u.s. embassy. if we have more information on casualties, on fay fatalities w will certainly let you know. >> thank you, suzanne malveaux. we'll check in as news warrants. thanks. >> imagine being inside that embassy, duck and cover. get under tables and chairs and hope for the best. >> a massive structure with lots of security. one hopes they're prepared for this type of thing and it's an attack that will be repelled. >>> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad will release two american hikers with two days. shane bauer and josh fattal sentenced back in august to eight years in prison. their attorney says they will be released as soon as $500,000 bail is paid for each of them. >> now to the candidates. >>> the candidates who faced off at last night's debate. ali velshi is live where it all happened in tampa, florida. good morning, ali. >> good morning, carol and christine. a lot of news this morning, that this is the third story in the news, but for a lot of people, a very, very important night last n

u.s. embassy and nato headquarters in kabul. a used machine guns and grenades in a brazen show of force. >> running for cover from the taliban assault, this time from the heart of kabul's embassy district. the wounded and bleeding are helped to safety. the insurgents were heavily armed. on one of the busiest streets, a rocket lands. you can see the explosions. there is gunfire all over the area. this is the u.s. embassy and isa headquarters. this seems like a significant attack. the gunfire broke out across the neighborhood. we headed for cover. this is the aftermath of the rocket attack. a school bus riddled with shrapnel. the children were in class and unharmed. the target was the u.s. embassy. guards took up positions on the roof. the police opened fire on the attackers in a building high above them. the gunfire was heavy and sustained. helicopters were called in to fire on the taliban. this taliban attack started with a suicide bomber at a round about. it was followed by a series of explosions and gunfire heard in the neighbo

u.s. embassy, a large truck bomb went off at an american combat outpost, wounding 77 u.s. soldiers. two days before that, u.s. intelligence intercepted communications that the haqqani network was sending a large truck filled with explosives into afghanistan. general john allen, the commander in afghanistan, called general parvez kayani, the commander of pakistan's army and former head of pakistani intelligence. allen asked kayani to head off the attack. according to u.s. officials, kayani promised to make a call. but the truck continued into afghanistan and exploded on the anniversary of 9/11. those are only the latest in a long stream of high-profile attacks by the haqqani network which u.s. officials say is protected and financed by pakistani intelligence. today general kayani issued a statement denying any collusion with the haqqani network and accusing the u.s. of playing a blame game. >> pelley: david, thank you. pakistan's top diplomat, foreign minister hina rabbani khar, is in new york for this week's meeting of the u.n. general assembly and we put the questions to her. your

u.s. embassy with rocket-propelled grenades and guns. u.s. troops trying to flush these guys out. they're in an abandoned building where the attack was launched. fewer than ten taliban are believed to be involved. >>> republic saying two americans could be released in days. that is if the men's families pay bail of $1 billion. josh fattal and shane bauer have been in custody since they went on that hike in 2009. iran sentenced them to eight years for spying and illegal entry. the americans say they were just hiking in iraq, accidently straying into iran. >>> texas governor rick perry may feel like he is a punching bag this morning. seven republicans who trailed perry in the polls, they roughed him up in the cnn tea party presidential debate last night. topics in tampa ranging from social security and immigration to job creation. >> i think governor perry would agree if you're dealt four aces, that doesn't nestle make a great -- doesn't necessarily make a great poker player. >> you lost me when you started talking about poker. >> coming up, the slams and spin and facts and fiction.

