RFE/RL AFGHANISTAN REPORT
29.05.2013
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 U.K. Confirms It's Holding 90 Afghans British Defense Minister Philip Hammond has confirmed that up to 90 Afghans are being held by British forces in a detention facility in southern Afghanistan. More  Kabul Probes Iran Deportation Reports Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry says the government is investigating reports by a human rights group suggesting Iran has been deporting Afghan refugee children. More  Afghan Rugby Star Gives Of Himself To Save His Mother A charismatic Afghan rugby player has made plenty of fans for his sporting exploits. But it was a selfless act that has made him a star for life. More  Kabul Students End Hunger Strike Ethnic Hazara student protesters in Kabul have abruptly ended an eight-day hunger strike after lawmakers said their claims of discrimination at Kabul University were untrue. More  Afghans Rally To Support Women Dozens of women’s rights defenders have staged a rally in front of Afghanistan’s parliament demanding lawmakers approve a law that bans violence against women. More  Afghanistan Begins Voter Registration Fazel Ahmad Manawi, head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), told reporters at a registration center in Kabul that “today we are happy to have launched the voter registration process." More  Taliban Storm UN Office In Kabul Police say Taliban gunmen have targeted a UN compound in central Kabul in a coordinated attack, which included explosions and a gunbattle. More  Kabul Gunbattle Follows Large Blasts Reports say gunmen have taken positions inside a building in the Afghan capital after an attack that apparently began with at least two large blasts. More  Former Intelligence Director Cordesman Says Obama Made 'Promise He Can't Keep' Anthony Cordesman is a former director of intelligence assessment for the U.S. secretary of defense’s office and a recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal. He now holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He gave RFE/RL Washington bureau chief Heather Maher his thoughts about President Barack Obama’s May 23 national security speech. More |
