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Ago. so this is not about a military victory in the long run, it's about counterinsurgency which starts with winning the hearts and minds of the people. but i also think that president obama's trip to afghanistan must be viewed on several different levels. there's sort of that top level, working with president karzai, talking about corruption, but the troops on the ground, the u.s. soldiers, the u.s. marines, these kids really slogging through this very tough combat, it's very important for them to see that the commander in chief, even if he is not coming to their combat outpost, that he is co...

Party. the pentagon, just finished another scathing report on a fierce taliban assault in afghanistan that left eight american children, soldiers of the united states, dead. why? well, it happened last october. in the kandesh district in afghanistan, happened at 6:00 in the morning. 300 militants overrunning a small so-called combat outpost located at the bottom of a ravine in the mountains. surrounded on all sides by high ground. i want you to think about how the -- in the middle ages where you put your castle. would you put it at the top of the mountain so you could see them coming whoever t...

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>> thank you so much. we just can't communicate the words this morning when we heard from the president. >> reporter: five years ago in june 2009, private bowe bergdahl walked away from his combat outpost in afghanistan and was taken captive by the taliban. >> what's your name? >> my name is bowe bergdahl. >> reporter: three weeks later his captors released the first of five hostage videos. >> i am scared, scared i won't be able to go home. >> reporter: by christmas, the taliban was using bergdahl as a propaganda tool, apparently under duress, he spoke out against the u.s. military mission in ...