this is the new afghanistan. we have a very, very capable afghans who are emerging, from the -- with a proficiency of english language that is better than mine. i think we are dealing with three types of the taliban. first is the taliban with a capital "t." this is the taliban that has been affiliated with al-qaeda and terrorist networks in the region for a long time. this is 10% maximum. with this group, what we should do is try to split them up from al-qaeda and the intelligence agencies and the region that are supporting them, if we can. or we should eliminate them. there is no middle ground. the engagement should be about two natures. either flip them and bring them into the fold, or get rid of them. if they do not slip, they are against everything that normal afghans stand for. another 30% of the taliban is basically a paycheck taliban militia. they are fighting either because they are paid, or they are fighting because they have been antagonized by our own government. they complain that people have fleeced

so despite all of these efforts, money being important, what is to be if afghanistan goes on the new s, which are the most important ingredient of nation? are we building nationstate in afghanistan, or what else? thank you. >> thank you very much. we are not building nation in afghanistan. the afghan nation is 2000 years old. the afghan nation has been around for many, many years. a lot of our neighboring countries are younger than i am, but the fact is that despite the fact that afghans lived as refugees in neighboring countries, defensive nation host becomes much stronger. i get a my personal experience. i know that your talk about one particular student. when we were drafting the new constitution of afghanistan, many ideas were debated. one idea, legitimate idea, we have others. people from the countryside in afghanistan was a much against it. they were saying this as a way of possibly splitting the country. they were soul adamant to make sure that we have a strong unified government. the sense of the nation is strong in afghanistan. i know that state institution to deliver service

it gives me a picture of a new afghanistan bor.>> you are not worried who he is calling. >> no, but the fact that he is using it. there is tremendous progress. what we tried to do and what we have established as a backbone of the internet and communication in afghanistan by laying fiber optics. there are playing down to make the internet more accessible and affordable. >> yes, please. >> hello, everyone. i think i am one of the rare afghans here who has grown up there. this is my third day in the united states. i will definitely go back home. my question is mainly focused on the issue of reconciliation, which is now the burning question back home and even here. you kindly described the official standing of the government of afghanistan on whothe identity of taliban with whom you are going to reconcile or negotiate. could you kindly give a very clear andefinition of how your government defines taliban? secondly, you also mentioned some very important concerns of afghan citizens, particularly about the constitution of afghanistan. up

it gives me a picture of a new afghanistan bor. it is old and trusted. >> you are not worried who he is calling. >> no, but the fact that he is using it. there is tremendous progress. what we tried to do and what we have established as a backbone of the internet and communication in afghanistan by laying fiber optics. there are playing down to make the internet more accessible and affordable. >> yes, please. >> hello, everyone. i think i am one of the rare afghans here who has grown up there. this is my third day in the united states. i will definitely go back home. my question is mainly focused on the issue of reconciliation, which is now the burning question back home and even here. you kindly described the official standing of the government of afghanistan on whothe identity of taliban with whom you are going to reconcile or negotiate. could you kindly give a very clear andefinition of how your government defines taliban? secondly, you also mentioned some very important concerns of afghan citizens, particularly about the constit

the center of opium production here in afghanistan but we have this fox news alert we have just received word that three italian medical workers are among nine people arrested in an alleged plot to kill the provincial governor. i'm not kidding about this. we are just getting word that

news. so afghanistan was certainly quite a jump. >> how did that decision change your life? >> well, you know, i did not even know where afghanistan was to be candid. it gave me a perspective. across the globe outside of my day-to-day 9-5 existence. seeing a culture just radically different from my on in a country that experienced 30 years of warfare. just been devastated. a kind of devastation i had only seen in photographs of world war two and pictures of europe after the allies' victory. in 2003. >> tell us what you did? where were you and what did you cover? >> i have arrived toward the end of november, 2001. i connected with a gentleman who would always correct me. he thought i wasn't pronouncement directly. after calling him breaux. >> how did you connect to him? >> it was by chance. i had an interview. his uncle was part of a de-mining team trying to clear afghanistan. he spoke english. was working through a translator. i was pretty much on my own. i had to fend for myself. he told me that his nephew could speak english and that he would be able to help. that is how w

