Economy
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Syria and Saudi Arabia Sign Broad Economic and Military Agreements
DID Press: Syria and Saudi Arabia have signed a series of agreements and memorandums of understanding covering economic, development and military cooperation during a meeting in Riyadh attended by Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime…
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Severe Malnutrition Crisis Overwhelms Hospitals in Southern Afghanistan
DID Press: A sharp rise in severe malnutrition in Afghanistan is overwhelming healthcare facilities in the country’s southern provinces, where hospitals are struggling to accommodate growing numbers of sick children. Meanwhile, declining humanitarian assistance and forecasts that 19.2 million people…
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Doha Process Working Groups Begin Two-Day Meeting in Uzbekistan
DID Press: A two-day meeting of the Doha Process working groups on counter-narcotics and private-sector support began on Thursday in Termez, Uzbekistan, according to Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for the Taliban-run Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Takal said a…
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Kandahar and Iran’s Razavi Khorasan Province Seek to Expand Trade and Investment
DID Press: Kamaluddin Towhid, head of the Afghanistan-Iran Joint Chamber of Commerce, met with Jamshidi, deputy economic governor of Iran’s Razavi Khorasan Province, to discuss expanding trade and economic relations, particularly between Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province and Razavi Khorasan. According to…
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Democratic Control of Congress Could Reshape US Relations with India and Pakistan
DID Press: Democrats’ victory in both chambers of the US Congress has strengthened the opposition’s oversight powers over President Donald Trump and could affect Washington’s relations with India and Pakistan. The shift is expected to give New Delhi greater room…
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Anti-Trump Sentiment, Economic Concerns Drive Democratic Gains in US Midterm Elections
DID Press: An Associated Press survey of voters in the 2026 US midterm elections indicates that opposition to Donald Trump, concerns about the economy and anxiety over the future of democracy were among the main factors influencing voters who supported…
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Ayatollah Khamenei Delivers Message on Iran’s National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance
DID Press: Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, the Leader of Islamic Revolution in a message marking Iran’s National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance, said November 4 this year brought together several defining moments in what he described as the confrontation…
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Iran Tensions: Trump Faces Political Setback in Washington
DID Press: The latest results of the US midterm congressional elections and the Democrats’ return to a position of strength in the House of Representatives have once again exposed the vulnerability of Washington’s foreign policy to domestic electoral pressure. For…
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Attaullah Omari: Modern Technology Key to Increasing Agricultural Production
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Attaullah Omari, has stressed the need to modernize the country’s agricultural sector and shift from traditional farming methods towards sustainable, market-oriented and competitive agriculture. Omari made the remarks today at…
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Poverty in Bamiyan: Families Survive on Leftover Potatoes
DID Press: Bamiyan — For some impoverished families in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province, the potato harvest season is not merely a time for gathering agricultural produce. It is an opportunity to search beneath the soil for a few potatoes left behind,…
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