Pakistan Border Closure
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Afghanistan
Herat Launches Advanced Surgeries amid Pakistan Border Closure
DID Press: Following closure of border crossings with Pakistan and the resulting inability of patients to travel for treatment, several advanced and complex surgeries have been initiated in the province for the first time, announced the Public Health Directorate of…
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Afghanistan
UN: Pakistan Border Closure Costing Afghanistan $1M Daily
DID Press: UN Security Council has warned that the closure of border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan is costing Afghanistan’s economy an estimated $1 million per day. In its latest report, the Security Council cautioned that unless the underlying disputes…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Exports Rise 13% Despite Pakistan Border Closure
DID Press: Despite Pakistan’s continued closure of key border crossings, Afghanistan’s exports grew by 13 percent in October, as Afghan traders opened new routes to India and Iran. Rising demand from neighboring countries and the strategic management of alternative corridors…
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