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Pakistan Claims More Than 20,000 Militants Are Based in Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, has claimed that more than 20,000 members of armed groups are present in Afghanistan, including approximately 6,000 members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Tarar said the groups were based in…
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WFP: Afghan Unskilled Workers’ Purchasing Power Falls 25% in One Year
DID Press: The purchasing power of unskilled workers in Afghanistan fell by 25 percent in the first week of October compared with the same period last year, as declining employment opportunities, lower wages and rising food prices continued to put…
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Five Years of Isolation and Reversal: Assessing Taliban Rule on International Day of the Girl
DID Press: As the world marks the International Day of the Girl, attention has once again turned to one of the region’s most pressing human rights and education crises. Five years have passed since the Taliban returned to power in…
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Taliban: Pakistani Military Circles Are Obstructing Talks With Afghanistan
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban, has accused some Pakistani military circles of obstructing negotiations and making it more difficult to resolve disputes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mujahid criticised what he described as the role of certain military…
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Former Afghan Security Adviser Calls Taliban ‘War Orphans’ in New Book
DID Press: Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan’s former national security adviser, has described the Taliban as “war orphans” in his new book, Shadows Over Kabul, which examines the group’s ideological roots and the factors behind the collapse of Afghanistan’s former republic. In…
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South Korea, US Warn Citizens Amid Attacks on Saudi Arabia
DID Press: South Korea and United States have issued security warnings to their citizens over escalating attacks on major Saudi airports, urging people to avoid non-essential travel to the kingdom as security concerns mount. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry raised its…
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Israeli Media: Saudi Arabia Is Withholding Information on Aramco Damage
DID Press: Israel’s Channel 14 television network has claimed that damage to Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, is significantly greater than officially acknowledged, alleging that Saudi authorities are withholding information about the extent of the destruction. The report…
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US Judge Orders Trump Administration to Halt Taxpayer-Funded Political Ads
DID Press: A federal judge in New York has ordered the administration of US President Donald Trump to cancel all remaining television advertisements funded by public money that promote his political message. US District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued a…
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Schools Closed and Public Gatherings Banned in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DID Press: Authorities in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have introduced new security measures, including the closure of educational institutions in several districts and a 30-day ban on gatherings of more than five people in Hangu district. According to local media…
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Private WhatsApp Messages of Netanyahu’s Aide Leaked Online
DID Press: Private WhatsApp messages attributed to a senior aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been leaked online, according to Israeli media reports. The leak follows reports of a security vulnerability in an artificial intelligence-powered media-monitoring tool developed…
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