conflict in afghanistan hosted by new america. this discussion runs an hour and 15 minutes. >> good afternoon everybody and welcome to new america. we got a very distinguished panel to discuss afghanistan in the next year or two, and obviously we have just had parliamentary elections and we had the presidential election next year. we have insider attacks that have killed the general, who was the police commander, and the four-star general had to pull his weapon and that is indicative of the taliban have a good intelligence to carry out this operation. so we begin with the mob -- moderator who has been visiting afghanistan since 2007. she made a film about the drug trade there for national geographic and for national geographic, they made a film about the taliban both in afghanistan and pakistan in 2008 and 2009. he was a special operations command for the air force, and he set up his own company and it has been involved in mining in afghanistan and security and is doing his phd at kings college in london about the afghan civil war and so much of what is going on in afghanistan is tr

on afghanistan where u.s. and other nato troops have been fighting for 17 years. i panel at new america in washington talk about ongoing efforts to strengthen afghanistan government and military. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. welcome to america. my name is peter bergen. we've got a very distinguished panel to discuss kind of afghanistan and the next year or two. obviously we just had a parliamentary election. we will have a election next year. with that that in insider attat almost killed, that killed general is dick who was commander in kandahar. general miller, the force are general in charge of afghanistan had to pull his weapon, indicative of taliban must a pretty good intelligence to carry out this operation. so we begin with the moderator who's been visiting afghanistan since 2007. she made a film about the drug trade there for national geographic. and then for national geographic made a film about the taliban vote in afghanistan and in pakistan in 2008-2009. in 2008. next to her is ioannis koskinas who has lived in afghanistan since 2010, f

. now a discussion on the political climate and ongoing conflict in afghanistan. an hour.ust over peter: good afternoon, everybody, welcome to new america. my name is peter bergen. we've got a very distinguished panel to discuss kind of afghanistan in the next year or two. obviously, we just had a parliamentary election. we will have the presidential election next year. we had the insider attack that almost killed the general. general miller, in charge of afghanistan had to pull his taliban'sdicative of ability to carry out this operation. so we begin with the moderator who's been visiting afghanistan since 2007. she made a film about the taliban in afghanistan and pakistan in 2008-2009. next to her is ioannis koskinas who has lived in afghanistan since 2010, first of all as special command working for jennifer christopher -- general christopher finney, setting up his own company which has been involved in mining in afghanistan and also security. he's doing his phd at king's college london about the afghan civil war which of course so much of what is going on in afghanistan today

cable or satellite provider. >> it's been 17 years since the u.s. went into afghanistan. what has changed over that time? new america hosts a discussion about the political climate and ongoing conflict then and now but events make recommendations about what the u.s. should duke to encourage civility.this lasts about an hour. >> good afternoon everybody welcome to the america. he got a very distinguished panel to discuss afghanistan in the next year or two obviously we just had the parliamentary inductions you have presidential elections next year. we have an insider attack a woman Ãbthe one that killed general rizzi quiz police commander in kandahar. general scotty miller the four-star general in charge of afghanistan had full weapons indicative of taliban good intelligence to carry out this operation. we begin with moderator as tricia mcbeal has been visiting afghanistan since 2007. she made a film about the drug trade there for national geographic. and the national geographic about the taliban in afghanistan and pakistan in 2008 Ã2009. next to her is yanni close kino's lived i

day. >> next a look at the political climate in afghanistan and us environment in the country since 9/11. from new america, this is an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon and welcome to new america. my name is peter bergen. i run the security program here, we brought assisting wish to panel to discuss afghanistan in the next year or two. we had parliamentary elections and we have presidential elections next year. we had insider attack that almost killed -- that killed a general who was a police commander in kandahar, general scotty miller, 4-star general in charge of afghanistan, indicative of good intelligence to carry out the operation. we begin with the moderator tresha mabile who has been visiting since 2007 it made a film for national geographic, cnn and the taliban and both in afghanistan and pakistan in 2008-2009. next to her is ioannis koskinas who lived in afghanistan since 2010, in special operations command for the air force for general stanley mcchrystal and set up a group that was involved in mining in afghanistan and security, phd in london about the afgh

