Violence shook the Middle East, migrants made dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean and Europe, and voting in the United Kingdom and the United States produced shock results. These photographs tell some of the stories.
Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum has refused a summons by the country's attorney general over allegations that he and his bodyguards assaulted and abducted a political rival at a sports event in northern Afghanistan last month.
North Waziristan residents say the region is now militant-free and a tenuous peace has returned to towns and villages where civilians were tormented by suicide bombings and assassinations, Pakistani military counterterrorism sweeps, and U.S. drone strikes targeting militant leaders.
Islamabad's account of a phone call between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif makes quite a splash.
Afghan First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum has rejected allegations that he and his bodyguards assaulted and abducted a political rival at a sports event in northern Afghanistan last week.
Afghan officials say leaders of the Taliban insurgency continue to operate out of hideouts and safe havens in neighboring Pakistan.
There were protests in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, against the planned deportation of about 130 Turkish teachers.
A group of veiled Pakistani women protest in their country’s northwestern city of Peshawar.
Welcome to the first episode of the Gandhara Podcast. Our aim is to bring you informed perspectives and engaging discussions on pressing issues and the latest developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Afghanistan and Pakistan figured prominently on the foreign policy agendas of two U.S. presidents during the past 16 years.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could change the fate of a Pakistani man.
Reaction is coming in from around the globe to news that Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States, with the European Union reacting with caution and the Kremlin welcoming the outcome.
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