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Neighborhood News Digest – 12 July 2023

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Taliban halt Swedish activities in Afghanistan after Koran burning – Devdiscourse
The Taliban administration halted all activities by Sweden in Afghanistan on Tuesday in response to the burning of a Koran in Sto....

July 12, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , Remittances , Sweden , India-Bangladesh , India-Maldives , Census , India-Sri Lanka , PM Prachanda , Mt Everest , Prison , Rupee Trade , EU-Bangladesh , Koran , Import surge , JF-17 fighters
Neighborhood News Digest – 7 July 2023

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Understanding the fall in Opium production in Afghanistan – ORF
Recent reports and satellite imagery show an almost 80 percent fall in the opium crop in the south and south-western provinces of Afghanistan. The ....

July 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , UNSC , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Taliban , Thailand , Imran Khan , Migrant labourers , UN , India-Bangladesh , Arms , Maldives-Bangladesh , Opium , India-Sri Lanka , Gorkhas , Nepal PM , Indian Development Aid , Reserves
Neighborhood News Digest – 5 July 2023

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Taliban ban women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan – Indian Express
The Taliban are banning women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. It’s the latest curb on the rights an....

July 05, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , SCO , economy , Afghanistan , Bhutan , BRICS , South Asia , Taliban , Media , Tourism , Landmines , India-Sri Lanka , Children , India aid , Toshakhana corruption case , Prison break , TAAI , US-China-Bangladesh
Neighborhood News Digest – 3 July 2023

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Afghanistan least peaceful country in the world, says IEP; Taliban calls report "unjust" – The Economic Times
The Taliban has criticized the Institute for Economics and Peace's 'Global Peace Index 2022' findings....

July 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , Balochistan , Taliban , oil prices , BRI , Tourism , Human Rights , India-Maldives , debt restructuring , Same-sex marriage , India-Out , Myanmar-India-Thailand , wastewater , IMF bailout deal
Neighborhood News Digest – 30 June 2023

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Afghanistan: Amnesty urges Taliban to release educationist Matiullah Wesa – The Print
Amnesty International has called on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to release unconditionally Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan ....

June 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Australia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , BRICS , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , World Bank , Manipur , Citizenship Act , ADB , Asim Munir , Quran
Neighborhood News Digest – 28 June 2023

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Afghanistan Account For 80% Of Global Illicit Opium Production In 2022: UN Report – NDTV
Afghanistan continued to account for the "majority (80 per cent) of global illicit opium production in 2022," the United Na....

June 28, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , Bangladesh , LoC , Taliban , BRI , Tourism , World Bank , IMF , Shehbaz Sharif , Opium , Manipur Violence , May 9 , Solar Project , Gorkhas , India-SL
Neighborhood News Digest – 27 June 2023

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A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis – UN News
Afghanistan, one of the world’s largest producers of heroin and methamphetamine – most of it smuggled abroad – is home to n....

June 27, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Rajnath Singh , Afghanistan , Politics , Bhutan , Taliban , US Sanctions , NLD , India-Bangladesh , Drugs , China-Sri Lanka , Shehbaz Sharif , debt restructuring , India-Sri Lanka , Pak economy , Oman-Maldives , World Games , Islamic Party , Marble Mine , Pashupatinath temple , Power Deal , Gurkhas
Neighborhood News Digest – 26 June 2023

Afghanistan: Clerics call upon Taliban to reopen schools for girls above sixth grade – The Print
Some religious leaders in Parwan province of Afghanistan have called upon the Taliban regime to reopen schools for girls above the sixth gr....

June 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , LoC , Taliban , Imran Khan , energy , Violence , IMF , Humanitarian aid , UN , Economic crisis , women rights , Suu Kyi , Aid , India-Bangladesh , India-Maldives , PM Prachanda , – Afghanistan , Poppy , SL-China , Saudi-Bangladesh
Neighborhood News Digest – 23 June 2023

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“Afghanistan again becomes epicentre of terrorism,” says Vladimir Voronkov – The Print
Afghanistan again becomes the epicentre of terrorism, said Vladimir Voronkov. Voronkov was addressing a conference on W....

June 23, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Terrorism , sanctions , Taliban , Imran Khan , IMF , UN , Afghan women , India-Bangladesh , IORA , Drugs , India-Maldives , India-Myanmar , US-Myanmar , Citizenship bill , SDG Index , Accountability deficit , Fuel shortages , Bhutan exports , Karachi port
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 June 2023

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Pakistan uses various tools to disturb tribals along border with Afghanistan: Report - The Print
Pakistan’s policy of disturbing the tribal people along its border regions with Afghanistan has many dimensions, A....

June 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Yoga , Imran Khan , refugees , IMF , UAE , junta , Shehbaz Sharif , execution , Nuclear Power Plant , fghanistan , Gender Apartheid , National Identity Bill , Mural , Naval Ships
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