What Afghans Think About the War

Reporter Anna Badkhen traveled around Afghanistan talking to Afghans about how closely they are following the headline-making events of the war. Both Afghan and American troops were killed on Friday when Taliban insurgents shot down their helicopter in eastern Afghanistan.

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