Pakistan’s powerful generals have for decades cited political corruption as a leading problem in the country that justified the toppling of governments through repeated coups and the military's manipulation of power.
Flash floods caused by torrential rains killed at least 38 people and destroyed hundreds of houses in an Afghan city north of Kabul, officials said on August 26.
Residents and officials in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan say the Taliban is raking in considerable revenues by taxing illegal gold mining in the remote region bordering China, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
In a worrying sign, wealthy businessmen are threatening to move their capital abroad to escape growing insecurity in a strategic western Afghan province that has turned into a key commercial and industrial hub in recent years.
A northern Afghan province that once boasted promising business opportunities for women has been hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
A Pakistani schoolteacher is selling fried peas on the streets after the closure of his private school. Many private schoolteachers in the country are not receiving their salaries due to school closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pakistan has announced the reopening of transit trade between its western neighbor, Afghanistan, and eastern neighbor, India, through its territory and land borders.
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