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Neighborhood News Digest – 20 November 2023

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Pakistan military says four fighters killed near Afghanistan border – AlJazeera
Pakistani security forces have killed four armed fighters, including a highly sought individual, near the northwestern border with ....

November 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Myanmar politics , elections , IMF , Humanitarian aid , Baluchistan , India-Maldives relations , Nepal-China , Bhutan-India , Bangladesh-India , Afghan refugees , Saffron , Indian Fisherman , Indian Troops in Maldives , China EXIM Bank , Second Voice of Global South Summit , Afghan border , Karachi containers , Bhutan potatoes , US Lawmakers , ICC
Neighborhood News Digest – 16 November 2023

Afghanistan
Contract Signed for Remaining Work on 500 KV Power Transmission Project – Tolo News
A contract for the 500 KV Sheberghan-Dashte Alwan electricity transmission project was signed between the Islamic Emirate and a....

November 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , refugees , Nepal-China , Hydropower , PDFs , earthquake , HRW , Power Transmission , Military Rule , Karachi port , Ukraine weapons , Navy drills , Food aid , IMF agreement
Neighborhood News Digest – 14 November 2023

Afghanistan

WFP’s $400 million appeal to prevent Afghanistan winter food crisis – The Khaama Press
The World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan faces a pressing challenge as winter approaches, with a staggering $400 millio....

November 14, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Border , elections , JeM , WHO , refugees , IMF , minorities , Nepal-China , earthquake , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka Budget 2023 , WFP , Bhutan tourism , Myanmar Coup , US-Bangladesh , Afghan Migrants , President Swearing-in Ceremony , Digi-Econ (DIGIECON) , Turkish envoy , Hydropower project , Navy drills
Neighborhood News Digest – 07 November 2023

Afghanistan

Over 15,000 Afghan families expelled from Pakistan in 6 days – The Khaama Press
The de facto administration has announced that in the past six days, from the first of November until the 6th, approximately 15,270 ....

November 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Bangladesh elections , Sri Lanka , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , IMF , Aid , Drugs , Nepal-China , earthquake , forex reserves , Myanmar India , Bhutan King , KPK , Afghan refugees , Tamil Nadu Fishermen , U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (US-DFC) , District Coordination Committee (DCC) , Sri Lankan Tamil , Regional connectivity , Golden Triangle
Neighborhood News Digest – 22 September 2023

Afghanistan

US, Islamic Emirate Hold Talks on Narcotics in Doha – Tolo News
Karen Decker, the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Mission to Afghanistan, said on X that she met with the “Taliban delegation” in Doha and held te....

September 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Climate Change , Bhutan , elections , USAID , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , Doha , IMF , Human Rights , Suu Kyi , Aid , Khalistan , Nepal-China , PM Dahal , Electricity trade , Sri Lanka UN , Garments Exports
Nepal Remains Unconvinced by China's Expansionist Outlook
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

The New Map Controversy
The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda is visiting China from 22 September. The visit comes in the backdrop of Nepal’s obje....

September 21, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , Pushpa Kamal Dahal , Tibet , Prachanda , Nepal-China , MCC , Millenium Challenge Corporation , Nepal-U.S.
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
Neighbourhood News Digest - 16 June 2023

Afghanistan
Unemployed people in Afghanistan significantly increased in last two years, ICRC report - News On Air
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a report said that the number of unemployed people in A....

June 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Taliban , World Bank , Remittances , Economic crisis , India-Pakistan , coup , Nepal-China , Nepal-India , Sri Lanka Economy , Cyclone Biparjoy , Power Agreement , Resistance Groups
Neighbourhood News Digest - 15 June 2023

Afghanistan

Pakistan Deports More Than 530 Afghan Refugees to Afghanistan - Latestly
After the Taliban assumed power in August 2021, thousands of Afghans fearing persecution and death threats fled Afghanistan and entered nei....

June 15, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Tourism , Economic crisis , India-Pakistan , Drones , Nepal-China , Nepal-India , India-Afghanistan , Maldives-Seychelles , Cyclone Biparjoy , Sri Lanka Presidential elections
Neighborhood News Digest – 14 June 2023

Afghanistan

Opium cultivation plummets in Afghanistan's Helmand, shows satellite imagery - India Today
Satellite imagery has shown a staggering 99% reduction in opium cultivation in Afghanistan's Helmand. The analysis of the....

June 14, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , BIMSTEC , Tourism , Economic crisis , Suu Kyi , Nepal-China , Nepal-India , Opium , Cyclone Mocha , Cyclone Biparjoy , Sri-Lanka-France , Russia-Pakistan
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