their honeymoon to kabul.how they'd go for taking the s.a.t. to kabul because it was not offered in india. right now, we are in a situation in -- in a situation where kabul and afghanistan is -- it needs to catch up to where india is. the sikh and hindu community in afghanistan, they are of us, they speak the language. they have been there for centuries. there are certain -- certain considerations -- practical consideration i know of that relate to, for example, the funerals where you need to have a pyre and burn the bodies. and i think the government has reached an agreement with the hindu community about creating a more modern facility, because people were complaining. you know, kabul has suddenly expanded, become such a large city and there were no places to be able to do these rituals. so there was some friction there. i would encourage the sikhs to stay, the sikhs and hindus to stay. afghanistan is an inclusive country and we are a country where, for example, shiias and sunnis have no problems, unlike our

. >> make me frustrated, disappointed, like you're worth nothing, so like we were living in kabul in a war zone, we were better than this. now here, you fight all month just for your rent. once you pay your rent, you have nothing, and then it all starts again next month. >> back in afghanistan, we found several interpreters who did return despite the threats. most of them declined to talk to us on camera out of fear for their safety, but sadat agreed to tell us why he flew back from california to live in helmand province in kabul. it was too dangerous to go there, so we met him in kabul. >> does taliban know that you were interpreter. >> yeah, they know, yeah. i applied for the visa, my life to be saved. >> look at the clouds on the golden gate bridge, that beautiful place, the most beautiful place, the safest place, but unfortunately, i can't live there. sadat hoped to make enough money to send to his mother. he realized he would barely have enough for his own rent. >> i can't support my family. i can't run my life here. one day i will be hopeless, sleeping on the chairs of the park

. >> make me frustrated, disappointed, like you're worth nothing, so like we were living in kabul in a war zone, we were better than this. now here, you fight all month just for your rent. once you pay your rent, you have nothing, and then it all starts again next month. >> al jazeera america, proud of telling historic and personal stories of the lgtb community. >> how did stonewall transform the gay rights movement? >> it gave us courage to go on. >> the gay community in particular was being portrayed incredibly negatively. >> a lot of people's lives have been put on hold. >> we're prepared for the fight that we know we're facing. >> twenty-one people were killed, nearly all of them transgender women of color. >> we have a reason to wake up and live just like everybody else. >> it's easy to demonize something that you don't know. >> they forget that you're human and everyone deserves some respect. >> one woman, one man! >> marriage is a civil right! >> if they redefine marriage what is it to be? >> they are pushing social change on some people who are still very resistant. >> i'm wi

military watch-- u-s and nato forces in afghanistan changed commands in a ceremony in the city of kabul this morning. u-s army general john nicholson campbell. campbell oversaw the end of the international combat mission in 20-14 and the rising war against the taliban in kabul. nicholson takes command of 13- thousand international troops including 98-hundred americans. a piece of wreckage from a boeing 777 was fond washed ashore on the coast of mozambique. officials say it could be linked to missing m-h three-70. the newly discovered debris is on its way to malaysia for further examination. a source says there is no record of any other boeing 7- 7-7 missing besides flight m-h-370. the malaysia airlines flight disappeared in 2014 with talk about one un-lucky cruise ship. royal caribbean s anthem of the seas had to cut short another voyage due to storms. it made it back to its home port in new jersey this morning. the ship was on a 12-day trip to the eastern caribbean-- but turned around because of severe weather. just last month-- the same cruise ship sailed into an atlantic storm with w

in kabul with the latest this has come as a surprise to many people in kabul because there was a mood of growing optimism in the city that these face to face talks, actually the taliban and afghan government would actually go ahead in pakistan. the preconditionses that thetable are now saying are nothing new. they want the prisoners released. they want their leaders taken off of the blacklist. they want withdrawal of the american forces and they site basically american forces are being deployed around afghanist afghanistan. they want that to stop. they want u.s. aerial bombardments to stop and they want to be kept in touch with what is going on. they say they have been kept out of the loop. this is basically, a surprise to most people. the messages we were getting both from the aftergan government and from the taliban was that there was a meeting of minds, a certain consensus things had to be given and taken and that this was move in the right direction. pakistan played a big part in this, made promises to the big powers in the region dealing with the u.s., with china and they need to

