Dec 13 Watch Afghan and Pakistani Officials Meet to Discuss Border Conflicts and the Taliban Defense Secretary Leon Panetta met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region by 2014, putting pressure on Afghanistan to rectify its relationship with Pakistan and find a political solution… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch New Wrap: Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan Kills 19 Civilians En Route to Wedding In other news Friday, a roadside bomb killed 19 civilians on their way to a wedding celebration, who were traveling in a mini-bus to greet the groom's family. Many were women and children. Also, suicide bombers stormed army barracks in… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch ‘Trust Is Absolutely Essential:’ Combatting Afghan Infiltrator Violence 'Trust Is Absolutely Essential:' Combatting Afghan Infiltrator Violence… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch With New Pledge of Support to Afghanistan, How Best to Ensure Effective Aid? With New Pledge of Support to Afghanistan, How Best to Ensure Effective Aid?… Continue watching
May 21 Watch After NATO Leaves, Will Afghan Forces Be Ready? Judy Woodruff speaks with former Ambassador to the European Union James Dobbins and retired Col. David Lamm about NATO's exit plans coming out of this week's summit in Chicago and whether Afghan forces are ready to absorb security responsibilities once… Continue watching
May 21 Watch Obama Stresses Afghan Stability and Exit Plan at NATO Summit At the NATO Summit Monday, President Obama emphasized the importance of a stable Afghanistan, and of phasing out most foreign forces by the 2014 deadline. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
May 21 NATO Summit Struggles By Larisa Epatko President Obama sought continued military and monetary support for the mission in Afghanistan at the NATO summit in Chicago in May 2012, as protesters sparred with police outside the site. Continue reading
May 02 Watch How Will Obama-Karzai Pact Affect Afghans’ Future? Ray Suarez, former Afghan Interior Minister Ali Jalali and The Atlantic's Steven Clemons discuss how the new pact between Presidents Karzai and Obama is expected to affect everyday life in Afghanistan and relations between the two countries. Continue watching
May 02 Watch In Wake of Obama’s Afghanistan Visit, Suicide Bomb Kills 7 in Kabul Explosions and gunfire shattered the early morning calm in Kabul, just 90 minutes after President Obama ended his surprise visit to Afghanistan where he signed a pact with President Hamid Karzai outlining the U.S. role there after NATO troops leave… Continue watching
May 01 Watch Obama’s Afghanistan Pact: What it Does, What it Doesn’t Do President Obama made a surprise visit Tuesday to Afghanistan to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden. Gwen Ifill gets an update from the AP's Patrick Quinn in Kabul plus analysis of the agreement the president… Continue watching