the taliban had found a perfect target, keating. studied by the enemy since it was set up three years before as seen in the taliban's own video. time and again since the post was kraicreated in 2006, its defenses were tested by the taliban. but on that october morning in 2009, the enemy staged its fiercest attack yet. the high ground and their vastly superior numbers gave the taliban a huge advantage. eight americans would be killed in a battle that lasted from dawn till dusk and would come to symbolize the end of a military strategy to hold remote mountainous outposts constantly under attack. but from the blood and embers, these faces of heroism. soldiers laying down their lives for their brothers. bravery rarely matched in american military history. good afternoon, i'm jake tapper. on this memorial day, we have a special edition of "the lead" for you. in the more than 11 years that the united states has been fighting in afghanistan, more than 2,000 americans have been killed with more than 18,000 wounded. also during that time pre

grown strike has killed the second in command of the pakistan taliban. the first such strike since president barack obama said in a speech last week that he was the use of drones. >> one of america's most wanted , no. 2 inur rehman the pakistan taliban. it is said he was killed with six others in the u.s. grown strike. there was a $5 million reward on his head for information leading to his arrest or prosecution. not confirming the death, the white house acknowledged he would be a prime target. >> he has participated in cross border attacks against u.s. and nato personnel and horrific attacks against soldiers and civilians. >> there had been speculation withrehman had fallen out the current leader. video was meant to dismiss that idea, both men side-by- side. obama laid down new guidelines for grown strikes, there must be a continuing imminent threat before people are targeted. he directed there must be a near certainty civilians would not be harmed in the strike. obama's president beach, where he clearly indicated that these from the tax would be restri

the pakistani taliban although it's a contradiction that we have one taliban are supported by the pakistani state and they are totally different from the taliban the pakistani military is fighting inside pakistan. all right while the counting is still on for now though major aha mean thank you very much for talking to us here and sharing your views with us here on our network. movie on the victory day celebrations continue across russia's rob the weekend marking sixty eight years since the nazis surrender in world war two the trademark grand military parade in moscow was of course the centerpiece of may the nine thousand troops and tons of hardware swept across red square with planes flying overhead it's one of the most celebrated dates in russia in honor of the surviving veterans and more than twenty six million soviet people who perished in the war the country bore the brunt of the brutal nazi war machine for several years before the red army pushed back to liberate all these easter you were rolling all the way to the top of the stock in berlin. and next in our tea we continued to look at

is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make. an ambiguous public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help the u.s. and the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in afghanistan on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it has stated a clear interesting afghanistan that would be under control of a responsible government not plagued with corruption a government that would help end this drug plague. but what if global powers are

is some part of taliban the afghan taliban ninety percent of the taliban fighting in afghanistan or pakistan sponsored maybe the peace of pakistani state but in the long run when the americans will draw all the taliban factions will combine and they're going to play hell with the pakistani state. well time's up for mr president say protesters in france are still waiting for the vital changes they desperately voted for a year ago when choosing socialist francois hollande last may. also ahead as the british are forced to further tighten their belts find out who did and me a cot in just a couple of minutes here in our team. well . technology innovation. developments around russia we've got this huge you're covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. download the official publication yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away fro

in the bad taliban go ahead judy. i don't think first of all when they talk about sanctuary and allowing them to go back and forth across the border can we keep the mexican border absolutely secure and we completely stop people from crossing that border and the people crossing here are just crossing because they're hungry you know so i don't think that we can expect any more from the pakistani government and military than we can from our our own in terms of keeping our border secure furthermore our i think. just draw your x. are counterproductive they keep the wars going and that is the real point the real point is not controlling the taliban the real point is keeping the war going from the standpoint of the american government that is their objective the taliban could be dealt with and negotiated with because their power would fade if there was no reason for them to be there and sung go ahead jump in before we go to the break with the i hear. you and we're going to seeing what i again respectfully disagree what you h

come camp marcus says it signals the gradual taliban talibanization of bangladesh. there's always been a movement actually in terms of allegiance or some common ground if you like between the groups in bangladesh and those in the stone and done stuff for to understand but we tend to see that they have their own indigenous qualities as well but there's no question about it or is inspirational. for if you like taliban they say sure of this and this is something we should keep an eye on. after the. attacks or for two thousand the ones from britain two thousand and one the nationalist party certainly opposed to violence you should be the use of pakistan as a means of attack on the storm so for us first. there is a possibility that in future this might. find some kind of means but it remains to be seen whether that will develop and i'm optimistic that it won't be quite as extreme in that sense but the signs are definitely there for potential. after pouring millions of pounds into its drug program a strike in afghanistan has been tearing the first time by british pilots.

