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taliban perceived? >> depends on where you go. in the north, i mean, in the sort of civil war, the prospect of civil war i described is basically a north-south thing. >> rose: which it was before. >> which it was before. >> rose: here is secretary of defense robert games told me on may 16th 2012. >> do you believe the afghans will be able to take over and perform in a way to prevent a taliban takeover in 2014? >> i think a lot -- i think the answer to that question depends in part on how the next two and a half years plays out. the afghan army has grown a lot faster than was originally planned, and i think despite the problems that we have had that everything i have heard, everything i saw in my many visits out there is pretty good. i mean nobody ever questioned the afghan's ability to fight. >> rose: so they are sticking to the point of your article here, what happens when they come out and they are basically saying we don't know, we don't really know. >> we are rolling the dice, you know, we are leavi
taliban perceived? >> depends on where you go. in the north, i mean, in the sort of civil war, the prospect of civil war i described is basically a north-south thing. >> rose: which it was before. >> which it was before. >> rose: here is secretary of defense robert games told me on may 16th 2012. >> do you believe the afghans will be able to take over and perform in a way to prevent a taliban takeover in 2014? >> i think a lot -- i think the answer to that...
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on the way out, two new taliban flags, a remind thaer while the mission is winding down, the taliban are far from gone. for "nightline," muhammad lila many afghanistan. >> thanks for the brave reporting there for muhammad lila. thank you for
on the way out, two new taliban flags, a remind thaer while the mission is winding down, the taliban are far from gone. for "nightline," muhammad lila many afghanistan. >> thanks for the brave reporting there for muhammad lila. thank you for
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on the way out, two new taliban tlags, a reminder that while the mission is winding down, the taliban are far from gone. for "nightline," muhammad lila many afghanistan. >> thanks for the brave reporting there for muhammad lila. thank you for watching abc news.
on the way out, two new taliban tlags, a reminder that while the mission is winding down, the taliban are far from gone. for "nightline," muhammad lila many afghanistan. >> thanks for the brave reporting there for muhammad lila. thank you for watching abc news.
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the taliban. >> yes. the tall want, taliban, pakastanis, everybody else. >> absolutely, people ask why aren't the pakastanis on our side and the answer is, they don't trust us, we don't trust them but they don't trust us. they don't trust us to stick it out, so their biggest worry is on the western decide of their border is they are going to have another civil war as they had 20 years ago, they are going to have chaos and they don't want a and so they ve g a player in the game and that player is the taliban. >> rose: right. >> and that is the player they have. >> rose: so does this consequence have an impact on the region and our possibilities in the region? >> definitely. definitely. i mean, i think, look, i mean if there is a civil war in afghanistan or chaos and anarchy that is bad for the afghans, right? everybody knows that. but it is bad for the united states potentially, i mean if you -- you don't have to look back that far, 2001, 9/11 attacks, they came about because of the chaos in afghanistan. i
the taliban. >> yes. the tall want, taliban, pakastanis, everybody else. >> absolutely, people ask why aren't the pakastanis on our side and the answer is, they don't trust us, we don't trust them but they don't trust us. they don't trust us to stick it out, so their biggest worry is on the western decide of their border is they are going to have another civil war as they had 20 years ago, they are going to have chaos and they don't want a and so they ve g a player in the game and...
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it is not just the taliban. the northern alliance has been equally awful in the way they kept young boys as sex slaves and continue to do so. what we are really looking at in afghanistan is the whole series of social practices that center around notions of honor. people are much more reliant upon local institutions than federal structures. we'll see not only by the way in afghanistan but also in pakistan if a woman is accused of having some sort of sexual infidelity they will go to some tribal council. it will be really dejor that they would force her to be gang raped perhaps by the family members of the party that was aggrieved or possibly killed. it is important to not see this exclusively in terms of the taliban but this is a set of practices that has existed and continue to exist throughout afghanistan. by the way, we can ask the question what will happen when we leave but let's remember that this is happening while we are still there with a relatively large presence of troops in the country. >> so this is n
it is not just the taliban. the northern alliance has been equally awful in the way they kept young boys as sex slaves and continue to do so. what we are really looking at in afghanistan is the whole series of social practices that center around notions of honor. people are much more reliant upon local institutions than federal structures. we'll see not only by the way in afghanistan but also in pakistan if a woman is accused of having some sort of sexual infidelity they will go to some tribal...
