kabul is still insecure. this is a class full of hope and ambition. >> [speaking foreign language] >> doctor. >> [inaudible] >> 1 decagon, the afghan government and nato want to -- one decade on, the afghan government and nato want a formula for peace. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the government should be careful about talking to them, she says. we have to worry about this. >> the 11-year-old shares were concerns. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i do not want the taliban to come back and close the girls' schools. >> the girls study hard, harder than the boys. they come to classes without fear. the school has not been threatened. the teachers have not forgotten the lessons of the past. they know all this could be at risk if the taliban are part of the equation. back in the classroom, more subjects to conquer, but not far from the capital, the taliban are still threatening schools -- still stealing the future. >> an unwelcome the thought, but these dust mites are found all around your home. the microscop

nbc's jim maceda is in kabul for us tonight. jim, good evening to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah.ell, this is the 11th thanksgiving for u.s. forces fighting in afghanistan. we shared it today with the thousand or so u.s. troops based at kabul military airport, where the highlight today was roast turkey with all the trimmings, ham, ribs, corn on the cob, even apple and pecan pies. but of course as you suggest, the big question is how many more thanksgivings will u.s. troops mark here going forward? well, at least three, according to president obama's plan to hand over to the afghans by the end of 2014 all security. but what happens after that really depends on a long-term agreement that right now they are trying to hammer out between washington and kabul. now, meanwhile afghan tribal leaders recently endorsed the plan that would actually keep u.s. troops here for at least a decade beyond 2014. some u.s. commanders are buying into that saying they could work with the plan but they stress that the majority of u.s. forces must be gone by 2014. still, the taliban has a vote in all this

embassy in kabul, an assault that lasted the 20 hours. just two days before that, a september 11 anniversary truck bombing hit an american base, wounding more than 70 u.s. personnel. and in june a team of haqqani operatorsok rod inner land welcome to the program. what have you been able to find out from your reporting that explains this upsurge in lethal violence? >> well it's not so much an upsurge in lethal violence as it is is an upsurge in very carefully targeted violence against much more high-profile targets maybe than they've hit in the past. and more against targets that are american or nato or otherwise connected with the foreign operation here. >> suarez: does what you've been able to find out about both the method and the materials used point to any source? >> well, everything points to the haqqani network which is a group of taliban allies based in pakistan, very closely built around a family clan that at one time in fact was financed by the united states in the war against is soviets. they since have proven to be our worst en

long-time residents here in kabul are saying they've almost never seen anything like this. there are new road blocks all around the city. there are an additional 150 mobile police check points. police at the gate into the city for the past 72 hours have been denying access to anybody who didn't have a national identity card. earlier in the week, the insurgents managed to get a team of three close to the venue where the jirga is being held. one bomber was killed trying to gain access. the fear is that there will be other attackers already in position trying to disrupt this jirga, which the taliban have vowed to do. >> 17 preschoolchildren have been killed in a head-on collision between a mini bus and a truck in western china. two adults also killed in this crash. 45 people injured as well. might wonder how, given the pictures. this is just a nine-seater mini bus, but it was reported to be carrying 64 people. a church in new york has rejected an attempt by anti-wall street demonstrators to restart their protest camp in a park in the financial district following their eviction

our correspondent joins me live from kabul. i didn't hamid karzai saying he wanted security pact with americans, but there were strings attached, were there not? >> he later about his conditions today before this assembly at the traditional gathering. he said if america wanted to have bases on afghans total after 2014, there would be terms. he spelled out there could be no more night raids had no searches of afghan homes, and note u.s. detention centers -- and no u.s. detention centers. he stressed that if the bases could remain, the bases would be bringing in money and the training would be brought in for afghan troops previous trying hard to sell this idea. he wants an endorsement from the jirga that would allow him to continue negotiations, but even though the terms may have gone down well with his audience, and are far less likely to appease the americans, and there already have been nine months of the negotiations and the argument, and it still has not been finalized. >> what about the other risk, which is what to do about

mandy clark, cbs news, kabul. >> mitchell: with just four days to go before wednesday's deadline, members of the congressional super committee talked by phone today but held no formal sections on how to cut the budget by something $1.2 trillion. republican member jon kyl was pessimistic an agreement would be reached. >> it's pretty doubtful at this point, but, obviously, nobody wants to quit until the stroke of midnight, as you can see here by my presence. >> mitchell: major league players have agreed to blood tests for human growth hormone. the associated press reports the deal, part of a new collective bargaining agreement, could be announced as early as next week. the holiday shopping season begins in just a few days when millions of shoppers descend on stores and malls for day after thanksgiving black friday sales. shoppers say they're worried about over-extending themselves in these tough times but retailers are ready for them with an old favorite. tony guida explains. >> reporter: everything old is new again. >> layaway lets us plan ahead and budget our christmas spending. >> report

