the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, and also show that they are proud. >> the dead man's father was amongst the mourners. >> many of the dead fighter's comrades were there, including 17-year-old ehsanullah, who also took part in the attack. after the funeral was over, i followed him as he went to meet a friend. i asked him to tell me what motivates young men here to fight for a movement like the taliban >> from what i was told, the taliban in charkh are mostly recruited from the 40,000 people who live in the district. >> the taliban are feared across many parts of afghanistan - and especially outside predominantly pashtun regions. before they were toppled from power in 2001, and like other groups during afghanistan's civil war, they committed horrendous massacres against civilians. when they ruled afghanistan, they imposed an extreme interpretation of shari

while the taliban have freedom of movement, the base is well fortified >> the taliban can come in and fire and harass and retreat. >> the afghan national army actually has to be there and actually has to try to create an environment over time that is going to allow the country to function. they are not going to come out of garrison to engage in hand to hand combat with these taliban guys. it would make no sense. >> the ana soldiers have started to fire mortar rounds. and the mortars are landing in the areas where we are. close to some of the other guys behind us and close to us also. >> the battle has been going on for more than an hour, and the ana soldiers under attack inside have received no support from other bases. the taliban had hoped this would be a victory, but it was becoming clear that they were facing far greater resistance than they had expected. >> the taliban soldiers that i'm together with have lost two men. and it looks like they are not as positive as they were before they started attacking the base. and for these fighters, it looks like the situation might be about

taliban. i know that the focus these days in the country is mostly about the election and what is going wrong in this election. it will escape none of you that what we see actually is a resurgence of the taliban in both the south and east. none of this can be really surprised since there was mass information both places. the point is not whether this is the case. we know what's going on a retry to know what's going on. we certainly don't know everything. the question is whether does this mean that almost 13 years of war in afghanistan, additional war in afghanistan has served no purpose? has the taliban been eradicated? definitely not. does that mean that the war was a success? that's definitely a different story. this is what this book in many ways is about. how did we get into the situation we are in now? how did we get into a situation that everybody in 2002's thought had been more or less eradicated or what was left of it was essentially residual. how is it that this movement has come up a

they would talk until the taliban, please go attacked to the pakistani taliban.he pakistani taliban never listen. but i'd say nicias uri. there are some differences. however, the military moved into the north area by the haqqanis. so in the face of it, maybe there is a disconnect in terms of operational issues. because of the commonality and trademark, my view is if and when the u.s. forces will go completely out of afghanistan. he was a coming together. the reason being, they always thought they can have some level of friendship with all of the taliban and they will come and fight. it was they were using the same area, similar logistics. people were jumping from one group to the other. so i agreed that sometime in the last two years, the pakistani taliban were convicted operating at different levels, but they are bound to come together come especially when the forces from that side will go away and the pakistani operation will finish because the religion inspiration and ecological framework will bring them together. >> let's go to the audience. i'm sure there ar

taliban. i know that the focus these days in the country is mostly about the election and what is going wrong in this election. it will escape none of you that what we see actually is a resurgence of the taliban in both the south and east. none of this can be really surprised since there was mass information both places. the point is not whether this is the case. we know what's going on a retry to know what's going on. we certainly don't know everything. the question is whether does this mean that almost 13 years of war in afghanistan, additional war in afghanistan has served no purpose? has the taliban been eradicated? definitely not. does that mean that the war was a success? that's definitely a different story. this is what this book in many ways is about. how did we get into the situation we are in now? how did we get into a situation that everybody in 2002's thought had been more or less eradicated or what was left of it was essentially residual. how is it that this movement has come up a

if 24 artillery isn't enough to hold back a resurgent taliban. the best that the forces can hope for here is to keep the roads open. they don't have enough for the patrols, so they rely on the local checkpoints. the locals say that it's not working, the taliban control 90% of the district. >> the government owns all of the roads in towns. and the rest are controlled by the taliban. >> the food budget has been cut in half, to 2 u.s. dollars a day per soldier, not enough spare parts for their vehicles, and most cars are filled with bullet holes. yet the morale among the men is high. it's one the steadiest jobs in afghanistan. and they are proud to be serving their country, but they need more than painttism to fight off an increasingly aggressive enemy. >> people have been killed in a taliban attack in central afghanistan. targeted with car bombs. most of the victims are police and intelligence officers. and more than 60 were also wounded. 19 taliban fighters were also killed. >>> still ahead on this program, the ebola outbreak in nigeria may be spr

