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Neighborhood News Digest- 08 January 2025

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Widespread Criticism as Hundreds of Afghans Arrested in Islamabad-Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate's embassy in Pakistan has reported the arrest of nearly 800 Afghan citizens in Islamabad, the capital. Sardar Ahmad Sh....

January 08, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Tax System , election , Bangladesh , One China policy , India-Bangladesh , Sheikh Hasina , Islamabad , Myanmar-China , India-Sri Lanka , Maldives-India relations , Sindh. , Kurram , US Congressman , FAO
Neighborhood News Digest- 21 March 2024

Afghanistan
Fighting With Pakistan Displaces Hundreds in Dand-e-Patan, Paktia- Tolo News
After Pakistan's air strikes in Khost and Paktika and clashes between the forces of the Islamic Emirate and Pakistan’s border guards in....

March 21, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Bhutan , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , European Union , Imran Khan , Tourism , Cross border terrorism , IMF , UN , Nuclear energy , Islamic Emirate , Awami League , Suu Kyi , Islamabad , India-Maldives , BNP , Tawang
Neighborhood News Digest- 04 January 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Estimates Daesh Numbers in Afghanistan around 80- Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that the Daesh has been suppressed in Afghanistan and that between 70 to 80 Dae....

January 04, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Daesh , ISIS , India-Nepal , United States , Imran Khan , Pakistan Elections , TBA , Tourism , Election Commission of India , Islamabad , Sri Lankan Economic Crisis , Chinese Research Vessel , Bangladesh National Election , Herat , India-Maldives defence ties , NUG-China , Sri Lanka-Myanmar
Lost in Afghanistan
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Eleven days changed the fate of Afghanistan much faster than expected as the US withdrawal date seemed to have been advanced by a month instead of 9/11 - the 20th anniversary of the Twin towers demolition by Al Qaeda terrorists. A cryptic social medi....

August 20, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , India , US , China , Taliban , Doha Agreement , Islamabad
POK: Election or Selection?
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

POK underwent the 11th general election on 25th July. The outcome held no surprise. It is invariably the party in power in Islamabad, which wins the election in the territory. The outgoing regime of Raja Farouk Haider was elected when PML (N) of Nawa....

July 30, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Kashmir , POK , Imran Khan , PTI , Islamabad , PML (N) , PPP
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