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the new man in charge at nato says nato cannot do it alone. he says it needs more help on afghanistan. 12 are killed and over 20 injured in a bomb blast in the west of the country. two of britain's biggest banks announced profits of several billion dollars just one year after the banking sector nearly collapsed. authorities in rome declared rome on the graffiti artists. >> we made the american school teachers skateboarding for jesus. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london. the language between mahmoud ahmadinejad and the man publicly endorsing him as president, supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei -- they refer to each other as father and son. both are under huge pressure from the reformist in the islamic republic. the former president, mohammad khatami, did not show up. nor did mir hossein mousavi. they continue to say mahmoud ahmadinejad's next government will be illegitimate. in a moment, we will look at the chances of success of mahmoud ahmadinejad and what it means for the rest of us if he were to be toppled. first, this repo
the new man in charge at nato says nato cannot do it alone. he says it needs more help on afghanistan. 12 are killed and over 20 injured in a bomb blast in the west of the country. two of britain's biggest banks announced profits of several billion dollars just one year after the banking sector nearly collapsed. authorities in rome declared rome on the graffiti artists. >> we made the american school teachers skateboarding for jesus. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in...
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are those things you think that nato can deliver on?they can if they produce more boots on the ground. martin is right. the number of civilian casualties is going. in the first six months according to the u.n. official, there were 1000 casualties of which 300 were caused by nato air strikes. there's not much that nato can do about the civilians being killed by the taliban, but the answer is more boots on the ground. that means more training of police and the army there. in the meantime, it would be nice to seek more to troops there to fill the gap. our troops are not pulling their weight. >> the heavy reliance on air strikes is a direct result of the failure to get enough people on the ground? >> that is correct. that has been the case for the past three years. >> the question we all need to ask is what will you do to get more nato troops on the ground? the challenges perhaps in the capitals of nato countries? >> that is right. there's a gap between the rhetoric coming out of brussels and what is happening on the ground. this is not a g
are those things you think that nato can deliver on?they can if they produce more boots on the ground. martin is right. the number of civilian casualties is going. in the first six months according to the u.n. official, there were 1000 casualties of which 300 were caused by nato air strikes. there's not much that nato can do about the civilians being killed by the taliban, but the answer is more boots on the ground. that means more training of police and the army there. in the meantime, it...
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it depends also in part what our nato allies are willing to do. many have comport, some of them, a number of countries have taken some very hard hits, losses of troops that a lot of the nato allies have fallen short of the commitments and we will put maximum pressure on them to do what they promised to do in providing trainers for the afghan army and also providing money. they have promised a billion dollars along with a billion euros a long time ago and they only provided ten percent of that. so, yo, you know, afghan stay le different from, a lot different from iraq, for one thing, afghanistan is the place along with the pakistan border that the attackers were trained and harbored, that hit us on 9/11. we took our eye off that ball when we went to iraq but now we have our eye on that border, and we cannot allow that border to become a safe haven again, and something else is very significant in afghanistan. and that is that the afghan army is cohesive, they are motivated, they hate the taliban, and so they have the moat/note administration necessa
it depends also in part what our nato allies are willing to do. many have comport, some of them, a number of countries have taken some very hard hits, losses of troops that a lot of the nato allies have fallen short of the commitments and we will put maximum pressure on them to do what they promised to do in providing trainers for the afghan army and also providing money. they have promised a billion dollars along with a billion euros a long time ago and they only provided ten percent of that....
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troops and nato troops that more forces are necessary. they are now moving into areas where nato forces had been in the past, but not made much of a difference. particularly in the south, where u.s. troops, u.s. marines are pushing into helmand -- >> looks like we -- >> but u.s. marines are discovering that they're going into places where there had been no u.s. military presence or no coalition presence at just over the last 24, 36 hours or so. seven u.s. and british soldiers and marines have been killed in southern afghanistan. >> general mcaffrey, does all of this say to you that, you know, there's a front page story in "the new york times" today about the obama administration trying
troops and nato troops that more forces are necessary. they are now moving into areas where nato forces had been in the past, but not made much of a difference. particularly in the south, where u.s. troops, u.s. marines are pushing into helmand -- >> looks like we -- >> but u.s. marines are discovering that they're going into places where there had been no u.s. military presence or no coalition presence at just over the last 24, 36 hours or so. seven u.s. and british soldiers and...
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the secretary general of nato, the dutch officer, he informed the nato meeting that nato troops haveo guard pipelines to transport oil and gas directive from the west, and more generally they do have to protect sea routes used by tankers and other crucial infrastructure of the global energy system. old that opens up a new phase of western imperial domination. a a polite term for it is bringing stability and peace. that is what is happening now in af-pak, afghanistan and pakistan is the region is now called, obama is building enormous new embassies and other facilities on the model of the city within a city in baghdad. these are like no embassies anywhere in the world. and, they are signs of an intention to be there for a long time. right now in iraq, something interesting is happening. obama's pressing iraqi government not to permit their referenda that is required by the status of forces agreement. that is an agreement that was forced down the throats of the bush administration and which had to formally renounce its primary warnings in the face of massive iraqis resistance. the wash
the secretary general of nato, the dutch officer, he informed the nato meeting that nato troops haveo guard pipelines to transport oil and gas directive from the west, and more generally they do have to protect sea routes used by tankers and other crucial infrastructure of the global energy system. old that opens up a new phase of western imperial domination. a a polite term for it is bringing stability and peace. that is what is happening now in af-pak, afghanistan and pakistan is the region...
