Discuss the future of television technology. A Government Accountability Office Report has found that construction of a new u. S. Embassy in kabul afghanistan, has gone 27 overbudget. Gao and state Department Officials testified about the project at a House Oversight committee hearing. Republican Jason Chaffetz chairs this three and a half hour hearing. Committee on oversight and government reform will come to order. I appreciate you being here as we have a hearing today regarding the Construction Costs and delays of the United States embassy in kabul, afghanistan. The chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. I appreciate you being here. This is an important topic. We have so Many Americans who have given their lives in afghanistan, who have sacrificed away from their families to serve the United States of america and our interests there. We have a duty and a obligation to make sure that they are well housed, that they are safe, that they are secure, that theyre able to do
The date when his successor as fifa president will be elected and could decide the future of fifas governing body. But first we begin with breaking news turkish media reporting ten people have been ill killed in a large explosion in turkey at a Cultural Center just north of the border with syria. At least 20 people have been wounded. We will bring you more on this story as soon as we get it here at al jazeera. We will move on to other news and u. S. Forces in afghanistan are investigating what appears to be a mistaken attack they say which killed at least seven Afghan Soldiers and six others are thought to have been injured and u. S. Helicopters attacked afghan Army Checkpoints in the district in an area known for its heavy taliban presence. Jennifer glasse has this update from kabul. Reporter that incident in the province happened just a couple hours after dawn Early Morning and Police Authorities tell us that it was american u. S. Helicopters that carried out an attack on two afghan
Life in europe. At least 27 people have been killed in a large explosion in turkey. That is according to the interior ministry around 100 others have been wounded and it happened at a Cultural Center north of the border with syria. Just a warning the pictures we are about to show you are about the aftermath and they are graphic. Its not yet known what caused that blast but according to witnesses, the attack targeted kurdish volunteers coming from istanbul and going to kobani and home to a refugee camp housing 35,000 refugees fleeing the war across the border. Other news in u. S. Forces in afghanistan investigating what appears to be mistake end attack and killed six soldiers and others injuries and they say u. S. Helicopters attacked Afghan Forces in the district in an area known for heavy taliban presence and Jennifer Glasse has this update from kabul. Reporter that incident in the province happened a couple hours after dawn Early Morning and Police Authorities tell us that it was ame
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