u.s. embassy in kabul? >> it is somewhat surprising that they were able to get into the city, that they were able to get so close to the u.s. embassy and they were also able to get both nato and the united states off guard and to surprise them with this attack. >> there are reports that these were insurgents dressed in burqas, dressed as women and the afghan forces said we don't have women members to check other women on busses. who do you think would be behind something like this? >> clearly the taliban are behind this. they're sending a very powerful signal to the united states and to the international community that they are doing well, that they are capable of assaulting us in a manner they did, but more important, they're sending a signal to the afghan people that actually they are still surging, they are able to bring their fighting from the south into the city of kabul and nobody can be safe in that city. >> give us the larger picture. do you think this is one just a one off attack or does it suggest

u.s. embassy in kabul with grenade launchers and assault rifles. mandy clark is on the scene and we'll speak with the u.s. ambassador in the embassy. seth doane reports freedom could be near for two american hikers held buy iran more than two years. the c.e.o. of caterpillar on digging america out of this economic mess. what's missing in washington? >> honesty. >> pelley: and one singles sensation. >> ladies and gentlemen, novak djokovic! ( screaming ) captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the shooting is all but over, no americans have been killed or wounded but the enemy sure made it presence felt in the afghan capital today. the u.s. embassy in kabul-- perhaps the most heavily fortified compound in the country-- came under a day-long attack as a small unit of taliban insurgents rained down grenades and machine gun fire from a nearby tower. the military headquarters of nato was also in range and under fire. mandy clark has been covering the battle. >> reporter: afghan forces wildly s

u.s. embassy and other official buildings. -- militants attacked the u.s. embassy and other official buildings. were u.s. allies involved? admiral mullen says yes. >> as an instrument of policy, the government of pakistan and the pakistani army jeopardize is the prospect of our strategic partnership. , but pakistan's opportunity to be a respect it-- jeopardize is the prospect of our strategic partnership. >> u.s. officers collet half a violent and had a hard line. -- called it half a violent and half hard line. >> it issei the -- if you say the isi was involved in that attack, i categorically deny it. >> but admiral mullen, perhaps with the candor of demands and to hang up his uniform, says it is the network and others like him that must go. pakistan must stop using pilot extremism as a tool of policy. >> in libya, rebel forces say they have tightened control of a town in the south of the country. the head of the national transitional council told a news conference that several key supporters of mohamed -- of gaddafi have fled the town. a town south of tripo

u.s. embassy compound. a u.s. government source has acknowledged that the building likely contains offices belonging to the cia. an embassy spokesperson said monday that an afghan employee killed one u.s. citizen and injured another. the afghan employee was also killed. the motivation for the attack is unknown. u.s. officials are still investigating what exactly happened in the heavily restricted area. >>> and finally, asia's growing obesity problem is no laughing matter, or maybe it is. in vietnam at least, having a laugh is the trendiest way to stay fit. as the sunrises over the capital, hundreds of fitness fanatics line up in a park for a funny sort of morning exercise. together they laugh apd chuckle for 45 minutes, even pulling faces to keep each other in the mood. >> laughing makes us become younger, relaxed, and comfortable. when i practice this, i forget all my sadness. it clears my mind, so i can come home to do my chores as usual. >> the exercise is known as laughter yoga, originally from india. the combi

u.s. embassy in kabul. and head to head, held google and facebook are battling for dominance over the future of social networking. >> and it is at 11:00 a.m. here in singapore and 4:00 a.m. in london. this is newsday. share prices up across asia are continuing to plummet. investors worry about the state of the global economy. the state -- the head of the economy fund are narrower now than at any time over the past three years. they have announced members are ready to prevent -- take action to prevent a banking crisis. let's take a look at the markets now. this is indeed in cheering asia this friday morning amongst the markets that are open. australia scaling down the losses that it made earlier. this indicating that asian investors are rattled among the global economy as their counterparts in the west. on wall street the dow jones hit a 12 month closing low. down 3.5%. for more on this, we are expected to hear from our guests he will give us more insight. now, the most senior military officer has accused pa

u.s. embassy.e a bunch of -- there are people across the city that are taking orders, progress from one stage of the attack to the other. we are hearing the gun fight near the main hospitals. these men are around with rocket-propelled grenades, small arms still numbered to be determined. five suicide bombers have detonated, could be up to another five. plus it would be more suicide bombers loose in the city waiting to get in position. ahead of the counterterrorism unit and the criminal investigation department, the kabul authorities have come under siege. there is what they describe as sharp shooting inside that building and even the kabul police chief has been pinned down. one witness who was on convoy in a military convoy was described a short while ago at being crazy out there. describing how buildinging have been evacuated and there were afghan citizens and children running in the streets for cover. he said the afghan police are running around with guns and have no clue what to do. i hear from