but this air tillry isn't enough to hold back a resurgent taliban.he best forces can hope for is to keep the roads open, they don't have new surveillance to protect them during patrols so they rely on chien points. the locals say it isn't working that the taliban controls 90% of the district. >> the government is in the cities and towns. the rest of the area is controlled by the taliban. >> afghan forces face over challenges too. their food budget has been cut in half to about two u.s. dollar as day, per soldier. not enough fuel or spare parts for their vehicles and most cars are riddled with bullet holes. and yet, morale among the men is high. it's one of the steadiest jobs in afghanistan, and they say they are proud to be serving their country. but they know they need more than patism to fight off an increasingly aggress i enemy. al jazeera, kabul. ebola may be spreading in nigeria. more than 400 people are being monitored after coming in ton contact with a doctor that dies of the disease. at least $600 million is needed to fight the ebola outbreak

he hated the taliban. brave pakistani lets me in and apologizes to me and lets me call my family. >> because there are pakistanis and afghanistans. and the code we're going to help you. so you got away from them. now you see bowe bergdahl. okay. in a story that has a lot of complexity to it. you empathize with him? >> i think -- i feel to this day tremendous regret for going to the interview. i think he's got to answer questions, why did he leave his base? totally i understand with the anger of the other soldiers there. but it's been a terrible five years. and whatever caused him to leave, maybe he deserted, maybe he had mental breakdown, he feels horrible about what he's put his family through. >> because you, correct me if i'm wrong, felt guilty because you put yourself -- >> still today. >> because your family went through so much. >> i put them through hell. it was a mistake to go to the interview. >> you didn't violate any honor. you were doing your job, or what you thought was your job. bergdahl may

let's stay with the security and talk about the taliban, they described the deal as a u.s.-orchestrated sham. where does this leave the taliban in terms of their inclusion in the evolving political landscape in afghanistan? >> well, i think the rhetoric is expected because, after all, they have to oppose the system in kabul and afghanistan, and that justifies their existence. at the same time both men, especially dr ashraf ghani has repeatedly during his campaign indicated that he wants to look over the peace process, and come up with more innovative ways to reach a peace agreement with the taliban, and all the afghans are tired of this. and i think there'll be some efforts, some new efforts towards extending a hand towards the taliban, but, of course, the issue of the taliban does not depend on the afghan government, but depends on the international community, on washington, and most of all on neighbouring pakistan, whether they'll continue to support the taliban as a destabilizing factor in afghanistan or not. >> thank you for talking to al jazeera. >>> now, thousands of

defeat the taliban.rack bin laden down, kill him, cut his head off, put it in a box on dry ice and ship it back to the united states. i didn't know where i was going to find dry ice in afghanistan. >> two hours from now, president bush is to address a joint session of congress and the nation. in a rare break with tradition, the vice president will not be there but also in a secure location. the would us calms that a reminder of how serious this it. >> the president of the united states. >> my fellow citizens, for the last nine days, the entire world has seen for itself the state of our union and it is strong. >> september 20th, 2001 speech to the joint session of congress was a powerful speech, and it was, i think, maybe george w. bush's best speech. >> -- terror unanswered can not only bring down buildings it is threaten the stability of legitimate governments. and you know what? we're not going to allow it. [ applause ] every nation in every region now has a decision to make. either you are with us or

to sign the deal until a peace process was underway with the taliban, if the taliban is not included, doesn't it mean security will be a problem in the country? >> well, we'll see. it takes both sides to do a peace deal. so far the taliban said that they weren't interested until the americans leave. and we had a big signature attack here in kabul as the in august ration went ahead. at the moment they are not playing soft with the new government. at the same time, during the second round of the election, in certain places, the taliban did not stand against the electorate and this was in places where they are very strong, they are in control, but people wanted to vote. particularly places where there were tribal agreements to get the vote out, local commanders couldn't stand in the way. there was a sense in which individual taliban at least were not fighting against this transition. and they were very upset, particularly with the first round, with the high turn out figures. since then we have had a horrible dispute of the election that has gone on for months. so the taliban have been e

