14 January 2016 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: Afghan forces in Sangin are still under siege by the Taliban. Reinforcements have not succeeded in breaking through to them. Fierce fighting is also taking place in Marjah district. The other twelve of Helmand province’s fourteen districts are already under Taliban control. The Afghan airforce struck against… Continue reading Issue 36: 2016 01 14:Week in Brief INTERNATIONAL
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Issue 27:2015 11 05:Week in Brief International
05 November 2015 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: In the aftermath of last week’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake which killed at least 370 people and injured more than 2000, the Taliban are taking over Darqand in Takhar province. An ex-inmate of Guantanamo Bay, Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost, is the new leader of Isis in Afghanistan. A… Continue reading Issue 27:2015 11 05:Week in Brief International
Issue7: 2015 06 18:International news
18 June 2o15 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS GREECE: The IMF withdrew from talks with Greece, after negotiations about economic reforms remained deadlocked. ITALY: President Putin of Russia met prime minister Matteo Renzi in Milan, reminding him of the high economic price Italy is paying for the EU sanctions against Russia and Russia’s retaliatory embargo… Continue reading Issue7: 2015 06 18:International news
Issue 6: 2015 06 11:international news
11 June 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS GERMANY: The leaders of the G7 nations – Britain, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and Japan – met at Schloss Elmau in Bavaria. They discussed topics such as Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Greek crisis, sustainable energy, world poverty and the dangers of epidemic diseases. GREECE:… Continue reading Issue 6: 2015 06 11:international news
