Feb 16 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… TALIBAN UPDATE: As the military campaign continues in Afghanistan, the PBS NewsHour reports two angles on the story tonight. First, the latest from the battlefield, as reported by Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post. Then, a discussion… Continue reading
Feb 16 Reporter: ‘Intense Pockets of Fighting’ in Afghanistan Rajiv Chandrasekaran of the Washington Post is on the frontlines of the Marine offensive in Marjah, Afghanistan, where U.S. and Afghan forces are trying to clear the Taliban stronghold of militants. "What we've been seeing here over the past… Continue reading
Feb 16 Taliban’s Top Commander Is Captured -- A Pakistani man in Karachi reads news that top Taliban military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been arrested in a joint Pakistani-U.S. operation. Photo by Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images. In what may be the most significant capture since… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Taliban Commander Captured as Coalition Forces Make New Gains The campaign to crush Taliban fighters in the southern Afghanistan city of Marjah moved swiftly in its fourth day with the capture of resistance leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Pakistan. Judy Woodruff speaks with Afghanistan political experts Seth Jones,… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Fighting Eases as Forces Advance in Marjah Offensive Top Taliban military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been seized by American and Pakistani forces, as the coalition offensive presses onward in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Feb 15 On Monday’s NewsHour… AFGHAN OFFENSIVE: As US and NATO forces continue to battle for control of a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan, we'll get the latest from the front lines. Then Ray Suarez talks to correspondent Rod Nordland of the New… Continue reading
Feb 15 Monday’s Headlines: U.S., Afghan Troops Continue Push; Clinton in Saudi Arabia -- U.S. Marines fire mortar rounds on Taliban positions in Marjah, Afghanistan, on Monday. Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images. Three days into the largest military offensive since the start of the Afghanistan war in 2001, some 15,000 U.S., Afghan… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Marines Forge Ahead as Taliban Offensive Narrows For a third day, American and British forces continued their push on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in southern Afghanistan. Ray Suarez speaks to Rod Nordland of The New York Times who has been covering the story from Kabul. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Death and Injuries Raise Safety Concerns at Winter Games Friday's fatal luge crash before the opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympics highlighted the dangers of high speeds and slick surfaces in winter sports. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Olympic historian and author David Wallechinsky from Vancouver about the safety risks… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch DUI Checkpoints Meet Rising Skepticism California has ramped up the use of sobriety checkpoints to target intoxication and crack down on unlicensed drivers. But its policy of seizing vehicles is under fire both for targeting undocumented immigrants and for generating an estimated $40 million in… Continue watching