May 04 A historical timeline of Afghanistan By News Desk The land that is now Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch News Wrap: Security Forces Recapture Some Afghan Inmates In other news Tuesday, security forces in Southern Afghanistan recaptured at least 71 inmates who fled from Kandahar's main prison Sunday night. More than 480 prisoners escaped after Taliban militants tunneled into the jail. Also, Thai and Cambodian forces clashed… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Will Uptick in Violence Derail U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan? Ray Suarez talks with Rajiv Chandrasekaran about the rising violence in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch News Wrap: Federal Reserve Reports Economic Growth Across U.S. In other news Wednesday, a Federal Reserve report said the U.S. economy improved in every part of the country. In Pakistan, intelligence officials reported U.S. drone aircraft killed six suspected Taliban fighters near the Afghan border. The attacks come two… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Poetry as a Weapon of War in Afghanistan Two studies say the Taliban is defeating the U.S. in using propaganda poetry as a weapon. Continue watching
Feb 02 Under Taliban Fire: GlobalPost Reports From Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko GlobalPost correspondent James Foley reports from Kandahar on the challenges the U.S. military faces fighting Taliban elements who are intermingled with civilians. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch Pakistan’s Extremist Havens: What Options Does U.S. Have? Though a longtime U.S. ally, Pakistan has been accused of harboring extremists within its borders, complicating U.S.-led efforts in neighboring Afghanistan. Margaret Warner discusses the complex alliance with Shuja Nawaz of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and Christine Fair… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Pakistan’s Insurgent Havens Strain Ties With U.S. Though a longtime U.S. ally, Pakistan is accused of harboring extremists within its borders. Margaret Warner has more on how the U.S. has tried to prod Pakistan into eliminating havens for insurgents. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Gen. Keane: Pakistani Government, Military ‘Willingly Support’ Taliban President Obama said gains against al-Qaida in Afghanistan are "considerable" but "fragile and reversible" as part of a new war strategy review. Jim Lehrer gets views from Andrew Wilder of the U.S. Institute of Peace and retired Gen. Jack Keane… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch News Wrap: Taliban Impostor Exposed in Afghan Peace Talks In other news Tuesday, peace talks in Afghanistan were dealt a major setback after reports surfaced that a man representing the Taliban was an impostor. Continue watching