In this latest episode of the Majlis podcast, we returned to northern provinces of Afghanistan that border Central Asia. Information of a presence of militants from the so-called Islamic State continues to be reported and it appears China is playing a greater role in the Afghan area near the Chinese border, which is also near the Tajik and Pakistani borders.
Once bitter Cold War-era foes, Russia and Pakistan are mending ties and there are signs of Moscow's creeping footprint in the South Asian country.
Leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan said a new pipeline being built between their countries is the start of a major new energy, road, and communications corridor connecting Central Asia with South Asia.
Pakistan will be put back on a terror financing watch list by June if it does not take further action against militants operating within its borders, media are reporting.
A ground-breaking ceremony for Afghanistan's section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline leaves many key questions still unanswered. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
Leaders and senior officials from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and India have inaugurated the start of work on the Afghan part of a multibillion-dollar pipeline project that they hope will meet the region's energy needs.
Transparency International says government crackdowns on NGOs and media are associated with higher levels of corruption and most countries are "moving too slowly" to combat graft.
Pakistan's top court has ruled that a person disqualified for public office cannot serve as head of a political party, paving the way for the removal of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from chairing the country's ruling party.
A U.S. motion to put Pakistan on a terrorist financing watch list has been deferred for three months, Pakistani officials said.
Babies born in the world's poorest countries face "alarming" risks of death, with the highest mortality rates occurring in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and sub-Saharan Africa, a February 20 report from the United Nations Children's Fund said.
A court in Pakistan on February 17 sentenced a serial killer to death after finding him guilty of killing eight children, including a 7-year-old girl whose rape and murder sparked national outrage.
Pakistan is sending a "contingent of troops" to Saudi Arabia, the military announced late on February 15.
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