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and today nato has done the same. so this leaves no doubt that as afghans stand up and take the lead they will not stand alone. we also reached an agreement in a secondary. a strategic concept for nato that recognizes the capabilities and partners the alliance needs to meet the challenges of the 21st century. i want to give special thanks to secretary-general rasmussen for his outstanding leadership in forgeing a mission that observes the enduring strength of the alliance while adapting it to meet the missions of the future. as i said yesterday, we have reaffirmed the central premise of nato. our article five commitment that an attack on one is an attack on all. to ensure this commitment has meaning, we agreed to take action in a third area, to modernize our conventional forces and develop the full range of military capabilities that we need to defend our nations. we'll invest in technologies so that allied forces can deploy and operate together more effectively. we'll deploy new defenses against threats such as cyber
and today nato has done the same. so this leaves no doubt that as afghans stand up and take the lead they will not stand alone. we also reached an agreement in a secondary. a strategic concept for nato that recognizes the capabilities and partners the alliance needs to meet the challenges of the 21st century. i want to give special thanks to secretary-general rasmussen for his outstanding leadership in forgeing a mission that observes the enduring strength of the alliance while adapting it to...
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. >>> president obama in lisbon, portugal, this hour for the nato summit. the war in afghanistan topping the agenda. you are watching live pictures right now where the president is expected to make remarks very soon. as soon as it happens, we'll take it live. >>> meanwhile, back in the u.s. vice president joe biden sat down with cnn's larry king for a wide-ranging interview saying controversy in the delay of president obama's meeting is much ado at much at all. >> larry: what's behind the postponement of the slurpee summit? >> there's a whole lot there. the truth of the matter is i met with mitch mcconnell. i've talked with john boehner when i called to congratulate him. these guys want to meet. >> larry: so? >> and so, now the 30th. it was never nailed down, finally, for last -- this thursday. and i think it's a much ado being made about not much at all. we're going to be meeting on the 30th. the president and i and the leadership. >> larry: formally in. >> the republican leadership is going to be the house and senate republican leadership. i assume that w
. >>> president obama in lisbon, portugal, this hour for the nato summit. the war in afghanistan topping the agenda. you are watching live pictures right now where the president is expected to make remarks very soon. as soon as it happens, we'll take it live. >>> meanwhile, back in the u.s. vice president joe biden sat down with cnn's larry king for a wide-ranging interview saying controversy in the delay of president obama's meeting is much ado at much at all. >> larry:...
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president barack obama wrapped up his participate in the nato summit. the president said he was pleased with the progress made on several issues including afghanistan. suzanne malveaux is covering the president's trip. >> reporter: after two days of summits president obama outlined a new timetable for the afghan war when u.s. and nato troops will start to come home. the big question is whether or not this plan is realistic. it is the closest thing to an exit strategy president obama could get. >> we agreed early 2011 will mark a transition to afghan responsibility and adopted a goal of after fan forces taking the lead in 2014. >> reporter: u.s. troops would be focused on training after fan forces. hamid karzai signed the pact expressing optimism. >> we are confident the transition will succeed to the afghan autonomy, leadership and honorship. i found today strong commitment by the international committee. >> i don't foresee isaf troops in a combat role beyond 2014. >> reporter: the agreement is at best a goal. privately there is skepticism that the afgh
president barack obama wrapped up his participate in the nato summit. the president said he was pleased with the progress made on several issues including afghanistan. suzanne malveaux is covering the president's trip. >> reporter: after two days of summits president obama outlined a new timetable for the afghan war when u.s. and nato troops will start to come home. the big question is whether or not this plan is realistic. it is the closest thing to an exit strategy president obama could...
