Daily Archives: 9 August 2021

Taliban seize sixth Afghan city

Taliban seize sixth Afghan city

Taliban militants have taken control of another provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, the sixth to fall in the past four days, officials confirmed. The insurgent group has captured the main government facilities in Aybak city,

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UK slaps new economic sanctions on Belarus

UK slaps new economic sanctions on Belarus

The British sanctions, which prohibit the purchase of transferable securities and money-market instruments issued by the Belarusian state and its state-owned banks, are the latest sanctions imposed by the west over Lukashenko's authoritarian rule.

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