a nuclear bomb in pakistan was created because india since to be this threat what does pakistan need the bomb for now well i mean i won't get into what box on these the bomb for or not because i have my own views on unbox son's nuclear deterrent i personally am one of those who feels that box on should be part of some international nuclear industry but i'm in a very small minority in part because. the problem even on the situation in relation to india is that relations may be small that on the surface but deep down they are not every box funny child is still taught in schools that india is box on the end of the enemy i am one of those who advocates is reorientation of box done completely but sunny's to think of it says as a trading nation not as a warrior nation we need to trade with india we need to trade with the gun is that we need to deemphasize this whole islamic identity that has made us into jihad these rather than productive people. who engage with the rest of the world in a more reasonable way and i think and liz that is done the nuclear issue will only be one of the bigger

the pakistan are different than the afghan taliban. the pakistan taliban is really a misnomer. it doesn't have the command and control. it's current punitive leader is actually absconding in afghanistan. he hasn't really been heard from in quite some time, so it doesn't have this coherns. part of the pakistan taliban are very much dead dieted overturning the state. some can be turned to fight against us and our allies in afghanistan, and this is the problem with the pakistan government. there is the strategy of the civilian by al-sharif. he is scared to death of these groups and they can kill him whenever they want and he knows. this another problem, some of the parties that vote for him have sympathies, so he's constrained. the army has its own strategy which is to flip them and send them to afghanistan, big difference between what the government wants to do. >> woodruff: several different threads to follow. but shuja nawaz, that rehines minds us what the president was doing is trying to negotiate with the taliban. where does that stand? >> they launched a new internal nationa

you have to ask pakistan. their argument has been they do not have a relationship with these militant groups. they have said the taliban leadership is in afghanistan. any of us know the opposite. to be involved in this, they've got to become public about it. >> in my seven months in the haqqani network in pakistan, was, i saw nobowe effort by the pakistani military to confront them. i was able to escape because we were being held half a mile from the pakistani military base. the soldiers never came to investigate what the taliban were doing. thank god this soldier brought me to this ace. -- base. isi turns a blind eye to the haqqani network. it is a policy we packed, jihadists to fight the soviet union. they think they can use them as proxies and this disastrous. isi took a blind eye to that fact osama bin laden was there? it.here they knew about this is an american soldier on the territory of pakistan. let's hear from bowe bergdahl. maybe he deserves criticism, but so does pakistan. this guy was in afghanista

i think you have to ask pakistan itself.think their argument publicly has been that they don't have relationship with the militant groups. the senior leadership is in afghanistan not in pakistan although any of us spent any time in afghanistan know quite the opposite. so to be involved in this in a sense they've got to become public about it. >> during my seven months in the hands of the network, it's held the entire time in pakistan. and i think that's where bowe was the entire time. i saw no effort by the pakistani military to confront the hakanis. i was able to escape with the help of a colleague because we were being held half a mile from a pakistani military base. the soldiers never came off that base to investigate what the taliban were doing. and thank god this afghan soldier brought me to the base -- >> rose: back to the relationship between al-qaeda network and isi. >> isi turned a blind eye to the very least to the hakani network. we learned our lesson. the pakistanis still think they can use them as proxies and co

they are anti-pakistan, and they wanted to continue the fight in pakistan. they wanted to islamise the society and implement sharia, and some of the groups are willing to negotiate with the government. and those in north waziristan, supporters who are fighting the u.s.-led troops. perhaps they are willing to negotiate with the government. this is the main reason different taliban splinter groups. they are not willing to talk and want to continue with the fight. that's the reason the peace crisis is continuing. they have decided to go full flight against the militants who are not willing to negotiate. >> interesting to speak to you. thank you very much for joining us there. >>> there are reports a roadside bomb has blown up a bus in afghanistan. the government said the blast happened on saturday night. polling are closed in the presidential run off to elect a successor. election workers are amongst those killed. >>> russia hit out at ukraine for not doing enough to stop an attack on its embassy in kiev. cars belonging to russian diplomat were smashed and bric

