that's what it's calling itself in south asia. this is actually an islamic historical term for the area that encompasses what's now afghanistan and the boardiborde states of afghanistan. according to the sayings of the prophet mohammed, south central asia maintains a key role in establishing a global caliphate. the ambassador who was the pakistan ambassador to the u.s. and a prominent writer on developments in this part of the world has written about how one hadith refers to a battle of india, and this is the final battle between muslims and non-muslims which would occur before the end times. and furthermore, another hadith says an army with black flags will emerge from corazan to help the redeemer of islam establish the caliphate at mecca. so isis is using these references in the hadith to recruit in south asia and to justify its presence there. but isis faces obstacles in afghanistan and pakistan. al qaeda and taliban are well-established in this region. the al qaeda leader has nurtured al qaeda's relationship with the taliban. h

regional cooperation in south asia. this is hosted by the atlantic council. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the atlantic council. i'm the director of the atlantic council south asia center. it is my pleasure to be here today with my friends and colleagues, toby dalton co-director of the nuclear policy program at the carnegie endowment for international peace. nonresident senior fellow at the atlantic council southeast center. also a professor at university of tulsa but we wanted to claim full ownership of our fellow. as you all know we are here today to discuss the policy options to address the potential of a grand nuclear bargain with pakistan. earlier this year it was rumored that the obama administration was exploring a nuclear deal with pakistan. for pakistan the deal would essentially be a formal welcome into the nuclear club in the words of a journal us. prior visits by the prime visits to the u.s., followed by army chief of staff sharif this was the rumor that was floating around. around the same time, toby dal

both here and in south asia. so i look forward to more discussion about it. >> thank you. >> so i'll try to pick up where toby left off. i wasn't one of the coauthors on this report. but i read it, saw the merits in it, and thought about some arguments as to why this would be beneficial for the united states potentially, potentially for india as well. i think sort of the critical one in this mix is that if a nuclear deal or a nuclear agreement where pakistan sort of took the steps toby and michael recommend, if that occurred, there would be a significant reduction or potential significant reduction in crisis escalation, in nuclear escalation. so if this involved restricting or limiting the production and deployment of pakistan's tactical nuclear weapons, it could reduce some of the gravest dangers of crisis escalation that might stem from a cross-border attack, from misattribution of an attack, or simple escalation on the line of control firing which happens on a routine basis between india and pakistan. so reces

south asia, central asia and the middle east. we can act as a bridge between prosperity and developing region. we are also pursuing, regional interconnectivity projects in our region. china and afghanistan, one big corridor. of about $46 billion. besides that, we have -- pakistan and india, by blind and thousand, which is a electricity connectivity project from publics passing through to pakistan. ladies and gentlemen, at the global level, again, we have an excellent cooperation on some of the most important issues. here, i would like to say that you may recall a in the early '70s, pakistan played a pivotal role in in building bridges between u.s. and china and we brought about an approachment between these two important power centers. and we did this on the belief that the china and united states of america would bring about peace and stability and region. we would like to renew that role. in our region, in the middle east, we enjoy very close relationship with the middle east earn countries and being a good friend of not only t

it also warned him if he did provide that would alienate our allies in south asia, and south asia, pakistan and could lead to a crisis in the u.s. pakistani relations. the other documents that morning was a report from the central intelligence agency and it's summarized the results of an overflight of the island of cuba. the cia discovered just the day before the soviet union was in the process of putting intermediate ballistic missiles in cuba which has have the capacity to hit almost every american city east of the mississippi river. it was a global game changer by the soviets. in in rich respect, one of these crisis is well known. we've seen movies about the cuban missile crisis and books about the cuban missile crisis. there's a whole industry of studies about the crisis and there should be. the cuban missile crisis was the closest we came into armageddon in the cold war. john f. kennedy was dealing with an issue which if he dealt with it wrong would have meant we wouldn't be here today. the apocalypse is would have occurred. we now know 50 years later that it was even more dangerous th