cspan 2. . >>> exmilitary and former government officials on the u.s. role in afghanistan. topics include the recent ceasefire agreement between the taliban and afghan government, the influence of neighboring countries and the chances of sustained peace and political stability in the region. from the u.s. institute of peace, this runs an hour and a half. . >>> i think we still have a few more people coming in. but we're going to go ahead and get going. when we do something jointly with the military, we try to be punctual. so with that, i'd like to welcome you all to u.s.ip. my name is andrew wilder. i'm the vice president here at u.s. usip was founded in 1984 by congress as an independent national institute dedicated to the proposition that peace is possible. it's practical and essential for u.s. and global stability. we pursue our vision of a world without conflict by working on the ground with local partners to help prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict. usip has been working in afghanistan since 2002. we have an office in kabul that's running a range of programs. we a

host a unique video teleconference with the president of afghanistan, his excellency, dr. ashraf ghani. i would like to acknowledge the government of the islamic republic of afghanistan for helping put this event together. this is a significant undertaking and it is a great honor for sais to host president remarks on the corner of our veterans day celebration in the united states. i would to highlight we will have a special guest joining us during the event that is just a running in from the airport. the afghan current minister of finance. we will welcome him a bit later when he arrives. subject today is entitled service, selflessness, and commitment. those words could not be more that weate considering are observing veterans day in the united states in recognition of all veterans of military service, past and present. i'm currently a visiting president -- professor of strategic studies at sais. i'm a 30-your military veteran and had a bit of time in afghanistan that i will mention as we go through this a little later on in my brief remarks here this morning. i start by saying th

next on c-span, a discussion on the u.s. military's role in afghanistan. we'll hear from the head of strategy and planning for the u.s. central command, as well as former state department and pentagon officials who worked in afghanistan and pabs. from the u.s. institute of peace, this is about 90 minutes. we pursue our vision of a world without conflict by working on the ground with local partners to help prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict. usip has been working in afghanistan since 2002. we have an office in kabul that's running a range of programs we also support policy-relevant research and hold of the record events, but also on the record events, like the one we have today, to inform policy makers and practitioners and the public about the situation in afghanistan. usip's current top priority in afghanistan is to support u.s. government and afghan efforts to achieve a politically negotiated end to the war in afghanistan. this 17-year war is now the longest war in u.s. history. let's not forget it's been going on for 40 years for afghans. i recently returned from afgh

. at 1:00erage beginning p.m. eastern on c-span. the political and security situation in afghanistan. u.s. central command leaders and academic scholars talk about the u.s. military's role and how to .romote stability there posted by the institution of peace, this is about one hour and a half. >> i think we still have a few more people coming it, but we will go ahead and get go in. when we do something jointly with the military, we try to be punctual, so with that, i would like to welcome you will to u.s. i.p. my name is andrew wilder. in 1984 byunded congress, dedicated by the proposition that peace is possible. we pursue a world without violent conflict by working on the ground with partners to help prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict. usip has been working in afghanistan since 2002. we have an office in kabul running a range of programs. we support policy relevant research and hold off the record events and on the record events like the one we have today to inform policymakers and practitioners and the public about the situation in afghanistan. usip's current top prior