>>> a 5-hour siege at pakistan's busiest airport. the taliban said it carried out the attack that killed more than 20 people. >>> hello. welcome. you're watching al jazeera life from our headquarters in doha. good to have you here with us. also ahead - india's new government rolls out reforms aimed at the economy. we'll be live in new delhi to see who wins and who loses. crowded chaos continues. transport workers in brazil's biggest city remains on strikes as world cup players begin arriving. >>> pakistan's busiest airport has been attacked by men dressed as police. the karachi airport was under siege for five hours and 29 people were killed. the military says all 10 attackers were killed. there are reports that the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility. we have the details. >> reporter: the deadly attack on one of the pakistan's busiest airports. a gang carried out the daring occupation after storming the terminal. this terminal is used for documents and cargo. eyewitnesss inside the building could hear loud explosions and gunfir

pakistan for a long time has harbored many terrorist groups and the pakistan army patronized them andit will be consumed bitter -- by, terrorism and that is what we see now and this is with the extremist movements. >> we will see what happens in the coming days and thanks for joining us. coming up, on the news hour don't rock the boat and they take time out in sweden before the e.u.'s top job. and he says the people calling for qatar wanting them to be stripped of the cup are racist and more of that coming up, in sport. ♪ now, remaining presidential candidates are in the final days of campaigning and on saturday they will decide and former world bank economist is promising jobs and help the poor and al jazeera joined him on the campaign trail. >> young and old, he is looking for broad support at this campaign rally in kabul they urged voters from the minority to cast their ballot for him as afghanistan's next president. >> translator: ahead of state is not a slave master but serve the people and i want to be a servant of the nation and if you vote for me you can question me. >> report

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the attack began on sunday evening in pakistan's biggest city karachi and at pakistan's biggest airportat jinah international airport. the gunmen entered an area used for cargo and private flights and fired automatic weapons. several explosions were heard and after authorities said they secured the airport more gunfire and explosions were reported. now pakistan taliban says it carried out the attack in revenge for air strikes in areas along the afghan border. let's get this report now from emily thomas. >> just before midnight, pakistan's biggest airport becomes a battlefield. gunmen disguised as policemen storm a terminal building mainly used for cargo. >> translator: the ten terror t ten terroristed entering the airport from different directions in groups of five. >> reporter: as they held grenades and fired at security guards, tres of the airport is evacuated. smoke and flames filling the night sky. >> loud sounds were coming from the direction of the airport. then we saw small fires erupting around the hanger. the fire was so intense it looked like war had broken out. >> reporter: m

we are joined by peshawar in pakistan. do you have more details about this operation by the pakistani military? >> the pakistani military is issuing details that the air strikes happened at about 1:30am local time. several targets were hit, including, sorry, uz beck fighters, ammunition dumps and an area close to the afghan border. after the attacks on karachi it was said there would be a campaign to target positions in north waziristan, belonging to the uz beck fighters involved in the attack on karachi airport. >>> tell us more about the uz beck fighters. who are they? >> when the u.s. launched the offence ior invaded afghanistan in 2001, many uz beck fighters fought alongside the taliban. asst forces pushed the fighters, they were forced to seek refuge in the tribal area. the leader was killed during a u.s. air strike. after that the uz becks found a strong hold in pakistan's tribal area, affiliating themselves with al qaeda, as well as the pakistani taliban. so many of these fighters were unable to go back to uz beckiz

pakistan is in f high alert.government wants to keep foreign companies here and keep flying, it needs to convince them that they can stop these attacks, nicole johnson. al jazerra, islambad. >>> well, in another part of pakistan the military has recently launched an offensive against taliban fighters, this in the tribal area. the operation started after that taliban attack on the airport. the fighting has forced around 450,000 people to go on the move and leave their homes. many of them are struggling to find food and basic medical equipment. >>> well, they fled on the north border and our correspondence is there. >> reporter: although the majority of the i.d. ps are numbering about 450,000 have preferred to go to the big cities, there is still arrangement by the military at a camp which is just seven-kilometers from the north border, a number of families have come here, the military would like even larger numbers because they say they have medical arrangements here. sanitation, they say they have brought electri

he didn't mention pakistan by name, but as far as security goes the government will look to pakistan to take firm hashures to prevent cross-border terrorism. a couple of issues he did raise was the issue of unemployment and assistance for young people. 60% of india's population is under the age of 35. the president said the government will invest heavily in educational institutions, in infrastructure and job development. of course, the economy featured strongly, saying that infrastructure was key to economic growth, and that the government would be investing in modernizing the railway system, in creating a network of fast traipse and to en -- trains and also to ensure 24 hour power supply in india which does not exist at the moment, to make sure that investors are keen to come and invest in india. >> live in deli for us. >>> to egypt. the new president, abdul fatah al-sisi, has taken power. the man that led the military coup last year promised to tackle what he called terrorism. bernard smith has more. egypt's president spoke if the gardens of his new home, the presidential palace. l

