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Twenty Months In, The Taliban Endures As The World’s ‘Catch-22’

Amid controversial observations about the Taliban’s potential recognition[1], the world is yet to arrive at an understanding, let alone a consensus, on what to make of the ultra-conservative regime and how to best deal with it. The fact that this...

Neighbourhood News Digest - 31 May 2023

Afghanistan India strengthens soft power in Afghanistan, sidelining Pakistan: Report - ANI India is strengthening its soft power in Afghanistan by providing critical aid through Iran, thereby side-lining a once essential Pakistan, reported Nikkei...

Neighbourhood News Digest – 29 May 2023

Afghanistan Kabul-Tehran issues can be resolved through talks: Afghanistan’s acting FM - Siasat Tehran has been accusing Kabul of making excuses for giving Iran’s share in the water flow, but the Afghan side rejected the allegation, insisting the...

Neighbourhood News Digest – 25 May 2023

Afghanistan Iran's water right issue: Tehran gives Afghanistan one month to resolve problem, says report - Wion After the rise in tensions over Iran's water rights from the Helmand River in recent days, Tehran has now said that Taliban-ruled...

Neighbourhood News Digest – 19 May 2023

Afghanistan Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF - UN This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and girls are expected to face acute malnutrition. Of this number, 875,000 will need treatment for severe acute malnutrition, a life-...

Neighbourhood News Digest – 18 May 2023

Afghanistan Who is Maulvi Abdul Kabir? Appointed acting PM of Afghanistan by Taliban’s supreme leader Akhundzada - Wion Taliban 'Supreme Leader' Haibatullah Akhundzada appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir as acting prime minister of Afghanistan, following...

Neighbourhood News Digest – 16 May 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan Embassy in India rejects reports of Taliban appointing new Charge d’Affaires in Delhi – The Print Afghanistan’s Embassy in India on Monday rejected “claims from an individual claiming to have taken charge of the mission in...

Neighbourhood News Digest – 10 May 2023

Afghanistan Barred from schools & universities, female students start own businesses in Afghanistan - ToI Due to the Taliban-imposed ban on access to education for girls and women students in Afghanistan, some of them have launched their own...

Neighbourhood News digest - 4 May 2023

Afghanistan Taliban interfering with NGO work in Afghanistan: Report – Tribune A Taliban fighter recently fired his rifle into the air at a food distribution event in Afghanistan, an example of their harassment of nongovernmental groups operating...

Neighbourhood News digest - 03 May 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan’s women and Taliban vie for spotlight at top UN Doha meet – Independent Hundreds of Afghan women have taken part in protests to criticise what they see as an intentional decision to sideline them from a key UN meeting in...

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