the afghanistan index report. you just heard from patrick quinn on the ground, the latest, the fighting continues. what is the mission in afghanistan? guest: to try to create some semblance of stability that will last not only as a combat operation draws down between now and 2014, but something that will sustain. right now, we have 10,000 troops living by the end of the year and will rise to 33,000 by the end of next fall. they are trying to do a lot in a limited amount of time to try to set the right atmosphere for transition. host: it includes about $2 billion a week being spent by the united states. where is the money going? guest: any number of things. much of it is being focused on developing the security forces in afghanistan. that is an area for a number of years in our involvement, there was not a lot of resources devoted to it, not a lot of coordination among the international community. we have had to make up for lost time in that area because it will be vital of the transition. numerous developing progr

what is the mission in afghanistan? guest: to try to create some semblance of stability that will last not only as a combat operation draws down between now and 2014, but something that will sustain. right now, we have 10,000 troops living by the end of the year and will rise to 33,000 by the end of next fall. they are trying to do a lot in a limited amount of time to try to set the right atmosphere for transition. host: it includes about $2 billion a week being spent by the united states. where is the money going? guest: any number of things. much of it is being focused on developing the security forces in afghanistan. that is an area for a number of years in our involvement, there was not a lot of resources devoted to it, not a lot of coordination among the international community. we have had to make up for lost time in that area because it will be vital of the transition. numerous developing programs going on, governance issues, try to help grow the rule of law -- so the money is being spent and a host of ways. host

let's separate afghanistan from iraq. our allies supported what we did in afghanistan. our allies including the russians wanted stability in afghanistan. and we squandered that opportunity. so my point is, let's be attentive to what our allies will support us and let's take advantage of those opportunities. >> jeremy suri was a former professor of history at the university of wisconsin and he's just recently moved down here to the university of texas. what are you teaching down here? >> i'm teaching a course on the international history of the last century, what have we learned from the wars and reconstruction and nation-building activities. and i'm also teaching a course on strategy and global policy. how do you strategize to run an organization or make policy in a global world today. next year i'll be teaching the american history survey, which i love. i love having freshman and exposing them to this material it's so much fun. >> on an american survey history course, where do you start? >> i start at 1865 we time to break the course around the time of the civil war. b

how do they feel about afghanistan? do they look at it today in terms of the mission not in temples of the bravery and the courage and the sacrifice but in rms of the mission as a failure. >> rose: i don't think they look at it as a failure. i thin there's a recalibration that's gone on from the very lofty goals that were articulated early on in the bush administration. and it's really... i don't want to call it a devolution bu it really has changed. rst of all, when barack obama announced his policy early on in his administration, he already was taking tngs out of the bush goal. bush talked about girls and women in afghanistan being equal. that was a big thing for first lady laura bush. barack obama doesn't talk about that. that's not a goal of his. i thk whether you thinkhe's defini standards down or being realistic or pragmat, he's changing standards. and now one... a term i've heard a lot among people in this administration-- mainly people in the intelligence and military branches of this administration-- is the ter

afghanistan interest same troll asia will be immediately intercepted. then out of some other stories making headlines across the globe several bomb attacks have hit central iraq killing fifteen injuring dozens of first a roadside bomb struck a truck carrying construction workers near the town of abu ghraib in the west of baghdad the attack was followed by three more explosions in the capital center the bombings calm only two days after a triple blast killed nineteen people in the country's south. twenty officers have been injured in skirmishes that broke out between police and anti-nuclear activists in germany police say hundreds of protesters protesters threw stones and fireworks at officers who used water cannons against the demonstrators a rally hope to stop a train of radioactive waste from returning returning from french after reprocessing saying that was the where the trains were heading is under siege with a purpose. let's look at some of mazen pictures from switzerland where jet man you've rossi gave this incredible flying display using a tailor

from afghanistan interest sam troll asia will be immediately intercepted. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe skirmishes are broken out between german police it is how you clear activists as officers try to disperse their rally with water cannons and demonstrators hopes to stop a train carrying nuclear waste from france it's the first such shipment to pass through germany since the country decided to abandon its nuclear energy in the wake of japan's fukushima disaster. and take a look at these amazing pictures from switzerland where jet and you've rossi gave the incredible flying display using a tailor made jet path aviation enthusiasts left from a helicopter and performed a series of aerial acrobatics high above the alps and then joined to jet planes in a synchronized right rossi's previous aerial antics include flying the english channel and a loop the loop around a hot air balloon. i'd be cheering to after a flight like that while eyes are also on a different kind of frightening notch further all the way to the red planet

