Economy
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Karim Khurram: Afghanistan’s Gold Being Sold to Low-Level Foreign Traders
DID Press: Afghanistan’s former minister of information and culture says the country’s gold is being exported instead of added to national reserves. Referring to the unprecedented rise in global gold prices, Khurram said gold extracted in northern Afghanistan is largely…
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Afghan–Tajik Border Insecurity Poses Serious Threat to China’s Interests
DID Press: As clashes and armed infiltrations from Afghanistan territory into Tajikistan intensify, the security of Chinese projects and nationals in the country has become a major challenge — a development that observers say can push Central Asia’s security balance…
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Afghanistan to Suspend Embassy Operations in Tokyo
DID Press: Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Japan announced that it will suspend its activities in Tokyo after the end of January. In a statement released on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made in consultation…
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Silver Overtakes Apple to Become World’s 3rd-Most Valuable Asset
DID Press: Silver recorded an unprecedented surge, surpassing Apple’s stock in market value and becoming the world’s third-most valuable asset after gold and Nvidia. Silver’s market capitalization has reached approximately $4.04 trillion, slightly exceeding Apple’s valuation of $4.02 trillion, while…
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Explosion at Rostov Oil Refinery Following Ukrainian Missile Attack
DID Press: Amid the ongoing exchange of strikes between Russia and Ukraine targeting energy infrastructure, the Ukrainian military announced that it had carried out a missile attack on an oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov region. According to Ukrainian sources, the…
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UN: Over 3M Children in Afghanistan Suffering Acute Malnutrition
DID Press: World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the nutrition situation in Afghanistan is dire, with over 3.5 million children under the age of five suffering from severe acute malnutrition. This figure represents an increase of approximately half a…
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Israel to Invest $110B in Domestic Weapons Industry over Next Decade
DID Press: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday the country will invest $110 billion over the next ten years to develop an independent domestic weapons industry. A significant portion of the military equipment used by the Israeli army has…
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Putin: Dollar Removed from CIS Member States’ Trade
DID Press: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that trade transactions among the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are now conducted almost entirely in national currencies, with Western currencies no longer playing a role in these exchanges.…
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Habi: $3.8B Aid to Israel Yields 12-Fold Return for US
DID Press: Mike Habi, US ambassador to Israel, said Washington’s $3.8 billion aid to Tel Aviv not only benefits Israel but also generates significant returns for the United States. “Many Americans ask what we do for Israel, but in reality,…
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Pashtun Tribal Jirga Calls for Reopening of Chaman Border Crossing
DID Press: A Pashtun tribal jirga urged the Pakistani government to reopen the Pakistan–Afghanistan border crossing at Chaman, allowing thousands of travelers—including traders stranded in Afghanistan after the border closure due to clashes in October—to resume movement. Amanullah Khan and…
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