RFE/RL AFGHANISTAN REPORT
19.06.2013
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page . |
 Taliban Hints At Eventual Power Sharing In Afghanistan The Taliban has expressed its willingness to share power in Afghanistan a day after the hard-line Islamist group opened a political office in Qatar. More  Interview: Taliban Spokesman Says Qatar Office Marks Beginning Of Political TrackTaliban officials in the newly opened Taliban office in Qatar say the opening of their office is a response to calls by their opponents for the launch of a political process to end three decades of fighting in Afghanistan. In an interview with RFE/RL correspondent Abubakar Siddique, Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem explained the hard-line movement's motives and aspirations behind the opening of their contact office in the Qatari capital, Doha. More  What Afghanistan, United States, Taliban Seek From Doha Talks Amid news that the Taliban is opening an office in Qatar with the intention of engaging in talks with the United States, RFE/RL looks at what the main players in the Afghan conflict want out of peace negotiations. More  U.S. Defends Talk Efforts With Taliban U.S. President Barack Obama has defended U.S. efforts to get Afghan peace talks started at a new Taliban office in Qatar. More Taliban Open Office; U.S. Plans Talks U.S. officials say they will sit down with the Taliban "within days" to begin the "first step on a long road" toward ending the 12-year-old war in Afghanistan. More  Security Handover In Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his armed forces have taken over the leadership of security operations across the country after a Kabul ceremony marking the handover from NATO-led forces. More  In Pakistan And Afghanistan, Childhoods Spent Hard At Work Millions of children in Pakistan and Afghanistan work at grueling jobs in order to support themselves and their families. On the World Day Against Child Labor, RFE/RL journalists spoke to children who miss school to earn their livings at mechanics' shops in Peshawar and Kabul. (Video by Ghulam Ghaus and Niaz Ahmad Khan of RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal and Sabawoon of Radio Free Afghanistan) More |
