Violence, corruption threaten Afghan progress in getting kids to school
More than 3.5 million children, one in three Afghan kids, will miss school at the start of the school year and the number is predicted to rise
Afghanistan has experienced bloodiest year since 2001 and we could have prevented it
Afghanistan has experienced its bloodiest year since 2001 - and we could have prevented it.
Women-only "pink taxis" set to hit Pakistani streets
Most women "think thrice" before getting in a vehicle driven by a man. Now they can hail taxis driven by women.
Afghan activist who adopted 16 children wins award for work on job creation, women
After stints at the finance and labour ministries, Seema Ghani founded organisations to tackle graft and increase women's participation in politics and business
Migrant mental health crumbles in Greece - rights groups
"One of the most shocking and appalling developments Save the Children staff have witnessed is the increase in suicide attempts and self-harm amongst children as young as nine"
INTERVIEW-Pakistan's top female squash player evaded Taliban by dressing as boy
"Where I come from girls are not allowed to play sport. Playing sport is an extreme act. I broke all the laws"
'Billion tree tsunami' surges across northern Pakistan
Years of tree felling reduced Pakistan's forests to under 2 percent of its land area. A planting project backed by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan aims to turn around deforestation.
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Slashing aid puts America's present - and future - interests at risk
Cutting support for family planning, poverty reduction and food aid can push more young people into the hands of extremists