$50 billion reconstructing afghanistan. we have spent millions getting girls to school. >> if you look at a map, where is the country most unstable? >> one might have said a year ago the south, which is the traditional heartland of the taliban. the u.s. military in surging into those areas has had a number of important tactical successes on the ground. they have been able to push the tablet bound -- knows the taliban -- push the taliban out of the areas. the security has deteriorated, and we see a network that is part of the taliban. they have been very aggressive, and they have been involved in a number of high-profile attacks that undermine american perceptions and afghan perceptions about which we security is heading in afghanistan. >> i want to point to the border with iran and asked about the threat or influence it was with insurgent groups inside afghanistan. >> the pentagon does accuse iran of supporting militancy in terms of weapons and no logistical support. it is really not the primary focus when we have a convers

there are dozens of them all over afghanistan. bases named for fallen soldiers. tonight, the stories of the heroes behind the names. a special edition of "nightline," american valor, fighting on, begins right now. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 24th, 2011. >> good evening, and a very happy thanksgiving. i'm cynthia mcfadden. today, as so many of us gathered around the family table to share food and laughter, we thought it fitting to remember that on the other side of the world, there are 116,000 mostly young americans serving in iraq and afghanistan, whose families are celebrating another holiday without them. as two wars that have told now for more than a decade wind down, they fight on. abc's senior white house correspondent jake tapper and "nightline" producer ely brown traveled to afghanistan to spend time with them. >> reporter: we're headed to the tip of the spear. to a remote base in mountainous northeast afghanistan. pakistan is right the

i take a different approach on afghanistan. i say it's time to come home ( applause ) i say this-- i say this nation has achieved its key objectives in afghanistan. we've had free election election 2004. we uprooted the taliban. we dismantled al qaeda. we have killed osama bin laden. i say this nation's future is not afghanistan. this nation's future is not iraq. this nation's future is how prepared we are to meet the 21st century competitive challenges, that's economic and that's education and that's going to play out over the asia pacific region and we're either prepared for that reality or we're not. i don't want to be nation building in afghanistan when this nation so desperately needs to be built. >> pelley: let me make sure i understand-- bring all the troops home today. >> here is what i would keep behind because we still have work to do. we don't need 100,000 troops nation building, meant of whom can't cross the wire. i think we need a component that gathers tactical intelligence. we need enhanced special forces respons

pakistan blocks a vital nato supply route to afghanistan in response to a helicopter strike that's killed up to twenty eight pakistani soldiers and threatens to further strain relations. chaos in cairo with fresh clashes flaring up in tahrir square protesters the new prime minister the cold shoulder and work on forming their own government. and how being blinded by love left this once aspiring us politician homeless and hopeless on the streets of ukraine. six pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story pakistan has cut off the flow of vital nato supplies to afghanistan after a helicopter strike in a volatile border region killed up to twenty eight pakistani soldiers and injured more than a dozen incident may deal a serious blow to ties between the alliance and islamic jihad which are already somewhat strained over a deadly raids in pakistani territory our correspondent in the region prius rita has more. according to the pakistani military nato helicopters actually attacked a military checkpoint on the pakistan afghan border that's not going to called salo

and you know what will be the bases in afghanistan really achieve. i think a lot of the bases will be used for special forces operations i think they'll do a lot of targeted raids like we've seen them that sort of an elevated sample rate over the last several years i think will be development projects we continue out of them. a strong military presence will continue one way or another the u.s. side. there is this planned draw down of foreign troops in afghanistan most of them are your last troops also marked the transition of control to the afghan national army but at the same time there is this more long term benefit of being established what is the significance of a more permanent presence in afghanistan well i think when i was in kandahar few weeks ago it senior u.s. diplomatic officials told me that the u.s. plan to continue to have a strong relationship with afghanistan and he said that was going to be sort of a normal development relationship and that could mean that the united states develops a sort of relationship like it has with egypt where

