i am very familiar with afghanistan. i have been around it. it is a dry country. there is very limited water available. palms are close to the area they have water. why can't we pay the farmers who cultivate opium so they don't populated and get -- populate it and get money in advance? it is a little more difficult than that. there are a lot of areas that are arid, but they do have some water. we have helped them build canals, but it is not as easy as helping them create a new crop. going to be having a conversation about the private sector in afghanistan. hosted --y posted -- this witht have done the partnership of the senior advisor here. thank you, tony. will have a very interesting and constructive conversation today. when i think about people who are qualified for their jobs, and two or the right people at the right time, i can't think of a better person than my friend greg from the afghanistan -pakistan office. he has served in the toughest places in the world for the united states. patriot, a really qualified individual. thank god he agreed to do public service. up., com

the war in afghanistan the i.c.c. prosecutor is calling for an investigation into war crimes in that country so how complicit have afghan authorities been this week's headlines for the president of afghanistan hamid karzai. thanks for joining me on up front in august u.s. president donald trump announced his plan to escalate the u.s. involvement in afghanistan america's longest ever war and to send more u.s. troops to fight the taliban you tweeted that you strongly oppose this new u.s. strategy that it's quote against the national interest of afghanistan how is it against the national interest of your country to have your allies sending you more troops to fight the number one threat to peace in your country the taliban the afghan people or second tired of war in whatever name that may be. when we welcomed the united states in afghanistan in two thousand and one the afghan people. for the first time accepted and supported and welcomed foreign military power in the hope that finally will have peace and stability and for a number of years that was true. but when attacks increased. viole

abedded by the taliban spent years in afghanistan plotting, waiting for the moment to strike us at home. throughout the '90s the united states suffered terrorist attacks at the cobart towers at our embassies in east africa and our uss call. the failure to act, emboldened al qaeda and threatand far more devastating attack. the useful staging ground for al qae qaeda's malevolent designs. they responded with a roud of both al qaeda and taliban forces. yet today, after more than 16 year ins afghanistan, it's not clear things are much better than they were after the taliban first fell. is the taliban on the brink of becoming a terrorist dream all over again? we should just be done with this entire god forsaken place or should we be concerned that isis has a dangerous affiliate in afghanistan that aspires to reach out and strike the u.s. homeland? how do we get this right or can we? we're here to explore whether the united states has adapt thootd hard lessons we have learned in this long war. we're also holding this hearing to follow up on a #of projects this committee has investigated e

terrorists aided and abetted by the taliban used afghanistan as a safe haven and refuge. these terrorists bent here's a map in the sand plotting waiting for the chance to strike us at home. throughout the 90s the american people watch as united states suffered terrorist attacks in new york city at the khobar towers and our embassies in east africa and against our uss cole. affiliate act in the run up to 9/11 emboldened al qaeda to attempt a far more devastating attack. by 9-112001 views so staging ground for all qaeda's 11 -- ball movement designed the regular forces responded to the 9/11 attacks with a root of all qaeda and taliban forces yet today after more than 16 years in a hand stamp it's not clear that things are much better than they were after the taliban first fell. is afghanistan on the brink of becoming a terrorists stream all over? are we making the same mistakes all over again questioned would be done with this godforsaken place where should we be concerned that isis and afghanistan is aspires to reach the home and pick how to get this writer can we? we are here t

mix of discussion private sector development in afghanistan. panels cover access to capital, transportation issues and economic opportunities for women entrepreneur's. the center for should teach and international studies hosted the event. [inaudible conversations] >> let's get started. i pulled the chair at csi. we will have a conversation about the private sector in afghanistan. we have been doing a series of events on afghanistan over the last year. we recently hosted abdullah abdullah two weeks ago. we could not have done this without the partnership of the partnership ambassador tony win the senior advisers csis and a friend and thank you very much tony for everything. i think we will have a very interesting and constructive conversation today and when i think about people who are qualified for their jobs and the right people at the right time i can't think of a better person than my friend from the afghanistan-pakistan office at usaid. he summoned that have served in pakistan and afghanistan and served in some of the toughest places in the world. craig is a friend, gre