to make sure that he is safe and he is studying. >> afghanistan is a dangerous country for children and adults alike. the great thing about this newve managed to get sahfiq away from takhar and away for dastager. he's under the protection of government, he's under the protection even of mestary. >> narrator: before he left afghanistan, najibullah had one last stop to make. he wanted to track down dastager. they finally met on the outskirts of takhar. dastager was sticking to his story. >> quraishi: i'm not sure why he continued to lie about shafiq, but it was a tricky situation, so i decided not to confront him. >> narrator: a month later, as news of this film reached afghanistan, mestary reported that the afghan government was taking further action. an afghan government source confirmed that police detectives from kabul had arrested rafi on abuse charges and that dastager had fled from takhar. but just last week, sources in takhar said both men were back in town and that rafi, no longer in custody, was back in business, supplying boys for bacha bazi parties. >> there's more on this story at frontlines's web site, where you can wa

the center of opium production here in afghanistan but we have this fox news alert we have just received word that three italian medical workers are among nine people arrested in an alleged plot to kill the provincial governor. i'm not kidding about this. we are just getting word that the three italians who worked for the emergency center for civil war victims are among nine detained listen to this in the alleged plot to kill the governor. we met him several days ago in the raid on the emergency clinic the authorities, the afghan authorities say that they have seized suicide vests, hand grenades, pistols and explosives. now, this italian group has been in the country since 1999. they run 28 health clinics here.

afghanistan? some financial news from "the financial times." the front page of of the "the financial times," they write that -- all so they write about a series of witnesses and hearings coming up this week on a financial crisis, and we will be covering some of this later this week. the headline is rubin and greenspan -- again, those hearings are later this week. i believe they start on wednesday, here on c-span fullerton, california, on our republican my beard this is helen. caller: talking about president karzai of afghanistan. an earlier caller was going on about, afghanistan being beat unique supplier of heroin and so forth. but one thing we have to realize is we tend to view this part of the world through our western 21st century eyes. i work -- with a nurse in 1980 from iran, a public health nurse. she went out and did the best she could in outlying villages and the very poor areas of iran. what happens is, if you don't have any help service or very little health service, you have to get through the day. a lot of times the only thing thes

. >>> moving on to other news, in afghanistan president hamid karzai issued an especially harsh criticismf the u.s. over the weekend. in a private meeting with members of parliament he even implied he might have to join the taliban if the u.s. does not stop "meddling." during an easter sunday meeting in kandahar, karzai continued distancing himself from the west. he told tribal elders they will be consulted before u.s. and nato troops move into insurgent areas. >>> wall street today gets its first chance to react to the positive job growth numbers that were released last friday. whilthat report may have been a step in the right direction, the obama administration officials aren't talking about a rapid economic turnaround. david kerley reports. >> reporter: it may have been the biggest increase in three years, adding 162,000 jobs. but that doesn't mean happy times are here again. >> this is not a recovery yet. people are right now very scared, understandably, of getting their jobs back. >> reporter: just ask cheryl. at a new job for a month but she does not feel secure. >> economy-wise, pa

three german soldiers have been killed in northern afghanistan. that news broke as the german minister ride for a three day visit. 39 soldiers have been killed since 2002. the deployment is still unpopular with large parts of the german public. police in russia suspect a 17- year-old is one of the suicide bombers who blew herself up on the metro. she was the widow of a leading militant killed by security forces. 40 people died in the attack on two underground stations in russia. >> staring defiantly into the camera lens, this 17-year-old is the suspected suicide bomber behind the first attack on the metro on monday. dzhennet abdurakhmanova has been linked to the explosion. 20 people were killed in that attack and a further 19 in a separate explosion 14 minutes later. her identity has not been confirmed by russian police but her image of bears a strong resemblance to the remains of one of the suicide bombers. two further suicide bombings took place in dagestan on thursday. this is where the two women responsible for the terrorist attacks on monday are unders