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why is the taliban still so powerful? >> well, many afghans are frustrated with the delays in reconstruction. some see the taliban as a preferable alternative to the karzai government. these afghans provide them with cover and the taliban can recruit new fighters there. another reason for the resurgence is that the taliban have a sanctuary in waziristan along the pakistani side of the border. the pakistani military doesn't patrol there and many residents oppose the u.s. military presence. so all these factors contribute to the power of the taliban. >> it appears it's going to be take something time for afghans to stand on their own. how might that be accomplished? >> well, international donors currently provide the bulk of afghan's national budget. the afghans have a need to build up their own industries. farmers make up 80% of the population. so agriculture products would be one area to focus on. the mining industry also provides another hope. afghan government officials want to encourage 40 investors to explore deposits
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to free taliban prisoners. this is clearly not a leader who is willing to stand up to the taliban in afghanistan. until that happens we are going to continue to see taliban just holding afghanistan by its throat. >> all right. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter at... from afghanistan to london. >> the summer olympics begins later this month with historical importance for women's participation. the u.s. olympic team has more women than men for the first time since the games began. the u.s. has 269 women on its roster, and 261 men. and every country sending athletes to the olympics will be sending female athletes. including sawed sawed. which has not allowed women to compete in international sporting events. the middle eastern country will send two women following intense international pressure. they will compete in judo and track and field. so is this a good development for women? >> title 9. title 9. >> what about but in other --. >> absolutely. and the fact that the saudis will be sending someone
to free taliban prisoners. this is clearly not a leader who is willing to stand up to the taliban in afghanistan. until that happens we are going to continue to see taliban just holding afghanistan by its throat. >> all right. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter at... from afghanistan to london. >> the summer olympics begins later this month with historical importance for women's participation. the u.s. olympic team has more women than men for the first time since the...
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why is the taliban still so powerful? >> well, many afghans are frustrated with the delays in reconstruction. some see the taliban as an alternate to the karzai government. these afghans provide them with cover and taliban can recruit new fighters there. another reason for the resurgence is that the taliban have a sanctuary in waziristan along the pakistani side of the border. the pakistani military doesn't patrol there, and many residents oppose the u.s. military presence. so all of these factors continue to the power of the taliban. >> it appears it is going to be taking some time for afghans to stand on their own. how might that be accomplished? >> well, international donors currently provide bulk of afghan's national budget. so the afghans need to build up their own industries. farmers make up 0% of the population, so every culture products will be one area to focus on. the mining industry also provides another hope. afghan government officials want to encourage foreign investors to explore deposits of copper and oil.
why is the taliban still so powerful? >> well, many afghans are frustrated with the delays in reconstruction. some see the taliban as an alternate to the karzai government. these afghans provide them with cover and taliban can recruit new fighters there. another reason for the resurgence is that the taliban have a sanctuary in waziristan along the pakistani side of the border. the pakistani military doesn't patrol there, and many residents oppose the u.s. military presence. so all of...
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why is the taliban still so powerful? >> well many afghans are frustrated with the delays in reconstruction. some see the taliban as an alternate to the karzai government. these afghans provide them with cover and taliban can recruit new fighters there. another reason for the resurgence is that the taliban have a sanctuary in waziristan along the pakistani side of the border. the pakistani military doesn't patr there, and many residents oppose the u.s. military presence. so all of these factors continue to the power of the taliban. >> it appears it is going to be taking some time for afghans to stand on their own. how might that be accomplished? >> well international donors currently provide bulk of afghan's national budget. so the afghans need to build up their own industries. farmers make up 0% of the population so every culture products will be one area to focus on. the miningndustry also provides anoer pe. afgh govnmen officials want to encourage foreign investors to explore deposits of copper and oil. interest from c
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some say the taliban owes to the karzai government. the afghans provide them with cover and they can recruit new fighters there. on the reason for the resurgence is that taliban have a sanctuary, along with the pakistani side of the border. the pakistani doesn't go over there and many residents oppose the presence. so all these factors continue to the power of the taliban. >> it appears it will take some time for afghan stoes stand on their own. how might that be accomplished? >> international don'ters currently provide the afghan national project. so the afghans have the need to build up their own industries. farmers make up 80% of the population. so the project would be aid to foik is focus on. mining also provides another hope. afghan officials want to have investors explore copper and oil. interest from china and india have already started. but like many, they are worried about security. and afghan officials cannot hope to attract investment until they get the order. >> nhk world there speaking to our gene otani. >>> palestinian pr
some say the taliban owes to the karzai government. the afghans provide them with cover and they can recruit new fighters there. on the reason for the resurgence is that taliban have a sanctuary, along with the pakistani side of the border. the pakistani doesn't go over there and many residents oppose the presence. so all these factors continue to the power of the taliban. >> it appears it will take some time for afghan stoes stand on their own. how might that be accomplished? >>...
