RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
2/1/2012 6:49:27 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.
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Interview: Rashid On 'Bad Timing' Of NATO Report On Pakistan And Taliban
Ahmed Rashid, a journalist and the well-respected author of several books on the Taliban and militant Islam, answers questions about the impact of a leaked NATO report that alleges that Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency is "intimately involved" with the Afghan insurgency. Rashid spoke with RFE/RL correspondent Abubakar Siddique. More 
Drones – Who Makes Them And Who Has Them?
U.S. President Barack Obama made a rare admission on January 30 when he acknowledged that the United States’ has used unmanned aircraft -- known as "drones" -- to attack high-value terrorist targets on Pakistan’s territory. Now that President Obama had confirmed such attacks take place, RFE/RL presents this quick explainer to cast some more light on these mysterious planes. More 
Afghan Gov't Plans Peace Talks
A member of the Afghan High Peace Council told RFE/RL he was "very optimistic" that Kabul officials would soon be involved in direct talks with Taliban representatives in Saudi Arabia or Turkey. More 
The Swede Who Convinced Taliban To Allow Girls Schools
These days Anders Fange, 65, lectures on Afghanistan around his native Sweden. His main challenge is to convince skeptical audiences to shed preconceptions when they think about Afghanistan. He hones this point by drawing on nearly three decades of experience in that mountainous country. More 
In Afghanistan, Worried Mother Of Sextuplets Gets Help
Local authorities in the northern Afghan province of Balkh have stepped in to provide assistance to a young mother who had expressed dismay at how she would be able to care for her six newborns. Sara Gul delivered three boys and three girls early on January 24. More |
