RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
27.06.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.
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iPhones 'Steal' Real-Life Moments In Afghan Capital
Afghans have added a new medium to their artistic repertoire, turning to the iPhone to capture "Stolen Moments" of everyday life. RFE/RL correspondent Frud Bezhan reports from Kabul on a new photo exhibit that just opened in the capital. More In an interview with RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan, eyewitness Muhammad Sahrif Alakozai described the scene after Taliban militants stormed a popular resort outside Kabul on June 21 in an incident that reportedly left at least 20 people dead after a 12-hour assault. More Afghan police say a fatal Taliban assault on a hotel on the outskirts of Kabul has been brought to an end More The streets of Kabul, normally crowded with military convoys and UN vehicles, have been taken over by girls and boys on skateboards. The occasion was the fourth-annual “Go Skateboarding Day,” organized by Skateistan, an international nonprofit devoted to empowering young people through sports. More RFE/RL catches up with American immigrant writer Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns," at the United Nations on World Refugee Day, where he spoke about the plight millions of Afghans face, both inside and outside their beleaguered country. More |