The United States has decried the killing of journalists in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan and accused the militants of trying to undermine the country's upcoming elections by attacking the "cornerstone of democracy."
A twin bomb attack in Kabul that killed at least nine journalists was the worst attack on Afghan reporters since the U.S. invasion of 2001. The deaths have stunned the country's journalism community, and those who have worked there over the years.
A video journalist who was upset over colleagues being killed, a producer with an eye for social stories, and a trainee who believed in the power of the media. RFE/RL was hit hard on a deadly day for journalists in Afghanistan.
A pair of coordinated suicide bombings claimed to have been carried out by the Islamic State (IS) militant group have rocked central Kabul near the country’s intelligence agency, killing at least 29 people, including two RFE/RL journalists and at least seven other media members.
A double suicide bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least 21 people, including a number of journalists. RFE/RL journalists Abadullah Hananzia and Muharram Durani were killed, and RFE/RL's Sabawoon Kakar was injured. (AFP)
Tens of thousands of supporters in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore greeted popular opposition lawmaker Imran Khan, as the country’s political parties launched their campaigns for the upcoming national elections.
Two explosions have rocked central Kabul near the country’s intelligence agency, killing at least 21 people, including a journalist for the French news agency AFP, Afghan officials say.
The West and Russia have a shared interest in Afghanistan's stability, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has told RFE/RL.
Sitara Wafadar is female, but has spent her life disguised as a boy -- forced by her parents to be the son they never had.
Pakistan's economy is growing by 5.8 percent this fiscal year, the fastest pace since 2005, aided by structural reforms and China's new Silk Road project, the government estimates.
Members of a civil rights movement demanding protection for Pakistan’s Pashtun minority say military and civilian authorities are imposing restrictions and creating problems ahead of a crucial protest in the northwestern Swat Valley.
NATO says it could provide additional security during Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, amid increasing attacks in the country ahead of the October polls.
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