the pakistani taliban is claiming responsibility for that attack. how low, you're watching al jazeera live from london. syrian activists accuse government forests -- forces in the country's northwest. dozens die in fighting in .orwich area -- in nigeria al jazeera has exclusive access. china launches a terrorism drive in the south china sea. just a week to go to until pakistani elections. it has been mired by violence. twin bombs killed four people in southern cap -- pakistan. it went off in the offices of the biggest political party. themqm party is one of three liberal secular parties that have been targeted by the taliban head of the election on may 11. let's get the latest now. he joins us now from the scene of those blasts in karachi. i am not at the scene of the blast. it is too dangerous to be there. what happens in these cases as that secondary and surgery -- or jerry blast happened. there was a bomb planted just a street away from the actual headquarters of the mqm. it is the closest the taliban has managed to get to the headquarters of the

that's right having fought the taliban for over ten years the u.s. is now talking about a political solution pakistan is the middleman here last month in brussels sector of state john kerry met with president karzai and pakistan's army commander the message that they want pakistan to deliver to the taliban is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make an unambiguous public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help that you were some of the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in of ghana's then on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from

only a few does taliban are involved. the taliban wants to move deeper into hellman province. the people who live there have to decide if they want to run or stay in sight. >> a french court has questioned the head of the international monetarily fun. christine lagarde is being investigated for a celt given to a businessman. in 2008, papi got $560 million to settle a dispute. critics say the deal was too generous. democrats f yemeny are not happy with the leaderships and have not been paid for months. the only person working is the ambassador himself. >> the permanent mission of yemen to the u.n. every nation considers its embassy in new york to be one of its most important diplomatic postings. but behind the closed doors behind this building, there is very little diplomacy going on. the staff are inside but they're refusing to do any work. they say everyone apart from the ambassador is effectively on strike because they haven't been paid and they have no health insurance. >> as we speak right now their offices, they're not working. we had some code of honor which i think is a

that's right having fought the taliban for over ten years the u.s. is now talking about a political solution pakistan is the middleman here last month in brussels sector of state john kerry met with president karzai and pakistan's army commander the message that they want pakistan to deliver to the taliban is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make an unambiguous public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help that you western the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in of ghana's then on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from a

and sense the strike the pakistani taliban have said no peace talks are off and so when we talk about sovereignty are we just talking about the military in a country that is a stone simply of democracy because that's what it looks like with regards to the strike. and something new and something very interesting to bring up it during this talks of pakistan and possible reconciliation with the pakistani taliban is that right mom was said to be the one that was really trying to push for this reconciliation with the afghani with the pakistani government excuse me but beyond that i want to play a part of president obama's speech from last thursday here is him talking about how these strikes have haunted him for me and those in my chain of command those deaths will haunt us as long as we live just as we are haunted by the civilian casualties that have occurred throughout conventional fighting in afghanistan and iraq. but as commander in chief i must weigh these heartbreaking tragedies against the alternatives to do nothing in the face of terrorist networks would invite far more civilian cas

thanks so much still ahead here on r t the pakistani taliban number two commander was recently killed in a drone strike this just days after president obama's counterterrorism speech where he vowed to stale back that drone program so is he living up to those promises well question more next. the worst year for those things. white house chief of a. radio guy in fort lauderdale minestrone. i want to watch closely a politician because you never seen anything like this i'm told. i would rather as questions the people in positions of power instead of speak on their behalf and that's why you can find my go larry king now right here on our key question more. it was the first drone strike the u.s. has conducted since president obama's national security speech now pakistani officials as well as the taliban have confirmed that that drone has hit its mark while the arrest mon is the pakistani taliban number two commander rick mine and six others were killed in that strife he was accused of helping coordinate the two thousand and nine suicide bombing on a u.s. base in afghanistan that killed seve

under the stress maybe with some part of taliban the afghan taliban ninety percent of the taliban fighting and i want to spawn a pox on sponsor maybe the peace with pakistani state but in the long run when the americans with all the taliban frictions will combine and they're going to play hell with the pakistani state. coming up on the weekly from the first sayliyah later on find out why three quarters of the french population is someone happy with the president they swept the big three just a year or so after the break. well the. technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't i'm charged was a big check. if you're away from your television. set your mobile device you can watch your t.v. anytime anywhere. again french president francois facing one of the worst poll ratings in modern history and that's just one year since his jubilant victory of t

