it really was hamid karzai who held this up.s was not a case with a lot of intrigue about who was against it or in favor. president karzai himself that is much. this was not a case where the u.s. was holding back.i don't think it took any big advance by isis to schock the obama administration into wanting to deal, but they could not push karzai. karzai for whatever reason decided he would not been done this. the good news it gives his successor a positive note to begin the new administration so i think we still have time to make the military logistics work and discuss the new regime and get off to a good start. >> thank you very much for joining us. in other news, iraqi kurdish forces reportedly recaptured a strategic border crossing with syria from islamic state militants, after fierce resistance from i.s. at least five suicide car bombs killed a number of kurdish fighters. british warplanes made their first attacks in iraw. car bombs hit several districts in baghdad, killing at least 25 people in mainly shia areas. it is not k

the new president agreed to the deal after hamid karzai refused to support it. rosalind jordan reports. >>> with the inauguration of ashraf ghani as president, the people of afghanistan are getting more than a new leader. they are getting a military presence in 2015, something washington says will help make the afghan people safer. >> this one is afghanistan and the international community to maintain the partnership we have established to ensure that afghanistan maintains the gains of past decade. that is the plan. we look forward to having that signed. >> reporter: under the terms. bilateral security agreement, bsa, 9800 u.s. troops will train afghan forces and support them as they conduct patrols, gather intelligence and lead attacks. they'll not lead combat operations and will be deployed for about two years. washington wanted the agreement signed in 2013, to allow the pentagon time to reassign soldiers and marines and remove combat equipment from afghanistan before the end of the year. the former president hamid karzai delayed signing the bsa, and finally r

ashraf ghani was sworn in by outgoing president hamid karzai, the head of the supreme court. he then signed a decree creating a position of chief executive officer, and abdullah abdullah, his former presidential election rival, now the chief executive officer of afghanistan, that's a new position, darren, and he was the first to speak to the nation, thanking everybody who took place in the process, saying that the government will work together. ashraf ghani speaking to the nation in his first speech as president of afghanistan, saying that the past is behind the afghanistan of yesterday, it's not the afghanistan of tomorrow. and that the government paved the way for a prosperous future. he repeated a scene that he saw throughout the election campaign, that he as a politician, and his ministers and government will be servants of the people, they'll serve the people and take care of the people of afghanistan. their responsibility is to the people of afghanistan. he reassured that the unity government will work together, it's not about a government of division or dividing power.

achievements that karzai frequently mentions. tv programs debate karzai's legacy and while opinions are mixed, the debates themselves oar testament to a thriving press. >> the media, freedom of speech and freedom of expression contributed to the is political maturity of the afghan people, especially to the young generations. >> reporter: it hasn't been an easy ten years. there were number of attempts on his life especially in kandahar in 2002 and a military gathering in 2008. dye reached out to the taliban -- karzai reaches out to the taliban, critics say he didn't make enough of early support and failed to build a sustainable government. >> he did not make inroads in the afghani state. he does not believe in modern in the situation. >> his relationship with the united states and nato is trained by his age are -- strained by his anger over the killing of civilians. >> no one security forces under any circumstances can ask for foreign planes to carry out operations on our homes and villages. >> reporter: he refused to sign a secur

both achievements that hamid karzai mentioned. tv programs debate his legacy. opinions are mixed, debatesar a testament to a free press. >> the media, the freedom of speech and freedom of expression contributed to the critical maturity of the afghan people especially, to the young generations. >> it has not been an easy tenure. there were a number of attempts on his life. most notably in 2002 and in 2008. hamid karzai reach out to the taliban, establishing a high peace council to try to bring it close to the government. it failed. critics say he didn't make enough of early international support. corruption was prevalent and he failed to build a sustainable government. >> he empowered but did not invest in the afghan state institution. he does not believe in the new afghan or the modern situation. >> his relationship with the yats and n.a.t.o. -- united states and n.a.t.o. is punctuated by the killing of civilians. [ speaking foreign language ] >> he refused to sign a security agreement with the united states, leaving it to his successor. his final year in power

