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From the u.s. government that it was the hostage takers themselves that executed the hostages. and, you know, let's see as we learn more details. let's see how this all plays out. >> peter, for the last few months, the focus at least publicly for the u.s. has really been isis. now we're learning about this. how does the u.s. focus on so many different things going on? >> well, the united states is certainly capable of operating in more than one theater. and al kield in the arabian peninsula has been the subject of a great deal of u.s. navy seal actions against it. the cia drone strikes. more t...

>> the question, you have been in this news conference with secretary of defense hagel and afghan president. what are you learning? >> reporter: well two head lines i would say. first the head line regarding u.s. troops in afghanistan. secretary of defense hagel announcing that instead of the u.s. troop presence dropping by the end of this year, an extra 1,000 u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan. that will make the total 10,800 al told. the reason they give for this one, that it took so long to get a bilateral security agreement signed with the afghans. but two, also we've learned through d...