there are dozens of them all over afghanistan. bases named for fallen soldiers. tonight, the stories of the heroes behind the names. a special edition of "nightline," american valor, fighting on, begins right now. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," november 24th, 2011. >> good evening, and a very happy thanksgiving. i'm cynthia mcfadden. today, as so many of us gathered around the family table to share food and laughter we thought it fitting to remember that on the other side of the world, there are 116,000 mostly young americans serving in iraq and afghanistan, whose families are celebrating another holiday without them. as two wars that have told now for more than a decade wind down, they fight on. abc's senior white house correspondent jake tapper and "nightline" producer ely brown traveled to afghanistan to spend time with them. >> reporter: we're headed to the tip of the spear. to a remote base in mountainous northeast afghanistan. pakistan is right there.

there is an ongoing afghanistan. our gratitude goes out to all the men and women who serve and their families. happy thanksgiving, america. >> dicky: tonight on "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> jimmy: michele bachmann said she won't rest until obama care is repealed. or until she kidnaps all 101 dalmatians. >> dicky: kristen stewart. >> jimmy: in this movie, you get married, have sex and have a baby all in the span of about 20 minutes. >> dicky: the stars of our

and you know what will these bases in afghanistan really achieve. i don't think a lot of the bases will be used for special forces operations i think they'll do a lot of targeted raids like we've seen them sort of an elevated temple of rates over the last several years i think they'll be development projects they continue out of them. a strong military presence will continue in one way or another from the u.s. . there is this planned draw down of foreign troops in afghanistan most of them are u.s. troops this supposed to mark the transition of control to the afghan national army but at the same time there is this more long term benefit of being a southwest what is the significance of a more permanent presence than afghanistan well i think what i was going to stand up are few weeks ago a senior u.s. diplomatic official told me that the u.s. plan to continue to have a strong relationship with afghanistan and he said that it was going to be sort of the formal development relationship and now that could mean that the united states develops the sort of r

>> we had an opportunity in afghanistan and i believe this firmly that in late 2001, 2002 the people of afghanistan in the various tribal groups wanted something different and they had a history in the late 60's and early 70's i go through that in the book about a nation any of us would want to live in but the functioning nation state they want to go back to that. the negotiation process should that and we took our eyes off the ball. we promised nation-building the devoted all of the resources to hire back and we were long ruled that the decision to disconnect is there anyplace else in the u.s. the world is nation-building? >> we should acknowledge that. we were part of a multinational operation that unseated a long term dictator newmar khadafy had been in power more decades and we have been working closely along with our allies with the traditional council made up of the various forces so we are quite of part of this process to in say we are not in gage we have to do the military active patients or trust ourselves if nation-building feels in libya our military operation will have be

it is building infrastructures of the afghanistan -- infrastructure so that afghanistan can support itself. caller: as a naval academy graduate and navy pilot from vietnam, the captain of the aircraft as the decision as to what altitude they fly at and where -- has the decision as to what ought to do they fly at -- what altitude they fly at and where. that decision is not a to the medic -- not up to the medic. there is an incongruance in his statement -- gee, they do not let us cover the war in then we were fired upon. can you imagine the outcry if the aircraft is shot down with journalists on board? guest: i mean, he is talking about things i did not say. first of all, thank you for your service. one, to address the second point, i am not complaining about the military letting me cover the war. i said the exact opposite. they were incredibly helpful. they helped set up the embed process with the medevac and the 227. they got out of our way and let us cover it. i'm very grateful to the public affairs officials. i said that my freedom of information act requests for the book i am writing we

i have been behind backwards -- >> from snafg. >> -- from afghanistan? >> from afghanistan. i have been be bending backwards, saying we open our training institution free of cost. come to afghanistan, we'll train you. not one has come. >> but he gave a speech or statement the other day saying if america were to attack pakistan, afghanistan would be by pakistan's side. what do you make of that? >> i think -- i think this is -- totally preposterous to imagine this kind of thing. and then i thank him that this is the first time he's made a pro-pakistan statement. >> so you don't don't trust him? >> not at all. >> what do you think that will happen to him? will he be able to hold on to power as americans draw down? does he have support in pakistan? >> i think it's going to be very difficult, very difficult. very, very difficult. he is not liked by the majority because of what he's doing. >> what you're describing, though, as the united states draws down, is the potential for very unstable afghanistan with a weak karzai at the head. pakistan and india struggling for domination. >

