Protests were held in Moscow, and in Grozny, the capital of the Russian republic of Chechenya, in support of the Muslim Rohingya minority in Burma, also known as Myanmar.
President Ashraf Ghani led Afghanistan's official observances of Eid al-Adha with a call for peace with Pakistan, as Muslims around the world celebrated the Festival of Sacrifice. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan, Radio Mashaal, Kazakh Service and Balkan Service)
Around 400 people have been killed in the deadliest week of violence in decades in Rakhine state, northwestern Burma (also known as Myanmar). Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh, amid fighting between Rohingya insurgents and security forces. (Reuters)
Tajikistan has passed a law that urges citizens to wear traditional clothes. Though the recommendation is vague and carries no penalties, authorities appear to have a specific goal in mind: discouraging women from wearing the Islamic hijab. (RFE/RL's Tajik Service)
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a bank close to the heavily protected U.S. embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least five others and wounding eight.
Protests against U.S. President Donald Trump were held in Pakistan, after he said the country had sheltered militant extremists who have attacked Afghanistan. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)
Fighting was still reported on August 28 in Iraq's northern city of Tal Afar, as government troops battled to eject remaining pockets of Islamic State militants from the area. (RFE/RL's Radio Farda)
A funeral was held on August 26 for people killed in an attack on a Shi'ite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul the previous day. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)
Afghan forces were on high alert outside a Shi'ite mosque in the capital, Kabul, after militants stormed the building during Friday Prayers. Police said two suicide bombers blew themselves up, leaving many civilians dead and wounded. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)
Speaking to national security officials in Kabul on August 23, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that Pakistan's government needed to "rethink its old policies."
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for not setting a timeline in his new strategic plan for Afghanistan.
U.S. President Donald Trump outlined his new security strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan on August 21. Speaking at the Fort Myer military base near Washington, Trump warned Pakistan over giving "safe haven to agents of chaos, violence, and terror." (AP)
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