u.s. embassy and isaf hq from a building that was under construction. the police station in the airport were attacked. the taliban -- 10 hours later, one fighter is still alive in the building. afghan security forces needed foreign help to combat the threat. >> the reacted quickly. they brought the helicopters in. they responded well. isaf helped them and the situation got under control. >> the attack would have lasted longer without isaf assistance. they have the taliban on the back foot, isaf said. >> austin andrews was in the neighborhood when the attacks occurred. welcome to bbc news. can you tell us where you were when the attack started? >> when it started i was a short distance away. shortly after they began, a small contingent of foreign media move down. as close as i could get was the roundabout near the square and from that vantage, we were able to get a bird's-eye view on what was going on. >> how long were you there? >> i was down there for about three hours. that was the main seat of the fighting. that was where the afghan and air forces we

u.s. embassy in afghanistan. it happened overnight at part of the embassy annex in kabul. we don't yet have his name. another u.s. citizen was wounded. that person was rushed to the hospital with nonlight threatening injuries. the shooting involved a non-afghan employee. we'll bring more details as soon as we get them. >>> here's a look at how the world markets are doing. all three major indiss closed in the red. the news has been better in europe. and u.s. stock futures are been up and down so far this morning. we'll keep an eye on greece today. people have been protesting the austerity measures and tax hikes the government has passed to get it out of its deep hole. >>> president obama is on the west coast again today. he'll be in los angeles to raise some big money for his re-election war chest. a dinner tonight costs nearly $18,000 per person. the president was in seattle yesterday and he goes to denver tomorrow before president obama left for the west coast, he spoke at the congressional black caucuses awards dinner and he's really start to sound like a candidate now. >

u.s. embassy and other facilities in the capital kabul. at least seven people have been killed. afghan police say armed insurgents fired rockets at the u.s. embassy on tuesday. the nearby headquarters of the nato-led international forces was also a target. police say the attacks soon developed into gun fights between the taliban and afghan security troops. the interior ministry says the shooting killed four. the u.s. embassy says four afghan citizens who happened to be inside the embassy applying for visas were injured. the bombings killed three people. a taliban spokesperson told nhk that the organization is responsible for all the attacks. president hamid karzai on tuesday released a statement condemning the actions. he said this will not stop the transition of security from international to afghan forces. secretary of state hillary clinton said the united states will ensure the safety of its people there and secure the area. r. >> the civilians who serve are dedicated brave men and women, committed to advancing our mission. they will not be intimidated by this kind of cowardl

u.s. embassy compound, the attack raises serious questions about security forces. those in kabul were believed to be the better trained and more capable. u.s. officials tell me that it is still a work in progress. they are hoping that force numbers will come down over the next few years and forces will become better trained and more capable in terms of handling security. in things like this, potentially, these are things the afghan security forces are not ready to handle. this is a targeted assassination by an individual who was carrying explosives in his turban. it is hard to see how the afghan army or police could have stopped that. >> thank you for joining us. >> good to talk to you. >> aid agencies are warning a slow response to massive flooding could cost more lives. more than 7 million people are affected by heavy monsoon rains. many still do not have access to food, water, or shelter. in response, the air force has been dropping aid into the worst affected province, sindh. >> hidden beneath the flood waters, homes, crops, and roads. the only way to reach many

u.s. embassy in kabul. and head to head, held google and facebook are battling for dominance over the future of social networking. >> and it is at 11:00 a.m. here in singapore and 4:00 a.m. in london. this is newsday. share prices up across asia are continuing to plummet. investors worry about the state of the global economy. the state -- the head of the economy fund are narrower now than at any time over the past three years. they have announced members are

