RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
23.05.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.
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Music School Looks To 'Heal' War-Weary Afghans
A music academy at the forefront of an ambitious effort to rebuild Afghanistan's musical traditions takes pains to provide opportunities to underprivileged children and girls. More 
Central-South Asian Pipeline Deal Signed
Representatives of Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and India have signed an agreement aimed at the construction of a pipeline that would cross Afghanistan to bring Turkmen gas to India and Pakistan. More 
Rogue Afghan Insurgent Group Enters Political Scene
A new player has emerged on the scene in Afghanistan, intent on preventing any talk of peace. Little is known about the Mullah Dadullah Front, which has claimed responsibility for a high-profile assassination and threats against Afghan lawmakers recently. Nonetheless, intelligence officials and outside observers have been playing down the group's impact. More 
Hurdles Remain For TAPI Gas Project
The signing of a gas sale-purchase agreement brings the construction of the TAPI natural-gas pipeline project closer to reality. But while the deal has revived hopes for the much-delayed project that would supply Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan with Turkmen gas, many obstacles remain. More 
Kingsley As Karzai?
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has given British actor Ben Kingsley the green light to play him on-screen. More 
U.S. Kabul Envoy To Quit
Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker will step down this summer from his post as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan for health reasons. More 
NATO Agrees To Afghan Timetable
NATO leaders have approved plans to hand over security in Afghanistan to Afghan security forces by mid-2013. More Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States says his country is grateful for the support that NATO allies have pledged at their summit in Chicago. Eklil Hakimi told RFE/RL that the agreements reached between President Hamid Karzai and the United States and its NATO partners will send a strong message to the region and assure the Afghan people that Kabul will not be left on its own after NATO ends its combat mission in the country in 2014. More 
Afghan Senate Chief Confirms Threats
The chairman of Afghanistan's Senate, Fazal Hadi Muslimyar, has confirmed that senators received threats regarding a strategic agreement with United States. More 
NATO Gathers To Discuss Afghanistan, Missile Defense, And Its Own Future
NATO leaders meet in Chicago this weekend for a summit that will focus largely on the alliance's combat-force withdrawal from Afghanistan and its postmilitary role. But contentious plans for a European missile-defense system and the alliance's future vision will also be up for discussion. More |
