after a sneak attack by the taliban on an afghan military base that killed at least 140 afghan soldiers. military vehicles drove taliban fighters dressed in afghan army uniforms past checkpoints. survivors said the militants then opened fire on unarmed afghan soldiers returning from a mosque. mattis called the attack barbaric. the taliban also claimed responsibility for another attack at camp chapman that houses cia and special operations forces. in 2009, seven cia officers were killed in a suicide bomb attack. there were to american casualties this time. the taliban now control about 40% of the country. the u.s. sent 300 marines to hellman province this month. general nicholson said he may need a few more,000 troops. despite a resurgent taliban, the u.s. military targeted isis militants two weeks ago, driving a 22,000-pound bomb on a series of tunnels. there s been no confirmation of isis deaths. defense sent msecretary mattis said 2017 is going to be another tough year for
,$8d rw another important story that we re watching tonight is the deteriorating situation in afghanistan. 9,000 u.s. troops are on the ground, trying to help the afghan army hold back a resurgent taliban, but the job is getting tougher by the day, thanks in part to moscow. charlie daggetta has this. reporter: u.s. defense secretary jim mattis arrived as the country crumbled deeper into chaos. the russians are complyisupplyi taliban with weapons. his top general john nicholson made it more clear. that. reporter: the visit comes after a sneak attack by the taliban on an afghan military base that killed at least 140 afghan soldiers. military vehicles drove taliban uniforms past checkpoints. survivors said the militants then opened fire oni unarmed afghan soldiers returning from a mosque. they called the attack barbaric. the taliban also claimed responsibility for another attack at camp chapman that houses cia and special operations forces. in 2009, seven u.s. officers we
in the bahrain grand prix gives him a clear lead over lewis hamilton in formula 1. good evening. turkey s president recep tayyip erdogan has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. he said tonight that the country had opened a new page in its democracy. the country had opened but opponents say the result amounts to one man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of prime minister and, if necessary, dissolve parliament. it was a close vote, with widespread support for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities, including istanbul. in the bigger cities, including opponents are alleging voting fraud and say they ll challenge the result. fraud and say they ll john fraud and say they ll simpson reports. tonight, the victors were out in force, celebrating as though they had won by a big majority. in force, celebrating as though instead of by a whisker. in force, celeb
good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 2:00am in the morning across turkey, where a referendum has granted the president a wide range of new powers, but with the narrowest of majorities, just 51.3% of the vote. it means the role of prime minister will be scrapped, and turkey will become a presidential democracy. but opponents say it won t have the checks and balances of similar systems around the world, and are disputing the results, alleging widespread irregularities. from istanbul, our world affairs editorjohn simpson sent this report. tonight, the victors were out in force, celebrating as though they had won by a big majority, instead of by a whisker. in fact, here in istanbul, and in turkey s two other largest cities, izmir and ankara, the capital, the no campaign seems actually to have won. the worry is that the result has been too narrow to settle anything for good. the bangs are notjust fireworks. those are guns being fired. the fact is that th
and london. this is bbc good morning. it is 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 3:00 in the morning across turkey, where a referendum has granted president erdogan a wide range of new powers, but with the narrowest of majorities, just 51.3% of the vote. it means the role of prime minister will be scrapped, and turkey will become a presidential democracy. but opponents say it won t have the checks and balances of similar systems around the world, and are disputing the results, alleging widespread irregularities. from istanbul, our world affairs editorjohn simpson sent this report. tonight, the victors were out in force, celebrating as though they had won by a big majority, instead of by a whisker. in fact, here in istanbul, and in turkey s two other largest cities, izmir and ankara, the capital, the no campaign seems actually to have won. the worry is that the result has been too narrow to settle anything for good. the bangs are notjust fireworks. those are guns being fired. t