security pact which would permit american soldiers to remain in the fragile state what is artie's lucy catherine off explains the absence of an agreement could leave afghanistan vulnerable to a major taliban resurgence after thirteen years in afghanistan washington is counting down together with our allies we will complete our mission bear by the end of this year and america's longest war will finally be over. but ending a war isn't the same as winning one when it comes to afghanistan peace is far from certain and up past ten years they were not able to build afghan security for forces to be able to face the challenges and this country and to be able in the future to confront the challenges and the taliban forces and the taliban fighters and al-qaeda and the taliban have been active in the past two weeks alone the group has staged numerous attacks in kabul kandahar nimrods helmont and nangarhar are in fact ministry of interior incident reports reveal clashes with the taliban in a most of the eleven provinces bordering pakistan the group also controls several districts in par one just a short dri

getting worse while just a small number of think things are changing for the better as artist lucy catherine off reports previous promises made in barack obama's key political address don't always been promises kept it. looking to put the toughest year of his presidency behind hamburger rock obama will deliver his sixth state of the union address to congress and the american people here in washington on tuesday yet again joe mystic issues are expected to take center stage as the president tries to pivot away from the controversies that march twenty thirty and now as the past few years have shown promises made are not always promises kept nearly every proposal the problem the president made last year from gun control to a minimum wage hike to immigration reform they all fell short warded by an uncooperative congress in last year's speech the president called for legislation to address gun violence a year later those proposals remain firmly stalled this as locked down schools and public violence row ever more familiar another broken promise no climate change bill and his twentieth time address

i'm lucy catherine. some other news in brief now government of open fire at a large group of anti-government protesters in thailand's capital bangkok two people were reportedly injured in the shooting near where the country's prime minister was meeting members of the election commission this is the latest violent incident during ongoing protests aimed at bringing down the country's government and de railing parliamentary elections which are set for this sunday. in the southeast of the united states is in the path of a heavy winter freeze that has already battered the midwest and grounded scores of flights the state of louisiana and the city of new orleans have declared a state of emergency while storm alerts were issued in several other areas schools and businesses will be closed in what officials have described as the heaviest storm in years. back to you now where the olympic venues are ready to open their doors among the highlights of any winter games are always the events on ice and saatchi the figure

afghanistan a country that's once again could be up for grabs reporting in washington for our team i'm lucy catherine. washington spent billions waging the afghan war since two thousand and one it has cost the u.s. taxpayer just under eight hundred billion dollars and there are some more bills still to come every american soldier serving in afghanistan this year will cost an average two point one million dollars more than seven billion dollars worth of equipment isn't going to be shipped back so will have to be destroyed a new thirty four million dollar military h.q. is unlikely to be used now and therefore will need to be demolished according to former british s.a.'s officer richard williams the u.s. drawdown means the afghan government will have no choice but to reach a deal with the taliban. president karzai and those who have seen with him as they approach these next elections. and his supporters and those who he is supporting in the elections need to do a deal with the taliban going forward in twenty fifteen the taliban in certain provinces the conflict provinces in the south certainly will be t

afghanistan a country that's once again could be up for grabs reporting in washington for our team i'm lucy catherine. president karzai is demanding washington and peace talks with the time the ban as a condition for signing the security deal and was fox its heroism consultant dyke who was a prisoner of the town of bonn he says the table took a tale of the group which is on the rise. it is a continuous war for over twenty years they have continued to fight some of them and since the american invasion in october two thousand and one they have if anything increased their their ability to attack their holding for the united states even with its search in two thousand and nine announced by president obama has not been able to really curtail the taliban they are as strong as ever as committed as ever and i think this is one reason why there is such difficulty throughout nato throughout the west figure out how to leave afghanistan what to do with the taliban. or should and has spent billions waging the i'm going to go and a still spending despite its mission winding down since two thousand and one it has c

coalition in protest of the umbrella organizations plans to attend the talks all story here artie's lucy catherine off reports. that invitation a was a withdrawal by the united nations amid intense pressure from the united states and other allies of the u.s. although the much anticipated syria peace conference is still expected to take place that has been overshadowed by this rather bizarre diplomatic pong that's essentially unfolded since that invitation was issues now how did all of this play out on sunday by the u.n. secretary general basically announced that he is inviting iran to participate in the new twenty second conference scheduled to take place in switzerland to come to a diplomatic solution over the syrian crisis he said that the iran needs to be a part of the solution it's a key regional player its interests are also involved in what's going on there and that is why bonking would want to bring iran to the table now that decision sparked a confrontation with the united states the united kingdom and france but also angered the syrian opposition and saudi arabia which has been largely se

i'm lucy catherine. there's some other news now making headlines around the globe egypt deposed president have gone on trial over his escape from jail in two thousand and eleven security was high in the country's capital as mohamed morsi arrived at the court morsi was toppled by the military in july last year and is currently facing four separate criminal trials on various charges. former bosnian serb army commander ratko lot of church has called v un's yugoslav war crimes tribunal a satanic court if you refused to testify as a defense witness for a former bosnian serb leader radovan church during his testimony could harm his own case the two men deny the charges against them which include genocide and crimes against humanity. the vice chairman of the bitcoin foundation has been arrested in the us charlie shrem one of the key advocates of the crypto currency has been charged with trying to launder one million dollars worth of bitcoins using outlawed website the silk road if found guilty he is facing thir

