between the united states and pakistan. >> pakistan and america relationship over 70 years, it's my endeavour to strengthen in relationship >> the same pledge president obama made when he took office. there has been setbacks, like when the u.s. special forces found and killed osama bin laden in pakistan, and the government was not told. u.s. officials accused pakistan of supporting the taliban in afghanistan. >> i think the president has leverage, but he has to use it not publicly or privately. that's the key things that he has to do. he has to tell the prime minister for pakistan, who is here now, look, we have had enough of this stuff. a lot of the aid we give you, you are not getting any more. >> the obama administration is withholding $300 million in military aid. that is a fraction of what it gives pakistan, since 2002 the u.s. gave pakistan $31 million, just over seven in security, and 13 to fight extremist groups. that has been diminishing every year. the white house was floating the idea of selling eight f-16 fighter jets. when a story leaked that they were talking about it,

the current pakistan editor - there are two columnists to follow. zi eidy is a former advisor to >>> finally, time lapse photography dates back to the 1870s, to a horse racing track in california, and a debate of whether all four of a horse's hooves leave the ground simultaneously while the horse was trotting. they were unable to tell by a naked eye. a photographer was brought in. through a series of experiments, time lapse photography was born, a development contributing to the development of the motion picture. today the technique is used to bring landscapes and city scapes to life, as shown by this nest shot in austria. these are with the vienna based production company called film spectacle. they spent two years, shot 600 sequences and used five terra bites of photos. austria is a picturesque country. we'll see you next time here at the "listening post". >> saturdays on al jazeera america. technology... it's a vital part of who we are - >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... >> don't try this at home! >> techknow, where te

government's handling of pakistan, the relationship with pakistan? >> well, it's - it's terrible, to be blunt about it. the united states does not have a strategy on how it can get pakistan to cease and desist, supporting a range of terrorists that kill ind yanls, afghans and americans. we have given them about 33 billion. we have 27 dead american soldiers, 1500 dead european allies and tens of thousands. and many of those deaths are due to pakistan and proxies. i think there's another grim reality is that that 33 billion that we have given pakistan since 2001 has gone in some measure or another to subsidise the growing nuclear arsenal. the united states gets an f in managing of pakistan relationships. >> let's deal with one thing at a time, afghanistan at first. it's been said repeatedly that the u.s. cannot be successful in afghanistan if they do not enlist the help of pakistan. why has that failed so miserably. >> we have to rephrase this. pakistan is not interested in helping secure afghanistan. what pakistan is interested in statement of claimly

pakistan is definitely more safe and the authorities in pakistan would definitely be more well prepared than they probably are in afghanistan. >> okay, peter we thank you for joining us on the news hour to give us your point of view, thank you. ♪ opposition in exile condemned president assad's comments saying he would be open to elections in syria on sunday he said a political solution to the war was possible but it would depend on defeating what he called terrorism. and we report. >> reporter: throughout the past week in state room after state room diplomates discussed and debated, a war as bloody as any in resent memory, one that millions are still desperately trying to flee no matter the cost. just a day after russia called for new elections in syria president bashar al-assad met with lawmakers in damascus and declared he is willing to take part in new polls if the syrian people supported the idea. in capitol after capitol talks turned again to transition. even though at times it has sounded as though diplomacys as deadlocked as ever. in cairo after a meeting with his egyptian coun

rescuers struggled to reach areas in afghanistan and pakistan, worst hit i monday's earthquake. stands at over 300. beijing slams the u.s. after it sends a warship close to china's man-made islands in disputed waters. china is transforming reefs into artificial islands with potential military use. riots andfter the flamed the paris suburbs, many residents say nothing has changed. up, is china trying to sing its way to economic success? state media has published a music video to explain it five-year plan. we will be crunching the numbers behind the notes in our business updates. and baconor sausage lovers. a new study says processed meats has a direct link to cancer. more on how bad it is, on the way. first, more on our top stories. rescue workers are racing to get relief aid to victims of monday's massive earthquake. it struck in the mountains of northern afghanistan, not far from the border with pakistan. the devotee -- the death toll stands at over 300. >> it has been a long night at the hospital. thestan wakes up to aftermath of the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that rocked the re

