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Afghanistan
Freedom Front Blames Taliban for Insecurity in Western Kabul
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Freedom Front has condemned a deadly blast outside the private Shama-e Hedayat school in Kabul’s Dasht-e Barchi district as a “terrorist attack,” accusing the Taliban of failing to protect the area. In a statement, the group said…
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Government
Trump Approval Falls to Lowest Level of Second Term
DID Press: US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 33%, its lowest level since he began his second term in January 2025, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll found that 64% of respondents disapproved of Trump’s performance,…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Man Gets 51-Day Sentence for Illegal Entry Into US
DID Press: US Department of Justice announced that Khan Afzal Ahmadzai, 30, from Kabul, was sentenced to 51 days in prison after pleading guilty to illegally entering the United States. Ahmadzai entered the United States from Canada on June 3,…
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Afghanistan
CSTO Chief Warns of Afghanistan Border Instability
DID Press: The secretary-general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), stressing the need to strengthen control over the organization’s borders, warned that continued instability in areas bordering Afghanistan poses clear threats to the security of Central Asia and the…
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Afghanistan
At Least 30 Students Injured in Kabul School Blast
DID Press: An explosion outside the Shama-e Hedayat school and private education center in the Dasht-e Barchi area of western Kabul on Monday evening injured at least 30 students, mostly girls, according to local sources. Witnesses said the injured were…
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education
Religious Schools and Israel’s Military Recruitment Through Religious Zionism
DID Press: As a new recruitment cycle begins in the Israeli military, the role of religious Zionist schools has once again come into focus. Students from these institutions joined combat units while singing religious chants, highlighting an organized network that…
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Afghanistan
Dissecting Life in Afghanistan Five Years Under Taliban Rule
DID Press: As the Taliban enters its fifth year in power, official news and reports are often filled with polished diplomatic language, dry economic statistics and political statements. But understanding the tangible reality of life in Afghanistan requires looking beyond…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Kuwait Seek to Expand Trade and Investment Cooperation
DID Press: Afghanistan and Kuwait have discussed expanding trade and investment cooperation, according to Afghanistan’s embassy in Kuwait. Mohammad Shafiq Khatib, Afghanistan’s chargé d’affaires in Kuwait, met with Kuwaiti investor Ajeej Khalaf and a number of Kuwaiti businessmen and investors…
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News
Rhine Falls to Historic Low as Unprecedented Drought Hits Netherlands
DID Press: The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has announced that the discharge of the Rhine River at Lobith has fallen to 615 cubic meters per second, the lowest level ever recorded at the monitoring station. The decline…
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Afghanistan
RSF Calls for End to Severe Media Restrictions in Afghanistan
DID Press: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has criticized the state of press freedom in Afghanistan, saying the Taliban have imposed widespread restrictions on media outlets and journalists since returning to power in August 2021 through more than 20 nationwide directives…
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