Afghanistan
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Senior UK Defense Official Fired over Info Disclosure of Former Afghan Military Personnel
DID Press: UK Defense Ministry announced that a senior official has been dismissed following the leak of sensitive information concerning former Afghanistani military personnel and British security forces. This security incident, which occurred in 2022, was revealed last month. According…
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$10 Billion Contract Signed to Produce 10,000 Megawatts Electricity in Kabul
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy announced the signing of a major contract worth $10 billion with “Azizi Energy Invest,” a private company.” Matiullah Abid, spokesperson for the Ministry of Water and Energy, said the ministry has recently…
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Mujahid: UN Claims About Terrorism “Unrealistic”
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban’s caretaker government spokesman, rejected a recent report by UN experts regarding the increasing threat of ISIS in Afghanistan, calling it “propaganda and unrealistic.” Reacting to the report, Mujahid said, “since the establishment of the Islamic…
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Mullah Baradar: Self-sufficiency Energy is our strategic goal
DID Press: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban interim government, announced at the inauguration ceremony of a solar power project in Logar province that the interim government has a serious determination to achieve…
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EU allocates €14 million to improve health services in Khost
DID Press: Veronika Boskovic Pohar, EU Chargée d’Affaires in Afghanistan, met with Mawlawi Abdul Qayyum Rouhani, the governor of Khost province, during her recent visit to the province. The visit aimed to review humanitarian projects, strengthening cooperation with local authorities…
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Poll: Global intervention urged amid escalating migration crisis in Afghanistan
DID Press: Following the increasing pressure and restrictions on Afghanistani migrants in neighboring countries, DID Press asked its audience what is the best solution to support this vulnerable group in the current situation. The poll gave participants four options: Establishing…
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Afghanistan Refugee Youth Mohammad Taha Ishaqi Wins Silver in Asian Wushu Championship
DID Press: Mohammad Taha Ishaqi, a young refugee from Afghanistan living in Golshahr, Mashhad, managed to achieve the runner-up position and win the silver medal in the Asian Wushu Championship held in China with a brilliant performance. According to a…
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Muttaqi to visit Pakistan in August
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of the Taliban caretaker government, is scheduled to visit Pakistan on 5 August, on an official three-day visit, reported news sources. The visit is planned to hold extensive talks on important…
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Women Mass Arrested in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi for Lacking “Male Chaperon”
DID Press: Local sources in the Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi area say that on Wednesday morning, 30 July, Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue forces arrested dozens of women and girls on charges of not having a male chaperon (mahram) and transferred…
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Info leak on 18,000 Afghanistan soldiers; UK’s biggest security crisis
DID Press: British Ministry of Defense has faced one of the biggest security crises in its history due to the disclosure of the personal information of more than 18,000 former soldiers and Afghanistan refugees. This information leak could put the…
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