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Neighborhood News Digest – 2 August 2023

Afghanistan US Envoys in Doha Meeting Call for Islamic Emirate Policy Change – Tolo News Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West and Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri in a meeting with senior Islamic...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (24-30 July)

Economic G20 Meeting Sets The Stage For Heated COP28 The outcome of the recent G20 meeting held in India has left some participants disappointed, while others had anticipated a fiery discussion on hydrocarbons and energy policies. Amid growing...

Neighborhood News Digest – 1 August 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan: Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments BBC The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music "causes moral corruption". Thousands of dollars worth of musical equipment went up in smoke on a...

Neighborhood News Digest – 28 July 2023

Afghanistan Acting Minister Muttaqi to Meet American Officials in Doha – Tolo News The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted that a delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is scheduled to...

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, where around half the...

Neighborhood News Digest – 24 July 2023

Afghanistan Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missing – The Hindu The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people missing, officials said...

Neighborhood News Digest – 13 July 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan: Four people publicly flogged by Taliban – The Print Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that four people including a woman have been publicly flogged on accusations of committing “immorality” in Kabul’s Paghman district,...

Neighborhood News Digest – 12 July 2023

Afghanistan Taliban halt Swedish activities in Afghanistan after Koran burning – Devdiscourse The Taliban administration halted all activities by Sweden in Afghanistan on Tuesday in response to the burning of a Koran in Stockholm last month, and a...

Neighborhood News Digest – 7 July 2023

Afghanistan Understanding the fall in Opium production in Afghanistan – ORF Recent reports and satellite imagery show an almost 80 percent fall in the opium crop in the south and south-western provinces of Afghanistan. The United Nations Office on...

Neighborhood News Digest – 5 July 2023

Afghanistan Taliban ban women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan – Indian Express The Taliban are banning women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. It’s the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and...

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