'Hard Questions' Remain In U.S.-Pakistan Relations
A U.S. operation in the mountains near Afghanistan last November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan wanted an apology. The U.S. refused. In response, Pakistan shut down supply routes to Afghanistan...
View ArticleThe Cost Of Women's Rights In Northwest Pakistan
Earlier this month, 25-year-old Farida Afridi, who ran an organization that provides information for women about their rights, was gunned down in the street, near the city of Peshawar in northwest...
View ArticleIt's Deja Vu As Pakistan's Political Crisis Deepens
An ongoing political crisis has left Pakistan's government paralyzed and near collapse, as the country's Supreme Court attempts to revive corruption charges against the president in an apparent effort...
View ArticleIn Pakistan, Sounds Of A Different Kind Of Drone
Bagpipes and Scotland? Aye, it's a natural association: Played for centuries, the instrument is especially identified with the Scottish military and traditional Scottish dress, tartan kilts and...
View ArticleFrom All Sides, Iran Under Siege
Iran appears to be facing a crisis more serious than anything it has experienced since its war with Iraq in the 1980s.Diplomatically, President Bashar Assad's regime is under threat from the widening...
View ArticleAnother Round Of Iranian Nuclear Talks To Begin
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm David Greene.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep.Talks with Iran on its controversial nuclear program are set to...
View ArticleAs Sanctions Take A Toll, Debate In Iran Heats Up
Yukiya Amano is frustrated.Last week, Amano, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told a meeting of the agency in Vienna that he is aggravated by Iran's unwillingness to show...
View ArticlePanic Rises In Iran As Currency Plunges To New Lows
Large crowds of anxious Iranians gathered in Tehran on Sunday and Monday at foreign exchange offices — some of which had shuttered their doors — as Iran's currency continues its free fall.From Sunday...
View ArticleSignals From Iran Indicate Willingness To Talk
Iran is hurting. Economic and banking sanctions, plus an effective oil embargo led by the European Union, have brought chaos to Iran's economy. The bottom fell out of its currency, the rial, a couple...
View ArticleTo Combat Sanctions, Iran Buys Up Gold
Iran is stockpiling gold. That's the way David Cohen sees it. He's undersecretary of the Treasury, and the Treasury's point man for the banking sanctions the U.S. has imposed on Iran."Iran is...
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