Mar 15 Watch Afghanistan’s Karzai to U.S. Troops: Leave Our Villages The U.S. mission in Afghanistan ran into more trouble Thursday as President Hamid Karzai announced he wants American forces to leave Afghan villages and immediately pull back to their bases in the wake of last weekend's civilian killings, allegedly at… Continue watching
Mar 15 Afghan’s President Karzai ‘Pulled in Conflicting Directions’ By Larisa Epatko A rocky few weeks for the United States in Afghanistan got even rockier Thursday with two simultaneous though presumably unrelated events. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch Obama, Cameron Outline Afghanistan Drawdown Plans At a White House news conference Wednesday alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama said he didn't foresee "sudden additional changes" to U.S. troop drawdown plans in Afghanistan despite recent incidents stoking anti-American tensions there. Ray Suarez reports on… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch What Do We Know About Kandahar Killings Suspect? Judy Woodruff and The Washington Post's Craig Whitlock discuss what's known about the U.S. soldier who allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday. Continue watching
Mar 12 Shootings Renew Debate Over U.S., NATO Presence in Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko On Sunday, an American Army staff sergeant allegedly left his base in southern Afghanistan, went into homes in a nearby village, and shot and killed at least 16 people including women and children. The soldier, now in U.S. custody, is… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Marines Get Crash Course in Afghan Culture in California Model Village Marines Get Crash Course in Afghan Culture in California Model Village… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch News Wrap: Senate Democrats Defeat Reversal of Obama’s Birth Control Policy In other news Thursday, two U.S. soldiers were killed by Afghan attackers, raising the death toll of American troops to six in violence that began after Quran burnings at an American base. Also, Senate Democrats defeated a bid to reverse… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch How Widespread, Deep Are Anti-American Feelings in Afghanistan? How Widespread, Deep Are Anti-American Feelings in Afghanistan?… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch News Wrap: At Least 7 More Killed in Afghanistan Over Quran Burnings In other news Friday, at least seven more people were killed in Afghanistan over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base, making the death toll 20 since Tuesday. Also, the U.N. nuclear agency concluded Iran tripled its production… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Will Quran-Burning Investigation Quell Anger in Afghanistan? Hundreds of protesters voiced their anger at NATO and American forces Wednesday in Afghanistan after some U.S. troops were seen putting Qurans in a burn pit for trash. Jeffrey Brown and Heidi Vogt of The Associated Press in Kabul discuss… Continue watching