some say it sees growing indian influence with kabul as a threat on its western front.ost believe the attacks against indian missions here have been carried out by the network. it is a powerful faction within the taliban >> they're using taliban but they're trying to come up with other nafs just in case something-- others attempts just in case. they have a number of groups that could replace the it will ban in the future. >> reporter: other powers are fighting their own proxy wars here, but the india-pakistan is the most volatile and most likely to affect the peace process. for afghans going about their normal lives, they never know if they're going to be victims of afghanistan's proxy wars. u.s. president obama has paid attribute to the victims of argentina's so-called dirty war. the period under military rule. activists are not satisfied. they want obama to release documents which will sea will approve america colluded with argentina's jaen rals. >> reporter: a picture of those who went missing is carried into the area here. it is part of the ritual to commemorate the

afghans who sought a new safer live abroad arrive back in kabul defeated. he spent five months getting to germany. it was not what he expected. >> they gave me a document and it said that i could be subject to deportation and there were no guarantees of a bright future for me. it said it could take year for me to be accepted into society. >> he couldn't find work and couldn't get permission for his wife and three children to join him. he accept add payment of $2,000 from the german government to leave. he told me he paid $7,500 to the smugglers and that he wasn't to germany for the future of his family but now had nothing left in afghanistan. that welcome mat which so many countries put out for refugees appears to have gone. >> to intercept any vessel. >> this is a t.v. ad produced by the australian government. the message is clear. >> if you travel by boat without you a visa, you will not make australia home. the rules apply to everyone, families, children, unaccompanied children, educated and skilled. there are no exceptions. >> even germany, the most wel

some say pakistan sees growing indian influence with kabul as a threat on its western front.eve the attacks against indian missions have been carried out by a powerful faction within the taliban. >> pakistan again using taliban, but they are also trying to come up with an alternative just in case, if something happens and taliban [ inaudible ] they have a number of other groups that could potentially replace taliban in the future. >> reporter: other regional powers are also fighting their own kind of proxy wars here. but the indian pakistan is the most volatile and most likely to affect the peace process. they never know when they leave home if they are going to be victims of afghanistan's proxy wars. tony berkeley, al jazeera, jalalabad. >>> now if you are just joining us here on al jazeera, i just want to dip in for a couple of seconds to that live shot coming to us out of brussels. because we understand that one individual there has been, according to the local authorities, neutralized, following two, perhaps three muffled ex-d -- explosions. it did not sound like a bomb g

also in the markets and finance section, you look at the bank of kabul in afghanistan.re's now a movement under way to get that to go private again. guest: the bank of kabul in afghanistan has had some very, very bad problems, including terrorist attacks, including its previous management basically sold all its assets. the money just left the bank. and for a while the perpetrators were sort of out and about in restaurants around town. but i think maybe now they're incarcerated, so now the government wants to sell the bank. and you can buy it for $20 million. it's not an easy bank to run. but it has many branches and if you have high hopes for the future of afghanistan, you may have high hopes for the future of this bank. david: any sense there are people interested in buying it? guest: they have gotten some interest. but they have not decided who's going to get it yet. david: thank you so much. thanks for joining us. "bloomberg businessweek" is available now on news stands and online. we'll see you back here next week. ♪ ♪ >> from our studios in new york city, this is "

. >> reporter: this has come as a surprise to many people in kabul because there was a mood of growingm in the city that the face-to-face talks between taliban and afghan government would actually go ahead in pakistan. the preconditions that the taliban are now saying are nothing new and want the prisoners released and want the leaders taken off the u.n.-u.s. list and off the black list and american forces are being deployed around afghanistan and want it stopped and want u.s. aerial bombardments to stopped and want to be kept in touch of what is going on and say they have been kept out of the loop, this is basically a surprise to most people because the messages we were getting both from the afghan government and the taliban is there was a meeting of minds, there was a certain consensus that things had to be given and taken and that this was moving in the right direction, pakistan has played a big part in this, it has made promises i think to the main powers in the region and dealing with the u.s. and dealing with china and they need to actually show that they have that kind of power