people called us to tell us the taliban was around. >> the local commander learnt that the taliban is trying to take over a major road. this artillery is not enough to hold back a resurgent taliban. the best the forces can hope for is to keep the roads open. they don't have another surveillance to help them. locals say it is not working, taliban control 90% of the district. >> the government is only on the paved roads, cities and towns. the rest of the area is controlled by the taliban. >> reporter: afghan forces face other challenges. the food budget has been cut in half to $2 a day per soldier. not enough food or spare parts for the vehicles and most cars riddled by bullet holes. morale among the men is high. it's a steady job in afghanistan, they are proud to serve their country. they know they need more than patriotism to hold back an enemy. >> joining us live, whatever the future for the me, they will have their hands full. the attacks keep on coming. >> the pressure the security forces are under - 17 were killed in ghazni. 19 taliban attackers launched an attack on two governmen

defeat the taliban.rack bin laden down, kill him, cut his head off, put it in a box on dry ice and ship it back to the united states. i didn't know where i was going to find dry ice in afghanistan. >> two hours from now, president bush is to address a joint session of congress and the nation. in a rare break with tradition, the vice president will not be there but also in a secure location. the would us calms that a reminder of how serious this it. >> the president of the united states. >> my fellow citizens, for the last nine days, the entire world has seen for itself the state of our union and it is strong. >> september 20th, 2001 speech to the joint session of congress was a powerful speech, and it was, i think, maybe george w. bush's best speech. >> -- terror unanswered can not only bring down buildings it is threaten the stability of legitimate governments. and you know what? we're not going to allow it. [ applause ] every nation in every region now has a decision to make. either you are with us or

people called us to tell us the taliban were still around. >> reporter: the taliban are trying to taketrol of a major road. but this artillery isn't enough. the best the forces can hope for here is to keep the roads open. they don't have enough surveillance or demining equipment to protect them. the locals say the taliban control 90% of the district. >> translator: the government is only on the paved roads and in cities and towns, the rest of the area is controlled by the taliban. >> reporter: afghan forces face other challenges too. their food budget has been cut in half to about 2 usd a day per soldier, not enough spare parts for their vehicles. and yet morale among the men is high. it is one of the steadiest jobs in afghanistan, and they say they are proud to be serving their country, but they know they need more than patriotism to fight off an aggressive enemy. >>> a police building an and intelligence in afghanistan were targeted with car bombs. most of the victims are police and intelligence officers. more than 70 others were also wounded. the governor says all 19 taliban fighter

the taliban claimed responsibility on that attack. four of the attackers killed there, four police me, two members, and two civilians, challenges all over afghanistan. the taliban has large-scale attacks in the south, east and north. the afghan security forces have been fighting them off. ashraf ghani saying in his inauguration speech, that the afghan security forces are in charge of the country, he recognises that they'll need hep, and expect tomorrow that the government will sign security agreements with united states, allowing american and international trainers to remain in the country past the end of 2014, when the current mandate expires, 12,500 troops supporting the african security forces. security and the economy two of the newest challenges. >> thank you. this year's afghan election was beset with problems. none of the candidates cleared the 50% mark. 8 million afghans went back to the polls choosing between abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani. the votes were audited under u.n. supervision. it was turned to chaos with both si

-- that killed up to 2000 taliban pow's. prisoners were allegedly shot to death or suffocated in sealed metal truck containers after they surrendered to dostum and the u.s.-backed northern alliance. the dead prisoners, some of who had been tortured, were then buried in the northern afghanistan desert. dostum, who was on the cia payroll, has been widely accused of orchestrating the massacre and tampering with evidence of the mass killing. >> for over a decade human rights groups have called on the united states to conduct a full investigation into the massacre including the role of u.s. special forces and cia operatives. the bush administration blocked three investations into the alleged war crimes and the obama administration quietly closed its own inquiry last year without releasing its findings. after the massacre, dostum left afghanistan for many years but returned in 2009 to help hamid karzai win re-election. since then he has served in the largely ceremonial role as commander in chief of the afghan national army. we are