: taking us a deeper insight afghanistan is john, , e special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction also known asl segar. thank you for joining us. remind us of how your office came to be, what the role is. >> guest: first of august a pleasure to be and admire you for putting on these three hours on afghanistan. it is our longest serving war and we need more people to focus on it. i think that's very important. milo agency with the tobacco sounding acronym was great in 2008. basically congress realized that we're spending a lot of money there. we didn't do a very good job of overseeing how the moneyon was spent in iraq so they created a special agency. we are an inspector general office. we do audits, criminal investigations. about 200 of a. >> we we only focus on afghanistan and we only focus on reconstruction. one of the reasons congress did this is because we've spent more money on reconstruction in afghanistan than we've ever done anywhere in the world. we spent more money in afghanistan than we did on the entire marshall plan to rebuild europe after world war ii.

against al qaeda targets inside of afghanistan and against the taliban government that had harbored the terrorists there. in the ensuing 16 years u.s. goals have changed marginally, but they typically include defeating al qaeda and other terrorist groups with global reach, strengthening the afghan government, and security forces to prevent the taliban from retaking political power and denying terrorists a safe haven. assessments of our progress to date are mixed at best. in june secretary of defense james mattis stated, "we are not winning in afghanistan right now." one could say it's not for lack of effort. estimates of what we've spent range from $840 billion to over $2 trillion plus over 2,300 u.s. troops killed and another 20,000 wounded. a recent report by the special inspector general for afghan reconstruction noted that the united states had spent $70 billion alone over 16 years to train afghan security forces but concluded that the effort had been hampered by corruption and inadequate oversight. and the afghan government is struggling to defeat the taliban. several years ago the

that took place this morning on "washington journal" about the situation in afghanistan. the afghanistan and pakistan bureau chief for the "washington post." howt us off by reminding us long the u.s. has been in afghanistan now and what is the current situation? guest: well, it has been 16 years since the taliban was overthrown and the u.n. brought in a new government, which in 2002.y took office the fighting was actually a bit but it did of again around 2005, 2006. we are really talking 11 years of intense conflict against the taliban insurgency. ups and downs. there have been a lot of difficulties getting the afghan defense forces in shape. the united states has sent militaryof dollars on aid, military troops being there, as well as aiding the government to simply support itself over these many years. the taliban are still hanging in acrossnd causing mayhem the country. now we have this new policy, what with a new president and new generals, trying to ramp things up in a way that has not been done in a while. we do not know how things will go. haul. will be a long it will b

the opioid epidemic. today's "washington journal,", we look at u.s. involvement in afghanistan by getting your reaction by phone, facebook, and twitter, and we sit down with john sopko, the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction to talk about the latest report. ♪ host: good morning on this monday, november 27. congress is back for what is expected to be at least three weeks of work. some are calling it a year and -- year-end sprint of work. president will be meeting with congressional leaders early this week to talk about all of it. at the same time, plenty of news from overseas, including one headline that says "victory or failure in afghanistan? 2018 will be the deciding year." that is our focus for the full "washington journal." should the u.s. stay or leave afghanistan? if you think the u.s. should stay, call (202) 748-8000. if you think they should leave, (202) 748-8001. we have a separate line for afghanistan veterans. we look forward to hearing your opinion. your number is (202) 748-8002. if not by phone, weigh in on social media. @cspanwj is our twitter

joined national security experts in a discussion on u.s. military strategy in afghanistan. at the kato institute in washington, d.c. the panelists discussed the current situation in afghanistan and whether a negotiated settlement or removing u.s. troops was an appropriate option moving forward. this is about 90 minutes. >> good morning. i'm christopherpreble, vice president for foreign policies here at the kato institute. thank you for being here today and the outstanding conference stuff who do a terrific job organizing our many events. welcome also to those of you watching at c-span and online at kato.org. following the september 11 terrorist attacks in october 2001 the united states issued combat operations inside afghanistan and against the taliban government that had harbored the terrorist there is. the ensuing 16 years, u.s. goals have changed marginally but they typically include defeating al qaeda and other terrorist groups with global reach, strengthening the afghan government and security forces to prevent the taliban from retaking political power and denying terrorists

