• As peace talks with the Taliban stall, deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan looms

    As peace talks with the Taliban stall, deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan looms

    Feb 20, 2021 10:11 PM EDT

    ... they open themselves up to attack by other groups and it suggests they have sold out. So it’s not really an option for them. Jane Ferguson: Jessica Donati is a Wall Street Journal reporter, former Kabul bureau chief and author of “Eagle Down,” examining the U.S.’s reliance ...

  • WATCH: What foreign policy challenges will the Biden administration face?

    WATCH: What foreign policy challenges will the Biden administration face?

    Feb 19, 2021 04:27 PM EDT

    ... may re-engage with international leaders in China, Iran and Russia, among other countries. Watch the event in the player above. PBS NewsHour special correspondent Jane Ferguson, based in Beirut, joins other journalists -- New York Times Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper, New York Times Washington bureau chief Elisabeth Bumiller, and Washington ...

  • Abandoned by America and hunted by the Taliban, an Afghan fighter pilot faces new threats

    Abandoned by America and hunted by the Taliban, an Afghan fighter pilot faces new threats

    Feb 11, 2021 11:25 PM EDT

    ... visa and to allow me to go to live beside the honorable people of the United States. Jane Ferguson: For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jane Ferguson in Kabul, Afghanistan Judy Woodruff: Well, we certainly hope this story has a good ending. And I know Jane will continue to follow ...

  • Afghan warlords and militias fill the security vacuum left by a weak central government

    Afghan warlords and militias fill the security vacuum left by a weak central government

    Feb 10, 2021 11:30 PM EDT

    ... and the government. All I could do is beg the mullah to please release the passengers, but they wouldn't. They don't respect us. Jane Ferguson: Now he says the immediate area is safer because of Alipur and his men. Hussein Razayee (through translator): Alipur's presence is very ...

  • Targeted assassinations against civil society create a climate of fear in Afghanistan

    Targeted assassinations against civil society create a climate of fear in Afghanistan

    Feb 09, 2021 11:20 PM EDT

    ... generation of civic leaders, rights activists, and journalists, without influential, professional women. As America stumbles out of this war, the fight for Afghanistan's future has entered a new deadly phase.For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jane Ferguson in Kabul, Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff: Such important reporting. Thank you, Jane.

  • In Afghanistan, Biden inherits America’s longest war and Trump's peace deal

    In Afghanistan, Biden inherits America’s longest war and Trump's peace deal

    Feb 08, 2021 11:40 PM EDT

    Jane Ferguson: Maybe? Man: Yes, but I'm not absolutely certain. Jane Ferguson: What do -- what is the danger for peace? What do you worry about? Man: Especially Pakistan don't want peace in our country, Afghanistan, some -- and other countries like Iran, Russia, and they don't want to ...

  • VP Saleh: Afghan people are tired of war but not ready to sell their souls

    VP Saleh: Afghan people are tired of war but not ready to sell their souls

    Feb 07, 2021 10:00 PM EDT

    ... together with the CIA we conducted two operations, one in Ghazni, another in Helmand, we killed two Al Qaeda leaders inside the Taliban command compound. Jane Ferguson: Carrying out joint attacks like that could be impossible if the U.S. pulls all troops out of the country. Under the current ...

  • Meeting Trump's goal in Afghanistan, U.S. forces are reduced to lowest level since 2001

    Meeting Trump's goal in Afghanistan, U.S. forces are reduced to lowest level since 2001

    Jan 15, 2021 11:30 PM EDT

    ... perspective -- and they have been saying this vocally -- that they feel as though they have won this war. So, from their position, this is a win-win. Amna Nawaz: And that is special correspondent Jane Ferguson reporting for us from Kabul. Jane, good to see you. Jane Ferguson: Thank you.

  • After Beirut blast, Lebanese must turn to each other to avoid crisis

    After Beirut blast, Lebanese must turn to each other to avoid crisis

    Aug 21, 2020 10:40 PM EDT

    ... not go broke. If we are able to fix that, hunger and poverty, it's over forever. But we create systems that are the contrary. Jane Ferguson: Brant Stewart moved here from Las Vegas several years and opened a charitable bakery called Mavia, serving up trendy sourdough and bagels, while ...

  • Conviction in Hariri case increases pressure on Hezbollah

    Conviction in Hariri case increases pressure on Hezbollah

    Aug 18, 2020 10:25 PM EDT

    ... the Lebanese army, or it would become a security force along the Southern border with Israel, but under state control. These are anathema to Hezbollah. Jane Ferguson: Those allies helping Hezbollah maintain power include the Christian President Michel Aoun. In the Trump administration's latest attempts to check the group ...