World May 03 On the ground with Yemeni soldiers battling Iran-allied rebels Three months ago, President Biden ended American military involvement in the war in Yemen and reversed President Trump's decision to designate the Houthis a terrorist organization. But soon after, as special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports, the Houthis launched an offensive…
World Mar 15 In Yemen’s brutal ongoing war, ‘the weakest no longer survive’ What began as a civil war in 2015 between Yemen’s government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels has evolved into a brutal proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with U.S. involvement. Jane Ferguson updates us from Yemen on the war's terrible…
World Feb 20 As peace talks with the Taliban stall, deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan looms Last February, former President Trump made a deal with the Taliban to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1st, 2021. After two decades of partnership with the U.S. and its NATO allies, foreign forces are preparing to go home,…
World Feb 11 Abandoned by America and hunted by the Taliban, an Afghan fighter pilot faces new threats Thousands of Afghans who worked with the U.S. military are trying to get visas promised to them when they took the jobs. Naiem Asadi was one of Afghanistan’s most celebrated military helicopter pilots who was trained by Americans to fight.
World Feb 10 Afghan warlords and militias fill the security vacuum left by a weak central government Afghan security forces are strained to the limit and unable to stop rampant violence fracturing the country, as fighting has intensified between government forces and the Taliban. With the U.S. preparing to withdraw its troops, warlords and militias have been…
World Feb 09 Targeted assassinations against civil society create a climate of fear in Afghanistan Afghanistan has suffered immeasurable loss for years on battlefields and in bombings, but a recent campaign of assassinations has shocked the country. Kabul’s middle class neighborhoods are stalked and targeted by killers, picking off a generation of professionals. Special correspondent…
World Feb 08 In Afghanistan, Biden inherits America’s longest war and Trump’s peace deal Last year, the Trump administration signed a deal with the Taliban that would have U.S. and NATO troops out of Afghanistan by May 1. But with the U.S. presence in the country about to enter its third decade, peace talks…
World Feb 07 VP Saleh: Afghan people are tired of war but not ready to sell their souls With less than 100 days before American troops are scheduled to leave for good, Afghanistan’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh sat down with NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Jane Ferguson to discuss the agreement, America’s legacy here, what he sees as major…
World Jan 15 Meeting Trump’s goal in Afghanistan, U.S. forces are reduced to lowest level since 2001 The U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday that military-force levels in Afghanistan are now at 2,500 service personnel -- the goal President Trump had set. This is the lowest number of American troops since the U.S. first invaded the country…
World Aug 21 After Beirut blast, Lebanese must turn to each other to avoid crisis It has been nearly three weeks since an enormous explosion at Beirut’s port tore through the city. With Lebanon already suffering from food scarcity, economic collapse and the coronavirus pandemic, the blast turned a grim situation to dire crisis. In…