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SecurityBrief11 Jun

Pakistani airstrikes hit Afghanistan, ending a month of calm

Pakistan struck three Afghan provinces early on 10 June, killing at least 13 people by Kabul’s count, most of them children. It broke more than a month of quiet in a war that has killed hundreds.

NewsBrief9 Jun

Trans-Afghan railway advances as Russian Railways joins the feasibility study

The railway is sold as Central Asia’s own outlet to the sea. Its newest study partner is Russian Railways.