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so what did the president and the other nato leaders say about the role of nato troops after 2014 in afghanistan? >> reporter: well, fredricka, what this really -- what happened at this conference made official what the obama administration has been trying to push for months. remember, earlier this year all the talk was about 2011. troops would start coming me in 2011. from everything we've been able to see, any troops that come home by july 2011, symbol nick a large number. now the obama administration and nato are pushing everyone to the date 2014, saying that's the date when they would like combat operations to end and hand over security to the afghan, but a senior u.s. official admitted that the u.s. is not committing to that date as the end. the that the president has not made a decision yet in order to change the combat mission on that day. in other words it could take even longer than that. in a very blunt and frank conversation that the president had with president hamid karzai, the two talked about corruption. president obama raised the issue that taxpayer money can't be fun
so what did the president and the other nato leaders say about the role of nato troops after 2014 in afghanistan? >> reporter: well, fredricka, what this really -- what happened at this conference made official what the obama administration has been trying to push for months. remember, earlier this year all the talk was about 2011. troops would start coming me in 2011. from everything we've been able to see, any troops that come home by july 2011, symbol nick a large number. now the obama...
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nato is making a long-term commitment to keep troops there, even after u.s. troops withdraw and change roles in 2014. president obama talked about transition plans in afghanistan at the lisbon conference where we find our chris lawrence. chris? >> reporter: fredricka, what all this means is basically if you're sitting at home and thinking that american troops would be on their way home in the very near future, doesn't look like that's going to happen. earlier this year, all we heard was the year 2011, july 2011. that's when some american troops start to come home. but everything we're hearing is that any troops that would come home next year by july would be more of a symbolic in number, not substantial large numbers of troops and some of the provinces that will be turned over to the afghans early on is where there are few troops there. basically the u.s. has agreed and nato has agreed to keep a combat presence in afghanistan through at least 2014. but when we asked a senior u.s. official whether the u.s. had decided that as a drop dead date, he made it clear
nato is making a long-term commitment to keep troops there, even after u.s. troops withdraw and change roles in 2014. president obama talked about transition plans in afghanistan at the lisbon conference where we find our chris lawrence. chris? >> reporter: fredricka, what all this means is basically if you're sitting at home and thinking that american troops would be on their way home in the very near future, doesn't look like that's going to happen. earlier this year, all we heard was...
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he was in portugal for that two-day nato summit. he brought a couple of things with him, a couple of big things on his plate, a couple of big concerns from that meeting. certainly when will u.s. troops be coming home from afghanistan? and a lot of talk about reducing nuclear weapons. the president is urging congress to approve the s.t.a.r.t. treaty, the strategic arms reduction treaty. also, he wants to turn over the security of the afghanistan to the afghan military by 2014. our white house correspondent suzanne malveaux with more on the president's trip. >> reporter: after two days of summits with european allies, president obama outlined a new timetable for the afghan war, when u.s. and nato troops will start to come home. the big question is whether or not this plan is realistic. it's the closest thing to an exit strategy president obama could get. >> we agreed that early 2011 will mark the beginning of a transition to afghan responsibility. and we adopted the goal of afghan forces taking the lead for security across the country
he was in portugal for that two-day nato summit. he brought a couple of things with him, a couple of big things on his plate, a couple of big concerns from that meeting. certainly when will u.s. troops be coming home from afghanistan? and a lot of talk about reducing nuclear weapons. the president is urging congress to approve the s.t.a.r.t. treaty, the strategic arms reduction treaty. also, he wants to turn over the security of the afghanistan to the afghan military by 2014. our white house...
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president obama is in portugal attending a key nato summit. afghanistan tops the agenda for the two-day summit. the nato allies are talking about a plan to turn over security for some provinces to afghan forces by early next year. >>> minority farmers may finally get their money. more than a decade after reaching a settlement with the agriculture department on claims of discrimination. the that is expected to approve the more than $1 billion settlement agreed on in 1999. qualified farmers could get $50,000 a piece. to settle their claims. >>> the 33 rescued chilean miners are living it up in los angeles right now, seeing the sights, meeting important people and taking pictures with tourists. the miners and a handful of rescu rescuers were brought to l.a. to attend the cnn heroes. see the tribute thanksgiving night at 8:00 eastern. >>> time for globe trekking. myanmar, formally known as burma, aung song suu kyi is wasting no time taking advantage of freedom from 15 years of detention. they released her from house arrest on saturday. she'd been
president obama is in portugal attending a key nato summit. afghanistan tops the agenda for the two-day summit. the nato allies are talking about a plan to turn over security for some provinces to afghan forces by early next year. >>> minority farmers may finally get their money. more than a decade after reaching a settlement with the agriculture department on claims of discrimination. the that is expected to approve the more than $1 billion settlement agreed on in 1999. qualified...
