Members of Afghanistan's gay community live secret lives on the margins of a society that routinely punishes homosexuality as un-Islamic and immoral.
Just as Serbia's migrant crisis was beginning to fade from national headlines, President Aleksandar Vucic brought it back into the spotlight with a seemingly grand act of benevolence. In full view of media gathered at his presidential palace in Belgrade, Vucic received the family of the 10-year-old Iranian-born artist affectionately known as "Little Picasso."
An American historian who spent decades working in Afghanistan to preserve the heritage of the war-torn country has died in Kabul at the age of 89.
The family of a 106-year-old Afghan woman, an asylum seeker in Sweden, says she is now fighting for her life while they await a decision about her fate in a Swedish appeals court after authorities rejected her asylum application.
A Pakistani-American woman has returned to Peshawar, where many stray dogs can be found roaming the city. So she set up the first dog shelter in northwest Pakistan. (RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
A leading Islamist political party in Afghanistan has accused the country’s Taliban insurgents for the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Burma.
Iranians are campaigning for Afghan children to be given the right to go to school in the Islamic republic, where many Afghans are denied access to basic services.
When a young Tajik teacher recited poems of praise for the country's autocratic president, he had no idea that the leader would respond by arranging his marriage. Within days, a village committee had located a suitable bride and planned a wedding sponsored by the government.
Aryana Sayeed, one of Afghanistan’s most-popular -- and controversial -- pop stars, says she is unbowed and plans to go ahead with a charity concert despite objections and threats from conservatives over women singing in public.
Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed says she will perform in a charity concert in Kabul, despite threats from conservative religious groups opposed to women singing in public.
For years, Afghan boys from one side of the Khyber Pass made the trek across the border to better schools in Pakistan. That abruptly stopped in January as Pakistan tightened border controls. But thanks to a bit of digital technology, the kids are back in class. (RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic gave a warm welcome to Farhad Noory, an Afghan refugee artist whom local media has dubbed "Little Picasso." (RFE/RL's Balkan Service)
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