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Thousands In Pakistan Protest Dutch Prophet Muhammad Cartoon Contest

An estimated 10,000 Pakistanis have protested in Lahore over a Dutch politician's plans to hold a cartoon competition featuring caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, with more mass protests expected in coming days.

Pakistani Military, Pashtun Protesters Disagree Over What Ended Waziristan Protest

Waziristan protestors say that while authorities have accepted to investigate whether security shot dead a protestor and injured several more in the northwestern North Waziristan tribal district last week, a top military spokesman said such a probe will only “ascertain facts” and the security forces hadn’t killed or injured anyone in the restive region.

Need To Call A Cab In Kabul? Book A Buber!

To get around Kabul, you can't get an Uber but you can book a Buber.

Insecurity Forces Afghan Students To Celebrate Eid Festivities Away From Home

As millions of Afghans prepare to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha this week, insecurity is preventing hundreds of university students in the capital, Kabul, from joining their families in remote restive regions across the country.

'Goodbye, Dad': Father Remembers Afghan Twins Killed In Kabul Bombing

Nineteen-year-old twins Atta and Farzana were among 34 recent high-school graduates killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul this week.

A Pakistani District Reels From Mining Accidents

Many families in Shangla, an impoverished mountainous district in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, have lost loved ones to mining accidents, while others struggle to look after those who were injured or who suffer from diseases caused by harsh working conditions.

Pakistani Protesters Stage Sit-In With Body After Police Killing

Hundreds of villagers in northwestern Pakistan staged a protest against the killing of a local man in a police operation on August 14. The residents of a village in the Swabi district placed the dead body on a road and staged a sit-in to demand the arrest of the police officers responsible.

Rape, Forced Marriages, And Child Soldiers -- Life Under Islamic State In Afghanistan

Afghans recall life under the Islamic State (IS) extremist group in northern Afghanistan, where residents accuse the militants of rape, forced marriages, and using child soldiers.

For Waziristan’s Displaced, A Life Still In Limbo

The estimated 3,000 displaced families from Shawal are part of 14,369 families still awaiting government permission and assistance in returning to North Waziristan.

Afghan Women Embrace Ivanka’s Book

Women's rights activist Shafiqa Khpalwak is hoping to change public attitudes in Afghanistan with her newly released Pashto-language translation of Women Who Work, the 2017 book by U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser, Ivanka.

Pakistan's Ahmadi Minority Say Forced To Abstain From Vote