a huge oil and gas pipeline through taliban controlled areas of afghanistan. but how did these negotiations influence u.s. foreign policy towards the taliban. thanks. to. the afghan capital of kabul is preparing for a new era of foreign forces have mostly was drawn to afghan soldiers and police will now be responsible for security in the country. but in twenty forty five thousand of them were killed in battles against the taliban. but the taliban hasn't always been an enemy of the west today their former foreign secretary lives in a heavily guarded house in one of couple's better suburbs. during the ninety's he was involved in discussions with the american oil company unocal. i will take my advice you in a. new just for action. being one of the one jewish. that turns it into. a love as on who the whole for the world to be for those who commit it as the full he wants. it but the lady of etiquette like a high horse that i was at the out of it by the homeless but i said listen here i will have a place like you. know if i do is that they think it will last a lot. since the soviet i

afghanistan reconstruction. he testified before congress recently about his latest report and lessons learned from u.s. involvement in the country over the last 16 years. florida congressman chairs the hearing. >>> subcommittee on national security will come to order. without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. appreciate the members committing to the 10:30 start. we're supposed to follow a tax reform unveil but i would note for the record that the mysterious tax reform bill is still not unveiled to us. we're waiting breathlessly for that. i would like to ask, i note the presence of our colleague, mr. isa from california. i ask consent that he be allowed to fully participate in today's hearing. without objection, it is so ordered. on september 11th, 2001, radical islamic terrorists killed thousands of men, women and children. these terrorists aided and abetted by the taliban used afghanistan as a safe haven as refuge. they spent years plotting, waiting for the moment to strike us at home. throughout the '90s the united states suffered terrorist attacks in

in afghanistan. thestable, afghanistan and pakistan bureau chief for the "washington post." howt us off by reminding us long the u.s. has been in afghanistan now and what is the current situation? guest: well, it has been 16 years since the taliban was overthrown and the u.n. brought in a new government, which in 2002.y took office the fighting was actually a bit but it did of again around 2005, 2006. we are really talking 11 years of intense conflict against the taliban insurgency. ups and downs. there have been a lot of difficulties getting the afghan defense forces in shape. the united states has sent militaryof dollars on aid, military troops being there, as well as aiding the government to simply support itself over these many years. the taliban are still hanging in acrossnd causing mayhem the country. now we have this new policy, what with a new president and new generals, trying to ramp things up in a way that has not been done in a while. we do not know how things will go. haul. will be a long it will be a tough battle. i do not think any american official, here or in washin

thought mr. duncan had an excellent quote. this is not about our military. i have been to afghanistan four times. and it's extraordinary, extraordinary to me to see what our soldiers are accomplishing under extraordinary, extraordinary circumstances. it's our job to give them the policy that gives them a shot at success. it's our job. when mr. russell is there as a soldier, he has to carry out the mission but we're the ones that have to give it to him. looking back at all the sigar reports, our dollars are being wasted in pretty gross ways starting with shrinked wrapped of pallets of cash being flown out of the airbase starting with contracts to deliver water to our soldiers in forward operating bases that ve to go up through pakistan and where their firefights are being used as ploys by warlords that want to extract much more money in order to allow safe passage for that water to get through. buying ecent episode of uniforms that had camouflage designs that are suited for tahiti but not afghanistan. so i really appreciate your recommendations and they all make immense sense to me and

agency se, any other work nothing afghanistan. they do read them. they do respond and i think cautiously optimistic, as a matter of fact, very happy, in he last six months, the reaction that the department of efense has had toward many reports. secretary mattis issued a policy the senior all of leadership based upon one of our dealing it was a report with camouflage uniforms, which decided and we may have wasted millions of dollars on. it we're getting a big response, positive response, secretary dunford -- excuse me, joint chief, e general dunford, in recent testimony commented how they use information. the one thing we author is we institutional memory. a lot of the agencies don't anymore. and people serve nothing afghanistan, some have gone tours, but many months, nine months, a year at most, we have people or three yearsgo and our agency has been around while, relying on institutional memory. ost: lots of calls coming in for john sopko, special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction. chris, you are up first from katy, texas, good morning. aller: great, thank you

