Human Rights
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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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Taliban Official Says Iran Was First to Aid Nuristan Flood Victims
DID Press: Taliban governor of Nuristan Province has praised Iran for its assistance to communities affected by recent flooding, saying Tehran was the first country to provide aid to residents during the emergency. Zain-ul-Abidin Abid, the Taliban governor of Nuristan,…
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Israel Approves International Stabilization Force for Gaza
DID Press: Israel’s security cabinet has approved the deployment of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) to the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media reports, although the decision was opposed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Israeli media reported that Ben-Gvir…
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Taliban Leader Reaffirms ‘Vice and Virtue’ Law as Top Priority
DID Press: Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has reaffirmed that enforcing the group’s Law on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice remains the Taliban government’s highest priority, describing its implementation as one of the movement’s principal objectives. According…
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Israel Approves 763 New Settlement Homes in West Bank
DID Press: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced plans to build 763 new housing units in the settlement of Eli, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, as part of a broader expansion of Israeli settlements. Smotrich said…
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Herat Orders High Water Users to Install Meters, Build Recharge Wells
DID Press: Authorities in Herat Province have ordered high-volume water consumers to install water meters and construct recharge wells as part of new measures aimed at protecting declining groundwater resources amid prolonged drought and increasing pressure on the region’s water…
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Guterres Urges Israel to Halt Incursions into Syrian Territory
DID Press: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on Israel to immediately stop its incursions into Syrian territory, describing the actions in the occupied Golan Heights as “unacceptable” and reaffirming the need to respect Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In…
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Israeli Settlers Torch Two Mosques in Occupied West Bank
DID Press: Two mosques in the occupied West Bank were set on fire within 24 hours in separate attacks allegedly carried out by Israeli settlers, marking the latest escalation in attacks on Palestinian religious sites, according to local media reports.…
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WFP Warns of Deeper Aid Cuts in Gaza Amid Critical Funding Shortfall
DID Press: The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that worsening funding shortages are forcing it to reduce food and cash assistance in Gaza, cautioning that significantly deeper cuts will begin in October unless urgent financial support is secured. The…
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India’s Education Minister Resigns After 36 Days of Student Protests
DID Press: India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned following 36 days of nationwide student protests, marking one of the most significant political reversals for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government since it took office in 2014. The protests were triggered…
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