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Neighborhood News Digest- 11 February 2025

Afghanistan

Qosh Tepa Canal Second Phase Excavation 87% Complete: NDC-Tolo News

The National Development Company (NDC) says that 87% of the excavation work for the second phase of the Qosh Tepa Canal has been completed, and th....

February 11, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Russia , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , Thailand , OIC , IMF , Dubai , Norway , India-Bhutan , Lisbon , power outage , Solar energy , economy. National government , Agha Khan , Myanmar border

Neighborhood News Digest- 28 January 2025

Afghanistan

Shaheen: Islamic Emirate Seeks Resolution of Differences through Dialogue-Tolo News

Suhail Shaheen, the acting ambassador of the Islamic Emirate in Qatar, responded to the recent remarks of the US Secretary of Stat....

January 28, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , TAPI , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Indo Pacific , EU , Tourism , IMF , Railways , PTI , BNP , HRW , Myanmar-China , India-Maldives FTA

Neighborhood News Digest- 24 January 2025

Afghanistan

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban supreme leader and Chief Justice-The Khaama Press

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that arrest warrants have been issued for Hibatullah....

January 24, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Qatar , Bangladesh , World Bank , Inflation , BNP , Bangladesh-China , Bilawal Bhutto , International Criminal Court (ICC) , Reporters Without Borders , Human Rights Com¬mission of Pakistan (HRCP)

Neighborhood News Digest - 23 January 2025

Afghanistan

Muttaqi Meets Representatives of Türkiye, Iran, UN in Kabul-Tolo News

Cenk Ünal, the Turkish ambassador in Kabul, in a meeting with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister, pledged his country's continued ....

January 23, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , trade , Bangladesh , renewable energy , World Bank , Dubai , UN , PTI , BNP , WEF , Forex , Türkiye , Rakhine State , Bhutan-Bangladesh , Myanmar- Thailand Relations

Neighborhood News Digest - 22 January 2025

Afghanistan

Haqqani Meets UAE President to Discuss Regional Stability-Tolo News

Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Acting Minister of Interior, along with Abdul Haq Wasiq, the Head of Intelligence for the Islamic Emirate, visited....

January 22, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Tourism , Germany , UAE , Middle East , India-Maldives relations , Haqqani , China-Bangladesh , Maldives-China FTA , Climate Grant , Gwadar International Airport , Scam Centers

Neighborhood News Digest - 21 January 2025

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Rejects Trump's Claims of Dependency on US Aid-Tolo News

In response to Donald Trump's recent statements about the US sending billions of dollars in aid to Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate has state....

January 21, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , election , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , Ceasefire , IMF , PTI , Afghan refugees , Ishaq Dar , Myanmar-China Relations , Maldives-US Partnership , Universal Periodic Review (UPR) , Working Group , Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)

Neighborhood News Digest - 20 January 2025

Afghanistan

Trade between Afghanistan and Iran Increased by 84% Last Year-Tolo News

Hossein Roustaei, Iran's trade advisor, stated in an interview with Iranian media that trade between Afghanistan and Iran grew by 84% in 2024 ....

January 20, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Tourism , UAE , junta , BNP , Sri Lanka-China , China-Bangladesh , National Debt , Kurram , Women Education , Myanmar – Russia , Mullah Abdul Kabir , Sufi

The American Standpoint and the West Asian Quagmire

Dr Manan Dwivedi Article

West Asia and its conflicts remain embedded in public awareness as a kind of stalemate and a quagmire which has the liability of conflict and war written all over it. Great power interventions have been a bane of existence for the beleaguered region ....

January 15, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , US , Iran , West Asia , Houthi , Hezbollah , Hamas

Neighborhood News Digest- 07 January 2025

Afghanistan

Efforts to Send Skilled Workers Abroad Intensify: Ministry-Tolo News

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs announced serious efforts to send skilled Afghan workers to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and....

January 07, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , refugees , Debt , PTI , PPP , Sports , Rohingyas , Electricity , Myanmar-China , India-Sri Lanka , Maldives-India relations , Skilled workers , Voucher System , State Bank of Pakistan.

Neighborhood News Digest - 02 January 2025

Afghanistan

UN Calls for Lifting Ban on Women Working in NGOs-Tolo News

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) has called for the repeal of the ban on women working in non-governmental organizations in A....

January 02, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Assam , IMF , Remittances , UN , war crimes , BNP , Kurram , Myanmar-China Relations , Fisherman issues , Foreign Currency Act , India-Myanmar Border Fencing , Red Tape , Samrang , Pension , 7th Agricultural Census 2025