https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/10/26/whos-in-charge-following-revolution-in-kyrgyzstan-a71856 Last month, Kyrgyzstan underwent their third political revolution in the last twenty years. After an election that was immediately recognized (or at the very least, accused of being) rigged and corrupt, the small post-soviet Central Asian nation fell into chaos. WIthin days of the election, political prisoners were freed from prison, the prime minister resigned, and the parliamentary building… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/5/afghanistan-violence-jumps-50-percent-amid-peace-talks-watchdog According to mutliple U.S. watch-dogs, violence has risen 50 percent in Afghanistan in the last few months. This comes off the back of September’s peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. It is not only Afghan forces that are under attack from the Taliban and ISIL in this surge; it is also many Afghan civilians. Last week,… Read more »
Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/79177199.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Tso-Chushul area Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/79177199.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/79177199.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst China and India have vowed to begin a de-escalation of tension in Pangong Tso-Chushul, a high-altitude area along the long disputed border of eastern Ladakh and Aksai Chin. Earlier this year, troops of the sides have engaged in deadly skirmishes due to border disputes, particularly the bloody incident in… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/14/kyrgyz-president-confirms-new-pms-appointment https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54534474 The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has been the subject of great internal turmoil and unrest following the parliamentary elections on Oct. 4, the results of which have now been annulled following mass riotous protests against the pro-government results. The capital, Bishkek, is under a state of emergency after protestors seized and looted the presidential and parliamentary buildings…. Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/6/catastrophic-iran-reports-record-rise-in-covid-19-cases COVID-19, after ravaging Iran earlier this summer, has returned with even greater intensity in its second wave, with numbers rising to about 4,000 new cases and 235 deaths in a single day, which is the highest amount Iran has faced all year. This brings the total amount of cases in Iran to nearly 500,000, with about 30,000 deaths in… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/12/anti-india-clashes-after-troops-kill-two-rebels-in-kashmir In the latest violent clash between Indian soldiers and Kashmiri insurgents, two rebels were reportedly killed by Indian paramilitary troops in Srinagar. According to the Indian police, one of the rebels was a Pakistanti terrorist who was involved in attacks earlier in the year in Srinagar. However, there was never any substantiation provided for this claim by the India… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/iran-chides-world-refuses-reimpose-sanctions-200920165009452.html The United States has doubled down on its unilateral punitive measures against Iran this week, much to the disapproval of both the remaining UN parties in the 2015 JCPOA deal and, of course, Iran itself. This ardent call from Washington for the reimposition of sanctions against Iran, most recently seen in President Donald Trump’s executive order on Monday, has… Read more »
