Jul 15 Watch Death Toll Mounts as Coalition Forces Confront Taliban As coalition forces attempt to wrest control of southern Afghanistan from Taliban insurgents, they are experiencing their highest casualties in eight years of war. Analysts discuss the rise in violence with Gwen Ifill. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Other News: Obama Predicts More Job Losses, Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan In other news, President Barack Obama predicted job losses would likely continue to rise for the next few months, and six civilians working for NATO died in Afghanistan when their helicopter crashed. Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Calls Intensify for Investigation Into Bush-era CIA Program Democrats are demanding a fresh investigation into whether the Bush administration failed to brief Congress on the existence of a secret program to target, capture, or kill al-Qaida operatives. Gwen Ifill examines the story with two journalists. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch As Troops Continue Afghan Offensive, Focus Turns to Civilian Outreach U.S. Marines pushed further into the Helmand province in southern Afghanistan this week, as word came of a truck bombing in a village south of Kabul that killed at least two dozen people. A Washington Post reporter gives an update… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Other News: Seven U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan In other news, seven U.S. troops were killed in deadly attacks across Afghanistan, and 165 people have been killed during riots in China. Continue watching
Jul 06 Obama Leadership Faces Test at Moscow Summit By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama opened a U.S.-Russia summit in Moscow Monday with a prediction of "extraordinary progress" in the areas of nuclear arms reduction and other key bilateral issues. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch Palin Resignation, Minnesota Senate Election Resolution Top Week’s News Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson mull Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's surprise resignation announcement and the Minnesota Supreme Court's ruling that Democrat Al Franken defeated Republican Norm Coleman for a U.S. Senate seat. Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch U.S. Expands Offensive in Southern Afghanistan On the second day of a major U.S. offensive in Southern Afghanistan, journalist Nancy Youssef discusses how the Marine-led mission is proceeding. Continue watching
Jul 03 U.S. Forces Enter Taliban Strongholds in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour U.S. Marines moved into Taliban territory in southern Afghanistan on Friday to win over local leaders and populations, and so far have met little resistance from the Taliban, according to a military spokesman. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch As U.S. Troops Mount Offensive in Afghanistan, New Strategy Is Tested U.S. Marines marked the start of a new offensive in Afghanistan Thursday, as part of the Obama administration's efforts to stabilize the Afghan-Pakistan border region. A Washington Post reporter embedded in the Helmand province provides an update. Continue watching