May 19 Watch U.S. Offers Aid to Pakistan Amid Refugee Crisis As many as two million Pakistanis have fled the fighting between the Taliban and the Pakistani army, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday pledged $110 million in humanitarian aid to the region. Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable updates the… Continue watching
May 11 Watch Military Shake-up in Afghanistan Signals New Strategy Push Defense Secretary Robert Gates tapped Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the new top commander in Afghanistan, replacing Gen. David McKiernan. Time magazine's Pentagon reporter Mark Thompson examines the move. Continue watching
May 08 Watch Shields and Brooks Mull Economic Expectations, Afghan Policy Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks examine the outcome of the banking stress test results, U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan and remember the life of Jack Kemp. Continue watching
May 08 Watch Thousands of Pakistanis Flee as Taliban Clashes Continue Margaret Warner recaps the latest developments on clashes between Pakistani military forces and Taliban fighters. Continue watching
May 08 Watch Zardari Assesses War on Taliban, Appeals for Aid Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari describes his country's offensive against the Taliban and other militant threats, and calls for more aid in this new "war of the world."… Continue watching
May 07 Watch Other News: Pakistani Army, Taliban Fighting Intensifies In other news, violent clashes between the Pakistani army and Taliban militants escalated in and around the Swat Valley as thousands of refugees fled the territory, and police in Afghanistan opened fire on a rally protesting recent U.S. air strikes… Continue watching
May 07 Pakistani Forces Pound Militants in Swat; Red Cross Warns of Humanitarian Crisis By Admin, PBS News Hour As relief agencies work to help thousands of civilians fleeing violence in western Pakistan, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said Thursday that militants were trying to hold the country hostage and that armed forces are working to eliminate them. Continue reading
May 06 Watch White House Hones its Strategy in Two-Front War On the day President Obama met with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House to discuss military and diplomatic strategy in combating the Taliban, two analysts assesses the obstacles standing in the way of stability in the… Continue watching
May 06 Watch Afghan-Pakistan Talks Come Amid Renewed Taliban Threat President Obama met Wednesday with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, beginning talks on forging a plan to fight the Taliban. Pamela Constable of the Washington Post updates the story from Islamabad. Continue watching
May 05 Watch Congress Debates Increasing Aid to Pakistan As lawmakers debate boosting aid to Pakistan amid renewed fighting in the country's Swat Valley, President Barack Obama is preparing to meet with the region's leaders to discuss security concerns and counterinsurgency measures. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching