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Neighborhood News Digest – 23 August 2023

Afghanistan

UNAMA Reports on the Violation of Human Rights Over Past 2 Years – Tolo News

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it has credible reports of serious human rights violations by the �....

August 23, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives elections , Taliban , UN , Human Rights , India-Bangladesh , Drugs , Bhutan Economy , India-Sri Lanka , China- Sri Lanka , land scam , Pakistan rupee

Neighborhood News Digest – 11 August 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Blames Pakistani Origin IS Militants For Increasing Terror Attacks - Swarajya

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated as Kabul's Taliban authorities accused dozens of Islamic State (IS....

August 11, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , BRI , Power , UN , India-Bangladesh , India-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka-Japan , IS militants , Iran visits , Pakistan FM , Internet resilience , Tomato imports , Parliament dissolved , Delimitation , Caretaker government

Neighborhood News Digest – 9 August 2023

Afghanistan

The Taliban Are Diverting Aid, But How Much? – The Diplomat

“… [I]t is no longer a question of whether the Taliban are diverting assistance from our programs to help the Afghan people, but rather how much th....

August 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , USAID , Taliban , Imran Khan , renewable energy , Power , UN , Aid , Drugs , Shehbaz Sharif , India-Myanmar , Sharia Law , Railway connectivity , Landslides , Iran electricity , Delayed elections , India-Sri Lanka-China , Digital Security , India-Bangladesh-China

Neighborhood News Digest – 7 August 2023

Afghanistan

Amid humanitarian crisis, UN to cut aid to 21 million in Afghanistan – The Print

Amid a dire humanitarian crisis, the United Nations humanitarians on Friday warned of a severe aid funding gap for aid to more than 2....

August 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Kazakhstan , Climate Change , Bhutan , elections , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , UN , Humanitarian Crisis , Suu Kyi , India-Bangladesh , Myanmar military , Hydropower , India-Myanmar , fuel Prices , India-Sri Lanka , Train derailed , Imran Khan arrest , Iran-Sri Lanka , Leather Exports

Neighborhood News Digest – 3 August 2023

Afghanistan

For Afghanistan to stand on its own feet, women must be educated: US special envoy – The Print

A US special representative for Afghanistan, Tom West, while highlighting the importance of women’s education in K....

August 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , US , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , BRI , Inflation , Infrastructure , UN , Myanmar military , China-Sri Lanka , Shehbaz Sharif , Prisoners

Neighborhood News Digest – 25 July 2023

Afghanistan

The Taliban Have ‘Infiltrated’ U.N. Deliveries of Aid – Foreign Policy

The United Nations is the custodian of billions of dollars of international assistance meant for the hungry and needy of Afghanistan, wh....

July 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , economy , Bhutan , Taliban , energy , refugees , UN , Suu Kyi , Aid , Yuan , India-Myanmar , Rupee Trade , Tamil Sri Lankan , British Empire , Gorkha recruitment , China loans , Pak FM Bhutto

Neighborhood News Digest – 13 July 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Four people publicly flogged by Taliban – The Print

Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that four people including a woman have been publicly flogged on accusations of committing “immorality�....

July 13, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Bhutan , Balochistan , Taliban , Thailand , BRI , UN , Suu Kyi , Quran , Fishermen , PM Shehbaz Sharif , Scholarships , Potato

Neighborhood News Digest – 7 July 2023

Afghanistan

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 – 4 July 2023

Afghanistan

British Special Forces Face Fire For Afghanistan Ops, Accused Of Executing Over 80 Unarmed Civilians – Hindustan Times

British Special Air Services have been accused of executing over 80 unarmed civilians in Afg....

July 04, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Iran , Afghanistan , Bhutan , UNHRC , Terror , BRI , refugees , IMF , UN , ADB , Nepal-China , Jack Ma , Indian currency , Nuclear Axis

Neighborhood News Digest – 29 June 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban supreme leader Akhundzada orders to free 2,178 prisoners For Eid-al Adha – Devdiscourse

According to the Supreme Court, the Supreme leader of the Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada released orders to free 2,1....

June 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , World Bank , IMF , LAC , UN , Military Coup , drug trafficking , debt restructuring , Jack Ma , Adani Power , Same-sex marriage