u.s. embassy in kabul. no americans were hurt, but the ease of the assault raises serious questions about whether the afghan can protect their own capital. mandy clark takes us inside the attack. >> reporter: the siege ended this morning after 20 hours of fierce fighting, leaving 27 people dead, including the attackers. cbs news was among the first to get inside the high-rise building seized by terrorists. police who had swarmed into the area showed off the bodies of the militants like trophies, but just a few hours later, at the scene of the original attack, security had largely evaporated. there's only a hand full of police now protecting the site, but yesterday, gunmen only had to get through this gate before they took the building and effectively took the city. the 14-story building provided the perfect sniper's nest. >> r.p.g.s get down! >> reporter: the attackers were able to launch rockets and small-arms fire over the walls of the u.s. embassy and nato headquarters. afghan forces now in charge of sec

u.s. embassy in kabul. >> last tuesday, a truck bomb attack in central kabul that targets the u.s. embassy. now america says it was plotted with the help of its ally, pakistan. by the end of 20 hours of mayhem, 25 people are dead. the u.s. is blaming the hakkani network, said to have help from pakistan's intelligence service. admiral mike mullen, senior adviser, has never been so blunt. he says, the terrorist organization is an arm of pakistani intelligence and the use of violent extremism as policy. >> the have eroded internal security and their position in the region. they have undermined their international credibility and threatened their economic well- being. only a decision to break with this policy can pave the road to a positive future for pakistan. >> the hakkani network operates untouched from within pakistan. they are linked to the taliban and sympathetic to the al qaeda. it has been suspected they are armed and trained by some within pakistani intelligence. the army director has met with the interior minister to press him to act. the government denies involvement. >> i c

u.s. embassy and other targets. the u.s. ays none of its staff was wounded, but a strange occurrence. christian is with us. what do you make about the attack again the embassy. >> i think it's an attempt to fulfill a political goal. they have to know they are going to be defeated military in the attack. they want to under nine confidence in the karzai government. jenna: do you think it's working? >> i think the is in a sense. it's a little early to draw an analogy as a sort of possibly mini tet offensive as you recall was a 1968 event in vietnam where our embassy was attacked. it was a military failure by the enemy but it undermined support in washington. jenna: you think it might be used politically on our end not necessarily solely within the afghanistan government. >> that's right. i think the signal in afghanistan is that karzai is week and they can count an attack in the capitol. since the beginning of the afghan sufrpblg we've talked about off ramps. there have been signals of our withdrawals. jenna: one of the other ar

u.s. embassy and nato headquarters and open fire. that level, that degree of sophistication, the way they manageded to get the weapons into kabul and stage this attack almost simultaneously all the attacks occurred almost simultaneously. this is unprecedented. >> ifill: does this mean that the taliban, which we have been led to believe had been severely weakend in afghanistan and certainly in kabul, that they are stronger than was thought? >> well, you have to understand that the taliban... this is all about a battle of perceptions that's going on here. but the taliban are much more organized and capable of carrying out these types of attacks than has been led to believe. despite assurances that the campaign against the taliban is being... is successful, these attacks are occurring with more and more frequency. this is the third attack in three months in the capital. there was an attack against the british consul office that resulted in eight deaths. there was an attack against the inter-continental hotel that resulted in 19 deaths.

u.s. embassy in kabul. police say insurgents coordinated a series of attacks targeting the american embassy, and nato headquarters in the afghan capital there. secretary of state clinton talked about the attacks just a short time ago. >> we will take all necessary steps, not only to ensure the safety of our people, but to secure the area, and to ensure that those who perpetrated this attack are dealt with. >> nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joining me now. richard, what else have you heard? what else do we know about the attacks at this point? >> i've been speaking with people in kabul, witnesses to this attack, and there are several different phases to this attack. the main body of the attack took place around a 13-story building. and we had initially told as many as 10 militants went into that building. we're now being told it was more like five or six taliban militants went to the roof of this 13-story building that was still under construction. they were carrying many rocket propelled

