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Neighbourhood News Digest - 20 May 2025

Afghanistan

World Bank Reopens Kabul Office after Talks with Finance Ministry-Tolo News

Following negotiations between the Ministry of Finance and representatives of the World Bank, the organization's office in Kabul has reope....

May 20, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Balochistan , World Bank , Maldives-India , Solar power , Myanmar-Russia Relations , Shaheen Missile , Indus Water

Neighborhood News Digest- 21 October 2024

Afghanistan

Three-Day Afghan-Kazakh Exhibition Opens in Almaty-Tolo News

The second three-day Afghan-Kazakh exhibition was inaugurated in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the presence of the acting Minister of Industry and....

October 21, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Kazakhstan , Australia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , World Bank , UN , PTI , Sheikh Hasina , Maldives-India , SLPP , Maldives Economy , interim Government , 26 Constitutional Amendments , Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024 , CHOGM , Clean-Sri Lanka Project , Dhaka-Delhi , Awami League.

Neighborhood News Digest- 16 October 2024

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Rejects Claims of Arms Smuggling to Pakistan-Tolo News

The Ministry of Interior has dismissed the claims made by Pakistani officials regarding arms smuggling from Afghanistan to Pakistan, saying tha....

October 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , SCO , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , BRICS , Bangladesh , UK , World Bank , UN , JUI-F , CSTO , India-Bangladesh , PPP , Maldives-India , Maldives-China , China-Bangladesh , Hydro Power Projects , Paro International Airport , China-Bhutan.

Neighborhood News Digest- 16 July 2024

Afghanistan

UN: Nearly 60% of Afghan migrants from Pakistan repatriated ‘forcibly’-The Khaama Press

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that over the past six months, 20,802 Afghan migrants ha....

July 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Kabul , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , UN , PTI , PML (N) , Maldives-India , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Russia-Myanmar. , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , International Court of Justice (ICJ) , Sikh , Bhutan Puna-II Project , Maldives-Nepal

Neighborhood News Digest- 28 March 2024

Afghanistan

Hekmatyar's 'Honor and Dignity' Intact: Mujahid-Tolo News

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, said that the residence of the leader of the Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was a subject ....

March 28, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Afghanistan , Bhutan , trade , Bangladesh , IMF , Nepal-China , Maldives-India , Nepal-India , Myanmar-India , Afghan refugees , Maldives-Turkey Relations , India-SriLanka , SriLanka-China , Hekmatyar , Pirates , Hijacking , Tranche , : Maldives-China , Armed Forces Day.

Neighborhood News Digest- 26 March 2024

Afghanistan

Pakistani Delegation Arrives in Kabul-Tolo News

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said that a delegation headed by Pakistan's Federal Secretary of Commerce, officially invited by the ministry, arrived in....

March 26, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Iran , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Pipeline , Humanitarian aid , UN , Independence Day , Political Crisis , Nepal-China , Maldives-India , Thailand-Myanmar , PM Visit , Hizb-e-Islami , Turbat , Indonesia-SriLanka , SriLanka-Kenya , Policy Rate

Neighborhood News Digest – 16 October 2023

Afghanistan

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region – The Hindu

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on October 15, just over a week after st....

October 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , President , RCEP , EU , Migrants , GDP , AIIB , Carbon emissions , PML-N , Hydropower , earthquake , Maldives-India , Nepal-India , Bangladesh-China , Worl Bank , Myanmar-India , Israel Palestine , Mosque attack , Timber , Bangladesh- India

Neighbourhood News digest - 4 May 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban interfering with NGO work in Afghanistan: Report – Tribune

A Taliban fighter recently fired his rifle into the air at a food distribution event in Afghanistan, an example of their harassment of nongovern....

May 04, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Iran , Afghanistan , FATF , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Taliban , Terror , JeM , DSA , PTI , NGOs , Rohingyas , hindus , Adani , Maldives-India , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka-India , Sri Lanka-China , China-Nepal , Crypto , Border Haats , Loan shark , Budget session , China-Maldives

Neighborhood News Digest – 15 March 2023

Afghanistan

18 persons from Afghanistan took part in MEA course: IIM-Kozhikode – The Hindu

The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K) on Tuesday said 18 participants from Afghanistan attended the sessions on the first....

March 15, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , UNSC , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , elections , Af-Pak , MEA , Taliban , Imran Khan , IMF , Economic crisis , Prachanda , India-Bangladesh , Rohingyas , Nepal-China , Maldives-India , Bhutan politics , Pakistan-Myanmar , Sri Lanka IMF , Maldives-Ghana , Deuba , Pakistan economy. Pakistan politics

Neighborhood News Digest – 24 February 2023

Afghanistan

Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing shut after brief reopening – The Times of India

akistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest ....

February 24, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Myanmar , Afghanistan , technology , Nepal politics , Terrorism , Bhutan , Pakistan politics , Bangladesh , Taliban , Rohingya , Pakistan Economy , TTP , NUG , Adani , Maldives-India , Nepal-India , BNP , AL , Afghan Economy , India Pakistan , Electricity-Adani , Maldives satellite , Sri Lanka Election