World Apr 17 Former Afghan President: Massive U.S. bomb was an ‘atrocity’ By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press
World Mar 24 Obama finalizes slowdown of U.S. troop withdrawal with Afghan leader WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday the U.S. will keep its current complement of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015, instead of cutting the number by about half as originally planned. By Josh Lederman, Associated Press
World Sep 30 Watch Understanding the U.S. security agreement with Afghanistan – Part 2 By PBS NewsHour
World Aug 08 After meeting with Kerry, Afghan candidates agree to resolve dispute KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's feuding presidential candidates agreed Friday to resolve their election dispute and said they would set an inauguration date before the end of August. The breakthrough came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened a second… By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Jul 07 Watch Afghan election commission to audit polling stations for fraud after releasing preliminary results Afghanistan’s National Election Commission announced that former finance minister Ashraf Ghani is leading former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah in the preliminary results of the presidential run-off elections. The commission acknowledged there had been fraud, and announced it will audit nearly… By PBS NewsHour
Jul 07 Watch Will Afghanistan’s election disputes threaten peaceful transition prospects? By PBS NewsHour Jeffrey Brown is joined by Andrew Wilder of the United States Institute of Peace and Nazif Shahrani of Indiana University to discuss findings of fraud in the Afghan presidential elections, how the results will influence relations with the U.S. and… Continue watching
Apr 05 Voters overwhelm polling stations in Afghanistan By Kayla Ruble The voting in Afghanistan represented the country's first democratic transfer of power since the Taliban was removed from power more than a decade ago. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch Despite violence and threats, Afghans show enthusiasm for upcoming election By PBS NewsHour The upcoming presidential election will mark Afghanistan’s first democratic transition from one elected leader to the next. Hari Sreenivasan examines recent terrorism and threats of violence meant to scare voters, and previews the election and candidates with Nazif Shahrani of… Continue watching
Feb 14 Amid delays in U.S.-Afghan security pact, will there be hope with Karzai’s successor? By Julie Pace, Associated Press The Obama administration has quietly stopped demanding that Afghan President Hamid Karzai finalize a stalled security pact within weeks, opening up the possibility that a decision on keeping U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan after this year might not be… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch As U.S.-Afghan relations hit new barrier, what options exist for security deal? By Gwen Ifill, PBS NewsHour Continue watching