Economy
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Taliban Extends Vehicle Tax Breaks, Upgrades Customs Infrastructure
DID Press: Taliban government held its 16th cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, addressing key economic, security, social, and cultural matters. During the session, the cabinet decided to extend the customs duty discount for “one-key” vehicles…
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Taliban Warns Iran Conflict Sends “Chill” Across Global Markets
DID Press: Shafiq Azam, an official from the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, warned on X that efforts to overthrow Iran’s government are causing repercussions far beyond its borders, creating what he described as a “global chill.” Azam highlighted the…
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Iran Vows Retaliation After Attack on National Infrastructure
DID Press: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared that the country’s armed forces will respond to a recent attack on one of Iran’s oldest bank branches, describing the incident as a “crime against national infrastructure.” He noted that the…
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Afghanistan-Belarus Trade Surpasses $200M, Uzbekistan Transit Key
DID Press: Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Rezhenkov announced that trade between Afghanistan and Belarus exceeded $200 million last year. Rezhenkov told the Belarusian TV network “VNN” that Uzbekistan serves as a crucial transit gateway for goods, enabling expanded economic ties…
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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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