https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-border-strikes-7dbd4af5dce9c2e9016d429253467312 In December, Pakistan launched airstrikes into the Barmal district in Afghanistan that they claimed were intended to destroy an insurgent military training camp. Afghan officials stated that the airstrikes actually hit refugee camps. 50 people were killed by Pakistan’s attacks, half of which were women and children. This outraged Afghans, leading the Taliban to launch counter attacks on Pakistan…. Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-india-china-bilateral-ties-01819172aaf279f71ce4d1376c9006c9 Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake was recently elected as president of Sri Lanka, representing a change in the country’s politics as citizens seek relief from the economic crisis. The country declared bankruptcy in 2022, and citizens continue to suffer from the effects of the country’s failing economy. Dissanayake promised to improve economic conditions and lessen the burden placed on the… Read more »
https://eurasianet.org/russias-economic-woes-starting-to-overflow-into-kazakhstan The value of the tenge, Kazakhstan’s currency, has dropped dramatically in recent months, hovering around 520-530 tenge per US dollar since the beginning of December. For comparison, the exchange rate was around 450 tenge per one US dollar in the beginning of 2024—its value has decreased by 13% over the course of the year. Many Kazakhs, facing inflation of… Read more »
