Ron Synovitz is a senior correspondent for RFE/RL.
Impoverished Kyrgyz at a dump near Bishkek (file photo) (AFP) March 30, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- One of the world's fastest-growing financial sectors is investment managed according to Islamic law. But a debate is raging within the sector.
March 27, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- NATO commanders say they are pleased with the initial results of their spring offensive in southern Afghanistan.
The sun sets on the Kazakh time zone (ITAR-TASS) March 23, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Dozens of countries move their clocks forward on March 25 -- effectively to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening for the summer.
March 20, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Afghanistan's government today confirmed that it freed Taliban prisoners in exchange for a kidnapped Italian journalist.
Critics say an amnesty law for war crimes committed in Afghanistan over the past 30 years was passed by a parliament only trying to protect its own members from prosecution.
February 27, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A suicide bomber used a car bomb today to attack the front gates of Bagram Air Field, where U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was visiting.
Taliban fighters seem bent on widespread attacks designed to stretch NATO and Afghan forces thin.
Musical masters hope their Grammy nominations draw more attention to traditional music.
February 2, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The lower chamber of Afghanistan's parliament passed a bill on January 31 that would grant immunity to all Afghans involved in war crimes during the last quarter century. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) warns that the legislation -- if approved by the upper chamber of parliament and signed by President Hamid Karzai -- could mean failure for the process of national reconciliation.
Since NATO took command of operations in Afghanistan, far less compensation has been given for innocent civilians that have been killed.
For many ethnic Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Pakistan, "Pashtunistan" is the idea of an historic homeland that was divided in 1893 by a line drawn by the British.
NATO forces in Afghanistan say the destruction of a Taliban camp in Helmand Province has cleared the way for repairs on a major hydroelectric dam.
U.S. forces in southern Afghanistan earlier this year (file photo) (epa) January 11, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Afghanistan saw its bloodiest battle in months overnight when NATO and Afghan troops spotted two groups of militants mainly within Pakistan and then tracked them as they crossed into Afghanistan's southeastern Paktika Province.
A surprising number of children have been sent into the streets of Kabul by impoverished parents who cannot support their families.
The opening ceremonies in Qatar launch a sporting event that is second in scale only to the Summer Olympic Games.
A Kabul resident purchases a SIM card for Afghanistan's third cellular-phone provider in July (epa) PRAGUE, November 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai is visiting India this week in the hope of winning fresh trade deals and investment for his country. On November 18-19, Karzai plans to attend the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference for Afghan Reconstruction in New Dehli.
President Hamid Karzai spoke with RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan about bringing together tribal leaders from both sides of the Afghan-Pakistani border.
Thousands of Pashtun tribesmen and armed militants rallied on October 31 against the U.S. and Pakistani governments.
Kazakh Abdigani Zhiyenbay plays during the festival (RFE/RL) Traditional music from Central Asian has been virtually unknown in the West until the past decade. But musicians who keep the region's ancient music traditions alive have been making inroads into Western music markets with tours and new CD releases. A film and music festival in Prague called "Music On Film -- Film on Music," has given some of those artists greater exposure in the West. Films screened on October 19 gave audiences a peek at the lives of musicians from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. The festival also featured live performances of traditional music from Central Asia and Afghanistan.
British Lieutenant General David Richards (file photo) (epa) NATO's top commander in Afghanistan has been meeting with Pakistani officials to discuss how to improve cooperation on security along the Afghan-Pakistan border. NATO and Pakistani officials are denying western media reports that Lieutenant General David Richards planned to confront Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf with evidence that some elements within Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency (ISI) have been training and arming Taliban fighters in Pakistan for cross-border incursions into Afghanistan.
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