Feb 17 Watch 8:09 News Wrap: White House task force reports increase in COVID-19 vaccinations In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House COVID task force reported an average of 1.7 million Americans are being vaccinated daily as President Biden called on labor leaders to endorse his $1.9 trillion relief package. Also, the U.N. secretary… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: Biden announces purchase of an additional 200 million vaccine doses By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden announced the U.S. purchased another 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines while blaming President Trump for doing little to lay the groundwork, a gunman in Afghanistan killed five police officers, fresh protests gripped… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 8:05 Abandoned by America and hunted by the Taliban, an Afghan fighter pilot faces new threats By Jane Ferguson, Emily Kassie Thousands of Afghans who worked with the U.S. military are trying to get visas promised to them when they took the jobs. Naiem Asadi was one of Afghanistan’s most celebrated military helicopter pilots who was trained by Americans to fight. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 10:24 Targeted assassinations against civil society create a climate of fear in Afghanistan By Jane Ferguson, Emily Kassie Afghanistan has suffered immeasurable loss for years on battlefields and in bombings, but a recent campaign of assassinations has shocked the country. Kabul’s middle class neighborhoods are stalked and targeted by killers, picking off a generation of professionals. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 11:05 In Afghanistan, Biden inherits America’s longest war and Trump’s peace deal By Jane Ferguson, Emily Kassie Last year, the Trump administration signed a deal with the Taliban that would have U.S. and NATO troops out of Afghanistan by May 1. But with the U.S. presence in the country about to enter its third decade, peace talks… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 8:39 VP Saleh: Afghan people are tired of war but not ready to sell their souls By Jane Ferguson, Emily Kassie With less than 100 days before American troops are scheduled to leave for good, Afghanistan’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh sat down with NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Jane Ferguson to discuss the agreement, America’s legacy here, what he sees as major… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 8:13 Bipartisan report urges the Biden administration to remain committed to Afghanistan One of the Biden administration's primary foreign policy challenges is how to end the United States' longest war. A new bipartisan report urges the administration to remain committed to Afghanistan and ongoing peace talks. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 3:49 Meeting Trump’s goal in Afghanistan, U.S. forces are reduced to lowest level since 2001 By Jane Ferguson, Amna Nawaz The U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday that military-force levels in Afghanistan are now at 2,500 service personnel -- the goal President Trump had set. This is the lowest number of American troops since the U.S. first invaded the country… Continue watching
Jan 05 Afghan peace talks to resume with Taliban By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Afghan negotiators hope to find an end to decades of relentless conflict, even as hopes wane and frustration and fear grow over a spike in violence across Afghanistan. Continue reading
Dec 26 Series of explosions target police in Kabul; at least 4 dead By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The deaths were caused by a sticky bomb attached to a police vehicle detonated in western Kabul, police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said. The explosion wounded two civilians. Continue reading