Dec 01 Watch Full Text: Obama’s Afghan Strategy Speech Speaking from West Point military academy, President Barack Obama outlined a new Afghanistan strategy that includes deploying 34,000 additional troops beginning in early 2010. Below is the full text of his remarks, as provided by the White House. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Obama to Present Afghanistan Strategy in National Address Judy Woodruff reports on the White House's Afghanistan briefing, and then columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sit down with Jim Lehrer to preview President Obama's Afghanistan announcement. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Afghanistan Strategy Troublesome to Some Lawmakers Ahead of President Barack Obama's address to the nation, Gwen Ifill speaks with policymakers to gauge reaction to the president's Afghanistan strategy that calls for deploying 30,000 additional troops. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Troops Reticent About Obama’s Afghan Strategy Global Post correspondent Ben Gilbert gets reactions from U.S. troops stationed in Kandahar to President Obama's plan to deploy more troops to Afghanistan. Continue watching
Nov 30 More Troops Expected in ‘Center of Gravity’ in Southern Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko The agricultural area of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is vulnerable to insurgent forces, and therefore generally expected to receive more troops under President Obama's forthcoming revised Afghan strategy, reported Ben Gilbert of GlobalPost. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch U.S. Soldiers, Families Brace for More Deployments In Colorado, Tom Bearden visited Fort Carson Army base to speak with troops ahead of President Obama's unveiling of his new Afghanistan plan. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Obama Reaches Out to International Leaders for Support on Afghan Strategy President Obama began to fill in world leaders about his new Afghan strategy. Ray Suarez speaks with a New York Times reporter for more. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Shields, Brooks Analyze Obama’s Upcoming Afghanistan Announcement Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks go over the week's headlines, including President Obama's upcoming Afghanistan announcement and his promise to curb carbon U.S. carbon emissions. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Celebrating Thanksgiving From Thousands of Miles Away While millions of Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday at home, thousands of U.S. troops are spending it in Afghanistan and beyond. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch On Thanksgiving, Afghanistan Strategy Announcement Looms Judy Woodruff speaks to a Washington Post reporter about developments in Afghanistan just days before President Obama makes a decision about U.S. strategy there. Continue watching