Episode 44 of the ARGS “This Week In Geopolitics” Series – A weekly round-off of geopolitical events.

1. Taliban Continue To Take Control 

Afghanistan’s Taliban claimed to have captured 85% of the country’s territory on friday, in a statement dismissed by government officials as a propaganda campaign.

Lithuania Begins Border Fence Construction

2. Lithuania Begins Border Fence Construction Lithuania began construction of a 550 kilometer, or 320 mile long razor wire fence on Friday, along its border with Belarus, after accusing its eastern neighbour of flying in migrants from abroad to send illegally into the European Union.