The fighting was actually a bit but it did of again around 2005, 2006. We are really talking 11 years of intense conflict against the taliban insurgency. Ups and downs. There have been a lot of difficulties getting the Afghan Defense forces in shape. The United States has sent militaryof dollars on aid, military troops being there, as well as aiding the government to simply support itself over these many years. The taliban are still hanging in acrossnd causing mayhem the country. Now we have this new policy, what with a new president and new generals, trying to ramp things up in a way that has not been done in a while. We do not know how things will go. Haul. Will be a long it will be a tough battle. I do not think any american official, here or in washington, thinks otherwise. It is not an easy fight, and it is not over. Host how many u. S. Troops are in afghanistan at this point . What are their current roles . What will be the biggest single challenge moving forward . I would not sa
Facebook, and twitter, and we sit down with john sopko, the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to talk about the latest report. Host good morning on this monday, november 27. Congress is back for what is expected to be at least three weeks of work. Some are calling it a year and yearend sprint of work. President will be meeting with congressional leaders early this week to talk about all of it. At the same time, plenty of news from overseas, including one headline that says victory or failure in afghanistan . 2018 will be the deciding year. That is our focus for the full washington journal. Should the u. S. Stay or leave afghanistan . If you think the u. S. Should stay, call 202 7488000. If you think they should leave, 202 7488001. We have a separate line for afghanistan veterans. We look forward to hearing your opinion. Your number is 202 7488002. If not by phone, weigh in on social media. cspanwj is our twitter handle. Also post a comment on our facebook page, f
Bazaar. After deal qaedas of neglect r with one tremor, an entire roof came crashing down. Two huge blasts rock one of the worlds busiest ports in the chinese city of tianjin. 36 firemen are still missing. Adriane brown has more from the site of the explosions in tianjin. Reporter china is unused to scenes like this. Sudden and deadly explosions getting one of the worlds busiest ports. Large fire balls illuminated tianjin incinerating cars. Some people say it felt like an earthquake. I was sitting after watching a film and had my window open. I heard a rush of air followed by a second much larger rush of air that sounded like a shock wave. I looked outside and saw the plume of smoke. Reporter Officials Say the multiple detonations were caused by explosives stored in a warehouse close to a residential area. Others described Hazardous Materials combusting. At first local hospitals struggled to cope with the tide of injured. This does feel like a disaster own. The hermes have been contami
Politicians removed as soldiers surround the headquarters. The head of the u. N. s mission in the Central African republic is fired after his troops are accused of rape and murder two huge blasts have rocked one of the worlds busiest ports in the chinese city. 44 were killed. Hundreds were injured, and 36 firemen are reported missing. The blast so powerful it registered on earthquake scale, sending shock waves throughout the city. Adrian brown has more from the site. Reporter the heart of one of chinas important economic hubs, torn apart by multiple blasts. Fires burnt throughout the night. There were further explosions first afternoon. As a pool of toxic smoke billowed across the city. With local people concerned, not for the first time, about the air that they are now breathing. Translation we are very worried, we worried about what chemical is in the air, worried that it may be toxic, harmful in the future. Close to the epicentre, the scale is difficult for the survivors to comprehe
Lock down the headquarters after two senior politicians are moved from office. Im Bernard Smith on top of istanbuls top bizarre. Decades of neglect. With one earth tremor, the entire route comes crashing down i. S. I. L. Has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a crowded Vegetable Market in baghdad which killed 55 people. Police and medical workers say a suicide bomber driving a truck detonated explosives in the district of the iraqi capital. It is one of the biggest to strike baghdad since Prime Minister Haider Alabadi took office. Attacks escalated in recent months as Government Forces moved to drive the group out of its strong holled. Stronghold. An attack in july killed 86 people. Many of those killed were women and children, celebrating gathering to mark the end of a gathering, marking the end of ramadan. According to the u. N. 15,000 civilians have been killed in iraq since the start of 2014, crossing to mohammed joining us from baghdad. Civilians are caught up in the conflict