Pakistan has released a leading campaigner for women's rights and Pashtun rights after detaining her for nearly nine hours in Islamabad, activists said.
The Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal by Asia Bibi on October 8. A mother of four, she became the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws in 2010.
Pakistan is ordering the ActionAid charity and 17 other international aid agencies to shut down operations and leave the country in Islamabad's latest move against foreign-funded human rights groups, ActionAid said.
Prominent Afghan Islamists are under fire for celebrating a communist anniversary by attending a dance performance at the Chinese Embassy in Kabul.
A group of worshippers from different religions have banded together to protect one center in particular, one where both Hindus and Muslims gather to pray.
Violence and social pressures have not deterred members of the country's nascent orchestra of mostly young girls from using music to "heal wounds" and promote women's rights in the strictly conservative Muslim society.
Conservatives challenge cineastes' submission for the Oscars over its gloomy depiction of life in Iran, saying a more patriotic choice lionizing Iranian efforts in Syria would have been better.
Catcallers in the Tajik capital might want to bite their tongue following the introduction of strict new measures against street harassment.
A U.S. program to promote the role of women in Afghanistan is falling short of its goals, a new report says.
Naqibullah Faiq, the governor of Faryab, told Radio Free Afghanistan that authorities are looking for Mullah Rasul Landai after several videos allegedly showing him inappropriately touching women or having sex with them emerged on Facebook.
A series of deadly militant attacks have struck sport facilities and athletes in Afghanistan, where sports have flourished in recent years.
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