, recently returned from afghanistan. >> great to be here. 2014ved in afghanistan, and 2015 prior to being elected to congress. this is my first trip back as a member of congress. i led a bipartisan delegation. there were seven of us. we came home last week with a better picture of what is going on in afghanistan. still a lot of questions. we came home with a renewed sense, our efforts are as important as ever there, and in bipartisan fashion we came home with questions for the administration. host: as the picture good or bad? guest: i served in 2014 and 2015. the picture there today is worse than it was a few years ago. it is more dangerous in afghanistan today. the threat has evolved. we are no longer dealing with just defeating the taliban. k, in, the rise of isis afghanistan is more startling than what we face. groupsrted terrorist have a foothold in afghanistan. isis k is the most dangerous threat we have ever faced in that country. that part of it was startling. i called on the administration in recent months to give us update and progress report on what has been achieved in af

congress, new leaders, watch the process unfold on c-span. >> appearing video link afghanistan's president talks about the future of afghanistan security and the fight against taliban at an event hosted by the john hopkins school international studies here in washington. this is about two hours. >> well, good morning, thanks to all of you for joining us here this morning for a very special john hopkins school advanced international studies event. joining the dean forum with strategic study speaker series, the host unique video teleconference with the president of afghanistan, dr. afgani, on behalf i would like to acknowledge the government of islamic republic of afghanistan for putting the event together. great honor to be able to host president ghani this morning for remarks on veteran's day celebration. we will have a special guest joining us during the event this morning arriving in from the airport, the afghan current minister of finance, dr. mohamed, we will welcome him a bit later when he arrives. president ghani's subject today is entitled service, selflessness and commitment. those

republican from indiana. just recently back from afghanistan. he's joining us to talk about it. >> great to be here. >> what led you to go? >> i served in afghanistan in 2014 is and 2015 right just prior to being elected to congress. this was my first trip back as a member of congress. i led a bipartisan delegation. there were seven of us in total. and we came home last week with a better picture of what's going on. still a lot of questions i have, but we came home with a renewed sense that our efforts there are as important as ever. and in a bipartisan fashion, we came home with a lot of questions we have for the administration as well. >> is the picture good or bad currently? >> i served there in 2014 and 2015. so not that long ago. i us came home with the sense that the picture is worse than it was a few years ago. with a sense that's more dangerous in afghanistan today than it was at that point. that's because the threat has evolved. we're no longer dealing with just defeating the taliban. today the rise offist knits afghanistan is is perhaps a much more startling situation

peace. a discussion starting shortly on the political and security situation in afghanistan and the u.s. role there. we will be hearing from general michael langley at u.s. central command joining a group of academics and former government officials for the discussion. the introductions are underway. >> -- u.s. and global stability. -- pursue our vision by working on the ground with local partners to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict. usip has been working in afghanistan since 2002. we have an office in cabell -- kabul running a range of programs. we support policy relevant hold off the record events and on the record events like the one we have today to inform policymakers and practitioners and the public about the situation in afghanistan. current top priority in afghanistan is to support u.s. government and afghan efforts to war in a end to the afghanistan. this 17 year war is now the longest war in u.s. history. it has been going on for 40 years for afghans. i recently returned from .fghanistan for the first time in many years, i came back with a glimmer of hope th

the president of afghanistan his excellency, ashraf ghani. i would like to acknowledge the government of the republic of afghanistan for helping put this event together. this is a significant undertaking and an honor to be able to host the president here this morning for remarks on the corner of the veterans day celebration here in the united states. i'd also like to highlight we will have a special guest joining us during the event just arriving from the airport, the current minister of finance solely to welcome him later when he arrives. the subject today is entitled service, selflessness and commitment. those words could not be more appropriate given that here in the united states are observing the holiday in recognition of all american veterans and military service past and present. i am a visiting professor of studies here i will start by saying the veterans day in 2018 is particularly a noteworthy event. many of you have been following the news from europe and highlighting how important this veterans day is. this past weekend, some 70 world leaders participated in a s

to come on the day can the tele bot ever go from extreme to mainstream tonight in afghanistan thinking the unthinkable after seventeen years of bloody conflict that . just doesn't matter if the american government talks with us it doesn't matter if the discussions take place in moscow kambal is pakistan the council little puff i decided we literally hundreds of years in an islamic system we will not again. on to you is the best in the day that it will the jobs and our economy which allows us to all of the referendum that we draw in agreement and legal declaration this perspective the analysis does not show that we will be poorer than the status quo the economy will be in any of these scenarios a little bit smaller than it would have been if we remained inside the european union the chancellor however said that their deal will make people off. we will be nothing more than a satellite state rules phone it's absolutely clear that no deal would lead to higher food prices oh see if we can get a general election well then the other option which we've kept on the table is a people's

