Oct 20 Watch Top Taliban Leaders' Leverage Sought in Afghan Peace Talks Within the past week, reports have surfaced of more peace talks taking place between the Afghan government and Taliban members. Margaret Warner talks to Dexter Filkins of The New York Times about the negotiations and how NATO is making the… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch News Wrap: NATO Forces in Afghanistan Take Heavy Casualities NATO forces took heavy casualties after six troops were killed in three separate attacks, bringing the total of deaths to 34 for the month of October in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch News Wrap: Weak Forecasts for Economy, Karzai Confirms Contacts With Taliban In other news Monday, dire forecasts emerged for future economic growth and Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirmed his government has been talking with Taliban leaders for "quite some time."… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch News Wrap: Tropical Storm Nicole Floods East Coast Highways In other news Friday, remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole moved up the East Coast, battering the Northeast and dumping more than 10 inches of rain in parts of Delaware County, Pa. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch News Wrap: NATO, Afghan Troops Step Up Pressure on Taliban In other news Monday, NATO and Afghan soldiers ramped up offensive efforts against Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan to reclaim an insurgent stronghold. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch News Wrap: 10 NATO Troops Killed; Summers to Step Down In other news Tuesday, another 10 NATO troops were killed in Afghanistan. Also, Larry Summers announced plans to step down as chair of the National Economic Council. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch News Wrap: Six Children Killed in Afghan Car Bombing In other news Monday, a car bomb went of in a market area and killed six children in Afghanistan. Also, the Netherlands became the first NATO country to pull troops out of the Afghan war. Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch News Wrap: Karzai Says U.S., NATO Must Strike Taliban Havens In other news Thursday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that the United States and NATO are not attacking Taliban sanctuaries and alluded to sources of terror funding and training taking place in neighboring Pakistan. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch News Wrap: Bombings Kill 2 Troops in Afghanistan In other news Monday, roadside bombings in Afghanistan raised the U.S. death toll for June to 42. Meanwhile, security was tightened in Kabul on the eve of an international aid donors summit. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Coalition Deaths in Afghanistan Renew Debate Over Rules of Engagement For two perspectives on the latest deadly month for Coalition forces in Afghanistan, Jim Lehrer talks to Maj. Benjamin Tupper, who was an embedded trainer with the Afghan National Army, and Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap, who was the Air Force's… Continue watching