Military
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Russia: Afghanistan Must be Independent State without Foreign Military Bases
DID Press: Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), said that Moscow’s position is that Afghanistan should remain an independent state without any foreign military bases on its soil. He added that plans are currently being formulated for…
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Ceasefire Broken in Gaza: Israel Killed 11 Members of One Family
DID Press: Despite ceasefire remaining officially in effect, Israeli forces on Friday evening targeted a vehicle carrying displaced Palestinians in al-Zaytoun neighborhood of eastern Gaza City, killing 11 members of Abu Shaaban family, including seven children and three women, according…
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Trump Pulls Back on Supplying Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine
DID Press: US media outlet Axios has reported growing tensions during a two-hour meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. Trump reportedly rejected Kyiv’s request for Tomahawk long-range missiles, emphasizing that diplomacy…
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Pakistan Violates Truce, Orders On-Hand Expulsion of Afghanistani Refugees
DID Press: Despite an extended temporary ceasefire between the Taliban government and Pakistan, Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Paktika province have pushed the already fragile relations between the two neighbors into a new phase of crisis. At the same time, Islamabad…
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Karzai Slams Pakistan Strikes as ‘Blatant Aggression’ and Violation of Afghanistan Territory
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned Pakistan’s recent air and ground attacks on several areas inside Afghanistan, calling them a “blatant act of aggression” and a “clear violation of international law.” In a statement posted on social…
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Trump: Israeli Forces May Return if Hamas Breaks Ceasefire
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has warned that if Hamas fails to comply with the ceasefire agreement, he may authorize Israeli forces to resume military operations in the Gaza Strip. Speaking on Wednesday, Trump said the Middle East remains…
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Afghanistan Bans Transfer of Pakistani Casualties Without Taliban Leader’s Approval
DID Press: A senior Taliban military commander has ordered that no wounded or dead Pakistani soldiers be transferred from the border area without direct authorization from the group’s supreme leader, following recent clashes in Spin Boldak. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid…
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Imran Khan Seeking ‘Parole’ to Mediate Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions
DID Press: Pakistan’s jailed former PM Imran Khan has requested to be released on parole to help resolve rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, his sister Noreen Khan said on Thursday. Noreen Khan told local media that her brother made…
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48-Hour Ceasefire Between Taliban and Pakistan Brokered by Qatar
DID Press: Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper has reported that, following several days of cross-border clashes, a 48-hour ceasefire has been reached between the Taliban government and Pakistan’s military through Qatari mediation. According to Dawn, Pakistani diplomatic sources confirmed that intensive negotiations…
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Pakistan Warns of Possible Indian Strike Amid Afghanistan Border Crisis
DID Press: Following intensified border clashes between Pakistan and the Taliban government in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s defense minister has warned of a possible military strike from India. Islamabad believes that the evolving situation in Afghanistan could open a new front of…
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