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Afghanistan: can government keep Kunduz secure?
02 Oct 2015
After losing control of Kunduz to the Taliban on Monday, the government says it has now reclaimed most of the city. Shockwaves of the Taliban's sudden seizure of this strategic hub on the main trade-route between…
Pakistan: floods, Taliban and prayer warfare
02 Oct 2015
A Christian in Pakistan writes, ‘The greatest thing anyone can do for God and for man is to pray. It is not the only thing, but it is the chief thing.’ Some heavy flooding has taken…
Vatican's new astronomer speaks out
02 Oct 2015
Religion supports astronomy and religious people should not be afraid of the scientific study of celestial objects, according to the Pope's astronomer, Guy Consolmagno, the new director of the Vatican Observatory and a Jesuit. He says,…
Rights investigators from the UN mission in the Republic of South Sudan (Unmiss) have warned of ‘widespread human rights abuses’. Some of the most disturbing allegations were abduction and sexual abuse of women and girls, some…
Syria: official Syrian regime request
02 Oct 2015
The Kremlin’s chief of staff Serge Ivanov confirmed that President Assad of Syria had ‘appealed to the leadership of Russia with a request for military aid.’ Russia claimed that the airstrikes which followed, on Wednesday, were…
Deployment support for army families
02 Oct 2015
While soldiers are away there is a range of family welfare support available to both regular army families and to those of mobilised members of the Army Reserve. Army life means that soldiers may have to…