president karzai is good at handling the press. i remember about a year and a half ago we did a story on the slush fund the cia had been paying for, drops off bags of cash at the palace for must both a decade now, and that money was used to pay off areas, parliamentaries and warlords, walking around change, and karzai didn't deny it, and he had a press conference about -- he was away when it came out. i had a great english exchange with him, let's do this on the books and he smiled and laughed and said that's for the state department. this story when i look back, it highlighted 0 power struggle within the inner circle. it's been hard to come down on people you trusted for years. i provided an external target to direct all that anger, and so they threw me out. i think that the danger here is that once you kind of get a sense of how weak the class of people are, you realize, we can do more of this. that the safety and kind of our ability to do our jobs defends on the willingness of people in power to play along with that. to bow to p

however, he went on to say that karzai was a nationalist and a patriot, and said that he did what he had to do for out of love for his country. that said the u.s. is much more pleased to be dealing now with the presidency of ashraf gandhi and the chief executive abdullah abdullah, two men that they believe will be much more cooperative especially when it comes now to the imminent change from a command of posture the u.s. military has had in afghanistan to training and supporting the afghan military starting at the beginning of 2015. >> yes, it looks as if the lack of acting signing that really annoyed washington, wasn't it, and we understand that it's due to be signed within hours. on tuesday. local time. trying to get some of the budget savings that would come from shifting from a military combat operation to a training operation. it's much less expensive. and it also under scores the u.s.' concerns about whether ham mid karzai had been dealing with the west in good faith, or whether he was actually allowing some of the forces that was destabilizing information to continue their wor

women's rights have expanded, both achievements that karzai frequently mentions. >> t.v.rograms debate karzai's legacy and while opinions are mixed, the debates are a testament to a thrive free press. >> the media, the freedom of speech coming trucontributed toe political maturity of the afghan people, especially the young generations. >> it hasn't been an easy tenure. there were a number of attempts on his life most notably in canned har and as a military parade in cobble in 2008. you reached out to try to bring a highless peace counsel closer to the government. it failed. his critics say he didn't enter early into international support and he failed to build a sustainable government. >> he empowered the war lord but did not invest in the after gaen state because he does not believe in the new afghanistan. he does not believe in modern institutions. >> his relationship with the united states and nato is strained by his anger over the killing of civilians. no sources can ask for foreign planes to carry out operations on our homes and villages. >> he refused to sign a secu

part of what karzai had to say. did not want peace for afghanistan because it had his own agendas and goals. if america and pakistan want peace, it's possible to bring peace to afghanistan. >> the fact of the matter is karzai has stayed too long, has been week, has not really been able to look beyond the personal gain of the office and muscle in with some political deals and he has failed at the job and mad we are holding him accountable. jon: thank you very much for your analysis, we will be talking about the president's speech at the u.n. throughout the hour. heather: there is no concern about the fallout of the strikes against isis overseas. putting out a joint bulletin warning of the increased risk of lone wolf attacks in the united states. as we learn more about another terror group, the one in addition to isis that was targeted in the strikes. live for us in washington. hi there, catherine. what can you tell us about this bulletin? >> fox news obtained the bulletin from the security and fbi warning there is an

in secret, karzai has been negotiating with the taliban, in order to avoid a full-blown civil war. since 2005, the taliban has clawed back territory. they now dominate large parts of the country. >> but approximately only one hour's drive from here, right over behind the mountain there, is logar. and in logar there's still a war going on. >> i wanted to see what the war looked like from the other side - in the charkh district of logar province - a region which has seen violent clashes in recent years. through trusted sources, we contacted the taliban there. i hoped it would offer a rare glimpse inside the insurgency. we were told we would get a phone call in a few days. >> "i'm on my way to see what the taliban are up against. i'm going to visit a training center for the afghan national army" >> while the afghan national army is around 200,000 strong, it's reported to be plagued with desertions, and with low morale. >> "these are kabul's last line of defense; all that stands between the city and the taliban. the question is: will this army be strong enough when the international tr

combat troops on the ground, new president ashraf ghani agreed after karzai refused. jennifer glasse. >> reporter: adding a twist to the graduation ceremony and morale on afghan forces is high and recruitment is strong. across afghanistan this year they took the lead, carrying out 90% of ground operations but they know they still need nato's help. >> afghan national security forces are not ready yet in every field so they need continuous support and it would be leaving a half ready force that would have the challenge of an insurgency that is still out there. >> reporter: afghanistan's airforce has a fraction of planes and pilots nato supplied here and needs support and nato will help with intelligence, logistics and officer training as well as teaching budgetary and technical schools. security agreement with the united states or bsa pays nato to keep its own force and shows international long-term commitment to afghanistan. >> the signature of the bsa itself is a broader signal to the region about the clarity and the purpose of our security cooperation after the end o