officials accuse pakistan of supporting the taliban in afghanistan. members of congress have been pushing the president to use his leverage to push prime minister zarif to do more. >> i think he has leverage but he has to use it not publically but privately and i think that's the key, the key thing that he has to do because he has got to tell the prime minister from pakistan is here now look we had enough of this stuff and a lot of the aid we give you you are not going to get any more. >> reporter: the obama administration is withholding $300 million in military aid but that is just a fraction of what it gives pakistan, since 2002 the u.s. has given pakistan $31 billion just to pretend for economic development and humanitarian aid just over seven in security related aid and $13 billion to fight extremist groups but that figure has been diminishing every year. the white house was floating the idea of the sale of eight f 16 fighter jets in part because they want pakistan to agree to limit the nuclear weapons program but when the story leaked they were t

side joining us from pakistan and chairman of the pakistan red crescent who tell us how the aid effort is going and are you able to reach some of those people who are in the rural areas that are difficult to get to? >> thank you. as you know it's one of the worst earthquakes in the country and the northern pakistan and rest of pakistan are the most hit areas and northern area has mountains and there is very low access. so initially the red crescent had red houses close to the effected areas so the first response was given by red crescent to help the employees and volunteers especially the community people in those areas. so they started with relief and rescue activity but in two hours of that quake and today the support has been dispatched to those areas but most of the areas brought relief in three hours. >> how much coordination are there with the pakistani military with the rescue effort? >> military have already declared their presence everywhere and initially they responded to a quake in all areas actually in the middle valley which is at kashmir and a area of pakistan and army is

as we're hearing most of the casualties have been in pakistan. kamal hyder has more with the latest from afghanistan. >> the earthquake was felt over afghanistan and up through punjab as well as the provincial capital of the province also in islamabad people panicked and when the earthquake struck. now according to the latest report, the death toll has been mounting, hundreds are injured, and the reports are coming in from the remote locations. we also have reports of major landslides u that have blocked access to many cities. the expectation that the death toll likely to mount even further emergency situation in the hospitals and of course emergency services also trying to put inaccurate number on the number of people killed and wounded. >> on the phone now the aids organization in pakistan, thank you for your time. tell us about the reactions that you have put in place since the earthquake struck. >> are you there? >> yes, in. [ indiscernible report ] >> i'm going to have to interrupt you because the phone line is particularly bad, we're strugg

the impact felt in neighboring pakistan and northern india as well. so far more than 150 people have been killed over 800 others injured. caroline malone has the latest. >>> it was the strong earthquake is an epicenter in afghanistan, but it caused damage in parts of pakistan and felt hundreds of kilometers away in the indian capital of ne new delhi. there were fears that aftershocks could shake foundations even more. >> it was it was a severe earthquake. there were extremely severe shocks after five minutes and the buildings suffered severe damage. there were crux in walls. >> power lines cut and phone lines down in parts of afghanistan. it's a seismically active region. this earthquake was the death of 200 kilometers. but michelle reports suggest there has been a lot of damage. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> we have extensive coverage on the story. kamal hyder, and jennifer glasse in kabul. take us back to when you felt the earthquake in kabul, which admittedly is a long way from the epicenter. >> it is. we're 260 kilometers from the epicenter. whe

created are now fighting against pakistan. those were created for other purposes. but the minute they find the opportunity to turn against the states. so it's important for the states to not to allow these on this-state actors to use these opportunities for short-term gains, which looked like gains, but anybody in that position is in a losing position. >> rose: okay. you came to the u.n. and called on regional stakeholders and international partners to realize the gravity of the situation and use the good offices or any effective means to support aspirations for a genuine and durable confidence-building process leading to talks with willing taliban and other armed opposition groups. so what's been the response? >> that was the call, the call from me and on behalf of the government of afghanistan. >> rose: right. and the countries, there are more than one or two countries which are willing to facilitate this, but, at the same time, we have ask them to be realistic, and also there are certain things that are important. first of

it was centered here in pakistan administered kashmir and was felt right across northern pakistan, afghanistan and india. more than 70% of those hurt or killed are believed to have been in the regional capital sitting on one side of the fault line a town nestled on the other side. when the quake hit the shallow fault ruptured the surface both were almost completely leveled. more than a thousand remote villages also suffered major damage, 600,000 homes were destroyed. along with 6 1/2 thousand schools, 800 hospitals and medical centers and almost 6,000-kilometers of road. that's in addition to the more than 80,000 people who died and another hundred thousand who were injured. outside aid poured in, more than $5 billion, but getting help to people in remote areas was difficult in an area plagued by aftershocks. and bad weather, mountainous terrain, landslides and blocked roads hampered relief efforts think 10 years on, much has been rebuilt, particularly the main centers like the city. but villagers in remote areas say they have been did he necked and are still living in the rubble. >>> al jazee

