Afghanistan's Generation Z has grown up in a 17-year window shadowed by warfare and a heavy international presence, but now faces an uncertain future and the possibility of stark change.
The alleged harassment of women and children by the security forces in northwestern Pakistan’s restive Waziristan region has provoked outrage and protests.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected a petition to review its decision to acquit a Christian woman at the center of a years-long dispute over blasphemy charges that included violent protests by Islamists.
Rare color photos from the 1980s bring the the U.S.S.R.'s "hidden war" to light.
Alamzaib Khan Mehsud’s arrest has attracted considerable attention. He has earned a reputation for his dogged efforts to document enforced disappearances and highlight the plight of victims of landmines among Pakistan’s more than 30 million Pashtuns.
A 27-year-old Afghan man has begun a quest to improve children's literacy by getting on his bike and handing out free books to young people across the country. His hope is to encourage them to read and study in a country where war and poverty has deprived many of an education.
Global rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on the Pakistani authorities to disclose the whereabouts of a Pakistani human rights campaigner documenting grave rights abuses in northwestern Pakistan’s Pashtun belt, where the military fought a long war against Islamist militants.
When Dutchman Ciaran Barr and Norwegian Jorn Bjorn Augestad decided to visit Kabul, they opted to stay with a local host for free via the website couchsurfing.com. The Afghan government says they're risking their safety.
Afghan singer Abdul Salam Maftoon's close resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned him into a social media star after his debut on a national talent show. He says he'd love to meet his lookalike.
Thousands of families, who have fled fighting in Afghanistan's northern province of Faryab, are struggling to find shelter in the neighboring province of Jawzjan. They say up to 20 families are being squeezed into each classroom at a local school.
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