http://www.rferl.org/archive/Afghanistan/latest/652/654.html RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Afghanistan http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo.gif http://www.rferl.org/archive/Afghanistan/latest/652/654.html en-US Copyright 2009 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:44:48 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL A rocket hit the outside wall of the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul today, wounding four people, including two boys, a Health Ministry official said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Rocket_Hits_Luxury_Hotel_In_Kabul_Four_Wounded/1884325.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Rocket_Hits_Luxury_Hotel_In_Kabul_Four_Wounded/1884325.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:38:11 +0000 News NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police today to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops. http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Takes_Command_Of_Afghan_Army_Police_Training/1884321.html http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Takes_Command_Of_Afghan_Army_Police_Training/1884321.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:56 +0000 News The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has called Afghan President Hamid Karzai an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid. Nancy Pelosi also said there was not strong support among her fellow Democrats in Congress for a big increase in troops to oppose the Taliban. http://www.rferl.org/content/US_House_Speaker_Doubts_Afghanistan_Worthiness_As_Partner/1884210.html http://www.rferl.org/content/US_House_Speaker_Doubts_Afghanistan_Worthiness_As_Partner/1884210.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:51:21 +0000 News The United States must tighten control of Afghan development contracts as a first step toward stemming rampant corruption, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today. http://www.rferl.org/content/US_To_Tighten_Control_Of_Afghan_Contracts/1883895.html http://www.rferl.org/content/US_To_Tighten_Control_Of_Afghan_Contracts/1883895.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:11 +0000 News A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people today, and an Afghan lawmaker escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his bodyguards were killed, officials said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Suicide_Bomber_Kills_Six_In_Afghanistan/1883011.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Suicide_Bomber_Kills_Six_In_Afghanistan/1883011.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:33:32 +0000 News Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations has said. http://www.rferl.org/content/UNICEF_Names_Afghanistan_Worst_Place_To_Be_Born/1882881.html http://www.rferl.org/content/UNICEF_Names_Afghanistan_Worst_Place_To_Be_Born/1882881.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:59:21 +0000 News U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, visiting Afghanistan for President Hamid Karzai's inauguration ceremony, discussed the numerous obstacles the Afghan leader faces in his second term. In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan correspondent Mujahid Jawad, Clinton speaks about security, corruption, and the prospects for international cooperation. http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_Says_Karzais_Inauguration_Speech_Demonstrated_Good_Faith_/1882773.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_Says_Karzais_Inauguration_Speech_Demonstrated_Good_Faith_/1882773.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:26:45 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_Says_Karzais_Inauguration_Speech_Demonstrated_Good_Faith_/1882773.html#relatedInfoContainer NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said today that the alliance must not turn its back on Afghanistan as this would raise the threat from Al-Qaeda and lead to insecurity throughout Central Asia. http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Chief_Says_Alliance_Must_Not_Walk_Away_From_Afghanistan/1882292.html http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Chief_Says_Alliance_Must_Not_Walk_Away_From_Afghanistan/1882292.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:19:17 +0000 News An Afghan government official has rejected suggestions in "The Washington Post" that he accepted millions of dollars from Beijing in exchange for awarding a Chinese company a lucrative copper-mining contract, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_Minister_Rejects_Charges_Of_Corruption/1882204.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_Minister_Rejects_Charges_Of_Corruption/1882204.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:19:22 +0000 From Our Bureaus A grand ceremony in Kabul today (November 19) marked Afghan President Hamid Karzai's inauguration to a second five-year term. In a wide-ranging speech, Karzai promised peace and security, reconciliation with insurgents, and pledged to confront corruption. http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_To_Take_Oath_Future_Of_Afghan_War_At_Stake/1881950.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_To_Take_Oath_Future_Of_Afghan_War_At_Stake/1881950.