Military
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Republican Candidates Distance Themselves Further from Trump
DID Press: The Atlantic has reported that the war with Iran has become an increasingly influential issue in the positions of some Republican candidates in the United States, with several who previously supported the war now calling for it to…
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Iran Warns It Could Target US Warships in Indian Ocean
DID Press: Ali Mohammadi, political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, has warned that Iranian forces could target U.S. warships even in the Indian Ocean if Washington launches a new war against Iran. Iran’s Fars News Agency reported…
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US Aircrew Honored Five Years After Kabul Evacuation
DID Press: Four U.S. Air Force personnel have received the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions during the 2021 evacuation operation from Afghanistan. According to the citation, the crew flew a C-17A into Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on…
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Taliban, Afghanistan Freedom Front Report Divergent Losses in Kamdesh
DID Press: Security sources affiliated with the Taliban say clashes with the Afghanistan Freedom Front are continuing in Kamdesh district of Nuristan, with 22 members of the group killed, 22 detained and around 50 others reportedly ready to surrender. The…
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First “Jihad Museum” Opens in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban authorities have officially opened what they describe as the first museum dedicated to preserving “jihadist” artifacts in Kandahar, according to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Information and Culture and local media reports. The museum was inaugurated in the presence…
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Achakzai: Afghanistan Not Responsible for TTP Activities
DID Press: Pakistani politician Mahmood Khan Achakzai has rejected claims that Afghanistan should be held responsible for the activities of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), arguing that Pakistan’s past policies of training and arming militants contributed to the security challenges it…
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Pakistan Airstrikes Expose Gaps in Taliban’s Security Claims
DID Press: Recent Pakistani airstrikes on targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces have raised questions about the Taliban’s ability to defend Afghan territory against external military threats. The strikes, including attacks in Kandahar—the Taliban’s main political and religious…
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Pentagon: 861 US Troops Wounded in Conflict with Iran
DID Press: US Department of War has reported that a total of 861 American service members have been wounded since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. According to Pentagon figures, 418 U.S. service members were wounded and 14…
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Taliban: Pakistani Military Post Near Spin Boldak Destroyed
DID Press: Taliban’s Defense Ministry said Pakistani forces fired toward Afghan territory near Spin Boldak, prompting Afghan forces to target and destroy a Pakistani military post in the area. In a statement, Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban-run Defense Ministry,…
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Pakistan Claims 13 Taliban Fighters Killed in Border Clash
DID Press: Pakistan has claimed that at least 13 Taliban personnel were killed and several others wounded in overnight clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, while Kabul has rejected the account and presented a different version of the confrontation. Pakistan’s Ministry…
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