Katie Couric Afghanistan

CBS News Ratings Hit Record Low During Couric Afghanistan Trip

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Katie Couric and the "CBS Evening News" team did some striking work during a two-day trip to Afghanistan last week, only to see some ...

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Training Afghan Recruits, Behind the Scenes

Katie Couric | Posted 05.25.2011

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It may be 2016 before the Afghan Air Force can take over, though a transition will be made much earlier. Training a pilot takes two to five years, so I guess it makes sense. But will the American people have the stomach for that?

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The Poppy Fields Of Afghanistan

Katie Couric | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today I rode in a black hawk helicopter over the poppy fields in southern Afghanistan with Brigadier General John Nicholson, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

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