taliban. but what mullah barader himself. we just heard tom johnson say he was seen by some as a moderating force in the taliban. is it known whether that's the case or not? >> well, it's unclear what the reason and why he was captured. i mean tom is right that there have been fissures within the inner shurah. there has been a push for suicide attacks. baraider has asked that the taliban be careful in targeted assassinations and suicide attacks because the ininsurgency is about hearts and minds and he has recognized that. what is unclear is what the reasons within pakistan were for targeting mullah braider in this case. as steve noted earlier whether this is a longer term strategy or a capture. >> woodruff: how do you see that, steve coll? >> i think pakistanis have a record of going after militant groups on their territory when they see it as being in their own interest. if a pakistani taliban faction wages revolutionary violence against the pakistani state, the state responds. the question here is what does the pakistani ar

why would the taliban target india? >> the taliban has realized that sind yeah's got involvement in afghanistan in a number of ways. india has little use for the columbine, had very close relationships with a group of northern alliance that the united states used to defeat the taliban after the 9/11 attacks. >> so pakistan, of course, also worries a great deal about india. they have indicated that the indians are there means of getting out of pakistan's way. is that true? >> yes. it's important to understand that 40 years before the taliban came to power in 1944 with pakistani resistance, there was a succession of pro indian governments in pakistan. pakistan felt it had an indian alliance state on the western border. that changed in coming to power of the taliban. with the collapse of the tali n taliban, you have the karzai government with which india has strong relations. it's important to understand a strong battle is going on for the future of afghanistan, not only the united states and the taliban but also between i

these are groups that the taliban has no support. many russians don't support the taliban. so if we were -- it's conceivable ever were to completely disengaged, yes, then the taliban would be, have some possibly maybe of taking advantage of chaos and kabul for the afghan other groups started to fight each other as they get in the early '90s. but if we remain engaged with even small number of troops or even without troops, taliban is not going to come back and take power. and also there may be formula for it to include in parts of the country, you know, that there would be room for a very conservative islamic party that would embody the taliban. but when you speak to your daughter, don't be under any illusions as to what that would mean for women in the country. you know, let's not pretend that it's going to be something different and it's going to be. on the issue of oil and iraq. there is something in the iraqi constitution that basically addresses this. which says that -- which provides a revenue sharing. from what are the existing oil fields, and then allows the regions

it's the taliban's heartland, their center of gravity, where most of the key taliban leaders are from. and they handed it over to the british and the canadians and the dutch and the australians. it left some special forces. now what we're seeing is the area where it's increasing its forces in general is in the the south. i mean, this is the taliban's heartland. so not only were we increasing forces. we are going -- we've had forces with strike forces into the heartland of the taliban. so that's -- it's an increase in the numbers but also the location of those forces as well. >> what is your role as an advisor to general mcchrystal? >> well, i served in 2009 as a plans officer and a advisor to the u.s. military looking at a whole range of issues for the military in afghanistan. >> and you just got back. did you meet with general mcchrystal when you were over there? >> yes, i worked with general mcchrystal fairly regularly. >> where is he based and what type of security does he have. what's it like to get to see him. >> it's based in kabul where the headquarters are located. he usually

the taliban are planned, the center of gravity or that taliban leaders are from and handed over to the canadians and a. and the dutch and australians. unless some special forces. now what we're seeing is the area were increasing its forces in general is in the south. this is the taliban heartlands on not only are increasing forces, we are going with three horses and army strikers into the heartland of the taliban so that's an increase in the numbers but also location of those forces as well. >> host: what is your role as an advisor to general crystal? >> guest: i served in 2009 as a officer adviser to u.s. military looking at a whole range of issues for the military in afghanistan. >> host: you just got back, did you meet with its general mcchrystal went over there? >> guest: i worked with general mcchrystal barely regularly. >> host: where is he based them what kind of security does he he? what's it like to get in to see him? is mackie is based in kabul for the isaf is located. he actually gets around on a compound in quite easily. he's somebody who in general has a strategy that is v

