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Neighborhood News Digest- 03 September 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 6 and injures 13 in Kabul explosion-The Khaama Press The Kabul Police Command reports that today’s explosion in Kabul resulted in the deaths of six civilians, including one woman, and injured 13 others....

Neighborhood News Digest- 16 July 2024

Afghanistan UN: Nearly 60% of Afghan migrants from Pakistan repatriated ‘forcibly’-The Khaama Press The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that over the past six months, 20,802 Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan...

Neighborhood News Digest- 10 January 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs in 2024 Require $3.06 Billion: OCHA- Tolo News The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that of the 23.7 million people in need of life-saving assistance, “...

Neighborhood News Digest – 04 December 2023

Afghanistan Kabul Rejects US Report on Al-Qaeda, Daesh in Afghanistan- Tolo News On November 30, the US State Department released a report dated April 2023 that focused on terrorism in 2022 and which claimed that Al-Qaeda, Daesh and other regional...

Neighborhood News Digest – 14 July 2023

Afghanistan Kabul Residents Say They Struggle With Lack of Water – Tolo News Residents of the capital are concerned about the lack of drinking water in Kabul these days. They said that they do not have access to city water supply services and the...

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 February 2023

DEFENCE Defence Budget 2023-24. Mission Mode (MM) projects of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of Royal Cambodian Army visiting India. HAL’s...

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 14, 2022

Afghanistan Attack on Kabul Hotel Sparks International Reactions: Tolo News The attack on a hotel in the Shar-e-Naw area of Kabul on Monday has brought international condemnation and calls to action. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the...

China Daily Scan, December 13, 2022

Senior Chinese official stresses national defense, military modernization: Xinhuanet December 12, 2022 A senior Chinese military official has stressed resolving major issues in theory and in reality and opening a new page in the modernization of...

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 22, 2022

Afghanistan Acting Min. Muttaqi Meets with Norwegian Charge d'Affaires: Tolo News The Islamic Emirate's acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Norway's chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan to discuss political and humanitarian cooperation...

The Pashtuns - A contested history

In this episode, Aakriti Vinayak, Research Associate, VIF discusses with Mr Tilak Devasher, Member National Security Advisory Board his new book, The Pashtuns- A contested history. The discussion explores questions like who are the pashtuns? What is...

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