Failed bombing a "wake-up call" for Afghan forces

A failed suicide bombing by the Taliban caught Afghan security forces by surprise. Mandy Clark reports on the "wake-up call" in what is considered to be the safest province in Afghanistan.

• Oct 15, 2011
• 1:44

U.S. soldiers build, defend Afghan schools

Scott Pelley reports on the 287th Infantry of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team in Afghanistan, who have the dangerous task of setting up and securing schools for children in the birthplace of the Taliban.

• Oct 7, 2011
• 2:47

CIA agent: I was sent to get bin Laden's head

Ten years ago, the U.S. military began bombing targets in Afghanistan in retaliation for the September 11th attacks. At the time, few knew that an elite American covert team had already flown to Afghanistan to destroy al Qaeda and topple the Taliban. David Martin gets the story from the man who led that mission.

• Oct 7, 2011
• 3:51

Art used for healing in Afghanistan

CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark reports on an Afghan teacher who is using art class to help orphans heal through difficult times.

• Oct 7, 2011
• 2:24

Afghanistan war 10 years later

Erica Hill and Chris Wragge take a look back at the war in Afghanistan on its 10th anniversary and profile two veterans who fought there.

• Oct 7, 2011
• 4:12

Fighting in Afghanistan: 2 steps forward, 1 step back

It has been nearly 10 years since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, which begs the question - why has it lasted so long? Scott Pelley spent time with American troops in Kandahar Province who say that when it comes to the Afghan mission, it's "two steps forward, one step back."

• Oct 5, 2011
• 4:22

"Dignified Transfer" of fallen soldiers

When an American soldier dies overseas, the soldier is returned to the U.S. the same way each time - what the military calls a "dignified transfer." Byron Pitts introduces us to one fallen solider and follows him on his final journey home.

• Oct 5, 2011
• 4:18

U.S. troops take Taliban villages by surprise

Scott Pelley reports from Afghanistan, where troops from the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are carrying America's counter insurgency strategy through the Taliban heartland village by village, often at night.

• Oct 4, 2011
• 3:52

Afghanistan midwives give a better chance at life

The Afghanistan province of Badakshan was once recorded to have the world's highest maternal mortality rate. Mandy Clark reports on giving life in Afghanistan a better chance from the start.

• Oct 4, 2011
• 3:19

Retired general: U.S. successful in Afghan war

As the 10th anniversary approaches, retired Gen. Wesley Clark speaks to Erica Hill about the status of the war in Afghanistan and the possibility of a complete troop withdrawal.

• Oct 4, 2011
• 2:12

Afghan women face high risk as cops

Mandy Clark profiles a 26-year-old Afghan woman, who became a cop after her husband left her to join the Taliban.

• Oct 4, 2011
• 2:15

Treating Afghanistan's war-wounded

More than 13,000 people have been wounded during the 10 years of the Afghanistan war. Mandy Clark reports on a Kabul Red Cross center that has been treating the war-wounded since 1988.

• Oct 3, 2011
• 3:12

America's counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan

Scott Pelley tours a Taliban village taken over by American forces, where schools and roads are being built in an attempt to get local support for the new government.

• Oct 3, 2011
• 3:40

General Allen's plan for Afghanistan

Scott Pelley speaks with Gen. John Allen, the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan, about his strategy for the Afghan war and when U.S. troops will be pulled out.

• Oct 3, 2011
• 2:16

Rock 'n' roll festival brings Afghans together

CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark reports on the state of rock 'n' roll in Afghanistan as well as a music festival in Kabul that went off without a hitch despite a security threat from fundamentalists.

• Oct 3, 2011
• 2:57

Afghanistan war: Not a success say half of Americans

CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reveals new polling data which shows that, after 10 years, Americans are tiring of the war in Afghanistan.

• Oct 3, 2011
• 2:29

Afghanistan museum preserves nation's history

CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports on the National Museum of Afghanistan and how its director has been working to recover and restore some of the priceless artifacts from Afghan culture - some of which were secreted away to protect them from the ravages of war.

• Sep 28, 2011
• 5:26

Insurgents find shelter in Pakistan border

Insurgents attacking U.S. forces on the Afghan border will often times escape to safety in Pakistan. Willem Marx joins Americans fighting in one of the most remote provinces in Eastern Afghanistan to understand the border challenges facing our troops.

• Sep 27, 2011
• 3:02

American killed at CIA office in Kabul

One American was killed and another slightly wounded in a shooting at a CIA office in Kabul by an Afghan employee. Betty Nguyen reports.

• Sep 26, 2011
• 0:21

Rabbani murder and the Afghan peace process

Mandy Clark reports from Kabul, Afghanistan on the impact the murder of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani is having on the peace process in the country.

• Sep 24, 2011
• 2:04

Rabbani death will not deter U.S. Afghan plans

President Obama expressed his condolences and resolve regarding the assassination of former Afghan President Rabbani saying the incident will not deter the peace effort in Afghanistan. And, as Norah O'Donnell reports, Rabbani's death will have no effect on the U.S. troop withdrawal.

• Sep 20, 2011
• 1:40

Assassination rattles Afghan peace effort

In Afghanistan, the peace effort was dealt a staggering blow when a suicide bomber killed former Afghan President Rabbani, who had been heading up reconciliation talks with the Taliban. Mandy Clark describes how the attack happened.

• Sep 20, 2011
• 1:49

Inside the Taliban attackers' high rise

CBS News was among the first to get inside a Kabul high rise building which acted as a base for a 20-hour assault on the U.S. Afghan embassy. Mandy Clark reports the siege left 27 people dead, including the attackers.

• Sep 14, 2011
• 2:08

Taliban attack bombards U.S. Afghan embassy

The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan came under a daylong attack, as a small unit of Taliban insurgents rained down grenades and machine gun fire from a nearby tower. Mandy Clark reports on the battle.

• Sep 13, 2011
• 3:14

U.S. ambassador speaks from inside Afghan embassy

Scott Pelley speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker - who is inside the compound which was attacked by the Taliban - about the brazen assault on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

• Sep 13, 2011
• 1:46

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