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March 18, 2016
HRW Blasts U.S. 'Punishment' Of Soldiers Involved In Afghan Hospital Strike

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has strongly criticized U.S. "punishments" handed to officers involved in a deadly bombing raid on an Afghan hospital last year.

March 17, 2016
One Million Pakistanis, Still Displaced, Face Hardship Going Home

Since facing displacement from northwest Pakistan in recent years amid a military crackdown, more than 5 million Pakistanis lost their homes; those who have yet to be resettled face lingering militant threats, badly damaged infrastructure, and insufficient aid
March 11, 2016
U.S. Senators Question Selling Pakistan F-16s, But Approve Deal

U.S. senators have questioned the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, which they called an "uncertain ally" of the United States, but in the end they upheld the deal.
March 10, 2016
Afghanistan Vows Probe Of Police Torture

Authorities in Afghanistan say they're investigating the circumstances around a disturbing video clip that appears to show police officers taking part in the brutal torture of an alleged terror suspect.
March 08, 2016
EU, Turkey Agree To Draft Migrant 'Swap' Deal, Amid Criticism

Turkey and the European Union have agreed to the outlines of a possible deal on returning thousands of migrants to Turkey, while the tentative plan is being criticized by the UN and rights groups.
March 07, 2016
Afghan Supreme Court Confirms Sentences In Woman's Mob Killing

Afghanistan's Supreme Court has confirmed a 20-year prison sentence against a man who falsely accused a woman of burning the Koran, which provoked an angry mob to beat the woman to death near a Muslim shrine in Kabul.
March 07, 2016
Two Killed In Security Operation Along Tajik-Afghan Border

Tajik officials say one of the country's border guards and a suspected terrorist have been killed in an ongoing security operation along the border with Afghanistan.
March 02, 2016
'We Will Never Go Back': Greece's New Purgatory

Rubber boats continue to arrive in Lesbos even as Macedonia tightens its border controls. Migrants and locals alike ponder whether the rugged agricultural island may turn into a holding camp for stranded people. The mayor's office says the island's fate is in the hands of smugglers in Turkey.
March 02, 2016
Senior Official Admits Pakistan Housing Afghan Taliban Leaders

A senior Pakistani official in charge of foreign policy says the Afghan Taliban leadership and their families are living in his country.
March 01, 2016
Afghan Envoy Confident Taliban Will Participate In Peace Talks

Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan says the Taliban are likely to participate in direct peace talks with Kabul in the near future.
February 29, 2016
Pakistani 'Honor Killing' Documentary Wins Academy Award

The Pakistani film A Girl In The River: The Price Of Forgiveness has won the Academy Award for best short documentary.
February 26, 2016
Landmark Law Protects Women Against Violence in Pakistani Province

Lawmakers in the country’s largest province supported a move to give unprecedented protection to female victims of violence in an attempt to curb gender-related abuse in Pakistan, ranked the world’s third most dangerous place for women

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Sunday 20 November 2016

HRW Blasts U.S. 'Punishment' Of Soldiers Involved In Afghan Hospital Strike

One Million Pakistanis, Still Displaced, Face Hardship Going Home

U.S. Senators Question Selling Pakistan F-16s, But Approve Deal

Afghanistan Vows Probe Of Police Torture

EU, Turkey Agree To Draft Migrant 'Swap' Deal, Amid Criticism

Afghan Supreme Court Confirms Sentences In Woman's Mob Killing

Two Killed In Security Operation Along Tajik-Afghan Border

'We Will Never Go Back': Greece's New Purgatory

Senior Official Admits Pakistan Housing Afghan Taliban Leaders

Afghan Envoy Confident Taliban Will Participate In Peace Talks

Pakistani 'Honor Killing' Documentary Wins Academy Award

Landmark Law Protects Women Against Violence in Pakistani Province

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Afghanistan’s Anti-Taliban Stronghold Gears Up For New Fight Against Militants

Afghan Police Say Taliban Killed Young Woman For Wearing Tight Clothing

Who's Who In The Taliban: The Men Who Run The Extremist Group And How They Operate

The Taliban Is Back -- What Happens Next?

