Oct 10 Watch Rebuilding Afghanistan Remains Challenging Five Years After Invasion Last week, peacekeeping duties in Afghanistan were officially handed over to NATO troops, nearly five years after the United States invaded the country and ousted the Taliban. Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable discusses the progress and setbacks in rebuilding Afghanistan. Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Taliban Factions Growing Along Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Five years after the overthrow of the Taliban government in Afganistan, lawless tribal areas along the Pakistan border have fallen under control of Taliban militias. A Frontline documentary examines the crisis in the Pakistani province of North Waziristan. Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Afghan-Pakistan Relations Tense over Taliban Presence Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with President Bush in an effort to allay the war of words between the two leaders. Former officials discuss tensions between the neighboring countries, problems with Taliban fighting at the… Continue watching
Sep 05 NATO Troops Kill, Surround Dozens of Militants in Afghanistan By Admin, PBS News Hour NATO forces killed between 50 and 60 Taliban militants in Afghanistan on Tuesday as a part of a new military offensive, and surrounded 700 others in the southern part of the country. Continue reading
Aug 03 Daily Attacks Mar NATO Takeover of Southern Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Attacks against NATO forces in southern Afghanistan killed 21 civilians and four Canadian troops Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 29 NATO Faces Difficult Task of Securing Afghanistan By PBS News Hour As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization officially expands its mission Monday to the restive southern region of Afghanistan, the alliance must try to stabilize an area in the midst of an insurgency orchestrated by the Taliban fighters. Continue reading
Jul 18 U.S., Afghan Forces Aim to Reclaim Areas Controlled by Taliban By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. and Afghan officials said Tuesday that they will launch "decisive operations" to oust Taliban forces from strongholds set up in several towns in southern Afghanistan. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai Pleads for Peace in the Streets of Kabul An U.S. Army investigation found that the convoy accident in the capital of Afghanistan triggering violent riots against the U.S. was due to a mechanical failure. Meanwhile President Hamid Karzai vowed to stand up against the agitators. Two analysts discuss… Continue watching
May 22 Coalition Air Strike Kills 80 Taliban Rebels in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour A U.S.-led coalition air strike killed up to 80 Taliban rebels and 16 civilians in the Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan, U.S. military and Afghan officials said Monday. Continue reading
May 19 Top Militants Captured as Violence Soars in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Afghan officials reported Friday that three top militant fighters were captured during one of the deadliest weeks in Afghanistan that saw more than 100 people killed. Continue reading