RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
25.09.2013
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.
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Afghan Parliament OKs Interior Minister
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Afghan Taliban Official In Konduz Killed In Air Strike
Police say the Taliban shadow governor for a district in northern Afghanistan's Konduz Province has been killed in an air strike. More
Kabul Islamic Conference Ends Without Statement On Suicide Attacks
A one-day international conference of Islamic scholars in Kabul has ended without an expected joint statement condemning suicide attacks. More 
Interview: Taliban Chronicler Fergusson On Mullah Baradar's Release And Afghan Peace
RFE/RL Radio Free Afghanistan correspondent Mustafa Sarwar talked with James Fergusson, author of books on the Taliban and Afghanistan, about the release by Pakistan on September 21 of the Taliban's former second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. More 
Pakistan Frees Top Taliban In Bid For Peace
A Pakistani Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed on September 21 that the country's most senior Taliban detainee, Abdul Ghani Baradar, "has been released." More 
Latest Pakistani Hopes For Peace Talks With Taliban Could Be Short-Lived
Against a backdrop of suspicion that Pakistan's military establishment uses jihadists as "strategic assets," a Pakistani Taliban group's claim of responsibility for the death of two army officers prompts some leading columnists asked for across-the-board action. More 
Afghan District Governor Defects To Taliban
A northern district governor and former Afghan senator has defected to the Taliban, citing corruption and a lack of faith in the central government and its Western supporters. More
1970s Afghan Death List Ends Uncertainty For Relatives
The Dutch Embassy in Kabul has released the names of some 5,000 Afghans who were arrested, tortured, executed, or who went missing in the late 1970s. More |
