The rich cultural heritage of Pakistan's northwestern region has come under threat from Islamic militants, and just plain indifference. This region was home to the Ghandara civilization, which ...

Rimal Farrukh is an independent journalist from Islamabad. She writes about human rights, gender, and sexuality.

Oleksiy Prodayvoda is a correspondent for Current Time, the Russian-language network run by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA. Prior to joining RFE/RL, he worked for some of the most important media ...

Serhiy Stetsenko is a multimedia international journalist with RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, focusing on politics and war. Before joining RFE\RL, he produced documentaries and feature films. He has ...

Most of Pakistan remains off limits for anyone working for the U.S. government, while the State Department warns against all “non-essential” travel to the country. Arrival ceremonies for President ...

Victims of Afghanistan's long conflict have been excluded from peace talks aimed at ending the war. They warn that any peace settlement will be fragile if it does not address past crimes. A female ...

Gandhara is the go-to source for English-language reporting about the two countries. On this site, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty brings you a selection of the best reporting on Afghanistan and ...

Diana Vlas is a Moldavian documentary filmmaker who has focused on social affairs in her country. She also follows social issues affecting Ukrainian refugees since Russia's full-scale invasion in ...

Vazha Tavberidze is a staff writer with RFE/RL's Georgian Service. As a journalist and political analyst, he has covered issues of international security, post-Soviet conflicts, and Georgia's ...

Andriy Kuzakov is a military correspondent for Current Time who has covered conflicts and events in Crimea, the Donbas, Nagorno-Karabakh, Liberia, Kosovo, and other locations. In peacetime, he has ...

In the summer of 2011, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s rule was badly weakened by an uprising that had begun six months earlier. Experts predicted the regime was in its last throes. But Iran saw the ...

Maryan Kushnir has worked as a correspondent for RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service in Kyiv since 2015. He has extensive experience covering breaking news, including the conflict in eastern Ukraine. His ...