Aug 14 Watch Inside View of Taliban Underscores Afghanistan’s Complexity As the conflict in Afghanistan heats up, how much is truly known about the Taliban and what are the prospects of negotiating with them? GlobalPost's Charles Sennott offers insight. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Other News: Pakistani Forces Pummel Taliban Bases; Taiwan Dispatches More Aid In other news, Pakistani forces pummeled key Taliban bases near the Afghanistan border, and a double suicide bombing in Iraq killed at least 21 people. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch In Afghanistan, Fighting Escalates as Election Nears Fierce fighting continues in Afghanistan in the final week leading up to the presidential election. Jeffrey Brown speaks with NPR's Renee Montagne. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Other News: U.S. Commander Warns of Taliban Gains In other news, a top U.S. military official warned that the Taliban has the upper hand in Afghanistan. Also, a typhoon tore through Taiwan over the weekend. Continue watching
Aug 10 Afghanistan Commander Walks Back Comments on Taliban Successes By Tom LeGro The top U.S. and NATO commander says the Taliban have advanced out of strongholds in Afghanistan's south and east, gaining the upper hand as they moved into the north and west, according to a Wall Street Journal interview published Monday. Continue reading
Aug 07 Taliban Leader Believed Dead in U.S. Strike A drone-fired missile appears to have killed a top Taliban commander in Pakistan, both U.S. officials and militants believe. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch Militant’s Reported Death May Strike Blow to Taliban in Pakistan The reported death of Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud may present a major setback for militants seeking to destabilize Pakistan. Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador to Washington, and journalist Steve Coll assess the development. Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Reports: CIA Drone Strike Kills Taliban Leader in Pakistan Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Taliban movement in Pakistan, was reportedly killed this week by a CIA drone strike. ITN correspondent Alex Thomson reports. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Miliband Presses Political Strategy for Afghans, Insurgency British Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells Gwen Ifill that the Afghan war requires more of a political solution to win, in addition to a military one. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Other News: Bailout Funds Come Under New Scrutiny In other news, lawmakers asked new questions on the spending of federal bailout dollars, and the Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed a vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor by one week. Continue watching