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Sotk gold mine. Photo: GeoProMining Ltd official website
15:25, 18 August 2021
Sotk mine workers return to work after evacuation
The Sotk gold mine, whose workers had been evacuated due to shelling from Azerbaijan, has resumed their work. The situation on this section of the Armenian border is calm today, the "GeoProMining Gold" Company has informed.
Afghan police check cars at the entrance gates of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, August 15, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
15:11, 18 August 2021
Six Georgian citizens returned from Kabul
Six Georgian citizens, who had worked in Afghanistan and were unable to leave Kabul after the Taliban seized the city, have returned to Tbilisi. Georgian authorities are trying to organize the evacuation of the rest of Georgian citizens, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed.
14:56, 18 August 2021
Azerbaijan claims shelling on Armenian border
Armenian militaries have shelled the Azerbaijani positions located near the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), as well as in the Gadabay and Kelbadjar Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Young men abducting a bride. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlqAg_9Dbwc
11:05, 18 August 2021
Caucasian scholars treat bride abduction custom as contrary to Sharia
The bride abduction is in no way consistent with the Sharia, according to which parental consent is mandatory for marriage, the Caucasian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
A minivan in Chechnya. Photo: Ministry of Transport for Chechnya, http://www.instagram.com/p/CATEWUbBR3K/
10:47, 18 August 2021
Increased fares in fixed-route minibuses anger Grozny townspeople
In Chechnya, some fixed-route minivans have doubled their fares, local residents complain.
Situation at Kabul airport. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
08:44, 18 August 2021
Political analysts dispute about Taliban threat to Southern Caucasus
The change of power in Afghanistan will not directly affect the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Azerbaijani political analysts have suggested. The events in Afghanistan may lead to a strengthening of Turkey's role in the region and carry risks for Armenia, Armenian political journalists have noted.
Journalists during match of Pashinyan's opponents to the Armenian Parliament, Yerevan, March 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:30, 18 August 2021
Rights defenders reproach Armenian authorities for restricting journalists' rights
The staff of the Armenian Parliament has admitted the illegality of its actions and returned the accreditation to the photojournalist, Lilian Galstyan, but the restriction of the freedom of media over the past year and a half has become a trend, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.
Armenian military serviceman. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://mil.am
23:28, 17 August 2021
Armenian soldier wounded in a shootout at border with Azerbaijan
An Armenian soldier was wounded as a result of a shelling attack from Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported. In turn, Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling attacks on three regions.
Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
23:10, 17 August 2021
Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced for trying to join Syrian militants
In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court found Zalim Atalikov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, guilty of trying to join the Syrian militants and sentenced him to four years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.
Protest rally against the ban on the operation of public transport in Georgia. Screenshot: http://www.facebook/com/Khalkhistvist/photos/pcb.359580098969497/359579258969581
18:33, 17 August 2021
Oppositionists demand to restore work of public transport in Georgia
The ban on the operation of public transport does not reduce the number of cases of coronavirus infection, and it has only worsened the social situation of Georgian residents, as they face more difficulties while getting to work, protesters in Tbilisi claim today.
Khusein Karagulov. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
18:21, 17 August 2021
In Kabardino-Balkaria, activists call on Putin to stand up for Karagulov
In their appeal to the Russian President, authors note that Khusein Karagulov, a scientist from Kabardino-Balkaria, was unjustifiably accused of the industrial production of drugs, whereas the purpose of his development was research activities. The activists ask Vladimir Putin to intervene in the situation.
Eldar Gasanov. Photo: press service of the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan, http://minval.az/news/124026737
18:09, 17 August 2021
Eldar Gasanov accuses investigators of biased attitude
Former ambassador of Azerbaijan Eldar Gasanov called the charges of embezzlement and other crimes brought against him unfounded and ordered.
The village of Agvali in the Tsumada District of Dagestan. Photo: press service of the Administration of the Tsumada District
14:02, 17 August 2021
Law enforcers brought into Dagestan village due to threat of mass brawl
A threat of a mass conflict has appeared in the village of Agvali in the Tsumada District of Dagestan after a brawl of the Imam of the local mosque with a villager. Armed law enforcers have arrived in the village; policemen took control over the entrances to Agvali.
Serviceman of the Armenian Army in the conflict zone. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://mil.am
13:26, 17 August 2021
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling
Armenian militaries have shelled the Azerbaijani positions stationed in the Sadarak District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), as well as in the Kelbadjar and Gadabay Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Yunis Safarov. Screenshot: http://ru.sputnik.az/azerbaijan/20180706/416090838/gjandzha-azerbaijan-arest-pokazanija-policija.html
10:18, 17 August 2021
Azerbaijani court sentences Yunis Safarov to life imprisonment
In Baku, a court has sentenced Yunis Safarov, accused of an attempt on the life of the head of Ganja, to life imprisonment. Nine other defendants within this case have been sentenced to prison terms from 18 to 20 years.
Serviceman of the Armenian Army in the conflict zone. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://mil.am
09:47, 17 August 2021
Border villages of Armenia and Azerbaijan come under fire
Azerbaijani militaries have shelled the villages of Kut and Norabak, Yerevan has reported. However, Baku has refuted this information and accused Armenian militaries of shelling the positions of Azerbaijani military servicemen in the village of Yukhary, Airym, Kelbadjar District.
Ingush residents welcome Musa Evloev in Magas. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
09:27, 17 August 2021
At Magas Airport, Musa Evloev was welcomed by riders and bikers
About 3000 people – politicians, relatives and friends, bikers and horsemen from the "Wild Division" – came to the Magas Airport to meet Musa Evloev, the Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling who won a gold medal in Tokyo.
Salekh Magamadov (right) and Ismail Isaev. Screenshot: http://www.facebook.com/KavkazRealii/videos/227279865717873
08:28, 17 August 2021
Lawyers treat advocate's non-admission to SIZO as violation of Isaev's and Magamadov's rights
Under the pretext of quarantine, the advocate of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev was again denied a visit to his clients kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). During the quarantine, visits to detainees are prohibited, advocates have the right to communicate with them via telephone, the Moscow lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
Armenian soldier. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://mil.am
08:17, 17 August 2021
Second Armenian soldier killed on Azerbaijani border within past 24 hours
Arman Akopyan, a conscript soldier, was mortally wounded in an Armenian position located in the Gegarkunik Region during a shootout with Azerbaijani militaries. The Azerbaijani party also has losses, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated; however, this information was refuted by Baku.
Agil Gumbatov. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhxFqLaLXxA
23:31, 16 August 2021
Azerbaijani oppositionist Gumbatov complains about beating by law enforcers
Agil Gumbatov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, signed a confession after the beatings, an advocate of the oppositionist claimed to the Prosecutor’s Office.
News
A soldier in court. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit.

Authorities in Kabardino-Balkaria have cancelled mass events on May 9.

A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit without permission.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.