and pakistan promised their relationship is only going to get better. >> the pakistan merge relationship has stood over 70 years, and it's my endeavor to further strengthen and solidify this relationship >> reporter: there have been big setbacks, like when u.s. special forces sound and killed osama bin laden in pakistan and the government wasn't told. u.s. officials also accuse pakistan of supporting the taliban in afghanistan. members of congress have been pushing the president to use his leverage to push prime minister to do more. >> i think he has leverage, but he has to use it, not publicly, but privately, and i think that's the key -- the key thing that he has to do, because he has got to tell the prime minister from pakistan who is here now, look, we have had enough of this stuff. a lot of the aid we give you, you are just not going to get anymore. >> reporter: the obama administration is withholding $300 million in military aid, but that is just a fraction of what it gives pakistan. since 2002 the u.s. has given pakistan $31 billion. but that figure has been diminishing every year

tremors were felt in the capitals of india and pakistan. john khalil reports from kabul. >> it was a regular school day until the powerful earthquake hit in the northern afghan city. 12 schoolgirls died as they tried to escape. others were rushed to hospital. in the eastern city of jalalabad, people were trying to come to terms with the destruction. hospitals were scrambling to cope with the flow of injured. >> my wife died in the earthquake, and my son was injured. my sister had injuries to her hands and legs. >> in neighboring pakistan, there were similar scenes of devastation in pet shower -- peshawar. it's not just the damage but the reach of this earthquake as it hit people in india, pakistan, and afghanistan. there were no reports of mass casualties in the afghan capital kabul. >> my grandson was injured when a wall collapsed on him. >> the earthquake was so strong, this news presenter had to run for cover on air as it hit. >> the situation has stabilized income below, and life seems to be getting back to normal. shops and restaurants

/pakistan relations have sometimes been characterized by mistrust. but on thursday, the country's leaders tried to show a friendly and united front. >> let me just say that it's wonderful to welcome back prime minister sharif and his delegation to the oval office. obviously the united states and pakistan have a long-standing relationship, work and cooperate on a whole host of issues. >> thank you, mr. president, for inviting me to washington once again, and also thank you for the generous hospitality you extended to me and the members of my delegation. the pakistan/america relations spans over 70 years, and it is my endeavor to further strengthen and solidify this relationship. >> reporter: obama and sharif discussed security in afghanistan that has worsened since u.s.-led coalition forces ended combat missions last year. the joint statement calls on the taliban leaders to enter into direct talks with kabul and work toward a sustainable, peaceful settlement. the afghan government held its first officially recognized direct talks with the taliban in j

and terrible acts of terrorism inside of pakistan. and, you know, i have on previous occasions read condolence statements on behalf of the american people to the pakistan people because of those extremist elements. i cite that only to note that this is a shared priority of our two countries, that this risk that we sense emanates from this broader region is a risk that, or is a threat that pakistan has had to deal with first hand. and it underscores the importance of our security relationship with pakistanis. >> the only other thing that the president mentioned was the need to push the taliban back into peace negotiations and afghanistan. i'm wondering if that's a topic that you expect to come up, but also, if you put it into that context, sanction the top taliban official and whether that's a carrot or a stick, what, how does that fit into that strategy? >> well, as i've observed before, one of the early rounds of reconciliation talks between the afghan government and the taliban was actually hosted by the pakistani government inside

no one wants to go to pakistan. >> don't worry. i'm going call him right now. >> -- we will kill daniel. these demands include -- >> peter won't go. >> you need to get your brother to do it. you recommended your brother. you vouched for him. and now it's just going to cost me a lot of money. >> peter won't do it. >> you are putting me in a bad place, erik. >> i'm not a pushover at all, but i definitely don't like to let people down. >> okay. >> i took his place. >> i'll do it. i'll go. >> believe me, erik, you'll have a great time. >> if i knew then what i know now, i would have killed rai. i would take that man's life and not feel any regret about it whatsoever. i get into the airport, and there is guy there, and he is holding a sign that says erik aude, like he just drew it on napkin, basically. >> hey. >> how you doing? >> good. >> the first words out of the guy's mouth was -- >> rai messed up. >> he said we would have had a great time. >> but now we have to go karachi to bring all the jackets back. >> when are you guys coming b