2:00 on we explore america. next, a look at reconstruction efforts in afghanistan with special inspector general john sopko. he discussed some of the lessons learned over the last 16 years. he also talks about steps he afghan government is taking to identify trends among afghan military personnel being trained by the u.s.. this house oversight subcommittee hearing is just under an hour and a half. >> i would note for the record, the mysterious tax reform bill is still not unveiled to us. we are waiting breathlessly for that. i would like to ask, i note the presence of our colleague from california, and ask unanimous ssa be allowed to fully participate today. radical islamic terrorists killed thousands of innocent men, women, and children. these terrorists used afghanistan as a safe haven and refuge. these terrorists spent years in afghanistan plotting, waiting for the chance to strike us at home. throughout the 1990's, the american people watched as the united states suffered terror attacks in new york city, in east africa, and against our uss cole. the failure to act in the ru

of afghanistan will join us about america's law and we will talk about federal agency. this is special report. i am bret baier. president trump and his administration are talking regarding his goal of sweeping tax reform. one day after the passage in the house, his chief spokeswoman is expressing optimism about the prospects in the senate despite reports of dissension in the gop ranks. the president commented on the al franken sexual harassment case and remained silent on allegations about roy moore and doing something about his supreme court choices going forward. john roberts starts us off tonight. >> in his only public appearance, president trump said nothing about any of the big items in the news. but he did weigh in on twitter. on tax reform, president trump was over the moon about the passage of the house bill tweeting great numbers on stocks and the economy. if we get tax cuts and reform, we will see great results. the president also taking aim at the fact not a single democrat voted for a bill. accusing democrats of a lost opportunity. tweeting if democrats were not obs

afghanistan. live from kabul. later, jobs, the economy and what some are calling the trump bump on the stock market. and we will be talking politics. will you be doing it during this thanksgiving holiday? all coming up on washington journal. you can send us a tweet. good morning. we begin with afghanistan. american troops on the ground in what has become america's longest war. joining us live is brig. gen. william graham. thank you for being with us on this holiday. thanks for having us. happy thanksgiving to you and all your viewers. host: he is joining us via skype. so there is a little bit of a delay. let's begin with what is america's longest war. from your standpoint what are some of the biggest challenges on the ground? guest: in just a minute -- and we will get that out of the way. this is my second tour in afghanistan and what i will noisywith you as another helicopter flies past is that there is optimism here with the afghan people. the new u.s. policy and its our nato allies is playing well with afghanistan. there is true optimism here. by someed here today amazing american p

afghanistan as well. now, you had never before had people working for you directly who were killed in combat. now, this experience, had people work for you. yeah. yeah. what was that like to have the command of people who were dying? it's-- you know, it's... it's a chilling experience, actually, the first time. i remember the radio call when our first soldier was killed. and it takes the wind out of you. i remember hearing when a sister unit, the 3rd infantry division, which really spearheaded the fight, along with the marine division, up to baghdad on the ground with tanks and bradley fighting vehicles. i remember the radio call. i was monitoring their net because we were all fighting together. and hearing that they'd had a couple of heavy vehicles blown up-- right. --it's a chilling... and then i remember the first suicide bomber report. and this is one where you realize, you know: "how in the world do you deal with an enemy who's willing to blow himself up to take you with him?" it's a very, very difficult problem all right. you were there for how long before you were sent back

is under investigation. >>> the number of americans involved in the war in afghanistan is now at about 14,000, making the job of protecting those troops from they'll ban infiltrators all the more difficult, that is where a group known as the guardian angels comes in. pentagon correspondent hans nichols is in afghanistan and spent some time with them. >> flying above southern afghanistan, the pilots alter their routes to avoid taliban territory. >> obviously some areas are higher threat than others. >> president trump decided to stay in afghanistan. they noticed an increase in car bombs. that means helicopter is the preferred mode of transport. the roads are still too risky. >> the danger exists inside this heavily secured base, shared with the afghan national army. the taliban have infiltrated afghan forces in the past. in june, seven american soldiers were wounded in northern afghanist afghanistan. three americans were killed in a separate incident in eastern afghanistan. >> the biggest twlet currently is green on blue or afghan on u.s. forces. >> that's where guardian angels co

