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Neighborhood News Digest – 20 June 2023

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Restrictions on women, girls should be removed in Afghanistan: UN – Business Standard
Representatives from several countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticized the humanitarian situati....

June 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Bhutan , UNHRC , Taliban , Imran Khan , Tourism , World Bank , IMF , UN , women rights , Durand Line , PTI , India-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , PM Prachanda , NTPC , Movie ban , Hindu Statehood , PM Shehbaz Sharif , Exchange rate , Digital Education
Neighbourhood News Digest - 16 June 2023

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Unemployed people in Afghanistan significantly increased in last two years, ICRC report - News On Air
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a report said that the number of unemployed people in A....

June 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Taliban , World Bank , Remittances , Economic crisis , India-Pakistan , coup , Nepal-China , Nepal-India , Sri Lanka Economy , Cyclone Biparjoy , Power Agreement , Resistance Groups
Neighborhood News Digest – 13 June 2023

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United Nations: Terror surge in Afghanistan; Taliban slams report – The Tribune
The link between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remains “strong and symbiotic”, as per a UN repor....

June 13, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , national security , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Taliban , Terror , FDI , ADB , India-Bangladesh , National Assembly , Rohingyas , India-Maldives , earthquake , Telecom , India-Myanmar , Kaladan , Explosion , Prachanda trip , Cyclone Biparjoy
Neighborhood News Digest – 09 June 2023

Afghanistan
The Growing Threat of the Islamic State in Afghanistan and South Asia – United States Institute of Peace
When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, counterterrorism experts were alarmed at the possibl....

June 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Bhutan , Pakistan Army , Taliban , Imran Khan , UN , FTA , TTP , Jaishankar , Rohingyas , Bangladesh Economy , Israel-Myanmar , Solar energy , Myanmar-China , KPK , PM Prachanda , Sikh refugees , India-EU , Drug Prices , Sri Lanka-Thailand , SL Women , Sl-Maldives , Lawyers
Neighborhood News Digest – 07 June 2023

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Car bomb causes deaths in northern Afghanistan – provincial spokesperson – The Print
A car bomb detonated in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan on Tuesday, causing some deaths, the provincial spokesper....

June 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Bhutan , Taliban , Tourism , India-Bangladesh , India-Maldives , India-Sri Lanka , Crypto , – Afghanistan , LPG gas , Sikh Pilgrims , Pakistan Debt , Sri Lanka-Nepal , Maldives-US
Twenty Months In, The Taliban Endures As The World’s ‘Catch-22’
Dr Chayanika Saxena Commentary

Amid controversial observations about the Taliban’s potential recognition[1], the world is yet to arrive at an understanding, let alone a consensus, on what to make of the ultr....

June 01, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Taliban , Al Qaeda , UN
Neighbourhood News Digest - 31 May 2023

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India strengthens soft power in Afghanistan, sidelining Pakistan: Report - ANI
India is strengthening its soft power in Afghanistan by providing critical aid through Iran, thereby side-lining a once essential Pakis....

May 31, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Nepal , economy , agriculture , Bhutan , elections , Taliban , Imran Khan , religion , Terrorist , IMF , Prachanda , presidential polls , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka-India , Sri Lanka-China , Bangladesh-US , Bhutanese Refugee Scam , Mt Everest , Afghanistan-India , Adani ports , Defections , Maldives-Sri Lanka , GNH , Literacy , Fiscal 2023-24 , British Army Chief
Neighbourhood News Digest – 29 May 2023

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Kabul-Tehran issues can be resolved through talks: Afghanistan’s acting FM - Siasat
Tehran has been accusing Kabul of making excuses for giving Iran’s share in the water flow, but the Afghan side rejected the a....

May 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , elections , BSF , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , Tourism , IMF , Budget , India-Maldives , Hydropower , WFP , import , Electricity , PM Prachanda , Cyclone Mocha , Afghanistan-Iran , King , Wangchuck , President pardon , May 9 , Pakistan High Commission , Fortify Rights , ASEAN-Japan
Neighbourhood News Digest – 25 May 2023

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Iran's water right issue: Tehran gives Afghanistan one month to resolve problem, says report - Wion
After the rise in tensions over Iran's water rights from the Helmand River in recent days, Tehran has now said tha....

May 25, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Doklam , elections , Bangladesh , Taliban , Singapore , Imran Khan , G20 , Crisis , Women , Trade Deficit , Pakistan Economy , MOU , PTI , Hydropower , India-Myanmar , Bhutanese Refugee Scam , Cyclone Mocha , Gross National Happiness , Grains , PM cabinet , Suicide bomb , Maldives-Hungary
Neighbourhood News Digest – 19 May 2023

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Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF - UN
This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and girls are expected to face acute malnutrition. Of this number, 875,000 will need treatment for severe acute....

May 19, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , democracy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , BRICS , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , WHO , IMF , Women , cryptocurrency , UN , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Human Rights , IORA , Sri Lanka-India , Human Trafficking , Pakistan blast , Hypertension , Diabetes , Bhutanese Scam , Lahore , Sri Lanka-Brazil
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