so i am going to talk about the terrorism threats that come from south asia. i will start with afghanistan. the afghan security forces still require u.s. support to fight the taliban. they require training, our battlefield, are -- our intelligence and especially our air support and i think that became evident when the taliban was able to overtake a city in northern afghanistan for two weeks in september. and i think it was that takeover of can do -- kandu which finally convinced the president that he needed to extend troop presence beyond 2016 and he committed in mid-october to leave 5500 troops in afghanistan when he departs office. this is a welcome step, but frankly it would have been better if he simply would have said the we are keeping the 9800 troops that are there now and we will reassess the situation next year. it would have been better if he would have dropped all arbitrary deadlines for withdrawal. admittedly, it was a step in the right direction. one of the most important things happening in afghanistan right now is the leadership crisis in the ta

south asia, central asia and the middle east. we can act as a bridge between prosperity and developing this region. we are also pursuing, regional interconnectivity projects in our region. china and afghanistan, one big corridor. work has already started. it's an ambition economic corridor project with a total investment of about $46 billion. besides that we are developing pakistan and india, by blind and thousand, which is a electricity connectivity project from the republics passing through to pakistan. ladies and gentlemen, at the global level, again, we have an excellent cooperation on some of the most important issues. including climate change, terrorism, and nuclear nonproliferation. here, i would like to say that you may recall that in the early '70s, pakistan played a pivotal role in building bridges between u.s. and china and we brought about an approachment between these two important power centers. and we did this on the belief that a positive relationship between china and the united states of america would bring abou

started back in january, when isis launched what it calls the core is on group in salvation. -- south ossetia -- asia. this area encompasses it is now afghanistan in the bordering states of afghanistan. according to the sayings of the south asiaammed, maintains a key role in establishing a global. the pakistan ambassador to the u.s. and a prominent writer on developments in this part of howworld has written about one person refers to a battle of india. this is the final battle between muslims and non-muslims which would occur before the end times. says anore, another army with black flags will emerge to help the redeemer of islam establish mecca. isis is using these references in the head deeds to recruit in south asia and justified a presence there. isis faces obstacles and afghanistan to pakistan -- and pakistan. the al qaeda and taliban are well-established in this region. the al qaeda leader has nurtured al qaeda's relationship with the taliban. he pledged allegiance to the successor of omar. obstaclesdefinitely in the long-term for isis to make serious inroads. order to send off this isis meant,

south asia, southeast asia, the middle east and africa. they will work with diplomatic staff overseas and exchange information with foreign intelligence services. >>> analysts at a u.s. research firm offered a glimpse into the finances of the islamic state group. they estimate the militants take in monthly revenue of about $80 million. researchers at the firm ihs say the group makes about half its money from taxes and confiscated property in areas it controls in syria and iraq. another 43% comes from smuggling oil. analysts say unlike al qaeda, the group doesn't rely on money from foreign donors. that helps the militants be less vulnerable to outside influence. but they say the group may be struggling with its finances. they appoint to reports thathe militants cut salaries and introduced new farm taxes. the analysts say air strikes by the u.s.-led coalition have hurt the group's ability to refine and transport oil. but they say tax revenues are much harder for the coalition to target without having a negative impact on civilians. >>> u.s.

towers of dubai, a sprawling labor camp is home to hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from south asia. in hinzi, this means town of gold. but it is more a sham low pool. military bases in afghanistan. >> if there was one small room and we were like 25 to 40 people in one room but basically that room is capable only for three people. >> what would happen if someone tried to apply for a job directly with echolog? >> they are not responding. there is only one way we can control assent. >> the typical business model i'll call it that's used if by by the gulf subcontractors is they'll go to india or nepal or south africa, and they work out the above the board terms and then there's the below the board agreement which is the kickback. >> we needed to speak to someone intimately familiar with the arrangements between subcontractors and their agents. in afghanistan, robbie had given us the name of the recruiter in dubai who connected him to echolog. to get to speak to this agent openly, i and my employee set up a meeting with the agent near his office and filmed it using two hidden cameras. >

and it's -- i think it has to come from south asia. it can't come externally.e way nuclear weapons are understood there and the fears that people have. you know, maybe it will take, you know, a cuban missile crisis or something like that to actually spur that. you don't -- where are the