hamid karzai, refused to sign.hite house counselor john podesta praised the new afghan government on monday. >> i encourage all afghans to corporate with the new government. the united states looks forward to supporting the unity government and the afghan people. to that end, we look forward to the signing of the agreement, an important step in strengthening the strategic agreement between the countries. the united states remains committed to a stable, sobran, unified afghanistan, responsible for its own security. -- sovereign, unified afghanistan, responsible for its own security. >> the new vice president of afghanistan, abdul rashid dostum, is one of afghanistan's most notorious warlords who was once described by now-president ghani himself as a quote "known killer." we'll have more on the story later in the broadcast. the islamic state has released a third propaganda video of british hostage john cantlie. cantlie, a photojournalist whose work appeared in getty and other outlets, is shown seated at a table in an

there is no love lost for hamid karzai. in his farewell speech he warned hundreds of cabinet members not to trust the u.s. government. he calls the american mission there a betrayal saying the united states did not want peace. karzai who more than once it there threatened to join the taliban, blamed the u.s. for its own personal interests and agenda. he made no reference to the thousands of american troops killed while fighting to flee that country of militant rule. what? >> this is, again, you know, richard, from 2009 forward whenever people would come on and say we need to trip tell number of troops in afghanistan, they would say prop up this guy's government. seriously, you can talk moms and dads to fight for hamid karzai? this is who they were fighting for. this is whose government they were fighting for. >> partly it remind me of the old days of foreign aid. you used to give it. you had ungratefulness this is just the sort of thing, it's serious in lots of ways that go beyond karzai and afghanistanful people would say

ghani's predecessor hamid karzai refused to agree to that deal.ny people thought, okay, foreign troops are coming out of afghanistan, certainly combat troops. is this a sign that actually in a way the international mission has failed, that we still need so many foreign troops in afghanistan going forward? >> well, the number of afghan security forces is around 350,000. they are equipped, they are trained, but according to western military experts, they are not ready yet. it still relies on u.s. and nato airplanes and they still need assistance in surveillance. they don't have heavy weapons. and they still need to help in logistics, so that's why they want to keep a few thousand foreign forces for training and for counterterrorism operations, because the u.s. forces will be based in a number of strategically important facilities and areas from where they can have their air attacks. they can assist on security forces if they are needed and they can also trend off on forces for the next few years. >> and looking into the border areas, especially with

karzai has given his support to afghanistan's new head of state. the former finance minister is taking the reins as the leader of a national unity government. in the country's first ever democratic change of power. >> is the people of afghanistan that are the heroes and the national unity government will represent everyone. >> the first act as president was to create the post of chief executive similar to a prime minister. he named his election rival that role. it ended months of political stalemate. the new government faces challenges including boosting afghanistan's feeble economy and tackling widespread corruption. >> we expect them to fulfill the promises they made during the campaign. we are watching to see whether they serve us or not. if they don't stay united, we believe the new government will repeat the previous mistakes of the previous one. >> the security situation poses another threat to the government's success. bombs went off in the capital of kabul and elsewhere. >> closing arguments, some of the worst atrocities in europe since wor

also benefits from karzai's departure.le the outgoing president refused to sign an agreement letting u.s. forces stay in afghanistan, the new president of that country supports it, according to a u.s. embassy spokeswoman. ghani is expected to sign the deal tomorrow. >>> turning back to the fight against isis, many believe it will require boots on the ground to win. could turkey, in fact, be the country to provide them? amman mohadam is an nbc correspondent, well versed in issues in this part of the world. we've talked about turkey a few times. there is some conflict within that country a few months ago, but also we saw a hesitancy on behalf of the turks to really get involved against isis because isis had over 40 turkish hostages. that issue has been figured out. there was some sort of exchange. will that allow, now, turkey, to perhaps put their force on the ground against isis? >> that's the hope of u.s. officials and certainly arab countries that would like to see turkey play a more robust role. the most important thing

