Pakistan: U.S. drone strikes picking back up Intel officials say 12 killed in strikes, which were abandoned by U.S. for weeks after friendly fire incident killed 24
- Pakistan: U.S. drone strikes picking back up
Intel officials say 12 killed in strikes, which were abandoned by U.S. for weeks after friendly fire incident killed 24
Read Full Story » - Grim Afghan milestone
Afghanistan has reached a grim death toll milestone in the ar there. Betty Nguyen reports.
Watch Video » - Report: Taliban leader sent letter to Obama
Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Obama last year indicating an interest in talks on ending Afghan war, sources tell AP
Read Full Story » - NATO mulls paying bulk of Afghan security costs
Alliance expects regional powers to contribute to multi-billion-dollar fund after Afghans assume full control of Army, police
Read Full Story » - Evening News Online, 02.02.12
Thursday: According to columnist David Ignatius, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta "believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will attack Iran" in the spring; Also, long-time supporters of both Planned Parenthood and the Susan G. Komen foundation are taking sides, following the Komen foundation's announcement that it would no longer provide funding for Planned Parenthood; And, Anna Werner reports on the desperate situation in Texas after 31 straight weeks of drought.
Watch Video » - Taliban willing to negotiate in peace talks
The U.S. government is willing to speak with Taliban leaders as the U.S. pares down its role in Afghanistan. Anna Ward spoke with the "Father of the Taliban" who claims the group is receptive to the idea but certain conditions must be met.
Watch Video » - Divisions within Taliban make peace elusive
While some elements of the Taliban may be amenable to peace talks, many younger members are not ready to stop fighting
Read Full Story » - NATO chief backs quicker Afghan security shift
Secretary-General joins U.S., France in calling on Afghans to take lead in combat operations by mid-2013
Read Full Story » - Logan: Early Afghan drawdown what Taliban wants
Chief foreign correspondent says earlier transition of U.S. troops from combat to training gives into negotiating demand
Read Full Story » - Combat role in Afghanistan to end in 2013: Panetta
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan will end by the middle of 2013 - much earlier than expected. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan and chief White House correspondent Norah O'Donnell talk about the announcement with Charlie Rose and Erica Hill.
Watch Video » - Troops Out
CBS News Consultant, Jere Van Dyk, discusses the latest news that US combat troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of 2013.
Watch Video » - Evening News Online, 02.01.12
Wednesday: A U.S. military report on the "State of the Taliban 2012," says that America's supposed ally Pakistan is encouraging the Taliban to continue fighting; Also, as part of a change in their policy, the Susan G. Komen foundation is pulling the funding it provided to Planned Parenthood; And, Bill Whitaker takes a look back at the remarkable life and career of "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius.
Watch Video » - Report: Taliban encouraged by Pakistan to fight
A U.S. military report on the "State of the Taliban 2012," says that America's supposed ally Pakistan is encouraging the Taliban to continue fighting. David Martin reports on the details of the document.
Watch Video » - Report shows Taliban POWs convinced of victory
Taliban believe they will return to power after the U.S.-led coalition ends its combat role in Afghanistan in 2014
Read Full Story » - Pakistan rejects claims of ongoing ties with Taliban
Foreign minister denies leaked NATO report's assertion that Pakistan security forces continue to aid Taliban in Afghanistan
Read Blog » - Afghan attacks on U.S. troops often personal
Conflicts involving supposedly friendly Afghan security forces mostly result of personal motivation, U.S. officials say
Read Full Story » - Report: NATO says Pakistan aiding Taliban
A secret NATO report lays out a broad pattern of Pakistan undermining NATO efforts in Afghanistan, BBC reports
Read Blog » - U.S. enemies in Pakistan getting organized
GlobalPost: Militants, mullahs, retired military men forming powerful alliance to promote anti-American agenda
Read Blog » - Report: Karzai "plans talks with Taliban"
The Muslim extremist group gaining legitimacy as all parties struggle to curtail Afghan violence
Read Blog » - Foreign policy in Obama's SOTU
CBS News senior national security analyst Juan Zarate breaks down the most significant points on foreign policy made by President Obama in his State of the Union address.
Watch Video » - Report: Pentagon plans floating military base in Mideast
WP: Rising tensions with Iran prompt U.S. to deploy "mothership" as base for commando operations in the area
Read Blog » - France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghan exit
Sarkozy says he and Afghan President will ask Alliance to turn over combat missions to Afghan control next year
Read Full Story » - Car bomb targeting NATO aid team kills 4 Afghans
Suicide bomber goes after alliance-sponsored reconstruction team; Four civilians, including child, dead
Read Full Story » - Panetta: Al Qaeda still "a real threat"
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says we have not yet defeated al Qaeda and they are still "a real threat." Scott Pelley reports from an interview for "60 Minutes."
Watch Video » - Sextuplets born to Afghan woman
22-year-old Sara Gul has sextuplets -- about about the average number of children for Afghan women in a lifetime
Read Blog » - "World's largest Quran" unveiled in Afghanistan
Calligrapher, team of 9 apprentices, work 18 hours, 7 days a week, for 5 years to create ornate, 7-foot-tall holy book
Read Blog » - World's biggest Quran
An Afghan calligrapher and nine apprentices spent five years, working 18 hours a day, seven days a week to create a 7-foot holy book
- Another downed chopper in Afghanistan
Another helicopter went down in Afghanistan. Betty Nguyen reports.