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there's very limited nato isappresence because only limited nato isap force and as a result the taliban has been able to reinfiltrate in many areas, intimidate the local population, drive out traditional leaders. take over control of political space. it's fighting one kind of war and we've been fighting another and what general mcchrystal and others have focused on is changing the whole way this war is fought, and this battle is a good case in point. it isn't simply a matter of defeating the taliban. it's holding the area. it's securing the population. it's bringing in afghan forces to protect them. it's providing them with minimum amounts of government services and aid so they have reason to be loyal to the central government and reason to reject the taliban. so it's a shift from this kind of warfighting tactical strategy to what people call shape, clear, hold and build that's the fundamental reason for this campaign. >> anthony cordesman, as always, we appreciate the insight. thank you. >> thank you. >>> reporters are not only embedded with the marines fighting in dahaneh but with oth
there's very limited nato isappresence because only limited nato isap force and as a result the taliban has been able to reinfiltrate in many areas, intimidate the local population, drive out traditional leaders. take over control of political space. it's fighting one kind of war and we've been fighting another and what general mcchrystal and others have focused on is changing the whole way this war is fought, and this battle is a good case in point. it isn't simply a matter of defeating the...
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troops since the start of the war. 74 nato troops killed in july. 43 of them were americans.e on general stan mccrystal, who was given 60 days to review the situation on the ground in afghanistan after taking over as the top u.s. commander there. defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullen asked mcchrystal to meet them for a sec ket face to face this week at a u.s. military base 12 miles north of nato headquarters in belgium. they wanted an interim report. chief david petraeus also through in. august 14, mcchrystal will deliver his strategy to the head of nato and gates and the assessment will reportedly involve a request for more u.s. troops. >> from everything i have seen, it looks like the afghan army has to be increased and significantly, and that's going to be a huge cost, and i -- it appears as if we need more troops. >> but how many, and will the president agree? the issue is politically sensitive in washington where the new administration worries afghanistan will become president obama's quagmire. >> much like iraq, we cannot be there forever. afghans are g
troops since the start of the war. 74 nato troops killed in july. 43 of them were americans.e on general stan mccrystal, who was given 60 days to review the situation on the ground in afghanistan after taking over as the top u.s. commander there. defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullen asked mcchrystal to meet them for a sec ket face to face this week at a u.s. military base 12 miles north of nato headquarters in belgium. they wanted an interim report. chief david petraeus also...
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in the southern province of helmand, nato and u.s. forces have been involved in heavy fighting with taliban insurgents just days ahead of the elections. many residents doubt it will be safe enough to vote. but u.s. forces and the government are determined to ensure polling stations are >> there will be an election here and it may be modest but you know so far as i'm concerned, if one person comes out to vote, then that's a success. >> reporter: afghan and international election observers say there's little chance the elections will be truly free and fair. the precarious security situation means it will be impossible to have observers at every polling station. >> many americans might not realize is that afghanistan's actually a collection of many ethnic groups. the two biggest being the pashtuns and the tajiks. not surprisingly, in afghanistan, as in many places around the world, many people are expected to vote along ethnic lines. and as thursday's election approaches, the leading candidates are doing all they can to turn out their vo
in the southern province of helmand, nato and u.s. forces have been involved in heavy fighting with taliban insurgents just days ahead of the elections. many residents doubt it will be safe enough to vote. but u.s. forces and the government are determined to ensure polling stations are >> there will be an election here and it may be modest but you know so far as i'm concerned, if one person comes out to vote, then that's a success. >> reporter: afghan and international election...
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some of the first foreign journalists to follow a nato supply convoy since a series of deadly attacks that left the road impassable at times. the attacks destroyed tons and tons of nato equipment, prompting pakistan's frontier corps to launch a military campaign which has significantly reduced violence. >> if you are talking about the phenomena of taliban, we have defeated it. >> reporter: u.s. officials believe that statement is premature, and as we saw, the taliban and other militants have not disappeared completely. but today, more than 150 nato trucks are navigating the road, through some of the most rugged mountains in the world. this is the highest point of the main supply route on the pass. it is also the end of the road in pakistan. beyond m afghanistan. and with the war in afghanistan intensifying, it is more important th evethat this road stay open. martha raddatz, abc news, on the khyber pass. pr and coming up, why so egnant women pregnant women may ignore advice about swine flu. can't afford so many bathroom detours when sixty percent off is at stake, so today, she's talki
some of the first foreign journalists to follow a nato supply convoy since a series of deadly attacks that left the road impassable at times. the attacks destroyed tons and tons of nato equipment, prompting pakistan's frontier corps to launch a military campaign which has significantly reduced violence. >> if you are talking about the phenomena of taliban, we have defeated it. >> reporter: u.s. officials believe that statement is premature, and as we saw, the taliban and other...
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we'll do whatever it takes in afghanistan, the message from nato's new secretary general, who is speaking exclusively to the bbc. >> i will, of course, not exclude the possibility that we will need more troops in the future. we have to do what it takes. >> big profits for british banks, less than a year after many appeared on the verge of collapse. very warm welcome to bbc "world news," on pbs and america, also, around the globe. coming up later for you -- >> i will give my loyalty to the united kingdom. >> i will give my loyalty to the united kingdom. >> britain's patriot act, how taking part in protests may bar immigrants from becoming british citizens. the writing is on the walls. a modern curse hits ancient rome. wall after wall, street after street, dogged with graffiti. one says there would be as many as 1,000 taggers at work doing this. >> hello, to you. it was to be ahmadinejad's crowning glory. a week of official ceremonies to mark his second term in office as irrelevant ran's president. starting today with endorsement from the country's supreme leader, but two previous president
we'll do whatever it takes in afghanistan, the message from nato's new secretary general, who is speaking exclusively to the bbc. >> i will, of course, not exclude the possibility that we will need more troops in the future. we have to do what it takes. >> big profits for british banks, less than a year after many appeared on the verge of collapse. very warm welcome to bbc "world news," on pbs and america, also, around the globe. coming up later for you -- >> i will...
