Dec 03 President Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Troops in Afghanistan President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Friday, telling U.S. troops they are making progress and that they will succeed in their mission. "Today we can be proud there are fewer areas under Taliban control," the president… Continue reading
Nov 30 Carter: 'Serious Doubts' on Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko Former President Carter told Ray Suarez in an interview airing soon on the NewsHour that he has "serious doubts" that the U.S. will prevail in Afghanistan under the current set of goals. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch Women Veterans Face Unique Obstacles, Needs Women make up about 14 percent of the U.S. military and now serve in more combat situations than in past wars. As part of our NewsHour Connect series, Scott Shafer of KQED in San Francisco met with female veterans about… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch News Wrap: Afghan Policeman Kills 6 American Troops In other news Monday, an Afghan policeman turned his gun on American troops, killing six of them during a NATO training exercise in eastern Afghanistan, before he was killed. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Thanksgiving Celebrations Worldwide As tradition goes, Americans celebrated Thanksgiving with a big meal, football and parades. U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan took a brief pause to recognize the holiday and some were lucky enough to return home to see their families. Ray… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch News Wrap: Taliban Impostor Exposed in Afghan Peace Talks In other news Tuesday, peace talks in Afghanistan were dealt a major setback after reports surfaced that a man representing the Taliban was an impostor. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch President Obama Seeks Russian Support on Missile Plan At the NATO Summit in Portugal, President Obama looked to bolster support for a missile defense plan and Afghan war timetable. Margaret Warner provides a report from Lisbon. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch NATO Summit Kicks Off With Emphasis on Missile Defense The NATO summit opened Friday with plans to focus on Afghanistan. But it was instead missiles that topped the first day's agenda. Judy Woodruff gives an overview. Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Photojournalist, Filmmaker Hetherington Documents Terror, Boredom of War Jeffrey Brown speaks with British photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington about his work in Afghanistan, which led to the prize-winning documentary with Sebastian Junger, "Restrepo," and a new book of photographs called "Infidel."… Continue watching
Nov 16 War Photographer Tim Hetherington Captures Combat and Downtime in 'Infidel' By Molly Finnegan In 2007 and 2008, British photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington traveled to the Korengal Valley in northeastern Afghanistan to capture images of American soldiers serving in the war -- not just in combat, but also relaxing, playing, sleeping. His photographs… Continue reading