think there are a number of programs we have that can help do that >> in southern afghanistan i'm oliver north, for fox newslonel. geraldo is embedded with marines tagging along in southern afghanistan. be sure to tune in tonight 10 p.m. eastern for a special edition of geraldo at large, live from afghanistan, right here on fox news channel. >>> let's go to casey stegall in simi valley, california this is a cool story. latest on a high-tech battlefield technology. tell us about it real quick. >> reporter: good to see you this is a lot more than a child's remote controlled plane. up next we'll show you how this is the latest tool fighting the terrorists in the war on terror. that's coming your way next in a live report from southern california. we get dole miles on every purchase. so we earned a ski trip twice as fast. we get double miles every time we use our card. ( thuds ) i'll take this. ( crashing ) double miles add up quick. and all of those. so we brought the whole gang. one adult, one goat please. it's hard to beat double miles. everyone knows two is better than one. introducing the venturcard from c

all that, in the words of one policy analyst quoted by the new york "times" this week, "there are no better angels about to descend on afghanistan." the news from that torturous battleground continues to dismay, discourage, and enrage. america's designated driver there, hamid karzai, is proving increasingly unstable behind the wheel. the united states put karzai in power and our soldiers have been fighting and dying on his behalf ever since. despite widespread corruption in his government. now he's making threats against the western coalition that is shedding blood and treasure on his behalf. even more disturbing, for the moment, are the civilian deaths from nighttime raids and aerial bombings by american and other nato troops. just this week, we learned of an apparent cover-up following a special forces raid in february that killed five civilians, including three women, two of whom were pregnant. it's believed bullets were gouged from the women's bodies to conceal evidence of american involvement. this slaughter of innocents has led the pro-american "economist" magazine to question whether our entire effort in afghanistan "has

john yang, nbc news, bagram air field, afghanistan. >> that's our broadcast for this thursday night.ou for being with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

vehicles, new helicopters brought into afghanistan. we used to spend 600 million pounds on afghanistan three or four years ago. it is now 5,000 million this year. now, this -- every time, you know, i've got to write to a family where someone's died, i've got to consider all these issues. i would not send our troops into battle unless i was absolutely sure that they were properly equipped for what they're doing. >> sorry, i couldn't see nick in the audience. can you put your hand up? oh, sorry, you're behind the -- same problem, behind the camera. first of all, can i thank you for what you do, and i join with gordon in paying tribute to our forces. i've been to afghanistan in each of the last four years, and just the bravery and the incredible courage and determination of what those men and women do just humbles you every time you see it. they're not just brave fighters, they are brilliant diplomats in dealing with difficult situations, they're incredible athletes, they are brilliant, brilliant people. but i don't think we do do enough

. >>> breaking news out of afghanistan, a wave of violence in the southern city of afghanistan forcingted nations to warn 200 of its afghan employees to stay home. this is in kandahar. u.n. also moving foreign employees to kabul. three explosions rocking the city this morning killing two people. the violence comes as the u.s. plans a summer offensive to clear the city of the taliban. >>> a legal firestorm brewing over arizona's controversial new immigration law. over the weekend, outraged demonstrators protest against the tough new bill. it requires police to question people suspected of being in the country illegally about their immigration status. republican governor jan brewer signed the bill friday saying it is critical to protect the state's borders. opponents fear it will lead to racial profiling. meanwhile president obama called the law misguided. he's telling his staff to review potential civil rights implications. >>> chairman and ceo of national p latino clergy preparing a legal argument to block this. >> first of all, racial profiling, as you mentioned. the truth is any pers

host: let's look at the latest news coming out of afghanistan. from "the new york times" -- "assassination in kandahar for the roads faith in government -- further erodes faith in government." the article goes on to report that "killings of local notables have become a routine occurrence in kandahar, but this slaying shocked people to the core. as american and nato troops are preparing for a summer offensive in kandahar, any sense of safety in the area is being worn away by assassinations, bombings, and other attacks on american and western contractors, political officials and religious leaders." guest: kandahar is the center of gravity, if you like, in the taliban, the struggle in afghanistan. that is where they started, the capital, and it is in play now, kandahar, because we have made clear that general mcchrystal plans to go in slowly but build up to provide security for the people. the taliban has also been having activities. it is like the anbar of iraq, where al qaeda decontrol -- gained control and that they had to change the circumstances

the need to make a new decision with respect to afghanistan. - and the decision he made - somewhat contraversely to stick with his health care program after the expenditure of so much money to fight the recession and the election of a republican senator to replace ted kennedy in massachusetts. so events have driven this presidency, as they've driven path presidents. that's what you expect. you elect a president in part of his character. you don't know what's going to happen. you know what he said and you know not if you think he can do it or not, but you really don't know what will happen. look at his character closely and if that shows he can adopt and he's fairly confident of himself, he's likely to do fairly well. host: can you compare his first year to president-elect's first year? is there comparable analysis there? guest: well, i would certainly say if you look at the first year, in the case of george herbert walker bush, we have a president, who was really following through on ronald reagan's legacy. he made decisions really that were in accord answer with those and he was a very e