pakistan understands that. the leadership in pakistan have talked several times with the afghan president about reconciliation. i think the president and pakistan understand the needs to be some sort of political resolution to this fight. so, reconciliation is one of those ways. right now, with the taliban being fractured, with monsor claiming he is the head. with other folks, other senior taliban members are actually still trying to struggle to fight against that and do not believe monsor should be the head. i think that will work itself out. there are opportunities for abacu afghanistan to take advantage. as everybody has mentioned, i think there was one peace talk. there was a second one on the table that was moving forward b efore the death was announced. i do believe and have the opportunity to talk to general sharif, the pakistan chief of the army. i talked to him about once a week. i did not talk to him last month day. you trying to move the peace process back. i know him and the president will continue

we do not know exactly what has happened in the north but pakistan despite the fact that it has seen some devastating earthquakes is not prepared for the earthquake because the building codes are very poor, there is rampant corruption and not build according to standards. >> all right for the moment kamahl updating us from the pakistan capitol islamabad on these reports of an earthquake that has hit the region. just to update you on what we know so far, we understand the epicenter may be north enpakistan and 7.7 magnitude at last, it's something like 30-40 seconds or so and felt throughout the region in afghanistan and india as well so we will get you the latest on that as and when we get more information so we will move on for now, the giant rock formation is a famous australian tourist attraction and sacred and the rock was handed back to indigenous owners and andy thomas reports from the northern territory. >> reporter: geologists say it has stood for hundreds of millions of years, a tip of a rock that extends five kilometers under ground and tens of thousands of years people made

the also immediately called his brother and sister in pakistan. spread by -- >> i called my elder brother and apparently he was not picking the phone and i called karachi asking if my brother was okay and she says yes, i spoke with him in the afternoon and they are fine. >> reporter: the business of pakistan already has emergency chance on site at locations around the country but he says he's been unable to get necessary information to decide which it will -- deploy emergency resources hoping to get the information later when the sun breaks in pakistan and afghanistan. the war reporting live, mark sayre,x earthquakes rocking san ramon areas of 10:00 last night. magnitude 2.7 at 11:33 am. a 2.6 early this morning and 2.9 last night. hundreds of quakes have hit the same area. seismologist say the calaveras fault is just releasing tension in the chance of a major earthquake there is just 7 percent. >>> learning more about the prime suspect in an ambush at a bay area shopping center pit we now know the suspect jason brown is wanted for one of the murd

groups which pakistan had created, now, are fighting against pakistan. they were crated for other purposes. but, the minute they find opportunity, they turn against the states. so, it is important for the state not to allow these extremists, radical, nonstate actors to use these opportunities for short-term gains, which look like gains, but anyone in that position is in a losing position. charlie: you came to the u.n. and called on international partners to realize the gravity of the situation and use any effective means to support our aspirations for a genuine and durable confidence building process leading to talks leading taliban and other armed opposition groups. what has been the response? charlie: that was the call from me on behalf of the government of afghanistan. the countries -- there is more than one country that are willing to facilitate this. but, at the same time, we have asked them to be neutral. there are certain things that are important. first of all, the consistency in the messaging and coherence of the messages given to the countries

accuses pakistan of supporting the taliban in afghanistan. members of congress have pushed the president to use his leverage to push the prime minister to do more. >> i think he has leverage, but he has to use it not publicly, but privately. i think that's the key, the key thing that he has to do, because he's got to tell the prime minister from pakistan is here now look, we've had enough of this stuff. a lot of the aid wee get you, you're just not going to get anymore. >> the obama administration is what holding $300 million in military aid, just a fraction which what it gives pakistan. since 2002, the u.s. has given pakistan $31 billion. that figure has been diminishing every year. the white house was floating the idea of selling them fighter jets in part because they want pakistan to agree to limit their nuclear weapons program. when a story leaked that they are even talking about it, analysts say the negotiations fell apart. >> that hope was there about three weeks ago. even then, there wouldn't have been any nuclear deal, but some unders

pakistan understands that. the leadership in pakistan have talked several times with the afghan president about reconciliation. i think the president and pakistan understand the needs to be some sort of political resolution to this fight. so, reconciliation is one of those ways. right now, with the taliban being fractured, with monsor claiming he is the head. with other folks, other senior taliban members are actually still trying to struggle to fight against that and do not believe monsor should be the head. i think that will work itself out. there are opportunities for afghanistan to take advantage. as everybody has mentioned, i think there was one peace talk. there was a second one on the table that was moving forward before the death was announced. i do believe and have the opportunity to talk to general sharif, the pakistan chief of the army. i talked to him about once a week. i did not talk to him last monday. you trying to move the peace process back. i know him and the president will continue to try to

