 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 1/27/2010 5:54:25 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 NATO Reaches Out To Ukraine, Russia Ukraine has become the first nonalliance contributor to the NATO Response Force. A gathering of top military commanders from NATO and partner states in Brussels also marked the revival of military links with Moscow for the first time since Russia's war with Georgia in August 2008. More  Afghanistan Seen On Tipping Point In Run-Up To London Conference As he prepares for a major conference in London, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his entourage have crafted a detailed plan for reconciliation with the Taliban. But they also want assurances of long-term support to prevent their country from sliding into the chaos of the 1990s. More  Afghan Neighbors Back Reconciliation Leaders and senior officials from Afghanistan's neighbor countries today expressed support for President Hamid Karzai's plan to offer moderate Taliban elements reconciliation and reintegration into mainstream Afghan society. More  NATO Chief Discusses Afghan Mission In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that he expected concrete results from this week's London conference on Afghanistan. Rasmussen also said that the NATO mission in Afghanistan was not an "occupation force." More  Afghan Watchdog Slams Job For Dostum An Afghan rights watchdog slammed President Hamid Karzai today for giving a top military job to General Abdul Rashid Dostum, a former militia chief who has been accused of human rights abuses. More  EU Debates Haiti, Afghanistan, Bosnia EU foreign ministers met in Brussels today to discuss Afghanistan, Iran, Yemen, the situation in Haiti, and the bloc's future engagement with Bosnia-Herzegovina. More  Talks With Taliban Loom Over Summit The presidents of Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are meeting in Istanbul today to discuss how they can work together better to resolve conflict with Taliban militants. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai held a bilateral meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, before three-way talks with Abdullah Gul of Turkey. More  What Is In The Pashtun Genes? Recent stories in the Israeli and Western media report that an Indian researcher is studying blood samples from a Pashtun migrant community in northern India to see whether the Pashtuns of today's Afghanistan and Pakistan are linked to the lost tribes of Israel, who were scattered after an Assyrian conquest 2,700 years ago. More  Taliban Strikes At Heart Of McChrystal's Urban Strategy The brazen assault on January 18 by Taliban militants in the heart of the Afghan capital underscored the group's focus on destabilizing key Afghan population centers. In doing so, the attack also struck at the heart of U.S. and NATO Afghanistan commander General Stanley McChrystal's strategy focusing on protecting key Afghan towns and cities. More |
