taliban has been around for a long time so this is a different taliban that we're talking about twenty years ago and they are just the fact that they are willing to sit down and talk with the u.s. now compared to say fifteen twenty years ago when they were not willing to have and talk to the u.s. about this is the point that i need to make that the u.s. might stay in afghanistan they might have military bases there and the taliban might be compromising on having that issue and that's something that's never happened before so that shows signs that peace is possible but now i think it really depends on what the u.s. will compromise on what you think the u.s. is that should have gone wrong in trying to secure peace in afghanistan as the general was saying that has gone on for seventeen years has been discussions about withdrawing troops troop surges troop reduction phase any prospect of a full withdrawal from the country. i think from the pentagon probably not but i think the american people need to step in and say we are sick and tired of this war we've spent too much we've lost too much

soldiers and thirteen thousand taliban fighters have already been killed in the war in the last four years alone almost thirty thousand afghan troops have lost their lives the u.s. has now spent over a billion dollars on the war that's reached the peak at the start of the decade during mackenzie's confirmation hearing lawmakers lashed out at the lack of progress despite all the money thrown at the conflict. we've been married for seventeen years seventeen years is a long time what are we doing differently when it comes to the afghan security forces that we haven't done for seventeen years while being focused on this peace activist and us military veteran will griffin told us he believes the prospects for peace in afghanistan are actually improving. past two years from as long as i can recall is the pentagon to admitting that there's been a stalemate in the country the taliban controlled roughly fifty percent of that country right now the american people need to step in and say we are sick and tired of this war we've spent too much we've lost too much i would actually counter that by

the delegation from the afghan taliban have arrived in teheran taliban representatives are meeting iranian officials the two parties are expected to discuss negotiations for afghanistan's government earlier this month afghan forces abandoned a remote western district bordering iran leaving the area to the taliban after the government failed to resupply troops stationed there let's speak not a. national security analyst is joining us live now from the afghan capital kabul tell us first of all what's going on taliban representatives are in tehran to list what specifically. i think taliban are trying to outreach to the regional players they were and russia a couple of months ago they were and the u.a.e. a few weeks ago and iran is a regional who has a lot of interests and afghanistan iran believes that the isis the dice thirteen of august on is not yet eliminated and did look towards taleban assen effective tool and ensuring the day that they have the capacity to defeat. the stun therefore does this relationship this bomb has been has been sort of bridged over the past two to three years and

start any peace negotiations the taliban should first lay down its arms and respect the constitution but it does seem that things have changed and now afghanistan at the moment is calling for all international players including russia and the u.s. to support the ongoing peace negotiations now the taliban has long rejected afghanistan's coals for any talks they didn't even attend the two day conference that was held in afghanistan in geneva and was co-hosted by the afghan government and the united nations however the taliban did send representatives to meet with the avg on government officials in moscow in early november and of that marked the first time the taliban had publicly appeared on the international arena since two thousand and one does seem that that particular meeting did help to allay ground for future dialogue between the two sides however will still need to wait for the official reaction official position on that coming from the taliban but still there is a lot of diplomatic activity going on in and around afghanistan at the moment now the next a meeting on the situation

faced with a resurgent taliban u.s. president donald trump has approved sending more troops into afghanistan but with the military push he's also trying to establish new peace talks the u.s. special peace envoy to the area zalmay khalilzad has won the support of pakistan which will significant influence over the taliban and he enlisted the help of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates as well all four have been sitting down with taliban representatives in abu dhabi for the time being the priority issue for the taliban would be a peace deal with the united states and also for the afghan government as long as they're part of the political power rating there would be the thinking on that listen with an even countries into including pakistan so the priority things for the taliban will be just how we can they can stop this war and can put an end to the destruction that's happening today in the country. of afghanistan is america's longest for more troops went into the country after the attacks in the u.s. is tempered two

faced with a resurgent taliban u.s. president donald trump has approved sending more troops into afghanistan but with the military push he's also trying to establish new peace talks the u.s. special peace envoy to the area zalmay khalilzad has won the support of pakistan which will significant influence over the taliban and he enlisted the help of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates as well all four have been sitting down with taliban representatives in abu dhabi for the time being the pride of t.v. show for the taliban would be a peace deal with the united states and also for the afghan government as long as they're part of the political power rating there would be the thinking on that listen with an even countries including pakistan so the priority things for the taliban will be just how we can they can stop this war and can put an end to this election that's happening within the country. of afghanistan is america's longest war more troops went into the country after the attacks in the u.s. it tempered two thous

