Dec 28 NATO marks end of combat mission in Afghanistan By Carey Reed The event was kept a secret until just before it began for fear of an insurgent attack. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch News Wrap: Weak Forecasts for Economy, Karzai Confirms Contacts With Taliban In other news Monday, dire forecasts emerged for future economic growth and Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirmed his government has been talking with Taliban leaders for "quite some time."… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Can Afghanistan Meet Karzai Goal of Handling Own Security by 2014? Afghan President Hamid Karzai requested more global support at Tuesday's conference in Kabul on security and development. Jim Lehrer gets two views from veteran State Department official James Dobbins and an Afghan-American, Nazif Shahrani, who is a professor at Indiana… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Coalition Deaths in Afghanistan Renew Debate Over Rules of Engagement For two perspectives on the latest deadly month for Coalition forces in Afghanistan, Jim Lehrer talks to Maj. Benjamin Tupper, who was an embedded trainer with the Afghan National Army, and Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap, who was the Air Force's… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch In Afghanistan, Coalition on Track for Another Deadly Record Eight U.S. and three British soldiers were killed in action in Afghanistan in 24 hours, bringing the NATO casualty list for July to 45. Jim Lehrer reports. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Rules Change for Vets’ PTSD Benefits New government rules will make it easier for military veterans to claim disability benefits for those diagnosed with PTSD. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch News Wrap: Bombings Kill Dozens in Pakistan In other news Friday, suicide bombers targeted an office building in Pakistan, killing 62 people and wounding more than 110 others. Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Military-Media Relationship Examined After McChrystal’s Ouster After a Rolling Stone profile led to the firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal , the Pentagon is changing the rules on its relationship with the news media. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch News Wrap: Afghanistan Claims a Dozen International Troop Lives in July In other news Monday, 3 U.S. troops and a British Soldier were killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan, making a dozen international troops fatalities in the first five days of July. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch News Wrap: June Deadliest Month for NATO Troops in Afghanistan In other news Friday, three more American troops were killed in Afghanistan, bringing the U.S. death toll for June to 48. Also, oil continues to wash onto beaches in Florida and Mississippi as Thad Allen warned that a potential storm… Continue watching