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India, UN Discuss Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Needs
DID Press: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Roza Otunbayeva, the UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, India’s Foreign Ministry said. According to…
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Achakzai: Afghanistan Not Responsible for TTP Activities
DID Press: Pakistani politician Mahmood Khan Achakzai has rejected claims that Afghanistan should be held responsible for the activities of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), arguing that Pakistan’s past policies of training and arming militants contributed to the security challenges it…
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Ferdowsi Memorial Reportedly Demolished in Afghanistan’s Balkh Province
DID Press: Cultural activists in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province say a memorial dedicated to Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi, the renowned Persian-language poet and author of the Shahnameh, has been demolished in Mazar-e-Sharif. According to images and information shared by cultural activists from…
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Congress Pushes Back as Trump Moves to Rescind $810M in Approved Funding
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has ordered the cancellation of about $810 million in funding previously appropriated by Congress, using a mechanism known as a “pocket rescission,” according to the White House and U.S. media reports. The measure affects…
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Pakistan Airstrikes Expose Gaps in Taliban’s Security Claims
DID Press: Recent Pakistani airstrikes on targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces have raised questions about the Taliban’s ability to defend Afghan territory against external military threats. The strikes, including attacks in Kandahar—the Taliban’s main political and religious…
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Pentagon: 861 US Troops Wounded in Conflict with Iran
DID Press: US Department of War has reported that a total of 861 American service members have been wounded since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. According to Pentagon figures, 418 U.S. service members were wounded and 14…
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UN: Food Inflation in Afghanistan Reaches 8.2%
DID Press: Inflationary pressures in Afghanistan have intensified, with overall inflation reaching 7.8% in May and food inflation rising to 8.2%, according to a new United Nations report. The report points to growing economic and livelihood pressures on Afghan households.…
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Taliban: Pakistani Military Post Near Spin Boldak Destroyed
DID Press: Taliban’s Defense Ministry said Pakistani forces fired toward Afghan territory near Spin Boldak, prompting Afghan forces to target and destroy a Pakistani military post in the area. In a statement, Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban-run Defense Ministry,…
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Pakistan Blocks Routes to Islamabad Ahead of Planned PTI March
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have blocked several major roads, highways and bridges leading to Islamabad as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party prepared for a planned march toward the capital. Authorities closed or restricted…
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Pakistan Claims 13 Taliban Fighters Killed in Border Clash
DID Press: Pakistan has claimed that at least 13 Taliban personnel were killed and several others wounded in overnight clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, while Kabul has rejected the account and presented a different version of the confrontation. Pakistan’s Ministry…
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