Gandhara: Stories From Afghanistan And Pakistan

Gandhara is the go-to source for English-language reporting about the two countries.

On this site, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty brings you a selection of the best reporting on Afghanistan and Pakistan from our journalists, informed by their deep expertise in the societies they cover and their networks of contacts.

Here you get the independent, informed, and balanced reporting of our journalists. The reports from Afghanistan are sourced from Radio Azadi, which maintains a small network of reporters in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover. Many of its reporters are based in Europe. Our coverage of Pakistan and the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region is based on Radio Mashaal's network of journalists, some of whom are in the field.

Every day, our editors select and publish the best reporting from these services to help you stay informed on the political, economic, and social trends in the two countries.

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This website takes its inspiration from Gandhara, an ancient region comprising parts of today's Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is part of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty family of news organizations across Asia and Europe.

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