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thank you very much. >> the book is called the enjoy from kabul to the white house. my jurnee through a turbulent world. it's still turbulent. >> it is turbulent, indeed. >> rose: thank you for joining us, see you next time. >> for more about this program and earlier episodes, visit us online at pbs.org and charlie rose.com. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> funding for charlie rose is provided by the following: and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worlds wide. >> on tomorrow's pbs newshour making sense ever a new app 245 rewards high-school students with cash now to use towards college later >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathin and sue herera. >> earnings shock. this season is expected to be ugly. but even if the results are lousy, is it possible the stock market could still rise? >>> costly coverage. patients on the exchanges need more care than others. raising concerns that insurers may not participate for the long haul. >>> detroit's comebac

also in the markets and finance section, you look at the bank of kabul in afghanistan.re's now a movement under way to get that to go private again. guest: the bank of kabul in afghanistan has had some very, very bad problems, including terrorist attacks, including its previous management basically sold all its assets. the money just left the bank. and for a while the perpetrators were sort of out and about in restaurants around town. but i think maybe now they're incarcerated, so now the government wants to sell the bank. and you can buy it for $20 million. it's not an easy bank to run. but it has many branches and if you have high hopes for the future of afghanistan, you may have high hopes for the future of this bank. david: any sense there are people interested in buying it? guest: they have gotten some interest. but they have not decided who's going to get it yet. david: thank you so much. thanks for joining us. "bloomberg businessweek" is available now on news stands and online. we'll see you back here next week. ♪ ♪ announcer: "brilliant ideas" powered by hyundai

al jazeera, kabul. >>> u.s. president barack obama has called on the presidential candidate to strife to unite americans. >> what the folks running for office should be focused on is how we can make it even better, not insults and school yard taunt and manufacturing facts. not divisiveness along the lines of race or faith. certainly not violence against other americans for e including them. we're a better country than that. >> president obama's comments came after donald trump was forced to cancel a campaign rally after security concerns. an event in ohio was disrupted while someone tried to get on the stage when trump was speaking. donald trump had to call off a rally in chicago after supporters and demonstrators clashed. democratic front runner hillary clinton spoke at a town hall in ohio saying it's important to stand up to someone like trump. >> if you play with matches, you can start a fire you can't control. that is not leadership, that is political arson. if you see bigotry, oppose it. if you see violence

also in the markets and finance section, you look at the bank of kabul in afghanistan.et that to go private again. guest: the bank of kabul in afghanistan has had some very, very bad problems, including terrorist attacks, including its previous management basically told all its assets. the money just left the bank. and for a while the perpetrators were sort of out and about restaurants around town. but i think maybe now they're incarcerated, so now the government wants to sell the bank. and you can buy it for $20 million. it's not an easy bank to run. but it has many branches and if you have high hopes for the future of afghanistan, you may have high hopes for the future of this bank. david: any sense there are people interested in buying it? guest: they have gotten some interest. but they have not decided who's going to get it yet. david: thank you so much. thanks for joining us. "bloomberg businessweek" is available now on news stands and online. we'll see you back here next week. im . ♪ >> from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." charlie: c.e.o. and

kabul happened. >> today kabul's first licensed female driver hits the road. that sucks for women.harlie: joining me is tina fey, screenwriter robert carlock, and one of the producers, lorne michaels. how did this get started? tina: i'm almost embarrassed to admit that i became aware of the book because someone forwarded me the review in which they said kim barker presents herself almost as a tina fey-like character. then i got the book. >> your first book. [laughter] tina: and then i had somebody read it to me. the book was really good and really funny and interesting and well-written and well-observed and about a woman having these darkly comic experiences. charlie: did you turn to robert? tina: i want to lorne first and said, i think this might be a movie. charlie: what did you say, wise man? [laughter] lorne: i said i knew a studio was looking for a taliban comedy. [laughter] charlie: they called you up and said, i need a taliban comedy. tina: we have to beat ben stiller to this. charlie: so you bought the book rights? tina: i knew that robert was the only person smart enough t

