 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 3/19/2010 8:50:10 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan. For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Security Council Supports UNAMA The UN Security Council has given its support to an extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for another year. A formal vote is expected March 22. Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently asked the council to allow UNAMA to provide logistical and technical support for parliamentary elections in September. More  Security Council Expected To Modify UNAMA's Mandate The UN Security Council is due tomorrow to discuss the extension of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan -- known as UNAMA -- for an additional 12 months. A vote will be taken on Monday. More  Creditor States Cancel Afghan Debt For the past eight years, financial experts from the U.S. government have been helping Afghanistan improve its economy and restructure its debt. Today those efforts paid off when nations holding much of Kabul's public debt agreed to forgive the entire amount. More  Kabul Says No Direct Talks With Taliban Afghanistan's government today denied reports that it held secret, direct peace talks with the Taliban's No. 2 leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, just before he was arrested in Pakistan. More  Vulnerable Kandahar Reels After Blasts The beleaguered southern Afghan city of Kandahar is in mourning after a series of bombings in that killed at least 30 and wounded 50 more. More  U.S. Rights Report Cites Major Violations The U.S. State Department says in its annual human rights report that many governments worldwide continued to perpetrate grave rights violations. More  Afghans, Iranian Honored As 'Women Of Courage' Ten extraordinary women have been recognized by the U.S. State Department in a ceremony in Washington. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared in person alongside first lady Michelle Obama to praise the group of women that she and her staff have chosen as this year's International Women of Courage. More |