that's right having fought the taliban for over ten years the u.s. is now talking about a political solution pakistan is the middleman here last month in brussels sector of state john kerry met with president karzai and pakistan's army commander the message that they want pakistan to deliver to the taliban is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make a big public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help that you western the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in of ghana's then on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanista

that's right having fought the taliban for over ten years the u.s. is now talking about a political solution pakistan is the middleman here the message that they want pakistan to deliver to the taliban is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make on him big public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help that you western the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in of ghana's then on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it h

is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make. an ambiguous public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help that you western the allies and pakistan itself. that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in afghanistan on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they gain power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so far as pakistan's interest it's been complicated rusher possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it has stated a clear interest in afghanistan that would be under control of a responsible government not plagued with corruption a government that would help and this drug play but what if global powers are on able to avoid a power vacuum in

invasion in afghanistan on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it has stated a clear interesting afghanistan that would be under control of a responsible government not plagued with corruption. a government that would help and this drug play but what if global powers are on able to avoid a power vacuum in afghanistan what could happen then if we don't work comes to the stage where we have could deploy our forces or support somewhat if you may have to believe the only problem is in the past in the one nine hundred ninety s. after the storm we had to draw on this kind of external proxies let me just civil war we can. positive outcome one thousand nine hundred ninety six so we want to avoid that kind of civil war like situation

have confirmed that the drone hit its mark while the arrest man was the pakistani taliban and number two commander and six others were killed in the strike he was accused of helping coordinate the two thousand and nine suicide bombing on a u.s. base in afghanistan that killed seven americans as well as hundreds of bombings and shootings across pakistan without missing a beat the pakistani taliban announced that today it has a new and new deputy commander to replace a deceased deputy restaurant successor is thirty eight year old khan saeed he was allegedly involved in a two thousand and eleven attack on the pakistani navy base in karachi where eighteen people will killed and he was also involved in a two thousand and eleven jailbreak where some four hundred militant inmates had escaped i was joined earlier by marcy wheeler she's an investigative reporter with empty we'll dot net and i asked her what really came out of this drone strike and did the president follow through on the guidelines that he laid out on thursday. president actually did although only if you look at the fine print

that's right having fought the taliban for over ten years the u.s. is now talking about a political solution pakistan is the middleman here the message that they want pakistan to deliver to the taliban is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make an unambiguous public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help the uighurs and the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in of ghana's then on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state i

that's right having fought the taliban for over ten years the u.s. is now talking about a political solution pakistan is the middleman here the message that they want pakistan to deliver to the taliban is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make a big public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help the uighurs and the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in of ghana's then on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it has sta

in the taliban. violence in northern myanmar. shops gutted by fire, the crowd reports a muslim man set fire to a buddhist woman. french police arrested a man suspected of stabbing a soldier over the weekend. his fingerprints were found at the scene. prosecutors believe the suspect may have been religiously motivated. one of the world's biggest money-laundering organizations has been shut down by a cyber- crime task force. authorities say that $6 billion have been moved from around the grow -- around the globe. thatis was the website customers used to make their deposits out of liberty reserve, based in costa rica. this is what they saw when it was shut down by authorities. seven people were indicted, including delivery reserve brainchild, a former u.s. citizen arrested together with an associate in spain. >> by indicting liberty reserve and its principals, restraining $25 million in criminal proceeds, for fitting domain names, seizing servers around the globe, the message is clear. money launderers c

is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make. an ambiguous public break with global jihad is the taliban have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help the uighurs and the allies and pakistan has suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in of ghana's then on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it has stated a clear interest in afghanistan that would be under control of a responsible government not plagued with corruption. a government that would help and this drug plague but what if global powe

in the bad taliban go ahead judy. i don't think first of all when they talk about sanctuary and allowing them to go back and forth across the border can we keep the mexican border absolutely secure and we completely stop people from crossing that border and the people crossing here are just crossing because they're hungry you know so i don't think that we can expect any more from the pakistani government and military than we can from our our own in terms of keeping our border secure furthermore our i think that this isn't just that drugs are counterproductive they keep the war going and that is the real point the real point is not controlling the taliban the real point is keeping the war going from the standpoint of the american government that is their objective the taliban could be dealt with and negotiated with because their power would fade if there was no reason for them to be there and sung go ahead jump in before we go to the break with. you and what marvin is seeing what i again respectfully disagree what you

that's right having fought the taliban for over ten years the u.s. is now talking about a political solution pakistan is the middleman here the message that they want pakistan to deliver to the taliban is that the l. eyes are ready for talks on leave the taliban make a big public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help the uighurs and the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in afghanistan on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it has stated

