Good morning, we meet to receive testimony on the situation in afghanistan, i am pleased to welcome general john ,icholson back to the committee we thank you for your many years of distinguished service and leadership of u. S. And allied forces in afghanistan at a critical time. We would ask you to relate to the brave men and women fighting under your command how appreciative and how proud we are of their service. At war ins been afghanistan for more than a decade and a half. It is always worth remembering that American Forces went to afghanistan because that was where, under the century of the under the taliban regime, now counted planned and trained for the september 11 attacks that killed 3000 innocent civilians on american soil. Our mission was to ensure that afghanistan would never again be a safe haven for al qaeda or other terrorist groups to attack america or our allies and partners, that mission has been successful for 15 years but it is not over. American forces are carrying
Winning the democratic primary in south carolina. Plus reporter im on the oscars carpet, or at least it will be because hollywood is getting ready for the biggest night of the year syrias opposition is saying the regime attacked rebel held areas across the area. Activists say the Russian Military has carried out air strikes in aleppo province. Our correspondent joins us live near the syrian border. What does this mean . What sort of impact is this having on the ceasefire . Reporter well, according to the opposition it is a huge violation to the terms of the ceasefire. The latest that is coming from inside syria mainly from aleppos western countryside. We have reports from activists saying they believe russian jets bounded to areas in that province. It has killed at least one person. The russians are saying they actually targeted members of alnusra which are linked to alequal and are, in fact alqaeda, and are, excluded from the terms of this deal. Also we have in latakia there is some a
In footballs governing body activists in syria are reporting a conditional ceasefire is being honoured. There has been some fire but no major attacks have been reported. The main Opposition Group says almost a hundred reb factions have agreed to respect of truce, but it doesnt include one of the most powerful armed groups in the country alnusra and i. S. I. L. Alnusra is calling on the groups to ignore the truce. Deraa is excluded by the truce from the regime. The Syrian Government says it will continue to bomb the area. The u. N. Security Council Voted unanimously to back the truce. Talks to end the war will begin on march 7. James bays has more from the u. N. Headquarters in new york reporter just over 40 minutes before the cessation of hostilities was due to come into effect a vote by the u. N. Security council to endorse it. It was unanimous. Ambassadors were addressed by video link by Staffan De Mistura who said it would be an important moment advertisement we are ready for this,
First some breaking news. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6. 6 has hit remote northwestern pakistan near the border with afghanistan. The quake was centred in pakistan at a depth of 210 kilometers. Witness epz say building shook in the capital kabul and in islamabad. Tremors were also felt in the india capital. Many residents were forced to leave their homes according to witnesses. No words yet on casualty numbers. We will, of course, bring you the latest as and when we have it. More than 100 people have been killed after an explosion sparked after fireworks in southern india. Emergency services are now struggling to help the injured. Reporter every year this temple marks the new years celebrations with a fireworks display and competition. Once again, this year thousands of people had come to worship and watch the fireworks. It was halfway through the show when a spark setoff the rest of the fire works in storage leading to this scene. Officials say most of the people who died were t
A spill is not quite same as a leak, but the classification in the federal government really do concern me. What are you doing to address these types of situations . My view is that given our Cyber Security mission should be a model for other agencies and departments. I am familiar with that article. I know that our Cyber Security experts and intelligence analysis are focused on addressing spills. My recollection is that the article is not accurate in all respects. Id be happy to look into that. That would be great. I appreciate it. I do appreciate it and thank you for your very good work up there. Thank you for all your employees as well. Thank you mr. Chair. Thank you senator ernst. Ive been cranking up numbers here. I got your sheet on on a Company Children big difference here is you are including all accompanied children including from mexico and i was talking about unaccompanied children from Central America which is a big problem. Lets get through this because its important. It a