Masood Farivar is a Senior Analyst in VOA’s South and Central Asia Division.
Three months into Russia’s war with Ukraine, US officials are bracing for the possibility of Russian cyberattacks in retaliation for sanctions
61 shootings left 103 dead, 140 wounded, excluding gunmen, according to annual report
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 40 people with hate crimes since the beginning of the Biden administration
How a term coined by a French author came to inspire violent white supremacists in America
Anti-Asian hate crimes surged by 224% to a record level
Four Supreme Court Rulings That Could Be Impacted by Reversal of Abortion Decision
The unintended release of a draft decision on a highly controversial case sparks strong reaction and questions across the nation
Critics say the proposed legislative changes go too far and could lead to government abuse of civil forfeiture authority
Small pockets of anti-Taliban resistance appear to be forming across much of the country
Justice Department’s KleptoCapture unit targets wealthy Russians’ yachts, jets, real estate
An increase came during a conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in May 2021
Tens of thousands of vulnerable Afghans were left behind after US evacuation struggle to find a pathway to safety
As recently as last week, the agency was processing 14,000 applications with just six officers
State Department pressed to fund flights for vulnerable Afghans left behind by massive US airlift in August
The Taliban say Afghan media are free to report as they see fit, but local journalists say they are under pressure to report only what the country’s new leaders approve
Letter to news outlets laying out more reporting guidelines seen as attempt to influence media, press freedom, expert says
Alireza Ahmadi, who excelled as young journalist in Taliban-free Afghanistan, became one of the more than 180 people killed after suicide bomber detonated his vest outside Kabul airport
Funds, stolen from Malaysia’s 1MDB, had been laundered through international financial institutions in US, Switzerland, Singapore and Luxembourg
There are seemingly contradictory stances from some who place a premium on individual liberty and oppose government interventions
Hailed as the most successful piece of civil rights legislation ever passed in the US, the 1965 Voting Rights Act faces its most serious peril yet
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