Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 30.05.2012 A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan. For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page .

 

System Tests Afghan Graduates' Resistance To Radicalism Despite inroads, many say the effort to offer educational opportunity to young Afghans hasn't met expectations. Worse, its harshest critics warn that the system for admission to university risks becoming a breeding ground for extremists. More   Asia's Top 10 Historic Sites Under Threat The Global Heritage Fund recently released a list of Asia's 10 most significant archaeological and heritage sites that are under threat, including sites in two of RFE/RL's broadcast countries -- Afghanistan and Pakistan. The sites are under threat, Global Heritage says, due to factors such as development pressures, unsustainable tourism, insufficient management, looting, and war and conflict. More   Opponents Look To Put Dogfighting On Tight Leash In Afghanistan Dogfighting, although illegal, has long been a lucrative and popular sport in Afghanistan. But the blood sport is being given a tight leash as opponents call on authorities to enforce animal-protection laws. More   In Annual Rights Report, U.S. Warns Of 'Instability' Following Arab Spring In a new report, the U.S. State Department calls last year’s uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa “inspirational," with citizens in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria standing up and demanding their universal rights, greater economic opportunity, and participation in their countries’ political future. More   Amnesty Says Gov'ts 'Failing To Lead' Amnesty International says courage shown by rights protesters during the past year has been matched by an "endemic failure of leadership" from local and international authorities. 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   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