Sep 15th, 2008 · The area of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan has been a hotbed of insurgent attacks. It has also been the launching point for Americans firing unmanned drones into the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser talks with Renee Montagne about the security situation in eastern Afghanistan. He commands thousands of American soldiers along Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.
Aug 6th, 2008 · A record drought, made worse by razing of fields and greenbelts to limit havens for insurgents, is plaguing farmers across Iraq. The drought has particularly hit hard in Diyala, a province where fighting still rages.
Jul 28th, 2008 · Al-Qaida is on the upswing in Pakistan, but American military resources are stretched thin by conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Los Angeles Times reporter Greg Miller discusses whether the U.S. could take on another hotbed of insurgent activity.
Jul 21st, 2008 · Colombians took to the streets all over the world Sunday to march in protest against the FARC rebel group. The insurgents still hold hundreds of hostages kidnapped over the years in the group's battle against the Colombian government. The protesters called for the release of all FARC hostages.
Jul 17th, 2008 · The U.S. military-funded program is designed to teach reading, writing and math to young men in the Awakening movement, some of them former insurgents who now help American forces to secure their neighborhoods.
Jul 13th, 2008 · Insurgents attacked a U.S. military base in Afghanistan today, killing nine American soldiers. Fighting lasted all day. New York Times reporter Carlotta Gall, who's in Kabul, talks to host Andrea Seabrook about what's being called one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces in years.
Jul 6th, 2008 · The U.S. is using satellites in Iraq — but not just to spy on its enemies, the insurgents; Americans are also monitoring their allies, the Iraqi army. John Pike, of GlobalSecurity.org, talks to Andrea Seabrook about the strategy.
Jun 27th, 2008 · Iraq's Salahuddin province has been known for years as a violent stronghold of Sunni insurgents, including al-Qaida. But lately it has been relatively quiet. U.S. military units there say that's because former rebel fighters are turning themselves in by the hundreds — including some who had been the most virulently anti-American leaders.