military forces operating there and they have not been able to defeat the taliban why does the world expect miracles from pakistan on a much weaker country we are trying our best we've had the maximum military and civilian casualties so we are doing our best it this is a wrong notion that pakistan is as they say hunting down home then running with the hare you know this is this is pakistan educated yes there was a time when pakistan supported the taliban government in afghanistan that is true it's not hated but i think we made a turnaround and we supported the u.s. and we won't invade them together in this fight. but the impression that the world is getting is that pakistan you know the elite as you said in pakistan is supporting the taliban that is not true let's picture when the alliance leaves of aniston and if the security situation deteriorates or do you see drone strikes in certain intensifying well. it's a possibility that the drone troops will intensify yes but how is this viewed in general in pakistan variables that are going in pakistan be drawn strikes are taken very very

and remove them and initially they did succeed and removing the taliban from kabul but evidently they had not studied the history of of one instant and they didn't realize that they had vanished survived and came back and the taliban. today i think if you look at a couple of indicators you look at the rate of the government. you see how much law and order did this thing about it you see how popular of the government that. is their freedom of movement is their development has the poppy production gone down and the gun running gone down you take any indicator. they have not succeeded this brings us to the next question since well al qaeda has been largely defeated perhaps in afghanistan by the taliban store there it's actually aiming now to become a political force also and the terrorist network is on the rise so after the alliance is gone who will be there to stand up to the terrorists well that's a very difficult question. one needs to nation is very factor today on ethnic lines you know do not separate the west to separate east to separate and the south which is essentially populatio

taliban or aim to weaken it and well pakistan and i'm sorry if you read what's happening in pakistan nearly harf our army and we have a fairly large army nearly half our army is deployed today in fighting be inside. sure pakistan is doing the best that it can you so you have to understand the capability you're part no you look at of one is. about much smaller area and you have the top. military forces operating there and they have not been able to defeat the taliban why does the world expect miracles from pakistan on a much weaker country we are trying our best we've had the maximum military and civilian casualties so we are doing our best it this is a wrong notion that pakistan is as they say hunting down home then running with the hare you know this is this is pakistan is accused of yes there was a time when pakistan supported the taliban government in afghanistan that is true it's not hated but i think we made a turnaround and we supported the u.s. and we won't invade them together in this fight. but the impression that the world is getting is that pakistan you know the elite as y

now the government is trying to shore up security by encouraging taliban soldiers to leave their posts and go into the community. hideki yui reports. >> reporter: a ceremony is held for former taliban fighters who are announcing their membership and reintegrating into society. >> translator: i have fought for over ten years. many of my comrades were killed or injured. i'm tired of this. >> reporter: taliban soldiers who hand in their weapons to the afghan government receive about $360 to cover short-term living expens expenses. this is equivalent to sixth months of salary in the country. >> translator: the afghan government pledges full support for people who participate in the peace process. >> reporter: this gives former soldiers work removing land mines. unexploded mines have been accumulating since 1979. such devices remain scattered across the country and innocent people continue to fall victim to them. former soldiers are housed together and go out every day to use metal detecters in their search for land mines. >> translator: i'm happy. by doing land mine removal, i can contribu

afp says the taliban has claimed responsibility. tuesday was the anniversary of the taliban's withdrawal from kabul 11 years ago following the u.s.-led invasion of afghanistan. >>> an envoy from afghanistan has visited pakistan to try and make progress towards peace talks with the taliban. the envoy was expected to ask pakistan to use its influence to encourage the taliban to start a dialogue. progress seemed increasingly urgent for the afghan government before international forces and combat missions in 2014. nhk world's hideki yui reports. >> reporter: afghan envoy van ra banni arrived on monday. he was expected to ask afghanistan to broker talks between the afghan government and the taliban. >> translator: we will be talking to them about how to carry the reconciliation process forward and also about how pakistan can help in bringing peace and stability to afghanistan. this is an extremely important visit. >> reporter: the taliban has shown a positive attitude to talks with the united states, but it has so far ignored the afghan'