i think most afghans don't feel safe leaving kabul and i certainly don't feel safe driving out of kabul. there have been certainly some improvements in the south. u.s.as spe a lot of time and money... >> rose: kandahar. >> kandahar. helmand. those places are getting better. but the east, along the pakistani bord, has gotten more violent. >> there's more cross-border attacks and in general the perception of security and the u.s. military will argue strongly against my arguments and say, look, the number of attacks are down. but the pception of security among afghans, there's no metric for that. the perception of security of afghans in kabul along the boarder in the east has gotten worse and i think's more violence outside of the capital and i think some people in washington would admit that and i think that's why there's a big priority rht now to reconciling with the taliban, trying to make peace with the taliban, especially haqqani network attacking in the east. >> rose: stay in touch with us. >> thank you very much. >> rose: nick shifrin and david kastan, as we go out, these other exce

let's go to kabul with the latest. >> reporter: good evening, lester. today's attack was not only a tremendous loss for pakistan's military, it was perhaps the most damaging incident for u.s.-pakistani relations in years. pakistan responded quickly today, closing its two border crossings into afghanistan, cutting off the main supply routes for u.s. and nato forces within hours of the nato attack. nato aircrafts were apparently responding to enemy fire from a volatile and sometimes undefined border. >> support was called in in the development of a tactical situation. it is what highly likely caused pakistani casualties. >> reporter: at least two dozen pakistani troops were killed in a military post at the border. pakistan's government called the attack, unprovoked, indiscriminate and intolerable >> translator: today at 2:00 in the morning there was an attack on pakistan. an attack on pakistan's solidarity and independence. >> reporter: in addition to closing the border crossings, the government ordered the united states to vacate an air base in northern

we have the latest from kabul. >> reporter: according to pakistani officials at least 26 of their troops have been killed and 11 injured in what they are referring to as a cross border attack about 1 1/2 miles from the afghan border. officials here say they are still investigating the exact location of where they responded to enemy fire because they say sometimes the border is hard to find in that region. >> the incident developed in the early hours of the night and it's led to this. support was called in in the development of the tactical situation and it was what highly likely caused the pakistan casualties. >> reporter: they insist any response was done in coordination with the pakistani military and authorities. >> the commander of the international security as stated that he is presently paying the highest attention to this matter and that he is committed to thoroughly investigate and determine the facts. he expresses his sincere and personal, heart felt condolences to the families and loved ones of any member of the pakistan security forces who may have been killed or injured. >> o

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nbc's atia abawi joins us from kabul with the latest. good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, tonight exact circumstances of the attack remain unclear. the u.s. and nato are investigating as the pakistanis bury their dead. a day of mourning in pakistan. the flag-draped could havens of 24 soldiers killed in a nato air strike that appears to have gone terribly wrong. the attack sparked protests across the country today, pakistanis demonstrating the rage and distrust of nato and the united states. while most of the anger was aimed at the u.s., some blame their own civilian government for giving america the opportunity to kill their soldiers. >> translator: our existing political leadership has become the guardian of american interests. our leaders have literally mortgaged the pakistani people and put a pakistan for sale package across the globe. >> reporter: the pakistani soldiers were in two border posts near afghanistan in an area where militants are active. afghan officials said today their troops and nato forces ca

roughly an hour's drive from kabul, the detention facility at bagram is veiled in secrecy, except for few carefully choreographed glimpses like this media tour two years ago. the military won't disclose the names of its detainees or the reasons for continuing to hold them. >> "someone had reported that i was helping the taliban," he tells us. mohammed says he's never supported the taliban. in fact, he says, he's an educator who even teaches girls in school. he claims to be trained as an engineer, not as a terrorist. there are now 3,000 alleged insurgents detained at bagram, five times as many as when president obama took office. the military says it's providing safe and humane care, but our repeated requests for a tour, or even an interview, were declined. >> is this another guantanamo? >> it's worse than guantanamo, it really is, because they have fewer rights. >> reporter: daphne eviatar is an first, a nonprofit advocacy group. she's interviewed nearly 20 detainees who have been released and was allowed to watch several detainee hearings at bagram. >> there was no evidence presented

