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 Friday, 25 April 2008
  Clock[ 13:30 ] Peace Deal Between Islamabad, Pro-Taliban Militants Rankles U.S.
Pakistan's new government is close to signing a peace accord with pro-Taliban militants as part of a softer counterterrorism policy from Islamabad that deemphasizes military strikes and calls for U. more
  Clock[ 07:55 ] Warlordism 'Is Winning' Versus Democracy
Ordinary Afghans are becoming increasingly concerned about their future as the power of warlords appears to be growing in Afghanistan. more
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Daily Afghan Report
  [ issue 79, 25 April 2008 ]
Pakistan Protests To NATO, Afghanistan Over Soldier's Death
• Turkmen-Afghan-Pakistani Pipeline Project To Start In 2010
• Afghanistan, Pakistan Agree To 'New Beginning' In Relations
• Taliban Denies Kidnapping Two Foreigners
• Pakistan Protests To NATO, Afghanistan Over Soldier's Death
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On-Air Highlights
 
•  Karzai in his address at UN: "Poverty, underdevelopment, climatic hardships, and above all -- the menaces of terrorism and narcotics -- are challenges of global proportion in which Afghanistan continues to partake its share as a member of this global village."
•  Military officials say NATO and U.S.-led troops backed up by warplanes have killed at least 165 Taliban insurgents in two major battles in southern Afghanistan.

Press Review
  [ 17 September 2005 ]
'New Obstacles' And Lingering Concerns The government-run daily "Hewad" asserts that the Afghan electorate has two fundamental responsibilities in these elections: participating and casting their ballots responsibly. more
  [ 16 September 2005 ]
Defending Vetted Candidates, Ex-Mujahedin, And Refugees An editorial in the "Cheragh" daily on 8 September accuses election officials -- presumably the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) -- of failures and suggests some of the commission's decisions will spawn unnecessary problems. more
  [ 16 September 2005 ]
'Mullahs, Feminists, Jihadis, And Communists' "When 12 million Afghans dip their fingers into black indelible ink this Sunday [18 September], a new era will start for their war-ravaged country," Jo Johnson claims in a commentary posted by the "Financial Times" on 15 September. more
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Weekly "Afghanistan Report"
  [ issue 21, 10 January 2008 ]
• A First Step Toward 'Turning' Moderate Taliban?
• Kabul Pleads With Tehran To Delay Refugee Expulsions
• Afghanistan: Marriage Practice Victimizes Young Girls, Society
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