>>host: how powerful is the of taliban u today?. >>guest: that is one of the significant findings of the report that the taliban has the increase of the most controlled have over the country that we identified in the quarter of the report this year. it is hard to identify the areas they control the districts that they control to have influence, on. but right now addison of an increase of nine districts over the last six months so 3.7 million afghans now live-in districts under insurgent control. >> and now trying to take 80 percent ofte that territory back. is the realistic?. >> it could be done it is a hard job and a hard task but there was of a strategy on that with troops for training and additional s authorities. so again we are cautiously optimistic so basically the referee i am here to see what happens in a report on that and we are optimistic. >> good morning. there are a few issues. i get my a information from college professors to keep my eyes open so the clinton machinecc suppose of the wine and dine the the taliban to get

growth in taliban controlled areas? now they're doing it to finance it because they can't get but the primary financing back there was to pakistan and iran and iraq in different areas. there were trying to play their own political gains within the taliban. so now we are being told that the taliban were the ones who started the opium issue. i truly believe it was marketine plans from insurance industries right from the start. chief narcotics. now they've got major portion of america basically hooked on opioids to the doctor's office is mostly, and now being told it's a different story. correct me if i'm wrong, was the taliban against drugs and alcohol and does the taliban about opium growth in their controlled regions before 9/11? >> guest: for a brief time the taliban stop the production of opium. i think they did it for political reasons. he wanted to get recognition by the international community. the taliban at the time was a government. so they could raise funding, raise money through various and sundry methods. but

host: how powerful is the taliban today? about the land it has taken back, do you want to put it that way? the : well, that is one of significant findings of our latest quarterly report. the taliban have increased, this i will say - largest, most control they have over the country, we identified quarterly report this year. it's hard to identify because areas they control, districts they control and then districts they have influence on. likewise, same thing for the government. data ght now, i think our is that as of august, 2000 17, 54 districts under insurgent control, increase of six districts over the last months. so about 3.7 million afghans, the population. now live in districts under influence.ontrol or north korea general nicholson wants to retake that territory in two years, realistic? eked guest: it could be done, it will be a hard job and a hard task, new strategy on that and he has additional training and he has additional authorities, so we are, again, cautiously optimistic. we will -- my job is basically referee

and nato i've been on the ground that we have seen that in some areas the taliban have been routed out they've been rather catered in some areas plain others they've i think gained ground or they've proved particularly troublesome out from particular tribal areas of the country and just this year twenty seventeen the taliban's claimed responsibility for around one hundred attacks which is killed nearly a thousand people. well it's not just the taliban the islamic state of also been operating within afghanistan and it's the people of that country that bear the brunt bear trapped on one side with terrorists trying to kill them while on the other many have been killed as the result of u.s. airstrikes. u.s. forces bombarded everyone including children men and women in our houses have been destroyed under the bombardment children and women were wounded and killed their removal houses left are gone some homes were burned by islamic state militants and others were hit by u.s. drone strikes don't know who were thrown the fight that is ongoing islamic state militants came and started the clashe

the taliban but just increased as it's only looking about eight percent a year in terms of controlling more territory so this is something we've seen for a long time they set the rules they changed the goalpost in terms of what they want to call a victory but the main problem that's running here in afghanistan is that the u.s. policy is that we will assist the afghanistan army but they are going to do the heavy fighting against the taliban and bess what's going to determine how this thing is going to go down sure the u.s. can put more air power and they can do their strikes but what we've seen over a long time now the taliban has always been able to replace its losses and i would call it a lot of other people that victory will be there is when you have a political settlement between the two sides which will finally in the fighting and we don't even see any interest whatsoever in the u.s. pursuing a path to peace and there certainly is not going to be a path to peace by continuing the war. we have paid to be saying to him a strengthening of eisel in afghanistan i mean supposedly presuma

going to the taliban. if that is a serious problem. if that is the -- that is the proverbial elephant in the room. we are never going to win in afghanistan if we don't focus on the whole narcotics problem. host: john will be with us in 25 minutes. at our facebook page, charlotte's -- charlotte writes "leave, we have only spent -- suffered 2400 dead. the syrians are bombing the taliban so we can build a pipeline where we pretend we care about the links to terrorism. we got into a real fine mess." "as an afghan american, i would like to give two options. afghanistan definitely needs the u.s. to stay there. they have not been able to stabilize the country and they have countries like pakistan and iran as their neighbors and they want afghanistan to be unstable for their own interest. if the u.s. leaves, afghanistan will go down. " scott is calling from west virginia. what is the name of your town? caller: rothenberg, west virginia. give us your opinion on afghanistan. caller: if we want to put starta first, w

