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  • As U.S. Marines and Afghan troops push farther into the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, their efforts to win over locals are being made more difficult by mistakes from the air. Two American bombings in the past week have killed at least 39 civilians and prompted apologies from the top U.S. commander.
  • Airs Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • Airs Monday, February 22, 2010 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Asia. But it hasn't always been that way, and the Mekong River has been key to its periods of prosperity. Recovering from 20th century atrocities, the country now faces a new danger: Development is putting the river and its fish at risk.
  • Last week, Taliban military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was captured in a joint raid by the CIA and Pakistani intelligence forces. Journalist Ahmed Rashid explains how Baradar's recent capture will affect the Taliban's strategy in the coming months and what the capture means for the new US military offensive in Afghanistan.
  • As it winds its way to the South China Sea, the Mekong River runs along Myanmar's remote and often troubled Shan state. The repressive military government in Yangon controls parts of the state, while ethnic militias and warlords rule the others.
  • The Taliban's top military commander has been captured in Karachi, Pakistan, during a joint CIA-Pakistani operation. One Pakistani officer says Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, described as the No. 2 behind Taliban founder Mullah Muhammad Omar, "was talking" to interrogators.
  • The Taliban's top military commander has been arrested in a joint CIA-Pakistani operation in Pakistan in a major victory against the insurgents as U.S. troops push into their heartland in southern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday.
  • The Mekong River, one of the world's longest waterways, has a long and turbulent history. It begins its 3,000-mile journey high on the Tibetan plateau of China's Qinghai province, where its once-nomadic residents try to preserve their culture and traditions against the challenges of modernity.
  • What's the point of an ethics commission if it isn't allowed to hold elected officials accountable? We put the head of the commission on the record.
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