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Afghan National Army soldier Mohammed Shadwar gets a bird's-eye view from the rooftop of a mud-walled compound during a joint clearing operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan. As the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan changes, there's a question of whether U.S. policy will shift from one that supports building up Afghan national security forces to one focused on targeting insurgents.

As Leadership Changes, So Could Afghanistan Strategy

A year after President Obama asked Gen. David Petraeus to jump-start the counterinsurgency operation in Afghanistan, he's handing over command. And there's a question of whether the change also signals a shift in strategy — from fixing Afghanistan to taking out insurgents with targeted raids and drone strikes.

Aircraft wreckage is seen at the Mehran Pakistani naval air base a day after militants attacked it.

Attack On Pakistani Base Renews Nuclear Qualms

Amid a wave of retaliatory attacks in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, militants with the Pakistani Taliban stormed a naval base earlier this week. The sophistication of the attack has analysts worried about Pakistan's ability to keep its nuclear arsenal secure.

Quvenzhané Wallis as Hushpuppy in "Beasts of the Southern Wild."

2012: The Cinema Junkie Awards

A Look Back At The Best And Worst In Film

Taliban leader Khalid Amin, who now commands around 50 insurgents in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan after a U.S. Special Forces operation killed his predecessor.

FRONTLINE: Kill/Capture

Airs Friday, July 22, 2011 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

After No. 2 Operative's Death, Whither Al-Qaida?

U.S. officials report a drone strike has killed Atiyah al-Rahman, al-Qaida's second-in-command. But attacks connected by the organization continue. Terrorism experts Peter Bergen and Omar Ashour share their analysis on the current state of al-Qaida worldwide.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks with reporters after alleging that the CIA broke federal law by secretly removing sensitive documents from computers used by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the committee tasked with congressional oversight of the CIA.

The Senate Versus The CIA: A Struggle At Flashpoint

A Senate committee vote, expected this week, marks the latest chapter in a bitter power struggle between Congress and the CIA over detention and interrogation practices.

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, make their way to the Zabul Juvenile Detention Facility on Wednesday in Qalat, Afghanistan.

What Will Troop Drawdown Mean For San Diego's Military?

We'll speak to San Diego congressional representatives Brian Bilbray and Susan Davis about the U.S. mission in Afghanistan now that Osama bin Laden is dead and what the planned withdrawal will mean for Camp Pendleton-based Marines and their families.

Pakistan: 'Terror State' Or American Ally?

Tensions continue to grow between the U.S. and Pakistan. In an article in the National Journal, Michael Hirsh writes, "Washington and other capitals continue to watch, helplessly, as a middle-sized developing country defies a superpower and the NATO alliance with virtual impunity."

A typical Russian kitchen inside an apartment built during the early 1960s when Nikita Khrushchev led the Soviet Union — what later became known as Khrushchev apartments.

How Soviet Kitchens Became Hotbeds Of Dissent And Culture

After Stalin's death, people in the Soviet Union could begin to debate politics again without fear of repression. This "thawing" took place in private kitchens, where music and art flourished, too.

How To Save A Public Library: Make It A Seed Bank

Despite the cold and snow, some signs of spring are starting to break through in Colorado. The public library in the small town of Basalt is trying an experiment: In addition to borrowing books, residents can now check out seeds.

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