Afghan children must have IDs to go to school. And each family must have a permanent residence in order to get their IDs. Many members of the Jogi minority, a formerly nomadic people, have neither, and are unable to vote, own land, or attend school.
As winter looms, the United Nations is urging Bosnia to urgently relocate migrants and refugees from a squalid camp near the city of Bihac. (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
Art students around the world find themselves sketching naked models as part of the studies. Some artists and models find it uncomfortable. In Tajikistan, for some, it's breaking a taboo.
The system relies on cameras supplied by Hikvision, one of the Chinese companies recently sanctioned by Washington over its alleged role in human rights abuses. (RFE/RL's Kazakh Service)
The duke and duchess of Cambridge visit Pakistan in the first official British royal visit to the country since 2006.
Young Tajik men are being taken from the streets by people in plain clothes and reportedly sent to serve in the army for two years. Sometimes, the men are taken without any prior notice.
Emotions ran high at a soccer game in Tehran. For thousands of female fans, it was the first professional game they'd been allowed to attend in their lives.
Except for the occasional sunburn, a day at the beach is never a bad day. But lately visitors to Clifton Beach in Karachi, Pakistan are finding their day at the beach is being spoiled by some very unwelcome visitors. VOA’s Sidra Dar has more in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
Students around the world honored their favorite mentors on World Teacher's Day, October 5. In Afghanistan, teaching is a profession that barely provides enough to survive but Mohammad Alam still gives lessons with enthusiasm.
In 2014, Taliban militants kidnapped 25-year-old Reza Khoshnood Khurami and cut off parts of two of his fingers that were stained with ink from a polling station. This September, Khurami went to vote again, determined not to be intimidated by the brutal attack.
Counting is underway following Afghanistan's September 28 presidential election. It will be more than two weeks before preliminary results are known from a vote that was marred by violence, technical problems, and a low turnout.
Afghans headed to the polls on September 28 to elect a new president, amid reports of attacks at polling stations.
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