jennings, reporting from kabul, afghanistan, with a one-on-one exclusive interview with the new president of this country. he met with a california-based nonprofit, which works with traders and farmers to make a profit. president ashraf ghani has several connections to the san francisco bay area. we talked about that, his tough new job, and the critical need for afghanistan and america to work together. >> what we're doing in afghanistan is enabling americans to lead secure lives. and... >> the tragedy of the september 11, 2001, terrorist attacks brought america and afghanistan together. president ashraf ghani says common interests bind us to rebuild afghanistan's shattered economy to prevent additional unrest, and our culture will lead the way. the new president of this country met with a california-based nonprofit called roots of peace, and me to talk about this country's future. that private meeting took place in the presidential palace in kabul. president ghani told us he wants afghanistan to be come an exporting machine. >> we are an acquired taste, but once people get to k

archival films that help provide context to today's public affairs issues. afghanistan 1982. the struggle for freedom continues. a u.s. information agency report on the december 1979 soviet invasion of afghanistan. the 50-minute film depicts afghan armed resistance to the occupation, united nations votes protesting the soviet action, and documents many alleged war crimes. interviews with former afghan officials, resistance fighters, journalists, scholars, doctors, and human rights workers tell the story of the first three years of the war. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> since 1979, the soviet union, in violation of every convention protecting the rights of a sovereign nation, has tried to impose its will on the people of afghanistan. despite the death and destruction brought by the soviets, the afghans' struggle for freedom continues. ♪ ♪ >> afghanistan is an ancient country. a rich mosaic of ethnic traditions whose identity is shaped by islam. ♪ geography has placed it at a crossroads of trade and throughout the 19th century it was the object of imperialist rivalries. sinc

afghanistan had taken over the northern city of kunduz last week was bad enough. it meant that afghan government forces had handed the taliban a huge prize: the capture of a major afghan city for the first time in 2001. that was the year that the united states invaded afghanistan with the goal of wiping out the taliban and al qaeda soon after the terrorist attacks. soon after, the united states has spent over a trillion dollars, in a conflict that has taken thousands of american lives and tens of thousands of afghans dead. the knowledge that taliban had re -taken kunduz was horrifying then, the american bombing of a hospital in kunduz, run by doctors without borders. doctors without borders said it made tran tick call frantic caln capital and to no avail. the attack came after, the americans said, the afghans call in for military support. that was different from what the general said. mike viqueria, what did the general say and what has the reaction been? >> well ali, the headline coming out of washington and elsewhere, the president of the united states, president obama now extending

5500 u.s. troops in afghanistan through 2017. mr. obama says his decision came afghanonsulting with leaders, his national security team, and leaders. the president says u.s. troops will continue to serve a noncombat role, training and assisting afghan forces. this is about 20 minutes. president obama: america's combat mission in afghanistan came to a responsible end. that milestone was achieved thanks to the courage and the skills of our military, intelligence, and civilian personnel. hey surf there with extraordinary skill and valor. important to remember the patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice in afghanistan. visited our troops to thank them on behalf of a grateful nation. could take great pride in the progress they help to achieve. they struck devastating blows against the al qaeda leadership, delivered justice to osama bin laden, prevented terrorist attacks, and saved american lives. they pushed the taliban and back some of the afghan people can reclaim their communities and send their daughters to school and improve their lives. our troops trained afghan forces and so they

. -- theistan 1982 struggle for freedom continues" is a report on the soviet invasion of afghanistan. depictsinute film afghan armed resistance through the occupation. protesting soviet action and documents many alleged war crimes. interviews with afghan officials, freedom fighters, scholars, doctors, and human rights workers tell the story of the first three years of the war. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> since 1979, the soviet union, in violation of every convention protect the rights of a sovereign nation has tried to impose its will on the people of afghanistan. despite the death and destruction wrought by the soviets, the afghan struggle for freedom continues. ♪ ♪ is an ancient country -- a rich mosaic of traditions shape by islam. ♪ geography has placed it at a crossroads of trade and throughout the 19th century, it was the object of imperialist rivalries. since modern times, afghanistan careful policy of nonalignment and has maintained peaceful relations with the neighbor to the north. , afghanistan accepted development aid from the soviet union to grade its agrarian economy. a network

