Dec 16 Quick Take: Afghan Policy Review By Larisa Epatko President Obama announced Thursday the release of the annual review of his Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy, calling it a "very difficult endeavor," but saying the U.S. is "on track to achieve our goals."… Continue reading
Dec 16 President Obama: 'More Difficult Days Ahead' in Afghanistan President Obama addressed the White House's major review of the war in Afghanistan Thursday, praising progress in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban but emphasizing that the United States' involvement there "continues to be a very difficult… Continue reading
Dec 16 White House Releases Afghan War Review, WikiLeaks' Assange Granted Bail The Obama administration's review of its strategy in Afghanistan says the "surge" of troops that the president sent to war last year has made gains against al-Qaida -- but cautions those gains "remain fragile and reversible." The summary, based on… Continue reading
Dec 16 Report: Progress in Fight Against Taliban Is 'Fragile and Reversible' A U.S. Marine walks down the main market in Musa Qala in Helmand province. Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images. A little more than a year after President Obama announced his decision to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Intel Agencies Offer Gloomy View of Afghan War Elisabeth Bumiller of the New York Times talks with Margaret Warner about an upcoming review of the war in Afghanistan, and what intelligence reports reveal about the region. Continue watching
Dec 15 Woodruff: Remembering Richard Holbrooke A lot has been written over the past few days about Richard Holbrooke, the 69-year-old diplomat who died this week while serving as the Obama administration's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Besides the war, he was… Continue reading
Dec 15 On Wednesday's NewsHour: BP Sued, CEOs Meet Obama, Afghan Intel BP LAWSUIT| The Justice Department filed a major lawsuit against BP and eight other companies involved in the Gulf oil spill disaster. Ray Suarez has more. OBAMA URGES COMPANIES TO HIRE | President Obama invited top business executives to a… Continue reading
Dec 15 N.M. Gov. Richardson to Visit N. Korea, Asylum Ferry Sinks Near Australia New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is traveling to North Korea on a personal, privately funded trip intended to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Richardson was invited by North Korea, which has been denied direct talks with the United… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Holbrooke's Life Reveals Complexities of Diplomacy in a Changing World A day after the death of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Jim Lehrer examines his lifetime of diplomacy, his legacy and the void he leaves in the State Department and American efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan with former Ambassador John Negroponte and… Continue watching
Dec 14 On Tuesday's NewsHour: Remembering Richard Holbrooke; Teen Drug Use REMEMBERING AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE | A day after his death at the age of 69, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke was praised Tuesday as "one of a kind." Margaret Warner chronicles Holbrook'es decades of public service, then Jim Lehrer looks back… Continue reading