Nov 29 Watch 10:45 As Taliban peace talks resume, what’s at stake for Afghan women? By Jane Ferguson During his surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, President Trump announced he had restarted talks with the Taliban. The ability of the conflict-wracked nation to achieve peace is at stake -- but so is progress for women, who could not work,… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 4:13 During surprise trip to Afghanistan, Trump says he’s restarted talks with Taliban President Trump spent part of this Thanksgiving in Afghanistan, making a surprise visit to Bagram Airfield north of Kabul, where he shared a traditional holiday dinner with U.S. troops and met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Trump also said he… Continue watching
Nov 28 WATCH: Trump says U.S. has resumed peace talks with Taliban By Associated Press In a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and he thinks the Taliban want to make a deal. Continue reading
Nov 26 WATCH: Pompeo confirms U.S. citizen killed in Afghanistan attack By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Anil Raj, a civilian aid worker from San Francisco, was killed in a weekend attack on a U.N. vehicle in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Nov 19 U.S. and Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The hostages — American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks — were released in an area of southern Afghanistan heavily controlled by the Taliban, ending more than three years of captivity. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 11:34 In Afghanistan, fighting the Taliban increasingly involves covert operations By Jane Ferguson The U.S. has been fighting in Afghanistan since shortly after 9/11, ousting the Taliban and their harsh interpretation of Islam from power that fall. But the insurgent group as which it reformed has plagued Afghanistan with violence ever since. Now,… Continue watching
Nov 12 3 Taliban released in effort to free American and Australian By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Afghan President Ashraf Ghanis aid the "conditional release" was a very hard decision and aims to get insurgents to free an American and an Australian professor they abducted in 2016 and have held captive for over three years. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Canada’s Trudeau wins 2nd term but loses majority In our news wrap Tuesday, Canadian voters delivered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a second term in office but not a majority in Parliament. Trudeau vowed in his acceptance speech to “work every single day” even for those who did not… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 4:10 Afghans vote amid fears of violence and alleged irregularities By PBS NewsHour Presidential candidates in Afghanistan lodged accusations of fraud as polls came to a close on Saturday, with preliminary results expected in October. An earlier wave of violent Taliban attacks led to low voter turnout across the country. Craig Nelson, Kabul… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 8:56 Without a path to peace, Afghan forces constantly fighting to root out Taliban By Jane Ferguson In Afghanistan, commando military units are kept busy chasing out the Taliban, then moving on to the next, inevitable advance elsewhere. But after special forces retake an area, ill-equipped regular forces that replace them struggle to hold on -- the… Continue watching