live in kabul. u.n.ecretary ban kee moon is in the disputed territory of western zahara in the latest effort to win the long running conflict. his trip to north africa is unlikely to make much headway. these refugees have been hoping for an ends top the conflict for 40 years. africa's longest dispute. thousands have been living in camps like these sprawling a vast desert area along algeria's area with morocco. many of them hope there will be an end to the conflict soon. the front has been fighting for an independent state in western zahara. it wants a united nation's monitor's vogt to determine the future of the territory. a demand disciplined by morocco. ruined out any could have been conflict on the disputed territory. it has launched major development programs in the region and says morocco's sovereignty over western sahara cannot be challenged. the moroccan government says it's ready to offer the people of western sahara autonomy. the conflict began in 1975 when spain pulled out of the area. morocco

we have a report from kabul. there have been no criminal charges. >>> it was one of the worst attacks on a civilian facility by u.s. forces in afghanistan. the american military report has not been officially released, but the associated press news agency obtained details. it says that more than 12 u.s. military personnel have been disciplined because of the air attack from a plane like this, but no criminal charges have been brought, according to a.p., it may impede their future promotion prospects. >> this incident is a war crime, because it showed in the violation of international human rights and it is against international humidity law. not only was it a civilian area, it was a hospital. >> 14 people were killed and dozens injured when the hospital was destroyed in kunduz. it was run by doctors without borders which say hospital coordinates had been given to nato forces. the pentagon promised a full and transparent investigation into the attack but resisted calls for an independent inquiry. human rights watc

live now to kabul and our correspondent. just walk us through what happened here. >> reporter: it started early this morning jalalabad time when a car packed with explosives was detonated at the outer cordon of security leading towards the indian consulate. this is a residential area hence so many civilian casualties. they were followed up by four other attackers who went in and took control of a house adjacent in the consulate from where we presume they wanted to gain access to the consulate. we were told at least one of the attackers detonated his vest and the rest were shot by security services. of the government spokesman was cleared that this whole operation took only 50 minutes in ai country where attacks are happening almost on a weekly basis. this is something for the afghan security force. it does come as a time where crucial talks are being planned in pakistan hopefully with the taliban on board. such incidents like this could be things that jeopardize those talks. people are very hopefuler here that some meaningfu

sought by police and her family, they went into hiding in rural caves and in kabul. >> it didn't occurthat she would have the courage to run on her own, 18-year-old girl, never been outside her own village. i was the first man she had ever sat in the same room with that wasn't a brother or father or ali. many times, even the first interview i had with them, they said that they would be happy if they were just together for a day. and if the other person were killed, they would gladly kill themselves. >> brown: nordland, working with a video crew, was able to follow zakia and ali periodically over the next year, as they had a daughter named rukia. but his stories, picked up by afghan media, also made it harder for them to hide. and nordland himself became part of the story, at one point providing the couple a getaway car and some money. >> i stepped over the line between being a journalist and being a participant. and i admit i did that, and probably by the precepts of my profession, that was the wrong thing to do. rules are only-- rules sometimes need to be broken in the interest of doi

he said they can use it as leverage to negotiate peace with kabul. >> we had to use and deliver restricted their movement, restricted their access to hospital facilities. >> pakistan began peace talks last summer. but afghanistan distrusts pakistan because it appears to help the insurgents. a powerful earthquake off indonesia has exposed major flaws tsunami warning systems. no damage or delawaraths when i wednesday, all early warning off the coast m. >>> introduced a sophisticated system. it was installed after the 2004 indian ocean tsunami which killed 16,000 people. officials with indonesia's mitigation agency said when the quake struck this week, none of the 22 buoys worked. experts point out there is low dises disaster after the tsunami was issued. the indonesia government is going to come under review. >>> the crippled nuclear power plant is expected to soon get approval to start freezing the ground around four reactor buildings. the measure is aimed at creating a wall of frozen soil to stop ground water from flowing into the buildings where it could become radioactive. last month, to

a report from kabul. >> reporter: he sits a broken man, his body scarred and battered. he lost a hand and one eye last october, 42 others were killed, nearly a hundred injured. now the military is offering what it calls condolence payments of between three and six thousand dollars. >> translation: i received 3,000 dollars and this is a small amount. in looks like a joke, an insult to us. it is not acceptable to any >> reporter: she lost her house. she says the american money is not enough. >> if a woman doesn't have a husband or someone to take care of them, how did they live? the money they are given is not enough to raise even one of my children to the age of 12. >> reporter: he was working as a security guard at the hospital operated by doctors without borders. they said they had given nato forces the hospital's coordinates. >> an accident is difficult to believe. we are trying to understand how much the mistake was or how many mistakes were done and which types of mistakes were done. today it is only questions that we have. i think that we can have all the assumptio