on c-span3 and www.c-span.org. next on c-span, the afghanistan commander general john campbell testifies of the u.s. air strike a doctors without borders clinic. then, we will move on to the white house. first ohio governor john kasich at the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce. then marco rubio at a campaign's top in new york city. -- at a campaign stop in new york city. tomorrow british prime minister speaks in acameron party conference in manchester. stephanie rawlings blake at the national press club outlines her baltimore compact. watch live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. saturday a u.s. airstrike hit a doctors without borders clinic afghanistan, killing 22 people. general john campbell testified before the senate armed services committee. he answered questions about the accidental strike, the current plan for u.s. troops, and issues dealing with the afghan security forces, the taliban, and isis. this is two hours and 35 minutes. >> good morning. as the committee convenes i want to make it clear that i will not tolerate a disruption of the workings of this committee. i wil

president obama is set to announce a larger u.s. military presence in afghanistan beyond 2016. good morning, i'm keith jones, here's what we've learned. the president is expected to announce the u.s. will maintain a presence of 5,500 troop, much higher than the initial target of a thousand troops. president obama said he made the decision to keep more troops in afghanistan because of mounting violence and instability in the country. an official white house announcement is expected at any moment now. this is a live picture from the white house in the roosevelt room. we'll bring you the president's announcement live as soon as it happens. in the meantime, happening now, the son of congressman chaka fatah is in a philadelphia courtroom for the beginning of his bank and tax fraud trial. monique braxton is here to explain what's happening today. monique? >> reporter: right now jury selection is under way, it's been going on for an hour now. here's video we have captured in the past of chaka fatah, jr., entering the federal courthouse. for months now he's known as chip and has told the co

. >> coming up tonight, afghanistan commander general john campbell testifies of the u.s. strike that hit a doctors without borders clinic in afghanistan. we join the candidates on the road, john kasich been his day in washington where he met with the hispanic chamber of commerce. that is followed by marco rubio talking about the economy and innovation in new york city. saturday a u.s. airstrike hit a doctors without borders clinic in afghanistan, killing 22 people. general john campbell testified before the senate armed services committee. he answered questions about the accidental strike. and issues dealing with the afghan security forces. the taliban, and isis. this is two hours and 30 minutes. >> good morning. as the committee convenes i want to make it clear that i will not tolerate a disruption of the workings of this committee. i will say that anyone who does will be arrested. not ejected, the arrested. i want to make that very clear. we will not tolerate disruption of the workings of this committee. they are too important. this enough armed services committee meets this mornin

suarez and the "inside story" is next, have a great weekend. getting afghanistan often its feet and getting the u.s. out of the country. but reality has intruded. the taliban has hung on and even looked up with i.s.i.l. kunduz last briefly fell, and now there's a change in plans. the longest war, it's the "inside story." >> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. you may remember that optimistic young senator from illinois who told the public he wasn't against all wars. just dumb wars. he promised he would wrap up the american project in iraq and leave, emphasize getting afghanistan right and leave there, too. but wrapping up more than a decade of war has been difficult as iraq keeps sliding deeper into dissolution, and more than a dozen years of blood and treasure still seems undporchable. ungovernable. so now the president says he's not leaving. >> i will not let afghanistan be used as safe haven to attack by terrorists again. training afghan forces and training counterterrorism forces qaeda. of course, compared to the 100,000 troops we once had in afghanistan, today fewer than

of american troops in afghanistan. the president will say by the end of next year, 5,500 troops will remain in afghanistan. significantly more than the original target of 1,000. currently, there are 9,800 americans there, from a peak of 100,000 in 2011. nbc is at the white house. chris, how long has this been in the works? >> well, it's been in the works since march. that's when he ordered a review of what to do about the war plan in afghanistan. as recently as march, the president also said he intended to end this war, get most of the troops out by the end of his administration. obviously now, that will not happen. it's a significant shift in u.s. policy. it means he cannot keep his campaign promise to end the war, and that he will be surrounded today by his vice president, his defense secretary and the new chairman of the joint chiefs. lester? >> our pentagon correspondent standing by. jim, is this a reflection on the recent resurgence of the taliban in afghanistan? >> absolutely, lester. u.s. military officials say it was absolutely necessary to maintain a true presence because th

