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Neighborhood News Digest – 04 October 2023

Afghanistan EU special envoy condemns unlawful detentions of rights defenders in Afghanistan – The Khaama Press The Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan has stated that the arbitrary detentions of Afghans defending their...

Neighborhood News Digest – 28 September 2023

Afghanistan UN to declare gender apartheid as mental health of Afghan women worsens – Business Standard The UN's most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on...

Neighborhood News Digest – 23 June 2023

Afghanistan “Afghanistan again becomes epicentre of terrorism,” says Vladimir Voronkov – The Print Afghanistan again becomes the epicentre of terrorism, said Vladimir Voronkov. Voronkov was addressing a conference on Wednesday, on the Shanghai...

Neighborhood News Digest – 21 March 2023

Afghanistan US military gear left in Afghanistan resurfaces with Pakistani Taliban – Mission Network News It was bad enough when the US hastily withdrew from Afghanistan, leaving $7 billion-worth of military equipment to the Taliban. Now, the...

Uncertain Future of Women Rights in Afghanistan

The world is in a state of flux. Ukraine crisis is triggering cascading risks globally. However, while the world attention is diverted to the Ukraine conflict, the crisis in Afghanistan remains sidelined. The country faces confluence of multiple...

What does a Seat in the UN's Commission on Women mean for Afghan Women?

For the first time, Afghanistan has secured a seat in the UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW) for a four year term.1 India was the other country to have secured a seat for the 2012-2025 term. The CSW is a pivotal international intergovrnmental...

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