u.s. embassy in a 20-hour long siege. and, remember, these attacks are not new. in december of 2009, an informant killed seven high ranking u.s. intelligence officials at a major c.i.a. base in eastern afghanistan. this latest attack happened at the secure former hotel in kabul, a u.s. compound said to house a major c.i.a. command pose. and now, the news in washington. what do we know about the victims and the shooter? >>reporter: the u.s. foil confirms to fox he works for the u.s. embassy in kabul and was behind the shooting that killed an american and injured a second men. separately while follow has confirmed a c.i.a. employee was killed the state department spokesman would not comment on the individual's employer after it was first reported by the a.p. >> the report determined it was a c.i.a. employee in kabul. >> i am not in a position to confirm where he worked, for woman he worked, i don't have that information. >> the an amendment -- annex houses the c.i.a. and other agencies and they are focusing if the c.i.a. or the government was the target. because it

u.s. embassy in kabul. fghan police officer and two attackers are dead. >>> iran says it will free two impreside imprisoned u.s. hikers. josh fattal and shane bauer attorney says the families are trying to get the money. >>> president obama will speak at a columbus, ohio, high school this afternoon. >>> a cnn tea party debate. we've seen the highlights and heard pundants, but did we get the truth? >> jobs, jobs, jobs. that's what all the candidates said it was asxwobout and they went after president obama. listen to rick perry and the question whether or not the stimulus helped. >> he had $800 billion worth of stimulus in the first round of stimulus. he created zero jobs. $400 plus billion in this package and i can do the math on that one. half of zero jobs is going to be zero jobs. >> that's a big claim when you look at it there. the stimulus effectively created zero jobs. the problem is, the congressional budget office, which is still quite respected here despite all the disagreements says that's not the c

u.s. embassy. good afternoon to you. i am dylan ratigan. heavy fighting raging throughout the day with nato helicopters sent in to fend off insurgents in a brazen attack. militants took over a multi-story build in a heavily fortified part of the capital city and fired rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles at the u.s. embassy. but it was just one part of a multi-pronged attack, which also targeted nato headquarters and local police stations. at least four afghan police officers, two civilians, and two insurgents have been reported killed in the battles thus far. but what does it all say to us about afghan stability and how does it affect the ongoing so-called exit plan that president obama has in place? joining us now, nbc news chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, look with lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer, who e-mailed us as soon as this attack occurred to flag our staff as to the significance of this event. tony, what struck you about it? >> well, this is an equivalent of doing an

u.s. embassies and u.s. and coalition troops continue and you know they would actually been the perfect day for you not to any day isn't the right day but for the mainstream media there has to be some kind of a news or you know some kind of sound bite they can play off of something catchy that justifies. and last night c.n.n. tea party debate congressman ron paul provided perfect sound right when it finally came time to talk about the war in afghanistan and the fence spending our post nine eleven world congressman paul was the only one willing to talk about the uncomfortable truth their actions have consequences so we're under great threat because we occupy so many countries we're in one hundred thirty country we have nine hundred bases around the world we're going broke the purpose of real kind it was to attack us in by this over there where they can target us and they have been doing it they have more attacks against us and the american interest per month than occurred in all the years before nine eleven b

u.s. embassy in libya. this is being blamed on moammar gadhafi supporters. u.s. fficials said they are hoping to reopen the embassy soon they have been working on it in that could happen within a few weeks. >> friday cooler weather expected as we can to tomorrow especially cooler as we head towards the end of the week fog is expected throughout the bay area that is where to feed patches of dense fog. by the noon hour it will scale back to the coastline temperatures around the bay area are as follows and here is a look at the fog that will be widespread. it will be in the north bay, bayshores and the south bay. not moving a lot into the 9:00 hour scaling back a little bit. we will see more widespread clearing while 11:00. but over in oakland and hayward and parts of the north bay, we will seek fog he coastline again for tomorrow. temperatures cooling down a little in the south bay. hosel cooling for the inland valleys in the '80s there for the most part 85 antioch 85 pleasanton, and 82 concord and 80 in livermore. '60s and '70s for these bayshores. '60s and '70s fo