[music] >> reporter: before the ceremony hamid karzai reviewed the guard for the last time as afghan leader. the new government has asked for the support of the people. almost everyone has been affected by the economic down turn and politicians have been shaken after months of political deadlock. >> it was all smiles as new leaders promised to leave the past behind. in days ahead there will be a new cabinet t organized and they will show that the new unity government can work together. >> john kerry secretary of state issued a statement saying that it's no secret that our relationship with hamid karzai has been punctuated with disagreements. that has been putting it mildly. why do they think the administration will think these two, ashraf gandhi and abdullah abdullah, who can't stand each other, will be better for the u.s.? >> reporter: it comes down to one thing that hamid karzai ever gave to the united states his signature on a bilateral military agreement, which the u.s. needs to keep troops in the country after the end of this year. those troops with the training and supporting o

we are expecting it to be shut down as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of ashraf ghani, karzai hands over power. afghanistan seen in its history, it will be an historic day. one of the challenges that ashraf ghani will face as he moves forward. also a difficult economy here. we understand that the government is having a major shortfall, the establishment of its workers. as ashraf ghani takes power, afghans see it as a historic day, a jubilant day. the government will face many challenges as afghanistan buts the economy on its feet. the security fighting taliban, renewed fighting gaz christopher gibson, a prolonged fight down the south as the security system, the new government takes care of the security situation. a lot of governments ahead. houthi rebels signing a deal. restoring power, but there's little evidence. we have this report from sanaa. >> it's an agreement that is supposed to end the conflict in yemen. the appendix stipulates that the fighters withdraw from sanaa and other areas, and hand over weapons to the central government. >> translation: we were not attending

security is tight, ahead of the inauguration of ashraf ghani, who will replace hamid karzai. glaz christopher gibson has more -- jennifer glasse has more. >> the bombing with was attached to the underside of a military truck. it exploded at the edge of the presidential compound, a gate leading to the main gate of the presidential compound 24 hours before the inauguration to be held inside the presidential compound, and while it was a small bomb, one person was injured. i am sure it will put afghan security forces on higher alert. we expect it to be mainly shut down tomorrow, as signatory arrived for the inauguration of ashraf ghani as a long-time leader. hamid karzai hands over power in the first democratic transfer of power that afghanistan has seen in its history. it will be an historic day. security is one of many changes that the unity government will face. also a difficult economy here. we understand that the government is having major shortfall, trouble paying the salaries of its workers. as ashraf ghani takes power, afghans see it as a historic day, a jubilant day, but

karzai refused to sign the deal. the u.s. has lost well over 2000 soldiers in afghanistan since 2001 and spent more than $100 billion in rebuilding the country. some 8000 afghan civilians have also died over the past five years alone, mostly in in certain attacks. many afghans say all they want is peace. there were celebrations in kabul over the weekend after a breakthrough deal established a new unity government. many afghans hope this will be the start of a new era. >> business news now, and tuesday brought more legal strife to deutsche bank. german prosecutors have charged the co-chief executive with making false statements along with four other top managers. >> they include two ex-ceo's. the defendants are accused of lying to judges during the bank's protracted legal battle. the court will now have to decide whether there is enough evidence for a trial to go forward. deutsche bank is not commenting. >> for more on how that story affected deutsche bank shares and the tuesday trading session in general, we have this summary

karzai thanked eight other countries by name for helping afghanistan rebuild.failed to mention the united states or the $100 billion in aid the u.s. has poured into that country to build schools, upgrade hospitals, train afghan security forces, he also did not refer to the more than 22 hung u.s. service members who died fighting in afghanistan or the thousands of others who were wounded there. the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan called that speech ungracious and ungrateful. as world leaders gather in new york for the united nations summit, we are once again finding foreign diplomats owing the big apple millions in unpaid parking tickets. the wall street journal reports cars with diplomatic plates have racked up more than $16 million in finings. the majority of that debt dates back to before 2002. the biggest offender, egypt with almost $2 million owed. >>> and a florida sheriff' department that used a s.w.a.t. unit to check on barbershop licenses. four barbers are suing claiming the raids violated their rights against unreasonable searches a judge ruled the laws

