. efforts to combat isis. this is just under an hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i returned last week from a withng in copenhagen ministers of defense from 14 nations to coordinate our political way ahead in the defeat isis campaign. chairman dunford returned yesterday from achieved of -- a chief of defense meeting in brussels with 28 nato nations plus his counterparts from a nations andonal they discussed the military aspects of that campaign. trump'srk, president special envoy and final state permit leader to the coalition to counter isis returned a few hours ago from his trip to syria , iraq, and jordan to does this was our first opportunity to get together. which of events of that for this conference. today is a good day to describe what has happened. president trump directed the department of defense to lead al departments in comprehensive review. we submit that report and after his review, he then ordered an accelerated operation against isis. what does that mean question --? two significant changes resulted. first, he delegated authority to the right level to aggressi

update on the war against isis and counterterrorism efforts. it should get underway in just a few moments. live coverage on c-span2. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. i returned last week from a meeting in copenhagen with the ministers of defense from 14 nations to coordinate our political way ahead in the defeat of the isis campaign. chairman dunford returned yesterday from a chief of defense meeting in brussels with 28 nato nations plus his counterpart in a dozen additional nations. they discuss the military aspects of that campaign. : president trump directed the department of defense to lead a complex overview of the campaign . we submitted that report and after his review he then ordered an accelerated operation against what does that mean? significant changes resulted from present review of our findings. first he delegated authority to the right level progressively and in a timely manner move against enemy vulnerabilities. secondly he directed a tactical shift from having ice out of locations in an attempt to fight to surrounding the enemy in the stronghold so we can a

the rates very, very low. >> sunday night. >> an update on the military campaign to combat isis with secretary mattis and general duffered. this is a little less than an hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i returned last week from a meeting in copen hagen with ministers of defense from 14 nations to coordinate our political way ahead in the defeat isis campaign. chairman dunford returned yesterday from brussels with 28 nato nations and his counterparts from a dozen additional nations and discussed the military aspects of that campaign. mr. mcgurk, president trump's special envoy and vital state department leader to the cotion to counter isis returned from his trip to syria, iraq and jordan and this is our first opportunity to get together and we took advantage of that to put this conference. this is a good time to describe where we are at, what has changed and the way ahead. president trump directed the department of defense to the comprehensive review of the campaign. we submitted that report and after his review, he ordered an accelerated operation against isis. wh

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about the u.s. laws of war and combating isis. we will hear from indiana senator todd young, who is introduced a bill that would authorize the u.s. to use force against isis. the heritage foundation hosted the event. >> good afternoon, welcome to the heritage foundation. you can join us on our heritage.org website. for those here in house, we ask that courtesy check to see that mobile devices have been silenced or turned off. of course for those watching a mine, we remind you is those -- as well as those joining in c-span that you are welcome to send questions or comments at any time, you know and the speaker at heritage.org us the program on the heritage home page the following today's presentation for -- everyone's future reference. his manager of the national security law program in their senior -- national defense. it's a nationally nice the national. homeland security prime control, drug policy, and immigration. he also writes pictures widely of policy. such as a law firm conflict, terrorist policy and interrogation, the geneva conventions, military commissions, the patriot of

enemies we face like al qaeda, like isis. now i am in a national security position inside the white house working on these loans that a strategic level. let me give you a brief overview of what we inherited on january 20 and what the president and tents to do. then we will leave some time for questions and answers. world today. the sad reality is that wherever you look, pick any compass point on the compass, any cardinal point, we inherited a world on fire whether you look to asia, whether you look to europe, whether you look to the middle east. the last administration created a vacuum, and it wasn't an accident. in the national security strategy, which is the highest unclassified expression of an administration's foreign policy plans, the obama administration actually opened that document with a letter from the president, stating that our policy now is strategic patience. strategic patience means america doesn't act. america sits back. and allows others to act. i'd like to ask you a question. if you look the world as it is today, which other country would you like to be shaping the

assistant to the president sebastian gorka speaks on the effort to combat isis. he spoke of the republican national lawyers association conference. this is 45 minutes. >> come on up. [applause]yo i didn't intend to make you dance a little. i'm very pleased that we can start our day off not with a lawyer but with someone with a fierce intellect, dedication to our country and our defense and a critical advisor to our president. sebastian gorka is currently the deputy assistant to the president and was an advisor to president trump in the transition and i believe in the election process. among other things is a specialist in irregular warfare and counterinsurgency. and counterterrorism. i know something about that. my wife practices irregular warfare, so i hope to learn of it from him. doctor gorka has been a professor and he taught -- i always messes up but he taught for the us initiative of program terrorism and security studies funded by the defense department he was at the george marshall european studies and he was at the us so com's joint operation university at the dale air force base.

