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Afghanistan
Taliban Interior Minister, Kazakh Envoy Discuss Boosting Trade, Security
DID Press: Sirajuddin Haqqani, Interior Minister of the Taliban government, met with Yerkin Tokumov, Special Representative of the President of Kazakhstan for Afghanistan, to discuss strengthening bilateral economic and security ties. Haqqani commended Kazakhstan’s efforts to engage with Afghanistan, describing…
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Afghanistan
Corruption: Threat to Stability, Development, and Public Trust in Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s experience over the past 2 decades shows that when corruption becomes systemic, no government institution can perform its duties effectively, and public trust erodes rapidly. Corruption, defined as the abuse of power for personal or group gain,…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Envoy Holds Talks on Afghanistan with Stimson Center
DID Press: Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, met with Daniel S. Markey, senior fellow at the Stimson Center, for detailed consultations on Afghanistan. According to Sadiq, the talks focused on concerns over foreign militants in Afghanistan, regional dynamics…
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Israel Led Journalist Deaths for 3rd Straight Year
DID Press: Israel has been identified as the leading contributor to journalist fatalities worldwide for the third year in a row, according to the 2025 annual report released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The organization says Israeli forces were responsible…
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Afghanistan
Regional Stakeholders Press to Open China–Wakhan Trade Corridor
DID Press: Regional analysts say activating the overland corridor connecting China to Afghanistan through the Wakhan Corridor—and linking it to Afghanistan’s national highways—should be treated as a strategic priority and restored through targeted investment. According to experts, the route could…
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Afghanistan
Administrative Corruption: The Chain Holding Global Development Hostage
DID Press: At the national level, corruption not only wastes resources but also destroys public trust; at the international level, it facilitates illicit financial flows and exacerbates inequality. The UN estimates that eradicating corruption could inject three trillion dollars into…
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Afghanistan
Famed Balkh Poet Clarifies Detention by Taliban Intelligence
DID Press: After being released, Sayed Sikandar Hussaini Bamdad, a renowned poet from Balkh province and head of the Ferdowsi Library in Mazar-i-Sharif, who was previously detained by the Taliban government’s intelligence agency, announced on Facebook that his detention was…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Redeploys 2,000 Troops from Panjshir to Helmand, Badakhshan
DID Press: Taliban government has moved more than 2,000 Ministry of Defense troops from Panjshir to the northern province of Badakhshan and southern Helmand, IRAF reports. The redeployment comes amid rising tensions with Pakistan, unrest in Badakhshan, and the killing…
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Afghanistan
1.8M Afghan Migrants Return from Iran Amid Tightened Border Controls
DID Press: Following intensified border control measures in eastern Iran, Iranian authorities have reported that over 1.8 million Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan via the Dogharun–Islam Qala border crossing in recent months. Amirullah Shamqadri, Deputy for Security in the…
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Afghanistan
Night Raid: Pakistani Police Storm Afghan Migrants’ Homes in Rawalpindi
DID Press: Pakistan police carried out a nighttime raid on the homes of Afghan migrants in the Faisal Town neighbourhood — an operation that has sparked a fresh wave of fear and protest among the Afghan migrant community, According to…
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