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The Taliban claiming responsibility for homicide -- -- at least seven.
Just hours after President Obama arrived in Afghanistan where he signed -- strategic partnership plan with President Hamid Karzai.
Connor now is -- -- problem.
We'll look at whether this latest attack could jeopardize stability in the region Connor and is that element trying to -- -- a message again good morning.
Good morning -- a Taliban launched today's attack in said that it was in response to president Obama's visit here to Afghanistan -- that signing.
The agreement between the United States in Afghanistan it happened just about two hours after president Obama's.
Plane left Afghanistan security was tight here all night because President Obama.
Arrived here.
But the attack this morning killed seven people including six Afghan civilians that child and one nepalese -- -- happened just about.
Half a mile mile or so away from the US embassy in the US military headquarters in an area called the Green village -- large security compound.
It is home to UN workers and other international workers.
-- that are employed hearing -- it is supposed to be secure area but the Taliban have shown resilience and an ability to attack it.
And various places -- in Kabul even though Afghan security forces are supposed to be in charge of responsibility.
Security responsibility here the Taliban are proving to be a very resilient fighting force here in Kabul.
Now President Obama was here in Kabul last night sign that long term strategic agreement.
With Afghanistan it is essentially an agreement.
What to have a longer agreement it says United States will provide financial and military aid.
And this is what President Obama had to say in an address to the United States public after signing that agreement.
We devastated Al qaeda's leadership taking out over twenty of their top thirty leaders.
And one year ago from base here in Afghanistan.
Or troops launched the operation that killed Osama been -- The goal that I set to defeat al-Qaeda and denied a chance to rebuild.
Is now within our reach.
Now President Obama and the agreement the United States have signed with Afghanistan essentially says that the combat operations will end here -- 2014.
And that the US will provide military and financial support up -- when he fourteen.
But US combat operations will end here within the next eighteen months or so and as an important point to President Obama in the White House are trying to make is that.
This war is wrapping up here.
May take a few more months but the end.
Of the war is -- guys.
Kind of -- thanks so much always in little all the action.
