Tag: South & Central Asia
![Regional Countries Mulling Simultaneous Taliban Recognition, Pakistani Envoy Says](https://gdb.voanews.com/53F8271C-7056-4166-AD5A-D9428DDF5011.jpg)
Islamabad — Afghanistan’s neighbors, along with Russia, are sustaining ties with its Taliban government under…
![Officials: Refugees Who Fled to India after Latest Fighting in Myanmar Have Begun Returning Home](https://gdb.voanews.com/8DABD278-6573-404A-970F-FCEC3C4A204F.jpg)
Guwahati, India — More than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who had fled the…
![Under Pressure, Central Asia Migrants Leaving Russia Over Ukraine War](https://gdb.voanews.com/b21a9125-126b-4aff-b9fd-e3488265af3e_cx0_cy8_cw0_w1200_r1.jpg)
Almaty, Kazakhstan — After living and working in Russia for the last decade, Tajik construction…
![Bangladesh Politician Faces Discipline Over Threat Against US Envoy](https://gdb.voanews.com/0EFC3BF2-D01E-4EF4-93C1-20C75548F457.jpg)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for steps to be taken against an official…
![UN-Mandated Assessment Links Taliban’s Legitimacy to Afghan Women’s Freedom](https://gdb.voanews.com/735AF00D-8AF7-457F-B245-C434E78C555D.jpg)
Islamabad — An independent assessment commissioned by the United Nations has linked recognition of the…
![US Firm on Taliban Sanctions as Experts Call for Easing, Normalization](https://gdb.voanews.com/1ABEB59F-FD84-45E6-AC52-A6504ECE8445.jpg)
The U.S. State Department says it has no intention of easing sanctions or normalizing relations…
![China Holds Naval Drills With Pakistan in Arabian Sea](https://gdb.voanews.com/78FCFA26-6CAD-412C-9E00-2DAC4C0711E3.jpg)
Islamabad — Pakistan is hosting a weeklong naval exercise with China in the Arabian Sea…
![Activists Condemn Australia for Prosecuting Afghan War Crimes Whistleblower](https://gdb.voanews.com/4B842264-F818-42B8-8CCA-5EEEF618D9EB.jpg)
Islamabad — Civil society groups are calling on Australia to halt the prosecution of a…
![Indians Set World Record Celebrating Diwali as Worries About Air Pollution Rise](https://gdb.voanews.com/2EBB5E2F-4F6C-463C-8F05-B8391E84BD5F.jpg)
LUCKNOW, India — Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a new Guinness World…
![Resistance Groups Claim Responsibility for Military Jet Crash in Myanmar](https://gdb.voanews.com/E363FA6E-FFD7-40C0-9B64-6B9583A93A88.jpg)
bangkok — A Myanmar military jet fighter crashed Saturday in a combat zone in the…