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and that banking on nato's existence the way we understood how nato is functioning. and when we look at not only the u.s. priority for its international security to be focused on afghanistan and pakistan, and we look at where nato has gone out of area into afghanistan with its international security assistance force, southeast asian security seemingly is driving how the russian military is trying to focus on its western periphery. again i focused on ukraine and georgia, and i've boiled that down more so to pipeline priorities because of europe's dependency on natural gas and oil from russia. what you start to see happening over the last decade are any number of pipelines that exist from russia through eastern europe and eurasia, properly competing. some are russian pipelines specificically, others are now emerging to be nonrussian. and bunching together a come glom ration of countries that for a variety of reasons especially in the east european, southeast european and eurasian regions are trying to cut out russia from the process of transferring oil for natural gas.
and that banking on nato's existence the way we understood how nato is functioning. and when we look at not only the u.s. priority for its international security to be focused on afghanistan and pakistan, and we look at where nato has gone out of area into afghanistan with its international security assistance force, southeast asian security seemingly is driving how the russian military is trying to focus on its western periphery. again i focused on ukraine and georgia, and i've boiled that...
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bbc news. >> nato has a new secreta general at a timwhen many e registeringlarm. for the country's contbuting nato's troops, me casualties ar returng from afghanistan ansend out an unhay message. oucorrespondent put it to anders fogh smussen that the odds of scess are not good. >> failure is not a possibili. it is not an option. we have to prevail. a lot is at stake forhe afghan pple, the intnational community, and also for nato. >> do you believe at general mcchrystal has turned a corner? civilianhave to be lked after now? you have to n the minds of civilians rather an killing them? >> yes, in order to win hearts and minds, we have to do our utmost tovoid civilian casualties, rucing the nber of vilian casualties. i think the effort will work. >> you predecessor was in office last thursday hesaid exactly the same thing. has a cornereen turned, or is morehetoric about our intention? >> i think a corner has been turned. it is essenti to focus on this for obviousreasons. the afghan people as well as th afghan goverent is a cused on this. if we are to win hearts and m
bbc news. >> nato has a new secreta general at a timwhen many e registeringlarm. for the country's contbuting nato's troops, me casualties ar returng from afghanistan ansend out an unhay message. oucorrespondent put it to anders fogh smussen that the odds of scess are not good. >> failure is not a possibili. it is not an option. we have to prevail. a lot is at stake forhe afghan pple, the intnational community, and also for nato. >> do you believe at general mcchrystal has...
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and nato forces just as much as we dislike the taliban.'s the indication -- that's an indication of how much work there is to be done on the part of u.s. and nato forces. >> afghanistan and pakistan are places where it's very easy to lose your life. it's within afghanistan where after 9/11 was first i had ak-47s pointed at me head. it's where i first learned how to watch a room, where i first learned to pay attention to what was outside my window on the street, every day looking for things to change. it was in afghanistan that i knew that there was no one you could trust, and you're on your own. you're going to survive by your own wit. >> it's not easy to report in afghanistan or certainly in the conflict areas of pakistan because to have a giant target on my head just by virtue of being a foreigner and a western western westerner. we are effectively hunted by people that, you know, if they weren't operating this way, we'd probably interview them. >> journalists have been killed here. that hasn't happened particularly recently, but i think
and nato forces just as much as we dislike the taliban.'s the indication -- that's an indication of how much work there is to be done on the part of u.s. and nato forces. >> afghanistan and pakistan are places where it's very easy to lose your life. it's within afghanistan where after 9/11 was first i had ak-47s pointed at me head. it's where i first learned how to watch a room, where i first learned to pay attention to what was outside my window on the street, every day looking for...
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not because of nato, but because of individual country caveats and restrictions.hey're considerably worse at the level of aid. where there are no measures of effectiveness, generally no public audits, and no indication of whether it is actually serving the problem of counterinsurgency. we do need to build up much larger afghan security forces. this is far more difficult than simply puttingeople through a training cycle. and there is heavy resistance, the number of veterans, trainers and partners that are being provided. but in the last report the department of defen isish shud,e had less than 40% of the trainers required to deal with the -- you cannot double the afghan forces with those levels of resources. when we talked about troop increases as mike did, it's important to note that it can take you three to six months to actually place troops in a new area, achieve a reasonable level of security, and begin what we call. we talk about the elecon regardless of who wins, we will not have people capable of governing. karzai is corrupt and lacks capacity. abdullah has
not because of nato, but because of individual country caveats and restrictions.hey're considerably worse at the level of aid. where there are no measures of effectiveness, generally no public audits, and no indication of whether it is actually serving the problem of counterinsurgency. we do need to build up much larger afghan security forces. this is far more difficult than simply puttingeople through a training cycle. and there is heavy resistance, the number of veterans, trainers and...
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nato military forces in the region. you see this new strategy leading to de-emphasis because they are not able to play that kind of role. there is a shift for those nations to something non-military in terms of their response and this becomes more of an americanized war effort? >> no. frankly, i don't see any significant change in the missions assigned to the other partners within the nato alliance there. one ongoing issue has been so-called caveats that prohibit visions against certain activities by certain countries. those are always going to exist. we've tryd and worked closely to minimize those. they will be there. some have gotten better during the last couple years, which is tribute to the people working hard on this. i think the missions will remain the same. american capabilities are growing in afghanistan and a number of other countries are contributing more forces to brits, for example, and australians and others. we will continue with those nations contributing as much as they can in afghanistan and their mis
nato military forces in the region. you see this new strategy leading to de-emphasis because they are not able to play that kind of role. there is a shift for those nations to something non-military in terms of their response and this becomes more of an americanized war effort? >> no. frankly, i don't see any significant change in the missions assigned to the other partners within the nato alliance there. one ongoing issue has been so-called caveats that prohibit visions against certain...
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. 75 nato troops died in afghanistan last month. that's the highest one-month death toll since the u.s.-led invasion in 2001. >>> u.s. marshals have seized skin sanitizer made by a company based in utah. the fda is warning people not to use claricon skin products, saying they have harmful bacteria in them. with the claims they can be used to treat open wounds, damaged skin, and that they protect against infectious diseases. no problems related to using the products have been reported to the fda. clarcon voluntarily recalled in june. the fda says the company failed to follow protocols that could've prevented the contamination. >>> in canada, a stage collapsed in the middle of an outdoor music festival. police say one person was killed and 15 other people were injured at the big valley jamboree in alberta. a storm quickly rolled in while some 15,000 people were watching the festival yesterday. the crowd started to evacuate and that's when the stage came down. police say emergency services helped rescue some people trapped under the ru
. 75 nato troops died in afghanistan last month. that's the highest one-month death toll since the u.s.-led invasion in 2001. >>> u.s. marshals have seized skin sanitizer made by a company based in utah. the fda is warning people not to use claricon skin products, saying they have harmful bacteria in them. with the claims they can be used to treat open wounds, damaged skin, and that they protect against infectious diseases. no problems related to using the products have been reported...