it doesn't look like south asia does lookfected -- it like south asia will be affected as well. volkswagen is recalling more than 300,000 cars in india, including skoda and audi. they found in missions were greater than permissible limits. tests showed significant variations between the on the testst and laborde tory -- laboratory tests. they will include a software update in the fixes for the cars. monthsbeen more than two since the scandal broke in september. so far, pretty quiet from volkswagen's owners. chairman,ermany, the the majority shareholder, will address workers at their headquarters went in germany. the labor leaders have asked owners to speak to him ahead of a two-week halt in production in the factory in which the workers will not be putting out any more cars to avoid a buildup of inventory. it is both slackens largest factory, but there could be a struggle if sales continue to slide, a 25% slump in the u.s. the labor leaders are hoping they can work with the workers. looking atre singapore's efforts to boost spending by business travelers. it is on bloomberg.com/

i work on education development in east africa and south east asia in the world bank. so i have some numbers for you in terms of education development in pakistan. in the past five or six years, pakistan has received more than $2 billion in education investments and public education. as far as the results are concerned you don't see those can of numbers coming from the country, particularly, pakistan is one of the five countries in most out ofth the school aged children. so what is so different today that you think these numbers would change when $2 billion could not make a difference? >> you are talking to billion dollars for a company -- country with a population of 200 million. today, i wish i had the figures but in the last two years enrollment has increased for boys and girls. as i mentioned, we have introduced compulsory education. and we have provided incentives to the children and the ruling areas. theirrents would not send children to school, but now as part of the initiative, we are -- weoviding children gave them incentives. we have cash incentives in order

while it is seen as an important solution to combat piracy in south-east asia. it is said that the leaders of sinned dates. three months ago police in indonesia detained a suspect after malaysian ship was highjacked but sources in indonesia say the suspected person is a singaporean businessman is yet to be arrested. navy police and singapore hasn't responded >> perhaps singapore wants to deny that its citizens or residents not be involved in piracy activities. the financial sector in singapore is very strong, quite influential and it has always been autonomous of the singapore government. perhaps there is a degree of reluctance to open up that pandora's box. >> reporter: a lack of sharing information continues to create uncertainty and fear for the thousands of sailors who pass through south-east asia every day >>> a competition to choose the official logo for the 2020 tokyo olympics closes on monday. it is likely to end at least one of the many embarrassing chapters for the olympic committee >> reporter: since the bidding process viewed as a way of showing japa

foreign ministry will appoint officials to monitor south asia, southeast asia, the middle east and africa. they'll work with diplomatic staff overseas and exchange information with foreign intelligence services. >>> a new government is set to take office in myanmar next year. its electoral victory marks another pont in the country's transition to democracy after half a century of military rule or at least strong military influence. members of the muslim ethnic minority rohingya who live in japan were closely watching the election but could not participate. nhk world explains. >> reporter: a group of rohingya people living in japan held a demonstration in october demanding myanmar nationality. they said they wanted to take part in the election. first general election since the country moved to civilian rule four years ago. the demonstrators made their case outside the myanmar embassy in tokyo. rohingya muslims are a minority both ethnically and religiously in the mostly buddhist country. the government refuses to recognize the rohingya as citizens. it made sure their names were not on the

al jazeera's correspondent has the latest. >> piracy is a concern in south-east asia. the busiest sea straits are around the corner. the malacca straits and others. traditionally it was the malacca strait that was a hub for pirates. now it's gone south to the singapore straight. a narrow strait where vessels have to slow to pass. of course, it makes them very vulnerable for pirates, and carrying half of the world's oil. and a third of the world's trade is passing. while piracy is not as violence as what we have seen, there's a lot at stake. we travel to west singapore and malaysia to show how they operate. >> pirates are back in south-east asia, after years of calm, creating fear in one of the world's busiest sea lanes where more than 100,000 vessels pass through every year. carrying oil to china, korea and japan, and son assumer goods. 12 tankers were high-jacked. most cases are unreported. a malaysian shipping company was attacked for a third time. nine pirates carrying knives and guns were arrested, gaoled for 10 years. the way pirates operate has changed. >> these p

