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Neighborhood News Digest - 08 November 2024

Afghanistan Indian Delegates Meet Islamic Emirate Officials, Karzai-Tolo News J.P. Singh, India’s joint secretary of the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division of the external affairs ministry, in separate meetings with Afghanistan's acting foreign and...

Neighborhood News Digest- 25 September 2024

Afghanistan Culture Ministry Stresses National Language Development-Tolo News Atiqullah Azizi, Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture at the Ministry of Information and Culture, has emphasized the development of national languages in the country....

Neighborhood News Digest- 20 May 2024

Afghanistan Baradar: Baghlan Flood Disaster 'Severe,' Requires Immediate Aid-Tolo News Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, described the flood disaster in Baghlan (including casualties and damages) as significant...

Myanmar Round Up: December 2023

The situation in Myanmar remains highly complex and volatile as the conflict continues leading to significant displacement, economic challenges, and humanitarian concerns. The military, led by Min Aung Hlaing, is facing resistance from multiple...

Neighborhood News Digest – 12 December 2023

Afghanistan US Treasury sanctions former Afghan officials for corruption- The Khama Press The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned two former Afghan officials, Mir Rahman Rahmani and Ajmal Rahmani, along...

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 United Nations Office on...

Neighborhood News Digest – 28 June 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan Account For 80% Of Global Illicit Opium Production In 2022: UN Report – NDTV Afghanistan continued to account for the "majority (80 per cent) of global illicit opium production in 2022," the United Nations Office on Drugs and...

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 satellite imagery was...

Neighborhood News Digest – 21 February 2023

Afghanistan Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing closed, residents report gunfire – Deccan Herald Taliban authorities have closed the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, an Afghan official said on Monday, and residents in...

Neighborhood News Digest – 25 January 2023

Afghanistan Taliban Discuss Restoration of Historical Sites with UNESCO – The Khaama Press Mawlavi Atiqullah Azizi, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information of Afghanistan met with Brendan Cassar, UNESCO Culture Program Officer on Monday to...

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