The Trump administration’s imposition of sanctions on Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil in October, intervention in Venezuela in January, and threats to take military action against Iran have focused attention on China, the top crude customer of all three countries. China relied on sanctioned crudes from Iran, Russia, and Venezuela for a significant share of its crude imports in […]

The 201 Khalid bin Walid Corps has reported that on Thursday night, Afghan forces killed eight Pakistani soldiers during operations along the Durand Line in Kunar province. Spokesperson Wahidullah Mohammadi stated that in Monawara district, three soldiers were killed by precision laser strikes, while another soldier was killed in Sarkani district by a gun. Two additional soldiers were killed in […]

Afghanistan’s Ministry of National Defense said on Friday 327 Pakistani soldiers have been killed and hundreds more wounded since the launch of the retaliatory “Radd-ul-Zulm” operation, an ongoing campaign that started a week ago in response to attacks by Pakistani military. In a statement, the ministry said Afghan forces conducted large-scale strikes over the past 24 hours against Pakistani military […]