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Global Condemnation, Retaliation Threats Follow Deadly Kabul Strike
DID Press: A wave of international and domestic reactions has followed reports of a deadly airstrike in Kabul, with figures from the Taliban claiming 400 killed and 250 wounded—numbers yet to be independently verified. Richard Bennett expressed deep concern over…
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Dozens Reported Killed in Kabul Strike as Taliban, Pakistan Offer Conflicting Accounts
DID Press: More than 30 bodies were seen at the scene of a deadly strike in Kabul, according to a report by BBC, highlighting sharply conflicting narratives from the Taliban and Pakistan. BBC journalists who visited the “Omid” drug rehabilitation…
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Taliban Claim 400 Killed in Alleged Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul Hospital
DID Press: Officials from the Taliban say a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul has killed 400 people and wounded around 250 others. Hamdullah Fitrat said the casualties resulted from an attack by Pakistan’s military, though the…
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Afghan Asylum Seeker Dies in US ICE Custody, Rights Group Demands Investigation
DID Press: Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for a full and transparent investigation into the death of an Afghan asylum seeker who died after being detained by US immigration authorities. The organization said the man, identified as Nazir Paktiawal,…
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Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 72,000, Palestinian Health Ministry Says
DID Press: Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from the ongoing war in Gaza Strip, which began in October 2023, has risen to 72,234, with 171,852 people reported injured. According to the ministry’s statement in Gaza, the…
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WHO Chief: Bombing Hospitals and Schools Constitutes War Crimes
DID Press: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, has stressed in a recent statement that attacks on healthcare facilities and civilians cannot be justified with terms such as “miscalculation” or “collateral damage.” He said: “Bombing a hospital…
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Taliban: Women and Children Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes
DID Press: Taliban authorities say recent Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have killed civilians, including women and children, as cross-border tensions escalate. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, said in a statement that Pakistani forces carried out new air raids…
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Declassified CIA Document Sparks Debate Over Decades-Old Cancer Research in US
DID Press: Reports in the United States have emerged regarding the release of a previously classified document dating back to the 1950s, examining biochemical similarities between certain parasites and cancerous tumors. The document, attributed to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),…
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HRW: Israel Used White Phosphorus Over Residential Areas in Southern Lebanon
DID Press: Human Rights Watch has reported that the Israel Defense Forces used white phosphorus munitions over residential areas in the city of Yahmar in southern Lebanon last week, a move that could have severe consequences for civilians. According to…
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Russia’s FM Questions Arab Leaders on Silence Over Minab School Bombing
DID Press: Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, sharply criticized Arab rulers for their response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, asking whether they had condemned the bombing of 170 schoolgirls in Minab. Lavrov noted that while many Arab…
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