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Neighborhood News Digest – 17 November 2023

Afghanistan
Pakistan’s Envoy: ‘We Will Recognize Taliban Regime Simultaneously’- Tolo News
Asif Durrani, Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that Pakistan will not unilaterally take steps to recogniz....

November 17, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Myanmar politics , elections , UN human rights , Humanitarian aid , earthquake , Afghan Migrants , International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) , UNESCO Executive Board , Mitra Shakti 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 16 November 2023

Afghanistan
Contract Signed for Remaining Work on 500 KV Power Transmission Project – Tolo News
A contract for the 500 KV Sheberghan-Dashte Alwan electricity transmission project was signed between the Islamic Emirate and a....

November 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , refugees , Nepal-China , Hydropower , PDFs , earthquake , HRW , Power Transmission , Military Rule , Karachi port , Ukraine weapons , Navy drills , Food aid , IMF agreement
Neighborhood News Digest – 14 November 2023

Afghanistan

WFP’s $400 million appeal to prevent Afghanistan winter food crisis – The Khaama Press
The World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan faces a pressing challenge as winter approaches, with a staggering $400 millio....

November 14, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Border , elections , JeM , WHO , refugees , IMF , minorities , Nepal-China , earthquake , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka Budget 2023 , WFP , Bhutan tourism , Myanmar Coup , US-Bangladesh , Afghan Migrants , President Swearing-in Ceremony , Digi-Econ (DIGIECON) , Turkish envoy , Hydropower project , Navy drills
Neighborhood News Digest – 10 November 2023

Afghanistan

Over 50,000 Refugees Returned Through Spin Boldak in 9 Days – Tolo News
In the past 9 days, more than 50,000 Afghan refugees have returned to the country through Spin Boldak, Kandahar. A number of refugees deport....

November 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , North Korea , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nawaz Sharif , Presidential elections , Bangladesh , LeT , refugees , India-US 2+2 meeting , Nepal border , Bhutan King , India aid , Garment workers , EXIM Bank of India , Myanmar President , National Youth Parliament’s , Inclusive government , Thorthormi Lake , Diplomatic mission , Pakistan IMF , Passports
Neighborhood News Digest – 09 November 2023

Afghanistan

EU provides €61 million aid package to Afghanistan – The Khaama Press
The European Union has announced a significant humanitarian aid package of 61 million euros to continue supporting the Afghan people. On Wed....

November 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , BSF , Bangladesh , EU , Bhutan King , Pakistan PM , Garment workers , UNESCO Convention , Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) , Myanmar-Russia Navy Drills , Wind Power , Debt Restructuring Plan , United Nations Development Programme’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP-BIOFIN) , Chinese aid , ECO summit , SIFC
Neighborhood News Digest – 08 November 2023

Afghanistan

Deadly bus explosion in Kabul kills seven: Police – The Khaama Press
According to Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran, the explosion took place in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of the capital. This area is kn....

November 08, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Protests , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Women empowerment , elections , Assam , India-Bangladesh , earthquake , Military Rule , Bhutan King , Caretaker government , Tamil Nadu Fishermen , U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (US-DFC) , Kabul explosion , Mullah Baradar , Pakistan loans , Airbase , Brain Drain , Garment workers , Solar Photovoltaics
VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16 - 31 October 2023)

Defence

  1. Defence Ministry signs contract for construction of the first Indian Coast Guard Training Ship with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
  2. India-France Military Sub-Committee meeting.
    3. ....

    November 07, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kashmir , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Indian Navy , LeT , IAF , Malaysia , Bharat , Nigeria , FICN , Al Qaida , Project 15B , Islamic , JMB , Coast Guard Training Ship , Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders , India-France Military Sub-Committee , South African ship , Harimau Shakti , Gulf of Guinea , KAZIND-2023 , Goa Maritime Conclave
Neighborhood News Digest – 06 November 2023

Afghanistan
Opium Poppy Cultivation Declined by 95% in Afghanistan: UNODC – Tolo News
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report that the “opium poppy cultivation and opium production dramatical....

November 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , elections , India-Nepal , India-Maldives relations , Hamas , Military Coup , earthquake , Myanmar China , India-Sri Lanka , Bhutan King , Poppy , Rasfari Reefs , Hamilton Reserve Bank (HRB) , Buddhist ties , Israeli spies , South Korea aid , NA poll Dates , NA elections , Airforce base attack , Afghans repatriated
Neighborhood News Digest – 26 October 2023

Afghanistan
Kakar: Illegal Afghan Immigrants Must Leave Pakistan – Tolo News
The caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, called on Afghans who are living in the country illegally to return to Pakistan aft....

October 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Nepal China , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , energy , Tourism , Migrants , Human Rights , Fisheries , Rohingyas , no-confidence motion , Nepal-India , Myanmar India , Cyclone Hamoon , Bangladesh - US , Shin Yan-6 , Sri-Lanka-Japan
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 internation....

October 25, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Israel , Pakistan , US , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Nepal China , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , Human Rights , COAS , Aid , India-Bangladesh , ECB , Nepal-India , Myanmar India , NSCN , NGO , Israel Palestine , Afghan Migrants , China-Bhutan , Boundary talks , May 9 violence , Free Visa , Cyclone Hamoon , Chin , Bangladesh - India
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