soviet union to stop its aggression against the people of afghanistan. the foreign minister of malaysia stated what was happening in afghanistan was cause for concern for us all. >> particularly the small on developing nations who are anxious to free ourselves from external power domination and influence and hard-won independence on the basis of nonalignment. the fact the soviet union was not mentioned by name in the communication of the nonaligned movement could not hide our deep disappointment and indignation. a superpower that often claims itself to be a supporter of the third world in the nonalignment movement. >> once again, the vote calling for withdrawal was overwhelming. this time, 116 in favor and 23 against. >> the actual third world was rather strong, unexpectedly strong, more than anybody could have expected and for the first time since the 50's, the majority of countries in the united nations condemned the soviet aggression. >> nick downie has been a close observer of soviet military aggression and afghanistan. mr. downie: in the first year after the invasion during 1980, i

deadly hospital strike in afghanistan, and the john afghanistan operations. ♪ host: good morning to all of you on this wednesday, october 7, 2015. a group of conservative republicans met behind closed doors to hear from three candidates who want to be the next speaker of the house. the front runner is kevin mccarthy. he told his colleagues he is no john boehner. will talk about this leadership races on the program. first, we want to begin with your thoughts on afghanistan. whether or not the west should leave more troops in that country to fight a rising insurgency. or, should the president forced ahead with his plan to remove all combat troops from afghanistan by the end of 2016? can dialans 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. .ndependents, 202-748-8002 you can also e-mail us. , johnitol hill yesterday campbell, who was the commander of u.s. troops not afghanistan, 1 testified before the senate armed services committee. the afghanistan timeline is unfeasible. says the u.s. must leave forces beyond 2016. [video clip] mid-2014 envisioned in that we would transition to a normalized

assassination program in afghanistan, yemen, and somalia. is there a new edward snowden? we will speak with jeremy scahill and reporters ryan devereaux and cora currier on the assassination complex, the kill chain, and manhunting in the hindus. an unprecedented glimpse into obama's drone wars. reversesresident obama course on afghanistan. >> maintaining our current posture through next year rather than a more rapid drawdown will allow us to sustain our efforts to train and assist afghans forces as they grow stronger. not only during this fighting season, but into the next one. amy: the longest war in american history has been indefinitely extended. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama has officially reversed course and announced he assaulted the withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan. speaking at the white house thursday, obama described the afghanistan war as "vital to our national security interests" and said u.s. forces will continue to go after al qaeda. >> first, i decided to maintain o

♪ >> this is aljazeera america. live from new york city, i'm tony harris. about face on afghanistan. president obama's new plans for delaying the u.s. troop drawdown. >>> off-target, lead documents on the success rate of u.s. drone strikes. >>> escalating gun violence, laughing it off. and comedians respond to donald trump. >> and we begin with america's longest war, and the announcement that withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan is on hold. president obama said that the situation in the region is too fragile to stick with his plan for an outright troop pullout by 2016. 9800 troops there will remain through at least next year. >> while america's combat mission in afghanistan may be over, our commitment to afghanistan and it's people endures. as commander in chief, i will not allow afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation again. >> it will now be up to the next president to determine the fate of the troops there. and national correspondent, jamie mcintyre is here. >> reporter: president obama said under the advice of his top commanders, he's scr

news. any moment now the president is expected to deliver a statement on afghanistan from the white house. we're going to go there live as soon as he begins speaking. a lot of reporting suggests that american troops in afternoon stan are going to stay longer than expected and by a higher number than expected. john fort and kayla. whether it's macrodata, the ipo earnings. let's talk, first, about the biggest ipo of the year. that is shares of first data. hanging on to 16 as they go public here at the nyse. our bob pasani has been all over post day today. bob. as i have been saying all day, all anybody wants right now is to keep this thing at 16 and above. it seemed to have found support at it 1,570. price at $16.17. the competition is other global payment providers. advances among them. global payments as well. albertson's did not price last night. we are expecting them to try again tonight. not clear how that's going to happen. 63 million shares. 23 to 26. obviously, obviously, there's pricing pressures there. pressure on them to lower prices. meantime, want to point out another big