. >>> we have some breaking news tonight from afghanistan. third time the taliban has released video that taliban spokespeople say is of a u.s. soldier who was captured in afghanistan last june. you'll recall this soldier's name, army private beau bergdahl, originally from idaho. the taliban has claimed they have had him in its custody. today the mujahadin released this video. they claim it shows private bergdahl with a beard doing pushups, presumably to show he is still fit and healthy. two weeks after private bergdahl disappeared, the taliban released their first video of him, showing him with a shaved head, sitting on a rug with food in front of him. he said in that tape he was scared he wouldn't be able to go home. then in december, the taliban released a second video also reportedly showing him, this one showed him in full army uniform. in the third video, private bergdahl begs to go home. he asks for the return of all u.s. troops and for an end to the war. you see that footage, also looking quite different with a full, grown out beard.

. >> the ambassador to afghanistan talked about training and new leaders. following that, he took questions from the audience. >> the floor is open. >> yes, please. sir. >> i am jim byrne. i am is a free-lance writer here in town. "the new york times" today, which i am sure the investor has am sure the ambassador has taken a labatt -- a look out, laid out several things we have done wrong in dealing with afghanistan. how does that strike you when you read stuff like that? is it just plain wrong, or is it emphasized wrong? >> these are politically motivated articles. if you read the article, you will see that the majority of afghans and the u.s. citizens consider their to be political instability there. there is no evidence, except for political motivation, there is nothing else we can do. in a kandahar, there is the strong presence of military from many countries. if there was evidence of wrongdoing, they would have come forward with it. for seven years of these allegations have been circulating. >> could you say something about the second part of his quest

businesses in afghanistan so that's the kind of process we go through for any of these items that we are pulling out. >> two more quick ones and then we will close it up. >> hi, general, abc news. can you give a sense of the timeline and priorities of the operation? what you would like to be bringing out first in iraq and with the parties are bringing into afghanistan and if you have any sort of milestones or goals along that time when you could share with us? thank you. >> will each of the units that goes and their has a mission of essential equipment that general mcchrystal's stuff has helped us design with that equipment list is to be high on the list are always mraps, m-atv, retial, bling for strikers, counter ied equipment, all of that we manage and we have the priority to push them there as quickly as we can. and when we get it and we have in units inside afghanistan who now all of the demint into configurations that the unit needs. so that when it is issued it can drive from the issue quite right to decide if they needed to. >> is very timely for your operation do you have any sense of how this is all going to take to get stuff out? >> without seeing much in detail the

news that mr. obama was in afghanistan, his first visit there as president. he met with hamid karzai, and he also spoke to american troops, saying that the u.s. would stay until the job was done. >> we did not choose this war. this was not an act of america wanting to expand its influence, of us wanting to meddle in somebody else's business. we were attacked viciously on 9/11. >> so, martha, you were along on this trip, the big surprise. you knew it was coming. what did the president get out of it? does he get more ownership of the war there? >> well, he owns this war, and he's owned this war for a long time. but i think going there, he had to go there. he had to go there at some point. he's wanted to go there since the beginning of his presidency. i think they've had some trips planned up until now and they just couldn't do it because of logistics and timing. and they even said because of the weather they couldn't get over there. but i think getting there on the ground and talking to karzai and not having such a successful trip with karzai, if you all notice

