Given the severity of the recent bombings, it is clear that NATO and the U. S. made the right decision to deploy soldiers and marines to Afghanistan in the days leading up to this attack. Since the Taliban stated that they have been planning this attack for a while, it is clear Afghanistan must step up its security and intelligence… Read more »
Afghan officials are pushing to create a “safe zone” for Taliban insurgents in a bid to wean them away from traditional sanctuaries inside Pakistan, in a radical and contentious strategy to de-escalate the conflict. The plan underscores desperation in Afghanistan for out-of-the-box solutions to tackle the 15-year insurgency, as peace bids repeatedly fail and US-backed forces suffer record casualties in… Read more »
Remote and landlocked, Kyrgyzstan is framed by the Tian Shan mountains that take up nearly 90 percent of the country’s territory and form its border with China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang. Xinjiang province is home to several Muslim Turkic ethnic groups, the largest being the Uighur, making up 46 percent of the area’s population.
Clashes between protesters and government supporters have erupted in southern Sri Lanka during a rally against a port deal with China. The clashes took place as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was attending an opening ceremony for an industrial zone near the port city of Hambantota, about 240km southeast of the capital, Colombo.
Dozens of people have been killed in a series of militant attacks on Tuesday throughout Afghanistan. Up to 30 people were killed and 80 wounded in twin bombings near the parliament in the capital, Kabul. Blasts at the governor’s guesthouse in Kandahar killed at least 11 and injured 14 including the UAE ambassador.
Conflict seems to break out in Kashmir on a weekly basis. The increase in anti-India protests shows that the Indian military is losing control of the situation. I am surprised that only one civilian was killed because the large number of people protesting created a high risk level.
Long queues. Days off work. Loss of assets. Not the effects of an economic crash, but rather what has happened in recent weeks after India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, announced a policy of “demonetisation”, which banned with immediate effect the two notes most widely used throughout the Indian economy. Modi said demonetisation was necessary for several reasons, among them: combating… Read more »
The controversial Indian Islamic preacher, Zakir Naik, has been accused by the government of causing disaffection along religious lines and inciting youth through speeches. The BBC’s Zubair Ahmed went to Mumbai to find out more about him and the impact of his preaching. Zakir Naik’s Islamic International School, located in a crowded Mumbai suburb, could be easily missed due to… Read more »
A 42-hour gun battle that started on Thursday has ended in Indian-administered Kashmir after two suspected rebels and one civilian were killed, triggering massive anti-India protests in the disputed region. A police officer said soldiers recovered bodies of the two suspected rebel fighters from the debris of a destroyed house in southern Arwani village on Friday.
Twelve people were arrested on Monday evening at a cinema in India, after they remained seated while the national anthem played. The cinemagoers, who were attending an international film festival in the city of Trivandrum in Kerala, were later freed but they face charges of “failure to obey an order issued by a public servant, thereby causing obstruction or annoyance… Read more »