Military
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Taliban: Pakistani Airstrikes ‘Will Not Go Unanswered’
DID Press: Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Taliban, has condemned recent Pakistani airstrikes on parts of Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces, saying the attacks “will not go unanswered.”Fitrat said the Taliban would “avenge the blood of the people” and…
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Taiz Reportedly on the Verge of Falling to Ansarullah
DID Press: Arta Moeini, director of the U.S. Institute for Diplomacy and Peace, has said that Yemen’s strategic city of Taiz is reportedly on the verge of falling to Ansarullah, despite its strategic importance and heavy Saudi airstrikes. In a…
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Unprotected Skies, an Indifferent World: A Narrative of Midnight Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Around 3 a.m., while residents of Chogam Valley in Afghanistan’s Kunar province were asleep, an Afghan civilian home was reportedly hit in a Pakistani airstrike, killing five people, including several children, and sending three others, including two women,…
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Iran Calls for Stronger “Resistance” Defense Belt From Afghanistan to Lebanon
DID Press: Esmail Qaani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, has called for greater unity among the various fronts of the so-called “Axis of Resistance,” following the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Qaani said U.S. and…
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Karim Khurram: Pakistan Is Creating “Historical Enmity” With Afghanistan Through Policies Similar to Israel
DID Press: Karim Khurram, former chief of staff to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has condemned repeated Pakistani attacks on Afghanistan, warning that continued policies of this kind could create what he described as a “historical enmity” between the two nations.…
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Muslim World Should Seek Strategic Independence, Not a New Patron
DID Press: The developments of recent years indicate that the security and political order of the Middle East is undergoing significant change. From the consequences of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation and the wars surrounding Palestine to the direct confrontation between…
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UNAMA: 19 Civilians Killed or Injured in Pakistani Strikes on Kunar and Helmand
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that at least 10 civilians were killed and nine others injured in airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces. According to UNAMA, most of those killed were children. The UN mission…
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Man Fatally Shoots 2 Co-workers at a Virginia Business before Killing Himself
DID Press: Two employees were killed and another was injured after a co-worker opened fire at a United Rentals facility in Manassas, Virginia, on Wednesday, according to police. Police identified the suspect as 37-year-old Marvin Grant, who they said entered…
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Karzai Condemns Pakistani Airstrikes on Kunar and Helmand
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has condemned recent Pakistani airstrikes on residential areas in Kunar and Helmand provinces, describing them as a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty and calling on Islamabad to end what he described as hostile policies…
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Trump: Orderly US Withdrawal From Erbil Contrasts With Afghanistan
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump, referring to the departure of the last American forces from Iraq, described Operation Inherent Resolve as a “very costly mission in hell.” In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said…
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