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> yesterday, the president of afghanistan talked about his country's security. the fight against the taliban and what he thinks the future holds for the region. we also hear from afghanistan finance minister, the forum was organized by johns hopkins school of advanced of international studies. this was from november 12. >> thanks to all of you for joining us here this morning for a very special john hopkins school of advanced of international studies event. joining the dean's forum with the strategic studies speakers series to host a unique video teleconference with the president of afghanistan. is excellency dr. ghani. behalf of saif, i'd like to help the republic of afghanistan for helping put this together. it's a significant undertaking. it's important we host president ghani here this morning for remarks on the corner of our veterans day celebration here in the united states. i'd like to highlight we have a special guest joining us who is arriving from the airport. the afghan current minister of finance so we'll welcome

the time when it was talk about sending more troops to afghanistan. sending more troops to afghanistan. absence of trust, that the effects would costly. in what? in lives? harder and potentially costly in terms of lives. terms of lives. requests for the troops and they naturally recoiled. naturally recoiled. i was in the pentagon at the time. pentagon at the time. forward because they do not want to do it before the election. do it before the election. resident to do that before an election. —— president. awful lot like the white house team like a powerplay. like a powerplay. department of defence asks for more troops. troops. it was not that and i was in a place to sit from the pentagon. a place to sit from the pentagon. but it started this mistrust. —— to see. see. when the mistrust built, it is how to bridge that gap. to bridge that gap. hindsight that you came to that understanding? understanding? i was aware that the mistrust was building. mistrust was building. i have a better perspex did on it. better perspex did on it. actually could have sympathy for both s

peace another chance to bring stability and business opportunities to afghanistan. from dusky sunsets over the sprawling savannah. to sunrise atop an asian metropolis hello it's certain your cold and wintry over much of the european plain but the edge of that we've had this story weather full of rain for the best part two weeks in the last three days significant rain has been recorded in italy but also rather have the adriatic coast and across in turkey ninety two hundred forty millimeters that's enough for flooding and it's fairly persistent the clouds you see an obvious shaker is really the atlantic is just at a line to cloud which usually means stormy weather quite mild fourteen degrees in london you'll notice and wet and windy now the strongest wind is going to be in awe and storm force winds here where's the division between a relative warms the black sea and the igi and the cold is coming across the land means snow more snow for mania and for serbia that overnight that will tend to disappear as the cold air invades but it does leave rather pleasing legacy code it may be

from the conference itself. the war in afghanistan is now in its eighteenth year and there is little sign of it ending what will it take to break a deadlock between the government and opposition forces. send your thoughts via twitter and you tube for today's episode of the stream. for millions of afghans the grinding war is now sadly a part of the daily routine from indiscriminate bombings by the taliban and i still to deadly air raids by afghan and u.s. forces civilians and change how they go about their day just to survive although security forces eventually managed. to get tax remain common place in the afghan capital so we can go a suicide bomb blast killed dozens of people out of religious gathering to mark the birth anniversary of prophet muhammad. nobody ever heard of any attack on prophet muhammad saree in the past that's knocking on prophet muhammad ceremony is an inhuman act a human being never commit such an act and all those who are behind this clearly they are the enemy of the enemy of the qur'an the enemy of the prophets and the enemy of this nation. in recent weeks the

