Mar 02 Watch NATO Forces End Major Combat Operations in Marjah As combat winds down in the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah in southern Afghanistan, British and American troops are still eyeing Taliban threats. ITN's Alex Thomson reports on a unit of Britain's Grenadier Guards. Continue watching
Feb 26 Extended Interview: Military Turns to Kandahar By Larisa Epatko As major military operations wrap up in Marjah, Afghanistan, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ben Hodges of the Southern Region Command in Kandahar talked to Judy Woodruff on Friday's NewsHour about the military's shift in focus to the eastern part of… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Violence Rocks Kabul in Wake of NATO Offensive Suicide bomber attacks in Kabul targeted foreigners, killing at least 16 people a day after troops raised the Afghan flag over the former Taliban city of Marjah. Margaret Warner talks to a reporter in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Army Sees Marjah Offensive as a Model for Afghan Military Strategy After Friday's deadly suicide bombing in Kabul, Judy Woodruff spoke with Army Brig. Gen. Ben Hodges in Kandahar about coalition strategies in the region. Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch News Wrap: Afghan Troops Capture Taliban Stronghold In other news Thursday, Afghan troops officially declared control over the Taliban in the southern Afghanistan city of Marjah, and a U.S. missile strike killed a Taliban commander in Pakistan. Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch News Wrap: Bernanke Says Interest Rates Should Stay Low In other news, Wall Street posted gains Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers that interest rates should remain low. Also, demonstrators clashed with police in Athens after another strike by workers aimed at government plans to freeze… Continue watching
Feb 23 Reporter Gets Look ‘Behind Taliban Lines’ By Hari Sreenivasan Last summer, Afghan reporter Najibullah Quraishi got an unprecedented look at the Taliban’s attack tactics in Baghlan province in the northern part of the country, living with the insurgents and documenting their moves. We spoke with Quraishi and producer Jamie… Continue reading
Feb 23 Karzai Takes Control of Key Election Commission Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a presidential decree granting him control of a key electoral monitoring commission, allowing him to remove foreign observers from the watchdog agency ahead of parliamentary elections in September. The decree, issued Feb. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch News Wrap: NATO Troops Make Headway in Marjah In other news Tuesday, Gen. Stanley McChrystal made a televised apology to the Afghan people for an airstrike that killed civilians. Also, Turkish prosecutors questioned top military officers over an alleged plot to overthrow the government in 2003. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch In Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties Draw Sharp Criticism As civilian deaths mount in the fight against the Taliban, Afghan officials say they need better communication with NATO troops. Margaret Warner talks to a Wall Street Journal reporter about tensions after an airstrike killed civilians Sunday. Continue watching