Nov 16 Watch Observing Islam Islamic scholars discuss the future of the world's fastest-growing faith as the holy month of Ramadan begins amid curiosity and concern. Continue watching
Nov 15 Foreign Aid Workers Freed From Taliban Prison By Admin Eight foreign aid workers detained in Afghanistan for over three months were freed by anti-Taliban forces early Thursday morning and whisked out of Afghanistan by U.S. Special Forces helicopters. Continue reading
Nov 15 Alliance Moves Toward Kunduz; Taliban Leader Defiant U.S. warplanes focused their latest military assault on Kunduz, the last major town in Northern Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban. According to an opposition commander, some 20,000 Taliban fighters and al-Qaida members remain in the town. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch New Friends: U.S. and Russia Relations After a background report, Margaret Warner discusses the new dynamic between the U.S. and Russia with former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger and former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Background: Afghan Battles Reporters from Independent Television News describe the scene on the ground in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Nov 14 Taliban Retreats Southward, Unrest Reported in Kandahar By Admin Opposition forces reportedly take the cities of Jalalabad and the airport outside the southern city of Kandahar, as Afghanistan's Taliban regime continues to crumble. Continue reading
Nov 13 Officials Maintain Crash Was Probably An Accident Investigators say they believe flight 587 crashed into Queens, New York yesterday because of mechanical failure, not an act of terrorism. Continue reading
Nov 13 Taliban Abandons Afghan Capital By Admin Filling the void left by fleeing Taliban forces, the opposition Northern Alliance took Kabul early this morning, forcing the United Nations to speed creation of a post-Taliban government. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Update: War in Afghanistan Two reports from Independent Television News: Kevin Dunn reports on the rapid advance of the Northern Alliance, and Julian Manyon reports on the Alliance forces moving towards Kabul. Continue watching