the book is called "the taliban revival."ust have obviously been printed in error because i'm pretty sure we took care of these guys. i'm pretty sure we went to afghanistan. so they're actually done now. they're actually gone. >> we thought so. that was what we thought should have happened, but that's not the story. we thought that after the 9/11 tragedy and the way our forces went in that we would go and just through bombing and just through military kinetic action, which was important, but there was more space that they had gained. they had more power, and they had more ideas that we never thought would be there. >> jon: but we also... you know, we spent an awful lot of time in a sort of hearts and minds, nation-building mode, as well. i mean, in afghanistan, in iraq, ten years, 12 years, 14 years, billions of dollars. has that been for nought? >> no. that was a very important contribution, but in some cases we thought we'd be able to at times micromanage. we also thought, and when i say "we," the international community, w

learns that taliban are trying to take control of a major road.e calls in his biggest guns. this isn't enough to hold back a resurgent taliban. the best to hope is to keep the roads open. they don't have equipment to protect them during patrols so really on check points. the locals say it isn't working, that the taliban control 90% of the district. >> the government is only on the paved roads, the rest of the area controlled by the taliban. >> afghan forces face over challenges. their food budget has been cut in half. with not enough fuel or spare parts for vehicles, most cars riddled with bullet holes. morale among the men is high. they say they are proud to be serving their country. they know they need more than pay the are you familiar tonight off an increasingly aggressive enemy. >> the attacks keep coming. twin car bombs targeted police and intelligence officers, killing at least 19 people. we have this update. >> a sense today of the pressure those security forces are under, 17 of them were killed this morning when 19 taliban attackers launc

these were senior taliban detainees, not low-level foot soldiers. and will the administration stop at five next time? why not 50 or 100? this is unacceptable. the president's actions were also troublesome because he did not inform congress prior to making the swap. even the independent government accountability office explicitly said that this exchange broke the law. some will try to say that this is just partisan rhetoric, but what do they say to the findings of the nonpartisan g.a.o.? while it's a relief to have an american home, the way this was done further erodes the working relationship between the president and congress. the president asked the congress to act and pass bills. but how can we trust him with new legislation when time and time again he has abused that trust? how do we know he's not just going to ignore the next law that we send him? congress must stand up against the way this prisoner exchange took place. we are a nation that believes in the rule of law. we have a congress that makes law and a president who is supposed to enforce

and not even really referring to the at that taliban years but referring to the years preceding the taliban when you had basically militia warfare. and that's the disaster scenario. >> that's a lot of after gangs' fear and hope we will not go back to when you had massive human displacements, chaos, violence that was rampant and people were dying by the tens of thousands in cities and cities were being destroyed. sfekttive. >> has been the fear of that scenarios has been the basis of the general approval of the presence of the foreign troops over the last decade and now that their troops are leaving, i think there is a sense among afghans of certainty of what exactly is going to happen moving forward. no one knows the answer to that. >> how much confidence, whether it's ashaf hani or abdullah-al d abdula-abdula, in terms of economic development, stability, progress for the afghan peopthan achieve? >> i think afghans are ready for change and any change from the last 10 years or at least initially it will be seen as a positive thing. i think one of the really important thins where we are right

among those released is the taliban deputy defense minister.the president himself isnowledged that there absolutely the possibility of the senior taliban commanders returning to the battlefield. they can be released by the government of qatar in less than nine months in the president has more confidence in the government of qatar then the american people do. congress's clear objection in 2011 on the very a bipartisans, message was sent clearly to the administration, don't release these prisoners. it's not in the national security interest of the united states, yet the administration did so. despite the damage is done to our policy of not negotiating with terrorists, and despite the increased risk this brings to americans, i believe on the battlefield in afghanistan the administration plowed ahead. it was far more than unwise, it was unlawful. i will close with this. i really didn't want to bring this to the floor. i know we have plenty of partisan bickering around here but i look for someone else, maybe another member bringing something to the

these were senior taliban detainees, not low-level foot soldiers.d will the administration stop at five next time? why not 50 or 100? this is unacceptable. the president's actions were also troublesome because he did not inform congress prior to making the swap. even the independent government accountability office explicitly said that this exchange broke the law. some will try to say that this is just partisan rhetoric, but what do they say to the findings of the nonpartisan g.a.o.? while it's a relief to have an american home, the way this was done further erodes the working relationship between the president and congress. the president asked the congress to act and pass bills. but how can we trust him with new legislation when time and time again he has abused that trust? how do we know he's not just going to ignore the next law that we send him? congress must stand up against the way this prisoner exchange took place. we are a nation that believes in the rule of law. we have a congress that makes law and a president who is supposed to enforce th