afghanistan is a different thing, next to pakistan and pakistan has nuclear weapons. okay? >> so you think it was okay -- the afghanistan war you do support? >> that's a different thing, a whole different kettle. one of the reasons i wouldn't have gone into iraq, the two reasons, number one they are no weapons of mass destruction. bush wanted to do that are his father maybe. actually his father did a good job. he went and knocked the hell out of iraq but didn't get in. he didn't get into the quagmire. the whole middle east is a quagmire. it's not going to change. it's not going to change with syria either. it's like a quagmire, being in sick sand, you can't get out. in the meantime, we have to to build our own country. afghanistan is next to pakistan. pakistan has nuclear weapons. >> how do you feel about the afghanistan war? do you think it was a mistake going into afghanistan? >> do i love anything about it? no. i like -- i think it's important that we number one keep a presence there and ideally a presence of pretty much what they're talking about. >> but originally? >>

all three of these cities are in pakistan. we cannot solve the problem of afghanistan without recognizing that the insurgency against the government has opinion accused of being shaped, aided and armed from across the border by one of world's most powerful army. someone inside or outside the u.s. government points this out. no one knows quite what to do so it's swept under the carpet and policy stays the same. this is not an incidental issue. unless it's confronted the taliban will never be defeated. this case many experts believe the insurgents, rebels have a nuclear armed sponsor. pakistan has mastered the art of pretending to help the united states while supporting it's most deadly foes. take for example the many efforts american officials have made to start talks with the taliban. it turns out they were talking ghosts. all the while pakistani officials have been facilitating contacts and talks with him. this is part of a pattern. pakistani officials from former president categorically deniy i that bin laden was living in p

ten years ago an earthquake hit northern pakistan. 75,000 people died then. this time the quake was deeper, 200 kilometers down. but even so the damage is clear above ground. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> let's return to kabul and bring us up-to-date with the impact of where ou you are. >> well, we've just had a dramatic jump in the death toll here in afghanistan. 64 now confirmed dead. in this earthquake. more than 348 injured. more than 2400 buildings have been damaged or destroyed in the quake. and then the injured across 11 afghanistan's 34 provinces. so it is felt far and wide this very strong earthquake as you said here in kabul in the early afternoon, we're 260 kilometers south of the epicenter of the jerk. it was felt across large areas of afghanistan. some areas have been effected are very remote. i don't think we're going to get the full extent of the damage for another couple of days or so as people try to get to those villages, but the death toll jumping very dramatically one of the worst incidents of the north. the girls panic when the earthqua

it hit north pakistan. including here in pakistan. the schools were attacked by the pakistani taliban in the past. host of them were rebuilt with foreign hands. the rent earthquake traumatized many. >> it was a traumatic situation for students. the building was damaged and we suspended the classes for the time being. many of the students are worried about the future. after the deadly earthquake, hundreds of institutions in the province are badly damaged. and, therefore, students are unable to go inside these classrooms. with winter fast approaching, the change for the government will be to ensure that tens of thousands of students don't lose more valuable time >>> saudi blogger has been awarded the european union's prize for human rights. he is in a gaol sentenced to 10 years and 1,000 lashes for insulting islam on the website. >> "charlie hebdo" reports. -- charlie reports. >> the prize goes to a saudi blogger. >> translation: i call on the king of saudi arabia to grant mercy on mr dowry and free him so he can accept the prize. >> a

♪ earthquake aftermath rescuers scramble to reach those trapped in the rubble in northern pakistan. ♪ hello, this is al jazeera live from doha, also on the program, landslide voting in congo to allow a third presidential term. china warns war ship entering the waters in the disputed south china sea. helish life and syrians from aleppo who lost their homes and facing a harsh winter ahead. ♪ hello, authorities in pakistan and afghanistan have intensified their rescue and relief operations in earthquake-affected areas, the death toll of that magnitude 7.5 quake has now risen to over 300, most of those casualties around 260 were in pakistan where rescuers are still searching the rubble for survivors and struggling to reach those in mountain areas and hospitals across the valley region are inundated, across the border in afghanistan the site of the quake's epicenter and 4,000 houses have been damaged and 80 people have been killed and hundreds injured and in india the affects were also felt mostly in the north of the country but casualties have been followed and victoria reports now. >>

