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Neighborhood News Digest – 26 June 2023

Afghanistan: Clerics call upon Taliban to reopen schools for girls above sixth grade – The Print Some religious leaders in Parwan province of Afghanistan have called upon the Taliban regime to reopen schools for girls above the sixth grade, reported...

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 Afghanistan has...

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 neighboring nations like...

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...

Neighbourhood News Digest – 19 May 2023

Afghanistan Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF - UN This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and girls are expected to face acute malnutrition. Of this number, 875,000 will need treatment for severe acute malnutrition, a life-...

Sri Lanka's Local Government Elections marred by Uncertainty

The Local Government (LG) elections in Sri Lanka have been postponed twice in the last one year. The election to choose new administrations for 340 local councils[1] that serve four-year terms was last held in 2018; therefore, the same was supposed...

Neighborhood News Digest – 15 March 2023

Afghanistan 18 persons from Afghanistan took part in MEA course: IIM-Kozhikode – The Hindu The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K) on Tuesday said 18 participants from Afghanistan attended the sessions on the first day of the Indian...

Neighborhood News Digest – 09 February 2023

Afghanistan Regional Security Officials Meet in Moscow, Discuss Afghanistan – Tolo News The fifth multilateral meeting of security envoys was held on Wednesday in Moscow, during which they discussed the situation in Afghanistan and in the region....

Neighborhood News Digest – 03 February 2023

Afghanistan Taliban welcome India’s funds announcement for Afghanistan in Budget 2023-24 – Wion News Taliban welcomed the Indian announcement for Afghanistan in the Union Budget 2023-24, which was presented on Wednesday by Finance Minister Nirmala...

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 5, 2023)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. COMMENTARY Delhi’s Cairo outreach The visit of Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to Delhi this week...

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