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>>well, it is but part of the problem with these types of aid programs is that when you provide assistance you are providing assistance mostly in programs you're not going it see the impact in the long run. i thought of the pert innocent question should mexico's aid be curtailed based on what happens with these students? i think the aid should be curtailed if it is perceived that the mexican government is not taking the necessary steps not only to investigate the case but to make sure that those who are involved are punished and there is somehow a cover up. up until now, up until now things ca...

On saturday and that could have a big impact on aid programs. with the u.s. troops withdrawing at the end of the year, the parring down of u.s. aid, what is the future going to look like for afghanistan. richard engel has been reporting on a school in kandahar directly affected by the u.s. aid. richard, what is happening to this program for girls? >> reporter: well, this program, it's the kandahar institute for modern studies and has about 1600 students, it's a vocational school and has young men and young women. and for the young women in particular, it is unique because there is no other pla...

All around the world, usaid does life saving humanitarian and development work and some of the most important faces america presents to the world. i know i worked on american aid programs for two years and in hot spots all over the world. those workers face constant accusations that they are american spies. those are charges they deny throughout the world. and a revolution like this one puts all of them and those critical life saving programs at work. joining me now, one of the senate's big voices on american aid and surveillance. patrick leahy is live with us from capitol hill. thank you so m...

Clearance if they end up with bad credit? >> yes. and their commands are get involved. we heard from the soldiers this is the reason they went to these places. it starts out as a small problem and ends in a much larger problem when you lose your car because you get one of these loans. >> what are lawmakers doing about it? if you're getting to the point where superior officers are getting involved, people are losing their security clearance, obviously this is a serious problem. are there proposals to fix this? >> the pentagon is going to conduct a survey, get an idea of what products are out th...

Aid programs. you should apply for as many as you can, as many scholarships as you can, as many schools as you can that are within the kind of the realm of what you want to do. the money aspect, i think, is always a big issue. >> nnamdi, we really appreciate you joining us and hopefully we can talk to you closer to football time when you're now with the san francisco 49ers. so now we used to say you were our favorite philadelphia eagles player and now you're our favorite 49ers fan. >> you have no choice. you have to be a 49ers fan. >> we appreciate what you're doing for those kids. we'll talk ...