. 700,000 more people are living under taliban rule today. as the u.s. and afghan army go on the offensive, the number of civilian casualties has risen. earlier this week 4 u.s. troops were wounded in a suicide attack in kandahar the home of the taliban. jake simms a helicopter pilot died when his shinook crashed out out out ou out out of kabul. >> bret: thank you. i had a chance to sit down with afghanistan's chief executive to talk about the situation in afghanistan. i asked him about the future of that country and the threat from the taliban is the way forward for u.s. troops on the ground. he praised president trump's south asia policy including a u.s. commitment not tieed to a timeline. >> i want to thank president trump for the decision that he made. the presence of the troops are not time bound. it's condition based. that created certainty and brought clarity in support. >> bret: the status of the taliban now. and reports say they are controlling or contesting half of your country. is that true? >> there is no way to tell that. recent

i mean they opened that outpost for the taliban there. that was not the kind of arrangement that i ever would have advocated for. but it's behind us now. it's hard to see on what ground you would unwind it. we should certainly insist upon the very thorough enforcement of the terms of confinement, travel, communication on the taliban five to which qatar agreed. if they don't enforce those terms, we can revisit the matter now. i would sooner see things like qatar change its behavior toward iran and towards the muslim brotherhood and some of the other associations it's had with taliban or hamas in the hollywood land than try to revisit that three years on. >> a point on the taliban five. there really is evidence of reengagement of the taliban five and those followers in afghanistan. >> if that's the case, i think there's a lot of empty beds left in guantanamo bay. it would be like a home coming for them. >> on the issue of qatar, is there a way to, as director panetta said earlier, that they have been able to play both sides of this argument

the goal really is to stand up the afghan forces, help them defeat the taliban, and so the taliban can be forced to negotiating table. here after 16 years of war the taliban controls 40% of the country. general john nicholson, the top commander in afghanistan, says the goal is to retake most of that territory in two years. as of right now, stalemate or winning? >> oh, we're still in a stalemate. we're only 90 days into this new policy. >> reporter: that new policy includes more american troops and trainers to fight alongside the afghans. a topic discussed over tea between brigadier general and general nazar. >> that's a decisive effort for me to get those 700 new soldiers trained. >> reporter: the fight isn't only against the taliban. isis is also a threat. in april the u.s. dropped one of its most powerful bombs on an isis stronghold. you dropped the mother of all bombs. >> yes. >> big boom. >> yes. it was effective. >> reporter: what did you get out of that? >> what we did was we reduced an isis strong point, tunnels, caves, deep underground, other munitions were ineffective. >> repo

these terrorists aided and abetted by the taliban used afghanistan as a safe haven and refuge. these terrorists bent here's a map in the sand plotting waiting for the chance to strike us at home. throughout the 90s the american people watch as united states suffered terrorist attacks in new york city at the khobar towers and our embassies in east africa and against our uss cole. affiliate act in the run up to 9/11 emboldened al qaeda to attempt a far more devastating attack. by 9-112001 views so staging ground for all qaeda's 11 -- ball movement designed the regular forces responded to the 9/11 attacks with a root of all qaeda and taliban forces yet today after more than 16 years in a hand stamp it's not clear that things are much better than they were after the taliban first fell. is afghanistan on the brink of becoming a terrorists stream all over? are we making the same mistakes all over again questioned would be done with this godforsaken place where should we be concerned that isis and afghanistan is aspires to reach the home and pick how to get this writer can we? we are