nick payton walsh, cnn, kabul. >>> just nine days now until the deadline. still no deal.ooking at a live picture at capitol hill as the so-called super committee remains deadlocked on a deal to cut at least $1.2 trillion from the nation's deficit. another downgrade of the u.s. credit rating looms if they can't reach a deal by the 23rd. partisan politics is still in the way. committee members saying they are still hung up on basic issues like tax increases and entitlement reform. >>> just two days after the debate in spartanburg, south carolina, republican presidential contenders are getting ready for the next one. it's this saturday in iowa. political correspondent candy crowley tells us where things stand now. >> reporter: the thing about the primary season is there's always another debate, which is handy if you messed up a previous one. >> governor perry, you advocate the elum nation of the department of energy. if you eliminate the department of energy -- >> you remembered it. [ laughter ] >> i've had some time to think about it, sir. >> me too. >> reporter: following

during his address towards your guy in kabul i mean karzai the president of afghanistan our client three conditions for the united states to attain this network of basis for yet another ten years cars i demand of the united states top night raids house searches and detentions washington we'll do their best to every direct and straightforward answer to kabul demands to supply the highfalutin wrath of jaime kind of that i perfectly well aware that there is nothing he can do to slow down and marry can military infrastructure build up in a game estate and for that matter in central asia any attempt to interfere or to stall american long term planning to build up a huge military mega base in afghanistan and turn the country into the screen board for the creeping invasion from afghanistan interest sam troll asia will be immediately intercepted. as a measure contributor of going to khrushchev in a bit oh you want to promise to i like coming from beirut unfortunately our guest was caught in a traffic well to catch up with him then next hour let's look ahead shall we coming up very soon tonight r

kabul is an area that was known to be relatively stable, really up until months ago, and i think it'seople knew about this region and knew about this area in particular. one thing is that the security apparatus, particularly for the afghan central government, is relatively shallow, and that the area, the actual cordoned off area where security is actually in place is not as large as people think it might be within afghanistan. the second thing is the fact that, as you mentioned earlier, both the haqqani network and also the taliban is going to have a say as to how this transition looks and what happens within the larger transition of afghanistan. so, i think these brazen attacks that happened recently and have continued to happen within the national capital are a real sign that we still have a lot of work to be done. >> a lot of work to be done. and of course, the haqqani network has its roots in pakistan, so you've got the instability in the pakistan government, the refusal of pakistan's government to really take ownership of this. hillary clinton went and said, okay, let's have your

. >> woodruff: then, ray suarez talks to rod norland of the "new york times" in kabul about the latest attacks by militants in afghanistan. >> ifill: from liberia, special correspondent kira kay reports on the promise and the pitfalls that come with a wealth of natural resources. >> my previous experience in a way has been a resource. we've always had these natural resources. they just haven't been used well for the development of the people. >> woodruff: we update the story of convicted financier bernard madoff, as his wife and son speak out in new interviews. >> ifill: and betty ann bowser examines president obama's push to get lifesaving drugs to patients who need them. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> computing surrounds us. sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it's very surprising on where you find it. soon computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized exper

one by the nato commander in kabul and another in the u.s. central commander out of florida.ardless of the outcome of the investigations, chris, it appears that damage to the u.s. -pakistani relationship has been done. >> we'll hear more from senator rubio. bret baier sat down with the florida republican today. bret will join us from miami in a few minutes. please stick around for that. we will tell you about a death row inmate upset he will not be executed. that's later in the grapevine. up next, trying to keep the euro being >> chris: new home sales were up 1.3% in october. that's still less than half of the housing market needs to be considered healthy. it was a profitable day on wall street. the dow was up 291. the s&p 500 gained 34. nasdaq finished ahead 86. fitch ratings revised the outlook on the u.s. triple-a credit rating to negative. fitch says it reflects the decline in confidence in the wake of the supercommittee failure in washington committee to deal with deficit. meanwhile, president obama says h will do what he can to help europe deal with the debt crisis but

