Oct 27 Watch A Life Under Fire: Combat Photographer Captures, Carries Wounds of War Combat Veteran Captures Impact of War One Picture at a Time… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Clinton Eyes Patching up Rocky U.S.-Pakistani Relations The relationship between Pakistan and the United States "has not been an easy one" lately, Secretary Hillary Clinton said Friday during a diplomatic mission to Islamabad. Margaret Warner reports on the ongoing tensions between the two nations. Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch News Wrap: Afghan-NATO Mission Targets Haqqani Network In other news Monday, about 200 insurgents were reportedly killed or captured in a NATO-Afghan operation targeted at the Pakistan-based Haqqani network in Eastern Afghanistan. Also, rising floodwaters in Thailand forced hundreds of people to flee one of Bangkok's main… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch News Wrap: Clinton Tells Pakistan to Bolster Anti-Terror Efforts In other news Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a blunt warning to Pakistan's leadership to boost their anti-terror fight. She made the remarks during a visit to Afghanistan. Also, Basque separatists declared an end to their violent decades-long… Continue watching
Oct 17 8 Most Deadly Countries for Journalists By Larisa Epatko The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers monitors the deaths of journalists related to their work all around the world and recently released its list for 2011 to date. We illustrate some of the top countries here. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch ‘Women, War & Peace’ Highlights Changing Females’ Roles in Global Conflicts "Women, War & Peace," a new five-part series co-produced by WNET New York, explores the changing role of women in conflicts around the world. This excerpt tells the story of an Army Female Engagement Team that reaches out to women… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch ‘Women, War & Peace’ Highlights Changing Females’ Roles in Global Conflicts For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Does U.S. Drone Use Set a New Precedent for War? The U.S. has dramatically increased its use of unmanned aerial vehicles to go after targets in Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya and especially Pakistan. Jeffrey Brown discusses the use of drones with former Air Force lawyer retired Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap and… Continue watching
Oct 10 Controversy Surrounds Increased Use of U.S. Drone Strikes By Larisa Epatko The use of drones to find and kill militant targets in other countries has increased exponentially under the Obama administration. But the accidental deaths of civilians is increasingly turning a once-receptive public against the combat tool. GlobalPost launches a series… Continue reading
Oct 07 In Photos: 10 Events of the Afghan War By Larisa Epatko The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began on Oct. 7, 2001. Soon after, the ruling Taliban regime fell, followed by the formation of a new government and Afghans holding their first parliamentary elections in more than 30 years. Continue reading