Tajikistan seeks extradition of fighters, recruiters for IS
RFE/RL Four Islamic State (IS) extremists that Dushanbe is trying to extradite from Syria include Tajik militants linked
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Woman stoned to death in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission probing video of a woman being stoned to death Ghor province High Asia Herald Report
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Shot, then rescued, Kyrgyz snow leopard begins recovery
blob:https://www.rferl.org/dcefe08e-1a40-434b-bb68-ee6b75191810 A Kyrgyz wildlife center is nursing a snow leopard named Zhaabars back to health after he was badly wounded
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Charity won’t fix inequality. Only structural change will
Swiss activist Loukina Tille, Swedish climate change activists Greta Thunberg and Isabelle Axelsson attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting
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To understand the Wuhan coronavirus, look to the epidemic triangle
We must determine whether the outbreak will turn into a global epidemic by Dan Werb Five cases of the mysterious Wuhan
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The shadow of the coronavirus on Pakistan
With burgeoning trade and a large movement of people enabled by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the coronavirus is having an impact on Pakistan even though no case has been confirmed yet
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Arrests of bright young minds draw massive reaction
Politicians, rights defenders, academics, researchers, economists, students of internationally reputed universities, strongly react on the arbitrary arrests and express solidarity
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Drone tech makes communities resilient to natural disasters
File photo of the confluence of Khurdopin and Yokshin Glacier and blockade of Verjherav glacio-fluvial stream. Credit: MIMCP HAH Report
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PTM’s countrywide protest against leader’s arrest today
Manzoor Pashteen, nine others were arrested on late Monday evening in Peshawar and sent on 14-day judicial remand High
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Coronavirus sets off scare through Gilgit-Baltistan
Over 500 students stuck in Wuhan plead for evacuation; Gilgit asks Islamabad to delay reopening of Sost border HAH Report
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The volcanic seven summits
Mount Damavand, Alborz mountain range, Iran. Photo: Matthew Traver by Matthew Traver Since 1980, more than 400 people have climbed
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Food taboos: Kalasha women victim of faith, patriarchy
High Asia Herald Report There are certain food taboos in some Asian and African communities and tribes that are prohibited
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Second Pakistani climbs highest mountain in Argentina in a week
News Desk MENDOZA: Pakistan’s Asad Ali Memon successfully climbed Aconcagua — the highest mountain peak in South America — and
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Climate change: Ladakh’s nomads and pashmina wool’s future
Each family has several hundred goats, all of which need to be moved separately so they don’t get mixed up
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How Ikat accompanied history in Central Asia
Ikat is a fabric that got its name from the resist dye technique used to make its patterns. But Professor
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