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AfPak - war, politics and leaks

The war in Afghanistan is in its ninth year. Debate rages over Pakistan's role in the conflict, whether there are viable governments in Kabul and Islamabad and whether the Taliban can be defeated. RFI gives you reports, analysis and interviews.

 
Interviews and analysis
20/02/2012 - Analysis: Afghanistan - France

Most foreign troop killings by Afghan soldiers not work of Taliban, Nato admits

Taliban infiltrators have been responsible for very few of the attacks on foreign troops by Afghan soldiers, a Nato official says.

13/01/2012 - Pakistan - analysis

Is Pakistan's military plotting a coup?

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told parliament Friday that it had to choose democracy or dictatorship, as his tried to face down the army and the Supreme Court.

30/11/2011 - Analysis: Pakistan - Afghanistan - US

US-Pakistan relations hit low point ahead of Bonn Afghanistan conference

Pakistan’s announcement that it will boycott next week’s Bonn conference on Afghanistan signals a new low in relations with the United States, brought on by the killing of 24 Pakistani ...

21/09/2011 - Afghanistan - analysis

Who killed Burhanuddin Rabbani ... and why?

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the assassination of former Afghan president-turned-peacebroker Burhanuddin Rabbani, according to the Reuters news agency.

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10/06/2011 - Afghanistan - Pakistan

Karzai in Pakistan to discuss Taliban peace talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Pakistan on Friday.

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06/08/2010 - Afghanistan - interview Nahid Aziz

Don't exploit women to justify war, says Afghan activist

The war in Afghanistan is not going well for the US and its allies, as the recent WikiLeaks revelations have shown.

Pakistan - interview with author Fatima Bhutto
Zardari a criminal, claims Benazir Bhutto's niece Fatima
Afghanistan - interview with documentary-maker Diana Saqeb
Afghan women come out from under the burka
India - Pakistan - explainer
What India and Pakistan don't agree on
Pakistan - UK - India - analysis
Can Pakistan stomach Cameron's WikiLeaks remarks?
A US Marine in Marjah town
Afghanistan - analysis
The Marjah offensive - what are the prospects?
Abdullah Abdullah
Afghanistan - interview
Abdullah slams Karzai's Taliban peace plan
Afghan Presidential election 2010
AFGHANISTAN

Afghan officials cancel 1.3 million parliamentary votes

Afghanistan

Afghan election fuels further complaints

Afghanistan

Afghan election commission fielded 3,000 complaints

Afghanistan

Afghans praised for voting despite Taliban threats

Afghanistan

Afghans cast their ballots, scattered attacks across the country

Afghanistan

Afghan election workers kidnapped

Syndicate contentNews from Afghanistan
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Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal - fractious religious alliance can punch above its weight
14/04/2013 - France - Afghanistan
Freed French hostage returns home
09/04/2013 - France - Afghanistan
Second French hostage freed in Afghanistan within 24 hours
08/04/2013 - France - Afghanistan
French hostage freed in Afghanistan
05/04/2013 - France
Three alleged jihadis deported from Pakistan to France
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Syndicate contentNews from Pakistan
14/05/2013 - International report
Hamza Shahbaz tells RFI Pakistan Muslim League-N can rule alone
13/05/2013 - Report: Pakistan elections 2013
Nawaz Sharif to recruit independents to avoid new Pakistan coalition government
13/05/2013 - Report: Pakistan elections 2013
Pakistan election losers claim widespread fraud
12/05/2013 - Report: Pakistan elections 2013
Nawaz Sharif set to return as Pakistani PM, will Imran Khan join government?
11/05/2013 - Report: Pakistan elections 2013
Big support for Imran Khan as Pakistanis vote for change
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On a hill in Kabul a whole street is dedicated to potters' workshops
Syndicate contentWikiLeaks' revelations
18/11/2012 - Report: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe mining boss to pay millions over Wikileaks diamond looting claim
11/11/2012 - International media
Bradley Manning to plead guilty on some charges
20/08/2012 - Wikileaks
Assange scolds U.S. from Ecuador Embassy
19/08/2012 - International media
Is Ecuador two-faced over freedom of speech?
16/08/2012 - Wikileaks
Ecuador grants political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
08/07/2012 - International media
WikiLeaks blows whistle on Italian arms contract to Syria
Syndicate contentFrance and Afghanistan
14/04/2013 - France - Afghanistan
Freed French hostage returns home
09/04/2013 - France - Afghanistan
Second French hostage freed in Afghanistan within 24 hours
05/04/2013 - France
Three alleged jihadis deported from Pakistan to France
26/12/2012 - France - Afghanistan
France doubles number of Afghans welcome to start a new life in France
22/12/2012 - France - Afghanistan
Taliban calls for new constitution in French talks
London international conference on Afghanistan
France 24's Leela Jacinto blogs on Afghanistan and Pakistan
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