Nov 01 Karzai Challenger Withdraws from Runoff Vote Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main election challenger said Sunday that he will withdraw from a planned Nov. 7 runoff, casting new doubts on the legitimacy of the Afghan government as the Obama administration debates U.S. strategy in the region. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch As Afghan Strategy Develops, Clinton Focuses On Pakistan President Obama called in his national security team to the White House on Friday to review U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended a trip designed to smooth ties between Washington and Islamabad. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Ex-State Department Official Explains Exit Over Afghan War Strategy In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Matthew Hoh, the first U.S. official known to resign in protest to America's presence in Afghanistan, discusses his objections to the war. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Militant Attacks Kill Scores in Afghanistan and Pakistan Taliban militants stormed a U.N. guest house Wednesday in Kabul, leaving 12 people dead, including 5 U.N. staffers, and one American. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, a car bombing in the northwestern city of Peshawar killed more than 100 people. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Oct 27 October Afghan War’s Deadliest Month for U.S. By Dave Gustafson Eight U.S. troops were killed in multiple bombings Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, making October the deadliest month of the war for U.S. forces since its start in 2001. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Kerry: Afghan Troop Push Goes ‘Too Far, Too Fast’ Margaret Warner speaks with Sen. John Kerry about his recent trip to Afghanistan to persuade President Hamid Karzai to accept a runoff election. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch In Afghanistan, a Deadly Day for Americans American forces suffered their deadliest day in four years in Afghanistan as 14 troops and civilians were killed in separate air crashes. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Oct 26 Dual Helicopter Crashes Kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan By Quinn Bowman Two separate helicopter crashes in Afghanistan killed a total of 14 Americans Monday, although military officials said enemy fire was not the likely cause of the crashes. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch ‘Traumatized’ Afghanistan Could Take Decades to Fix Margaret Warner speaks with Rory Stewart, who spent two years walking across Afghanistan, about whether President Obama should commit more troops to the war there. Continue watching
Oct 23 NATO to Move Toward More Troops, Afghan Aid By Dave Gustafson Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaking at a NATO conference in Slovakia, said Friday that allies are moving toward sending more troops and civilian aid to Afghanistan. Continue reading