Key Takeaways: (Albawaba) — A resistance group belonging to the internationally recognized government in Yemen confirmed the killing of 500 soldiers in fighting on the western coast between August 9 and September 10. The Yemeni resistance announced in a statement on Sunday that 500 were killed and 1,500 were wounded among the group’s forces in the battles with the Iranian-backed […]

Key Takeaways: In May, an explosion at a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan was followed by an intense firefight in which 21 people were killed. It was just one in a series of violent incidents in which militants operating out of Afghanistan, with support from Al-Qaeda, have launched attacks on targets in neighboring Pakistan. A quarter-century ago, the United States […]

Since the Taliban reclaimed power five years ago, Russia has been the only country to formally recognise it as Afghanistan’s legitimate government. When Moscow made that decision in July 2025, Russia appeared to be taking a calculated gamble on post-US Afghanistan. The move formalised a relationship that had already expanded steadily in the preceding years, opening greater space for diplomatic, […]

Pakistan’s UN representative has expressed deep concern over what he called growing terrorist activity from Afghan territory, saying more than 4,700 Pakistanis have been killed in such attacks over the past three years. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s representative to the United Nations, told a Security Council meeting on Friday, 11 September, marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks […]

In early September, Russia and the DPRK opened a road bridge across the border river Tumannaya. Analysts note that it can become a key channel for the transfer of North Korean soldiers and weapons for war against Ukraine. After 2023, the supply of military aid to Russia became a key source of income for the North Korean budget, ensuring an […]