UN compound in Herat attacked
The attack targeting entrances of the clearly marked United Nations facility was carried out by Anti-Government Elements.
Month: July 2021
Kabul protests demand sanctions against Pakistan
Amidst the raging violence in Afghanistan, citizens protested and called for sanctions against Pakistan.
Bangladesh: Deadly flooding, landslides devastate Rohingya refugees
Three days of strong winds and heavy monsoon rain on sprawling refugee sites in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar have taken Rohingya refugee lives and wreaked havoc and destruction, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.
Support To Any Act Of Terrorism Is Crime Against Humanity: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reaffirmed India’s resolve to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and said peace and prosperity cannot coexist with terrorism, in remarks seen as directed at Pakistan.
Afghanistan: Record number of women and children killed or wounded
More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since records began in 2009, a United Nations report has revealed.
Anthony Blinken on first visit to India: key points made
“President Biden’s determination is to continue to grow stronger the relationship between the US and India,” he said
The Taliban: what could its return to power mean for Afghanistan?
An Islamic fundamentalist group dominated by those of Pashtun ethnicity, the Taliban is believed to have first appeared in Saudi Arabia-funded hard-line religious madrassas in northern Pakistan in the early 1990s.
India, Russia to hold 13-day mega military drill to counter terror operations in Volgograd
The 12th edition of Indo-Russia joint exercise ‘Indra-21’ will strengthen bilateral security cooperation & reinforce the longstanding bond between the two nations, Indian Army said.
Afghanistan on agenda during Blinken’s visit to India
Blinken will be seeking India’s support in stabilizing Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrawal is completed at the end of August, said Dean Thompson, the top U.S. diplomat for South Asia.
Two doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca shots effective against Delta variant: study
Two doses of Pfizer (PFE.N) or AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant as they are against the previously dominant Alpha variant, a study published on Wednesday showed.