 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 9/1/2010 7:43:25 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan. For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Central Bank Says Kabul Bank Safe Afghanistan's central bank has dismissed media reports that Kabul Bank, the country's largest private bank, is on the verge of collapse due to the murky financial dealings of its top managers. More  U.S. Concern Over Afghan School Attacks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said in a statement that the United States is "deeply concerned" by the recent poisonings of Afghan schoolchildren in Kabul. More  Kabul Challenges Pakistan TV Ban The recent ban imposed on Afghan TV channels by Pakistan’s government is not to the benefit of either country. More  Karzai Aide Scandal Underscores Afghan Anticorruption Failures Corruption charges against a senior aide to the Afghan president, followed by reports that he and others in the Afghan administration are on the CIA's payroll, have raised serious questions about Kabul's anticorruption drive and about the transparency of U.S. policy in the country. More  Afghan Schoolgirls Sickened By Gas Afghan education officials said that dozens of students and teachers at a girls' school in Kabul were sickened on August 25 by an unknown gas that spread through classrooms. More |