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:11:18 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_To_Take_Oath_Future_Of_Afghan_War_At_Stake/1881950.html#relatedInfoContainer U.S. President Barack Obama pledged today to end the Afghan war before he leaves office, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Hamid Karzai to make a new compact with his people on the eve of his inauguration. http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Vows_Afghan_Exit_Clinton_Prods_Karzai/1881805.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Vows_Afghan_Exit_Clinton_Prods_Karzai/1881805.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:49:04 +0000 News The international community must act swiftly to impose itself as an equal stakeholder and partner in tackling corruption in Afghanistan. It must come up with intelligent strategies, accompanied by clear benchmarks and mechanisms to monitor those benchmarks every step of the way. http://www.rferl.org/content/From_Words_To_Deeds_In_Afghanistans_Corruption_Fight/1881737.html http://www.rferl.org/content/From_Words_To_Deeds_In_Afghanistans_Corruption_Fight/1881737.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:28:50 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/From_Words_To_Deeds_In_Afghanistans_Corruption_Fight/1881737.html#relatedInfoContainer U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan for her first visit as America's top diplomat, on the eve of President Hamid Karzai's inauguration after a fraud-tainted election. http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_Arrives_For_First_Afghan_Visit_As_Top_US_Diplomat/1881370.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_Arrives_For_First_Afghan_Visit_As_Top_US_Diplomat/1881370.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:47:56 +0000 News Most Afghans see not Taliban militants but poverty, unemployment, and government corruption as the main causes of war in their country, according to a report by a leading aid group. http://www.rferl.org/content/Poll_Afghans_See_Poverty_Corruption_As_Main_Causes_Of_War/1881102.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Poll_Afghans_See_Poverty_Corruption_As_Main_Causes_Of_War/1881102.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:35:35 +0000 News A grand inauguration ceremony on November 19 will mark the beginning of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s second term in office. Karzai is expected to use the opportunity to announce new anticorruption measures in an effort to quell criticism from both Afghans and his Western backers. http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_Inauguration_Brings_Anticipation_Of_Change/1881057.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_Inauguration_Brings_Anticipation_Of_Change/1881057.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:36:16 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_Inauguration_Brings_Anticipation_Of_Change/1881057.html#relatedInfoContainer Afghan officials have said 14 civilians were killed by rockets fired by the Taliban into a crowded market on November 16, almost trebling the original toll given for the attack in the country's northeast. http://www.rferl.org/content/Civilian_Death_Toll_Almost_Trebled_In_Afghan_Attack/1880808.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Civilian_Death_Toll_Almost_Trebled_In_Afghan_Attack/1880808.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:05:50 +0000 News Journalists will be barred from Afghanistan's presidential palace during the inauguration ceremony on November 19 for Hamid Karzai, whose credibility has come under question after a fraud-marred election, the palace said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Reporters_Barred_From_Afghan_Leaders_Inauguration/1880725.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Reporters_Barred_From_Afghan_Leaders_Inauguration/1880725.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:12:55 +0000 News NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said the alliance's mission in Afghanistan will soon gain momentum, in remarks seeking to allay doubts about the operation. http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Chief_Afghan_Mission_New_Momentum/1880314.html http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Chief_Afghan_Mission_New_Momentum/1880314.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:26:31 +0000 News Afghanistan will form a high-level anticorruption unit to investigate graft among senior officials, the Interior Ministry said, after widespread criticism and demands from Washington the government must do more. http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghanistan_Says_To_Form_New_Anticorruption_Unit/1879524.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghanistan_Says_To_Form_New_Anticorruption_Unit/1879524.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:54:29 +0000 News The United States has stepped up pressure on Pakistan to expand its fight against Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants, warning that the success of its new Afghanistan strategy depends on it, "The New York Times" reports today. http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Urges_Pakistan_To_Expand_Military_Offensive/1879102.html http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Urges_Pakistan_To_Expand_Military_Offensive/1879102.