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the taliban was desperately poor.the taliban never had and to this day still does not have what we might call international roles. -- goals. their goals are very narrow. they want to be control of afghanistan. they want to go some pretty terrible things in my view in afghanistan as terrible as some of the warlords backed by us. but they never had interest particularly in going after the u.s. except for the fact that u.s. soldiers were occupying their land. they only began to attack the u.s. in their own country. which tell us something about what it might take to stop the attacks of the taliban. if we weren't there, hello. so, you know, the relationship was a tense one. and there was also a time when the taliban leadership was prepared to turn over al-qaeda as well. for the same reason. they said we would turn them over if the u.s. provides us with the information linking them directly to the attacks of 9/11. linking those individuals to the attacks of 9/11. and agrees that they can be turned over to a muslim country.

or their own governments give them no reason to resist the taliban when the taliban comes in to their village. so that was pretty much confirmed. we thought that was the case going in and that was pretty much confirmed during the last couple of weekss a lots of people chose not to fight, and, in fact, a large part of the population when it became obvious that we were coming there in force and had intended to stay, they quickly started pointing out weapons caches, ieds in huge numbers. so it is important to realize that the taliban is not a grass roots movement, it's not a popular people's uprising. the taliban have never provided clean water or education or fixed roads. the only thing they do is scare the hell out of people. >> woodruff: you said that the taliban is not a grass roots force, and yet what one reads in the press here in the united states is that many of the afghan people say they prefer the taliban in some ways to local government officials who they don't trust. >> that's true. the burden is on the afghan government to demonstrate that it can provide relatively corruptio

meanwhile, afghan taliban leaders are under new pressure in pakistan. at least three top leaders have been captured there in recent days with help from the c.i.a. the pakistani interior minister said today their prisoners may be returned to afghanistan, but will not be handed over to the u.s. >> woodruff: for more on the battle in marjah, we turn to todd bowers, a staff sergeant in the u.s. marine corps reserves. he served in afghanistan from april until december of last year. he's now deputy policy director at iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. and james kitfield, who covers military affairs at "national journal." wz gentlemen, thank you both for being here, james kitfield to you first, seven days in, do we know how far along is this offensive. >> they are saying it will take probably 25 to 35 days to clear marjah. so we are just at the front end of this. what is interesting to me is that you can tell, it reminded me of iraq, the bush surge in the winter and spring of 2007 where they finally had the surge troops in hand and they started to do th

the plan was to make contact with the taliban. veteran afghan journalist najibullah qureishi had been negotiating for an interview with a taliban for a story he was reporting for frontline when he received a call. >> i was thinking that i'm going to meet a group of taliban. i was thinking, this is the time which i came myself to enemy. >> narrator: he was given a location in the hills of baghlan province and told to wait. >> i didn't know where i am. then, i saw motorbikes. two guys were coming towards me. >> narrator: the man who came to meet him was a commander in the growing insurgency in this northern province. >> narrator: his anti-western statements were predictable, but what najibullah hadn't expected was an unusual offer he made before leaving. >> he said, "would you like to come and see our mujahid and his life?" i said, "how?" he said, "i will talk with my boss, big boss. then, if he agreed, then we can invite you." >> narrator: for the last nine years, most of the fighting against the taliban has been taking place in th

taliban attack -- taliban -- taliban attack still 16 foreigners. >> you can see all the windows are completely blown now. >> confiscated -- thailand's supreme court sees as more than $1 billion from former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. clashes in the west brand -- west bank over protests concerning religious sites. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you -- the british security forces are accused of misleading parliament about the torture of guantanamo bay suspects. and friends at the reunited in cuba. but what chance for warmer relations with the u.s.? we will hear from our man in havana. the indian government says up to nine of its citizens, including government officials, have been killed in a series of militant suicide attacks on a guest house in the afghan capital of kabul. at least 16 people were killed in gun battles involving afghan security forces. the taliban says the carried out the attacks. from kabul, chris morris reports. >> the afghan war on the streets of kabul. the early morning calm violently

