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In its latest bid to win the information war, Washington is set to expand broadcasts of Radio Free Europe (RFE)--the U.S.-funded service that promotes democracy around the world--into Afghanistan. Last week the House of Representatives approved the $27.5 million plan, which would allow the broadcast of news, information and culture in local languages 12 hours a day. Congressman Ed Royce, the bill's chief sponsor, says that such broadcasts could be crucial in turning Afghans against the Taliban.
If approved by the Senate, broadcasts to Afghanistan could ...