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Neighborhood News Digest – 29 August 2023

Afghanistan
Iran FM in Phone Call with Muttaqi Discussed Helmand Water Rights – Tolo News
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran's foreign minister, in a conversation with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister, discussed I....

Neighborhood News Digest – 28 August 2023

Afghanistan
Women Banned From Visiting Band-e-Amir National Park – Tolo News
Mohammad Khaled Hanafi, the acting Minister of Virtue and Vice, asked all religious clerics and security agencies to forbid women from visiting Ba....

Neighborhood News Digest – 24 August 2023

Afghanistan

Six Pakistan soldiers killed in attack near Afghanistan border – Al Jazeera
Six Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a clash with the Pakistan Taliban near the border with Afghanistan, according to an army stat....

Neighborhood News Digest – 18 August 2023

Afghanistan
Over 15 Million People Suffer From Food Insecurity In Afghanistan: Report – NDTV
Amid the ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, 15.5 million people in the country are suffering from severe foo....

Neighborhood News Digest – 17 August 2023

Afghanistan
China's Foreign Ministry: What Happened in Afghanistan 'Failure of US' – Tolo News
The fall of Kabul was a military and political "failure" of America, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry said on the annive....

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....

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....

Neighborhood News Digest – 8 August 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban Prepare Suicide Bombers in Water Dispute With Iran - Bloomberg
In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequen....

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....

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....

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