Watch Video » - Funeral for fallen hero
Christopher Patterson was an Indiana National Guardsman who was killed in an IED attack in Afghanistan. Cynthia Bowers reports.
Watch Video » - U.S. confident of peace talks with Taliban
Washington will lay out measures that U.S. and Afghan insurgents would agree to take ahead of formal talks
Read Full Story » - U.S. chopper crashes in Afghanistan; 6 dead
Military official tells AP the dead are U.S. Marines, but details of crash still being investigated
Read Full Story » - Helicopter crash kills six in Afghanistan
A NATO helicopter crash killed six Western troops. The Taliban has claimed responsibility but investigations are continuing. CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark reports.
Watch Video » - The rise of (un)friendly fire in Afghanistan
Classified coalition report points to increase in deadly attacks on U.S., NATO troops by Afghan security forces
Read Blog » - France halts Afghan training after 4 troops shot
President Sarkozy calls Afghan soldier's attack on French trainers "unacceptable," troops may pull out of country early
Read Full Story » - U.S. chopper crashes in Afghanistan; 6 dead
Military official says dead are U.S. Marines; Taliban claims responsibility, but NATO says mechanical failure likely cause
Read Full Story » - Can the U.S. trust the Taliban?
In the latest edition of "Flash Points," CBS News senior national security analyst Juan Zarate and Bob Orr discuss: the role of the Taliban and Karzai in Afghanistan, pressure on Putin in Russia and multiple crises in Nigeria.
Watch Video » - Evening News Online, 01.19.12
Thursday: A recent poll of South Carolina voters puts former Speaker Newt Gingrich in a statistical tie with Mitt Romney for the lead; Also, new guidelines for heart patients who want to continue a healthy sex life after suffering from a heart attack or stroke; And, a military rule that may have contributed to the death of a wounded American soldier in Afghanistan.
Watch Video » - Did a military rule cost a soldier's life?
On a September night in Afghanistan, a wounded American soldier died waiting to be evacuated. David Martin reports on a military rule that could have contributed to the soldier's death.
Watch Video » - 6 dead in chopper crash in Afghanistan
NATO helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing six members of the international military force
Read Full Story » - NATO supply route closure leaves 1000s jobless
Numerous Pakistanis suffering after government closed supply routes for NATO shipments into Afghanistan
Read Blog » - The emir weighs in on Iraq, Afghanistan
In November, the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, talked with Bob Simon about the pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq.
Watch Video » - Qatar: Money is no object
Qatar is a tiny country with huge gas and oil reserves - which is why its 250,000 citizens are said to be the richest people in the world.
Watch Video » - Qatar: A tiny country's big influence
Faisal al Qasim is the host of one of Al Jazeera's most popular talk shows. Bob Simon asks him how a country as small as Qatar has gained such global influence.
Watch Video » - Qatar: A tiny country asserts powerful influence
The Arab Spring is spreading, but not to Qatar, a tiny, oil-rich country wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran. What keeps the peace in Qatar? Bob Simon reports.
Watch Video » - Marines "reluctant" to talk in video probe
Servicemembers ID'd in alleged urination video also refuse to let investigators search belongings
Read Full Story » - Lara Logan: Video a "gift for the Taliban"
Says video of Marines defiling bodies of Afghan fighters damages America's image, reinforces insurgents' propaganda
Read Full Story » - Political fallout over Marines video
Just as the U.S. was inching toward peace talks with the Taliban, in Afghanistan, the video of Marines apparently urinating on dead Afghan fighters could jeopardize those talks. Charlie Rose and Erica Hill speak with "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan about the tape's likely impact in the region.
Watch Video » - 4 Marines in video ID'd; Probe ongoing
Alleged urination video raising questions about possible wider discipline problem; Charges possible pending investigation
Read Full Story » - Afghan opium profits up 133% in 2011, U.N. says
Taliban, corrupt politicians reap huge rewards as prices stay high on lingering market effects of 2010 crop blight
Read Full Story » - Marine video investigation
Maj. Mike Lyons, CBS News Military Analyst, offers his insight on what happens next in the investigation and how this will affect the US soldiers still on the ground in Afghanistan.
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View Photos CBS News correspondent Seth Doane gives readers an inside look at the CBS News operation
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View Videos After several requests for help from his ambushed unit were denied, Dakota Meyer took matters into his own hands, to try and save his trapped comrades in Afghanistan. His efforts earned him the Medal of Honor. David Martin reports.
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View Videos The first living soldier to receive the Medal of Honor since Vietnam tells Lara Logan in an emotional interview just what he did to earn the nation's highest combat honor and how the recognition makes him uncomfortable.
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View Videos Lara Logan's report takes viewers to the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, where she and her crew came under enemy fire from fighters who the U.S. military says keep coming from their sanctuary in Pakistan.
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View Videos Byron Pitts and 60 Minutes cameras spend two days on the road with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan as they encounter one deadly bomb after another.
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