Senior Pakistani police and customs officials say the discovery of a large amount of liquor has led them to conclude that some North Korean diplomats are involved in selling alcohol either to make money for themselves or to provide funds for the cash-starved regime in Pyongyang.
A language dispute has erupted in Afghanistan after the BBC labeled the Facebook page of its local service BBC Dari, a name rejected by Afghan Persian speakers who prefer their language to be known as Farsi.
Using paintbrushes as their weapons and blast walls as their canvass, a young generation of Afghan artists bring messages of peace and hope to the streets of Kabul.
Zan TV is Afghanistan’s first and only TV station run by and for women. Five months after it launched, ratings are soaring. RFE/RL’s Frud Bezhan met some of the professionals who are braving the threat of violence in order to break new ground for Afghan women. (Camera: Ahmad Massoud)
Bakhrudin Khakimov left the KGB and joined Taliban militants. He was one of hundreds of Soviet personnel who remained in Afghanistan after the Red Army withdrew in chaos in 1989. RFE/RL's Frud Bezhan has his story (Camera: Ahmad Massoud)
Efforts by Kabul and international donors to educate girls in Afghanistan have “significantly faltered in recent years,” according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
For decades, Pashtun tribal people from the villages along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan have ignored the invisible line that demarcates the two countries. But now they are bracing for the prospect of a Berlin Wall-style divide.
Police confirm a number of young women have appealed for help after private pics, contact details turn up on tawdry websites.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have presented their nominations for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought -- including Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death in 2010 under Pakistan´s blasphemy law.
Faiza Elmasry tells us how the descendants of this family have turned their ancestral properties into modern business enterprises. Robert Raffaele narrates. (VOA)
Khan Beguma’s story is a tale of unending agony and inspiring courage and resilience.
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