RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 11/3/2010 7:56:36 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan. For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
Former Taliban Leaders In Afghanistan See Peace As A Long Way Off RFE/RL talks to former leaders of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to gain a greater understanding of what the insurgents fighting the Afghan government and NATO forces would look for in a peace settlement. More Into Taliban Territory: Arrival In Tarbuz Guzar Part 1 of Muhammad Tahir's journey into Taliban territory in Northern Afghanistan. More Afghan Women Joining Armed Forces In Greater Numbers, Challenging Convention Some 30 Afghan women graduated from a special military course earlier this month and will join nearly 1,000 women who are currently serving in the military. Is Afghanistan's deeply conservative society ready to embrace women in uniform? More Let The Games Begin Abubakar Siddique looks at the long-term plans -- or lack of them -- of international forces in Afghanistan. More In Pakistan, Uncertainty Grows Over North Waziristan Operation Washington has long pressed Pakistan to launch a ground operation in North Waziristan, home of the notorious Haqqani network. But is one coming? More Russia Goes Back To Afghanistan Gregory Feifer looks at Russia's stepped-up involvement in Afghanistan. More |