nhk world, kabul. >> that wraps up our bulletin from bangkok. >> in other news, myanmar's first stock exchange started trading. it's in the biggest city and the market will help raise capital to boost the nation's growth. the stock exchange opened left december, but only began operating on friday. it was partly financed by a japanese brokerage and only one company qualified to lift the shares and the real estate developer. >> it's a robust stock exchange that can help many companies with excess capital and companies. >> share prices change only twice a day at 11:00 and 1:00 p.m. due to low trading volume. the economy has been growing fast, but the industry is still weak. start ups are struggling to get capital from banks. they want to list more companies and boost activities to raise money. >>> young people in south korea continue to look for ways to express themselves and many are choosing to do it in traditional clothing. they set the stage for a vibrant new area of the fashion industry. we have a report. >> an increasingly common scene on the streets of seoul. these young women are

i've had the experience in kabul of being body checked outside of the kabul airport at least a blockit is done in afghanistan, but that tells you a lot. and that was done in a more limited way. cars were checked going into arraignme airports. we want to thank you for all of your reporting and your continuing reporting as we wrap up this hour on msnbc. i'm andrea mitchell reporting from havana where the president did speak briefly about helping the belgian officials. we reached out that belgian prime minister and he is still planning to stick to his schedule and then go on to argentina before returning to the united states later this week. that's all for us here in havana. picking it up on the other side is savannah guthrie at 30 rock. , but that is changing. at temenos, with the microsoft cloud, we can enable a banker to travel to the most remote locations with nothing but a phone and a tablet. everywhere where there's a phone, you have a bank. now a person is able to start a business, and employ somebody for the first time. the microsoft cloud helped us to bring banking to ten milli

iraq's prime minister and members of the coalition government will be meeting in kabul to resolve conflicts. including an economic crisis and the battle against i.s.i.l. >> reporter: north of baghdad on the way to mosul iraqi security forces have recaptured hundreds of kilometers of territory held by i.s.i.l. former shia militias now under command. the prime minister says the operations are a step to driving i.s.i.l. out of a much wider territory in the west and north. >> translation: these forces are fighting the enemy. they are moving thousands of kilometers from areas in which hundreds of i.s.i.l. fighters gathered to launch offences. >> reporter: while an assault on mosul is still likely months away, the white house says they've started preparing the ground for an offensive. >> mosul be will be very complicated. it will be a mix of forces and important to ensure it's well planned from a military perspective, for a humanitarian perspecti perspective. [technical difficulties] >> reporter: the iraqi prime minister is in a tough position right now. if he pushes too hard to reshuffle cabinet

he's a former director of the kabul museum in afghanistan. he risked his life protecteding the cultural assets of his homeland against extremists. >> translator: the professionalism of this japanese team is outstanding. i am deeply grateful for them for creating this replica. >> reporter: it's his hope that the completed fresco can help inspire peace in afghanistan. it will be open to public in tokyo in april. >>> incredible work there. >>> time now for a check of the weather. people in some eastern mediterranean countries are dealing with heavy rain, adding to the challenges for refugees already living under dire conditions there. meteorologist robert speta has the latest. >> yes. exactly. that's been one of the big issues out here. you have thousands of people in these temporary communities just set up along the border between greece and macedonia. then you get the rainfall on top of that, and it really makes for rough conditions. the latest storm conditions pulling off to the east. it's a slow-moving system. actually impacting parts of the

their bodies was brought back to kabul after they drowned after trying to reach europe. 320 people have died on this trip. thousands of attended rival rallies in the venezuela capital angry at the state of the economy. supporters also turned out. >> reporter: these are the streets of down town today. supporters of the president came to condemn the renewal of a decree by the u is that rules that venezuela is a threat to their national security. these were those same streets when the late chavas was in power. it was a time of plenty, funded by record oil prices, but also when the larger than life leader was making the calls. today it is one of the worst managed economies in the world. food sold at regulated prices is hard to come by. some even harder to pay for. >> translation: people are not going to these mamps because they're stand engine life outside of-- something in lines outside of shops trying to get food. >> reporter: a couple of years ago this avenue right behind me would have become known here as the red tied with hundreds of thousands of supporters attending their leader's cal

