Two years into his prison term for a 2020 murder, Ivan Rossomakhin was recruited into a Russian private military company (PMC ...

His crime marks one of many committed by convicts pardoned to serve in the army and Russian troops returning home. “A survey of Russian court records by the independent media outlet Verstka found that ...

Following Russia’s failed attempt to seize Kyiv and decapitate the Ukrainian leadership in February 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense was forced ...

“The Wagner Group’s Social Footprint: A Time-Series Analysis of PMC World.” The Center on Terrorism ... “Keep Your Eyes on Afghanistan’s ISIS-K.” Defense One, October 21, 2021. “Opinion | It’s a real ...

Monday marks the deadline for Afghans sheltering in Pakistan to leave the country, with the prospect of a dangerous future in Taliban-led Afghanistan ahead. By Zia ur-Rehman Reporting from Karachi ...

THE latest clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces are yet another sign of the deepening rift between the two neighbours. Just three years after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul ...

In the context of Afghanistan, the ongoing situation has resulted in a large number of Afghan refugees fleeing their homeland in search of safety and stability. Over the years, political ...

In February 2020, they announced the Doha Accords — heavily skewed in the Taliban’s favour — virtually accepting the narrative that the Taliban were the representatives of Afghanistan ...

“In difficult economic and personal circumstances, Bakhtari decides to stand up to the Taliban and continue her courageous fight for the rights of Afghan women and girls,” a synopsis of The ...

Pakistan has ramped up pressure on Afghan refugees to leave the country, despite serious risks of persecution and economic hardship under Taliban rule, according to a leading human rights ...