about u.s. troops in afghanistan. we have a heavy presence along the dmz and in south korea. is that a deterrent to kim jong-un and the north korean leadership? guest: it has functioned for many years as a deterrent along with the general regional presence it is generally considered to be a deterrent. koreanse the north regime has taken a lot of aggressive actions particularly with the missiles recently. that is something that i think and i think the increased focus on exercises that we have seen over the recent weeks and months as an effort to try to boost the effect of deterrent along with the diplomatic overtures that secretary of state tillerson has undertaken. afghanistan, the same goal but different strategies under presidents bush, obama and trump. as the current strategy working from your standpoint? guest: we have 4000 plus troops and i think we will see if that many surge -- many more were added in the obama administration. we will see that many surge has the desired effect. there is an effort to double the afghan special operations forces which i have observed over many and

explained in afghanistan which is killed at least ten and wounded more than twenty the blast occurred in the eastern city jalalabad of a film a district police chief meanwhile us president trump and his thanksgiving video address to the stress that victory is needed in the afghan war. and i have to say just directly to the folks in afghanistan everybody's talking about the progress you've made in the last few months of say opened it up we opened it up we said go ahead we're going to fight to win we're not fighting anymore to just walk around we're fighting to win. ok we can get thoughts now g.m.w. dane he's the managing editor of veterans today good to have you on jim just what are your thoughts here about what donald trump said he says you know we're there to win i mean how far away from that happening given the attacks by the taliban and also why so. well it always depends on what you call winning and there is where trump is kind of playing the game of course we have a probably the most blustering president that we have can anyone can remember in modern times i did some updating obj

way on the program today on including opium production spiking in afghanistan and raising concerns the united nations with iraq and just. one else shows seem wrong. why don't we all just don't call. me. yet to see if he still comes after. and in detroit equals betrayal of the party we just at this rate they don't have to just push me. to investigate alleged war crimes committed during the war in afghanistan along the suspects is looking to prosecute all us military as well as employees of the cia but that could prove difficult as the us has cut the old timers with the international court so american investigations. the international criminal court is developing a case on a legit war crimes in afghanistan and seeks a formal investigation the reasonable basis to believe walk why arms against humanity been committed in connection with the conflict in afghanistan the main focus of the i.c.c. is cases the taliban the afghan government and the u.s. military as for the last of these the prosecutor's office has revealed dozens of instances of torture and ill treatment allegedly carried out

the invasion of iraq and the war in afghanistan. where did they bring their trash in these huge open air heads. they burned everything creating this black plume of smoke that had been just bursting are settling over is small the word of five cities. and you had people living in barracks right next to this clune people working right next to it and now working with it with no protection whatsoever. for receiving more blasting the fire and we're going to have to make it instigated this way is a compassionate feat in the making. at the start of the war in afghanistan the military commanders on the ground realized that they had a big problem with the trash that was accumulating from the war each soldier was accumulating approximately nine pounds of trash a day on a battlefield they didn't know what to do with it so they came up with the idea through centcom which is central command decided to create burn pits to burn the trash that was being accumulated. over this is where the military during the war collected all their waste in one central location and sort of burying it they decided to

crimes in afghanistan the international criminal court wants to investigate alleged crimes which could involve the u.s. military. now the man expected to replace robert mugabe as zimbabwean president has reportedly spoken out for the first time since the military takeover a week ago amazon men and gaga has said in a statement that president mugabe should resign immediately and one of gaga has been a long time ally of robert mugabe and was his deputy before he was fired earlier this month the president now faces impeachment by parliament the motion is due to be presented by the rulings on the p.f. party in around an hour from now meanwhile the leader of south africa zambia and tanzania are meeting in angola to talk about the crisis in zimbabwe. the powerful war veterans association has applauded the efforts to impeach president mugabe we want that that unity between the two but the political parties walls so that the point that usual prose is huge may be well to middling good they can be executive with speed so that he leaves office but we is the people is what we do all that is we are

