Buddhism in Afghanistan

Not far from where the Taliban destroyed two colossal stone Buddha statues, Afghanistan’s first and only woman governor is nurturing dreams of ecotourism in her province.

United States and NATO forces in Afghanistan say U.S. Marines will launch an assault on a Taliban stronghold in Helmand Province in the coming days. The announcement of the offensive puzzled many military analysts.

The U.S. has launched a major offensive in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. For more on this story The Takeaway turns to Sam Gardiner, retired Air Force Colonel, and Paul Tait, specialist editor for Reuters based in Kabul, Afghanistan.

July was the deadliest month for US and allied forces in Afghanistan since the war began. Most of the deaths occurred in the volatile Helmand Province. The World’s Aaron Schachter spent time embedded with a team of army medics just behind the front lines.