is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make. an ambiguous public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help the u.s. and the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in of ghana's then on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it has stated a clear interesting afghanistan that would be under control of a responsible government not plagued with corruption. a government that would help and this drug plague but what if global powers

in the bad taliban go ahead judy. i don't think first of all when they talk about sanctuary and allowing them to go back and forth across the border can we keep the mexican border absolutely secure and we completely stop people from crossing that border and the people crossing here are just crossing because they're hungry you know so i don't think that we can expect any more from the pakistani government and military than we can from our our own in terms of keeping our border secure furthermore our i think that this isn't just a drug your acts are counterproductive they keep the war going and that is the real point the real point is not controlling the taliban the real point is keeping the war going from the standpoint of the american government that is their objective the taliban could be dealt with and negotiated with because their power would fade if there was no reason for them to be there and sung go ahead jump in before we go to the break with. you and we're going to seeing what i again respectfully disagree wha

he was the primary military commander for the pakistani taliban. and although -- and widely tipped to eventually become the leader of the movement. he's wanted by -- or has been wanted by both the americans and pakistanis. both sides have put out bounties on his head. the pakistanis a few years ago offered money in return for his capture, dead or alive. one of the terrorist incidents that he was allegedly involved in, you might remember the bombing of the marriott hotel in islamabad in 2009 which killed up to about 50 people. he was also linked to attacks against nato and u.s. forces in afghanistan. so he was a very significant figure and exactly the sort of person that the program is designed to target. >> and, john, if you will, during the bush administration, the former president used to joke about being number two taliban not a position to be on with the bullseye on their head, but essentially how do they keep up? don't they just get replaced with another one? >> that is the criticism ultimately of the drone program, or one of the criticisms is

is that the allies are ready for talks on leave the taliban make. an ambiguous public break with global jihad is the telephone have a strong pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motives have been mixed to say the least on the one hand the help that you western the allies and pakistan has suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in of ghana's then on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they give power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so as far as pakistan's interests it's been complicated russia possibly the greatest threat to russia faces now from afghanistan is the flow of afghan herring that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it has stated a clear interesting afghanistan that would be under control of a responsible government not plagued with. corruption a government that would help and this drug plague but what if global po

in the bad taliban go ahead judy. i don't think first of all when they talk about sanctuary and allowing them to go back and forth across the border can we keep the mexican border absolutely secure and we completely stop people from crossing that border and the people crossing here are just crossing because they're hungry you know so i don't think that we can expect any more from the pakistani government and military than we can from our our own in terms of keeping our border secure furthermore our i think that this isn't just a drug your acts are counterproductive they keep the wars going and that is the real point the real point is not controlling the taliban the real point is keeping the war going from the standpoint of the american government that is their objective the taliban could be dealt with and negotiated with because their power would fade if there was no reason for them to be there in song go ahead jump in before we go to the break was he i hear. you and what marvin is seeing what i again respectfully dis

that's right having fought the taliban for over ten years the u.s. is now talking about a political solution pakistan is the middleman here the message that they want pakistan to deliver to the taliban is that the allies are ready for talks only if the taliban make an on and big u.s. public break with global jihad isn't the taliban have a strong basine pakistan although the pakistani government denies having much influence on them but pakistan's motive said been mixed to say the least on the one hand they helped the u.s. and the allies and pakistan it suffered greatly from the extremism that spilled over the border after the u.s. invasion in afghanistan on the other hand they were accused of helping the taliban to keep leverage with them in case they get in power also as a hedge against indian influence so they have that rivalry going so far as pakistan's interest is being complicated russia possibly the greatest threat russia faces now from against and is the flow of afghan heroin that kills thousands of russians every year so russia has a state it

maybe with some part of taliban the afghan taliban ninety percent of the taliban fighting and i went to spawn a box on sponsored maybe the peace with pakistani state or in the long run when the americans liberal all the taliban frictions will combine and they're going to play head with the pakistani state. the more stories are just ahead for you including first turn failure later on r t finds out why streak waters of the french population are so unhappy with the president thinks what to make terry just stay here or go. violence boils over and bangladesh a war demands for tougher penalties for a blessed for nurse all that and more coming up. speak your language. program see documentaries in arabic it's we'll hear on t.v. reporting from the world talks about six of the ip interviews intriguing story to tell you. the. arabic to find out more visit our big. welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow french president francois hollande is facing one of the worst poll ratings in modern history and that's just one year since his jubilant victory our view action three quarters of the

