World Feb 08 In Afghanistan, Biden inherits America’s longest war and Trump’s peace deal By Jane Ferguson, Emily Kassie
World Sep 09 Watch 7:14 Standing up Afghan army is like ‘trying to build an airplane while in flight,’ says top U.S. general U.S. and coalition forces have been in Afghanistan for 15 years since the 9/11 attacks. Though their numbers have drastically decreased as the U.S. has trained Afghan security forces, it is not easy to build an army in the middle… By PBS News Hour
World Aug 11 Watch 5:20 In key Afghan province, thousands displaced as Taliban gains ground In Afghanistan's Helmand province, the army is losing ground to Taliban insurgents; 30,000 people have been displaced in the last few weeks alone. Gwen Ifill speaks with special correspondent Jennifer Glasse about the province's critical location, the effects of the… By PBS News Hour
World May 25 Watch Did Afghan troops manipulate the U.S. into bombing Doctors Without Borders hospital? Last October, U.S. forces bombed an Afghan hospital in Kunduz, killing 42 people. An Army inquiry last month found that the attack was an accident, but Matthieu Aikins of the Nation Institute blames Afghan troops who told the Americans that… By PBS News Hour
Nation Sep 22 U.S. general: No policy to ignore sexual abuse of Afghan boys The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Tuesday he expects U.S. personnel to report to military superiors any allegations of sexual abuse of boys by Afghan forces. By Associated Press
May 25 Photos: Afghan soldiers bear brunt of attacks as war winds down By Larisa Epatko The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan originally scheduled for 2014 was extended through the end of this year. It’s one of the realities of the long-standing war and part of the effort to preserve hard-fought gains. Continue reading
Feb 22 US defense secretary calls Afghan army ‘powerful force’ By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday called Afghanistan's army "a powerful force in their own right" but declined to say whether he thinks the U.S. can scale back military training and advising this year as planned. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch News Wrap: Five Soldiers Wounded in Afghan Attack at NATO Base In other news Wednesday, NATO officials reported that a man wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire outside a base in the country's eastern Wardak Province, wounding five U.S. service members. Also, in Mali, some of the country's most prized… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Coalition Deaths in Afghanistan Renew Debate Over Rules of Engagement For two perspectives on the latest deadly month for Coalition forces in Afghanistan, Jim Lehrer talks to Maj. Benjamin Tupper, who was an embedded trainer with the Afghan National Army, and Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap, who was the Air Force's… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch NATO Troops Engage with Taliban Militants in Afghanistan The Taliban continues to gain power in Afghanistan. A journalist from Independent Television News reports from southern Afghanistan, where NATO troops from the Netherlands who have entered the region. Continue watching