pakistan is located at the crossroads of three important regions, south asia, central asia, and the middle east. foran act as a bridge prosperity and development in this region. regionalrsuing several interconnectivity projects in our region, including china-pakistan economic corridor -- the work on which has already started. with an ambitious project an investment of $46 billion. turkmenistan,ing pakistan, and india gas pipeline. and electricity connectivity project from the central asian republics crossing pakistan. at the global level we have an excellent cooperation on some of the most important issues -- including climate change, terrorism, and drug issues. i would like to say that you may 1970'sthat in the early pakistan played a pivotal role in building bridges between the u.s. and china. we brought about an approach ment between these two powers. we did this on the belief that a positive relationship between the united states of america would contribute to peace and stability and bring about peace and stability in the region. ,e would like to continue that not only in our region, b

working with you and looking forward to furthering the relationship between the united states and south asia and stabilizing the region. so thank you. >> thank you so much, dr. bera. and the chairman would like to express his sorrow for not being here, mr. ambassador, but he is lea leading the charge on the house floor on four bills from our committee. that's why he's not here and why mr. engle is not here either. we're now pleased to be joined by ambassador richard olson. ambassador olson is the special representative for afghanistan and pakistan, immediately prior to this appoint mentd, ambassador olson served as the u.s. ambassador to pakistan, but he has served in many capacities all over the world since joining the state department in 1982. ambassador olson has been recognized several times for his service, including being awarded the presidential distinguished service award. thank you for being with us, mr. ambassador. without objection, the witness's full prepared statement will be made a part of the record, and members will have five calendar days to submit statements, questions, and

among people living in africa and south asia. tunisian pro-democracy group received the nobel awards ceremony in oslo. the national dialogue quartet -- ♪ >>> the group called on the international community to make the fight against terrorism an absolute priority. it addressed the need for dialogue touching on the recent terror attacks in paris and others around the world. >> today we are in dire need of dialogue between civilizations and peaceful coexistence within the framework of diversity and uniqueness in the fight against terrorism. we need to place the utmost priority on coordination and cooperation among countries to stem terrorism and the cause at the source. >>> representatives of the quartet also voiced their result in tunisia and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to share their country's story with the world. the quartet consists of a labor union group and confederation, a human rights league, and human rights organization. it was form in 2013. two japanese survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings on hiroshima and n

thrown out a case against a company contributing to the haze that policy ute a large part of south-east asia. a company was suspected of illegally burning forests to make room for its crop. top aids south korean was a secretary of the workers party and head of the department that handles ties with south korea died. he was 73 years old. joining us from seoul is professor of international relations. thank you very much for being with us. with everything north korea ain the past, there has been questionable events surrounding the death of other officials. is there any suspicions in this case? >> well, initially we had some analysts talking about the suspicions because as you just appointed out, there have been-- appointed out-- pointed out, there has been suspicions. this time it is different. he came out showing his condolences and we see many signs that there is some kind of surprise on their side. it looks like unlike other cases where we really had some serious speculations, this one, i don't think they deserve it as much as the speculation, but it looks like and sounds like a traffic accid

in many respects, the problems and the travails we experienced in pakistan and south asia over the past decade and a half are being replicated with turkey. turkey, of course, is a nato ally. finally, i think we need to develop an effective strategy to measure effectiveness against the one i think most important dimension of the terrorist threat. and that's their ability to spawn franchises or affiliates and associates or vil yets provinces. we'll know we're winning when the number of affiliates associates, franchises, provinces is diminishing rather than growing. and finally, we need to recognize and behave as if we are indeed in a long war. a long war that requires unceasi unceasing vigilance overseas. thank you. >>> i don't know if we have the video that we were going to run. i would like to start with that. thank you so much for being here. i'll just stay right here. but the video that i'm going to play is from my trip. it's just a small piece of a number of videos that i have taken when i was in iraq this past year. i spent some time -- it's coming out. >> i can't even imagine the h

appropriate responses to better educate americans that their responses to better educate people from south asia are not from the middle east or something along those lines. those conversations i had to show how this is a racial issue that affects everyone, these are critical. i wonder if you could say more about how those conversations happen. >> okay let's also thank you so much. let's get one more question that will bring the mike's backup. >> i want to ask you about the titles, how do you also bring people into the contacts and reconcile the majority of us being part of the settler project here. how do you bring that in because i know we're talking about anti- black message which is also critical but you can also bring in the anti- indigenous into the conversation. >> so eric i will try to answer your question quickly. i think the ways in which the arab population is having these conversation is not how we are having them right after 9/11. certainly right after 9/11 there were people saying, i am this not that, that is, that is not something new to our community. we've seen that in our histo

