Iranian border guards have been accused of torturing and then forcing a group of Afghan migrants to jump into a river, where some of them reportedly drowned.
As the United States and its allies begin what looks like a final drawdown of their forces from Afghanistan, China appears to be expanding its role and influence in the country.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for a "thorough investigation" into "shocking" allegations that Iranian border guards beat and then forced a group of Afghan migrants into a river.
Afghan officials on May 3 launched an operation to locate and retrieve bodies of migrants from a river in western Herat Province after reports that Iranian border guards had thrown Afghans into the river to prevent their entry into Iran.
The holy Muslim month of Ramadan will be starkly different amid a coronavirus pandemic that will force many Muslims to give up cherished religious rituals, including taking part in communal fast-breaking ceremonies.
A budding doctor who came to Iran on a medical scholarship has been working to save coronavirus patients since volunteering at one of the country's biggest hubs of COVID-19 care.
India and Pakistan are planning to partially open up some parts of the economy, officials in the two countries said on April 13, as the costs of harsh lockdowns to limit the outbreak of the coronavirus mount across the region.
Although Tajikistan hasn't reported a single coronavirus infection, many Tajiks say the virus is on everybody's mind and affecting people's everyday lives.
The U.S. government has extended for another 60 days sanction waivers that allow Russian, Chinese, and European countries to continue nonproliferation work at Iranian nuclear sites.
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 major breakthrough in China's three-month epidemiological battle against the coronavirus came on March 18 when no local infections were reported.
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