A suicide bomber killed at least 48 people and wounded 67 others in a predominantly Shi'ite neighborhood in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
The shrinking of the Aral Sea -- a man-made environmental disaster that started in the 1960s -- devastated fishing communities. But a dam completed in 2005 has allowed water to refill part of the sea in Kazakhstan. One fisherman told RFE/RL's Kazakh Service how his village has come back to life.
Fifty years ago, Soviet-led forces rolled into Czechoslovakia, ending reform efforts to create "socialism with a human face."
Pakistan celebrated its 71st Independence Day with fireworks in Islamabad. People took to the streets of the capital following official ceremonies marking the event earlier on August 14.
Afghan government forces backed by U.S. air strikes were struggling to push Taliban militants out of the southeastern city of Ghazni on August 14 as clashes continue for a fifth straight day. The fighting has reportedly resulted in 110 to 150 civilian casualties, according to the UN report.
An Afghan woman recalls life under the Islamic State extremist group in northern Afghanistan, where the militants have been accused of rape, forced marriages, and using child soldiers.
The bodies of three Czech soldiers -- Martin Marcin, Kamil Benes, and Patrik Stepanek -- killed in a suicide attack at the weekend in Afghanistan were returned to Prague on August 8 in a ceremony marking the deadliest incident involving the army's foreign missions in four years.
Five new passenger planes arrived in Iran from a French-Italian manufacturer on August 4. The twin-engine ATR 72-600 turboprops landed in the northwestern city of Orumiyeh a day before the United States starts re-implementing sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. (IRINN via AP)
Dozens of Islamic State (IS) militants who surrendered to Afghan forces on July 31 have been moved to a compound in Shibirghan, in the northern province of Jowzjan, where they are now being held. RFE/RL filmed inside the compound on August 2.
Members of Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) protested on July 30 against the results of last week's parliamentary election, claiming the vote was rigged. Thousands rallied in Charsadda, Swat, and other cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.
If opposition leader Imran Khan does become prime minister of Pakistan, he will have completed the dramatic transition from international cricket star to the leader of a nuclear-armed country.
Supporters of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan celebrated on the streets of Lahore after his party was reported to be ahead in the general election late on July 25.
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