>>> a five hour siege at pakistan's busiest airport. the taliban says it carried out the attack that killed more than 20 people. >>> you're watch, al jazeera live from doha, our headquarters. also ahead - the iranian president is in ankara. for now both countries are putting aside their political differences and talking trade. >>> the court in libya decides the elections of ahmed matiq as prime minister is unconstitutional. and india's new government rolls out reforms aimed at the economy. we'll be in new delhi to see who wins and who loses. >>> an al jazeera investigation reveals the scale of devastation made to egypt's energy sector and how the legacy of corrupt deals plague the country. >>> pakistan's busiest airport has been attacked by police. the karachi airport was under siege for five hours, 20 were killed. all 10 attackers were killed. the pakistan taliban claims responsibility. we have more. [ siren ] . >> reporter: a deadly attack on one of the pakistan's busiest airports. an armed gang carries out the daring occupation after

that is safe, no place in pakistan that is safe. so i think the government has to take a very serious view of all of this and take action so that to neutralize the force he. >> what the rebels brought with them: an arsenal of suicide vests and heavy weapons. the pakistani taliban says this is revenge for the drone strike that killed their leader last year. it warns the campaign of revenge has just begun, plans more attacks to come. soraya lenny, al jazeera. >>> infill trited the security forces. >> ongoing issue which is we've had this region, karachi, before that couple of years ago we had you know a naval base air base attack. before that there have been other attacks on hard targets. the thing is, these such attacks do not happen until there's penetration of terrorists and of estremists in the largest establishment including law enforcement and military. unfortunately, we have no accountability are of law enforcement and larger security establishment therefore we never find out how much of the pen penn traition is -- penetration

in pakistan -- pakistan is one of those nations.eceipts for reimbursements are submitted by pakistan and other cooperating nations and fully vetted by the pentagon and follow strict criteria to meet the standard for reimbursement. all payments are made in arrears and notification to congress as to what the money has been spent for. specifically regarding pakistan, the coalition support fund remains a critical tool to enable pakistan to effectively deal with the future challenges emerging from the u.s. drawdown, and there will be challenges, no matter what the troop number, and the president has set the troop number at approximately 9,500. it will be cost-effective, it is a cost-effective tool for the u.s. to remain engaged in the region. we can't turn our back on pakistan and afghanistan. particularly because pakistan is a nuclear capable nation. we need to keep a functioning relationship with pakistan. that is essential. i would be pleased to yield to my ranking, mr. visclosky, for any comments that he might make, but this money is

it does little to help pakistan achieve peace in the region, as well as in pakistan, so the pakistan foreign office condemning that attack. as you mentioned, for almost six months. the u.s. suspended those strikes after the pakistanis asked that the u.s. stop those strikes. a strong condemnation from the foreign offers, although coming late, and some sources saying that there were senior commanders killed, however the outgoing taliban have made no comment and are not confirming the death of their commanders. >> the drone strikes happened days after the pakistani taliban killed many in the airport, leaving peace talks in doubt. >> just minutes before the attack on pakistan's busiest international airport, this man talked to his brother. he said he would be home soon. minutes later, his brother watched the attack on t.v. after failing to get through to his brother's home, he went to the hospital. >> i recognized him by his boots. those shoes i bought for him. >> he was gone, but it hears he died a hero, pushing colleagues out of the line of fire. >> it's a very difficult time for us. w

no place in pakistan is safe.i think the government has to take serious view of this, and take action. >> reporter: this is what the rebels brought with them. an arsenal of suicide vests and heavy weapons. they say it is revenge for a u.s. drone stroke that killed their leader last year. and it has warned its campaign of revenge has just begun, promising more killings to come. >>> and ken is the president of terror free tomorrow, and the author of terrorists in love in which he interviewed numerous taliban fighters in pakistan and joins us tonight in washington. welcome. >> thank you, john. >> how is this particular attack on the airport different? this >> it is really not different. this is a long series of attacks. we don't necessarily read or hear about it in the united states. but these attacks are occurring on almost a daily basis. this one is larger in scope and greater ambition than some of the other ones, but the violence has been increasing throughout the country. >> i was talking to someone who suggested