will stay in afghanistan. >>> government forces launch a major offensive in syria. it will be a huge blow to opposition fighters if they win. >>> europe's refugee crisis back on the agenda in brussel. the e.u. has a plan. >>> i'll have all of the day's sport including suspended uefa chief finds out if he still has the support of his own organization, and the governing body meets to decide his future. ♪ is due to announce that american military presence in afghanistan will be extended. it is a dramatic shift in strategy. he originally aimed to withdraw most of the forces by the end of next year, but military leaders have been pushing for more support especially after taliban captured kunduz city. since then they continue to fight in several areas in afghanistan. the u.s. is expected to keep 5,500 troops in the country when obama leaves office in 2017. jennifer glasse is in kabul, and patty culhane in is washington. let's first go to jennifer. how is this going to work. >> reporter: we'll see the 9,800 forces that are here remain here through 2016, and then they'll make the decision

afghanistan delayed. a major reversal, as the taliban presents new security threats. a meeting of the mind, european leaders gather with a very full agenda, and germany order as recall of nearly 2.2 million cars but growing scandal over emissions. >> this is al jazeera america live. i am tony harris. a major reversal from the white house. on the plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan. president obama says the u.s. will now keep a hand full of bases open through 2017. the u.n. security region, the the current force just under 10,000 troops will stay on through most of next year. they will cut back to 5500 troops by the time he leaves office. that scales back the previous plan which would have seen that number go down to 1,000. al jazeera natural security force, from the pentagon, tell us more about the new strategy, and then what promised the change. this about face comes in face of this the fall of con dui that was held by the taliban briefly just for about two weeks. they insist this is something that has been in the work for months that he was con sacramentoing with the afghan governme

troops inaf. afghanistan, you both isil there. can you tell if you did withtr john troops down to a level of ef00 the effect on the safety of our troops and the ability ofcon our effectiveness for counterterrorism actions?to - >> sir if came down to 1000 as you just discussed, there is no counterterrorism structure forco in those numbers. if you draw down to that size in one location, your solely dependent upon protection for tt that particular site. outer layers that we would not have, that we have had in the past. i'm not sure if that answers my court soon. >> it to does it cripples our i ability to undertake those actions. when you jot to those forces ara those forces at greater risk without a larger footprint e ention work. >> so if they're in one location the enemy would know it they were at.o everythi we make sure we could doumb whatever we could to mitigate as we continue to draw down, every commanded her will make surehe they have the right protection. >> with the effects enter the country. >> sir thousand number, there is no allocation in that. >> thank you. >> thank you jenna fo

obama makes a major about-face on his vow to end the war in afghanistan on his watch. is it enough to shore up the afghans? this is "special report." >>> good evening, and welcome to washington, i'm brett baier, president obama will not keep his promise to withdraw all but a handful of u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of his second term. the commander-in-chief made that official today. upping the number of americans who will stay in the country for the foreseeable future. many inside and outside the military are asking are the numbers enough to strengthen what has been a weak afghan fighting force. correspondent kevin corke reports from the white house tonight on a major reversal for this president. >> while america's combat mission in afghanistan may be over, our commitment to afghanistan and its people endures. >> a commitment that has now endured for 14 years and will continue with today's announcement that the u.s. will slow its withdrawal from afghanistan. opting to have troops by the thousands remain beyond next year. >> we anticipated as we were drawing down troops, t

our heart and guys in baseball bats not indigenous to afghanistan. these are people who are truly working to develop a civil society and i just want to thank you and very personal. my appreciation of your service. my youngest son hunter served as an engineer for a year in afghanistan. and i just know he was making a difference by helping build that country, rebuild -- begin from -- from the beginning. so that -- to protect american families at home. and you have. additionally, i'm grateful as a veteran. my unit, the 218th brigade served there under bob livingston and the largest deployment from south carolina since world war ii. 1,600 troops and spread all over the country and they were pepg train forces and they were so inspired. these are lifelong friends of mine and they would let me know what they think and they think and know that they were working with -- who they identified as their afghan brothers so just -- i'm regret that so much -- hey, bad -- i can remember the first time i went to afghanistan with sheila jackson-lee. she pointed out that bad news has no feet and -- ex

