CAMEA Bulletin – News from Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (March 20, 2025)

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Afghanistan

1. Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1161181

2. Key Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing reopens after nearly a month

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2594130/pakistan

3. Uzbek Investors Eye Mining and Construction in Afghanistan

https://tolonews.com/business-193497

4. Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/14/pakistan-links-train-hijacking-to-afghan-handlers-and-indian-mastermind

5. USAID cuts could be ‘death sentence’ for Afghan women studying abroad

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-aid-cuts-death-sentence-afghan-women-studying-abroad-rcna196167

6. Vocational Training Opportunities for 500 Recovering Addicts in Herat

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-193530

7. Underground water level falls sharply in some provinces

https://pajhwok.com/2025/03/19/underground-water-level-falls-sharply-in-some-provinces/

8. 10 Km of TAPI Gas Pipeline Completed in Afghanistan

https://www.khaama.com/10-km-of-tapi-gas-pipeline-completed-in-afghanistan/

9. Afghanistan denies link to train attack in Pakistan

https://www.voanews.com/a/afghanistan-denies-link-to-train-attack-in-pakistan/8009976.html

10. Kabul, Tashkent discuss mining cooperation

https://pajhwok.com/2025/03/19/kabul-tashkent-discuss-mining-cooperation/#google_vignette

Middle East

11. Israel kills at least 60 today as central Gaza strikes rise

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/19/live-outrage-as-israeli-attacks-break-gaza-ceasefire-killing-hundreds

12. Why did Netanyahu end the Gaza ceasefire?

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-ceasefire-hostages-netanyahu-ff48f081b069e484955a72bc68261364

13. How the world is reacting to Israel’s wave of deadly strikes on Gaza

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/18/world-reaction-to-israels-wave-of-deadly-attacks-on-gaza

14. Israel rejected all Lebanese proposals to vacate 5 southern positions, says President Aoun

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250319-israel-rejected-all-lebanese-proposals-to-vacate-5-southern-positions-says-president-aoun/

15. Trump says Iran ‘will be held responsible’ for Houthi attacks

https://www.dawn.com/news/1898527\

16. Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says

https://apnews.com/article/iraq-islamic-state-leader-killed-syria-eb56ab8a4d8c07d0233206fe1bb55a06

17. Syria’s al-Sharaa signs temporary constitution

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/13/syrias-al-sharaa-signs-five-year-temporary-constitution

18. Turkiye’s booming defence industry – a quick look

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/17/heres-a-look-at-turkiyes-booming-defence-industry

19. Trump meets UAE national security adviser, discusses strategic partnership prospects

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2594109/middle-east

Africa

20. ​Pakistan secures $155 per ton cut in rice export valuation to Kenya

https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/03/20/pakistan-secures-155-per-ton-cut-in-rice-export-valuation-to-kenya/

21. Sudan army, paramilitaries battle for Khartoum

https://www.dawn.com/news/1898595/sudan-army-paramilitaries-battle-for-khartoum

22. Are Tunisia and Iran Really Growing Closer?

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/are-tunisia-and-iran-really-growing-closer

23. Morocco to Host 6th Global Conference on Elimination of Child Labor

https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/03/185836/morocco-to-host-6th-global-conference-on-elimination-of-child-labor/

24. South Sudan denies Ugandan troops have deployed to its capital

https://www.google.com/search?q=uganda&sca_esv=61d23f7bcc33af33&biw=1280&bih=591&tbm=nws&sxsrf=AHTn8zrPmfo