fascinating and interesting topic of senator young's proposal for an isis specific authorization for use of military force. reading,ommend to your a paper which we just released, and michael offered -- co-authors here. on analyzing all the cases out of guantanamo. the kb's cases, to see whether -- if president trump brought isis members to guantanamo, whether the old 2001 a limit would actually apply. and if not, what the litigation risk would need. i hope you read that paper. we are not going to talk much about it today, that's not the point. the point is to hear from the senator who has some excellent prepared -- remarks. he has been kind enough to agree to answer a few questions afterwards. then we will thank the senator. i will introduce our -- introduce are two excellent analyst. these 8 -- give a warm welcome to senator todd young. [applause] >> it's really privilege to be back here -- here at heritage. i want to thank those who helped make these events possible. heritage's leadership, ly forularly poly -- paul your leadership and respect -- and you respect to love four, policy, devel

interesting concept of senator young's proposal of isis specific authorization for military force. i would commend to your reading the paper that we just released and my co-author is here on analyzing all of the cases out of guantÁnamo to see if president trump brought isis members to guantÁnamo, whether the old amf would actually apply and if not what the litigation risks would apply. i hope you read that paper, we are not going to talk much about it, that's not the point. the point is to you from a senator who has some excellent prepared remarks. he has been kind enough to agree to answer a few questions "after words" and then we will think the senator who will go back to his duties in the senate and i will introduce our excellent panelists at that time. please give a a warm welcome to senator todd young. [applause] >> is a privilege to be back here and i want to thank all those that made this possible. i want to thank him for inviting me to be part of this event and for your leadership with respect to the law of war , bouncing between all the things you produce and say to help inform

fight against isis. then a discussion on president trump's executive order on religious liberty for individuals and groups. and later, veterans affairs secretary david shulkin testifies as a house oversight hearing. >> now, deputy assistant to the president, sebastian gorka, speaks on the effort to combat isis. spoke the republican national lawyers association conference. this is 45 minutes. >> come on up. [applause] >> sorry i didn't intend to make you dance a little. i'm very pleased we can start our day off not with a lawyer but someone with a fierce intellect, dedication to our country and our defense, and a critical adviser to our president. sebastian gorka is currently the deputy assistant to the president, and was an adviser to president trump in the transition and i believe in the election process. among other things he is a specialist in irregular warfare and counter- incentury general si, and counterterrorism. professor boca taught nor u.s. initiative for the program of terrorism and security studies, funded by the defense department. he was the george c. marshall european

picking up the tempo against isis in all theaters. we sat down with defense secretary james mattis at the u.s. military academy at west point saturday and asked him about the new strategy. >> our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against isis, it is a threat to all civil lized nations and the bottom line is, we are going to move in an accelerated and reinforced manner, throw them on their back foot. we have already shifted from attrition tactics where we shove them from one position to another in iraq and syria to if an inside population tactics where we surround them, our intention is that the foreign fighters do not survive the fight to return home to north africa, to europe, to america, to asia, to africa, we are not going to allow them to do so. we are going to stop them there and take apart the caliphate. >> dickerson: explain what it means to be moving in an annihilation posture as opposed to attrition. >> well, attrition is where you keep pushing them out of the areas that they are in, john, and what we intend to do by surrounding them is to not allow them to

plan on fighting isis formulated and if not yet, when do we expect that? guest: i think this is sort of the communication of the plan. the pentagon, certainly under the trump administration, has become a little more tightly controlled in terms of the information they divulge to the public and through the media. we have been told that more or and, what secretary mattis dunford spoke about yesterday, is how the pentagon is defining its approach to fighting isis. for all intents and purposes, the plan is as you just read, encircle, annihilate. host: we are speaking with andrew degrandpre, pentagon bureau chief and senior editor at the military times about the latest update to fight isis by the pentagon. democrats can call (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001, and .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 mattis talked about two significant changes. what are they and what do they mean? guest: number one is they are delegating more authority to lower-level commanders to make tactical decisions in as close to real time as possible. one of the complaints that came out of the pentagon during the obam

