Economy
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Delta Energy Deal Raises Questions Over Persian Gulf and Western Influence in Afghanistan
DID Press: The signing in Kabul of a major oil and gas exploration and production agreement between the Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and Saudi company Delta Energy has once again drawn political observers’ attention to the hidden layers…
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Iran Responds to US Strikes With Extensive Missile Attacks
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a wave of retaliatory operations overnight in response to U.S. missile and naval attacks on Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island and Jask. News reports said Iranian forces fired a large…
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Balkhi: US Military Equipment Left in Afghanistan Belongs to Afghan Government
DID Press: Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said military equipment left behind by US forces in Afghanistan belongs to the Afghan government, adding that Kabul has no intention of negotiating or trading the equipment. Balkhi, speaking about the…
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Ansarullah Launches Heavy Attacks on Saudi Aramco and Military Targets
DID Press: Yemen’s Houthi movement said it had targeted several sites in Saudi Arabia in the latest wave of its attacks, including oil facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco. According to local media reports, the Jizan refinery and a bulk plant…
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Russia, Ukraine Exchange Strikes as Kyiv and Saratov Oil Refinery Are Targeted
DID Press: Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes on Tuesday, with Ukrainian drones reportedly targeting the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia while Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing at least two people and…
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Lloyd’s of London Faces £1.4B in Persian Gulf Losses From US-Iran Conflict
DID Press: Lloyd’s of London has estimated that insurance losses linked to the US-Iran conflict in the Gulf region could reach around £1.4 billion, with much of the damage stemming from attacks on land-based infrastructure rather than maritime losses. According…
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Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to Lowest Level Since May
DID Press: Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level since May, with an average of just 10 commodity vessels a day passing through the strategic waterway over the past 10 days, according to shipping…
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9/11 Victims Ask US Supreme Court to Review Access to $3.5B in Frozen Afghan Assets
DID Press: Families and estates of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks have asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review whether they can access about $3.5 billion in frozen assets belonging to Da Afghanistan Bank, Afghanistan’s…
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Afghan Users Complain of High Internet Costs and Frequent Service Disruptions
DID Press: Poor service quality, frequent interruptions and relatively high internet costs have once again become major concerns for internet users in Afghanistan, with residents complaining that the quality of connectivity often does not match the prices they pay. Afghan…
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Kandahar Vaccinators Report Two Months of Unpaid Salaries
DID Press: Local sources in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province say vaccinators have not received their salaries for the past two months, leaving many workers and their families facing increased financial hardship. According to the sources, vaccinators typically earn between 3,000 and…
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