The Uzbek man accused of killing eight people in the New York City terror attack first came to the United States in 2010 under the Diversity Visa Immigrant Program. Designed to provide permanent residency status to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States, the program is now under fire from President Donald Trump.
Former Afghan warlord Ismail Khan called for the complete pullout of foreign troops, insisting only Afghans themselves can bring peace to their war-torn nation. He was speaking to RFE/RL's Frud Bezhan in an exclusive interview in his residence in Herat, western Afghanistan.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the Western military alliance and Russia "continue to have fundamental differences," particularly regarding the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appears keen to end illegal payoffs allegedly paid by cabinet members to secure endorsements from lawmakers.
Thousands of protesters gathered in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, are demanding reforms in the restive northwestern tribal region.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been reelected as president of Pakistan's ruling party despite his dismissal from office by the Supreme Court.
In a sign of rising tensions between Pakistan’s elected civilian administration and its powerful military, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has warned against the dangers of running a state within the state.
A Pakistani court has postponed the indictment of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven days after his children, who are co-defendants in the case, did not appear in court.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has appeared before an anticorruption court in Islamabad to face corruption charges.
In the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, traffic cameras nail speeders, and trash thrown on the street is whisked away by morning. High-level officials from all over the country dine at five-star hotels, and parks, malls, and cafes are packed on nights and weekends.
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