 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 12/23/2009 3:50:30 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
| Police Ambush Kills Afghan Lawmaker Afghan officials say a member of parliament was killed when his vehicle drove through a police ambush set for Taliban militants. More  Proposed Afghan Cabinet Full Of Familiar Faces Even as the Afghan parliament began questioning President Hamid Karzai's nominees to his new cabinet ahead of its confirmation vote, presidential allies and opponents alike are expressing concern over the lack of fresh faces. More  Karzai Defends Cabinet Nominees Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai today defended his nominees for his new cabinet, and promised that all its members will be accountable in the fight against corruption. More  U.S. Envoy To Kabul Vows 'Long-Term Partnership' RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan hosted a call-in program with the U.S. ambassador to Kabul, Eikenberry, in which listeners were invited to ask him about U.S.-Afghan relations. Eikenberry answered Afghans' questions about the implications of the recently announced strategy for the region, U.S. views on relations between Afghanistan and its neighbors, and Washington's commitment to their country. More  NATO Chief Looks For Afghan Help, Eases Tensions NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen departs Moscow today after a three-day trip aimed at easing relations and coaxing Russia to contribute to the war in Afghanistan. More  Pakistan Rejection Of U.S. Request Raises Questions For Obama Washington's relationship with Pakistan suffered a fresh blow this week when it was revealed that President Asif Ali Zardari has rejected a personal request from U.S. President Barack Obama to expand the Pakistani Army's operations in tribal areas where members of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban are known to enjoy safe haven. More  Weak Afghan Courts Strengthen Taliban Efforts to improve Afghanistan's dysfunctional judicial system have been plagued by inefficiency, bribery, and nepotism. Reform efforts appear to be failing to the point that many Afghans are turning to another power for justice -- the Taliban. More  Afghans Want New U.S. Troops To Deliver Security, Services Some war-weary Afghans don't want thousands of fresh U.S. troops to fight the Taliban. More  Looking Outside NATO For More Troops NATO's perennial search for extra troops for Afghanistan -- known in alliance parlance as "force generation" -- says perhaps more about the future of NATO than that of Afghanistan. More  U.S. Says Talks Begin On More NATO Troops To Afghanistan The U.S. ambassador to NATO says he expects NATO allies will honor their pledges to contribute an extra 5,000 troops to the security mission in Afghanistan during 2010. In an exclusive interview in Brussels, U.S. Ambassador Ivo Daalder tells RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan that it is too early to discuss the number of troops that specific countries are expected to send to Afghanistan. But he says the United States has already started talks that will determine, in the weeks ahead, the level of tr More |