speaker, the danger that is posed by the afghan taliban as the pakistani taliban with both work from pakistan is something that becomes more obvious every day and when he refers to the murders of people in pakistan by the pakistan taliban he is referring to violent incidents that are happening every day as a result of the efforts of the taliban. we are working with the pakistani authorities so we can make inroads into the taliban that has had some success with the leadership of the afghan taliban in only the last few weeks but at the same time we will work with the pakistan security authorities and we will continue to say to the pakistani people we will help children with education. we ask you to work with us so madrasahs cannot have an evil influence on the young people of pakistan. >> the prime minister will know that government expenditure on advertising and marketing and self-promotion went up by more than 40% last year. will he cut it out? >> we already announced government advertising budget and consultant budget. he should know that. >> mr. david clement. >> february was desig

this is the taliban heartland. so not only were we increasing forces, we are going with varying forces with army forces into the heartland of the taliban. so it's an increase in the numbers, but also the location of those forces as well. >> host: what is your role as an adviser to general mcchrystal? >> guest: i served in 2009 as they plans officer in adviser to the u.s. military, looking out a whole range of issues with the military in afghanistan. >> host: and he just got back. as you meet with general mcchrystal over there? >> guest: sure, it worked with them fairly regularly. >> host: and where fee-based and what kind of security does he have? >> guest: is based in kabul where the isaf headquarters is located. he actually gets around on a compound quite easily. he's somebody who in general has a strategy that is very population centric. very people oriented person. he is very family, takes that strategy and personalizes it in his interactions with individuals. the very interesting to watch. >> host: does he eve

guest: in terms of talking to the taliban, negotiating with the taliban and bringing over members oftaliban, i think this is a topic that's gotten more attention recently. the obama administration's view is that at the tactical level commanders are certainly encouraged to try to persuade taliban fighters to make peace, to come over, and to lay down their arms. at the national level, talking to the top leadership of the taliban, the american view is that this is something that has to be done by president car size -- karzai and by the afghan government, that we shouldn't be negotiating on their behalf. and president karzai has on a number of occasions indicated his interest in talking to the taliban leadership. in fact, he has even offered to meet personally with mula omar. he also sent representatives to meetings hosted by saudi arabia with taliban leadership. these meetings haven't produced anything of great substance. as i said earlier, the taliban leadership aren't going to be interested in this kind of accommodation, as long as they think they are winning mill tarle -- militarily.

to the taliban and other insurgent groups, state support.the iranian quds force as has elements of the pakistani government, in their services intelligence director, so there have been, there has been state support so interestingly, this the rest of mo lover rather, the second command in karachi recently has been horridly springs of the question of whether there is a notable shift in the-- code that is an excellent summary and the only thing i would add is mentioning how leadership is crucial in terms of the afghan security forces and in terms of u.s. security forces and also crucial in terms of the taliban and they don't have a huge foreign presence but we do know some of their commanders are pakistani or from other countries and those people are very important. in many cases they are more important than the large amount of money because we have seen some very militarily skillful taliban forces, and that is not an accident. they are getting very good leaders from pakistan and elsewhere and that is again part of a quiet dressing the pakistan

this is the taliban heartland. so not only were we increasing forces, we are going with varying forces with army forces into the heartland of the taliban. so it's an increase in the numbers, but also the location of those forces as well. >> host: what is your role as an adviser to general mcchrystal? >> guest: i served in 2009 as they plans officer in adviser to the u.s. military, looking out a whole range of issues with the military in afghanistan. >> host: and he just got back. as you meet with general mcchrystal over there? >> guest: sure, it worked with them fairly regularly. >> host: and where fee-based and what kind of security does he have? >> guest: is based in kabul where the isaf headquarters is located. he actually gets around on a compound quite easily. he's somebody who in general has a strategy that is very population centric. very people oriented person. he is very family, takes that strategy and personalizes it in his interactions with individuals. the very interesting to watch. >> host: does he eve