tonight in afghanistan thinking the unthinkable after seventeen years of bloody conflict that . doesn't matter if the american government talks with us it doesn't matter if the discussions take place in moscow kabul pakistan the cuts a little tough on the side we need for hundreds of years in an islamic system we will not again. our view is the best in the fate of all the jobs and our economy that allows us to all of the referendum that we draw on agreement and legal declaration all right lucas prospectus the analysis does not show that we will be poorer than the status quo the economy will be in any of these scenarios a little bit smaller than it would have been if we remained inside the european union the chance that we have a said that her deal will make people with us off. will be nothing but a satellite state rules it's absolutely clear that no deal would lead to higher food prices oh see if we can get a general election well then the other option which we've kept on the table is a people's word. for what you just saw and heard there were the reactions to a government report today

you is on afghanistan the president on thanksgiving day told us troops there we are winning the war in afghanistan the tragedy with chairman joint chiefs of staff said stalemate to the president today still believe after what we saw over the weekend when you're winning in afghanistan and why certainly any time you have a loss of life particular. an american service member it is a horrific tragedy and something that no president wants to see certainly not during their administration and the president wants to make sure that the battle that we're fighting takes place they are not here and he's going to continue consulting with his national security team make decisions on how best to move forward beyond the things you want to get rid of because the might be coming to mexico so we've been listening to the white house we been listening to u.s. national security adviser john bolton and white house press secretary sarah could be sound as touching on a range of international issues over the past half hour forty five minutes or so primarily speaking about plans for the u.s. delegation for th

. but a government spokesman has denied that. forces in afghanistan, on hardtalk. i'm sarah montegue. for president trump. and that will allow them to block the president's legislative agenda. and now congress is split. and celebrated military leaders. in iraq and afghanistan. that make good leaders effective. so what kind of leadership does he think the united states needs now? general stanley mcchrystal, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. divided country, now divided congress. given the situation that faces him? about america's sustainability as a working democracy. i think that means you've got to bring people together. if we do not fix it, we're going to be in trouble. do you see him doing that? but actually acting in that way, and i think it is time. ok, but you talk about a crisis in leadership, why? well, i think that we've got a number of activities. their own personal agenda and well—being. i think we've also incentivised very extreme on the left and right. we pull at people's emotions. we use fear. generate support and excitement. and an electorate that is engaged

they hold the fragile democracy in afghanistan more than buffer zones they have been the most fertile grounds for democracy so what do you make of this comment there. well actually. they can say that the terrorism reached every place and. every corner of afghanistan has been effected by terrorism. this has darley there is a pressure on who is a part project leader is a or is a buck so we have a month. and different army of afghanistan so not only has our every tribe has been effected by terms. i see you nodding your head there i think this is something that people forget because. i think about a month or two ago i actually brought a story for al-jazeera about a neighborhood in west kabul which is predominantly and she of being targeted. by forces claiming to be diet and at the same time we saw the city of jalalabad one of the biggest cities in the country in the east predominantly pashtoon area that was just as targeted you know and for weeks for attacks including on a midwife training center so i think what we have to understand is that this conflict in compas is the whole country ev

, sarah montague speaks to general stanley mcchrystal, former commander of us forces in afghanistan, on hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm sarah montegue. the us mid—term elections were a mixed picture for president trump. democrats took control of the house of representatives and that will allow them to block the president's legislative agenda. as a leader, donald trump has been accused of dividing the country and now congress is split. my guest today is one of america's best—known and celebrated military leaders. general stanley mcchrystal oversaw the american war efforts in iraq and afghanistan. since leaving the military he has studied and taught the principles that make good leaders effective. so what kind of leadership does he think the united states needs now? theme music plays. general stanley mcchrystal, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. divided country, now divided congress. what would you advise your commander—in—chief to do given the situation that faces him? well, i think, if the short term view was winning the 2016 election and then another short—term vi