. >> for 13 years karzai was a global statesman, afghanistan became the largest ript of internationalaid as the country rebuilt itself and as it prospered millions of afghan refugees returned to the country. for the first time in decades girls could receive education. tv programs debate karzai's legacy and while opinions are mixed, debates themselves are testament to a thriving press here. >> the freedom of speech and the freedom of expression, now contributed to the political maturity of the afghan people, especially to the young generation. >> reporter: it hasn't been an easy tenure. there were a number of attempts on his life, most notably in kandahar in 2002 and in kabul in 2008. karzai reached out to the taliban establishing a high peace group, corruption remained prevalent and he failed to provide a peace government. >> he didn't believe in the new afghanistan, he does not believe in modern in the situation. >> reporter: his relationship with the united states and nato is strained by his age are over killing of civilians. he refused to sign a security agreement with the united s

a unity government regarding last week's abdoullah-abdoullah with vote recounts and departure of karzai has been president since the invasion in 2001. >> translator: if you want to have a rule of law, the high level officials who are involved in corruption should be removed so that we can have a transparent judicial system. and for all those cases we will reform to review them. >> jennifer glasse is in kabul with more. >> reporter: historic day in afghanistan as ashraf ghani is sworn in as the nation's new president taking over from karzai, the first democratic transfer of power in afghanistan history and ash ghani promising to fight corruption and bringing peace and prosperity to afghanistan and knows it will be a big job and doing it in a brand-new type of government. he will be ruling alongside his presidential rival, abdoullah-abdoullah and first he was to create the chief officer of abdoullah-abdoullah and still dividing who will do what chief executive officer to take over administrative duties in the new government and afghan watching closely to see whether these two former rival

this is new video being sworn in to take over for karzai. karzai became president shortly after american troops invaded afghanistan in 2001. the new president is expected to sign a deal to keep about 10,000 american troops in afghanistan after this year. >>> well, the manhunt for suspected killer wanted for ambushing two pennsylvania state troopers shift slightly in the pocono mountains. today is day 17 of the search for eric frein. he is accused of killing one trooper and injuring another outside the state police barracks in blooming grove. state police say their manhunt has moved a little but they think frein is still in a five square mile wooded area around his parents home in monroe county. >>> your time right now 5:09. still ahead this morning, efforts to reach victims after deadly volcano erruption, they're hampered overnight. >> finds out what's slowing down rescuers now. >> plus real estate agent vanishes while showing a house. who police say is responsible for her disappearance and how the suspect got away. >> and, the eagles specia

security is tight in kabul ahead of ashraf ghani, replacing long-time leader hamid karzai. jennifer glasse has more. >> the bombing was a magnetic bomb attached to the underside of a military truck in the center of kabul, exploding at the edge of the compound. just about 24 hours before the inauguration held inside that presidential compound. and while it was a small bomb, one person was injured. i am sure it would be putting african security forces on high alert. we expect it to be shut down tomorrow as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of ashraf ghani, as president hamid karzai hands over power. it will be an historic day, a challenge that the new unity government will face, and a difficult economy here. we understand that the government is having a major shortfall, trouble paying the salary of its workers. as ashraf ghani takes power, africans see it as an historic day. they'll face many challenges as they try to put afghanistan's economy and put the security situation fighting the taliban, renewed fighting. prolonged fighting in helmand as the new government tries

former president hamid karzai refused to sign it as a protest against u.s. air strikes that killed afghan civilians. under the plan, all u.s. troops would be out of the area by 2017. >>> the first clinton grand child is waking up in her new home this morning. charlotte clinton mezinsky. there you see them leaving the hospital. this baby will be busy over the next few days heading to iowa. the -- no, i'm kidding. she has a lot of aunts and uncles. she has 18 first cousins. we have a lot of young parents who watch early start. particularly at this hour. 4:00 a.m. eastern. if you are with a child or about to have one, hello this morning. >> charlotte clinton mezinsky. she never went to bed. >> her first night ever. >>> happening right now, thousands of protesters filling the streets of hong kong demanding change from the government. we are live. >>> the man suspected of kidnapping missing student hannah graham linked to another murdered young woman. you will hear from her family ahead. when it comes to medicare, everyone talks about what happens when you turn s

. >> reporter: before the ceremony hamid karzai reviewed the presidential fard last time as leader. promised to help the new government in his new role as citizen. are confidence has been shane after months of political deadlock. it was all smiles after the new leaders promised to leave the past behind. a chance to show afghans that the new unity government can work together. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> keeping thousands of u.s. troops on the ground when the u.n. combat mission ends in december. this bilateral agreement will protect u.s. citizens from prosecution under afghan law. >>> the trial against mohamed morsi has adjourned. morsi and 35 others are charged with collaborating with foreign organizations like hamas and hezbollah with leaking secrets. toxic gases and ash are still erupting from a volcano in japan. so far more than 35 bodies have been recovered near the top of mount ontake. the volcano erupted without warning on saturday. at least 250 were liking on the mountain when it started smuingg gas and ash. >>> hundreds of flight cancellations in chicago still to

