Dec 01 Watch After Attacks, India-Pakistan Tensions Resurface Last week's terror attacks in India's business hub, Mumbai, caused old tensions between India and Pakistan to resurface. Analysts discuss the causes and where the disagreements stand in the aftermath. Continue watching
Nov 18 NATO Troops Fire at Insurgents in Pakistan By PBS News Hour NATO forces based in Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at insurgent fighters within Pakistan in an attack coordinated with the Pakistani government, NATO officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 13 Suicide Blast Strikes U.S. Military Convoy in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour A suicide car-bomber attacked a U.S. military convoy as it passed through a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan Thursday killing a U.S. soldier and at least eight bystanders, U.S. military and Afghan officials said. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Growing Foreign Policy Concerns Add Challenges for Obama President-elect Barack Obama will soon take on the challenges of two wars and a complex international arena. Two former national security advisers present the ideal foreign policy agenda from their new book. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Obama's Election Win Stirs Worldwide Reactions The 2008 U.S. presidential election drew strong interest overseas and Barack Obama's victory stirred reactions around the world. Simon Marks offers insight on the global thoughts on, and expectations for, the Obama administration. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Taliban Proves Resilient Foe in Afghanistan Seven years into the war in Afghanistan, U.S. and allied troops are still battling Taliban insurgents, leading to talk of sending more troops to the country. New York Times correspondent John Burns, who just returned from the Afghanistan, provides an… Continue watching
Oct 20 Taliban Kill Christian Aid Worker in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Taliban gunmen killed a Christian aid worker walking to work Monday in Afghanistan's capital because she was spreading her religion, the militant group said. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch With Iraq Surge Behind Him, Petraeus Takes Larger Command Twenty months after taking charge of a new troop surge in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus passed on some hard-earned and still fragile security gains to his replacement, Gen. Ray Odierno, Tuesday. Specialists assess the challenges both generals now face in… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Reports: President Bush Secretly OK'd Raids in Pakistan's Border Region The New York Times reported Thursday that President Bush authorized U.S. forces to conduct raids against Taliban and al-Qaida strongholds inside Pakistan's border region without the approval of Islamabad. Regional and security experts assess the reports. Continue watching
Aug 21 Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 59 By Admin, PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside an arms factory near Pakistan's capital of Islamabad on Thursday, killing at least 59 people, as workers were leaving at the end of their shift. Continue reading