RFE/RL AFGHANISTAN REPORT
11/2/2011 9:09:37 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Istanbul Conference Pledges Support For Afghanistan At a one-day conference on Afghanistan in Istanbul, regional and Western powers pledged support for the country's sovereignty and stability. More  Lawlessness Reigns In Tajik-Afghan Border Region Tajikistan's Shuroobod district has a reputation as a place where people, and even their livestock, go missing, and the sound of gunfire exchanged between border guards and drug smugglers is routine. More  Joint Probe Pledged Of Rabbani Killing The presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan have committed their countries to jointly investigate the assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani on a day of talks hosted by their Turkish counterpart. More Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and the Aga Khan have laid the foundation stone of what will be the fifth bridge connecting Tajikistan to Afghanistan. More  Tribal Truce In Eastern Afghanistan Falls Apart The three-year truce that the Afghan government forced on a violent land dispute in eastern Afghanistan and we described last week as "shaky" from the outset lasted just one day. More  U.S. Military Waste A Smoldering Afghan Health Issue Pollution from military bases is causing serious health issues for locals living near army facilities in Afghanistan. The problem is most acute in Bagram, where the United States has its largest military base. More  Tajik Power Line To Afghanistan Inaugurated An electric power line linking a hydroelectric power plant in Tajikistan with the Afghan city of Pul-i-Kumri was formally inaugurated today by officials from both countries. More  Afghan Government Forces Shaky Truce In Tribal Land Dispute It took the threat of military action by the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar Province to get two tribes to stop their bloody land dispute. But the truce between the two lineages of the Pashtun Shinwari tribe is a shaky one.More |
