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Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, has apologized to the Afghan government for U.S. military strikes that killed at least 39 civilians.

Errant U.S. Strikes Undermine Effort In Marjah

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.

Adult students from a variety of cultural and ethinic backgrounds attend classes at a new facility of San Diego Community College in City Heights.

California And The American Dream: The Price Of Renewal

Airs Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Writer, cultural anthropologist, chronicler of folk roots and ethnic traditions, daughter of former slaves, Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most celebrated — and most controversial — figures of the Harlem Renaissance.

American Masters: Zora Neale Hurston: Jump At The Sun

Airs Monday, February 22, 2010 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Cambodia's Fortunes Ebb And Flow Along The Mekong

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.

Ahmed Rashid Offers An Update On The Taliban

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.

A novice Buddhist monk stands in a doorway at a monastery in eastern Shan state. Nearly everyone in this military-ruled country is Buddhist.

Mekong Flows Along Troubled Myanmar's East

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.

A man at a newsstand in Karachi, Pakistan, reads an Urdu-language evening newspaper reporting the capture of a top Taliban commander.

Top Taliban Commander Caught In Pakistan

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.

Soldiers with the US Army Able Company, 3-509 Infantry Battalion patrol the main street of Zerak on January 23, 2010 next to their Combat Outpost (COP) in Zerak, Afghanistan.

Taliban's Top Commander Caught In Pakistan

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.

Tibetan prayer flags hang from a bridge crossing the Mekong River at sunrise. The river is known in Tibetan as the Dzachu, or "river of rocks," and in Chinese as the Lancang Jiang, or "turbulent river."

At Mekong's Source In China, Past And Present Collide

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.

Ethics Commission Under Microscope

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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