Link to Article Between the dates of February 14-18, U.S delegation (under State Department Counselor Derek Chollet) will be visiting Pakistan to meet with several senior officials, business leaders, and civil society members to repair relations from strain under former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Both states will discuss several different economic issues and plans for the future in correlation to… Read more »
Link to Article Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is set to visit Chinese president Xi Jinping for three days to strengthen their ties with one another. Their visit will entail varying cooperation documents, business discussions and additional parts of the trip itinerary. The purpose of this visit between the two states is to hopefully strengthen political and economic ties against the… Read more »
Link to Article In 2007, Dutch military units unlawfully bombed a residential complex in Afghanistan as a part of a U.S. led coalition against the Taliban who were thought to be sheltering within the building. This incident killed over 20 civilians and produced a civil case brought up by four survivors. In November, the District Court of Hague found this… Read more »
Link to Article Since 1992, both India and Pakistan have exchanged documents containing information regarding nuclear installations of each country annually on Jan. 1. Through history, the states have had three wars and had a history of military mishaps, therefore the exchange of information is used to keep both states informed of their counterparts’ updated locations of facilities. The documents entail… Read more »
Link to Article Afghanistan signed its first foreign investment deal since being under its new assumed Taliban administration in 2021. The deal was signed with a Chinese company, and involved the extraction of oil from a basin in Afghanistan as well as developing an oil reserve in the northern province of the country. A ceremony was held in Kabul, Afghanistan… Read more »