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reconciliation with the taliban. less than two months later, killed former t they were suspected thee been deadlocked. invaded afghanistan in 1979. london. go lisans agreed. but didn theirtaliban. do you the obama administration respo difficulties, but if it is their mil forces. but civilians. united natrd number. so there aical hat time they'll security a be done wi framework would work best to br >> this should befghan owned. on ameri sitting directl afghans for the because th will not g >> reporter: het take complete charge of negotiations with the taliban. without what he calls nhk world, tokyo 160, those kids have better years old when his korean parents gave this is matthew. what are you making?matthew is searching f preparing fine cuisine, about them of things, the history of my family. have people here are reluctant to adopt as they strongly believe family members must b coming home. not only are they looking for a good job. established in 2006 supports parent. >> translator: for the past seven when the child
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taliban yes of course the taliban has basically responded by either going into hibernation at times of greater nato bombing and attacks or when nato retreats a little bit it goes on the offensive but the taliban has both its military and its political side we have had and we've been trying from washington to engage the taliban to set up kind. negotiating office for the taliban those are continuing the pace it's not going to be easy and it hasn't been successful i mean so far in anything up in. pakistan you talk a lot about the involvement of pakistan agreement between the u.s. and the nato alliance with the pakistan over their supply route to afghanistan. how do you see that in fact the operations in afghanistan global a military point of view of course the supply lines are very important it's cheaper to go through pakistan in many cases it's safer and so having pakistan on our side is critically important but at the same time we have to look at why pakistan and you know closed down those operations pakistani government felt that our kind of violating its sovereignty and any number of
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when we talk about the taliban, the taliban really are factions must. they have multiple factions. look, this is how it seems. i've basically, and i have written again on the taliban, the taliban don't have any interest in welcoming the few surviving al qaeda because the history of the relationship between the taliban and al qaeda is fraught with tension and contradictions. >> host: when you look at what president obama is facing, and we have only a few minutes left, what do you think barack obama believes will be his foreign-policy legacy? you have spoken a foreign-policy not being his primary interest come his, his primary interest is domestic consensus building, but how does he define national interests? are they different than the national interest that we have defined by george bush? the national interest as you say that have been the same for many many years, the concern about israel, the concern about oil, the concern about stability. are those still the national security interests? is that the realism of president barack obama or is there something else that he is hoping fo
when we talk about the taliban, the taliban really are factions must. they have multiple factions. look, this is how it seems. i've basically, and i have written again on the taliban, the taliban don't have any interest in welcoming the few surviving al qaeda because the history of the relationship between the taliban and al qaeda is fraught with tension and contradictions. >> host: when you look at what president obama is facing, and we have only a few minutes left, what do you think...
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it in the interest of the taliban to kill civilians? how is it good for their patriotism to kill civilians? how is it good for the religious to kill civilians and innocent people? rather than doing that, my recommendation to the taliban is to join the peace process and become a political force in afghanistan. enter politics. >> reporter: most troops are due to withdrawal from afghanistan by 2014. karzai is scheduled to step down as president the same year. that combination threatens the power. karzai said he hopes peace talks with the taliban can be restarted in order to improve security in afghanistan and raise prospects for development. hideki yui, nhk world, kabul. >>> technical experts have met from i ran and six major powers, to discuss iran's nuclear program. western diplomats hope the meeting will pave the way for higher level negotiations. the talks are part of negotiations that resumed in april between iran and the u.n. securi council plus germany. western leaders want iranian scientists to stop higher grade uranium enrichment
it in the interest of the taliban to kill civilians? how is it good for their patriotism to kill civilians? how is it good for the religious to kill civilians and innocent people? rather than doing that, my recommendation to the taliban is to join the peace process and become a political force in afghanistan. enter politics. >> reporter: most troops are due to withdrawal from afghanistan by 2014. karzai is scheduled to step down as president the same year. that combination threatens the...