faced with a resurgent taliban u.s. president donald trump has approved sending more troops into afghanistan but with the military push he's also trying to establish new peace talks the u.s. special peace envoy to the zalmay khalilzad has won the support of pakistan which will significant influence over the taliban and he enlisted the help of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates as well all four have been sitting down with taliban representatives in abu dhabi for the time being the priority issue for the taliban will be a peace deal with the united states and also for the afghan government as long as they're part of the political power rating there will be the thinking on that listen with an even countries including pakistan so the priority things for the taliban will be just how we can they can stop this war in kind put an end to the destruction that's happening every day in the country. afghanistan is america's longest war troops went into the country after the attacks in the u.s. at temple two thousand and one a

this will give is strong moral too to the taliban the taliban believe they have their time on their on their on their part where where the americans are now fed up of the seventeen years of war it did not bet any results for them on the other side you have the african government which serves as the local partner for the international community which is led by the united states . the questions about its competence its capabilities are yet to be answered there is still a lot of corruption distilled division as of coming up with a united front to deal with the taliban in terms of peace so what does this peace would mean in terms of governance the future of afghanistan. there's a panic mode everybody is in panic mode when they walk up to the news this morning . the future seems very uncertain at the moment we don't know how whether it will be seven thousand what happens to the assist chain of an advise program of the afghan national forces by the u.s. led coalition these are all the questions that when the time will answer for now everybody is in a in a panic mode. there are several questi

start any peace negotiations the taliban should first lay down its arms and respect the constitution but it does seem that things have changed and now afghanistan at the moment is calling for all international players including russia and the u.s. to support the ongoing peace negotiations now the taliban has long rejected afghanistan's coals for any talks they didn't even attend the two day conference that was held in afghanistan in geneva and was co-hosted by the afghan government and the united nations however the taliban did send representatives to meet with the avg on government officials in moscow in early november and that marked the first time the taliban had publicly appeared on the international arena since two thousand and one does seem that that particular meeting did help to allay ground for future dialogue between the two sides however will still need to wait for the official reaction official position on that coming from the taliban but still there is a lot of diplomatic activity going on in and around afghanistan at the moment now the next a meeting on the situation in

to support the ongoing peace negotiations now the taliban has long rejected afghanistan. calls for any talks they didn't even attend the two day conference that was held in afghanistan in geneva and was co-hosted by the afghan government and the united nations however the taliban did send representatives to meet with the avg on government officials in moscow in early november and that marked the first time the taliban had publicly appeared on the international arena since two thousand and one does seem that that particular meeting did help to allay ground for future dialogue between the two sides however it would still need to wait for the official reaction official position on that coming from the taliban but still there is a lot of diplomatic activity going on in and around afghanistan at the moment now the next a meeting on the situation in the country is scheduled to take place very soon and the coming friday here in moscow between b.-u. russian and the u.s. representatives meanwhile the nominee to lead us central command in charge of afghanistan operations has reveal

faced with a resurgent taliban u.s. president donald trump has approved sending more troops into afghanistan but with the military push he's also trying to establish new peace talks the u.s. special peace envoy to the zalmay khalilzad has won the support of pakistan which will significant influence over the taliban and he enlisted the help of so. rebiya and the united arab emirates as well all four have been sitting down with taliban representatives in abu dhabi for the time being the pride a t.v. show for the taliban would be a peace deal with the united states and also for the afghan government as long as they're part of the political power i think they would be the thinking on that initial with an even countries including pakistan so the priority things for the taliban will be just how we can they can stop this war and put an end to the destruction that's happening every day in the country. afghanistan is america's longest war troops went into the country after the attacks in the u.s. it tempered two thousand and one

faced with a resurgent taliban u.s. president donald trump has approved sending more troops into afghanistan but with the military push he's also trying to establish new peace talks the u.s. special peace envoy to the area zalmay khalilzad has won the support of pakistan which will significant influence over the taliban and he enlisted the help of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates as well all four have been sitting down with taliban representatives in abu dhabi for the time being the priority issue for the taliban would be a peace deal with the united states and also for the afghan government as long as they're part of the political power rating there would be the thinking on that initial with an even countries including pakistan so the priority things for the taliban will be just how we can they can stop this war and put an end to the destruction that's happening every day in the country. afghanistan is america's longest war more troops went into the country after the attacks in the u.s. it tempered two thousan

faced with a resurgent taliban u.s. president donald trump has approved sending more troops into afghanistan but with the military push he's also trying to establish new peace talks the u.s. special peace envoy to the zalmay khalilzad has won the support of pakistan which will significant influence over the taliban and he enlisted the help of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates as well all four have been sitting down with taliban representatives in abu dhabi for the time being the priority issue for the taliban will be a peace deal with the united states and also for the afghan government as long as they're part of the political power rating there will be the thinking on their mission with an even countries into including pakistan so the priority things for the taliban will be just how we can they can stop this war and put an end to the destruction that's happening every day in the country. afghanistan is america's longest war and more troops went into the country after the attacks in the u.s. it tempered two thou

