those attacks, of course, prompted the united states laid invasion of afghanistan and osama bin laden. they know nothing about it earlier on "studio b." the former cia agent and time.com columnist robert baier said this lack of awareness is helping the taliban in a big way. >> they don't know who bin laden is they vaguely know who he is. they have no idea why nato is there. none at awesome which leads opening for taliban to say these people are crusaders. they are here to occupy you. >> shepard: this comes just days after president obama met with leaders in portugal and discuss 2014. support from the afghan people will be critical for successful transition on a day we find out the majority of them don't even know about 9/11. a number of american cities continue to struggle underhe weight of the recession. according to a new study, it's only get-to-get worse.