U.S. troops in Afghanistan depend on supply lines that come through Pakistan. Militant attacks on those supply lines are up. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with David Lamm, a former official with the Combined Forces Command in Afghanistan.

Col.Lamm on possible future supply routes into Afghanistan

A new report on Afghanistan says the Taliban now control three-quarters of Afghanistan. NATO officials dispute that figure. The World's Aaron Schachter has the story.

Taliban resurgence

The accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks says he wants to plead guilty. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other defendants told a military judge today in Guantanamo Bay they were ready to confess. Mohammed has already claimed responsibility for planning the attacks. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks to Carol Rosenberg, who is covering the story for The Miami Herald.

Today on The World: The accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks offers to plead guilty; Pakistan cracks down on the militant group linked to the Mumbai attacks; and why investors from the oil-rich Persian Gulf region are holding back right now.