phone thanks for joining our team with me karen tara afghanistan sees a surge of violence as a nato soldiers and a top peace negotiator are killed in the last three days the escalation calms as foreign nations increasingly consider pulling out of the conflict earlier than planned. because one of britain's queen elizabeth reportedly gets half a million dollars and financial support from a fugitive russian oligarch there are now questions over how bodies but his office keys cash was used and what he expects and return. syria says it's being targeted by a terrorist alliance of al qaida and foreign backed groups as a jihad a screwup at mit's thursday's twin blast in damascus that killed fifty five a series of deadly suicide bombings is deepening fears about extremists are driving the country's deep sectarianism. now it's time to experience the simple life in the sunny south of russia. if there's anywhere in russia that i love returning to again and again it's the caucasus. with beautiful scenery great food and fantastic hospitality it's my favorite region in the country this time i was visiting

here with our team at half past the hour i'm karen tara and these are your headlines afghanistan sees a surge of violence with the latest bombing killing at least nine in the north of the country gaskell a show comes as foreign nations increasingly consider pulling out of the conflict earlier than planned. a cousin of britain's queen elizabeth gets half a million dollars in financial support from a fugitive a russian oligarch there are now questions over how. cash was used and what he expects in return. syria's violence spills into neighboring lebanon with the deadly clashes between religious groups supporting and opposing president assad meanwhile damascus claims it's being targeted by a terrorist alliance of al qaida and foreign backed groups as fears grow that extremists are driving syria's deep divisions now it's time to experience the simple life in the sunny south of russia. if there's anywhere in russia that i love returning to again and again it's the caucasus. with beautiful scenery great food and fantastic hospitality it's my favorite region in the country this time i was vi

column of broadcasting to you live from the heart of moscow i'm karen tara well there's certainly been a surge of violence in afghanistan with eight nato soldiers killed over the last three days and a top afghan negotiator shot dead the escalation comes as the country prepares to take full control of security in more areas and a week before the nato summit in chicago tests or so earlier reports that the alliance support for ongoing involvement in the embattled nation has never been lower. afghanistan the tuber two thousand and one and nato led international military offensive in response to the september eleventh attacks in the u.s. largely backed by international partners more than a decade ago. now after tens of thousands of casualties and hundreds of billions of dollars later. this will not be quick nor easy. but one thing that's not keeping pace is support over seventy percent of the population want our troops are the figure is rising in the u.s. sixty three percent last week want to see an end to the war and this is what it's come down to nations breaking ranks with nato by deciding to pull out troops earlier than