the officials say the unit will monitor regions including southeast asia, south asia, the middle east and north and west africa. >> translator: japan will host the summit next year. we'll also host the 2019 rugby world cup and 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. the government will tighten security to prevent any acts of terrorism. >> the government will also set up a body to oversee the unit. it will include top officials from the foreign ministry, defense ministry and national police agency. >>> security at border stations are going to be tightened. officials will install biometric systems to screen visitors. the announcement comes during a heightened state of alert after the recent terrorist attacks in paris. >>> some private companies here in japan are also castinging a critical eye on security. nhk world takes a look at how. >> reporter: there are 10,000 people at this tokyo sporting event. the kind of place authorities fear could be at risk to terrorist attacks. so a private security company is conducting the drill. they are outfitted with wearable cameras with the aim of using

they are common in africa and south asia.ollowing the award ceremony, a royal banquet for the winners was held. laureates entered the room with members of sweden's royal family and others. >> ladies and gentlemen, honor the great donor alfred nobel. >> omura and kajita looked much more relaxed at the banquet than they were during the award ceremony. they sat amongst the royal family talking and laughing. omura looked excited when he returned to his hotel after the big night. >> translator: it was a wonderful experience, and i enjoyed everything. i attended a banquet for the first time. >> translator: now it finally came home to me that i was awarded the nobel prize. i was relieved that the events ended without any problems. >> reporter: the two japanese nobel winners are encouraging young japanese people to aim high and work hard. they hope their success will inspire the next generations. kurando tago, nhk world. discussing whether to send north korea's human rights record to the international criminal court, but its members

. >> after somali, south-east asia is at the center of pirate attacks. we have this report from singapore, where sea robberies are increasing, and several international pirate syndicates are based >>> hello, iraq is asking turkey to withdraw its troops from an area, an i.s.i.l.'s controlled city in the north. iraqi's foreign ministry lodged the turkish ambassador calling it a hostile act. turkey is accused of violating its sovereignty. the baghdad government says the troops were deployed without the knowledge of the government. they were assisting local volunteers fighting i.s.i.l. >> translation: this is not a new camp. 2,000 volunteer fighters from mosul has been trained and supported following the fight against d.a.e.s.h. it's been upon the request of the government >>> united states will deploy operation troops to assist iraqi forces in the fight against i.s.i.l. the prime minister insists that his forces an do it alone. his army's messages are coming under scrutiny for human rights abuses. imran khan reports. >> reporter: kurdish forces have had hop

booming for armed security firms who are being employed to proceed text cargo from pirates in south-east asia. - pact-- proceed texts >> reporter: armed guards to protect ships against pirets. security companies are flushing because of issues at sea. a singapore based security company says it regularly provides armed guards to shipping companies. >> easily about 55 to 60% in this vicinity when they are travelling south of singapore towards the islands are away from the singapore towards south china sea >> reporter: shippener, he knows the threat well. his tankers have been highjacked by armed pirates three times in the last few years. we are very concerned and we have started our own sop on how to deter this. >> reporter: the ship owner is reluctant to carry armed guards. he relies on the navy to protect his ship and crews, but commandsers say ship owners should be more alert >> zero policy in relation to pir torics es. there i question all mariners out there, please observe the good practices. should there see any suspicious contact approaching you at any time, days or night, we must be aler

pakistan is located at the crossroads of three important regions, south asia, central asia and the middle east. and it can act as a bridge for prosperity and development in the region. we are also pursuing regional interconnectivity projects in the region including china, pakistan economic core door. it is an ambitious economic corridor project with a total investment of about $46 million. we are also developing turkmenistan, pakistan and india. electricity connectivity project passing through afghanistan. at the global level again we have cooperation on some of the most important issues including climate change, terrorism. i would like to say that in the early 70s pakistan played a pivotal role in the bridges between us and china and brought about these two important power centers. and we did this on the belief that a positive relationship between china and the united states of america would bring about peace and stability in the region. would like in our region but also in the middle east and they certainly can. being a good friend of not only the united states of america and also other

