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Neighborhood News Digest – 04 October 2023

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EU special envoy condemns unlawful detentions of rights defenders in Afghanistan – The Khaama Press
The Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan has stated that the arbitrary detentions of Afg....

October 04, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Fiscal reforms , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Presidential elections , Afghan women , India-Bangladesh , earthquake , India-Nepal-China , Afghanistan-EU , Russian crude , immigrants , Chinese Ships , Emergency medicines , India-Maldives-China , SAMPRITI , Indonesia-Myanmar
Neighborhood News Digest – 28 September 2023

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UN to declare gender apartheid as mental health of Afghan women worsens – Business Standard
The UN's most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanista....

September 28, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Bhutan , elections , UNHRC , Taliban , ISI , military , Tourism , IMF , Afghan women , Trafficking , HRW , Power line , Pakistan PM , LPG , Malaysia-Myanmar
Neighborhood News Digest – 23 June 2023

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“Afghanistan again becomes epicentre of terrorism,” says Vladimir Voronkov – The Print
Afghanistan again becomes the epicentre of terrorism, said Vladimir Voronkov. Voronkov was addressing a conference on W....

June 23, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Terrorism , sanctions , Taliban , Imran Khan , IMF , UN , Afghan women , India-Bangladesh , IORA , Drugs , India-Maldives , India-Myanmar , US-Myanmar , Citizenship bill , SDG Index , Accountability deficit , Fuel shortages , Bhutan exports , Karachi port
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 March 2023

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US military gear left in Afghanistan resurfaces with Pakistani Taliban – Mission Network News
It was bad enough when the US hastily withdrew from Afghanistan, leaving $7 billion-worth of military equipment to the Ta....

March 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Pakistan politics , defence cooperation , Taliban , Imran Khan , EU , G20 , Tourism , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Ports , Afghan women , Prachanda , India-Bangladesh , junta , war crimes , India-Maldives , Ukraine War , Bhutan politics , Bhutan Economy , Confidence vote , Energy Cooperation , P2P
Uncertain Future of Women Rights in Afghanistan
Aakriti Vinayak Commentary

The world is in a state of flux. Ukraine crisis is triggering cascading risks globally. However, while the world attention is diverted to the Ukraine conflict, the crisis in Afghanistan remains sidelined. The country faces confluence of multiple cri....

May 16, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , Afghanistan , Taliban , Neighbourhood studies , women rights , Education , Afghan women
What does a Seat in the UN's Commission on Women mean for Afghan Women?
Dr Anwesha Ghosh Commentary

For the first time, Afghanistan has secured a seat in the UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW) for a four year term.1 India was the other country to have secured a seat for the 2012-2025 term. The CSW is a pivotal international intergov....

September 29, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , US-Taliban peace talks , Adela Raz , Afghan women , CSW , Fawzia Koofi , Roya Rahmani
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