he replaces hamid karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power since 2001.e's a former world bank official and afghan finance minister. karzai told the audience he was confident afghanistan was following the right path. >>> senior adviser to president obama says afghanistan will sign a deal tomorrow allowing our soldiers to stay in that country past the end of the year. john podesta says he'll sign it on behalf of the u.s. the agreement will permit 10,000 american troops to remain in afghanistan after the international combat mission ends on december 31st. >>> the federal aviation administration says it's going to take about two weeks now to fully re-open a chicago area control center where an act of sabotage brought the city's airplanes to a complete stop. they say employees started a fire at the facility on friday and then tried to commit suicide. travel was disrupted nationwide. there are still delays today. >>> new customer complaints about toyota. u.s. safety regulators are investigating whether older corollas can accelerate unexpectedly at low speeds a

the outgoing president hamid karzai welcomed the deal and hear is what he had to say. >> translation: i'd like to congratulate everyone. we pray that afghanistan, with the help of allah, will have peace, prosperity and happy possess, and that afghanistan witnesses and reaches the prosperity and security and safety. >>> this is how the deal is supposed to work. ashraf ghani will get the top job but concede some powers to his farmer partner. the election loser gets to choose the chief executive for the new role. we understand the two men would choose a new council of ministers between them. jennifer glasse joins us from kabul. the deal comes after months of political stalemate, is it really going to work. >> there's the big questions the the teams, the men, have had so many differences, the political stalemates. negotiations took weeks and weeks of painstaking sessions to get to this point. the question is now will the two men, will the teams be able to work together. it's a new form of government for afghanistan. the constitution makes the president a strong role. this will dilute that

the book is called a man and a motorcycle, how hamid karzai came to power. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> well, big changes in yemen after leaders there reach a deal with shiite rebels to restore calm. the deal with the hutti group ending days of violence and protests. calling for an immediate cease-fire, a more transparent government and for the current government to resign. houthi supporters have been rallying for at least a month, saying at least 150 people died. yemen's president resigned saying he didn't want to be an obstacle to peace. another country trying to figure it out. >>> trying to work it out. there were these huge demonstrations all over the world on the weekend. this was over climate change. we'll talk about what the world leaders are doing to prepare for the gathering at the united nations. oo muhiringe and not enough time in my kitchen. [ female announcer ] need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 30 of the web's leading job boards with a single click; then simply select the best candidates from o

. >> it will reset president karzai's sour relations with the u.s.e is expected to sign an agreement to allow troops to stay into the country to assist the afghan army and police. barack a mama made a startling omission. he said american agencies had underestimated the threat posed in syria. he said the chaos linked to the war provided a unique opportunity to regroup and stage a comeback. much has been made of the hundreds of european citizens traveling to iraq and syria to join the islamists. kurds, especially in europe, are returning to fight the jihadist. lou brown met two who answered the call to come home and fight. >> it's dusk and they are returning to base. they have return three months ago when the threat became acute. he is 50 years old and his home is in munich. he left his family behind to be here. >> every day we heard the terrorist organization was attacking our brothers and sisters and was threatening to take over our land. we have to defend it, even if it costs us our lives. >> he if up his job of a musician from the kurdish orchestra

. ♪ before the ceremony karzai reviewed the presidential guard for the last time as afghan leader andsed to help the new government as his role of citizen. the new government asked for support of the people and almost everyone effected by the downturn and politicians have been shaken after months of political deadlock. all smiles at inauguration as new leaders promised to leave the past behind and days ahead a new cabinet and to show afghans that a unity government can, in fact, work together. >> jennifer joins us live from the afghan capitol and you said in the report the security challenges are, enormous and attack on the airport and others this morning. >> reporter: that is right, that attack on the airport road happened really just as that inauguration was getting underway. the taliban have claimed responsibility, a suicide bomber or foot was stopped by the many afghan security forces that are around the afghan capitol today and with tight security here and he blew himself up killing four members of afghan security force and three civilians and more wounded and in the hospital and

hamid karzai refused to sign that agreement. the long-delayed deal is expected to be signed on tuesday. >>> south korea's capital is struggling to find ways to control the air pollution there. while some blame china for it, there are also domestic factors contributing to it. paula hancocks reports on the search for solutions. >> reporter: a dull haze darkens the seoul skyline. smoke envelopes the top floors of the skyscrapers. some officials in the capital point a finger of blame at gas-guzzling neighbor china. measuring fine dust particles in the air on a daily basis, this facility decides when to issue a public health warning, advising certain sections of the population to stay indoors. yellow dust is completely from the deserts of china says the head of the institute. fine dust is from both china and korea, about 50/50. seoul city says it has almost finished replacing thousands of diesel buses with natural gas, saying it will cut emissions by 30%. a carbon emissions trading scheme kicks off next year, but the government has p

