Near East
Radio Free Afghanistan Listening Rates Rise As Country Establishes Democracy
Nearly two thirds of Afghan radio listeners are tuning in to Radio Free Afghanistan, according to the results of a new survey conducted for RFE/RL by the Broadcasting Board of…
Former Taliban Commander Concedes Election Defeat
Former Taliban leader Abdul Salam Rokety has told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that the October 9 presidential election marked a defeat for the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Radio Free Iraq Gets Exclusive Interview With Jalal Talabani
Former Iraqi Governing Council member and head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Jalal Talabani discussed the upcoming trial of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in an exclusive interview with…
Radio Free Iraq Finds Audience For Increased News Broadcasts
RFE/RL’s Arabic-language Radio Free Iraq (RFI) service, which has significantly increased its news broadcasting presence since the fall of the Hussein regime, is attracting a strong audience in Iraq with…
Dine Condemns Iranian Press Freedom Violations
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine condemned today the arrest and mistreatment of journalists trying to cover the current student demonstrations in Iran, including a correspondent for the U.S. Government-funded Radio…
First Afghan Students Complete RFE/RL Journalism Training Program
Six students yesterday completed the first module of a six-month radio journalism program offered by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Kabul, Afghanistan.
RFE/RL Reporter Forced to Leave Herat — Again
On April 7 RFE/RL correspondent Ahmad Behzad was again forced to leave the western Afghan city of Herat.
Afghan Governor Throws RFE/RL Reporter Out of Herat
Ismail Khan, demanded yesterday through his security chief, Nasim Alawi, that RFE/RL correspondent Ahmad Behzad leave Herat and not return.
Dine Dismayed by Beating of Afghan Reporter
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine expressed dismay about an assault on Radio Free Afghanistan correspondent Ahmad Behzad by officials with the regional government in Herat.
RFE/RL, VOA Combine Forces in Afghanistan
Radio Free Afghanistan service and the Dari and Pashto Services of the Voice of America (VOA) have created a new joint program that was heard for the first time today…