Category: Asia

Sat 12 September 2020: KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban announced the release of 22 captive Afghan soldiers on Saturday as the warring parties launched historic talks in Qatar’s capital Doha. The group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said in a statement that the soldiers were freed in the restive Helmand province as a “goodwill gesture.” “The Islamic […]

Sat 12 September 2020: NEW DELHI – China returned five Indian nationals on Saturday 10 days after their alleged abduction, according to the Indian army. Allegedly seized from a northern Indian village, they were accused by Beijing of being members of the Indian intelligence agency, according to a Chinese state-run media outlet.  The Indians were abducted by […]

Sat 12 September 2020: DOHA, Qatar- Landmark intra-Afghan peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents commenced Saturday in the Qatari capital Doha. The talks aim to end nearly two decades of armed insurgency in the war-torn country. Key speakers at Saturday’s opening ceremony at a hotel in Doha included Abdullah Abdullah, chairperson of […]

Fri 11 September 2020: DOHA, Qatar  – Qatar is set to host another round of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban on Saturday to end the ongoing war in the country. In a statement, the Afghan Presidency said negotiations with the Taliban would begin in Qatar’s capital Doha. The Afghan delegation, headed by […]

Fri 11 September 2020: A demonstration was held in London on Friday (Sept.11) against China’s human rights violations against the Turkic Uyghur minority in the country’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Students of different nationalities gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in London, reacted to the pressure against Uyghur Turks. The protesters chanted “No to ethnic […]

Fri 11 September 2020: “The two foreign ministers agreed that the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side,” NEW DELHI  – India and China agreed to quickly disengage their troops at the disputed border amid months-long ongoing faceoff, a joint statement said early Friday.  Top diplomats of New […]

Fri 11 September 2020: 84-page report, titled Military Ltd – The Company Financing Human Rights Abuses In Myanmar Leaked official documents show that a secretive Myanmar conglomerate is financing the country’s military, including units guilty of crimes under international law and other human rights violations, a global rights watchdog said on Thursday. According to an […]