afghanistan is our neighbor and afghanistan, sooner or later, should become a peace-loving country with a stable society and developing economy. i think it is achievable. we are optimists and we know it is not easy. it might take years to achieve, but in any case, what is important is -- i am repeating again that much will depend on the joint efforts of all the countries in the region to help afghanistan's government and people to stabilize the situation in that country. >> tell me a little bit about the importance of the relationship between kazakhstan and the united states. >> first, the united states, as i said in my opening marks -- my opening remarks, the united states has provided us great support to get rid of nuclear weaponry. the famous program, which was called cooperative threat foredecks -- cooperative threat reduction program look -- worked well here in kazakhstan. frankly speaking, i could tell that this program was a real success in kazakhstan. the old missiles were dismantled, the warheads were removed, and the fuel, the nuclear fuel has been transferred to peaceful purp

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i watched a documentary about one of these four bases in afghanistan. -- forward bases in afghanistan. it was a disturbing picture on how exposed our soldiers are. my question is, why should the united states be spending at $50 billion but anything in terms of reconstructing a tribal society with the geography as it is, knowing the history of afghanistan going back thousands of years? guest: i am sure that you know the history of the initial intervention following the september 11, 2001 attacks. at that time, the idea was to help rebuild the nation that had suffered greatly over decades and bring it into the modern era. since then over the past decade, that philosophy has changed. the overall international support for that has ebbed and flowed. but the idea was coming into a certain extent still is, that a strong, stable afghanistan with a functional economy, but that barely literate population is good for its own -- a literate population is good for its own people. host: our guest is missy ryan, spending a number of months stationed in baghdad, also in mexico and central america. she

how do they feel about afghanistan? do they look at it today in terms of the mission not in temples of the bravery and the courage and the sacrifice but in rms of the mission as a failure. >> rose: i don't think they look at it as a failure. i thin there's a recalibration that's gone on from the very lofty goals that were articulated early on in the bush administration. and it's really... i don't want to call it a devolution bu it really has changed. rst of all, when barack obama announced hi policy early on in his administration, already was taking tngs out of the bush goal. bush talked about girls and women in afghanistan being equal. that was a big thing for first lady laura bush. barack obama doesn't talk about that. that's not a goal of his. i thk whether you thinkhe's defini standards down or being realistic or pragmat, he's changing standards. and now one... a term i've heard a lot among people in this administration-- mainly people in the intelligence a military branches of this administration-- is the term afgh

troops in afghanistan. as well as innocent civilians in afghanistan, india, and pakist pakistan. it must also be noted that the vast majority of the materials for improvised explosive devices that are maiming and killing u.s. troops in afghanistan originate within pakistan. these are facts. we cannot deny them. and any effective strategy for pakistan and afghanistan must proceed from this realistic basis. it is for this reason that i believe this amendment and this report would be extremely useful. already in response to recent pakistani activities, the administration has chosen to withhold coalition support fund reimbursements to pakistan. over the past two quarters, that withheld money amounts to roughly $600 million. and i can imagine that amid the current tensions, further administration requests to congress for reimbursement of coalition support funds for pakistan will not be forthcoming. the report requested in this amendment would seek additional information on the amounts, types and effectiveness of coalition support fund reimbursements to the government of pakistan. it a

and nato troops in afghanistan. afghanistan is surrounded by land. no seaports. so the supplies first arrive here at the southern port city of karachi, pakistan. every day, hundreds of trucks load up their cargo and start the grueling 24-hour drive. it may take days to complete. for this, they get a little more than $200. >> they use two routes. one goes from karachi through northwest pakistan and on to the khyber pass. the other goes through baluchastan province, southwest pakistan. at one point, 80% of u.s. and nato supplies went through pakistan. the supply's critical for the military operation there. then came the attacks. the defenseless trucks torched. easy prey for militants who now had a potent way to bleed the nato mission in afghanistan. this video shows pakistani taliban fighter s joy riding in an american humvee they said they lifted in one of the attacks. raise your hand if you've been attacked, if your truck or you have been attacked. at this truck depot, dozens say they're victims. some showing off their scars. "15 to 20 militants blocked the road,

