Afghanistan
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Oil and Gas Extraction Licenses Granted to Uzbek Firms in Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan Caretaker Government has granted licenses for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas resources to Uzbek companies, reported Uzbekistan’s media. Uzbek Energy Minister Jhurabek Mirzamahmudov said that the interim government of Afghanistan has permitted Uzbek firms…
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Moscow Quad Meeting to Form Regional Front against US Return to Afghanistan
DID Press: National Interest reported that as Donald Trump places the recapture of Bagram Airbase at the center of his foreign policy, Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan convened a four-party meeting in Moscow to discuss the implications of a renewed…
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Child Laborers on Rise in Bamyan as Poverty Deepens
DID Press: The number of working children in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province has surged amid worsening poverty and a lack of job opportunities, forcing many to abandon school and take on hard or street labor to support their families. As economic…
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Trump–Baradar Phone Call: Khalilzad Speaks of “Respect,” Taliban Claim They Hung Up
DID Press: Reacting to Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s new remarks of his phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said the conversation took place in a “friendly and respectful” atmosphere — a statement…
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Taliban Reject US Return to Bagram, Support Reopening of US Embassy in Kabul
DID Press: Taliban government spokesperson, speaking to Sky News, rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to reclaim Bagram Air Base, saying that Afghanistan people will never allow their land to be handed over to foreigners. At the same time, he…
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Bitter End for Afghanistan National Cricket Team in UAE
DID Press: Afghanistan national cricket team suffered a six-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in their third and final T20 match. In the context of the third and final match of the international T20 series between Afghanistan and Bangladesh held in the…
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Taliban Leader: Restoring Internet Equals to “Funeral of Islamic Emirate”
DID Press: Hibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the Taliban government, described the restoration of internet services in Afghanistan as equivalent to a “funeral for the Islamic system,” warning against Kabul moving closer to Western values, following the reversal of his earlier…
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NYT: Afghanistan Safe Havens Driving Surge in TTP Attacks
DID Press: New York Times has reported a sharp surge in attacks by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claiming that the group has intensified its operations using safe havens inside Afghanistan with the support of Afghan Taliban. According to the report by…
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Trump Struggle to Rewrite US Defeat in Afghanistan
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has once again stirred controversy in US foreign policy by proposing to “reclaim” Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan — a move that, according to analysts, is less about military feasibility and more about reshaping…
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UN Reviews Draft Resolution on Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Human Rights Council announced that it will review a draft European Union resolution proposing the establishment of an independent body to collect and analyze evidence of human rights violations in Afghanistan. The draft resolution condemns the Taliban’s…
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