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July 22, 2017
Villagers Reveal Details Of ‘Honor’ Murder In Pakistan

RFE/RL’s Gandhara website has obtained some details of the gruesome murder of a 12-year-old girl killed over maligning her family’s honor by reportedly eloping with a young man last month.

July 17, 2017
Afghan-American Female Pilot Circling Globe In Solo Flight

Shaesta Waiz, a 29-year-old Afghan-American pilot, is flying around the world in her single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36.
July 15, 2017
Where Is My Name? Afghan Women Campaign To Reclaim Their Identities

An Afghan group is seeking to end long-held taboos in society and restore a basic right to women -- for them to be identified by their own names.
July 13, 2017
Visas In Hand, Afghan Robotics Students Set To Depart For U.S. After Trump Intervention

Six Afghan girls have received U.S. visas and are set to fly to Washington after President Donald Trump intervened to allow them into the United States for an international robotics competition.
July 13, 2017
Afghan Robotics Team 'Very Happy' To Visit U.S. After Visa Decision Reversed

Six Afghan teenage girls were getting ready to travel from Herat to Washington for a robotics competition after being granted permission to enter the United States. Their visa applications were initially denied, but U.S. President Donald Trump intervened after a public backlash.
July 13, 2017
China-Pakistan Corridor Prompts Pakistanis to Study Chinese

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a group of infrastructure projects currently underway in Pakistan.
June 30, 2017
Pakistani Girl, 12, Killed In Latest 'Honor Killing'

A 12-year-old Pakistani girl was killed by her family after she eloped with a boy, according to accounts by villagers and officials in the northwestern tribal district of Khyber.
June 18, 2017
'Not Going Anywhere': Revered 87-Year-Old Aid Worker Has Given Her All To Afghanistan

American aid worker Mary MacMakin has been living on and off in Afghanistan for the past 50 years, and she has no intention of leaving anytime soon.
June 12, 2017
Christians Fear Losing Cemetery In Remote Pakistani City

Generations of Christians in a remote corner of Pakistan have been buried in a local cemetery that served as the final resting place for the region’s non-Muslim minorities.
June 05, 2017
Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum Face Uncertain Future In Sweden

Zolfiya Akbari’s future hangs in the balance as she awaits her asylum interview in Sweden that will decide whether she can stay or will have to return to Afghanistan.
May 29, 2017
'Little Picasso' Paints And Dreams In Serbian Refugee Camp

He's been dubbed 'The Little Picasso' by the Serbian media -- 10-year-old Afghan boy Farhad Nuri passes the time at a refugee center near Belgrade producing beautiful portraits, and dreams of studying art. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
May 24, 2017
Insurgents Force School Closures In Afghan Leader’s Village

Taliban control over the ancestral village of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has forced schools to close in the rural community.

Society

Tuesday 25 July 2017

Villagers Reveal Details Of ‘Honor’ Murder In Pakistan

Afghan-American Female Pilot Circling Globe In Solo Flight

Where Is My Name? Afghan Women Campaign To Reclaim Their Identities

Visas In Hand, Afghan Robotics Students Set To Depart For U.S. After Trump Intervention

Afghan Robotics Team 'Very Happy' To Visit U.S. After Visa Decision Reversed

China-Pakistan Corridor Prompts Pakistanis to Study Chinese

Pakistani Girl, 12, Killed In Latest 'Honor Killing'

'Not Going Anywhere': Revered 87-Year-Old Aid Worker Has Given Her All To Afghanistan

Christians Fear Losing Cemetery In Remote Pakistani City

Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum Face Uncertain Future In Sweden

'Little Picasso' Paints And Dreams In Serbian Refugee Camp

Insurgents Force School Closures In Afghan Leader’s Village

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Society

Tuesday 25 July 2017

Villagers Reveal Details Of ‘Honor’ Murder In Pakistan

Afghan-American Female Pilot Circling Globe In Solo Flight

Where Is My Name? Afghan Women Campaign To Reclaim Their Identities

Visas In Hand, Afghan Robotics Students Set To Depart For U.S. After Trump Intervention

Afghan Robotics Team 'Very Happy' To Visit U.S. After Visa Decision Reversed

China-Pakistan Corridor Prompts Pakistanis to Study Chinese

Pakistani Girl, 12, Killed In Latest 'Honor Killing'

'Not Going Anywhere': Revered 87-Year-Old Aid Worker Has Given Her All To Afghanistan

Christians Fear Losing Cemetery In Remote Pakistani City

Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum Face Uncertain Future In Sweden

'Little Picasso' Paints And Dreams In Serbian Refugee Camp

Insurgents Force School Closures In Afghan Leader’s Village

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Pentagon Says Leader Of Afghan IS Branch Killed In Raid

Villagers Reveal Details Of ‘Honor’ Murder In Pakistan

Afghan Lawmakers, Officials Oppose New Pakistani Anti-IS Offensive

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As IS Crumbles In Syria And Iraq, Afghanistan Braces For More Fighters

Visas In Hand, Afghan Robotics Students Set To Depart For U.S. After Trump Intervention

Gandhara Podcast: China And Afghanistan, Pakistan Cooperation

Afghan Vice President's Failed Homecoming Signals Deepening Political Crisis

Raymond Davis Discusses Tell-All Book

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