The Wire - March 19, 2024

this is the wi for 2130 Zulu March 19th 2024 president's routine information cut off as 2030 bottom line of front conflict erupts on Afghan Pakistani border China increases partnership with Niger beginning with international events in Niger as Nigerian attitudes towards an American presence in Niger remain tipid Chinese influence continues to grow throughout the region yesterday the governor of the state of Niger met with representatives of the China Railway Corporation with the intent to explore the options of creating a railway Network that would span the majority of the country in Afghanistan conflict has erupted between Taliban forces and Pakistani border guards as Afghan forces sees key Terrain in what is traditionally referred to as the semi-autonomous federally administrated tribal area or fata in Pakistan on the hom front in Texas the US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Texas ruling that the state can enforce immigration law by making illegal entry a state crime analyst comments for this wire as the extremely rugged terrain along the Afghanistan Pakistan border is some of the most remote and inaccessible land on Earth it is challenging to determine how far Afghan forces have gone in conducting limited assaults into what is technically Pakistan the nature of the conflict is also likely not a full-scale Invasion but rather typical of the conflict throughout the region mostly skirmishes and limited engagements between small units on both sides however this does indicate that Afghanistan is not just interested in but also capable of settling old scores with historic adversaries this concludes the wire for 2130 Zulu March 19th 2024