Military
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Murdering Children, Elderly: UK Army Official Reveals “War Crimes” in Afghanistan
DID Press: A senior former British Army officer told a public inquiry into the conduct of U.K. special forces in Afghanistan that these units committed “war crimes,” and that despite awareness within the chain of command, “no action was taken.”…
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US Homeland Security: Afghan Suspect Radicalized after Arrival
DID Press: US Secretary of Homeland Security said that Rahmanullah Lakanwal, Afghan migrant accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House, became radicalized after entering the United States, and that investigations into any potential accomplices are ongoing.…
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Fazlur Rehman Blames Pakistan Army for Domestic Violence, Not Afghanistan
DID Press: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), has sharply criticized the country’s military, saying the roots of violence and the rise of armed groups lie in Pakistan’s own policies—not in Afghanistan. In a recent speech,…
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TTP Strength Still Rising Despite Pakistan’s Daily Raids
DID Press: Sami Yousafzai, an Afghan journalist and analyst, says that despite Pakistan’s claims of killing large numbers of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters on a daily basis, the group’s manpower has not decreased — and in fact appears to be…
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Taliban Accuses Pakistan of Trying to Link DC Shooting to Kabul
DID Press: Suhail Shaheen, the representative of the Taliban government in Qatar, accused Pakistani intelligence agency (ISI) of attempting to link the recent fatal shooting in Washington D.C. to Kabul government, calling the tactic part of a broader campaign to…
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Pakistan Signals Readiness to Join International Gaza Force
DID Press: Government of Pakistan has expressed willingness to contribute troops to the proposed International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza — provided its mandate is limited to peacekeeping and humanitarian stabilization, without any involvement in disarming Hamas. At a press…
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Ishaq Dar: 4,000 Security Forces Killed, 20,000 Wounded Since Taliban Takeover
DID Press: Pakistan’s Deputy PM and FM Ishaq Dar reported on Saturday that more than 4,000 Pakistani security personnel have been killed and over 20,000 injured since the Taliban assumed power in Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference, Dar warned…
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Ukraine Drone Strike Halts Operations at Major Russian Oil Terminal
DID Press: A naval drone strike attributed to Novorossiysk’s Black Sea oil terminal forced the suspension of operations at one of Russia’s largest export hubs on Saturday, according to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). The attack reportedly damaged the mooring…
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Armed Baloch Fighters Allegedly Seize Pakistani Outpost in Panjgur District
DID Press: Dozens of armed men, believed to be militants associated with Baloch separatist groups, attacked and captured a security outpost in the Sabzáp area of the Panjgur District late Saturday night, reported local sources in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The…
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