Portal:Current events/2018 January 31

Armed conflicts and attacks
  • War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
    • A BBC study finds that, as of October 2017, the Taliban presently maintains control of or has some territorial presence in 70% of Afghanistan, with full control of 14 districts (totaling 4% of the country) and demonstrating an open physical militant presence in 263 others (encompassing the remaining 66% of the group's occupied territory). (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Law and crime

Politics and elections

Science and technology

Sports