Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/18/russia-us-call-on-afghans-to-discuss-ceasefire-after-talks Last Thursday an international peace conference was held in Moscow, Russia. The regional power is hosting a peace conference for Afghanistan, an effort to bring government representatives and Taliban leaders together to jump start the deteriorating peace process. The one day gathering is the first of three before May first, the deadline for U.S. and NATO troop withdrawal… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/aid-cuts-by-us-others-could-imperil-afghanistan-govt-watchdog The World Bank recently released information that conveys that international aid to Afghanistan has decreased drastically. In 2011 the Afghanistan government received $6.7bn in international aid, compared to $4.2bn it received in 2019, a $2.5bn decrease. The large decrease in aid is the result of the U.S. and other donors attempting to take steps that decreases their involvement… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/un-team-visits-remote-bangladesh-island-where-rohingya-relocated The Rohingya is a minority Muslim group who is fleeing violence in the Buddhist-majority Myanmar, often seeking refuge in Bangladesh. Last week a UN delegation attended a three-day visit to a remote bay of Bengal Island, where more than 13,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees were moved last December by the Bangladesh government. The relocating of refugees as resulted in… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/hundreds-rally-in-bangladesh-over-writers-death-in-prison The death of Ahmed Dhaka has sparked widespread protest in Bangladesh over the controversial Digital Security Act, which was used to arrest the writer last year. Bangladesh students have clashed with police while marching through the state’s capital, which was the site of around 300 activists organize and rally. These protests are denouncing the death of a writer… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/16/pakistan-accuses-india-of-nuclearizing-indian-ocean The Pakistani foreign minister recently criticized the India’s military expansion, while his own country held naval drills with 45 countries in the Arabian Sea. A large group of countries, including the U.S., participated in a five day naval exercise that was hosted by the Pakistan Navy. However, the Pakistani foreign minister is drawing to the aircraft carriers and… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/sticky-bombs-in-kashmir-set-off-alarm-bells-among-indian-forces In recent months, small magnetic bombs, which have been creating mass destruction in Afghanistan, have been seized during raids in the disputed region of Kashmir. Security forces in the Indian-administered Kashmir are extremely alarmed by these “sticky bombs”. According to three senior officials, the explosive devices, which have been described as small but powerful, were seized during raids… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/1/taliban-attacks-increased-in-afghan-capital-says-us-watchdog Attacks in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, have been on the rise. These attacks have been targeted towards government officials, civil society leaders, and journalists. A new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstructions (SIGAR) has been released as President Biden begins to reproach peace agreements between the Taliban and the U.S. that were established during… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/3/us-moves-carrier-from-gulf-in-a-sign-of-ebbing-tensions Recently, the Biden administrations withdrew an aircraft carrier from the Gulf, a clear effort to ease tensions with Iran. During the previous administration, the precarious relationship strained when the US withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed economic sanctions on Iran. John Kirby, a spokesman for the Pentagon, explained that the aircraft carrier was relocated from the… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/22/india-china-complete-disengagement-of-troops-from-the-border India and China agreed to pull back their military forces from the disputed border along Pangong Tso, a glacier lake that has become a critical area in their disagreement. Tensions have been rising between the two nuclear-armed countries since last April, when India accused Chinese troops of intruding on their side of the border. But, after months of… Read more »