u.s. embassy compound in kabul is attacked. the fight between u.s. forces in afghanistan. >>> a high speed chase that looks straight out of an action film. >> good sa mamaritans jump into action. trying to lift a 4,000 pound car in order to free a trapped motorcyclist, caught on tape. >>> we're also watching a very wild day in the coastal range around the sierra. severe lightning strikes, 269 in cool-down sx hours and big wingho up in the 7-day forecast when we come back. >>> overseas, a deadly coordinated attack. the taliban hit two sites in kabul. >> they hit both the u.s. embassy and nato compound. no one was hurt at the embassy. the attackers launched rocket propelled grenades from the top of a nearby building. in a separate incident a suicide bomber carried out an attack that killed a police officer. secretary of state hillary rodham clinton said theist will do everything it can to combat those who committed the cowardly attack. >> two of the top intelligence officials say the united states has learned a great deal about al qaeda since the 9/11

u.s. embassy from a nearby construction site. a military base also came under attack. taliban militants armed with rifles, rockets and other weapons fought with international security forces in central kabul. a taliban spokesman told nhk its members were responsible for at least three incidents against the embassy, nato facility and site belonging to afghan forces. cities previously considered to be relatively safe have recently come under tag ban attack as the security situation in afghanistan worsens. >>> training the local police is a key component of the united states exit strategy from afghanistan after almost a decade of war. however, some police are accused of serious abuses in a report released monday by human rights watch. the 102 page report says members of the afghan local police or alp are responsible for crimes, including killings, rape, and arbitrary detention. human rights watch says the report is based on more than 120 interviews, including with victims of abuse as well as security officials. it accuses afghanistan of failing to hold the alp to account.

u.s. embassy. is, how threatening they are to our security. >> haqqani network has long been a frustration for american intelligence and military officials. they take refuge in the federally administered tribal area in pakistan and for all the sort of laudable activity that we've gotten the pakistani intelligence and military to take in the tribal areas, the one place they wouldn't go ever was into north waziristan where the haqqani network has its safe haven. and as we saw from admiral mullen's testimony last week, this is a source of increasing friction. i had an individual pakistani individual say that relations have never been at a lower point. it starts with the roy davis case. that was the american contractor who shot and killed some pakistanis. they say it's just never improved especially in the wake of the bin laden raid. >> all right, fran townsend, thank you so much. there is a lot of work that needs to be done there in afghanistan. thank you very much. >>> here's our rundown, some of the

u.s. embassy if i did not get out by the weekend that i would be raped or killed. these actions devastate the lives of women around the globe. >> i tried to forget what has happened to me and face life. all i could say it is try to be someone in life and you can do it. >> when the day is darkest you can be a star when you fall hardest you find out how strong you are >> we must become foot soldiers of change. >> have had little faith. >> thank you. [applause] >> i will leave you with one last quote from alice paul. she sounded an alarm that has great poignancy and significance today. she said, if we keep on this way, it will be celebrating the 1848 convention without being much further advanced in equal rights than we are. we should not be faced because this is written into the framework of our government. today we are 13 years past her worst fears. i want to impress upon you one thing. add your voice to the chorus, sound by sound, note by note, as we rise up in a symphony of voices and say the quality. and then we also stop violence against women and children. than

u.s. embassy in cokabul. \ >> when the u.s. embassy came under attack earlier this month, washington blames the network, a sophisticated, well-armed military faction with new links to al qaeda and the taliban and a safe haven from which to operate. now the obama administration is trying to choke off funding. abdul as described by the u.s. treasury has a commando who gives directions to al qaeda. his assets will be frozen. in washington, the biggest question is whether they will move beyond treasury sanctions against unnamed individuals and declare the network as of hall of foreign terrorist organization. that is a move that is being considered, and if it happens, it could stretch relations with pakistan to a breaking point. >> they have eroded their internal security. >> that is because america's most senior soldier has already made a direct link between the network end -- between the out- network -- the al qaeda network. if he is right that the network is considered a terrorist organization, that suggests pakistan is a state sp

