Asia

Soviet Veterans, Who Spent Time In Afghanistan, Comment On The U.S. Exit Strategy

6:30am September 22, 2021

by Charles Maynes

Veterans of the Soviet Union's unsuccessful intervention in Afghanistan give their views about the U.S. experience there. The Soviets left Afghanistan in 1989. The U.S. pulled out last month.

Taro Kono Wants To Be Japan's Prime Minister And He's Getting A Lot Of Attention

6:30am September 22, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

Election season is in full swing to pick the next leader of Japan. Taro Kono is considered a maverick — a surprising change for a country that's been ruled by the same party for decades.

Japanese Sisters Are The World's Oldest Identical Twins

5:50am September 22, 2021

Guinness World Records has certified two sisters as the world's oldest living identical twins at 107, in an announcement Monday coinciding with Respect for the Aged Day, a national holiday in Japan.

A U.S. Strike Recently Killed Afghan Civilians, But It's Far From The First Time

5:12pm September 21, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Neta Crawford, co-director of the Cost of War Project, about civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hands of U.S. military strikes.

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Farmers In India Are Trying To Revive Their Protests Against Agriculture Deregulation

5:06pm September 21, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

Last winter, Indian farmers staged some of the biggest street protests in history against government moves to deregulate agriculture. Nine months on, many farmers worry their cause has been forgotten.

Uncollected or duplicate photographs found in boxes and drawers in backrooms of Kabul's photo studios.

World News

These Unclaimed Afghan Studio Portraits Bear Witness To Decades Of History

9:50am September 21, 2021

by Lynzy Billing

In the back rooms of Kabul's photo shops, thousands of photos dating as far back as 40-plus years sit unclaimed. It remains to be seen if these photo studios can survive a new period of Taliban rule.

U.S.-U.K.-Australia Alliance In The Indo-Pacific Irks French Government

5:55am September 21, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Philippe Etienne, France's ambassador to the U.S., who was recalled to Paris after a U.S.-Australian submarine deal drew fury from the French government.

Big Sell-Off In Chinese Real Estate Stocks Caused Worldwide Market Dip

7:53pm September 20, 2021

by David Gura

Stock markets slumped amid worries about instability in China's financial system, creating uncertainty over one of the world's top economies.

Senator Manny Pacquiao speaks during a national convention of his PDP-Laban party in Quezon city, Philippines on Sept. 19, 2021.

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He Mastered The Ring. Now, Manny Pacquiao Is Running For President In The Philippines

10:34am September 20, 2021

by The Associated Press

The boxing icon, who currently serves as a senator in the Philippines, says his experience of personal hardships equip him to understand people's suffering — and fight poverty and corruption.

Ex-Prime Minister Rudd Discusses Consequences Of U.S.-Australian Sub Deal

8:01am September 20, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kevin Rudd, president and CEO of the Asia Society and a former prime minister of Australia, about the impacts of a U.S. deal to build nuclear submarines for Australia.