and to warn the taliban that they were coming. it gave the taliban plenty of time to leave. and you know, to seek lodging elsewhere. but it also meant that they didn't have to have such a bloody campaign coming in to do it. >> suarez: the u.s. military has made an effort to call attention to the afghans who were fighting in this assault. what is the ratio of afghan to alliance forces and how are they doing? >> yeah, they have been repeatedly saying the afghans are in the lead. the majority of the forces are afghan, and so forth. but the real fighting is being done by the american marines, and backed up by the brits and the other for enforces. >> suarez: rod nordland, thanks a lot for talking to us. >> okay, pleasure. bye. >> ifill: now, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: secretary of state hillary clinton warned today that iran is drifting toward a military dictatorship. in a televised event with arab students in doha, qatar clinton said iran's revolutionary guards have seized power in the political, military and economic sphe

into the heart of taliban country.aring from the pentagon about the night they are encouraged by how things are going and it is slow because there are dangers out there and you mentioned the snipers and we have been reporting for days now, that there were concerns the area was booby-trapped and the u.s. and coalition allies, announced well ahead of time they were coming and the concern was they might be able to load up a lot of improvised explosive devices throughout the way and so, a lot of the work is on foot, dealing with snipers and looking for explosive devices and so, they are going very cautiously, but, effectively, throughout the town of marjah. >> and general stanley mcchrystal is in charge and emphasized the afghan role in this offensive and what is he saying now about the performance of the afghans? >> reporter: it is clear general mcchrystal's signature, part of it will be the afghan buy-in and role and here's what he said about how the troops are performing. >> while this is an afghan-led operation it high

the taliban are denying it. both u.s. and pakistani intelligence officials are still trying to confirm that. >> ifill: there's a lot more uncertain than certain there in pakistan tonight. saima mohsin from dawn tv, thank you so much. >> reporter: thank you. >> lehrer: haiti is next. some parents in a village outside the capital told the associated press today they willingly gave their children to american missionaries. that contradicts claims by the baptist group's leader that the children came from orphanages or distant relatives. and at the united nations, secretary general ban ki-moon asked former president bill clinton to coordinate international relief efforts. ray suarez reports on the enormous challenges still ahead to find shelter and food for earthquake victims. >> suarez: on the day before the earthquake, port-au-prince and nearby towns formed a sprawling, crowded metropolitan area of something approaching three million people. after january 12, here's a rough, thumbnail census: about a million still live in int

in fact, the taliban hits this because they have nothing to counter it. -- the taliban hates this becausee. just like you cannot win if you do not do this, you lose. this is the essence of what general mcchrystal has been speaking about and what the intent is for central helmet right now. this will grow in the future. it grows fast. up in the upper right hand corner, it grew to other villages rapidly. it is a galvanizing influence. the population starts to see the some of the parts. so this is what you are about. it is not just gunfire in my backyard. there's more to this point there government shows up. it starts to become exciting. you need a little bit of excitement. winning a counterinsurgency is very much like making political excitement occur. people have to get motivated. and it grew more. taking a town, one of the most difficult challenges was one of these towns here. on the day, the villagers will come to the units and commercial the more the iud's were, and said, let's get to work. we were able to visualize this. this is what we thought of as we were going into afghanistan. you

it was certainly not the taliban. -- what are we doing fighting the taliban?as behind the attacks, and we will turn him over. to this day, the fbi does not have usama bin laden on their list of most wanted criminals. they say they do not have the evidence. so what are we doing there, who are we fighting? host: go ahead and finish. caller: who attacked us? thank you for interrupting me. guest: i realize you get all sorts of phone calls, but the idea and that usama bin laden was not behind the 9/11 attacks -- it is a shame that that kind of thing gets out there. no doubt, there is no doubt about who was behind the attacks. he has claimed credit, even as recently as a few weeks ago. this is not even worth discussing. host: does the question of where your usama bin laden is, does that question still come up? guest: it is a very good question, but the problem is, when you come to american officials about this, if you really push them hard, the answer is they have no idea. they believe he has been hiding out along the afghan-pakistani border, likely on the pakistani