welcome back to the program the afghan government says it's ready for talks with the taliban without any preconditions kabul adds it's also ready to discuss changes to the constitution and nato foreign ministers have just agreed to back these negotiations but even caution of a has more. heard the statement coming from a high ranking government official right after the conference on the peace negotiations in afghanistan that took place here in moscow it was a voice that afghanistan will not see any preconditions for direct talks with the taliban including drafting a new constitution which previously used to be quite a stumbling block in our days we. console there are no prerequisites for the launch of the talks high peace council or age three c. is the charge of peace talks with the taliban it was back in twenty and previously a kabul demanded to start any peace negotiations the taliban should first lay down its arms and respect the constitution but it does seem that things have changed and now afghanistan at the moment is calling for all international players including russia and the

welcome back to our say now the afghan government says it is ready for talks with the taliban without any preconditions believin says it's ready to discuss possible changes to the constitution as well. as more details. we've heard the statement coming from a high ranking government official right after the conference on the peace negotiations in afghanistan that took place here in moscow it was boys that afghanistan will not see any preconditions for direct talks with the taliban including drafting a new constitution which previously used to be quite a stumbling block or do we. console there are no prerequisites for the launch of the talks high peace council or age three c. is the charge of peace talks with the taliban it was back in twenty and previously a kabul demanded to start any peace negotiations the taliban should first lay down its arms and respect the constitution but it does seem that things have changed and now afghanistan at the moment is calling for all international players including russia and the u.s. to support the ongoing peace negotiations now the taliban has long

start any peace negotiations the taliban should first lay down its arms and respect the constitution but it does seem that things have changed and now afghanistan at the moment is calling for all international players including russia and the u.s. to support the ongoing peace negotiations now the taliban has long rejected afghanistan's coals for any talks they didn't even attend the two day conference that was held in afghanistan in geneva and was co-hosted by the afghan government and the united nations however the taliban did send representatives to meet with the avg on government officials in moscow in early november and of that to mark the first time the taliban had publicly appeared on the international arena since two thousand and one does seem that that particular meeting did help to allay ground for future dialogue between the two sides however would still need to wait for the official reaction official position on that coming from the taliban but still there is a lot of diplomatic activity going on in and around afghanistan at the moment now the next a meeting on the situati

to support the ongoing peace negotiations now the taliban has long rejected afghanistan's holds for any talks they didn't even attend the two day conference that was held on afghanistan in geneva and was co-hosted by the afghan government and the united nations however the taliban send representatives to meet with the afghan government officials during a meeting that was held here in moscow and of that meeting a mark the first time the taliban i had publicly appeared on international airiness since two thousand and one so it does seem that that meeting did help to allay ground for possible future dialogue between bull and the taliban and at the moment there is really a lot of diplomatic activity going on in and around afghanistan now the next meeting on afghanistan peace negotiations will take place very soon it is to happen here in moscow on friday between russian and u.s. representatives. within a culture that live in central moscow thank you. a court in the netherlands has rejected a sixty nine year old man's request to legally. doing so would set a dangerous precedent. the main reas

everything they have failed because taliban is still there taliban have actually expanded now and so trump boasted about being a problem solver in the end we we will. in but since the u.s. president's own definition of victory is this obliterating isis. preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is now withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten u.s. officials generals whatever they will always keep saying that this war has reached a stalemate because they will never admit that this war has already been lost when the u.s. invaded afghanistan in two thousand and one the taliban consisted of maybe two hundred to four hundred members today that were his ation has splintered into several different organizations across continents in the numbers of tens of thousands this war has been a complete and utter failure the pentagon the white house and trump will never admit that they will call it things like a stalemate and then now they're going to look at private contractors to try to see if this. a traditional danish song has sparked a wave

this will give is strong moral too to the taliban the taliban believe they have their time on their on their on their part where where the americans are now fed up of the seventeen years of war it did not bet any results for them on the other side you have the african government which serves as the local partner for the international community which is led by the united states . the questions about its competence its capabilities are yet to be answered there is still a lot of corruption distilled division as of coming up with a united front to deal with the taliban in terms of peace so what does this peace would mean in terms of the governance the future of afghanistan. there's a panic mode everybody is in panic mode when they walk up to the news this morning . the future seems very uncertain at the moment we don't know how whether it will be seven thousand what happens to the assist chain of an advise program of the afghan national forces by the u.s. led coalition these are all the questions that when the time will answer for now everybody is in a in a panic mode. there are several qu