from afghanistan interests same troll asia will be immediately intercepted. eyes are also on a different kind of flight that sailing much further afield to the red planet nasa says biggest most expensive robotic rover just blasted off from cape canaveral out of voyage of discovery is the latest pictures from the launch site in florida the probe nicknamed curiosity scheduled to arrive at the mineral rich marsh in a gale crater next august it aims to search the service for clues about whether the planet has ever had life friendly environment as are his diary pushkov explains that's a russian cape that will be helping sniff out these vital signs the source of wild flights of imagination and of scientific speculation for centuries there were planets getting there has never been easy and the missions have failed but hopes are high for this new radar it's called curiosity and it's to you on mars next year the science laboratory on board should answer many questions first and foremost if there's going to be life on the red planet. mars one of the greatest mysteries

afghanistan? or from inside our department of defense and state? what really happened along the border a couple of days ago? >> pretty much the way you described it. this is the sort of thing that happens when you conduct military operations. things are happening at an obscure border area. it's not like the u.s./canadian border. things are not clear where pakistan ends and afghanistan begins. it's anybody's guess in some places. and it happens with a backdrop that pakistan provides a sanctuary for the various forces going in and outside of afghanistan killing americans. you have in this case, some troops, afghan and american troops getting into trouble. they called in air strikes to help them. the air strikes in the process killed some two dozen pakistani. this is the sort of thing that happens in this situation. >> obviously, another step in the odd relationship. of course, we went in to take out osama bin laden without letting the pakistani government know about that back in may. what's the tipping point for pakistan? they've said time and time a

eight pakistani soldiers which has already led islam about a block of vital military supply routes afghanistan. chaos in cairo with fresh clashes flaring up in tahrir square as protesters give the new pm the cold shoulder and work on forming their over government. now big blinded by love left this once aspiring american politician hopeless and hopeless on the streets of ukraine. hello very good evening from having zero in here at r.t. moscow tonight it's eight pm here in our top story nato admits it's probably to blame for a deadly helicopter raid on the pakistan afghanistan border that killed up to twenty eight pakistani soldiers and injured over a dozen others it's not a bad responded by cutting off the flow of vital nato supplies to afghanistan instead may deal a serious blow to the already strained relations over lethal incursions in pakistani territory our correspondent in the region chris street has got the details. according to the pocket study military nato helicopters actually attacked a military checkpoint on the pakistan afghan border that checkpoints called follow law in response t

back to afghanistan. if we pull out of afghanistan too soon iran will help to fill that power vacuum in afghanistan. and so it is in our best interests in the united states of america to prevent them from being able to help fill that power vacuum in afghanistan. >> let's stay on this subject. i want all of you to weigh in. we have another question. please give us your name and organization. >> good evening. i'm danielle metka, i'm the vice president for foreign studies at the american intersurprise institute. yesterday the united states and uk slapped new sanctions on iran. but we haven't bought oil directly from iran in over 30 years. we've had targeted sanctions on iran for more than half that time. nonetheless, iran is probably less than a year away from getting a nuclear weapon. do you believe that there is any set of sanctions that could be put in place that would stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon? >> let's go to governor perry. what do you think? >> absolutely. we need to sanction the iranian

pakistani soldiers an army checkpoint with his lawn about it shutting off the allied supply route to afghanistan in response. to sides of a crisis as americans lined up for you and you will black friday bargain hunt queues are also at record levels at homeless shelters include stations. and a tale of riches to rags how one american who once ran for governor in his state went looking for love in the ukraine and ended up homeless. two pm in moscow i mattress i did have you with us here on r t our top story at least one person reportedly killed four injured near cairo's tahrir square as clashes between stone hurling demonstrators and security forces continue into their second week it's the latest outbreak of violence in egypt in capital since a truce was declared two days ago okies paullus leader is in cairo and she joins us live now with more so paula what further details can you tell us on what's going on . well clashes broke out between protesters the army and the police that happened to wait come out all guns all we know is the media like the prime minister mighty inside the parliament building