, afghan taliban, from remaining a significant factor in afghanistan so when the taliban do make a play, pakistan will definitely be drawn in. it's unlikely that pakistan will clamp down on the afghan taliban. in fact, i think that zawahari's attempt to talk about india is to try to get the hard line elements among pakistani jihadis to think about them as a potential ally. that's his play. i don't think he will get much traction, but basically what he's trying to do is appeal to the entire indian sentiment that is there every day and hoping to get recruits for his cause. i think we will see problems in afghanistan and we will continue to see problems in pakistan. i just wish that the sharrif government would have been able to reach out to india, make peace with it, and at the same time get pakistan out of afghanistan. the best future would be one that the afghans determine without the medaling of pakistan and without al qaeda. i think we are not looking to a very positive future. >> fascinating insights. very complicated subject. thank you, gentlemen, both. >>> up next, how to keep your

the taliban has exploited the electoral standoff to intensify its attacks. as most international combat troops would pull out by the end of the year. nhk world world reports on the challenges that lie ahead. >> reporter: the taliban is capitalizing on the chaos in afghanistan. the local police chief says the situation is making his work more difficult. >> translator: because of the confusion surrounding the election, our arms supply stopped. if this situation continues, fighting the enemy will be very difficult. >> reporter: nearly 1,000 civilians have died in the last 6 months, caught up in the rising number of terrorist incidents and fighting. the family of shah gul lives in the north of the country. her husband died in august, shot in a crossfire between the taliban and security forces while walking in his field. >> translator: we didn't know there would be fighting here. we would have fled had we known that. >> reporter: with the family breadwinner gone, shah gul is raising five children by herself. she cannot afford to buy fuel to boil water, so she bur

pakistan backs the taliban today. rarely in one generation deified seymore over again, but on opposite sides. essentially that's what we're doing. what i think it's clear to say, it's a whole lot issue to win when pakistan is on your side and you were trying to overthrow the government than it is when you're on the other side and you are trying to keep the government in power and pakistan is trying to subvert. the of the lessons i would say is that it's critical defined -- critical to define the mission to the nation that was given to the agency by president carter and then by reagan was clear, understandable, turns into the soviet union or vietnam. in that sense is relatively easy to do. it was probably going to be their vietnam sooner or later. all we were doing was being the quartermaster to making it. if you have a mission that's more vague, like let's say trying to build a modern city and the opposition that is both anti-us not an anti-isis and which will support democracy and freedom, that's a whole lot more com

our president said the new taliban -- what?y are going to join with the karzai government with an individual that sentenced a person that converted to christian -- sentenced him to death. i'm sorry your country is a basket case, but we have to look at our best international interest. do you know how many al-qaeda are in afghanistan? less than 100. president bush drove them out in 2001. it's the taliban. their goal is to drive borders out to impose their vision of islam on society. i'm sorry that that's going to happen, but it's not my job to fix the world. it's our job to protect our national interest and use the blood of our soldiers. and it's precious. we use that when it's in our best national interest. >> thank you all for coming today. we appreciate your listening on this important topic. thank you, john and thank you at the institute. we appreciate [applause] . >> on use makers, mary ka henry president of the service employees international union, talking about employment numbers, the the minimum wage and politics. here's

. ♪ hundreds of taliban fighters have advanced in afghanistan, at least 70 people have been killed int five days in gaza province in the east and a dozen people believed to have been be headed and we go straight to jennifer glasse who is monitoring events there and what more have you heard on this? >> reporter: well, nick, the local people in the far west gaza province say this fight is brutal and say it's very personal, that this is a taliban revenge attack against village's and checkpoints run by the afghan local police that have hindered taliban progress in the area. homes have been burned down as you mentioned, people have been brutally murdered, at least 70 people we understand are dead and taliban says they have hundreds of fighters and two suicide bombers did attack the headquarters trying to get into that headquarters, the provincial governor tells us he is confident that afghan forces will be able to defeat the taliban eventually and waiting for reenforcements from the provincial capitol and it's very remote in the mountains and very difficult to get to. deputy police chief s

