May 31 Watch Drug Conflict Complicates Violence Between NATO, Taliban After seven NATO soldiers were killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan yesterday, violence continued Thursday between NATO and Taliban forces. A professor and a former U.S. Ambassador discuss the Afghan drug war and military clashes. Continue watching
May 14 Senior Taliban Commander Killed in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour The Afghan government and NATO have confirmed that Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah was killed during a U.S.-led operation in southern Afghanistan Saturday night. Continue reading
May 02 Karzai Denounces Reported Civilian Deaths from U.S., NATO Raids By Admin, PBS News Hour Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared Wednesday that his government could not tolerate the continuing civilian deaths caused by international military operations, even as thousands protested his government and the U.S. presence. Continue reading
Apr 27 Taliban Militants Briefly Capture District in Eastern Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Taliban militants briefly captured an Afghan district government headquarters in the Ghazni province 100 miles southwest of Kabul Thursday, killing the district mayor, police chief and three policemen during several hours of fighting. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Senate Panel Considers Ways to End Darfur Crisis At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Wednesday, senators expressed impatience with the lack of progress in curbing violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. The panel discussed the possibilities of military force or economic sanctions against Sudan. Continue watching
Feb 15 President Bush Presses NATO for More Troops in Afghanistan By Admin, PBS News Hour President George Bush called on NATO nations Thursday to send more soldiers to Afghanistan and loosen restrictions on the use of troops already in the country. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch Ex-NATO Commander Calls for More Troops in Afghanistan The United States and Britain are considering deploying more troops to Afghanistan as other NATO countries have failed to send additional forces. Marine Corps Gen. James Jones, former top commander of NATO forces, discusses the possibility of increasing NATO troops. Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Fierce Fighting Threatens Afghanistan Mission A car bomb exploded near a NATO-led convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan, injuring three British troops and two civilians. Barnett Rubin of New York University and Ali Jalali, former interior minister of Afghanistan, discuss the status of the peacekeeping mission and… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch NATO Troops in Afghanistan Combat Revived Taliban Five years after a U.S.-led coalition ousted the Taliban in Afghanistan, members of the Taliban are regrouping and putting up a stronger fight against NATO troops sent to help stabilize the country. Continue watching
Oct 26 Afghan Civilians Killed During NATO Raid By PBS News Hour Upwards of 60 civilians were killed during a NATO-led bombing campaign against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to local officials there. Continue reading