An Uzbek teacher set himself alight and leaped from the roof of his home, in protest at plans by the authorities to demolish it. The authorities in the Tortkol region in the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of western Uzbekistan say around 500 houses were built illegally and must be bulldozed. (UGC/
A suicide bomber carried out a deadly attack near a mosque in Kabul, on the eve of Ashura -- the most important festival in Shi'a Islam. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the United States supports "Afghan-led reconciliation as the solution" to the conflict in Afghanistan. Mattis spoke on September 27 at a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Kabul. (Reuters)
In the Kyrgyz village of Ak-Shyyrak, near the Chinese border, residents endure 10 months of winter and burn dry manure for fuel. RFE/RL's Kyrgz Service filmed this portrait of daily life in the remote mountains some 3,200 meters above sea level.
More than 5 million people are estimated to be eligible to vote in a nonbinding referendum in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region expected to give Kurdish leader Masud Barzani a mandate to negotiate with Baghdad and neighboring states over the secession of the oil-producing region.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani welcomed what he called a new "resolve" from the United States to support his country, in an address to the UN General Assembly. Speaking on September 19, he also called on Pakistan to engage "earnestly" in confronting terrorism and extremism. (Reuters)
A suicide bomb exploded outside a cricket stadium during a match in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, killing at least two people and wounding seven others. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)
People in a Turkmenistan village that was hit by a mudslide said they were warned by authorities not to talk about the natural disaster.
Protesters gathered in several Pakistani cities to condemn what they said was the Burmese government's killing and persecution of Rohingya Muslims. (RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
Hundreds gathered in Kabul to protest the recent killing and persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Burma, the country also known as Myanmar. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)
Large numbers of Rohingya Muslims from Burma, also known as Myanmar, continued to flow into Bangladesh on September 6, with many saying they were forced to leave their homes to escape violence. (Reuters)
A checkpoint on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border has officially reopened as the two countries continue to pursue closer ties after years of strained relations. (RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service)
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