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taliban yes of course the taliban has basically responded by either going into hybrid. they should at times of greater nato bombing and attacks or when nato retreats a little bit and goes on the offensive but the taliban has both its military and its political side we have had and we've been trying from washington to engage the taliban to set up a kind of negotiating office for the taliban those are continuing the pace it's not going to be easy and it hasn't been successful i mean she's on anything up in. pakistan you talk a lot about the involvement of pakistan going at it when the u.s. and the nato alliance with pakistan over their supply route to afghanistan. how do you see that in fact the operations in afghanistan global a military point of view of course the supply lines are very important it's cheaper to go through pakistan in many cases it's safer and so having pakistan on our side is critically important but at the same time we have to look at why pakistan you know closed down those operations pakistani government felt that our kind of violating its sovereignty
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taliban yes of course the taliban has basically responded by either going into hybrid. they should at times of greater nato bombing and attacks or when nato retreats a little bit and goes on the offensive but the taliban has both its military and its political side we have had and we've been trying from washington to engage the taliban to set up a kind of negotiating office for the taliban those are continuing the pace it's not going to be easy and it hasn't been successful i mean she is foreign anything up in . pakistan you talk a lot about the involvement of pakistan agreement between the u.s. and the nato alliance with the pakistan over their supply route to afghanistan. how do you see that in fact the operations in afghanistan global a military point of view of course the supply lines are very important it's cheaper to go through pakistan in many cases it's safer and so having pakistan on our side is critically important but at the same time we have to look at why pakistan you know closed down those operations pakistani government felt that our kind of violating its
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. >> the taliban said it was revenge for what they said was inhumane treatment of taliban detainees. >> and an call to protect the right to circumcise young boys. it was ruled the circumcision on religious grounds alone equaled to bodly harm. >> the genocide trial of mladic has been adjourned after he complained of feeling unwell. he was taken to the hospital for medical checks. mladic denies his crimes. >> picking up on one or two of those stories ourselves later on gmt but for now i'm joined by our correspondent who himself first started at bush house some 40 years ago. isn't it interesting in this sage of here today and gone tomorrow and people screaming their information online. the word history or historic applies and applies aptly? >> it does entirely. the service of the bbc have been going for several years before the service moved into bush house. we had king george 5r broadcasting to the empire back in the 1930's. but absolutely historic moments in those early days of bbc moving into bush house. so often mentioned our broadcasting to the french after front fell to nazi germa
. >> the taliban said it was revenge for what they said was inhumane treatment of taliban detainees. >> and an call to protect the right to circumcise young boys. it was ruled the circumcision on religious grounds alone equaled to bodly harm. >> the genocide trial of mladic has been adjourned after he complained of feeling unwell. he was taken to the hospital for medical checks. mladic denies his crimes. >> picking up on one or two of those stories ourselves later on gmt...
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o important components of is the most important we look at the prospect >> reporter: getting the talibans provednarces. united states and er, a afghan president burhanuddin rabbini.adliation. they announced they were opening however, behind the scene discussions stopped in march. the ta ever since now he government -- release of their prisoners from happen.the problem of the americ taliban saw that nothing is happening. w, they can find a way out. >> reporter: the u.s. and nato say their military efforts are lict is taking a h political solution. especially with the americans afghanistan, or at least his should be afghan owned. pakistanis are also there s will be sidelined. because it will be difficult for independen this will not gain anything from the negotiation.can be sayaka> after weather in the region. affect the region over 2 well-saturated. so any slight amount of rain is not good news. down towards the south, in millime theas located 1,000 kilometers of the baja california peninsula. good news atus by so thato nevada area has been contending ome thundershowers states. as well as
o important components of is the most important we look at the prospect >> reporter: getting the talibans provednarces. united states and er, a afghan president burhanuddin rabbini.adliation. they announced they were opening however, behind the scene discussions stopped in march. the ta ever since now he government -- release of their prisoners from happen.the problem of the americ taliban saw that nothing is happening. w, they can find a way out. >> reporter: the u.s. and nato say...
