Oct 01 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Afghan government claims Kunduz control regained By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Afghan government announced that security forces had regained control of the city of Kunduz from Taliban forces overnight, though fighting continued in some places after daybreak. Also, the United Nations refugee agency says it… Continue watching
Oct 01 Military transport plane crashes in Afghanistan killing 11, including 6 service members By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The plane crashed at Jalalabad Airport in eastern Afghanistan at about midnight local time. Continue reading
Oct 01 Afghan forces push into Taliban-held city Kunduz By News Desk Afghan government forces have entered the northern city of Kunduz to try to eject Taliban fighters who had taken over the strategic city earlier this week. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: Taliban captures key fortress in Kunduz By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Afghan troops continued to fight to retake the city of Kunduz, but the Taliban captured a key fortress. Also, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia says that a vessel was stopped carrying weapons from Iran… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: Afghan military launches offensive to take back Kunduz By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Afghanistan’s military fought to recapture Kunduz, a provincial capital, after Taliban fighters stormed the city on Monday. Also, Yemen officials sharply increased the death toll of an attack on a wedding party. Saudi Arabia denied… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Taliban fighters capture Afghan city By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of Taliban fighters attacked and captured a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. The fall of Kunduz is the first time since 2001 that the militant group seized a major Afghan city. Also, security officials… Continue watching
Sep 22 U.S. general: No policy to ignore sexual abuse of Afghan boys By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 4:40 Elated to reach Greece, migrants face obstacles on the road ahead By PBS News Hour On the Greek isle of Lesbos, thousands are coming to shore by boat every day; most are refugees from Syria and Afghanistan. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on how they are being greeted. Continue watching
Sep 17 Taliban captive Bergdahl 'snuck off' his military post, prosecutors say By Larisa Epatko U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl intentionally left his outpost in rural Afghanistan in 2009, resulting in his capture by the Taliban, prosecutors said at his preliminary hearing on Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Wildfires scorch hundreds of homes in Northern California By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, two wildfires swept across Northern California, destroying at least 400 homes and killing one. Also, in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters stormed a prison with a car bomb, allowing 355 prisoners to escape. Continue watching