and everything and they have failed because taliban is still there taliban have actually expanded now and so trump boasted about being a problem solver in the end we will win but since the u.s. president's own definition of victory is this obliterating isis. preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is no withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten. u.s. officials generals whatever they will always keep saying that this war has reached a stalemate because they will never admit that this war has already been lost when the u.s. invaded afghanistan in two thousand and one. the taliban consisted of maybe two hundred to four hundred members today that were his ation has splintered into several different organizations across continents in the numbers of tens of thousands this war has been a complete and utter failure the pentagon the white house and trump will never admit that they will call it things like a stalemate and then now they're going to look at private contractors to try to save this war. a traditional danish song has sparked

he met his idol massie for two years later he's the face of afghans who have lost everything to the taliban. and members of the world need to make differences over cutting production holdbacks de facto leader saudi arabia is under pressure from washington to maintain output and keep oil prices low. i'm sumi so much kind of good to have you with us beijing is demanding canada release of men one jew one of china's top global executives mang is the daughter of the founder of chinese telecoms giant while away and was detained last week in vancouver her arrest has been. linked to alleged violations of american sanctions against iran and she now faces extradition to the u.s. asian stocks have tumbled on the news. she's the chief financial officer of one of the biggest telecommunications equipment companies in the world now it's emerged that man wang ju has been in custody in canada for days u.s. authorities are seeking her extradition on charges of helping huawei violate the u.s. trade embargo on iran allegations that have prompted an angry response from beijing . china has expressed its serious

the taliban are giving them weapons to certain iranian groups which operate certain taliban groups which operate close to its border. but i think what we are seeing now is the kind about reaching out to all the neighboring state and to discuss with them what role the state could play within the possible american peace plan and they have as proving mentioning holding talks with the u.s. officials and the u.a.e. involving pakistan saudi amorality representatives they are talking to pretty much everyone that will that help or hinder negotiations given say you know the u.s. is enmity with iran the competing interests between all of these potties. well certainly that is a very big issue because. the government can present a shotgun he don't like to see this massive diplomatic. pressure being put on by by the taliban meeting with all the so-called friends of afghanistan friends of the government. at the same time. two major issues are preoccupied the afghan government the first was the shock announcement a few days before christmas but i presume trump that in america would withdraw seven thous

and everything they have failed because taliban is still there taliban have actually expanded now and so trump boasted about being a problem solver in the end we will win but since the u.s. president's own definition of victory is this obliterating isis crushing al qaeda preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is no withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten. u.s. officials generals whatever they will always keep saying that this war has reached a stalemate because they will never admit that this war has already been lost when the u.s. invaded afghanistan in two thousand and one the taliban consisted of maybe two hundred to four hundred members today that were his ation is splintered into several different order. nations across continents in the numbers of tens of thousands this war has been a complete and utter failure the pentagon the white house and trump will never admit that they will call it things like a stalemate and then now they're going to look at private contractors to try to save this war. in washington the national

start any peace negotiations the taliban should first lay down its arms and respect the constitution but it does seem that things have changed and now afghanistan at the moment is calling for all international players including russia and the u.s. to support the ongoing peace negotiations now the taliban has long rejected afghanistan's coals for any talks they didn't even attend the two day conference that was held in afghanistan in geneva and was co-hosted by the afghan government and the united nations however the taliban did send representatives to meet with the avg on government officials in moscow in early november and of that to mark the first time the taliban had publicly appeared on the international arena since two thousand and one does seem that that particular meeting did help to allay ground for future dialogue between the two sides however would still need to. wait for the official reaction official position on that coming from the taliban but still there is a lot of diplomatic activity going on in and around afghanistan at the moment now the next a meeting on the situat

to give a timeline to the taliban in a taliban egli if you did the last statement i had the spokesperson of the taliban did he mentioned that they're getting engaged with the united states was the peace agreement so it shows that the taliban how odd so somehow. made the position of dead not against the united states did not decide to. definitely david need international. deconstructions update gandhi so i think the meeting could be done. so that i've kept into the odd bit i think most of the things would be finalized but the fly in the which is still disturbing is that not in the wall. the non in oil went up the government and the peace process is so i think definitely pakistan's united. arab emirates and the taliban so the. drive to get the taliban convince to get didn't get with the government also because the dogs will be. agreed on a certain formula so i hope. it's going to happen soon definitely what the timeline given by as center i would you want to ask you i understand there is a timeline with regards to these talks but with regards to this troop withdrawal we've had that now pot

and that taliban bomb maker was killed. >> who killed the taliban bomb maker? >> there was an ambush that was conducted. matt has reported that he is the one that killed the bomb maker. >> yes. >> in the ambush. >> just to be clear, you know, despite the fact that this bomb maker i.d.ed by this afghan leader who was working and helping these american forces, did major goldstein at the time know he was not authorized to kill him. that this was against the rules of engagement? >> super important to understand this. the bomb maker was captured with bomb-making material. he was brought back to the combat outpost. he was identified by a local tribal leader as being a taliban member and an individual who was conducting operations in marja. there are no detention facilities in marja during the war. matt was able to keep him for 24 hours at his outpost and then he was released. he could have gone anywhere in afghanistan. he could have gone north, south, east or west. and he returned to his area of operation and on his way to the area of operation that he was conducting