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they're accompanied by -- soldiers who were training them as part of nato. life here is a waiting game, and then the very worst happens. one moment it's a -- morning. the next it's -- fell onto our cameraman. the bullet so close the fragment hit his leg. there's a rush cover. we don't know where to run or which hill these shots are coming from. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the afghan soldiers return fire blindly over the hills but americans inside the base wait, looking for the insurgents. soon they see it. [ gunfire ] this is how the war goes here. a few shells from the taliban met with overwhelming american firepower. >> what this is what battle agonizing is about. now under heavy attack. appears to have gone on for about 30 minutes or so. no idea when it is going to start. >> that was nick paton walsh of itn. >>> another aspect of the war in afghanistan often overlooked in this country is the british role. britain has the second largest contingent of troops there. 9,000 of them. and as they've gone on the offensive, the number of their dead and wounded is inc
they're accompanied by -- soldiers who were training them as part of nato. life here is a waiting game, and then the very worst happens. one moment it's a -- morning. the next it's -- fell onto our cameraman. the bullet so close the fragment hit his leg. there's a rush cover. we don't know where to run or which hill these shots are coming from. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the afghan soldiers return fire blindly over the hills but americans inside the base wait, looking for the insurgents....
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s nato military leaders. although the report has not been released publicly, general stanley mcchrystal says the afghanistan situation is serious but that success is achievable. naval officials said the united states is likely to request even more troops for afghanistan. and that is likely to be the case as well for british forces who have visited in afghanistan this weekend by prime minister gordon brown. in many ways, the british and americans face similar challenges. as we hear from chris shipp of itn. >> since gordon brown was last in afghanistan in april, 54 british soldiers have been killed trying to secure this country. the prime minister returned to the camp this weekend at a time when the election result is still unclear. giving the strongest hint yet he's about to send more british troops here at a critical time for the afghan campaign. it's been a bloody and very costly summer for the taliban, after which the universal support for this mission back home has begun to falter. the prime minister wants
s nato military leaders. although the report has not been released publicly, general stanley mcchrystal says the afghanistan situation is serious but that success is achievable. naval officials said the united states is likely to request even more troops for afghanistan. and that is likely to be the case as well for british forces who have visited in afghanistan this weekend by prime minister gordon brown. in many ways, the british and americans face similar challenges. as we hear from chris...
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nato forces cannot be in afghanistan for ever, but the acceleration of the training and buildup of the afghan army and other security forces would mean time would work against the taliban instead of in their favor. alongside our priority to bring success to afghanistan will be the emphasis we give to working with our international allies and friends to help pakistan transform itself into a stable, prosperous, and democratic state, capable of controlling terrorist threats inside and outside its borders, committed to a secure afghanistan, and actively working to limit the extent of further nuclear proliferation. the multiplicity of british connections to pakistan, to hundreds of thousands of families, as well as pakistan's leaders, gives written a particular role in supporting pakistan does the democratic future. we will also see to buttress american efforts to give new impetus to the middle east peace process, emphasizing the need for a freeze on all israeli settlement activities and adherence to the principles by all palestinian leaders as essential prerequisite for successful negotiat
nato forces cannot be in afghanistan for ever, but the acceleration of the training and buildup of the afghan army and other security forces would mean time would work against the taliban instead of in their favor. alongside our priority to bring success to afghanistan will be the emphasis we give to working with our international allies and friends to help pakistan transform itself into a stable, prosperous, and democratic state, capable of controlling terrorist threats inside and outside its...
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and nato, and the russians have decided that's not good for them. and potentially at some point they're going to think having the chinese gaining so much influence through direct investments, through commerce, through loans in the former soviet union is something they're going to become uncomfortable with as well. >> okay. gentleman right here. yes. >> thank you. michael from george washington -- [inaudible] i had a question for richard weitz, and that is given that you could make the argument that th chinese are increasing influence which are traditionally within the soviet or russian sphere why isn't there more signs of the russians doing the same to china? after all, one hears that the russians have been selling more advanced weapons to india, they have also sold some advanced weapons to malaysia and i understand indonesia. they have, obviously, a deep oblem with japan because of the northern territories, but nevertheless, if the rusans were to see their relationship with china as in some respects inhibited, aren't the assets avaible to the russi
and nato, and the russians have decided that's not good for them. and potentially at some point they're going to think having the chinese gaining so much influence through direct investments, through commerce, through loans in the former soviet union is something they're going to become uncomfortable with as well. >> okay. gentleman right here. yes. >> thank you. michael from george washington -- [inaudible] i had a question for richard weitz, and that is given that you could make...
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and nato troops continue battle with the taliban. tonit, an up close look at the fighting. in fact for the brith tv crew. maybe a bit too clos >>and as washington welcomes egyptian president hosni mubarak we look atis popularity bk home. after 28-years as theileader egyptianhave lots to say and much of it isn't gd. >>> from the world's leadi reports and analysts, here is what's happening from ound the world. this is "worldfocu" made possible in vr reporter: just days ahead o the elections. many residents doubt it will be fe enough to vote. but u.s. forces and the government are determined ensure polling stationsre open. >> it will be eleion here and may modest, but you kow so far as i'm concerned if one person comes out to vote then that's enough suck jes afghan and eltion observers say there is enough chance elections will be freelyand fair. therecarious situation means it will be impossie to have observerat every pollg stion. >> many americans might not realize is that afghanistan's actually a colleion of many ethn groups. the tw biggest beg the park tonsnd the tajiks. no
and nato troops continue battle with the taliban. tonit, an up close look at the fighting. in fact for the brith tv crew. maybe a bit too clos >>and as washington welcomes egyptian president hosni mubarak we look atis popularity bk home. after 28-years as theileader egyptianhave lots to say and much of it isn't gd. >>> from the world's leadi reports and analysts, here is what's happening from ound the world. this is "worldfocu" made possible in vr reporter: just days...
