He complained bitterly that a friend -- the young artist Khadija Saye -- was still alive three hours after the fire started but was unable to get out of her apartment to safety.

along with reducing Afghan government corruption.commander in Afghanistan that he doesnt have enough forces to help Afghanistans army against a resurgent Taliban insurgency.

such as Pakistans role as a Taliban sanctuary.Chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W.blasted Mattis for the administrations failure to present an overarching strategy for Afghanistan.

long-term strategy for stabilizing Afghanistan.was skeptical about additional troops and cautioned that the troop surge should be coordinated with the Afghan government and should not be done unilaterally by the United States.

according to the administration official.

Trumps decision Tuesday to give Mattis authority to set force levels in Afghanistan mirrored similar powers he handed over earlier this year for U.remains the essential player on climate despite Trumps decision to pull the U.

a contractor who leaked thousands of secret documents from the National Security Agency and has been living in Russia since being granted asylum in 2013.Putin also likened Comey to Edward Snowden.

he added that if Comey faces some sort of persecution in connection with that.Putin argued that Russia has done nothing to warrant the Senate move.