everything they have failed because taliban is still there taliban have actually expanded now and so trump boasted about being a problem solver in the end we. we will win but since the u.s. president's own definition of victory is this obliterating isis. preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is no withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten. u.s. officials generals whatever they will always keep saying that this war has reached a stalemate because they will never admit that this war has already been lost when the u.s. invaded afghanistan in two thousand and one the taliban consisted of maybe two hundred to four hundred members today that were his ation has splintered into several different organizations across continents in the numbers of tens of thousands this war has been a complete and utter failure the pentagon the white house in trump will never admit that they will call it things like a stalemate and then now they're going to look at private contractors to try to save this war. a scandal surrounding one of germany's lead

this man had been imprisoned since before the taliban came to power. he didn't even know the taliban and had been in power. he had been there so long. the war in iraq. how did you enter the war in iraqi? >> 2003. i showed up. >> so we all sort of took different paths to covering iraqi. for me i wasn't sure i could handle combat, that i emotionally would be able to keep up and physically. when i knew i wanted to cover what we all knew was going to be a war i offered to go to northern iraqi which meant crossing illegally from iran and waiting for the war to start and in that time there was a proxy war going on with us special forces against a group linked to al qaeda. immediately i was thrown into these scenes without any experience. then saddam fell in april 2003 and all the journalists in the northern the kurdish territory, we made our way down through thai crit and one of the government offices. scenes like this were everywhere. people celebrating. they pooled kurdish troops out and american troops out of their humvees and kissed them and threw flower

his family had b been forced to flee their homes because of the taliban. >> it was a story which captured the hearts of millions. when pictures of murtaza ahmadi wearing a makeshift lionel messi shirt fashioned out of a bag or uploaded to facebook, it was quickly a viral sensation. his dreams of meeting his idol became realility when he was invited to lead barcelona for a friendly match, a magical moment for the football mad five-year-old. two years on, this happy times are a distant memory, after taliban soldiers attacked their village and murtaza ahmadi and his family were forced to flee their homes. his international fame has brought unwelcome attention back home.

and everything they have failed because taliban is still there taliban have actually expanded now into poso trump boasted about being a problem solver in the end we will win but since the us president's own definition of victory is this obliterating isis crushing al qaeda preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is no withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten. u.s. officials generals whatever they will always keep saying that this war has reached a stalemate because they will never admit that this war has already been lost when the u.s. invaded afghanistan in two thousand and one the taliban consisted of maybe two hundred to four hundred members today that were his ation as splintered into several different organizations across continents in the numbers of tens of thousands this war has been a complete and utter failure the pentagon the white house in trump will never admit that they will call it things like a stalemate and then now they're going to look at private contractors to try. this is this your. top social media researche

everything they have failed because taliban is still there taliban have actually expanded now and so trump boasted about being a problem solver in the end we will win but since the u.s. president's own definition of victory is this obliterating isis crushing al qaeda preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is not withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten. the french president is calling for calm and harmony after a sixth week and of yellow vest demonstrations and on your macro also stated that severe measures will be meted out again. those who spread on the breast during the protests. they create this clearly the most severe judicial response this will be brought it is now time for order calm and harmony going to prevail meanwhile this weekend some of the yellow vest demonstrators chose a rather graphic way to show their anger with france's president around ninety protesters gathered in the town of and beheaded an effigy of emanuel micron performance caused an outcry on social media in france as prime minister condemned the pr

everything they have failed because taliban is still there taliban have actually expanded now and so trump boasted about being a problem solver in the end. we will win but since the u.s. president's own definition of victory is this obliterating isis. preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is not withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten. the french president is calling for calm and harmony after a sixth weekend of yellow vests demonstrations and when your mccrone also stated that severe measures will we moved out against those who spread on rest during the protest. it's clear that the most severe judicial responses will be brought it is now time for order calm and harmony to prove me and we will meanwhile this weekend some of the yellow first demonstrators chose a graphic way to show their anger with the french president there are ninety protesters are gathered in the town of angola and they beheaded an effigy of emanuel macron the performance cause an outcry on social media france's prime minister condemned the protesters b