nicole johnson reports from pakistan. >>reporter: despite the death threats, he volunteers for a job few others want. mediating between families who hate each other. sometimes their disputes have festered for decades. >> from the moment the government decides to hang people, our work increased by 60 to 70%. many were in jail and the order had been given to hang them. time was ticking. >>reporter: every meeting starts the same way, with a hug. these men have been feuding with their neighbor for 23 years. the disagreement started over a pond. one family wanted to fish in it. the other wanted to swim. 25 people have been killed since then. >> from my heart, i don't want to give guns to the young anymore. we made an agreement once but again the killing started. we have to find a way to mediate or we will destroy ourselves. >>reporter: these types of mediations are critical to ending disputes between families. if they went to court, they'd get a verdict. but the war and the hatred between the families would continue. so this i

we are not the enemies of pakistan. we will not allow ourselves to be used t against pakistan. at the same time, we understand that friendly relations based on visual respect and respect for -- mutual respect and respect for sovereignty and respect for one another. that benefits all of us. there is a lot to gain from it. persond up learning that this, was sent to ink to this, was hopefully this two years back. that was disappointing. 0 you have to catch a -- charlie: you have to catch a plane to afghanistan. i thank you for coming by. dr. abdullah: it is always a pleasure talking to you. charlie: abdullah abdullah from afghanistan. ♪ charlie: margrethe vestager is here. she was previously the danish minister of economy. the commission brought antitrust charges against google and the russian energy giant gas from -- gazprom. her show of strength is a reminder that brussels has white. i am -- has bite. i am pleased to have her here. are you proving that brussels has bite? i don't know, but this is a pleasure to be here. charlie: we like strong women at this table. margrethe: eu

in pakistan the death toll is even higher. 189 dead. 1,000 wounded. those numbers expected to climb. the epicenter was in a remote area. i think we're going to still see how things move forward as people get to those remote areas. we think then we'll get a real sense of the extent of the damage and the casualties. >> jennifer, tell us where you were and what you felt when the quake hit. >> we were here in the office. if happened just after 1:30 in the afternoon. we're all here in the office. everybody ran outside. it was quite frightening. the building was shaking. cars were rocking back and forth, and del, it went on for quite awhile, more than a minute which does not sound like a lot of time, but it certainly is when you're concerned that things like collapse around you. that was the theme across kabul. you know, the epicenter of the earthquake is 150 miles north of here. so you can imagine really how much power that earthquake had and so much of kabul felt it, and it was felt in many, many areas of afghanistan as well. >> and jennifer this region i

passion of rakowski between pakistan and afghanistan. i do try to maintain ties with pakistan. i talk to the chief of the army in pakistan proud once a week. i tried to get to pakistan once a month. we really work hard to make sure that the afghans and the pakistan military conduct mil-to-mil discussions to continue to improve upon their inability to fight the same common enemy on that border. reconciliation is going to take time. it's going to take both afghanistan and pakistan working together. although president ghani has said many times reconciliation will be afghan led, and he and the rest of the government there continues to work very hard. they at one, at least one sanction to talk of reconciliation that's been out in public and that was how be back in the june timeframe. facilitated by pakistan to bring some taliban to the table to talk, working towards a second talk at that happen the same week announcement of mullah omar is a death so that kind of stuff that's what i think reconciliation talks will continue but it would take some time to bring the right people to the

demand that pakistan accept limits on the nuclear arsenal. they fell short of making agreements on that for other issues, and stressed the need for stronger ties between the two nations. >> the united states and pakistan have a long-standing relationship, work and cooperate on a host of issues, not just on security matters, but economic and scientific and educational affairs, and we are looking forward to using this meeting as an opportunity to deepen the relationship between the united states and pakistan. >> the two leaders announced new efforts to support clean energy and education in pakistan >>> president obama said he would veto a spending bill and today he followed through the explanation for shooting down the $600 billion measure. paul ryan has thrown his hat into the ring. a look at the path that brought him though this point. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> people are not getting the care that they need. >> this is a crime against humanity. >> hands up... >> don'

