In 2018, mass anti-government protests swept through the country but were met with a violent police response. Hundreds were killed and thousands injured in the clashes, with protesters on one side, and the security forces and pro-government militia on the other.
Meanwhile Herat, an ancient silk road city, had been under siege for weeks before security forces on Thursday retreated to army barracks. Video on social media shows the insurgents running through a central street firing their weapons, and the Taliban flag was
For years, Mr Ghani tried to sideline the warlords in an attempt to boost the Afghan National Army, and now he is turning to them in his hour of need, the BBC’s Ethirajan Anbarasan says. Earlier this week, the president also agreed
Andrey Chuprygin, an expert working with the Russia International Council, said the stance of the Russian government was – “let them join this thing, and we’ll see what the result is. If it works out well, we can use it to our
Presidential spokesman Jesús Ramírez Cuevas tweeted that the government would “take the necessary measures to protect threatened journalists and news outlets,” but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is often critical of the media, has yet to comment on the threat.
Echoing the scientists’ findings, UN Secretary General António Guterres said: “If we combine forces now, we can avert climate catastrophe. But, as today’s report makes clear, there is no time for delay and no room for excuses. I count on government leaders
We’re used to seeing spectacular pictures of world class athletes at the Olympics – but what we don’t see is how much work it takes to capture world class photos. BBC News has been speaking to three sports photographers – Laurence Griffiths,
The first two, launched at the ship on the evening of Thursday 29 July, missed their target. But the third drone, launched early on Friday 30 July and loaded with a military grade explosive, hit the pilot house and exploded, killing the
According to Ms Zholudzh, Mr Shishov had taken some precautions while living in Ukraine, such as photographing the number plates of cars and suspicious people he saw around Kyiv. He did not speak to police, she said, but he had been in
A Facebook spokesman said: “In September 2019, we removed a network of spam activity that posted lifestyle and political clickbait, primarily in Chinese. This network had almost no engagement on our platform, and we continue to work with researchers and our industry