Sep 19 Parliamentary Elections Proceed With Few Disruptions By PBS News Hour In spite of threats of violence, millions of voters went to the polls across Afghanistan on Sunday, choosing representatives to fill national and provincial legislatures. Continue reading
Sep 15 Parliamentary Elections Mark Critical Step for Afghan Government By PBS News Hour On Sunday, Afghans will head to the polls for a long-awaited and twice-delayed parliamentary election. Continue reading
Sep 14 Insurgents Launch Assaults Aimed At Derailing Elections By PBS News Hour As Afghanistan's 11.7 million voters and nearly 6,000 candidates prepare for upcoming landmark parliamentary elections, insurgents have launched an intensified wave of attacks against Afghan and coalition troops and other government supporters. Continue reading
Sep 02 Challenges Plague Afghanistan’s Efforts to Combat Opium Trade By PBS News Hour In the six months since Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared a jihad against his country's poppy industry, the success of eradication efforts has been tempered by the political and economic challenges facing this fledgling democracy. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Sixteen Confirmed Dead from Tuesday’s Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan The bodies of 16 servicemen were retrieved by coalition forces from a helicopter crash site Thursday, military officials said. The MH-47 Chinook was shot down in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday. Analysts consider the ongoing violence against U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jun 29 Helicopter Hit by Gunfire Before Crashing in Afghanistan, 17 Missing By PBS News Hour The U.S. military Wednesday confirmed that enemy gunfire hit a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan before it crashed Tuesday during a clash with insurgents in a troubled eastern region of the country. Continue reading
May 13 Watch Afghans’ Rising Fury Anti-American protests in Afghanistan continued into the fourth day Friday as nine people were killed in clashes with the local police. The riots have spread throughout the country over a report that U.S. interrogators at the Guantanamo Bay jail defiled… Continue watching
Apr 21 Senate Passes $81 Billion in Extra Funding for Afghanistan, Iraq By PBS News Hour The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved $81 billion in additional emergency funding for security and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 25 President Wants $80 Billion More for Afghanistan, Iraq By PBS News Hour President Bush plans to request $80 billion in supplemental funding from Congress primarily for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as Congress' top budget analyst projected a $368 billion deficit for 2005 even without the added costs. Continue reading
Dec 23 Karzai Names New Cabinet, Ousts Warlords By PBS News Hour Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai selected his new cabinet Thursday, removing warlords from top positions and creating a new post to oversee the fight against opium production. Continue reading