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. >>> a bomb exploded in jalalabad jalalabad. two were killed and came after kabul suffered its worst day of violence. three explosions came off within 22 hours, killing 52, injuring hundreds more. the african taliban claimed responsibility for one of the attacks. >>> to yemen - retaking territory in the south, moving to zinzebar. it's the capital of avian province the popular resistance forces backed by the saudi-led coalition and the government in exile say they hope to enter within the coming days >>> the president of the international committee of the red crosses is in sanaa, the capital. he'll be there for two days to talk about the humanitarian situation. the i.c.r.c. accused both sides of breaking the law adding to the suffering of the yemeni people. >>> hatians vote on sunday in parliamentary elections that are being delayed. they have been without a functioning government. people have disillusions leaders. rob reynolds reports from port-au-prince. >> reporter: political campaigning haitian style, where a political rally
. >>> a bomb exploded in jalalabad jalalabad. two were killed and came after kabul suffered its worst day of violence. three explosions came off within 22 hours, killing 52, injuring hundreds more. the african taliban claimed responsibility for one of the attacks. >>> to yemen - retaking territory in the south, moving to zinzebar. it's the capital of avian province the popular resistance forces backed by the saudi-led coalition and the government in exile say they hope to...
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remain in hospital, in critical condition >>> a bomb has exploded in afghanistan's eastern city of jalalabad, killing two people. this comes after the capital kabul suffered its worst day of violence. three explosions went off within 24 hours, killing 52 people, injuring hundreds more. the afghan taliban claimed responsibility for one of those attacks. >>> meanwhile dozens of afghans donated blood under tight security for people injured in the attacks. a government official said they were the biggest of their kind in recent years. residents said they don't feel safe in kabul. >> translation: i feel danger now. when i feel a crowd, i feel a suicide attack, a car bomb may happen. anything is possible. >>> hatians start to vote on sunday in the first of a series of elections. haiti operated without a parliament since january when the terms expired, so on sunday every seat in the legislature would be up for grabs. 1800 candidates said they'd run, but the candidates have done little campaigning. people will vote for a new president in october. the constitution bars the incumbent from running for
remain in hospital, in critical condition >>> a bomb has exploded in afghanistan's eastern city of jalalabad, killing two people. this comes after the capital kabul suffered its worst day of violence. three explosions went off within 24 hours, killing 52 people, injuring hundreds more. the afghan taliban claimed responsibility for one of those attacks. >>> meanwhile dozens of afghans donated blood under tight security for people injured in the attacks. a government official...
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this is the battle of jalalabad. this is the battle outside of the airstrip in jalalabad. in is the rag tag army, mainly pashtuns. you can see the rag tag quality of this and particularly this captured russian fur hat. he had obviously gotten that from a garrison they had already overrun. this is about a three-hour drive from the pakistan border in the kaber pass. keep in mind in the image, i kind of knew it, but the arabs, bin laden in particular was about two miles away over this ridge here. they were also at the airport which was the front line. the battle of jalalabad failed, 8,000 killed. and it was a slap in the face to pakistan as well as the cia. that wasn't going to stop them though. this is what carpet bombing looks like. these are refugees fleeing the same battle along the same road. a series of bomb explosions all along the line. they were obviously using this highway as a marker. but luckily, i had my feet in the great mountain stream, boots off and i was caught totally unaware. but that's what carpet bombing -- that's about as close to carpet bombing as you w
this is the battle of jalalabad. this is the battle outside of the airstrip in jalalabad. in is the rag tag army, mainly pashtuns. you can see the rag tag quality of this and particularly this captured russian fur hat. he had obviously gotten that from a garrison they had already overrun. this is about a three-hour drive from the pakistan border in the kaber pass. keep in mind in the image, i kind of knew it, but the arabs, bin laden in particular was about two miles away over this ridge here....
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in those have anyone now.s jalalabad is a very dangerous place. .e use afghans as sources they help us do monitoring of sites for us. we try to come up with other means to do it. this is not your normal i.t. operation. jacketsors where flak and helmets. my agents are carrying machine guns when they go out there. this is not your ordinary situation. brian: what do you think? afghanistan is not an ordinary situation. the level of corruption that pervades every day life. security has deteriorated very significantly. since 2002. it is very difficult to get around. it requires bravery or foolishness or a combination. spent part of the spring this year in somalia. their andg at changes you have a situation which in some ways are even more difficult than in ghanistan. a lot of insecurity. in gettingulties around. a tremendous amount of corruption. brian: you say in your book that afghanistan is one of the three most corrupt countries in the world. you name north korea and somalia. how do you see corruption? rankingsrely for the -- it is a very important question of what is corruption? it is a
in those have anyone now.s jalalabad is a very dangerous place. .e use afghans as sources they help us do monitoring of sites for us. we try to come up with other means to do it. this is not your normal i.t. operation. jacketsors where flak and helmets. my agents are carrying machine guns when they go out there. this is not your ordinary situation. brian: what do you think? afghanistan is not an ordinary situation. the level of corruption that pervades every day life. security has deteriorated...
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jalalabad is a very dangerous place. we use afghans as sources and we -- they do monitoring of sites for us so we try to come up with other means to do it but this is not your normal i.g. operation. my auditors wear flack jackets, helmets, my agents are carrying machine guns when they go around out there. his is not your order ordinary -- not your ordinary situation. host: what do you think? vanda: afghanistan is not a normal situation. the level of corruption that is in everyday life and the security which deteriorated very significantly since 2002. it's difficult to get around. it requires a great deal of bravery or foolishness or a combination of those to do so. i spent part of the spring this year in somalia doing -- going back a year and a half to look at changes there. you have the situation in some ways it's even more difficult in many ways, it's even more difficult than in afghanistan. a lot of insecurity, very difficulties in getting around, tremendous amount of corruption. it's possible but it's tough. host: yo
jalalabad is a very dangerous place. we use afghans as sources and we -- they do monitoring of sites for us so we try to come up with other means to do it but this is not your normal i.g. operation. my auditors wear flack jackets, helmets, my agents are carrying machine guns when they go around out there. his is not your order ordinary -- not your ordinary situation. host: what do you think? vanda: afghanistan is not a normal situation. the level of corruption that is in everyday life and the...
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insurgency, they d the capital of jalalabad and this is outside the airstrip. this is the rag tag army primarily the major ethnic group in afghanistan. and you can see the rag tag quality of this, in particular, this captured russian for a hat. he'd obviously gotten that from a garrison they'd already overrun. this is about a 3-hour run from the pakistan border in the pass. but keep in mind also, in this image, and i kind of knew it. but the arabs, bin laden in particular was 2 miles away over this ridge here. they were also at the airport, which was the front line. the battle failed, 8,000 killed, and it was a slap in the face to pakistan as well as the cia. that wasn't going to stop them, though. this is refugees fleeing along the same ride. a series of bomb explosions all along the line. they were obviously using this highway as a marker. boots off and i was caught totally unaware. that's about as close to carpet bombing as you want to get. so visas became available for journalists in 1988 for the withdrawal and that was a new chapter in coverage that meant
insurgency, they d the capital of jalalabad and this is outside the airstrip. this is the rag tag army primarily the major ethnic group in afghanistan. and you can see the rag tag quality of this, in particular, this captured russian for a hat. he'd obviously gotten that from a garrison they'd already overrun. this is about a 3-hour run from the pakistan border in the pass. but keep in mind also, in this image, and i kind of knew it. but the arabs, bin laden in particular was 2 miles away over...