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nato's commitment to afghanistan extends through 2014. what about the u.s.? it's possible, given the circumstances, that there may be a need for troops and combat action after 2014. is the u.s. committed? if it's your decision, will you keep u.s. troops committed in the combat role if necessary? >> your last point was if necessary. so let me start there. my first and most important job as president of the united states is to keep the american people safe. so i'll always do what's necessary to keep the american people safe. that's true today. that will be true for as long as i'm president of the united states. and maybe that will be the case in 2014. what nato committed to, we're undergoing a transition between 2011 and 2014. the united states is part of nato, so we are completely aligned in what we're going to be doing. our goal is that the afghans have taken the lead in 2014 and in the same way that we have transitioned in iraq, we will have successfully transitioned so that we are still providing a training and support function. there may still be extensive
nato's commitment to afghanistan extends through 2014. what about the u.s.? it's possible, given the circumstances, that there may be a need for troops and combat action after 2014. is the u.s. committed? if it's your decision, will you keep u.s. troops committed in the combat role if necessary? >> your last point was if necessary. so let me start there. my first and most important job as president of the united states is to keep the american people safe. so i'll always do what's...
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and today nato has done the same. >> the u.s. has about 100,000 troops in afghanistan. nato has a security force of about 40,000 troops from 48 countries. >>> with thanksgiving travel getting under way, the president also weighed in on the growing protest against full-body scans and patdowns at airports. he said while he understands the enhanced security measures are necessary for your safety. the president says the tsa has been under intense pressure to tighten security after the attempted underwear bombing on christmas day last year. and right now, these measure, he says, are the most effective. >>> in utah, some 130 law enforcement officers are hot on the trail of a suspect they believe shot a park ranger. they are scouring rugged terrain in grand county right now. investigators say the suspect is wounded and on foot. 34-year-old brodie young was shot three times after he stopped the suspect friday night. he is reported to be conscious and talking with officers. >>> in ohio tonight, a coroner says three people who disappeared last week were stabbed to death before be
and today nato has done the same. >> the u.s. has about 100,000 troops in afghanistan. nato has a security force of about 40,000 troops from 48 countries. >>> with thanksgiving travel getting under way, the president also weighed in on the growing protest against full-body scans and patdowns at airports. he said while he understands the enhanced security measures are necessary for your safety. the president says the tsa has been under intense pressure to tighten security after...
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this is out of lisbon, portugal, where the nato summit is currently taking place. this is right outside what's called the lisbon international fair. it's a huge convention center where this summit meeting is going on. the top nato countries figuring out how to dial back their commitment in afghanistan to possibly sometime in the next four years to having the afghans take over their own security. another live picture that's way away from lisbon, portugal. that's music city, hello, nashville, music city. a lot of sunshine, good temperatures today also and always good music, but we're talking about the opry land resort. it kicked off the holidays with a fireworks and lights display, they did this just days after reopening. the workers have been stringing up more than two million lights since july. country stars trace adkins, and flooding -- a lot of you will remember that flooding shut them down eight months ago but they're up and going once again. >>> i'm going to tell you about some of the stories making headlines right now. we could know today whether a jawbone fou
this is out of lisbon, portugal, where the nato summit is currently taking place. this is right outside what's called the lisbon international fair. it's a huge convention center where this summit meeting is going on. the top nato countries figuring out how to dial back their commitment in afghanistan to possibly sometime in the next four years to having the afghans take over their own security. another live picture that's way away from lisbon, portugal. that's music city, hello, nashville,...
