rick: it is official. 2010 going down as the deadliest year in the war in afghanistan with 700 nato troops killed this year alone. and just today, taliban militants launching a deadly attack on two nato supply trucks on pakistan s border with afghanistan. as u.s. forces came under fire in eastern afghanistan, the, a second taliban assault there in as many days. joining us is michael o hanlon, a senior fellow for foreign policy studies at the you brick kings institution. i was surprised and sadden by this number, michael 700. we don t keep as close track of this as we should. these are international troops. not just u.s. troops but it seems pretty clear this country is still a mess. yeah, rick. i guess to give a little more perspective and as you say, obviously each
pakistan says it will open a key border crossing. in order to reopen the check point, it s affected immediately, however, some technical and coordination issues have to be resolved first. the u.s. embassy in islamabad is calling this a positive development, saying that supplies could start flowing as soon as monday and pakistan closed the crossing nine days ago, the same day an n.a.t.o. air strike killed two pakistani soldiers along the border and the u.s. apologized for that strike. the delay exposed stranded supply trucks to militant attacks. and another fox news alert after a grueling two month wait. chile s 33 trapped miners may see the light of day soon. cheers erupted as the news spread hours ago and rescue teams managed to drill an escape hatch. steve harrigan is standing live at the mine with the latest. what s going on down there? juliet, some real
to see if it needs reinforcement. pakistani officials say they will rope a vital supply route used to ferry supplies to forces in afghanistan. the route route was shutdown 10 days ago. the delay has exposed stranded supply trucks. this morning 30 fuel tankers were torched. bank of america is halting foreclosures on homes in every state while it recrews procedures. while it reviews procedures. federal appeals court has struck down a rule in vermont that bans religious expression on license plate. those are some of your top stories right now. uma: hungary at risk for another wave of toxic sludge as cracking wall of a reservoir threatens to collapse. polluted water and mud
matt schlaff, we appreciate it. gregg: iran saying it is ready to hold nuclear talks with six major powers, possibly a bit later on this month or next. this is as the rogue nation reveals it arrested several alleged spies at the nuclear facilities. according to iran, workers in some of the nuclear sites were lured by promises of cash to pass secrets to the west. as for the international nuclear talks, no specific data has been set but iran s foreign minister saying they would be ready for talks, later this month and maybe next. onto pakistan, the country is reopening the border crossing nato uses to transport supplies into afghanistan. not clear just yet when the trucks will begin rolling, across the northwestern region, but, this delay has created sitting ducks to be sure. nato supply trucks have become the target of many militant attacks. pakistan closed off the area, after a nato airstrike killed
was meeting with secretary hillary clinton. here is what he said about the isi. the isi s continued involvement with various entities, some of which we find troubling remains an issue of concern between us. reporter: that s a diplomatic way of saying what is on everyone s minds today here in washington. the white house, the state department, the pentagon, all concerned about deteriorating relations with pakistan right now and isi s involvement with the taliban in afghanistan. jon: hundreds of nato supply trucks are still getting stuck at the border there where pakistan shut down the border crossing and our troops can t get the supplies they need as they fight theafter began war. reporter: there are hundreds of supply tracks lined up at the main supply routes. there are two main routes from pakistan into afghanistan.