INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Nepal has stopped issuing permits for its citizens to work in Russia and Ukraine following the deaths of Nepalis who have gone to fight in
the war, Reutersreported Friday, citing a government official.The Nepali government issues work permits to its citizens for civilian jobs
More than 800 Nepalis were issued permits for non-military work in Russia over the past two years, according to Reuters, while the figures
reportedly killed during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, which has been raging for nearly two years.Another 100 Nepalis are reported to be
missing.In December, Reutersreported that Nepal had asked Russia to stop recruiting its citizens into the military and to send back the
remaining soldiers.Police in Nepal had reportedly detained 10 people suspected of sending unemployed youths to be recruited into the Russian
comment.Moscow is known to recruit foreign nationals, mostly from ex-Soviet Central Asian countries, into the military.