. >> from kabul and afghanistan, from iman to indonesia. >>. >>> this is "press pass" your pass to an extra "meet the press" conversation. this week, a special thanksgiving edition. we went to the white house kitchen to speak with sam cass, assistant chef and senior policy adviser for healthy food initiatives. he works closely with the first lady michelle obama. we talked about the challenge of coming up with meals for the first family that are delicious and also nutritious. i want to start by pointing out i wouldn't normally wear a full suit in the kitchen. a, this is the first kitchen, and you're in the dress whites here. >> this is my nice coat. >> i have to ask as we look at this. is this the whole white house kitchen where everything happens. >> this is where all the magic happens. it's amazing. it's quite small. >> it is small. it's bigger than my kitchen, but still small. so whether you're cooking for the first family or for a state dinner it's all staged out of here. >> it's all staged out of here. this is a historic building. when the kitchen was built, state dinners were clo

in the meantime ttansition and ameriia's long term role in afghan seeuritt to be discussed here in kabulribal elders - called bb president hamid kaarai.but still, the hills around lined with police, the security of the meeting itself is the reaa story - the taliban claimmng on sunday they had leaked a security plaa for the event. you can see they have seaaed off the roads all around leading up to the largg loya jirga tent to provide ttat xtra ring of security.. just slightly further up this road, only yesterday a suicide bomber was shot dead while tryinggto get to theecompound. the topics for debate: hhw long american troops stay, if peace wiih the taliban is possible, and whether night raids by s special forres shouud continue.analysts say legitimiss his long-term pact with the us.but it may insteaa give voice to opponents and critics of americannpolicy that leaves him yet weaker. nick paton walsh, cnn, kabbl -----end-----cnn.script----- &pstraight ahead... the government ailout hhs a higher price tag than once thought.how much more taxpayers are paying... when it comes to bailing out a

they went to his house and arrested him and they're a waiting trial in kabul and will probably get 6 - 8 years. two days later think did open up the school and even had another inauguration for the school because they said we want our kids to go to school. there are about 18 schools - she's got the facts. there's 18 girls that are not going to school and we set up what's called displaced girls school but the rest of the kid have come back here and i think if if quest we can give those k the support they need for education i think things could really make a difference. this is another school. this is in a remote area of north afghanistan. the first day of school there was registration day and the kids came to register for school and noticed as i walked i looked down at their chinese rubber boots and flip flops and i kept looking at the ground seeing those little impressions of their prints and i thought back to 1969 when neil armstrong stepped on the moon and said one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind. one tiefu tiny little print for girl walking in the dirt but years

conor powell streaming live with the fallout in the afghan capital city of kabul.or. >> anti-americanism has been on the rise in pakistan for last much of the last year accelerating after the raid to kill usama bin laden in may. and now today you had more pakistanis on the streets chanting anti-american slogans and protesting the relationship between pakistan and america. and even pakistan's prime minister today yousef ghailani said that the entire u.s. pakistani relationship must be reevaluate and it will no longer be business as usual between the u.s. and pakistan. for all of the anger on the pakistani side. there is an equal amount of distrust among american commanders here in afghanistan who actively think that the pakistanis are encouraging, helping and actively providing support to the taliban and waging the insurgency here in afghanistan. there is a great deal of distrust between both sides. but this relationship over the past year has taken many hits and it continues to go on. it is a relationship where both sides need each other for a lot different reasons

pentagon says that lieutenant-colonel david corporate died on october 29 pin his vehicle was attacked in kabul. he had been working in bethesda. state and u.s. flags have been ordered to fly at half mast today. >>> coming up -- it was a candid this resentful -- it was a candidate's resentful moment. >>> natures fury, a blizzard of hurricane proportions, the very latest on an epic storm lashing alaska. >>> occupy protesters at uc berkeley clashed with police last night. and happened when officers in riot gear moved in to take down tents. the demonstrators formed a human chain, chanted, and six students and one faculty member were arrested there. >>> to the very latest republican face-off, it went off with a few fireworks. the gop candidates avoided attacking each other, firing at washington. but one moment got a lot of attention. what does exactly this mean for rick perry's campaign? >> rick perry is on a downward slide in the polls but he struggled in recent debates. but in michigan last night, the texas governor may have had his worst moment yet. he started talking about the three federal age