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nato missile defense plan and added that russia has agreed to cooperate with it. and the president repeated his pledge to start withdrawing u.s. troops from afghanistan next year. >> we have come together leer in lisbon to take action in four areas that are critical to the future of the alliance. first, we aligned our approach on the way forward in afghanistan. particularly on a transition to full afghan lead, and that will begin in early 2011 and will conclude in 2014. it is important for the american people to remember that afghanistan is not just an american battle. we are joined by a nato-led coalition made up of 48 nations with over 40,000 troops from allied and partnered countries, and we honor the service and sacrifice of every single one. [ chanting ] >> meantime, the war in afghanistan is also the focus of protests in london today. thousands of demonstrators want british troops to come home saying the financial burd sn too high and no longer justified. no doubt fueling their comment is the rising death toll as well. yesterday marked the 100th british comb
nato missile defense plan and added that russia has agreed to cooperate with it. and the president repeated his pledge to start withdrawing u.s. troops from afghanistan next year. >> we have come together leer in lisbon to take action in four areas that are critical to the future of the alliance. first, we aligned our approach on the way forward in afghanistan. particularly on a transition to full afghan lead, and that will begin in early 2011 and will conclude in 2014. it is important...
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this is his arrival at the nato summit in lisbon, portugal. the most pressing issue for him there, ending kba ining combat in afghanistan, when to pull out, where exactly a cease-fire would take hold and who factually will provide what military support during that transition. afghan president hamid karzai is there attending the summit as well. rough timeline here, nato hopes to turn over three provinces in afghanistan to local security forces by june of next year then several more provinces just a couple months after that. the nato summit in portugal goes on this weekend. >>> this is the entrance to a coal mine in new zealand. and deep inside, deep underground you have 27 men, they're trapped. we don't know how they are. conditions unknown. something caused an explosion there today inside that mine. right now there's no power in the mine and no communication with the miners. emergency crews had to get some sort of ventilation system running before they can start any sort of rescue mission. >>> weafrica. >> very, very happy. >> ah, the couple,
this is his arrival at the nato summit in lisbon, portugal. the most pressing issue for him there, ending kba ining combat in afghanistan, when to pull out, where exactly a cease-fire would take hold and who factually will provide what military support during that transition. afghan president hamid karzai is there attending the summit as well. rough timeline here, nato hopes to turn over three provinces in afghanistan to local security forces by june of next year then several more provinces...
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forces and not enough nato forces. that was from my perspective because we were heavily focused on iraq and i was literally looking at the resources that were headed in both directions and so as we have changed the strategy focus and gotten resources right over the course of the last year, this is the first time we really are where we need to be in terms of executing a comprehensive strategy. >> mullen also reaffirmed president obama and nato's goals of handing over security to afghanistan forces by the end of 2014. >>> the allocated published magazine called inpispire is coming out with a report saying the entire operation cost $4,200. it says al qaeda bombmakers designed the bombs disguised as printer cartridge. they were intercepted. the magazine also writes saying "it is more feasible to stage smaller attacks that involve less players and less time to launch and thus we may circumvestance uvent the barrie worked hard to erect." it is a waiting game at a collapsed mine in new zealand. rescue crews are standing by fo
forces and not enough nato forces. that was from my perspective because we were heavily focused on iraq and i was literally looking at the resources that were headed in both directions and so as we have changed the strategy focus and gotten resources right over the course of the last year, this is the first time we really are where we need to be in terms of executing a comprehensive strategy. >> mullen also reaffirmed president obama and nato's goals of handing over security to...