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of the taliban evident in a recent video that surfaced on internet. it shows a man local afghan officials say is a taliban fighter executing a young woman accused of adultery, the video too graphic to show here has sparked concern of local afghans. translator: the action that the taliban has committed is against the law. it does not exist in sharia law. if our mother and sister watched this video, they will be shocked and scared. this is against the law. >> reporter: afghan officials say the crime is being investigated thoroughly. >> we will find those culprits and those taliban who are behind this act of violence, terrorism and brutal act. >> reporter: afghan president hamid karzai released a statement today condemning the execution calling it an unforgivable crime. doug mckelway fox news. >>> three little boys are dead tonight after drowning in a shallow creek on the eastern shore. the boys ages 12, 11 and 6 went missing saturday night last seen playing basketball in a church parking lot near the creek in fredericksburg. family members and friends a
of the taliban evident in a recent video that surfaced on internet. it shows a man local afghan officials say is a taliban fighter executing a young woman accused of adultery, the video too graphic to show here has sparked concern of local afghans. translator: the action that the taliban has committed is against the law. it does not exist in sharia law. if our mother and sister watched this video, they will be shocked and scared. this is against the law. >> reporter: afghan officials say...
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the taliban have no vision, no -- that is what is sad about afghanistan as many years the taliban will be a key role everyone knows now again, the way the argument is constructed is that its al qaeda -- if they leave now there are certain segments that a subsequent to the transnational argument and this is joe biden's fer demint as you know when he said don't surge american gypsum of guinness to rely on counterterrorism measures, so thidea is you bring those we have 90,000 american troops in afghanistan. you bring most of them and leave between 15,000 wage bill war relentlessly. and they realize because they want to prevent the idea that the pakistan and afghanistan theater in any reemergence in the transnational jihadist. when we talk about the taliban, the taliban are very fractured on multiple fractions and that's why this is how it seemed. i basically have written again the taliban don't have any interest in welcoming the few surviving because the history of the relationship between the taliban and al qaeda is a history fought in the contradictions. >> host: when you look at what p
the taliban have no vision, no -- that is what is sad about afghanistan as many years the taliban will be a key role everyone knows now again, the way the argument is constructed is that its al qaeda -- if they leave now there are certain segments that a subsequent to the transnational argument and this is joe biden's fer demint as you know when he said don't surge american gypsum of guinness to rely on counterterrorism measures, so thidea is you bring those we have 90,000 american troops in...
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it in the interest of the taliban to kill civilians? how is it good for the patriotism to kill civilians and innocent people? rather than doing that, my recommendation to the taliban is to join the peace process and become a political force in afghanistan. enter politics. >> reporter: most groups are planning to withdraw from afghanistan in 2013. karsai is expected to step down as president the same year. that combination threatens the power virtue. karsai says he hopes peace talks with the taliban can be restarted in order to improve security of afghanistan and raise the prospects for development. nhk world, kabul. >>> a lot of japanese don't rely on expensive gym memberships or fancy equipment to stay fit. they work out the old fashioned way. all they need to do is rise early and turn on the radio. he's more. >> reporter: early in the morning at the tokyo park, some people exercise before work. others just enjoy the fresh air. around the corner, these people are getting ready. >> reporter: at 6:30 on the dot, they move to the instruct
it in the interest of the taliban to kill civilians? how is it good for the patriotism to kill civilians and innocent people? rather than doing that, my recommendation to the taliban is to join the peace process and become a political force in afghanistan. enter politics. >> reporter: most groups are planning to withdraw from afghanistan in 2013. karsai is expected to step down as president the same year. that combination threatens the power virtue. karsai says he hopes peace talks with...
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that really hasn't happened, and i wonder why the taliban aren't talking. >> scott, bear in mind, that while we definitely want to see a negotiated settlement-- that's how insurgencies end-- it's not our negotiating table where we want to see the taliban. it is the afghan negotiating table. what you're not going to get, scott, in my estimation, is some kind of grand bargain or the entirety of the taliban come to terms with the afghan government. it's going to be chipping away, breaking them apart, breaking them loose, defections, and a general degradation, i think, of the taliban through political as well as military means. >> pelley: that sowns like a long slog. how does that square with the idea of getting all u.s. troops out of there by 2014? >> as secretary clinton has said, we can fight and talk at the same time. and so can the afghans. it's great if large numbers of the taliban decide that they'd rather rejoin the new afghanistan and die trying to overturn it because those are really their options. but the afghan state can prevail increasingly in the lead as we draw down troops.
that really hasn't happened, and i wonder why the taliban aren't talking. >> scott, bear in mind, that while we definitely want to see a negotiated settlement-- that's how insurgencies end-- it's not our negotiating table where we want to see the taliban. it is the afghan negotiating table. what you're not going to get, scott, in my estimation, is some kind of grand bargain or the entirety of the taliban come to terms with the afghan government. it's going to be chipping away, breaking...
