https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/31/afghanistans-president-says-will-step-aside-if-election-is-held The 9th Heart of Asia summit recently occurred, with focus by the United States towards peace and security in Afghanistan. The U.S. and other powers proposed ideas for a new transitional government in an attempt to promote this. The Taliban would be involved in the format of this new transitional government. However, Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, has his own… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/30/nepal-closes-schools-as-air-pollution-hits-alarming-levels The level of air pollution in Nepal has gotten hazardously high this past month, climbing to dangerous levels and now resulting in the government ordering school closings for four days. Around eight million students must now stay home across the country. Nepal is located in between China and India, which are two of the world’s largest sources of pollution,… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/2/fire-kills-3-in-market-near-rohingya-refugee-camp-in-bangladesh A fire broke out in the early morning hours of Friday morning in southern Bangladesh at a Rohingya refugee camp. At least three were killed and several others were injured in the fire, which was the second in less than two weeks. This fire occurred at the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh, and this specific camp houses more that 600,000… Read more »
