The Iranian parliament is debating an amendment to the country’s drug law -- a step that could end the death penalty for some drug offenses.
Iranian lawmakers are attempting to abolish a longstanding law that denies citizenship to Iranian children born to foreign fathers.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Iran to halt all executions for drug-related offenses while the parliament discusses amendments to reform the country's drug law.
In a sign of entrenched mistrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Afghan lawmakers and officials have opposed Islamabad’s new offensive against the Islamic State (IS) militants.
Iran is trying to boost the image of the Fatemiyoun Division, Afghan fighters recruited by Tehran to fight in Syria, as the group suffers high casualties on the battlefield.
The extremist group is fast losing territory in Syria and Iraq
Uzbekistan has banned its musicians from passing off foreign songs as their own.
Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies have agreed to grant Qatar a 48-hour extension to meet demands after Doha submitted a response to a 13-point ultimatum, Saudi state-owned TV says.
The man who will be taking much of the credit for achieving peace in Tajikistan is President Emomali Rahmon. Rahmon was indeed a part of efforts to reach peace in Tajikistan, but he was just one of many people involved in the process. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
It's 20 years since Tajikistan's 5-year-long civil war came to an end, having claimed between 50,0000 and 100,000 lives. What was it about and what was its legacy?
Let's recall how brutal Tajikistan's 1992-97 civil war really was. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
Former and current Afghan security officials and lawmakers have welcomed an expected reorientation of U.S. policy in Afghanistan, which is now predicted to focus on ending militant sanctuaries in neighboring Pakistan.
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