the reason is pakistan started a military campaign. in the past, qadri condemned the taliban and is a target for the taliban. there's concern that rallies or gatherings that he causes could lead to taliban attacks. >> no doubt he's a huge security risk as the pakistani government will be concerned about. nicole johnson reporting from islamabad. >> let's go to kamal hyder to give us a background on the controversial figure. how much support does qadr. >> command in pakistan. >> most of the support for qadri comes from his followers. it must be noted that once upon a team. the chief ministerry was also a follower. he was a key man responsible for the family mosque. i trust he has become - after the plane landed at lahore, it was surrounded by police commandos and they asked m mr qadri to come out of the plane. he said he would do no such nipping and insisted that -- such thing and insisted that the plane fly back to islamabad. it was circling over islamabad, five circles before it proceeded to lahore. as i mentioned, he was a close and a

pakistan asked the u.s. to suspend drone strikes to allow dialogue with the taliban. >> let's cross to our correspondent in islamabad. he's been following event. the attack has potential for taliban fatalities, there's news coming out that some leaders had been killed in the attack. >> they are coming from tribal sources and not waziristan saying that several commanders were killed in the u.s. drone strike. the pakistani foreign office has reacted strongly by saying that this is a violation of the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity and did little to help pakistan achieve peace in the region and pakistan. the pakistan foreign office condemning the attack. as you mentioned, is it happening after a hiatus of six months, the u.s. suspended the strikes after the pakistan's asked the u.s. to stop the sights. indeed, a strong condemnation from the foreign office. some sources saying that senior commanders were killed. they have made no comment and are not conforming the death of the commanders. >> anot

offered to help pakistan investigate the 5-hour siege. pakistan taliban says it was a revenge for the killing of its leader. a few weeks ago campaigns in north waziristan was commenced. >> reporter: sunday's attack on karachi's international airport was clear from afar. just before midnight the rebels shot their way into the old terminal, dressed in security force uniforms. a gun battle followed with real members of the security, and the army was called in. >> security forces confronted and killed them. they destroyed them. it is good that this operation was over in 4-5 hours. >> four or five hours is enough to bring up the question of the state of security in pakistan. this is a busy airport. last year 16 million people passed through. security analysts say corruption within pakistan's security services is part of a reason the attack was carried out. >> it is a great threat to security, no place is safe. i think the deposit has to take a serious view of all this and take action to that it tries to neutralize terrorist forces which is the

constone is no longer in pakistan but he is still on the job. what about your own safety? >> i know for sure god will save me. he's ready for the battle to i'm ready for the battle to save the children and make sure that polio is eradicated from the world. >> and many of the health care workers i have met, they're also angry about this episode they have said that made things even worse. this is quite a story you may not know but when u.s. forces tracked down osama bin laden in abbottabad two years ago, they were helped by a local doctor who was running a vaccination campaign. now, these weren't polio workers per se, but nevertheless many workers think it made them even more of a target for radical fighters. just imagine that. you're trying to help others, and you're coming under attack yourself. well, just last month the white house made public a letter which specifically spells this out -- the cia will not use vaccination campaigns as a cover for spying or for military operations. that's the promise. we'll see what happens. still a lot of trust to win back. one thing i sh

ther insurgency is against government of pakistan.recent attempts at peace talks by the prime minister caused a possible theis attack is to show that they have not been weakened. thet would have provided iconic images they needed for their propaganda. >> still raising questions about pakistan security. for more on the instrument a contact i spoke with mark grossman. he served as america's special representative. i asked him if he was surprised that they could breach security like this. >> it is a very violent group and very well organized. they have reached this kind of security before. there was an attack on a naval installation in karachi where they burned a number of airplanes. it was very well organized and violent. >> what does this do for the prospect of the peace negotiations the government has been trying to get started? thatey have to understand serious threat. they have to come together to defeat this. for the peace process itself what it means is there needs to be more fighting. gotink the government has some work to do. >>

every time there's a drone strike that hits t tp hyde outside across pakistan, they retaliate. this complicates matters when we have seen what they can do in karachi in recent days. >> absolutely. the pakistani government has said that there's a violation of the sovereignty whenever the u.s. drone strikes are involved. the pakistani military command met and said they would intensity strikes in that area after what happened at the airport, so the military determining, and there has been no criticism or condemnation of the foreign office. >> in another developing story out of pakistan, we have the former president under house arrest, on trial for treason. he's been thrown a life-line by the courts. what are you hearing? >> well, if you remember, he was here in islamabad, at a farmhouse declared a subgaol. after that he was allowed to go free. he was not allowed to leave the country. he was on the exit control list. there he moved to karachi, he had serious issues, and his lawyers arrived the high court to grant him a permission that he should be lifted taken off the control list.