the taliban trying to take over the district headquarters.derstand they attacked four check points along the road. they say they have killed many police with explosive devices planted in the road. the governor says he believes afghan forces will per vail, but he is waiting for reinforcement and it's difficult to get there. 400 reinforcements have been sent, but are running into trouble along the roads. we have seen this kind of fighting around afghanistan, a very difficult fighting season for the security forces, but this is considered particularly brutal with at least 70 people having been killed, the government waiting for reinforcements from outside, the local police holding their own against the taliban in yet another time here. in a sensitive time, afghanistan's new president is set to inaugurated on monday. afghans hope this will bring more stability to the country. this attack just the latest in a difficult fighting summer for afghan forces. >>> the u.n. general assembly continues in new york, the palestinian president is set to addres

and yet we fought the taliban for 13 years in afghanistan. was ever any kind of definitive victory over the taliban. are some of the same challenges posed in this situation with isis? >> reporter: well, you bring up a very interesting parallel. you have this militant group. let's go back to afghanistan, which i think is actually quite appropriate analogy here. so in 2001, 9/11 happens. and you have the taliban and al qaeda entrenched in afghanistan. the u.s. begins air strikes, lasts three months. three months of intense bombardment, almost no troops on the ground. there were some special forces there. but there were about 400 special forces in total. one american died, mike spann. and it cost roughly $1 billion. and after three months, the taliban and al qaeda were removed. al qaeda was on the run. the taliban was on the run. and this area, this mountainous area was liberated. and we had an allied army there called the northern alliance. they moved in and took control. and things were for a while relatively stable. but then the war in iraq h

the calculated risk was these five guys do not appreciably increase the risk of the taliban. value life far greater than our enemies. when you want to get one of your own back, you have to make a deal. and it's not easy. it reiss not like the taliban hasn't been doing anything for the years that they were gone. >> mr. chairman, do you agree? >> the main point, as i see it, these guys have been there a long time. they work with people who vet them. they are people who make decisions about should they be released or not. and these five went there all of that process and did not make the list to be released. it's kind of like mr. hasting was saying. none of us hereanx7@7 l know a those five. there are some top leaders in this fight that we're stimengaged in that spent time in guantanamo. only time will tell what these five do. i think everybody is happy that the sergeant is home. that's not even part of the debate. but if one of these five cause the death of someone in the future, how do we go and tell those parents. i guess this will go on for the next couple of years. i think

. >> this is a final question about the taliban, they described this deal, this unity deal as a u.s.strated sham, so where does this leave the taliban in terms of their inclusion and mission from the emerging political landscape in the country? >> reporter: well, at this stage it seems very much taking participation of people and both of the election and the very warm welcome of the public of what has happened today. taliban, if they continue what they are doing will become an irrelevant actor in this entire process. i think they will continue the violence and if they continue the violence people will excel and continue to keep distance from them and see them marginalize. they do not speak for the public here. i think afghans reached the deal and the process of which people have voted to led to what has happened today and what we have, a peaceful democratic transition of power from one president to another, elected president and taliban need to view afghanistan and therefore come and join political. >> thank you for talking to al jazeera, thank you. now, at least 20 people killed in

. >> reporter: afghanistan's government says the taliban has killed at least 70 people in the country's report suggesting 12 victims were beheaded. jennifer glasse has the latest from the capitol kaboul. >> reporter: local officials in the district in the west say this fight has been very brutal going on for nearly a week now, and the taliban have been launching revenge attacks against afghan local police, villages where the police have been protecting them against the taliban, and the taliban have been burning down many of those homes, brutally murdering any civilians they feel have acted against them jfshgs the taliban trying to take over the district headquarters and gain control of the area. we understand they attacked four check points along the road. they say they killed many police with improvised explosive devices planted in the road. the governor says he believes afghan forces will prevail but he is waiting for reinforcement and it's difficult to get there. 400 reforcements have been sent but are running into trouble among the mountainous roads. it is a very difficult fighting

the pakistani leader says the taliban is being pushed out. schools are being rebuilt. >> you should always believe in yourself. >> for every success. too many struggle, unrecognized and uneducated. >> malala is studying in britain, but can't return to taliban because of pakistan threats against her and her family. >> thank you. coming up next - how years of drought and failing infrastructure made the water in one california community unsafe to drink. plus lawmakers in missouri push through a tough abortion law, and what it means for the country. >>> in detroit the owners of two dogs that attacked and killed a man will stand trial on murder charges. the michigan couple are in gaol on $500,000 bond. the victim, a 46-year-old michigan man, was on a jog when attacked by the two dogs. officials say the dogs had a history of violence, previously attacking other people. the arraignments are scheduled nor the end of the month. >>> last night we told you about a californian community living out running water for month. it's just one community sufferin

