Afghanistan has been a talking point for decades. Since the Soviet invasion and the American funding of the anti-communist groups. The country is an area of huge importance for a couple of reasons, its is the crossroads of Asia being the most important country of central Asia because of this. It is an entrance from the Middle East to the… Read more »
BBC The shame of Afghanistan’s virginity tests By Aria Ahmadzai & Camelia SadeghzadehBBC World Service 29 December 2017 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Image copyrightBBC NEWSImage captionNeda, 18, took a lift home with two male friends and was later forced to undergo a virginity test “My life has… Read more »
Source: Aljazeera Kabul blast at Afghan Voice, Tebyan centre kills dozens 28 Dec 2017 At least 40 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a blast in Kabul at a compound comprising a news agency, Shia cultural centre and religious school, the interior ministry has said. The explosion early on Thursday struck an area close to the Afghan Voice… Read more »
The Afghan president has more powers than a king by Nazif Shahrani 3 Jan 2018 President Ashraf Ghani at the 72nd UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21, 2017 [Reuters/Stephanie Keith] The dismissal of Governor Atta Muhammad Nur of Balkh province in northern Afghanistan by President Ashraf Ghani on December 18, 2017, was met with adamant defiance by… Read more »
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/deadly-suicide-blast-hits-afghan-capital-180104184313826.html NEWS / WAR & CONFLICT Deadly suicide blast hits Afghan capital 5 Jan 2018 MORE ON AFGHANISTAN Nikki Haley: Pakistan playing ‘double game’ for yearslast week The Afghan president has more powers than a kinglast week Pakistan-US war of words over Donald Trump’s tweetlast week Deadly bombing targets Afghan official’s funerallast week At least 11 people have been… Read more »
There is a ton going on in central asia right now including the continued Myanmar refugee crisis. Two journalists were recently arrested for having documents pertaining to the military crackdown on rohinga muslims. This is kind of the hallmark of a growing authoritarian regime. The removal of a free press to limit government. On top of that it seems the… Read more »
ADVERTISEMENT Quetta’s Hazara: The community caged in its own city By Secunder KermaniBBC News, Quetta 12 December 2017 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Image captionTravel outside the Hazara districts in Quetta is hugely dangerous for the community Close to 1,000 victims of militant attacks are said to be… Read more »
ndia to commission its first new conventional submarine after 17 years Rajat Pandit| TNN | Updated: Dec 13, 2017, 22:46 IST 2 HIGHLIGHTS The new 1,565-tonne submarine is to be followed by five of her Scorpene sisters under the Rs 23,652 crore “Project-75”. The submarine, which has a speed of 20 knots, is equipped with sea-skimming SM-39 Exocet missiles and heavy-weight wire-guided surface… Read more »
US-Pakistan stalemate persists after Mattis visit by Asad Hashim 5 Dec 2017 US defence secretary Mattis is the latest in a series of senior officials to visit Islamabad [Handout/US State Department] MORE ON PAKISTAN In Kashmir, a father’s fight against forgetfulnessyesterday Pakistani activist Raza Khan reported missinglast week India and Pakistan: Rivals in a nuclear arms racelast week Iran: Chabahar Port… Read more »
Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar News agency says arrests are attack on press freedom and US embassy says it is deeply concerned The Reuters logo at the news agency’s London headquarters. Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters Agence France-Presse in Yangon Wednesday 13 December 2017 15.04 ESTLast modified on Wednesday 13 December 2017 15.35 EST View more sharing options Shares 40 The news agency Reuters has… Read more »