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:26:10 +0000 News U.S. President Barack Obama has said the greatest threats to the United States continued to be terrorist networks like Al-Qaeda. http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Says_AlQaeda_Still_Greatest_Threat_To_US/1879056.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Says_AlQaeda_Still_Greatest_Threat_To_US/1879056.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:35:36 +0000 News The U.S. military has unveiled a new $60 million Afghan prison it says will provide detainees better living conditions and promote transparency, but rights groups said the changes were not enough. http://www.rferl.org/content/New_US_Afghan_Prison_Unveiled_Rights_Groups_Wary/1878838.html http://www.rferl.org/content/New_US_Afghan_Prison_Unveiled_Rights_Groups_Wary/1878838.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:58:17 +0000 News Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai to "do better" if he wants U.S. support, and that included creating a major crimes tribunal and anti-corruption commission. http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_Urges_Tangible_Afghan_Progress_From_Karzai/1878834.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_Urges_Tangible_Afghan_Progress_From_Karzai/1878834.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:36:01 +0000 News Afghan Attorney General Eshaq Aleko says the judiciary is launching new investigations into alleged corruption at top levels of government. http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghanistan_Launches_New_Corruption_Investigations/1878011.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghanistan_Launches_New_Corruption_Investigations/1878011.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:11:48 +0000 From Our Bureaus Germany will send 120 more soldiers to northern Afghanistan to reinforce its base in Konduz Province, Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Germany_Sending_120_More_Troops_To_Afghanistan/1877814.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Germany_Sending_120_More_Troops_To_Afghanistan/1877814.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:31:48 +0000 News The World Health Organization (WHO) says antiviral medicines like Tamiflu should be used much earlier by doctors in order to prevent deaths from swine flu. The UN agency also says it is sending more supplies of antivirals to developing countries most affected by swine flu. Those countries include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine. http://www.rferl.org/content/Amplifier_WHO_Urges_Doctors_To_Use_Antiviral_Drugs_Sooner_To_Prevent_Swine_Flu_Deaths/1877353.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Amplifier_WHO_Urges_Doctors_To_Use_Antiviral_Drugs_Sooner_To_Prevent_Swine_Flu_Deaths/1877353.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:10:01 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Amplifier_WHO_Urges_Doctors_To_Use_Antiviral_Drugs_Sooner_To_Prevent_Swine_Flu_Deaths/1877353.html#relatedInfoContainer A suicide car bomber attacked an office used by Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar today, killing 10 people and wounding 60, officials said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Bomb_Destroys_Pakistani_Security_Building/1877007.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Bomb_Destroys_Pakistani_Security_Building/1877007.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:10:16 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Bomb_Destroys_Pakistani_Security_Building/1877007.html#relatedInfoContainer An explosion hit one of the main U.S. military bases in Kabul early today, the military said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Blast_Strikes_US_Military_Base_In_Kabul/1876962.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Blast_Strikes_US_Military_Base_In_Kabul/1876962.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:40:03 +0000 News Western allies need to bolster military training for Afghanistan so it does not become a safe haven for terrorists and can assure its own security, the head of NATO has said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghanistan_Must_Not_Be_Terrorist_Haven_Says_NATO_Chief/1876316.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghanistan_Must_Not_Be_Terrorist_Haven_Says_NATO_Chief/1876316.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:32:15 +0000 News As the United States' special inspector-general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), Arnold Fields has the arduous task of preventing the "waste, fraud, and abuse" of U.S. funds appropriated for Afghanistan. In an interview with RFE/RL correspondent Abubakar Siddique, the retired Marine Corps major general weighs in on the rising concerns over corruption in Afghanistan. http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_US_Special_Inspector_Says_Afghan_Corruption_A_Mix_Of_External_Internal_Factors/1876279.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_US_Special_Inspector_Says_Afghan_Corruption_A_Mix_Of_External_Internal_Factors/1876279.