Ron Synovitz

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• September 21, 2007

  Bin Laden's Call For Jihad Adds To Musharraf's Woes

  Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to retaliate against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for the killing of a radical cleric during a raid on Islamabad's Red Mosque in July. The threat comes amid a political crisis that has weakened Musharraf just weeks before parliament is to appoint the country's next president.

• September 14, 2007

  U.S. Worried Iran Sending Chinese Weapons To Taliban

  Washington has complained to Beijing about Chinese weapons shipments to Iran that appear to be turning up in the hands of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

• August 31, 2007

  Negotiations Questioned After Taliban Releases Hostages

  August 31, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The negotiations that led to the release this week of 19 South Korean hostages are being described by some Western politicians as a "triumph" for the Taliban.

• August 24, 2007

  Women's Soccer Wins Support In First Games Abroad

  Afghanistan's first all-women's national soccer team is attracting attention during matches in Pakistan.

• July 19, 2007

  Skeptics Urge Caution Over Purported Cease-Fire

  Amid reports of a possible cease-fire declared by rebel leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, close allies say it's a fake and insist his armed opposition continues.

• July 18, 2007

  Can Musharraf Reform Militant Madrasahs?

  In the aftermath of the Red Mosque crisis, President Pervez Musharraf has renewed his pledge to prevent any mosque or madrasah from being used by terrorists.

• July 14, 2007

  Moscow Suspends Participation In CFE Treaty

  President Putin has suspended Russian participation in the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, a pact that is considered a pillar of European security and stability.

• July 12, 2007

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• June 27, 2007

  Is Tehran Arming The Taliban?

  Iranian-made weapons have been found in western Afghanistan, and some analysts say Tehran in likely playing a role in sending weapons to Taliban insurgents.

• June 25, 2007

  Iran Accused Of Orchestrating Gaza Seizure

  The Palestinian Authority's intelligence chief claims Iran played a "big role" in Hamas's recent seizure of Gaza from Palestinian security forces.

• June 22, 2007

  Kabul Investigates Reported Militant Movement From Iran

  Reports say gunmen in two pickup trucks crossed into western Afghanistan.

• June 21, 2007

  Taliban Threatens More Attacks In Kabul

  June 21, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A Taliban spokesman says militants are changing their tactics in Afghanistan and will increasingly carry out attacks in Kabul.

• June 19, 2007

  Afghan Civilians On The Front Line

  NATO officials admit that the growing number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan is costing the alliance support from ordinary Afghans.

• June 18, 2007

  Human Shields | U.S. deplores Taliban tactics

  June 18, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says seven children were killed overnight by an air strike against a suspected Al-Qaeda safe house near the border with Pakistan. But the U.S. military has blamed the deaths on Al-Qaeda, saying the militants used the children as human shields and wanted them to die.

• June 15, 2007

  NATO | A new focus on reducing civilian deaths

  June 15, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Insisting that Afghanistan remains the alliance's top-priority mission, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that "concrete measures" must be taken by NATO to reduce civilian casualties.

• June 12, 2007

  Afghanistan: Workers Still Await Security Clearance To Repair Kajaki Dam

  British troops operating near Kajaki in January 2007 (epa) June 12, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- British and U.S. forces in southern Afghanistan have not yet been able to claim success on their key stated objective despite a major NATO offensive against the Taliban.

• June 11, 2007

  Afghanistan | Child laborers miss school, face poverty spiral

  June 11, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Hasib is a 12-year-old Afghan boy who spends his days working at a bicycle repair shop in Kabul. He says he considers himself lucky because he is learning a trade that he will have for life. But since he started the job at the age of nine, he has had to quit school. And he does not know how to read or write.

• May 28, 2007

  Iraq Jihadists Said To Be Spreading

  Despite recent fighting in Lebanon, analysts say claims the insurgency in Iraq is exporting fighters and tactics to other countries are exaggerated.

• May 24, 2007

  Poison And Politics In Former Soviet Republics

  Kyrgyzstan's prime minister has added his name to a growing number of cases of real or suspected poisonings of political figures in former Soviet republics.

• May 22, 2007

  New Novel By 'Kite Runner' Author Focuses On Women

  Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini's second novel, "A Thousand Splendid Suns," examines the struggles of women in an intensely patriarchical society.

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