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Contested Figures: The Reality of US Aid Assistance to Pakistan

Summary Discrepancies between U.S. and Pakistani data on foreign aid reveal a lack of transparency and accountability in Pakistan’s fund management. The U.S. reports billions in aid, while Pakistan records much less, suggesting potential under-...

February 12 , 2025

Neighborhood News Digest- 30 January 2025

Afghanistan Akhundzada: We Do Not Fear Warnings from the West or East-Tolo News Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate, has stated that he has no fear of warnings from Western or Eastern countries. In his speech at the...

January 30 , 2025

Neighbourhood News Digest – 16 December 2024

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate Denounces Extension of UN Sanctions Monitoring Mission – Tolo News The Islamic Emirate has condemned the extension of the UN Sanctions Committee’s monitoring mission, saying that sanctions on its officials are unjust and...

December 16 , 2024

Neighborhood News Digest – 05 December 2023

Afghanistan The Vienna Conference: Amplifying Anti-Taliban Voices for Democracy- Hasht e Subh Daily The Vienna Conference, organized by the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, is being held for the third time from December 3rd to 5th 2023...

December 5 , 2023

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 families have returned to...

November 7 , 2023

Neighborhood News Digest – 27 October 2023

Afghanistan Taliban free Afghan activist arrested 7 months ago after campaigning for girls’ education – Indian Express The Taliban have freed an Afghan activist who campaigned for the education of girls, a local nonprofit organisation said Thursday...

October 27 , 2023

Neighborhood News Digest – 25 October 2023

Afghanistan Taliban benefiting from international aid through ‘fraudulent’ NGOs, says U.S. watchdog – The Hindu The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan has warned that the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through the...

October 25 , 2023

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 technical talks on “counter-...

September 22 , 2023

Neighborhood News Digest – 9 August 2023

Afghanistan The Taliban Are Diverting Aid, But How Much? – The Diplomat “… [I]t is no longer a question of whether the Taliban are diverting assistance from our programs to help the Afghan people, but rather how much they are diverting,” writes the...

August 9 , 2023

Neighborhood News Digest – 25 July 2023

Afghanistan The Taliban Have ‘Infiltrated’ U.N. Deliveries of Aid – Foreign Policy The United Nations is the custodian of billions of dollars of international assistance meant for the hungry and needy of Afghanistan, where around half the...

July 26 , 2023