the office second thing is to weaken the taliban and to divide the taliban is an important aspect of this. those people prepared to renounce violence and join the democratic process in afghanistan and to abide by the constitution can divorce themselves from the ideologues and the extremists and the al qaeda links that some of the taliban have. but, in the end, as you know, we're going to have to build local civilian government. we're going to have to build strong district and provincial governors who are free from corruption. we then have to build the local shuras and the strength that comes from people being able to resolve the issues in a peaceful way through local law and order systems that are working. that is a huge task, but the civilian part is as important at the military part, and it is employing that they are complementary. >> and i could take years, could it not? >> i think the build up of afghan forces is going to happen very quickly. >> but the other changes could take us years? >> the ability to transfer some districts and some provinces to afghan control could happen r

it was certainly not the taliban. -- what are we doing fighting the taliban? after 9/11 and said, you supplied the evidence that usama bin laden was behind the attacks, and we will turn him over. to this day, the fbi does not have usama bin laden on their list of most wanted criminals. they say they do not have the evidence. so what are we doing there, who are we fighting? host: go ahead and finish. caller: who attacked us? thank you for interrupting me. guest: i realize you get all sorts of phone calls, but the idea and that usama bin laden was not behind the 9/11 attacks -- it is a shame that that kind of thing gets out there. no doubt, there is no doubt about who was behind the attacks. he has claimed credit, even as recently as a few weeks ago. this is not even worth discussing. host: does the question of where your usama bin laden is, does that question still come up? guest: it is a very good question, but the problem is, when you come to american officials about this, if you really push them hard, the answer is they have no idea. they believe he has been

it's a threat." >> logan: he feared a taliban attack or suicide bombing.nother problem-- a motorcycle, coming up fast. >> brent: motorcycle approaching. >> logan: here, motorbikes often carry enemy spotters, and brent was taking no chances. >> brent: get off your bike! get off your bike! >> logan: from behind him, the sound of crying. brent turned around, lowering his weapon as it dawned on him something terrible had happened. in the back of the truck, two young boys sat moaning, blood seeping through their clothes. the one, just 12 years old, was hit in the leg. the other, age 13, had taken a round to the chest. brent had hit the very people he was in afghanistan to protect. he believes the shots ricocheted off the road. >> brent: i really do not want to be involved with a kid's death. you can live with shooting guy that are shooting at you and them dying, but then there's a line where it's a kid, you know, or it's an innocent person. >> logan: the team's medics had to stop the 13-year-old's lungs collapsing from the air seeping into his chest cavity. the

it's been under taliban control for a very long time.t happened before this offense, larry, it was televised by the taliban. they told the u.s. forces they were coming and one of the things that led to is that the taliban has dug in. they dug in a lot of improvised weapons in that area. they told us they believe the improvised explosive devices on the ground there are going to be their biggest threat. so what you have right now in the town of marja in helman province is an air assault going on and marines and afghan forces advancing on the ground in what is very, very dangerous terrain, and the last taliban stronghold in helman. larry? >> fred in kabul. is it going to work? >> gosh, i hope so. i'll certainly be thinking about these guys. it's great to have nato on board. i think it was touch and go for a while, whether or not we would get their support. i think it's really interesting that joe biden said recently that finally, now that biden is there, we have a policy that the world can respect again. i feel like he's kind of like barn u

warning the taliban of an escalating offensive coming their way.ing good-bye to pandas in washington, d.c., and a political ad featuring demon sheep. scary. >>> up first, new reports this hour that ten americans were arrested while trying to take 33 haitian children across the border. they have been officially charged. the focus may shift from prosecuting all of them, to focusing on one of them. laura sillsby, the attorney saying sillsby was the only one who knew the missionary group did not have the proper paperwork. each kidnapping count, which is for each child, would carry a possible sentence of 5 to 15 years time. as upsetting as it is to see this, it's not as surprising as it should be, although it's nice to see they were caught. >>> breaking news of an earthquake 35 miles off northern california's coast, magnitude 6.0. we'll keep track of any aftershocks and/or impact as it comes in. >>> moving forward. we begin here with plans for the u.s. military, they're announcing this, along with nato and on-the-ground afghan forces, launching a force

