President Hamid Karzai may be intent on holding power, even after he leaves office. As the April presidential election approaches, some Afghanistan watchers suspect that Karzai may be manipulating the 22-strong field of early contenders.
Afghanistan Government Guards Take Over Jobs of Private Security Firms
President Obama says he would announce the long-awaited decision on sending more US troops to Afghanistan �shortly�. The World’s Katy Clark reports on how capable the Afghan forces are.
President Bush today announced today he’s calling for the deployment of additional combat forces to Afghanistan. Anchor Marco Werman discusses the significance of the announcement with The World’s Quil Lawrence who’s in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Afghanistan’s presidential election is a year away, and many in Afghanistan have been voicing their dissatisfaction with the incumbent, Hamid Karzai
A NATO perspective on Afghan security
The new American commander of NATO forces says the Taliban aren’t all that “resurgent,� and The World’s Quil Lawrence gets an assessment of the fight against the Afghan group from General David McKiernan.