The Reserves
In 2003, one out of every three American servicemen and women deployed in the Middle East were part-time soldiers, members of the Reserves and National Guard. Steve Kroft reports on the unique challenges they face.
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In 2003, one out of every three American servicemen and women deployed in the Middle East were part-time soldiers, members of the Reserves and National Guard. Steve Kroft reports on the unique challenges they face.
In separate interviews, the two parties' presidential nominees are questioned on the big issues, including the U.S. economy, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, energy policy and health care. Steve Kroft interviews Sen. Barack Obama.
A classified report blames human error for the Afghan War's deadliest friendly fire incident for U.S. military personnel. Soldiers who were there say that's wrong. Bill Whitaker reports.
In 16 years, the Afghan War has cost 2,400 American lives and $1 trillion. But with the country's capital under siege, the end still seems far away. Lara Logan reports.
60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan has reported from Afghanistan over the last 16 years. But this time, she says, was different
3,000 more U.S. troops have been sent to Afghanistan, and the general in charge says the U.S. must fight on to defeat a dangerous jihadist ideology
A classified report blames human error for the deadliest friendly fire incident of the Afghan War involving U.S. soldiers. Soldiers who were there say that's wrong. Bill Whitaker reports.
In 16 years, the Afghan War has cost 2,400 American lives and $1 trillion. But with the country's capital under siege, the end still seems far away. Lara Logan reports.
A classified report blames human error for the deadliest friendly fire incident of the Afghan War involving U.S. soldiers. Soldiers who were there say that's wrong. Bill Whitaker reports.
"Oh my God. They just hit our hill," says a former Army medic, recalling a 2014 friendly fire incident in Afghanistan. A U.S. Air Force bomber – sent to help the troops during a firefight with the Taliban – mistakenly dropped two bombs, killing five U.S. soldiers.
A program that grants Afghans relief from deportation could come to an end in July, the Department of Homeland Security said.
The Biden administration offered a haven for thousands of Afghans who said they were at risk if they returned home. Now, the Trump administration is ending those protections. Shawn VanDiver, president and board chair of nonprofit #AfghanEvac, joins "America Decides" to discuss the decision.
The Trump administration says it is ending a program in July that offered deportation protections for thousands of people from Afghanistan. CBS News homeland security and justice correspondent Nicole Sganga reports.
After fleeing the Taliban, Khaibar Shafaq found purpose helping migrants with Catholic Charities. Jason Allen has more.
Haji Najibullah, 49, entered the guilty plea in Manhattan federal court to providing material support for acts of terrorism and conspiring to take hostages.
Navy SEAL Ryan Larkin took his own life after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. His father suspected there was more to his suicide than depression. 60 Minutes reports how one father's determination helped uncover a hidden danger in military service.
Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War, is reenlisting in the the military and will serve in the Marine Reserves.
Thousands of Afghans living in the U.S. could soon be at risk of deportation after the Department of Homeland Security recently announced it will not renew temporary protections for them. CEO of Unicorn Strategies, Maggie Feldman-Piltch, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Britons Peter and Barbie Reynolds, both in their 70s, were detained by the Taliban on Feb. 1.
Zalmay Khalilzad, a former U.S. envoy to Kabul who is working on Taliban hostage releases, posted a picture of Faye Hall smiling with Qatar representatives ahead of her departure from Afghanistan on Saturday.
In a wide-ranging interview with CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab, the spokesperson for Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Qahar Balkhi says U.S. military hardware left behind after the Biden administration's hasty withdrawal from America's longest war belongs to Afghanistan, rejecting President Donald Trump's offer to consider releasing frozen currency assets in exchange. But Balkhi says the country's "untapped" mineral wealth are open to U.S. businesses, just as the ruling Taliban are open to dialogue with the Trump administration, in the hope of normalising relations.
The sister of Master Sgt. John Chapman, who died in Afghanistan in March 2002, criticized the new National Medal of Honor Museum in an interview with "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
Former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says the Taliban's decision to release American George Glezmann was "a goodwill gesture" to President Trump.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms that American George Glezmann has been released by the Taliban after being held in custody since December 2022. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul reports.
Thousands of Afghans who helped the U.S. military have been blocked from reaching American soil, including families separated from their loved ones who made it to the U.S. Margaret Brennan has the story.