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the european, another nato alliesare bringg in extra troops for serity for the elections. and so on the military leadership side, they anticipated reasualties becse there will be more fhting. now the hope was thathe eater fighti will provide greer security in the long terp. and so the offensive that has been under y over the past few weeks should hopeful lead to security in t longer term. >> and i want to ask you about ts bombing that took place in western afghistan. th is an area that we haven't tradionally seen been very violent. is that part of the signal coming from the talan. >> yeah, i think that the meagis that nowhere is safe. so traditionally, t west a th north have been saer than the south and e east where the violence is quite heavy. but really even in e north, more recent we've seen brart attacks. and so i think the taban message is that you know the afghan government can't prove security awhere in the country and the internional tops really cat prevent tis from happening. >>s we mentioned the vote is august 20th. and you're goingo be in afghanista >> right. >>
the european, another nato alliesare bringg in extra troops for serity for the elections. and so on the military leadership side, they anticipated reasualties becse there will be more fhting. now the hope was thathe eater fighti will provide greer security in the long terp. and so the offensive that has been under y over the past few weeks should hopeful lead to security in t longer term. >> and i want to ask you about ts bombing that took place in western afghistan. th is an area that we...
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and nato forces that left nine soldiers dead. >>> in china the largest army in the world launches a new kind of military operation, a charm offensive. how they hope to win the hearts and minds of more than just the chinese people. >>> and you're never too old. in japan, a story of how a huge grain population is spending their golden years from rugby players from tv journalists, even a 74-year-old porn star. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here is what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible, in part, by the following funders -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. we begin tonight with iran, which continues to deal with political pressures and dessent from both within and outside of the country. after iran's disputed election the country's supreme leader endorsed the declared victor. ayatollah ali khamenei gave his blessing to mahmoud ahmadinejad andta clears the way for ahmadinejad to be sworn in on wednesday for a second term. but later, there were reports of new clashes in tehran, between security forces and protesters who oppose a
and nato forces that left nine soldiers dead. >>> in china the largest army in the world launches a new kind of military operation, a charm offensive. how they hope to win the hearts and minds of more than just the chinese people. >>> and you're never too old. in japan, a story of how a huge grain population is spending their golden years from rugby players from tv journalists, even a 74-year-old porn star. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here is...
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and nato forces in afghanistan.he taliban effectively control almost half of the country, as the united states continues to aggressively engage the taliban. what are your greatest concerns mr. hamilton we will start with you. >> afghanistan is fiend dishly complex, very, very difficult policy challenge for us i think we are at a pivotal point. we are going to have to decide how hard, how big to go in or to come back a little bit. my major concern at the moment is that we put aside our assumptions and examine kind of from the beginning, are we doing the right thing there? what are our objectives? how much are we willing to pay to reach those objectives? are there alternatives other than a massive increase in troops and money into the region? can we protect the american national interests, can we protect americans with something less than they be on the horizons here. those are the questions on my mind. general mccrystal is due to report soon back as to the transition that is taking place under his leadership, we are
and nato forces in afghanistan.he taliban effectively control almost half of the country, as the united states continues to aggressively engage the taliban. what are your greatest concerns mr. hamilton we will start with you. >> afghanistan is fiend dishly complex, very, very difficult policy challenge for us i think we are at a pivotal point. we are going to have to decide how hard, how big to go in or to come back a little bit. my major concern at the moment is that we put aside our...
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wounded when a suicide car bomber attacked a nato convoy. and in eastern afghanistan, two american service members were killed by a roadside bomb. in the south, meanwhile, u.s. marines are going town to town in helmand province to flush out the taliban. chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan is on the front lines here in garmsir. >> reporter: with the presidential election tomorrow, the marine mission in helmand province has taken on even greater significance. here, echo company is heading out to a known taliban village just a mile from their small combat outpost deep in southern helmand. this time, they've chosen an unusual way in. by coming through the canal, the marines are going to have the element of surprise. in the month and a half since echo company fought their way in here, they've never been to this village without getting into a fight and they've never been all the way in water that's often up to their necks. it's hard to do anything covert because we don't know who's with us and who's not. >> reporter: the marines realize
wounded when a suicide car bomber attacked a nato convoy. and in eastern afghanistan, two american service members were killed by a roadside bomb. in the south, meanwhile, u.s. marines are going town to town in helmand province to flush out the taliban. chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan is on the front lines here in garmsir. >> reporter: with the presidential election tomorrow, the marine mission in helmand province has taken on even greater significance. here, echo company...
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nato is there. that's good news.hough they aren't except for the britts and canadians, nato doesn't carry much of a load. we have a long haul. richard engel knows more about this than i do. the pak intel service and pak army has got to get control of their border and that another huge challenge. >> thank you both. look forward to having you join us again soon. >> good to be with you, carlos. >> what do you think about the u.s. reaction in afghanistan? we want to hear from you. go to twitter.msnbc.com and you'll see my picture there. click on it and shoot me a tweet. or you can go to twitter.com/carloswatson, congressman harold ford and i will be reading some of your tweets later in the show. >>> ahead, does the confirmation of supreme court justice sonia sotomayor actually signify a major tipping point in latino politics? we'll talk about that. >>> a spokeswoman says john hughes died of a heart attack while on a walk in manhattan on thursday. many of you view his movies to find a generation, during "the breakfast clu
nato is there. that's good news.hough they aren't except for the britts and canadians, nato doesn't carry much of a load. we have a long haul. richard engel knows more about this than i do. the pak intel service and pak army has got to get control of their border and that another huge challenge. >> thank you both. look forward to having you join us again soon. >> good to be with you, carlos. >> what do you think about the u.s. reaction in afghanistan? we want to hear from you....
