RFE/RL AFGHANISTAN REPORT
20.02.2013
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Interview: History Shows You Invade Afghanistan At Your Peril "Return Of A King: The Battle for Afghanistan 1839-1842" is a new book that draws on Afghanistan's violent history to provide lessons for its future. RFE/RL correspondent Abubakar Siddique spoke with the book's author, Scottish historian William Dalrymple. More After traveling more than 10,000 kilometers in two weeks, the Afghan Youth Orchestra is heading back to Kabul -- following performances in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the group as “ambassadors of peace,” as the young people used music to show the positive changes made in Afghanistan over the last 10 years. (VOA’s Brian Allen reports from Boston.) More  Afghan Civilian Casualties Down The United Nations says civilian casualties in Afghanistan have decreased for the first time in six years. More  After The Afghan Pullout, The Dangers For Central Asia As the United States and NATO prepare to pull out of Afghanistan there is a risk that terrorists and narcotics from that country will flow northward and increasingly jeopardize the Central Asian region, which is already weakened by corruption, despotism, and ethnic and water tensions. More Hundreds of women took to the streets of Kabul and other Afghan cities in a rare public protest against gender-based violence. More  Karzai Summons ISAF Commander Afghan President Hamid Karzai has summoned the commander of NATO-led forces in his country to explain an air strike that Afghan officials say killed 10 civilians. More |
