RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
12/29/2010 9:04:21 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.
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Assassinations Mark Worsening Conflict In Balochistan
A rising wave of targeted assassinations in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province, which for years has been at a crossroads of regional rivalries and insurgent movements, is dashing hopes for peace and regional cooperation. More Tajikistan's State National Security Committee has confirmed that four Tajik citizens have been extradited from Afghanistan, including two fugitives from a mass jailbreak four months ago. More Oil is the strategic commodity of our time. Ready access to cheap oil has launched empires, and much blood has been shed to control it. But in Babur’s day, horses were the great resource upon which states were built. More A Tajik student has told of his kidnap ordeal at the hands of a group of Afghan drug smugglers in a suspected case of mistaken identity. More Despite signs that the Afghan government is nearing the inauguration of a new parliament, the political crisis generated by September's elections might be far from over. More |