Unseen Taliban Leader Wields Godlike Powers in Afghanistan Hibatullah Akhundzada is officially referred to as the leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, commander of the faithful, and… March 28, 2023 Aimeast
Pakistanis Who Were ‘Drowning’ in Water Now ‘Are Too Dry’ "Apocalyptic,” "a flood from the sky” — that's how some described last year’s heavy monsoon rains that caused catastrophic flooding… March 28, 2023 Aimeast
In Afghanistan, Some Female Journalists Find Ways to Stay on Air With women being pushed out of public life in Afghanistan, brave female reporters remain committed to finding ways to keep… March 28, 2023 Aimeast
Founder of Afghan Girls’ School Project Arrested in Kabul: UN The founder of a project that campaigned for girls' education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul,… March 28, 2023 Aimeast
Suicide Blast in Kabul Kills 6 Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Monday that a suicide bomb blast outside the foreign ministry in the capital, Kabul, killed… March 27, 2023 Aimeast
Turkmenistan Parliament Polls Close After Controlled Vote Gas-rich Turkmenistan held the first parliamentary polls Sunday since the ruling family tightened its iron grip on the Central Asian… March 26, 2023 Aimeast
Taliban Disrupt Women’s Protest of Education Ban A small group of female activists staged a protest rally in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Sunday, demanding that Taliban authorities… March 26, 2023 Aimeast
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Khan Holds Massive Rally to Press for Elections Pakistan's embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed tens of thousands of his supporters in the eastern city of Lahore… March 26, 2023 Aimeast
India’s Rahul Gandhi Says He Won’t Stop Asking Modi Questions Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday he had been disqualified from parliament because he has been asking Prime… March 25, 2023 Aimeast
Lithium Discovery Seen as Mixed Blessing in India’s Kashmir The discovery of major lithium deposits is being seen as a mixed blessing in India's troubled Kashmir region, where hopes… March 25, 2023 Aimeast
UN Warning About Alarming Scale of Violence by Myanmar’s Junta Forces Despite the Myanmar army's denials, survivors and witnesses recently told VOA that during raids on their villages, soldiers used “systematic… March 25, 2023 Aimeast
Myanmar Journalists Describe Challenges of Reporting Under Military Rule Two years after the military took control of Myanmar, widespread opposition to the junta has fueled an armed resistance and… March 24, 2023 Aimeast
Gandhi Ousted from Indian Parliament Rahul Gandhi, leader of India's main opposition Congress Party, was ousted from his parliament seat Friday. Gandhi was expelled from… March 24, 2023 Aimeast
House Republicans Demand Documents About US Exit From Afghanistan Republican House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is demanding that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken provide documents on… March 24, 2023 Aimeast
US Religious Freedom Commission Seeks Repeal of India’s Anti-Conversion Laws Leaders of Indian minority communities say controversial anti-conversion laws enacted in some states of India are aimed at persecuting and… March 23, 2023 Aimeast
Pakistani Authorities Under Fire for Delaying Crucial Provincial Election Pakistan's lingering political crisis is deteriorating further after election authorities delayed the polls for a key provincial legislature, a move… March 23, 2023 Aimeast
Search in India for Separatist Demanding Sikh Independence Sikh separatist leader Amritpal Singh was little known inside India until a month ago. Now police have launched a massive… March 23, 2023 Aimeast
Rahul Gandhi Gets 2 Years for Defamation of Indian PM Modi An Indian court found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation Thursday over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's… March 23, 2023 Aimeast
Free Speech Advocates Question Sincerity of Promised Uzbek Reforms When Shavkat Mirziyoyev replaced longtime strongman Islam Karimov as Uzbekistan’s president in 2016, he promised democratic reforms, openness and accountability.… March 23, 2023 Aimeast
Exiled Pakistani Journalist Tells Dramatic Life Story in Graphic Novel Growing up in a religious family in Pakistan, exiled journalist Taha Siddiqui wasn’t allowed comic books. “My father was very… March 22, 2023 Aimeast