Military
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Pakistan Says 15 TTP Militants Killed Trying to Cross From Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s security forces have killed 15 militants linked to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) after foiling an attempt to cross into the country from Afghanistan, according to Pakistan’s military. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing,…
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Iran Urges UN Security Council to Condemn US Strikes
DID Press: Iran has urged the United Nations Security Council to condemn recent U.S. military strikes on southern Iran, including an attack on a residential home hosting a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, which Tehran described as a violation…
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Hegseth Extends U.S. Middle East Deployments Into 2027
DID Press: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended the deployment timelines of American forces in the Middle East into 2027, signaling that Washington is preparing for a potentially prolonged military commitment in the region, according to a report by…
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Appeals Court Reinstates Bowe Bergdahl’s Military Conviction
DID Press: A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that a lower federal judge lacked the authority to overturn the military conviction of former Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl, effectively restoring the judgment against him for desertion and misbehavior before the…
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Former Pakistani Diplomat: Islamabad’s Security-First Afghanistan Policy Has Failed
DID Press: Former Pakistani ambassador and Georgetown University adjunct professor Touqir Hussain has criticized Islamabad’s decades-long approach toward Afghanistan, arguing that treating the country primarily as a security challenge has failed and contributed to deeper instability and increasingly complex relations…
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WSJ: Trump Weighs Declaring End to Iran War
DID Press: US President Donald Trump is privately discussing the possibility of declaring the war with Iran over, even as Washington maintains military forces in the Middle East and continues to exert economic pressure on Tehran, according to The Wall…
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500-Kilogram Bomb Left From War Defused in Kabul
DID Press: Technical teams from Afghanistan’s Disaster Management Preparedness Authority have discovered and safely neutralized three pieces of unexploded ordnance in Farza and Mir Bacha Kot districts of Kabul province, including a 500-kilogram bomb. The authority said in a statement…
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USS Abraham Lincoln Ends Gruelling 286-Day Deployment with Thailand Stop
DID Press: The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived at Thailand’s Laem Chabang port on Wednesday after spending 286 days at sea, ending one of the longest and most demanding deployments of its recent history. The Nimitz-class carrier,…
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Iran Launches New Wave of Attacks on US Targets Across Persian Gulf
DID Press: Iran’s armed forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have announced a new wave of drone and missile attacks targeting U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, amid a sharp escalation in hostilities…
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Guterres Urges Maximum Restraint and Respect for Ceasefires
DID Press: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all parties involved in conflicts across the Middle East to exercise “maximum restraint” and respect ceasefire agreements and international law. Guterres expressed concern over the continuing violence and instability in the…
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