operation against isis. so what does that mean? two significant changes resulted from president trump's review of our findings. first, he delegated authority to the right level to aggressively and in a timely manner move against enemy vulnerabilities. secondly, he directed a teacticl ship from shoving isis out of seas location in an attrition fight to surrounding the enemy in their strongholds so we can annihilate isis. the intent is to prevent the return home of escaped foreign fighters. i want to emphasize here there has been no change to our rules of engagement. and there has been no change to our continues extraordinary efforts to avoid innocent civilian saz y civilian casualties. despite needing to go into populated areas to break isis hold hold, despite isis endangering innocence lives and we continue all possible efforts to protect the innocent. you're all aware of the human costs isis has exacted, killed, wounded, refugees, merciless control over those regions they hold, the cost to turkey, jordan, and lebanon and syrian iraqis have been displaced. in response to isis and unforg

in the mainstream media, that the syrian conflict is either assad or isis. we want to tell the public that we exist. syrian civil society have emerged post-conflict, and they're are the ones considered to be the boots on the ground, delivering humanitarian aid. they are the ones doing peace building among communities. they are the ones who are fighting terrorism. women are on the front lines of fighting terrorism. they are combating child recruitment by violent extremist groups, and we want to highlight in this conflict because this is the bottom-up approach where in the future, when the assad regime falls, syrian civil society will be responsible for the power vacuum. it will be responsible for the peace process. charlie: when do you think it will end? >> once the international society takes a serious role in holding assad accountable. charlie: how do you define a serious role? >> that brings us to the u.s. strikes that were recently launched. there are a lot of concerns that these strikes were a pr stunt for the government. however, this is the first time the regime is held a

against isis and whether or not congress should pass an authorization for use of military force specific to those efforts. held by the heritage foundation, this is 1:20. >> good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation and our douglas and sara allison auditorium. we welcome those who join our heritage.org web site on all of these occasions, for those here in house we would ask that courtesy check to see that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off and, of course, for those watching online we remind you as well as those joining us on c-span that you're welcome to send questions or comments at any time. simply e-mailing speaker @heritage.org and we will post that on the home page for everyone's future reference. leading our discussion is culley stimson. mr. stimson is manager of our national security law program and a senior legal fellow in our center for national defense. he's a nationally recognized expert in national security, homeland security, crime control, drug policy and immigration. he also writes and lectures widely on policy issues such as the law of ar

election." and "hacking isis: how to destroy the cyber jihad." brian: former senior chief petty officer malcolm nance, what is the story of the nance family in the military? malcolm: i love being called senior chief. long while very since i served in the navy. i come from a very old u.s. military family. for african americans, it is sort of an achievement. my family started it. my first person to serve was my great-great-grandfather. his brother also joined the 111 u.s. color troops. they guarded the tennessee valley during the offensive and he got bored with it, so he joined the u.s. navy. he transitioned from the u.s. army to the u.s. navy and became a landsman aboard a rivering warfare craft on the tennessee river. predominantly navy, but we accept the army a little. brian: where did they live in those days? malcolm: they came from a slave family in northern alabama. it is interesting because the original nance's started in south carolina. but my father's side came from western georgia. there is a small place called nanceville. at the time of the civil war, that is where virtually al

isis, to build this up again. that is one angle and the anti-radicalization program trump will talk about tomorrow in his all-important speech at 4:00 local but it has been a whirlwind so far, trump has been nonstop. the complexities of political intricacies, having to follow the small formalities you need when dealing with out is because everything is taken at face value, you have to know exactly how to behave and at the moment at least donald trump is doing very well. great success story for all parties involved. >> doing a great job setting the scene with the billboard and the pomp and stands -- pomp and circumstance that is unfolding. >> it is amazing when you think of the officials that are there and their age. donald trump landing in riyadh at 2:30 eastern time, still going, hours left to go, the king of saudi arabia not in good health, they are touring palace. it is phenomenal when you think about what they are going through. >> air force one arrived, the king greets donald trump at the end of the red carpet, couldn't get there fast enough. american flags and saudi flags, can