everything they have failed because taliban is still there taliban have actually expanded now and so trump boasted about being a problem solver in the end. we will win but since the u.s. president's own definition of victory is this obliterating isis crushing al qaeda preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is not withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten. the french president is calling for calm and harmony after a sixth weekend of yellow vest demonstrations and i know macron also stated the severe measures will be meted out against those who spread unrest during the protests. it's clear that the most severe judicial responses will be brought to see if it is now time for order comment you know how many want to prove me and we let them go meanwhile this weekend some of the yellow vests demonstrators chose a rather graphic way to show their anger with france's president around ninety protesters gathered in the town of and beheaded an effigy of emanuel micron performance caused an outcry on social media in france as prime minist

i don't know why the taliban's become an enemy since he's been famous the taliban say if they capture him he'll be cast into pieces. i like messi a lot i want to live close to him and he should take me out of this place and when i see him i will say salaam and how are you that he will reply saying thank you and be safe then i will go with him to the pitch where he would play and i would watch him. a lawyer representing victims of abuse at the hands of former usa gymnastics dr larry nasser has called the organization selfish for filing for bankruptcy usa gymnastics faces one hundred lawsuits from over three hundred fifty f. lee to blame it for failing to supervise nasa the doctor is serving life sentences for sexually abusing women and girls under the guise of medical treatment. this bankruptcy filing was done for two reasons one is because they wanted to down they want to deny the current survivors the truth about what happened and who knew what when the reason for that is if people really knew what usa gymnastics was up to there be a crowd outside their office with torches and pitchf

the fall of the taliban. i remember the first journalist driving in and i was with ruth, who is a photographer for the new york times, the newspaper. we drove in and i remember looking out the windows and seeing these men and being terrified to get out of the car. ruth just opened the door and jumped out. i thought, okay, if she can do it, i can do it. i just jumped out after her. when the regime falls, we as journalist, have the incredible privilege of going to the intelligence offices, the presence, all of the places that are normally off-limits to us. so this was a prison, this family had been in prison since before the taliban came to power. he didn't even know the taliban had been in power. he had been there so long. the war in iraq. how did you enter the war in iraq? >> june, 2003. >> so there was, we also have took different paths to covering iraq. so for me, i wasn't sure i'd be able to handle combat. i emotionally would be able to keep up and physically. when i knew i wanted to cover what we all knew

it took only six weeks to force the taliban out of kabul. >> toppling the taliban wasn't that difficult. toppling a government is one thing. to track down individual fugitives, that was difficult. >> the president's approach to this is that it will be continuous, but that it will be broadly based, and it will be economic and political and diplomatic, as well as military, overt and covert. >> the concept, especially by don rumsfeld, was we want a small footprint. and there was some wisdom in that. they sent in a bunch of cia officers with a case full of money and hired a bunch of tribes men to go after bin lauden. >> u.s. commandos alongside opposition forces got within two miles of the cave complex where bin lauden is believed to be hold up. they can't get close without the firefighters defending the cave. >> there was a moment we had bin lauden bottled up in torah borough a. but the road to pakistan was left open. >> operation forces rolled into tora bora. they say it is anyone's guess where bin lauden is. >> al qaeda got away. bin lauden went off to pakistan. what was striking is how

liberty. ♪ >> ♪ >> did you kill the taliban bomb maker? >> yes. >> you willingly offered up these details at the cia? >> right, that's correct. >> that's where it started? >> pretty much. >> what is it like going from war hero to accused war crimi l criminal? were you angry? >> no, it's been painful and very difficult. >> bret: the u.s. army charged with murder the once decorated green beret matthew goldstein who killed a taliban bomb makeener afghanistan. what is next? they reopened the investigation. now it's moving forward. back to the panel. >> this is a heart breaking story. there is a lot that is not in dispute. he admits he killed this person. the u.s. government agrees. the question is whether it happened in an appropriate way. it's not where the person deserved to be killed. this is a very difficult thing. it's true you need to follow rules of engagement. it's also true we have a lot of confusing rules for our men in the military and we have a lot of ways of not giving them the tools to fight effectively. >> bret: especially in af

. -- who have lost everything to the taliban. i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight, and era is drawing to a close in germany. on friday, angela merkel will relinquish the chair of her conservative party. she will continue as chancellor for the time being, which makes her a political disruptor. in germany, the leader of the main party and government is almost always the chancellor. that means the place replaces merkel will also have his or her eyes on the chancellor. >> before it kicks off, the boss takes a look to make sure everything is set. this has become each addition at the party congress. it will be angela merkel's last one. >> i am quite grateful. i was the party leader for over 18 years. that is a long time. >> merkel will be trading -- treading a fine line. her goal is to unite the party, achieving party unity and will be both the linchpin and litmus test for her successor. the chancellor has yet to make an endorsement. >> this is an important duty for the 1001 delegates, to set the tone for the future

