RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
5/2/2012 7:56:40 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.
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Tortured Afghan Bride Defies The Odds, Embarks On New Life
The case of Sahar Gul, the young Afghan bride who was tortured at the hands of her husband and in-laws, sparked an international outcry when she was found by authorities last year. Months after her ordeal, the teenager is recovering in a rehabilitation center in Kabul, where she hopes to begin a new chapter of her life. More 
Explainer: What Does The U.S.-Afghan Partnership Accord Mean?
U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed a new partnership accord committing Washington to support Kabul for 10 years after NATO forces leave by 2014. RFE/RL correspondent Charles Recknagel looks at what's in the agreement and what's not. More Officials say at least seven people have been killed and nearly 20 injured in a series of attacks, including a suicide car bombing, in the Afghan capital Kabul. More U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will broadly govern relations between the two nations following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan at the end of 2014. More 
Senior Afghan Taliban Reported Killed
RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reports that the head of the Afghan National Security Directorate, Rahmatulah Nabil has said a senior member of the Afghan Taliban has been captured and killed along with 25 other members of the militia. More Hundreds of Afghan youths have protested in Kabul against the country's former warlords. More 
Afghan Youth Group Targets Former Warlords Ahead Of Contentious Holiday
A new Afghan youth group is making waves in Kabul this week with an unprecedented campaign against the country's former warlords. It comes just days before a contentious national holiday honoring those very same men. More 
Film Highlights Perils Faced By Iraqis Who Helped U.S.
Kirk Johnson worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Iraq before finding his true calling: helping Iraqis who worked alongside Americans as advisers and translators during the war and were then targeted by insurgents and Al Qaeda-affiliated groups for their efforts. A new documentary about his work just had its world premiere in New York. More |