just a few days ago, they took a strike against some taliban. right now, i hear some activity in the air. they are constantly looking for targets of opportunity, dynamic targets, working with their of an began partners to provide more security and force the taliban to the negotiating table. >> nbc's hans nichols, thanks to you and most importantly thanks to the men and women who are fighting for us in kandahar, afghanistan and, in fact, across the world on this thanksgiving day. thank you. >>> up next, how busy hackers are this holiday season. with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or int

and these aren't repentant sorry members of the taliban. they are bad guys conspiring against the united states. it's a disgrace. charles: president obama talked about the courage of bergdahl's parents and we saw that ceremony in the rose garden, but this goes even further than that. the idea that what we are seeing now is justice from a u.s. military judge is beyond the pale. >> this judge deserted his duty to provide justice to all those serving honorably and not violating their oath like bergdahl did. i would never wish the kind of suffering he end went at the hands of the taliban on anybody. but he brought that on himself. now that judge was supposed to bring justice to the military folks who served by giving hip the punishment he deserves. he gave a propaganda victory to our enemies by saying we are going to let this go. bergdahl deserved much worse than he got. charles: colonel, you started talking about your men and how you feel. we know there has been a rebound in the esprit decorps. could this set back the morale of the men and wom

. >> reporter: he was quickly nabbed by the taliban. bergdahl's desertion prompted a massive rescue operation which had life-altering consequences for those who looked for him like sergeant mark allen, who was shot in the head. his wife says allen can no longer walk or talk to his 9-year-old daughter. he's never had the chance to really play with her or help coach her sports or ask about her day she testified. specialist john morana lost full use of his hand when a grenade hit him on another search mission. >> he earned a place in the prison system for his actions. >> reporter: in court bergdahl did apologize to those who searched for him. his lawyer will appeal the sentence, but it can only be reduced, not increased. lester? >> hans nichols tonight, thank you. >>> there's late word that disgraced movie titan harvey weinstein could soon be facing criminal charges related to a new york city rape accusation. nbc news has learned that new york police are building a case against weinstein based on the claim of an actress who says he raped h

well it's not just the taliban it's the people of the congress trying to kill them while on the other the u.s. forces both men and women in a house is a privilege and women were killed there were houses left. some homes with islamic state militants and those were hit by a u.s. drone strike during. the fight that is ongoing islamic state militants came and started the clashes they would stick. then u.s. troops go in the area so we left and came so an extra three thousand nato troops will be making their way to get us down we can expect that statement from u.n. stoltenberg to be rubber stamped and confirmed when the nato defense ministers meet in brussels this coming thursday. right today we have been marking the one hundredth anniversary of the revolution that led to the creation of the u.s.s.r. and we have been running a real time news feed on twitter you can follow all of the latest by searching the hash tag nine hundred seventeen live that will show you how invents were unfolding minute by minute background on the timeline right now the seizure of power is nearly complete the number

he was captured by the taliban a short time later. he was held for five years. in a controversial swap with guantanamo bay detainees five years later, he was brought back to the united states. prosecutors had asked the judge to give bergdahl 14 years in prison. let's get over to fort bragg. let's get over to fort bragg right now, nick valencia has been there where all of this has been playing out. what has happened? >> hey, kate. no jail time for u.s. army bowe bergdahl. he has been given a sentence reduced his rank to e-1 the judge ruled that he has to give $1,000 of his salary for the next ten months as part of the fine. he's also been given a dishonorable discharge. the prosecution was recommending up to 14 years in prison for bergdahl. the defenses desperate to try to keep bergdahl out of another day of confinement suggested this dishonorable discharge. this week in testimony started with the surprise plea from bergdahl himself asking for forgiveness, apologizing to those service men who were injured while on the hasty search and rescue operations, trying to

and tortured by the taliban for many years. hans nichols, general barry mccaffrey, thank you very much. >>> now to president trump jetting half a world away for his asia trip, yet unable to leave his russia problems behind. >> mr. president, do you remember george papadopoulos during that march meeting? >> i don't remember much about that meeting. it was a very unimportant meeting. took place a long time. don't remember much about it. >> trump says he does not remember the meeting of this picture in march 31st. trump told me he has the world's greatest memory. apparently not here. nor potential conflicts with russian officials. also in the picture is george papadopoulos who told the special counsel otherwise. papadopoulos attended a national security meeting in washington, d.c., with then-candidate trump. when defendant papadopoulos introduced himself to the group, he stated in sum and substance that he had connections that could help arrange a meeting between then-candidate trump and president putin. according to a meeting par

