“On 15 August 2021, when Kabul fell to the Taliban, Roya was already at work. Like so many thousands of Afghans unsure what it meant, she quietly left her workplace and went home, never to return.” rukhshana.com/en/the-unravel…

Chasiv Yar - Thoughts from a Ukraine standing strong ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/385…

I had the privilege of meeting with Canada's Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security, Jacqueline O'Neill, to discuss the progress of humanitarian demining in Ukraine. 🇨🇦 has been a generous supporter of mine action, with approximately $28.6 million in assistance since 2022,…

'Angels of Victory'

Moschun, a town just northwest of Kyiv.

The local community established an improvised memorial site in this location of old dugouts and trenches from 2022.

During the Battle of Kyiv, Moschun was the only place where elite Russian forces managed to cross the…

Last night Russia launched another massive missile attack on Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure. Hits on power plants in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Lviv & Ivano-Frankivsk put thousands of Ukrainians in the dark. Other cities were hit as well, including damage to a Kharkiv…

I know it’s a Saturday night but a Russian court has just arrested our Reuters colleague.
Journalism is not a crime.
Konstantin is a TV producer, not an “extremist”.
He ought to be released immediately.

It’s my great honor to stand among the man in the uniform. “Real sense of value of this mission” - reflection on the
#UNIFIER training program from our Canadian friends. We are grateful for this training program that provides skills and knowledge to our soldiers, engineers and…

'We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice as we would show were we at war.' - FDR

Great discussion with Shelly Whitman & her team from Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace & Security who are working with the Mozambican armed forces to prevent the recruitment & use of children in conflict zones. 🇨🇦 is committed to bringing our best to work in partnership for the protection of children. #CAAC

Canada’s is committed to being a dedicated, reliable and relevant partner to ASEAN and its member states. We are pleased to sponsor Vietnam-hosted “ASEAN Future Forum 2024”.

cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

In 1989, Major Dee Brasseur and Captain Jane Foster became the first women in the Royal Canadian Air Force (Royal Canadian Air Force) to qualify as CF-18 fighter pilots. ✈️

We are proud to salute these trailblazing service members!

📸: Canadian Armed Forces

#RCAF100Years
#CanadaRemembers

Schoolchildren across Russia will be taught en masse how to operate drones.
523 schools and 30 colleges in Russia will begin to conduct courses on the operation of drones

Pay attention Europe. This is the next generation of Russians moscowtimes.ru/2024/04/23/shk…

Congrats to Vietnam and the #DAV for a successful first forum!

With the passage of US military aid for Kyiv imminent, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says his army will step up attacks on Ukraine and won't let up until the goal of Moscow's brutal invasion is achieved: “We will increase the intensity of attacks on logistics centers and…

“We are gravely concerned about the wave of arrests of human rights defenders & education activists in Afghanistan, seemingly in connection with their work and advocacy for women's and girls' right to education. Access to education is a fundamental right.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Russia explicitly aims to devastate critical infrastructure of the city of 1,3 million. Would you imagine the levelling of the Milan TV tower? Destruction of a power generation station in Munich or entire heating system in Prague? Russia does that all to Kharkiv
Photo AFP via KI

Thank you Halifax The Forum for this #throwback from #HFX2023 . Appreciate the opportunity to stress the importance for #Ukrainian women defenders to have military equipment tailored for female specific needs. It's not about fashion. Often it's a matter of life or death. #WPS #WeAreNATO …

It is increasingly clear that a full scale RSF attack on El Fasher will likely occur very soon (hours/days, not weeks/months) without any meaningful international intervention. Nobody can say they didn’t know. No one. A thread 🧵1/5:

🇦🇫 THREAD:
Every single Afghan frontline soldier or officer I have spoken to has told me they were desperately short of ammunition, fuel, water, food, and other supplies during the decisive fighting in 2021.
Why? Was choking off the Afghan forces also part of the Doha deal?
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