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Others and keep pushing that out ultimately to connect it over. kabul is a huge entire province and not just the city. all but one district in kabul by the way has afghan security forces in the lead. >> petraeus is greeted warmly by the governor. security is vastly improved here and now officials see the area as an emerging model for development projects and good governance. counterinsurgency at work. the general's visit was in part to undermine the importance of that security bubble being expanded. even during this afternoon's meeting with tribal elders and the governor, the general's visit w...

The general's visit was in part to undermine the importance of that security bubble being extended from outside kabul to the southwest, here to wardok province. even during this afternoon's meeting with tribal elders and the governor, the general's visit was interrupted by rocket fire. apache helicopters scrambled in response to the fired round. security immediately tightened. the meeting gets interrupted by some rock fire and gets some people nervous. >> i didn't see anybody in there nervous. they're all former mujahedeen. >> he said this was the celebratory aspect of the meeting. clearly thi...

Unsettled here, gregg. >> gregg: david, this is still a war zone. yet the vice president brought with him his wife. is this is the first time that that has happened? >> reporter: gregg, i believe laura bush came with president bush one time so it's not the first time. it seems to be a vote of confidence in security here. you have to remember that the vice president and his wife will be in a major security bubble on the land and in the air. it's not really relevant to security here in iraq. there are ongoing attacks here every day on security forces. i've been speaking to people in the streets ...

Improvement in that very important element of the security forces. with respect, i think the build phases are coming along well, but that is something we are largely doing with our s.e.r.p. and comrades and others. but the question there is to get to something that is sustainable, enduring, self-sustaining over the long term. and then there is really a fourth phase to the clear hold and build. there is a transition phase. and that's the phase when we begin to thin out, we begin to hand off tasks. and, of course, you don't merely need to do this so that ultimately we can reduce our forces in th...

Of setting up 16 joint u.s.-afghan checkpoints around the city of kandahar. the goal is to create a security bubble around the city, ultimately dividing the insurgency from the population. the afghan government controls parts of kandahar and taliban are strong in the area. despite media reports, u.s. commanders say there was never going to be an allout military push to remove insurgents. the plan instead is to slowly build up security, changing the perception of the afghan government and police. >> just like back in the states when you see a policeman drive through your neighborhood, it makes ...