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Assessing Afghanistan

Nearly every day there are attacks on U.S. and coalition peacekeepers, humanitarian workers, civilians or journalists in Afghanistan. Ray Suarez and regional experts discuss ongoing efforts to stabilize the country.

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Assessing Afghanistan

Nearly every day there are attacks on U.S. and coalition peacekeepers, humanitarian workers, civilians or journalists in Afghanistan.

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Coping with Change

Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani discusses the lessons learned in a recovering Afghanistan.

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Errant U.S. Bomb Kills 11 Afghan Civilians

An American warplane Wednesday mistakenly bombed a house near Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan, killing 11 civilians, the U.S. military said.

Two U.S. Special Forces Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

Two American special forces soldiers were killed and a third wounded Saturday when they were ambushed in southern Afghanistan.

Crime and Punishment: Air Force Academy

Betty Ann Bowser reports on sweeping changes at the Air Force Academy, which take place after a month's investigation into female cadets' allegations of rape.

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Civilian Casualties Reported in U.S. Bombing in Afghanistan

Afghan officials and U.S. military officers differ on the number of casualties resulting from American bombing raids in a mountainous area of southern Afghanistan where U.S. special forces have been hunting suspected Taliban militants since Monday.

Heavy Fighting Erupts in Afghanistan

When Apache helicopters went to investigate, they encountered small arms fire. U.S. B-1 bombers then responded by dropping 19 2,000-pound bombs on rebel hideouts, including deep caves.

U.S. Pilots Face Criminal Charges in Accidental Bombing

The U.S. Air Force has charged two F-16 pilots with manslaughter and assault in connection with an April "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan that killed four Canadian soldiers and wounded eight, the Pentagon announced Friday.

Karzai Survives Assassination Attempt

Afghan President Hamid Karzai survived an attempt on his life in the southern city of Kandahar Thursday just hours after a deadly car bomb explosion ripped through the downtown commercial district of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.