https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:12:25 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Iranian border guards shot and killed at least 10 Afghans who entered Iran illegally in early December amid a growing crackdown. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-afghan-border-deaths/33617556.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-afghan-border-deaths/33617556.html Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:06:08 +0100 VideosAfghanistanIranVideo Archive Women in the western Afghan city of Herat say they're being told by Taliban officials that they must wear a burqa to access the main hospital. As hospital admissions rapidly drop, one woman says female patients are facing the threat of violence if they refuse to comply. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-women-health-burqa/33586436.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-women-health-burqa/33586436.html Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:56:07 +0100 AfghanistanVideo ArchiveVideos Safi can't call his parents -- but the Taliban's decision to switch off the Internet in Afghanistan is not only putting people offline. Flights have been canceled, banks shut, and hospitals unable to operate. RFE/RL's Safi Stanikzai reports. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-internet-blackout-taliban-flights-banks-hospitals/33545948.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-internet-blackout-taliban-flights-banks-hospitals/33545948.html Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:53:45 +0200 VideosAfghanistan