that the syrian conflict is isis. we want to tell the public we exist. syrian civil society has emerged post-conflict and they're considered to be the boots on the ground delivering humanitarian aid and doing peace building and women are on the front lines of fighting terrorism. they're combatting child recruits and we want to highlight the conflict because it's the bottom-up approach. in the future when the assad regime falls down we'll be responsible for the peace process. >> charlie: when do you think the assad regime will fall down? >> once the international community takes a serious role in holding assad accountable for the atrocities. >> charlie: what is his role? >> that brings us to the u.s. strikes that were recently launched against the assad regime. there's a lot of concerns the u.s. strikes were a pr propaganda for the government however, this is first time the regime is held accountable in front of the international community ever since the chemical attack that happened in august of 2013 and the previous administration drew the line saying if you commit more atrocit

in northern england. 22 lives lost. one of them only 8 years old. isis claiming responsibility. the terror threat raised to its highest level. plus the face of evil? "the sun" newspaper publishing the suspected suicide bomber's photo. his older brother taken into custody. police blasting their way into his home. now on the hunt for possible accomplices. as britain's prime minister warns another attack cou imminent. this special edition of "nightline" will be right back. >>> this is a special edition of "nightline." "concert terror attack." >> good evening. we are dedicating our entire show to the fast-moving developments out of england in the wake of the horrific attack on the ariana grande concert. children, teens, targeted. tonight the british prime minister has put the entire country on its highest threat level warning another attack could be imminent. meanwhile, we're learning much more about the suspect. we begin here tonight with abc terry moran in manchester, terry? >> reporter: dan, tonight manchester is quiet. it's been quiet all day. a great city subdued in shock and sorro

because ofn course, the truth isis we're in the midst of europe of the jihadist insurgency where people who are like me and others and live among us have become radicalized and it isn't isis that radicalize them. isis plucked the low-hanging fruit. they've been radicalized for decades because of this ideology that's been spreading. >> tucker: what do wes do about it? what do authorities do about it? again, how do you maintain a liberal in the best sense, free society when you're actually living among people who want to kill you? how do you stop that? >> if we understand it in this way that there is an ideology that's been recruiting for decades, and isis simply plucked the low-hanging fruit, and the first thing we need to do is if i was living during the u.s. civil rights crisis, back whenen segregation was still rife, you would call me an apologist if i didn't get involved to fight segregation, racial segregation. you don't have to be muslim to challenge these extremism. muslims and non-muslims all have to stand together to challenge the extremism. e just as we are responsible to chall

at the concert, isis already claiming responsibility after more than 22 are killed at an ariana grande show in manchester, england. >> oh, my god. >> the suicide bomber dead, one arrest this morning. >> this attack stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardest, deliberately targeting defenseless children. >>> in the middle east the president weighs in. >> so many young, beautiful, innocent people, living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers. >> the president taking off this hour for rome and then the vatican, after meeting with the palestinian leader trying to forge peace. >>> and new bombshells, the president reportedly pressuring the heads of intelligence to push back on the russia allegations, one of those men the director of national intelligence, testifies publicly this hour. we will begin this morning with that deadly attack at that concert in manchester. at least 22 dead, nearly 60 injured, many believed to be children, including at least one 8-year-old. our team is standing by with the very latest. now the chaos unfolded at the tail end of the concert, a

, libya, with suspicions of connections to isis. there are also reports the bomber's father has now also been taken into custody. they do say they have found ties, investigators have, between the bomber and both al qaeda and isis and firmly believe that abedi was part of a larger terror network and certainly had help in carrying out monday night's attack. numerous raids have been carried out in the manchester area, including one on an apartment building. there is particular interest in finding the bomb maker who built the sophisticated ied that detonated at the manchester arena monday night that killed 22 including a police officer and woupbing more than 100 we or told. some walked in and out of hospitals, but 20 were injured critically. >> we have seen a significant increase in the number of armed officers on mobile patrol at different points across the city. we have been supported by forces from across the northwest and beyond. and this forms part of our well tested plans for any major terrorist attack. >> reporter: and the threat level has been raised by the british prime ministe

