Afghanistan: Obama's War

Eight years on, Afghanistan is our nation’s longest-running war. The U.S. has tens of thousands of troops, a new commander, and a new counter-insurgency plan. Still, there’s no clear exit strategy. Tomorrow night President Obama will hold his fifth strategy meeting on Afghanistan with his national security team.

"Frontline" correspondent Martin Smith co-produced an hour-long special on the conflict, along with Marcela Gaviria. It’s called Obama's War, and it airs tonight on PBS. Martin Smith joins us to discuss the new counterinsurgency plan as conceived by the U.S.'s top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal.

As President Obama approaches a decision point on Afghanistan strategy and whether to increase troop levels, a 24-minute rough cut of the first act of Obama's War:

The New York Times: Situation Report: The Dilemma of Afghanistan

(Photo courtesy Martin Smith for "Frontline")