network and the regime in afghanistan the taliban. soldier. their regime is now in retreat across much of the country and the people of afghanistan especially women are rejoicing afghan women are the bush administration when latched on to the issue of the oppression of women now women were oppressed a long time and you never heard anybody talk about it but when the u.s. wanted to invade all this and they cared about the women they cared so much the president. bush. said military in much of and in a stand women are no longer imprisoned in their homes they can listen to music and teach their daughters without fear of punishment the fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women the media talking to the whole country saying we are going to liberate the women of afghanistan. you can liberate their people you can liberate their win certainly can't do it through the barrel of a gun. unfortunately now that there is a permanent civil war. or once again imprisoned by the fear. and things are going backwards. my marriage was

now the government is trying to shore up security by encouraging taliban soldiers to leave their posts and integrate into local communities. but some observers question the effectiveness of the program. nhk world's hideki yui reports. >> reporter: in the central province, a ceremony is held for those reintegrating into society. >> translator: i have fought for over ten years. many of my comrades were killed or injured. i'm tired of this. >> reporter: taliban soldiers who hand in their weapons to the afghan government receive about $360 to cover short-term living expenses. this is equivalent to six months' average salary in the country. >> translator: the afghan government pledges full support for people who participate in the peace process. >> reporter: this energy role which is financially supported by the japanese government gives former soldiers work removing land mines. unexploded mines have been accumulating in conflict since the invasion of the former soviet union in 1979. such devices remain scattered across the country, and innocent people continue to fall victim to them. forme

. >>> pakistan says it's ready to free a number of taliban prisoners in its custody. pakistan supported the ousted taliban regime in afghanistan and is believed to retain some influence over the militant group. the afghan government has requested their release as it tries to engage the taliban in peace negotiations. from islamabad, nhk world, islam reports. >> reporter: an envoy visited islamabad this week for talks with pakistani political and military leaders. he is the chair of the high peace continue sewell and leads efforts to open negotiations with the taliban. on wednesday evening, pakistan announced it was ready to release a number of taliban prisoners. local media say at least seven people could be freed. islamabad is under pressure not only from afghanistan but also the united states to help stabilize afghanistan. doing so is increasingly urgent, with the approaching withdrawal of foreign combat troops by the end of 2014. in afghanistan, the announcement was met with a mixture of hope and skepticism. >> pakistan rule in strengthening the peace process is cru

quite possibly how pakistani taliban has taken over that country and supply of nuclear weapons.dministration policy of withdrawing americans from afghanistan is going to bring taliban back to power. the only question is when. with will it be 2014 or 2013. this is more bad news. >> greta: coming up, the clock is ticking. iran racing to build nuclear weapons and israeli trying to stop them before the time runs out. israeli leaders and president obama have had their differences over iran. will that change in the next four years? that is coming up next. new prilosec otc wildberry is the same frequent heartburn treatment as plosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer one pill each morning. 2hours. zero heartburn. satisfaion guaranteed or your money back. >>. >> gret

led invasion of afghanistan in 2001, pakistan was a supporter of the former taliban regime. afghanistan believes the country still has influence over the insurgents. a former head of pakistani intelligence says pakistan could play a significant role in the peace process but was leader of the directorate for interservice it is intelligence or isi in the late 1990s. >> i am sure it has context and can help, definitely can help, the nearest one. >> international forces are training afghan soldiers and policemen to take responsibility for their country's security. there is a high turnover rate and many trainees lack greater skills. doults have been raised over whether enough personnel can be made ready before voting troops bir the end of 2014. the latest move by the afghan government may reflect president hamid karzai's sense of urgency to get the taliban to the negotiating table. >>> environment 58 researchers from southeast asia are sounding the alarm over marine pollution. they gathered in jakarta to share their research into the state of local seas. the indonesian government

taliban is the power t now. they see we are leaving and within a year, you know, a year or two, then the taliban is still going to be there. the tall will ban will sit back, wait until we leave. >> bill: so you think that some afghan troopsro are being influenced by that? >> i do. >> bill: usually the ones that attack americans are killed righsot away. they have to be pretty devoted to the taliban to give up their lives. they take out two or three nato forces and they themselves are killed. >> look at suicide bombers. >> it would be more than a calculation that maybe i goal over to the taliban. these are people who really want. now, is it so chaotic that any taliban can get a uniform an afghan army uniform? >> they take their gear down to the market and sell it all the time.e. no accountability problem. >> bill: the police also are different from the afghan army, right? >> i wouldn't trust the police in any way, shape or form. >> bill: why? know, afghans talking aboukit afghans, you know what i mean the afghan n

