Taliban Says Plans to Formally Join China’s Belt and Road Initiative The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping's huge 'Belt and Road' infrastructure initiative and will send… 10/19/2023 Aimeast
Taliban Leaders Conspicuously Silent on Israel-Hamas War in Gaza Amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, the Taliban's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has been notably quiet on the war… 10/18/2023 Aimeast
China, Pakistan Sign BRI-Funded Railway Project Deal China and Pakistan agreed Wednesday to boost cooperation under Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, signing a key deal to construct… 10/18/2023 Aimeast
India’s Expanding Economy Fails to Pull Women into Workplace India's expanding economy was expected to bring more women into the workforce, but in the world's most populous nation, their… 10/18/2023 Aimeast
Poll: Most US Adults View Afghanistan As An Adversary A new survey finds that most American adults perceive Afghanistan as an adversary rather than an ally of the United… 10/18/2023 Aimeast
India’s Expanding Economy Fails to Pull Women into the Workplace After working for 12 years, Isha Khanna quit her job at a bank when she had twins about four years… 10/18/2023 Aimeast
Herat Earthquake Patients Treated for Injuries, Trauma Health officials and aid agencies in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat have set up medical tents to treat earthquake victims.… 10/18/2023 Aimeast
US Advocates for Afghan Refugees Amid Pakistan’s Threatened Expulsion The United States has engaged in high-level diplomatic discussions in Pakistan to address concerns related to Afghan refugees on the… 10/17/2023 Aimeast
India’s Top Court Rejects Plea to Allow Same-Sex Marriages India’s Supreme Court rejected a plea to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday, saying that it was up to parliament to legislate… 10/17/2023 Aimeast
Top Bangladesh Rights Activists Released on Bail Bangladesh rights activists Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan were released on bail Sunday evening after being in prison… 10/17/2023 Aimeast
Azerbaijan’s Recapture of Disputed Enclave May Lead to Reopening of Turkey-Armenia Border Azerbaijan's recapture of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave from ethnic Armenians could mean Turkey will soon reopen its border with Armenia after… 10/16/2023 Aimeast
Tremor-Prone Afghanistan Suffers 3rd Earthquake in About a Week Another six-point-three magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan, killing a handful of people and injuring scores more. This latest disaster follows a… 10/15/2023 Aimeast
Powerful Earthquake Shakes West Afghanistan A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed… 10/15/2023 Aimeast
Prime Minister Modi says India Will Bid for 2036 Olympics India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed the world's most populous nation will bid to host the 2036 Olympic and… 10/15/2023 Aimeast
Baluch Militants Kill 6 Pakistani Laborers Pakistani police said Saturday that gunmen killed at least six construction workers and injured two others in an overnight attack… 10/14/2023 Aimeast
Suicide Bombing at Shiite Mosque Kills 7 in Northern Afghanistan: Official A suicide bombing ripped through a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least seven worshippers, a government… 10/13/2023 Aimeast
US Announces Urgent Relief Aid for Afghan Quake Victims The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has announced $12 million in immediate humanitarian aid to assist victims… 10/13/2023 Aimeast
Taliban Decline Pakistan’s Quake-Related Aid Over Controversial Tweet Afghanistan's Taliban have blocked earthquake-related relief assistance from Pakistan over a controversial social media post by the country's prime minister… 10/12/2023 Aimeast
Central Asians Balance Benefits, Risks of China’s BRI Although weary of Beijing’s political ambitions and concerned about over-reliance on China, some Central Asians tell VOA they also see… 10/12/2023 Aimeast
Russian President Putin Arrives in Kyrgyzstan on Rare Trip Abroad President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday on a rare trip abroad for the Russian leader who was indicted… 10/12/2023 Aimeast