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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 te....

September 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Climate Change , Bhutan , elections , USAID , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , Doha , IMF , Human Rights , Suu Kyi , Aid , Khalistan , Nepal-China , PM Dahal , Electricity trade , Sri Lanka UN , Garments Exports
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 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 – 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, wh....

July 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , economy , Bhutan , Taliban , energy , refugees , UN , Suu Kyi , Aid , Yuan , India-Myanmar , Rupee Trade , Tamil Sri Lankan , British Empire , Gorkha recruitment , China loans , Pak FM Bhutto
Neighborhood News Digest – 26 June 2023

Afghanistan: Clerics call upon Taliban to reopen schools for girls above sixth grade – The Print
Some religious leaders in Parwan province of Afghanistan have called upon the Taliban regime to reopen schools for girls above the sixth gr....

June 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , LoC , Taliban , Imran Khan , energy , Violence , IMF , Humanitarian aid , UN , Economic crisis , women rights , Suu Kyi , Aid , India-Bangladesh , India-Maldives , PM Prachanda , – Afghanistan , Poppy , SL-China , Saudi-Bangladesh
Neighborhood News Digest – 24 April 2023

Afghanistan
Women in Afghanistan banned from participating in Eid celebrations - Mid Day
In another harsh restriction, the Taliban has prohibited women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan reported loca....

April 24, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , POK , Bhutan , elections , Election Commission , Bangladesh , Terror , Imran Khan , energy , Tourism , FDI , Women , Infrastructure , Aid , PDFs , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka-India , Census , Rupees , Track 1.5 , Russia-Maldives , Youth , Prachanda visit , By-polls , Punjab poll
Neighborhood News Digest – 03 April 2023

Afghanistan
U.K. govt 'in negotiations' after three British men held in Afghanistan – The Hindu
Britain's Interior Minister Suella Braverman on Sunday said the U.K. government was "in negotiations" after three British men were ....

April 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , India-Nepal , Taliban , Imran Khan , military , UK , WHO , Inflation , Transformation , Aid , India-Bangladesh , BNP , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Rupee , Indian assistance , India-Malidves , Crime , Stampedes , Russian oil , Ramayana
Neighborhood News Digest – 27 January 2023

Afghanistan
Russia Turns To Taliban For Weapons; Reports Claim After Iran & N.Korea, Moscow Eyes US Arms In Afghanistan – The EurAsian Times
With no western support for the upkeep of this weaponry, it may be easier for the Talib....

January 27, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , India , Pakistan , China , Russia , economy , Afghanistan , NC , election , Bangladesh , Indo Pak , Taliban , Tourism , IMF , women rights , Aid , BNP , Bhutan Economy , China-Myanmar , Bhutan India , Elections 2023 , Bhutan China , Afghanistan Russia , UN Bhutan , Pakistan polls , Nepal Plane Crash , Opium Productions , SriLanka-Maldives. Sri Lanka
Neighborhood News Digest – 12 January 2023

Afghanistan
Blast Happened Near Foreign Ministry in Kabul: Tolo News
A blast took place in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in downtown Kabul on Wednesday afternoon. At least five civilians were killed and several others w....

January 12, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , IMF , Indonesia , Opposition , Human Rights , TTP , Aid , Elections 2023 , Bangladesh-US , Bhutan-India , US-Maldives , HRW Nepal India , Nepal China Nepal elections , CPA
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is so profound that the world will never be the same again. Human communication, social norms and habits have transformed immensely due to this. More digitalisation and less physical intera....

December 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , GDP growth , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , COVID-19 , World Bank , IMF , lockdown , Remittances , Foreign Trade , Aid , Budget , ADB
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