percent cuts a nato supply routes in afghanistan and demands of the us vacated space after claims in alliance air strike killed dozens of pakistani soldiers nato admits it was highly likely to have been responsible for the killings and. fresh clashes in cairo as the death toll rises to forty two protesters on her square say they will not take the future in their own hands and form their own government. and love really does hurt for this once aspiring american politician who's been left homeless and hopeless on the streets of ukraine because. he has in common live broadcasting from the heart of moscow on charon's arace with their headlines pakistan is reviewing the terms of its cooperation with nato including diplomatic and political after the killing of up to twenty eight pakistani soldiers into alliance airstrikes islam a body has already shut down nato supply routes into afghanistan pakistan is also demanding the us vacate its air base in the south west of the country within fifteen days archies priya sridhar reports. according to the pakistani military nato helicopters actually at

so on cuts a nato supply routes afghanistan and demands the u.s. vacate its base after it claims an alliance airstrike kills thousands of pakistani soldiers nato admits it was hardly likely to have been responsible for the killings . fresh clashes in cairo as the death toll rises to forty one protesters on tucker square say they will now take the future into their own hands and form their own government. and love really does hurt but this once aspiring american politician has been left homeless and hopeless on the streets of ukraine. it's three o'clock here in moscow thank you for being with us we go now to our top story pakistan is reviewing the terms of its cooperation with nato after the killing of up to twenty pakistani soldiers into lines air strikes in retaliation islam about has shut down nato supply routes into afghanistan pakistan is also demanding the u.s. vacate its air base in the southwest of the country archies priya sridhar reports. according to the pocket military nail helicopters actually attacked a military checkpoint on the pakis

twenty eight pakistani soldiers in an army checkpoint with islamic bad blows an allied supply route to afghanistan in response . to new clashes erupt in egypt in capital crowds of anti army protesters vowed to stick to their demands for change despite the leadership's reluctance to make the sessions. two sides of it crisis as americans line up for the annual black friday bargain hunt lines also whether record levels elsewhere at homeless shelters include stations. and tell of the riches to rags how one american who once ran for governor went looking for love again ukraine and ended up homeless . three pm in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the nato air strike at an army checkpoint in northwest pakistan has killed up to twenty eight soldiers according to the country's ministry military officials in response islamic bad has now been blocked the alliance is a vital supply lines into afghanistan are south asia correspondent priya sridhar has. according to the pockets the many military nato helicopters actually attacked a military checkpoint on the pocket afghan b

the soviet union the war in afghanistan has. it so badly back in the eighty's that you know it very much contributed to its collapse any lessons to be learned with this is a lesson that could not have put it to a multiple occasions osama bin laden had been part of the anti soviet resistance originally as a humanitarian worker in pakistan and then eventually went to the battlefield and got so caught up by that he ended up leading a team of arabs who fought against the soviets inside of afghanistan now they were pretty incidental to the fight there were far more afghans there were arabs any given point inside of afghanistan fighting the soviets but to this was kind of the heritage not that it failed of how you beat a superpower of a training that the afghan soviet war brought down the soviet union i think it's not entirely clear historically that it did especially if you get it i mean it's it's not entirely clear what kind of imagine has. historians have mixed views on this given that the sixty afghan war cost about three billion

military campaigns in iraq and afghanistan hits a record high as billions of dollars are reportedly wasted stolen but those behind the majority of it are still walking free. now american counterterrorism expert david gardner john ross tells you why he thinks the u.s. is actually losing the war on terror and why washington's policies in the fight against terrorism are misdirected his interview is coming right up. america's war on terrorism going on for ten years now there seems to be no end in sight some experts think terrorists are actually winning that world i'm joined by counterterrorism expert at the gardens in ross the man who wrote a book titled bin laden's legacy why we're still losing the war on terror why it's a great thing i mean you're holed up about it just give us some key points about why you think the u.s. is losing the war on terror i think the main thing to look at is the u.s. is capacity to stop terrorist attacks as well as its resilience in the face of an attack compared with the enemy's ability to strike the problem isn't that al qaeda has become more potent it's not cle

