An Investigative Reporter discusses the Afghanistan War. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Is next. 6. T it is monday, january the president now back in washington and congress returning, they will face decisionsl following the targeted u. S. Killing of some em soleimani. E a question for you, how should the u. S. Respond . If you are a democrat, the line to use is 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents and others, 2027488002. Iraq war veterans, special line for you is 2027488003. Cancan also text us, anyone text us on that line, 2027488003. On twitter, we are cspanwj. Our Facebook Page as well. Several of the major news sites and newspapers reporting the stories of the twin developments that happened sunday in iraq and iran with this headline from usa today reflecting this, iraq votes to expel u. S. Troops. In a sign of mounting anger over , iraqsattack Parliament Voted to expel
Zuma confirms Robert Mugabe is under house arrest after the army seized power in zimbabwe. Im in harare with things quickly zimbabweans want to know what is going to happen to president Robert Mugabe and his wife grace. Lookin al jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha today with me peter also coming up an act of aggression lebanons president says nothing justifies the detention of the Prime Minister. In saudi arabia. Just horrific the u. S. Secretary of state visits me in ma and condemns the Army Crackdown against her ngo muslims but stop short of calling for sanctions. The zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe is under house arrest after the army seized control of the country although commanders denied the military takeover is a coup soldiers are patrolling the streets of the capital harare and they also control the state broadcasters t. V. And Radio Stations the takeover follows political infighting about who will succeed the ninety three year old hailing president the worlds o
We begin in afghan that where nato says its special forces have now reached the Northern City of kunduz the troops are there to help bolster the afghan army who huh been staging ago a tan against the taliban. U. S. Forces launched air trikes close to the airport trying to keep it in government hands. Stefanie dekker reports. Reporter there are no Government Troops left here. Taliban fighters are now in control of large parts of kunduz city. Here they are symbolically raising their at that flag in the city square. This battle is not over. The Afghan Government has announced a Major Military operation to recapture kunduz. Translator in the first place we should take care of the civilian casualties we have already paid attention and will continue. The enemy has had heavy damages. I dont want to go in to the did he taste operations. Reporter special forces have been brought in and the u. S. Military confirmed an air strike on the outskirts of the city on tuesday morning. Its proving diffic
War on drugs. Where does your name come from . I was born in czechoslovakia. Is not czechoslovakian. Wanda with a w is a fairly common polish name. The one that i was named after, is the inventor of orchids. It is interesting because a lot of my work is based on working on endangered species and conservation. I guess i was born to this name. My last name is arabic even though i was born in czechoslovakia. Brian you thank your mother in your books. Vanda essentially, those letters are the female endings. It can mean belonging to the man. For simplicity, and also because i did not want the connotation, i dropped those letters. Brian how long have you been in the United States . Vanda about 30 years. I came in high school. I started high school in the czech republic. I won a scholarship to a private, american high school. It was extraordinary. I loved every moment. I was very grateful. I never went back. I did all of my undergraduate work and graduate work in the u. S. Brian describe the
War on drugs. Where does your name come from . I was born in czechoslovakia. Is not czechoslovakian. Wanda with a w is a fairly common polish name. The one that i was named after, is the inventor of orchids. It is interesting because a lot of my work is based on working on endangered species and conservation. I guess i was born to this name. My last name is arabic even though i was born in czechoslovakia. Brian you thank your mother in your books. Vanda essentially, those letters are the female endings. It can mean belonging to the man. For simplicity, and also because i did not want the connotation, i dropped those letters. Brian how long have you been in the United States . Vanda about 30 years. I came in high school. I started high school in the czech republic. I won a scholarship to a private, american high school. It was extraordinary. I loved every moment. I was very grateful. I never went back. I did all of my undergraduate work and graduate work in the u. S. Brian describe the