. >> mohammed hussein is a commander in northern afghanistan. >> the boys are very brave and strong. they always fight. in many places, when we were fighting with the enemy, these boys did not leave position. many of them have been killed. escape,ld have run and but they stood there, did not step back when they could have run. they do not give up the fight. >> now, we have obtained heavy antitank weapons. the soviets have been said to increase their air operation. them, theirt soldiers come from the soviet union. every time the russians launch an operation, they come directly from the soviet union. they do not come from the provincial capital in afghanistan. large numbers of planes are coming from the soviet union. there were no planes before, so now we know they cannot find us -- fight us with just soldiers and tanks. we are located on the soviet border. there is only one river between them and us. they have many operations against us and killed many of our women and children, so we decided to respond. yes, they did not leave us alone on our own land. and yes, we have attacked them

. >> mohammed hussein is a commander in northern afghanistan. brave ands are very they are very strong. they always fight in jihad. in many places when we were fighting with the enemy, these boys did not leave their positions. many of them have been killed in our battle. they could have run and escaped but they stood their steadfast. they are brave. they do not give up the fight. >> now we have obtained some heavy antitank weapons so the russians are afraid to use tanks as frequently. instead they have increased their air operations. them, theirt soldiers come from the soviet union. every time the russians launched an operation, they come directly from the soviet union. they do not come from the provincial capital in afghanistan. large numbers of planes are coming from the soviet union. sore were no planes before now we know they cannot fight us with just soldiers and tanks. we are located on the soviet border. there is only one river between them and us. they have many operations against us and killed many of our women and children, so we decid

efforts of >> reporter: taliban force have momentarily seized parts of kundu citizen city in northern afghanistan. exclusive taliban foot annual shows fighters armed with ak- 47s and rocket-propelled grenades taking over police posters and fighting as u.s. forces buzz overhead as part of air strikes. but the fight against the taliban and isis is little more than >> we now have 15,000 troops. >> and iraq has been overrun by isis. >> reporter: but it's life or death for u.s. military and afghan forces who fight to keep the nation from returning to a terrorist safe haven. >> reporter: the afghanistan interior ministry told me that they believe more than 100 plus taliban fighters are still in kundu city, taking refuge in civilian homes. defense department, confirmed that u.s. troops are assisting afghan forces but wouldn't confirm how many are fighting due to security concerns. i'm sarah carter for circa in washington. debate this weekend -- polls show clinton pulling more support among crucial independe. independents.the latest quinnipiac poll shows clinton pulling away from the survey's margin of e

. >> woodruff: a separate bombing targeted ashoura ceremonies in northern afghanistan today.least 14 people died, and 26 others were wounded. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. a u.s. navy destroyer was targeted today, by at least one missile launched from rebel-held territory in yemen. it is the second such incident in four days. the u.s.s. "mason" was operating just north of a strait between yemen and africa. it was not hit or damaged. houthi rebels have been suspected in both failed attacks. the pentagon said it will respond "at the appropriate time and in the appropriate manner." in syria, an airstrike on the rebel-held side of aleppo, killed at least 15 people today. it came a day after russian jets resumed heavy bombing in the city. today's attack hit a busy market, leveling several shops and buildings. resolving the syrian conflict will be at the top of the agenda when u.s. secretary of state john kerry meets with his russian counterpart on saturday. >> i can't sit here and promise you that it's going to result in a new approach, a new option, a new framew

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military says two top al qaeda leaders were killed in northern afghanistan.rone attack. they say it was the most significant attack against al qaeda in several years. no full details yet but we'll get them for you. market down 22 points again not much action in the overall market at this point and split roughly 50/50 winners and losers on the dow. more on fox news polls, donald trump gains more ground with evangelical voters and of utah -- well, dare i say the man flip-flopped? he did. now he says he will vote for donald trump. full story after this. >> remember "varney & company" starts at 9 a.m. eastern. here's what you missed last hour. here's a look at packed cadel on experiences with jimmy carter in 1980s. >> problem was when we were going to do the next morning and jody supposed to tell him and grabbed a phone and talked to me so i told him the situation was. he took a while and he said okay. prchg he said just okay. >> i wanted to look at that parallel between november and october, november, 1980 on what we've got going on now. >> two unpopular candida