eight pakistani soldiers which has already led islamabad to block a vital military supply route to afghanistan. chaos in cairo with fresh clashes fairing up in tahrir square as protesters give the new pm the cold shoulder and work on forming their own government. and our big blinded by love left this once the spire an american politician homeless and hopeless from the streets of ukraine. hello ten pm here in moscow my name's kevin owen you're watching r t in our top story that nato admits it's probably to blame for a deadly helicopter raid on the pakistan afghanistan border that killed up to twenty eight pakistani soldiers and injured over a dozen more islamabad responded by cutting off the flow of vital nato supplies to afghanistan instead may deal a serious blow no to their already strained relations over lethal incursions into pakistani territory our correspondent the region chris traders got with details. according to the pockets the military nail helicopters actually attacked a military checkpoint on the pockets on afghan border that checkpoints called in response to this incident actuall

the sun cuts a nato supply route to afghanistan and demands the u.s. vacated space after it claims that alliance airstrike kills dozens of pakistani soldiers nato admits it was highly likely to have been responsible for the killings . fresh clashes in cairo as the death toll rises to forty two protesters on tougher square say they will now take the future into their own hands and form their own government. and love really does hurt for this once aspiring american politician who has been left homeless and hopeless on the streets of ukraine. very warm welcome to you at six am here in moscow on charon's karachi we go now to our top story pakistan is reviewing the terms of its cooperation with nato including diplomatic and political after the killing of up to twenty eight pakistani soldiers into alliance air strikes islam has already shut down nato supply routes into afghanistan pakistan is also demanding the u.s. vacate its air base in the southwest of the country within fifteen days archies priya sridhar reports. according to the pakistani military nato

the soviet union the war in afghanistan has. it so badly back in the eighty's there you know it very much contributed labs any lessons to be learned well this is a lesson that bit by bit put it to a multiple occasions osama bin laden had been part of the anti soviet resistance originally as a humanitarian worker in pakistan and then he eventually went to the battlefield and got so caught up by that he ended up leading a team of arabs who fought against the soviets inside of afghanistan no they were pretty incidental to the fight it's there are far more afghans there were arabs at any given point inside of afghanistan fighting the soviets but to this was kind of the parity got bad faith of how you get a superpower of training that the afghan soviet war brought down the soviet union i think it's not entirely clear historically that it did. especially if you do get it i mean it's a it's not entirely clear what kind of impact it has historians have mixed views on this given that you by nine hundred eighty six the afghan soviet war c

taliban, afghanistan. but, al qaeda, there is a fear that al qaeda could look at libya as a safe haven. >> and there's lots of weaponry that al qaeda would like to get their hands on. ed, my question is -- i spoke with former secretary of state condoleezza rice today and i asked her if foreign policy experience mattered in a president. i want you to listen to what she said. >> i would say to the candidates, yes, you don't have to know the ins and outs of foreign policy because nobody would expect that kind of exposure. but the basics of foreign policy, you can master those during the campaign and it's important for the american people to know that you care enough about these issues to do that. >> so the question is, do the american people care if herman cain or any other candidate -- and there have been others who have had some foreign policy flubs -- does it matter? >> sure, it matters. in this day and age of world crisis, economic and the middle east being in a turmoil, you've got to have some basic know

mission in afghanistan. and kelly and jamie, back to you. >> kelly: molly henneberg reporting live from washington with more details now, jamie. >> jamie: well, thank you so much. this is a very important border that's been closed and the question is how will it affect our troops. this route is key to supplying coalition forces in afghanistan. and there's another important question that we have to consider here. and can pakistan and the ruu.s. get on the same page when it comes to fighting terror. general, good morning. >> all right. >> good afternoon, i should say. this has been going on since early this morning, there's so much concern about the supply lines, we have to get our troops what they need. how critical are the closures? >> and well, it's not that critical for right now, jamie, about 30% of all of the nonweapons materials that traffics in afghanistan, they have sufficient reserves for about 10 or 15 days and the big issue is really fuel, a fuel and so, it's not an extreme emergency right now, wha