News Wrap: Kabul suicide attack darkens Afghan presidential inauguration

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• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  The president's remarks about the threat posed by the terrorist group known as the Islamic State prompted pushback in Washington today. At the same time, the group's war for dominance in the Middle East threatened to spill over another border.

  Turkish tanks took up positions along the border today overlooking the besieged Syrian town of Kobani, where Islamic State forces are battling Kurdish fighters. Stray mortar shells landed inside Turkey, as thousands of Syrian Kurds escaped into that country.

• MAN (through interpreter):

  We fled from cruelty. The dogs of the Islamic State went into our village and destroyed our farming lands. Now we cross to Turkey. I hope Turkey will accept us. Otherwise, we will seek shelter from the Arabs.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  U.S. airstrikes hit Islamic State positions near Kobani over the weekend and again overnight.

  President Obama offered his explanation for the militants' rapid advance in his "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  As for Syria, Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moallem addressed the U.N. General Assembly today and hinted at Assad regime supports for the airstrikes against Islamic State and other militants.

• WALID AL-MOALLEM, Syrian Foreign Minister (through interpreter):

  We believe that priority should be given to work on the concerted efforts of the international community to combat the terrorism of ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra and other al-Qaida affiliates.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  The al-Qaida-backed al-Nusra Front has fought the Syrian government and been at odds with Islamic State since it broke with al-Qaida last year. But now that both factions are being hit by airstrikes, al-Nusra's leader warned on Sunday of retaliation against Western targets.

  ABU MOHAMMED AL-GOLANI, Al-Nusra (through interpreter): Muslims will not stand idly by and watch Muslims be bombed and killed in their countries while you are safe in yours. The price of war will not be paid by your leaders alone. You will pay the biggest price.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Despite such warnings, the White House gave no sign today of easing off the air campaign.

  We will delve deeper into what U.S. intelligence knew, and what it should have known, about the Islamic State challenge later in the program.

  Afghanistan inaugurated a new president today for the first time in a decade. Ashraf Ghani will head the new power-sharing government, succeeding Hamid Karzai. Ghani was sworn in at a ceremony in Kabul. He, in turn, swore in presidential rival Abdullah Abdullah as his chief executive. Ghani also made a new appeal for peace.

• PRESIDENT ASHRAF GHANI, Afghanistan (through interpreter):

  Fighting is not the solution to the political differences. We proved that political differences can be solved through political negotiations. Therefore, I call upon the oppositions of the government, especially the Taliban and others, to join political talks.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  The Inauguration Day ceremony was marred by a suicide attack in Kabul minutes before Ghani was sworn in. It left seven people dead and blew out windows at a checkpoint near the city's airport. Security forces flooded the scene. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

  New fighting erupted in part of Eastern Ukraine today, as rebels backed by Russia shelled Ukrainian troops at Donetsk. Officials said 12 people were killed, including seven Ukrainian soldiers, in the worst cease-fire violations in more than a week. Meanwhile, Russia warned that it will retaliate if the European Union or Ukraine pushes ahead with a free trade agreement.

  The prime minister of Israel painted Islamic State and the Palestinian group Hamas today as part of the same threat to humanity. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the United Nations General Assembly and criticized leaders who praise attacks on Islamic State fighters, but condemn Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza. He called them branches of the same poisonous tree.

• BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, Prime Minister, Israel:

  As Hamas' charter makes clear, Hamas' immediate goal is to destroy Israel. But Hamas has a broader objective. They also want a caliphate. So when it comes to their ultimate goals, Hamas is ISIS, and ISIS is Hamas. And what they share in common, all militant Islamists share in common.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Netanyahu also likened militant Islam to Nazism. And he blasted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for accusing Israel of carrying out — quote — "a war of genocide" in Gaza.

  California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law requiring colleges to define when someone consents to sex. The statute is the first in the nation and it calls for — quote — "an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement." It also mandates faculty training in handling complaints, plus student access to counseling and care. Opponents had argued it's not the state's business to define sexual consent.

  The nation's leading pediatricians group recommended today that sexually active teenage girls use long-acting birth control. The American Academy of Pediatrics called for greater use of IUDs or hormonal implants to reduce pregnancy rates. The group still recommends condoms as well, both for birth control and to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

  Bank customers are shelling out more on fees than they were year ago. The Web site Bankrate.com reports that charges for using out-of-network ATMs jumped 5 percent, to a record $4.35 per transaction. Average overdraft fees were nearly $33. Banks have raised those fees to make up for federally imposed curbs on other fees.

  On Wall Street today, the Dow Jones industrial average lost nearly 42 points to close at 17,071. The Nasdaq fell six points to close below 4,506. And the S&P 500 slipped five to finish under 1,978.