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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.
May 05, 2017
Pakistani Girl Is A Software Prodigy In Swat

At age 17, Tahira Muhammad attends college, teaches English, and designs software for her local government in Pakistan's Swat District. The young coder was struggling to pay for her studies, but after RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal first reported on her work, donors stepped up to support her and her mother.
May 04, 2017
Book Review: Sensory Impressions From Afghanistan And Beyond

The people who contribute to the edited volume Encounters At The Hindu Kush recount personal experiences in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and western China as established scholars, young researchers, or simply travelers.
May 02, 2017
Taliban-IS War Escalates In Afghanistan, Pakistan

Battlefield exchanges and covert assassinations herald an expanding war between the Afghan Taliban and the Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
April 23, 2017
'Black Is Only For Funerals!' Kazakh President Calls For Ban Against Islamic Attire

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has called for a legal ban on types of Islamic dress that he says are not compatible with Kazakh traditions.
April 20, 2017
Pakistani Women Kill Man Accused Of Blasphemy, Police Say

Pakistani police say three women dressed in burqas killed a man who had been accused of blasphemy in 2004 in a northeastern Pakistani town -- the second murder over alleged insults to Islam in a week.
April 20, 2017
Pakistani Student's Views, Social Media Presence Stand Out After Lynching

As police investigate why a mob of fellow students would lynch Mashal Khan, the Pakistani student's outspokenness and social media footprint stand out.

Society

Friday 23 June 2017

'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

Pakistani Girl Is A Software Prodigy In Swat

Book Review: Sensory Impressions From Afghanistan And Beyond

Taliban-IS War Escalates In Afghanistan, Pakistan

'Black Is Only For Funerals!' Kazakh President Calls For Ban Against Islamic Attire

Pakistani Women Kill Man Accused Of Blasphemy, Police Say

Pakistani Student's Views, Social Media Presence Stand Out After Lynching

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U.S. Strike Kills IS Media Head In Eastern Afghanistan

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Gandhara Podcast: The Gathering IS Storm In Balochistan

Haqqani Network Commander Reportedly Killed By Drone Strike In Pakistan

Mattis Hints At Changes In Washington’s Afghanistan Approach

Christians Fear Losing Cemetery In Remote Pakistani City

Afghan Forces Retake Villages In Northern Province

U.S. Secretary of State: White House Reviewing Policy Options On Pakistan

Afghan Spy Agency Asks Pakistan To Hand Over Three Bombing Suspects

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Society

Friday 23 June 2017

'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

Pakistani Girl Is A Software Prodigy In Swat

Book Review: Sensory Impressions From Afghanistan And Beyond

Taliban-IS War Escalates In Afghanistan, Pakistan

'Black Is Only For Funerals!' Kazakh President Calls For Ban Against Islamic Attire

Pakistani Women Kill Man Accused Of Blasphemy, Police Say

Pakistani Student's Views, Social Media Presence Stand Out After Lynching

Most Popular

Most Viewed

U.S. Strike Kills IS Media Head In Eastern Afghanistan

Afghans Welcome Expected U.S. Policy Changes On Pakistan Taliban Sanctuaries

Gandhara Podcast: The Gathering IS Storm In Balochistan

Haqqani Network Commander Reportedly Killed By Drone Strike In Pakistan

Mattis Hints At Changes In Washington’s Afghanistan Approach

Christians Fear Losing Cemetery In Remote Pakistani City

Afghan Forces Retake Villages In Northern Province

U.S. Secretary of State: White House Reviewing Policy Options On Pakistan

Afghan Spy Agency Asks Pakistan To Hand Over Three Bombing Suspects

China Delves Into Regional Role

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At Least 11 Dead In Southwestern Pakistan Blast

Indian Facing Death Sentence For Spying Asks Pakistani Military For Mercy

Afghanistan's Belated Elections Scheduled For Next Year

Afghanistan Promoted To Elite Status Of International Cricket

Afghan Demining Effort Hit By Lay-Offs