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
Nov 04 Karzai Pledges Crackdown on Warlords, Drug Dealers By Admin Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's first elected president, pledged in his victory speech on Thursday to crack down on warlords and the country's booming drug economy during his five-year presidency. Continue reading
Oct 25 Karzai Poised to Win First-ever Afghan Elections By Admin Afghan President Hamid Karzai is poised to win his country's historic presidential election, but the result will not be official until the last few ballot boxes are counted, an official said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 11 In ‘Mostly Fair’ Afghan Election, Karzai Appears Likely Winner By Admin Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election last weekend proceeded without major bloodshed, with international observers saying the process was "mostly fair," despite initial concerns of voter fraud. Continue reading