. >> afghanistan swore in its new president reroo place -- replaces karzai chosen in the country's first democratic transfer of power, the chief executive was his opponent in the election. the pick is toese ethnic tensions in afghanistan. a car battle -- a car bomb and gun battle were reported before the swearing in. >>> eric frein may have set booby traps. they think else in a five square mile area near his parent's home in canadensis. >> 4:53 we have more news you didn't see last night. one person has been killed in a crash in south jersey, here what neighbors say they saw before the crash. >> we're following new details in the aftermath of a deadly volcanic eruption over sales, >> toxic gases and ash are still erupting on mountain ontake in japan. officials say 31 people were killed when the volcano erupted on saturday. helicopters recovered 1 bodies before having to suspend operations. the victims were hiking toward the top of the mountain when it sutdly spewed gases, suffocating ash and rocks. >>> new this morning, residents were awakened by a fire square at a highrise. flames in th

former finance minister ashraf ghani will take over from hamid karzai next week, and he'll inherit a country fractured by ethnic conflicts. ghani was named president-elect on sunday after months of electoral disputes. he's due to be sworn in next monday. he'll govern alongside his former rival abdullah abdullah. the ex-foreign minister will take the new role of chief executive. a post similar to prime minister. ghani and abdullah have different ethnic support bases and they disagree about how to deal with the taliban militants. abdullah advocates a hardline stance, ghani favors negotiations. people in afghanistan are hoping that the former rivals can work together to bring stability to the country as most foreign troops are preparing to leave. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk world "newsline." >>> thousands of students in hong kong have begun a week-long boycott of classes. they're protesting chi

ashraf ghani will be replacing long-time president hamid karzai. after a much disputed election we reported on for months here, ghani will share power with his opponent, abdullah abdullah, who will become chief executive. security, as you can imagine, is tight in case the taliban were to launch attacks to try to disrupt the transition. the inauguration comes just before most foreign troops withdraw from afghanistan. we'll continue to follow developments there. >>> now to hong kong, where the government says riot police have now pulled back from the pro-democracy demonstration sites around the territory. that announcement from the authorities within just the past couple of hours. o'fishls say they have withdrawn police because they say the demonstrators are currently acting peacefully. but authorities are also urging activists who are blocking roads to allow cars and emergency vehicles to pass. the protests have been causing widespread disruptions in hong kong, one of asia's financial hubs, as you know. let's go straight now to cnn's andrew stevens.

karzai saying that abdalla abdalla and ashraf ghani are speaking again. >>> david cameron is promising scotland that it will have more powers if it stays in the union. they are voting whether to become independent of the rest of bre britain. >> this is a decision that could rip scotland from the rest of united kingdom. we must be very clear: there's no going back from this. no rerun. this is a once and for all decision. if scotland votes yes, the u.k. will split. and we will go our separate ways forever. >> lawrence lee is in aberdeen where the prime minister has been making his speech. >> reporter: please don't go please don't tear the family apart. that was the central message from the prime minister in be aberdeen often his last visit to the nation. he didn't actually say it directly to them mind you, he said to it his own conservative party in a business center on the edge of aberdeen. but the message really was the same to all scots that on an emotional level it would be disastrous to mr. cameron personally and to many people across the rest of the union for the cots to break away

he takes the helm for hamid karzai. there you see him after a month-long standoff over election results. violence before and after the ceremony. nbc news learned an explosion near the kabul airport killed four and injured eight armed taliban fighters and stormed a government compound there. at least eight killed in that attack. back to you. . >>> it is 4:33. an american doctor exposed to the ebola virus is being treated at nih in bethesda. it is still not clear if he actually contracted the disease. right now he is being kept isolati e has ebola, people should not be alarmed. > there is minimal to any risk at all to people in the hospital and the bethesda hospital. we have a special unit designated for this type of infection containment. >> four other american aid workers sicken while volunteering overseas. one remains hospitalized. the other recovered. >>> what travel can expect in the day ahead as airlines struggle to put problems in chicago behind them and get flights back on schedule. >> clear skies. watching live s

