Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024

In Depth

The Durand Line and Afghan Pakistani clashes

Frequent violent clashes between Afghan and Pakistani security forces along their disputed border, the colonial-era Durand Line drawn in 1893, have strained ties between Islamabad and Kabul. Afghanistan does not accept the legitimacy of the Durand Line, claiming it is a violation of its sovereignty, while Pakistan believes it is an accepted international border. These tensions will likely worsen following the pending departure of the Americans from Afghanistan.

India finishes 400 social infra projects in Afghanistan, US praises effort

All the projects are undertaken in partnership with the Afghan government and are spread across each of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan in diverse fields of development, including education, healthcare, infrastructure, administrative capacity, flood control, irrigation, agriculture, sports, Indian ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.

Of Lebanon and protests

The financial and monetary situation in Lebanon is on the edge of the abyss due to the fact that  public debt is now more than $80 billion, and some say reached the threshold of $100 billion, as well as because of the decline in cash reserves in hard currency in the Central Bank of Lebanon,

UN warns of summary executions in north-east Syria

Amid ongoing fighting in northern Syria and disturbing reports that extrajudicial killings have been streamed online, the United Nations and their partners are continuing to deliver humanitarian supplies to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violence, UN agencies stressed on Tuesday.

UNICEF/Delil Souleiman