we're talking about isis or al qaeda or radicalized individual part of group or movement who looked to the symbolism and psychological impact of their attack, and it doesn't gown noticed that there are these anniversaries. you're absolutely right, the lee rig bicase was a horrific event, part of which was caught on video, and that's what made it so horrific. but it's a harbinger of these of any kind attacks, they used a car, they had knives, they attacked a soldier on the streets, and in some ways it was a harbinger of these attacks you've begun to see in europe over the last few years. pete is absolutely right. he's one of the great reporters and correspondents in this space. he's right to raise that issue. i would just wait to see what we find in terms of who this actually was, whether or not he was tied to a known network and whether or not there was some sort of inspiration from that 2013 attack. but i wouldn't jump to conclusions at this point. >> with an za rather, thea. god to have you here with us tonight. thank you for being here. >> thank you, rachel, be i appreciate it. >

new piece of information added to the mix. in the last few minutes isis put out a statement saying that the individual who carried out this attack was a soldier of the faith there. starting a degree of ownership over the fact. they are providing no proof whatsoever that they are behind this. it may be an opportunistic claim. that claim, u.s. counter terrorism agencies are aware of. a u.s. counter terrorism claim saying the claim was put out on an official isis television channel. sometimes they put this out on their news agency. in this case they put it out directly on their centrally controlled telegram channel, a statement describing a degree of ownership over this attack. but no proof whatsoever in their wording that they even knew who was responsible for were in contact with them. but they at the very least saying they inspired this. >> so what does that mean? that this is, could still be a loan wolf who was inspired? or if they are a soldier of this faith, does that suggest some sort of correspondence in contact? >> well, i would just add to what paul is saying, that isis is e

the russian diplomats involved isis plans to bring down jetliners by hiding bombs in laptop computers. charlie d'agata is learning more. >> reporter: amid the bombed-out ruins of mosul university, u.s. officials say they've uncovered plans that isis was developing a new type of bomb that could pass through an airport scanner undetected. we joined iraqi special forces here just days after the hard-fought battle to recapture the university in january. it's long been believed that mosul university was the center of a militant bomb-making projects, using the squall's equipments and labs. u.s. officials now believe that research includes a new generation of more powerful explosives that could be concealed in a computer. when isis overran modes l in 2014, they also captured the city's international airport and with it all the modern security scanner and screening equipment bombs. on our trip, there were certain no-go areas. iraqi forces kept us well away from entering the most sensitive buildings, warning that isis had booby-trapped them. a commander told us isis had also torched

isis guys saying, are you looking at cnn? we never heard of this? even the negatives are a clue. you are blowing out from the location that the event took place, getting the information there. to the question about immediately tactically whether there's a support network and going back saying, is there a bigger group of people behind this the cell? and might be behind a cell in new york or chicago. >> paul cruickshank, how active is a group like isis in terms of their use of the internet, in terms of twitter, to try to encourage people around the world to attack in place? in the garland terror attack, first attack on u.s. soil claimed by isis, you had isis recruit recruiters, one in raqqah, one in somalia, encouraging the attackers and in contact with the attackers. is that network -- a number of them have been targeted and killed in drone strikes strike. is that network in place? >> it's been degraded but it's still in play. it's still active in and around raqqah, the isis headquarters attorn ton town. they are in touch with a variety of extremists in the west, in europe, in the uni

,,,,,. this is the new front line for iraqi soldiers, a warring of connected apartments where isis fighters have knocked through walls, allowing them to move unseen from building to building. this is about as far as iraqi forces have been able to advance. and as they try to push into the old city, this is what they have to contend with, these narrow alley ways, armored vehicles are of no use, they have to get out on foot and that puts isis at the advantage. they string blankets and bed sheets across alley ways to block the view of isis gunmen, using a household mirror to watch for gunmen sneaking around corners. plans are now in place to retake the old city. our goal is not just to liberate the area, he said. our goal is to eliminate them. you don't expect them to surrender. those who fight, let them fight, he said. we're coming. if they fight, they will die. until now, iraqi forces have relied on u.s. airstrikes, artillery and heavy weapons, but today, scott, the colonel told us that won't work in these narrow alley ways. his men have had to resort to throwing hand enaigrenades in

