• After Trump cancels secret Taliban talks, what's next for peace in Afghanistan?

    After Trump cancels secret Taliban talks, what's next for peace in Afghanistan?

    Sep 09, 2019 10:50 PM EDT

    Sediq Seddiqi: We strongly believe that that shift in policy is a reflection of the concerns that we have raised towards that peace deal, and there is a true and genuine understanding in the White House of any consequences of any bad peace deal or peace process. Jane Ferguson: Mr ...

  • U.S. responsible for collapse of Taliban peace talks, says Obama official

    U.S. responsible for collapse of Taliban peace talks, says Obama official

    Sep 09, 2019 10:48 PM EDT

    ... of issues just between the U.S. and the Taliban? Judy Woodruff: Well, let's talk about what was in the agreement. We just heard Jane Ferguson refer to -- and we have heard this before -- 5,000 some U.S. troops out of the total 14,000 in the coalition ...

  • In Afghanistan, the Taliban uses violence as leverage during peace negotiations

    In Afghanistan, the Taliban uses violence as leverage during peace negotiations

    Sep 03, 2019 10:30 PM EDT

    Judy Woodruff: And, Jane, finally, what about public attitudes? You say there is uncertainty. What is the public saying to you, people saying to you about the fact that this could actually happen? Jane Ferguson: It depends very much so, Judy, on who you're talking to. Now, you pointed ...

  • News Wrap: At least 4 dead, 29 missing in California boat fire

    News Wrap: At least 4 dead, 29 missing in California boat fire

    Sep 02, 2019 10:50 PM EDT

    Judy Woodruff: That's special correspondent Jane Ferguson reporting from Kabul tonight. Thank you, Jane. In Hong Kong, tens of thousands of students boycotted their first day of class to join anti-government demonstrations. Their peaceful rallies followed a weekend of violent clashes with police that resulted in over 150 ...

  • Amid peace talks, Taliban claims deadly explosion in Kabul

    Amid peace talks, Taliban claims deadly explosion in Kabul

    Sep 02, 2019 10:48 PM EDT

    ... organizations. The attack happened hours after U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad briefed the Afghan government about a draft peace deal with the Taliban. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson is in Kabul, and joins us now. Jane, good evening. Jane Ferguson: Hi, Judy. This is just the latest of a series of ...

  • Gazans suffer life-shattering injuries when border protests turn violent

    Gazans suffer life-shattering injuries when border protests turn violent

    Aug 20, 2019 10:35 PM EDT

    ... I save a family, but this patient has wife and has sons and has relatives. Jane Ferguson: The lasting legacy of these demonstrations is a generation left with lifelong challenges, a generation that continues to suffer inside this cruel conflict.For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jane Ferguson in Gaza.

  • How Palestinians in the West Bank are reacting to Trump's peace plan

    How Palestinians in the West Bank are reacting to Trump's peace plan

    Jun 26, 2019 10:35 PM EDT

    ... severely injured, but it was a real example of how tense things are here. But it is certainly concerning. Judy Woodruff: Well, disturbing to hear, and we're just glad that you and your colleagues are well. Thank you, Jane Ferguson, reporting from the West Bank. Jane Ferguson: Thank you.

  • Kurdish control in Syria threatened by U.S. troop withdrawal

    Kurdish control in Syria threatened by U.S. troop withdrawal

    May 11, 2019 09:20 PM EDT

    Amjad Othman: To be honest this decision surprised us, especially when the fighting against the terrorists was not finished. Jane Ferguson: Amjad Othman is the spokesperson of the Syrian Democratic Council, the political umbrella of the SDF. Amjad Othman: It was not only the Kurds who were shocked by this ...

  • In Mozambique, Yemen and Venezuela crises, access for aid is hard to come by

    In Mozambique, Yemen and Venezuela crises, access for aid is hard to come by

    Apr 10, 2019 10:30 PM EDT

    ... there. That's in Yemen. Four years of war there have just had unimaginable consequences for millions of people, mostly women and children. Our own Jane Ferguson has been on the ground reporting. She's been capturing some of these heartbreaking images, right, of children caught in the middle and ...

  • After the fall of ISIS caliphate, its capital remains a city of the dead

    After the fall of ISIS caliphate, its capital remains a city of the dead

    Apr 04, 2019 10:40 PM EDT

    Jane Ferguson: ISIS destroyed this. Four thousand years old? Dr. Mohammed Al Izou: Yes. Jane Ferguson: They were pots. Dr. Mohammed Al Izou: Yes. Jane Ferguson: Second millennium B.C. Just filled up here. Someone has just gathered them up and put them in this... Dr. Mohammed Al Izou: All ...