Sitara Wafadar is female, but has spent her life disguised as a boy -- forced by her parents to be the son they never had.
Unlike previous years in which tens of thousands of Afghans easily crossed into Europe from Turkey, Ankara now seems determined to stop the flow of Afghans seeking asylum or better economic opportunities in European Union nations.
Chahat fled from parents who threatened to hand her over to the Taliban, but found refuge with transgender friends in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan. Despite discrimination and the threat of violence, she and her flatmates are witnessing small steps towards a more accepting society.
Thousands of people have rallied in the Pakistani eastern city of Lahore to call for an end to what they say are human rights violations by authorities in the country's tribal regions.
In a new report, Pakistan’s leading watchdog has said the country has failed to make progress on several issues over the past year, citing forced disappearances, women’s rights violations, and protection of religious minorities.
Gul Nesa, a 19-year-old Afghan woman, missed getting most of her basic education while her family was displaced during years of war. After RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported her story, Bamiyan Province officials agreed to create a new literacy center where women can learn to read and write.
Pakistan has launched a nationwide polio vaccination drive to try to reach 38.7 million children and eradicate the paralyzing and potentially deadly virus in one of the last countries on Earth where it is found.
Thousands of women and children made an emotional plea for the release of their family members during a rally by the Pashtun community in Pakistan.
The red and black Mazari hat is a traditional garment worn mostly in northern Afghanistan's Balkh province. Recently, it has become popular as a symbol of peaceful protest and has earned the nickname "Pashteen hat."
Returning to Pakistan for Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai’s mother, Thorpekai Yousafzai, was a dream come true.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai expressed joy and shed tears as she paid a short “dream” visit to her hometown in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley for the first time since she was shot by Taliban militants in 2012.
Lawmakers in a restive northeastern province in Afghanistan say Taliban control has deprived hundreds of thousands of students from going to schools.
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