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Neighborhood News Digest - 09 April 2025

Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Iran Trade Reaches $3.366B in 1403: Ministry-Tolo News
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce reported that in the solar year 1403, trade between Afghanistan and Iran amounted to $3.366 billion. The spok....

April 09, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , Turkey , tariffs , IMF , Aid , junta , bitcoin , green hydrogen , Airstrike , Maldives-US Relations , Bagram , Bhutan-Thailand FTA , South Asia Cooperative Environment Program , SACEP , Maldives-Saudi Arabia Relations , MNDAA.
Contested Figures: The Reality of US Aid Assistance to Pakistan
Bharath R Nair Article

Summary
Discrepancies between U.S. and Pakistani data on foreign aid reveal a lack of transparency and accountability in Pakistan’s fund management. The U.S. reports billions in aid, while Pakistan records much less, suggesting potenti....

February 12, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , FATA , USAID , Aid , UNHCR , Critical Infrastructure , Obligation , Disbursement , Green Revolution , Kerry-Lugar-Berman
Neighborhood News Digest- 30 January 2025

Afghanistan
Akhundzada: We Do Not Fear Warnings from the West or East-Tolo News
Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate, has stated that he has no fear of warnings from Western or Eastern countries. In ....

January 30, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , Awami League , TTP , Aid , ADB , Telecom , BNP , Electricity , Maldives-India relations , Maldives-China Relations , Fisherman issue , PECA , Artificial Intelligence Readiness Assessment 2024 , Arakan Army (AA) , Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA).
Neighbourhood News Digest – 16 December 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Denounces Extension of UN Sanctions Monitoring Mission – Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate has condemned the extension of the UN Sanctions Committee’s monitoring mission, saying that sanctions on it....

December 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , CPEC , Bangladesh , China-Pakistan Economic Corridor , Thailand , Terror Financing , India-Sri Lanka relations , World Bank , Aid , UNICEF , USAID. , UN Sanctions Committee , National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology , NCHM , Bangladesh - East Timor Relations , Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , CATAS , EU Air Safety List
Neighborhood News Digest – 05 December 2023

Afghanistan

The Vienna Conference: Amplifying Anti-Taliban Voices for Democracy- Hasht e Subh Daily
The Vienna Conference, organized by the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, is being held for the third time from D....

December 05, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , Political Violence , Taliban , Imran Khan , EU , Tourism , IMF , SDG , Aid , ADB , imports , Khalistan , Maldives-India relations , Carbon negative , Sajid Mir , Asian Development Bank , Chagos Island.
Neighborhood News Digest – 07 November 2023

Afghanistan

Over 15,000 Afghan families expelled from Pakistan in 6 days – The Khaama Press
The de facto administration has announced that in the past six days, from the first of November until the 6th, approximately 15,270 ....

November 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Bangladesh elections , Sri Lanka , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , IMF , Aid , Drugs , Nepal-China , earthquake , forex reserves , Myanmar India , Bhutan King , KPK , Afghan refugees , Tamil Nadu Fishermen , U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (US-DFC) , District Coordination Committee (DCC) , Sri Lankan Tamil , Regional connectivity , Golden Triangle
Neighborhood News Digest – 27 October 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban free Afghan activist arrested 7 months ago after campaigning for girls’ education – Indian Express
The Taliban have freed an Afghan activist who campaigned for the education of girls, a local nonprofit....

October 27, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Nepal China , Taliban , BRI , energy , Tourism , Human Rights , Aid , ADB , Rohingyas , Nepal-India , Myanmar India , Bangladesh-India , Muizzu , Activist , Pakistan Airlines , Deportation centers , Moon programme , China Foundation for Rural Development , Sri-Lanka-India , Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) , India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA)
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
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
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