 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 10/27/2010 7:30:20 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan. For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 NATO Seeks 'New Start' With Russia Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says he's hopeful that NATO is moving close to what he calls a "new start" in relations with Russia -- including cooperation in connection with the Afghan conflict and possibly missile defense. More  Who Are 'The Taliban'? Radio Azadi's Mustafa Sarwar looks at the recent talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, if there were any. More  How WikiLeaks Makes Confrontation With Iran More Likely WikiLeaks will indeed "change" opinions. But they should not alter them in the pacifistic way Assange desires. More  Karzai: Iran Cash Bags 'Transparent' Afghan President Hamid Karzai has admitted that his chief of staff had received cash payments from Iran but said the payments were transparent and a form of official aid. More  Pakistan's Pashtuns Feel More Alone Than Ever Shaheen Buneri of RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal says Pashtuns straddling the Pakistani-Afghan border face serious challenges to their survival, and it's very hard for them to know whether the world has dismissed them as simply Taliban supporters and sympathizers. More  Introducing Gandhara RFE/RL's new blog on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Gandhara, provides commentary, news, and analysis on the region from RFE/RL journalists. More  Western Media Getting Afghanistan Wrong The situation in Afghanistan is bad enough, but inaccurate reporting is adding to the problem. The main problem is that different interest groups, with different axes to grind, offer Western journalists lots of spin. But making sense of it all and arriving at the truth is something few reporters manage to achieve. More  Afghan Military 'Ready To Take Over' An Afghan Defense Ministry official says the country's military is already capable of taking charge of counterinsurgency operations. More  Pakistani Foreign Minister Suggests U.S. To Blame For Taliban, Al-Qaeda Pakistan's foreign minister told an American audience in Washington, D.C., that in the battle to defeat terrorism in South Asia, the United States needs Pakistan's help more than ever. And in turn, Pakistan needs the United States. More |