they arrived back in kabul here defeated. this man spent five months getting to germany but it was not what he expected. >> translation: they gave me a document and written in red it said that i could be subjected to deportation and there were no guarantees of a bright future for me. it said it could take years for me to be accepted into society. >> reporter: he says he couldn't find work and couldn't get permission for his wife and three children to join him. in the end he accepted a payment of $2,000 from the german government to leave. he told me that he paid $7,500 to the smugglers and that he went to the germany for the future of him and his country. >> to intercept any vessel. >> reporter: this is a commercial issued by the australian government shown on afghan television >> if you travel by boat vout a visa, you will not make australian home. the rules apply to everyone, families, children, unaccompanied children, educated and skilled. there are no exceptions >> reporter: even germany the most welcoming at all, are tak

their bodies were brought back to kabul. the youngest was nine months old. more than 130,000 people have travelled to greece through turkey. so far 320 of them have died. thousands have attended rallies in the venezuelan capital. the anti-government protesters are angry at the state of the economy. government supporters also turned out as our correspondent reports. >> reporter: these are the streets of down town city today. supporters of the president came to condemn the renewal of a decree by the u.s. that rules that venezuela is a threat to their national security. these were those same streets when the late chvas was still in power. it was also a time when the larger than life leader was making the calls. today the country is ranked as one of the worst economies in the world. food is hard to come by. >> translation: people are not going to the marches because they're standing in line outside shops hoping to find food. if you march, you can't get food for your children. >> reporter: in this i will-rich nation, protesting has become a luxury. a couple of ye

we meet the family in kaboom who -- kabul who lost their children crossing the agean. >> these are the tears of a mother whose dreams of a better life in europe became a nightmare. they sold everything they had for a new life. a smiling photo on facebook was posted saying goodbye afghanistan. it was shattered in the cold waters of the agean sea, crossing from turkey to greece in a smugglers boat. we were 21 people. half way the engine broke. they gave us numbers for a rescue boat. we called, they said they'd come. no one came, a wave of water flipped the boat. >> reporter: they were plunged into the sea. his son who was nine, and his 8-year-old sister. the waves were huge. it was dark, no one answered calls for ech. eventually the children succumbed, their lungs filled with water. the desperate parents helpless to do anything. they kept saying "please god hep us", as they were begging to be saved. >> translation: they were children, they didn't know what was happening. they didn't know anything. >> translation: after they were gone, i made a decision. we wanted to go to europe because

tear bodies were brought back to kabul after they drowned. the youngest was nine months aold. more than 130,000 people have travelled from greece to turkey. so far 320 of them have died. refugees stuck on the greek side of the macedonian border staged another protest on the international train line there. at least 12,000 refugees are now stranded at the makeshift camp here. their onward journey into europe has been blocked by macedonia which is allowing them to cross the border. more than 30,000 other refugees are stuck in transit in greece. >> translation: please, i beg you, have mercy on women and children. we don't want to eat or drink. we don't want anything. we want to feel humanitarian, we want to feel like human beings. we don't want anything. we need to feel like we are humans >>> in venezuela hundreds of opposition supporters have held a mass rally in relation to the president. despite the crisis, the efforts to remove him from office did not have as much support as expected. >> reporter: these are the streets of down town city today. they came to condemn a decree tha

we can go to kabul, the afghan capital. we understand that an attack is underway in the city of jalalabad. a number of blasts reported near the indian consulate there. tony, bring us up-to-date with what is going on in jalalabad. >> reporter: according to an afghan spokesman the attack is now over. he said that at least four attackers have been killed, two of them blew themselves up with suicide vests, bombs, and two were shot by the security services. it has been at a cost to the civilian population in that residential area. at least 16 people have been injured, some of them children, and one as young as one. it is now all over. there was a house next to the consulate which seems to have been the target dh was set on fire. that's where the last stand of the attackers was made. nobody has claimed responsibility yet, but this bears the hall marks of a taliban attack >>> it is not the first time that indian interests have been attack emd in afghanistan. -- attacked in afghanistan. >> reporter: no. the indians are viewed in so

