Nation Mar 02 Watch NATO Forces End Major Combat Operations in Marjah As combat winds down in the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah in southern Afghanistan, British and American troops are still eyeing Taliban threats. ITN's Alex Thomson reports on a unit of Britain's Grenadier Guards.
Nation Dec 07 Watch Mullen on Afghanistan: ‘We Have Not Set a Withdrawal Date’ In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen discusses President Obama's plan to send an additional 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan and a timetable for U.S. withdrawal.
World Aug 12 Bomb Targets Pakistani Military as Top al-Qaida Figure Reported Killed A bomb struck a Pakistani military truck Tuesday in the country's restive northwest, killing as many as 14 people, as reports emerged that a senior al-Qaida commander had been killed in clashes with Pakistani forces near the Afghan border. By PBS News Hour
Nation Jul 01 Watch After Delays and Criticism, Pentagon Shifts Priorities to Protect Soldiers Beginning in 2007 the Pentagon shifted its spending priorities to meet the deadly threat of roadside bombs leading to the procurement of the MRAP, or 'Mine Resistant Ambush Protected'. The fourteen-ton vehicle is credited for a drastic decline in roadside…
Apr 28 Watch Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Rocket Attack Three U.S. soldiers were killed in a Baghdad rocket attack Monday, following a weekend in which U.S. forces killed 45 Shiite militia fighters during fierce battles in the Iraqi capital. New York Times reporter Michael Gordon updates the story from… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Military Investigation into ’05 Haditha Killings Raises Questions The Marine Corps announced this week that two Marines would be court-martialed for their involvement in a 2005 incident in Haditha, Iraq, that saw 24 Iraqi civilians killed. A retired Army lawyer and a former Iraqi U.N. representative examine the… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Writer Details New Efforts to Fill Army’s Ranks Former soldier Brian Mockenhaupt wrote in the Atlantic Monthly about the Army's struggle to fill its ranks with a generation less willing and able to serve than in years past. He speaks about how the Army has adapted with new… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch President Bush Discusses Iraq Security, Iran President Bush held an hour-long press conference Wednesday that covered Iraq and his domestic agenda. The NewsHour presents excerpts. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Doctors Work to Restore Damaged Faces of Iraq War Soldiers As a result of the explosives and weapons used in Iraq, more than 100 soldiers have sustained severe injuries to their faces. But with the help of facial prosthetics and advanced plastic surgery, doctors can help repair the damage and… Continue watching