CNN Studet News Transcript-0519.doc

CNN Student News Transcript: May 19, 2010 CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Get ready for globetrotting. You geography gurus are gonna love todays edition of CNN Student News; Weve got stories from all over the map. Im your tour guide, Carl Azuz.First Up: Afghanistan AttackAZUZ: The U.S. embassy calls it a deplorable act of violence. A NATO spokesman says its desperate brutality and aggression. However you characterize Tuesdays attack in Afghanistan, its a reminder that the Asian country is a very unstable place. The Taliban, Afghanistans former rulers, say theyre responsible for it: a suicide bomb in Kabul, the Afghan capital. It killed five American troops, a Canadian service member, and at least 12 civilians. Atia Abawi was on the scene after the bombing. She fills us in on whats nearby.ATIA ABAWI, CNN CORRESPONDENT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: At around 8:10 Tuesday morning a suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle in the capital of Kabul. The attack took place around 300 meters down this road, in front of the old kings palace. Darulaman Road is a road that has many ministerial buildings and government buildings including the parliament. The Taliban have claimed responsibility, saying that they had a vehicle laden with 750 kilograms of explosives that detonated in front of five foreign vehicles.Strong SanctionsAZUZ: It looks like Iran could be headed for some punishment over its nuclear program. The United Nations Security Council has the authority to do that -- to impose sanctions -- to try to discourage Iran from doing something the international community doesnt want it to do. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says several members of the UN Security Council are on board to penalize Iran. Were not sure yet what the penalty will be. But the problem for the international community is Irans plan to enrich uranium. Thats a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons. Iran insists thats not what it wants to do, that its only for nuclear power. But the co