one family we met in kabul who say they're finding life too hard to go on. >> reporter: these are the tears of a mother's whose dream of a better life became a nightmare. her and her husband sold everything they had for a new life of them and their two children. he posted a smiling photo on facebook saying goodbye afghanistan. that dream was shattered in the cold waters of the sea crossing from turkey to greece in a smuggler's boat. >> translation: we were 21 people. halfway the engine broke. they gave us numbers for a rescue boat. we called and told them in english we need help. they told us they would come but known came and a wave of water flipped the boat. they were plunged into the sea with the son 9 and his 8 year old sister. the waves were huge and no-one answered their calls. eventually the children succumbed, their lungs filled with water their desperate parents helpless to do anything. >> reporter: they kept saying please god help us as they were begging to be saved. they were children. they didn't know anything. after they were gone i made a decision. we wanted to go to eur

the organization is also helping to rebuild the old city of kabul, once a bustling craft center. >> itntially a derelict slum. it has become a refuse heap in a standing city. over 30 years, we have cleared several thousand tons of garbage. we have dropped the street level by 2 meters. as we dug through the garbage, beautiful pieces emerged. >> this calligrapher is in her third year of university. her father died when she was a child, and her family, desperate and poor, considerably in the country. but after taking calligraphy lessons through turquoise mountain, she wants to stay. >> after i learned about the art, i changed my mind. and i don't want to go abroad because i want to continue my art. i believe one's art can grow only if the artist is present in their society, fueling their pain. >> 17 artisans will be visiting washington over the next year as part of a living exhibition. afghan caravan has been created. >> you need to know your history. you need to know the roots and preserve your path to look to a future and be proud of your history. it's not just about creating a future f

easter as well with gospel service in kabul. lieutenant colonel presided mover the mass. the service connected staff with their famibies, many of whom will be celebrating ms at home today. ti smothy dolan celebrated an easter vigil at st. path ricks cathedral last night. they held candles inside the darkened theater. they'll celebrate in a few minutes, at 10:15. worshippers need a ticket to attend that mass. >>> it appears pushy parents ruined an easter egg hunt. close to 10,000 eggs were planted in three field in orange, connecticut, this morning. that hunt attracted more than 10,000 people too. sollme kids didn't have a chance because people grabbed the eggs before the event even started. pez candy, the organizers, called this a mess. >> it was ridiculous. the paren hefwere literally a haster for everything not to do. >> pushing and taking the eggs and i broke my bucket. >> poor guy. pez candy apologized for that unruly crowd. representatives for the company those who did not rush the field. at's a shameh >>> coming up on "today in new yog ," the theft operation that's

us from afghanistan where a loud explosion has been heard in the diplomatic quarters of the capitol kabulhe moment it's unclear what the exact location is, or if there are casualties. we'll bring you more on that as soon as we get it. >>> the u.s. says a senior isil leader has been killed. in a moment we'll get more details from our correspondent in washington, but first let's hear from the u.s. defense secretary ash carter who made that announcement a short time ago. >> we are systemically eliminating isil's cabinet. inneed the u.s. military killed key isil terrorists this week, including, we believe, hodgy iman who was an isil senior leader serving as a finance minister, and who is also responsible for some external affairs and plots. he dated back as early as being with al-qaeda in iraq. the removal of this isil leader will hamper the organization's ability to conduct operations both inside and outside of iraq and syria. this is the second senior isil leader we have successfully targeted this month. after confirming the death of isil's so-called minister of war a short time ago. >> al

here is tony bertly in kabul. >> reporter: according to an afghan government spokesman it took securityst 50 minutes to end the attack. one of the attackers blew himself up in a car packed with explosives at the end transleading to the indian console late. one detonated his suicide vest and three others were dead by security forces. they had made their way to a house from where they were trying to launch the attack, but they were overpowered and killed. it did leave unfortunately civilian casualties because this is very much a residential area. some have been killed, some of them children, one as young as one. the indian establishment are very much under the target of the taliban and other extremist groups, because they see the indian government as using afghanistan as a platform to destabilize their allies in pakistan. but this bombing is happening at a crucial time because it was hoped that taliban would attend very important talks in pakistan with the afghan government. some kind of recourse to try to find a solution to this problem. the taliban are growing in strength week by week.