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And in kabul, two bombs i exploded, killing 38. i was doing my business and heard a loud explosion, this man said. i got down and a modifier and debris and explosive debris flew past me. it was very dangerous. the continued violence across the country highlights a dangerous security situation. despite more than 15 years of u.s. military operations there. u.s. commanders had planned on withdrawing the remaining 10,000 american troops in afghanistan by the end of 2017. however, the taliban continu...

Syria. >> reporter: from the killing of osama bin laden to the steady march of drone strikes which have taken out dozens of terrorist leaders, the 16 agencies which comprise the intelligence community can claim many successes which have saved countless lives. for roughly $70 billion tax dollars a year, they track down bad guys, disrupting terror plots and crippling crime rings. but there have been notable failures, too. for example, while intelligence forces knew about the rise of al qaeda well ...

Groups rise? >> hes the founder of isis. >> reporter: or, as he told 60 minutes, did the intelligence community mott sufficiently warn him about the threat? >> i think they underestimated what had been taking place in syria. >> reporter: from the killing of osama bin laden to the steady march of drone strikes which r have taken out dozens of leaders, the intelligence community can claim many successes which have saved countless lives. the roughly $70 billion tax dollars a year, they run a global...

Requires a lot more perhaps contractors in the field protecting them. >> thats right. you are talking about raw intelligence and not as many analysts in washington deciphering what that means. you have to look what happened over the past month. the trump folks are upset at the way this news came out about the assessment that the hacking operation last year by the russians was done in a way to help trump win. they feel like thats political and undermines his winning the white house. it doesnt mak...

>> it is. its being called a gold mine by security analysts. look at this video. it shows terror students, terror trainees taking classes literally on how to build weapons. it shows groups of trainees being taught how to build a battery for heat-seeking missiles that can log onto aircraft including passenger airliners. they are also being taught how to build and operate a driverless car with scrap parts to make the remote control vehicles. they can manipulate the steering wheel and brakes. they ...

Publicly available. it could be a great value to identity thieves. >> now i know something about you, i know where you live. ky find some things about how you voted. now when we talk about fishing or spear phishing attacks when i send these especially crafted emails like spear phishing and they look so real and you click on the link guess whats delivered? the malware thats going to compromise your system. >> data breaches are becoming more damaging. >> the affair enabling site ashley madison, c....

The israeli military refused to comment on the accusation. vladimir putin says he will use additional military force in syria if necessary. he commended the work of russian pilots and intelligence officers in the country before a crowd of security personnel at the kremlin. he added that he still hasnt unleashed the full extent of russias military might. mr. putins comments come barrel a day after the u.n. security council unanimously agreed on a peace plan for syria. one that includes a cease-...

After 9/11. >> definitely intelligent sharing. we should be in nigeria talking to these officials to see what information they are getting. im sure we are. >> okay. so if these -- we dont know if this particular situation was a terrorist group doing surveillance, if you will. but if it is, what are the authorities who are, you know, held to keep the system safe, if these bad guys are testing the system, are the security analysts testing the system as well to make sure that it remains secure? >> ...

Countries, iraq, syria, iran and people from those countries or with dual citizenship which the obama administration is actually on the side of beginning further reviews through the visa waiver process or the marriage process, is just one way to begin to get to manage just the flow of people. i think that the administration is correct in promoting a further review of people from those countries. its not religious based. it is nationality based. so that we can begin to keep the system as secure a...

Marginalized, pushed out, then wouldnt the key counter terrorism tool be not so much within muslim communities but a call to those outside communities not to marginalize and shun muslim youth? in other words, to have a sense of collectivity, you know, sort of all in it together, so people arent open for that kind of recruitment? >> well, absolutely. i think that the current rhetoric makes security analysts around the country very nervous because theres two parts to this. theres one part which is...