u.s. embassy, nato headquarters and other arguments from a high-rise building under construction. no u.s. personnel were injured. during the attack, u.s. ambassador ryan crocker told cbs news it is heavily reinforced. >> we are very well prepared in terms of our physical structure, the personnel we have and the systems we have to respond to this type of attack. >> the they are overjoyed. iran's president said the men could be released in a few days. >> reporter: the three were arrested two years ago while hiking on iraq's border in iran. they were convicted of espionage by the iranian government. shourd released last year. they told the two men would be released on $500,000 bail each. the bauer and fattal families said it's a huge relief. in an nbc news interview, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad called the release a gesture. >> translator: we are trying to make arrangement for the freedom of the other two. i think these two persons will be freed in a couple of days. >> reporter: but secretary of state hillary clinton remains cautious. >> we are encouraged by what the iranian

u.s. embassy. now america says it was plotted by the help of its ally pakistan.y the end of the mayhem, 25 people were dead. they blame the haqqani network, which had help from the pakistani intelligence service. america's top military man, admiral mike mullen, one of the president's most closest advisers had never been so blunt. the government of pakistan uses violent extremism as an instrument of policy. >> by exploiting violence, they have eroded their internal security and the position in the region. they have undermined their international credibility and threatened their economic well- being. only a decision to break with this policy can pave the road to a positive feature for pakistan. >> the haqqani network operates untouched from within pakistan. they are linked to the taliban sympathetic to al qaeda appeared it is suspected that they are armed and trained by those inside pakistan. the government denies it. >> i categorically deny it. i categorically deny it. we have no such policy to attack or to a detect with pakistani forces or through pakistani assis

u.s. embassy and the isaf headquarters. this seemed like a significant attack. >> gunfire broke out across the neighborhood. we headed for cover. the target was the u.s. embassy. guards took up positions on the roof. inside, they scrambled for cover. nato soldiers joined afghan police. this residential area became a war zone. afghan and international soldiers were side by side, taking aim at taliban hiding deep inside the building. the gunfire was heavy and sustained. the attack helicopters were called in to fire on the insurgents. the attack started with a suicide bomber at a roundabout. militants then fired from a building about 300 meters away which was still under construction. at the same time, across the city, the police station and the airport were also attacked. the taliban fought on. afghan security forces needed foreign help to combat the threat. >> there reacted quickly. they brought helicopters in, which is the first time afghan national security forces used their own helicopters for an operation like this. they

u.s. embassy and nato headquarters. took almost a full day of fighting before afghan and coalition forces killed the attackers. taliban claiming responsibility for the siege. the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan, though, downplaying the attack. >> these were five guys that rumbled into town with hpgs under their car -- rpgs under their car seats. there were unconfirmed reports that they were wearing burqas as disguise. they got into a building and did some harassment fire on us. you know, this really is not a very big deal. >>> our suzanne malveaux is in -- has been inside the building where insurgents launched that attack. suzanne, i'll get you to respond if you can. i don't know if you were able to hear the soundbite. but to hear u.s. officials saying there was really not a big deal. that was his way of characterizing it. is that the way that you would characterize it? >> reporter: you know, sure, he said it's no big deal. we spoke with the ambassador earlier when he responded to another attack. and they're really trying

u.s. embassy in kabul nato sent out a tweet asking how long the taliban would continue to put innocent afghans in harm's way well that must have cost the taliban tweeter abdul kahar bulk who responded with this tweet saying this i don't know you've been putting them in harm's way for the past ten years razed whole villages and market and you still have the nerve to talk about harm's way. i mean. we have to credit the taliban. we're being so up to date on texting acronyms and this battle of words went on for several tweets and each side took shots at each other's credibility reposed articles even linking to youtube videos i mean you remember the saying the pen or in this case the tweet is mightier than the sword and if the u.s. takes its war to twitter as an alternative to actual battle and i was in the lives and the defense spending that could be saved on that note i'm going to end it that does it for now for more on the stories we covered go to our t. dot com slash usa check out our you tube page it's youtube dot com slash r t america you can follow me on twitter at lauren lyster because i be