bombings and strikes on military targets have become an everyday reality for the population artie's lucy catherine of looks into why al qaeda seems to be thriving despite all the counter measures. it's a bone chilling video the man driving this s.u.v. is on a mission to kill as the truck barrels into an army base in yemen's szabo province a sickening act of terror is captured on film omar oh. god more than fifty soldiers died that day but al qaida went beyond simply claiming responsibility it released this video showing computer generated maps in preparation for the attack an interview with the bomber it even included english subtitles an al qaeda leader is then shown chiding a group of captured soldiers to know that you and the americans are in a saying trench the american drones are in the sky a jury room the ground of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was formed in two thousand and nine the weak state into a breeding ground for some of the most high profile plans to attack the united states in response a steady barrage of the u.s. hellfire missiles but the shaab wiretap revealed a group that's

reminder that violence remains a key weapon in al qaeda as arsenal reporting in yemen fourteen and lucy catherine of. norman from the campaign drink just foreign policy told us he believes the u.s. is unwilling to target prominent al-qaeda sponsors. by now it's a modern national corporation so it has funding sources from saudi arabia qatar but a huge gap in western also because the can i didn't with the funding that comes from truly go off countries something you don't look at the western sanctions on iraq and how tightly their pores and then ask yourself where the sentients. financier's and then you realize well you know with the financing that's gone due. to the sunni jihadists in syria this is with open collaboration that. i don't attract so how can they crack down on finding a gene. well further north in iraq al qaeda linked militants have declared an islamic state in the western city of fallujah government forces there have killed you had his commander but have so far failed to regain control over the area the militant advance came after days of fierce fighting in the region which is a hub t

and lucy catherine. how website right now actress scarlett johansson once again trying to the attention of online users this time the hollywood superstar faces criticism over who she's chosen to help promote a whole set of photos pictures on the west and find my own life. a ukase gases pushing officials still risking their position on fracking with a report citing the controversial to be could be used under people's homes without that consent. not the news in brief this and southeastern america isn't the postle the heavy winter freeze that has already botched the midwest and grounded schools of flights the state of louisiana and the city of new orleans have declared a state of emergency while still. in several other areas schools and businesses will be closed in what officials have described as the heaviest storm in here. for just run a gaze the swearing in ceremony of the country's newly elected president has been held in honduras a precious was organized by supporters of the head of state and money. wa

afghanistan a country that's once again could be up for grabs reporting in washington for our team i'm lucy catherine. and washington has spent billions waging the afghan war and is still spending despite its mission not winding down since two thousand and one it has cost the u.s. taxpayer just under eight hundred billion dollars and here's what is still to come in two thousand and fourteen every american soldier serving in afghanistan will cost an average of two point one million dollars and withdrawing is not cheap either the u.s. has decided not to ship back more than seven billion dollars worth of equipment that will be destroyed and a brand new military headquarters built in twenty thirteen at a cost of thirty four million bucks will probably never be used and with the u.s. troops pulling out the afghan government will have to reach a deal with the taliban that's according to richard williams a former british s.a.'s officer. president karzai. those who have seen with him as they approach these next elections. and his supporters and those who he is supporting in the elections need to do a deal wi

and lucy catherine. devise chairman of the bitcoin foundation has been arrested in the u.s. china sram wanted to kill because so the cryptocurrency has been charged with trying to one million dollars worth of bitcoins using alkaloid website and the silk road if he's facing such years behind bars while she's more important eyes following the story. u.s. federal prosecutors are accusing self-proclaimed bitcoin evangelist charlie shrem of selling one million dollars in bitcoin to users of the website silk road prosecutors say those same users then to use the digital currency to anonymously purchase drugs in the deep web black market the twenty four year old c.e.o. of vit instant and co owner of the manhattan bar ever was arrested at j.f.k. airport on sunday he's being charged with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business money laundering conspiracy and failure to file suspicious activity report no according to a release from the u.s. attorney general's office sram allegedly conspired with an underground exchanger who's also been arrested in connection to this case th

the president secured victory and where he fell short reporting in washington for our team i'm lucy catherine. to some other news making headlines now around the globe egypt's topos president has gone on trial over his escape from jail in two thousand and eleven security was high in the country's capital as mohamed morsi arrived at the court morsi was toppled by the military in july last year and is currently facing four separate criminal trials on various charges. thailand's government has announced the general election will take place as scheduled despite calls for its postponement protesters had earlier attempted to make their way to the compound in bangkok where the talks were under way but were pushed back by armed security forces two people were reportedly injured during a shooting in the latest violence during the ongoing anti-government protests. former bosnian serb army commander ratko has called the un's yugoslav war crimes tribunal they say tannic court he refused to testify as a defense witness on the former bosnian serb leader radovan. fearing his testimony would harm his own cas