Health
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Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide at Intelligence Base Amid Mental Health Concerns
DID Press: An Israeli female soldier assigned to the Glilot intelligence base has died by suicide after reportedly struggling with severe mental health issues, according to Hebrew-language media reports. The reports said the soldier served in sensitive and classified units…
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Pakistan Court Halts Deportation of Afghan Cancer Patient for 30 Days
DID Press: The Peshawar High Court has suspended the detention and deportation of an Afghan cancer patient and his family for 30 days, citing the patient’s critical medical condition and ongoing treatment. In a recent ruling, the court ordered Pakistani…
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UN Warns Floods Leave Afghan Women Facing Healthcare Crisis
DID Press: The United Nations has warned that women and girls, particularly pregnant women, are bearing the heaviest humanitarian burden following deadly floods in eastern Afghanistan, as damage to health facilities and disrupted medical services severely limit access to essential…
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Bus Collision in Syria Kills at Least 35, Injures Dozens
DID Press: At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured after two passenger buses collided on a major highway in central Syria, according to local sources. The crash occurred on the Damascus–Deir ez-Zor highway, where local authorities said…
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Taliban Delegation Visits Uzbekistan to Expand Pharmaceutical Cooperation
DID Press: A Taliban health delegation has traveled to Uzbekistan for talks on expanding pharmaceutical cooperation, strengthening drug quality control laboratories, and enhancing medical collaboration, as Afghanistan continues to face medicine shortages following the suspension of pharmaceutical imports from Pakistan.…
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Russia’s mRNA Cancer Vaccines Show Promising Results in Tumor Reduction
DID Press: Two new Russian therapeutic cancer vaccines, designed individually based on the genetic profile of patients’ tumors, have entered clinical use after showing promising results in early trials. Russian scientific and medical institutions have developed two personalized mRNA-based cancer…
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Flash Floods Kill Two, Cause Widespread Damage in Northeastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Heavy rainfall and flash floods have killed at least two people and caused widespread damage to homes, farmland, orchards and public infrastructure in several provinces of northeastern Afghanistan, local authorities and humanitarian organizations said. Afghanistan’s state-run Bakhtar News…
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Taliban Deploys Team to Assess Deadly Flood Damage in Nuristan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led National Disaster Management Authority has dispatched a high-level delegation to Nuristan Province to assess the impact of recent floods and coordinate assistance for affected families. According to the authority’s spokesperson, the delegation will evaluate the extent…
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Afghanistan Air Sports Chief Killed in Bamyan Paragliding Crash
DID Press: Navid Popal, head of Afghanistan’s Air Sports Federation, has died after a paragliding accident during a training session in Bamyan Province, according to the provincial Physical Education and Sports Department. Officials said Popal was involved in a paragliding…
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Afghan Women at a Crossroads: Challenges, Resilience and the Future
DID Press: Afghan women remain at the center of one of the country’s most consequential social and political debates. Over the past decades, they have experienced dramatic shifts—from serving in senior government positions, parliament and civil society to facing sweeping…
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