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afghanistan. first, this is a fox news alert. southern, california has been hit with a 7.2 magnitude earthquake sending shockwaves that can be felt as far away as san diego and los angeles. there are no reports of damages or injuries but officials fear a destructive wave of aftershocks may be on the way. i will continue to monitor the aftermath for aftershocks, damage and injuries throughout the program. here is what else we have for you on this special edition of "geraldo at large" live from afghanistan. >>> one president brings hope and another in far off afghanistan begs his people to support a coming storm. tonight, as our troops around the world celebrate easter sunday, we report from the forward marine base set in a sea of opium and intimidation. plus, they may be down in iraq but the enemy is not out. not yet. tonight the latest from the triple suicide bombings in baghdad. and, with the church under fire, spiritual support from across the centuries. >> by imtating those distortions we could take the shroud image and put it

host: let's look at the latest news coming out of afghanistan. this from "the new york times" -- "assassination in kandahar for the roads faith in government -- further erodes faith in government." the article goes on to report that "killings of local notables have become a routine occurrence in kandahar, but this slaying shocked people to the core. as american and nato troops are preparing for a summer offensive in kandahar, any sense of safety in the area is being worn away by assassinations, bombings, and other attacks on american and western contractors, political officials and religious leaders." guest: kandahar is the center of gravity, if you like, in the taliban, the struggle in afghanistan. that is where they started, the capital, and it is in play now, kandahar, because we have made clear that general mcchrystal plans to go in slowly but build up to provide security for the people. the taliban has also been having activities. it is like the anbar of iraq, where al qaeda decontrol -- gained control and that they had to change the circumst

afghanistan when we come back.  >> news is breaking out in california and we're on it. on that earthquake felt a short time ago. the u.s. geological survey saying a 6.9 quake hit mexico near the border with california and felt as far away as los angeles. this is a live look at disneyland the rides are back up and running. they had stopped the ride there out of precaution and they were feeling the shaking and m up there in anaheim and we're getting reports of people stuck in elevators and we did some checking, because the fire department out there goes into what's called earthquake status. and they stall elevators so that, you know, in hopes of people not getting in them and getting stuck. well, in the meanwhile, people were already in them and they're saying, hey, i'm stuck on the 34th floor or whatever and the fire department is answering some of those calls. no word when they'll get all the elevators back up and running as part of the earthquake status. we'll let now if that makes news again. the rides back and running at disneyland. no reports of any injuries or dama

for more let me bring in robert greenwald, founder of brave new film, the production company behind the documentary series "rethink afghanistan any of this news come as a surprise to you? i mean, you know, mr. karzai, for lack of a better term, seems to be a turncoat on the united states. >> well, mr. karzai is a corrupt leader who is detested by most of the population in afghanistan. i'm surprised that he went so far as to say he would join the taliban if he didn't do what he wanted, but i'm not surprised that his attitude, ed, because this is not somebody who rules democratically. it's really important to remember these are not good guys over there. this administration. this government. and the only reason he's in power is because of our money and our muscle behind him. that's a huge, huge mistake for the security of the united states, for the safety of the united states, and for the people of the united states. >> so mr. karzai, i think about him being at the state of the union when george w. bush was president and the accolades that the bush administration gave toward karzai as the future of afghanistan. what do you think

countries you'll be watching over the next month, and also, how karzai's recent comments in afghanistan will factor in the newsin prague and expectations. >> i will start on the npr. the nuclear posture review, not national public radio. the long awaited nuclear posture review, what this has done in the past -- is a congressionally mandated document. it sets out the role of nuclear weapons in u.s. national security strategy. it is no coincidence that the bush administration's nuclear posture review basically said, well, we can go down to -- i guess it was 2000 war had sought and that is what you saw -- warheads and that is what you saw in the treaty. this time around, if will talk about what are the primary uses in nuclear weapons, what are the levels that we can live with -- i do not think there will be a lot that will be very surprising, but it should support what the obama administration is doing with those -- with both new start and following on with negotiations there. when india and pakistan, pakistan is probably -- even though their nuclear summit is probably not designed and hopes to avoid actually poi

nbc news has also learned a fourth suspect in the plot was arrested in afghanistan and expected to be extradited to this country. >>> the vatican made another move to try to get ahead of the child abuse scandal. an acknowledgement that priests who commit such acts should be accountable under the law. the story from ann thompson. >> reporter: the church states for the first time that every case by sexual abuse by priest should be reported by police anywhere in the world. something u.s. church officials have had to do since 2002. the guidelines require local diocese to investigate every allegation of sexual abuse of a minor by a cleric. in cases where a priest has been convicted of sexual abuse of a minor or the evidence is overwhelming, the case can be taken directly to the pope and he can dismiss the priest. the vatican says reporting crimes to the police has been its internal policy since 2003. but now it is clearly bowing to pressure says this papal biographer. >> they must be quick in answering the issues, to be very transparent in his policy and also to give exact figures. >> repo

