May 18 Watch News Wrap: Times Square Bombing Suspect Arraigned in NYC In other news on Tuesday, the man accused of plotting a failed car bombing in Times Square appeared before a federal magistrate in Manhattan and a suicide bombing attack killed five Americans and one Canadian near Kabul. Continue watching
May 13 McChrystal: ‘Nobody Is Winning’ in Afghanistan Conflict By Larisa Epatko U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal said that although progress is being made in Afghanistan, "nobody is winning at this point," in an interview airing Thursday on the NewsHour. Continue reading
May 13 Watch Exclusive: McChrystal Says Despite Progress in Afghanistan, ‘Nobody is Winning’ Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, discusses his meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the state of U.S.-Afghan relations and the ongoing effort to secure Kandahar in the South. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Holder: NYC Bombing Suspect Still Cooperating Attorney General Eric Holder said the suspect in last weekend's failed Times Square bombing is continuing to cooperate with authorities investigating the plot and possible ties to extremists in Pakistan. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
May 05 Watch Airline Security Scrutinized Again After Arrest of NYC Terror Suspect U.S. officials are calling for tighter checks of no-fly lists following the arrest of a man accused trying to detonate a bomb in New York City. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch News Wrap: Attacks Kill 11 in Southern Afghanistan In other news on Thursday, a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan killed seven foreign workers in the southern city of Kandahar and rescue workers in China continued the search for survivors of Wednesday's powerful earthquakes. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Troops Open Fire on Bus, Killing Afghan Civilians In other news Monday, U.S. troops in Afghanistan opened fire on a passenger bus, sparking anti-American protests outside Kandahar and soldiers clashed with militants in Pakistan, in a region being targeted for Taliban activity. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch News Wrap: Afghan Troops Launch New Offensive In other news Tuesday, a new military offensive by troops in Afghanistan has killed 27 Taliban insurgents, but NATO and Afghan officials are investigating a NATO airstrike that killed four civilians. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Reporter: ‘Anti-U.S. Sentiment’ Present in Pakistan A spate of bombings by the Taliban rocked northwest Pakistan, including a deadly assault on the U.S. consulate in Peshawar. Gwen Ifill talks to a reporter about the outbreak of violence and views of American involvement in the region. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Taliban Claim Responsibility in Deadly Attack The Taliban claimed credit for an attack on the U.S. consulate in Pakistan that killed at least four Pakistanis following a suicide bombing that left dozens dead at a nearby rally. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching