Oct 22 Afghan Opium’s ‘Devastating’ Impact Outlined in U.N. Report By Larisa Epatko A new U.N. report describes Afghanistan as producing 92 percent of the world's opium market, feeding 15 million addicts and funding Taliban insurgents and terrorist organizations. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch In Pakistan, Offensive Rages Against Insurgents The Pakistani army continues to fight insurgents in the rugged hills of South Waziristan near the Afghan border. Judy Woodruff speaks with experts for more. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch Tensions Surround Honduras Leadership Talks With presidential elections just weeks away, negotiators in Honduras continue to work on an agreement that would temporarily return ousted president Manuel Zelaya to power. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch Anticipation Grows Around Afghan Fraud Probe A probe into fraud allegations in Afghanistan's presidential election carries important implications for the Obama administration's deliberations into war strategy there. Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post assesses the possible consequences with Judy Woodruff. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch Afghan Expert Riedel Weighs Obama’s Strategic Options Former CIA officer and terrorism expert Bruce Riedel discusses his book, "The Search for Al Qaeda: Its Leadership, Ideology, and Future" and his work chairing an Afghanistan policy review for the Obama administration. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch Afghan Runoff Grows Likely Following Fraud Probe An investigation into fraudulent ballots in Afghanistan has reduced President Hamid Karzai's share of the vote to 47 percent, triggering a runoff election between him and his closest challenger, Abdullah Abdullah. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Afghanistan’s Disputed Election Complicates U.S. Strategy As President Obama develops a new Afghanistan strategy, rising violence there and an unresolved election have combined to sap public support for the war. Ashraf Ghani, who was one of Afghanistan's presidential candidates, discusses his country's future. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Pakistan Rocked by Suicide Bombing, At Least 41 Killed A suicide car bombing in northwest Pakistan killed at least 41 people on Monday. Jonathan Rugman of ITN reports. Continue watching
Oct 09 Leaders React to Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Friday's surprise announcement that President Barack Obama would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize drew both praise from backers of the president and criticism from some of his harshest critics. Continue reading
Oct 05 Bombing Kills 5 at U.N. Office in Pakistan By Molly Finnegan Five people were killed in Islamabad Monday, when a suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform detonated an explosive in the lobby of the U.N.'s World Food Program Pakistan headquarters. Continue reading