Economy
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Axios: At Least 5 Cargo Ships Targeted in Red Sea Amid Iran-Linked Missile Strikes
DID Press: American media outlet Axios reports that at least five cargo vessels were targeted in missile strikes attributed to Iran in the Red Sea yesterday. Sources familiar with the situation say the attacks occurred amid escalating tensions in the…
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Intl Energy Alert: China Halts Petrol and Diesel Exports, Asia Markets React
DID Press: Bloomberg reports that the Chinese government has ordered the country’s largest refineries to suspend petrol and diesel exports indefinitely—a move analysts describe as unprecedented in recent years. The decision comes amid escalating military conflicts in the Middle East…
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Iran’s 40th Wave of Attacks Raises Risk to Bab-el-Mandeb and Suez Transit
DID Press: As the 40th wave of Iran’s “Operation True Promise 4” operations began early Thursday, joint attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Hezbollah entered an intensified phase, lasting five hours compared to the previous strike’s…
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UN Officials Meet Herat Governor to Discuss Support for Returnees, Local Production
DID Press: Senior officials from the United Nations and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) met with the governor of Herat to discuss assistance for returning migrants and support for Afghanistan’s domestic production. During a visit to the…
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Japan Allocates $2M for Afghan Returnees, Vulnerable Host Communities
DID Press: Japan has pledged $2 million to the UNHCR to provide emergency support for more than 116,000 Afghan returnees from Iran and Pakistan, as well as vulnerable host communities in Afghanistan. The assistance includes cash support for roughly 23,000…
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Taliban Seizes Assets of Mohammad Mohaqiq, Shuts Down “Rah-e-Farda” TV
DID Press: Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the Islamic Unity Party of the People of Afghanistan, reported that the Taliban have confiscated his personal properties in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif and have suspended operations of his television channel, Rah-e-Farda. Mohaqiq stated that…
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Strategic Gridlock in Washington: Contradictions in Trump’s Iran War Policy
DID Press: Recent statements by US President Donald Trump reveal a contradictory and unstable picture of American policy in the ongoing conflict with Iran. Trump has shifted between different narratives regarding the war’s objectives, metrics for victory, and methods for…
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ICRC Provides Cash Aid to Returning Afghan Families in Nangarhar
DID Press: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has provided cash assistance to approximately 2,000 returning families in Nangarhar to meet their immediate needs. Many of these families are living in open-air conditions without proper shelter, and the support…
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Iran Threatens Economic Targets in US, Israel After Airstrike
DID Press: Following a recent US and Israel airstrike on an Iranian bank, the spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters warned of retaliatory measures targeting economic centers and banks linked to the U.S. and Israel in the region. The official…
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Taliban Assess Torkham Market Damage, Promise Aid to Traders
DID Press: Authorities from the Taliban administration have completed an initial assessment of damage to shops and commercial markets in the border town of Torkham following fires reportedly triggered by attacks by Pakistani forces. Local officials in Nangarhar Province said…
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