Link Many Afghan civilians were killed and wounded during a ceasefire between them and the Taliban. There really is not much to say here because it is self explanatory. With the withdrawal of foreign troops, Afgan is having trouble asserting dominance over Taliban, which is seen by them literally ignoring a 3 DAY CEASEFIRE, like come on, how defunct do… Read more »
Link: Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi, who had a 20-year sentence for an attempted bomb pot, dropped his appeal and is headed for prison. This act of terrorism happened back in 2018 and a decision was not made over his status of immunity until they declared he was not protected because it was an act of state-sponsored terrorism on a foreign… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/1/afghan-retreat-us-starts-withdrawing-from-its-longest-war After 20 years of what seems like endless conflict, Joe Biden has decided to formally withdraw troops from Afghanistan. This will leave Afghanistan to fend off Taliban alone as NATO countries planned their own withdrawal as well. Bordering countries are fearing for a potential takeover and loss of power in the region as the Taliban gains more control…. Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/1/kyrgyzstan-accuses-tajikistan-of-amassing-troops-near-border Roughly 30 soldiers and civilians were killed and over 100 injured after a rock fight turned into shots fired at a water reservoir on the Isfara river. These clashes have been going on for a decent amount of time because of these border disputes. The shooting continued for 2 days until a ceasefire was announced. While the countries… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/9/nepal-battles-worst-forest-fires-in-years-as-air-quality-drops Nepal forest fires have been adding to the tremendous amounts of pollution in the East-like a small scale of the Australian forest fires. The pollution levels were worse than in 2012, when they first started recording pollution. They are burning in 30% of Nepal’s districts and disrupting education and local economies. Millions of students were forced to stay… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/11/kyrgyzstan-votes-on-constitution-boosting-presidents-powers Kyrgyzstan president Sadyr Japarov amends the constitution in a way that favors the power of the president while cutting parliamentary powers. After getting enough votes for his ideas to be legally binding, he cut the parliament’s seats by 25% and allowed the president to appoint judges and law enforcement officials by himself. Perhaps the most controversial article is article… Read more »