 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 11/20/2009 7:24:31 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Clinton Welcomes Karzai's Goals For Change In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks about the prospects for international cooperation, as well as the obstacles Afghan President Hamid Karzai faces as he starts his second term. More  Afghan Minister Rejects Charges Of Corruption An Afghan government official has rejected suggestions in "The Washington Post" that he accepted millions of dollars from Beijing in exchange for awarding a Chinese company a lucrative copper-mining contract, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reports. More  Karzai Pledges Corruption Fight President Hamid Karzai begins a second five-year term by saying Afghanistan's "culture of impunity" must end. Vowing to learn from his past mistakes, he said corruption must be "strongly pursued." More  From Words To Deeds The international community must act swiftly to impose itself as an equal stakeholder and partner in tackling corruption in Afghanistan. It must come up with intelligent strategies, accompanied by clear benchmarks and mechanisms to monitor those benchmarks every step of the way. More  Inauguration Brings Anticipation Of Change A grand inauguration ceremony will mark the beginning of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's second term in office on November 19. Will the Afghan leader respond to calls for improved security and services and better governance, or will the changes sought remain wishful thinking? More  Afghanistan Launches New Corruption Investigations Afghan Attorney General Eshaq Aleko says the judiciary is launching new investigations into alleged corruption at top levels of government. More  WHO Urges Doctors To Use Antiviral Drugs Sooner The World Health Organization (WHO) says antiviral medicines like Tamiflu should be used much earlier by doctors in order to prevent deaths from swine flu. The UN agency also says it is sending more supplies of antivirals to developing countries most affected by swine flu. Those countries include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine. More  Attacking 'Waste, Fraud, And Abuse' In Afghanistan As the United States' special inspector-general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), Arnold Fields has the arduous task of preventing the "waste, fraud, and abuse" of U.S. funds appropriated for Afghanistan. In an interview with RFE/RL correspondent Abubakar Siddique, the retired Marine Corps major general weighs in on the rising concerns over corruption in Afghanistan. More  Conference Set On Rebuilding Afghan Buddha Statues An international conference to help reconstruct Afghanistan's ancient Buddha statues, destroyed by the Taliban, is scheduled to be held in Kabul. The Taliban regime demolished the towering 1,500-year-old stone Buddhas in March 2001 because they were considered to be idolic. More  Bans, Burqinis, And 'Bad Hijab' Islamic female clothing has become as much a political statement as it is a religious statement in many countries. More |