crew members said the ship just traveled from south asia . >> anchor: also on 7, some delivery drama in new jersey i'm bag of guns september to a trade show mistakenly ending up on a machine's doorstep but it's what that man did not do that has him in hot water. riles, revolvers and semiautomatic by pistols, 11 guns like these that police say were mistakenly shipped to this town . >>> i was flabbergasted to think that weapons could get lost in the mail like this . >>> authorized say it began reuger tried to send guns from its facility in connecticut to an employee the a trade show in las vegas. but when the becomes arrived at a ups processing center in new jersey police say it was damaged and in turn relabeled. >>> the employee at ups but the wrong label on the package and it was then shipped to an address here . >> anchor: and left on the doorstep of this home along with two other packages delivered by ups. police say kevin nagle who list here decided to keep the guns rather than tell ups he mistaken mistakenly received them . >>> these guns in the wrong hands as we all know with cu

police say the man traveled to the middle east and south asia last year and then came back with a woman and somewhere along the line they developed a lethal plan. chris maez

lashkar's stated goals go beyond kashmir to the imposition of islamic rule in all of south asia.amphlets are filled with attacks on hindus and jews. like al qaeda which began with limited goals and some state support, it could be morphing into something larger and much more sinister. but terrorism is waged by individuals. we saw these young peasant boys who had little education and no prospects in their country. they are the ones who enlist for the jihad. so we have political and ideological forces on one hand and the simple despair of young men on the other. the two have combined to create a deadly mix. the only way this movie will end well is if we tackle both sides of this problem. we need to get the military and foreign policy right. but we also need to help change the sense of hopelessness and the culture of hate that exists in these societies. we need to help these young men you just watched embrace life rather than death. santa has a magic snow globe for every family. and this year, look at what he put in our driveway. the lexus december to remember sales event is here. le

stable, and prosperous pakistan that is an integrated part of a larger, more connected, central and south asia. this simply cannot happen with the continued instability that exists in pakistan and afghanistan. so i'm wondering, ambassador, if you could answer some of these questions i made, if you've already done it then we can do it in writing afterwards, but if you can answer it, i would be grateful. thank you. and i wish you good luck. as i said before, i think you're the right man for the job. >> well, thank you, thank you very much, ranking member engel. that means a great deal to me, that i enjoy your confidence. and thank you for your support. you started by mentioning it's five years since the death of richard holbrook. i was actually in his outer office waiting to see him on the day that he collapsed. and i think all of us who are working on this account greatly miss him to this day. i'm well aware that i'm filling very big shoes. and thank you for your very comprehensive and balanced statement. let me say that with regard to particularly the issue of terrorism, we appreciate that the

you and looking forward to, you know, furthering the relationship between the united states and south asia and stabilizing the region. so thank you. >> thank you so much, dr. bera. and the chairman would like to express his sorrow for not being here, many ambassador, but he is -- mr. ambassador, but he is leading the charge on the house floor on four bills from our committee, and that's why mr. engel is not here east. we are now pleased to be joined by ambassador richard olson, special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. immediately prior to this point, ambassador olson served as the u.s. ambassador to pakistan, but he has served in many capacities all over the world since joining the state department in 1982. ambassador olson has been recognized several times for his service, including being awarded the presidential distinguished service award. thank you for being with us, mr. body. without -- mr. ambassador. without objection, the witness' full prepared statement will be made part of the record, and members will have five calendar days to submit statements, questions and extrane

i'm going to talk about the terrorist threats that eminent from south asia. let's start with afghanistan. they require our training, battlefield, advice, intelligence and specially our air support. and i think that became evident when the taliban was able to overtake the city in northern afghanistan for two weeks in september, and i think it was that takeover which finally convinced president obama that he needed to extend the u.s. troop presence in afghanistan beyond 2016, and he committed in mid-october to leading 5,500 troops in afghanistan when he departs office in january 2017. now, this is a welcome step but frankly it would have been better if he simply would have said we are keeping the 9,800 troops that are there now and reassess the ground situation next year. it would have been better if he would have dropped all what shall trair deadlines for withdraw but admittedly it was a step in the right direction. one of the most important things that's happening in afghanistan right now is the leadership crisis in the taliban and i think the u.s. should tak

