Nov 08 Watch News Wrap: 3 NATO Troops Killed, More Trainers Sought in Afghanistan A bomb blast killed a NATO soldier in Eastern Afghanistan and two more died Sunday after attacks in the same area. Meanwhile, the head of NATO's training mission called for 900 more trainers to assist in transitioning security to Afghan… Continue watching
Oct 29 Afghanistan Tops Agenda at Upcoming NATO Summit in Portugal NATO leaders will convene next month in Portugal at a moment when NATO casualties in Afghanistan are rising and there are growing reports of corruption in Karzai's government. Recession-battered nations large and small are cutting their defense budgets, and… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Bags of Cash: Are Iran, Karzai Playing All Sides? Jim Lehrer gets perspectives on the Iranian payments to Afghanistan officials from former Afghan Interior Minister Ali Jalali and Steve Clemons of The New America Foundation and The Washington Note blog. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Iran Says Payments to Afghan Government for Reconstruction Iran said Tuesday that it is helping Afghanistan financially, but said it is helping with reconstruction, not trying to buy influence over the Karzai administration. Jim Lehrer has more. Continue watching
Oct 26 Afghanistan: Election Fraud, Karzai’s Controversial Comments By Larisa Epatko The level of fraud in Afghanistan's parliamentary election last month, where nearly a quarter of the ballots were discredited, was about equal to last year's presidential contest -- the difference is in how it's being handled, according to the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Holbrooke: Pakistan Must Be Part of Regional Solutions U.S. special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, discusses a proposed $2 billion aid package to Pakistan, the need to include the country in regional policies, and the U.S. stance on Afghan-led talks with the Taliban. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch News Wrap: U.S., Afghan Troops Claim Gains in Taliban Stronghold In other news Thursday, a report in The New York Times says a U.S. and Afghan military offensive has made gains in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar by deploying a new mobile rocket and by disrupting insurgent supply lines. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Top Taliban Leaders’ Leverage Sought in Afghan Peace Talks Within the past week, reports have surfaced of more peace talks taking place between the Afghan government and Taliban members. Margaret Warner talks to Dexter Filkins of The New York Times about the negotiations and how NATO is making the… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch U.S. Pushes to End Military Stalemate With Taliban Several new moves are afoot to speed the end of the war in Afghanistan. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Will ‘Target and Talk’ Approach Work With the Taliban? The Obama administration is ramping up an Afghan war strategy that combines attacks on the Taliban while assisting peace talks. Will it work? Margaret Warner gets two views. Continue watching