Military
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Anti-Taliban Forces Advance Near Nusay District Center in Badakhshan
DID Press: Forces affiliated with Juma khan Fateh have advanced toward the center of Nusay district in northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, local sources said, as fighting with the Taliban intensifies. The sources said Fateh’s forces had captured two Taliban checkpoints…
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Seven Killed, Dozens Injured in Reported Clash Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
DID Press: Military sources reported a violent confrontation among the crew of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in an incident that reportedly left at least seven people dead and dozens more injured, further escalating tensions aboard the vessel.…
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Heavy Fighting Erupts Between Taliban and Dissident Commander in Badakhshan
DID Press: Fighting between Taliban forces and fighters loyal to dissident Taliban commander Juma Khan Fateh is underway in Nusay district of northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, according to local sources and an audio message attributed to Fateh. Fighting reportedly began…
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Second Israeli Soldier Suicide Reported Within 24 Hours
DID Press: Israeli media reports say Will Shakin, a soldier from New York serving in the Israeli military, died by suicide within the past 24 hours. Earlier, Roi Ziv Nir, from Hod HaSharon, was also reported to have taken his…
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HRW Raises Concerns Over US Court for Deporting Terrorism Suspects
DID Press: US has, for the first time since the establishment of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) in 1996, used the specialized judicial body to handle a case involving a non-US citizen, prompting concerns over due-process rights, the use…
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Taliban Official Inspects Herat Prison Amid Ongoing Torture Allegations
DID Press: Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s Administrative Deputy Prime Minister, led a delegation from the Commission for the Regulation of Organizational Structures and Salaries to inspect the overall conditions at Herat Prison. The delegation visited various sections of…
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Libya Military Intelligence Chief Assassinated in Benghazi
DID Press: Fawzi Mansouri, head of the Military Intelligence Department of the Libyan Armed Forces, was assassinated in the eastern city of Benghazi, reportedly outside his home. According to reports, attackers targeted Mansouri with an explosive device near his residence,…
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FBI: No Word on Afghan-American Businessman Four Years After Disappearance
DID Press: US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it is still seeking information about the whereabouts of Mahmood Shah Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who disappeared in Kabul four years ago. The FBI said Habibi disappeared near his home in…
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UN Calls for Investigation Into Killing of 11 People in Kabul
DID Press: Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed serious concern over reports that 11 people were killed during security operations in Kabul. Bennett said in a statement that four people were reportedly…
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Blast Targets Taliban Intelligence Chief’s Vehicle in Kabul’s Dasht-e Barchi
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Republican Front said Monday evening that it had targeted a vehicle carrying a Taliban intelligence official in Kabul’s Dasht-e Barchi area, claiming that two Taliban members were killed in the attack. Local sources confirmed that an explosion…
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