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
Finland is preparing to send troops into Afghanistan to protect Finnish citizens and help evacuate them out of the country, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) confirmed at a press conference on Thursday evening. There are an estimated 60 Finnish citizens in Afghanistan waiting to evacuate from the country. “The governmentContinue 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
“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
President Donald Trumps beslut att drastiskt minska den amerikanska truppnärvaron i Afghanistan är inte i sig överraskande. Trump har upprepade gånger lovat kalla hem de amerikanska soldaterna och det avtal som hans administration förhandlat fram med talibangerillan öppnar vägen för att göra det. Men reträtten är inte populär inom denContinue Reading