RFE/RL AFGHANISTAN REPORT
23.01.2013
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
Casualties Reported In Afghan Drone Attacks
Authorities in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan say U.S. drone attacks have inflicted more than 30 casualties on suspected militants. More  Afghan Taliban Slams Video-Gaming Prince Harry As Britain's Prince Harry ends his second combat tour of duty in Afghanistan, a comment about his skill as a helicopter gunner has led the Taliban to brand him a "coward." More  Standoff With Afghan Insurgents Ends A shoot-out with insurgents at Kabul's traffic-police headquarters has come to an end after Afghan security forces killed the five militants barricaded inside the building. Three traffic-police officers were killed and 18 people were wounded. More  Pakistan Vows To Free All Afghan Taliban Jalil Jilani, Pakistan's foreign secretary, said at a news conference in Abu Dhabi that Islamabad was coordinating the release of all Afghan Taliban prisoners still in Pakistan's custody. More  For Returnee, Tragedy On Road Back To Afghanistan Zar Gul, an elderly Afghan refugee, lost a leg and four members of her family in a roadside explosion while returning from Pakistan to Afghanistan. She is now one of the many displaced Afghans living in a Kabul refugee camp without a home or any source of support. (Video by Sabawoon of RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan) More |
