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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 ethni....

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 ....

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 ....

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 Na....

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....

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....

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 Office....

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