probe u.s. involvement in alleged war crimes in afghanistan. and o'clock tuesday morning here in the russian capital thanks for joining us this is international. it has been a whirlwind start to the week for germany after talks on the forming a coalition government collapsed chancellor angela merkel was forced to seek the advice from the country's president and while he advised parties to rethink their disagreements merkel herself says she is ready to head back to the polls if necessary if it isn't but time parties elected to the bundestag have a shared serve their country expect for all parties a willingness to make possible the formation of a government in the foreseeable future if you elections calm i should say that's not something i'm afraid during the election campaign i thought for four year mandate my point of view is that new elections would be the better path. the president will now try to persuade the members of the failed coalition to rethink their decision and return to talks peter all over now breaking down the developments. the day after the bundestag election in septe

missions in afghanistan the move would boost the number of its personnel to sixteen that. i welcome you watching r.t. international this cheese day evening where it's just turned nine o'clock a report now from the limpid headquarters in switzerland. well the article by the new year many now we are asked the i.o.c. for a response to that report and whether those suggestions of those possible sanctions being discussed was actually true this is all premature speculation before the old world and schmidt commissions have even completed their work and before due process to which any individual or organization is and try to hold has been followed well it all comes amid allegations of widespread doping following the sort she games in twenty fourteen against russian athletes there that led to the the russian track and field team being disqualified i'm barred from the rio twenty sixteen olympics and the entire team being barred from the rio paralympics in the same year now the i.o.c. is currently investigating some of the allegations against russian athletes from the start she games in twenty fou

from afghanistan, iraq, qatar, israel and guantanamo bay among other places. i would like catherine to take over the stage. and here we are. >> i'd like to thank the hudson understa institute an for senator cotton kindly giving up some of his afternoon to be here with us. i'd like to start by an overview kind of setting the table. how do you see qatar, iran, the muslim brotherhood, how do you see that relationship and that pillar of power playing out? >> first of all, i'd like to thank the hudson institute as well. they do great work and thank you for joining me up here for this conversation. i see the middle east broadly as a place that's dangerous and unfortunately has been growing more dangerous in recent years, there are in my opinion, i would say three coalitions, three alliances, three axises of power. that are fairly stable. and the first, most important, from a danger standpoint, iran, obviously a nation state, with all the abilities and powers of a nation state is primary rebind that, the actors there are primarily nonstate actors, hezbollah and the avant, many of the militia

afghanistan. very well welcome to you from all of us here at the international in moscow we have your latest tuesday world news the kremlin has revealed details of an unannounced meeting between the russian and syrian presidents on monday it took place in the black sea resort of sochi and lasted for hours. now this meeting had been kept well under wraps and it was a quick one of all over in just four hours but the two leaders had plenty of time to talk business the two confirmed that the military operations in syria looks to be coming to an end which would of course be a historical turning point in the conflict in syria at this stage especially after victories against terrorism we are of course interested in advancing the political process. because you just mentioned the conclusion of the military operation i think that the problem of terrorism is global with globally when it comes to our operation against terrorists in syria the military operation is indeed concluding now just two years ago syria was overrun by eisel but at this point they've been out of from all major towns and

led. at the start of the war in afghanistan. the military commanders on the ground realized that they had a big problem with the trash that was accumulating from the war each soldier was accumulating approximately nine pounds of trash a day on a battlefield they don't know what to do with it so they came up with the idea through centcom which is central command decided to create burn pits to burn the trash that was being accumulated. over that is as were the military during the war collected all their waste in one central location and so they're burying that they decided to burn it and they burn everything in that because we think of what it takes to be a parent. moon. moon . while we would burn less human waste. trash. plastics medical. supplies. and to name. anything that they wouldn't use anymore they would burn. at times they also. provided pipes. plastics chemicals paint batteries tires literally anything that could be disposed of was thrown in there. and it we were dumped these. days a few. and then light it up. there was a blue smoke and the he's looked like the san franci

