Near East
Radio Azadi Launches Interactive SMS Service In Afghanistan
Radio Azadi, RFE’s Afghan station, has launched an interactive SMS service that is connecting the station more directly with its audience, especially villagers in remote, inaccessible regions who are often…
RFE, Afghan Air Force Deliver Thousands Of Radios To Remote Afghan Villages, Refugee Camps
On the eve of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, RFE’s Radio Azadi — with the help of the Afghan Air Force and U.S. military — has launched a new initiative to…
Record Number Of Iranians Visit Radio Farda Website
More than a million people inside Iran circumvented aggressive censorship and logged on to RFE/RL’s Persian-language website in July through a proxy server.
Jeffrey Gedmin Discusses Afghanistan & Pakistan At The New America Foundation
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin discussed his recent trips to Pakistan and Afghanistan in an event titled, “Af-Pak Diary: Notes from Islamabad and Kabul.”
RFE/RL, Radio Farda Focus on Iranian Election Anniversary
In this video, reportedly shot shortly after the UN Security Council voted for new sanctions on Iran, protest chants of “Allahu Akbar” and “Death to the Dictator” can be heard…
Afghans React to Karzai’s U.S. Trip
Afghans calling in to RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi yesterday offered their thoughts on President Karzai’s trip to Washington.
At RFE/RL, Karzai Spokesman Outlines Goals of U.S. Trip
Ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s arrival in Washington today, his spokesman told reporters at RFE/RL’s Washington office this morning to expect a series of “frank exchanges” between the Afghan…
RFE/RL President Gedmin Meets Karzai, Senior Afghan Officials
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the end of a five-day trip to promote media freedom in Afghanistan.
“Afghanistan’s Gandhi” Named Person of the Year
A tent-dwelling former Afghan presidential candidate with a reputation for fighting corruption has been named “Person of the Year” by RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi.
‘Voices from Afghanistan’ – Library of Congress Exhibit Opens
The Library of Congress has launched a new exhibit in Washington, D.C. showcasing some of the thousands of handwritten scrolls and letters sent by listeners to Radio Azadi.