the bright red gave them a peculiar fight taliban or electric quality such a lovely red boat moving above the heads of the crowds of workers was a vocative of a commander leading the disenfranchised into battle. and . it looked as if the terrible coffins were in a hurry to get to the big pit where they would be sunk to check the merciless wrath of the people. i was particularly surprised at the discipline displayed by the endless droves of proletarians strange that there were so few peace logan's. land and freedom or eight hour day were more common. in other words strictly essential and material demands. the promise of the revolution could not be kept there was still hunger and war for most people nothing had changed it was rumored the provisional government had no intention of pulling out of the war. i do not belong to any political party but i have no doubt that my answer to the question of whether we are aware of the great responsibility each of us now bears is yes we are aware of our responsibility and because we are aware of it we say stop the slaughter stop the bloodshed. mayakovsky

that he said were funding the taliban insurgeony. clear from listening the new strategy after 16 years of war is to brand the taliban insurgency as a narcotics insurgeony. >> it includes as close as canada, europe, russia, iran, and of course all across the balkans. 200 million of the opium industry goes into the taliban's bank accounts. this fuels a really pays for the insurgency. >> he showed reporters at the pentagon several videos from b-52 and f22 raptor air strikes in 24 hours said he targeted poppy-producing labs in afghanistan's northern province. what's baffling is why the u.s. military hasn't made it a priority in the past 16 years of fighting? today he said afghanistan is responsible for 85% of the world's opium market. a $60 billion industry. 4% of the heroin is from afghanistan and most of the processing facilities for afghan poppy have always been inside pakistan. i understand we now have tape from the president. back to you, jon. >> jon: thank you, jennifer. >> president trump: people are respectsing our country again,

the number of al qaeda and taliban detainees transferred to u.s. forces in afghanistan has continued to grow and now stands at four hundred forty five. as the secretary said the first plane with twenty detainees arrived in guantanamo bay cuba we were notified here at approximately thirteen fifty. you know would be handled not as prisoners of war as fit as unlawful combatants but technically unlawful combatants do not have any rights under the geneva convention we have indicated that we do plan to for the most part. treat them in a manner that is reasonably consistent with the geneva convention conventions to the extent they are appropriate. documentaries that open your eyes at this time and. the most memorable moments with al-jazeera was when i was on hand as hosni mubarak fell with the crowds in tahrir square to ok. so. if something happens anywhere in the world how does iraq he's in place where able to cover this like no other news organization. were able to do it properly. that is all straight. what began as a small extremist group in africa's m

the united states wanted the taliban here. >> they wanted to have dialogue. they asked us if we can host them here. and, have the dialogue. so, that we hosted them here. this is the reason why they're here. >> when arab streets exploded across the region in 2011, qatar openly backed the uprisings that toppled long standing dictators. the upheavals unnerved saudi arabia and the united arab emralts. a -- emirates. the difference between thusened and them during the arab spring. we stood by the people. they showed by the regimes. why did we stand by the people? they are asking for freedom. dignity. i feel that we chose the the right side. when we stood by the people. ♪ ♪ >> qatar began punching above its weight under the emir's father. sheik ha mmad, he took over in 1985. he pushed to make his country relevant and indispensable. qatar, a soccer lightweight, won the right to host the world cup in 2022, in a surprising and controversial decision. the most strategic move soon after 9/11 when the united states military pulled out of saudi arabia. qatar offered t

remember, he was tortured and held captive by the taliban. we had some indication the case may go this way. he pled guilty himself. he pled guilty to misbehavior before the enemy as well as desertion. remember, bergdahl opted for a judge to hear, not a jury. there is a military tribunal in fort bragg. the judge said he should only be held for desertion for one day. he tried to escape numerous times after being captured by the taliban. he walked off his post in june of 2013. in 2014, the president brings him back and has a rose garden ceremony with his parents. immediately there were questions about the troops that went looking for him, the soldiers that were looking for bowe bergdahl, the injuries they sustained, and that's one of the issues we could hear more today on some of those individuals whether or not they feel justice was served. peter? >> we'll wait to see whether we hear from the president as well routinely through the course of the campaign. i was with them, so even as the president travels aboard air force one we'll get a realtim