i don't know why the taliban's become his enemy since he's been famous the taliban say if they capture him he'll be cast into pieces. i like messy a lot i want to live close to him and he should take me out of this place. when i see him i will say salaam and how are you but he will reply saying thank you and be safe then i will go with him to the pitch where he would play and i would watch him . a lawyer representing victims of abuse at the hands of former usa gymnastics dr larry nelson has called the organization selfish for filing for bankruptcy usa gymnastics faces one hundred lawsuits from over three hundred fifty athletes who blame it for failing to supervise nasser the doctor is serving life sentences for securely abusing women and girls under the guise of medical treatment. this bankruptcy filing was done for two reasons one is because they wanted to down they want to deny the current survivors the truth about what happened and who knew what when the reason for that is if people really knew what usa gymnastics was up to there be a crowd outside their office with torches and pitc

is talking to the taliban in peace talks again in momentum earlier this week u.s. taliban saudi pakistan and afghan representatives mit and the united arab emirates talks covered a possible cease fire and a complete u.s. troop withdrawal something the taliban says is non-negotiable maybe we could look at it as a confidence building measures. or requesting. ambassador. for a schedule to draw their forces this could well be one of those signs where they're committed to would draw from of understand if the good. because the the no one song . afghans anxiously wait for clarity what president trump and do what it will mean for the china ballasts al-jazeera. the u.s. government is heading towards a shutdown the senate is currently debating a finance bill which includes more than five billion dollars for a wall along its border with mexico but it has very little chance of passing president donald trump says his administration is prepared for a very long shutdown unless it gets its way. so now it's up to the democrats as to whether or not we have a shutdown tonight i hope

the have not wanted to talk to the taliban. we have pressured them so that now we will be talking to the taliban. that has opened an opportunity to sit down a negotiate a final status in afghanistan. david: let's move to iraq. give us an update on iraq. . what is the situation there? have they been compromised as badly as president trump has said? >> president trump is spot on on how successful we have been in iraq. the strategy from 2003 to 2011 is completely different than the strategy we are using now. now we are not doing the fighting. the number of casualties have been less than 10. on the other hand, the iraqis are doing the fighting themselves. they have taken tens of thousands of casualties and virtually pushed isis out of the country. there are still some remaining pockets. but the combination of. air support,.s. ground support from artillery, but the iraqis doing the fighting themselves has proved a positive strategy. david: what role, if any, does iran play? out one point, we weren't allies -- at one point, we weren'

become as enemy since he's been famous the taliban say if they capture him he'll be cast into pieces. i like messi a lot i want to live close to him and he should take me out of this place and when i see him i will say salaam and how are you but he will reply saying thank you and be safe then i will go with him to the pitch where he would play and i would watch him. a lawyer representing victims of abuse at the hands of former usa gymnastics dr larry nelson has called the organization selfish for filing for bankruptcy usa gymnastics faces one hundred lawsuits from over three hundred fifty athletes who blame it for failing to supervise nasser the doctor is serving life sentences for sexually abusing women and girls under the guise of medical treatment. this bankruptcy filing was done for two reasons one is because they wanted to down they want to deny the current survivors the truth about what happened and who knew what when the reason for that is if people really knew what usa gymnastics was up to there be a crowd outside their office with torches and pitchforks demanding arrests. se

faced with a resurgent taliban u.s. president donald trump has approved sending more troops into afghanistan but with the military push he's also trying to establish new peace talks the u.s. special peace envoy to the zalmay khalilzad has won the support of pakistan which will significant influence over the taliban and he enlisted the help of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates as well all four have been sitting down with taliban representatives in abu dhabi for the time. and being the pride of t.v. show for the taliban it would be a peace deal with the united states and also for the afghan government as long as they're part of the political power i think they would be the thinking on that initial with an even countries including pakistan so the priority things for the taliban will be just how we can they can stop this war and put an end to the destruction that's happening every day in the country. afghanistan is america's longest war more troops went into the country after the attacks in the u.s. it temper two th

there's no talking to the taliban we don't want to talk to the taliban we're going to finish what we have to finish but nobody else has been able to finish we're going to be able to do it but now the u.s. is talking to the taliban and peace talks are gaining momentum earlier this week u.s. taliban saudi pakistan and afghan representatives met and the united arab emirates talks covered a possible cease fire and a complete u.s. troop withdrawal something the taliban says is non-negotiable maybe we could look at it as a confidence building measures the taliban are requesting. ambassador. for in a schedule to draw their forces this could well be one of those signs where they are committed to would draw from of understand if they could. visited in a long long kirk hour afghans anxiously wait for clarity on what president trump will do what it will mean for the shallop palace al-jazeera. still to come here on the news for you. barcelona on the boil again we'll tell you why. and we report from cuba where there's a debate on a forthcoming referendum the could transform the communist country.

