Mar 15 Watch Covert cash: How did CIA money end up in al-Qaida coffers? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 3:21 What's behind the growing rift between Iraq and U.S. forces in the fight against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: FBI arrests two who planned to join the Islamic State group By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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
Feb 21 US may slow military exit from Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Associated Press The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is proving to be a more reliable partner, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Afghan civilian casualties rose in 2014 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a UN report found that civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan rose by 22 percent last year. It also said more Afghans died in battles between the Taliban and government forces than from bombs, unlike… Continue watching
Feb 18 Photos: Lynsey Addario's life as a witness to war By Victoria Fleischer Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has covered conflict in Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. She tells her story in her new memoir, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War.”… Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: W.Va. investigating what caused explosive oil train accident By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 3:36 Why have raids on al-Qaida in Afghanistan intensified? By PBS News Hour American and Afghan commandos have sharply intensified raids against al-Qaida after killing an al-Qaida leader last fall and seizing his computer. Matthew Rosenberg of the New York Times joins Alison Stewart from Washington for more on the recent raids. Continue watching
Feb 12 Senate on track to confirm Ashton Carter for Pentagon chief By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate is on track to confirm President Barack Obama's pick to run the Pentagon. Continue reading