he was kidnapped by the taliban in 2008, narrowly escaped. why did they take you captive, what did they tell you they wanted? >> they took me as a hostage because they wanted money. i was not sure about that in the beginning, because they talked about political demands. i was lucky, because very fast in the process they started talking about the ransom. >> very quickly they started talking about money. >> a few years later you equipment back, did the "fault lines" programme, got in with the taliban, the group, as they prepared and attacked an afghan army post. the attack was mostly unsuccessful. why would you go back and deal with the taliban, put yourself in danger when they kidnapped you years before? >> i did it because it's an important story, a story about the enemy that the western countries have been fighting for more than a decade, and it's important to understand the society and the life in the areas. i think it's - it's a story that was very important, not only for history, but also for understanding how the war can be resolved. >>

five taliban commanders were captured on the battle field.this was a prisoner exchange as has happened in every war we have fought. now a slightly different situation because the taliban are now out of power and not actually fighting a government at this point. we are fighting a group of insurgents. but, nonetheless, he was captured on the field of battle as were the five taliban commanders. this was a prisoner exchange. to equate this with negotiating with terrorists misses the point. we were exchanging prisoners not dealing with a straight terrorist situation. i don't think it sets that precedent at all. i think we need to be aware that that was what the president was facing. it was the ex- -- was the exchange a good deal? highly debatable. i'm glad i wasn't the commander in chief having to make that call facing the deteriorating help from -- and wondering if the five taliban soldiers were worth saving his life. these decisions are made all the time. i would remind you benjamin netanyahu no shrinking violet when it comes to terrorism once e

, feared the taliban, wanted to see the taliban. isis is now the kind of most recent iteration -- >> iteration of the taliban. exactly. >> these are people that are coming into towns and executing every shia muslim they find. >> yeah. as a matter of course, right? >> absolutely. what we're seeing is this massively brutal violent sectarian agenda that, of course, iran, is quite opposed to. >> apart from it being sectarian, they're opposed to iraq breaks up into a kurdistan. >> particularly when the government of nuri al maliki is essentially an ally. >> well, and the new government will be, too. iran, again, did coordinate, i think probably if not officially, unofficially in the united states in getting nuri al maliki to resign which was a big problem, as you know, a few weeks ago, or actually to step down from being the premier. iran and the u.s. backed the new premier. here we have, again, interests that are colliding. iran and the u.s. both want a stable iraq. the u.s. does not want to put boots on the ground. iran has that cliche

i know the taliban have denied that beheading story. if it is true, these are probably their motivation, to make the afghan national forces really concerned about what they might do to them if they got caught. >> do you think they got it at all from these headlines and tv images and from around the world about what isis has done and how much it's scared the west with its beheadings? >> yeah. but beheadings go back a long way. you remember the death of daniel poe, for example. and there are many horrific murders like that, by beheading. and the two executions in syria of steven sotloff and jim foley, i think really caught the world's attention to such an extent that other terrorists like those thought, okay, this is a pretty good tactic for getting our message out there. >> right. and also nick burke from iraq in 2004. nada, the state department has launched this campaign "think again, turn away" aimed at dissuading young muslim men from becoming terrorists, from pursuing jihad with isis. they got some heat because they posted on twitter

their taliban.ecause when the americans, when we backed off, the taliban, these are military, and we have access to them. and the military knows this. those casualties went up because they intimidated their people because we weren't coming after them as much. >> you cannot target civilians. and while you make that determination, you make that evaluation and you target. i'm not opposed to all those, i'm just posed to the rules of engagement and you turn on the news that the back of the soldiers, it doesn't work. the obama stories cost us a thousand casualties. the taliban is after a surge or before a surge. we have look of strategy at the top level. a lack of understanding in terms of our tactics at the level where the rubber meets the road. that's the problem is we simply don't understand whatter with doing there. and the greatest tragedy is, there's nothing to capture. these people hide behind women and children and use that against them. by the grace of god, we had victory on a silver platter give