-- taliban? >> mr. speaker, the danger posed by both the afghan taliban and the pakistan taliban which both work from pakistan is something that becomes more and more obvious every day. when he refers to the murders of people in pakistan by the pakistan taliban, he is referring to violent incidents that are happening every day as a result of the efforts of the taliban. we are working with the pakistani authorities so that we can make inroads into the taliban. there has been some success with the leadership of the afghan taliban in only the last few weeks. but at the same time, we will continue to work with the pakistan security authorities and we will continue to say to the pakistani people, we will help children with their education. we ask you to work with us so that madrassas can not have evil influence on the young people of pakistan. >> david amory. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister will know that government expenditure on advertising and marketing and self-promotion went up by more than 40% last

team has hit a taliban -- hit a taliban bomb. the vehicle was damaged, laid low body very thing it is supposed to deal with. one soldier is injured but not badly. in this conflict, it is the walking wounded who are the lucky ones. so the british are now on their own, left to clear them out by hand and on foot. as we reach the junction, there is a massive explosion. the vehicle provides cover as the troops tried worked out what has happened. someone has been injured. >> medic! >> an engineer have stepped on a device. there is a desperate attempt to reach him, to try to save his life. but it is too late, and another british soldier dies. >> it is always a blow to lose somebody, particularly someone who is doing such a dangerous task. it really sort of knocks us, but our hearts go out to them, to their families, and to all those that knew them. >> this debt is the first british casualty in association with this operation. in a somber warning, the ministry of defense says more should be expected in coming weeks. this is now the fit s

the bombing took place after the taliban hijacked two tanker trucks full of fuel. they got stuck trying to cross the kunduz river. civilians gathered on the sand bank to help themselves to the gasoline. the pilots repeatedly suggested they fly low overhead to froigten them away. but this answer came back from the german commanders on the ground. negative, i want you to strike directly. but the german commanders had withheld vital information from the american f-15 pilots, which had they known might have led them to refuse to drop their deadly payload. a classified nato report to the incident said that the german army knew by the time of the bombing one of the drivers of the hijacked tankers was still alive and at the scene. but many more civilians were actually at the site. they came from the village of oamahile. when al jazeera returned there this week, we saw these full of orphans and despair. my brothers went there. we heard the bombs. i lost them. the taliban took our tractor and forced us to go with them. i lost my brother, my cousins. a new tactical directive

what has been done to stop the proceeds of the poppy production going to the taliban? >> well, i think one of the most important things they are is to recognize that there are, you use the word tax, some of that tax is extorts a en route between the major centers. i think that the helmand kandahar link as an important part of that. the route that goes between it for example. i won't go into that. but there is an important issue there about the way in which the insurgency extorts from farmers on different routes. when i went to afghanistan in 2008 with an secretary rice, we talked a lot about the importance of protection of roads and i know that significant challenge for the international afghan forces in the south relates to that. one of the benefits of better production of roadways would make it much were difficult for the insurgency to finance through that mode of taxation. of course, there are some who are running poppy production who are much closer to the taliban and the engagement of the security forces there becomes a rather more relevant point. >> isn't it true

taliban thmilitant attack the capital of afghanistan, kabul, killing at least 16.nd judges are deciding whether to confiscate more than 10 -- $2 billion from former prime minister of thailand and thaksin shinawatra. a dispute is growing because british drilling for oil in the south american islands. many people are starting to wonder what impact any oil finds will have on their lives. >> there is heavy lifting going on in port stanley. 0lin the dark, tons of equipmet is loaded on supply ships and headed for drilling offshore. this hardware firm has more than 1 billion pounds writing on the project. -- 1 million pounds writing on the projec-- riding on the pro. >> one never knows wh is around the corner. we're looking at a bright future. >> this small community is gearing up for change. many of the locals have sensed it. this man certainly has, he is a member of the island government. he says the recession hit here, too. and what they need is financial stability. >> it is very important to remember that. it will allow us to develop and improve our infrastructure, h

