The World’s Aaron Schachter tells us about challenges facing US troops in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, among the country’s most violent regions. It’s largely controlled by the Taliban, but it’s also home to the largest US Marine base in Afghanistan. Listen Watch Aaron Schachter’s audio slideshow.
Some 10,000 of the new U.S. troops ordered to Afghanistan are fanning out across the dangerous Afghan south. But for some Afghans, the American soldiers won’t make much difference… they say the threat they face is from government corruption. The World’s Aaron Schachter reports. Listen
The World’s Aaron Schachter goes into the streets of Kabul to get reaction to President Obama’s speech to the Muslim world. Listen
Reporter Aaron Schachter returns to Kabul and finds a city in transition. Listen
Israel’s president Shimon Peres met President Obama at the White House today. The World’s Aaron Schachter reports from Jerusalem on reaction from Israelis and Palestinians.
A Canadian company has a plan to dig for gold in Romania. It wants to re-open a giant mine there. But as the World’s Aaron Schachter reports, the company’s plan to use cyanide in the mining process has upset some of the mine’s neighbors.
In tough economic times the price of gold usually shoots up, and this recession is no different. A Canadian mining company hopes to cash in on the latest gold boom by reopening a giant mine in Romania. The World’s Aaron Schachter had a look at the ‘Red Mountain’. Pictures and narration: Aaron Schachter. View the [...]