and two large taliban assaults in afghanistan. the northern city coming under fire. attacks on civilians and soldiers claiming several lives across to kabul. for the latest. thanks for joining us. colombia has seen over 50 years of fighting and bloodshed with its armed forces locked in combat with farc rebels. then came four years of negotiations with leaders and a signing of a peace deal but on sunday the colombian people narrowly rejected that peace deal with farc rebels. opinion polls ahead of the referendum predicted a victory for the yes vote but in the event many voters said the deal was too lenient on the marxist guerrillas. both sides have said they will honor a cease fire for now. reporter: as colombians look to an uncertain future, a clearer picture of the divide has emerged. this graphic in a local paper shows it was people in the margins of the country, those most affected by the war, who voted in favor of the deal. also, in the capital, the majority voted yes. those who voted no say they, too, want peace, just they cannot accept the deal. >> i don't agre

until last week the jungle was home to thousands of refugees afghanistan and northern africa. jonathan vigliotti tells us where they're going now. >>reporter: the calais migrant camp or the jungle as it was called now looks more like a landfill. it's a stark contrast to the make shift city that stood here as a staging post for migrants trying to reach the uk. french police first moved in on monday and one by one cleared out the camp, which had been deemed unsafe for people to live in. some were reluctant even setting fires in protest. but by wednesday, the jungle was empty and the bulldozers arrived arrived. i don't live in jungle. it's very bad. difficult to live here. go to another place. >>reporter: anthonyan migrant was among the 5,000 people put on buses and transferred to some 450 reception centers around be able to apply for asylum. 16-year-old afghan migrant is among the 250 unsupervised minors the uk has agreed to take in. >> my visa come through because i want to see my brothers. i miss him. >>reporter: but the dreams of more than 1500 other unsupervised minors were

afghanistan. here now from mobile, northern iraq. there are news that they have launched a new attack. >> reporter: so the situation is actually along the lines of a lot of tactics isis is using. they've used this in both western anbar province and where i'm standing roith now. this is classic isis soun and managed to divert the counterterrorism forces from the main heart of the battle in mosul to that area and now attacked rutbah. they launched several different suicide vehicle devices in that town and managed to occupy security forces far away from the front. and so as the pressure comes to bare on isis in mosul, we're going to see more diversionary tactics. they're brutal and rather ingenious. >> thank you. >>> at this moment a man hunt is underway for this man. this is michael dale vance jr. who police say was last seen. >> some 8 and half hours ago. he shot two fleepolice officers later seen shooting a woman with an ak-47 before taking off. shooting has been arrested. however, vance remains at large and authorities are asking fo

afghanistan. we stay committed in this northern region, the nine providences. providing an assist. we stay committed in cozumel and we stay committed with the training of the persian regret to enable them to defend the region. and we continue because we think it is also important to do something, which helps to downgrade the flood of refugees coming from the southern part of africa, so we continue with the two missions with european training mission. we provided the training for the groups of smalling army and we are now going out and continuing with the training and the second mission this time it's un. we also provided troops in the northern part, so stay committed and from my perspective it is important to do that. okay, of course, it's ordered, but you have to have an understanding and also to tell the soldiers we have to contribute what we contribute and at the same time we have to do all we can do and what we have to do to provide our input for a sufficient deterrence in eastern europe, so southern part as well as the eastern park, which is important and you can't just drop o

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in afghanistan launches a coordinated attack on the northern city of k unduz. theresa may finally announces a timetable for brexit. we will look at what that means for the you k's biggest and perhaps most controversial -- for the two k's biggest and most controversial -- kim kardashian robbed at gunpoint in paris. thieves steal $10 million worth of jewelry, leaving her unharmed but tied up in the bathroom. more on that on the way. first, our top story, live from paris. after all the pomp and circumstance over the peace deal between the colombian government and leftist farc rebels, the people have voted against it. turnout was low in a referendum on the deal, just under 40%, and the no votes won by just under half a percent. the peace agreement was the result of four years of painstaking negotiations that was meant to put an end to one of the longest-running conflicts in the world. it would have let rebel fighters had in their weapons to the u.n. and form a marxist political party. but the no campaign led by the former colombian president and opposition leader,

in afghanistan, the taliban have stormed the city of kunduz, overrunning the strategic northern hub for the second time in a year. do as international donors neither pledge millions in brussels. president santos and the leader of the farc guerillas say they'll go back to the negotiating table in colombia. and in poland, thousands of women have been dressing in black and going on strike in protest for making abortions illegal in almost all cases. let's go to business news. kate is with us in the studio. we're starting with the british prime minister's teresa may's now. that the brexit proceedings will begin in march next year. that's triggered some serious financial fallout. >> similar to what we saw in june in the wake of that june. the pound sterling hitting a three-year low against the euro and dropping back to nearly that same level against the dollar as it did in june. that was a 31-year low. since the brexit vote in june, it's down 14% near the -- against the dollar. it's recovered a little bit as the session wore on. 1.29 to the dollar and 1.19 against the euro. the markets knew t

