Once the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan’s airfield in Kandahar on Friday, it didn’t take long for photos to appear on social media showing Taliban fighters posing with military helicopters such as U.S.-made Black Hawks and Soviet-made Mi-17s. After the group took over Mazar-i-Sharif airport this weekend, more photos followed,Continue Reading
The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan has fuelled speculation that the global supply of heroin could increase as a result. Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium – the key ingredient in heroin and other opiate drugs. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, theContinue Reading
In a global world like ours, no country is too far. Even Afghanistan, flung seemingly very far. The contingency in Afghanistan, now in the hands of the Taliban, might trigger grave migration problems for the European Union and the Baltics, too, believes Tomas Janeliūnas, professor at Vilnius University’s Institute ofContinue Reading
Trots att vi har ”hållit i och hållit ut” i vad som känns som evigheter är pandemin ännu inte över. Restriktionerna har dock förändrats och lättnader införs i omgångar. Så hur ska man egentligen bete sig nuförtiden? SVT Nyheter har sammanställt några av de förbud och rekommendationer som gäller justContinue Reading
En 15-årig pojke har gripits efter en stor polisinsats, där polisen avlossat skott, på en högstadieskola i Eslöv. En man i 40-årsåldern, en skolanställd, har attackerats med ett tillhygge och är förd till sjukhus. Hans skador är allvarliga och polisen rubricerar det hela som försök till mord. Enligt TT skaContinue Reading
At the end of the protest «against compulsory vaccination» outside the government building in Riga, some protesters exhibited provocative behaviour. One police officer was attacked. Police have commenced a criminal procedure. At first protesters started gathering at the Freedom Monument at around 19:00 p.m. Around 20:00 p.m. protesters made theirContinue Reading
The Ministry of the Interior will propose an increase of Finland’s refugee quota to 2,000 in the government’s budget negotiations, Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo (Green) has told Yle. Finland’s current refugee quota is 1,050 people. The quota system shares out refugees among EU member states according to a calculation basedContinue Reading
During a meeting in Berlin on Tuesday, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the hybrid attack by Belarus on the European Union and the situation in Afghanistan. Regarding the events in Afghanistan, the Estonian prime minister stressed that the most important diplomatic goal is toContinue Reading
Estonia, seeing the growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, has offered accepting up to ten refugees from the troubled South Asian country. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas stated on Tuesday, August 17, that the country is willing to contribute to solving the growing crisis after Estonia’s involvement in the US-led WarContinue Reading
“If the Taliban stay here and form the next government, other countries will pay the price for it. That has happened before,” the young man said. Abdul* is one of at least 20 Finnish nationals who are trapped in Afghanistan amid a takeover of the country by the Taliban militantContinue Reading