i am worried about pakistan. you have to be worried about pakistan. >> every president i have interviewed has had the ultimate worry they have is a terrorist anything troll a nuclear weapon. that is the thing they worry over the most. the most likely to happen you along, or a developed they get their hands on one that belonged to someone else like the pakistan's? >> we can come up with different scenarios pre-we know different things about pakistan. the inventor of the pakistan northm also was publicly, koreans bribed the pakistani officials for nuclear weapons technology. we have group of americans who have been to north korea and --the ones they bribe the pakistanis for. you have already got a history here of background, pakistan is potentially, because they have their weapons, they know they have them, they are sure of the technology, there is every reason to believe that going forward they may well share it with others. there is a serious terrorist problem in pakistan. the taliban. musharraf's on live. we jus

pakistan targets foreign fighters inside its borders. >>> the world news from al jazeera. also ahead - keeping options open, including air strikes. the u.s. moves warships closer to iraq. >>> russia comdems attacks on its embassy in kiev. >>> england nation -- has it tough at the football world cup in brazil. >>> first we start in pakistan, where the army launched a series of air strikes targetting foreign fighters in the north of the country. 50 fighters have been killed in north waziristan, many believed to be uz becks. fighters say they carried out the assault which killed 30 people at least. our correspondent kamal hyder in peshawar says the taliban is vowing reprisals. >> they are saying there's a number of civilian casualties, that the military went on a bombing ampain and there would be re -- campaign, and there would be reprisals. the military is saying there are credible reports, a large number of fighters were present at the tomb of the attack, which took place at 1:30am local time. and most of the fighters killed on the ground belonged to the uz beck community f

my question is are you saying the pakistan army is the right enemy? number two, whether they are the right enemy or not does that leave behind the chaos of what is going to happen again not like there strategic. so understanding on that, why the u.s. government keeps the army and by the dialogue with the army and not the government. so i don't understand this reason. >> this is also why i wrote the book because there is still a lot of debate particularly between the parts of the american government. the military mostly know because they are on the ground they know what's going on and when you talk to them they are the most frank. the cia has their own opinion and the diplomats tend to say no, no there is no proof. so you've got this model inside of the american executive that is troubling in this foreign policy but we've also got this argument they all come out with that we must engage pakistan rather than impose the sanctions and cut them off because in the '90s we didn't impose the sanctions and the nuclear weapons and they would cut open the sancti

in pakistan since christmas. before last night, it had been six months since there had been a u.s. drone strike in pakistan, uh be apparently there was one last night and another early today. reports are still fuzzy, because they always are, because these things are secret, but it seems there were 11 suspected pakistans killed in the first drone strike last night and another eight people were killed in the succeed drone strike early this morning. these drone strikes, the first in six months in pakistan. they come just three days after the pakistani taliban launched an attack on the biggest airport in pakistan. they attacked the airport, a huge airport in a huge city of karachi. the attack left 36 people dead, including ten very well-armed attackers. the united states had reportedly stopped all its drone strikes in pakistan last year at the request of the pakistani government, because they wanted to stop them as a sign of goodwill as they entered into peace talks with the taliban. after an attack on a civilian air

we are going to pakistan next.here has approved a request by the former president general musharraf to leave the country. subject to a possible appeal by the government. mr. musharraf are is on trial for treason. let's go live to the city kurachi. explain why the former president is still dominating the news and politics there. >> reporter: mr. musharraf faced a host of troubles since he made his ill-fated attempt to return from exile to pakistan last year. he was refused and faced charges including treason which puts him at risk of a sentence of life in prison or death if he were convicted. the applications have been made for him to be able to leave the country. they have been unsuccessful so far in previous court hearings. here today in karachi in the high court he was given permission to leave but not immediately. the court ruled not for at least 15 days subject to the government potentially appealing against him. his lawyer said he hopes in the spirit of the ruling the government might, indeed, let him leave ea