obama today announced that 5500 u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan 2016, the 2016 -- beyond and the current number of 9000 troops would remain in afghanistan for most of 2016. they will continue training and advising afghan security forces to carry out counterterrorism strikes. there is the president, followed by sue -- defense secretary ashton carter's briefing. >> good morning. december, more than 13 years after our nation was attacked by al qaeda on 9/11, americas, admission and -- in afghanistan came to a responsible and. that milestone was achieved next ofthe courage, this skill our military, our diligence and civilian personnel. they served with extraordinary skill and valor, and is worth remembering the more than 2200 patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice. i visited our troops in afghanistan last year to thank them on behalf of a grateful nation. i told them they could take great pride in the progress they have helped achieve. they struck devastating blows against the al qaeda leadership in the tribal regions, deliver justice to osama bin laden, prevented terrorist att

planned a deadly bombing in afghanistan, and that is the focus up on capitol hill. the top military commander in afghanistan john campbell is testifying before the pentagon about that bombing which he says was a mistake. he says it is the u.s.'s decision to go ahead with the air strike of a doctors without borders hospital where 12 aide workers were kill and three children. general campbell testified that afghan forces called in air support, because they were taking fire from enemy positions. >> to be clear, the decision to take the on aero fires was made within the u.s. chain of command. the hospital was mistakingly struck. we would never intentionally target a medically protected faci facility. i must allow the investigation to take its course and i cannot discuss further specifics at this time, but i assure you that it will be thorough and transparent. >> and he went on the say that the special operations team was in the vicinity of the area to help direct the u.s. fighter on taliban positions. we go to barbara starr, our pentagon correspondent, and the general said that he order

to his commanders on the ground in afghanistan. it's changed because of the security situation in afghanistan, which is getting worse by the day. the taliban is making gains in parts of the country the united states was not anticipating and the white house, when you talk to senior administration officials and i talked to them last night, they said this is because the u.s. wants to leave afghanistan in a better place at some point. they want to make sure these afghan security officials are trained adequately and they want to continue to conduct counterterrorism operations, not just against al qaeda, but potentially against isis. isis is beginning to make gains in afghanistan. if isis is deemed to be threatening the homeland, the u.s. homeland from afghanistan, u.s. forces could potentially go after them in afghanistan under this new security arrangement. the president, this is part of his legacy. he hoped to end two wars by the time he leaves office. >> as with speak, more than 3,000 troops in afghanistan, 9800 in afghanistan. that will stay there through 2015. 5500, that will stay

of these -- these titles: u.s. wasted billions of dollars rebuilding afghanistan. that was in the papers back in september. then in october, afghan forces on the run. this was in the "new york times." also in the "new york times," which you have acknowledged, u.s. soldiers told to ignore sexual abuse of boys by afghan military. you know, i think of number 15 or 16 -- i've been here 20 years -- a general of the u.n. army sitting right here telling us what you told us. i believe you, there's no question about that. i believe number 15 who sat where you are today. then i go back to an e-mail that i got from the former commandant. a few years ago i asked him, general, i don't have the military background. how successful can we be in training the afghans to be soldiers and policemen? and, of course, we realize there is a problem with education in that country, and i understand that. but let me read what he said very quickly. "get real in training an army and police force. trainers are doing a wonderful job, but we don't have the time to make an army." and he closed by saying "every day

morning that the withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan will be delayed. officials say at least 5000 u.s. troops will stay through 2017. the reaction to increasing attacks by the taliban. he had planned to remove them. we will have live coverage of the residents begin to the nation at 11:00 eastern on bloomberg "market day." investigation into iran's the clear past and today. they have until december 15 to report the findings. the nuclear deal between iran and world powers takes up by three days from now. depending on reports, sanctions against iran could be lifted early next year. millions of people who depend on social security are getting a welcome news today. the government says there will be no benefit increase next year. unwelcome news today parried the governments of building a benefit increase next year and the main reason is low gas prices. based onl grazing is inflation. paul ryan remains the favorite among house republicans does exceed john boehner as speaker. ryan has not decided if he wants the job, leaving it open for other candidates. l isis of california says he