all of this is really long-term andlopmental efforts happening at the same time to the taliban of course has madeased its attacks and some major gains around the countryside. it is fair with all of this discussion to say numbers matter but how troops are used matters just as much if not more. need toink there is a really examine the way in which the u.s. has been involved in this training and developing a mightforces because there be better methods to be used and we shouldn't neglect. we talking about u.s. troops and that's terrific but they are almost always deployed with other coalition members. nato is a heavy contributor out there in afghanistan. and they are also working to boost their numbers. i think it's really important to look at lee's as long-term efforts to build up other forces. we were just talking about asia. we have had the truth presence 45,000 in japan. for many years since world war ii. and south korea deployments and guam. these troops have been there for many years and i think there has to be some patients to let these efforts bear fruit. that is not to say we can't

armed conflict in afghanistan this investigation would not only include alleged crimes committed by the taliban but would also include any committed by the governments of afghanistan and the united states dating all the way back to two thousand and three and zero two solomon sakho head of international justice at amnesty international told the press the quote justice for victims of the afghanistan conflict has taken far too long to arrive but investigations like this one of the reason the court was set up to provide a last chance for justice one states parties of failed to deliberate. any any little bit of good news goes a long way especially when you're living in days that are long on corruption and short on justice which is why we are watching the hawks. eloping legal street looks. a little bit like. analyzing the bottom. of the day like i got. along the wall.

and taliban. back when president trump was running for office, he charged bergdahl should have been put to death. >> tired of sergeant bergdahl who is a traitor. he's a traitor. a no good traitor. who should have been executed. we get sergeant bergdahl and they get five of the biggest killers that they have wanted more than any people, more than any people for years they have been trying to get these five killers and they are all now back on the battlefield. and we have bergdahl. and yesterday i heard he probably won't serve any time. and 30 years ago he would have been shot. >> all right. so that was back in october of 2015. fast forward to today here's the president's reaction he wrote the decision on sergeant bergdahl is complete and total disgrace to our country and military. so i have with me shawn, british journalist and documentary film maker who interviewed bergdahl about his film for homecoming. and i should also mention shawn was held hostage by the taliban, same group back in 2008 while

what can nato do to push back against this rise of taliban control? >> yes, andrea, i think that the taliban has had a resurgence, and we expected that when we announced our new strategy saying we are not going to followfold, we are going to see this through to the end. and i think the new strategy has a real chance for success. it's not going to be immediate. it's going to be showing the taliban that we are not going to leave and making sure that we continue to help build the afghans so that they can fight for themselves, and they now have around 300,000 in their armed forces. and when i was in afghanistan with secretary mattis just three weeks ago, our soldiers in the field said that the afghan fighters are good and they are fighting for their country. and i think if we stick with regionalizati regionalization, conditions-based strategy that we will have a chance to succeed if we are patient and determined, which i believe nato and the united states working together definitely are. >> well, ambassador, it's very good to see you. kay bailey hutchinso

. >> reporter: at the foot of the buddhas destroyed by the taliban, nearly 200 trail blazers. women risking insults, stoning, and death threats to run with the men. how does running make you feel? >> oh -- free. >> reporter: 21-year-old rayhana says the taliban would kill her for daring to compete. that's why she's hiding her face. she says growing up, she was told women had their place. >> they should wash the dishes, they should grow the children. >> what did you think about that? >> oh -- i didn't like it. because when i saw the boys, they were very -- free. >> reporter: reyhana cut her hair, left her small village, and found a new home where she could feel free too. with a group called free to run. the nonprofit picks up women in unmarked vans, transporting them in secret to safe places where they can train without fear. >> what we're doing is about so much more than sports. >> reporter: runner and human rights lawyer stephanie case started the group. the runners set goals and learn new skills. skating. riding a bike. and fixing it. case says it's about empowerment and cha