forward to hearing the testimony and furthering the relationship between the united states and south asia. thank you. >> thank you so much. the chairman would like to express his sorrow for not being here, esther ambassador, but he but he isassador, leading the charge on our committee so that is why he is not here. we are pleased to be joined by ambassador richard olson. immediately prior to this appointment, he served as the u.s. ambassador to pakistan, but he has served in many capacities all over the world since joining the state department in 1982. he has been recognized several includinghis service, being awarded the presidential distinguished service award. without objection, the witness's full prepared statement will be made a part of the record, and there will be five calendar days to submit information for the record. mr. olson: madam chair, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the current state of the united states' bilateral relationship with pakistan. i am honored to testify in front of you for the first time in my capac

lashkar's stated goals go beyond kashmir to all of south asia.s on hindus and jews. like al qaeda which began with limited goals, it could be morphing into something larger and much more sinister. but terrorism is waged by individuals. we saw these young peasant boys who had little education and no prospects in their country. they are the ones who enlist for the jihad. we have political and ideological forces on one hand and the simple despair of young men on the other. the two have combined to create a deadly mix. the only way this movie will end well is if we tackle both sides of this problem. we need to get the military and foreign policy right. we also need to help change the sense of hopelessness and culture of hate that exists in these societies. we need to help these young men you just watched embrace life rather than death. >>> the fbi had been watching the possibility of a flare swas almost always on my mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go... and how to deal with my uc. to me, that was normal. until i talked to my doctor. she

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leadership in the region to execute strategy and accordance with the issues of the leadership in south asia and now spread out. such that i think al qaeda senior leadership is in places like yemen and syria. you see these attempts throughout the network. the question is, aq has dealt with years of pressure upon them. isis has not been tested the same way.

into south eastern asia, we have a tropical depression. to the gulf of thailand, that will bring widespread showers. bangkok, hazy conditions. as we wrap things up into north america, we have a mixed bag of weather today. one big thing i want to note, we have this right here. the key is tropical. you're going to look at record-breaking temperatures up and down the eastern seaboard. in the west, look at that snow. interstate 90 in washington state, closed at this time due to the threat of avalanche. here is the extended outlook. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. >> euro max highlights. host: thank you for joining for the highlights of the week. it has been eventful one -- which kicked off by with our first story: the power of music. the scorpions play an emotional show in paris. a burst of color. danish artist olafur eliasson illuminates a baroque palace. a grueling adventure. british extreme athlete sarah outen circles the northern hemisphere. euromaxx was in france

the region with the most is south asia with an estimate 17.5 million. east asia and the pacific have more than 6 million. 5.6 million in africa and more than two million in north africa and the middle east. the americas have more than a quarter million slaves, an estimated 60,000 of them are in bondage in the united states. brook hathaway at the freedom center and end slavery now and joins us. very good to have you with us. this report is stunning. if the numbers are accurate, by my calculation, one out of every 200 people on earth are enslaved today. when this report talks about modern slavery, it isn't some sort of qualified form of slavery, we are talking about people who are deprived of their liberty. >> absolutely. we see it in all types around the world. so people in working in physical forms. bonded labor, they have a debt over their head. sex trafficking, child labor and domestic servet eurekas de >>> the country with the highest%, 4%, is moretana. haidi has more than 2%. how is that happening in the 21 century? <

leadership in the region to execute strategy and accordance with the issues of the leadership in south asia and now spread out. i think al qaeda senior leadership is in places like yemen and syria. you see these attempts throughout the network. al qaeda has that with years and years of pressure being put down on them. isis has not been tested the same way. one of the key questions, with respect to your observation, how do they respond to pressure? do they keep things contact? or do they go into a tailspin because they do not expect pressure to have the effect that it does? >> do either of you have comments? there was a wonderful table -- pledged allegiance to isis and wedge of this group has isis accepted to pledge? >> thank you for the discussion. said, from mya understanding, is saudi arabia the mothership? and here we are just focusing on the little actors, the ones actually doing the brutality. but the money, box, ideas are all coming from saudi arabia? , theat the case international community needs to focus on that and to finally stop gettings to oil and giving you money, is that what