Taliban
Neighbourhood News Digest - 24 June 2025

Afghanistan
Amir Khan Muttaqi in Istanbul: Islamic World Faces Historic Test-Tolo News
Amid escalating clashes between Iran and Israel, Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of Afghanistan, warned at the Organization of I....

Neighbourhood News Digest - 09 June 2025

Afghanistan
Daily Mail: Taliban employs advanced technology to build sophisticated drones-The Khaama Press
The Taliban are using advanced, smuggled technologies to build drones with precision capabilities, including navigation....

From Kabul to Khyber: Tracing the Shift in Poppy Cultivation from Afghan Fields to Pakistan’s Borderlands

Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan and Pakistan is not a recent development; it has been practiced for decades and remains a vital source of livelihood for many in the region. Its expansion can largely be attributed to the failure of state institutions....

Eurasia News Digest (1-15 May, 2025)

Russia & Central Asia
Turkmen leader touts trade and investment during French trip
Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan’s true center of power, has completed a rare trip abroad to France, yielding what a state-controlled....

Eurasia News Digest (1-15 April, 2025)

Rusia & Central Asia

Taliban seek $100mn from World Bank to restart work on CASA-1000 electricity transmission project
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration says it is awaiting the transfer of $100mn from the World Bank in or....

Some Challenges for Indian Diplomacy

India’s diplomatic skills will be tested in considerable measure this new year, in the neighbourhood and far, as well. The test gains even greater importance because it has consequences for the country’s security as well. While Prime Minister Nar....

Neighborhood News Digest - 01 January 2025

Afghanistan
Shah wa Arous Dam in Kabul Officially Opens With Ceremony-Tolo News
The Shah wa Arous Dam in Kabul was inaugurated today (Tuesday) by the Ministry of Energy and Water during a ceremony attended by the deputy prime ....

Neighborhood News Digest - 12 November 2024

Afghanistan
India Considers Accepting Islamic Emirate Representative-Tolo News
Indian newspaper the Sunday Guardian has reported on the possibility of India's accepting the Islamic Emirate's request to appoint a second secreta....

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(30 Sept- 06 Oct 2024)

Economic

How China’s 2024 stimulus compares with past packages, and what’s next?
Chinese leaders surprised the world last week by announcing wide-ranging stimulus measures and issuing a rallying cry to Communist Party offi....

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