 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 2/25/2010 4:46:16 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Letters From Afghanistan Starting February 24, the Library of Congress is running a multimedia exhibit displaying some of the thousands of hand-painted scrolls and letters received by Afghanistan's most popular radio station, RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. More  UN Details Afghan Recruiting Problems A memo from the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to his staff describes the poor recruitment rate months after a deadly attack on the UN compound in Kabul, RFE/RL reports. More  Afghan Provincial Official 'Assassinated' Afghan police says two men on a motorbike gunned down a provincial official in Kandahar today as he was walking to work from his home. More  Rights Groups Condemn Afghan Amnesty Rights groups have condemned an Afghan amnesty bill that would allow suspected war criminals who pledge to work with the government to avoid prosecution. More  Karzai's Takeover Of Afghan Election Watchdog Raises Concerns A decree issued by Afghan President Hamid Karzai has raised concerns among Western diplomats that Karzai may be trying to prevent fraud rulings against his political allies in upcoming parliamentary elections. More  Confession In New York Subway Plot An Afghan immigrant has pleaded guilty to planning a suicide bomb attack on the New York City subway system in retaliation for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. More  Holbrooke Ends Central Asia Tour U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke flew to Georgia today after ending a tour of Central Asian countries aimed at strengthening regional assistance in stabilizing Afghanistan. More  Islam Does Not Imprison Women Many of those who have not read the Koran regard the word of God as conveyed to the Prophet Muhammad as sanctioning such practices as the mandatory wearing of the chador by women. This is emphatically not the case. More  Holbrooke: Tajikistan Key To Afghanistan U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said in Dushanbe today that Tajikistan was "a country of immense importance if one wants to have a peaceful outcome in Afghanistan." More  More Afghan Civilians Leaving Marjah Ahead Of Offensive More civilians are trickling into Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, fleeing the week-old NATO and Afghan offensive that aims to clear the Taliban out of the agricultural town of Marjah, a major insurgent stronghold and smuggling crossroads. More  Mystery Of Taliban Military Leader's Capture Deepens The capture of top Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Karachi was widely portrayed as sign of Pakistan's commitment to taking on insurgents, but there appears to be much more behind it than meets the eye. More  What Does ‘Victory’ In Marjah Mean? The beginning of the battle of Marjah is being trumpeted as the model for defeating the Taliban and winning the hearts and minds of the Afghan population. But will it be a success on the ground in southern Afghanistan, or only in the Western press? More  What The Soviets Got Right In Afghanistan The United States will soon surpass the Soviet tenure in Afghanistan, and one has to wonder what our legacy will look like 20 years from now. More  Don’t Let Pakistan Repeat Past Mistakes In Afghanistan Six decades of lost opportunities have shown that the only rational way forward is to quarantine the religious fanatics and take back only those who have freed themselves of the toxic ideology of the religious supremacists. More  Afghan Pride Grows With Each Swing Of The Cricket Bat Upstart Afghan cricketers this week swept through group play by defeating Ireland, Scotland, and the United States. Success on the cricket field has emerged as a source of national pride. More  Far From War, An Afghan Village Shows Its Ingenuity Stability was just what one Afghan village needed to use its own ingenuity to cope its problems. And it may be all any community in Afghanistan needs to do the same. More |
