South & Central Asia

washington —  The White House is launching a partnership with India on Tuesday that President Joe Biden hopes will help the countries compete against China on military equipment,…

houston, texas —  In the months he was held in detention in Texas during his legal fight to remain in the United States, Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi thought he would eventually…

united nations —  Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this week, as seen from the United Nations' perch. UN deputy chief says…

white house —  Russia may be turning to more countries to resupply its military fighting in Ukraine, but the White House says it has no evidence to support published reports…

houston —  An Afghan soldier seeking U.S. asylum who was detained for months after being arrested while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has been freed from immigration…

houston —  An Afghan soldier seeking U.S. asylum who was detained for months after being arrested while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has been freed from immigration…

houston, texas —  Abdul Wasi Safi carefully protected documents detailing his time as an Afghan soldier who worked with the U.S. military as he made the monthslong, treacherous…

From Lafayette Park in front of the White House to the streets of London, Toronto and many other cities around the world, activists have been staging small protests to condemn the…

The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that two of the people who died in a Sunday plane crash in Nepal were U.S. citizens, while two others were permanent U.S. residents. The…

washington —  The United States has been assessing the impact of the Afghan Taliban's ban on the employment of women by nongovernmental organizations while pondering policy…