Apr 12 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: NC governor moves to alter new LGBT law By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, after a wave of criticism over last month’s LGBT rights law, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory expanded protections for state employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity and asked lawmakers to restore the right… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 3:31 Kerry visits Kabul in effort to ease political tensions By PBS News Hour Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday in an attempt to ease political tensions there and prolong a power-sharing agreement he brokered two years ago. Reuters State Department Correspondent Arshad Mohammed in Kabul joins… Continue watching
Apr 09 Kerry meets with leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan to discuss ISIS, Taliban By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hoped a brief stop Saturday in Afghanistan would help promote cooperation from a would-be "unity" government that has proved largely incapable of running the country less than two years after he worked to install… Continue reading
Apr 04 Obama says NATO alliance remains ‘linchpin’ to collective security By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday called NATO "the linchpin" of U.S. security policy and a critical ally in the fight against terrorism, indirectly countering Republican Donald Trump's recent claims that the 67-year-old alliance is obsolete. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 3:47 Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reemerges as key player in Iraqi politics By PBS News Hour A Shiite Muslim cleric whose militia repeatedly battled American soldiers during the U.S. war a decade ago has emerged as a key player in the Iraqi parliament. The Washington Post's Liz Sly joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Baghdad to… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 8:10 Why did Bowe Bergdahl leave his post? Army transcript sheds light By PBS News Hour Is Bowe Bergdahl a misguided young soldier or a deserter and a traitor? A military court will soon answer that question, as Bergdahl -- an Army sergeant who left his post in June 2009 and was captured by the Taliban… Continue watching
Mar 16 For the first time, read Bowe Bergdahl’s explanation for why he walked off base By Larisa Epatko Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who left his base in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban, now faces a court-martial. In a newly released transcript, he talks about what happened that day. Continue reading
Mar 16 More than 12 punished for mistaken Afghan hospital attack By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than a dozen U.S. military personnel have been disciplined — but face no criminal charges — for mistakes that led to the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital that killed 42 people in Afghanistan last year,… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 6:14 A chronicle of Afghanistan’s modern-day Romeo and Juliet By PBS News Hour Zakia and Ali are Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet -- with all the heartache that description implies. Separated by religion, ethnicity and their own families, the young couple defied them all by eloping. Rod Nordland of the New York Times chronicles… Continue watching
Mar 07 Obama to shore up credibility for U.S. drone program with casualty report By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will disclose how many people have been killed by U.S. drones and counterterrorism strikes since 2009, the White House said Monday, lifting one element of secrecy shrouding the controversial counterterrorism program. Continue reading