Pakistani Taliban leader reportedly killed

Sources say Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban for the last 4 years, has been killed in northwest Pakistan

• Nov 1, 2013
• 1:14

As Taliban take key city, ISIS attacks Afghan troops too

Afghan president urges nation to trust Afghan troops and not give in to "fear and terror"

• Sep 29, 2015

U.S. military launches strike on Afghan city taken by Taliban

Airstrike on Kunduz conducted "in order to eliminate a threat to the force," spokesman for U.S. and NATO missions in Afghanistan says

• Sep 29, 2015

Road to U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan still long and dangerous

As U.S. forces prepare to hand over security duties to their Afghan partners, the responsibility of clearing the roads remains strictly an American operation

• Oct 29, 2013
• 3:07

U.S. troops keep pressure on Taliban in final raids

As U.S. troops wind down their operations and transfer duties to Afghan soldiers, the 101st Airborne Division's Easy Company is sending a message to Taliban militants that they are still active on the ground

• Oct 25, 2013
• 3:12

Taliban seize first city since U.S.-led 2001 invasion

Coordinated attacks have given the militants the city of Kunduz, and freed hundreds of prisoners; Taliban call victory "a bitter reality" for Kabul

• Sep 28, 2015

Meyer: "I'm not a hero"

With his patrol caught in a massive ambush in Afghanistan, Dakota Meyer was desperate to get to his trapped fellow soldiers. His commanders ordered him to stay put, but Meyer defied orders and drove into the fight.

• Sep 18, 2011
• 1:34

In the killing zone

Caught in a deadly ambush in Afghanistan, Dakota Meyer talks to David Martin about how he left the shelter of his truck to aid his fallen comrades in an effort that earned him the Medal of Honor.

• Sep 18, 2011
• 1:33

Extraordinary actions during deadly ambush

For six hours, Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer fought through a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in order to rescue other soldiers. How does he think he did?

• Sep 18, 2011
• 0:46

Afghanistan: Running the war

As the war in Afghanistan hits 10 years, guerrilla tactics are still exacting a high human toll. Gen. John Allen, the man in charge of the war, tells Scott Pelley that some U.S. troops will need to be there longer than most Americans thought.

• Oct 16, 2011
• 13:27

Former top Afghan spy speaks out

The former head of Afghanistan's intelligence says Pakistan has supported the Taliban for years and in 2007, he says, his information pinpointed Osama bin Laden 12 miles from where American forces killed him last week. Lara Logan reports.

• May 15, 2011
• 11:31

Taliban attacks take high toll on Afghan troops

Series of overnight attacks, including one so-called "insider attack" by an Afghan soldier, have left almost 2 dozen dead

• Sep 22, 2015

Taliban frees hundreds in deadly Afghan prison raid

Almost all inmates at compound in Ghazni province, south of Kabul, freed in brazen attack spearheaded by suicide bomber

• Sep 14, 2015

New leader "a modern face among the Taliban?"

Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has done things his predecessor never did, raising hopes he may help usher in peace

• Sep 10, 2015

Building a better Sangsar

Colonel Patrick Frank describes the transformation of Sangsar, hometown of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, where U.S. forces and the local government have worked to improve villagers' lives.

• Oct 16, 2011
• 2:08

Extra: The value of Amrullah Saleh's intel

Christopher Alexander served as the UN's deputy envoy to Afghanistan from 2005-09. He worked closely with Amrullah Saleh and says the international community came to rely heavily on the intelligence provided by Saleh's spy agency.

• May 15, 2011
• 2:04

Extra: Why Saleh quit

Former Afghan intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh tells Lara Logan he quit his government post because he felt President Hamid Karzai no longer trusted him. He believes that it is obvious Karzai is moving closer to Pakistan.

• May 15, 2011
• 2:16

The Taliban resurgence

Ambassador Ryan Crocker explains a key Taliban strategy: waiting out foreign armies and then returning to the fight. But he tells Scott Pelley it won't work this time.

• Oct 16, 2011
• 1:54

An uneasy alliance

General John Allen says he asked the head of the Pakistani army to help him stop a truck bomb from Pakistan, but the truck still exploded, injuring 77 American troops.

• Oct 16, 2011
• 1:26

Afghan police killed in alleged NATO airstrike

Officials in Afghanistan say international military coalition hit cops during operation against drug smugglers in Helmand province

• Sep 7, 2015

2 NATO troops dead in apparent "insider attack"

Men wearing Afghan uniforms open fire in military base in Helmand province in 3rd such attack this year

• Aug 26, 2015

Afghan suicide car bombing kills American contractors

Bomber attacked NATO convoy traveling through crowded neighborhood in Afghanistan's capital

• Aug 22, 2015

Report sheds new light on U.S. soldier who murdered 16 Afghans

Sgt. Robert Bales punched an Afghan truck driver and had fellow soldier concerned about his steroid use one month before massacre, report says

• Aug 18, 2015

Afghan delegation arrives in Pakistan to discuss peace

High-level meetings come a week after deadly Taliban attacks rocked Kabul in worst violence city has seen in years

• Aug 13, 2015

Bomb explodes near Kabul airport

City already on high alert after U.S. service member killed in string of deadly attacks that is worst violence in years

• Aug 10, 2015

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