Look at the election in greece and other parts of europe. Inthere are 30 minutes left this discussion and you can find it online in the cspan video library, cspan. Org. We take you live now to the center for strategic and International Studies in washington, d. C. For an update on security in afghanistan. Introductions are underway. Finally, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the emergency exit pathways for this room directly behind you and down the stairs. If there is an incident behind you, we will go out these doors, follow me and i will take you to a safe location. Today we are delighted to be hosting two angus king individuals from the special Inspector General for afghanistan reconstruction. Himself,ive director john sopko, sworn in in july of 2012. He has more than 30 years of experience in oversight and investigation as a prosecutor. He has served as congressional counsel and senior government advisor and prior to his partner at he was a a law firm. His previous
Defense secretary james mattis and general joseph doneford were on capitol hill this week testifying on President Trumps new military strategy in afghanistan and discussed the need to remove terrorist safe havens in other parts of the globe. It ran three hours. Committee will come to order. Committee welcomes secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff today for a hearing on afghanistan and 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
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
Being terrorist sympathizers after they voted to recognizing the killing of armenians 100 years ago as a genocide. Welcome to the program. We begin with an alleged plot to unleash a wave of terrorist attacks at the european football championships in just five days. Sporting venues were targeted along with mosques and synagogues. The alleged aim, maximum mayhem and loss of life. Ukrainian Authorities Say they have thwarted this plot, arrested a french rightwing extremist and confiscated an arsenal frightening in its destructive capacity. Reporter hidden camera footage of the suspect shows him packing a small bandwidth explosives. Ukraines Security Services says it has been following the frenchman since december after he made contact with armed groups with the aim of buying weapons and explosives. Special forces detained him at the Border Crossing with poland. Ukraines Security Service has managed to prevent a series of 15 terrorist attacks planned for the territory of france before and
This, as his body has arrived back in louisville, where a public and private Memorial Service are scheduled for later this week. Jay gray joins us live from louisville with more. Whats the atmosphere like there on the ground . Reporter dara, i think the overall atmosphere here, respect, thanks. Since his death, many have showed up at the ali center, bringing flowers, balloons, as you can see behind me. Some because of what he did inside the ring, others drawn here by his legacy outside of boxing. All to say one final goodbye to a man simply known as the greatest. Muhammad ali is back home now. A chartered jet carried the body of the champ, his family and Close Friends back to louisville sunday afternoon, where preparations continue for a public memorial on friday, a celebration of alis life that will include a winding 19mile funeral procession past the places that were a part of his life, including the neighborhood where he grew up and learned to fight. I still got the world reporter a