afghanistan? then we'll bring in the new pulitzer prize winning columnist kathleen parker for analysis. i'll have a final thought on-- dare i say it-- how that volcano has reminded us that life before jet planes was not all bad. but first, senator scott brown on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. well, we welcome senator brown for his first sunday morning interview since being sworn in as a united states senator. welcome, senator. i want to say every day including yesterday seems to bring news of some new outrage on wall street. but your republican leader mitch mcconnell came out flatly against the financial reforms that the democrats are going to bring to the senate floor next week or this week maybe. it sounded like the republican response to health care reform. just we're against it. president obama pushed back about as hard as we heard him lately. he accused mcconnell of taking that stance after a meeting with

successful; you're not likely to get the support on the ground from the people of afghanistan that you want to. we are introducing new agricultural opportunities there. we are showing farmers on the ground that, in fact, by switching to other crops, you actually can achieve a greater profit, more prosperity over the long term. but this is a very difficult, very long-term process. but we recognize the challenge. we have been focused on that since coming into office. and it is central to our afghan strategy, it's central to our civilian -- the civilian component of our strategy. >> p.j., speaking of afghanistan, what is with president karzai? >> the secretary had a discussion with president karzai on -- >> it doesn't seem to have done much good. >> -- friday afternoon. we're focused, looking ahead, to the important work that we have with the afghan government. we have a common goal. we want to see the afghan national government expand, assert itself, and, over time, take greater responsibility for security and agriculture and the basic elements of afghanistan's future. so our goals are the same, and beyond that -- >> w

afghanistan. the future of the u.s. base and the country is in doubt. jim sciutto, abc news, london. >>> president obama is making his first big move towards his goal for a nuclear-free world, signing an arms reduction treaty with russia tomorrow. mr. obama and russian president medvedev are meeting in prague. both leaders agreed each country will cut the number of strategic nuclear warheads by one-third. it's a major step ahead for the obama administration trying to improve relations with russia. >>> back here at home, nike is out with a new commercial featuring tiger woods, just as he's about to tee off at the masters. woods is scheduled to start his first round this afternoon at about 1:45 eastern time. the voice on the new ad is that of woods' late father. take a listen. >> i want to find out what your thinking was. i want to find out what your feelings are. and did you learn anything? >> and the chairman of augusta national golf club had some very harsh criticism of woods. billy paine said woods disappointed everyone involved with the masters and their kids and their gr

megyn: mike, the president made new comments on afghanistan. what's he saying about it now? >> reporter: that's right. he did an interview with australian broadcasting. he is expected to go to australia next month. he said we can not be in afghanistan in perpetuity. so he said it is still his intention by summer of 2011, next summer to start looking at withdrawing some american troops from afghanistan. australia has been a key contributor in the war in afghanistan. so, one would expect that that would be a topic to come up when president obama does travel to australia, megyn. megyn: mike, thanks so much. folks he has gotten a lot of support from the tea party movement. now a new poll puts republican texas congressman ron paul essentially in a dead-heat with president obama in a hypothetical 2012 presidential race. and guess what? congressman paul joins us live on this broadcast today. and, america's manned space program reaches the end of an era. president obama says a new dawn of exploration is set to begin. astronauts across the board have mixed reactions and what does it

afghanistan? it is hard to think of now because it's kind of dominating the news. so the question is what is the interstate? what was interesting about horse soldiers and special forces personnel and cia personnel and conventional troops is they never wanted to turn the place into minneapolis. that's never been the point. the plays and is afghanistan and these people do not want the taliban and power by and large. so if you let picture in mind what is going on it is a country that you can go to school in that girls can go to school, greg mortons and has done fascinating work in this area. he basically is a civilian special forces kind of person in other words if you read his books and absorb them and understand them you just distill those that is the nugget also of what some parts of the u.s. military are using to create change. so, the idea is that instead of going from the top down and hitching the wagon to a corrupt government in kabul which for a number of reasons can't reach into the land hugo tried by tried, valley by valley, person by person. it's very old f