presidential candidate number two, ashraf gandhi both insist they were the best man to replace mohamme hamid karzai. abdullah abdullah won by a narrow margin, which meant it had to go to a run off. that happened in june. this time it was ashraf gandhi to take the lead. >> he agrees to a recount, but it takes almost a month of back and forth on the details of how to proceed. and finally both candidates agree on a process of the vote audit with the help of the secretary of state. it takes time and john kerry returns to assure that the pressure is on. >> both parties agree to the rules of the road. both parties have agreed to stay at it. both parties have agreed to live by the outcome. >> but in an outcome is proving hard to find, and so five months after millions of afghans went to the polls there is still no agreement on who will run afghanistan. stephanie decker, al jazeera. >> jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> abdullah abdullah said he rejects the results of the election. he has claimed all along that the process has been weighted against him. it was those initial objections two months ago t

former president hamid karzai had for months refused to sign the agreements.t over 50,000 nato troops are thought to be currently serving in afghanistan. the majority of those troops are from the united states. this bilateral security agreement allows 9,800 u.s. troops to stay in the country to construct counterterror operations and to support and train afghan forces. these u.s. forces are expected to pull out almost completely by the end of 2016. a under a separate nato agreement, several nations will contribute to a further force of about 3,000 troops. let's take you to kabul and join the bbc's david loyn for us. david, is there widespread public support in afghanistan for the u.s. troops to stay? >> reporter: almost everybody in afghanistan other than president karzai wanted -- and you could say the taliban wanted a new security deal with the u.s. and with nato. all of his army chiefs did. all of his ministers that i spoke to did. and certainly the new president and the new chief executive abdullah abdullah. dr. ashraf ghani, the new president, sworn in on

we found out that america's sons and daughters were fighting and dying for karzai and malaki. this is tragic. it's also a teachable moment. we're talking about a muscular response moving forward and today the u.s. finds itself in another middle eaeast war and t are no heroes on the ground. listen to me, this is what we said in 2009 when we warned against tripling the number of troops in afghanistan for a guy named karzai. we all said it around this table. as we move forward today in september 2014, we have an ugly choice and it's between assad and isis. and any politician or diplomat who assures you there is a clean third way in syria is lying. it's assad or isis. now, does that mean we bury our heads in the sand and we ignore terrorists who want to destroy american cities? no. but it does mean we go into this tragedy with our eyes wide open and with the high level of caution that this conflict requires and that the president is giving. so, take a deep breath before you start saying, we need to send even more troops into iraq, into syria. we have to be more sort of, we have to

he replaces hamid karzai who has led the country for 12 years.nder the new leadership, afghanistan is expected to ratify the long-awaited u.s. security agreement on tuesday it would permit u.s. troop presence to stay in the country past the end of the year. we have this report from kabul. it has taken almost six months. the most exhaustive election audit carried out anywhere by u.n. and long negotiations brokered by the u.s. to get to ditoday, the swearing in of the afghan president. the first task was to appoint the candidate he defeated in the election in a new role as chief executive of the government. the government of national unity is a new idea. this is all uncharted ground. never before has one elected government stood aside for another in this country that has known so much conflict. would endent said he poverty, cut corruption, reform courts, and care for widows and orphans. but he knows he can do nothing without security. he warned about the threat from the islamic state saying this is an islamic country and no one can teach afghanista

has a real and reliable ally in ashraf ghani as opposed to hamid karzai? >> i think that both ashraf ghani and his chief executive, abdullah abdullah, supported this agreement, and both of them have been quite consistent in their views. so i think that they will represent the interests of afghanistan, which are not always the same as the interests of the united states. but they will be easier and more reliable to deal with. >> and i suppose looming question for a lot of people as we watch what goes in iraq is what lessons have or should u.s. officials learn from that when they look at our afghan policy now and develop that? >> i think one lesson they should learn is not to compare iraq and afghanistan because in the past falsely the bush administration drew the conclusion from the rather rapid collapse of the taliban in afghanistan that they could have a similarly easy victory in iraq, and that was totally wrong. iraq is a middle-income country with oil revenue. afghanistan is an extremely poor country. i think of course the jumble lesson that you should t