, syria, libya, afghanistan, the gains are fragile. last week, report by the pentagon warned that isis fighters have moved underground and are regrouping. thatof those terrorists were in the middle east have been run out of the middle east and have fled to africa and are regrouping and causing mischief there. we must not become complacent. we must continue to be vigilant until those that motivate violent extremism are cast into the dustbin of history. i applaud the white house new national strategy for counterterrorism. the document change the u.s. government's perspective on the war on terrorism. it correctly friends the battles in terms of enduring challenge that much he managed to protect the homeland instead of a mission as a beginning and and and. a clearly recognizes the broad and diverse challenges we face from terrorism including iran's growing network of terrorist proxies and the ability of terrorists to exploit cyberspace. prioritizes countering terrorist use of the internet for radicalization, recruitment, and fundraising. these are three things i have long made clear and th

millions of afghan refugees and outlining a future in afghanistan where those refugees the diaspora will feel safe to go back home but he's admitted that that's only going to happen when the violence has ended and he's outlined what he sees as a breakthrough a twelve person team has been formed to trying to head a roadmap to peace including the taleban now the taliban have not come to geneva the government did offer them unconditional talks but talked earlier this year that hasn't gone anywhere and in recent weeks the taliban have in fact been holding direct talks with the united states a separate negotiating track many afghans want to know when in fact the government and the taliban will be able to get around a negotiating table because the feeling is that until that happens all of those other problems the problems of trying to get corruption dealt with trying to deal with environmental challenges trying to boost the economy they can't really be solved until the fighting has ended and over who president can now point to this road map a lot of people are wondering how it's going to

afghanistan. it's believed ian david long had been suffering mental health problems. he used a legally—owned handgun, with an illegally—extended magazine. two major wildfires are burning out of control in california forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. at least 72 square kilometers have burned in an area north of sacramento and strong winds are fanning the flames of a blaze in the south of the state in ventura county. now on bbc news, sarah montague speaks to general stanley mcchrystal, former commander of us forces in afghanistan, on hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm sarah montegue. the us mid—term elections were a mixed picture for president trump. democrats took control of the house of representatives and that will allow them to block the president's legislative agenda. as a leader, donald trump has been accused of dividing the country and now congress is split. my guest today is one of america's best—known and celebrated military leaders. general stanley mcchrystal oversaw the american war efforts in iraq and afghanistan. since leaving the military he has s

real just like the people it falls on. villages in afghanistan or pakistan from the safety of the bunker in the u.s. . so how do you feel about the trip. was three three film yeah exactly so really of course and there were lots of the victims honestly that's islam i bought in time. otherwise we'll get nothing well yes we can go to the tribal areas anyway because of security reasons. thank you for your flights. thank. you from america and please send me number and we'll that's the important thing and yeah. i'll call our producer ok and then we'll figure out just where you could look all the best. a lot of stay here according to the bureau of investigative journalism there have been more than four hundred drone strikes since two thousand and four killing around a thousand innocent civilians and that's just in pakistan a local contact is taking me to meet a man who narrowly avoided one of those strikes. oh. i'm going to get other men out of these times above but. nothing to them if you can you give them but. i look at them. the photo of the struggle to go understand it was to be true

engagement this kind of high level multi lotro meeting after almost two decades of war in afghanistan i'm just saying that russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has just opened the talks let's listen in to russia to get back in the second meeting of moscow to forment on consultations on afghanistan but i'm working. with you to jointly search for ways to build inclusive intra afghan dialogue in the interests of promoting the process of international reconciliation in speediest of. peace coming to bronx having evidence well because it was less interesting that it has first and foremost as a nation of ghana stand who make sacrifices every day and. hardships all states of the region and the entire international community music scene who sincerely wish to see afghanistan with five peaceful independent and prosperous free i. terrorism and drug related crime again a standing issues can be solved soley through political means through finding all national chord with participation of all the conflicting parties against this backdrop especially welcome the delegation of high peace council of islami

