Mar 06 Five Peacekeepers Killed in Explosion in Kabul Two German and three Danish soldiers were killed today in an accidental explosion at a munitions site in the Afghan capital. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Ground Assault in Afghanistan Spencer Michels reports the latest on the war in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Mar 05 Heavy Fighting Continues in Eastern Afghanistan U.S. troops and Afghan allies fought their way to Taliban and al-Qaida bunkers amid heavy fire in eastern Afghanistan's ice-covered mountains Tuesday, in one of the bloodiest offensives to date. Continue reading
Mar 04 Nine U.S. Troops Killed by Enemy Fire At least nine U.S. troops have been killed and several wounded in three days of intense fighting against Taliban and al-Qaida forces in eastern Afghanistan. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Renewed Fighting in Afghanistan Fighting in eastern Afghanistan intensified over the weekend and has claimed the lives of at least eight U.S. soldiers. A journalist and a military veteran assess the goals and planning of the latest military action in the region. Continue watching
Feb 15 Karzai: Afghan Aviation Minister Assassinated Interim Afghan Prime Minister Hamid Karzai announced today that Aviation Minister Abdul Rahman was assassinated - a target of a conspiracy that included several high-ranking government officials. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Newsmaker: Zalmay Khalilzad The U.S. envoy to Afghanistan discusses efforts to bring peace to the war-torn nation. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Military Mistakes in Afghanistan? Gwen Ifill examines recent military mistakes and the Pentagon's denial that it erroneously struck civilians in eastern Afghanistan last week. Continue watching
Feb 06 U.S. Forces Free Misidentified Detainees U.S. officials released 27 Afghan detainees Wednesday after determining they had been mistakenly identified as Taliban forces and had no ties to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network. Continue reading
Feb 04 Fighting Eases in Afghan Town Mediators continued to push for a truce between warring tribes in the eastern Afghanistan town of Gardez Monday. Last week, more than 60 people were killed in the worst internal fighting since the Taliban government collapsed two months ago. Continue reading