Afghanistan
2 Pakistan soldiers, 5 insurgents killed in shootout on border with Afghanistan – The Tribune
A group of Pakistani Taliban ambushed troops during an operation against insurgents on the border with Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a...
Afghanistan
Over 2,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake, houses flattened, Taliban seek help – India Today
The death toll from Saturday's powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan rose to 2,000. Several houses were flattened. The Taliban sought...
Afghanistan
80 Countries Condemn Diktats Against Women In Afghanistan: Report – NDTV
Around 80 countries condemned the diktats issued by the Taliban on Afghan women putting restrictions on them since the group returned to power in 2021 and urged...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Among Top 10 Countries Facing Emergency Level of Hunger: WFP – Tolo News
Afghanistan has been ranked the 2nd top country in the world with more than 1 million of its people suffering from emergency levels of hunger, the World...
Contents
I. India and the UN
IBSA Fund Annual Report Launch
India dissociates itself from GCTS 8th Review
Cabinet approves Headquarters Agreement between GOI and CDRI
India out of the 2023 Children and Armed Conflict Report of the Secretary General...
Introduction
There is a growing debate on the reform of multilateral development banks to provide ‘global public goods’. At the behest of G20, an independent review of the Capital Adequacy Framework of multilateral development banks was undertaken...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Amnesty urges Taliban to release educationist Matiullah Wesa – The Print
Amnesty International has called on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to release unconditionally Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan educationalist and the...
Afghanistan
Taliban supreme leader Akhundzada orders to free 2,178 prisoners For Eid-al Adha – Devdiscourse
According to the Supreme Court, the Supreme leader of the Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada released orders to free 2,178 prisoners ahead of Eid...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Account For 80% Of Global Illicit Opium Production In 2022: UN Report – NDTV
Afghanistan continued to account for the "majority (80 per cent) of global illicit opium production in 2022," the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
Afghanistan
Restrictions on women, girls should be removed in Afghanistan: UN – Business Standard
Representatives from several countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticized the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and...