South & Central Asia

Two ex-Soviet nations have been locked for decades in a conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, where a separatist war was fought in the early 1990s, ending in 1994

Abdullah Abdullah says Iran supports the peace process and that its contacts with various Taliban groups could be used as an opportunity to advance peace efforts

The chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah speaks with VOA's Ayesha Tanzeem

Political commentators say it brings a sense of closure but not justice after 28 years

Ongoing conflict over breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh is threatening to erupt into all-out war

Health officials say 1 in 15 citizens over 10 years are carrying antibodies left behind from earlier infection   

Incident is a continuation of conflict over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region

Fighting between the two countries escalates over the enclave, with both sides accusing the other of using Syrian fighters

Officials say the move is part of efforts aimed at promoting people-to-people contacts between the countries

Nineteen-year-old Dalit woman gang raped by upper caste men dies while undergoing treatment

Negotiators in Doha instructed by senior Afghan leadership to be willing to compromise, according to Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation

Human rights watchdog complains of harassment by government and says is akin to freezing dissent   

One key topic of Doha peace talks is status of Afghan women’s rights

Five European nations request meeting as fighting intensifies between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in breakaway region

Opposition parties accuse the government of 'political victimization' in the guise of accountability