afghanistan. dexter filkins of "the new york times" and greg jaffe of "the washington post." >> the whole thing is to make something that can outlast the american president and make it stable so it once again doesn't become a sanctuary for people like al qaeda, and my overall impression at the moment is that the americans can do that, the americans can do it. it's the afghan part of that that is really, really troubling and i think they're a long way away from that. >> there are limits to what you can do, as dexter said, in kabul because it's so sclerotic there, and that the real diplomacy, where there is room for it potentially is at the local level and i think that's both state department, civilians at the provincial level and military, that's where they have hope and i think that's where they think they can make progress. >> charlie: david petraeus, dexter filkins and greg jaffe coming up. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." >> charlie: general david petraeus joins us t

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. >> the general getting a lot of questions at the news conference on the moving equipment from iraq to afghanistan. we covered and event earlier today at the center for strategic and international studies. you can see that later on defense logistics. look for that later in the c- span video library. president obama is on his way to north carolina. he will be speed -- speaking at a lithium battery ion company. we will have his comments at about 11:55 a.m. eastern here on c-span. those comments in the wake of the news about unemployment figures for march. the largest number of jobs were created last month since the recession began, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7%. employers added 162,000 jobs in march. the daniel benjamin will be speaking about the obama administration's efforts. [inaudible] [no audio] >> coming up at noon eastern, daniel benjamin, the state department's counterterrorism coordinator. you'll be talking about the tactics and strategies used. about the live on c-span2. >> the minute that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle- class and lower middl

afghanistan. tavis: what say you about the news of late that seems to suggest the white house is starting to back out of it from mr. karzai, that he might not be at the white house as he would. how do you read that? >> president karzai erupted in this tirade against the united states, the president. americans are in afghanistan, among other things, keeping president karzai alive, so you would think he would have better manners. he is an unreliable partner, and there are other partners, some of whom they have gotten more votes in the actual election if they had been counted. >> finally, i do not want -- i want to raise this quick. since you are in washington and i am sitting in california, i read a fascinating piece by you the other day where you believe republicans have a chance in 2010 in this stage? ronald reagan's state? >> i hope they have a chance, but the main thing i want to emphasize is the republican party desperately needs california to be that as part of the republican coalition. back in the 1980 costs when the republicans for the stronger of -- in 1980's when see the republicans were

afghanistan. now you see a much more new-line sophisticated political approach to the problems and the understanding on the part of al qaeda say will not win in afghanistan. they're tired of running around the hills. the taliban is tired al qaeda will go elsewhere. put the taliban will come to the understanding that will not be comfortable but we will not extend the 4,000 lives in afghanistan i think even though i was a skeptic of the 30,000 reinforcements that stanley mcchrystal asked for, i was a real skeptic i do is think it has a good chance of working. because of what happened in iraq and losses that we learned there. >> host: let's go back. chapters two through 55 finger awful the first chapter alone deals with the missed opportunity in iraq we could have saved the lives of 2000 american soldiers if this when the fuse of opportunity was lifted iraq with the military solution by killing? >> ironically i think the military provided the political opening for a lopsided july 2005. all kinds of small towns and medium-size towns on the iraqi syrian border and the iraqi insurgency had been in the dis

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afghanistan. that is the kind of process that we go through for many of these items we are pulling out. >> two more quick ones. >> i'm with abc news. can you give us a sense of the timeline and priorities of the operation? what you would like to be bringing out first from iraq and what the priorities are for bringing into afghanistan, and if you have a sense of milestones or goals along that time line that he would like to share with us. thank you. -- that you would like to share with us. thank you. >> each of the units that goes in there has mission essential units that general mcchrystal and the staff has approved. we have worked up and defined what that equipment list is. high on the list are always mraps, radios, blue for strikers, counter-ied equipment -- blue force trackers, counter- ied equipment. when we get that equipment in there, we have units inside afghanistan who mount that equipment in the confederation -- configuration that we need so that we can draw from the issue point right into the fight if we need to. >> do you have any sense of how long this will take to get stuff out and he in? -- and in? >> without saying