A British judge has rejected a U.S. request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face charges over the publication of secret U.S. military documents because of concerns over his mental health.
It’s the world’s deadliest ongoing conflict. But what’s ahead for Afghanistan in 2021, when the United States is due to withdraw all its troops from the country and the Taliban is supposed to help rule the country?
The Treasury Department alleged that the Quds Force used the Al-Mustafa International University as a "cover" to recruit Afghans for the blacklisted Fatemiyoun Brigade, a pro-Iranian militia that fought in Syria.
Afghan authorities say a group of militants from Tajikistan played a key role in the recent Taliban takeover of a district. It prompted Tajikistan to deploy additional troops along the border and launch a campaign using the relatives of the militants to plead with them via video to come home.
New legislation proposed in Iran would impose 25-year jail terms on illegal migrants while also giving officials the authority to fire on vehicles suspected of carrying asylum seekers.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived in Kabul for talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani amid stalled peace negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives and an uptick in violence.
Before he was president-elect, before he was vice president, Joe Biden spent decades in the U.S. Senate. And a good chunk of that tenure was spent globe-trotting and meeting leaders, dignitaries, royalty, and soldiers around the world.
The Afghan government is hoping that an administration under Joe Biden will slow down the U.S. exit from Afghanistan and try to reset the peace process so that it can take place on terms that are kinder to Kabul. But experts say Kabul is likely to be disappointed.
Come January, many U.S. diplomats overseas may be packing their bags along with President Donald Trump. RFE/RL takes a look at how the process works -- and which ambassadors may keep or lose their posts.
As Washington seeks to end the longest war in its history, Biden’s presidency is poised to tweak but not completely change the U.S. course in Afghanistan while also adjusting relations with neighboring Pakistan.
U.S. envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad warned on October 18 after a car bomb killed 14 people in Ghor in central Afghanistan that continued high levels of violence in the country could threaten the peace process.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Karachi, Pakistan, on October 18 in support of an opposition alliance that has vowed to topple the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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