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More restrictions as Covid-19 cases continue to rise
The Kathmandu Post | 17^th January
The government has decided to shut various public services and amenities until January 29 in view of the rising coronavirus cases. The new restrictions have been i

Nearly 80% of Afghan journalists changed their profession to survive
The Khaama Press | 11^th January
Journalists’ Foundation of Afghanistan said that Afghan Journalists are going through the worst economic situation as 79% of them have lost their job

Sri Lanka, India ink agreement to jointly develop Trinco oil tanks
Colombo Page | 6^th January
The agreement to jointly develop the Trincomalee oil tank farm with India has been signed this evening (06), Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila announced.

Moscow to host Troika Plus on Afghanistan
The Khaama Press | 30^th December
Russia’s special representative to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov announced that his country will host Troika Plus on Afghanistan in January 2022 inviting the US, China, and Pakist

India, Central Asian nations call for aid to Afghanistan
Afghanistan Times | 20^th December
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar sought cooperation of Central Asian nations to help provide aid to Afghanistan and ensure the Taliban form an i

Afghanistan healthcare on edge of collapse
Afghanistan Times | 16^th December
Afghanistan’s healthcare is dealt a devastating blow amid a rapidly shrinking economy and an acute cash squeeze, with hospital already running out of diesel fuel needed to p

Dhaka, Delhi could benefit from hydropower in Nepal, Bhutan: PM
Bangladesh Post | 9^th December
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh-India can be benefited by generating hydro power in Nepal and Bhutan as it will be a clean energy and cheaper

Taliban ban on women could cost Afghanistan economy $1bn
Afghanistan Times | 1^st December
The Taliban’s restrictions on women working could cost the Afghan economy up to $1 billion an equivalent of 5% of the country’s GDP, the United Nations Developm

Conflicts in Afghanistan leaves over half a million internally displaced in 2021: Report
The Khaama Press | 26^th November
According to a newly released report by the UN IOM, over half a million people in Afghanistan have been internally displaced as

India seeks to expand trade with Bangladesh: Doraiswami
Prothom Alo | 17^th November
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K. Doraiswami said India would be very happy to have more trade with Bangladesh through easier and more simplified proce

Regional countries ask for inclusivity in Afghanistan, not a safe haven for terrorism: Delhi Declaration
The Khaama Press | 11^th November
Participants of the third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan ended and all the participants unanimously a

UN airlifts aid into Kabul amid humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan Times | 4^th November
The UN refugee agency has begun airlifting humanitarian aid into Kabul for the first time since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, with a plane carrying 33 tons of sup

Joint ministerial statement of Tehran meeting, broad-based government is solution of Afghanistan’s issues
The Khaama Press | 28^th October
Tehran having invited foreign ministers of China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the Russian Federation

Taliban pledge strengthening diplomatic, economic ties with India, Iran
The Khaama Press | 21^st October
Afghanistan’s delegation led by Deputy PM Abul Salaam Hanafi met with special representatives of Iran and India to Afghanistan in the sideline of

'A trade deal with Bangladesh is a top priority for India'
Dhaka Tribune | 13^th October
The proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is a win-win for India and Bangladesh, and Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami says India is read

School graduates of 2000-2020, of no use: Taliban’s higher education minister
The Khaama Press | 4^th October
The acting minister of the higher education of the Taliban Abdul Baqi Haqqani said that those who have graduated from high schools during the

Taliban to temporarily accomplish constitution of King Zahir Shah’s era
Afghanistan Times | 28^th September
The Taliban Islamic Movement vows to temporarily accomplish the constitution belongs to the era of Afghanistan’s last King, Mohammad Zahir Shah

UNSC asks for inclusive government in Afghanistan: Guterres
The Khaama Press | 23^rd September
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the permanent members of the Security Council- the US, China, Russia, France, and the UK- unanimously as

Vaccine equity, Rohingya, climate change on top of PM Hasina’s agenda
Prothom Alo | 17^th September
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to focus on the issues relating to equity in vaccine sharing, sustainable recovery, climate change and Rohingy

Islamabad asks world to accept new Afghan set-up
The Express Tribune | 9^th September
Pakistan on Wednesday urged the world to discard "old lenses" and proceed with a "realistic and pragmatic" approach on Afghanistan in a statement that many observers