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and nato troops have died in afghanistan this weekend with. now, there are concerns about security for upcoming elections. cnn's ivan watson has details from kabul. were rap bloody weekend in afghanistan for american and nato forces. a u.s. military spokeswoman says that six troops were killed around the country on saturday. among them, three american troops killed in the southern province of kandahar by two roadside bombs that hit their patrol. also, a french soldier killed and two unidentified nato troops as well. meanwhile, on sunday, another three american soldiers killed in eastern afghanistan by a roadside bomb followed up by a taliban insurgent ambush. this comes after the deadliest month yet for american and nato forces in afghanistan since the start of this war some eight years ago, july. some 75 troops killed across this country, the chief enemy, the chief threat to these forces on the ground, those deadly roadside bombs, improvised explosive devices. now, a campaign is under way right now for presidential elections scheduled to take
and nato troops have died in afghanistan this weekend with. now, there are concerns about security for upcoming elections. cnn's ivan watson has details from kabul. were rap bloody weekend in afghanistan for american and nato forces. a u.s. military spokeswoman says that six troops were killed around the country on saturday. among them, three american troops killed in the southern province of kandahar by two roadside bombs that hit their patrol. also, a french soldier killed and two...
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(alan) nato. nato. i love that. about trying to be healthy or is it about about vanity and trying to hold on to our sex appeal? for me it's vanity and, and health is a consequence. i've gotta compete with women 20 years younger than me. it's vanity, purely, pure and simple. and my husband likes it. are we ageist against ourselves? is this a denial, a refusal to grow up gracefully, in part? yes, we don't want to. we don't want to go there and so we think if we do all this fitness that we will never get older, and the fact is, we're gonna have to learn how to enjoy it, enjoy getting older because we, you know, that's the better alternative. but getting older doesn't mean being totally unfit. it's possible to be as fit as you can be as an elder. are we less mature as a generation than the generations that preceded us? well, wait a minute. let's talk about generation. i'm not a boomer; i'm a codger, [laughter] and abigail, my much younger sister... i'm a codgerette. ...is a codgerette and her theory is that we made the
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yesterday six nato soldiers died in and around the city of kandahar. at least three of them were americans. 75 nato troops died in afghanistan last month. that's the highest one-month death toll since the u.s.-led invasion in 2001. >>> in canada, a stage collapsed in the middle of an outdoor music festival. one person was killed and 15 other people were injured at the big valley jamboree in alberta. a storm rolled in while some 15,000 people were watching the festival yesterday. the crowd started to evacuate, and that's when the stage came down. police say emergency services helped rescue some people trapped under the rubble. >>> president obama's economic recovery plan focused on shovel-ready projects to put people back to work. but it is also giving people jobs, people who never touch a shovel. see how money is helping to fight crime. >>> 31 toledo police officers laid off because of budget cuts are getting their jobs back. the city is using a grant from the recovery program to pay for the return. toledo is getting another federal grant that will put
yesterday six nato soldiers died in and around the city of kandahar. at least three of them were americans. 75 nato troops died in afghanistan last month. that's the highest one-month death toll since the u.s.-led invasion in 2001. >>> in canada, a stage collapsed in the middle of an outdoor music festival. one person was killed and 15 other people were injured at the big valley jamboree in alberta. a storm rolled in while some 15,000 people were watching the festival yesterday. the...
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nato later confirmed that one of its convoys had been attacked and nato personnel were among the killed and injured. >> translator: smoke and death while i walked way. i saw several dead bodies on the ground. >> reporter: afghan security officials say at least 50 people were hurt and more than seven killed in the suicide bombing. the taliban has claimed responsibility and says that there will be more attacks leading up to elections here on thursday. this is the second time in the last several days that the taliban has been able to carry out attacks right in the center of kabul and there are great concerns, no only about voter fraud, but about turnout on election day if this level of violence continues. richardia engel, nbc news, kabu. >> there's also word tonight that a former spokesman for the taliban has been captured. a senior official in pakistan says omar was arrested by a pro-government militia in a tribal region near the border with afghanistan. omar was a spokesman for a group called the taliban movement of pakistan. he also served as a senior aide to the head of the taliban in
nato later confirmed that one of its convoys had been attacked and nato personnel were among the killed and injured. >> translator: smoke and death while i walked way. i saw several dead bodies on the ground. >> reporter: afghan security officials say at least 50 people were hurt and more than seven killed in the suicide bombing. the taliban has claimed responsibility and says that there will be more attacks leading up to elections here on thursday. this is the second time in the...
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military and nato allies say they'll halt all the operations when the voting takes place. troops will be on stand by just in case they need to protect voters. at the white house, joel brown,wjz eyewitness news. >>> about 3 dozen candidates are in the presidential race, including president hamid karzai whose brother lives right here in baltimore, he's favored to win, but faces a stiff challenge from the country's former foreign minister. a new audit of the state highway administration has been covering some big problems. the report found there were lax controls on about 25 million dollars in materials and supplies. the audit criticized the agency's contract saying, there wasn't adequate documentation of purchases at one third of its 37 locations. we've got some breaking news to tell you about, at the baltimore county department of social services, that's where we're told some dangerous mace has gone off by accident. sky chopper 13 is over the scene. >> reporter: an unusual incident, this occurred around 11:30 this morning at the department of social services on chartly driv
military and nato allies say they'll halt all the operations when the voting takes place. troops will be on stand by just in case they need to protect voters. at the white house, joel brown,wjz eyewitness news. >>> about 3 dozen candidates are in the presidential race, including president hamid karzai whose brother lives right here in baltimore, he's favored to win, but faces a stiff challenge from the country's former foreign minister. a new audit of the state highway administration...