political settlement is the integration on some of the taliban into the structures of local national government. how's that going to >> how will that happen? >> i think, it already is happening, it happened in the west, in harat and there are other examples in the south and the east, and essentially, the -- there is an interesting and -- reconciliation and reintegration is meant to be for those who are not ideologically committed to the insurgency and those who have perceived to have a cause, reintegration relates to footsoldiers, and reconciliation, relates to higher-ups, high level. >> how do you deal with reintegration. >> i'm coming to that. reintegration involves a decision by a local -- local people, local insurgents that they are better off in the political system than outside and it is led at the local level, by afghan forces, and international forces and local afghan politics, because, essentially, if you are talk about district -- some district level you are talking about localized decisions made on a tribal or sub-tribal basis and that is not something that will be choreog

the taliban claims responsibility. three schoolgirls are among the dead. another 63 schoolgirls and two u.s. soldiers were affected. we have this promise, but. >> the three soldiers were training pakistan's military. there had been heavy fighting over the past year, and many bomb blasts as the militants struck back. the americans were on their way to the inauguration of a girls' school, rebuilt with u.s. support. that was after it was destroyed by the militants to remain opposed to girls' education. the soldiers never made it. the huge explosion madoff as it drove past another school. -- went off as it drove past another school. several died. the pakistan army said it had driven the taliban out of the area last year, but this attack clearly demonstrates they retain the ability to strike back. the american mission in pakistan and there pakistani military allies will be asking tough questions. new the soldiers would be traveling in his convoy? did the militants just get lucky? >> and american-trained pakistani scientist has been convicted of charges of tryin

word the bodies of two believed to be american spyrus found in a taliban stronghold. this raising brand-new issues about a potential intelligence war that's being waged by the united states and pakistani governments. and author and filmmaker who spent a lot of time in the region explains when he joins us live and that's next. now campbell's chunky has 23 soups made with 100% lean meat and a full serving of veggies. for $5.00 in money saving coupons go to chunky.com. awesome. campbell's chunky soup. when lunch rolls around.... eat right at work. 100% lean meat and a full serving of veggies. campbell's chunky sirloin burger soup. m'm! m'm! good! @work. the orlando sentinel newspaper for central florida reported fire rescue responded an hour and 20 minutes ago to a report of a person not breathing. then a local cable news outlet says the trainer was pulled into the shamu tank in the shamu stadium and killed. if we want to connect the dots here, we could. and say it sounds like shamu killed a trainer but i'm sure shamu didn't mean to. there's an investigation under way ri

tell the taliban you're coming, they won't stand and fight. they are afraid.on what you're all about and for the first time they start to see something other than warfare. i maintain that canada's greatest strategic asset in this part is that smiling canadian soldier who having rid that town of its menace walks up to a tribal elder orvilleage counselor, shakes his hand and says i'm going stay and help you. he is the typical atmosphere of all of the good things that can happen. it is not all us doing it. we set deprns the afghans to do it themselves. employment. microeconomy starts to bounce back. kids go to school. they can get their polio vaccinations. the medical clinic opens up. as that starts to happen, the environment improves. the u.n. shows up. those marquee n.g.o.'s start to show up and that town and the towns that follow start to invest in this. y, there are setbacks. yes, the enemy can attack us and in fact, the taliban hate this because they have got nothing to counter it. there is no counternair ty. and when they -- counternarrative. when they atta

now some new information on what the military plans to do about taliban leaders. plus, a family, killed in this crash involving a runaway lexus. the latest on toyota's plans to prevent another tragedy like it, and what you need to know to keep your family safe. jon: bottom of the hour, here's what's happening now. brand new information on the day's stories. the pentagon reviewing the don't ask don't tell policy that president obama wants to see repealed emanuel, live at the pentagon. >> reporter: jon, in about 30 seconds -- minutes, secretary of defense gates will announce a military and senior top civilian official will comment regarding the don't ask don't tell policy. gates will give them until the end of the year to conduct their review. it also requires changing the law, meaning there won't be a change in policy any time soon. jon? jon: the epa unveils a plan it says will save lives by cutting smog emissions but the price tag, a very high one in this economy. dan springer live in seattle. dan? >> reporter: jon, these new tougher smog regulations would immedia