. information agency film on the first tee years of the soviet union's war in afghanistan and alleged war crimes, including the bombing of hospitals. get our complete weekend schedule at c-span.org. >> army general john campbell testified before the house armed services committee recently about the u.s. coalition forces in afghanistan. he answered questions about the u.s. bombing of a hospital in afghanistan as well as the u.s. plans for training security forces there and drawing down the u.s. troops. texas congressman max thornberry is the chair of the committee. the hearing ran two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >>> committee will come to order. committee meets today to hear testimony from general john ca

course. the president's grasses pledged to pull tubes out of afghanistan by the end of ne year. and more troubles for volkswagen . the carmaker says it will recall nearly 9 million cars across europe and that is after germany orders it to take back all the vehies at the center of the innocence scandal. -- emi scandal. i am sarah kelly. thank you for joining us. european union is turning to turkey for help with his migration crisis. it wants ankara to help stem the flow of migrants and refugees, many of whom passed through turkey before entering the eu. leaders discussed possible agreement at a meeting in brussels on thursday, where german chancellor angela merkel called for more cooperation among member states. especially hungary. reporter: the threat is clear -- if refugees continue to come, hungary will close off the border to the south, and can do it within just an hour. the plan is to put money into camps in turkey so fewer people headed north. the promises are there but the cash is still missing. >> i hope we'll get clear signals that all countries will meet their financial commitme

tomorrow, and we'll go over what the president has to say, no doubt afghanistan will be in the news throughout the afternoon, and we will see you back here on a friday. have a good day, everybody. jenna: fox news alert on two very big stories developing right now. we're awaiting that announcement from the president on his decision to keep troops in afghanistan after next year while at the same time we're expecting the israeli prime minister to also speak during our hour on the recent wave of deadly attacks in his country. that's also a very big story. hello and welcome to "happening now," i'm jenna lee. jon: emphasizing it remains a dangerous world, i'm jon scott. president obama expected to speak shortly from the roosevelt room at the white house announcing he plans to keep more than 5,000 troops in afghanistan beyond 2016 and beyond his last day as president, leaving the nation's longest-ever war to his successor. right now we have nearly 10,000 troops in country. the president wanted to draw that force down by the end of next year to a small presence based at the u.s. embassy. th

mission in afghanistan came to a responsible end. that milestone was achieved thanks to the courage and skill of our military, our intelligence, and civilian personnel. they serve there with extraordinary skill and valor. it is worth remembering the more than 2200 american patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice in afghanistan. i visited them last year to thank them on behalf of a great nation. -- grateful nation. i told them they could take great pride in the progress they have helped achieve. they struck devastating blows against the al qaeda leadership in the tribal regions. deliver justice to osama bin laden. prevented terrorist attacks and saved american lives. they pushed the taliban back so the afghan people could reclaim their communities, send their daughters to school, and improved their lives. our troops trained afghan forces so they could take the leads for their own security and protect afghans as they voted in historic elections, leading to the first democratic transfer of power in their country's history. today, american forces no longer patrol afghan villages were -

you, mr. chairman. can you talk to us in general about the relationship between afghanistan and pakistan and the various groups that are involved there? i guess related to that is the conversation about reconciliation talks between the taliban and afghan government. first of all, what hopes do you have for that? second of all, no matter what comes out of that, there will always be groups on both sides of the border that aren't part of it. what's sort of your -- tell us a little bit about the groups who might be involved, who might be reconcilable who we might still have to fight and how the relationship between afghanistan and pakistan factors into those negotiations? >> thanks for the question. as you know, very conflicted between pakistan and afghanistan. i do try to maintain ties with pakistan. i talk to general sharif probably once a week. i try to get to pakistan once a month. we really work hard to make sure the afghans and the pakistan military conduct discussions to continue to improve upon their ability to fight the same common enemy on that border. reconciliation is go