yesterday tragedy struck pakistan when ten militants the skies a security forces seize crotches main airport result in an extensive gunfight that left twenty seven people dead according to pakistani officials the militants aim was to damage the airport hijack planes and take hostages though they were largely unsuccessful and government forces regain control of the airport within five hours now the taliban in pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attacks and according to c.n.n. taliban commander abdul of the heart of the assault was in retaliation for a former taliban chief killed in the u.s. drone strike last november and north waziristan her went on to say that this is the first of many attacks to come a sentiment that reinforces how upcoming peace talks between the two sides have already been severely crippled so dreamy how to break down pakistan's uncertain future and what role the u.s. has an all in the taliban in both pakistan and afghanistan a former cia analyst ray mcgovern amazing to have you on high so you know we hear the rhetoric all the time that the taliban is near

attacking the taliban in pakistan so it's not fairly inconsistent.i think the us is foreign policy is inconsistent and i think that's a good word to some there policy up keep in mind that the pakistani taliban and us plans on the planet two separate entities and even within the pakistani taliban there have been recent splits emerging after negotiations with pakistan with peace talks so you know that the americans may put it out there may stop formal warfare but actually the drone strikes will continue and that will still be a major factor in the radicalization of many people in boston and afghanistan so i don't think that the terrorism and these attacks will stop anytime soon until we see a complete stop of foreign intervention in those areas ok i've been talking to journalist outside bay thanks so much. thanks people in a flood it's not been a village got quite a shock when a home king piece of military hardware appeared outside the house john she belonged to a soviet era intercontinental ballistic missile floated right into the garden with two dogs

. >> reporter: it was the second brazen attack on pakistan's largest city in just two days. pakistani taliban assaulting a security academy at karachi airport, once again shutting down pakistan's busiest air hub and sparking a massive counterterrorism response. >> should we stay in the building or go out? >> go home, immediately. >> reporter: a cnn team on the ground in karachi was whisked away just before the attackers moved in. tonight, the taliban militants are still on the run. the violent wave of attacks is a bold sign of the taliban's resurgence. only weeks ago, a split in the leadership and a massive government air campaign against their stronghold in the country's north led some to believe the taliban was weakening. these deadly attacks were their answer. though separate from the afghan taliban, the pakistani taliban threatens stability across the afghan-pakistan border. its home of militants of chechnya, asia, even those of the west, a threat to u.s. forces there. and inside pakistan, a nation with a large nuclear arsenal, the taliban has sworn to topple the governm

there was also a veiled reference to pakistan. he said that the government will be looking for neighbors to put an end to cross-border terrorism. >> let's check on the global weather with richard. richard, i hear monsoon weather in india. >> that's right. about five days behind schedule. look at the satellite picture. you can see signs of it developing and things are looking quite active across much of south asia at the moment. we have had significant rain being reported until bengalouru and further north, some quite heavy rainfall affecting parts of anapradesh in those areas where we haven't got the rainfall, we have heat. these shots come from where the heat has affected the back population. back in jan n queensland australia, 100,000 bats died in heat wave conditions. here is the case of a few thousand bats in kampur city. >> that's an indication of how hot it has been here in recent days. in fact, lukno had a heat index approaching 60 degrees. >> that's about 44 degrees but the humidity is high. >> that's the condition across

they could be taliban or a pakistan taliban network that held him. the video zooms in, you see him blinking rapidly. one man is talking to him. bergdahl is looking up at him, bro furrowed. there are 18 men in the hills, some have rocket propelled grenades and machine guns z americans. we see another angel of sergeant bergdahl in the truck and he appears to be smiling as he talks to one of the masked men and it appears he may be tearing upright here. he is still blinking rapidly and wipes his eye. next a helicopter is seen overhead. taliban and u.s. officials reportedly worked together to the pakistan boarder. bergdahl is being dressed as local dress. several masked men stand around him. the helicopter lands. the american dream approaches bergdahl. one terrorists is holding a