and they are more inclined to make that choice and reject the taliban. so the taliban have no place to go. >> so you are not hoping that this is going to convert hard core fighters? >> the goal, the goal is not to convert hard court leadership. >> and you go up to the voting? >> sorry. this is such an important issue that i'm really glad you raised it. helping agriculture is good in itself, but it's also a core part of a coherent counterinsurgency strategy in afghanistan. and i'm sorry stand the crystal is in the year to join us at the podium, but i can show that if you are in this country he would want to be here because he believes as deeply as anyone, and i know you talk to the command about this. if this program succeeds, and it is right now our most successful civilian program already, and it is just starting, this is going to really hurt the taliban. no question about it. but unlike, say, we immigration which they can attack, it's hard to attack this one. because the country is in agriculture country. how do you attack programs which give people's

has can basically cause a taliban bloodbath.ey're doing is hiding in fortified buildings, shooting potshots, whichever area they can. they are getting fairly close to many u.s. pogs, including ones we have been with and with the u.s. marines, 16 alpha company. pushing the taliban away, at the same time it's not going as fast as many in nato would have hoped for. >> atia, not going as fast but they are making a bit of a foothold. last how were hour you were telling us about how the u.s. marines set up a forward operating base in marjah? >> reporter: exactly. right now i'm actually standing on the ground where the u.s. marines are right now building a forward operating base to show that their presence will linger in the city of marjah. this is a symbol to the civilians when they come back to see that the marines and the afghan soldiers will stay, they will bring the government of afghanistan in and they will start the building process. there's four stages when it comes to a nato operation now. it's the shaping phasing, the clearin

where is this money coming from for the taliban?king aboue money paid to protect our logistical line? hoscaller: for the taliban. we're talking about paying them. guest: we're talking about paying them with u.s. money. they also have their own money cercis through poppy. part of what we're going to helmand province is to cut out some of the poppy revenue. but again, you have to be very careful because some of these people will say they are going to support us, and then it will take our money and continue the things they were doing. and certainly, in casesÑiñr that can more,Ñi as it worked in ira, it is a province-by-province. Ñihost: this is our last phone call, from maryland. caller:Ñi hello. good morning. i have a question for you, mark. one of the ultimatums that afghanistan's government had as far as osama bin laden was that pretty much is the u.s. wanted a national hero of theirs to pretty much shows prove that he has done these names that you does accuse them of, then we will turn him over. we pretty much refused and said we'r

though commanders admit that some taliban fighters could slip across the pakistani border. >> that was jonathan ruddman for icn. >>> we want to bring you an update on a story we first reported last september. it's about that nay major air strike in the northern afghan province of kunduz whichilled 140 people, many said to be civilians. as you recall, an american fighter jet struck after being called in by the german commanders on the ground. now serious questions are being raised about the conduct of those commanders. >> reporter: american pilots call it going kinetic, the moment they release their bombs or rockets on a target.

you are not going to have every policeman reading but again, the taliban, a lot of them can't read and are doing pretty well, so i don't think -- i don't see that as an obstacle we cannot overcome. >> host: what about offering money to afghanis to enlist in to this effort and specifically the top grounds you're talking about repaying a half year amount of money than they would receive if they tried to get a job? >> guest: that is a point of contention because in a physician's are actually getting paid less than people in the security forces in many cases and so that is having an unfortunate effect. we had to do that because the taliban pays well and we try to offset there's also the question of can we pay entire tribes to join the site as we did in iraq and some cases yes but we have to be careful because we've seen a lot of cases where unfortunately we paid to this tribal or warlord to join our side and they ended up doing things to other tribes that cause them to join the other side or the in the that defecting, so we have to be careful. >> host: what is the tactic on having all feas

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