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We left we got distracted and afghanistan was taken over by the taliban and the president is determined not to let that happen again so the strategic partnership. now, there is a second agreement which is being negotiated. and this is unclear whether or not we are going to come to an agreement just as we had problems in iraq, we may have problems striking an agreement with the afghans, how many forces are we going to leave there? what will be their role? to whom will they report? who will give the orders? will they have immunity? all of these very important issues are out there and we will see...

Includes things like what their status is in the country, do they have unity? that is what broke down in the iraqi and united states talks give, immunity while they are acting on behalf of the iraqi people in iraq. as a result we had no status of forces agreement, and all of the american combat forces are out as a result and the same thing could happen in afghanistan if there cannot be an agreement. >>shepard: it is my understanding from the reading of the printouts of the white house is no discussion of the status of forces agreement that suggests not only had one not been made but when there...

Are expected to have 65,000 united states troops on the ground and reduced downed to 65,000 by the end of this year. and, then, most all of u.s. forces out bit end of 2014. this is a lost work to do but i remember a year ago tonight, being here, reporting from the white house, where this were a lot of young people, students from the washington, dc area, who upon hearing that osama bin laden was killed, they raced over to the white house, were outside the northwest gate, there, and were chanting "usa, usa," as you mentioned. there was a lot of afternoonty that night a year later, there is a lot...

>>reporter: in france a lone gunman inspeared by radical islam killed three schoolchildren and a rabbi is a template for future attacks. >> future attacks again the homeland will be less well organized, less complex, less likely to succeed, less lethal if they do succeed. i fear, though, they will be more numerous. >>reporter: what senior intelligence officials are saying, in pakistan we have 100 al qaeda members but you look the membership of several thousand. >>shepard: and there are

And a reason the president is there. >>shepard: i got details on the partnership agreement you mentioned and strategic partnership agreement provides a framework for u.s. and afghanistan partnership after the transition and draw down of the u.s. troops. this would be during the timeframe between 2014 and the year 2024. the estimate is not firm. but it will be a very expensive process, in doubt. our relationship there will continue. >>reporter: that is going to be, obviously, the devil in the details as this unfolds. exactly what president obama is signing in terms of how dope that relationship...