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Neighbourhood News Digest – 7 February 2025

Afghanistan Pakistan, China Discuss Afghanistan’s Integration, Regional Stability – Tolo News In a recent meeting in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani President Arif Alvi emphasized the importance of integrating Afghanistan into...

Reflections and Roadmap: Maldives’ Journey Through 2024 and Prospects for 2025

At the outset of 2025, the archipelago nation of Maldives reflects on the previous year, which was defined by remarkable achievements, significant challenges, and pivotal transitions. Spread across 26 atolls, the country is home to a vibrant culture...

Neighborhood News Digest- 07 January 2025

Afghanistan Efforts to Send Skilled Workers Abroad Intensify: Ministry-Tolo News The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs announced serious efforts to send skilled Afghan workers to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. The...

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- 22 October 2024

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate Targets ISIS-K Members Accused of Backing Recent Attacks-Tolo News The Islamic Emirate reported conducting operations against the hideouts of those responsible for recent attacks in the provinces of Ghor, Bamyan, and...

China-Africa Cooperation Forum: An Analytical Overview

China hosted the Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing on September 4-6, 2024. In the Ministerial conference of the 2024 FOCAC summit, Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, stated that the summit would be ‘China’s most important home...

Neighbourhood News Digest – 06 June 2024

Afghanistan Russia Supports Afghanistan's SCO Membership – Tolo News Zamir Kabulov, Russia's special envoy for Afghanistan, stated that if the Islamic Emirate is recognized, Moscow will support Afghanistan's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation...

A Brief Evaluation of Maldives Presidential Elections

The recent presidential elections in Maldives saw the victory of Dr Mohamed Muizzu as their president, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff. Muizzu received 54% of the ballots, with 46% for Solih. In this episode, Amb...

Neighborhood News Digest – 10 April 2023

Afghanistan Russia to participate in foreign ministers meeting of countries neighbouring Afghanistan – The Print Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will head the Russian delegation at the fourth foreign ministers’ meeting of the neighbouring...

Neighborhood News Digest – 10 March 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan blast: Taliban governor killed in his office – BBC The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province has been killed in a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. Mohammad Dawood Muzammil was...

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