Jul 09 Watch As Troops Continue Afghan Offensive, Focus Turns to Civilian Outreach U.S. Marines pushed further into the Helmand province in southern Afghanistan this week, as word came of a truck bombing in a village south of Kabul that killed at least two dozen people. A Washington Post reporter gives an update… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch U.S. Expands Offensive in Southern Afghanistan On the second day of a major U.S. offensive in Southern Afghanistan, journalist Nancy Youssef discusses how the Marine-led mission is proceeding. Continue watching
May 01 Watch Other News: Chrysler Bankruptcy Hearings Begin On other news, the Chrysler company's bankruptcy hearings got underway in New York City, and two U.S. marines and one sailor were killed in Iraq on Thursday. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch ‘The Forever War’ Author Dexter Filkins Recounts Covering Iraq, Afghanistan Wars New York Times war correspondent Dexter Filkins' book, "The Forever War," provides a window into his experiences covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for much of the last decade. He talks to Jeffrey Brown about reporting from the front… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Regional Security Tops Pakistani Prime Minister’s Agenda After a U.S. air strike killed a possible al-Qaida operative in Pakistan's tribal belt Monday, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani discusses the complexities of securing his country's border with Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jan 26 Marine Helicopter Crashes in Iraq, Killing 31 By PBS News Hour Thirty-one people, all believed to be Marines, were killed when a U.S. military transport helicopter crashed in bad weather in Iraq's western desert Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 30 Marine Helicopter Crashes, Killing Three A U.S. Marine UH-1 Huey helicopter crashed Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring a fourth, according to a spokesman at U.S. Central Command in Doha, Qatar. Continue reading