Old people often felt more lonely and depressed with only digital communication with friends and family, than being entirely alone.

A report from Iraq claims that the Sh'ite militias are too powerful for either the Iraqi government or Iran's agent (the replacement for General Suleimani) to keep them under control.

*Afghanistan civilian casualty figures at record high, UN says.*

The Taliban and PISSI are killing and wounding most of those civilians. They have been responsible for a large amount of the civilian casualties before.

*A record number of companies are making climate pledges, but experts warn the pace of action remains glacially slow in the face of a barreling climate crisis.*

A former Australian soldier is on trial for the murder of a handcuffed prisoner in Afghanistan.