U.S. Marines pushed further into the Helmand province in southern Afghanistan this week, as word came of a truck bombing in a village south of Kabul that killed at least two dozen people.

Washington Post reporter Rajiv Chandrasekaran gives an update on the military efforts and truck bombing.

Independent Television News special correspondent Nima Elbagir reports on the struggles of daily life along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Analysts take a look at Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal's qualifications to be commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, following his confirmation hearing in the Senate.

Author and former ABC news producer Gretchen Peters talks about her book about the drug trade in Afghanistan and Pakistan and how it is fueling the insurgency.