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a suicide bomber targeted a nato convoy tuesday, killing eight and injuring 55. two u.s. service members died in a separate attack. a senior nato officer insists the violence won't shut down 6,500 polling places. >> these will not have the capacity to intimidate and prevent 50 million afghan voters for these elections. >> reporter: there are more than two dozen candidates in the election but the obama administration is not taking any sides. the u.s. expects to see exchanges in the afghanistan government no matter who wins. president karzai currently leads the polls. most analysts believe he'll win a second term as long as his top cot pet tor doesn't get a last-minute push. >> this is putting more pressure on president karzai to be more responsive to his people. >> reporter: as the threat of violence looms over the election, many believe there will be a strong voter turnout. there will be crucial for the candidates, as well as president the obama's campaign to turn around a devastating war. here in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton is speaking out, saying the
a suicide bomber targeted a nato convoy tuesday, killing eight and injuring 55. two u.s. service members died in a separate attack. a senior nato officer insists the violence won't shut down 6,500 polling places. >> these will not have the capacity to intimidate and prevent 50 million afghan voters for these elections. >> reporter: there are more than two dozen candidates in the election but the obama administration is not taking any sides. the u.s. expects to see exchanges in the...
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the overall shaping of security in this country is up to the nato forces. there are about 100,000 international troops in afghanistan. 62,000 of them americans. across the country. focused mainly in the taliban heartland in the south. u.s. marines have been on the offensive for the last several days to try and clear the taliban out of some of their strong holds to allow people to vote. there will be about 7,000 different voting stations across the country. that security will be up to afghan police and the afghan military. it will be a significant challenge for them. >> richard engel, thank you for that live report. >>> from there to the fight over health care. president obama trying to lower the temperature of the increasingly heated debate. hundreds came out to hear the president speak at a town hall. he talked about the difficulty of people being dropped by health care insurance companies due to pre-existing health conditions and when they become seriously ill. >> you could be dropped at any given moment by health insurance companies that denied coverage
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and nato forces. now in the middle of all this bloodshed, there is an election campaign under way for presidential elections set to take place on august 20th. perhaps surprising is that the candidates that are out campaigning, stumping, trying to win votes are not really talking about the taliban insurgency that is ranling in the south and east of the country. they're focusing more on the dire economic situation here, on unemployment and on allegations that the incumbent president, hamid karzai favored to win on the 20th, his government is riddled with corruption and inefficiency. charges he, of course, denies. ivan watson. cnn, kabul. >>> florida condo owner never has to worry about the neighbors making to much noise. that's because there are no neighbors. we'll explain. welcome to the now network. right now five co-workers are working from the road using a mifi, a mobile hotspot that provides up to five shared wifi connections. two are downloading the final final revised final presentation. - one ju
and nato forces. now in the middle of all this bloodshed, there is an election campaign under way for presidential elections set to take place on august 20th. perhaps surprising is that the candidates that are out campaigning, stumping, trying to win votes are not really talking about the taliban insurgency that is ranling in the south and east of the country. they're focusing more on the dire economic situation here, on unemployment and on allegations that the incumbent president, hamid karzai...
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and nato forces. they're what helped make last month, the deadliest month yet of the eight-year war. in a separate incident, a french soldier was killed. another wounded in a battle with taliban insurgents in a province directly to the north of the afghan capital. one point here. this has been a deadly month, july for nato, u.s. troops. their numbers are ramping up here to now more than 100,000 boots on the ground. in addition to that, the afghan civilian population is really bearing the brunt of this conflict. the united nations released a report this week saying that afghan civilian casualties were up 24% in the first six months of the year over last year. more than 1,000 afghan civilians killed. number one cause of death for them, fredericka, roadside bombs and suicide attacks carried out by the taliban. the number two cause of death. air strikes carried out by u.s. and nato planes. >> interesting. now we are talking about presidential elections right around the corn. you have to wonder how all of
and nato forces. they're what helped make last month, the deadliest month yet of the eight-year war. in a separate incident, a french soldier was killed. another wounded in a battle with taliban insurgents in a province directly to the north of the afghan capital. one point here. this has been a deadly month, july for nato, u.s. troops. their numbers are ramping up here to now more than 100,000 boots on the ground. in addition to that, the afghan civilian population is really bearing the brunt...
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s nato mitary leaders. although thereport has not been releed ublicly, general anley mcchrystal says the afghanistan siation iserious buthat succes is achievable. navalfficials said the united stat is likely to request even more troops for afghanian. and th is likely to b the case as wellor british forces who have visited in afghanistan this weekend by prime minister goon brown. manyways, the itish and americans fa similar challenges. as we hear from cis shippf itn. >> sin gordon brown w last in afganistanin april 54 british soldie have been killed trying to sere this country. the prime minister returned to the cam this weekendat a time when t electi result is still unclear. givinghetrongest hint yet he'sbout to send more british trps here at a critic time r the afghan campaign. it's been a bloody a very stly summer for the taliban, afr which the iversal suort for this mission back home has bun tofalter. the prime minist wants more afghan tros trained re quicy. and that means another surge in british troops
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officials, killed at least one nato soldier. no indication of which nationality, from nato, but when we were on the scene, we did see many british military vehicles going back and forth between the scene and a british military base and locals told us that it was a british military convoy that was targeted. >> richard, your amazing reports from afghanistan, including your tour of the women's prison last night, do you have any sense that despite the candidacy of at least one woman for president, any sense at all that this election will make a difference in the way women live? >> reporter: it's a very interesting situation you have here, in that perhaps long-term, it could have a positive impact, and it could be a turning point moment, because more than 300 women are running for president or local office. many more than in elections here five years ago. but at the same time, as you well know from washington, this is a time of political horse trading and the status of women is such that they are often traded like horses. and this la
officials, killed at least one nato soldier. no indication of which nationality, from nato, but when we were on the scene, we did see many british military vehicles going back and forth between the scene and a british military base and locals told us that it was a british military convoy that was targeted. >> richard, your amazing reports from afghanistan, including your tour of the women's prison last night, do you have any sense that despite the candidacy of at least one woman for...