for help in getting the taliban to engage in peace talks in afghanistan. the u.s. to quit the country saying its policy of. the problem of them. being the wrong. military approach has absolutely. it is friday december seventh i'm just here in moscow let's get into your top stories for this hour on r.t. international and we do start with this news just in the sea. an office in new york has been evacuated after a phoned in bomb threat a c.n.n. employees are still at this moment milling around outside the building it's just off to midnight now the caller said there are five ball moves currently in the building of the incident happened to shortly after ten thirty pm local time and we understand several fire alarm bells rang inside the c.n.n. newsroom the programming was taken off the air immediately and now a police investigation is underway. now students across france are protesting against the government's education reforms forcing over one hundred fifty schools to close in a number of cities the demonstrations turn violent. the student riots come on the back of week

there was i don't know why the taliban's become his enemy since he's been famous the taliban say if they capture him he'll be cast into pieces. i like messy a lot i want to live close to him and he should take me out of this place so. when i see him i will say salaam and how are you but he will reply saying thank you and be safe then i will go with him to the pitch where he would play and i would watch him. a lawyer representing victims of abuse at the hands of former usa gymnastics dr larry nasa has called the organization selfish for filing for bankruptcy usa gymnastics faces one hundred lawsuits from over three hundred fifty athletes who blame it for failing to supervise nasa the doctor is serving life sentences for sexually abusing women and girls under the guise of medical treatments. this bankruptcy filing was done for two reasons one is because they want to down they want to deny the current survivors the truth about what happened and who knew what when the reason for that is if if people really knew what usa gymnastics was up to there be a crowd outside their office with tor

i don't know why the taliban's become an enemy since he's been famous the taliban say if they capture him he'll be cast into pieces. i like messy a lot i want to live close to him and he should take me out of this place and when i see him i will say salaam and how are you and he will reply saying thank you and be safe then i will go with him to the pitch where he would play and i would watch him. river plate train for the first term after arriving in madrid for the copper limited dollars final against the city royals back in june is really a woman to be hosting the second leg of the final the match was called off when their fans attacked the bulk of juniors fasts in buenos aires two weeks ago madrid has since been chosen as a neutral venue reverse still are not happy at missing out on home advantage the first leg at barca stadium finished two two. we would have liked to have played this match is the home team at the river pitch with our fans who deserve this but the decision is made so we'll just offer them the best we'll offer them this title that we deserve that the fans deserve and

idol you know massey but two years later he is the face of afghans who have lost everything to the taliban. i'm sorry so much gonna thank you for joining us canada has arrested one of the biggest names in china's business world men one jew was the daughter of the founder of chinese telecoms giant way and one of its top global executives now beijing is calling for her release. you know that china has expressed our solemn position to canada and the us regarding the case. demands that they immediately clarify the reason for the arrest. form release the detainee issues and shift guard the legitimate rights and interests of the detainee . all men's arrest has been linked to alleged violations of american sanctions against iran and she now faces extradition to the u.s. asian stocks have tumbled on the news. she's the chief financial officer of one of the biggest telecommunications equipment companies in the world now it's emerged that man wang jew has been in custody in canada for days u.s. authorities appear to be seeking her extradition on charges of helping qual way violate the u.s. trade emb

is talking to the taliban in peace talks again in momentum earlier this week u.s. taliban saudi pakistan and afghan representatives mit and the united arab emirates talks covered a possible cease fire and a complete u.s. troop withdrawal something the taliban says is non-negotiable maybe we could look at it as a confidence building measures. for the schedule to draw their forces this could well be one of those signs where the committee too would draw from understand if the good. busy and of understand. the afghans anxiously wait for clarity what president trump and do what it will mean for the china palace al jazeera. turkey's government has walk and president trump's earlier decision to withdraw all of the two thousand u.s. troops operating in syria trump said i saw has been largely defeated and it's time for others to fight more from a hoarder. the turkish military will stay on alert along the border with syria but the planned to cross border offensive against what turkey considers terrorists east of the euphrates is now on hold the target was the syrian kurdish

that's why the taliban was fighting fiercely to maintain control of it. it gives you a better idea of the intensity of what was going on. major goldstein was interacting with this taliban commander a day or two after two marines had just been killed by a road side bomb planted by this commander allegedly or a cohort. it was not a distant interrogation of a bad guy. this was an identified bomb maker who had probably just killed two marines within 24 to 48 hours of the incident. the facts as laid out by mr. stackhouse the attorney differ from the facts or allegations that are laid out by the military. they said he kept the prisoner overnight and killed him the next day. the major says no he was released and the major set up an ambush and killed him. a different set of facts. i don't know what really happened. i just know that for armchair warriors to judge these men and women who were putting their lives on the razor's edge, every step could have blown up in their face and killed them. it irks me in a way that words cannot express. >> martha: it's the milit