demand that pakistan accept limits on its nuclear arsenal and on the sale of 8-f 16 fighter jets to pakistan, president obama stressed the need for stronger ties between the two nations. >> obviously the united states and pakistan have a longstanding relationship, work and cooperate on a whole host of issues not just on security matters but also on economic and scientific and educational affairs and we are looking forward to using this meeting as an opportunity to further deep enthe relationship between the united states and pakistan. >> they plan to sell fighter jets to pakistan needs congressional approval, efforts underway to stop the violence between israelis and palestinians but that unrest continues, israeli police officer shot two palestinians who stabbed an israeli at a bus stop near jerusalem one of the p palestinians died, this is hours after they shot and killed a jewish seminary student who they mistook for an attacker. secretary of state john kerry said he was optimistic after a four hour meeting with the prime minister been anyone netanyahu in interminute berlin. environmental

it was felt in pakistan, india and kabul where al jazeera's jennifer glasse is live. what is the latest on damage there? >> the death toll here in kabul continue to rise. there is a real sense of destruction. now the epicenter was deep under the hindu cukh mountain range, and it may take time to determine the exact death toll. >> everybody went running out in the street. it was not just us. everybody basically in the capital, tens of thousands of people left and got out of whatever building they could. it was quite scary. it went on for a minute. not only were buildings shaking, but cars were rocking back and forth. it went on for quite a long time. a powerful earthquake. the epicenter is 150 miles north of here. the injuries and dead spread across ten provinces in afghanistan. the death toll in afghanistan is higher. they felt it in islamabad and parts in pakistan and in new delhi in india. >> this region does frequently get earthquakes, but this was usually strong. >> this was an earthquake stone. i've lived here four and a half years and we've had a half dozen trem

most of the damage happened afghanistan and pakistan. ron mott has more. a powerful seven-point-five magnitude earthquake rocked parts of afghanistan and pakistan this morning, causing widespread causalities and collapsing buildings. the associated press reported the initial death toll in both countries as at least 46. authorities in afghanistan say about a dozen children at an all girls school there died in a stampede as people tried to evacuate the building. the death toll is expected to rise throughout the day as communications were knocked off-line for some time in the aftermath. witnesses say the shaking lasted longer than a minute, triggering mudslides in some areas and avalanches in some snow-capped mountains in that region. afghanistan's chief executive abdullah abdullah tweeted it was the strongest earthquake felt there in recent decades. the epicenter was about 150 miles from kabul and could be felt as far away as india. s/ ron mott/ nbc news/ london, england :47-:57 "pakistan's non combat-army units were also placed on stand by for emergency rel

large parts of pakistan have been affected. what is the latest lara? >> we know quite a bit about those areas of the country that are most accessible. there has been a lot of damage in the big city in pakistan, and we know all about that. but news is coming in all the time and as you sit in your report we will continue to have it come in over the hours and days ahead from those less accessible areas, in the far-flung and hard to get to valleys. many of which are hard to get to the best of times, but are particularly difficult at the moment because there is some very bad weather over the last couple of days. also these mountainous areas of the earthquake triggered landslides that have cut off many roads. lara: is the government doing enough? >> the government is really relying as ever on the pakistani army to do as much of the rescue work as possible. the army is the institution that has the most resources in pakistan. they have the capability to move people into these far-flung areas. this is what we have seen on previous national disasters, earthquake

at this hour, at least 200 people were injured in afghanistan and 600 injured in pakistan. >> in pakistan, a building was ripped from top-to-bottom by the tremor that last add minute according to the witnesses. >> scientists have early indication the depth of the earthquake made it less deadly. 10 years ago a similarly strong 7.6 earthquake caused 87,000 deaths from pakistan to india to afghanistan. matt? >> yes, kristen, i interviewed research seismologist walter moody and he said this earthquake was devastating it could have been significantly worse. that is because this earthquake was deep underground 130 miles underground. the devastating pakistani earthquake you spoke of in 2005 that kills tens of thousands came from a shallow fault similar to the san andreas fault. most homes in the area are not earthquake resistant and residents are vulnerable to the large earthquakes. >> this earthquake as bad as it is a wake-up call that afghanistan is really, country. >> in 2006 and 2008 dr. walter moody went with a team in u.s. geological survey to train evening nears and seismologists the scie