but how much sway does the pressure from the taliban have here this time. how was it seems to me that they're being a bit more successful there than they have been in afghanistan at least in afghanistan or was it was kind of confined to a few provinces. it is actually the case in pakistan as a while but they are very very deadly and they don't have the same military. protection for the people that it seems that was present and are that has been present in some other countries that are going through the same thing including iraq two of them i contend the policies didn't even make it onto the taliban's block list ways that. well it seems to me that you know the terms are from the taliban are basically against democracy and against parties that are more secular but it seems to me is well then there are other things going on within the context of these attacks and that that is including you know those who are just trying to take advantage of targeting a particular party or a particular individuals that they're not there you know they don't want to support so th

in the bad taliban go ahead judy. i don't think first of all when they talk about sanctuary and allowing them to go back and forth across the border can we keep the mexican border absolutely secure and we completely stop people from crossing that border and the people crossing here are just crossing because they're hungry you know so i don't think that we can expect any more from the pakistani government and military than we can from our our own and our i think that this isn't just a draw the facts are counterproductive they keep the war going and that is the real point the real point is not controlling the taliban the real point is keeping a war going from the standpoint of the american government that is their objective the taliban could be dealt with and negotiated with because their power would fade if there was no reason for them to be there and sung go ahead jump in before we go to the break with the i hear. you and we're going to seeing what i again respectfully disagree what you have what is the effect of dron

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

in the bad taliban go ahead judy. i don't think first of all when they talk about sanctuary and allowing them to go back and forth across the border can we keep the mexican border absolutely secure and we completely stop people from crossing that border and the people crossing here are just crossing because they're hungry you know so i don't think that we can expect any more from the pakistani government and military than we can from our our own in terms of keeping our border secure furthermore our i think that this isn't just a drone strikes are counterproductive they keep the war going and that is the real point the real point is not controlling the taliban the real point is keeping the war going from the standpoint of the american government that is their objective the taliban could be dealt with and negotiated with because their power would fade if there was no reason for them to be there and sung go ahead jump in before we go to the break with the i hear. you and what marvin is seeing what i again respectfully di

in the bad taliban go ahead judy. i don't think first of all when they talk about sanctuary and allowing them to go back and forth across the border can we keep the mexican border absolutely secure and we completely stop people from crossing that border and the people crossing here are just crossing because they're hungry you know so i don't think that we can expect any more from the pakistani government and military than we can from our our own in terms of keeping our border secure furthermore our i think that this isn't just a drug your acts are counterproductive they keep the war going and that is the real point the real point is not controlling the taliban the real point is keeping the war going from the standpoint of the american government that is their objective the taliban could be dealt with and negotiated with because their power would fade if there was no reason for them to be there and sung go ahead jump in before we go to break let's see i hear. you and we're going to seeing what i again respectfully disa

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i am sure the taliban -- >> why should it be different now? the think today international community is helping us. >> there is another layer of security, local militias have been given uniforms to defend their villages. they are taking significant casualties. says that's when the americans left, people were left defenseless. the general says it is vital to support them. >> the police are the only defensive line on the border. they need support from the army. we fight shoulder to shoulder to security -- we are destroying the enemy's bases and we have meetings to tell the people to send their children to school. back in the mountains, troops searched houses in a remote village, taking down taliban flags. he says the army now controls these mountains. but this majorwhen they go back to base, thae taliban will return. the people are caught where no one has been to school and there is no healthcare. the new police checkpoints do not reach this far into the mountains. this army can celebrate more victories on the battlefield than it could before. bu

the taliban threat is real and present. two days before the election, i was there, in lahore, and i was supposed to meet the interim chief minister, who came here and spoke year. and spoke here. she said, we cannot let anyone into the house, we cannot go out. we are not going to be able to vote because the ex-prime minister's son had been kidnapped a few days ago and apparently they had intercepted some intelligence that they were going to be a spate of suicide bombers all over the country. notsaid it is off, we are going to meet the date. -- today. election day dawns, nothing happens, and everybody goes out to vote, and i cannot even tell you what it was like. i went with my brother and we drove around the entire city. there was jubilation everywhere. friends of mine went into the interior part of lahore, which is a really congested, wonderful part of lahore, which is where all your moments are, but it is -- monuments are but it is also where there is a lot of poverty. even there it felt like a fiesta. what you saw was a l

