https://www.scmp.com/rss/509971/feed Brabim Karki is a businessman based in Nepal and the author of two books, “Mayur Albatross” and ”Osin Fisher”. He works as a consultant for The Global Fund, UNDP, and Save the Children. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Taliban have swept through most of Afghanistan in less than a week as US forces rushed to leave the country. Fighters have now taken over the presidential palace, and President Ashraf Ghani has fled abroad, leaving his government in ruins. The re-emergence of the Taliban could once again create a grave security threat for Afghanistan, which would affect neighbouring countries and many parts of South Asia. In April, US President Joe Biden declared that all US and Nato forces would leave... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3145222/how-talibans-victory-afghanistan-raises-terrorism-threat-across?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3145222/how-talibans-victory-afghanistan-raises-terrorism-threat-across?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:30:16 +0000 As Nepal’s government scrambles to get hold of vaccines amid a surge in coronavirus cases, China has said it will provide 1 million doses to the Himalayan country that is home to more than 28 million. The move comes after India stopped supplying vaccine exports to Nepal, citing its own growing domestic demand. Hou Yanqi, China’s ambassador to Nepal, said on Twitter on May 25 that the announcement to provide the vaccines was made during a phone conversation between President Xi Jinping and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3135446/nepal-needs-chinese-coronavirus-vaccines-india-and-west-fall-short?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3135446/nepal-needs-chinese-coronavirus-vaccines-india-and-west-fall-short?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jun 2021 01:15:15 +0000