compromise matthew hedges gets a pardon and he's now a free man. in future advocate afghanistan will be debated over the next two days at an international conference and geneva led by the afghan president bush afghani and the u.n. the u.s. and international partners will discuss how they can help bring stability to the country as peace talks of the taliban move forward charla bellus reports. as president ashraf ghani and chief executive of dillard dilla deposit kabul for geneva they lift behind this violent protests across the west of the city over the wrist of a local shia commander the disparate to prove they are in control and in geneva they will lay down what they have achieved with international money what afghanistan has to show the billions spent on security and i have a seventeen year is the sad news is that the afghan government will not have a stellar achievement the prison to do that and that's the thing we did on when sitting gated afghanistan i'm sure that could be a very difficult time for the often to show a tangible outcome for the law for the cost yes. well not tangi

midterm elections and three american service members die in a bombing in afghanistan. what is next in afghanistan? this is "special report" ." ♪ good evening, welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. president trump is fuming over the announcement of general motors that it will cut jobs and close factories here in the u.s. the president is threatening serious repercussions, it's already affecting the bottom line for gm. susan lee joins us from new york or what exactly the president is tweeting he might do. >> there's a lot of disappointment and even anger. >> frustration that was expressed clearly in the white house press briefing. president trump tweeting "very disappointed with general motors and their ceo for closing plants in ohio, michigan, and maryland. nothing being close in mexico in china. the u.s. saved general motors and this is the thanks that we get. we are looking at cutting all gm subsidies including for electric cars. general motors made a big china bet years ago when they built plants there in mexico. don't think that that is going to pay off. i'm here to protect amer

for terrorism are actually getting worse in afghanistan as the humanitarian crisis in yemen drags on at the expense of tens of thousands of lives lost and millions impacted. producing the perfect stage for extremism to take root. so requests for less funding to meet these demands gives me neither country receives the attention or strategies, nor do any of the regions where isis fighters have traveled to or where their caliphate have emerged. you have an important job. our government has struggled for a long time trying to get counterterrorism right. the stakes are high. americans are victims of foreign terrorists and domestic terrorists, and we learn more and more of how many ways we can try to tackle this problem. there is no easy answer, but there are themes, and i look forward to discussing what your bureau is doing along these lines. for example, what your bureau is doing to coordinate with other state departments, usaid and defense department entities to minimize fragility and instability in places where radicalism efforts may more easily take hold. these, and many other issues,

the mountains of afghanistan. on the one made it out alive. his name is marcus luttrell. he wrote a book called "lone survivor." it's been made into a film. >> what are you doing, marcus? >> we don't ever train for defeat. >> the president is said to award the medal of honor to a living marine, one of two living recipients, both of them soldiers, have received their reward for actions in iraq and afghanistan. this is marine corporal dakota meyer. >> since then, where there is a brave man in the thickest of the fight, there is the post of honor. today we pay tribute to americans to place themselves in the thick of the fight. again and again and again. >> it doesn't matter the metals on my chest, we always the right hand. >> freedom was attacked this morning by a faceless coward. >> the more we trained on it, the more we realized, this is going to be a one-way mission. >> they found bin laden. we are going to get them. >> anything you do can get you killed, including nothing. >> these are modern warriors. ♪ >> pete: thanks for joining us. welcome to "modern warriors." i'm your host

. villages in afghanistan or pakistan from the safety of a bunker in the u.s. . so how do you feel about the trip. was three three filming days yeah exactly so is it really important that the relatives of the victims honestly get says lama bought in time. otherwise we'll get nothing well you can go to the tribal areas anyway because of security reasons. i'm fewer flights there are enough. thank. you if america please some new number i will that's the important thing and . i'll call our producer ok and then we'll figure out just where you could look all the best. a lot of the year according to the bureau of investigative journalism there have been more than four hundred drone strikes in c. thousand and four killing around a thousand innocent civilians and that's just in pakistan a local contact is taking me to meet a man who narrowly avoided one of those strikes. oh. i'm going to get on with you men out of these times above them. and nothing to them if you can you give them but. i love them but. the fight over the struggle to go understand it was to do because of my be zero vote for. me i

