Dec 13 Watch Outgoing U.S. Envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan Progress, Dialogue With Taliban Outgoing U.S. Envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan Progress, Dialogue With Taliban… Continue watching
May 21 NATO Summit Struggles By Larisa Epatko President Obama sought continued military and monetary support for the mission in Afghanistan at the NATO summit in Chicago in May 2012, as protesters sparred with police outside the site. Continue reading
Oct 07 10th Anniversary of the Afghan War By Larisa Epatko In the decade since the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began on Oct. 7, 2001, the Taliban regime fell, Afghans held their first parliamentary elections in more than 30 years, and retaliatory attacks against U.S. and allied forces intensified. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Shields, Brooks on GOP Tax Divide, Obama’s Troop Drawdown, Debt Ceiling Debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the breakdown in bipartisan budget and deficit talks, the House's rebuke of President Obama over war powers and the Libya… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Obama Unveils Afghanistan Drawdown Plan: What Will Allies Think? President Obama outlined his plan Wednesday to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by summer 2012, saying "it is time to focus on nation building here at home." Judy Woodruff discusses the impact of the president's decision with The Washington Post's… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch U.S. Offers New $2 Billion Aid Package for Pakistan Amid recent tensions between the two nations, the United States announced $2 billion in military and security aid to Pakistan Friday on the final day of strategic talks . The move was designed to smooth relations with the U.S.'s strategic… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch WikiLeaks Documents: What War Info Can Be Verified? In the wake of the WikiLeaks whistle-blower website releasing thousands of documents detailing Afghan war operations, Jeffrey Brown discusses the military significance with Steve Coll, president of the New America Foundation, and documentary filmmaker Philip Smucker, who have both written… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch After Iraq Tenure, Examining What Petraeus Brings to Afghan Effort Pending confirmation by the Senate, Gen. David Petraeus will take the helm of U.S. forces and counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff gets three views on how Petraeus will lead the war effort. Continue watching
Jun 04 Afghan Conference Backs Plan for Peace Talks With Taliban By Larisa Epatko More than 1,500 tribal elders, business and religious leaders and other members of Afghan society — assembled in the capital for a three-day peace “jirga” or conference — on Friday endorsed President Hamid Karzai’s plan calling for negotiating with the… Continue reading
May 21 Watch Karzai Opponent Abdullah Looks to Bolster Afghan Opposition Movement Margaret Warner interviews Afghan opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah about President Karzai's leadership and the ongoing war in Afghanistan, more than six months after Abdullah dropped out of the runoff election against the current president. Continue watching