RFE/RL Afghanistan Report 10.07.2013 A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Afghanistan.For more stories on Afghanistan, please visit and bookmark our Afghanistan page. |
 U.S. Scraps Unused Afghan BaseA brand new U.S. military facility in southern Afghanistan will likely be demolished without ever being used.More  Afghans Call U.S. Pullout Talk 'Pressure' TacticAfghan President Hamid Karzai's spokesman has dismissed a "New York Times" report claiming U.S. President Barack Obama is considering an expedited and complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan as a tactic "aimed at putting pressure on Afghanistan."More Neglected by a heavily burdened government and excluded by society, many disabled people in Afghanistan have little or no means of support. One of them is Atiqullah, a 32-year-old from the north who was paralyzed by a land mine. (Produced by RFE/RL correspondent Sabawoon and written by Frud Bezhan)More  Make Way For MOOCs: How Free, Online Courses Could Revolutionize EducationWhat do you call free, internet-based classes taught by professors from top U.S. schools? They're known as "massive open online courses," or "MOOCs." But some are simply calling them an educational revolution.More |