of the taliban. soldiers. across much of the country and the people of. spatially women are rejoicing and women are in bush administration with the issue of the oppression of women now women were oppressed a long time and you never heard anybody talk about it but when the u.s. wanted to invade all the. military. and women are no longer imprisoned in their home they can listen to music and teach their daughters without fear of punishment the fight against terrorism. for the rights and dignity of women the media talking to the whole country. to liberate the women of afghanistan. can liberate their people. and you certainly can't do it through the barrel of a gun. and then unfortunately now did the recent permanent civil war and we were once again imprisoned by the fear. and things are going backwards someone. was mad when i was fifteen years old now i have six children. are stuff that is twenty four my marriage was like like many at that marriage it wasn't forced marriages but it was at the end. i used to say that accidentally has that this. is what is supp

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government officials have begun a new program to encourage taliban soldiers to leave their posts and integrate into local communities. >> reporter: in the center of the province a ceremony is held for fighters who are renouncing their membership in militant group and reintegrating into society. >> translator: i have fought for over ten years. many of my comrades were injured. i'm tired of this. >> reporter: taliban soldiers who handed in their weapons received about $360 to cover living expenses. this is is equivalent to six months salary in the cotry. >> translator: the afghan government pledges full support for people who participate in the peace process. >> reporter: this ngo which is supported by the japanese government gives former soldiers work removing land mines and exploding mines are being accumulating in conflict since the invasion of the former soviet union in 1979. devices remain scattered across the country and innocent people continue to fall victim to them. former soldiers are housed together and go out every day to use metal detectors in their search for land mines.

the taliban simply take that as a sign of weakness. unfortunately, the linkage that we tried to understand to prevent pakistan from falling as well, now i think simply is going to be borne out if taliban retakes afghanistan the odds radicals taking over the government in pakistan guess up astronomically. >>> straight ahead, as the u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan approaches, president obama has big decisions to make with what kind of policy towards afghanistan will we see in his second term? our experts answer that question, next. >> also, time is running out. iran poised to double out put of enriched uranium, how are israel and the u.s. planning to stop iran? that is coming up. with verizon. hurry in this saturday and sunday for great deals. likehe lucid by lg, free. or the galaxy nexus by samsung, free. this weekend, get the best deals on the best devices on the best network. exclusively at verizon. get 36 months interest-free financing through thanksgiving weekend at sleep train, and save $400, $500, up to $600 on beautyrest a

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taliban is the power t now. they see we are leaving and within a year, you know, a year or two, then the taliban is still going to be there. the tall will ban will sit back, wait until we leave. >> bill: so you think that some afghan troopsro are being influenced by that? >> i do. >> bill: usually the ones that attack americans are killed righsot away. they have to be pretty devoted to the taliban to give up their lives. they take out two or three nato forces and they themselves are killed. >> look at suicide bombers. >> it would be more than a calculation that maybe i goal over to the taliban. these are people who really want. now, is it so chaotic that any taliban can get a uniform an afghan army uniform? >> they take their gear down to the market and sell it all the time.e. no accountability problem. >> bill: the police also are different from the afghan army, right? >> i wouldn't trust the police in any way, shape or form. >> bill: why? know, afghans talking aboukit afghans, you know what i mean the afghan n

the taliban ran the medrossas, those are gone now. currently if you walked into southwest afghanistan you would see many marines but you would also see 25,000 kids in school. you would see close to 3,000 girls. there is a teacher's college that has been renovated in the big city and there are aspiring teachers studying at that college. there are women's centers established in two of those districts and there are afghan parents and educators involved in their local schools. and to just pull a thread on what many of our senior leadership has said throughout the couple of days, indeed the u.s. military is a global force for good and we will always seek opportunities to leave every place better than when we arrived. and i appreciate your time, appreciate your attention. thank you. . (applause). >> thank you, nita, following along we're going to have colonel barry newland. >> thanks, lewis. i'd like to thank nina for doing a great job of setting the stage so i don't have to go through and do the same thing. so great job. i do not in these