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the concern tonight is that the taliban are feeling emboldened as u.s. troops prepare to withdraw in the fall. john bentley, cbs news, kabul, afghanistan. >> jeff: u.n. special envoy kofi annan arrived in damascus one day after showing admitting his plan in syria had failed. president bash ar al-assad is conducting military exercises, in a german tv interview assad accused the u.s. of supplying rebels with weapons. in tokyo secretary of state clinton said assad's regime is on the verge of collapse in the face of growing rebel strength. but today on face the nation, senator john mccain accused the administration of failing to lead. >> it's not a fair fight, russian arms are pouring in, iranians are on the ground. and people are being massacred, tortured, raped and murdered as a matter of policy by bashar assad. we need to establish a sanctuary so that they can organize, they can resist and they can prevail. >> reporter: egypt's new islamist president mohammed morsi today defies a powerful military council by calling the parliament back into session. egypt
the concern tonight is that the taliban are feeling emboldened as u.s. troops prepare to withdraw in the fall. john bentley, cbs news, kabul, afghanistan. >> jeff: u.n. special envoy kofi annan arrived in damascus one day after showing admitting his plan in syria had failed. president bash ar al-assad is conducting military exercises, in a german tv interview assad accused the u.s. of supplying rebels with weapons. in tokyo secretary of state clinton said assad's regime is on the verge of...
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the mission, help the afghan army reclaim this alley from the taliban. >> that was a taliban flag in the village. >> reporter: walking through this alley it is clear, this is an afghan-led mission. it's their strategy and their fight. didn't take long for the fight to find us. we were walking through the valley, when we suddenly heard gunshots and loud explosions. we believe we may have walked into a bit of an ambush. possibly now we're caught in the crossfire. we can hear the shots coming from behind that ridge. that's the afghan army. they are leading this fight. they are the ones returning the fire. with mortars and heavy machine gunfire surrounding us, american soldiers get involved. >> there has to be somebody right up there. >> reporter: but they aren't in charge of this fight. the afghans are. the americans hoping they can handle it on their own. with casualties mounting, tempers flare. afghans argue and fight among themselves. in the end, the afghans realize they still need american help. they demand american fighter jets bail them out. the american air strike worked. but the
the mission, help the afghan army reclaim this alley from the taliban. >> that was a taliban flag in the village. >> reporter: walking through this alley it is clear, this is an afghan-led mission. it's their strategy and their fight. didn't take long for the fight to find us. we were walking through the valley, when we suddenly heard gunshots and loud explosions. we believe we may have walked into a bit of an ambush. possibly now we're caught in the crossfire. we can hear the shots...
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here's barbara starr. >> don, an afghan woman killed, executed by the taliban because two taliban men had a dispute over here according to the governor of the the afghan province where the killing took place. amateur video very difficult to watch. we of course will not show the moment of death, but look, this is the ongoing brutality of the taliban. the local governor says the men involve accused her of adultery and then had her killed. that official says the men quote faked a court to decide about the fate of the woman and in one hour, they executed the woman. the two men involved were then killed by a third taliban commander. afghan officials say they are still looking for the others involved. there was a very strong and swift statement from the top u.s. military commander, general john allen, who said quote let's be clear. this wasn't justice. this was murder and an atrocity of unspeakable cruelty. the taliban's continued brutality towards innocent civilians, particularly women, must be condemned in the strongest terms, there has been too much progress made by too many brave aftgha
here's barbara starr. >> don, an afghan woman killed, executed by the taliban because two taliban men had a dispute over here according to the governor of the the afghan province where the killing took place. amateur video very difficult to watch. we of course will not show the moment of death, but look, this is the ongoing brutality of the taliban. the local governor says the men involve accused her of adultery and then had her killed. that official says the men quote faked a court to...