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:12:30 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_US_Special_Inspector_Says_Afghan_Corruption_A_Mix_Of_External_Internal_Factors/1876279.html#relatedInfoContainer General Sayed Mohammad Qudossi, who commands Afghanistan's national police academy, says his students are healthy, trustworthy, and literate. But they are not soldiers and should not be judged too harshly. http://www.rferl.org/content/Chief_Says_Afghan_Police_Burdened_By_Military_Expectations/1876081.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Chief_Says_Afghan_Police_Burdened_By_Military_Expectations/1876081.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:41:19 +0000 News The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan has expressed doubts in writing to President Barack Obama about deploying a large number of additional troops to the country. Reports of memos from Karl Eikenberry, who once served as the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, come as Obama considers whether to send up to 40,000 more soldiers to boost the war effort there. http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Afghan_Envoy_Expresses_Doubts_About_Possible_US_Troop_Surge/1875995.html http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Afghan_Envoy_Expresses_Doubts_About_Possible_US_Troop_Surge/1875995.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:25:40 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Afghan_Envoy_Expresses_Doubts_About_Possible_US_Troop_Surge/1875995.html#relatedInfoContainer The United States is concerned about corruption and poor governance in Afghanistan and has raised those issues with the administration of President Hamid Karzai, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_Says_US_Concerned_About_Afghan_Corruption_/1875965.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_Says_US_Concerned_About_Afghan_Corruption_/1875965.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:08:53 +0000 News U.S. President Barack Obama is pushing his Afghan war council for revisions in strategy options presented to him before he will go ahead with a final decision on boosting troop levels in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official has said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Pushes_For_Changes_In_Afghan_Strategy_Options/1875759.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Pushes_For_Changes_In_Afghan_Strategy_Options/1875759.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:22 +0000 News Afghan President Hamid Karzai will be sworn in for a second term on November 19, an official said, after being returned to power despite a fraud-tainted poll in which more than a quarter of his votes were invalidated. http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_President_To_Be_Sworn_In_Next_Week/1875048.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_President_To_Be_Sworn_In_Next_Week/1875048.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:06 +0000 News Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has met Afghan President Hamid Karzai, aiming to mend ties between Kabul and the European Union strained by a fraud-tainted election and what Bildt called a "difficult" few months. http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_Leader_Hosts_EU_Head_After_Difficult_Time/1874041.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_Leader_Hosts_EU_Head_After_Difficult_Time/1874041.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:17:33 +0000 News An international conference to help reconstruct Afghanistan's ancient Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban will be held in Kabul, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Conference_Set_On_Rebuilding_Afghan_Buddha_Statues/1873900.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Conference_Set_On_Rebuilding_Afghan_Buddha_Statues/1873900.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:57:41 +0000 From Our Bureaus http://www.rferl.org/content/Conference_Set_On_Rebuilding_Afghan_Buddha_Statues/1873900.html#relatedInfoContainer Japan said it would give Afghanistan up to $5 billion in new aid, a package Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hopes will improve strained security ties with Washington ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit this week. http://www.rferl.org/content/Japan_OKs_Aid_To_Afghanistan_Ahead_Of_Obama_Visit/1873778.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Japan_OKs_Aid_To_Afghanistan_Ahead_Of_Obama_Visit/1873778.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:21 +0000 News President Barack Obama is expected to speak today at a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, for the 13 U.S. soldiers and others gunned down in a rampage allegedly committed by a U.S. Army psychiatrist. http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_To_Attend_Fort_Hood_Memorial_As_Probe_Continues/1873755.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_To_Attend_Fort_Hood_Memorial_As_Probe_Continues/1873755.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:30:19 +0000 News The UN General Assembly declared on November 9 that Afghanistan's presidential election was both credible and sound, despite allegations of widespread fraud that led critics to question the vote's legitimacy. http://www.rferl.org/content/UN_Declares_Afghan_Election_Credible_Legitimate/1873742.html http://www.rferl.org/content/UN_Declares_Afghan_Election_Credible_Legitimate/1873742.