in afghanistan the move would boost the number of its personnel to sixteen thousand. hello there welcome you watching r.t. international where it's just gone midnight here in moscow must start this hour with breaking news because the un joint commission investigating the chemical attack in syria is it lead province back in april has found government forces to be responsible the watchdog says they've looked into various scenarios questioned hundreds of witnesses and examined thousands of pictures and files to however they did stress they never made it to the site of the attack damascus denies it carried out the attack hearing at the u.n. security council is currently ongoing and we'll bring you more later in the program as we get it. in the meantime the international olympic committee has dismissed reports the russian national anthem could be banned from the twenty eighteen winter olympics the claim was made in the new york times ahead of the i.o.c. decision on what action to take against russia for alleged state sponsored doping shouted devinsky reports from the limpid headquarte

million syrian and iraqi refugees we bring you an exclusive report from istanbul. and afghanistan in kong playing as the islamist taliban take over more areas of the country the u.s. is to massively step up air strikes we ask what chance of success. and i want to welcome i'm terry martin good to have you with us police and immigration officials in papua new guinea have moved in to clear almost four hundred asylum seekers from an abandoned immigration camp the camp. was closed at the end of october but some of the inmates refused to go they feared for their safety the alternative accommodation offered the camp was closed after a powerful new guinea supreme court ruling last year that australia's policy of housing asylum seekers there was unconstitutional. they want to kill us they chant this mobile phone footage captures asylum seekers in a controversial australian run detention center in papua new guinea one that was officially shut down three weeks ago now police have entered the compound they owe it to those remaining to leave. shocking scenes have to stress the crowd tries to revi

subjecting its writing to what's described as a vicious system of apartheid and war crimes in afghanistan the international criminal court wants to open an investigation which could expose the u.s. military. countdown to kickoff it's exactly five years to go until the start of the twenty twenty two well for the blockade imposed by its regional neighbors we'll take a look at how that's affecting cattle. good to have a couple here on the news hour we start in africa where the man expected to replace robert mugabe and zimbabwean president has reportedly spoken out for the first time since the military takeover a week ago and. said in a statement that mcgarvie should resign immediately forgot was a longtime ally of mccarthy and his deputy before he was fired earlier this month now the president faces impeachment by parliament the motion is due to be presented by the rulings on the p.f. in a round about two hours time meanwhile the leaders of south africa zambia and tanzania . to discuss the crisis multi-page a study by the johannesburg with regional reaction but first let's go over to. who's

weekend, as the trump white house plans to send more troops and planes into afghanistan, we bring you a cautionary tale of how five u.s. soldiers, including two green berets, died there on the night of june 9, 2014. the pentagon concluded the deaths were an avoidable accident, known by the contradictory phrase, "friendly fire." it was the deadliest such incident involving u.s. fatalities in 16 long years of ongoing war in afghanistan. it wasn't gunfire that killed the u.s. soldiers. it was a pair of 500-pound bombs dropped right on top of them by a u.s. warplane. you're about to hear what happened that day from three of the soldiers who were there, including the green beret commander. it's the first time they have spoken about the secret mission, and they dispute the official version of events and warn it is going to happen again. it started just after sundown on a sweltering night with a fierce firefight. >> brandon branch: bullets whizzing by, kicking up all around you. >> henry "hank" montalbano: at certain points it would die down, but it was unrelenting at other points. >> de

their own regulations they were burning as are this materials all over iraq and afghanistan you know this not only from the veterans but through the g.a.o. reports g.a.o. also found that many of these bearcats were still operating as late as two thousand and thirteen and this is at least two years after they were told to shut them. they would have been a lot better off using incinerators incinerators use the last. few alive believe they're more energy efficient and they release less toxins and so that means that any military personnel soldiers and others that are in the area aren't going to be exposed to toxic chemicals toxic fumes that kind of thing to operate the burn pits was much cheaper of them to then to put in high temperature incinerators cost for the national. many veterans i. believe that k.b.r. was merely cutting corners. to save money my understanding is they were given the money to do the incinerators and so there wasn't a budgetary issue this may have been a cheaper way to go this may have been an easier way to go but it certainly wasn't what was best for our soldiers s