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The hacking gang, which operates under the name WhiteInt, is run from a fourth-floor apartment in a suburb of the Indian tech city Gurugram. Its mastermind is 31-year-old Aditya Jain – an occasional TV cybersecurity pundit who also holds down a day job at the Indian office of the British...

And so, Cold War II begins... Just like America’s military adventures, Russia’s war of choice will wreak havoc way beyond its target. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has started in a blitzkrieg with incalculable ramifications for the two countries and the world. As Russia bombs its neighbour...

Is PM Narendra Modi losing control of the Indian military? by Andrew Korybko Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. People's Liberation Army (PLA) spokesperson Zhang Shuili...

Gates Foundation staffer quits, protesting Modi award amid Kashmir lockdown By Baba Tamim Sabah Hamid resigned from the foundation after realising it was willing to award Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite his increasing authoritarian grip on power, infliction of state violence and...

End the War in Afghanistan By The Editorial Board Excerpts: More than 17 years later, the United States military is engaged in counterterrorism missions in 80 nations on six continents. The price tag, which includes the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and increased spending on veterans’ care...

Human Rights Watch: New Afghan Defense Minister Should Face Investigation, Sanctions Excerpts: Credible evidence of serious human rights abuses and war crimes linked to Khalid have followed him throughout his government career. Reports first came to light during Khalid’s tenure as governor of...

India's Rohingya shame Ashley Starr Kinseth Earlier this month, India sparked panic among its long-suffering Rohingya refugee population by deporting a family of five to their home country ofMyanmar, where they will most certainly face human rights violations and imprisonment. This expulsion...

All foreign forces will leave Afghanistan, says President Ghani 28 January 2019 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday all foreign forces will eventually leave the war-torn country - a key Taliban demand - as talks with the armed group progressed. Ghani said based on an international...

Afghan War Veteran Speaks Out: A Soldier’s Tale

Multi-million US program finds jobs for just 55 Afghan women, new report says By Phillip Walter Wellman | September 14, 2018 After spending nearly $90 million on an ambitious program designed to provide employment for women and promote gender equality in Afghanistan, the U.S. development...

Trump administration takes aim at International Criminal Court SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 Excerpts: The Trump administration on Monday threatened tough action against the International Criminal Court should it try to prosecute Americans for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan and said the PLO’s...

What Will Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Ties Look Like Under Imran Khan? By Samuel Ramani | August 24, 2018 Excerpt: On August 9, Pakistan expressed support for Riyadh’s decision to suspend trade deals with Canada and expel Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dennis Horak. The Pakistani government...

Will Pakistan attend peace talks in Moscow? "The first reaction was positive, they are planning to take part in the meeting," the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said, adding that he hoped for productive negotiations at the talks, which will bring together a dozen groups including...

Vietnam veteran pastor, 69, is arrested for assaulting staff at a Uganda hotel and using the N-word on a 'drunken' rampage' while on a Christian missionary trip 18 August 2018 Arizona man Jimmy L. Taylor was arrested in Kampala, Uganda on Thursday He was caught on tape insulting hotel...

Data: Israelis leaving and not returning to Israel August 15, 2018 The number of Israelis leaving the country is higher than the number of those who are immigrating, Arab48 reported data from the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) showing. Data from 2016 showed that 6,300 more...

Taliban's best fighters being trained by Iran Anthony Loyd, Kabul | July 2 2018 The new generation of Taliban recruits is better trained and heavily armed Hundreds of Taliban fighters are receiving advanced training from special forces at military academies in Iran as part of a significant...

Who Is Winning the War in Afghanistan? Aug. 18, 2018 | By Rod Nordland Excerpt: Nesar Ahmad Mehari is the spokesman for the governor of western Farah Province, where the capital city, Farah, was overrun by the Taliban for a day in May. Things are better now, he said, as American troops fight...

Pentagon says war in Afghanistan costs taxpayers $45 billion per year Feb 6, 2018 Excerpt: Randall Schriver, the Defense Department’s top Asia official, said the $45 billion total for the year includes $5 billion for Afghan forces and $13 billion for U.S. forces inside Afghanistan. Much of the...

Now China’s helping to build a military base in Afghanistan Agence France-Presse | Feb 2, 2018 Beijing plans to help build and support a new military base in Afghanistan to protect China’s economic interests and local border security from militants, according to Agence France-Presse. The...

Gilgit-Baltistan's Winter Glory