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if you look at it, we have increased, and i want to say we, nato, and u.s., have increased troops by a factor of five-fold, since 2005. and every year as we increase troops, literally doubling troops every year in afghanistan for the last five years, all we see is an increase in violence, increase in the taliban, and decrease in support for the karzai government. so this strategy has not been effective. we've not seen results that have been of benefit, offer have lessened the conflict. so it is time to readjust our strategy. and i'm not saying cut and run, we're advocating for a strategy that will bring about stability in afghanistan. >> matthew, director of the afghan study group. find them online. thanks for your service. happy belated veterans day. great to talk to you. >> thank you. >>> a wide range of ideas to draw down the national deficit. one of the proposed reductions is to cut the military spending by 10%. that's a lot when you think about how much we spend. the cuts will affect our fighting men and women and their mission. here to explain how is michael o'hanlan. he specia
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bush, instead, blames some nato member who is had troops onned it ground claiming they were not willing to fight. >>> well, we have breaking news. our sister station in india, reporting 24 dead, at least 40 people injured and transported to the hospital there. 20 people are still trapped after a building collapsed. this is, as you can see, is happening right now. we're gathering more information as we speak. but that's in new delhi. massive rescue efforts are going on right now. >>> he survived the korean war and can new york democrat charlie rangel survive a trial before his own house colleagues relied on capitol hill on the other side of this break. >>> these are the top words for 2010 from global ladies and gentlemen of the jury wage monitor. we're going to run through them today. number ten, sim plex tea. it makes them more complex. number nine, shellacking, the description of what democrats received during the midterm election and 3-d. it's being used to describe the "robustness in products." the rest of the list 60 seconds away. a lot of flibbity-flab or mumbo-jumbo. sounds like y
bush, instead, blames some nato member who is had troops onned it ground claiming they were not willing to fight. >>> well, we have breaking news. our sister station in india, reporting 24 dead, at least 40 people injured and transported to the hospital there. 20 people are still trapped after a building collapsed. this is, as you can see, is happening right now. we're gathering more information as we speak. but that's in new delhi. massive rescue efforts are going on right now....
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the man was reportedly flown to kabul by nato for negotiations. a diplomat says he was paid a lot of money to convince him to take part in those talks. >>> also today is the last day for folks on the gulf coast to file short-term damage claims with bp. now the process shifts to lump sum long-term payouts. people who accept those give up their right to sue bp over this year's disastrous oil spill in the gulf. >>> and new hope in the fight against aids on two fronts. we'll show you a promising new global report and possible treatment that could prevent hiv infections. >>> an update on the breaking news we've been watching continuing to develop on a suspicious package at logan airport. we should tell you first off this is in a cargo area that allan chernoff in new york rightly points out this is separate from you if you're traveling from logan where you would fly would be. it's a cargo area and it's been evacuated. we are told there are two k-9 hits on duffel bags there. we'll get you updates on that. >>> also, let's go to president barack obama in k
the man was reportedly flown to kabul by nato for negotiations. a diplomat says he was paid a lot of money to convince him to take part in those talks. >>> also today is the last day for folks on the gulf coast to file short-term damage claims with bp. now the process shifts to lump sum long-term payouts. people who accept those give up their right to sue bp over this year's disastrous oil spill in the gulf. >>> and new hope in the fight against aids on two fronts. we'll show...
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then he heads back overseas to lisbon, where he's going to a nato summit where afghanistan is front and center. >> i'm dana bash on capitol hill where congress returns this week for its lame-duck session. and there is a lot they're going to try to squeeze in on their agenda, everything from keeping the government running to food safety legislation to how to deal with that thorny issue of extending bush-era tax cuts. now, on monday two new democratic senators who won special elections will actually be sworn in. on the house side, about 100 newly elected members of the house are going to be descending on the capitol for orientation and get a glimpse of what life will be like as a member of congress. >> i'm paul steinhauser at the cnn political desk. counting of ballots in alaska goes into overtime between lisa murkowski and joe miller. also this week, a possible republican presidential hopeful heads to iowa as newt gingrich goes to the state as part of a tour for his new book. and republican governors and governor elects will be in the political spotlight when they team up in san diego at
then he heads back overseas to lisbon, where he's going to a nato summit where afghanistan is front and center. >> i'm dana bash on capitol hill where congress returns this week for its lame-duck session. and there is a lot they're going to try to squeeze in on their agenda, everything from keeping the government running to food safety legislation to how to deal with that thorny issue of extending bush-era tax cuts. now, on monday two new democratic senators who won special elections will...
