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Neighborhood News Digest- 03 September 2024

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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 6 and injures 13 in Kabul explosion-The Khaama Press
The Kabul Police Command reports that today’s explosion in Kabul resulted in the deaths of six civilians, including one woman....

September 03, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Kabul , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Turkmenistan , Inflation , India-Bangladesh , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , ITAK , Bank of Maldives (BML) , Water Sharing , Ramon Magsaysay Award , Plastic Waste Leakage , Pakhtun¬khwa Milli Awami Party
Neighborhood News Digest- 16 July 2024

Afghanistan
UN: Nearly 60% of Afghan migrants from Pakistan repatriated ‘forcibly’-The Khaama Press
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that over the past six months, 20,802 Afghan migrants ha....

July 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Kabul , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , UN , PTI , PML (N) , Maldives-India , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Russia-Myanmar. , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , International Court of Justice (ICJ) , Sikh , Bhutan Puna-II Project , Maldives-Nepal
Neighborhood News Digest- 10 January 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs in 2024 Require $3.06 Billion: OCHA- Tolo News
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that of the 23.7 million people in need of life-savin....

January 10, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Kabul , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Hafiz Saeed , EU , United Nations , Navy , Special Envoy , Nepal-India , Prisoners , Bangladesh National Election , China-Maldives Relations , Sri Lankan Election , Maldives Tourism , Tshering Tobgay , Turkey-Saudi , Nepal- Russia
Neighborhood News Digest – 04 December 2023

Afghanistan

Kabul Rejects US Report on Al-Qaeda, Daesh in Afghanistan- Tolo News
On November 30, the US State Department released a report dated April 2023 that focused on terrorism in 2022 and which claimed that Al-Qaeda, Da....

December 04, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , United Nations Security Council , Nepal , Maldives , Kabul , Climate Change , Daesh , Nepal China , Bangladesh , New Delhi , Imran Khan , Bhutan elections , al-Qaeda , IMF , minorities , Colombo port , Myanmar military , PDP , Resistance , PM Kakar , cop 28 , Sri Lanka’s Northern Province , China land , Meetings , Maldives-India relations , China Myanmar
Neighborhood News Digest – 14 July 2023

Afghanistan

Kabul Residents Say They Struggle With Lack of Water – Tolo News
Residents of the capital are concerned about the lack of drinking water in Kabul these days. They said that they do not have access to city water s....

July 14, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Kabul , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Balochistan , Assam , IMF , UAE , junta , Hydropower , Teacher Training , Secretary Raut , Tomatoes , President Ranil Wickremesinghe
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 February 2023

DEFENCE
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 14, 2022

Afghanistan
Attack on Kabul Hotel Sparks International Reactions: Tolo News
The attack on a hotel in the Shar-e-Naw area of Kabul on Monday has brought international condemnation and calls to action. The Chinese Ministry of Fo....

December 14, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Kabul , Nepal politics , Europe , Nepal China , Security , Good Governance , WHO , Cambodia , IMF , United Nations , Indonesia , Floods , Sheikh Hasina , India-Maldives , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Nepal India , Bhutan India , Dhaka-Guwahati , IMF-Sri Lanka
China Daily Scan, December 13, 2022

Senior Chinese official stresses national defense, military modernization: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022
A senior Chinese military official has stressed resolving major issues in theory and in reality and opening a new page in the....

December 13, 2022 India , Kabul , COVID-19 , WTO , Hong Kong , Tibet , China Daily Digest , UAE
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 22, 2022

Afghanistan
Acting Min. Muttaqi Meets with Norwegian Charge d'Affaires: Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate's acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Norway's chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan to discuss political and h....

November 22, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , economy , Kabul , Climate Change , Nepali Congress , Terrorism , Army Chief , G20 , Borders , UN , FTA , Asia-Pacific , Education , Durand Line , PDM , Debt , ADB , Nepal election , HRW , Landmines , COP-27 , India-Myanmar , Red Alert , Scout Movement , Bhutan Debt , Nepal polls , Rastriya Swatantra PartY
The Pashtuns - A contested history
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

In this episode, Aakriti Vinayak, Research Associate, VIF discusses with Mr Tilak Devasher, Member National Security Advisory Board his new book, The Pashtuns- A contested history. The discussion explores questions like who are the pashtuns? What is ....

November 16, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kabul , Podcast , Pashtuns , Pashtuns history
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