South asia. The secretary had had previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to the region once it is decided and thats the topic for today. I understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but in the interest of time and focus i want to encourage members to confine their questions to todays subject. The United States officially launched Operation Enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, just about exactly 16 years ago. Approximately 2,400 American Service members have lost their lives in the conflict. Another 20,000 or so have been wounded. As this administration formulates its policies, the American People and members of congress have basic questions such as does American National security still warrant our military presence in afghanistan . Do we have a strategy to succeed or one to avoid failure . How is this administrations approach different from previous approaches . And can we ever be successful in the face of afghan corruption and af
In central japan is continuing procedures to stop a reactor after a core injunction ordered the shutdown. Japan is about to mark the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Well look back at what happened that day and the struggle to recover from one of the worst Nuclear Accidents in history. North korean leaders are lashing out over south korea sanctions. They fired what are believed to have been two scud missiles toward the sea of japan. And they say theyll seize all south korean assets on their soil. Seouls sanctions include a ban on foreign ships that have visited the north. Officials in pyongyang say theyll tear up all deals with the south. They say theyll litigationed by date all south korean assets north of the border. Some of those assets lie at the kaisong Industrial Complex which the two koreas used to run together. Seoul suspended operations last month. South korean businesses pulled out. The north then said it boo close the complex down. Other south kor
Freedom and independence, sovereignty, integration and territorial integrity and if there needs to be a response to the dramatic call that we had last month in kiev in the economic problems the European Union must lead an International Conference together with the United States and Russia International fund and to canada and others and in conclusion has to bet on the peace dividend and ukraine whose citizens have shown an example to us all. [speaking in native tongue] translator what happened in ukraine is a step further democracy. Now there is a discussion about the legitimacy of what happened and yanukovych has so much blood on his hands to lea leave the country and anyway he left the kiev in the midst of a crisis. I want to thank the European Union because lets be very clear the Foreign Ministers who negotiated on behalf of the European Union contributed not only to the end of the violent killing that contributed to the strong sufficient European Union inside ukraine and for the cha
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Baldwin in new york. Forecasters say a very dangerous situation is developing in the path of Hurricane Dorian. Well get to erica in a second. The category 2 storm is drenching parts of florida right now as its moving up along the coast. Its threatening 10 foot storm surges in South Carolina, which could rival the destruction scene during hurricane hugo in 1989, more than 1. 2 Million People there are under mandatory evacuations across both carolinas. Hilton head hospital no longer accepting patients. And the Charleston International airport is shutting down next hour. Were getting this new video from the air of what dorian is leaving in its wake. We showed you this for the first time yesterday. This is the devastation in the bahamas. The storm is blamed for at least seven deaths there. The United States will assist in Recovery Efforts and the coast guard is already helping with rescue efforts. We have been sending through the United States coast guard who have been incredible. Theyre o