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Afghanistan
Taliban Introduces Digital Payments for Transport Service Fees Across Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation has launched a nationwide electronic payment system for transport service fees, aiming to reduce cash transactions and improve oversight of revenue collection. More than 40,000 drivers have so far opened bank accounts…
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Qatar and Norway’s Ambassadors Hold Talks on Afghanistan
DID Press: Qatar’s ambassador to Afghanistan has met with Norway’s ambassador to Pakistan and non-resident ambassador to Afghanistan to discuss issues of mutual interest. The Qatari Embassy in Kabul said in a statement on Tuesday, November 3, that Mirzaf bin…
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Afghanistan
UNSC Grants Taliban Intelligence Chief Travel Exemption for Medical Treatment in UAE
DID Press: UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committee has granted a temporary exemption from the travel ban to Mullah Abdul Haq Wasiq, the Taliban’s director general of intelligence, to travel to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, for…
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Russian Airstrike Hits Aid Center in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Killing 26, 27 Missing
DID Press: At least 26 people have been killed and 27 others reported missing following a Russian airstrike on a humanitarian aid distribution center in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Al Jazeera reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the center was located…
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Afghanistan
OCHA: More Than 9 Million People Receive Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
DID Press: Around 9.3 million people in Afghanistan received humanitarian assistance between January and August 2026, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says. OCHA announced that approximately 9.3 million people across Afghanistan benefited from humanitarian…
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Afghanistan
France Begins Technical Talks with Taliban on Deporting Afghan Migrants
DID Press: France has begun technical discussions with Taliban officials on returning Afghan migrants who do not have legal residency status, the country’s interior minister has announced. Laurent Nuñez, France’s interior minister, told parliament on Monday: “We are trying to…
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Afghanistan
Faiq Calls for Women and Youth to Help Shape Afghanistan’s Future
DID Press: The acting representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations has expressed concern over the exclusion of women and young people from education, employment and social participation, stressing that both groups must play an active role in decisions concerning…
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Afghanistan
Eighth Meeting on Private Sector Priorities Held with UN Representatives in Attendance
DID Press: The eighth meeting on sharing the priorities of Afghanistan’s private sector agencies was held with the participation of representatives of donors, international organizations, the United Nations and development partners. The Deputy Prime Minister’s Office for Economic Affairs announced…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Ranks 142nd Out of 143 in 2026 Rule of Law Index
DID Press: Afghanistan has ranked 142nd out of 143 countries in the World Justice Project’s (WJP) 2026 Rule of Law Index, reflecting the poor state of the country’s legal and judicial system under Taliban rule. According to the ranking, Afghanistan…
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Afghanistan
Islamabad Researcher: Russia Could Help Resolve Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions
DID Press: Russia has the capacity to play an effective role in easing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan by maintaining relations and communication channels with both Kabul and Islamabad, a senior researcher at the Islamabad Institute of Strategic Studies says.…
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