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now, the area is so dangerous that nato, earlier this year, pulled its forces out. barbara starr spoke with the sergeant about the moment that earned him honor in the valley of death. >> the whole time frame maybe lasted between two and three minutes and five or six lifetimes. i don't know. >> reporter: but in those two three minutes, army staff sergeant sal giunta went from a soldier to a hero, now deserving the nation's highest military honor. we've come to afghanistan to find the men that sal fought with. many are here on this remote combat outpost, but their thoughts and memories are with sal and what happened that night. he was walking along the ridge line with other members of his unit, assigned to protect other soldiers walking back to their base. >> we opened up into a small clearing out of a lightly forested area and single shot rang out. >> reporter: it was what the military calls an l-shaped ambush sprung by the taliban, which means taliban fighters were in front of the men and to their side cht. >> there's not just one or two, probably more than ten and
now, the area is so dangerous that nato, earlier this year, pulled its forces out. barbara starr spoke with the sergeant about the moment that earned him honor in the valley of death. >> the whole time frame maybe lasted between two and three minutes and five or six lifetimes. i don't know. >> reporter: but in those two three minutes, army staff sergeant sal giunta went from a soldier to a hero, now deserving the nation's highest military honor. we've come to afghanistan to find the...
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forces, and we didn't have enough nato forces. that was, from my perspective, because we have -- we were heavily focused on iraq, and i was literally looking at the resources that were headed in both directions. and so as we have changed the strategy, focused, and got the resources right over the course of the last year, this is the first time we really are where we need to be in terms of executing a comprehensive strategy. >> still, mullen describes the progress in afghanistan as fragile. >>> we could soon learn if a jawbone discovered on an aruba beach belongs to natalee holloway. the alabama teenager went missing more than five years ago in a mystery that continues to this day. jean casarez has the latest on the investigation from aruba. >> reporter: we are learning that aruban prosecutor peter blanken will be back in the office here in aruba early this next week. he has been on vacation in aruba for the last ten days. at the very same time that the jawbone with a tooth is being analyzed at the netherlands forensic institute in
forces, and we didn't have enough nato forces. that was, from my perspective, because we have -- we were heavily focused on iraq, and i was literally looking at the resources that were headed in both directions. and so as we have changed the strategy, focused, and got the resources right over the course of the last year, this is the first time we really are where we need to be in terms of executing a comprehensive strategy. >> still, mullen describes the progress in afghanistan as...
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hamid karzai in about half an hour, the meeting comes on the heels of the announcement binay toe th by nato that troops may stay longer than expected in afghan. >>> first keith olberman, now joe scarborough, morning anchor at msnbc is in trouble over campaign contributions, the same thing that got olberman suspended. yesterday nbc announced it was suspending scarborough for two days without pay for making political donations without prior company approval. scarborough is a former gop congressman and promises this will never happen again. >>> the fbi and los angeles police department had to get involved in a case out in california. tal couple powder was inside a letter that arrived last night at the production studio where abc's "dancing with the stars" is taped. the delivery prompted security measures to go in place and really caused a scare. police trying to figure out who may have sent the letter and why. >>> we all know beyonce, wife of jay-z. she's been accused of being, over her career, well, attractive. you can go with hot if you'd like. some folks in the uk think her newest ad is too
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was happening before the taliban during the taliban and now it's happening with the highest number of nato troops in the country. it happens. it's all across the country. women in afghanistan have no escape from this violence. many women are beaten several times a day every day. i would say that the 200 to 300 women i interviewed for this story, 90% to 95% of them expressed they were beaten almost daily. lynsay i've been covering this since 2000. how will real change come to this country, given what you've just told me? >> i think the only way that change can come to afghanistan is from the afghans themselves and from men in afghanistan. it's the men who enable their women to go get educated. it's the men who let the women leave the house. this is a country where women have to ask permission to leave the house. this is something that, for weste western ers. the change will have to come from afghan men, who say i want my wife to be educated, i want my daughter to be educated. i want her to make something of her life. president karzai himself, no one has ever seen his wife. his wife is an ed
was happening before the taliban during the taliban and now it's happening with the highest number of nato troops in the country. it happens. it's all across the country. women in afghanistan have no escape from this violence. many women are beaten several times a day every day. i would say that the 200 to 300 women i interviewed for this story, 90% to 95% of them expressed they were beaten almost daily. lynsay i've been covering this since 2000. how will real change come to this country, given...