Apr 04 ‘To Kill a Sparrow’ shows Afghanistan’s double standard on adultery By Larisa Epatko A young Afghan woman named Soheila ran away with a man after her father forced her to marry a 70 year old. She tells her story in the documentary “To Kill a Sparrow” produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Continue reading
Apr 03 What pushed U.S.-Afghan relations over the edge? By Larisa Epatko The relationship between the United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai took a nosedive after he was forced into a runoff when seeking a second term, said journalist and author Carlotta Gall. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch Author Carlotta Gall on what went wrong with U.S.-Afghan relations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 03 Learning guitar licks and other tricks at Afghanistan’s Rock School Kabul By Larisa Epatko Like many other boys his age, Humayun Zadran wanted to become a rock star. But he wasn’t allowed to learn Western music while growing up in the conservative climate of Peshawar, Pakistan. Now as an adult living in Afghanistan, he’s… Continue reading
Mar 08 Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 missing at sea By Kayla Ruble Rescue crews from multiple countries were still searching on Sunday for a Malaysia Airlines plane missing off the southern coast of Vietnam -- more than 20 hours after the Boeing 777-200 aircraft carrying 239 people vanished early Saturday morning. Continue reading
Mar 05 China plans to boost defense spending by 12 percent By Andy Swab The Chinese government announced Wednesday that their defense budget will increase by 12.2 percent, nearly 808 billion yuan, for the 2014 fiscal year. In U.S. dollars, China will be boosting its defense budget from $117 billion to approximately $132 billion,… Continue reading
Feb 26 5 cookstoves used around the world By Larisa Epatko The key to designing a safe and efficient cookstove – that people actually will want to use – is to look at what they like to eat, advocates have discovered. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Kerry talks climate change during Asia trip By PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has discussed climate change in both China and Indonesia during his latest diplomatic mission in Asia. Why has climate change grabbed a top spot on Kerry’s agenda in Asia? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Geoff… Continue watching
Jan 31 Thailand at the brink By Michael D. Mosettig When I was in Thailand a year ago, the streets and glitzy shopping malls were crammed with tourists, including tens of thousands of Chinese escaping their country's crowds and pollution for a more exotic Asian New Year holiday. What a… Continue reading