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Neighborhood News Digest – 29 August 2023

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Iran FM in Phone Call with Muttaqi Discussed Helmand Water Rights – Tolo News
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran's foreign minister, in a conversation with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister, discussed I....

August 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Russia , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Taliban , Imran Khan , Inflation , Iran FM , Truck ban , Energy minister , Ukraine weapons
Neighborhood News Digest – 28 August 2023

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Women Banned From Visiting Band-e-Amir National Park – Tolo News
Mohammad Khaled Hanafi, the acting Minister of Virtue and Vice, asked all religious clerics and security agencies to forbid women from visiting Ba....

August 28, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Bhutan , Taliban , Imran Khan , G20 , IMF , Dengue , SDF , women rights , TTP , India-Maldives , MCC , Hydroelectric Project , India-Myanmar , UNICEF , Tomatoes , Public outrage , Favara , Turtles , Manipur Refugees
Neighborhood News Digest – 24 August 2023

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Six Pakistan soldiers killed in attack near Afghanistan border – Al Jazeera
Six Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a clash with the Pakistan Taliban near the border with Afghanistan, according to an army stat....

August 24, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , UNSC , Bhutan , sanctions , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , BRI , Tourism , Border Dispute , Bangladesh-China , Afghan-Pak , India-Sri Lanka , Women in politics , Onion shortage , Transit Policy , Bank Ratio
Neighborhood News Digest – 23 August 2023

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UNAMA Reports on the Violation of Human Rights Over Past 2 Years – Tolo News
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it has credible reports of serious human rights violations by the �....

August 23, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives elections , Taliban , UN , Human Rights , India-Bangladesh , Drugs , Bhutan Economy , India-Sri Lanka , China- Sri Lanka , land scam , Pakistan rupee
Neighborhood News Digest – 22 August 2023

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Security Incidents in Pakistan Due to Internal Problems: Haqqani – Tolo News
The acting Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, said that the recent incidents in Pakistan are due to its internal problems, which Is....

August 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Myanmar , Taliban , Sri Lanka elections , Haqqani , Dhaka , Bhutan LDC , Foreign Currency , FM Lavrov , Hanimaadhoo airport , land scam , President Alvi
Significance of Tajikistan-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan Summit
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Introduction
On a historical and unusual note, the first trilateral summit meeting between the presidents of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan took place in Ashgabat on August 4, 2023. Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan, Emomali....

August 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , regional cooperation , Taliban , Transportation , Electricity , Amu Darya , Water Dispute
Neighborhood News Digest – 18 August 2023

Afghanistan
Over 15 Million People Suffer From Food Insecurity In Afghanistan: Report – NDTV
Amid the ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, 15.5 million people in the country are suffering from severe foo....

August 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Bhutan , Political parties , Taliban , military , EU , GDP , NUG , Rohingyas , India-Sri Lanka , Journalist , China-Bangladesh , China Joint military drills , Tripartite agreement , Anwar Ul Haq Kakar , Churches burned
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 August 2023

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China's Foreign Ministry: What Happened in Afghanistan 'Failure of US' – Tolo News
The fall of Kabul was a military and political "failure" of America, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry said on the annive....

August 17, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Terror attack , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , military , heritage , Women , Oli , Blasphemy , India-Bangladesh , Humanitarian Assistance , China-Sri Lanka , Chinese FM , India-Sri Lanka , China visit , Power Pact , Ex-President
Neighborhood News Digest – 9 August 2023

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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 th....

August 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , USAID , Taliban , Imran Khan , renewable energy , Power , UN , Aid , Drugs , Shehbaz Sharif , India-Myanmar , Sharia Law , Railway connectivity , Landslides , Iran electricity , Delayed elections , India-Sri Lanka-China , Digital Security , India-Bangladesh-China
Neighborhood News Digest – 8 August 2023

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Taliban Prepare Suicide Bombers in Water Dispute With Iran - Bloomberg
In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequen....

August 08, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Air Force , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , Bangladesh , Taliban , Assam , Two Front war , Asim Munir , President Solih , Indo-Nepal , PM Prachanda , energy trade , Water Dispute , Trilateral highway , Iran gas pipeline , Awami League party , Gress tax , Tin mining , US general licence
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