Apr 22 Watch 7:07 The sister soldiers who assisted Special Ops in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In Afghanistan, an elite band of female U.S. soldiers were deployed on risky night raids with one of the toughest special operations units. Margaret Warner talks to Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, who recounts their story in her book, “Ashley’s War.”… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 5:52 Convicted former CIA contractor speaks out about prisoner interrogation By PBS News Hour Only once has a CIA-connected interrogator been brought to trial in a torture-related case. David Passaro was convicted of abusing a prisoner who died after three days of interrogation at a remote base in Afghanistan. Passaro, now out of prison,… Continue watching
Apr 20 Could the fix for Afghanistan's opium economy be in your pantry? By Larisa Epatko In the mood for some saffron tea or saffron-infused asparagus salad? Kimberly Jung, a Harvard Business School student and former Army officer, hopes so. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Afghan soldier targets U.S. troops in insider attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, one American was killed and at least two others wounded by an Afghan soldier at a military compound in Jalalabad. Also, Iran announced it would deploy two warships near Yemen, supposedly to patrol for pirates. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 5:52 News Wrap: Missing Germanwings black box located By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, investigators announced they found the second black box recorder of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps. German prosecutors announced that the co-pilot accused of the crash apparently researched suicide methods and cockpit… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch How one Afghan woman rose from dressmaker to policy insider By PBS News Hour For Kamila Sidiqi, the road to working at Afghanistan's presidential palace began with a bold effort to support her family. While under Taliban rule, when women couldn’t work or go to school, she started a business in her living room. Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 7:42 Bowe Bergdahl's motives were 'pure,' says lawyer of desertion charges By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 Platoon mate has 'mixed feelings' about Bergdahl's desertion charges By Larisa Epatko Former Taliban captive U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, military officials said Wednesday, an outcome one of his platoon mates called “bittersweet.”… Continue reading
Mar 25 Afghan president: 'We are not going to be the lazy Uncle Joe' By Larisa Epatko One of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s most well-received lines in his speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday was his pledge to have Afghanistan stand on its own two feet. “We are not going to be the lazy… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 12:45 Afghan President Ghani: Partnership with U.S. 'revitalized' By PBS News Hour President Obama announced that the U.S. would scale back the pace of its promised troop pullout from Afghanistan, retaining current forces this year. Gwen Ifill interviews President Ashraf Ghani about thawing relations with the U.S., potential changes in how Pakistan… Continue watching