In other news Friday, a man wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on NATO troops in Afghanistan today, killing two German soldiers, but it was unclear if the attacker was actually an Afghan soldier. Separately, a suicide car bomber…
In other developments of the day, a man confessed to shooting the governor of Punjab province in Pakistan and Vice President Biden arrived in Kabul on a surprise visit.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday outlined a plan to slow the rate of growth of military spending, in hopes of saving $78 billion over five years. Jim Lehrer has more on what would be cut and when.
As Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says U.S. troops must leave by this time next year, what else is next for Iraq's new government? Margaret Warner speaks with Michael Gordon, military correspondent for The New York Times, and Joost Hiltermann of…
The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has been steadily shrinking and by December 2011, they are scheduled to be gone entirely. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reiterated his views on the Status of Forces Agreement, but that timeline has been…
Judy Woodruff reports on political turmoil in the Ivory Coast, which has left more than 170 people dead after a bitter presidential election.
New tensions are rattling the Korean peninsula over South Korean military drills. Justin McCurry of GlobalPost samples public opinion in Seoul for some insight.
In other news Monday, a new Iraqi government might soon be a reality as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki submitted a list of potential Cabinet members to Parliament, some nine months after national elections. Meanwhile, Afghanistan's Parliament is preparing to convene…
The Pentagon's long-awaited review of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning gays from serving openly in the armed forces revealed that 70 percent of military personnel surveyed said that changing the law would have little or no impact on…
Women make up about 14 percent of the U.S. military and now serve in more combat situations than in past wars. As part of our NewsHour Connect series, Scott Shafer of KQED in San Francisco met with female veterans about…
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