The World Health Organization says Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria are the only countries in the world where polio has not been eliminated
The new commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, visited the Afghan province of Bamiyan in 2018 where he claimed to be the Iranian Deputy Chief of Mission in Kabul; Afghan officials are investigating
Afghan officials say they are closely investigating pictures that show the new commander of Iran's Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, on an official visit in Bamiyan Province in 2018. VOA's Rahim Gul Sarwan reports from Kabul.
The US-led counter-IS coalition in Iraq and Syria said in a statement Sunday that it had temporarily stopped all of its attacks on IS and training of local forces
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses Iran of attempting to build proxy networks in Afghanistan, asserting that Tehran is trying to coordinate with the Taliban and its offshoot, the Haqqani network
Commander of Iran's elite Quds Force was killed along with several other Iranian-backed Iraqi militia leaders in US drone-launched missile that targeted his convoy in the Iraqi capital
Indian government defends its decision, saying it's a temporary measure to prevent possible terrorist attacks
Manzoor Pashteen, leader of Pakistan’s Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), which advocates for Pashtun rights in Pashtun-populated regions in the country, told VOA the movement welcomes the decision and looks up to the US for 'upholding justice'
Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan's Punjab province formally charged Khadim Hussain Rizvi, leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, an extremist political party, but has not yet given a date for its final ruling
The reporter’s identification of the attacker as a British citizen of Pakistani origin was deemed as unpatriotic and defamatory because of the usage of the phrase 'Pakistani origin' and the linkage to Pakistan
On Nov. 9, Indian Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Ram Mandir, allowing construction of a temple on site of Babri Masjid, a centuries old mosque that was destroyed in 1992 by an angry Hindu mob
Global watchdog's regional body, Asia Pacific Group, examined Pakistan's performance on key issues related to terror financing and money laundering
Pakistan allegedly is not taking adequate action against terror financing and money laundering in the country
