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These Women Are Risking Their Lives to Play Football
Young football enthusiasts from some of Pakistan's most conservative provinces are currently in Karachi to participate in a national championship.
Rohingya Refugees Describe Tearing Through Fences to Escape Massive Fire
At least 15 people died in the blaze that ripped through the world’s largest refugee camp, in southern Bangladesh.
Ex-Myanmar Soldiers Look to ‘People’s Army’ To Fight the Military
There have been growing calls to oppose the junta with a "people’s army" as impatience with the international community wears thin.
This Media Outlet Stopped Hiring Women After Four Were Killed by Extremists
“It is extremely difficult to fill the void created by these assassinations.”
What It's Like to Meet Your Family's Killer
Decades after Ahmad Wali Rashidi was maimed and his family members killed in attacks in Afghanistan civil war, he returned to confront the former warlord.
For These Fishermen, Crossing an Imaginary Line in the Sea Can Turn Deadly
Every year, fishermen from both India and Pakistan cross each other’s maritime borders and land in jail.
In Contested Hotspot, Detainees Languish in Prison Without Trial
Families of people detained under the Public Safety Act in Indian-administered Kashmir have to face many hardships, say lawyers.
This ‘Camel Library’ Is Bringing Books to Pakistan's Remote Desert Towns
The library, operating three days a week, is the only source of books for may children in half a dozen villages in Balochistan province.
Child Kidnapping Is Posing a New Challenge to Afghanistan’s Beleaguered Police Force
In the latest case, captors of a nine-year-old child in Balkh province have demanded $1.7 million ransom for his release.
Meet Nepal’s Elephant on ‘Death Row’
“The idea that Makuna should be executed for exhibiting completely normal behavior is ludicrous.”
Battlefields in 2020 Were Testing Grounds for New Drone Warfare
The technology played a decisive role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, with some experts suggesting the "age of the tank" could be coming to an end.
Many Rohingya Refugees Say They Were Sent to Remote Island Settlement Against Their Will
Experts say Bhasan Char, or “Floating island”, is vulnerable to extreme weather conditions.