MONITORING (SW) – Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has ordered the regular size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make it the second largest in the world after China’s.
MORNING (SW) – At least 18 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a number of military sites in central Syria, the Syrian health minister says.
KABUL (SW) -Amid Praise from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for the Islamic Emirate’s counter-terrorism efforts, the United Nations has raised concerns over threats from ISIS
KABUL (SW) – Families of the victims of the Monday’s suicide blast near DarulAman Palace, located southwest of Kabul, are calling on the de-facto government of the Islamic Emirate to enhance security measures.
KABUL (SW) – Uzbekistan is set to host a series of important meetings and events organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
KABUL (SW) – The de-facto General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Centres under ruling of the Islamic Emirate has announced that approximately 23,000 individuals are currently imprisoned in Afghanistan.
MONITORING (SW) – Hundreds of Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport have started a four-day strike in a long-running dispute over rosters. About 650 members
KABUL (SW) – Islamic Emirate’s authorities from the de-facto Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoIA) announced on Tuesday, that, in the past year, improvements in police professionalization and better security coordination have led to a significant enhancement in national security compared to the previous year.
MONITORING (SW) – Ryan Evans, a member of the Reuters team covering the war in Ukraine, was killed and two Reuters journalists were injured in a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency said on Sunday.
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X, citing a source with knowledge of the call.
KABUL (SW) – Following the explosion on Sunday in the Dasht-e Barchi area of western Kabul, local residents and families of the injured are calling for stronger security measures in the area.
KABUL (SW) – Security officials in Kabul have confirmed that an explosion in the western part of the city has resulted in one death and 11 injuries.
