Jul 12 Kerry meets again with rival Afghan candidates for diplomatic talks By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates, hoping to secure a path out of the country's postelection crisis. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Alleged fraud halts progress in Afghan presidential election By PBS News Hour Weeks after a presidential runoff election in Afghanistan, uncertainty still reigns over who will be the country’s next leader. Preliminary results were delayed after continued allegations of fraud. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the standstill with Sean Carberry… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch News Wrap: Bombs strike Afghan presidential candidate convoy By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Afghan presidential front-runner Abdullah Abdullah narrowly escaped being assassinated when two bombs hit his campaign convoy outside a hotel in Kabul, killing six people. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin met briefly with Ukrainian President-elect Petro… Continue watching
May 27 Watch How realistic is Obama's new Afghanistan timeline? By PBS News Hour President Obama declared 2014 a pivotal year in pulling nearly all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2016. To examine the timetable laid out by the president, Gwen Ifill gets views from former Defense Department official Michèle… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch News Wrap: Three American doctors killed by Afghan guard in Kabul By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Afghan gunman kills three Americans at Kabul hospital By Sarah Corapi A shooting at a hospital in Kabul Thursday morning claimed the lives of three American physicians and wounded one American nurse -- one of a recent string of attacks against foreign civilians in Afghanistan. The assailant -- an Afghan… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Lack of election violence, high voter turnout in Afghanistan is 'fantastic slap' to Taliban By PBS News Hour Despite the escalation of deadly strikes in the lead up to the election in Afghanistan, long lines formed at polling places in Kabul and ballots came by the truckload from far reaches of the country. As officials continue their hand-count… 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 News Hour 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
Jan 27 Watch As U.S.-Afghan relations hit new barrier, what options exist for security deal? By Gwen Ifill, PBS News Hour Continue watching