Afghanistan
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Tehran Expresses Sympathy for Afghan Migrant Families After Recent Casualties
DID News: Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran expressed condolences over the deaths of several Afghan citizens in recent attacks. Esmaeil Baqaei reported that a number of Afghan nationals residing in Iran as honored guests were either…
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Family Members Killed After 5.8-Magnitude Quake in Afghanistan
DID Press: Following a relatively strong earthquake, six members of a single family were killed in the Gosfand Dara area of Bagrami district, Kabul. According to Hafiz Basharat, spokesperson for the Kabul governor, the victims included the father, mother, four…
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Kabul–Jalalabad Highway Reblocked Due to Floods and Landslide
DID Press: Kabul–Jalalabad highway has once again been completely closed to traffic due to heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and landslides in the Tangi Gharu area. According to the Ministry of Public Works, the route—which had been reopened on Friday morning,…
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Taliban: Over 27,000 Afghan Families Displaced Following Pakistani Attacks
DID Press: Din Mohammad Hanif, Minister of Economy of the Taliban government, announced that over 27,300 Afghan families have been displaced across nine provinces due to attacks by the Pakistani army on border regions. According to Hanif, these families are…
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Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Collapses: Taliban Shifts from Ally to Threat
DID Press: Islamabad had expected that the Afghan Taliban, due to historical and ideological ties, would cooperate in restraining Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). However, this did not happen. Instead, overlapping interests and ideological alignment between the groups have effectively returned the…
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UK Reaffirms Commitment to Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
DID Press: Head of Afghan Red Crescent emphasized continued aid to displaced persons and those in need during a discussion with the UK’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, In response to rising challenges caused by recent heavy rains. Sheikh Shahabuddin Dilawar,…
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Kabul-Islamabad Talks to Take Place in China Today
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that delegations from Afghanistan and Pakistan will meet in China today with the aim of reducing recent tensions between Kabul and Islamabad. According to sources, no prior official talks or meetings…
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Afghan–Tajik Communities Celebrate Nowruz in Scotland
DID Press: Afghan and Tajik migrants in Scotland, in collaboration with a refugee support organization and the Embassy of Tajikistan, celebrated Nowruz to strengthen cultural solidarity. The event was organized by an Afghan refugee support group with support from the…
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Flood Alert Intensifies in Afghanistan as Over 20 Provinces Face Escalating Risk
DID Press: EU Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has warned that large areas of eastern, southern, and western Afghanistan are expected to face intensified flooding over the next three days. Taliban authorities have also urged residents to avoid approaching bridges,…
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Urumqi Trilateral Meeting Tests Pakistan–Taliban Security Dialogue Revival
DID Press: Officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China convened today (Wednesday) in the Chinese city of Urumqi under a trilateral framework. The meeting marks the first significant diplomatic contact following Pakistan’s launch of Operation “Ghazab-ul-Haq” against alleged terrorist hideouts inside…
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