 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 6/2/2010 A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan. For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Insurgent Violence Mars Afghan 'Peace Jirga' A three-day peace council has opened in the Afghan capital, Kabul, to debate President Hamid Karzai's plan to reintegrate insurgent foot soldiers and reach out to their leaders for a political settlement. But multiple attacks within minutes of the peace jirga's start have highlighted the challenges ahead. More  Cautious Optimism Greets Afghan Peace Council Thousands of delegates from the farthest corners of Afghanistan are assembling in Kabul in hopes of finding a way to end the violence. They must address some harsh realities. More  Top Al-Qaeda Figure Said Killed U.S. officials say Al-Qaeda's third-in-command, whose role spanned from operations to fund-raising, is believed to have been killed in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan. Al-Qaeda confirmed the death in a message posted on Internet forums. More  Top NATO Commander Addresses Recent Taliban Gains, Vows Commitment To Security In an exclusive interview, NATO's top military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, spoke in Kabul today with RFE/RL Radio Free Afghanistan correspondent Mujahed Jawad about the current situation in Nuristan Province, near the border with Pakistan, and in the southern province of Kandahar. More  Watchdog Amnesty Harsh On 2009 Watchdog Amnesty International has warned that human rights abuses continued to plague the world in 2009, with torture or ill treatment, unfair trials and imprisonment, and restrictions on free speech among the most common violations. More  UN 'Civilizations' Forum In Brazil Hopes To Reframe Debate Over Global Culture, Politics The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations will host its third-annual forum in Rio de Janeiro from May 27-29. The conference, titled "Bridging Cultures, Building Peace," will be attended by high-level dignitaries including President Lula da Silva of Brazil, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. More |