northern iraq. >>> u.s. officials are trying to identify the gunman who shot and killed two american advisers in afghanistan. the gunmen attacked a gate of an afghan supply depot outside of kabul. three others were wounded. the dead americans includine >>> the united states says the latest north korean missile test failed. the missile was believed to be intermediate range and it failed almost immediately after lifting off thursday. the norm attempted, but was unable to successfully launch similar missiles saturday, just hours before the u.s. and south korea's nuclear and missile threats. >>> the state of california launched a criminal investigation into wells fargo bank related to a massive sales practices scandal. wells fargo says it's cooperating. agents are seeking evidence that bank employees allegedly stole customer identities to create up to 2 million accounts without customers' approval. the bank fired more than 5,000 employees who engaged in fraudulent behavior. >>> eight people hurt by a powerful gas explosion in portland, oregon. city officials say it could have been worse if not for the quick acti

northern iraq. >>> u.s. officials are trying to identify the gunman who shot and killed two american advisers in afghanistan. the gunmen attacked a gate of an afghan supply depot outside the dead americans including one soldier and one civilian. the gunman was also killed. >>> the united states says the latest north korean missile test failed. the missile was believed to be intermediate range and it failed almost immediately after lifting off thursday. the north was unable to successfully launch similar missiles saturday just hours before, the -- north korea's nuclear and missile threats. a court victory for an nba star. those are some of the headlines los angeles times reports that derrick rose and two friends have been cleared of sexual assault allegations. the jury in the civil trial ruled unanimously yesterday that his accuser was not credible. the woman had sued for $21.5 million. >>> "the new york times" says the city's mayor condemned the killing of a mentally ill woman by police. the 66-year-old woman was shot twice tuesday when she allegedly swung a baseball bat at an officer in her apart. bill de b

afghanistan. months before troops and tanks organizing and training the tribal leaders -- fighting like natives alongside the northern alliance. back in pineland, the united states army has amassed a conventional force along the southern border. led by major general james linder, the forces are updated by the trainees about how their covert support of the local resistance is going. >> we got to hang in there, hold out for the help. i know help's coming. >> we're selecting soldiers who are going to go out in small teams and in environnt there are no absolute answers. and they're all going to be, they're going to be independent, and they're going to have to figure out how to problem solve on their own. scott: problems like a helicopter that has unexpectedly bombed their base camp. >> so give me two cases that are ready to go. scott: or an enemy that has inflicted mass civilian casualties. >> one, two, three. hey, i got a strong radio pulse. scott: and that's the real world, too, though right? that's, much of what we see today under the areas we're operating, executing the army's task of special warfare is what we see t

northern iraq. >>> we know the identity of a decorated american soldier killed in an attack in afghanistan.a civilian from oklahoma died yesterday. they were wounded in an encounter with hostile enmy forces. earlier they say the man was responsible for the attack and three other people were also wounded. sergeant active duty four years ago and was awarded the purple heart. >>> ash carter is in turkey this morning. he talked to the president about the country's involvement in the campaign to retake mosul from isis. the president has been frustrated at turkey. tensions are rising between the two countries. carter didn't say whether he thought turkey should be allowed to participate. they say sovereignty needs to be respected. >> today people in japan are cleaning up damage from a strong earthquake there. it was centered on the western side of the island nation. it caused two houses to collapse and knocked roof tiles off of other buildings. at least seven people were hurt. the earthquake caused temporary blackout. there was no danger of a tsunami. >>> no formal talks scheduled moving into day

northern virginia. narrator: house majority pac is responsible for the content of this ad. >> it was a block feert celebrate a hero tonight in bethesda. >> a neighborhood came lieutenant colonel from afghanistan. anjali hemphill reports. >> reporter: well the potter family hangs yellow ribbon outside their home to show they're always thinking about their loved one while deployed overseas and tonight the entire neighborhood showed up to celebrate his homecoming. neighbor as long maple avenue in bethesda are pumped. >> coming home party is better than going away party. >> and ready to ride. in a neighborhood brigade par tide honor service of colonel benjamin potter. >> i'm lucky to be part of a close nit community. >> she's orthopedic surgeon that just arrived home aftercareing for service members in after fwan alli. >> when my dad comes home he'll get to be in a big parade to celebrate. my family is very proud of my dad. children's book called my dad is a hero inspired kids to hold a neighborhood parade when he got home&then time even though they're all old are now. >> you need to welcome him home. >> hazele james floora said there would be no exception. >> it makes me feel good i like it. >>

