South Asia
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Afghan Taliban to Host Female Pakistan Minister for Bilateral Talks
A high-level Pakistani delegation will visit Afghanistan on Tuesday to discuss with the ruling Islamist Taliban cooperation in trade, education,…
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Pakistan Taliban Announce Resumption of Nationwide Terror Attacks
An outlawed alliance of militant groups waging terrorism in Pakistan declared Monday that it had ordered fighters to resume nationwide…
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World Cup Workers’ Families Left Behind in Nepal
Thousands of migrant workers died building World Cup and related structures ahead of the 2022 Qatar games and VOA photojournalist…
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Pakistan Launches Polio Drive
Pakistan authorities said they are launching a five-day polio drive to eradicate the crippling disease from the country. Officials said…
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Pakistan Arrests Senator Over Anti-Military Tweets
Authorities in Pakistan arrested an opposition senator Sunday for launching what they said was a “highly obnoxious campaign of intimidating…
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India’s Top Court to Consider Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Four years after India’s Supreme Court scrapped a law criminalizing gay sex, it has agreed to hear petitions seeking legal…
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Tidy Japanese Fans Clean Up at World Cup
The sight of Japanese fans at a World Cup bagging trash after a match — win or lose — always…
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Ousted Pakistan PM Says Party to Quit Provincial Legislatures
Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan said Saturday that his party has decided to resign from several regional legislatures in…
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UN Experts: Taliban Curbs on Women Amount to Crime Against Humanity
A group of independent experts at the United Nations has warned that Taliban restrictions on women’s rights and freedoms in…
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UN Experts Denounce Taliban Treatment of Women as Crime
The Taliban treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan may amount to a crime against humanity and should be investigated…
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