http://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo.gif http://www.rferl.org en-US Copyright 2009 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:41:35 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL The only female athlete on Afghanistan's 2008 Olympic team has fled from a training camp in Italy and reportedly is seeking political asylum in Norway. Radio Free Afghanistan's Omid Marzban spoke with her just hours before her disappearance. http://www.rferl.org/content/Only_Female_Afghan_Olympic_Athlete_Flees_Amid_Death_Threats/1183132.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Only_Female_Afghan_Olympic_Athlete_Flees_Amid_Death_Threats/1183132.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:46:21 +0000 Features Six years ago, Shamila Kohestani of Afghanistan threw off her burqa and ran as fast as she could to escape a Taliban militiaman who was whipping her because she was not wearing it properly. http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078658.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078658.html Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:17:58 +0000 Afghanistan