assumption is that ayman al zawahri, the new leader, hiding someplace in pakistan, as well. there is a lot going on. the new government in pakistan, the prime minister and the others, seem to be receptive to improving the relations with the united states, given the fact the u.s. is withdrawing its troops, maybe all of its troops from afghanistan by the end of this year may keep a residual force in afghanistan if they can work out a deal. there is a lot of potential there for real turmoil if it s not finessed properly. so i think they re sensitive to the internal political requirements of this pakistani government for the u.s. to cut back on those drone strikes. especially since not all of those drone strikes have been perfectly targeted. there have been civilians and military personnel killed by accidental strikes. yeah. one of the problems, of course, pakistan thinks they can t control half that area up there in waziristan, can t see their own troops up there because of the taliban
if they do happen this time, it will be later this month on the north korean side of the demilitarized zone. tens of thousands of family members still haven t seen one another 60 years later after the conflict that divided the korean peninsula. and why don t you take a look at this picture. something unusual. doesn t belong here. of course, what we re talking about is the u.n. children s aid group, unicef. they re furious over the photos. this is south sudan and they show soldiers wearing the bright lieu unicef backpacks, donated, supposed to be going to the school children in the poor and war-ravaged countries. so the u.n. is demanding south sudan troops stop using the donated aid supplies intended for the civilians, especially the kids. unbelievable. the united states, meanwhile, cutting back on drone strikes in pakistan. some conflicting information, though, on why washington is putting away those aerial weapons. we ll take a look at that story,
in, right? they were trying to say, look, we do mean it this time, right? they want to show the world. they were absolutely honest about the work they have to do in north waziristan. they have made progress. there s stale lot of work to be done and the first to tell you and in some ways a lot of criticism is like they re fighting two different wars. the u.s. is on one time line and pakistan s not on the same time line and they have a different approach within their own borders they re fighting. our bureau chief in islamabad, busy, busy stuff, good stuff. thank you. thank you. don t miss more of the reporting inside pakistan tonight. [ female announcer ] nature valley protein bars,
killed today, health workers not willing to go into the streets physical there is adequate security. the pakistani government has to step up and do the right thing and protect these people who are running these polio vaccine programs. shepard: history tells us protecting people against the taliban is not something the government is willing to do. guest: it certainly hasn t. that has been the problem of the afghan people because the taliban enjoy a sanctuary as they strike across the border but here the taliban is using, their, influence inside pakistan itself so it is a crisis. it is a humanitarian crisis. it is also a political crisis, a time real testing for the pakistani government. shepard: thank you, professor burns. changes are coming at the state department less than an day after an independent report on the benghazi attack became public what revelations. at least three state department
is a chance of a decent recovery. jonathan: she is at one of the best hospitals britain for these kind of injuries, the queen his bet hospital in birmingham has dealt with every single british battle casualty, of the last decade. shepard: the hope would be that inside pakistan she could be the rallying point around which they would dismiss the taliban. any chance? jonathan: there is some indication that could be happening. clearly the shooting of a 14-year-old schoolgirl has horrified many people. there was a very large rally in the southern pakistani city of karachi in support of the girl. there have been other rallies but they have only numbered in the 100 s and western leaders, as you can imagine, are voicing their outright support for this little girl. the united kingdom stands