>> shep: conner powell live this wednesday morning in kabul.e president biden makes an -- made an un announced trip to iraq as u.s. troops get ready to leave for good. he's expected to meet with iraqi leaders about what happens after the u.s. pulls out. president obama has said all american forces will be home by the end of the year, except the marines who guard the embassy. officials say hundreds of civilian contractors will take over the job of training iraqi security forces. >>> they're counting the votes in egypt's first parliamentary election. it's the second day of voting and the whole process will take six weeks. the head of the elections commission calling the turnout massive and unexpected. but protesters say the results will be meaningless since the military will still control the country and the new parliament. demonstrators are calling for the generals to immediately transfer its power to a civilian government. >>> here at home, government social workers pulled an eight-year-old boy from his own home in cleveland and put him in fost

one by the nato commander in kabul and another in the u.s. central commander out of florida.ardless of the outcome of the investigations, chris, it appears that damage to the u.s. -pakistani relationship has been done. >> we'll hear more from senator rubio. bret baier sat down with the florida republican today. bret will join us from miami in a few minutes. please stick around for that. we will tell you about a death row inmate upset he will not be executed. that's later in the grapevine. up next, trying to keep the euro being pronounced dead. it's easy to see what subaru owners care about. that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and $250 gs to your choice of 5 charities. with your help, we can reach $20 million dollars by the end of this, our fourth year. and last chance at medicare open enrollment, too. what do yean? it ends december 7th. if you haven't reviewed your medicare plan oices yet, well, it's getting late. medicare gives you free cancer screenings and wellness visits, and 50% o brand name presiption drugs when you're in e d

nick peyton walsh is in kabul with more details on that. nick? >> reporter: let me just update you on how they view this incident. they have said, a spokesperson said they think it was highly likely that the pakistani deaths here most likely soldiers were caused by what they refer to as close air support. some kind of air strike what was an operation by nato and afghan troops hunting down insurgents. they are not exactly clear the target was inside pakistan. they say an investigation still has to investigate but at this point you're seeing nato really looking to reconcile, make gestures towards the pakistanis at an early point while still giving themselves wiggle room to say their investigation has found the facts on the ground to be different. certainly a very tense moment here absolutely. bear in mind this particular border region, hugely hilly, rugged terrain, very difficult for american troops to police, they are never sure when afghanistan end and when pakistan begins. that border very poorly demar demarch -- demarcated. many are concerned h

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nick walsh jones us live from kabul. are we starting to get more official word from nato now? >> absolutely. let's start with what pakistan has originally accused nato of here. they're saying two separate checkpoints were attacked inside pakistani territory, killing between 24, 26 pakistani soldiers, injuring about a dozen, outrage on the pakistani's side of the border, the prime minister scheduling a meeting with security chiefs and supply lines through pakistan into afghanistan and kabul. we are heard from nato a final acknowledgement that they think it is, quote, highly likely that what they refer to as close air support, to you and me, that's some kind of air strike, caused these casualties. we also believe now they seem to be indicating that they accept this was on the pakistani side of the border. still, a significant amount of confusion here, but key to point out they want a swift conclusion to the investigation they're currently conducting and suppress their condollans to any families of the pakistani casualties from this. t.j. >> nick, thank you once again. w50e8 stay

from lafayette based trust in education, packed 20,000 bags of rice today to send to the needy in kabul. the nonprofit is partnering with stop hunger now, which donated the rice. but the -- by the end of the day the shipment will be headed to travis air force base where the military bill we delivering it free of charge. >> listen to this. there's a mammoth -- can you believe that? >> alan: bad weather leaves thousands of travelers stranded in a remote part of the world. >> feeling jailedded about washington politics? a new survey has americans placing the blame on the state of affairs. >> leigh: the rain clouds moved out this morning, going to be a cold one tonight. valley fog. we'll look at the o o o o o o oo >> alan: more than a thousand people are strand the foothills of the tallest mountain in the world. the nepal army is moving tourists from mt. everest. for four days for visibility has cancelled flights at the airport, and travelers have been sleeping out there, and forecasters expect the fog and clouds to cover the region for a few more days. >> a major archaeological discovery h

reza sayah live in islamabad and nick paton walsh live in kabul. reza, start with you. what is pakistan saying? the only folks giving us really any official word about this incident, but who are they saying is responsible for this attack? >> reporter: yeah, t.j. pakistan is not happy at all with this incident. let's pass along some new information just in to cnn. the pakistani military now telling us that it was just one military check post hit with these nato helicopters, but it was two pakistani check posts that were hit killing a total of 24 pakistani soldiers earlier. a government official told us that 26 pakistani soldiers were killed. now the military is saying 24. pakistan, outraged with this incident. we're already seeing the fallout from this. pakistan's prime minister issues a blistering condemnation saying he's going to take this matter up with nato officials and u.s. officials. he's already cut short a trip. he's coming back to islamabad tonight calling an emergency meeting with government officials. he is also calling on the military to investigation this m