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Afghanistan
Khalilzad Says Islamabad Has Become “Containerabad”
DID Press: Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan, has criticized the extensive road closures and movement restrictions in Pakistan’s capital, describing Islamabad as “Containerabad.” Khalilzad, in a post on X, shared an Al Jazeera report on the situation…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: Pakistani Airstrikes ‘Will Not Go Unanswered’
DID Press: Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Taliban, has condemned recent Pakistani airstrikes on parts of Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces, saying the attacks “will not go unanswered.”Fitrat said the Taliban would “avenge the blood of the people” and…
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Government
Taiz Reportedly on the Verge of Falling to Ansarullah
DID Press: Arta Moeini, director of the U.S. Institute for Diplomacy and Peace, has said that Yemen’s strategic city of Taiz is reportedly on the verge of falling to Ansarullah, despite its strategic importance and heavy Saudi airstrikes. In a…
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Afghanistan
Unprotected Skies, an Indifferent World: A Narrative of Midnight Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Around 3 a.m., while residents of Chogam Valley in Afghanistan’s Kunar province were asleep, an Afghan civilian home was reportedly hit in a Pakistani airstrike, killing five people, including several children, and sending three others, including two women,…
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Afghanistan
Former Pakistani Senator Proposes Seven-Nation Coalition to Address Afghan Security Challenges
DID Press: Former Pakistani Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has proposed a seven-country regional framework to address security challenges and cross-border instability linked to Afghanistan. Speaking at the International Conference on Afghanistan’s Situation and Path to Peace in Islamabad, Sayed proposed…
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Afghanistan
Iran Calls for Stronger “Resistance” Defense Belt From Afghanistan to Lebanon
DID Press: Esmail Qaani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, has called for greater unity among the various fronts of the so-called “Axis of Resistance,” following the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Qaani said U.S. and…
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Afghanistan
Naseer Ahmad Faiq: Afghan Civilians Should Not Pay the Price for Taliban-Pakistan Dispute
DID Press: Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has condemned Pakistan’s recent attacks on Afghanistan, saying that the dispute between Islamabad and the Taliban over the activities of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) should…
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Afghanistan
Karim Khurram: Pakistan Is Creating “Historical Enmity” With Afghanistan Through Policies Similar to Israel
DID Press: Karim Khurram, former chief of staff to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has condemned repeated Pakistani attacks on Afghanistan, warning that continued policies of this kind could create what he described as a “historical enmity” between the two nations.…
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Afghanistan
Muslim World Should Seek Strategic Independence, Not a New Patron
DID Press: The developments of recent years indicate that the security and political order of the Middle East is undergoing significant change. From the consequences of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation and the wars surrounding Palestine to the direct confrontation between…
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