well it's not just the taliban the islamic state of also have been operating within afghanistan and it's the people of that country that bear the brunt bear trapped on one side with terrorists trying to kill them while on the other many have been killed as the result of u.s. airstrikes. and u.s. forces bombarded everyone including children men and women our houses have been destroyed under the bombardment children and women were killed there are houses left are gone some homes were burned by islamic militants and others were hit by u.s. drone strikes. the fight is ongoing islamic state militants came and started the clashes they wanted to cut our heads off when u.s. troops bombed the area so we left and came here so an extra three thousand nato troops will be making their way to stand we expect that statement from the end stoltenberg to be rubber stamped and confirmed when the nato defense ministers meet in brussels this coming thursday. now today we have been marking the one hundredth anniversary of the revolution that led to the creation of the u.s.s.r. and we've been running a real ti

defense secretary jim mattis this was all part of try to tackle the taliban in afghanistan sixteen years u.s. and nato a big. so we left and came. when i last saw it seemed wrong. but at. the moment the winter palace in petrograd search of the uprising the red revolutionary forces many of whom or about our project one hundred years ago universal health care and civil war nato and the cold war imagine living through such a pivotal moment in human history well you can almost feel ever dreamed of time travel r.t. brings you a digital time machine that takes you back to dial nine hundred seventy the year. we looked at the revolutions until reem wonders what is twitter existed a hundred years ago lenin nicholas the second and dozens of the big players of the revolution live tweeting as though the revolution was happening now. this is your chance to interact with them log on to twitter and tell lenin what you think about his plans he know not us but the russian telegraph of one hundred years ago has also been posting live updates until the takeover. information is power and no one weaponized i

five years, taliban captivity, fine. but punishment in the united states not only is for punishment, but it's also as a terrence. so for future platoons, it makes people think twice about deserting, because if platoon isn't only as strong as the weakest link. if you are out there, they take this very seriously in the u.s. military come desertion. extremely seriously. when people think about it, doing it again? hey, get a slap on the wrist, no jail time. not as stringent as it used to be in this country. >> general jack keane when he was on fox a couple weeks ago, we were talking about bowe bergdahl. he said early on, kimberly, the military -- at least the reporting about bowe bergdahl might not have been tight enough and that when it got to the white house, that was why president obama had information that made him think that he deserved a rose garden ceremony when maybe he didn't. >> yeah, there was definitely reports of that that suggestion that the president was given incomplete or inaccurate information to which to f

. >> bowe bergdahl was taken prisoner by the taliban. for more, here is nick valencia. >> reporter:post in 2009. >> bowe bergdahl was taken prisoner by the taliban. for more, here is nick valencia. >> reporter: a military judge sentenced him to be dishonest on orbly discharged, there by avoiding jail time. >> sergeant bergdahl has looked forward to today. >> reporter: it was the kuld minute nation of a nearly 10 year saga who last month pled guilty to desertion. it was june 30, 2009 when bergdahl deliberately walked around from his army post in afghanistan. within hours, he was captured by the taliban and held hostage for almost five years. bergdahl has said he spent most of that time living in a metal cage barely big now stretch his legs, repeatedly beaten and tortured. several service men were injured while looking for webetter dol e doleburg dole including one that was shot and left paralyzed. he was released and during the campaign, the candidate blasted the decision and bergdahl. >> we're tired of sergeant bergdahl who is a traitor.

so much like the way holding talks in afghanistan right now the clean the taliban x. in the u.s. they're also not rebels as a debate themselves and distance themselves from some u.s. backed opposition factions like the s.d.f. russians notably been distancing themselves from them because of issues with some with arabs living in some others living in internal conflicts i mean there's been a lot of provocative actions from the russians either making the u.s. not want to intervene that being said i think the united states should use its leverage over over saudi arabia qatar turkey external actors to continue to be either on the fence or backing syrian opposition to kind of urge their respective opposition groups or working within those countries to push for a political settlement that has not been done by champ and that that is a big problem but some if as you suggested earlier on all the opposition or going to the table either sycophants or they've bought into russia's plan are attending then what sort of compromises do you think would be played out here where do you think russia so

