With his colorful costumes, swords, and twirling moves, Khanzada Asfandyar Khattak is challenging a taboo in conservative Pashtun culture that frowns upon male dancers.
Thousands of opposition activists gathered in the Pakistani city of Swat on November 13. Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and other opposition leaders addressed the crowd to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
As Afghan government and Taliban negotiators try to broker a peace deal in Doha, RFE/RL's Gandhara is asking Afghans: "What's at stake for you in the Afghan peace talks?" For entrepreneur and activist Nilofar Ayoubi, it's the freedom to work and build a career as a businesswoman.
Dozens of female students at the Islamia College University in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar took part in the "Girl's Walk Against Harassment" on November 11 to complain that some teachers harass them when when deciding their grades.
Dozens of journalists demonstrated in Islamabad on November 11 to condemn what they see as increasing governmental pressure on media, including censorship, the unfair dismissal of journalists, and the nonpayment of salaries.
Merchants in the Pakistani city of Quetta held a one-day strike to protest the killing of a local union leader. Traders closed their shops in the capital of Balochistan Province on November 10, a day after Allah Dad Tarin was shot dead while returning home from evening prayers.
The first-ever female driving courses have begun in Afghanistan's northern Faryab Province.
Taj Bibi has had three husbands killed in battle. All of them were brothers who served the Afghan National Army.
Kabul dentist Ghazal Sharifi Mayel says Afghan peace talks need to protect career choices for women.
The Kabul bureau chief for RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan, Sami Mahdi, has paid tribute to 16 of his students who were killed in an attack on Kabul University on November 2. At least 22 people -- most of them students -- died after three gunmen stormed the campus.
The challenges of providing education for girls in Afghanistan’s rural regions, some of which are under the control of Taliban militants.
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