Day: December 16, 2020

Baghjan Fire Finally Contained

On Monday, 16 November 2020, the Assam oil well fire was finally extinguished after five months of constant flames and smoke. That day marked the end of a multinational effort to extinguish the Baghjan blazes which commenced in June earlier this year following an explosion at an oil-drilling site in

Annie Zhu December 16, 2020

Brereton Report Released To Public: Australian Defence Force Personnel Committed War Crimes In Afghanistan

After a long investigation, the redacted version of the Brereton report was released to the public on November 19. The report examined the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) actions in Afghanistan between 2005 to 2016 and concluded that the Australian special forces murdered 39 civilians and prisoners of war, which was

James Laforet December 16, 2020