RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
4/27/2011 8:53:56 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.
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Interview: U.S. Congressmen Look To Encourage Afghanistan, Azerbaijan
On their way to visit Baku and Kabul as part of a congressional delegation, U.S. Representatives Bill Shuster and Christopher Murphy talked to RFE/RL about Washington's goals in Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. More 
Panetta To Defense, Petraeus To CIA
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to name General David Petraeus, the top U.S. military leader in Afghanistan, to be the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency, and to make current CIA chief Leon Panetta his new secretary of defense. More 
Afghan Pilot Kills Nine In Gun Battle
NATO officials in Afghanistan say eight members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force were killed today along with a private contractor when an Afghan pilot opened fire on them at a training center near Kabul International Airport. More 
Afghan False Alarms Anger Tajiks
Firefighters in eastern Tajikistan are complaining that they are receiving false emergency calls made from neighboring Afghanistan. More 
NY Theater Troupe Tours Afghanistan To Entertain, Inform
Although a world away from war-ravaged Afghanistan, a theater company based in New York has developed a special bond with the country, training local actors in how to bring "informational theater" to remote villages. More 
Don't Negotiate Over The Heads Of The Afghan People
Everywhere you turn, it seems, someone is talking about talking with the Taliban. But the complexity of Afghanistan's bloody history makes it unlikely that genuine peace can be achieved without genuine reconciliation. And genuine reconciliation cannot be achieved by fiat, or by pretending that all is well. More 
Tea And Sympathy
After being accused of fabrications and financial misconduct, "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson finds support in unlikely quarters. More |
