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An Afghan bride dressed in a traditional wedding gown is attended by a beautician ahead of her wedding party in Kabul in 2017.

February 31, 1399

Afghan Couples Downsize Big Fat Weddings As Virus Grips

Kashmiris throw rocks at security personnel during a protest in Srinagar in August 2019.

February 25, 1399

Clashes In Kashmir After Indian Troops Kill Civilian

February 15, 1399

Trump Leadership Void On South Asia Persists As Diplomat Retires

The prisoner exchange would see President Ashraf Ghani release 5,000 Taliban prisoners, including many hardened fighters likely to return to the battlefield.

February 10, 1399

Afghan Peace Process Risks Collapse As Violence Flares

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah

February 05, 1399

NATO Says Afghan Leaders Must Seize Chance For Peace

President Ghani during a televised speech addressing the recent political issues in the country.

February 02, 1399

Afghan President Negative For Virus After Palace Outbreak

Residents buy dates at a market ahead of Ramadan during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus, in Karachi on April 20.

February 02, 1399

Ramadan On Collision Course With Virus For Asia's Muslims

$Before the lockdown, Atmar's company processed four metric tons of waste a day, a fraction of the 7,000 metric tons of garbage collected daily by Kabul's municipality, underlining the scale of the city's trash problem -- and the potential for her business to grow. (file photo)$

February 01, 1399

Virus Wipes Away Afghan Toilet-Paper Maker's Expansion Plans

Afghan actors rehearsing for a play (file photo)

January 29, 1399

Traumatised By War: Theater's Role In Healing Afghanistan

The Afghan all-girls robotics team made headlines in 2017 after being denied visas to take part in a robotics competition in Washington -- before President Donald Trump intervened and they were allowed to travel.

January 28, 1399

Afghan Girls Try Building Ventilator From Used Car Parts

Police officers wear masks amid coronavirus fears as they guard Pakistan Super League cricket matches outside the National Stadium in Karachi on March 12.

January 28, 1399

India Seal Women's World Cup Berth After Pakistan Series Scrapped

January 19, 1399

Hundreds Of Abandoned Animals Die At Pakistan Pet Markets

Migrant workers make up a majority of the work force building venues for the World Cup in Doha, such as the Al-Wakrah Stadium, which was completed in 2019.

January 11, 1399

Gulf's Massive Migrant Work Force Fears Virus Limbo

Millions of migrant workers across the Gulf face uncertainty as host countries lock down, employers withhold wages or mull redundancies, and strict coronavirus containment measures lead to deportations and confinement.

A health worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant outside of a building during an awareness campaign for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the eastern city of Jalalabad on March 19.

January 03, 1399

Afghanistan Reports First Coronavirus Death

Afghanistan reported its first fatality due to the novel coronavirus, after a man died in the north of the impoverished and war-torn country on March 22.

December 20, 1398

'They've Eaten Everything': Locust Swarms Destroy Harvests In Pakistan

Farmers in Pakistan are facing the worst locust plague in nearly three decades, with entire harvests in the country's agricultural heartlands destroyed. The government has declared a national emergency.