target could indicate influence from a larger terror cell. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: isis taking responsibility, but so far british authorities have no evidence supporting that claim. >> you cannot defeat us because love in the end is always stronger than hate. >> reporter: a moment of silence in manchester. the city grief-stricken, but resilient. pausing to remember those lost, including 8-year-old saffie rose roussos. her teacher said she was a beautiful girl. georgina callander was a super fan who met ariana grande in 2015. tweeting how excited she was to see the pop singer. 24-year-old john atkinson loved to dance. his local dance studio calling him a happy and gentle person ands pleasure to teach. and 15-year-old olivia campbell also lost in the attack. >> she was waiting for ariana to come on and she was so happy. she thanked me and said she loved me. that was the last i heard from her. >> reporter: her mother making an emotional plea to cnn for help finding her daughter before confirming hours later that she was killed. posting this touching memorial online. and i just wan

rebels. these are the u.s.-backed forces that are trying to go against isis and re-take the capital, the isis self-declared capital of raqqah. what is going to happen now is the u.s. will supply these kurds with small arms, machine guns, ammunition. those kinds of supplies. but they will do it in a limited fashion. it will all be parcelled out specifically for various missions to re-take raqqah. why, you might ask? well, this is very key, because it is the turks, turkey across the border to the north, that is so opposed to this and of course, turkey, a vital nato ally for the united states. the turks are not fans of any of these rebel forces in the region. some of these factions, the turks consider outright terrorists, there's a lot of different factions there. the u.s. point is the ones that the u.s. is supporting are against isis, are fighting isis, and these are forces that really are in desperate need, it's said, of ammunition and additional arms if they want to take the campaign forward to raqqah and boot isis out of raqqah once and for all, which the u.s. considers a vital military

impending isis terror threat to russian officials. welcome to "risk & reward," i'm elizabeth macdonald in for deirdre bolton. cia director mike pompeo is briefing the house intelligence committee. we're monitoring that to speak to the press afterwards. we'll bring you that. the senate intelligence committee held a closed-door meeting and senators spoke to the press with more questions than answers coming up. staying on that story, too. this, as the white house fires back at "washington post" report that the president gave russian officials classified info, allegedly putting ally, israel at risk. meantime, israel is reportedly the source of that information. given to the people, u.s. officials are investigating for meddling into the election. that's what the controversy is about. health care reform, tax reform, infrastructure reform on hold. remember the obamacare health care reform bill passed. seems like a distant memory. h.r. mcmaster attacked the "washington post" today. watch. >> i stamp out the statement i made yesterday. the premise of that article is false that in any

kislyak about a possible isis plot to down a passenger plane using a bomb hidden in a laptop. that intelligence was classified, and the unexpected disclosure prompted the president's homeland security adviser, tom bosser, to notify the c.i.a. and n.s.a. sources tell cbs news some of the ioformation came from israel. onere is now concern russia could share that intelligence with some of its allies, like iran, an enemy of israel, but today the president's national security adviser, h.r. mcmaster, denied that mr. trump had done anything wrong. >> he shares information in a way that is wholly appropriate, and i should just make maybe the statement here that the president wasn't even aware, you know, where this information came from. he wasn't briefed on the source and health of the information either. >> reporter: it is unclear why the president was not aware of where the intelligence came buom, but some former and current intelligence officials fear the disclosure could jeopardize lives. n former official warned, "not p ly could a person be killed, but isis could speed up plots." n e

secretary james mattis says the u.s. is shifting to o annihilalation tas in i its fight againstst isis. >> our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against isis. it is a threat to all civilized nations and the bottom line is, we are going to move in an accecelerated and reinforced manner, throwow them on their bk foot. amy: but as the u.s. ramps up airstrikes, are syrian civilians are paying the price? and leaked documents reveal counterterrorism tactics were used at standing rock by the security firm tigerswan, hired by energy transfer partners. against water protectors who they call insurgents. we will speak with the intercept reporter broke the story and tara houska of honor the earth. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in afghanistan, a massive bombing near the german embassy in the capital kabul killed more than 80 people and wounded over 350 during rush hour traffic wednesday morning. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. though, the taliban said they are not respon