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June 22, 2021
Pakistanis Can't Get Vaccine Shots As Provinces Complain Of Shortages

The COVID-19 vaccination program in Pakistan's Sindh and Punjab provinces is being hampered by a shortage of vaccine doses. People in Sindh's provincial capital, Karachi, were turned away after lining up in the sun for inoculations.

June 17, 2021
Opposition Lawmakers Demand Development Projects In Balochistan Province, Pakistan

Opposition lawmakers staged a protest in Balochistan Province, Pakistan, to demand the inclusion of development projects for their constituencies in the upcoming provincial annual budget.
June 14, 2021
U.S. Diplomat: Security Assistance Stays Strong As 'Disappointing' Afghan Peace Talks Continue

A U.S. diplomat has told RFE/RL that negotiations are still under way in Qatar's capital, Doha, between representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban, but are proceeding slowly.
June 13, 2021
Envoy: U.S. Forces May Be Leaving Afghanistan, But The U.S. Is Not

The United States will not abandon Afghanistan even after the withdrawal of its forces, set to be completed by September 11, Zalmay Khalilzad has said. The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation spoke at a news conference during his visit to Kazakhstan's capital, Nur-Sultan.
June 08, 2021
Afghanistan Starts New Drive To Weed Out Poppies In Counternarcotics Campaign

Afghan authorities chopped down poppies in Badakhshan Province amid a new drive to eliminate sources of the opium and heroin trade. But past efforts to replace poppies have faltered as farmers say they can't survive on what they earn from alternative crops.
June 08, 2021
Relatives Of Missing Persons Protest In Peshawar, Pakistan

Dozens of relatives of missing persons held a protest in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar to demand the safe return of their loved ones. People traveled from across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to the June 8 demonstration, which took place in front of the Provincial Assembly and the Peshawar
June 02, 2021
Childbearing In Afghanistan Is Risky. Doctors Say Family Planning Can Help

Pregnant women in Afghanistan face high risks of complications or death in childbirth, and there are dangers to their infants resulting from poverty and limited access to care. Some health experts are encouraging mothers to take more time between pregnancies to reduce some of the risks.
May 31, 2021
Trash Or Treasure: Afghan Military Denies U.S. Military Weapons For Sale At Kandahar Market

At Bush Market, you can buy what the Americans did not take with them when they handed over their base at Kandahar to the Afghan military in mid-May. But amid claims that weapons and munitions are traded, officials insist that no sensitive or military equipment is changing hands.
May 28, 2021
Camped Out In War-Damaged Bosnian Villages, Afghan Migrants Make Repeat Runs For EU Border

Thousands of people are camped out in the ruins of largely abandoned Bosnian villages ravaged by war in the 1990s. From there, they try to cross the border into EU member Croatia. Many of them are Afghans who, despite being turned back dozens of times, are determined to keep trying.
May 27, 2021
University Employees Demand Budget Increase In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

Thousands of university employees from across Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province staged a protest to demand an increase in the annual budget for their institutions. At the May 27 rally in the provincial capital, Peshawar, protesters also claimed that a proposed increase in tuition f
May 26, 2021
Karachi To Tashkent Via Kabul

Pakistan and Uzbekistan have exchanged goods through war-torn Afghanistan for the first time. The shipments are part of five planned trial runs aimed at testing the viability of various routes in the region.
May 25, 2021
Turbulence Ahead? Afghan Air Force Prepares For U.S. Withdrawal

With the pending withdrawal of U.S. forces and contractors from Afghanistan, the fledgling Afghan Air Force could have some turbulent days ahead.

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