the pakistani taliban which has waged a bloody intimidation campaign in the weeks leading up to the vote that has claimed the lives of more than one hundred and thirty people here all across the country now the pakistani taliban regarded these elections as quote islamic and actually they've been targeting with the violence largely secular left leaning parties including for example the m.p. the awami national party which is growing the brunt of the attacks of has been prevented from campaigning openly which is certainly certain to skew the results in some districts we do have to say though if this election was between despair and defiance defiance did win as a record eighty six million pakistanis were eligible to vote people. immense excitement at the polling stations but at the same time there were some accusations of voting irregularities for example in the city of karachi where much of the violence has taken place there were delays in votes and in fact the electoral commission has extended the voting in some areas saying that free and fair elections did not take place at certain pollin

and i'm going to stress maybe some part of the taliban the afghan taliban ninety percent of the taliban fighting and i want to stand on a box i'm sponsored maybe the right piece of pakistani state but in the long run when the americans liberal all the taliban frictions will combine and they're going to play head with the pakistani state. stories head to including first. later on i'll see funds whites three quarters of the french population so unhappy with the president they swept to victory just a year ago and violence boils over in bangladesh two of the demands for penalties for blasphemy is a lot more after the break. we speak to language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks about six of the ip interviews intriguing story for you if you. still think. visit. bring you more top stories. on the turkish border with. an associate professor of middle eastern history and politics. thanks for being with us why did the turkish government label the syrian government quote usual suspects in the bombings before the investigation even start

unstable part of india and once taliban and other militant groups in afghanistan. and understands tribal areas. become more. of them then they couldn't feel drained didn't greater numbers in kashmir and that's all of course all of the white . bridges just stick to its austerity like on to the government's annual plan that was delivered in the queen's speech with tens of thousands of jobs expected to be slashed by me twenty thirteen in the financial sector alone some grizzel wondering whether it's something want to keep committed to the cuts as well ali boyko reports . my minister's first priority will be to reduce the deficit and restore economic stability at the same time the creed is set to get a five billion pound pay rise this year thirty six point one million pounds from the u.k. taxpayer will go towards the queen and her residence says her royal chefs and footman cost an estimated ten million pounds a year for thirty six million is divided into money which runs the royal household of the queen and the duke of edinburgh most of it goes on salaries also on the

under the stress maybe with some part of taliban the afghan taliban ninety percent of the taliban fighting in afghanistan or pakistan sponsored maybe the piece of pakistani state but in the long run when the americans with all the taliban frictions will combine and they're going to play hell with the pakistani state. coming up first term failure later on out say we have found it was from courses the french population is so on happy right with the president they swept to victory only a year ago. falls over in bangladesh with the demands for tougher penalties for blasphemous that's coming up to right after the break. the civilized world produces more food than it needs. while people die of hunger in other countries. millions of victims every year. where a meal is the most trace. is flood or drought to blame. it was a bad year for the train. we couldn't find anything. well. there was great hunger. the bill comes too late and with no good intentions. charity diplomacy and business. again french president francois hollande is facing one of the worst poll ratings of modern history and that's jus

dangerous for pakistan. >> are the taliban stealing the election? whoever heads the next government will face many challenges. prime minister must find a way to keep the lights on. about the election is on saturday. looking back at the longest naval battle ever. veterans' tell us what they remember about the historic clash. london the queen has opened parliament and outline the government's plan for the years ahead. she was accompanied by prince charles for the speech. nick robinson has the report. >> westminster can feel an awfully long way from the world's most people live in, not least on a day like today, the day her majesty travel to parliament to read the government's to do list. they're always lies an important story, as when the queen summonsed name peas to hear her speech. to hear herps speech. this is a symbol that the people's representatives do not take orders from the monarch. waiting inside the house of lords, archbishops, tv presenters, and entrepreneurs, all dressed for the day, all there to hear the agenda and new laws the governmen

the pakistani taliban which has waged a bloody intimidation campaign in the weeks leading up to the vote that has claimed the lives of more than one hundred and thirty people here all across the country now the pakistani taliban regarded these elections as quote islamic and actually they've been targeting with the violence largely secular left leaning parties including for example the m.p. the awami national party which is in the front of the tops of has been prevented from campaigning openly which is certainly certain to skew the results in some districts we do have to say though if this election was between despair and defiance defiance did win as a record eighty six million pakistanis were eligible to vote people did turn out in droves we saw in men's excitement at the polling stations but at the same time there were some accusations of voting irregularities for example in the city of karachi where much of the violence has taken place there were delays in votes and in fact the electoral commission has extended of voting in some areas saying that free and fair elections did not take pl