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Kabul Announces Date for National University Entrance Exam
DID Press: Afghanistan’s National Examination Authority announced that the university entrance exam (Kankor) for 12th-grade graduates in Kabul will be held later this week. The authority said in a statement on Saturday (May 30) that Kabul students will participate in…
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Iran Introduces Plan for Returning Afghan Students to Renew Residency
DID Press: Afghan students who previously held academic residency in Iran but left the country during wartime conditions and subsequently saw their residency permits expire will now be eligible to receive a 7-day visa upon re-entry, according to a new…
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Afghan Refugee Children in Pakistan Struggle to Access Education
DID Press: Thousands of Afghan refugee children in Pakistan are being deprived of formal education due to lack of identity documents and school registration papers, according to new reports. Official figures show that only around 28 percent of Afghan refugee…
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Daikundi Hosts 3-Day Book Exhibition for Book Week
DID Press: Department of Information and Culture in Daikundi province, in cooperation with private libraries, has organized a three-day book exhibition in the provincial capital, Nili, to mark Book Week. The exhibition was inaugurated with the participation of young people,…
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Why China–Russia Partnership Is Strategic
DID Press: As Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Beijing on the anniversary of a key bilateral cooperation treaty, assessments indicate that the China–Russia partnership is increasingly shaped by geopolitical imperatives, economic interdependence, and shared responses to U.S. pressure—factors that…
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Putin to Arrive in China for High-Level Strategic Talks
DID Press: The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in China for a two-day official visit, with intensive meetings scheduled in Beijing on 29–30 May. According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, the program will be “highly intensive and…
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Thousands Sit Afghanistan’s 2026 University Entrance Exam in Herat
DID Press: National university entrance exam, known as the Kankor, has officially begun in Herat with the participation of nearly 3,500 students. According to local education officials, graduates from high schools and religious schools took part in the examinations, with…
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Putin Set for Official China Visit
DID Press: Vladimir Putin is set to travel to China within the next three days at the invitation of Xi Jinping, according to China’s Foreign Ministry. Chinese officials said the official visit will take place from May 19 to May…
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First Phase of University Entrance Exam Begins Across 15 Afghanistan Provinces
DID Press: General Directorate of Examinations under the Taliban administration has announced the official launch of the first round of the 2026 national university entrance exam (Kankor), covering 15 provinces across Afghanistan. According to the authority, biometric registration of candidates…
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Returning Afghan Migrants Fear Education Disruption for Their Children
DID Press: Families among Afghan migrants recently deported from Pakistan say that, alongside economic hardship and lack of shelter, their most urgent concern is the future education of their children after returning to Afghanistan. With the ongoing deportation process, many…
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