i was able to track down a journalist who told me that then president karzai had sent an envoy to investigate the civilian deaths. >> so this guy is the investigator? >> the presidential envoy promised that the civilian deaths would be looked into thoroughly. >> but the family members i spoke to told me that the promises made at the meeting were not kept. i tried to reach the presidential envoy several times. he didn't return my calls. but there was one official investigation that did take place. it happened not because of any official process, but simply because of the tenacity of one man: mohammad khan, an engineer from charkh. his brother mohammad razeq was killed during the operation and mohammad khan was determined to get justice for his death. >> on the morning of the operation, mohammad khan said charkh seemed quiet. there were military aircraft flying above at a high altitude, but he said that was normal. mohammad khan said that he and his brother mohammad razeq were out driving when they saw three women crying on the side of the road beside an injured man. khan would later find out t

president karzai's area. when i think about this, a major achievement was the national unity afghanistan. you needed a visa to go from one part of the city to another part. you can go from the eastern part of the city to pressure off. that was the situation. now that unity is complete and it is reflected in all of the institutions come army, police, judicial system, the bureaucratic. some of the top one is the national unity. the scale and the quality. we have to start with a borrowed capacity 14 years ago. education was distracted 20 years before that. in the past 14 years there is enormous progress teammate. like i said in my presentation, right now you have almost half a million enrolled in higher education inside the country. over 100,000 have been on scholarships abroad meaning neighboring countries, too. this is the 2nd major achievement of the palisades time. the 3rd one is democracy. in a country which was a flaw for many decades now you have one of the best constitutions and know the democratic insti

as all of you know, he has played an important role in the politics during the karzai government.the ambassador to two of the most problematic neighbors, iran and finally, as the afghanistan minister of the interior during 2014, which was a very important year in politics, and our focus today on afghanistan could not be more timely. president obama has made important decisions with respect to the continued u.s. troop presence in the country. as a continuing reminder of the high sacrifice in treasure that the united states and its allies have made to rebuild post-nine/11 afghanistan. unfortunately, this task is by no means complete, and the recent crisis and the faltering efforts at reconciliation raise unsettling questions about the prospects for success. these demand the careful and critical hearing. understanding the political state, in this embattled and the ambitions of its powerful neighbors. it is essential if the united states and its allies are to consolidate their achievements thus far. they havets for which worked so long and hard, as have the afghan people, so without w

particularly in the karzai government, among the cabinet members. which you were part of. i was just wondering if how you see, what measures you see that -- weight in place to among the top political whichals the corruption deals a blow in the process of creating sustainable socioeconomic institutions in afghanistan. mr. daudzai: well, i agree with you that corruption is a major problem and equal to that is drugs. these are two major challenges for us. wish it was not like that. we all wish we could find an easy way to deal with it. under the circumstances we started and the way things are going on and you are building a country, afghanistan does not have a grand plan. that is also partly responsible for corruption in contracting and other things. subject we need to discuss in depth. in general, what i'm sure is they had all the right intentions to eliminate corruption. in practice, his achievement was not that significant. rouhani has the right intentions, but his achievements have been limited. it is a major issue. in my personal opinion, the solution is not -- it is rul