in 2001, when the taliban fell, the afghans were very happy about that. the taliban were disliked. but if they were going to have 145,000 western troops in their country, a lot of them i did that. so you had this revival of taliban sentiment which then spilled over into pakistan. i think the u.s. made a big mistake trying to stay in afghanistan after 2002. it's simply have withdrawn and allowed the northern alliance to try to make its alliances and govern. again, this idea that the u.s. can occupy these countries successfully, militarily, and we shipped them in our image, is wrong. a lot of people say the u.s. had a responsibility to help afghan women. this is just a redefinition of colonialism. white men stephen brown women from brown men. if you associate women's liberation with a foreign imperial project, you actually harm it in the eyes of locals. it is much more likely that girls will proceed in becoming a spear and for the success of the project. >> i spoke with him sunday in princeton, new jersey at the 32nd anniversary of the coalition for peace action. juan cole is a unive

>> yeah, he's such a douche bag. >> plus, he's nothing like the taliban. they're violent people who destroy things and commit horrible acts against women -- yeah, we may be onto something here. >> tough full costume on. tough full like -- what is that called? the head thing? >> it's called a turban and lots of people wear them. like magicians and jenies and terrorists. oh, and speaking of horrible people -- >> he had a whole bunch of friends dressed that way. how stupid is he? >> he finally finds a culture that treats women the way he does. [laughter] >> breaking horrible terrorist news! the taliban has released the following statement -- thanks, chris brown's terrible life decision. >> rihanna! >> we got rihanna. do you know that she was named the queen of the west hollywood parade? >> really? >> it is now my honor to crown you as queen of our carnival. >> they had this big ceremony and they gave her a crown and a scepter and the key to a city and a proclamation. we say -- >> you have the key to the city. what's the first thing you're going to do? >> i ca

. >>> the injured pakistani schoolgirl who survived being shot in the head during a taliban attack is being honored today by activists around the world. malala yousufzai is recovering at a british hospital after being airlifted from pakistan weeks ago. cbs reporter monica villamizar is in birmingham, england with the girl's message. >> reporter: children remembered her with music and prayers across pakistan. the worldwide tributes come one month after a taliban fighter shot her for speaking out for the education of girls. the 15-year-old survived and is recovering at a british hospital with her family by her side. >> taliban -- >> reporter: this schoolgirl says -- what the taliban did to her and what they're doing now, we want them to stop. the united nations declared the international day of action. >> join us in our campaign to put education first. >> reporter: u. n. secretary ban key moon sent a video message to her classmates where the attack happened. fearful students honored her in private. militants have threatened to kill anyone else who stands up against them. doctors say it

the government's chief envoy to the taliban met pakistani foreign minister. he said negotiations are necessary for ensuring stability in afghanistan. he reportedly asked pakistan officials to act as mediators. the insurgents have indicated a willingness to discuss a peace deal with u.s. officials. former pakistani intelligence chief says pakistani authorities are well placed to support peace talks. he cites their close relationship with the taliban. >>> china gave the media a glimpse of its military aircraft. it showed off some unmanned aircraft and a stealth fighter. the air show will open on tuesday. it will be the country's largest. drones develop by a state own company are on display for the first time. the nine meter aircraft was covered by a cloth. the front tip is round and there appears to be missiles beneath its wing. other models are on display. government plans to use drones for surveillance in the east china and south china seas. china succeeded in a test flight in october. >>> tuna draws customers back in. they are discussing how to manage the fi

against taliban.h respect and popularity. this is a testing time for me, and i should stand by the people of pakistan who face terrorist attacks every day and most of my colleague colleagues in travel areas, they're more vulnerable than me. they're getting more threats than me from taliban and from the security forces. i'm sitting in the capital, yes. i am also vulnerable, but i should not surrending to the taliban, and i will not. today, just a few hours back, i spoke on my show and i reported back to the taliban spokesperson that you think that you can terrorize me, i will not stop. and i will keep opposing you. >> are you suggesting that pakistani security services, in addition to the taliban, may also have played a role in this assassination attempt against you? >> wolf, it's a very complicated situation. if nine months ago, the committee to protect journalists in new york and some other media outfits, they issued a statement and i also endorsed the statement that i was getting threats from some s