yesterday tragedy struck pakistan when ten militants disguise the security forces seize crotches main airport result in an extensive gunfight that left twenty seven people died according to pakistani officials the militants aim was to damage the airport hijack planes and take hostages now they were largely unsuccessful and government forces regain control of the airport within five hours now the taliban in pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attacks and according to c.n.n. taliban commander a duel of the heart of the assault was in retaliation for a former taliban chief killed in the u.s. drone strike last november and north waziristan her went on to say that this is the first of many attacks to come a sentiment that reinforces how upcoming peace talks between the two sides have already been severely crippled so joining me now to break down pakistan's uncertain future and what role the u.s. has an all in the taliban in both pakistan and afghanistan is former cia analyst ray mcgovern amazing to have you on high so you know we hear the rhetoric all the time that the taliban is n

it's pakistan's largest and busiest airport. but what they did is they actually targeted an old airport terminal, which isn't really used anymore. it's used for private jets or government jets every now and again, john. so, this had lesser security in the extent that it wasn't as high security as the main airport terminal. nevertheless, it is an attack on a major airport. they did get inside and they managed to kill a lot of people. at least 18 people have been killed, plus the 10 militants in this attack. now, john, of course, the questions are already being raised how these groups operating right under the nose of the pakistani government and security officials in pakistan's largest city. this isn't the tribal areas. this isn't some remote area. this is an urban area. in fact, questions are going to be raised about intelligence officials and the strength of that intelligence and what's being done to try and control these militant groups that are operating in major cities now. john? >> these are important questions with interna

is iranian and pakistan related. there are many things we can talk about with iran where we share interests without getting into complexities or nuclear issues or other things. i think we would fare better if we did it. toys, i thinke of it is a great question. and first, to build on ron's , yes, thereather are some common plenary interest with iran that we have. afghanistan lives in an extraordinarily difficult neighborhood. which i think reinforces the point claire first made that there is no real viable peace deal that anyone can really envision, but there is a peace process that regional actors will have to play a constructive role in. question,ct to your as a matter of fact, the afghan national security forces since june of last summer have been in the league -- the lead for security and have been the ones taking on these operations. we have been laying an advisory role. but the afghan security forces have been defending their country, you know, in the lead, since june of 2014. i have served along the -- alongsi

they want pakistan to actually bend down and start talking to the taliban. the army obviously was forced into taking action. they were initially reluctant to go after them for two reasons - number one, they were not - it was difficult to go into the tribal area and defeat them. obviously in the past they had links to the groups. so they didn't want to take the action. another - they are involved and have launched on operation. so i think military is capable of fighting, then it can, if it wants to, and it doesn't want to fight. it will take some time. >>> tuckey moved hun -- turkey moved hundreds of its citizens, worried about a threat by retired general khalifa haftar warning many to leave. libyans are heading to the polls, there's infighting and chaos. >> reporter: final preparations are under way for the parliamentary elections. many thought voting would never take place on time. tripped up by weeks of deadlock and a dire security situation, the elections will replace the highly divisive congress, a parliamentary body elected in 2012. hopes rest on the el

the majority breakaway from pakistan. tens of thousands leave thailand. 70,000 have returned home in the past week. 35,000 fled across the border. most women and children. the military government plans to target illegal immigrants and those deploying them. the democratic republic of congo wants people who have left. we have this report. 3 of 0,000 were torsed to leave the homes. >> every day after school they get some of the children off the sample. they spend the afternoon looking at how to hold the pen. by teaching them i try to make them forget they are hungry. they know they can only distract them for so long. it's facing a food crisis. this takes 14,000 people. most of the aid has been diverted to other countries. >> it's a situation, it gets protracted. there's a fatigue. here, we still have - you know, we have the interest of the donor countries to support. the government wants people here from areas that are now under government control, to go back home. >> displays in camp like this are scattered across the count

busiest pakistan, including the 10 assailants that attacked the airport latest night. a pakistani taliban say they carried out the attack to avenge the leader -- killing of their leader in a drum strike last year. he wins a third election. he will have to deal with the poverty, corruption, and calls for international court to hear about human rights abuses during kosovo's war. police fired tear gas at protesters days ahead of the world cup opening match. the strike crippled brazil's biggest city since thursday. the starters have been warned if they do not turn up for work this morning, they will be sacked. our top headline this afternoon, 20 seven people are believed to have died in an overnight attack on karachi airport. among those killed, the 10 assailants who stormed the airport last night with suicide vests, grenades, and rocket launchers. fighting with security forces raged until dawn, the pakistani forces say the airport was cleared earlier this morning of militants. the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibility and without further attacks -- about -- vowed