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CAMEA Bulletin – News from Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (January 6, 2022)

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January 6, 2022

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Afghanistan

1.	Pak-Afghan border fencing issue to be resolved diplomatically, says Qureshi https://www.dawn.com/news/1667422
2.	No Place for Ex-Officials in Cabinet: Mullah Baradar https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-176168
3.	Pakistani experts to restore hospitals in Afghanistan https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/922550-pakistani-experts-to-restore-hospitals-in-afghanistan
4.	Officials: 81 Military Aircraft of Ex-Govt Remain, 41 Operational https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-176177
5.	Harsh winter fuels ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109122
6.	Austin to testify on Afghanistan next week https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2022/01/04/austin-to-testify-on-afghanistan-next-week/
7.	Pakistan: Smartcard registration drive for Afghan refugees ends https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109062
8.	Afghan Media Faces Budget Problems, Restrictions https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/attack-mediajournalists-176165
9.	Afghan Carpet Exports Increase Amid Economic Crisis https://tolonews.com/business-176146
10.	US still engaged in intelligence war on Afghanistan: Stanekzai https://pajhwok.com/2022/01/04/us-still-engaged-in-intelligence-war-on-afghan
11.	Pakistan sends humanitarian aid worth Rs5bn to Afghanistan https://www.geo.tv/latest/390662-1800-tonnes-wheat-reaches-torkham-border-for
12.	700 families of war victims receive cash in Uruzgan https://pajhwok.com/2022/01/04/700-families-of-war-victims-receive-cash-in-uruzgan/

Middle East

13.	First Islamabad-Istanbul train reaches Turkey https://www.dawn.com/news/1667552
14.	Saudi Arabia, Greece discuss Iran, Middle East security https://www.arabnews.com/node/1998121/saudi-arabia
15.	Iran Talks Enter Crucial Month https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/03/iran-nuclear-talks-vienna-biden/
16.	Qatar and Turkey ‘to run technical parts of Afghanistan’s airports’ https://www.dohanews.co/qatar-and-turkey-to-run-technical-parts-of-afghanistans-airports/
17.	UAE and four others elected to UN Security Council https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/uae-and-four-others-elected-to-un-security-council-1.1239460
18.	Turkey’s Erdogan says he will visit Saudi Arabia in February https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/3/turkeys-erdogan-says-he-will-visit-saudi-arabia-in-february
19.	US conducts strikes in Syria after indirect fire threatens troops https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/04/politics/us-strikes-syria/index.html
20.	Libya Shuts Down Another 200,000 Barrels a Day of Oil Production https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-02/libya-shuts-down-another-200-000-barrels-a-day-of-oil-production
21.	Scores killed as fighting escalates near Yemen’s Marib https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220104-scores-killed-as-figting-escalates-near-yemen-s-marib

Africa

22.	Nearly 100 Nigerian hostages rescued after two months of captivity https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/nearly-100-nigerian-hostages-rescued-after-two-months-of-captivity
23.	South Africa parliament fire contained as suspect appears in court https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/south-africa-parliament-fire-contained-suspect-court
24.	Uncertainty in Sudan as PM resigns: Crisis explained https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/3/uncertainty-in-sudan-as-pm-resigns-crisis-explained-in-600-words
25.	U.S. envoy Feltman to visit Ethiopia Thurs, meet with officials https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-envoy-feltman-visit-ethiopia-thursday-meetings-with-officials-2022-01-04/