Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-immigration-war-biden-border-protection-3294229291c7cc079695604740e86ab4 The war between Afghanistan and the United States ended in late 2014 after lasting 13 years. It was the longest war fought by the United States. Following the war the United States left troops in Afghanistan to keep some control in the area. In August 2021 the United states president, Joe Biden, decided to withdraw the… Read more »
Link to article: https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/nepal-and-germany-sign-jdoi-on-skilled-labour-migration On October 10th, 2023- Michael Van der Cammen, on behalf of Germany, and Ram Kaji Khadka, on behalf of Nepal, signed a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDol). The JDol was on skilled labour migration and knowledge exchange. The JDol was signed in Germany and following the signing there was a bilateral meeting. This meeting included the… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/6/bangladesh-gets-first-uranium-shipment-from-russia-for-nuclear-power-plant Bangladesh is currently building their first nuclear power plant at Rooppur of Ishwardi upazila in Pabna District. It was delayed due to Covid-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia has a major impact on the development of the nuclear power plant because they supplied Bangladesh with over $11 billion dollars in loans to help build it…. Read more »
Link to article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-india-and-saudi-arabias-strategic-partnership-matters-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-al-saud-prime-minister-narendra-modi/articleshow/103573680.cms There was a meeting in New Delhi on Monday September 11th, 2023 between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. They talked about their current positive relationship and how they would like to continue that, as well as, their trade agreements. The trade between India and Saudi Arabia was $52.75 billion… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/where-iran-stands-taliban-takeover-afghanistan The Taliban is an Islamic terrorist group. They threaten the citizens’ political and civil rights. This creates chaos in the country because citizens never have a say and never feel fully safe. In 2021, the U.S military departed from Afghanistan leaving them to fight the Taliban on their own. The Afghanistan President, Ashraf Ghani, fled as… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/15/key-afghanistan-pakistan-border-crossing-reopens-after-nine-days The Torkham crossing, the gateway between Afghanistan and Pakistan, was closed on September 6th, 2023. This crossing allows a great amount of vehicle and pedestrian traffic to pass through. Pakistan decided to close the crossing after shots were fired between the Pakistani and Afghan border forces. The forces had a dispute about the construction of a… Read more »
