The Global Terrorism Index [GTI] 2020 ranks Pakistan as 7th in the world on a list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019. According to the IEP annual report, Afghanistan remained the worst-affected country by terrorism, while Pakistan is ranked seventh. Seven of the top-10 affected nations come from the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The […]
Azerbaijan says it seized Nagorno-Karabakh’s 2nd-largest city. But Armenian officials were quick to deny the claim that Shusha had been seized. Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said that his country’s forces had taken Shusha, the second-largest city in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. Armenian officials immediately denied the claim. If accurate, this would be a major strategic victory […]
Afghanistan reels from attack on Kabul University that left at least 22 people, including 18 students, dead. Sami Mahdi, a professor at Kabul University, is shaken by the killing of his students by gunmen on Monday. He has just returned after laying them to rest but their memories still remain fresh. He recalls the dreams […]
Iran has warned that renewed fighting between its neighbors Azerbaijan and Armenia could escalate into a wider regional war. Iran’s president warned on Wednesday that fighting between Azeri and Armenian forces in the South Caucasus could trigger a regional war. He gave that warning because the death toll rose on the 11th day of hostilities. […]
