US State Department Walks Back Biden’s Unusually Strong Comments on Taiwan U.S. President Joe Biden and the State Department said that nothing has changed in U.S. policy toward Taiwan after Biden's… May 25, 2022 Aimeast
Biden Ends Asia Trip with Warning to China Ending his six-day trip to Asia, U.S. President Joe Biden used the war in Ukraine to signal a warning to… May 24, 2022 Aimeast
As Afghans Try to Resettle in America, A Vietnamese Refugee Sees Parallels with Her Traumatic Past Mina Le has a slight smile in the faded photograph. In it, she is 8 years old and has just… May 24, 2022 Aimeast
Taliban Allow UAE Company to Run Operations at Key Afghan Airports The Taliban government signed an agreement Tuesday with a state-run United Arab Emirates aviation company to allow it run “ground-handling”… May 24, 2022 Aimeast
Pakistani Journalists Face Criminal Proceedings for Criticizing Military Police in Pakistan have launched criminal proceedings against at least six journalists and political talk show hosts in retaliation for… May 23, 2022 Aimeast
3 Lantos Human Rights Prize Winners Vow to Work for Women in Afghanistan Three Afghan women leaders have been awarded the 2021 Lantos Human Rights Prize this week in Washington. But they say… May 23, 2022 Aimeast
India’s Savage Heat Extracts Its Heaviest Toll From Those Working Outdoors Pradeep Kumar can earn nearly eight dollars a day selling the traditional Indian drink with cumin and lemon that he… May 23, 2022 Aimeast
India’s Extreme Heat Extracts its Heaviest Toll from Those Working Outdoors The most devastating impact of a deadly heat wave that has wracked India for more than two months is felt… May 23, 2022 Aimeast
Pakistani Ex-PM Khan Calls for Anti-Government March in Islamabad Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced Sunday he would lead a massive anti-government "peaceful march" on the national capital,… May 22, 2022 Aimeast
Afghan Female TV Anchors Forced to Cover Faces on Air Female program presenters in Afghanistan went on the air Sunday with their faces covered to comply with a fresh decree… May 22, 2022 Aimeast
8 More Bodies Found in Kashmir Tunnel Collapse, Toll at 9 Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of eight more workers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said, taking the death toll to… May 21, 2022 Aimeast
Pakistan Arrests Opposition Leader Critical of Military Anti-corruption authorities in Pakistan arrested a female opposition leader Saturday on land-grabbing allegations dating back five decades, a move that… May 21, 2022 Aimeast
Dispute Over Indian Mosque Stokes Tensions A mosque in northern India adjacent to a Hindu temple has become the focal point of a religious dispute after… May 21, 2022 Aimeast
Rights Groups Decry Taliban Shuttering of Human Rights Commission The Taliban’s decision to dissolve Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission is a major setback for the country, say human rights… May 21, 2022 Aimeast
Taliban Want to Erase Women From Media, Afghan Journalists Say A Taliban mandate that women cover their faces while on television is seen as an attempt to erase female journalists,… May 21, 2022 Aimeast
Afghan Evacuees Fear Losing US Support During the mayhem of his evacuation flight from Kabul last year, Sultan Ahmad was separated from his wife and his… May 20, 2022 Aimeast
Sri Lanka Closes Schools, Limits Work Amid Fuel Shortage Sri Lankan authorities on Friday closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move… May 20, 2022 Aimeast
Iraqi ‘Charcoal Families’ Continue Tradition of 200 Years In Iraq’s city of Mosul, a few families earn a living through the 200-year-old tradition of making charcoal. For VOA,… May 19, 2022 Aimeast
Taliban Order Afghan Female TV Presenters to Cover Faces The ruling Taliban ordered local television channels in Afghanistan Thursday to ensure that female program presenters cover their faces while… May 19, 2022 Aimeast
Pakistan, Militants Call Truce in Afghanistan-Hosted Peace Talks Afghanistan's ruling Taliban confirmed Wednesday they hosted fresh peace negotiations between Pakistan and fugitive leaders of an outlawed militant group… May 18, 2022 Aimeast