Oct 21 Watch News Wrap: U.S., Afghan Troops Claim Gains in Taliban Stronghold In other news Thursday, a report in The New York Times says a U.S. and Afghan military offensive has made gains in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar by deploying a new mobile rocket and by disrupting insurgent supply lines. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch U.S. Pushes to End Military Stalemate With Taliban Several new moves are afoot to speed the end of the war in Afghanistan. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Will ‘Target and Talk’ Approach Work With the Taliban? The Obama administration is ramping up an Afghan war strategy that combines attacks on the Taliban while assisting peace talks. Will it work? Margaret Warner gets two views. Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch U.S., Taliban Both Claim Momentum in Afghan War After nine years of war in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai convened a new peace council in hopes of reconciling with militants. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch ‘Crucial’ U.S.-Pakistan Relationship Tested by Airstrikes, Blockade The increasing violence in the Afghan-Pakistani border region could put more pressure on the already strained relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan. Margaret Warner has more. Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch News Wrap: Taliban, Afghan Officials Reportedly in Talks to End War In other news Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that Afghan officials are taking part in high-level talks with Taliban leaders to end the nine-year war. In Hungary, a criminal investigation was launched into its ongoing toxic sludge disaster. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch News Wrap: NATO, Afghan Troops Step Up Pressure on Taliban In other news Monday, NATO and Afghan soldiers ramped up offensive efforts against Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan to reclaim an insurgent stronghold. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Britain’s Clegg on Afghan War Strategy, Budget Austerity Britain is in the process of unveiling tough budget cuts to trim the country's deficit. Margaret Warner talks to British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg about the economic crunch and his country's take on the Afghan war. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Mexico’s Drug War Putting Reporters, Journalism in the Crosshairs A young photographer for Juarez's El Diario newspaper was gunned down as he walked to lunch, prompting his newspaper to ask of Mexico's drug cartels on the front page what they expect of journalists. Ray Suarez speaks with Angela Kocherga… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Baja’s Tourism Suffers Amid Mexico Drug War A drop in tourism and manufacturing has left the Mexican state Baja, California, with a struggling economy. Jose Luis Sierra of New America Media reports on how the drug war and recession have played a role. Continue watching