joined the battle against the afghan communists in jalalabad, near the pakistan border.n jalalabad bin laden was a dismal failure. >> we lost more than 45 kilometers because of his mistake. >> reporter: and he lost many soldiers. among those in the militant community like egyptian osama rushdie bin laden's reputation took a hit. >> translator: lots of people criticized osama bin laden because he led the arab fighters into the battle for jalalabad in a very disorganized way. more than 300 of them were killed. >> reporter: shortly after the battle bin laden returned home to saudi arabia. >> my name is turk al faisal. i met osama bin laden in pakistan in 1985. >> reporter: prince turki al faisal was the head of saudi arabia's intelligence service. he told me that in 1990 bin laden offered up his army to drive out the communists from neighboring yemen but the saudis didn't take him seriously. later that year, when saddam hussein invaded kuwait, bin laden once again offered his troops to the saudis. >> he asked other officials in the kingdom for the opportunity again to bring

in the eastern city of jalalabad, all the cd shops have been forced to close.ians themselves are also faced with threats. this footage from three years ago shows the members of district unknown. they hid their faces behind white masks after becoming victims of harassment and threats from people opposed to rock music. but the group decided to go on stage without their faces covered at the country's first ever rock festival. >> translator: even at the risk of losing our lives, we perform with our faces unhidden. we wanted to share our rock music with the whole world. >> reporter: in afghanistan, with its limited job market for young people, music is becoming a valuable part of job training. this is afghanistan's first music school which opened two years ago. of the 150 students who study here for free, some are children who lost parents in the war. ♪ this is one of the school's best violinists. but once class is over, he devotes himself to rock. >> translator: i like rock music because it allows me to honestly express my feelings. >> reporter: there was something

in the eastern city of gentle n jalalabad, all the shops were forced to close.ns themselves are also pressed with threats. this footage from three years ago shows the members unknown. they hid their faces behind white masks after becoming victims of threats of people who want to ban music. but the group decided to go on stage without their faces covered at the country's first ever rock festival. ♪ >> translator: even if the risk of losing our lives, we perform with our faces unhidden. we wanted to share our rock music with the whole world. >> reporter: musicians in afghanistan face strong, even violent opposition. music has provided them with a voice. now that they have the voice, they are not likely to give it up again. hideki yui, nhk world, kabul. >>> it was a pleasant day here in tokyo with some overcast. it looks like more unstable weather in the philippines. robert speta has the details. robert? >> there is a tropical depression east of isais right now. you see the cyclonic circulation forming up here as it does push off towards the northwest. and with tha

eastern time, the situation room was notified the first wave of helicopters was wheels up from jalalabadafghanistan en route to the bin laden compound over the border in pakistan. they were carrying navy s.e.a.l.s, a pakistani-american translator, and a trained military dog named cairo. >> the mood was tense, but it was one that was for all intents and purposes, because of the president's decision, it was out of our hands. so it was up to those great professionals in our military to execute this mission. >> they were accustomed to operating in the dark. they were accustomed to landing in compounds where they weren't sure what was behind closed doors. these guys were all trained to do that. and a lot of them had as much gray hair as you and me. and you know, if you had passed them on the street, you might have -- and if they were in civilian clothes, you might have thought they were accountants or doctors or, you know, worked at home depot, you wouldn't know. >> reporter: on the big monitor, admiral mccraven, the head of special operations, appeared from afghanistan, while leon panetta ap

individuals and groups from other locations but particularly settles in afghanistan first in the jalalabad area near mullah omar. the issues of al qaeda and what is going right at that point several things one had a sanctuary in afghanistan and the ally. an individual mullah omar who had tense relations at some point but there was a good enough host that allowed bin laden to stay and plan for operations. it also had a somewhat limited targeting structure for the early period and was primarily targeting u.s. military facilities and embassies that killed large numbers of civilians, the uss call, the embassies in tanzania and kenya, and then as we get into my nell irvin it became clear that there was no u.s. strategy at least executed on the ground against al qaeda. so it had a selective engagement strategy killing civilians and an enemy who had not identified it as a major threat that the illustration identified as a major threat. >> host: sinnott at home and taking it seriously. >> guest: from the 9/11 commission report that i talked to in the organizations like the cia including the bin la

individuals and groups from other locations but particularly settled in afghanistan first in the jalalabad area and then in particular bin laden moved down to the kandahar area. neira mullah umar -- mullah omar. the issues, one had a sanctuary in afghanistan and it had an ally. it had an individual mullah omar with whom it had tense relationships at some point but was a good enough post that it allowed bin laden to stay and plan for operations. it also had a somewhat limited targeting structure at least for that period. it was primarily targeting u.s. military facilities, embassies, but not killing large numbers of civilians. they targeted the uss cole, embassies in tanzania and in kenya, and then as we got up to 9/11, it became clear that there was really no u.s. strategy executed on the ground against al qaeda. it had a limited selective engagement strategy, killing minimal civilians, and it had an enemy who had not identified it as a major threat. it had the people but the administration would not identified as the main threat. >> host: so it was that pointed organization that had been