the taliban has been displaced from the population. i view that as a sign of success. >> do you believe al qaeda is growing stronger in afghanistan? >> senator, i do not believe that they are growing stronger, but there is evidence of their al qaeda presence. >> does this recent were secured warlord -- is that worry some? >> evidence. >> we have been going over the last 11 years. we hadn't seen the progress we had hoped would take place. the afghans and their neighbors, the united states spends most of its time announcing dates for withdrawals, rather than recipes for success. some of us have been observing us for a long time. we have made many visits and many briefings which are deeply concerning. so i hope that you will, in your assessment, and in your ability to take into consideration seriously our ability to complete the message. that is a stable afghanistan that is able to defend itself over time. frankly, i'm not sure that is the case today. i am not sure if we start drawing down immediately that we may be able to achieve that g

troops in that camp face being 400 taliban surrounding them.ought valiantly, the americans and it was a bloody day but ultimately they beat them back. ultimately the army investigated and said there was no strategic purpose for this camp. >> stephen: now why was it at the bottom of the valley? >> because well, there are a lot of reasons. but two of the biggest ones are ones so they could bond with the local pop las because the district center was down the road and two because they needed to resupplyment and at 2 o 006, during 2006 most of the helicopters were in iraq. and so in order to set up a camp there it needed to be by a road so they could resupply the camp. and they couldn't do it by helicopter because the war at that point was under manned and didn't have enough assets. america has paid attention to afghanistan and then forgotten the war and then paid attention to afghanistan and then forgotten the war again. what made you remember the war as a journalist? what inspired you to go over there. >> two things. one is i was in the hospital r

guest: yes, ever since 9/11 it's been widely appreciated that many of the afghanistan taliban leadersnto pakistan. for a period of time the expectation was that pakistan would do more against those fleeing taliban when it could. increasingly however the skepticism mounted and pakistan perceives some of those militants being had helpful to it. it maintains relationships with it in the network right on afghanistan's eastern border with pakistan. cease it as a militant group that pakistan has influence with, not necessarily full control over but relatively more friendly and doesn't want to pick a fight with in spite of the fact that the united states has placed pleasure on pakistan to do that over a period of years. so pakistan has provided a safe haven that allows them to continue in ways it wouldn't have had they taken a firmer line against these groups. >> jon is joining us from utah. good morning sir. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. i just wanted to know if it's a good thing for america to really want to establish the government we want in these foreign countries ins

rabani is head for peace talks with the taliban. he says it's necessary for afghanistan's stability. he reportedly asked pakistan to act as mediator in potential talks. but the insurgents have shown a positive attitude with the u.s. government. former intelligence chief told nhk pakistan is well placed to support peace talks due to the authorities' close relationship with the taliban. >>> china's hu jintao has overseen an economy that expanded year after year after his ten years as president. but many have missed out. they watched their neighbors get wealthier and wealthier. that's left many seething with resentment and many are trying to find solace in their face. michitaka yamaoka explains. >> reporter: about 300 people live in this village in gangsu province. more than 2/3 of the residents work the landed. that includes this man. he lives with his wife. their life is close to self-sufficient. they make less than $100 a year farming. they also receive money from their son. he's a migrant worker 350 kilometers away. but despite the

but isn't that an example of the brazenness and capabilities of the taliban have? >> senator, i think it does reflect the capabilities the taliban has. >> and you're confident the afghan forces will be able to stand on their own after 2014 without significant assistance from the united states? >> senator, i believe the afghan national city force are going to require some level of assistance from united states as was coalition partners in order to be successful both 2014. >> do you think we're winning the war in afghanistan and? >> i think we're making progress in this image in my opening remarks, i believe our objectives are achievable. >> do you have any conclusions that future from your recent trip on the security situation in afghanistan, particularly in southern and eastern afghanistan? >> i do, senator. broadly speaking, one of the statistics i found compelling is that 80% of the violence happens where 20% of the population is. another statistic is a 76% of population is currently secured by afghan national security forces. the vast preponderance of violence i