now, an announcement any moment about u.s. troops in afghanistan. president obama is expected to say he plans to keep troops at current levels next year and 5,500 troops in 2017. that's much higher than the 1,000 needed to protect embassies that many expected he would use. we are watching the white house where that announcement could happen any minute now. we will bring it to you live when it happens. today, a student detained by police will speak about the incident in a news conference. you may have seen this video on social media of officers holding down 18-year-old jason goolsbee. two officers detained him on monday outside citi bank. someone called saying he and two friends looked suspicious lingering in front of an atm there. police say goolsbee ran from them. the video struck protests in the hashtag justice for jason. >> a water main break in beth thes ta finally fixed. the lanes are open in both directions now. that happened a couple of hours ago after the water main break shut things down for a couple of days. glad that's out of the way. >> at least they had some beautiful da

safe in a sense but we went into iraq, which was a disastrous decision. not afghanistan, because that's probably where we should have gone in the first place. iraq was a disastrous decision. we go into iraq and make a mistake. you can also say is that safe going into iraq while we're losing thousands of solars? that's not safe either, when you get right down to it. he said under my brother we were safe. you can't say that. we had the worst attack in the history of this country, i guess worse than pearl harbor. that would be right up there. we had our worst attack. >> yes. >> i thought it was very obvious. it got a lot of push back. i didn't think it would be controversial when i made it. i was speaking fight innocently, actually. >> most republicans don't say when it comes to a terrorist attack that it was partially george w. bush that didn't keep us safe. that was -- you definitely broke with convention by saying that. >> that's okay, alisyn. i've been doing that for a long time. if you look at what happened, number one, i would have had much stronger immigration policies. i'm n

military mission in afghanistan. president obama announced troops will stay beyond his time in office and why it is called for. president obama: i believe this mission is vital to our national security interests for preventing terrorist attacks against our nation. scottish prosecutors say two libyans have been identified as suspects in the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie. ♪ been entertaining for decades. elvis costello tells us about his life and music. viewers onome to our public television in america and around the globe. policy. today, president obama announced he is extending the mission of american troops in afghanistan. he says delaying the timetable for withdrawal was necessary because of the deteriorating security situation. administration that campaigned on ending u.s. involvement in afghanistan, this means he'll leave office in 2017 with 5000 u.s. troops on the ground. our editor jon sopel reports. s of battlear from a war in president obama's mine was meant to be over. this front your hospital was mistakenly bombed by the americans is they assisted afghan forc

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afghanistan with her exclusive behind the front lines report on the new challenges for american troops. >>> now, to that deadly u.s. rescue mission in iraq where the first american was killed since the battle against isis began last year. that just comes despite president obama's claim that americans would not be involved in a combat role on the ground in iraq or afghanistan. martha raddatz was there to see what that noncombat role really looks like. >> reporter: this dramatic video taken by kurdish special operations forces shows that deadly, daring raid and the freeing of hostages, one after another. five u.s. helicopters carried kurdish troops and 30 u.s. special operations soldiers to the isis-held facility. a firefight broke out. delta force team leader joshua wheeler playing a pivotal role, up to 20 isis militants were killed and 70 hostages rescued. but master sergeant wheeler, a highly decorated father of four, was shot dead. wheeler had survived 14 tours in iraq and afghanistan, but it was this train and assist mission, a mission that was not supposed to involve combat that ul

iraq or afghanistan. martha raddatz was there to see what that noncombat role really looks like. >> reporter: this dramatic video taken by kurdish special operations forces shows that deadly, daring raid and the freeing of hostages, one after another. five u.s. helicopters carried kurdish troops and 30 u.s. special operations soldiers to the isis-held facility. a firefight broke out. delta force team leader joshua wheeler playing a pivotal role, up to 20 isis militants were killed and 70 hostages rescued. but master sergeant wheeler, a highly decorated father of four, was shot dead. wheeler had survived 14 tours in iraq and afghanistan, but it was this train and assist mission, a mission that was not supposed to involve combat that ultimately took his life. >> that's an inherent risk that we ask people to assume, again, it wasn't part of the plan, but it was something that he did and i'm immensely proud that he did that. >> reporter: the train and assist mission in iraq is much the same as the one president obama described for afghanistan earlier this month. >> our troops aren't

