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Members of the Afghan women’s team celebrate a goal in October 2025. At the time, the team was still competing under the name “Afghan Women United”.

Football stories

A success for Afghan women’s football

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by Isah Shafiq
Funeral for the victims of a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation clinic in Kabul in March. According to UN sources, at least 143 civilians were killed in the attack.

Cross-border conflicts

Pakistan and Afghanistan: a war, not a development corridor

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by Katja Mielke
The Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi, one of India’s largest e-waste dumps.

Recycling

How India aims to secure rare earth supply through e-waste

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by Roli Mahajan
Sex workers and activists demonstrate on the eve of International Labour Day 2022 in Kolkata.

Labour rights

Selling sex, seeking respect: Life in India’s red-light districts

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by Khushboo Srivastava
Afghan refugees leaving Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing in November 2025.

Involuntary migration

The harsh fate of Afghan families pushed out of Pakistan

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by Aqsa Younas
Torchlight procession in Kolkata in August 2025, on the anniversary of the brutal rape of a female doctor in the city.

Gender equality

A city where women need panic buttons is not a safe city

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by Roli Mahajan
People in traditional attire celebrate the Yomari Punhi festival in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu in December.

Nepal and the SDGs

Dreams of economic prosperity and sustainable development

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by Rukamanee Maharjan
People cross the Chenab River after the flow of water was halted from a dam, at Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, India in May.

Resource conflicts

Can India withhold Pakistan’s water?

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by Imran Mukhtar
Violence against women is a recurring issue in India. In August, protesters took to the streets in Kolkata after a young female doctor was raped and killed.

Empowerment

How India’s young women reclaim safety and confidence

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by Roli Mahajan
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