Children forced to work in Afghanistan
CNN's Backstory talks with the filmmakers of "Unnoticed: Children of Kabul" – a film about child labor in Afghanistan.
Chopper tragedy and dread of 'The Knock'
Editor's note: Rebekah Sanderlin is an Army wife, a mother of two and a freelance writer who lives near Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She writes the "Operation Marriage" blog about military family life.
I was barely through my first cup of coffee Saturday morning when my husband called. He's not deployed now, but had to spend Friday night training at Fort Bragg. He'd heard rumors about the helicopter crash in Afghanistan but didn't know any details. I quickly jumped on CNN.com and found the headline "Dozens of Americans dead," and my heart fell like an anchor.
Once together, my husband and I immediately began a roll call, anxiously suggesting names to each other of everyone we know who is deployed in Afghanistan, wondering if any of our friends might be dead.
FULL STORYBin Laden's death may spur reintegration
The U.S. Army reports some reintegration has taken place in Afghanistan since bin Laden's death.
Anderson: Leaner, meaner approach needed
Jon Lee Anderson of The New Yorker discusses his article on the U.S. struggle to win hearts and minds in Afghanistan.
With bin Laden dead, what's next for war in Afghanistan?
If the impetus for the U.S. war in Afghanistan was the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks by al Qaeda and pursuit of its leader Osama bin Laden, then what does his death means for our war in Afghanistan and against global terrorism? That's the question being raised by politicians, world leaders and security experts.
Read the full storyThe future of the war in Afghanistan
CNN's Kiran Chetry talks to a former CIA analyst and a legal policy analyst about the future of the war in Afghanistan.
Deadly violence after Quran burning
The New York Times' Roger Cohen is angry over the deadly violence in Afghanistan following the Florida Quran burning.
Hamid Karzai to blame for Afghan riots?
Irshad Manji, Ayaan Hirsi Ali discuss America's struggle in Afghanistan following riots over a Quran burning in Florida.
Salute to SPC Hoytt Whittington
You have to hear this salute to Army Specialist Whittington, on his 5th deployment, currently serving in Afghanistan.
The 'Afghan Oprah' opens up
The "Afghan Oprah," Mozhdah Jamalzadah, discusses her talk show and why she decided to return to Afghanistan.
