Afghan peace talks open with calls for ceasefire, women's rights
As the historic peace talks kick off, the question of how to safeguard the rights of women and minorities are big challenges
In town made by coal, family wrestles with climate-change legacy
With the glory days of coal long gone, the Gaval family wrestle with its legacy in heating not just homes and boilers, but the planet
Calls grow for arrest of Afghan ex-football chief on sex abuse charges
Former head of the national soccer federation was banned from the sport for life by FIFA for sexually abusing several female players
Made worse by tree loss, flooding forces migration in Afghanistan
Nearly 1.2 million Afghans have been internally displaced by natural disasters such as floods and droughts since 2012
Afghan government says mother's name can go on birth certificates
Campaigners have for years pushed for women to be named on official documents, using the hashtag #Whereismyname
Ban virginity tests - Afghanistan rights panel
The tests claim to verify whether a woman has been sexually active outside of marriage, but their veracity has been debunked
In India's flood-prone Assam, hill settlers hold out hope for land titles
As floods and erosion uproot more families in Assam, about 300,000 people in the Guwahati hills have no proof of land ownership
Afghanistan flash floods kill 160, search for bodies continues
Flash floods have killed more than 160 people and destroyed more than 1,500 houses in the city of Parwan, north of Kabul
Shooting fails to deter Afghan woman on Taliban talks team
The attack came as the Afghan government and the Islamist militant group prepared for talks
Staff say sexism, racism and abuse are 'systemic' in U.N.-led climate fund
Current and former Green Climate Fund workers said they suffered or witnessed instances of inappropriate relationships and abuse of power