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Neighborhood News Digest- 10 April 2024

Afghanistan

Strategic Meeting Held to Find Alternative Trade Avenues: Ministry-Tolo News

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that in the first meeting to explore alternate trade routes for Afghanistan with its regional ....

April 10, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Chabahar Port , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Media , IMF , instability , Inflation , UN , PTI , coup , PML (N) , PPP , Monarchy , global warming , Bangladesh Economy , debt restructuring , HRW , Bhutan Economy , Thailand-Myanmar , RMG , Afghan refugees , Maldives-India relations , Maldives Tourism , Brazil-Bangladesh , Sri Lankan Presidential Election , Labour Force Participation , Gender disparity , Wakhan , Foreign Labours , Finance Ministry , Daanish Schools , Islamabad Bar Council , Israel-Gaza Conflict , War Heroes

Neighborhood News Digest- 06 March 2024

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Army Chief: US Controls Afghan Airspace-Tolo News

The Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Emirate says that Afghanistan's airspace is still under the control of the United States. Speaking in an excl....

March 06, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Maldives , UNSC , Sri Lanka , President , BSF , Qatar , Bangladesh , OIC , IMF , UN Human Rights Council , Islamic Emirate , PTI , Nepal-China , HRW , Martial Law , EXIM China , Power Grid , Common Currency , Election Commission of Pakistan , Office for International Military Cooperation of China , Environmental Resilience , ICIMOD

Neighborhood News Digest – 16 November 2023

Afghanistan

Contract Signed for Remaining Work on 500 KV Power Transmission Project – Tolo News

A contract for the 500 KV Sheberghan-Dashte Alwan electricity transmission project was signed between the Islamic Emirate and a....

November 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , refugees , Nepal-China , Hydropower , PDFs , earthquake , HRW , Power Transmission , Military Rule , Karachi port , Ukraine weapons , Navy drills , Food aid , IMF agreement

Neighborhood News Digest – 28 September 2023

Afghanistan

UN to declare gender apartheid as mental health of Afghan women worsens – Business Standard

The UN's most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanista....

September 28, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Bhutan , elections , UNHRC , Taliban , ISI , military , Tourism , IMF , Afghan women , Trafficking , HRW , Power line , Pakistan PM , LPG , Malaysia-Myanmar

Neighborhood News Digest – 20 September 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education – UN News

The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in em....

September 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , Presidential elections , Taliban , BRI , Education , HRW , India-Myanmar , Maoist Centre , PM Dahal , Afghan refugees , Ukraine arms , South Korea- Sri -Lanka

Neighborhood News Digest – 18 September 2023

Afghanistan

U.S. woman among 18 NGO staff detained in Afghanistan – The Hindu

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carryin....

September 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Terrorists , Tourism , UNGA , Lithium , HRW , fuel Prices , CJP , NGO , Saffron , Life Expectancy , Garment

Neighbourhood News digest - 03 May 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s women and Taliban vie for spotlight at top UN Doha meet – Independent

Hundreds of Afghan women have taken part in protests to criticise what they see as an intentional decision to sideline them f....

May 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Border , Nepali Congress , Bhutan , Indian Ocean , Taliban , IMF , Inflation , Women , Press Freedom , Education , DSA , India-Maldives , recession , tourists , debt restructuring , HRW , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Bangladesh-US , Bangladesh-India , Prisoners , KPK , Kaladan , SCO.

Neighbourhood News digest – 28 April 2023

Afghanistan

U.N. urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women – The Hindu

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increas....

April 28, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , US Sanctions , military , UN , Opposition , Military cooperation , HRW , India-Myanmar , CJP , PM Sheikh Hasina , Dabur , Pak politics , Maldives- Burundi

Neighborhood News Digest – 17 April 2023

Afghanistan

China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion – The Economic Times

Taliban are simply not able to ensure security in places such as Kabul. The fact that ISKP has been increasingly able t....

April 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , agriculture , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Doklam , trade , Tamil , G20 , Tourism , World Bank , Neighbourhood First , IMF , UAE , Business , Rohingyas , Lithium , HRW , Bangladesh-India , Air space , Electricity , GoI , Airstrikes , AFF , Akmal Ameer , India wheat , Heat Wave , LDC , Cryptocurrency COVID-19 , South Korea—Nepal , OHCHR , Grenade attack , KPK

Neighborhood News Digest – 13 April 2023

Afghanistan

China Spells Out Its Position on Afghanistan – Tolo News

The embassy of China in Kabul shed light on 11 points that clarified the country’s position regarding Afghanistan. The point first, the embassy said in a st....

April 13, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Defence , Bhutan , trade , Japan , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Taliban , EU , Tourism , IMF , Women , Sweden , UN , Northeast , Environment , debt restructuring , BNP , HRW , Thailand-Myanmar , Amir Khan Muttaqi , CJP , SC , Pak economy , Economic Growth. COVID-19 , Airstrikes , SLPP