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and nato foes in afghanistan submitted his assessment of thwar to the pentagonnd nato. u.s.army general stley mcchryst warned "the situation in afghistan is serious, but success is achievable." anhe also called for a new lan to fight the taliban. before defense secreta gates saw the repo, he said he expected it wld reflect a mixed picture >> i think that there an't too man people of too ry a view of what's going on in afghanista i think that therere a lot of chalnges. but ihink some of the gloom and doom perhaps is somewhatverdrawn as well. but there' no question our casualties are up. and the's no question we have a very tgh fight in front ofs. a lot of challenges. >> lehrer: gat' remarks came as the u.s. mitary reported two more american dehs in afghanistan. the soldie were killed in a bombing in the sou. 47 americans died in aust, the deadliest month for u.s. fces in the ente eight-year war. that was up slightly fm last month, when 45.s. service meers lost their lives. new vote tallies in the afgh presidential eleion were released toy. with half the country'ballots noin,
and nato foes in afghanistan submitted his assessment of thwar to the pentagonnd nato. u.s.army general stley mcchryst warned "the situation in afghistan is serious, but success is achievable." anhe also called for a new lan to fight the taliban. before defense secreta gates saw the repo, he said he expected it wld reflect a mixed picture >> i think that there an't too man people of too ry a view of what's going on in afghanista i think that therere a lot of chalnges. but ihink...
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what they haven't sd are american and nato troops that are fighting -- and instead are american and nato troops that are fighting for democracy that has never flourish. >> our initial, swift victory in toppling the taliban give us the idea that we could turn afghanistan into a real country and democracy. that is actually an illusion. it never was a country and will not be a democracy as we understand it. our objective is sort of a minimal objectives. we know that the enemy willbe active and will have some influence in the south. our objective is to maintain the capital would use to be the no. alliance. and it to hold that line. that minimal objective is achievable. but the idea of a single, unified country that is democratic is a complete solution. >> how long does this last? >> president obama defined his objective early on as preventing the taliban -- he defines them as a threat not only to the region but to the united states. defeating the taliban is one thing could nation building is completely different. >> how do you defeat the taliban without the nation building? >> do you build a
what they haven't sd are american and nato troops that are fighting -- and instead are american and nato troops that are fighting for democracy that has never flourish. >> our initial, swift victory in toppling the taliban give us the idea that we could turn afghanistan into a real country and democracy. that is actually an illusion. it never was a country and will not be a democracy as we understand it. our objective is sort of a minimal objectives. we know that the enemy willbe active...
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those nato allies.manufacture the nato allies invested a modest number of troops to provide security through the elections. mr. ambassador, define through the elections. are some of these 35,000 now going to leave that the elections are over? or do you have commitments for them to stay through final results? >> we could have a four to six week delay if we go to a runoff. we have commitments from the forces here to stay on if needed for a runoff. >> for a runoff. you would like more nato forces, sir? and how deep is your frustration that our allies, given the increasing challenge, will not commit more? >> this is most ambitious, the most difficult mission that nato in its 60-year history has ever conducted. and so we're hoping for more progress with our allies. but if we look at this alliance 10 years ago and where they are today, far from europe inside of afghanistan, i think we have to take stock of the extraordinary commitments that are european and canadian allies if made. >> running short on time. a
those nato allies.manufacture the nato allies invested a modest number of troops to provide security through the elections. mr. ambassador, define through the elections. are some of these 35,000 now going to leave that the elections are over? or do you have commitments for them to stay through final results? >> we could have a four to six week delay if we go to a runoff. we have commitments from the forces here to stay on if needed for a runoff. >> for a runoff. you would like more...
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it will provide the basis for nato's opportunity for its last chance. both of the speakers said this. this really is a last chance. we have had three chances to get it right in afghanistan. we have blown the previous two in the 1990's and after 2001. you only get three chances in baseball, and in afghanistan, i do not think you can expect a fourth chance either. finally, the outcome of these elections and how they are managed and whether they are credible or legitimate, it matters a lot inside afghanistan. it matters enormously in pakistan. if these elections are seen in pakistan as having been a fraud, lacking credibility, and producing an illegitimate afghan government, the conclusion, but did nearly pakistanis in the army, they will decide it is the base for the american and nato operations in afghanistan is gone, and that will reinforce the deeply held belief that we're going to cut and run and afghan sometime in the next two or three years, and all they need to do is wait this out and there teleconference will be a will to take over, at least half
it will provide the basis for nato's opportunity for its last chance. both of the speakers said this. this really is a last chance. we have had three chances to get it right in afghanistan. we have blown the previous two in the 1990's and after 2001. you only get three chances in baseball, and in afghanistan, i do not think you can expect a fourth chance either. finally, the outcome of these elections and how they are managed and whether they are credible or legitimate, it matters a lot inside...
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there's ve limiedato isappresence becausenly limid nato isap force and as a resulthe taliban habeen ale reinfiltrate in ma areas, intimidate the loc population, drive outtraditional eaders. take over control of plitical space. it's fightg one kind of war and we've been ghting another and what general mcchrystalnd others have focused on is changing the wole wayhis war is fough and this battle a good case in point. it isn't simy a matter o defeating th taliban. it's holding the area. it's securing the population. it's bringg in afghan fors to protect them. it's providinghem with minimum amous of government services and aid they haveeason to be loyal to the centr govement and reason to reject the taliban. so it's shift from this kind of warfighting tactical stragy to what people callshape, clear, hol anduild that's te fundamental reon for this campgn. >> anthony cordesman,s alway we apprecie the insight. thk you. >> thank y. >>> reporters e not only embedded with the maris fighting in daneh but with otr units around afghanistan. and yestery, two associated presjournalists were seriously wo
there's ve limiedato isappresence becausenly limid nato isap force and as a resulthe taliban habeen ale reinfiltrate in ma areas, intimidate the loc population, drive outtraditional eaders. take over control of plitical space. it's fightg one kind of war and we've been ghting another and what general mcchrystalnd others have focused on is changing the wole wayhis war is fough and this battle a good case in point. it isn't simy a matter o defeating th taliban. it's holding the area. it's...