Diplomacy 'World should not be fooled' as Xi meets Putin with Ukraine peace plan on agenda 2023-03-21 China's Xi Jinping is providing 'diplomatic cover' for Russian President Vladimir Putin's war crimes, as Putin becomes ever more dependent on him, say analysts.
Security 2023-03-21 Herat residents commemorate 1979 uprising, accuse Russia of similar crimes in Ukraine Nine months after the Uprising of 24 Hout, Soviet troops poured into Afghanistan. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has refreshed Afghan memories of Soviet atrocities.
Transportation 2023-03-20 Georgian road construction could benefit Russian military ambitions Roads leading to Russia, if completed, could enable sanctioned cargo, or even worse, Russian troops, to pour in unchecked.