Kabul Videos

Seattle Times correspondent Hal Bernton went to Afghanistan at the beginning of September to work out of the McClatchy News Service Kabul Bureau. The many stories that he covered there include insurgent attacks, civilian deaths and the contested presidential election. In between all that, he blogged about his experience, writing the Afghanistan Journal for The Seattle Times. Hal Bernton is back from Afghanistan, and he joins us in our studios today to talk about his experiences there.

Attacco a Kabul 3 militari feriti (13.11.09)

STRATFOR : www.stratfor.com : Incumbent President Hamid Karzai officially wins another term, after opponent Abdullah Abdullah withdraws from a run-off. But challenges for Western military forces remain.

Challenger in disputed runoff presidential election drops out of the race.

Taliban militants stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff, killing 12 people.

The British Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mark Sedwill, has been speaking on the upcoming Afghan national elections; via a special video link from Kabul to London, Mr.Sedwill said the elections indicated that the democratic culture is putting down strong roots.