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the mission, help the afghan army regain this region from the taliban. >> that was a taliban flag in the village. >> reporter: this is an afghan-led mission. it's their strategy and their fight. didn't take long for the fight to find us. we were walking through the valley, when we suddenly heard gunshots and loud explosions. we believe we may have walked into a bit of an ambush. possibly now caught in the cross fire. we can hear the shots coming from behind that ridge. that's the afghan army. they are leading this fight. they are the ones returning the fire. with mortars and heavy machine gunfire surrounding us, american soldiers get involved. >> there has to be somebody up there. >> reporter: they aren't in charge of this fight. the afghans are. the americans hoping they can handle it on their own. with casualties mounting, tempers flare. afghans argue and fight among themselves. in the end, the afghans realize they still need american help. they demand american fighter jets bail them out. the american air strike worked. but the reality is the victory is only temporary. american air
the mission, help the afghan army regain this region from the taliban. >> that was a taliban flag in the village. >> reporter: this is an afghan-led mission. it's their strategy and their fight. didn't take long for the fight to find us. we were walking through the valley, when we suddenly heard gunshots and loud explosions. we believe we may have walked into a bit of an ambush. possibly now caught in the cross fire. we can hear the shots coming from behind that ridge. that's the...
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soldiers in afghanistan in one of the last major offenses against the taliban. and for the first time, an amputee will run at the olympics when the "cbs evening news" >> glor: this july 4 is the 11th americans have spent fighting in afghanistan. but even as we get closer to the deadline for withdrawal, the work is not done. tonight, john bently is on patrol with u.s. forces in eastern afghanistan. >> hey, i don't have friendlys so watch what you're doing. >> reporter: u.s. troops from the 82nd airborne division were patroling this small village looking for taliban fighters and weapons when they were caught in an ambush. they're part of the last major offensive of the war in afghanistan. their job is to clear ghazni province of the taliban who have retaken this vital area. >> good to go. >> reporter: lieutenant randall babcock is one of the platoon leaders for the company. >> there haven't been u.s. forces here for about five years. that made it pretty crucial for us to be here and come and reestablish a presence in this area. >> reporter: ghazni is important bec
soldiers in afghanistan in one of the last major offenses against the taliban. and for the first time, an amputee will run at the olympics when the "cbs evening news" >> glor: this july 4 is the 11th americans have spent fighting in afghanistan. but even as we get closer to the deadline for withdrawal, the work is not done. tonight, john bently is on patrol with u.s. forces in eastern afghanistan. >> hey, i don't have friendlys so watch what you're doing. >>...
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soldiers in afghanistan in one of the last major offenses against the taliban. and for the first time, an amputee will run at the olympics when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> glor: this july 4 is the 11th americans have spent fighting in afghanistan. but even as we get closer to the deadline for withdrawal, the work is not done. tonight, john bently is on patrol with u.s. forces in eastern afghanistan. >> hey, i don't have friendlys so watch what you're doing. >> reporter: u.s. troops from the 82nd airborne division were patroling this small village looking for taliban fighters and weapons when they were caught in an ambush. they're part of the last major offensive of the war in afghanistan. their job is to clear ghazni province of the taliban who have retaken this vital area. >> good to go. >> reporter: lieutenant randall babcock is one of the platoon leaders for the company. >> there haven't been u.s. forces here for about five years. that made it pretty crucial for us to be here and come and reestablish a presence in this area. >> reporter: ghazni is im
soldiers in afghanistan in one of the last major offenses against the taliban. and for the first time, an amputee will run at the olympics when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> glor: this july 4 is the 11th americans have spent fighting in afghanistan. but even as we get closer to the deadline for withdrawal, the work is not done. tonight, john bently is on patrol with u.s. forces in eastern afghanistan. >> hey, i don't have friendlys so watch what you're doing....
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and that is there's a new generation of taliban. they are moral radical, more interested in jihad than in any peace talks. but the state department says it still wants to see afghans talking with afghans and secretary of state hillary clinton this be past weekend, wolf, said that there are some positive signs. >> she declared afghanistan a friendly non-nato ally of the united states. a significant development on that front, as well. jill, thank you. >>> an unrule little passenger, an emergency landing and 19 hours of misery for people on board a flight. just ahead, you'll hear the pilot talk about the ordeal as it unfolded. plus, our own dr. sanjay gupta goes inside the hospital where dozens of children have died from a mysterious illness. sanjay is standing by to join us live from cambodia coming up next. >>> and later, a well-known banker is missing. but so is $17 million. the mystery, that's coming up at 42 after the hour. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." [ male announcer ] this is the at&t network. in here, every po
and that is there's a new generation of taliban. they are moral radical, more interested in jihad than in any peace talks. but the state department says it still wants to see afghans talking with afghans and secretary of state hillary clinton this be past weekend, wolf, said that there are some positive signs. >> she declared afghanistan a friendly non-nato ally of the united states. a significant development on that front, as well. jill, thank you. >>> an unrule little...