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5 Million Afghan Migrants Return Home Since Fall of Republic
DIDPress: Afghanistan’s acting Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced that more than five million Afghan migrants have returned to the country from neighboring countries since the Taliban’s return to power. According to the ministry, the return of Afghanistan nationals from…
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Islam Qala and Torghundi Customs Equipped with 80 Surveillance Cameras
DIDPress: Two of Afghanistan’s busiest customs posts, Islam Qala and Torghundi in western Herat province, have been equipped with a total of 80 surveillance cameras. According to officials, these cameras will soon be connected to a central monitoring system, which…
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Widespread Cyberattack Targets Ministries of Afghanistan’s Interim Government
DIDPress: A hacker group known as Afghan Dragons announced early Friday, May 30, that in response to the deprivation of education for women and girls in Afghanistan, it has launched large-scale cyberattacks taking nearly all ministry websites of Afghanistan’s caretaker…
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Afghanistan’s Questionable Infrastructure Projects and Unclear Financing Sources
While the Taliban have embarked on large-scale infrastructure projects to showcase effective governance, a recent report by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) reveals that the funding sources for these projects remain unclear, unstable, and heavily dependent on informal revenues and…
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Full Control Over Borders; Interim Government Emphasizes Confronting “Imaginary Lines” and Aggressors
DIDPress: In a meeting chaired by Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, acting Minister of Defense, the group’s security officials stressed full control over Afghanistan’s borders and confronting what they called “imaginary lines.” The meeting-held within the framework of the Central Commission for…
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Survey: Reasons Behind Delays or Halts in Reconstruction Projects in Central Afghanistan
DID Press conducted an online survey asking its audience: “Why are reconstruction projects in central Afghanistan being delayed or halted?” This survey received broad participation and its findings reflect the public perception of the challenges facing reconstruction efforts in the…
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Interim Government’s First Official Participation in Russia’s International Security Meeting
DIDPress: For the first time, Afghan interim government has sent representatives to the International High-Level Security Meeting in Russia. The event is being held from May 27 to 29 at the Russian National Center, hosted by the country’s Security Council.…
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Taliban: Afghanistan’s Independence Non-Negotiable
DIDPress: Taliban government’s Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Mohammad Younus Akhundzada, vowed that preserving Afghanistan’s independence is a red line, denying rumors of internal divisions within the leadership. “There is no internal disagreement or split among the interim government’s…
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China Backs up Improved Relations Between Kabul-Islamabad
DIDPress: China supports improvement of relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan through dialogue and economic development, announced Chinese Foreign Ministry. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs vowed Beijing is ready to play an active role in improving relations between Kabul and…
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Afghanistan in Darkness: Ban on Images of People in Afghanistan Media
DIDPress: The Taliban have recently banned the publication of images of people in 18 provinces, with plans to extend this prohibition across the entire country soon. The Taliban have issued a new directive banning the publication of images of people…
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