. waziristan is the mountainous region between pakistan and afghanistan a self-proclaimed bottom recognized states populated with disaffected pashtun tribes it's been used as a taliban stronghold since two thousand and one attacks on the government has so far been unable to regain control of the area. malik claims to have been personally targeted by at least four drone strikes since two thousand and ten. was it a stunning to go at this time it was no. shortage of the. latest. to be a. general could be. but it will. not come on the hill. to face like at the head. sean west mall and is a former drone communications technician since leaving yes force he struggled to come to terms with the role he played in the u.s. drone program. yas i was sleeping in the back of this truck all the way for about a quarter of last year's. growth in three i mean psychological issues. yeah the bed back there are a little space here and sleeping on top of the mountain wasn't getting the help i needed and you know i was kind of from you on issues back in october and. united slipped to the bridge. a couple of nights

and the dead dying and wounded another fatal day in afghanistan like on monday a suicide bombing killed six people in the capital kabul nearly one hundred more were killed elsewhere around the country the united nations estimates more than eight thousand people have been killed and wounded during the first nine months of two thousand and eighteen alone. still the german government has not budged on its deportation policy afghan refugees can be sent back this human rights groups strongly disagree with and are trying to stop i was this from amnesty in tennis in our view that germany is violating international law and the european convention on human rights by deporting people to afghanistan i mention it's committee one that's because those laws prohibit deportation to unsafe countries the german government however says parts of afghanistan are safe even if the country as a whole is not the government is more cautious when it comes to its own citizens visiting afghanistan violence affects all parts of the country according to the foreign office has longstanding travel warning german

included in the war on terror? guest: the united states has obviously got troops in afghanistan, iraq. in there are forces fighting 80-90 other locations in the world. spending by the state department and protecting its own embassies and other locations. so, there's a lot of money in the war on terror sprinkle out. but the major concentrations are in the war zones. host: when you talk about the war spending, most people usually think of the cost of putting food on the ground and planes in the sky. of that $5.9 trillion that you come up with, how much is made up of just about? guest: the department of the defense overseas contingency operations which is what they call it. it's about $2.9 trillion. host: so, where does the rest of that 5.9 trillion come from? walk us through the rest of the numbers. guest: right. as i said, there is state department spending. spending on homeland security which is associated with preventing and responding to terrorist attacks. there's money in the base military budget, which is used for patrolling the skies when necessary, of the homeland. and also incr

have on counterterrorism efforts in afghanistan and yemen, as i mentioned, and also include in that, directly or indirectly, through arms sales or other means, how russia could be involved in this and what evidence you have in that respect. >> let me start with afghanistan. my bureau along with others at the state department is funding a $54 million program to boost the capability of afghan forces to defend urban areas. in recent months we have seen the taliban mount an aggressive series of attacks. so what we have been doing is providing training, resources and equipment to local officials to help them interject operatives before they come into protected areas, to respond to crises in the heat of the moment, to do effective screening of potential threats and respond after a terrorist incident takes place. n yemen, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has long been one of al qaeda's most deadly affiliates, with global reach and global ambitions. of course, you will recall the printer cartridge plot several years ago run out of yemen. we continue to be actively engaged using wholly gove

makes a rare appearance of high level peace talks on afghanistan in moscow this friday saying it was a success and ready to meet again the only news channel to speak to the representatives following the meeting. because. we have we want to do some. really. good evening and welcome you're watching the international. press secretary has released a video which she says justifies banning c.n.n. reporter jim acosta from the white house some called it doctored to manipulate it but others saw it as proof of the journalist inappropriate behavior and debate is raging in the media over whose side to take. let's go live to new york now and speak to a correspondent caley moping kind of just take is that what is it with the fuss about we have a situation here in the united states where two sides of the political spectrum view a video clip differently so essentially we have sarah huckabee sanders the white house press secretary she has removed the credentials of jim acosta a c.n.n. reporter for what she says was an inappropriate placing of hands on a white house staffer she posted this video i