 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 4/28/2010 8:14:07 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan. For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Pakistan's Displaced Pashtuns Face Choice Between Home, Security A Pashtun tribe has resisted military demands that they return to their mountain villages in Pakistan's South Waziristan, saying the military campaign against Taliban extremists has left little to return to and that the security situation remains uncertain. More  Pakistan Security Operations Bring Few Positive Results RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal broadcaster Daud Khattak says terrified and war-weary locals in the region have ever reason to wonder if the fighting will ever end. More  The Nancy Pelosi Of Kandahar In an interview with the "Financial Times," Afghan President Hamid Karzai's younger half-brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, clamed that he is the "Nancy Pelosi of Kandahar." More  'Friendly Fire' May Have Killed UN Staff A UN report made public today says that five UN employees who died during an attack on their compound in Kabul last year may have been killed by Afghan security forces. More  Illnesses At Afghan Girls' Schools Prompt Poisoning Fears The mass sickness among the students of three schools in Afghanistan's northern Konduz Province over the weekend has raised alarm in a region under constant attack by Taliban militants. While authorities investigate the incidents, some suspect a new insurgent tactic to discourage girls' education, which the Taliban opposes. More  NATO Moves To Make Afghans 'Masters Of Own House' NATO foreign ministers today wrapped up their two-day jaunt to Estonia by laying the groundwork for Afghan forces to start progressively taking control of security in the country, starting this year. More  Fear Grows In Kandahar Ahead Of Expected NATO Offensive Fear is rising in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, where residents know NATO is planning an offensive to evict the Taliban. More |