'People Are Terrified': Panic Sweeps Kabul As Taliban Moves Toward Afghan Capital

Ashraf Ghani: The Deeply Polarizing President Who Oversaw The Fall Of Afghanistan

Beijing Hopes To Replicate Pakistani Model For Returning Uyghurs To China

Afghan Poet, Historian Killed By Taliban, Says Official

Mullah Baradar -- The Taliban's Most Public Face

Taliban Shuts Down Afghanistan's Independent Media In Newly Gained Territory

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Scraps Of Video Offer Glimpse Of Life In Cities Seized By Taliban

Taliban Fighters Going 'House-To-House' For Kabul Street Executions

Taliban Seizing Girls For Forced Marriage, Says Fleeing Afghan Mother

How The Taliban's Leadership Is Structured

Afghan Women Disappear Under Burqas Amid Taliban Advance

RFE/RL Analyst On Taliban: You Can't Oppress Half The Population Forever

Tortured By The Taliban: A Soldier's Story

Kabul Residents Brace Themselves As Taliban Militants Enter Afghan Capital

In Afghanistan, An Old Chant Gets New Life As Anti-Taliban Protest

Desperate Afghans Cling To U.S. Military Plane To Flee Taliban

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Sunday 20 November 2016

HRW Blasts U.S. 'Punishment' Of Soldiers Involved In Afghan Hospital Strike

One Million Pakistanis, Still Displaced, Face Hardship Going Home

U.S. Senators Question Selling Pakistan F-16s, But Approve Deal

Afghanistan Vows Probe Of Police Torture

EU, Turkey Agree To Draft Migrant 'Swap' Deal, Amid Criticism

Afghan Supreme Court Confirms Sentences In Woman's Mob Killing

Two Killed In Security Operation Along Tajik-Afghan Border

'We Will Never Go Back': Greece's New Purgatory

Senior Official Admits Pakistan Housing Afghan Taliban Leaders

Afghan Envoy Confident Taliban Will Participate In Peace Talks

Pakistani 'Honor Killing' Documentary Wins Academy Award

Landmark Law Protects Women Against Violence in Pakistani Province

Most Popular

Top Articles

Afghanistan’s Anti-Taliban Stronghold Gears Up For New Fight Against Militants

Afghan Police Say Taliban Killed Young Woman For Wearing Tight Clothing

Who's Who In The Taliban: The Men Who Run The Extremist Group And How They Operate

The Taliban Is Back -- What Happens Next?

'People Are Terrified': Panic Sweeps Kabul As Taliban Moves Toward Afghan Capital

Ashraf Ghani: The Deeply Polarizing President Who Oversaw The Fall Of Afghanistan

Beijing Hopes To Replicate Pakistani Model For Returning Uyghurs To China

Afghan Poet, Historian Killed By Taliban, Says Official

Mullah Baradar -- The Taliban's Most Public Face

Taliban Shuts Down Afghanistan's Independent Media In Newly Gained Territory

Top Multimedia

Scraps Of Video Offer Glimpse Of Life In Cities Seized By Taliban

Taliban Fighters Going 'House-To-House' For Kabul Street Executions

Taliban Seizing Girls For Forced Marriage, Says Fleeing Afghan Mother

How The Taliban's Leadership Is Structured

Afghan Women Disappear Under Burqas Amid Taliban Advance

RFE/RL Analyst On Taliban: You Can't Oppress Half The Population Forever

Tortured By The Taliban: A Soldier's Story

Kabul Residents Brace Themselves As Taliban Militants Enter Afghan Capital

In Afghanistan, An Old Chant Gets New Life As Anti-Taliban Protest

Desperate Afghans Cling To U.S. Military Plane To Flee Taliban