RFE/RL AFGHANISTAN REPORT
11/16/2011 9:27:07 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Afghanistan Impounds Russian Plane Afghan authorities have impounded a Russian freight plane belonging to an aviation company at the center of a high-profile case that has raised tensions between Tajikistan and Russia. More  Afghanistan Opens Loya Jirga The Taliban has threatened to attack the conference, or loya jirga, which is expected to be attended by some 2,000 community and political leaders from across Afghanistan. More  Attacker Killed At Afghan Jirga Venue Afghanistan says its security forces killed an attempted suicide bomber near the venue of this week's Loya Jirga, a major gathering called by the Afghan president to discuss relations with the United States and peace efforts. More  Pashtun Music Bazaars Still Being Targeted Militants bombed or torched more than a dozen music shops late last week in the Swabi district of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province and the city of Miramshah in North Waziristan, according to numerous reports (here, here, and a late-October attack here), reportedly after threats to close their "un-Islamic businesses." More  Afghan Hindus, Sikhs Seek To Reclaim Their 'House Of Love' If all goes well, a long-exiled community of Hindus and Sikhs will soon return to live in their village in Afghanistan known as a "House of Love." More  Afghanistan Gets Another New Political Party Two of Afghanistan's most feared former militia commanders have joined political forces with a former vice president in launching the National Front of Afghanistan. This new political party aims to change the country's presidential system into a parliamentary democracy. More |