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u.s. embassy.f the nato-led international security assistance force. the attacks soon developed into gunfights between the fighters and afghan security troops. at least nine people were killed and 23 injured in the attacks. a taliban spokesperson told nhk that the group was responsible for the assaults. the attacks ended after 20 hours, when afghan security forces killed the last of the six insurgents in their stronghold. >> translator: we've killed six fighters who launched attacks from this high-rise, where they'd been holed up. as you can see, this was a good location for them to launch the attack. >> reporter: president hamid karzai has released a statement condemning the attacks. he said this will not stop the transition of security from international to afghan forces. with the u.s. and nato planning to withdraw from afghanistan, the reappearance of the taliban in kabul has raised questions about whether afghan troops are prepared to protect the capital. hideki yui, nhk world, islamabad. >>> g

u.s. embassy this morning.so fired at nato headquarters and other official buildings in the area. >>> a campus alert at san jose state university about a recent sexual assault. this attack happened off campus sunday morning. this comes less than a week after a man groped a woman near the engineering building. >>> 5:48 now. president obama heading to ohio today to rye triangle drum up public support to create more jobs. the president sent that $447 billion package to congress yesterday. but republicans on to the tax increases needed to pay for the plan. they include limits on deductions that could be taken by higher income people. >>> a project that oakland international airport could come to a screeching halt if congress doesn't make a big move by friday. that's the deadline to reauthorize the federal aviation administration's operating authority. the deal contains funding that's needed for oakland's new air traffic control tower. transportation secretary ray lahood will hold a news conference there this aftern

u.s. embassy there. it remains a place where pockets of al qaeda exist, although the government is being quite cooperative with the united states government in terms of trying to close down al qaeda there. >> you point out in the book there was an attempt at bombing the sullivans ship. >> yeah. >> when did that happen and how much of that do we know now? how much of it is public? >> i mean, quite a lot. the u.s. sullivan, a dress reher sag for the cole, and that occurred on january 3, 2000, towards the end of ramadan. in that particular year. basically, the bombers overloaded the boats with explosives an it sunk. but they learned from their mistakes and did the u.s.s. cole. but sullivan's attack was -- the planned attack was going to be part of a terrorist spectacular involving the bombing of los angeles international airport, lax and tourist sites in jordan and all of these things were going to be related for the millennium and none worked out either because of the incompetence of the plotters or good p

u.s. embassy staff were ordered to retreat into bomb and bulletproof shelters texas based. brave new foundation think tank says the presence of u.s. troops in afghanistan nearly encourages the taliban to keep on fighting. here we are just as the nine eleven ten year anniversary and major attacks are being mounted in the capital we're just weeks out from betray us you know kind of crowing about the most recent statistics you want to cite saying that you know violence is coming down but that was immediately followed by august which was the most deadly month ever for u.s. forces in afghanistan and then followed by the spectacular attacks in the capital it shows that the military approach in afghanistan so as for what's happening is that because the united states did worse on to their primary just for cation for the war being achieved which was the killing of a lot that has lent credence to the taliban argument with the local people that the united states has its own purposes in afghanistan that has given the taliban even more recruitment abilities be able to say that what's hap

u.s. embassy according to news sources going on throughout the day.l of kabul where it is the attack. a tall building has been under fire about 300 yard from the u.s. embassy. american official couldn't immediately be reaped for -- reached for comment. four afghans have been injured. >>> more breaking news from the abc2 newsroom, news surfaced two american hikers are being released from iran in the deal has been reached. for more abc2's carin -- karen red mand is standing by. >> reporter: the iranian president said the two blerns given 8 year prison sentences would be free in two days. he reportedly told the network that shane bauer and josh fatal will be released in two days. he made the unexpected announcement this morning in an interview with ann curry. the two have been in jail for two years. abc2 news. >> news time is 6:50. democracy 2011 it's primary election for baltimore city. many people will head to the polls to vote for the mayoral candidate and city council elections. sherrie johnson is live outside election headquarters with the latest. i