Afghan presidential hopefuls at a televised debate ahead of the April vote have pledged to tackle widespread corruption and hold peace talks with the Taliban.
RFE/RL correspondent Bashir Ahmad Gwakh looks into the positions of the five leading contenders on the key issues in Afghanistan.
Intellectuals, lawmakers and clan leaders from northwestern Pakistan's tribal areas have complained that they are left out of Islamabad's talks with the Taliban.
Pakistani human rights campaigners have criticized a new counterterrorism law that they say violates safeguards enshrined in the country’s current constitution and could institutionalize abusive practices.
A recent bomb attack on a Sunni Muslim evangelical mosque in northwestern Pakistan has raised the possibility that the hardline Taliban are now targeting a puritanical Muslim movement.
A senior Afghan official has rejected a recent government fact-finding report that prompted President Hamid Karzai to blame U.S. forces for killing civilians.
In a rare move, a provincial government in a restive Pakistani province is protesting to pressure the federal government to end kidnappings.
Years after a major military operation freed Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley from Taliban control, local peace activists live in fear of bombs and bullets.
Former Pakistani generals and soldiers are nearly unanimous in calling for a treason trial for former military dictator Pervez Musharraf, who is fighting hard to avoid appearing before a special court.
Seven months after being voted into power for promising reforms, a provincial government in a restive northwestern Pakistani province is falling apart as it fails to improve security and services.
