A shocking video shows a young, burqa-clad Afghan woman brutally beaten by a mob that included her own relatives.
A top U.S. commander says he has seen improvement in Afghan forces' capabilities in the fight against Taliban extremists in Helmand Province since the American military returned to the troubled region nine months ago.
An Iranian woman was arrested in December for appearing on a Tehran street with an uncovered head and waving a white scarf. Vida Movahedi's protest against the law requiring women to wear the hijab has inspired dozens of other Iranians to take action. (Margot Buff, RFE/RL)
Millions of people saw our report on a 13-year-old Afghan boy supporting a family of nine, and many decided to help. Now he goes to school and has a normal childhood. (RFE/RL's Afghan Service)
Dozens of angry protesters have gathered outside the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul, chanting slogans such as "Death to Pakistan" and burning flags of the country.
A strong earthquake has hit the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan, causing casualties in the country and in neighboring Pakistan.
The Afghan intelligence chief and interior minister have traveled to Islamabad to discuss cooperation on security issues with Pakistani officials following a series of deadly attacks in Afghanistan.
One by one, Iranians are publicly defying the so-called hijab rule in echoes of an iconic protest by a 31-year-old mother in Tehran.
The U.S. military has said that "a human error in labeling" led to the accidental classification of previously available information about the war in Afghanistan.
This week, the Majlis looks at the problems new Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov inherited, what he is doing about them, and what he needs to do to move Kyrgyzstan forward.
Top Tajik officials have been warned that they can get in trouble if their wives don't take part in volunteer work.
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