May 31 Watch Drug Conflict Complicates Violence Between NATO, Taliban After seven NATO soldiers were killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan yesterday, violence continued Thursday between NATO and Taliban forces. A professor and a former U.S. Ambassador discuss the Afghan drug war and military clashes. Continue watching
May 02 Karzai Denounces Reported Civilian Deaths from U.S., NATO Raids By Admin, PBS News Hour Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared Wednesday that his government could not tolerate the continuing civilian deaths caused by international military operations, even as thousands protested his government and the U.S. presence. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch U.S. Officials Search For Ways to Break Wartime Deadlock While Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced the U.S. will join leaders from Iraq, Iran and Syria for diplomatic talks, Democrats searched for ways to slow future troop deployments and grilled White House officials about the total cost of military… Continue watching
Feb 27 Bombing at U.S. Base in Afghanistan Kills at Least 23 By Admin, PBS News Hour A suicide bomber struck the main entrance to a U.S. military base in Bagram, Afghanistan, Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, killing at least 23 people. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Vice President Cheney Urges Pakistan to Fight Al-Qaida Amid concerns that al-Qaida is regrouping in the lawless border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Bush administration has threatened to cut aid to Pakistan unless it becomes more aggressive in tracking down terrorists. Experts assess the situation. Continue watching
Feb 15 President Bush Presses NATO for More Troops in Afghanistan By Admin, PBS News Hour President George Bush called on NATO nations Thursday to send more soldiers to Afghanistan and loosen restrictions on the use of troops already in the country. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Afghan-Pakistan Relations Tense over Taliban Presence Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with President Bush in an effort to allay the war of words between the two leaders. Former officials discuss tensions between the neighboring countries, problems with Taliban fighting at the… Continue watching
Sep 05 NATO Troops Kill, Surround Dozens of Militants in Afghanistan By Admin, PBS News Hour NATO forces killed between 50 and 60 Taliban militants in Afghanistan on Tuesday as a part of a new military offensive, and surrounded 700 others in the southern part of the country. Continue reading
Jul 18 U.S., Afghan Forces Aim to Reclaim Areas Controlled by Taliban By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. and Afghan officials said Tuesday that they will launch "decisive operations" to oust Taliban forces from strongholds set up in several towns in southern Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch Day of Terror Unfolds in Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya over the past few days included attacks on coalition forces abroad and the assassination of Chechen militia leader Shamil Basayev. Continue watching