There are currently 90,000 American troops fighting in Afghanistan. In a CBS News poll, Americans were asked if the war has made the U.S. safer from terrorism. Forty-seven percent said yes, 40 percent said it has had no impact.
On assignment, CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley visited the Afghanistan base of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, part of the 10th Mountain Division, based at Ft. Drum, N.Y. Troops of the 3rd Brigade are occupying ground that no American soldier has occupied before. They're carrying America's counterinsurgency strategy through the Taliban heartland village by village - often striking at night to take the enemy by surprise.
