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NATO Says Afghan Leaders Must Seize Chance For Peace

Afghan President Negative For Virus After Palace Outbreak

Ramadan On Collision Course With Virus For Asia's Muslims

Virus Wipes Away Afghan Toilet-Paper Maker's Expansion Plans

Traumatised By War: Theater's Role In Healing Afghanistan

Afghan Girls Try Building Ventilator From Used Car Parts

India Seal Women's World Cup Berth After Pakistan Series Scrapped

Hundreds Of Abandoned Animals Die At Pakistan Pet Markets

Gulf's Massive Migrant Work Force Fears Virus Limbo

Millions of migrant workers across the Gulf face uncertainty as host countries lock down, employers withhold wages or mull redundancies, and strict coronavirus containment measures lead to deportations and confinement.

Slovakia Gets New Cabinet Amid Virus Measures

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and new Prime Minister Igor Matovic shook hands while wearing face masks and gloves on March 21 as a new cabinet assumed duties. Caputova received the new ministerial line-up at the presidential palace in Bratislava.

Afghanistan Reports First Coronavirus Death

Afghanistan reported its first fatality due to the novel coronavirus, after a man died in the north of the impoverished and war-torn country on March 22.

'I Need Him': Dogs Help Ukrainian Ex-Soldiers Cope With PTSD

War-weary Ukrainian soldiers have found a wagging tail and a cold nose can provide much-needed solace for stress and panic attacks.

'They've Eaten Everything': Locust Swarms Destroy Harvests In Pakistan

Farmers in Pakistan are facing the worst locust plague in nearly three decades, with entire harvests in the country's agricultural heartlands destroyed. The government has declared a national emergency.

'They've Eaten Everything': Locust Swarms Destroy Harvests In Pakistan

Farmers in Pakistan are facing the worst locust plague in nearly three decades, with entire harvests in the country's agricultural heartlands destroyed. The government has declared a national emergency.

Pakistani Lawyer Fights Abuse Of Women Who Dare To Go Online

A Pakistani lawyer who set up a cyberharassment help line for women in the predominantly Muslim country says she continues to receive calls from women who face threats and abuse for going online, including from women who fear being killed by male relatives for using the Internet. Nighat Dad established the help line in 2016 with prize money from a Dutch human rights award.

Uzbek Gymnast Set For Record-Breaking Eighth Olympics

Legendary Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina will compete in her eighth and final Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo. Chusovitina, who is now 44 years old, has competed for four different teams, winning a gold in 1992.

Anti-Graft Movement Wins Slovak Polls

The Slovak anti-corruption movement Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLaNO) emerged victorious from the February 29 parliamentary elections. The ruling Direction-Social Democracy party finished second and declared it would go into opposition.

Iran Coronavirus Death Toll Rises As Anger Grows

Iranian authorities now say at least 16 people have died in the country from the coronavirus, the highest number outside China. Iran's deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi, is among those infected. Meanwhile, Iranians have taken to social media to vent their fears and their anger at authorities. (Social-media videos vetted by VOA, which could not independently verify their authenticity.)

Hard-Line Conservatives Lead In Iranian Parliamentary Elections

Initial results in Iran’s parliamentary elections showed conservatives were leading and on course to win a majority of seats. With concerns about the coronavirus and the disqualification of thousands of moderate candidates, turnout for the February 21 vote appeared to be low in Tehran and other cities.

Go Hack Yourself: Russian Biohackers Fuse Technology With The Body

Members of a growing Russian subculture are embedding microchips in their bodies to open doors and pay for things. Some of these "biohackers" think technology will allow them to live forever.