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Kabul: After rocket attack on International Airport, three explosions reported in a span of 25 minutes Kabul: After rocket attack on International Airport, three explosions reported in a span of 25 minutes At Least 20 To 30 Rockets Reportedly Landed Near Kabul International Airport On Wednesday, Moments After US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Arrived There From India. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Arshi Aggarwal | Updated on: 27 Sep 2017, 04:00:28 PM New Delhi: After a rocket landed near Kabul’s international airport today shortly after US Defence Secretar...

Col color, creed, gendtor, sexual orientation we've allowed everybody everyone to serve our country. if they meet the qualifications of being a soldier then they ought to be given an opportunity to serve. and that's the policy that this country has put if place. the president's ban tried to reverse that policy and it's very damaging to both the morale and the quality of our military. we're strong because we abide by the principles that we believe in. which is that in this country, everyone is created equal and everybody deserves a chance to be able to serve our nation. >> mr. secretary, at the...

Footed like this and it looks like what's come out since is that he just decided to do this on his own without getting the advice of the military leadership who already had a process underway to look at this. >> and you've been one of the leading advocates forgetting agreements, you've argued strenuously about that. now we've got afghanistan policy sort of in limbo with a troop recommendation from the military that i understand involves several thousand more troops, the president resisting. >> right. well, interest was interesting because two weeks ago we were surprised to here the president w...

To zep in send a message to all service mens that there will nobody change in their status until they get clarification. new york's democratic senator kearse ten gillibrand serves on the armed services committee. thanks for standing by for us. this was done on twit with no clear plan, with no consultation that we can tell with the generals. apparently general mattis was on vacation was informed, but this is a major policy decision just reached in some sort of ad-hoc way. we don't know if it was for political reasons to try to reach out to the base after blowback after sessions. what do you thi...

Meeting with king salman of saudi arabia. what are they expected to discuss? >> reporter: certainly the possibility of business, when you talk about politics and regional influence, the saudis are very keen for president trump to reverse the perceptions president obama's administration and be tougher on iran. the foreign minister the day before spoke about the need for iran to be made to act like a normal country to follow international law. sec mattis when he was here a month ago said the united states must help saudi arabia resist against iran's mischief in the region. that's something where...