World Mar 22 Watch Allen: U.S. Still Needs ‘Significant Combat Power’ in Afghanistan Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen testified at his second congressional hearing this week, acknowledging that incidents in Afghanistan like the civilian massacre and Quran burnings "can't be ignored," but that keeping 68,000 troops on the ground is necessary. Ray Suarez…
Politics Jun 23 Watch Obama Solicits Support for Afghanistan Drawdown Amid Varied Reactions President Obama announced Wednesday that 10,000 U.S. troops are slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of this year and another 23,000 will pull out by the end of 2012. Kwame Holman reports on the range of responses to the…
Nation Jun 22 Military Experts Scrutinize Obama’s Drawdown Plan Military analysts weigh in on President Obama's new plan to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan. By Larisa Epatko
Nation Jun 22 Watch Obama Unveils Afghanistan Drawdown Plan: What Will Allies Think? President Obama outlined his plan Wednesday to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by summer 2012, saying "it is time to focus on nation building here at home." Judy Woodruff discusses the impact of the president's decision with The Washington Post's…
Feb 02 Watch Petraeus: Afghan Army, Police Making Progress; but Retention Lags Charles Sennott of GlobalPost sat down with Gen. David Petraeus, commander of American and allied forces in Afghanistan, for an extended interview about where the fight for Afghanistan stands as the spring "fighting season" approaches. Sennott later spoke with the… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Gates: History Will Judge Worthiness of Iraq War On the first official day of a post-combat mission for the U.S. in Iraq, 50,000 American soldiers remain and no government has formed. The U.S. drawdown has many wondering -- Americans and Iraqis alike -- whether the war improved conditions… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Shields and Brooks Preview Obama’s Iraq Speech Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the stakes for President Obama's on ending U.S. troop drawdown in Iraq. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch President Marks End of Active Fighting in Iraq President Obama's campaign for the White House was largely focused on winding down U.S. involvement in Iraq. On Tuesday, he announced the combat role is over for American troops, yet the mission there is far from over. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch News Wrap: Six Children Killed in Afghan Car Bombing In other news Monday, a car bomb went of in a market area and killed six children in Afghanistan. Also, the Netherlands became the first NATO country to pull troops out of the Afghan war. Continue watching