U.S. President Barack Obama urged Pakistan to avoid risky and destabilizing developments in its nuclear weapons program while working to help reignite peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to strongly resist any limits on Pakistan's use of small tactical nuclear weapons at a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Russia has hinted at boosting its military and security involvement in Afghanistan but faces the added challenge of a troubled history.
Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum is turning to Russia, an old ally, to get support for Afghanistan's beleaguered security forces.
Amid a crackdown on international aid workers, the Pakistani government has drafted a bill that would increase the requirements for foreign NGOs to operate in the country
An anti-graft hotline called Whistleblower has received thousands of calls, but existing anti-corruption offices say the project has only confused the government.
Afghanistan has launched a social-media campaign to dissuade people, especially young people, from leaving the country for Europe.
Lawmakers from Pakistan's northwestern tribal areas say the country's powerful military is backing proposed legislation aimed at integrating the restive region into the mainstream.
The Taliban has published a 5,000-word biography of Mullah Akhtar Mansur, its recently named successor to spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.
India's ambassador to Afghanistan has rejected media reports that his government is heading for a strategic shift in relations with Kabul.
The idea of erecting barriers to keep undesirables at bay did not crumble with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Iron Curtain.
RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service assembled a panel to discuss the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
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