we don't know but the taliban had it in huge statement saying it is not it is not a taliban attack we do know that journalists have come under serious attacks here in afghanistan last year was the deadliest year for afghans and with the well being killed in the remaining understood a lot of the afghan journalist lives very much in fear of of attacks we're not sure whether that's what's going on at the television station whether it was aimed at getting in the television station and getting into a security compound at nearby we're just going to have to wait and see how this pans out that is the latest in a series of attacks here in kabul over the last few months have anything soldiers here is jennifer glass that live in kabul. in today's on demand instant digital world many libraries have had to shrug off the stuff inside that image katz us new national library opens on tuesday in the capital's education city area as well as books it has computers a kid zone and coffee it's all part of the country's effort to refocus its economy as well matheson reports when emotions are reduced to him

sixty percent think the country's going in the wrong direction foundation survey found attacks by the taliban and other groups are a major concern and so is unemployment as jennifer grass reports. in one of kabul's busiest neighborhoods men gather every morning looking for work out hussein he says he'll do anything carry bricks make cement help on a building site any general labor that will earn him up to five dollars a day he has nine family members to feed and often can't find work. i'm not the only unemployed man there are three to four hundred of us in the area on the best day only fifty to one hundred get work the rest of us a hopeless why should we do. saki says he's sixty six and by law should be retired with a government pension instead he's here hoping for a job. i only work two or three days a week and even when i do get work sometimes they don't pay me what they have promised. the competition is tough potential employer wives the men crowd around here only a lucky few are chosen. it isn't just the poorly educated. like these men who find it hard to get a job in today's afghanistan

bergdahl was captured and held hostage by the taliban for five years. he came home as part of a controversial exchange for guantanamo bay detainees. bergdahl pleaded last month to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. he originally faced life in prison, but prosecutors asked the judge for a 14-year sentence. today, the judges had decided bergdahl will be dishonor bly discharged and fined $1,000 a month for the next ten months. nick valencia is out front. >> bowe bergdahl walked into court on friday at ft. bragg, visibly tensed. he was dishonor bly discharged. >> he has looked forward to today for a long time. >> it was the culmination of a nearly ten-year saga for the 123i-year-old who just last month pled guilty to desertion and misbehavior in front of the enemy. it was june 30th 2009 when bergdahl deliberately walked away from his post in afghanistan. within hours, he was captured by the taliban and held hostage for almost five years. bergdahl said he spent most of the time living in a metal cage. beaten and tortured. several servicemen were inj

after deserting his post, the blinding sun after five years, most in a cage held by the taliban. tonight president trump blasting the judge's ruling. >>> under fire. attorney general jeff sessions how did he forget what was allegedly said in this meeting about the russians? then candidate donald trump and vladimir putin. tonight president trump wants his ag to do after hillary clinton after a new book. was the primary rigged? >>> on high alert. what new york's governor revealed about the new york city marathon after the deadly truck attack and the phone call the suspect made before the attack. diane sawyer and the marine father who says isis found a way into his home in the u.s. and got to his son but not before it turned deadly. >>> just in, the nypd saying it has enough evidence to arrest harvey weinstein. good evening and it's great to round out another week with you. several fast-moving stories. the bombshell decision from a military judge at ft. bragg and president trump's response. the judge giving sergeant bowe bergdahl no prison time after deserting his post in afghanista

the united states moved in, took out saddam hussein, lethal enemy of iran, took out the taliban in afghanistan, also, a lethal enemy of afghanistan. then the united states failed to stabilize these two countries which further gave the iranians leverage. right now they're in a much more powerful position than they were before. i think the obama administration, came to the conclusion that at the end of the day despite the many problems the u.s. and iran have we have to find a way to work and reach deals and agreements with them. they're too big of a player in the region to be able to ignore or indefinitely contain. in fact, containment tends to make them more problematic than less. can we contain china on a global scale. on a regional scale, iran is the china of the middle east. >> is it possible to get back to losing iran as an enemy. >> i think it's possible, but we're running out of time. we need to make sure this deal good not collapse. we need new sanctions or measures that would change the terms of the deal. in my opinion, it's the same as george bush giving congress the ability to use mil