Military
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3 Turkish Police Officers Killed in Clash With ISIS Suspects
DID Press: 3 Turkish police officers were killed and 9 others injured during a counterterrorism operation against suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members in Yalova province, Turkish authorities said. The clash occurred early Monday morning when security forces raided a house…
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Awami National Party Leader: Pakistan’s Army Policy on Afghanistan Misguided
DID Press: Emal Wali Khan, leader of Pakistan’s Awami National Party, sharply criticized the country’s military approach toward Afghanistan, calling it misguided and irresponsible. After every security incident in Pakistan, the blame is immediately directed at Afghanistan without credible evidence…
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Islamabad Launches New Strategy Against Militants by Shifting Security Narrative
DID Press: Amid intensified field operations, the Pakistani government has adopted a new approach by officially renaming militant groups, aiming to strip them of ideological legitimacy and portray them as foreign-backed actors. In recent counterterrorism operations in the final days…
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Comparative Overview of Human Resource Structures: US Federal Gov’t and Afghanistan under Ashraf Ghani
DID Press: This report examines and compares the human resource management and organizational structures of two governments: the United States federal government and Afghanistan during Ashraf Ghani’s presidency (2014–2021). The focus is strictly on administrative, organizational, and governance capacity differences,…
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Marshal Dostum: Taliban Approaching End of their Rule
DID Press: Abdul Rashid Dostum, leader of the Afghanistan National Movement Party, said the Taliban is in its final phase and that a future of freedom awaits the Afghan people. Speaking during an online memorial for General Ekramuddin Saree on…
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Taliban: Afghanistan-US Relations Continue Without Major Obstacles
DID Press: Political Deputy of the Taliban government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that interactions between Kabul and Washington are proceeding normally, with both sides taking a pragmatic approach to expanding bilateral relations. Zakir Jalali, the political deputy, noted that…
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US, Russia to Establish 2 Working Groups to Address Ukraine Crisis
DID Press: US and Russia presidents held their ninth phone call of the year to discuss the situation in Ukraine and avenues for bilateral cooperation, agreeing to continue talks through the creation of two special working groups focused on security…
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Dawn: Islamabad-Kabul Trust Gap Only Bridged by Verifiable Actions
DID Press: Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, in an editorial, wrote that while Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, claims Taliban-ruled Afghanistan poses no threat to any country and remains open to dialogue in good faith, but continued terrorist attacks inside…
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China Launches “Just Mission 2025” Military Drills around Taiwan
DID Press: Forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday launched a military exercise titled “Just Mission 2025” in areas surrounding Taiwan. The drills include naval, air and missile operations in the Taiwan…
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Former MI6 Spy Warns of Serious Risk of Sep/11-Style Attack in Britain
DID Press: A former al-Qaeda member and ex-agent for Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) has warned that a terrorist attack similar to the September 11 attacks or the July 7 London bombings can occur in the UK at any time,…
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