in afghanistan pakistan. it is a difficult place to work with, but we do, and they are precisely the ones that the chairman said. many different terrorist groups would love to make a safe haven out of the ungoverned spaces and the difficulties that are there. trying to maintain stump -- maintain some stability the challenges are enormous, as the general knows only too well and having any kind of control of the country which is fractious and difficult. the only thing i would conclude, a couple things, i would, i would like to make sure we hear from the general on his view of going forward, what our troop level should be, and what the utility of that, what do we need them for what will be critical the next year or two or three command how many troops do you think we and our nato allies must have to achieve those goals? and also, the issue for the bombing of the hospital, definitely it set us back, the kind of thing we do not want to see happen. what wewhat we are going to do to prevent it in the future. with th

inside of pakistan. so we have to continue to keep the pressure on and make sure that pakistan understands that there is a common enemy here that afghanistan and pakistan should work together and terrorism knows no boundaries. they have to work at that together. >> thank you, general. >> has the iranian assistance to the taliban increased or decreased order st ed or stayed? >> i would say that we saw it a few months ago as there was increased fighting with daesh and taliban in the west. but i couldn't tell you if that was more or less than before. >> senator donnelly. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general, thank you for your hard work in a difficult place. one of the most expensive things has always been to have to take the same ground twice. you know, we want to look at things as they are and not as we hope. one of the main concerns i have is that it makes it more difficult for the american and coalition troops who are in afghanistan, and it makes it more dangerous for them if we are not able to fulfill e

and pakistan met for talks in washington d.c. they are calling for the resumption of afghan peace talks. the taliban is threatening to take more territory. the u.s. wants pakistan to take a more active role in ending the conflict across its border. patty culhane reports. >> reporter: with the world press watching the leaders of the u.s. and pakistan promised their relationship will get better. >> we are looking forward to using this assist an opportunity to continue the relationship >>> the government wasn't told when osama bin laden was found by pakistan, and they've been accused of supporting the taliban in afghanistan. members of congress pushed the president to use his leverage to push the prime minister to do more. >> he has leverage, he has to use it not publicly but privately. that is the key >> i read the book that detailed america has provided: that figure is diminishing every year. the white house was floating the idea of the sale of eight f-16 fighter jets, in part because they want pakistan to agree to limit their nuc

the death toll from the pakistan -afghanistan trimmer is now more than 360. rescue teams are still struggling to reach areas cut off by the quake. phone and power lines are down and landslides have blocked roads. authorities say to still too early to assess the true scale of the damage. the destructive force of the quake was felt across pakistan with reports of entire villages being destroyed in mountainous regions. pakistan mobilized its military overnight, sending medical teams and rations to affected areas. rescue efforts were affected -- hampered by landslides. damage to roads hampering access to afflicted areas, it is feared that thousands of people could still be very under debris. for many, there was no time to take cover. >> i was working at a rice shop. as i walked out of there, the building collapsed in both my legs were trapped under rubble. there were two or three other men with me. i don't know what happened to them. >> the epicenter was over the border in afghanistan's mountains. the seismic shocks were felt for hundreds of kilometers. especiall

also on the program, combing through the rubble of the earthquake in afghanistan and pakistan, as rescuers rush to get to those in need. >>> israeli forces fire tear gas at palestinians protesters marking a day of rage across the occupied territories. >>> 35 years and counting for the republic of congo's president gets the okay to stay in power. ♪ >>> the u.s. defense secretary says washington expects to boost the intensity of the coalition air campaign against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. ash carter also said that russia's military actions in syria won't deter the u.s. let's go live to rosiland jordan who is with us live from washington, d.c. ash carter making it clear that this fight continues. >> that's right. that's because the defense secretary ash carter is telling those members that isil represents a fundamental threat to the u.s. national security interests. so he is promising that there is going to be a deepening of the u.s. air war at least against isil targets. of course he is also getting a lot of robust questioning particularly from republicans on the arms servi

women who are disabled face deep-rooted social prejudices in pakistan. nhk world's fumio sugaya reports on a project giving female quake survivors both work and hope. >> reporter: a fashion show took place in pakistan's capital islamabad. all eyes were on the models' multicolored accessory beads made of an ordinary material, paper. >> thank you very much and enjoy the rest of the evening. >> reporter: elli takagaki from japan was the organizer. working around the world in the field of international development, five years ago she arrived in pakistan. she soon became painfully aware of the low social status given to women. after the 2005 earthquake, injured women unable to work were often seen as burdens and abandoned by their families. a decade on, many of them are still living in shelters. >> translator: the earthquake changed my life completely. many people told me it would have been better if i died. >> reporter: takagaki met a woman whose lower body was paralyzed. she was deeply moved by the woman's courage. >> translator: she told me she wanted to u