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Neighborhood News Digest – 22 November 2023

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Reacts to UN's Assessment of Afghanistan- Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate in a document to the United Nations articulated its stance towards the assessment of the situation of Afghanistan conducted by....

November 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Islamic Emirate , COP28 , Germany Pledge , 48-hour Blockade , Maldives-Pakistan , Maldives-Saudi Arabia , Vietnamese Religious Leader , Kashmir Dispute , China-Pakistan Naval Exercise , Sri Lankan Inflation
Neighborhood News Digest – 20 November 2023

Afghanistan
Pakistan military says four fighters killed near Afghanistan border – AlJazeera
Pakistani security forces have killed four armed fighters, including a highly sought individual, near the northwestern border with ....

November 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Myanmar politics , elections , IMF , Humanitarian aid , Baluchistan , India-Maldives relations , Nepal-China , Bhutan-India , Bangladesh-India , Afghan refugees , Saffron , Indian Fisherman , Indian Troops in Maldives , China EXIM Bank , Second Voice of Global South Summit , Afghan border , Karachi containers , Bhutan potatoes , US Lawmakers , ICC
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 November 2023

Afghanistan
Pakistan’s Envoy: ‘We Will Recognize Taliban Regime Simultaneously’- Tolo News
Asif Durrani, Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that Pakistan will not unilaterally take steps to recogniz....

November 17, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Myanmar politics , elections , UN human rights , Humanitarian aid , earthquake , Afghan Migrants , International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) , UNESCO Executive Board , Mitra Shakti 2023
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 – 14 November 2023

Afghanistan

WFP’s $400 million appeal to prevent Afghanistan winter food crisis – The Khaama Press
The World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan faces a pressing challenge as winter approaches, with a staggering $400 millio....

November 14, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Border , elections , JeM , WHO , refugees , IMF , minorities , Nepal-China , earthquake , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka Budget 2023 , WFP , Bhutan tourism , Myanmar Coup , US-Bangladesh , Afghan Migrants , President Swearing-in Ceremony , Digi-Econ (DIGIECON) , Turkish envoy , Hydropower project , Navy drills
Neighborhood News Digest – 13 November 2023

Afghanistan

Over 6,000 Afghan migrants return from Pakistan in a single day – The Khaama Press
The Ministry of Migrant Affairs of Afghanistan has reported that more than 6,000 Afghan migrants returned to the country in a si....

November 13, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Balochistan , LoC , Taliban , Imran Khan , Unemployment , BRI , Power , World Bank , United Nations , Debt Trap , Diwali , no-confidence motion , Afghan refugees , Afghan currency , Russia aid , Glacier , Sugar import , Airport , Russian Navy Ship , Indian Troops in Maldives , Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) , Sri Lanka-China Relations
Neighborhood News Digest – 09 November 2023

Afghanistan

EU provides €61 million aid package to Afghanistan – The Khaama Press
The European Union has announced a significant humanitarian aid package of 61 million euros to continue supporting the Afghan people. On Wed....

November 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , BSF , Bangladesh , EU , Bhutan King , Pakistan PM , Garment workers , UNESCO Convention , Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) , Myanmar-Russia Navy Drills , Wind Power , Debt Restructuring Plan , United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP-BIOFIN) , Chinese aid , ECO summit , SIFC
VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16 - 31 October 2023)

Defence

  1. Defence Ministry signs contract for construction of the first Indian Coast Guard Training Ship with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
  2. India-France Military Sub-Committee meeting.
    3. ....

    November 07, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kashmir , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Indian Navy , LeT , IAF , Malaysia , Bharat , Nigeria , FICN , Al Qaida , Project 15B , Islamic , JMB , Coast Guard Training Ship , Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders , India-France Military Sub-Committee , South African ship , Harimau Shakti , Gulf of Guinea , KAZIND-2023 , Goa Maritime Conclave
Neighborhood News Digest – 07 November 2023

Afghanistan

Over 15,000 Afghan families expelled from Pakistan in 6 days – The Khaama Press
The de facto administration has announced that in the past six days, from the first of November until the 6th, approximately 15,270 ....

November 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Bangladesh elections , Sri Lanka , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , IMF , Aid , Drugs , Nepal-China , earthquake , forex reserves , Myanmar India , Bhutan King , KPK , Afghan refugees , Tamil Nadu Fishermen , U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (US-DFC) , District Coordination Committee (DCC) , Sri Lankan Tamil , Regional connectivity , Golden Triangle
Neighborhood News Digest – 06 November 2023

Afghanistan
Opium Poppy Cultivation Declined by 95% in Afghanistan: UNODC – Tolo News
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report that the “opium poppy cultivation and opium production dramatical....

November 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , elections , India-Nepal , India-Maldives relations , Hamas , Military Coup , earthquake , Myanmar China , India-Sri Lanka , Bhutan King , Poppy , Rasfari Reefs , Hamilton Reserve Bank (HRB) , Buddhist ties , Israeli spies , South Korea aid , NA poll Dates , NA elections , Airforce base attack , Afghans repatriated
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