Jul 26 Watch WikiLeaks Documents: What War Info Can Be Verified? In the wake of the WikiLeaks whistle-blower website releasing thousands of documents detailing Afghan war operations, Jeffrey Brown discusses the military significance with Steve Coll, president of the New America Foundation, and documentary filmmaker Philip Smucker, who have both written… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch News Wrap: Rangel Faces Ethics Charges In other news Thursday, Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York will face multiple ethics charges before a House ethics panel, stemming from financial, tax and real estate dealings. Continue watching
Jul 20 ‘Dispatch: Afghanistan’ Tracks Counterinsurgency Campaign By Larisa Epatko Our partners at GlobalPost have a team of reporters on the ground in Afghanistan this summer, covering Afghan and U.S. military activities during this crucial point in the war. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Karzai Calls on Afghans to Take Charge of Own Security by 2014 Afghan President Hamid Karzai challenged his nation to take charge of its own security by 2014 and asked representatives at a Kabul conference for more support from the global community. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Can Afghanistan Meet Karzai Goal of Handling Own Security by 2014? Afghan President Hamid Karzai requested more global support at Tuesday's conference in Kabul on security and development. Jim Lehrer gets two views from veteran State Department official James Dobbins and an Afghan-American, Nazif Shahrani, who is a professor at Indiana… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch News Wrap: Bombings Kill 2 Troops in Afghanistan In other news Monday, roadside bombings in Afghanistan raised the U.S. death toll for June to 42. Meanwhile, security was tightened in Kabul on the eve of an international aid donors summit. Continue watching
Jul 14 The Struggle Over Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan On Wednesday's NewsHour, our lead story will look at the escalating war in Afghanistan and a recent spike in U.S. causalities. The death toll for July stands at 33 so far, on track to top last month's record of 60. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Coalition Deaths in Afghanistan Renew Debate Over Rules of Engagement For two perspectives on the latest deadly month for Coalition forces in Afghanistan, Jim Lehrer talks to Maj. Benjamin Tupper, who was an embedded trainer with the Afghan National Army, and Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap, who was the Air Force's… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch In Afghanistan, Coalition on Track for Another Deadly Record Eight U.S. and three British soldiers were killed in action in Afghanistan in 24 hours, bringing the NATO casualty list for July to 45. Jim Lehrer reports. Continue watching
Jul 09 Conversation: Director Amir Bar-Lev Tells ‘The Tillman Story’ in New Documentary By Molly Finnegan Army Ranger Pat Tillman died in April 2004 in Afghanistan. Initially, the Army said the former NFL star was killed by enemy fire. Five weeks later, it was revealed that Tillman died from friendly fire. Continue reading