afghanistan. we stay committed in the northern region, the ninepra provinces, providing training d advice and assistance. we stay committed in kosovo, and stayed committed with the training of the peshmerga to enable them to reach kurdistan. and we continue in mali because we thing it's also important to do something which helps to downgrade the flood of refugees coming from the southern part of africa. so we continue with two missions in mali, even, with a european training mission where we provided the training for the battle groups of the army. we're now going out and continuing with the training, and with the second mission, this time, it's u.n.-led. we're also providing troops, and together with our dutch colleagues, we do that in the northern part in mali. we stay committed. and from my perspective, it is important to do that. okay, of course, it's order, but you have to have the understanding and also to tell the soldiers we have to contribute what we can contribute, and at the same time, we have to do all we can do and what we have to do to provide our input for a sufficient deterrence in easter

afghanistan. months before troops and tanks right the green berets were organizing entering the tribal leaders fighting like natives alongside the northern alliance. for their final test the team we observed captured their targeted in a nighttime raid. they passed robin stage in many of these new green berets will be deployed overseas within year. of the 118 soldiers who started robin stage during our visit, 101 finished entering the green beret.>>> coming up the media mergers that proposes to create merger. the two sides of in macon media merger. at&t and time warner are trying to play out how their 85 point really just $85.4 billion merger will help customers per time warner not only owns the warner bros. movie studio but hbo, and cnn. at&t has a business, directv a popular internet service. is the latest big media acquisition by major cable or phone company. analyst, public interest groups and some politicians a combining the two giants would hurt consumers in the long run it could potentially raise antitrust issues. if anything does it is anything but a done deal. regulars will have to sign off on any acquisition.>>> adjuster going o

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northern virginia, we need luann bennett. standing up to trump and comstock. standing up for us. i'm luann bennett >>> the defense department just identified the sergeant who died in an attack on a supply base in afghanistan. sergeant douglas riney was killed. and an american civilian was also killed and three others were also hurt. riney had earned the purple heart and the bronze star and was only 26 years old. we're waiting to hear the name in battle in iraq. nbc news learned the soldier was operating with iraqi forces there. it's not clear if they were involved in an effort to recapture mosul from isis. >>> in decision 2016 now it looks like donald trump is rebounding slightly among virginia voters. he's still trailing ohio ohio by 12 points, 33 to her 45%. the wason center for public policy is your vafed 834 likely the rivals are back on the trail after an evening of laughs together last night. news4's edward lawrence explains. >> in a moment hidden from most in the room. donald trump finally shack hands with hillary clinton at the alfred e. smith foundation dinner new york. the republican candidate started off his speech being political. >> hillary believes it's vital to deceive the people by having

northern distribution and the logistics through russia. >> i thought there were common interests with roush when it came to afghanistan. plenty of places where we have conflicting interest, to be sure. in fact i proposed a trip to russia as the central command commander and went back to afghanistan and wasn't able to do that. those were threefold. one was that they shared an interest with us in not seeing extremism expand through afghanistan and the central asia states and into russia. they had enough problems on their own weapon felt they had a very keen interest as well in fighting the flow of illegal narcotics. addiction was a big-for them already at that time, same interests for the central asian states and then fortunately that generally we think we all had an interest in the central asian states prospering and doing reasonably well economically also, especially considering that for each of them their biggest trading party and the place to which hey had a default position was russia, given their status as soviet republics under the soviet union. for what it's worth that is what enabled to us open the northern dist

afghanistan, after encountering hostile enemy forces... and an american soldier is dead after a bombing in northern iraq yesterday. it's the first u-s service member to die since the battle for mosul started earlier this week. the u-s military hasn't said if the soldier was involved in the offensive. according to the pentagon over 45- hundred u-s troops remain in iraq. many are still cleaning up rocked portland... now one firefighter is being called a hero for what he did during those crazy moments... "next thing i knew there was an explosion - saw the explosion from the basement all the way to the third floor." this morning portland fire lieutenant peter saint john says he still can't believe he even survived all of this! he responded after initial reports of a gas leak...and saw gas waves coming from the building. they knew it was serious so his team pulled the fire alarms to get everyone out. firefighters were able to explosion but both of saint john's legs were broken during the blast. saint john says he's not sure he's ready to accept his new "hero" title. we're to go in and protect the citizens." sanit john