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:15:31 +0000 News A senior NATO official says Armenia will soon send a small contingent of troops to Afghanistan to assist the United States and its NATO allies against the Taliban insurgency, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Armenia_To_Send_Troops_To_Afghanistan_/1873439.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Armenia_To_Send_Troops_To_Afghanistan_/1873439.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:18:12 +0000 From Our Bureaus NATO and Afghan officials say their forces have killed at least 130 Taliban fighters in a major operation over the past week in an area of Afghanistan's north where militant activity has surged. http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Says_130_Taliban_Killed_In_Afghan_Operation/1873243.html http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_Says_130_Taliban_Killed_In_Afghan_Operation/1873243.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:57:28 +0000 News Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the target of an international arrest warrant over alleged war crimes, has canceled his plans to attend a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, (OIC) the world's largest Islamic grouping, in Turkey today. The meeting in Istanbul has been billed as an economic summit to discuss trade and antipoverty measures among members, including Iran and Afghanistan. http://www.rferl.org/content/Sudanese_President_A_NoShow_As_OIC_Meets_In_Turkey/1873105.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Sudanese_President_A_NoShow_As_OIC_Meets_In_Turkey/1873105.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:23 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Sudanese_President_A_NoShow_As_OIC_Meets_In_Turkey/1873105.html#relatedInfoContainer Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview airing today that he is taking steps to root out corruption in his government, but he also said foreign money was making the problem worse. http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_Says_Hes_Addressing_Corruption/1872800.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Karzai_Says_Hes_Addressing_Corruption/1872800.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:28:50 +0000 News General George Casey, Army chief of staff, has become the latest U.S. military official to advocate sending more troops to Afghanistan as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy. http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Army_Chief_Says_More_Troops_Needed_In_Afghanistan/1872559.html http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Army_Chief_Says_More_Troops_Needed_In_Afghanistan/1872559.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:56:42 +0000 News Iranian-American Azadeh Moaveni, is the author of the best-selling memoirs "Honeymoon in Tehran" and "Lipstick Jihad." She spoke to RFE/RL correspondent Kristin Deasy about Iran's strict Islamic dress code on one hand, and the banning of Islamic headscarves in Uzbekistan on the other. http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_IranianAmerican_Author_Discusses_Islamic_Dress/1872445.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_IranianAmerican_Author_Discusses_Islamic_Dress/1872445.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:13:19 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_IranianAmerican_Author_Discusses_Islamic_Dress/1872445.html#relatedInfoContainer Islamic female clothing has become as much a political statement as it is a religious statement in many countries. http://www.rferl.org/content/Bans_Burqinis_And_Bad_Hijab/1872428.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Bans_Burqinis_And_Bad_Hijab/1872428.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:13:54 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Bans_Burqinis_And_Bad_Hijab/1872428.html#relatedInfoContainer Britons are not convinced the war in Afghanistan can be won, Britain's chief of defense staff said as two new polls showed support for the war was dwindling. http://www.rferl.org/content/British_Support_For_Afghan_War_Dwindling/1872388.html http://www.rferl.org/content/British_Support_For_Afghan_War_Dwindling/1872388.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:44:51 +0000 News A suicide bomber has killed an anti-Taliban village mayor and 11 other people in an attack near Pakistan's volatile city of Peshawar, officials said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Pakistan_Market_Attack_Kills_At_Least_12/1872319.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Pakistan_Market_Attack_Kills_At_Least_12/1872319.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:10:43 +0000 News U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Phillip Gordon says that in less than a year, U.S. foreign policy under President Barack Obama has brought a stronger relationship with Europe, more constructive dealings with Russia, and much-needed engagement with Iran. http://www.rferl.org/content/Senior_US_Diplomat_Says_Obama_ForeignPolicy_Approach_Paying_Off/1871972.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Senior_US_Diplomat_Says_Obama_ForeignPolicy_Approach_Paying_Off/1871972.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:42:01 +0000 News