use of military force, outside of its borders since, what, since '79 when they invaded afghanistan, i think. >> you don't count ukraine? >> outside of its borders. i count it very much but i'm saying -- >> outside of its borders. >> an honest border. yeah. the first projection of force, you know, hundreds of miles away outside of its immediate -- not to excuse that. but it is a striking thing, if you're putin this is the moment where you re-establish what was the heart of, you know, being a superpower, being a superpower, you invade your neighbors and then you -- and then you also project force thousands of miles away and now he's doing it. so, i think it's a big moment and i do think people have the sense, don't you think, that it's a big moment. >> absolutely. >> struck by how much attention it's gotten compared to some other foreign policies. >> well, i hope the definition of a superpower is that we invade our neighbors. >> we love our neighbors. >> so, i totally agree with you. look, you know, putin obviously has been trying to reverse the collapse of the soviet union, you know

president obama announces the u.s. troops will stay in afghanistan to combat a resurging taliban. ♪ hello, i'm marian and you are watching al jazeera live from london and also coming up, the syrian army launches a major offensive north of the strategic city of homs. leaders agree a multi-billion dollar deal with turkey to stem the flow of syrian refugees into europe and why surviving snake bites may become difficult in parts of africa. ♪ now, the u.s. president has announced a major shift in policy in afghanistan saying more troops will remain on the ground there through 2017. president obama says afghan forces are doing well but they are still not strong enough. there are currently 9800 u.s. troops in afghanistan, most of them were meant to be withdrawn by the end of next year. the u.s. is now expected to keep 5 1/2 thousand troops in the country when obama leaves office in 2017 and focus on counter terrorism and training afghan forces. military leaders meanwhile have been pushing for more u.s. support especially after taliban fighters captured kunduz for three days and we w

situation in afghanistan. we thank you for appearing and grateful for your many years of distinguished services and your leadership of the united states and coalition forces in afghanistan at this critical time. we ask that you convey the gratitude and appreciation to all the brave men and women in uniform under your command. under the sanctuary under the taliban regime al qaeda planned and conducted initial training for the 9/11 attacks that killed 3000 innocent civilians on american soil. our mission was to ensure afghanistan would never again be a safe haven for al qaeda or other radical islamist terrorists. that mission has been successful for 14 years. american troops and civilians have made steady progress in supporting our afghan partners to secure their country and dealt blows to al qaeda and other terrorist attacks, other terrorist groups who want to attack the united states and our allies. we have seen a remarkable progress in afghanistan society. more schools, more teachers, greater opportunities for women and girls, and positions of leadership, higher literacy, better roads

as the u.s. planned stepdown withdrawal from afghanistan has been at least, for now, halted. we will talk about this over the next few minutes with a number of experts and journalists and bat the idea around and look at the underpinnings of what went into today. first of all, the event itself, the announcement from the president, our senior white house correspondent, chris jansing is at the white house to start off our coverage for this hour. chris, what was it like there? >> reporter: well, this is a very big strategic change, obviously, for this white house, an administration that ran on making sure that america had no more troops in either iraq or afghanistan. it is something that we've been waiting for. so it wasn't totally a surprise. we knew that this had been under review since march when president ghani came here to the white house and asked the president very pointedly not to withdraw. and there were a lot of other forces at work here as well. we have learned today that among those consulted besides who you would expect or the members of the joint chiefs of staff, obvio

allow afghanistan to be used as safe haven for terrorist to attack us company. >> a course correction as president obama pushes back the withdrawal date for u.s. troop. >> flash point, the surge and violence. >> time to stop not only justifying but also calling for it. >> and israel's decision to put hundreds of soldiers on the street. gavin newson running for governor and taking on the gun lobby with a sweep progress pose sal. he will talk to us live. plus, protest. >> out of frustration, and i had this idea that was going to try and erase this. >> we talked to the artist who is turns parts of the border wall into skies of blue. >> america's longest war will keep going. 14 years later mission in afghanistan is far from over. it is just as uncertain as when it began. today president obama announced u.s. troops thousands will someday on the ground through most of 2016. he had said for years that they would be hempe the time he leaves office. now that won't happen. it is a decision that only adds to questions about the strategy and the solution. more from our national securit