Cold War Afghanistan
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1111--06/01/02 U.S.-Russian Relations in the Post-Post-Cold War World; Richard N. Haass, Director, Policy Planning Staff; Remarks to RAND Business Leaders Forum, Tenth Plenary Meeting; New York, New York ... 1111--04/22/02 Defining U.S. Foreign Policy in a Post-Post-Cold War World; Richard N. Haass, Director, Policy Planning Staff; The 2002 Arthur Ross Lecture, Remarks to Foreign Policy Association; New York, NY ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Rep. Royce Introduces Bill to Create "Radio Free Afghanistan"
"This legislation would revive the broadcasts that Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty were doing when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan during the Cold War," Royce said. "They are familiar with the challenges of broadcasting to Afghanistan, and have the institutional knowledge to perform these broadcasts and get them up and running quickly." ... Washington -- Representative Edward Royce (Republican of California) introduced legislation October 2 that would create a "Radio Free Afghanistan" to broadcast into that country. ... [Read More]
Washington HyperFile - East Asia Edition
War on Terrorism Bush Likens War on Terror to World War Two, Cold War ... Iraq Bush, Howard Reaffirm Cooperation in Iraq, Afghanistan ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Rebuilding of Afghanistan's Transnational Highway in Full Swing
The Kandahar-Herat segment of the Ring Road was first constructed by the Soviets in the 1960s while, at the same time, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the Kabul-Kandahar segment. It was during the height of the Cold War, when the former Soviet Union and the United States were vying for influence in Afghanistan. ... There have been security-related incidents and several of the camp guards have been killed in encounters with highway robbers, drug warlords and Taliban insurgents, according to Jordano. ... [Read More]
Defining U.S. Foreign Policy in a Post-Post-Cold War World
For those of us who came of age during the Cold War, its key features are etched in our memories. For almost five decades, from the late 1940s until the demise of the Soviet Union, the Cold War defined the main contours of the international landscape. It was, at its core, an ideologically charged confrontation between the West, that is, the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its satellites. Americans accepted that the stakes involved were nothing less than the preservation of our way of life. ... [Read More]
U.S.-Russian Relations in the Post-Post-Cold War World
U.S.-Russian relations are of course still evolving from a Cold War relationship dominated by efforts to prevent what we could do to one another to a new post-post-Cold War one based on promoting what we can do with each other. In the process, Russia and the United States are slowly moving away from a relationship that was centered on bilateral issues, first and foremost the prevention of nuclear war. To the extent the United States and Russia are still engaging in bilateral arms control, like the Treaty of Moscow, it is largely to manage the strategic relationship in a period of transition marked by continuing nuclear reductions and the likely introduction of limited ballistic missile defenses. Beyond that, arms control efforts are focused on preventing Cold War stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction from getting into the wrong hands or damaging the environment. Obviously, the United States and Russia must deal with the political and physical residue of the Cold War. ... [Read More]
Afghanistan
With funding from international donors, the U.N. organized and trained mine detection and clearance teams, which operated throughout the country. Nearly all areas that were cleared were in productive use, and more than 1.5 million refugees and IDPs returned to areas cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance. Nonetheless, the mines and unexploded ordnance were expected to pose a threat for many years. U.N. agencies and NGOs instituted a number of educational programs and mine awareness campaigns for women and children in various parts of the country. Continued warfare, as well as prolonged and severe drought, also resulted in massive, forced displacement of civilians. ... [Read More]
Road to Democracy: Afghan Elections
For some in Afghanistan, the road to democracy began in the cold and dark, as early as 3 a.m., on October 9, 2004, as they awoke and prepared to travel for hours to polling stations. In doing so, they made history: defying threats from the Taliban and casting their votes in the country's first-ever democratic presidential election. ... Howard Cincotta ... Although the principles of democracy are universal, its practice is as varied as the cultures in which it thrives. Democracies function as constitutional monarchies and federal republics. They have flourished in times of peace and prosperity — and survived in times of war, poverty, and internal division. Once dismissed by some as a luxury that only affluent societies could afford, freedom and democracy are now recognized as critical to sustained economic development and prosperity. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Radio Free Afghanistan Doubles its Broadcasts
RFE/RL operated a "Radio Free Afghanistan" service broadcasting in Dari and Pashto from 1985 until 1993, when the services were closed as part of an overall restructuring of RFE/RL operations following the end of the Cold War. Legislation approved by the U.S. Congress in December 2001 appropriated funds to resume the Afghan broadcasts as part of the post-September 11 U.S. war on terrorism. ... The service, which provides news and special reports to Dari and Pastu speaking audiences in Afghanistan, began in 1985. After an eight-year break in service following the end of the Cold War, Radio Free Afghanistan resumed its broadcasts in 2001 as a result of the U.S. campaign against terrorism. ... [Read More]
Afghanistan (04/05)
The U.S. Department of State's Consular Information Program provides Consular Information Sheets, Travel Warnings, and Public Announcements. Consular Information Sheets exist for all countries and include information on entry requirements, currency regulations, health conditions, areas of instability, crime and security, political disturbances, and the addresses of the U.S. posts in the country. Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department recommends that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Public Announcements are issued as a means to disseminate information quickly about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term conditions overseas that pose significant risks to the security of American travelers. Free copies of this information are available by calling the Bureau of Consular Affairs at 202-647-5225 or via the fax-on-demand system: 202-647-3000. Consular Information Sheets and Travel Warnings also are available on the Consular Affairs Int ... [Read More]
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